Amanda Helms

Month: June 2013

  • 3 of my favorite movies, in no particular order and with commentary

    1. The Princess Bride Granted, this is pretty much a requisite pick for anyone above a certain age who claims any sort affinity with geekdom. But it’s eminently quoteable and makes for a simple yet effective “Can we be friends?” test. Didn’t like the movie? Well, I suppose there’s a slim possibility that we might…

  • 3 Nemeses of curly hair

    Normally, I don’t mind my hair. I actually rather like it.   There are, however, three things I have identified as nemeses of curly hair, nemeses capable of turning a great hair day into a nightmare.    

  • Writing as a third world problem

    A couple of weeks ago, my then-two-month-old laptop died a rather anticlimatic death. I attempted to boot it up, only to have it try to boot from a media device that didn’t exist on the machine. Huh, thought I, I guess this might explain those messages I was getting about Windows shutting down unexpectedly, even…

  • 3 features I’d like my next car to have

    Continuing with my “simple conceit that allows for regular posting,” I herein list three features I would like in my next car.   1. Alternative fuel capabilties of some sort   2. GPS   3. Lasers   All of which I think would come in very handy in event of zombie apocalypse.  I mean, assuming…