Tag Archives: asides

[Meh-ta] Writer’s block

Image link goes here. I will be out of the loop – as opposed to being just out of it – for the next little bit. I’m quite fond of that particular application of an NPN transistor. It reflects those enjoyable lab afternoons where nothing goes right for half of us. And it’s true! Taking [...]

Stare at the scope

I was on a bit of a screen shot hunt. It was semi-fruitful. We all have heard about the fight or flight response, but there is clearly a third facet at least, characterized by deadlocked threads and a failure to act. The TF2 sniper’s taunt crystallizes the cynical perspective towards this perfectly. I will never [...]

Setting up a punch line

An effective setup and subsequent exercise in irony with an iron fist. If interested the sequence is documented starting here. It may shock and horrify you to know that I’ve been following Naruto Shippuuden since the beginning, unless you’ve been AnimeSeen stalking me, and even then you may be shocked and horrified anyway. I’ve been [...]

Tap your nose and wink

Knowing more than some of the characters know has two relevant uses: it sets in motion two trains that just happen to be on the same track and facing each other, or it is a portal through which irony is delivered. The latter option is preferable, and the setup for the sixteenth episode of Sky [...]

Sad students in snow

Searching for streetcars in the darkness of winter’s day.