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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
- Heads up! Damages season 4
returns tonight
July 13, 2011 03:06PM - X-Men First Class trailer
surprisingly good
February 11, 2011 08:33AM - Fringe recap: Ep 3.11
"Reciprocity"
January 31, 2011 03:54PM - Fringe recap: Ep 3.10 "The
Firefly"
January 24, 2011 09:26AM - Fringe recap: Ep 3.9
"Marionette"
December 10, 2010 07:15AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I'm less concerned with
the medium (though I agree
with you
that Woman Wonder
wou…”
February 04, 2011 09:48AM - “I'm not sure I'd credit
Portman with the film's
opening.
Maybe it's because I
ass…”
January 24, 2011 01:46PM - “I'm with you, Nick.
Quality is great, but far too
many shows
I've loved have
had…”
January 24, 2011 11:46AM - “@Cranky - good point. It
definitely looked like they
were
having headset
problems…”
January 24, 2011 11:26AM - “I think Sanchez has
shown great improvement, but
he's also
got a long way to
go.…”
January 24, 2011 10:26AM
Mad_typist's Links
When Did "Elite" Become A Dirty Word?
I was going to title this post "You May Be Smarter Than Me, But That Don't Make You Better Than Me!" but it was a bit too long to fit.David Brooks, of all people, at the NY Times penned an…
NFL Week 2 breakdown
Week 2 was a wild and woolly affair. Let's get right to it.Strict Letter of the Law vs. Good Common Sense. Many of you may remember last year's crazy affair between the Ravens and the Browns, where the Browns kicker Phil Dawson kicked…
Tony Kornheiser Must Be Stopped
One of my favorite comedies of all time is Christopher Guest's awesome "Best In Show", a mockumentary about dog breeders getting ready for a faux Westminster dog show. For those of you who haven't seen it, drop what you're doing RIGHT NOW,…NFL Week 1 breakdown
So, week 1 of the NFL regular season is upon us, and already it's shaping up to be a crazy year. Allow me to share some observations. And yes, I know it's early, and anything could happen later in the season to change…Does Getting Favre Make the Jets Contenders Now?
So, our long national nightmare is over. Brett Favre has been traded by the Packers to the Jets. The terms of the deal are interesting - the draft pick that the Packers will receive next year will depend on…
Slim Shady Bitchslapped My Fat Princess
I had been considering posting about the upcoming Sony game
Fat
Princess, but had been procrastinating on it so long I had
pretty much dismissed the idea. Today, however, my friend (hi,
Mike!) randomly came up to me unprompted and asked… Read full post »
Sci-fi recommendations
In my continuing quest to get everyone I know to like the same stuff as me, I present to you two recommendations of sci-fi authors that I really enjoy, plus an opportunity to get your own sci-fi published (sort of).
First,
I've recently become acquainted with… Origins of My Ink
In the Washington Post, there is an insane op-ed from Richard Cohen, entitled Ink-Stained Wretchedness. It reads like an old man's "You kids git off my lawn!" diatribe against people who choose to sport tattoos. Here's the first two paragraphs (emphasis/…Football Trades of Note
As reported in major news outlets, the Giants have traded Jeremy Shockey to the Saints. This is pretty big news. You've just made one of the deadlier offenses in the league that much better with this acquisition. Shockey, when motivated, can/…Rock Band 2 Uber-deluxe Kit
Via a post from my friend, Mr. Snuts, over at his new blog, Rock Band 2 is going to have an improved drum kit. But what's really interesting is that players will have the option of buying an uber-deluxe version/…Edwards May Want VP Slot
Hot on the heels of yesterday's news that Jim Webb will not be accepting the VP slot if offered it, John Edwards has kinda sorta thrown his hat back in the ring, stating that he would "seriously consider" the position/…Viva Habeas Corpus!
There's been a lot of back-and-forth between the Obama and McCain camps this week about the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding extending the writ of habeas corpus to the prisoners locked up at Gitmo. According to McCain:"The United States Supreme Court yesterday… Read full post »
Katherine Heigl needs to Shut The Hell Up.
Remember that episode of Friends, where Joey sort of threw his writers under the bus during an interview with a soap opera magazine? And remember how the writers got their revenge by having Dr. Ramoray fall down/…According to SI.com, Jason Taylor and the Dolphins have pretty much severed ties completely. This doesn't surprise me - I know that Parcells was livid about Taylor participating in Dancing With The Stars, instead of doing a traditional workout. Taylor is on record recently talking about his post-fo/… Read full post »
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