A Geek’s Guide to Valentine’s Day: New Article on Philly.com
by eric on February 4, 2013
With Valentine’s Day getting closer, I thought it might be fun to highlight some of my favorite shops in the area. So last week, Philly.com published a cute piece from me about geeky places to shop in Philadelphia.
I talk about Omoi (my favorite store in the city), the Hello World & Home boutiques, Girls Can Tell, Whipped Bakeshop, and Jinxed. Check it out here!
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Four in February: Challenge Accepted
by eric on January 28, 2013
Mike Suszek, a contributor to my favorite video game blog, Joystiq, has issued a challenge to his readers. That challenge has been picked up by Kotaku, and subsequently has a Facebook page dedicated to the cause.
Four in February.
The idea?
Beat four video games in your backlog that you’ve been meaning to play. I’m pretty guilty of picking up new releases and abandoning them in favor of another new game, or buying older games because they’re on sale, and then never playing them. My game library is a bit embarrassing in that respect, full of games I’ve never quite bothered with.
So Mike, I accept your challenge. Here’s what I’ll be playing through the month of February. [click to continue…]
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What I Listened To While Writing In 2012
by eric on January 22, 2013
I sure did write a lot last year.
There were a handful of print articles and some fun guest blog posts. And while I shared all of that stuff with my friends and linked it all out here and via social media, a lot of my scribbling this year isn’t quite ready for the public to scope out.
Namely, the finished YA manuscript my agent is shopping around, a half finished sequel to that book, and a secret finished book. And then there’s writing and editing blog posts for Geekadelphia and Quirk’s website.
Man, that’s a lot of words.
After reading the brilliant Scott Pilgrim series by Bryan Lee O’Malley, I started recording what I was listening to while writing. He does it too, at the end of each book. So I opened up the manuscripts for those YA books this weekend, flipped to the end, and found the small list. I started one with the guidebook too.
Here’s what I was rocking out to this year while writing. An unsurprising list.
The Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten: “If I put too much blood on the page.” Damn Brian Fallon. This guy gets it. If I get another tattoo after my sleeve is finished, it might just end up being the lyrics to Blood On The Page from The Gaslight Anthem’s Handwritten album.
The Horrible Crowes – Elsie: I picked up Brian Fallon’s side project when I randomly caught word of it on Absolutepunk. It’s a lot like The Gaslight Anthem, but softer and darker. [click to continue…]
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Photo Shoot With Kyle Cassidy
by eric on January 17, 2013
So the other day, I had a photo shoot with Kyle Cassidy.
Some of you might know him from his hilarious presentation at the Philly Geek Awards. Or due to his amazing work with folks like Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, and countless others. Or maybe from his beautiful photography books. Check out War Paint. Right now.
I could ramble and rant about Kyle nonstop. Great guy, great photographer. Needless to say, I was pretty damn thrilled he agreed to take my photos.
I’ve always had this thing for Post It Notes and 8-bit mosaics. I made a big Space Invader (twice!) back at my old job (the first ended up on Kotaku), started to make one at Quirk (I gave up, they didn’t stick well), and I’ve made a few attempts at small ones in my apartment. But I could never really capture what I wanted to with a camera.
Enter, a Kyle.
He took the pictures after a little over an hour of sticking Post Its up on a wall in the basement of Indy Hall. The shoot didn’t take long, maybe a half hour or so… I lost track of time. I was smiling and laughing so damn much.
Why fancy new photos? Word on the street is I’ve got a book coming out. WHAT! More on that soon, promise.
My favorite from the shoot is above. Below, you’ll find a number of other favorites and fun behind-the-scenes snaps. Enjoy!
A huge thank you to my pals over at Indy Hall. Not only for giving me the space for the shoot, but for taking the time to help me get all those Post Its up on that wall. Sean, Parker, Jake, Adam, Kara… seriously, you guys rule. And my foxy lady joined in. Also, my coworker at Quirk, Katie. I don’t know how she did it, but her arrangements were far more perfect than the rest of ours.
And of course, huge thanks to Kyle and his photo crew. I couldn’t be happier.
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New Fringe Book Fully Integrates Television & Publishing: Guest Post on BookRiot
by eric on January 15, 2013
I’ve got a new guest post up on BookRiot, talking about the new Fringe book, September’s Notebook.
I was pretty psyched when I got the press release about this title. The fact that the book is a part of the show’s mythology is really neat. Innovation. I dig it.
It’s also by an author local to Philly! Yay!
Check it out here.
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Search Awards: I Became A Writer But That’s Not Important
by eric on January 7, 2013
When I moved to Philadelphia, one of the first blogs I started to read actively was the blog of local photographer Steve Weinik. Philly folks might know him from his work with the Mural Arts Program and the award winning film Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles.
Me? I got to know him through his hilarious blog posts. Along with his photography misadventures, he used to write up these ‘search awards’ lists, detailing the weirdest ways people found his site.
So, in that tradition, here are my search awards for 2012. The ten weirdest ways people have stumbled upon my site in 2012.
- Pimp Suits: 646
- Release the Kraken: 108
- Kishwer Vikaas: 47 (Um, @Phillygrrl?)
- DJ Hulk Hogan: 18
- You stood up to me that was the test: 15
- My chinchilla fell in the toilet: 12
- Pizza and red wine: 6
- Do chinchillas get cold?: 3
- I became a writer but that’s not important: 3
- Of all the prostitutes you’re the smartest: 3
A majority of people made it to my site looking for perfectly normal things though. Thousands of people came here looking for Master Chief armor, an analysis of Joyas Voladoras by Brian Doyle, Geekadelphia, Rocketeer costume supplies, and sometimes for me. Sometimes.
Though I suppose for anyone else, someone searching for Master Chief and Rocketeer armor isn’t exactly normal. But, this is my life. This is what I do.
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