REDEARTH88 Takes on Lonelygirl15
As with most pop culture sensations, Lonelygirl15 spawned a spin-off, and some competition. Falling somewhere between direct offspring and competitor is REDEARTH88, a series that’s starting to build a serious fan base at a time when Lonelygirl’s audience is falling off from previous highs.

If REDEARTH88’s (RE88) format rings familiar — cute girl in room shares her life through a webcam, and heck, both shows feature run-on words with numerals in their titles — then it should come as no surprise to learn that the show’s creator, Glenn Rubenstein was once part of the LG15 team.

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Bored out of my mind, with nothing to do...

I miss being overwhelmed with constant deadlines.

It feels like life was moving along at 120/mph and someone pulled the emergency brake.

How long does this "whoa" phase last exactly?

from the excellent McSweeney's: Life Lessons (a.k.a. Tips From the Super Mario Brothers Instruction Booklet). You're going to need sharp wits and lightning reflexes to complete this quest! If you bump into an enemy from the side or from below, you die. Don't get too lazy about swimming or you'll get pulled under by the whirlpool at the bottom of the screen. Bad guys on top of the bricks can be taken care of by punching them from below. Some bad guys can't be killed. Look out for these immortal creeps! If you want to get a lot of points, be sure not to leave any enemies alive behind you, since the more enemies you kill, the more new ones appear. The points you get depend on how you kill the enemy. Try a few different methods to see which gives you the most points. The higher you jump on the flagpole, the higher the bonus you receive. Because the screen moves from left to right, there are enemies off the edge of the screen that can't be seen. Beware! The following are deadly: Bumping into members of the Turtle Tribe and other baddies Walking into flames When you fall into a pit or get sucked down a drain Time runs out