May 2012
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Anonymous asked: i feel bad for the thousands of kids every year who have to watch the end of gattaca in public & try not to dissolve into a puddle of tears under their desks. when i was in 7th grade my math teacher showed us pay it forward even though it's barely relevant. does it delight you to see tears on my face, or what
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April 2012
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Latest PROMETHEUS Rating Talk: “Not One Frame Will... →
This is very good news. Check out a snippet of the article below, and read the the whole thing at the link above.
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The latest word on the rating comes from Tom Rothman, head cheese over at Fox, and he says the following:
“This I can...
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Behind Every Great Pixel →
The staff at Kill Screen provide me with daily enlightenment regarding the topic of play, storytelling, and game design. This is one of their best pieces yet. Read the opening paragraphs below or click through (on the title here or the link below) to see the whole thing. This is really good stuff.
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Photos from my trip to Germany
Hello friends. I have finally uploaded my photos from Germany. It took about a week but it’s finally done. They’re on my Facebook page, and since I’m probably not friends with some of you over there, I’ll list the public links for each album. Enjoy!
Berlin
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Weimar
Wartburg Castle
Heidelberg
Neuschwanstein Castle
Munich
March 2012
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My Germany Trip →
Here’s the link to the blog I’m writing while in Germany. It’s in a separate location because it’s mainly for the families and friends of the kids on the trip. I’ll probably write a more personal summary of the trip when I get back or if I have some more down time over the next week. For now, this will have to do (for those of you who aren’t connected to me via...
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T minus 48 hours
In just about two days, I will be heading to Germany with a few co-workers and a handful of students. This will my third straight spring break in Europe and my fourth in a row spent outside the confines of my home city/county/state. I am not complaining about northern New Jersey (even if it sometimes pales in comparison to my true home, NYC) but it’s just that I was bitten by the travel bug...
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February 2012
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Watching Memento
on a Saturday afternoon. Roommate’s cousin is here watching it for the first time. Life is good today.
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January 2012
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Even without DNS provisions, SOPA and PIPA remain... →
The special interests behind the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act are in full retreat, throwing the bills’ most controversial provisions overboard in a desperate attempt to stop the entire bill from sinking. Realizing that proposals to create a DNS-based blacklisting scheme had become politically radioactive, the bills’ sponsors—Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Sen....
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The Strength to Choose Another Way
gamessavedmylife:
Joan discusses how Yuna’s bravery in FFX helped her confront her abusive husband and escape her marriage.
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Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory →
The third installment in this documentary series about the West Memphis Three, created by filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, airs on HBO this Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 9 PM. These guys were also responsible for producing and directing Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, the Sundance Channel’s excellent series Iconoclasts, Crude, and Brother’s Keeper, among other works. I...
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December 2011
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WatchStation Commander Captures Unprecedented View of Comet
“International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy as seen from about 240 miles above the Earth’s horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Burbank described seeing the comet as ‘the most amazing thing I have ever seen in space,’ in an interview with WDIV-TV in Detroit.”
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November 2011
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Listening to this M83 track while staring at...
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Going to watch a movie
in the theater for the first time in a while. Hoping that Drive turns out to be as good as the buzz has been. I’m really excites to see it.
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I love teaching Psychology. Every day feels like a new adventure. My students amaze me with their complexity and honesty. I really love my job. I just wish I wasn’t so exhausted when I get home. Still have to figure that part out.
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The first day of my ninth year of being a teacher
During my Psychology classes today, I asked my students to write down the name of a celebrity that annoys them and to explain why. The answers I got did three things: 1) made me feel like I knew my students a little bit better, 2) taught me to never underestimate the moral/ethical complexity and sophistication of teenagers, and 3) caused me to laugh out loud at regular intervals during a 30 minute...