"Space is disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence." [ 0 ] November 17, 2008 7:12 pm
Damn, but they crammed a lot into that trailer. Works for me, though. And gee..._only_ six months to wait! Sigh...not soon enough! [ 0 ] 6:55 pm
Off in five. Then I go home, and get to _watch_ the Star Trek trailer, instead of just seeing lots of other people talk about it. [ 0 ] 6:25 pm
Nov 17
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Sometime between November 14th and November 17th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
Best Seat in the House | Election Night: The Seattle Times photography blog's experiences on Election Night 2008. Timeline twins, music and movies: When I was a kid, "oldies" music and movies seemed ancient. Even though I'm now in my 30s, the entertainment that I watched and listened to in my youth still feels pretty recent to me. Raiders of the Lost Ark wasn't all that long ago, right? But comparing my distorted recall of childhood favorites to the oldies of the time jogs my memory in unpleasant ways. For example: Listening to Michael Jackson's Thriller today is equivalent to listening to Elvis Presley's first album (1956) at the time of Thriller's release in 1982. Elvis singles in 1956 included Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, and Love Me Tender. Obama’s Fascinating Interview with Cathleen Falsani: The most detailed and fascinating explication of Barack Obama's faith came in a 2004 interview he gave Chicago Sun Times columnist Cathleen Falsani when he was running for U.S. Senate in Illinois. The column she wrote about the interview has been quoted and misquoted many times over, but she'd never before published the full transcript in a major publication. Because of how controversial that interview became, Falsani has graciously allowed us to print the full conversation here. Tube-side chat? Obama takes radio address online: President-elect Barack Obama is taping Saturday's weekly Democratic address not just for listeners, but for YouTube viewers, his office said Friday. And he plans to keep videotaping the radio addresses after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20. Before then, the videos will be posted on Obama's transition Web site. unlibrarian: Journey: The secret behind the Obama logo…
Argh! The new Star Trek trailer doesn't go live until 10am…when I'll be at work and won't be able to see it. Gotta wait 'till I get home. :( [ 0 ] 7:04 am
Having a real fireplace is definitely one of my favorite things about this apartment. Spending a day in front of a fire cannot be overrated. [ 0 ] November 16, 2008 8:07 pm
"Nobody leaves this place without singin' the blues!" [ 0 ] 5:08 pm
Prairie has _Adventures in Babysitting_ memorized like I have _The Holy Grail_ memorized. It's really cute. [ 0 ] 4:41 pm
Processing photos from three weeks ago. Yup...I'm that far behind. [ 0 ] 11:45 am
We needed a day of rest yesterday, but I'm loving seeing the photos of the Prop 8 rallies. With everyone in spirit. [ 0 ] 9:08 am
The Star Trek trailer's been leaked, apparently. I'm waiting 'til tomorrow's official, HD release, but it's tough. Wanna see! [ 0 ] 8:30 am
Apparently I _suck_ at sleeping in these days. (sigh) [ 0 ] 8:01 am
Nov 15
Humor
A couple weeks ago, author, actor, and humorist John Hodgman was the guest on NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” As I listened to John and host Peter Sagal, John’s simple, polite, and deadpan delivery of often ludicrous responses to Peter’s questions reminded me very strongly of an old comedy album of my dad’s that I listened to time and time again growing up, where ABC television announcer Ernie Anderson plays straight man to comedian Tim Conway in a series of interviews.
Here, then, is that album, recorded to .mp3 from the very album that I grew up listening to. You can listen to or download the tracks individually or grab the full album as a 47Mb .zip file. Enjoy! The whole album is quite funny and worth downloading, but if you want to sample, my particular favorites are “Do You Fly Much?”, “Boy”, and “The Baseball Coordinator”.
As a bonus: this is one of the funniest Tim Conway bits I’ve ever seen. An outtake from the Carol Burnett Show, Tim won’t let the sketch go on until he’s done telling his elephant stories…
Liner notes for the ‘Are We On?’ album after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
Seeing good things re: Star Trek trailer on Twitter. I'll see it online Monday, no interest in Quantum of Solace. Casino Royale sucked. [ 0 ] November 14, 2008 8:45 pm
Sure, Rammstein is little more than KMFDM + Laibach. Still...there are times when it's a lot of fun. (Lost Highway sdtk, 'Heirate Mich') [ 0 ] 6:17 pm
John Hodgeman : Peter Sagal :: Tim Conway : Ernie Anderson [ 0 ] 10:42 am
Forget about Quantum of Solace, I wanna know about what's _really_ important: how's the new trailer for Star Trek look?!? [ 0 ] 7:07 am
Nov 13
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Sometime between November 12th and November 13th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
High quality YouTube video hack: By default all videos on YouTube and embedded on other sites load at normal quality, but there's a way to set your default viewing quality to high, link to high quality video, embed HQ video, and even save HQ videos for later viewing. James Bond: 5 Things I Learned About Women From The James Bond Books: Did you know that James Bond has the power to turn lesbians straight? And that lesbians were only gay in the first place because they have the right to vote? We always knew the Bond movies were trashy exploitation fests, but it turns out they're Gloria Steinem sit-ins compared to Ian Fleming's original books. The books are a treasure trove of wisdom about female sexuality, explaining why women should only sleep around at the office, and why "No" means "Take me now." What important lessons did those politically correct movies leave out? Here's our list. More evidence that Pushing Daisies is dying: Sad, but certainly no surprise. Prairie and I have said since it first debuted that there was no way PD would be around long-term — it was just too good, and quirky enough that most people "just wouldn't get it." We've been resigned to seeing it disappear for some time now, and are just enjoying what we get before they officially pull the plug. (Of course, if, by some miracle, it does get to continue, we'd be thrilled!) Australian mistakenly surfs over big whale: "At first I thought it was the shadow from my kite. But I quickly realized it was a whale," said Sheridan, a 42-year-old high school teacher. "The whale kept coming up. … I did not know what to expect and I went over its back just past its fin," he said. "Next thing I felt was its tail come up and hit me on the back of the head." D700 Field Report from Web 2.0 Summit: So how did it go? I won’t make you wait until the end of the post for the verdict. In a word, it rocked. Disney on iTunes: There's a lot of classic, vintage Disney hidden in iTunes, and this page has a great roundup of what you can find.
Today's Sadie Hawkins Day. I went to Sadie Hawkins dances in High School, does anyone still do that? Or has that fallen victim to PC-ness? [ 0 ] November 13, 2008 3:14 pm
Now that I've got all these new people following me (almost up to 100 on Twitter) I'm getting paranoid about being interesting. I'm just me! [ 0 ] 2:13 pm
This whole "asking people who they are when they follow me" routine is actually working pretty well. Less mystery, more communication. [ 0 ] 12:26 pm
$1.99/gal gas at the Arco on Meeker St. in Kent, WA this morning. [ 1 ] 10:22 am
Nov 12
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Sometime between November 11th and November 12th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
Roadside Attraction: The Alternate History Theme Park Where Dinosaurs Fought in the Civil War: Most speculative fiction surrounding the American Civil War imagines how the world would be different had the Confederacy won its independence. But roadside attraction creator Mark Cline has imagined an entirely different kind of Civil War science fiction. His fiberglass creations tell the tale of a group of Union soldiers who discover a lost valley of dinosaurs in Virginia and plot to use them as weapons against the South. (This is AWESOME and I'm so going if I'm ever in the area!) Election windfall: Word spread quickly last week through Sto-Rox High School when students learned that the administrative offices were filled with Barack Obama paraphernalia. Students snapped up posters and stickers for their lockers, backpacks and bedroom walls, eager to commemorate the victory of the first African American to ascend to the nation's highest office. The enthusiasm excited administrators, but it's not what brought tears to the eyes of Jean Schmalzreid, the district's director of federal programs and special projects. That happened when she saw school facilities workers bring in dolly after dolly piled high with thousands of dollars worth of supplies donated from Obama campaign offices in Pittsburgh. 10 Reasons for Zenfolio Account: One possible spot for trying to sell some of my photography. Lonesome penguin cheered up by his new friend… a stuffed toy: The penguin - called Pingu - began to lose weight and appeared weak after its bigger relative regularly helped himself to all the fish on offer. Concerned keepers were forced to remove Pingu from the enclosure, but at just three-weeks-old the penguin was in desperate need of company. Staff bought a £3.99 toy penguin from the zoo shop which acts as a surrogate sibling to the chuffed chick - who cuddles up to its new friend all day. First Full Image Of New Star Trek USS Enterprise: The moment everyone has been waiting for is here. In anticipation of the upcoming Star Trek trailer premiering this weekend, Paramount has released the first full image of the new USS Enterprise (NCC-1701, no bloody A, B, C or D). EW’s Popwatch blog got the exclusive first look at this beauty…
Two replacement batteries for my Casio just arrived from an Amazon reseller. Neither will charge. Less than thrilled. Emailing them now.... [ 0 ] November 12, 2008 7:15 pm
One strut of my collapsible umbrella tweaked out in the wind this morning. Just fixed it with a paper clip. Hooray for office supplies! [ 0 ] 4:01 pm
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