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Happy Thanksgiving

Nov

26

2009

Sadly, NBC has C&D’d every copy of my very favorite Thanksgiving video off the interwebs (the Sarah McLachlan/Ana Gasteyer duet “Basted in Blood,” which you can listen to here until the lawyers get to it). This, however, is a great substitute. Sadly, the video quality is not great, but this entire sequence from Addams Family ...

How To Accessorize Your Shredder Oil 2

Nov

22

2009

I recently bought a new shredder after thoroughly destroying my old one, and in doing some research I realized that part of the problem was that the shredder was never properly lubricated. Apparently, it helps to put oil on moving metal parts. Who knew? Anyway, I wound up buying some shredder oil off Amazon because ...

The Oddest News Item Of The Last Few Days

Nov

11

2009

There have been quite a few odd ones, but nothing tops the L.A. County Board of Supervisors naming Buzz Aldrin the county’s Honorary Consul General to the Moon.

And Now For Something Completely Different 1

Nov

9

2009

I’m up to my eyeballs in studying for the GRE – I take it Wednesday and I think I’m close to running through every goddamn GRE math prep question on the internet. So, in lieu of an actual post, please enjoy this TV/Movies mashup Casey found that kind of melted my brain: I’ll probably have ...

Life, v3.0 1

Nov

5

2009

Until I was about 21, I thought I was going to be a rock star. Until I was 28, I thought I was going to make movies and TV for a living. Until I was ____, I thought I was going to be a professional computer nerd. — Life has taken a lot of twists ...

Happy Halloween! 6

Oct

31

2009

The silliness that the flu can inspire: More of this goofiness available at Flickr.

Fluish Princess

Oct

28

2009

It’s official: I have the flu. I tested positive for Influenza A, although apparently for the seasonal type rather than the H1N1 piggy flu type, which I suppose is a small mercy. However, it’s still the damn flu. My fever spiked to 101.9 before I went to bed last night, though it finally broke sometime ...

Sweet Home(coming) Chicago

Oct

27

2009

I went to Chicago this past weekend for the annual Reuniafest festivities – My third straight year and one I was only able to make because I got an absolute steal on airfare. I’d been debating whether throwing financial caution to the wind was a good idea, but I am so, so damn glad I ...

Would You Like To Buy A Trailer? 3

Oct

22

2009

If you would, I encourage you to buy it from this dude, because his commercial is fucking awesome. via Gawker.

Chaplin vs. Oz Season 4, Disc 3 3

Oct

17

2009

After a nice long bike ride (that boat is still there, by the way, just covered in graffiti), I came home and decided to watch a DVD of Oz that I have out from Netflix. There’s a little CGI fly that flies in and out of the frame on the episode selection menu. Chaplin hopped ...