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ADD, Hyperactivity, and Ritalin November 30, 2004
I have serious issues with the current obsession with ADD and the associated pharmaceutical treatments. My personal belief is that it’s an incredibly overblown and overmedicated issue.
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iTMS: Kevin Spacey ‘Beyond the Sea’ November 30, 2004
Last night while bouncing randomly around the iTMS, I noticed an album by Kevin Spacey. Since I know Kevin as an actor, and not a singer, I was a little curious, and did some investigating. Turns out that there’s an upcoming biopic of Bobby Darin called Beyond the Sea with Kevin in the lead role, and he actually does all of his own singing for the film.
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Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com November 30, 2004
An Australian phone company is offering customers the chance to blacklist numbers before heading out for a night on the town so they can reduce the risk of making any embarrassing, incoherent late-night calls.
Posted in Humor.
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A Seattle-centric blonde joke November 30, 2004
A blonde was feeling so depressed that she decided to end her life by throwing herself into Puget Sound. She went down to the docks and was about to leap into the frigid water when a handsome young sailor saw her teetering on the edge of the pier crying.
Posted in Humor.
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Blast from the Past November 30, 2004
Something I never realized before — apparently, the person in this iconic ad for Maxell audiocassettes…is none other than then-Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy. Nifty!
Posted in Music.
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LotR:TYEBEE (Lord of the Rings: Till Your Eyes Bleed Extended Edition) November 30, 2004
7am: friends arrive, pancake breakfast. / 8am: Fellowship of the Ring (~4+ hrs) / 12:30pm: Lunch / 2:00pm: The Two Towers (~3 1/2 hrs) / 5:30pm: Dinner / 7:00pm: Return of the King (~ 4 1/2 hrs) / 11:30pm: Eyes ooze out of our sockets, bedsores open on our asses.
Posted in Film.
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Adoption November 30, 2004
Lately, I’ve been really enjoying reading The Sticking Point as Tommy and his wife travel to Seoul to finalize the adoption of a baby boy. Being able to experience the adoption through Tommy’s eyes has been rather touching for me, as some time ago I was somewhat involved in an adoption from the other side of the process.
Posted in Life.
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Thanksgiving Weekend November 28, 2004
Just got back in a bit ago from a very nice and very relaxing Thanksgiving weekend.
Posted in Life.
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Four Years November 24, 2004
While I’d been keeping hand-updated websites since ‘95 or so, November 25th, 2000 marked my first foray into using a software engine to keep track of the random rambling I occasional put up on my website, starting me stumbling into the world of weblogging.
Posted in Website.
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Nomanisan Island November 24, 2004
I hadn’t picked up on this before, but the name of island where Syndrome has his evil lair in The Incredibles is ‘Nomanisan.’
Posted in Film.
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The Complete U2 November 23, 2004
So U2’s ‘digital box set’ hit iTunes this morning.
Posted in Music.
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23rd Psalm (2004 version) November 22, 2004
Bush is my shepherd, I shall be in want.
Posted in Humor, Politics, Religion.
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Versus November 22, 2004
It seems that we’re living in a world where differences are all anybody sees anymore. Nobody’s actually listening to what anyone else has to say — we’re all so sure that we’re right and everyone else is wrong, too busy banging our shoes on the table to really listen to anyone else.
Posted in Life, Religion, Science.
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Genefilter November 22, 2004
Fun toy time: Genefilter. Choose a MeFi user and Genefilter will use that user’s posts and comments to randomly generate a comment. Amusing results soon follow…
Posted in Humor.
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A 10-acre tombstone November 21, 2004
An amazing and sad story in today’s Seattle Times looks at the construction on the Hood Canal bridge, which has run into snags after uncovering what’s possibly one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the Seattle area.
Posted in Links.
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Basketbrawl November 21, 2004
I’m not much of a sports fan —rother’s many years of goalkeeping — but even I am likely to sit up and take notice when reports start hitting the ‘net of pro basketball players jumping into the stands and beating the fans.
Posted in Sports.
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The Typical Briton November 21, 2004
The typical Briton is polite, witty and phlegmatic, but lacks a certain style and has a dental hygiene issue while having an occasional drinking problem.
Posted in Humor.
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2004 Weblog Awards November 21, 2004
Nominations are now open for the 2004 Weblog Awards. I’m not sayin’. I’m just sayin’.
Posted in Weblogs.
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It’s like a violin… November 21, 2004
Now, okay, admittedly, I have a somewhat stronger grounding in music than many people, but I am having real difficulties trying to envision how someone could make it to their mid-20’s and have absolutely no idea what an upright bass is.
Posted in Life.
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New Reads November 19, 2004
Thanks to tdavid’s creation of an easy-to-import OPML file of Wednesday’s Meetup attendees, I’ve just added a good number of local webloggers to my daily reads.
Posted in Weblogs.
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Me as a South Park character November 19, 2004
Just a little mid-morning amusement: me as a South Park character, thanks to the South Park Character Creator.
Posted in Links.
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Resurrecting the Evil Dead November 18, 2004
The good news: the previously rumored ‘Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash’ is probably dead. The bad news: that’s because Raimi is remaking The Evil Dead (bad enough) and will be letting someone else direct it (worse).
Posted in Film.
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Weblogger’s Meetup November 17, 2004
Just got back a bit ago from this month’s Seattle Weblogger’s Meetup. Roundabout 20-something people in attendance, of whom I knew three or so beforehand. Now I’m tired, though, and will be heading to bed before too terribly long.
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Jason Webley Halloween Deathday 2004 Bootleg November 16, 2004
laurachandae was kind enough to send me a copy of her recording of Jason Webley’s Halloween show, so I’ve converted it to .mp3 and have posted it on my webserver. It’s only the first half of the show (apparently a mic cable got unplugged during intermission), but what there is is pretty good quality, and very listenable.
Posted in Music.
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Exterminate all rational thought. November 15, 2004
Mike posted about joining up with NetFlix, and his list of upcoming movies included Brazil and Time Bandits, both wonderfully bizarre films directed by Terry Gilliam. I dropped him a quick note to recommend a few other flicks, which touched off a discovery of something that I’ve been waiting years for.
Posted in Film.
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