Magic: The Gathering is an extremely popular trading card and strategy game developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast in 1993.
John Carpenter's The Thing was an alien film made in 1982. The film was underlooked due to a more friendly film called ET, which released around the same time.
A split infinitive involves placing a word or group of words (an adverb) between to and the infinitive itself. A split infinitive is usually unnecessary.
Krishna, literally dark, black or blue, is a Hindu God-figure. Usually considered as the incarnation of Vishnu, Krishna is thought to be a historical person.
DRY programming stands for Don't Repeat Yourself. In software development it is extremely important to consolidate logic into reusable methods and widgets.
Procrastination is the practice of avoiding one's responsibilities. This is often done by replacing life's important tasks with unimportant activities.
A class reunion is a gathering years after certain monumental events such as graduation from high school or college, to recreate memories and situations.
The Madronos have smooth red branches and thin, scaly bark that continually peels off. The Pacific Coast variety grows from Vancouver Island to the Coast Range.