The Usual Archive
5 on Friday: Products I’m Most Excited About From CES 2013
Written on January 11, 2013
in 5 on Friday, Conventions, Geek Culture, Geek Health, Media, Mobile, Technology, The Usual, Video Games
Is it just me, or has CES gotten a bit… boring this year? I really do not care about Smart TVs, 4k TVs, or OLED TVs. Ok, I just don’t care about TVs. Or iPhone cases, as seems to be the other big category. Pebble Watch – This is completely unnecessary, and
Shit My Husband Says: The Cost Of Legos
Written on January 5, 2013
in Shit My Husband Says, The Usual
“I really want the Lego Millennium Falcon set, but it costs as much as a real Millennium Falcon.”
5 on Friday: 5 Songs to Introduce You to Nerdcore
Written on January 4, 2013
in 5 on Friday, Media, Music, The Usual
Nerdcore, in a nutshell, is hip hop with nerdy lyrical content. I’m calling these songs all nerdcore, although some of the artists mentioned don’t identify as such (or don’t anymore). Some of them prefer to be called indie hip hop. It’s a very niche genre but if you’re reading this there’s a chance
2012 in review
Written on December 31, 2012
in The Usual, What We're Up To
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. It’s a lot of fun, and really interesting with my 2012 only being 2 months. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2012. If it
5 on Friday: Tools to Thrive After the Apocalypse
Written on December 21, 2012
in 5 on Friday, The Usual
Happy end of the world! Today I present to you, five tools to help you thrive after the apocalypse. There are of course the typical food, water, and weapons that you’ll probably need. But what else? There has to be more to post-apocalyptic living then that, right? Distilling Kit – The world
Shit My Husband Says: The TARDIS
Written on December 15, 2012
in Shit My Husband Says, The Usual
“I could totally build a TARDIS. … I don’t have to build the inside do I?”
Shit My Husband Says: Hogwarts
Written on December 9, 2012
in Shit My Husband Says, The Usual
Preface: There’s a train that runs in our town that only runs for special events. Him: Did you hear a train? Me: It’s the Christmas train. Him: Oh….I thought maybe it was the Hogwarts train. Me: You’re too old to go to Hogwarts. Him: I KNOW!
5 on Friday: Books You Should Read
Written on December 7, 2012
in 5 on Friday, Books, Media, The Usual
I think I’m going to make Friday’s list days. I’m usually a little over the week by Friday and this is a simple way for me to share things I like with you. Plus, I just really like making lists. This week’s list is of books I think you should read that
