Monthly Archives: October 2007

Happy friggin’ Halloween

Archenemy GF does not enjoy answering the door for all the cute little kiddies on Halloween. It’s not that she doesn’t like the cute little kiddies – she does – but doesn’t like the prospect of repeated interruptions to her … Continue reading

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Stop staring at me!

(found on the www somewhere, I forget exactly)

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Get your procrastination on

35 free graphics programs. Get doodlin’.

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Fry & Laurie

(updated to a crappier version – youtube must be playing copyright whack-a-mole)

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Monkeys vs. Robots Politicians

Why can’t things like this: The deputy mayor of New Delhi, India, fell off his balcony and died Sunday after being attacked by monkeys, his family members say. The city has around 10,000 monkeys, some of which have taken to … Continue reading

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Missed Anniversary #2

I forgot to wear a black armband on on Tuesday in support of those suffering under the “oppression” of climate change. On October 23, 1877 a patent was issued to Nicolaus Otto and Francis and William Crossley for the gasoline … Continue reading

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Missed Anniversary #1

My favorite illustrator, Newell Convers (better known as NC) Wyeth, was born in Needham, MA on October 22, 1882. I discovered him in 2nd grade when I picked up a battered version of Robin Hood in a used book sale … Continue reading

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For no particular reason: Slint

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In both PG-13 and R-rated versions

“THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK A STRANGER IN THE ASS!”

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Things I didn’t know (the day before) yesterday

God & Gold, p. 123: Thomas Cochrane, the tenth Earl of Dundonald, was a British admiral whose adventures Patrick O’Brian used as a partial model for his Aubrey/Maturin novels. Temporarily dropped from the British naval list after attempting to make … Continue reading

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Ordered this morning

The Hillary Clinton Nutcracker!

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Nouvelle Vague

So, I was in the comic store picking up what turned out to be just one comic from my sub folder, when I noticed that Tony was playing a CD of some sultry-voiced French singers covering a PiL song. While … Continue reading

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IVs

Well, we knew we were getting an Indiana Jones, and now I see we’re getting a John Rambo. Still nothing terribly definitive on a Max Rockatansky, though… While speculation of the film’s tentative pre-production remain uncorroborated industry and internet hearsay, … Continue reading

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