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Thursday, July 14, 2011
My first brush with Harry Potter began with someone shoving a copy of Goblet of Fire next to my face and shouting, "It's uncanny!" And I pretended I knew exactly what the book was and exactly who the boy on the cover was. Years later, the Lord of the Rings Versus Harry Potter rivalry began. Movies and midnight releases galore. But I avoided the Boy Who Looked A Lot Like Me. Then I let up for the release of Order of the Phoenix. I started with the first book. And the second book. And the third book the next day. By this point, Lord of the Rings was winning Oscars and there wasn't much of a comparison. Then I got the final book on my 21st birthday. (True story. A good story, really.) I guess I've grown up with the series, and it all ends tonight with a movie, Part Two of Two. No more, despite what the stupid website implies. With all this nearly behind us, I figured I'd share some of the better stuff I've written at this blog (most in my compatriot character Eaglie's voice): American Quidditch The Political Allegory of the Minister of Magic Will the World End? After a Cookie-Fueled Marathon... Harry Potter and the World's Imminent Collapse I'll end with one of my pieces of investigative journalism, my visit to Oak Park's Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Release Party. Did you know that I wrote 5000 words about Harry Potter in that one week? I called it Ha' Potta' Kedavra Week. ...yeah. We all swish & flick on. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Literature
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Today is a day that will be live-blogged in infamy. Early this August morning, Twitter was attacked. (Tweettacked? Pecked?) Facebook was immediately affected, as were probably a few hundred thousand iPhone Twitter apps. No one knew what to do. Our generation was at its social knees, and no one even knew if Ms. Sonia Sotomayor was going to be approved or not as a Supreme Court Justice. Though, personally, I thought she was a shoe-in. I mean, I thought she was already promoted Chief Justice weeks ago. A lot happens in weeks and weeks of dry C-SPAN procedure-- Well, that's a lie. Let's catch these perpetrators soon. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Is/Are the Media?, OK Internet Corral, Science/Technology
Monday, July 13, 2009
The Girl at the Video Game Store, from G4... Thanks, Nerf Herder, rhymes don't help my affliction. I barely slept. I dreamed too much. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
So I make my triumphant return after a long break. Mostly to post this. (I'm kidding. I'm not only posting that. I'm also going to post this, where in the future, massive eagle statues are built in worship. Oh, and Nazis still exist and launch some spaceships. Thank God we were prepared for that. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Someday, human beings will discover faster-than-light travel. On that day, the greatest fight in recorded history will break out. No, not over the definition of sandwiches. No, not over airplanes on treadmills. It will be over the topic at hand: what to call faster-than-light travel, hyperspace or warp speed? Will the Star Wars fans win out? Or the Trekkies? Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Science/Technology
Friday, April 24, 2009
I was Twittering it, which was a grand time! Also, hope someone remembered to tell you "Good night, sweet prince," 'cause I sure forgot to after all the port and sack. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Language, Literature
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Zounds, the day's already upon us! Talk Like Shakespeare Day it is, in Chicago! A holiday on a stage like Chicago! Beautiful, bountiful words, Mother-Bard! For you, this heaven-sprung day is made! Be mindful! Talk Like Shakespeare Day, it is; not Talk Like Dickens Day, as is sometimes bloody easy to fall to, it is. Want s'more later? Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Chicago, Language, Literature, Love Notes
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
I wish Earth Day and Talk Like Shakespeare Day fell on the same day... Zoo Keeper: Forsooth! Creatures, be awake! Tis a day for Mother Earth! Thou should be glad! Bearvolio: Hath thou no heart? I was slumbering! Meerkutio: Ah, I see Queen Mab hath visited you! Bearvolio: Duh! Zoo Keeper: Wake up, all of the world's birds, bees, and crawling things! Feeding time! Lady Water MacCasin: Do not act like a woman, dear Zoo Keeper! Bring it here! Let me suckle upon that frozen rat! Zoo Keeper: Here you go! Now, how is our brooding pig prince? Hamlet: Why was I born with such a name? Tis a such a stupid one-liner. A bad dream, for true. Meerkutio: I shall say, a pox of a name on you. Bearvolio: (slumbers, Stage Left) Zoo Keeper: Lady! Are you feeding well today upon your rat bucket? Lady Water MacCasin: Out, out, damned boot! Do not step on me! Meerkutio: Lady, you might be visited by... Bearvolio: Shall I wonder if it's Queen Mab again? Zoo Keeper: Look, ho! I am no zoo keeper! I am the Duke, and you shall all be married... You know, something like that, but in more iambic pentameter. Talk to you lords and ladies tomorrow! Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Chicago, Greeniness, Language, Literature
Monday, April 20, 2009
**NOT SAFE FOR WORK** (First time I've ever used that tag!) Just saying, I feel better about posting this after I found out the producers had girls' names. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Ad ing t o many fir fox ad -ons bu some ar so co l. Ca ch me o l ne as @eaglie Labels: Beyond Nerdiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
I haven't been keeping up with gaming lately. People know this, because mostly I play Spider Solitaire right now. However, there was a game mentioned a few years back on this blog. I thought I'd heard the last. But apparently, the former Soviet republic-based studio knows EXACTLY how Westerners think: At about three seconds in, I lost my train of thought. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Gaming
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
While disappointed in the results of the hottest nerd contest (Felicia Day is not way up there?! Rosario Dawson isn't either?!?! Not even the top ten?!?!?! I am so not using enough interrobangs to describe this!!!), I am a little pleasantly surprised at the same time. Great feeling, being disappointed and pleasantly surprised: I'd make a great game show host. The winner of the ladies' side is the creator of Hot For Words, a busty look at etymology and other wordy enterprises. In honor of the contest, she made this video: Philip DeFranco is the men's winner, and what's so special about him? He likes hockey? Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Language
Saturday, December 20, 2008
So we open with extremely respectable entries like Zooey Deschanel, Felicia Day, John Hodgeman, and David Tennant. Then it degrades to random pictures from webcams, ComicCons, and Steve Jobs. So I'd stay in the first three pages or so, Soledad O'Brien on page 8 notwithstanding. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness
Saturday, December 06, 2008
I want this pop culture quiz of a T-shirt, worn by John Flansburgh of THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Andy, I'm looking at you and your bank account, I don't CARE if the economy is down and you're laid off. ROBOTS! Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Music
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thanks for blowing your nose all over my wings, Andy. Why don't you get a girlfriend? Felicia can help, but remember: she's all Eags's, baby. (From Kotaku.) Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Gaming
Thursday, October 30, 2008
This is spreading like fire across the ever-thirsty wilderness of the Internets, and it being Halloween time on a bird-themed blog--well, you should have a listen. Yes, Stan Lee reads "The Raven." And quoth the raven, "Excelsior!" (First spotted on Ain't It Cool News.) Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Halloweenie
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Ahoy, laddies, ladies, an'chumbuckets! Sittin'ere this mornin' wit'm'grog (warm water an'coffee grounds), this ol' Salty Bird remembered t'post wi'a li'l pirattitude! So wither ya be dressed as mad ol' Blackbeard or Jimmy Buffett (who nary be a swashbuckler, but some swashbucklers be lis'nin' t'him), pick up th'phone! Tell yer scurvy mateys! Celebrate w'ol' Greasy Dirk Eags! Or, maybe, the Somalis. Labels: Beyond Nerdiness
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
The picture alone just SCREAMS, "All for the Overmind!" But otherwise, cooooooooooooool. (From the ol' news feed.) Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Science/Technology
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
...there are T-shirts both cute and INCREDIBLY nerdy. (Courtesy of maeembers.) Labels: Beyond Nerdiness, Language |
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