Per aspera

In my travels in Intarspace, I frequently come across news that is no longer news,* and am astonished that I’ve made it this many years into my life without encountering this information until now.
I have two from this week:
First, while reading the CNN obituary for Gerald Levert, I discovered that he did a supergroup album […]

Okay, so Battlestar Galactica.  Pretty much the greatest show ever put on television, huh?  I’m halfway through season two so far.  Sweet Jesus.

Mother of balls, this thing was fucking up the page layout. If you absolutely must know how I scored on the “Nerd, Geek, or Dork?” test, you may slake your thirst for Steve-Taxonomy after the jump.

I know for a fact there’s a dent in the wall of one of the second-storey rooms in the house in which I grew up that was caused by the hurling of a twenty-sided die.  That’s just how I rolled, as a lad.

It cannot be coïncidence* that I’ve spent the entire weekend playing Guitar Hero.
Lauren has been watching a metal documentary, and is clearly no stranger herself to the metal.  From comments, I followed a link to the Wikipedia page for Lemmy Fuckin’ Kilmister.  Imagine my surprise as I learned that “Kilmister” — and a metal-er fuckin’ […]

Tom tells me that the Samuel Adams brewery has come out with a four-pack of authentic turn-of-the-revolution beers called the Brewer Patriot Collection.  Jesus.  They already gave those of us lucky enough to live here in the birthplace of freedom Boston 375, which was tastier than a mu’fucker (it was, in the words of a […]

Tonight, I was explaining to my roommates that Sharpies are non-archival.  That is, over time, the ink left by a Sharpie fades and, I think, turns brown, so if you need to ink your comic (and hope to sell the original art sometime later on), don’t use a Sharpie.  You should use India ink instead, […]

It shines! It shines upon my sodden city! Oh, it is lovely and bright.

I’ve re-ripped Suicidal Tendencies’ Lights…Camera…Revolution to my iPod.
It is wonderful.  Rocky George plays a lead guitar like no one else I’ve ever heard.  That’s perhaps less a comment on his unique style than on the breadth of my experience, but still.
George’s method is basically to play a constant guitar solo.  He’s not so much participating […]

I know we all decided lo those many years ago that it was okay to wear black shoes and shirts with khaki pants.  Indeed, a man may cut a fine figure in a black sweater and some khakis.  Black and brown, their enmity is not total; they can be brothers.
But some of you have extrapolated; […]

Some day, I’ll probably finally earn my bachelor’s degree. There may come a time when I marry a wonderful woman, maybe buy a house, maybe have one or more children.
As of right now, though, that’s all gravy. I’ve just downloaded, transferred to my phone, and set as my ringtone the theme from Airwolf*, […]