08 September, 2006

Welcome Dorks

Now that school is back in session, there's thousands of new faces at the UW. And certainly there are some dorks amongst them. So, if you're one of those dorks, here's a little guide that may help you.

Gaming, etc.
UW Anime Club
UW Sci-Fi Club
Interzone (UW RPG club)
UW Mage LARP
If Wishes Were Trees (LARP)
Ring Game (Tolkien LARP)
Grumbling Dwarf (Local gaming resource)
Pegasus Games
Misty Mountain Games
The Last Square (Minis)
The Barony of Jaravellir (SCA)
Clan of the Hydra (Medieval fighting)
Odyssey Con
FilmCon
WisCon
20th Century Books

Film/Video
UW Cinematheque
Movie Times
Wis-Kino
Four Star Video Heaven
WYOU (Cable access)

Music
PROG (Progressive rock cover band)
Madison Music Online
Music Made in Madison (Streaming radio)
WORT (Community radio station)
WSUM (Student radio station)
Wisconsin Public Radio

Being a Heathen
Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics @ UW
Freedom From Religion Foundation

Sex/Health
A Woman's Touch
Planned Parenthood
Community Pharmacy

Drink Locally
Capital Brewery
New Glarus Brewing
Lake Louie Brewing
Fauerbauch Brwery
Gray's Brewing
Huber Brewery
Tyranena Brewery
Furthermore Brewery

Eat Local
Willy Street Coop
Mifflin Street Coop
Chocolate Shoppe (Eat the Zanzibar Chocolate)

Miscellaneous
Broom Street Theater
Madison History
Mad Rollin' Dolls (Rollerderby)
Madison Mallards
Isthmus (Alternative weekly rag)
Dane101 (Local blogging)
Madison Metro
Badger Bus
Van Galder Bus
City of Madison

Ogg sucks. Most Packer games are on the Fox affiliate on channel 47. The Packers can be heard on the radio on WIBA-AM 1310 & WIBA-FM 101.5. The west side of town is mostly subdivisions and shopping malls while the east side is more working class. The south side is our "ghetto". South Towne and Market Square are the cheapie cinemas. Westgate, Hilldale, and the Orpheum have arty fair. Scanner Dan is the pudgy guy on State Street monitoring the police bands all day.

For anyone who came here from a long ways away:

FIB = Fucking Illinois Bastard
Brat is short for bratwurst, a type of German sausage.
This is Wisconsin - eat lots of cheese.

Any locals have any other links or advice?

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