Some time ago, I got into an extensive, drawn-out discussion with a group of friends about the nature of humor and what makes something funny. The first time we talked about it, we just named things
I’ve been part of several conversations recently about ‘culture’ as it pertains to a given small-scale environment. My department, for instance, is in the process of hiring a new chairperson,
There are a few pieces of media that I consume regularly – xkcd is the one that comes most immediately to mind, probably because I’ve got two printed comics on the bulletin board just behind my mo
This is the time of year – this, and November – where I feel like weeks are slipping past me so quickly I’ll never get half the things done that I want to. Even though I’m not an undergrad d
I have been told many times by many people that I take my recreation far too seriously, that if I want to have ‘fun’ I need to stop turning all my play into work. I can somewhat see their point