Archive for August, 2008



Sweet On Geeks night

You’ll recall podcast 117 we talked about the Sweet On Geeks dating service. They have another singles night scheduled for Saturday, September 6th, at 7pm at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge. There will be free pizza and lots of gaming as well as a beverage going by the name G33K B33R. Check it out!

DragonCon Travel Updates

So, as some of you may have heard,  BostonGeek is heading down to DragonCon.  And, being incredibly adventurous (and, possibly stupid), we have decided to drive on down to Atlanta.  If you are curious where BostonGeek might be, you can follow our travels on our Twitter page:
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My Dash GPS will be sending regular updates as [...]

Hey all, a new blog post on the BG alt site for boardgames.  A review of the Descent expansion The Well of Darkness.
Don’t forget to go visit the BostonGeek store at Cafe Press!

BostonGeek store now open!

Quick! Go to http://www.cafepress.com/bostongeek and buy a BostonGeek t-shirt or thong; a Remy is Right beer stein; a Science is Like Sex spaghetti tank and much more! All the other fashion plates are doing it, what are you waiting for?

Brewery: Matt Brewing Company, Utica, NY
Brewery Description: “A hop lover’s delight. In the India Pale Ale tradition this brew is very hoppy in both aroma and flavor from the generous amounts of cascade hops used in brewing. Look for a medium to full body and golden straw color.”
Brew Style: American India Pale Ale, 5.8% ABV
Recommended [...]

Meet Emily. She’s a pretty brunette I’d sorely like to plow ’til next July.
Only one problem. Emily isn’t real. She’s an animation. Not motion-capture, mind you. Animation. As in, the face is photorealistically built from scratch by software that uses an actor’s performance and builds the face to go [...]

The new Mummy movie sucks!

Spoiler alert! you all know how much I hate hearing details of a movie I haven’t seen so this is your warning!
First off, let me say that I saw The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor when I was hanging with some friends and we needed to kill a couple of hours. And it wasn’t like “Oh man [...]

From xkcd

Brewery: Matt Brewing Company, Utica, NY
Brewery Description:“Our classic German lager has a perfect balance of caramel malt sweetness. Look for a rich, amber color and medium body.”
Brew Style:German Amber/Vienna, 5.5% ABV
Recommended Glassware: Lager, Flute, Pilsner, Dimpled mug, Stein
The Ugly Truth: Well, back again with the 2nd to last bottle of Saranac.  Almost done with it, [...]

So as we all know, Schlitz is one of the greatest beers on the planet.  How do we know?  Well…cause I’ve said so that’s how we know.
But just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, they are.  Pabst Brewing Company, owners of Schlitz, are going back to the original forumula.  The current Schlitz, while [...]




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