The Starbucks Gingerbread Latte

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The Star Wars Holiday Special!

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The Americas Next Top Model Judges Are Whores

A big hearty "FUCK YOU" goes out to the America's Next Top Model judges for eliminating Heather last night.

Heather was the best thing about this cycle of ANTM, and to eliminate her was a huge mistake. In terms of modeling, she has a great look, takes fantastic pictures, and knows how to take instruction. In terms of general likability, she is adorable, nerdy, and artistic.

We mourn your elimination, Heather.

Comfort Movies

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How Do You Resist Burnout?

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I Really Hate Today

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Democratic Taxation

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Thanksgiving is Awesome for an Objectivist

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Gary Hull Essay

Beowulf is Actually Good

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Beowulf and The Polar Express. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Heroes is Kinda Dumb Now

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I win a Magic Tournament!

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Zack and Wiki Review

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The Chain Day 2

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The Chain Begins

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Don't Break the Chain, or My New Project

I really, really want to be a radio or television (or internet, once things shift that way!) media personality.

There, I said it. It's out in the open, for everyone to see.

I've been reflecting on my life and my goals, and I realized yesterday, that thus far I have done very little to actually make any of my dreams a reality. I guess I thought that going to college to study radio and television broadcasting was going to be an easy way to break into what I want to do, but after a little more than three-quarters of a semester, I already see that it will probably be little help at all. I'm extremely frustrated by the fact that it is impossible for me to begin working on my major until my junior year. That's 2 years of my life being dumped into general ed requirements that should be taken care of in high school. I want to gain the skills necessary to be a mover and shaker in media, and I want to learn now. I can't sit around and wait for college to start teaching me. I can't sit around and wait for people to seek my talents out. I can't sit around and think that I'm too young or inexperienced to matter. I have to start working at this, right here, and right now.

And so I am.

I remembered a Lifehacker post about how Jerry Seinfeld gets things done. What it boils down to is this: Don't Break The Chain. According to Seinfeld, the secret to success is incremental progress. The Chain part describes how he recommends showing one's daily initiative. Essentially, mark off days on a calendar whenever you do the task that you're trying to do, and make a chain out of the X's. From there on out, Don't Break The Chain.

So I won't.

Everyday, from here on out, I am going to make some piece of media. Some days it might be video, some days audio, and some days text. But what I'm sure of, is that I'm going to do it, every day.

I'm going to rebuild my podcast, cwKnightly, as the platform for this new venture. But that doesn't mean that this blog will be left out in the cold; I'm going to cross-post everything I do over there at cwKnightly, over here. I don't want to centralize everything here, because I still want to have an outlet for posting funny links and cool videos. I'm sure you'll understand.

You guys also have some responsibility here, too. Don't worry, it's not big! I'm going to have a little Don't Break the Chain calendar in the sidebar of my blogs, and I'd like for you guys to help keep me accountable! If you see me breaking the Chain, give me hell about it!

I'm afraid that if I wait to get started with my life, I'll miss out on the golden opportunities that the internet has to offer. Internet media companies like Revision3 are already in high gear, and are only ramping up production. Maybe, just maybe, if I get my rear in gear, I'll have the opportunity to be a part of the new media revolution.

My Second Favorite Author Discusses His Next Book

My second favorite author is, of course, John Hodgman, the only source of Complete World Knowledge on earth. So I was thrilled to see on Boing Boing that he is hard at work using a unique distilling process to evaporate things out from the inside of his brain, condense them onto an overturned metal bowl, and collect the sweet knowledge like quicksliver from cinnabar. He then uses this substance, called "Thoughtpulp," to produce books of incredible utility.




John is of course my second favorite author. Because I am insane, my first favorite author is a man who has never written a book proper. Indeed, if the conditions are right, one day my favorite author might change, change to someone even less suited to be called an author than my current favorite. But for now, this noble man holds his throne. Should he like to claim it, and sit on an elevated, regal platform in my room until the day I should find his prose insufficient, he may email me. This man, is, of course, one Jerry Holkins, AKA (pronounced "akka") Tycho Brahe, esteemed wordsmith of the Pennies Arcade internet comic strip-o-tron.

Cetaceans VS Primates

This, my friends, is why the motherfuckin' cetaceans are better than stupid-ass primates.



I hate primates. I hate them so much. I hate how we share a common ancestor, because I hate that something so stupid could have evolved from the same ancestor as us.

I think I would be happier if we shared a common ancestor with dolphins.

America's Next Top Model recap, done by some funny guy.