Category: Doing
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It’s almost time for Madden 2009
I first played Madden in December of 1993 on my new Sega Genesis, just days after having my wisdom teeth removed. My sister and I would play as I recovered, me half-stoned on percocets. She beat me frequently. Her strategy? Just hit the “C” button. If she chose the 49’ers as she usually did it…
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Save Sunday night for Mad Men
Mad Men is the sort of show that makes me wish more of my friends had cable and weren’t constantly playing catch up with Netflix. I’ve really liked season two so far, mainly for creative, conflictual pairings and, consequently, the unease that’s permeated episodes one and two. As Don’s assailed at work and at home,…
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The return of the music nerd.
I’m going to see King Crimson tomorrow night and Radiohead the night after that. If I’m lucky I’ll sneak into the NIN show at the end of the month, making my backwards journey through my formative musical nerdom more or less complete.
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Not your average bachelor party breakfast
Scrapple sandwich with gorgonzola and tomato., originally uploaded by Blackmail Is My Life. If Thad’s amazing pork wasn’t enough, my friend Jeff put together two great breakfasts to cure hangovers and prepare our wobbly stomachs for the full day, full throttle parties in the Poconos. He kept things simple and Philly on Saturday morning: eggs,…
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Eat at Ralph’s!
I’m @ lunch., originally uploaded by Blackmail Is My Life. I’ve been meaning to talk about what it’s like to work in Philadelphia’s newest skyscraper. In a word: unbelievable. Most impressive of all may be our cafeteria, Ralph’s. Not only is the food affordable and rather tasty (I’ll have more photos up soon), it also…