Oh, what a nice and relaxing weekend. I took advantage of the downtime to scan in photos from the Deviant and Diverse Party we threw back in October. They’re pretty funny.

Sorry for the lack of posts yesterday and today. I just haven’t felt the urge. My karma whoring on Plastic has sucked away any and all desire to visit other websites. (For the record, I’ve posted 14 comments and my karma’s up to 6.) I’ll try and do better.

Roger Ebert’s new partner Richard Roeper dissects the success of Jennifer Lopez. I love it. Here’s a quote: “Jennifer Lopez is an undeniably beautiful woman who has shown promise as an actress in films such as “The Cell” and “Out of Sight,” and she’s a mildly talented singer/dancer of at least “Star Search” semifinalist caliber–but the fact that she has the No. 1 movie and the No. 1 CD in the country is a striking blow for mediocrity.”

AICN has a another great report from the set of Kevin Smith’s latest movie, “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” (part 1, part 2) You know, Joey Lauren Adams is a nicer person than I give her credit for being. Maybe she isn’t the bastard mutation of Jewel and Renee Zellweger after all.

oh what a night… it looks like the ‘backer has it’s own website! just in case you wanted to research their menu and/or buy some authentic ‘backer gear. in spired by their [in]famous sign—”linebacker inn; steaks and cocktails”—i always wanted to walk in there and ask for a prime rib, a martini, and a room.

as i was never much of a ‘backer backer, i was saddened to see that Club 23 doesn’t have a website of their own. my search on google only turned up some “tour” dates on local bands’ sites and some blurb on NDToday.com, “What I Wish I Knew When I Was a Freshmen:” [sic]

No matter how bad it looks on the outside, Club 23’s juke box makes it one of the coolest bars in South Bend.

my question is, how would knowing that as a first year student help you in any way? how many freshmen can actually get into club? my other gripe is that everyone knows that the coolest thing about club is the slushies and how the unique “atmosphere” makes you appreciate california’s strict smoking laws five years after graduation. smelling like an ashtray has never been known to help alleviate hangovers… (Posted by Brigita.)

I just heard my (English) project manager on the other side of the room say something about “George Bush Junior.” When he walked over a few seconds later, I asked him what he had said about our new President. He said contemptuously, “Ah, I wouldn’t piss on ‘im if he was burning.” Seriously! It cracked me up.

So, I was just in the pub for lunch and I heard a remake of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” Who the heck recorded that? I wondered. Turns out it was The Corrs, back in 1998. I tried in vain to find a copy online, but I had to resort to my fallback. (Thanks, Aim.)

Former Amazon employee Mike Daisy’s film and one-man play make the on-line bookseller sound a lot like Microsoft, at least the version depicted in Douglas Coupland’s brilliant “Microserfs.” Sounds like they’ve got their own little “Cult of Jeff” goin’ on. And that part about the prehistoric cave bear is just too delicious. Suddenly I’m very hungry for two-dimensional foods.

(Whoa, Coupland’s official site is a nightmare. How about, you know, some plain ol’ HTML, Doug? Maybe a site map? Wouldn’t hurt.)

“Smelly T. Rex on display in London.” Sweet! Well, not sweet. Pretty damn gross supposedly. Ooh, I can’t wait to see it. Our Natural History Museum really is one of the coolest museums I’ve ever been in (and it’s one of the prettiest buildings in London).

These things disgust me! When is America going to get good gun laws? Screw the NRA. Screw Charlton Heston. We need to keep weapons of destruction out of the hands of everybody. And where the hell do people get AK-47s??