So I saved up my birthday and Christmas money from my in-laws and other family, and I bought my first big splurge in forever.

This iPad has changed my life. I can even put it down flat on my lap and type just like it was a real keyboard. I'm in love.

What are your favorite apps?

I gave myself a shot on Thursday night ( Read more... )

Oh for Christ's sake.

What do you do when the wireless router that people subcontracted from Charter installed SUDDENLY REQUIRES A STRANGE NEW WEP KEY?!

ETA: Okay, so, yeah, I finally managed to type in the right IP address to bring up the router settings, and then put in my own info, but man, HOW BIZARRE IS THAT?! It just suddenly decides it' ( Read more... )

O Great Geniuses of my F-List, I implore you, tell me if I am completely off ( Read more... )

This morning (well, it's afternoon now I guess) I'm trying very hard to stop being pissed off at Ellen DeGeneres ( Read more... )

Things I Knew Before Making a Video Game ( Read more... )

I am embarking this weekend on a quest to create one simple level of a very simple video game using Flash, which believe it or not is a pretty necessary chunk of my dissertation ( Read more... )

My mom got drunk and bought a PS3 ( Read more... )

I take it back.

I want a PS3.

I want one with every fiber of my being.

Because I want to play Rock BandI want this game as badly as I wanted the original Nintendo, which I lobbied for from shortly before Christmas to just before Easter as an eager twelve-year-old ( Read more... )

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