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May 26, 2011 • In Entertainment, Gadgets, Geek, Home, Personal

Going Cable-Free, the Geek Way

Late last year J and I made the decision to cancel our cable. Not because we had stopped watching TV, but because we were no longer watching our favorite shows as they air. Sure, the DVR that our cable company had provided was getting a lot of mileage, but we couldn’t ignore the fact that the majority of the shows we enjoy are available — for free — online.
So what is the best way to live cable-free in a technologically-driven household? Well, this is how we did it…
1. Connect a media computer to your television.
There are some…

May 11, 2011 • In Entertainment, Geek, Movies

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Every Stan Lee Cameo from Marvel Comics Films

For what it’s worth, I believe that the best Stan Lee cameo ever was in Mallrats.

For those that are wondering why newer films are not included in the montage, fret not — the creator of the compilation plans on updating it with Mr. Lee’s cameos in Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger.
Via Laughing Squid.…

May 4, 2011 • In Claire, Cute, Entertainment, Geek, Personal, Star Wars

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Three Things

First…
HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!!!

Second…
In celebration of Star Wars Day, Lucasfilm has announced all of the details about the upcoming Star Wars Blu-ray releases (set for September 16). You can either purchase the complete saga with all the movies included, or the original trilogy or the prequels separately.
The discs will include an insane 40 hours of special features. So while I’m still a bit pissed with George Lucas for tampering with the original films (and the Blu-ray releases will most likely include the altered versions of the movies), I am thoroughly excited about owning these new editions…

Apr 29, 2011 • In Claire, Cute, Entertainment, Funny, Personal

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The Hats Stole the Show

I wasn’t planning on waking up at the crack ass of dawn to watch the royal wedding, but apparently my cranky daughter had other plans by waking up with a screamfest at 4am and refusing to go back to sleep.
You guys, I think I may have a future princess-wannabe on my hands. Or at least one with 공주병 (gong-joo-byung, which literally translates to “princess disease”), because the little girl was simply ENTHRALLED by the wedding proceedings and would not take her eyes off the TV.
When J woke up at 7am, I held her up to him and said…

Apr 27, 2011 • In Art/Design, Books, Entertainment, Movies, Personal

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Harry Potter, Abridged [Comics]

After visiting Harry Potter: The Exhibition in person, AND knowing that the final movie is due to be released in theaters in just a couple of months, I have slowly started to re-read the entire series again (probably for about the sixth time).
I don’t know what it is about J.K. Rowling, but that woman can write. There is just so much to love about each book and I discover new things every time I re-read each title. I am usually not one to go with the crowds when it comes to current popular culture (I wholeheartedly agreed with Stephen…