http://www.shaunmcinnis.org Abusing emdashes and parentheses since 2008. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:01:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once again, I've managed to let an entire calendar month sputter along without a single update. You have my sincerest apologies for this, dear reader. There is someone reading this, right? Okay, just checking. So what's new? I spent the past week in San Diego. See, the beautiful part about my ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=16 The English major in me derives a twisted joy from entire articles devoted to a single item of punctuation. And while this particular article may be the closest thing there is to sensationalist punctuation journalism, it's all worth it when you read this sentence near the end of the story: The ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=14 If you'll allow me to take a trip down nostalgia alley, I'd like to share one of my very favorite Daily Show segments of all time. This one dates back to June of 2001, a time when the world was a more innocent place and the biggest of our concerns ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=13 I've been on a bit of a Hemingway kick lately. Within the past couple weeks, I've read A Moveable Feast, The Sun Also Rises, and tread knee-deep into For Whom the Bell Tolls. Besides the cripplingly embarrassing fact that I'd never read a book of his before, it's sort of ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=12 One of the nice things about the place I work is that it's within walking distance of AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. It's not the team that makes it such a nice sell. The team is abysmal. In fact, their inability to grasp concepts of statistical analysis ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=11 People in San Francisco love to drink. They also love to dress in costume. These are two facts I've learned quite well since moving here from Seattle. Today only cemented that knowledge as I watched a parade of drunks stumble though the Haight in a marathon of excess called Bay ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=9 April usually brings excitement for me, as I've been a diehard NBA fan for as long as I can remember. This year is different. The impending doom of the Seattle SuperSonics -- my Seattle SuperSonics -- has put a major damper on my ability to enjoy these playoffs. The past year ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=8 In an effort to feel like I'm getting some sort of return for the $9.99 Dreamhost automatically deducts from my checking account every month, I've decided to update this blog. So. What's new? I just bought a new computer. In fact, I'm typing on it as we speak. But I ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=6 In a quest to further destroy my sleep schedule, I've embarked on a journey through the horrifying streets of Condemned 2. One thought that continues to swirl through my mind as I play has been the fact that I really shouldn't be enjoying this game nearly as much as I ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=5 Since I registered the shaunmcinnis.org domain last June, I've installed and uninstalled this WordPress blog no less than four times. I could never figure out what to do with it. What theme would I write about? What topic? There's so many! There's probably at least, like, a hundred topics out ... http://www.shaunmcinnis.org/?p=3