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Monday, July 26, 2004
Dear Entertainment Weekly, I am outraged
You have not had an attractive woman -- or any woman -- on your cover in at least six weeks. Please don't force me to subscribe to Maxim in order to beautify my coffee table.
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Up next, "Jeopardy!" with Art Fleming
This picture makes it look like Bill Gates et al. are appearing on a late '60s/early '70s daytime talk show -- most likely a local one, on a TV station that's overcompensating for having been late to upgrade to color. I knew Microsoft was evil, but going back in time and changing history? Yikes.
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Is this the cutest cat picture ever?
Ikea sells a pet pillow that's supposed to look like a flat, dead mouse. I think it's incredibly adorable, especially when there's a cat lying on top of it, and that's not something you'd normally hear about a flat, dead mouse.
Monday, July 19, 2004
It's a public transportation fact
If a bus with an ad for "The Bourne Supremacy" on the side pulls up next to you and stops in just the right position, it looks like Matt Damon is shooting at you. Duck!
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
"Jeopardy!" update
I got a call at work today from "Jeopardy!" The bad news is that this wasn't the call, that they wanted me to be a contestant. The good news is that I don't have to be a contestant against wunderkind Ken Jennings, at least not yet. (Actually, I should have guessed they wouldn't be calling me to be a contestant right now, since I've got plans for the last two weeks of August.)
The call did cause an amusing, brief flurry of excitement in my office, though. What they wanted was to add some information to my file that they've started collecting on all potential contestants: whether or not we know anyone who's been on "Jeopardy!" I only mentioned Maggie Bandur and Steve Tanner, because I was pretty sure they didn't care about people we've corresponded with via message boards and such (including Ken Jennings), as well as people I've met in the world of Internet game show fandom.
I think I'll drown my sorrows in They Might Be Giants' brand-new album, which I bought on the way home from work. So far, it's worth the price solely for containing an actual studio version of one of my favorite TMBG songs, "Thunderbird," which I had heretofore heard only in a live bootleg version.
The call did cause an amusing, brief flurry of excitement in my office, though. What they wanted was to add some information to my file that they've started collecting on all potential contestants: whether or not we know anyone who's been on "Jeopardy!" I only mentioned Maggie Bandur and Steve Tanner, because I was pretty sure they didn't care about people we've corresponded with via message boards and such (including Ken Jennings), as well as people I've met in the world of Internet game show fandom.
I think I'll drown my sorrows in They Might Be Giants' brand-new album, which I bought on the way home from work. So far, it's worth the price solely for containing an actual studio version of one of my favorite TMBG songs, "Thunderbird," which I had heretofore heard only in a live bootleg version.
