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2008-The recap

31Dec08

I couldn’t compile a full list of everything I did in a year if I tried. So, to recap the year with some fun bullet points that will probably be even more fun to read in a few years—I present you with this list. Bullet points of 2008 for Kristin Maverick. Some are vague, and [...]


We have a Wii game at the office where you have to pound bongos to make your Donkey Kong character race through the jungle. You also have to avoid barrels. Capture bananas and try not to run into cliffs. While I agree that the Wii is an excellent video game device for exercise, this is [...]


We have a Wii game at the office where you have to pound bongos to make your Donkey Kong character race through the jungle. You also have to avoid barrels. Capture bananas and try not to run into cliffs. While I agree that the Wii is an excellent video game device for exercise, this is [...]


I just finished reading Clive Thompson’s article from Friday. (Finally digging into my Google Reader that I have refused to look at while on vacation.) Loved the whole article. There’s so much I want to comment on. Thompson describes the phenomenon of “ambient awareness”: It is, they say, very much like being physically near someone [...]


I just finished reading Clive Thompson’s article from Friday. (Finally digging into my Google Reader that I have refused to look at while on vacation.) Loved the whole article. There’s so much I want to comment on. Thompson describes the phenomenon of “ambient awareness”: It is, they say, very much like being physically near someone [...]


I’m sorry, but this is my new favorite video EVER. Watch for yourself. Subscribe!


I’m sorry, but this is my new favorite video EVER. Watch for yourself. Subscribe!


I love NY Mag. Many people do. But today, my good friend Katherine sent me two of the best articles I’ve read from them in a long time. One, an open letter to Katherine Heigl regarding the latest Emmy snuff (and how she will slowly fall off my favorite actress list). The other, an alarming [...]


I love NY Mag. Many people do. But today, my good friend Katherine sent me two of the best articles I’ve read from them in a long time. One, an open letter to Katherine Heigl regarding the latest Emmy snuff (and how she will slowly fall off my favorite actress list). The other, an alarming [...]