I finished Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. Wow. I’m not even really sure what I think. It was so dense. I’ve got a few questions for the few of you that have read it. Go to the comments section to discuss…
Snookums and I decided last week that we wouldn’t be celebrating a traditional Valentine’s Day this year. Personally, I’ve always been bitter about the holiday because I never really had anyone special to share it with. (My relationships always seemed to implode about that time of year.) So we decided not to participate in something designed solely to sell merchandise and make single people feel crummy. That’s why I was super surprised when he came home with flowers for me yesterday afternoon. He said it was a non-Valentine’s Day present for me. He even remembered that gerberas are my favorites! What a sweetie. I’m feeling all warm and lovey-dovey now, but I promise to compose myself by Thursday. Okay, single people?
Is your house drafty? Never fear! It’s Tara D’s Craft Corner to the rescue! This week, TD teaches us how to make a draft snake. Now if I just had some decent pinking shears…
Tonight was the “Casting Special”, which showed clips from the 8500 audition tapes that were sent in. They had an entire section of people singing “I Will Survive” (a very common idea). Several people demonstrated their ability to eat gross things (including cow’s brains). There was a lot of animal wrestling. It was pretty funny. At the end they showed the tapes from the sixteen selected contestants. I haven’t made my selections for our Pick ‘Em game yet, but I’ve got a few hunches. I’ll let you know how I go.
Tara Lipinski is guest-starring on The Ice Dream tonight. She’s all grown up with alternative hair. She looks like some scary blonde Fairuza Balk.
Did you ever look for the star on a Tootsie Roll Wrapper? I was always told that if you found one, you could send it in for a prize (or make a wish on it or something). Turns out it’s just another urban legend.
So last night as the Australian premiere of Alias, right? I’d been hearing that a lot of people liked the show, so the Snook and I gave it a shot. It was entertaining. Not the greatest thing ever, but not crap. So today I went to TSFKAMBTV to check out their recap. And get this – it had all these bits in it that weren’t shown in our version! I guess the American show was shown without commercials, right? (Was that just the premiere, or all of them?) And so to make room for them here, they cut out lots of little bits. I’m pissed.
“The World of the Laid-Off Techie.” Oh god. Sometimes stuff like this comes along, and it just makes me so scared that we made the wrong decision in leaving our jobs in London. It wasn’t, right?
Help! What’s the name of the Dave Matthews Band song that plays during the Black Hawk Down commercials? I’m so out of the Top 40 loop over here.
The Matrix was on TV tonight. It was the first time I’d seen it since I moved to Sydney (where it was filmed). It was amazing how much of the city I recognized. The “woman in the red dress” sequence happened in front of the fountain in Martin Place. The Centrepoint Tower was clearly visible in the skyline shot that Morpheus shows Neo on the television. I was able to pick out the Anzac Bridge in the distance when Neo was on the window ledge. It made me feel a little more at home here to be able to recognize the landmarks.
My name is Kris. I’ve been blogging since the 90’s. I live in Sydney, Australia, and I spent most of my career in the tech industry.
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We have the Harold McGee book, v interesting and often useful. Right up his alley I reckon!
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TIL we share the birthday month/week. Happy Birthday!
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