Truth, Justice and Tacos
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
A few things to bring to your attention:
- Tonight is the fabled episode 6 of Dollhouse, a.k.a. … Read full post »
Why AIG Are Bastards - the For Dummies edition
What the Hell Are the Broncos Doing?
I'm completely baffled by the whole drama-rama going on over in Denver right now. To recap: the Broncos decided that Jay Cutler their first round pick in 2006, a Pro Bowl QB in 2008 (throwing a gaudy 4,526 yds, 25 TD) maybe wasn't who they… Read full post »
Dollhouse Episode 4 Review
There I was, composing a post a few days ago that started like this:
Please DO let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. First of all, allow me… Read full post »
Incompetence, not looks, is what hurt Sarah Palin
…
Spend
a little time getting to know The Devil....For us loyal Reaper fans out there, we've all been in agony waiting for this show to finally return. Well, after 9 long…
This episode could have been called "The Bodyguard 2: Electric Bugaloo", because it had a lot in common with the Costner/Houston magnum opus. The basic plot of the week: a pop star named Rachel Marro-... oh, I mean "Rayna Russell"- is in danger from a crazy… Read full post »
Just fyi, for those of you following Dollhouse (or thinking about it):
- Eliza Dushku tells the Onion AV Club that the show gets really good around episode 6
- According to the interview, after the first 6 episodes,the show becomes more of a serial drama, with a longer multi-episode arc. … Read full post »
The video starts okay, as I do agree with the notion that people who sell videogames… Read full post »
Videogames: Microsoft just announced the new red Xbox 360 Elite bundle, and boy howdy, is that a nice deal for gamers who still haven't taken the plunge yet.
Dollhouse Episode 2 Review
A Nerd Treat For Your Ears
This post is sort of an Open Call to the Open Salon community. Please help me get the word out about this new endeavor....
My friend Mark recently invited me to embark on a new project. He was looking to do a new podcast, and he thought we might be… Read full post »
Get Away From Her, You Bitch!
Those of you in the know probably instantly recognized that quote in my post title. For those who are wondering what that's all about, it's a line from my favorite movie of all time, Aliens. I decided to write this post in response to a challenge posted over at Open Salon,… Read full post »
When CBS's sitcom How I Met Your Mother first appeared on the scene, I tuned in for the first episode, but ultimately it didn't capture my heart. Perhaps it was the traditional sitcom-y feel of the show at a time when I was reveling in the new comedic stylings of shows… Read full post »
I invite you to savage me, fellow writers
This is a repost of a short story that I put up back in August, 2008 here at Open salon. At the time, I got zero monkey thumbs and zero comments, so I suspect that posting late on a Friday caused my original post to sort of get missed by pretty… Read full post »
I'm HUGE in the Ukraine
Pryvit to all my Ukrainian readers!I'm sort of addicted to Google Analytics, which is a little bit of code you can put on your site to track traffic patterns. Google takes the data about your traffic, and allows you to slice and dice it using a variety of spiffy flash tools/…
Dollhouse Episode 1 Review
Well, the first episode of Dollhouse has come and gone, so what
did we all think about it?
For those of you not quite as in the know as the rest of the Nerd-a-verse, tonight FOX is premiering the new Joss Whedon show Dollhouse. Dollhouse stars the excellent Eliza Dushku as "Echo", a woman who has her memories completely wiped at the end of each mission she undertakes. She's… Read full post »
So, the big news the other day was the release of version 2.0 of Amazon's Kindle e-book reader. There was a lot of interest a few months ago, when Oprah talked up the little device on her show, leading her sheep (errr.. loyal viewers) to plunk down big bucks for an… Read full post »
I'll be discussing this some more later on in the week on my new
podcast, but here's a quick round up of how comic con went this
week.
First of all, from reports I heard from people who had attended
previous comic cons here, this was the biggest one they've had
yet.… Read full post »
Comic Con day 2 update
- Prototype
- Madworld
- House of the Dead (Wii)
- The Conduit
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Ghostbusters
Erin Judge
Catherine Forsythe
Emily Holleman
Rebecca Sarwate
Martha Nichols
~R@~
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