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Thursday Geek-isms

Last night, while walking in SoHo, I noticed twin, parallel spotlights glowing just south of us. Being the idiot that I am, I asked, "Ooh, what's going on over there? Is it a party? A premiere? Let's go check it out!" You may now commence throwing your stones at me. The city of New York is eerily solemn today. I can't believe it's been seven years, because it feels like it was just last year that I watched the smoke rising from the Twin Towers. 9/11...

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Thursday Geek-isms

Football season has officially started! Although I've always enjoyed the sport, I was never into it as much as basketball. However, this season I decided to join my first fantasy football league in order to get more exposure from the most popular sport in the US. J is overjoyed at the prospect as he is a football nut and joins multiple fantasy football leagues every year. He was genuinely happy, helping me with my draft and coaching me on the finer prospects of the online game. He also has ulterior motives: he knows that due to my nature, I will research the subject like crazy, making multiple charts, graphs, and spreadsheets as I organize the information I have absorbed. "And you know that, as your husband, [albeit not legally] I am...

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Thursday Geek-isms

While researching new and upcoming exhibitions for my museum post yesterday, I became frustrated, clicking through the various museums' websites to find the latest and greatest exhibitions. "Isn't there a blog for this?" I asked myself. The closest I found was Curator's Choice, which (in my humble opion) was difficult to navigate and poorly designed. Should I create my own? It'll certainly give me an excuse to visit more museums. However, I'm not sure if my schedule could handle it, or if there will be an interest at all. Just something to think about during my 4-day weekend. Yes, FOUR. My company decided to give us all an extra vacation day tomorrow, in anticipation of Monday's Labor Day. Yay! On to the links! Quick 10: 10 Words That Will...

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