Category Archives: PopCulture

Friday Fun Link – DiscoverReads

DiscoverReads.com is a new site that provides book recommendations based on which books you tell it you already like/have read based on a five star rating system. I spent some time entering a bunch of books that I liked (realising that most of the books I rated ended up getting between 3-5 stars since what’s […]

A Great Way For Women to Support Movember (Other Than Donating Money of Course)

Today is “Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache” Day, created (by Maxim magazine?  Oh, sorry – I mean, Asylum magazine) as a way for women to support the men they love as they grow all those oh-so-sexy soup strainers in support of prostate cancer. In related news, I thought about registering for Movember […]

Music Monday – “Don’t Let Me Down(load)”

After years of back and forth between Apple (the Beatles record label) and Apple (the technology company), the Beatles are now on iTunes!

Friday Fun Link – Sports Cliches

Looking forward to the big Riders game this weekend (though I’ve managed to double-book myself for Sunday afternoon so am thinking “PVR game and try to make it home from event without hearing/seeing/webbing the score” will have to be my strategy.  Not ideal since my most direct route home goes right past the stadium where […]

Friday Fun Link – AskReddit…For All Your Music Needs

What song makes you feel badass when it comes on your MP3 player when you’re walking? Suggestions for sad songs? What’s your most listened to song of all-time according to iTunes or last.fm? (And bonus question – Why Read?)

Geek Heaven: Augmented Reality Star Wars iPhone App

Le drool… (via Daily Mail)

Happy Whoreoween? Heteroween? Hitlerween?

Shea and I had physicals last week and while wandering through the mall where our doctor has his office, we popped into one of those “All Halloween All The Time” specialty stores that always appear just before the holidays and are gone soon after. In other years, I had noticed that there were a lot […]

Friday Fun Link – An Even Better UK Xmas #1 Campaign Than Last Year

Last year, folks online showed the growing power of social media by making a fifteen year old, anti-authority Rage Against the Machine song the UK #1 Christmas Number One. This year, another Internet-based group, Cage Against the Machine, has sprung up with an even better idea for what famous song should be propelled to this […]

Friday Fun Link – Watch TV Shows, Movies & Sports Online for Free

Not sure where I came across it but Atdhe.net allows you to watch a variety of programs online and for free.  I feel like I’m missing something about this site but at any rate, enjoy it while you can – these types of sites rarely stay around long.

Some Thoughts on “One Day” by David Nicholls

Stealing an idea from yesterday’s list, I want to talk a bit more about the book “One Day” by David Nicholls since I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it all day. Instead of doing a traditional book review though, I thought I’d do a list (big surprise there!) of some of the reasons […]