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We survived the heat wave… only to be battered by thunderstorms. UK weather is NUTS.

I finally saw Shrek last night. I thought it was really good, but not quite as great as Toy Story 2. I dunno… I think it was the animation. I’m not saying that all animation has to be “realistic”, but I just didn’t particularly like this style. Everything seemed a little too smooth. The characters didn’t seem to have any weight to them. There’s a reason that Toy Story and A Bug’s Life didn’t feature very many humans – they destroy the suspension of disbelief.

Buffy Spoilers! There are some pretty big revelations in there, so read at your own risk. Of course, AICN‘s predictions usually run about 50-50, so take everything with a huge grain of salt. (Personally, I think the bit about Willow is ridiculous. No way they’d do that. Of course, they have completely changed her character before. Remember how she started out as the shy, Xander-lovin’ nerdy computer girl, only to turn into a hot, confident lesbian witch?)

Crud. Just noticed that the Dahl site is back up again. Come on liquidators!

CHECK IT OUT! Kabel New Media, who did the official Roald Dahl site, has gone bankrupt. Their crappy, Flash-ridden site is now history. Once again, I run the premium Dahl site on the ‘Net.

Looks like Saturn.org got the same crap “let’s trade links!” e-mail that I did. Ugh. It was from the webmaster at bransonshows.com (I won’t link to it, because that would defeat the point of my refusal.) I wrote the sender back and asked why in the world he thought my content would be interesting to wealthy senior citizens who enjoy RVing. He said, “Many of our visitors would like to read about others, so that is why I emailed you.” Apparently instead he should’ve responded, “I’m spamming every weblogger I can find in the hopes that they’ll mention me and it’ll drive up traffic at my crap site, so please help.” Whatever.

I’ve picked up Rodd’s Australian habit of calling English people “poms”. He’s always maintained that nobody knows why they use that word, but Nick always claims that it somehow stands for “Prisoner of His Majesty”. Fortunately, Snopes has an answer.

Huh. It turns out that iceberg photo I was raving about back when is actually fake. It’s a composite of four pictures that was created for those cheesy Successories posters.

Those wacky English. A Londoner recently got pissed off when he found a notice on the fence where he locks his bicycle each day that prohibited him doing that. So as revenge, now he locks other things to the fence. His website, which documents his activities, is called: What should I put on the Fence? Recent items have included a green refrigerator door, an ironing board, and a teapot. You can even suggest new things for him to decorate the fence with.

Paula Poundstone is guilty… of committing a fashion crime! Check out what she wore to her arraignment: “a lime-green pantsuit, pink shirt and plaid tie”. Paula, Paula, Paula. I definitely think you should be given your say in court, but please burn those clothes. Now.