TV – Peticanoe

Mythbusters

May 17, 2009 adam

misc

I got to watch Mythbusters for a couple of hours this afternoon (access to a satellite-connected TV is one of the few perqs of supervising the dorm over long weekends). I was only really passingly familiar with the show but had never really sat down to watch it. I really need to stop watching it … Read More “Mythbusters” »

Well, there goes your evening

May 5, 2009 adam

misc

Hi, Iâ€™m Adam and Iâ€™m here to effectively throw you into a black hole of time sunk productivity loss. I would like to introduce you to TV Tropes. It is basically a collection of all the tricks and ideas that keep cropping up in various forms of written and visual entertainment. The most well known … Read More “Well, there goes your evening” »

In which Adam sneaks it in under the wire

February 22, 2009 adam

misc

I didn’t watch the Oscars tonight.

This is not really any kind of momentous admission or anything. Â I hadn’t planned to watch the Oscars. Â I don’t think I’ve seen anything that is nominated. Â Not even for the little stuff. Â Certainly none of the best picture nominees and I don’t think any of the best actor options. Â One thing that most people I know know (and now all of you will know as well) is that Amy and I don’t have a TV. Â We haven’t had one at all since we got married. Â This has had some interesting effects on our marriage.

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