Monthly Archives: March 2005

Donnie Darko (review)

Donnie Darko. DVD. Written and directed by Richard Kelly, 2001. 9/10 I am bewildered. I do not want to sleep. I do not want to do anything else. I just want to sit and think about it. I don’t understand … Continue reading

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Thesis: Ch. 1–Introduction

Today I’ve posted the frontmatter and introduction of my PhD thesis on role-playing videogames, which now has its own page here. I’m really hoping to get some feedback on this, especially from gamers. Some reasons why you should read the … Continue reading

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Personal attacks

Today, dogpossum posted what is, so far, the most antagonistic comment related to my site that I’ve yet received. Her blog doesn’t have permalinks, so you’ll just have to search for 17 March 2005. Currently, though, it’s at or near … Continue reading

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Pugnacious

From Dict.org 1 definition found for pugnacious From Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : Pugnacious Pug*na”cious, a. [L. pugnax,—acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf. Pugilism, Fist.] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. Notice that I changed the title … Continue reading

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Student unionism should be voluntary

With legislation to ban compulsory student unionism currently before parliament, student groups are protesting on the streets, on posters stuck around campus, and to the press to keep union membership compulsory. Even Vice Chancellors are expressing concerns. I find it … Continue reading

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AFB

You could hardly fail to notice that after a flurry of posts, I haven’t made many recently. In the World of Warcraft, players often signify that they are “AFK”: Away From Keyboard. I have been Away From Blog. This is … Continue reading

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Spanking Fashion Parade (review)

The Incredible Melk’s Spanking Fashion Parade. 9/10 Last night I overcame a bout of lethargy to go out to the Kitten Club and see a show my friend Mel was putting on. It featured some outrageously stylish catwalking from the … Continue reading

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Conservatism: a prelude to an introduction

For those inclined to use the word conservative without thinking carefully, my last post expresses a classically conservative sentiment. I’ve just said Japan should keep things the way they are, because the status quo is better than the alternative, according … Continue reading

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Proposed Japanese constitution to restrict basic freedoms

Clampdown on freedom eyed in LDP’s Constitution The Japanese LDP is probably scared of finally losing government for the first time ever, after their main opposition, the DPJ (DPJ) won 178 seats in the general election of October 2003. So … Continue reading

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