tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74933292011-12-05T08:06:35.490-08:00Where are we going, and why are we in this hand basket?zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.comBlogger8271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-53042893247402788292011-11-05T20:59:00.000-07:002011-11-05T21:12:45.011-07:00

I know you're busy, but take a moment out to enjoy this blast from the past:

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-9831068601788729732011-09-24T13:54:00.000-07:002011-09-24T14:08:51.661-07:00

For my baby sister, a little pick-me-up reminder of why we obsessively watched this show... The human drama, right?

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-18682559659831854112011-07-03T23:34:00.000-07:002011-07-04T16:31:03.657-07:00

This post is dedicate to my baby sister - miss you.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-139988068800520902011-05-29T11:07:00.000-07:002011-05-29T11:11:35.841-07:00

Thanks to the boys at PNSexplosion for another hilarious video!

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-6842179485888883452010-07-10T12:58:00.000-07:002010-07-10T13:00:11.453-07:00

Drag queens and impersonators can just retire after this... I mean, how do you make fun of this?[If you are having difficulty viewing this video, click here.]

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-14678627963745734922010-03-13T17:29:00.001-08:002010-03-13T17:33:02.955-08:00

Check out this megamix:http://smallmusic.info/2008/08/erasure-megamix-2008_22.htmlIt's awesome (in some places, just OK in others), but it is FREE!or check out this one:http://eleven11music.com/Megamixes.html

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-1400449942709385052009-11-24T16:25:00.001-08:002009-11-24T16:26:46.155-08:00

Super-hot duet (one of two) with Beyonce... check it out, when you get the chance!

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-70295261896655856652009-11-03T20:19:00.001-08:002009-11-03T20:20:13.578-08:00

The new Lady GaGa single?

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-31699587341271362542009-10-04T16:46:00.000-07:002009-10-04T16:47:40.221-07:00

From everybody's favorite, Fail Blog.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-89944868343999128712009-10-04T12:43:00.003-07:002009-10-04T12:45:47.378-07:00

This is Yahoo's "new" start page:This is Yahoo's old start page:Nice try, kids.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-32278692011366365312009-09-29T11:23:00.001-07:002009-09-29T11:23:51.429-07:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-4348258113623866092009-09-29T11:20:00.000-07:002009-09-29T11:21:32.053-07:00

The folks over at Fail Blog came up with a new sports blog. A sample post:

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-21914554599812002602009-09-28T09:59:00.000-07:002009-09-28T10:00:35.757-07:00

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zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-46192891014165107842009-09-23T20:20:00.001-07:002009-09-23T20:20:33.721-07:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-61238691140311559292009-09-12T17:09:00.000-07:002009-09-12T17:11:21.566-07:00

Thanks to Wanda Wisdom for this funny art!

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-12584703974663872212009-09-05T19:16:00.000-07:002009-09-05T19:26:36.647-07:00

Like all people, from time to time, I get a song stuck in my head and can't get it out. If it isn't a song or album I already own, I simply go to the iTunes store, or GoMusic.com and purchase/download the track, and... problem solved!When a new song comes out, I may have difficulty locating it (or the exact version I want), but I almost always prevail - music, you see, is one of my main "things."

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-73048638984109887742009-09-03T13:46:00.000-07:002009-09-05T15:46:08.699-07:00

Here are some actual email headers from my Yahoo! Spam folder:Advance your career as a nurse!I have tons of these in my Spam folder... no joke to go with them, though.A horny wife using a fish as a dildooI don't know what a, "dildoo," is, but I'm guessing a fish doesn't make a good one.All kind adult picturesNice grammar.Don't be left out, join millions of men in the revolutionWhile the

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-34503391859248823682009-08-12T13:01:00.000-07:002009-08-12T13:04:33.682-07:00

I've been obsessed with BBC America for a while, and last month we got a dish that carries it. I love the programs - even the repeats. I'm currently watching Being Human and Skins, but recently thrilled to Torchwood: Children of Earth and Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead.Over at BBC America's site, they have a British American Dictionary that I found pretty amusing. You can check it out (dirty

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-27496602556817070782009-08-11T23:38:00.000-07:002009-08-11T23:48:13.772-07:00

I used to buy Ministry of Sound's Annual Collections every year, without fail. It was, hands-down, the best place to find hot, new dance tracks. It was one of the ways I stayed tuned-in to the club scene when I couldn't go out.On my last trip to Amoeba Music (site here), I came across the "Annual 2009" two-disc collection in the used stacks, so I picked it up. Boy was I sorry I did that.Maybe I'm

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-77200017377787209982009-08-05T22:54:00.000-07:002009-08-06T01:04:31.735-07:00

Well, not really, but I thought I was funny that my mom (who now has a blog for school) told me about Wordle (here). It is a site that scans other sites (of your selection) and makes "word clouds" from the random words on that site. Here is one for this blog:Kinda cool.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-86662102533843118872009-07-15T21:50:00.001-07:002009-07-15T21:53:08.696-07:00

Almost three weeks without internet access...Three weeks of your lies and sick, sorry side-shows - all the while pretending like you have no control over the horrible service(s) you're charging for.You know what you did.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-67496573497194025352009-06-20T14:16:00.000-07:002009-06-20T14:33:02.260-07:00

Not to put too-fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet!I've been catching up on the final episodes of one of my favorite (and now-canceled) programs, Pushing Daisies ... and I got so swept away with the beauty, romance and general wonder of the show that I went and downloaded the Season One Soundtrack.Its made up mostly of instrumental music - music that won an Emmy, by the way -

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-51606364342407764552009-06-14T18:22:00.000-07:002009-06-14T18:30:13.600-07:00

One of my favorite shows, Weeds returns this month, kicking off a fifth season on Showtime. If you're like me - you love Mary-Louise Parker, but only have the cheap-o, basic cable package... there are other options. Cheap ones, if you know where to look. And not all of them are illegal.For example, if you go to the iTunes Store, specifically to the Podcast section, you'll see they're giving away

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-83451717916077397032009-06-13T18:50:00.000-07:002009-06-13T18:52:47.984-07:00

Or as my gal-pal Marissa Jaret Winokur (Facebook here) used to say, "Happy Gay Day!"

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-24649914207858045242009-06-02T19:40:00.000-07:002009-06-02T19:43:52.367-07:00

I took another one of those quiz-things over on the Facebook. It was the "Which Dead Celebrity Are You?" Quiz. Once again, I managed to overlook the horrible grammar and spelling employed by the person who put this quiz together, and just tried to answer the questions as honestly as I could.And according to Facebook, the dead celebrity I'm most like is: Marilyn Monroe.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-15343869510903117902009-06-02T19:31:00.000-07:002009-06-02T19:40:23.323-07:00

A while back (and we're talking a long time ago), I wrote a short diatribe about the way political winds were blowing (here). It wasn't a rant, really... I was just expressing my frustration with Neo-Cons and their evil talking-head pundits.This was almost three (count 'em, three) years ago. I've since learned to just ignore blowhards like Glen Beck and Ann Coulter and go about my business.But

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-10926242142397376212009-06-02T19:29:00.001-07:002009-06-02T19:31:15.992-07:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-26929790461146380992009-05-26T16:25:00.000-07:002009-05-26T16:28:59.391-07:00

This is my 800th post. Normally, I would make a fancy graphic for it (like here, or here), but I'm on vacation. Thanks to my fans (all six of you) for the love and support.And if you're one of those people who checks in from time-to-time, but never comments... well, you're OK, too.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-27721361902170648532009-05-26T16:18:00.000-07:002009-05-26T16:24:56.662-07:00

Now that school has ended (until August), I've been meaning to catch up on a few things... first, let's chat about how great Star Trek turned out to be. OK, so I've already talked about it (here). And as you'll recall, I posted some behind-the-scene photos from the movie on my site here.But I never showed the finished product, after much CGI work:That's the library from the school I'm attending (

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-60451670780492418882009-05-26T15:30:00.000-07:002009-05-26T15:36:25.202-07:00

I received a letter from the Texas Attorney General's office (above) stating they "had my new address" and if I wanted to get my child support checks on time, I should notify them in advance of moving.Now, a closer look at the letter shows it was addressed to Juan Jose Garcia... not me. Oh, and I've never lived in Texas, and don't have any children requiring child support payments.After an

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-89441279912043300902009-05-26T14:12:00.000-07:002009-05-26T14:26:43.485-07:00

OK, so school is out for summer, so I've gone back to the gym. I don't have any illusions about what kind of gym I joined (white, straight, upper-middle class, conservative), I'm surprised by a couple of things I've noticed:*the MMA Club (Mixed Martial Arts): A bunch of guys, rolling around on a mat with their head in each other's crotch, humping each legs, grunting... and what's not gay about

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-87559640110269572422009-05-17T16:47:00.001-07:002009-05-17T16:47:38.348-07:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-17438372438400634152009-05-16T20:20:00.000-07:002009-05-16T20:21:38.576-07:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-92210151065764359382009-05-13T20:01:00.001-07:002009-05-13T20:02:26.026-07:00

I just took my last final, completing the first year of a two-year graduate program. I think I did alright. A mix of A's and B's. Now, I can just sit back and...Oh crap, now what?

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-17689704521767693512009-05-12T11:26:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:32:02.931-07:00

It's no secret, I love Carl's Jr.'s Western Bacon Cheeseburger. And I love the commercial Top Chef's Padma did for them. (You can watch it here.)What I didn't say is how much I love the music in the commercial. I sent an email to the company (via the Hardees site), asking about it. This was about a week ago. Today, I got an email from them. Turns out the song is called "Round the World" by Chris

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-21273928546366688532009-05-12T11:22:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:23:34.450-07:00

I love this stuff.Here's the groovy commercial:

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-37094764726670020702009-05-12T09:17:00.000-07:002009-05-12T09:57:24.312-07:00

Every year the Los Angeles Times puts on a panel of local teens who watch and rate summer movie trailers, called The Summer Movie Posse. The Posse's past predictions have been frighteningly accurate, predicting the summer's big box office winners and losers.I read this article every year, as I find it both entertaining and informative. But one of the panelist's comments about the new Transformers

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-21009237667687133012009-05-11T14:37:00.000-07:002009-05-11T14:39:17.620-07:00

I saw this over on Donnie's blog (here) and nearly peed my pants.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-79069457415165848602009-05-11T14:26:00.000-07:002009-05-11T14:39:30.898-07:00

I've been a Mac die-hard customer all my life.No, really. When I was about six or seven, my parents bought an Apple LC II. You know, the ones with the green screen, before they had a mouse? Anyway, since then I've been a loyal customer and avid defender of the Apple way of life.But I have a bone to pick with the folks up in Cupertino... the staff in the stores. I've shopped at a number of

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-56705539376679180552009-05-10T20:54:00.000-07:002009-05-10T20:57:13.430-07:00

"In the past, as now, Hollywood was a stomping ground for tastelessness, violence and hyperbole, but once upon a time it turned out a product which sweetened the flavor of life all over the world."Screenwriter, Anita Loos... who died in 1981.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-2756563671702562022009-05-08T21:38:00.001-07:002009-05-08T21:41:50.251-07:00

I've been watching The Dollhouse semi-faithfully since it debuted. But with the last few weeks' twists and turns, I'm losing interest. I don't care about the back story. And "Alpha" should have been hotter, no?The writing, the acting, the direction... none of it is worth it anymore. The show has simply stopped making sense while simultaneously ceasing to be entertaining.So sorry... but I'm out.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-58082241872693803532009-05-08T13:42:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:45:38.982-07:00

I just got back from Star Trek, and I have to say... it was pretty good. There were some plot snags I wasn't too fond of. And (as usual) JJ Abrhams stunk up what was an otherwise great film. (Enough with the shaky, hand-held style filming, and short, stuttery, jump cuts... we get it, you're edgy, or whatever.)I would give this film a rating of 8.5 out of 10.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-32184243588849952392009-05-07T10:42:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:45:19.938-07:00

At random (and totally inappropriate) times over the past few weeks, I've found myself humming the classic club tune, "In De Ghetto" by the Bad Garden Club. If you knows it, you knows it... if you don't...well, I guess you weren't cool then, either.P.S. This isn't the coverart for the version I had stuck in my head. This is just the one I found first, and I liked the colors.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-40510285286482651902009-05-05T18:18:00.000-07:002009-05-05T18:22:45.742-07:00

Love me some Hunter & Jessica.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-69431677341863168082009-05-05T16:34:00.000-07:002009-05-05T16:59:07.286-07:00

After reading this, I decided to never drink Rockstar Energy Drinks. I've been more of a 5 Hour Energy guy as of late (they really do work), but reading about the anti-gay, anti-autism remarks of the company owner/co-founder made me swear off this drink. Tell everyone you know about this.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-89404261747548784322009-05-04T11:18:00.000-07:002009-05-04T11:22:40.813-07:00

I'm tackling a sizable "To-Do" List today, including some pre-finals schoolwork. But while folding two batches of (finally) clean laundry, and waiting on hold with the Auto Club, I turned on the telly... only to find that Sci-Fi is running a Doctor Who marathon. (From the good series, not the early ones.)Now I'm not going to get anything done I can't do in front of the tube... Oh well, at least

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-64296103888057523382009-04-30T11:58:00.000-07:002009-04-30T11:59:40.315-07:00

Thanks to my big sis, Laura for sending me the link to this... that's Rock Hudson, with Bea.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-33144166135738327422009-04-28T17:32:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:35:50.193-07:00

I took a new Facebook Quiz today: Which Muppet Are You?I must, first, profess my undying eternal love affair with The Muppets (both big t and little t, "the"). And even though Animal is my favorite, I've always felt more like a Gonzo. And according to Facebook, I am:

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-29439680445053538112009-04-28T17:25:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:32:34.064-07:00

I know it is a serious matter, being a potential pandemic and all, but every time I hear "swine flu" I keep picturing Miss Piggy with a runny nose.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-70012616179721780742009-04-27T19:05:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:07:58.114-07:00

Sad, sad news this weekend: TV comedy legend, Bea Arthur passed away. She will be remembered... and missed.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-30898368446490201272009-04-26T21:48:00.000-07:002009-04-26T21:53:04.570-07:00

Every day I find myself with a new Facebook Quiz. Sometimes, I take them. Most of the time... I don't.I took the "What Madonna Song Are You?" Quiz. And like all the other Facebook questionnaires, this one was riddled with spelling and grammar mistakes. No, not mistakes. Crimes against humanity.But I looked past the horrible grammar and "creative" spelling and answered the questions. According to

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-47928002512008435122009-04-24T15:46:00.000-07:002009-04-24T15:49:17.773-07:00

Three headlines from today's business section:After losing its first profit in nearly 23 years, Microsoft stock went up.After reporting a loss in sales, Cheesecake Factory stock went up.After reporting the largest profit and rise in members ever, Netflix stock went... down.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-47263865920068169842009-04-21T17:56:00.001-07:002009-04-21T17:56:31.064-07:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-23217726728005249492009-04-21T15:57:00.000-07:002009-04-21T15:59:54.816-07:00

The NBC 1980s television show 227, developed as a star vehicle for Jeffersons actress Marla Gibbs, was adapted from a play about a group of women in Chicago in the 1950s. (For more about 227, click here.)

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-44918936360622381592009-04-21T11:25:00.000-07:002009-04-21T11:27:11.000-07:00

The technical, medical name for an itchy spot is punctate pruritus.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-2363670826505168912009-04-15T14:17:00.000-07:002009-04-21T16:01:37.957-07:00

At the time of the last know research survey (1999-2000), Ireland's adult literacy rate was 100%.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-60220758495010567392009-04-14T17:50:00.000-07:002009-04-21T17:57:12.783-07:00

I love me some Carl's Jr, and I love me some Padma Lakshmi... so imagine my excitement when I found out these two wonderful things were coming together in this commercial:

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-91826280420878054682009-04-14T17:20:00.000-07:002009-04-14T17:22:24.326-07:00

There's another Mercury in Retrograde coming up, next month. You can read more about it (if you're in to that sort of thing) here.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-4449047981787442382009-04-09T14:36:00.000-07:002009-04-09T14:48:14.580-07:00

This month's crush is on Weeds star, Mary Louise Parker.For more (safe for work) pictures, click here.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-71267728436304430392009-03-28T19:08:00.000-07:002009-03-28T19:10:04.653-07:00

There's the usual too-much explaining to do, in setting up this clip... but it is so freakin' hillarious, I just had to share it:

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-7705009976605871182009-03-26T17:45:00.000-07:002009-04-09T14:25:30.785-07:00

Here are some honest-to-god subject lines from email in my Yahoo! Spam Folder:Beef only from cattle younger than 21 months old if Japan lifts its ban.I don't know what that means, but I'm not falling for it.Enjoy life more in your own hot tub!Got to get in the hot tub!!!Are you wasting your military benefits?I didn't know I had any...Hernia Patch Recall - Important lawsuit information!Hernia

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-63594322554613850242009-03-26T10:28:00.000-07:002009-03-26T10:29:52.731-07:00

It would take 329 gallons of tea to fill one of the teacups at Disneyland.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-35247143283710839122009-03-25T13:55:00.001-07:002009-03-25T13:57:43.195-07:00

This is half Crush of the Month, half- What The Hell Happened To, but this month, I selected: Lucy Liu. We loves her, no? She's strong, but soft and feminine. And while I don't care for the double-standards and impossible ideals we hold up for women in our culture, I have to applaud a non-white woman rising to both.You go, sister-woman-girlfriend... but don't go too far, mmm-K?

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-87556830837606384642009-03-25T10:49:00.000-07:002009-03-25T10:55:01.061-07:00

So I decided I wanted to vote for this year's Bravo A-List Awards. So I tooled on over to BravoTV.com, and... nothing. No links, no mention, no search results that helped me find my way to the actual voting. (You can vote here). Nice word clearance, guys.This is just like last month's Bravo online promo: Be A Part of Bravo's TV Panel. I had no idea what it was, but it sounded like fun. Until a

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-11521632733660864102009-03-24T23:34:00.000-07:002009-03-24T23:36:02.419-07:00

I love/hate this new Quiznos commercial.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-70125937574253770312009-03-24T22:59:00.000-07:002009-03-24T23:02:01.834-07:00

I was chatting with a fellow grad student in class the other day, and I couldn't stop staring at the "love bump" on his lower lip.It was awful. I felt myself staring. "Does he notice how distracted I am?" I wondered.I did my best not to stare. Then I felt myself not staring, you know?So awkward. And so sad (for him).

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-5994385318240837962009-03-24T21:47:00.000-07:002009-03-24T21:49:09.337-07:00

A fellow grad student walked towards me in the hall, and then blurted out: "I heard about your 'dickhead'... niiiice."There's a ton more to explain: the build-up to the comment, what she was actually referring to. But it is funnier just to leave it like this.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-10731679435136283702009-03-24T10:51:00.001-07:002009-03-24T10:53:35.681-07:00

All done. Except for the spinoff movie about life before the war, called Caprica. And the complete re-hashing of the entire war from the point of the Cylons, called The Plan.But other than that, we are very sad to see the end of Battlestar Galactica

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-18624576281181055132009-03-22T18:53:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:55:23.554-07:00

I love this clip, from a truly under appreciated film, Super Troopers.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-43132826752409094822009-03-16T01:09:00.000-07:002009-03-16T01:11:27.994-07:00

I can't believe it, but this week marks the end of Battlestar Galactica. Yes, it's been a long, wonderful (weird) journey these past few years. So to make the final week, here's the cast of BSG promoting the current, final season by reading the "Top 10 List" on Letterman:I'm really gonna frakkin' miss this show.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-79501113701426205062009-03-12T06:35:00.000-07:002009-03-12T06:43:11.480-07:00

According to The Los Angeles Times, Bristol Palin and her fiance called off their impending nuptials. Um... this one's almost too easy, kids.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-8964777391409274392009-03-10T15:31:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:33:43.537-07:00

I was sitting in class, minding my own business, when I glanced over at a fellow student. I soaked in his ensemble for the day: leather jacket, polo shirt khakis and flip flops. OK, I thought. It's a choice.But then I saw the biggest sin of all... long, gnarled toe nails.Blech.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-19694679678904078222009-03-10T11:14:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:34:31.070-07:00

There's a lady artist (or maybe a m'lady, not sure about this) named Lady GaGa who seems to have penetrated every facet of my life in the last few months.I first hear her/him/hisr a while back on the radio, without knowing who she/he/shim was. I remember thinking, Wow, this beat is hot, but who is this horrible vocalist? And is singing about being too drunk to keep her clothes on?Then, at the gym

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-34512815372491688732009-03-09T10:37:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:44:45.587-07:00

I'm coming out of the back-end (hee hee) of a gnarly cold, and I just rediscovered Sudafed PE Nighttime Cold formula. These happy little blue tables knock me out! Not all at once, mind you... I nod in and out of lucidity for a little while, and then I pass out... for 10 hours, minimum.I'm getting better now (about 87% back to my normal, obnoxious self), so I guess its time to go back to tossing

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-39181701566642223642009-03-08T16:57:00.000-07:002009-03-08T17:04:36.577-07:00

I've been convalescing at home for the last week, and as I'm gearing up for the week ahead, I find I have a ton of writing to do. The standard application for word processing is Microsoft's Word.As I'm typing, Word makes suggestions and corrects spelling (and yes, I know you can turn this function off). While I was typing, Word suggested replacing "is" with "be" in this sentence:Thanks, Word, but

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-84397387037139902892009-02-27T18:56:00.000-08:002009-02-27T19:22:54.673-08:00

Earlier in the week, the business section of the Los Angeles Times featured a Nielson Report on current trends in television watching. The report basically said we're watching more TV, as a country. (You can read the article here.)The report cited a number of anecdotes, and even had some interesting statistics. The study found that Americans are turning to the boob tube as a cheap source of

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-28774456075169361942009-02-24T12:47:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:48:31.851-08:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-78530330254811903822009-02-23T10:14:00.000-08:002009-02-23T10:15:47.947-08:00

This was an amazing moment. I won't waste time talking about how I thought Milk was robbed last night by that stupid "Dog" movie. What I will say is that Lance is an amazing writer, and he deserved that Oscar.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-45365258329326407492009-02-22T15:39:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:43:21.364-08:00

TBS is showing 24 hours of Tyler Perry this weekend. Gross. Tyler Perry is so lame... and his shows are even worse. What sin did we, as a society, commit to deserve this punishment? I know we're materialistic and shallow, as a nation. I know out moral fabric is now of a questionable nature, as a country. But nothing - and I mean nothing - warrants this kind of punishment.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-86628279206035666732009-02-22T14:56:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:58:00.929-08:00

The school I'm attending is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, so they're posting tons of old pictures on the home page. This was one of the latest:

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-62774636165964440642009-02-21T09:45:00.000-08:002009-02-21T09:57:03.703-08:00

But I'm holding on!I've had this song stuck in head/stuck in a replay loop for the past several weeks. But it wasn't until I loaded it into iTunes that I noticed something odd. The artwork says Kardinal Offishall feat Keri Hilson, but the version I have clearly features Rihanna.What gives? Why the two versions? I'm awake a little earlier than I would like to be, for a Saturday morning, and these

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-64774836651145683312009-02-20T21:33:00.001-08:002009-02-20T21:38:28.407-08:00

I'm watching episode two of Fox's new Friday night thriller, Dollhouse, and I have to admit: I'm hooked. I started watching for Tahmoh Penikett (IMDB here), who is/was in Battlestar Galactica (and damn sexy, too).But I'm hooked on the plot: dense without being difficult, new and fresh from start to finish. And it did pretty well last week, beefing up on its lead in, The Sarah Connor Chronicles,

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-47294516788039294022009-02-20T15:13:00.000-08:002009-02-20T15:14:54.179-08:00

TMZ.com went public with this photo, from LAPD:It is unclear how TMZ got this photo, but it breaks my heart to see Rihanna like this.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-36001892030391796142009-02-20T13:54:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:57:54.184-08:00

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-38552448202865628522009-02-18T10:33:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:36:21.161-08:00

Yesterday was a poor hygiene day for yours truly. Before you get grossed out, and go read something else, let me say this isn't going where you think it is.1. I took a shower, cleaned up and shaved.2. I put deodorant on. But, as the day wore on, I realized I only put it under one armpit.3. I also realized I'd missed a couple spots with the razor. (Think Fu-Man-Chu.)These aren't horrible sins, as

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-58141870067559665662009-02-16T13:29:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:32:55.265-08:00

It turns out they've gone ahead and made a movie about the further adventures from one of my favorite TV shows, Dead Like Me. The further adventures of Grim Reapers of Seattle returns tomorrow.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-3490081230877083392009-02-11T14:49:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:55:55.766-08:00

I'd like to throw my two cents into the universe regarding this year's Oscar Best Picture: Milk, should and will win, if there's any justice in the universe. (Although the film makes it obvious that justice isn't a constant.)I cannot imagine Slumdog Millionaire as anywhere near the same level of scope, width and depth as a film like Milk.And I'm not just saying this because I went to school with

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-28659087569226371602009-02-10T23:34:00.000-08:002009-02-10T23:45:00.503-08:00

I had an odd, new experience at school today: during my first (2 o'clock) class, I had a frank, but helpful discussion with a fellow classmate. She's one of those super students, doing her BA and her Credential at the same time, Junior Year... we'll leave her name out of it.This is the 4th week of class... just bear that in mind for this next part.I got to my next class (Computing In the

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-30750821927526328902009-02-10T12:11:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:14:11.681-08:00

It's me! Thanks to Donnie for sharing the Hero Factory with us. You can make your own superhero here.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-82167330894364561322009-02-09T14:23:00.000-08:002009-02-09T14:29:14.039-08:00

Really, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences?The Jon-ass Brothers with Stevie Wonder? They were trying to do one of those groove-in-your-face kind of things, and all I could think was, He's blind! You can groove in his face, and he won't ever know it... so what's the point?Really, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences?T.I.? 'Nuff said.Really, T.I.?I heard your bellyaching

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-16994280823962789222009-02-09T08:46:00.000-08:002009-02-09T08:48:56.454-08:00

OK, so by now, most of the world has heard about the (alleged) incident between pop diva Rihanna and her loser boyfriend, Chris Brown.I'm not gonna say I saw this coming. But I will say in culture where we value the wrong things, sh!t like this will continue to happen.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-76679838958452300122009-02-03T12:57:00.001-08:002009-02-03T13:00:05.280-08:00

I posted some photos on Facebook this weekend (you can access them by clicking my Facebook link on the right, top list of this page). My account is set up to email me whenever people comment on my status or new posts, etc.This morning I had 47 new email, 46 of which were from Facebook.Maybe it's time to reset my email options on this account...

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-67247492220106854522009-02-01T13:57:00.000-08:002009-02-01T14:08:28.265-08:00

From the BRI's 16th Edition:Actor Jack Lemon once told this story: "In the early 1970s I received an award, and I had a chauffeur who told me he wanted to be a comedian. He said, 'Mr. Lemon, if I'm successful, I want to be your neighbor in Beverly Hills.'"Who was that chauffeur?a) Rodney Dangerfieldb) Lemon's driver, Bill Papp. "Kid," Lemon said. "You're not funny. But if you work for me, at

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-17610746677366666522009-02-01T13:44:00.000-08:002009-02-01T13:55:10.046-08:00

Back in the summer of 1999, my then-roommate, Adam and I rescued a dog. I don't mean that we went down to a shelter and saved a dog from being put to sleep... we rescued a puppy from a homeless man that had obviously taken the puppy from its mother too soon. She had fleas, tapeworm, ringworm, could hardly open her eyes, had trouble walking and had trouble eating if she wasn't bottle-fed for those

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-15687462981881391982009-01-29T09:51:00.000-08:002009-02-01T14:11:04.310-08:00

I haven't done a post like this in a long time, but here goes... rockin' my pod this month (in no particular order):Circus [Album Version] Britney Spears - YumWhatcha Think About That [Stonebridge Club Mix] Pussycat Dolls feat Missy Elliott - Love, love, love this hot remix of an so-so trackMagic [Album Version] Robin Thicke - Great track (too bad it already came out, in another version in the

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-18782361293647928432009-01-28T20:30:00.000-08:002009-01-28T20:32:28.044-08:00

I took the "What Kind of Female Shoe Are You" Quiz on the Facebook. Here's the result:No surprise, really

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-40658771918032618912009-01-28T14:19:00.000-08:002009-01-28T14:24:46.965-08:00

I have no idea what you're saying.I had to take a "Multiple Intelligences Test" for class this week. (You can take it for yourself here.) Here are my results:What, exactly, is "nature smart"? And just because I don't enjoy logic puzzles doesn't mean I'm not a logical person. And I don't care what you say, I know myself pretty well.Oh well. This "test" was put together by the Birmingham (UK) City

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-50785026846387203402009-01-28T11:54:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:57:57.441-08:00

I'm finally getting my snack-eating, TV watching butt back to a gym - the SPIN bike is calling. But I keep hearing the words of one of my favorite gal-comics, Lisa Landry in my head:"A gym is just a P.E. class you pay to skip."For more on Lisa, click here.

zipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781949706618913465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493329.post-84899065290737576482009-01-28T11:45:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:53:23.109-08:00

The other night, my older sister (lesbian, flight attendant) mentioned she thought Katy Perry was a one-hit wonder. ("I Kissed A Girl" was playing on MTV Tr3s.)"No, she isn't," I shot back."Well, she only has one song, and it was a hit, so..." she responded.I told her about "Hot N Cold" and how cute the video was. But then I began wondering about what her next single was. I did a little e-search,

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