Blog on Hiatus

Happy New Year everyone! Just dropping in to say this blog will be on hiatus for 2012. I may pop in from time to time but for the most part I won’t be here. I’ll still be updating my music blog, adamipodreviews.blogspot.com with new music when I get some. Here’s hoping for a great year…

Some Friendly Advice From Captain Stick

If you’re at a store and you see a product that says “_______ Choice” (i.e. a wrench that says “Mechanic’s Choice” or diapers that say “Parent’s Choice”), they are so named because they are cheap, not good. Truly tolerant people just tolerate things. They don’t go on and on about how tolerant they are or [...]

For those who live outside of New York State…

I found this picture on my Facebook news feed. Seeing as we’re flying to New York (upstate, baby!) for a week it seemed pretty apropos. People outside of NY only think of New York City. There’s a LOT more to the state folks! I remember when 9/11 happened. I was in Ft. Wayne, IN and after [...]

If I Die Young (Parodies)

There’s this song I’ve heard on the radio several times called “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry. It is probably the saddest song I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s also quite catchy and I find it getting stuck in my head all the time.  Here’s the video so you can listen and [...]

Xbox Marriage Achievements

Aug 12th marked five years for my wife and I. I told her that if marriage were an Xbox game that five years would definitely be an achievement. After that I started thinking about what kind of achievements marriage might have… Holy Matrimony, Batman! – 25G Get married Porcupines in a Box – 5G Survive [...]

Super Speed Ms. Pac-Man

I’m not going to be doing any big projects in the future, nor am I going to be writing about games for awhile. However, I do have this little piece that I wrote about a Ms. Pac-Man machine in my hometown. I was going to submit for something but I haven’t heard anything about it [...]

Trendy Monolith Appears in Mailbox! Family Stunned!

So yeah… today I came home and my wife told me there was some huge package in the mail. I wasn’t expecting anything huge – yet there it was. It was this… For those who don’t know, this is the deluxe edition of Panic! At the Disco’s new album Vices & Virtues. Panic! is one [...]

Coming Soon! 30 Days of Nintendo!

So I did it. I went out and got a Nintendo. Not a Wii. Not an N64. Not even a Super Nintendo. A Nintendo. The original. One word. Nintendo. The best part? It only cost me $3.21. So I had this idea. I said to myself, “Self?” “Yeah?” I replied. “You know what could be [...]

Great Band Names Taken From “A Christmas Story”

Now that Christmas is here my wife and I have watched A Christmas Story umpteen million times. It’s fast become my wife’s favorite Christmas movie (she’d only seen it recently). We know just about every line of dialogue. It’s amazing how many phrases from this movie would make fantastic band names. I do have a [...]

5 Christmas Songs That Need Updating

Even though it’s only November I’ve pretty much said, “Screw it, I’m doing Christmas now.” So in my head it’s Christmastime and will be until January 2nd. That being said, I’ve been thinking about Christmas music and which songs should be updated. There are some more obscure songs that I think need a fresh coat [...]