Author Archives: JeffreyATW

Lost In the Internet

(Originally written in 1996.) “It’s coming down on me! It’s, it’s- AHHHH!!!-” I woke up. I was gasping. I looked at my clock. “8:45!? I’m late for school!” Before I knew it, I was out the door running. My school … Continue reading

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: a short story

(Originally written May 31, 1993.) Once there was a hedgehog named Sonic. Now I mean he was’nt just a regular junky ol` hedgehog, I mean he runs HECK-a-FAST!! Faster than anyone on the planet, Mobius!But one day Dr. Ivo Robotnik … Continue reading

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NERDS IN LOVE… TOO!

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Yearly Meme #9

Still doing this thing! Last year’s answers. 1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Went to a Catholic funeral, moved in with my girlfriend. 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you … Continue reading

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Fandom: for those who don’t know the answer to “where do you get your ideas from”

The concept of fandom actually bothers me a bit — it seems like describing yourself as a member of a “fandom” means you’re more invested in the community that has grown around a given thing than you are in the … Continue reading

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Twetiquette

Oh, hello. Welcome to Jeffrey’s Internet Etiquette Soapbox, where I passive-aggressively explain to you how obnoxious you are based on the trivial actions you take on a trivial social network! Retweeting when someone replies to you with a compliment The … Continue reading

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Song Rating Spergatory

I still live in the dinosaur era of digital music management, in that I download and store full albums on my computer. None of this “cloud” silliness. Not yet, at least. All these downloads start to add up, so for … Continue reading

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My take on the iPhone location services hubbub

Tech sites and developer blogs have been reacting to the recent release of iPhoneTracker, a Mac OS X app that can easily plot where you’ve been, and when, since you started using your iPhone. While it might sound “scary” or … Continue reading

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Yearly Meme #8

First year that I’m doing this meme thing on WordPress! Last year’s answers. 1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? Got hit by a car, broke a bone, got fired, had metal put into my body, … Continue reading

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WordPress ahoy

I have moved my blog to WordPress! It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been holding out on leaving LiveJournal, mostly because I didn’t see TOO many shortfalls over other blogging software. It still allowed me to do whatever a … Continue reading

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