Month: June 2002

June 5, 2002

A French politician has called for a ban on the Scream movies after a teenager stabbed a girl to death in a killing he claimed was inspired by the film. Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the killer in the second movie (the delicious Timothy Olyphant) plan to use media manipulation as his own…
June 5, 2002

Screw Korea… GO USA! That was stunning. That was also the first soccer game I’ve ever watched in its entirety in my life.
June 5, 2002

Woohoo! And Korea wins! I guess this World Cup thing isn’t so boring after all… 🙂
June 5, 2002

Is Your Boyfriend Gay? I’m happy to report that Snookums lands firmly on the straight side of the spectrum. Man, I could’ve used that checklist in high school… (Link courtesy of encorswish.)
June 4, 2002

If anybody’s interested, I’m thinking of selling the registration key for my copy of BalanceLog. It’s a program for your PDA that allows you to set weight loss goals, log food and exercise, and chart your progress. It’s actually a really nice application, but the food database is all based on American stuff and I…
June 4, 2002

I don’t care what anybody else thinks… I think the Jedi Wedding idea rocks! I especially like the bit where the priest asks if anybody has any objections to the marriage, and “Duel of the Fates” kicks in while Darth Vader stands up and is repelled by lightsabre-wielding groomsmen. If you’re gonna get married, do…
June 4, 2002

The Five Most Profitable Companies in the Star Wars Galaxy. Heh. (Link courtesy of John.)
June 4, 2002

This is my day for finding new blogs. Max pointed me to not martha, which I completely love. It’s got lots of great crafty ideas on it. (My sister would love the instructions for making your own lip balm.) It started me thinking that maybe I should document some of my own projects. I mean,…
June 4, 2002

Calling all grammar Nazis and pedants! Check out Yet Another English Language FAQ. It track current news stories of relevance to English and English usage. I tried to skim through the home page but found myself getting engrossed in articles about spelling bees, politically-correct words, and Scottish rhyming slang. If you’re interested in language at…
June 4, 2002

I’m using Google to find all the sites that link to me to let them know about the URL change. And lo and behold, there are some new ones I didn’t even know about! Born Squishy is going straight onto my list of daily reads. eremophobia has a really cool design that I’m still trying…