Okay, so I might not have a flying car, but I’m still a little startled by realizing that we’ve finally reached Tomorrowland:
Australian scientists directly target cancer cells [with nanomachines!]
Hmmm
•May 10, 2007 • 6 Comments
A friend of mine posted this… I found myself too amused not to repost.
•May 8, 2007 • 29 Comments
Can someone tell me what the hell use Royalty is when they can’t make policy decisions? I mean, are they like a pet dog, a useless (and horrendously expensive) mascot, or do they have some sort of function?
The days are just packed
•May 7, 2007 • 1 CommentMy weekend began at netmouse‘s, wherein some heavy lifting, transport, and P.T. netted me a delicious early dinner and a sweet book signed by Mr. Gaiman.
I went up to Amy ‘n’ Alex’s place in L-town afterward, expecting a low-key hang-out evening, to find I’d not known there was a Cinqo de Moustache party in the offing!
Being game for most things, I took my pre-installed moustache to Spag and Crystal’s, with Christopher, Ari, Jason, Chuck, CJ, Jim, Sam, Scott, Dave, Lisa … it was a veritable cornucopia of my favorite lansing folks. Mostly wearing silly mustaches.
On Sunday, the three of us went to always-busy Golden Harvest with the Sumblers. We visited a few old-towne stores (I was thinking of studlyspam, who I think lives right there), before I raced off to see my lovely blue_lucy. She was chapped and drained from pulling lamb from ewe for three solid days, but she was game for childe‘s surprise birthday party, which was occuring this very same afternoon.
Mr. Crampton arrived home (with the help of Caine and Wren) via the back door, and did not even notice the swank Transformers Cake in the kitchen. He saw a streamer and must have been suspicious, but had only a moment to ponder its meaning before we scared the jehosephat out of him with noisemakers.
Once he changed his pants, the fun began. :) I was only half-pleased with Scott Thom’s gift of a box of doughnuts – I was sorta hoping Benny would surprise Dave with a doughnut on the chest that night. The jig, as they say, was up.
By the time we left, the trip home was looming like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at a midget convention. Clearly, something had to be done to restore my verve. Something like… a chili-cheese burrito, my good wo/man! It had been something over a year, and I’m pretty sure I heard singing.
It might have been Lucy, and it might have been laughing.
Mmm, I’m savoring the memory right now, which is good because my ravioli lunch today is a pale, watery substitute for a satisfying meal.
I am more excited than should be legal, because that cute blonde is waiting for me at home. You’re jealous, admit it.
Who knew I’d have an appropriate use for this icon I made?
•May 5, 2007 • 17 Comments(remember, normal people learn in order to survive – geeks survive in order to have time to learn! – ds)
I just finished watching I, Robot, and I had what I think is an interesting observation.
But first, who out there knew that Alan Tudyk played Sonny the robot? I didn’t know that, and it makes it kind of hilariously strange that I happened to buy Serenity at the same time as I rented I, Robot.
As the movie ended, I started thinking about Asimov, his intentions for his short stories, and the perspective that created the three laws and, of course, the flaw of reinterpreting the 3 laws to allow what happens to happen.
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•May 4, 2007 • 1 CommentI saw Grindhouse with Ben earlier this week – The first part of the double feature was everything it promised to be, and I couldn’t help but laugh at the violently all-american bloodbath.
I was less impressed by the second movie. As I’ve been telling a few people, I think the problem is the pacing – Tarantino has a tendency to drown the pacing of his movie in (albeit otherwise excellent) dialogue. While I love good characters, I hate when directors sacrifice the rest of the movie in order to develop their characters.
Last night, I went to the midnight showing of Spiderman 3 with Anne and Anneliese. It was so much fun! The movie was pretty good, too. ;)
When we got to the theater around 9 to exchange passes for tickets, the lady in charge almost wasn’t going to let us get tickets, because the show was sold out. I looked at her and totally name-dropped the owner. “We got these from X.” “X Lastname?” “Yeah.” *turns to counter girl* “Do it.” It was … awesome! *laugh*
The movie itself had its moments, and was certainly worth being free. My two favorite parts are when Jameson is looking him up and down when his feet are on J’s desk, and the bit with the maitre-d. ;) I shan’t spoil it.
It was determined, though, that Eric Bana must have firm breasts. And that a number of us would like to check Drew – y’know, just to be sure.
I AM SO EXCITED
•May 3, 2007 • 7 Commentsblue_lucy called me from the U.P. to say that the place they stopped on their way north (about 40 minutes from lansing) had the infamous Chili-Cheese Burrito that is so difficult to find.
“One menu item lost along the way was the Chili Cheese Burrito. It was made with the same homogenous brown slop as all of the other Taco Bell products of its generation, yet it had its unique audience. Somewhere between the white-bread monotony of Soft Taco and the mongrel bizarreness of Mexican Pizza, as hearty as Bean Burrito but with a little extra kick, the Chili Cheese Burrito was a keystone of the early nineties Taco Bell menu. Yet while these other staple products remain alongside the newer, fancier, more expensive products on today’s gentrified menu, available as a “side dish” or a curiosity, the Chili Cheese Burrito has vanished from nearly all of the nation’s Taco Bells.
Fittingly, the summer of 2004 saw the rise of a grassroots campaign of individuals dedicated to getting the Chili Cheese Burrito back on the Taco Bell menu. The website www.chilicheese.org has become the public face of this campaign.” – The Fed
EDIT: I created a google map for the Metro Detroit/AA/Lansing area. Woo hoo!
EDIT 2: Call ahead. This map must be years old. I haven’t found a taco bell yet that -does- have chilitos, and I’ve called 4 on the “yes” list. *mutter*
How does one apply Fair Use when aquiring material is illegal?
•May 3, 2007 • 2 CommentsDRM lobby scrambles to block HD DVD crack
An Important (musical) Message
You know, I don’t have any HD players or discs. I don’t think I’ve watched anything truly “HD” anyway. I do, however, hate the fact that “Fair Use” has been destroyed, legally speaking, due to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
Unrelatedly, I’m annoyed at LJ – I wanted it to substitute placeholders for any images over 640×480, and instead it makes placeholders for EVERY image, no matter how small. Grrrrr.