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mad_typist
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- Birthday
- September 18
- Bio
- I'm a liberal secular humanist who enjoys writing, reading, playing video games and watching sports. I am a former member of the Armed Services who now enjoys the sweet sweet freedom of civilian life. My blog will be centered mostly on politics, football and video games.
I'm not a professional hater, but I am a highly ranked amateur.
Also, yes, I am a girl.
MY RECENT POSTS
- DVR alert: Warehouse 13 and
The Closer return!
July 06, 2010 02:34PM - Jesus Takes the Mound
June 09, 2010 09:12AM - In Which I Plunge Into Justin
Bieber Madness
May 07, 2010 02:17PM - A New Blogger You All Should
Follow
May 06, 2010 09:37AM - OS Needs to Address the
Invasion of the Comment Spam
Bots
April 07, 2010 09:09AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I really do think that
Inception might get more
repeat
business than you
think. I…”
July 19, 2010 08:12AM - “I loved so many things
about last night's
episode:
- The King's
long con is
finall…”
July 19, 2010 08:02AM - “I think some people are
taking your post a bit
seriously. I
sense you post
partly…”
July 08, 2010 10:12PM - “The Closer rocks, Becky.
I highly recommend it. Sadly
Netflix
only offers the
DVD…”
July 06, 2010 02:47PM - “Just got my new Kindle
last week (yay!), and here's
what I've
got jammed on
there…”
June 28, 2010 01:06PM
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JULY 6, 2010 2:34PM
DVR alert: Warehouse 13 and The Closer return!
Warehouse 13 and The Closer return!
Great news, everybody - season 2 of Syfy's unexpectedly fun
and awesome show "Warehouse 13" starts tonight (July 6th) at 9pm
EST. For anyone who missed this great little series when it aired
last… Read full post »
Jesus
Takes the Mound
So, the savior of DC baseball - one Mr. Stephen Strasburg - finally made his major league debut last night. Jokingly (though maybe not so much) referred to as "Jesus" by both the media and… Read full post »
So, the savior of DC baseball - one Mr. Stephen Strasburg - finally made his major league debut last night. Jokingly (though maybe not so much) referred to as "Jesus" by both the media and… Read full post »
In Which I Plunge Into Bieber Madness
There are two things I find strangely irresistible:
extreme French horror films and male teen pop sensations. The
latter obsession harkens back to my youth, when my sister and I
were deep… Read full post »
There are two things I find strangely irresistible:
extreme French horror films and male teen pop sensations. The
latter obsession harkens back to my youth, when my sister and I
were deep… Read full post »
MAY 6, 2010 9:37AM
A New Blogger You All Should Follow
Just wanted to post and welcome a new talent that just appeared on Open Salon. You should all head over and check out Becky Boop's new blog here on the site (http://open.salon.com/blog/becky_boop).
I've followed Boop for some time now on her other blog and I think you will all find… Read full post »
APRIL 7, 2010 9:09AM
OS Needs to Address the Invasion of the Comment Spam Bots
This is an open letter to the editors/admins of Open Salon. I also emailed a copy to Joan Walsh at her salon [dot] com address. Update: Joan replied promptly and said they're working on it.
Joan,
I've been a member of Open Salon since the beta,… Read full post »
Oooo Mama - an iPad alternate
Per
Engadget, take a look at the foxy new tablet from ICD called
Gemini.
Some of the remarkable things this sexy beast features are the ability to make phone calls via the built-in 3G,… Read full post »
Some of the remarkable things this sexy beast features are the ability to make phone calls via the built-in 3G,… Read full post »
First Cynical Impressions of new Apple tablet
Quickly written, poorly edited first response to the newly unveiled Apple tablet device.
1. The Name
The "iPad"? What's up with that name? Sounds like something that Always or Tampax would market. I'm not… Read full post »
Quickly written, poorly edited first response to the newly unveiled Apple tablet device.
1. The Name
The "iPad"? What's up with that name? Sounds like something that Always or Tampax would market. I'm not… Read full post »
Damages returns, plus a crime show for the commitment
phobic
One of the best shows on television that you may or may not be watching is FX's Damages. On one hand, it's a shame more people don't tune in, because the writing is… Read full post »
One of the best shows on television that you may or may not be watching is FX's Damages. On one hand, it's a shame more people don't tune in, because the writing is… Read full post »
JANUARY 19, 2010 1:46PM
Architecture As Art
Architecture
As Art
I've often heard people scoff at the notion of blogging, as if
it's still the advent of the internet and blogs are there merely as
people's personal diaries made public. However, blogs have clearly
evolved and everyone sort of brings… Read full post »
Thursday
TV Alert
I haven't blogged much lately, but I wanted to pop in and remind
you all to set your DVR for a couple of shows airing tonight (or
very soon).
First of all, if you are still resisting my attempts to get you…
First of all, if you are still resisting my attempts to get you…
JANUARY 12, 2010 6:27PM
Conan O'Brien Is Moving On
Conan O'Brien Is Moving On
In today's "Good for you, Big Red!" news, apparently,
Conan O'Brien has rejected NBC's offer to give up his time slot so
that they can continue to assault us with the "comedic" stylings of
Jay Leno. I'll copy-pasta…
DECEMBER 29, 2009 4:16PM
Favorite OS posts of 2009
Okay, so confession time: I totally missed the deadline to submit my top 10 or so OS posts of 2009. I feel like a dick, but in my defense, I was on vacation in Hawaii for 13 days, and didn't check my email (golfing and beach time are… Read full post »
Shows You May Enjoy (plus bonus musings)
Contrary to what you might think, I am not dead, nor have I
abandoned this blog. I've just had a busy couple of months, which
hasn't left me much time for blogging. In any case, here's… Read full post »
Spoiler Etiquette for Bloggers
*** note: this post contains spoilers for the following works: Mad Men, Lost, Harry Potter, Star Wars
I'm a big fan of the blog Televisionary, and usually go out of my way to read it several times a day. Yesterday…
*** note: this post contains spoilers for the following works: Mad Men, Lost, Harry Potter, Star Wars
I'm a big fan of the blog Televisionary, and usually go out of my way to read it several times a day. Yesterday…
Paranormal Activity: Go See This Movie!
Two Saturdays ago I went and saw the new horror movie Paranormal
Activity with my boyfriend and a couple of friends. I can safely
say this is one of the best horror films I've seen in the…
Meet the Nook, the new e-book hotness of the week
Courtesy of Engadget, here's a picture of the newest e-book
reader, dubbed "the Nook", from Barnes & Noble:
According to the article posted at Engadget, the new e-book reader will feature several intriguing Kindle-killer features:
… Read full post »
According to the article posted at Engadget, the new e-book reader will feature several intriguing Kindle-killer features:
… Read full post »
Welcome to the Dollhouse (season 2)
Good news. Dollhouse is back!
The
ratings for the new season of Dollhouse have been abysmal.
Ratings for the premiere were
pretty bad, but
dropped even more the… Read full post »
Good news. Dollhouse is back!
Bad news. It might not be back for long!
100 Worst Movies of the 2000s
Now, I got a lot of crap from friends about my non-review
review of G.I. Joe, with many of them stating that I wasn't allowed
to diss a movie I hadn't seen. I mostly thought, "Well, if it… Read full post »
OCTOBER 5, 2009 1:49PM
Football, Dollhouse, and Random Poems
I've gotten a few PMs from people asking about my Dollhouse reviews, so here's the situation for this week
- I'm super swamped at work, plus I've got a backlog in my DVR, so I haven't gotten a chance to catch up on Dollhouse yet. I promise to blog about the… Read full post »
NFL
Week 3 breakdown
Let's start this post off with a quote from one of my favorite
movies:
Every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press seems to think we'd save everyone a lot of time and trouble… Read full post »
Fall TV: Finding The Diamonds in the Coal Pile
In case you're wondering what's entertaining me these days,
here are the shows I'll be following along with this fall (and
perhaps blogging about, if I have time):
Must-Watch Shows
1) I must say - the… Read full post »
Must-Watch Shows
1) I must say - the… Read full post »
NFL
Week 2 breakdown
Wow, what an exciting week of football. Let's get down to it.
The panicfest has
been postponed till next week. There's a
hilarious tendency for fans to freak out after Week 1 of the
NFL… Read full post »
Monday Night Football Madness
Normally, I probably won't blog about the weekly Monday Night
Football matchups*, but since ESPN decided air back-to-back games
and screw all East Coast residents that need to actually, you know,
WORK and shit early in the morning, I guess… Read full post »
NFL Week 1 breakdown (2009 Edition!)
Well, a lot of folks told me they liked my NFL-related posts last
year (and by "lot", I mean, "one or two, including my mother").
Anyway, they're back, so hopefully you'll enjoy them.
It's a Hard Knocks Life… Read full post »
It's a Hard Knocks Life… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 1:51PM
Life As A Game Designer (preview)
Life As A Game Designer (preview)
Last night my co-host Mark and I sat down and recorded Episode 14 of our podcast "Across the Nerdaverse". We were both very excited to welcome David Leung of Twisted Pixel Games to the show. Here's a little preview of
… Read full post »
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