Showing posts with label geek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geek. Show all posts
Friday, 13 July 2018

Blonde Tickler has a boyfriend (!)

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My wife learned it today from Blonde Tickler's mother: she has a boyfriend. I was expecting it to happen, sooner or later, but not so ea...
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Sunday, 13 March 2016

The Lord of Shadow Keep

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During my last time in Montreal, I gave myself a few nostalgic and geeky gifts: some medieval fantasy gamebooks, like the ones I used to buy...
Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Un calembour atroce forestier

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Il me vient en tête parfois, l'un des nombreux calembours atroces que l'on a proférés durant nos parties de D&Dr . C'est vra...
Monday, 20 April 2015

Dangerous Hills

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I must have a geek fever: I am in the mood these days to revisit another Fighting Fantasy Gamebook , actually a whole saga: the Sorcery! se...
Sunday, 7 December 2014

The Monstrous Manual online

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This is a great moment for the geek and nostalgic in me: I found online the complete Monstrous Manual of the 2nd edition of Dungeons & ...
Thursday, 8 May 2014

SIS/MI6

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I have sometimes geeky moments... This post is about one of them, which might bring me embarrassment. Because I am a James Bond fan and a Sa...
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Sunday, 9 February 2014

Lead figures and sharing memories

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Here is another episode of my last time in Québec, I hope nobody minds. During the time of my stay in my parents' house in Chicoutimi, m...
Sunday, 23 June 2013

Waterdeep

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This is an anecdotal and utterly geeky post (be warned), but it is also in a way a post meant to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the r...
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Thursday, 21 March 2013

Vanity Cards (from The Big Bang Theory)

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I don't know exactly how it happened, but I became a fan, a casual one but still, of The Big Bang Theory . First time I saw it, or was ...
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Sunday, 17 February 2013

Question existentielle (171)

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Je regardais The Big Bang Theory plus tôt ce matin et il m'est venu une question existentielle: -À votre connaissance, quel est l...
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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

The Background of James Bond

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I recently rediscovered the official website of the movie Casino Royale . Apart from the usual promotional stuff, there is a lengthy backst...
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Monday, 11 June 2012

Dix-neuf ans plus tard

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" Il y avait une très belle photo, datant de l'après-guerre, qui était comme toutes les belles photos une image vide, avec presque...
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Saturday, 10 December 2011

Being called "Sir"

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It happens every day, but sometimes I notice it more than others. Like that time when I bought my Friday treat .When I used to work in a sch...
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Wednesday, 7 December 2011

The French Connection (geeky anecdote)

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Last Saturday, I had a craving for junk food ( Wimpy ) and I was in the mood to watch The French Connection . I watched the movie only once,...
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Saturday, 2 April 2011

A great (if a bit geeky) unknown line from my brother

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I haven't put a great unknown line on this blog for ages, I thought I would put one here now. My brother is stuck at home because of a ...
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Sunday, 23 January 2011

I miss academia

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It struck me today: I really miss my time at university, either as a postgrad or as a guy working there. I mean really miss it. I miss it be...
Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Nemi

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There is one thing I almost miss of the commuting longer commuting I used to do a year ago: I rarely have time to catch the Metro and I don...
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Thursday, 19 August 2010

Compter les heures

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Cette photo a été prise à Keswick , je crois que c'était au Pencil Museum . Une des choses que j'aimais de cette ville (ce village?)...
Thursday, 5 August 2010

Geeks, nerds et autres espèces humaines

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Je viens de lire cet article dans Cyberpresse sur les geeks. Une question qui me revient parfois: suis-je un peu geek, voire nerd? Une anecd...
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