I sat down to write this article a few days ago and ended up completely scrapping what I’d written. The original version was too explicit and too whiny; it was like sending a meal back at a restaurant with a line item list of what was wrong with it, including the original position of every [...]
There is always a slight hiss of background static in my mind, perhaps yours as well. I decided to transcribe what came to mind, while ignoring echoes (things that immediately come to mind that are directly related to the preceding phrase). The exceptions to this are the first two lines, which were the seeds of [...]
I’ve never been a big fan of long lists of favorite movies or books, but I do collect quotes. Influenced by a few things lately, such as threads on Ars and people looking at my Facebook profile, I’ve been recompiling some of my favorites. So, here they are, in all of their glory.
“You can’t go [...]
Terror is so easy.
People who know me long know that I always carry the exact same things in my pocket. Two of these things are banned from air travel by the TSA, perhaps the most pointless and inept division of anything ever. My always-empty zippo lighter is kind of an edge case, so I can [...]
Let’s start at the beginning. Where did my apartment management go wrong?
On April 2, 2008 I walked into the management office of Poplar Place apartments in Kennesaw and requested a work order for three things.
My ceiling fan was broken, as the pull chain had completely removed itself from the housing for the fan control, leaving [...]
This is a rant about shoes.
If you ever want to see me truly miserable, take me shoe shopping. I despise shoe shopping.
Why, you ask?
For one, I’m extremely picky about style. This may seem odd coming from someone know to wear t-shirts and jeans to almost every occasion, but what you don’t know is that each [...]
First panel might be a bit wordy.
I really hope we’re the first result on Google for Solar Bear.
Dearest Cara,
I don’t want to do this anymore, but I don’t think I have any choice.
The ‘hab is getting restless, and I don’t want to be here when the inevitable happens. They say the derms prevent cellular damage from radiation, but I also hear they only work by inserting new sequences from the “Standard” when [...]
Every good team needs one…meaning that maybe Team Biscuit should not have them.
Now that I’m working at a place that actually MAKES team jerseys, I have discovered that – yes! I am jealous of the teams that are unified, both visually and emotionally, by the wearing of an awesome jersey. I hereby propose that we [...]
Now on to one other thing.
Today marks a week since I build and established Königshammer von Sheba as my new computer, and two weeks since FitzSheba 64 was forcibly put into a terminal coma. Doing an entire feature about it seems kind of pointless, so I will merely say a few words here and then [...]
This is pretty much going to be a feature length news post.
So we’ve had Super Smash Brothers Brawl for a week now, and yet, I still spent so much time playing online with Travis and Kenny tonight (once I finished working on my prospectus) that I nearly didn’t have time to write this post. So [...]
Greetings from the People’s Republic of Kitchentablestan’s Fourth Grade Class.
Kenny has started a war, a typographical war! Let’s see who survives round two:
Introduction:
Three default fonts are used in the web browsers of three different operating systems. In order to grade each font in their individual context, I have compiled an image from the three Kenny made, showing the three browser fonts placed next to [...]
Think of it has a reunion tour.
This is pretty much my mindset lately. Also, this strip marks the first appearance of Unnamed Blob, Picasso, and Hobart together in their normal states in over two years.
Why do we like some types of games more than others? How much do the games we have played in the past influence the games we will play in the future? To find out, I decided to create a “Family Tree” of my own gaming influences.
As you will see, there are a few notable holes [...]
A conversation Kenny and I just had that slightly changes the article below.
(4:06:30 PM) Kenny Knapke: im not sure i’d agree on the ps2 ~= GC
(4:06:56 PM) Graeme Hefner: Don’t make me choose! :(
(4:07:07 PM) Kenny Knapke: you know what you’d pick
(4:07:15 PM) Graeme Hefner: It really is hard.
(4:07:24 PM) Graeme Hefner: All multiplatform games [...]
I realized the other day just how much more life some of the previous generation consoles have compared to their fathers.
The Super NES looms large in my memories, but I only really used one regularly from 1991-1996, playing my old games from then on. I still play SNES games, of course, but it’s hard to [...]
