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Day 232: New keyboard, same old world

September 12, 2017 phillbizarre motivational Phill

Note if this post looks odd: I’m trying out a new keyboard. So far, I think I like it, but it’s a little odd. It has shorter mechanical keys for a quicker response time. It’s[…]

Day 231: Looking Around My Desk I: Moon Knight figure

September 11, 2017 phillmemoir

I have lots of little dudes in my office. Since I was young, I’ve collected action figures. I’m not usually a stickler for keeping them in their packages like some collectors, but there are a[…]

Day 229: I was thinking about this piece today

September 9, 2017 phillmemoir

What I’m posting for tonight– having not touched it in over two years– is an essay I wrote for a collection that I don’t think is going to happen. I was going to do a[…]

Day 228: Got anymore of that ThrowBackThursday?

September 8, 2017 phillmemoir

From July of 2009:

Day 226: Inching toward Victory (or Phill vs. Marrogar part II)

September 6, 2017 phillbizarre motivational Phill

Back during my WoW research days, Lord Marrowgar, in Icecrown Citadel, was the first boss I learned to tank entirely by myself. I feel like I just said that to a room full of WoW[…]

Day 222: Madden season

September 1, 2017 phillgames

I sometimes think of it as my gamer-shame, but one of my favorite gaming moments every year is loading up the new version of Madden and taking my up-and-down Colts team through the motions. It’s[…]

Day 215: Making it official

August 26, 2017 phillmemoir

So I’m not one to humble brag. Really. I’m not. The one time I’ve actively done it was to model to students what humble-bragging looks like and it made me feel a little icky. So[…]

Day 210: The Mr. Destiny thing

August 21, 2017 phillbizarre motivational Phill

This is sort of a story, sort of a memory, and sort of whatever lies between. If you’ve seen the not-all-that-good movie Mr. Destiny, starring James “I’m Not my Brother” Belushi, you will surely remember[…]

Day 202: Worst. Date. Ever.

August 13, 2017 phillmemoir

Another memory story. During the time wherein I was trying to build a new friend-base and a new life for myself in the wake of losing those high school friends I mentioned yesterday, I tried[…]

Day 201: A Funny Memory to balance this week

August 12, 2017 phillmemoir

Another memory story. When I was a senior in high school, I spent a great deal of time “coupled” with a girl (named Julie, ironically, no relation to my wife) by virtue of the fact[…]