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Studies in Stereotypes: Trekkies

Posted in Dasad Adventures, Wanderings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Common practice in today’s world takes great joy in reproofing stereotypes.  Artists in particular relish breaking down the barriers that all too often pigeonhole groups of individuals with various – and often untrue – adjectives: stupid, violent, awkward, materialistic.  One could hardly dispute the honesty and justice of such protests, expounding the potential of each [...]

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Fashion Revolution

Posted in Stumbling Sober, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“So what changes do you intend on making to my wardrobe?” I asked Fisch, who had invited me out to the mall for some lunch and a meterosexual shopping-spree. Apparently my current style of dress was insufficient for attracting members of the opposite sex, and renovating my wardrobe would prove the sole cure. Fisch [...]

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Rain and Sound

Posted in Stumbling Sober, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Last night amid rain, wind, and storm we watched my brother play football. My interest in the game cannot match my father’s immersed obsession; his impatience and anxiety before a game are akin to a junky awaiting his next fix. Unfortunately, as a hybrid man and geek, possessed with my father’s basic understanding of [...]

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Distractions

Posted in Malarchy, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »

On Friday, Desad and I completed the Xbox 360 game, Gears of War, in co-op mode on Hardcore. For those unacquainted with the video game lexicon, it marks the third Friday in a row in which Desad and I electronically fought evil subterranean monsters called Locust for five hours straight, while yelling random phrases like [...]

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