Category Archives: Entertainment

Truth in comics

7/30/2008 – 9:48 am

I love xkcd and its geeky geeky ways.  It often captures things I’ve lived and/or seen.  Today’s is one I have lived and seen lived.

This reminds me of a post on usenet my friend Anne made in 1998.  To quote:
So I am left not bitter just tired of this whole meeting people, emotional ties, finding [...]

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Comics, Geek, Linux | Comments (0)

Beer, it kicks ass!

5/16/2008 – 7:48 am

There is an awesome bar in in Washington, D.C. called the Brickskeller. Its my kinda place.  Hell, even their domain name is lovethebeer.com. They claim to have the world’s largest beer selection and it certainly looked like they did. Unfortunately, due to season rotation and popularity, some of what we tried to [...]

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Bars, Beer | Comments (0)

For future reference….

5/5/2008 – 4:27 pm

And so Google knows this in the future…
16:23 <@spruance> what the hell is PFOTQ? even google does not know
PFOTQ stands for People Fucking On The Quad.
This post brought to you by the UIUC Quad Cam.

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Wingin’ It

4/29/2008 – 10:21 am

While I was in AZ for work last week I once again got to stop by the Draco Vista studios. This time it was for a recording of Wingin’ It 3D. I had met Mike and Lorrie before, who are awesome people, but I also got to meet the awesomeness of Debbie, Eliza, [...]

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Geek, Internet | Comments (2)

Beer! It kicks ass!

4/25/2008 – 11:16 pm

Oskar Blues’s Ten Fidy Imperial Stout may be the best stout I have ever had. Color, taste, texture… Awesomeness in A CAN! If you can get your hands on some, I highly recommend it.

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Beer | Comments (0)

Not that there’s anything wrong with that

2/14/2008 – 10:10 am

On Wednesdays I play sand volleyball at a bar with some friends in a coed rec league.  In general, people would not like the drunk people to break the nets, so they posted a sign.  Over time this sign has morphed into the following:

The bottom used to say “Hank Yo” which I liked better than [...]

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Bars | Comments (1)

Believe it or not, I’m walking on air.

2/4/2008 – 2:33 pm

I’ve always been a superhero geek, so its no suprised that when I was a kid I enjoyed watching The Greatest American Hero.  Much like another 80s tv show, Automan, I’m afraid to go back and watch the original episodes because I’m sure its radioactive craptonium, despite fondly remembering it and digging on the concept.
It [...]

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Movies | Comments (3)

The secret to getting a lot of hits on your blog

2/1/2008 – 3:56 pm

So, apparently, to get a shit load of hits on your blog you need a popular afternoon radio show to mention something you mentioned once on your blog and is among the top three hits.  My server was having a nice little load and traffic spike as a result.
My unique visitors just today are [...]

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Chicago, Geek | Comments (0)

Further evidence…

12/24/2007 – 10:27 am

I received 93 credits on
The Sci Fi Sounds Quiz
How much of a Sci-Fi geek are you?

Take the Sci-Fi Movie Quiz

And I know which one I got wrong… A second after I clicked the wrong answer I knew the right one. Oh well, I guess that keeps me from getting 100%.

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Geek | Comments (0)

Where’s Santa?

12/24/2007 – 8:04 am

Gone are the days of radio updates of where Santa is, now we can get REAL-TIME on your fat-man tracking ass.
First, you can visit NORAD’s web site for tracking Santa that is in 5 languages and features a map that updates every few minutes. Second, they have a link to a kml file [...]

By Keith Garner | Also posted in Fatherhood | Comments (0)