A few years ago, I bought a house in the suburbs.  This was a pretty big deal for me–not just because of the house aspect of it–but because I had been living in urban areas in apartments.  I was used to things being right by me and convenience. While I …

I recently took a vacation to Charleston, SC, to escape the… rainy… cold… of a Virginia May…? I didn’t expect the unseasonably bad weather in Virginia, but it was beautiful in Charleston. One thing I was pleasantly surprised by in Charleston was the quality of their restaurants, as well as …

Usually, when Amazon has a Kindle sale, I don’t recognize the books on the sale list.  Today, some of my favorites are on sale for $1.99-$2.99.  They are all HarperCollins books. Beautiful Ruins is a book that seriously touched me when I read it.  It was funny at times, romantic …

May the Fourth is quickly arriving and I’m looking forward to seeing all you DC-Area people out in Clarendon to celebrate! I’ve got the space reserved starting at 5pm if you want to be an early bird, but given jobs and DC traffic, probably expect most people to be out …

Okay, maybe saved is a bit much.  Strongly ensured the succe…. okay, okay, fine.  Made sure there were 20 red balloons at the event. But who is Babs?  And how did she pull off such a heroic feat?  I’ll just let that cliffhanger dangle for a moment and get back …

Last time I went to Vegas back in October, it rained the whole time.  And we had picked the hotel I was staying at specifically because we wanted to go to the Mandalay Beach. Oh well. So this time when I popped over to Vegas, I was determined to spend …

Maybe I spoke too quickly when I called BlackMilk my favorite nerd-dress company.  (Just kidding BlackMilk, I love you!) Just in time for May the Fourth (hope to see you there), Hot Topic has released a Star Wars line of dresses and other clothing, Star Wars:The Force Awakens By Her Universe …

I subscribe to a service called Tasting Room done by Lot18. Lot18 is a website that peddles wines.  I got into it because sometimes I was able to snag bottles of wine for ~$0.98. I ended up subscribing to Tasting Room, which is a service that sends you a case …

BlackMilk is my favorite Geek-clothing website.  I’ve spent a little too much money on outfits there. That’s my Space Invader dress. Usually with Black Milk, I have to be quick because they run out of dresses in their US store pretty quickly.  But they just merged their Australian store with …

What happens when you ask your wife if there’s anything you can do to help and she says yes, post on the blog.  A guest post from Dr. Bill. One of my favorite times being on a plane is when circumstances force me to spend a few hours away from …