Foam Swords Are Allowed at Comic Con Pens Are Not

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A guy dressed as part of the Spartacus crew with a sword intimidating. Someone dressed as The Predator definitely scary. Sitting in Hall H in a panel at Comic Con 2010 life threatening?!?!?
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Creeped Out by Dramatic Version of Creep on The Social Network Trailer

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Sony Pictures released it's dramatic trailer of the movie The Social Network and may have exaggerated the suspense with its overly dramatic version of Radiohead's "Creep."
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Taquitos + Twitterers = #NOM

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I love my twitter friends. What's the easiest way for us to get together? FOOD!
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My Ten Fav Moments from SXSW

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As my friends Natasha & Ashley and I make our way to our hotel room at 5am in the morning in a cab. The cab driver asks us. "Is this your first SXSW?" It wasn't but we had to ask him "What makes you a veteran at SXSW then?" He responded: "About 6 minutes after you land." Fav Moment number 7!
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Go Team Curling!

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Our Breakfast Club at work meets every Friday. Not like something out of a John Hughes film but more like eat breakfast and socialize for half an hour. When I came in on Friday before I could even pick up a bagel the group said: "SORRY, only non-curling fans allowed!" In shock I of course said in a very assertive voice: "WHAT!?!?!?"
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67 Year Old Man Kicks A Youngin’s Butt on A Bus

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There's a culture behind public transportation. There's just some things you do and somethings you don't on the subway, train, bus, or ferry. Sometimes it's better of just ignoring what's going on around you.
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Freezing My Butt off at Winter X Games 14

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I had been to X Games a ton of times here in nice and sunny Southern California. Perfect when it's right smack in the middle of summer. Taking it to the snow this time was a whole different story.
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Why are Puppies Dressed as Cats

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So every day at work my friends (Danielle & Meredith) & I like to look at Daily Puppy at 3pm. It's actually turned into quite an obsession. Anything and everything "puppy" related we fawn over.
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Saying Goodbye to 2009 & Hello to 2010

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The last half of 2009 was a busy year for me but maybe this list will help recap saying goodbye to 2009 and hello to 2010.
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Stand By Me Global Mashup

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You know a song brings universal meaning when you have music artists singing or playing their versions of "Stand By Me" from around the world and able to synch them up to produce a great mashup.
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Does Staying in School Payoff

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This past weekend I attended the Teens in Tech Conference in San Francisco for work.  Various panel speakers came to talk, but somehow the topic of: Does dropping out of college, payoff to be an entrepreneur in the future?
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A Great Credit Score Cant Help You These Days

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When I wake-up in the morning, I usually catch Good Morning America. I've noticed they've been really trying to catch stories about how Americans are still continuing to struggle in this recession.  Just like this story about 29 year old Kevin who had a great credit score but still had his credit limit lowered my credit card companies.
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Reviving Afghanistan with Skateboarding

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In the Kite Runner, flying a kite was a sport that made children of Afghanistan happy before it was war torn country.  Today, one Australian man with charitable donations from various embassies are bringing back life to the children of Afghan through a different sport, skateboarding.
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McDnoalds Buckstar Coffee Pizza Huh in China

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No these aren't misspelled words these are the new counterfeit brands in a new shopping center in China.
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What Kind of Home Can 350,000 Buy In California And In Washington

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This past weekend I was watched 2 episodes of TLC's My First Home.  In the first episode was a couple lived in North Hollywood with a budget of 350,000. The second episode was a couple who lived in Washougal, Washington with a budget of 250,000.  Who got a better deal???
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