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The Singing Compost Heap
Yesterday as I am about to leave for work, I realize I cannot find my phone. I search all over, even retracing my steps through the yard from when I was working outside. Nada. So I ask pogle to start calling me. I walk through the house: silence. I walk around outside: silence. Then, I…
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MacGyver of the Day
So what do you do when you’ve dropped a spoon down a heating vent (that was open for various reasons)? Take a piece of scrap yarn, the magnet from a hard drive, a robotic claw gripping toy from your husband’s childhood, and start fishing. Hey, I got the spoon. I’m also motivated to replace the…
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Completionism is overrated
Just so you know, it takes forever to get 100% on Lego Harry Potter. Still at only 80%, and I’ve nearly completed my second pass through of II. D: /whinge
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Deathspank (Steam/PC)
Deathspank Steam (PC) Story Rating: 3/5 + bonus point for being a parody of traditional fantasy = 4/5 Environment Rating: 5/5 (I love 2D/3D environments like Paper Mario) Game Play Rating: Whee! Review: In Deathspank you play a not-so-bright hero who is questing The Artifact (because some cute redhead told you to a long time…
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The Tale of the Frog(s)
At the beginning of December, pogle informs me that a green tree frog is loose in his office. Apparently, it hitched a ride in on a Poinsetta, and no one there knew what to do for it. So, naturally, he brought it home. He was named Dratsab Elttil (which is an entirely different story): We…
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Watching Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory today (apparently pogle has several of the songs stuck in his head today). Even better than I remember. I probably haven’t seen the film for a decade or so. I love that science teacher! Class dismissed! Veruca Salt is hilarious. A demon child to haunt the dreams of…
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Limbo (Xbox Arcade)
Limbo Xbox 360 (Arcade) Story Rating: 2/5 Environment Rating: 5/5 Game Play Rating: Thumb Buster Review: Dark and innovative, Limbo is a very unique game. There is no dialogue, written or heard, throughout the entire game. Instead, you wake up in a dark wood and must find your way as best as you can with…
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2010: A Retrospective
Michele’s Favorites of 2010 Film: How to Train Your Dragon Video Game Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Books Humor: The Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger Jane Jameson Series by Molly Harper Zombies: Feed by Mira Grant World War Z by Max Brooks Steampunk (or Magic/Supernatural & Technology) Burton & Swinburne in the Strange…
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Back to the Future I & II
I had not seen the Back to the future movies since I was a young child, so except for a few scenes (lightning and the DeLorean, Biff marrying Marty’s mom) I really didn’t remember much. I was pleasantly surprised when, while watching Back to the Future, I could not stop laughing. Being older now, I…
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Toy Story 3
Once again, Pixar has managed to amaze me (and make me cry). Somehow they have made each Toy Story be as good as, and in this case better than, the last. An enjoyable film geared more towards an adult audience simply because children, while they’ll enjoy the action, will not have yet experienced the bittersweetness…