Category: technology / video games

  • Toaster Chicken, the Galaxy, and the Perks of Being Social With Social Media

    I recently came across these in the supermarket: Two words that should never go together are toaster and chicken. So of course I bought a box, and was soon obsessed with toaster chicken; mostly because “toaster chicken” is so fun to say, but also because FlatJacks are surprisingly good, in a chicken nugget sort of…

  • The Best Most Listened-To Albums of 2010 – Honourable Mentions

    It’s become a yearly December tradition to highlight the music I’ve been listening to in the previous year. I keep track of all my music listening through Last.fm, and often find myself disappointed when some of my favourite albums weren’t actually the ones I listened to most (after all, longer albums and albums released earlier…

  • Old People: The New Young People

    One of the cool things about kids is that they see magic in everything. Because it’s all new, it’s all exciting, so even the most mundane observation can be a revelation. A rainbow isn’t just a rainbow; it’s a mystery with potential for leprechauns and riches. However, after seeing the same thing a few times,…