Showing posts with label I'm not very useful. Show all posts
Showing posts with label I'm not very useful. Show all posts

Monday, November 5, 2012

Mickey Mouse Star Wars: Deep breaths, people. We'll get through this.

So, Disney bought Lucasfilm and broke the internet.  I know *exactly* the moment the deal was announced, because I got an email from my husband, my facebook blew up with people wondering if it was April Fools Day, and my twitter feed was like a nerd livetweeting his nightmare.

And I am here, as your benevolent Star Wars Overlord, to tell you that EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE.


Friday, August 31, 2012

How to avoid Godwin's Law-ing yourself: A Handy Guide to Political Arguments

Okay, look.  I'm going to try very hard and keep this relatively non-partisan, because the fault lies on both sides.  But if there's one thing I hate, it's historically inaccurate name-calling.  As the political season heats up, I'm seeing more and more mistakes of that kind, and it is, quite frankly, driving me bonkers.  I don't mind political discussions, but I do mind when those political discussions get derailed by poorly thought out buzzwords that do not mean what you think they mean.

Also, for those of you not up with current internet lingo:  Godwin's Law states that the first person to invoke Nazis in a fight automatically loses.


Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Things I'm capable of, and those I'm not.


Things I can't do off the top of my head:

1) Multiplication
2) Tell my right from my left
3) Division
4) Addition or subtraction with numbers larger than 5 
5) Not get lost, even in familiar places
6) Math


Things I can do off the top of my head:

1) Answer Star Wars-based trivia questions.
2) Answer Harry Potter-based trivia questions.
3) Answer Hunger Games-based trivia questions.
4) Explain the very real social issues grappled with on Downton Abbey.
5) Make tacos.


I'd rate my usefulness to humanity at about a 4.