The Snail Shell

I knew it first as a song title on Belle and Sebastian's The Life Pursuit , then as a London tube stop, and now it's a game . I gue...

NO SPOILER ALERT. Look, I'm not going to put spoilers on my blog, a week after the book came out. You can read this, don't worry. ...

What better way to commemorate my 300th post than with the launch of my new series of cartoons? Official Government Things I'll be posti...

Harry Potter 7 came out, and we were dementors- Greg, Josh, Missy, and I. We draped sheets over our heads, walked through the line outside ...

If you were some kind of humanities student who doesn't need computing power at all, what would you get? For example, how about this ? M...

So, being a full-fledged adult, I think it'd be pretty classy to learn to mix drinks. In my ideal world, I'd go to bartending schoo...

I just finished King's Quest VI. At this point, those of you who have never heard of it are saying "What's that?" Those o...

It's 7/7/07, and it's 8:17. Or, you might say... 7:77. Hooray! Go buy a lottery ticket or wish upon a star or step on a crack and...

Any of you guys in academia? I have a question. See, right now, I'm on my third day here at CMU working with some computational lingui...

and it's cool, and I'm excited, and the Pirates will bribe you a whole lot to go to their games . Check out tomorrow: not only do I...

Lio . It reminds me of Calvin and Hobbes, which I respect; it's almost wordless, which makes me respect it even more. Here are some art...

I mean three days' worth of comic strips, not three series. The series is called "Tom the Dancing Bug" and it mostly sucks, l...

I always thought I'd want to have a ferret. Turns out hedgehogs are cooler. I present as evidence " tubing "; this is appare...

I could go on and on about things in Europe. But as the New York Times Bestselling Advice Books list shows, people just want lists. Fine ...

Huh. Just finished State of Fear , which I picked up on a whim for $1 at Half Price Books. Wow! As usual, Michael Crichton has given me s...

First, Godfather Peter, don't put too much pepper on my pork! Second, can we all give the Catholic church a break? I feel like a lot of...

In the spirit of "things that are funny", here's something that's funny in the "odd" sense . Here's somethin...

I just got back from lunch with my grandparents at Perkins Restaurant and Bakery. Our waitress was none other than the aunt of one Kevin Ba...

I'm back in the US of A. Made it safe and sound. Then began a whirlwind of family visiting, starting with a welcome-home/birthday part...

Next person who references "Eurotrip" or "Hostel" when I mention Bratislava gets punched. It's a great place. Also ...