10 Reasons Why I haven't Posted Recently

Reasons 1 through 7 (really ruining my life): Tower Defense Games.  If you are at all susceptible to video game addictions, especially when games involve collecting points of some kind to unlock skills which will make it easier to collect more points to unlock still more skills (ad inifinitum) stay away from these kinds of games.  On the other hand, those towers ain't gonna defend themselves (unless you power them up appropriately).  Having exhausted Plants Versus Zombies, currently my drug of choice is Cursed Treasure (screen shot on the right).

Reason 8: American Horror Story.  If you like horror or alternatively want to see some television that plays with familiar plots and types but simultaneously stretches and lampoons the boundaries of commercial narrative (a la Twin Peaks), you must watch this show.  Also if you like Dylan McDermot's butt--and if you don't, you probably will after a few episodes.

Reason 9: Homeland.  Claire Daines triumphant return to television.  What if Cloe from 24 got her own show in which swearing and nudity were totally allowed (which, like urinating or eating food, is off limits in the land of 24)?  Also what if Cloe were a much more complex character whose trials and tribulations mattered a lot, lot more?  That's just to get started with what makes this spy drama cool (if only for those who shouted at the tvs in the 90s that they would treat Angela Chase soooooooo much better than Jordan Catalano ever would).  I would perhaps write more at the conclusion of the season; the show promises to be a good critical discussion piece.

Reason 10: Math.  Yes, I'm still studying math, because apparently for the man to let me in to his PhD programs in literature, he must be satisifed that I know a million and one uses for the pythagorean theorem.

The semester is ending soon, so hopefully that will translate in to more time for sitting still, being quiet, and telling the world and the web all about it.