Jaded
More 9/11 collateral damage. The first time I see the news regarding the shooting at LAX, I quickly scan to article to see how many people were killed. When I discover that only three people were...
View ArticleOk I’m a Teenager
I’ve got a decent amount of guilt about this, but I’ve got a serious THING for Avril Lavigne. It’s been a good five to ten years since I’ve been THINGISH about a musical_type_person and I’m probably...
View ArticleCelebrity Survivor
E! Online is reporting that CBS is going to do an All-Star Survivor with contestants from previous shows. The quote below includes folks who actually won… so the question is, would a jury ever vote for...
View ArticleCultural Literacy and Commercials
I’ve started watching advertising again AND I own a TIVO. “Rands,” you say, “isn’t the whole point of owning a DVR to get rid of those pesky commercials?” “No,” I respond, “it’s about watching what I...
View ArticleThe Donut Book
I’m not manic about keeping crap. During the last survey of the garage, I counted five medium sized brown boxes which I knew contained report cards, year books, a painfully out-of-date set of Dungeon...
View ArticleWhere the Wild Things Are
Variety (via movies.go.com) is reporting that Spike Jonez has signed up to direct a live action version of Where The Wild Things are. How very cool. Apparently this was originally intended to be a CG...
View ArticleYour Favorite SpongeBob
Hands down. No question. Rock Bottom. I know nothing about SpongeBob history, but there are clearly, at least, two drawing styles. The early style has less vibrant colors and pays more attention to...
View ArticleScrewed by Sith?
When Return of the Jedi hit the theaters, I saw it on the first night. The theatre was, of course, packed. It was the first time I ever saw fans dress-up in costume for a movie. There was a Boba Fett,...
View Article100 Days of WTF Just Happened Today?
At the 100 day mark of this presidency, here’s my situation: My Twitter consumption has returned to normal levels. I no longer read every single tweet looking for the next 140 words that are going to...
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