As I prepare for #Twitterless2020 — my John Green-inspired decision to sign off Twitter for the year — I’ve been pondering how to strike the right balance between two competing impulses. On the one hand, I know myself too well to think I’ll be happy without an outlet for publishing stuff when I have something to say (or a joke… Read more »
My NCAA and NIT Pools are being hosted over on The Living Room Tumblr this year. Direct pool entry links: • bit.ly/LRT2014MensPool • bit.ly/LRT2014WomensPool • bit.ly/LRT2014NITPool Also, be sure to “like” the pools on Facebook. Updates will be posted on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook — not here. The NIT Pool deadline is at 5:00 PM Eastern tonight (Tuesday). The Men’s… Read more »
As you may have noticed, this blog has gone completely dormant over the last year. I’ve been slow in setting up redirects, but if you’re looking for an Oscar or NCAA pool, go to my Tumblr page, “The Living Room Tumblr,” at http://brendanloy.tumblr.com. I’m not formally shutting this blog down — who knows, maybe I’ll pick it up again at… Read more »
Add three names to The Living Room Times Hall of Eternal Glory: Mike Boyd of Raleigh, NC; Scott Fort of Warrior, AL; and Ross Binder of Minneapolis, MN — champions of the 18th annual Men’s NCAA Pool, 16th annual Women’s NCAA Pool, and 9th annual NIT Pool, respectively. Actually, Fort’s name is not a new addition to the Hall of… Read more »
It’s that time of year again! Everybody in the pools! My NCAA and NIT pools are, as always, free to enter. There is no monetary or tangible prize* — just a chance at bragging rights (or, as I like to say, eternal glory). Complete rules here. Entry links below. (Also, “like” the pools on Facebook!) Good luck! Men’s NCAA Tournament… Read more »
Scott Woods (@gswoods) of Jonesboro, Arkansas won the 9th annual Living Room Times Oscar Pool last night, taking over first place when Ang Lee won a surprise Best Director award for “Life of Pi,” and clinching victory when “Argo” won Best Picture. Woods got 72 out of a possible 80 points, missing on just 3 categories: he had Robert De… Read more »
The 85th annual Academy Awards start at 6:30 PM Mountain Time. Becky’s and my live-blog / live-chat / live-snark will officially begin at 6:00 PM (though you can start chatting earlier if you like). The chat is right here, in this blog post. To participate, you’ll need to log in below via Twitter, Facebook or OpenID. Oscars Live Chat 2013… Read more »
I’m pretty late in setting this up (though not quite as late as last year), but I just realized, OMG, the Oscars are on Sunday! … which means it’s time to sign up for the 9th annual Living Room Times Oscar Pool! The deadline to enter is Sunday at 5:30 PM Mountain Time. Entering the pool is, of course, free…. Read more »
Ryan Morgan, a.k.a. @rpm002, a Wisconsin fan and 2006 Drake alum, clinched victory in the 8th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest when Arkansas State beat Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl last night. Regardless of the outcome of tonight’s Notre Dame-Alabama BCS championship game, Morgan will finish tied in points with Sam Mann (@mannsg28), and will defeat… Read more »
Tonight’s GoDaddy.com Bowl between Sun Belt champion Arkansas State and MAC runner-up Kent State will decide the winner of the 8th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest — regardless of the outcome of tomorrow’s BCS national championship game between Notre Dame and Alabama. If Kent State wins, Sam Mann (@mannsg28) will win the LRT contest. If Arkansas State… Read more »
