Sep 09 2008
The internet has made me more dorky
…mostly because now, through harnessing the power of wikipedia and google, I can read up on various vices - such as sci-fi/fantasy authors, battlestar galactica, and esoteric bands. I don’t even *like* TV.
A current favorite is John Scalzi’s blog. Excepts such as referring to tickle-me Elmo’s as “…watch the thing giggle and writhe when you poke it and you can’t help but think that this is what methadone for pedophiles looks like.” and his not-so-nice call for liberals: “I know it’s a lot to ask at the moment, but could you possibly please stop publicly losing your shit all over the goddamn place? Honestly, it’s embarrassing.” His books are damn good too.
Wikipedia combined with Last.fm, I now know more pop culture trivia than ever - as long as the band broke up by the mid-90s.
Also until now, I had never read seriously Asimov, but thanks to Wikipedia I know a lot more about him, too. Ugh. And then recently I saw a post somewhere about memorializing not only the creator of Superman’s house but also a prolific comic book letterer…must…stop…before losing all social skills….
Oh, wait. I’m in Mongolia.
