Snook: “Babe, do you wanna make a clown wig?”
Me: “What? No. Why?”
Him: “Because there’s one in the sink.”
Behold, the death of Spike hair and the return of the Snook.
I just stumbled across this picture of the first same-sex couple to be married in the United States. Seriously, look at that. It brings tears of joy to the eyes. How can anyone honestly say that these two wonderful old ladies shouldn’t be able to enjoy the same happiness and validation as everybody else? It almost makes me want to get married. Almost. 🙂
Someone has constructed a knitted vest for her VW Beetle. That person is now my hero. (Link courtesy of not martha.)
Metafilter is back. Commence time wastage.
I just realized that Ebert’s posted his Oscar predictions and he’s got some real surprises in there. For instance, he thinks Shohreh Aghdashloo will win Best Supporting Actress over popular choice Renee Zellweger. He also thinks Bill Murry might win over Sean Penn. Very interesting…
Allergy Update: The Telfast really isn’t doing much for me anymore so last week I called a specialist recommended by my doctor. I booked an appointment with him in four weeks to do a prick test and see if we can finally figure out what the heck is causing this. On a related (and humourous) note, my left eye is completely bloodshot today. I think it’s because I had some allergan trapped in my contact that irritated it. I’m on a fresh pair now but the redness is still there. It doesn’t hurt though and I’m freaking all my co-workers out. Fear my angry eye!
I finally cracked open my copy of Stephen King’s Wolves of the Calla yesterday and I’ve been engrossed ever since. I didn’t realize how much I missed Roland’s world. Today I came across TheDarkTower.net, which is a fan site dedicated to the series (and its intersections with King’s other books). I’m particularly interested in the Roadmap since there are lots of connecting books I haven’t read. I think Salem’s Lot will be next on my list. There’s a lot about Father Callahan in Wolves and I can’t wait to read his backstory in more depth.
Hooray! Our Amazon package finally came today. The Snook and I had amassed quite a large gift certificate total (courtesy of Christmas gifts, commissions from my Dahl site, and payment for Harry Potter scarves) so we splurged like the happy little Sims that we are. We added the Buffy Season 4 & 5 DVDs to our collection, along with The Office Season 1, Baz Luhrman’s production of La Boheme, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. (I stage managed a production of that last one in college and I absolutely love the movie.) We also picked up two Indian cookbooks and four Calvin & Hobbes collections. It’s been ages since we bought any new books or movies so we’re just in consumer bliss right now. This should keep us busy for a week or two. (Incidentally, should any of you wish to contribute to our further acquisition of stuff, we have a wish list. Oh, and my birthday’s in a month.)
Like I said, shameless.
I have seen a world without MetaFilter, and I don’t like it. At last Matt has a status update for those of us who have lost purpose in life.