January 2008
60 posts
Stand-Up Economist →
Liverpudlians definitely have the best accent ever.
Wow, Yellow Submarine is every bit as trippy as advertised. Consider me tripped.
Ew, Garrison Keillor is on Salon.com? No wonder I’ve never liked the vibe there.
@jecowan I gotta say, aside from the NYT, there’s not a person or organization on that list whose opinion I give a hoot about.
@jecowan I saw that. Quite a snippy little post from ECB.
Damn! Lawrence Fishbourne was 14 when they shot Apocalypse Now
I just dropped my sister off on Greek Row. I feel like I should take a shower.
Yep. Officially snowing.
Yay for Oscar season and plentiful Academy DVD screeners on BitTorrent!
Oh, and Dengue Fever too. I guess they sneak up on you like dengue fever?
Again, the Drive-By Truckers live up to their name and just come out of nowhere with a new album.
That was like Gershwin riding a chocobo.
oh dear lord. That man has a Link hat on. This is not SakuraCon!
All right, I teared up a little during the Metal Gear medley. War is hell.
Holy crap, the otaku are out in force. I’m gonna have to set manners to snob. Do these people not own dress clothes?
So some dumbface just asked me not to park ON THE CONCRETE. why? It leaves tire marks ON THE CONCRETE.
@jecowan ah, sucks to hear about the car. is it SOL?
While Ian’s away, the mice shall play.
If I wanted to, I could steal the Discovery Institute’s Wall Street Journal.
Yay! Carl Jeffers on the Teevee! AM radio slaves rejoice!
@Ihnatko Hey, well, all you customers blend together after a while. Pound, half a pound, ham, chicken, beef, whatever.
@jecowan It really is the chief drawback to Reader, it should have been obvious when they overhauled their share function
Watching T.O. get choked up. “It’s my team, man, it’s my QB” Shit, I’m feeling like I should vote for him.
So, last night, in the fog of pain medication and sleepiness, I started to like album Boxer, by The National. Now I’m going to verify.
You know public opinion has really turned when even the paltry free OnDemand movie selection has anti-Iraq War documentaries.
Watching the Matrix with the Davy commentary.
Overheard, at work: “Mom, is this a store? (no answer) Mom, is this a graveyard?”
Hey, the Concorde!
They just played Creed on 103.7 without a hint of irony.
@jecowan *googles* I’ve never even heard of this… wait… well… not that bad.
Treks, Wars, Worlds, and Words →
Discussion from the Onion AV Club about SF &c.
Today, I personally fought crime. Crime was a scruffy guy who tried to steal beer. Alright, not fight crime, talk sternly to crime.
Mac needs a haircut + Mac wears monitor-style headphones = Mac looks like the poor man’s Jim from The Office.
look left, Olympics. Look right, Cascades.
“Oaked” Arrogant Bastard Ale. Only OK. Tastes more or less like regular AB.
This is the weirdest ending to any Stevenote I’ve ever seen. But I kind of enjoy it. Thanks, Randy Newman.
Anybody else notice the old-school Apple logo colors in the SmartPhone Marketshare keynote segment?
@litsingerk and I even had yesterday off. I shoulda come, but not if it was raining.
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OF COURSE! Wireless iPhone and iPod syncing! “Something in the air.” Thanks FSJ!
OF COURSE
Are vegans allowed to wear wool?
OK, after political news bingeing, I’m officially tired of hearing theories about why so-and-so won/lost/secretly won/secretly lost
Oh great Mormon Jesus, there’s about two dozen Romneys on that stage
Also, the weird combination of professional, if PBSish anchor juxtaposed with whacked out call-in opinions, a la AM radio.
Always a little unnerving when you come home and the TV is on, but nobody is there. Anyway, CSPAN time. I’m in junkie mode now.
Weird, it snowed?
Man, Bill Gates is the opposite of a riveting speaker.
And I come back from trivia night two tshirts richer. That, my friend, is victory.