October 2010
13 posts
Pokémon Writer, 61, Dies →
Yesterday, Pokémon writer Takeshi Shudo was rushed to the hospital after suffering a hemorrhage and collapsing at Nara Station. He has since passed away. Shudo was 61 years-old.
Shigar Konshi and Grand Master Satele Shan
Konshi: "But if I fail—"
Satele: "Metaphorically speaking, if is the smallest word in the Galactic Standard lexicon, yet it stands between us and our greatest dreams. Let it be a bridge, Shigar. It's time you crossed it. I will be waiting for you on the other side."
Oh, I have a really good feeling about this.
– Lando Calrissian
The Alexandrian #006
The “Deuce” Edition
I’m back and a day earlier than usual. My deadline has been moved up, but luckily the news took a massive dump right before I began writing this. Let’s pick through it, shall we?
First and foremost, all 33 Chilean miners have been successfully recovered. A small capsule, called the Phoenix, pulled them out of the bowels of the Earth through a small 23” hole. It...
NSFW: Generation Whine – Why I’m Relieved not to... →
On Friday, the New York times published an astonishing story, which was itself based on an astonishing survey: apparently “Millennials” would rather give up coffee for a week than surrender seven days of wifi.
A right that is given is as useless as a virtue that is given. Rights are used,...
– Vergere
The Alexandrian #005
The “Challenged” Edition
Welcome to October. The leaves have nearly completed their color transformation and the sun has started to quit work earlier and earlier. I wish I could do the same. I suppose if I was a mass of incandescent gas I could do whatever I wanted.
It has been rumored that Barack Obama is considering a management change. Hilary Clinton is rumored to be replacing Joe Biden as VP...
Justin Bieber Got Kicked Off Facebook →
There probably won’t be riots over the fact that Justin Bieber was kicked off Facebook. That’s because it wasn’t the teenage heartthrob who lost access to the social networking site. Instead it was just an unfortunately named Florida resident.
A master of defense is one who is never in the place that is attacked.
– Vergere