I was planning on writing nothing more on the subject of Sarah Palin and her sudden resignation, at least until the federal indictments are handed down in the very near future, but I can’t stand to watch the bloodbath in Wrigleyville any longer. Oh, Cubs :cubs: , why hast thou forsaken me? Ahem. Sarah Palin.Continue reading “On the Day After”
On Sarah Palin’s Resignation
A year ago, I hadn’t heard of Sarah Palin. A year ago, I hadn’t thought of Alaska since, oh, the Clinton administration. And then, one day, John McCain decided that he wanted Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, to be his Vice Presidential running mate. I’ve written a number of things about Sarah Palin in theContinue reading “On Sarah Palin’s Resignation”
On Super Mario, As Never Seen Before
The Nintendo generation passed me by. It didn’t make me cry. It certainly didn’t make me blue. But when my friends had the Nintendo Entertainment System, I didn’t. I didn’t really even care. That rectangular controller? All those buttons? It made no sense to me. So, the whole appeal of Mario? I don’t get it.Continue reading “On Super Mario, As Never Seen Before”
On the June’s Statistics
Another month gone, which means a month’s worth of statistics to delve into. What were the hot topics at allyngibson.com for the month of June? Let’s look first at search phrases: beatles remasters 2009 (109) dr who lego (75) anakin skywalker’s father (47) lego dr who (35) the beatles remasters 2009 (29) abducted by theContinue reading “On the June’s Statistics”
On the Mid-Week View
Work made my brain melt. This happens sometimes. The problem is that there’s only so much cranial capacity, there’s only so much mental space that words can be drawn from. And what happens, on days that I have to write a lot (and this was one of those days), is that the gears in theContinue reading “On the Mid-Week View”
On Life as a Music Meme
A friend of mine passed this along recently. Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 people (or not) and include me. Try not to repeat a song title. It’s harder than you think. It’s not that hard. I did a similar meme with the Beatles aboutContinue reading “On Life as a Music Meme”
On the Pernicious Evils of the FCC
Fuck the FCC. Fuck the cell phone companies. A year ago, I went out and dutifully bought a digital converter box for my television. Analog signals were going away, because the cell phone companies wanted the analog spectrum for who the fuck knows what reason. I set up the digital converter box, and I hadContinue reading “On the Pernicious Evils of the FCC”
On Finishing Writing an Outline
The first draft of the outline is done. It’s four pages. 3,200 words. It’s the product of six cups of coffee (spiked with Bailey’s), animal crackers, a Slurpee, and three pints of Guinness. And a time-out to watch some Animaniacs. My brain feels beaten. I also have the munchies. I’m going to sleep. I’ll lookContinue reading “On Finishing Writing an Outline”
On Being Barking Mad
Yesterday I had a “barking mad” story idea. It’s really not that mad. It’s not my insane desire to write a Doctor Who/Uncle Scrooge crossover, which I think would be absolutely fab. It’s more a case of “Why has no one ever thought to put this together with that?” As best I can tell, noContinue reading “On Being Barking Mad”
On the End of Friday
I arrived home from work today, and discovered that I’d received an unexpected package. Big Finish sent me a comp copy of Short Trips: Re:Collections. 🙂 I’ve had a copy of the book since the beginning of the month. I’d bought it from WhoNA, because I wanted a copy of the “Best Of” anthology thatContinue reading “On the End of Friday”