Hello folks out there in internet-land! London is hosting this year’s installment of the Olympics, and I thought i’d try and get you some funnies of Olympic proportions! They’re probably not that great, but still sport-related none-the-less. Have you seen Batman yet? Spretty good too you should totally go watch it if you haven’t already. [...]
Having gone to see The Amazing Spider-Man this last week and seeing what people have to say about it, has reminded me how little people can appreciate a solidly made film. Truth be known, there are a lot of great movies out there that have gotten snubbed either because reviewers and audiences didn’t get it, [...]
Our wonderful leader, el capitan, the big kahuna, queen bray bray is finally back in town after her successful procedure in Calgary. Remember to welcome her back yeall! Did you hear the even greater news? Legend of Korra got renewed for another 26 episodes? AWWWW YEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!! In celebration of this, I have nothing related, but [...]
What’s goin on faithful Geekin’ out readers? Belated happy Independence Day to all you Americanos out there, and happy Canada day for all of my fellow Canucks out there! It’s a hot one out there in Vancouver, so be sure to be careful wherever you are and beat that Heat. Comic-Con is just around the [...]
Welcome back to another installment of Let Us Waste Your Time. As you might know our El Capitano has been away for a bit taking care of some bidnass. We here are all wishing her the best and hope that you send her some good vibes/prayers/words of encouragement. Hopefully she finds here way to taking a peep [...]
Pixar’s newest film, Brave, has been stirring up some conversation about the importance of female characters being strong, independent and essentially, playing the hero. A lot of people say that there isn’t any value in teaching little girls to be more like little boys – and there-in lies the problem. Courage, valour, strength and honour [...]
Word Nerd: “However …”
I know, I know, it’s been forever. I’ve been rather strapped for language-related things to write about, so I apologize for the lack of Word Nerdiness. * * * * * Over the past few months, I have been noticing a growing incidence in misuses of the word ‘however’ that make me shake my head. [...]