Very Close!
 | 82 As a 1930s wife, I am |
June 30, 2008
June 29, 2008
Uxor melior
| 83 As a 1930s wife, I am |
May 28, 2008
Because all the cool people are using them
The Curt Jester has news of another puppet liturgy, this time in some parish in Minnesota.
On Palm Sunday.
Because nothing says a Mature and Relevant Faith Experience like giant puppets.
April 22, 2008
April 21, 2008
There should totally be an archive entitled "Dinka's Best"
My first entry would be her comment here:
Translation (to girly talk):Josh: Gosh, I really had to get my haircut, my ends were getting horrible! And then I remembered, hey thomas is coming soon, I'm so excited, yeah! (*jumps up and down*) Soooo i'm thinking...like, why don't i get my hair cut just like he does? And I TOTALLY DID! Do you like it?
Thomas: *GIGGLE* Oh, you are sooo sweet! It's supercute!!! And easy, right? I love how it's sooo low maintenance! Perfect for hats! It really goes with your glasses, too!
Josh: *Giggle* I know, right?
Thomas: Totally! I'm gonna get some lemonade, you want the pink cup or the purple?
Totally made my Monday.
October 28, 2007
If G.K. Chesterton had written Half-Blood Prince...
October 24, 2007
"Deathly Hallows" macro
sorry -- I HAD to do it.
July 28, 2007
Going Yellow!
Yesterday we were having fun with the whole Simpsonize Me website. Some of the characters looked pretty typical and others looked a lot like my kids.
For example, Berylla Moss:
June 25, 2007
oh well
| You Are 12% NYC |
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June 24, 2007
I used to live in Long Island
| You Are 80% NYC |
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HT: My brother Alex
June 14, 2007
Chicken and Fish
via dylan
| You Are Chardonnay |
 You can be sweet and light. Or deep and complex. You have a little bit of something to offer everyone... no wonder you're so popular. Approachable and never smug, you are easy to get to know (and love!). Deep down you are: Dependable and modest Your partying style: Understated and polite Your company is enjoyed best with: Cold or wild meat |
LOL Cl44SIX
I love stuff like this: an entire thread of classics translated into that l33t/ LOL / IM gibberish (warning, some of them are a little rough).
V3rg1l: singin of 4rms
V3rg1l: singin of t3h m4n
Jn0: Im in ur ocean, pwning ur sh1ps
43n34s: WTF f4t3 is t3h sux0rsD1d0: hai
D1d0: lol
43n34s: lolz backstoryL40c00n: *ded from sn4k3s*
H0rs3: PWN
Tr0j4ns: pwnt
43n34s: OMGWTFBBQ Cr3u54
Cr3u54: I is ghost lolTr0j4ns: yay Crete
Tr0j4ns: *is dyin*
4nch1s3s: o wrong place... sorries! ^_^Tr0j4ns: yay C4rth4g3
V3nu5: hai Cupid
V3nu5: make D1d0 think 43n34s is hawt
Cupid: kD1d0: we r t3h m4rr13d
43n34s: f4t3 sry lol bai
D1d0: OMG U SUX0RS I KEEL MEHSELF!43n34s: Im in ur underworld, sayin Im... sorries?
D1d0: I H8 U
43n34s: f4t3 sry lol bai
A Janeite's contribution to the art form:
Of course, none of this stuff can hold a candle to Bob the Ape's recent works. But it still makes me giggle.
May 31, 2007
fashion consultation needed
I need some casual shoes this summer. They need to be "real" shoes -- arch support, plenty of padding, comfortable for a day of walking -- that go with summery clothes.
Usually I'd for go for the Keds but apparently that is a fashion faux pas. So: advice needed.
Eight facts about Peony
Here are the rules: Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
1. The outfit I bought last weekend is the first (non-khaki) brown clothing I've owned in at least 15 years.
2. I have a bad habit of forgetting to water plants. I start off with great intentions but then I get distracted and....
3. I have been bitten by the photography bug and am saving up for a new camera.
4. I love coffee.
5. I have been working part-time at a long-term temp job since January, and might go on staff if they can keep up with the flexible hours and let me work just one day a week over the summer.
6. I have pre-ordered a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
7. I have a secret cache of Hershey's Kisses.
8. I am going to break the rules of this meme and not tag eight people.
9. I'm on the same wavelength as MamaT concerning housework: don't like the cleaning part, do like the clean house part, trying to work on my attitude, tapping ideas from Flylady. At this moment I am almost completely caught up with the laundry. Yay!
10. I have just started listening to podcasts in the past couple of weeks.
Pansy, you're up! And anyone else who wants to play, consider yourself tagged.
May 8, 2007
Fredegar Jedi Knight
If you look carefully, you can see my Fredegar, on of the younglings, has held his own against the Sith...
April 5, 2007
awesome
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Which is the perfect lead in to this:
April 1, 2007
Ask DNA
December 8, 2006
how did I get a little Jersey in me?
And how do I get it out?!
You Are 34% New Jersey!
You've got a little Jersey in you. Not too bad, however you could have done a lot better. Based on this score, you may not actually be from New Jersey. You're missing out!
How New Jersey Are You?
Make Your Own Quiz
Memed! the birthday edition
I was tagged by the dyspeptic one. Here are the rules:
1) Go to Wikipedia.
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3) List three events that happened on your birthday.
4) List two important birthdays and one death.
5) One holiday or observance (if any).
Three events:
-- 1152: Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
-- 1268 - The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch; Baibars' destruction of the city of Antioch was so great as to permanently negate the city's importance.
-- 1863 - American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins, ending on July 4.
Two important birthdays...
-- Karol Józef Wojtyła
-- Chow Yun-Fat
...and one death:
-- Leroy Anderson, American composer
One holiday or observance:
-- Festival of the god Pan in Ancient Greece
-- feast of Pope St John I
TAG:
The Summas, Coucoumelle, and anyone else who wants to participate.
December 4, 2006
and when I think of my mother's furniture, this makes perfect sense
| Your Christmas is Most Like: A Very Brady Christmas |
 Even if you all get a bit cheesy at times. |
| Your Christmas is Most Like: A Very Brady Christmas |
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Even if you all get a bit cheesy at times. |
HT: Happy Catholic
November 26, 2006
Is This Good?
| What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Literate Good Citizen You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you're not nerdy about it. You've read most major classics (in school) and you have a favorite genre or two. | |
| Dedicated Reader | |
| Book Snob | |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm | |
| Fad Reader | |
| Non-Reader | |
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November 25, 2006
via Dyspeptic Mutterings:
| What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Literate Good Citizen You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you're not nerdy about it. You've read most major classics (in school) and you have a favorite genre or two. | |
| Book Snob | |
| Dedicated Reader | |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm | |
| Fad Reader | |
| Non-Reader | |
| What Kind of Reader Are You? Create Your Own Quiz | |
October 20, 2006
When My Kids Are Bored
They spend their time seeking out cat videos on You Tube. And I thought I didn't have a life, my poor children. Actually, I shouldn't talk, because after they find all these videos, we all sit around the computer with them, watch them and laugh.
They look for:
and
and
and
August 18, 2006
Let's Settle This, Once and For All!
My husband and I got into our usual dispute yesterday, and I need to prove once and for all that I'm right, he is wrong. There is no "grey" area in this issue. Just black and white I'm right, he's wrong.
He claims I am not a real Star Wars fan because I say Episodes I, II, and III stunk big time. According to him, if you are a true fan, even if the movies were a little cheesey (understatement), it was so great to see what happened after waiting all your life for George Lucas to make new movies. I say George Lucas should have left well alone, and as a true fan, I find the movies insulting.
They were horrendous. Why do I make such a bold claim? Here are ten good reasons to support my flawless argument:
1.Anakin cried all the time. I could not believe he was Darth Vader, but just some whiney skateboarder kid.
2.Little Anakin was equally annoying: "are you an angel?"
3.The pod races lasted too long. And for the record, little Anakin's best friend's name was "Kitster" which is a stupid, unimganinative name for a "kid".
4.Jar Jar Binks. The only good things about Episodes II, and III was less Jar Jar Binks.
5.Padme was useless. She was supposedly one of the best rulers of Naboo, and she chose this guy for his wonderful pick-up lines? And calls him "Annie" at that which means she should be thrown.
6.The whole notion that Anakin became Darth Vader because he wanted to save Padme's life, and then killed her is dumb, dumb, dumb. Does anybody buy that?
7.Bad dialogue like the "I hate sand. It's so coarse. Not like here. Everything here is smooth." pick-up line (see point #5) and overuse of the term "younglings".
8.Jar Jar Binks.
9.The fact that Mace Windu got killed in a "hey, what's that over there" move when he was powerful enough to defeat a single droid army by himself during the Clone Wars is annoying as well.
10.The big finale fighting scene at the volcano that we have been reading about for 25 years was lame!
Is that enough? Do I win, win, win?
I am sending the link to this entry to my husband, so I need to add the bonus #11 point: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was better. :P
August 17, 2006
Harry Potter and the Mistress of Pemberley
The sad thing is I think Hambet would totally love these
Nerd ABC cards: T is for transverse wave
We were making transverse waves with a Slinky and he was having a blast.
August 7, 2006
August 6, 2006
Memed!
... by dear Mr Luse.
1. One book that changed your life: An old paperback I picked up for seventy-five cents at a used bookstore in Baltimore: The Man Who Was Chesterton, an old Image anthology. And before that, Poetic Meter and Poetic Form, by Paul Fussell.
2. One book that you've read more than once: Look Inside Cross-Sections: Trains, by Michael Johnstone. I've read this one way more than once.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island: Dear Mr Luse asks, Who would want just one book on an island? You'd want a library, wouldn't you? I would. And I think Mark Windsor has the right idea: I'd want the Aubreyad, in 21 volumes.
4. One book that made you laugh: Most recently? H.W. Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (that "elegant variation" entry really brings the funny).
5. One book that made you cry: The Clown of God by Tomie DePaola. Gets me every time.
6. One book that you wish had been written: How to Work All Those Colors in the Needlepoint Christmas Stocking Kit You Bought Last Year and Never Finished.
7. One book that you wish had never been written: Confessions, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
8. One book you're currently reading: The Temperament God Gave You, by Art and Laraine Bennett.
9. One book you've been meaning to read: The Conservative Mind, by Russell Kirk.
10. [Not on the original list, but added by dear Mr Luse] One book you should read: The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis.
Tag: Pansy, Bob the Ape, and Miss Rosey-Posey Moss (who can post her answers in a comment box).
March 30, 2006
and I don't even drink beer
| Guinness (100% dark & bitter, 66% working class, 100% genuine) |
 Okay, we all know Guinness is the best possible score on any "What Kind Of Beer Are You" test, so you can just go on and pat yourself on the back now. Like the world's most famous brew, you're genuine, you've got good taste, and you're sophisticated. What else can I say, except congratulations?
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The If You Were A Beer Test written by gwendolynbooks on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
December 7, 2005
Speak, memory
From the Mamas:
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL MEMORY OF YOU AND ME.
It can be anything you want--good or bad--BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.
When you're finished, post this paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON'T ACTUALLY remember about you.
June 19, 2005
OK, What I Want to Know Is
why one cannot be a Beauty and and intelligent.
| Your IQ Is 110 |
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I wish I knew which ones I got wrong.
June 17, 2005
Beauty or Geek?
| Your IQ Is 135 |
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May 16, 2005
whoa
#BA55D3 |
Your dominant hues are red and blue. You're confident and like showing people new ideas. You play well with others and can be very influential if you want to be. Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life is brighter than most people's. You like the idea of influencing things for the better and find hope in situations where others might give up. You're not exactly a bouncy sunshine but things in your world generally look up. |
you are darkslateblue#483D8BYour dominant
#483D8B |
Your dominant hue is blue, making you a good friend who people love and trust. You're good in social situations and want to fit in. Just be careful not to compromise who you are to make them happy. Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life can be bright or dark, depending on the situation. You are flexible and see things objectively. |
Via the Ragemonkeys.
May 7, 2005
April 23, 2005
Just so you know
Non Goth
What Kind of Goth Are You?
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April 8, 2005
Which Incredibles Character Are
Which Incredibles Character Are You?
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This almost makes up for the disappointment of not being Edna.
February 3, 2005
"we don't want any trouble in here in any language"
The Latin back and forth between Peony and Bob in the comments box below is starting to resemble Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo in Tombstone (one of my all time favorite movies, by the way). Not the part where they are on the verge of a gun fight, but the back and forth and me listening thinking "what did they say?"
There are a couple of more links to the conversation here and here. Peony found these when I mentioned what the conversation reminded me of. Are we geekier for looking for these or are the people who put this on the internet geekier?
January 23, 2005
Pass-it-on poems
1. Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be
2. I never saw a Purple Cow
3. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
4. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
5. Do not go gentle into that good night,
6. Jenny kissed me when we met
7. How do I love thee, let me count the ways
8. That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall,
9. It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea
10. ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
If the line is familiar, leave it. Otherwise replace it with the first line of a poem you know and boldface your changes.
O Fatal Vision
January 8, 2005
Speaking of hobbit names...
my little nephew's name is Berilac Deepdelver.
December 29, 2004
December 17, 2004
Take that, Humpty Dumpty
found in How to Construct a Commonplace Book
If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion.--Confucius
I would love to staple this onto the forehead of just about every media pundit, judge, and politician out there.
Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above
everything.
December 16, 2004
Uh Oh, Peony, ^5
Now if giving virtual high fives over geek quizzes isn't geeky, I don't know what is.
| You are 30% geek | You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.
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December 10, 2004
Christmas Friday Ten
1. Egg nog - yum or yuck? YUM
2. Stay up until midnight on New Years? Nope.
3. Prefer white or colored lights? White.
4. Favorite holiday song. Hark the Herald Angels Sing, with Once in Royal David's City becoming a new favorite.
5. What is your tackiest holiday decoration? A music box shaped like a skating pond. When you wind it up and put the two penguins with magnets on their feet on the mirrored top, they whirl and skate to the music.
6. Do your kids have too much and you wonder just WHY you are getting more?? lol Yes!
7. If you celebrate Christmas, when does your tree go up and come down? We are not putting up a tree this year because we are traveling, but we usually get it right before the fourth Sunday of Advent and leave it up until at least Epiphany.
8. Christmas again - open presents on Christmas eve, morning, or other? I am trying to establish opening presents in the afternoon, after dinner.
9. Favorite holiday tradition? Pizza and Irish Coffee on Christmas Eve.
10. What do YOU want for Christmas? Something there is no chance of my getting.
October 24, 2004
Does anyone else think
the combination of Tim McGraw and Nelly making a song together is weird? Ot's so weird it's kind of neat. I like the song a lot better than the "get your eagle on" song Nelly has out.
October 5, 2004
Cum laude, I hope
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Blogging Degree
From Go-Quiz.com
Thanks to Victor for this quiz
September 24, 2004
Star Wars Gangsta Rap
Funny. Thanks Ed, for the link.
September 17, 2004
Gift Ideas From Ebay to the Guy Who Has Everything
August 27, 2004
Literary Either/Or
Hardback or Paperback
Highlight or Underline
Lewis or Tolkien
E.B. White or A.A. Milne
T.S. Eliot or e.e. cummings
Stephen King or Dean Koontz
Barnes & Noble or Borders
Waldenbooks or B. Dalton
Fantasy or Science Fiction
Horror or Suspense
Bookmark or Dogear
Large Print or Fine Print
Hemingway or Faulkner
Fitzgerald or Steinbeck
Homer or Plato
Geoffrey Chaucer or Edmund Spenser
Pen or Pencil
Looseleaf or Notepad
Alphabetize: By Author or By Title
Shelve: By Genre/Subject or All Books Together
Dustjacket: Leave it On or Take it Off
Novella or Epic
John Grisham or Scott Turrow
J.K. Rowling or Lemony Snicket (I plan to read Snicket soon!)
John Irving or John Updike
Salman Rushdie or Don Delillo
Fiction or Non-fiction
Historical Biography or Historical Romance
Reading Pace: A Few Pages per Sitting or Finish at Least a Chapter
Short Story or Creative Non-fiction Essay
Blah Blah Blah or Yada Yada Yada
It was a dark and stormy night or Once upon a timeBooks: Buy or Borrow
Book Reviews or Word of Mouth
Thanks to MamaT
July 23, 2004
Also known as, "The Sidekick"
"Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expects the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken."
Hmmmmm.
June 29, 2004
The ultimate Great Books curriculum
Abraham Lincoln You have a Bible and a library card. What more could you possibly need? You prefer the Charlotte Mason Method of reading living books for everything: historical fiction, biographies, real histories, nature guides, etc. No soon-to-be-outdated textbooks for you.
What Type of Homeschooler Are You?
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Thanks to Enbrethiliel via Joyce for this fun quiz. This is the first quiz I've taken for a while where I've actually strongly identified with some of the answers (though for one question, "What is on your dining room table?", I was looking for "all of the above.)
At first I was going to say that I'm not really a homeschooler, but I suppose I am -- our curriculum is just daily living. Naming colors, counting, talking about letters, reading together, talking about plants and animals, saying prayers.... I would like to start something a little more structured but I am not sure where to start. I suppose I could just designate 15 minutes of "school time" every day and just dive in.
May 26, 2004
Is anyone watching Colonial House?
We didn't get to see it last night (Tuesday night) -- bad storms disrupted our reception. (Yup, no cable.) So we didn't get to see how it ended. Did the colonists vote the icky Governor off the island?
May 21, 2004
This Is For You, Alex
Remember when I blogged below about the Transformers 20th Anniversary and how the show became annoying after the movie? Well someone who wrote a letter to the editor in the July 2004 edition of ToyFare agrees. Warning, coarse language ahead:
Dear ToyFare,
I am shocked and angered that you guys would print a statement as untrue as "Bumblebee is the suckiest Autobot." [He's paraphrasing, but we do say that a lot.-Ed.] I mean, let's face it, there are plenty of Autobots who suck more. Rodimus Prime sucked worse and so did Springer. And we cannot forget about the uber-annoying kid Autobot, Wheelie. (Man, did the Autobots get any good characters in the movie?) So the next time you say someone in the suckiest, just remember to make sure that there isn't anyone who sucks just a little more."The next time you say someone is the suckiest, just remember to make sure that there isn't anyone who sucks just a little more." I'm writing that one down and sending it to. Dr. Phil.
May 19, 2004
Except for the fact that I'm not a writer,
this is pretty darn accurate.
You're a Fluff writer!
What kind of writer are you?
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Especially the criticism about "I'm not quite sure what Buffy is doing in Rivendall" is me to a T!
When I was a little girl, I used to make up hundreds of comic books all the time (I don't write, but I used to draw). They were always Optimus Prime and Princess Allura save the day from Magneto and whatnot.
May 18, 2004
The Great Debate at the Upstate Mosses
My children are wondering who would win-Alien or Predator. For what it's worth, they have seen neither of these movies but live vicariously through my husband who tells them tales of his favourite sci fi movies. They sit there for hours as he gives the history of the Sith and Spider-Man. Some kids get The Three Bears...
Anyway, I thought the discussion had been long ended until I saw this written on the board in 11 year old handwriting:
Predator must win! Alien was beat by Sigourney Weaver-no contest!
May 17, 2004
Kewl
Apparently this is old news, but I just heard about it. Joss Whedon is set to write for the X-Men. Thought I'd pass it on...
May 15, 2004
Transformers Turns 20
Hasbro is celebrating by releasing a
Special 20th Anniversary Addition Optimus Prime.
I remember being 11 and watching Transformers in 1984 after GI Joe and before Voltron. It totally rocked until after the movie (which is on my list of best movies-I even have the soundtrack) when Optimus Prime died and Rodimus became the new leader. He was so boring and whiney. I was so glad when they rose Optimus from the dead. I don't think anyone could stand one more episode listening to him whine about the responsibilty of leadership. A shame because Galvatron was one psycho protagonist.
May 10, 2004
Does Anyone Remember
back in the early 80's when there was a popular genre of gang movie, where you would have two opposing gangs who would resolve their differences by doing battle in the form of dancing? Like they would confront each other with all their tough gear, belts with spikes on it and angry faces, and lay out cardboard right then and there (where were they keeping that?) and break dance! The leader of one gang would stand there looking all angry in his B-Boy stance challenging the other leader to show his best poppin' or breakin' moves. Then the police would come in SWAT gear and break up the break dancing battle. In the end there would be a big show down at the local club. Man I miss those movies, but the concept is truly corny in retrospect.
The best of these movies by far is Beat Street. It has an awesome soundtrack with many stars from the early hip hop days (Afrika Bambaata, Doug E Fresh, Kool Moe Dee to name a few). Then there was Breakin' which was OK, but in Breakin 2:Electric Bugaloo they were able to stop the demolition of their neighborhood center by dancing in front of it. Then there were others that should never have been made like Body Rock starring Lorenzo Lamas. I have never been able to take anything starring Lorenzo Lamas seriously again. Why they cast someone sans rhythm as the lead role about someone who danced, I do not know. I suppose he could have had rhythm in other apsects of his life, he just lost it in this movie.
I have been so nostalgic lately from the fun stuff of my youth-it must be a sign of getting old. Don't get me started about Battlestar Galactica.
I Need to Know
why cartoon characters always wear those white gloves with the three lines on the back.
April 1, 2004
Iamb, Iamb Superman
You are a complete literary geek, from knowing the
classics (even the not-so-well-known classics
and tidbits about them) to knowing devices used
in writing, when someone has a question about
literature, they can bring it to you and rest
assured; you know the answers.
How much of a literary geek are you?
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Thanks to complete literary geek M'Lynn for this quiz. I do notice that the author of this quiz has some spelling issues and doesn't have a firm grop on some of his literary definitions.
OK, all you gen-Xers (or parents of gen-Xer's....)
The Sesame Street 35th anniversary trivia game!
Be warned, this game has sound (Oscar the Grouch heckling you)
My highest score was around 30,000. I thought I knew the Street, but they had some stumpers on there.
March 17, 2004
You are Walt Whitman! Champion
You are Walt Whitman! Champion of the
Transcendentalist American Ideal, Walt Whitman
is one of the first poets to use the "free
verse" form in America. He has been
imitated, but will never be duplicated, just
like you! Except for by everyone else who gets
Walt Whitman ;)
Which famous poet are you? (pictures and many outcomes)
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Now all I need is an epithet and I'm in business
You are Homer!
An epic poet circa 800 B.C., Homer is the expression of the ancient Greek ideal. His characters embark upon long and wordy quests and engage in battles of heroic length. Monsters are slain and cities are razed. Fun and glory all around!
Which famous poet are you? (pictures and many outcomes)
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Thanks to quiz-mistress Michelle for this one.
March 10, 2004
March 9, 2004
Clifford the Big Red Movie
Is the Clifford movie playing in your area? I thought it was coming out on February 20, but I haven't seen any ads for it around here, and I haven't been able to find it using those Web showtime finders.
I was thinking Hambet might enjoy it, but it doesn't seem to be playing around here. Maybe that's not such a bad thing; I found a couple of reviews and they weren't very complimentary.
February 27, 2004
Ausgezeichnet.
Which Historical Lunatic Are You?
You are Ludwig II, the Swan King of Bavaria!
Born with the name of Otto, you became Ludwig at the request of your grandfather, King Ludwig I, because you were born on his birthday. You became Crown Prince at the tender age of 3, and soon after stole a purse from a shop on the basis that everything in Bavaria belonged to you. Tragedy struck when your pet tortoise was taken away; relatives thought the six-year-old prince was too attached to it. Your childhood was lonely and formal. Once, you were prevented from beheading your younger brother by the timeous arrival of a court official. From the age of 14 you suffered from hallucinations.
Despite striking an imposing figure with your great height and good looks, your speeches were pompous to the point of incomprehensibility. You became even more of a recluse, often spending hours reading poetry in a seashell-shaped boat in your electrically-illuminated underground grotto.
You are most famous for building three fairytale castles - Linderhof, Neuschwanstein and Herrenchiemsee - at tremendous public expense. Declared insane and confined to your bedroom by concerned (and embarrassed) subjects, you escaped on 13 June 1886, but were later found drowned with your physician in Lake Stamberg in mysterious circumstances.
From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.
Thanks to Bob for this quiz.
February 25, 2004
Peony's Book Quiz results
You're Watership Down!
by Richard Adams
Though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you're actually incredibly deep and complex. You show people the need to rethink their assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they build their houses. You might be one of the greatest people of all time. You'd be recognized as such if you weren't always talking about talking rabbits.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
Actually I have never read this book. I've tried a couple of times but I never made it past the first couple of chapters, and it's not because I couldn't handle talking animals.
February 23, 2004
My husband would disagree
What Finding Nemo Character are You?
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February 16, 2004
Me Too!!
February 9, 2004
I Wasn't Going to Post This
because my map is kind of pathetic compared to Peony's, especially since many of these I merely did just stop over in the airport. But it looked like too much fun to pass up. I am actually very ashamed I have not been to Vermont since I live right on the border practically and I my husband drives there daily.
create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide
Kathy The Carmelite, I have a Big "Huh?"
OK, I finished watching Shogun. It ended with Toranaga saying "Soon Anjin-san, I will reveal to you why I must have destroyed your ship to save your life. Build another ship and I will destroy that too. There is much I need to learn from you my friend, and I reveal all to you." And then it ended. Why did they have to destroy the ship to keep him alive? What happened to his dirty crew-were they on the Erasmus when it burnt down?Did Vinck like die of a heart attack or something? If Father Alvito had nothing to do with his ship being burnt down, then why did Mariko's conversation with him perpetuate the ship to be burnt down? What about Buntaro, last they showed him he was growling "Anjin..." but never showed him again. Did I totally miss the point of everything or was the movie that bad and the book explains it all better? I even watched it with subtitles (I am deaf in one ear and find if I do not use subtitles, I miss a great deal of points). I don't know, at the end my husband and I were like "I don't get it."
I would read the book, but not if it is equally disappointing. The romantic dialogue in Latin between Mariko-san and Anjin-san was quite sighable though, I will give it that. "Thou art beautiful and I love thee." Oh sigh.
February 6, 2004
When I Was a Little Girl...
there were w few items I desperately wanted to make my life whole and complete.
*Toe Ballet Shoes-but since I was under 12, I could not have any. I made due by walking around with Dixie cups on my toes.
*A Baby Chick-so cute and fluffy. I asked for one for Christmas when I was 4 or 5 and never got one. So I attempted a few times to hatch an egg from the fridge to no avail.
*A Mickey Mouse Phone-so I could call Mickey Mouse I guess.
*Stilts-all kids need stilts so they can walk around and pass as grown-ups. I compensated again with the Dixie cups.
February 5, 2004
Blog decor
I was fooling around with graphics and came up with a button for the group read:
Help yourself to the image if you'd like to put it on your blog -- just put link tags around the img src code to link it back to the group read. Please drop me an email if you need help with the code.
And, to any graphics gurus out there -- if you could help me understand why my text goes all funny when I shrink my buttons, I would be most grateful.
February 2, 2004
Oh Sigh-Be Still My Plastic Heart!
Ahhh...You are Ken & Barbie as Aragorn and Arwen of
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Taken in Strider, er stride, your love will
likely last until natural death.
Which Ken & Barbie Couple Do You Belong To?
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January 28, 2004
We always knew we were a little odd
You are Ken & Barbie as the happy and devoted
Herman and Lilly Munster! What a gas, Daddy-O!
Which Ken & Barbie Couple Do You Belong To?
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ONCE AGAIN, smockmomma beats me to something -- this time, writing a quiz! I should start asking her for tips on beating procrastination.
January 18, 2004
"Mansfield Park": the movie
One word: TRAVESTY.
The only nice thing about this movie is its deepening my appreciation of the book.
January 12, 2004
Bookstore Barbies
I made the mistake of checking out the Arwen and Aragorn Barbie/ Ken set linked by those crazy Summas.
Now Amazon keeps showing me "related products" such as this Romance Novel Cover Barbie/ Ken set
January 10, 2004
Aphrodite/Eros ?? Which Of The
Aphrodite/Eros
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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My first result was actully this because my bedroom is blue because it is the colour my husband and I agree on. But if I were single, and had my choice, my room would be pink, hence the Aphrodite result. I think Aphrodite is more fitting because I am not over confident by a long shot!
Nemesis
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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Peony has arrived on Olympus
Athena
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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That wasn't my first result, though. My first result, before I went back and tweaked a question that I suspect I took too metaphorically, was....
Hercules
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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Thanks to Steven, aka Poseidon, for the quiz.
January 2, 2004
Peony is only 52% snob
You haven't quite cut that snob mustard, Peony. Being 52% snob doesn't make you properly stuck-up but nor does it condemn you to burn in middle-class hell. Unless you want to hang in snob limbo forever, brush up on those P's and Q's, buy yourself some fruit knives and start lying about your education quick.
The quiz is here. The link came from the archives of Southern Appeal.
December 30, 2003
The color of the day is....
Thanks to Bec for bringing us this vital information.
December 29, 2003
Peony is pleased.
You are Melanie Hamilton. A true lady. You are
generous, loyal, giving and can see only the
best in people. You are willing to go out of
your way to help anyone, even if it's against
public opinion. You can be surprisingly firm if
the occasion calls for it.
Which Character from 'Gone With The Wind' are you?
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December 19, 2003
Pansy's Friday Five
1. List your five favorite beverages.
vanilla milkshakes
Chardonnay
water
vanilla coke
coffee (the only ones I get to drink are coffee and water-diet)
2. List your five favorite websites.
I dunno, check the margins.
3. List your five favorite snack foods.
potato chips
global thermonuclear buffalo wings
beignets
chocolate chip cookies and milk
cheese fries (none of these I can eat either)
4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.
Uno
Monopoly
spades
I don't know, I rarely get to play
5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games.
I will speak vicariously through my husband.
Gamecube
Playstation II
Gameboy Advance (five is pushing it)
This is a Silly Christmas Present
But that's OK, I look forward to silly presents. I mean whenever would you buy yourself something like a Chia Pet? I actually look forward to gag gifts such as these because they have a sense of humour.
December 13, 2003
Urban Dictionary
For my parents, I was thinking of having a family potrait taken of the kids, the sibs, hubby and I to present as a Christmas present. My family is relocating to Peony's neck of the country, so who knows when the opportiuntiy will again arise for a family pic.. I emailed my brothers to request an appointment for us to get together to have our picture taken and asked them to "keep it on the DL". One of my brothers had no idea what "the D-L" is (warning, the first definition is not only graphically offensive, but is not as accurate as the second). That is when my other brother referred him to the Urban Dictionary.
So now you know, next time you speak to Peony and she mentions someones McJob or starts talking about how her last batch of snickerdoodles was off the chain you know where to go. She can revert to Urban Contemporary Lingo and has been known to say things such as "I love me some Swedish Meatballs" and "people think the Diocese of Arlington is all that and a bag of chips" at times and it can be quite confusing.
November 20, 2003
Finally, an Episode I can sink my teeth into
First, why don't they just change the name of the show to Spike instead of Angel? I am wondering how we are supposed to feel about Spike and Angel because Angel is so annoying. Spike however is kinda cool. Gone are the days of Angel the Champion, Helper of the Helpless sacrificing himself for pregnant women whose demon champions he accidently killed, and the greater good. Now he is a Fat Cat who sits behond his desk at Wolfram and Hart. Boring...
Now the good part was the end when they brought Lindsay back. Yes, Lindsay, true to form and recognizable because the boy needs a haircut. What they are up to, no one knows, but we do know this, he is a dead man walking. Angel told him in Season Two to leave town and of he comes back, he will kill him.
November 19, 2003
I'm ready. Are you?
November 18, 2003
Is your cream of tartar fresh?
November 10, 2003
Finally Got Out to See Matrix:Revolutions Last Night
I am not sure what I thought of it. It was not like Return of the Jedi in the sense that it had it's own story, but it was nothing more than a "Part Two" conclusion to Matrix Reloaded. It had lots of neat sci fi special effects, but not enough martial arts in neat black costumes for my own taste. Also, more long speeches that put me to sleep. Mercifully, none of them were from Morpheus because he had enough monologues ion the last movie to fill Lawrence Fishburn's career...and um, someone else's.
I really cannot say too much about the plot because the movie was sort of plot free and just the conclusion to the story with lots of specail effects, so if I say anything, I may spoil the ending.
I will say that many of the holes in the last movie will still be evident in this one if you did not play Enter the Matrix(or sat to watch while your husband played) and watch The Animatrix. It sets up the characters better and the background. You have
I do think if you saw the first two, you need to see this one to satisfy your curiosity, but it can wait until it comes out on video.
November 7, 2003
November 6, 2003
Weekly Angel Update
I do not know, I fell asleep and did not wake up until it was over.
November 4, 2003
I can stop any time I want
October 31, 2003
Credentials
Thanks to alicia (who is 82% good) for this link.
October 30, 2003
I Almost Really Enjoyed Last Night's Angel
except for the fact that Angel had to have sex with Eve. Ick. OK, now isn't Angel supposed to be spending all of eternity pining over his Onw True Love Buffy? I know, it was a mystical spell and all, blah, blah, blah, but I didn't like it. So there.
They did improve his hair. It is back to first season Angel hair. But you win some, you lose some because he spent way too much time without his shirt on. Gak.
In the meantime, the story had some cute elements. The whole thing with the Archduke was kind of funny, but I do not think the cute one liners make up for the fact that they will not get into the story yet. Everyone is just kind of hanging around, and Angel's character has been kind of , well, disgusting. I really hope they get on the ball soon. Even then, I think it is stime to hang it up. I cannot look at David Boreanaz anymore.
Here is what Victor has to say about it.
October 24, 2003
figures
Which Dr. Seuss character are you?
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What Dr Seuss character are you?
Which Dr. Seuss character are you?
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This is actually one of the few Dr Seuss books I've never read.
Thanks to Karen Marie for this quiz.
October 23, 2003
Ok, I Agree
with Victor that last night's Angel rocked. Victor does give a much more in depth review than I feel like giving at the moment. I would like to say that I was getting very dissappointed very quickly with the last few episodes and started thinking "oh, they should have just canceled the darn show." But here was a decent episode in the same Angel tradition.
I cannot help myself though, David Boreanaz needs to do something with himself. I was so relieved to see the "partial nudity" was James Marsters bare thighs and no part of David. Maybe a hair cut (puh-leeze I mean I know it is more up to date, but it ain't workin'), hit the gym, and button up the shirts and we'll be a'ight. He is just not sexy anymore...
October 19, 2003
Ah, The Joy of Co-Sleeping
And if you ask me, it is better in real life with a baby than it is with Odie. :)
October 18, 2003
On reorganizing the kitchen, or, The Misfit Appliance
Let us now consider the plight of the blender, that versatile -- but often ignored -- appliance. That drainer of current and dimmer of lights; that crusher of ice and that sine qua non of smoothies.
The blender longs to serve. It knows that if only it were accessible, if only its owner, its lord and master, remembered its mere existence, that it would be pressed into service. It longs for the day when its owner sees it and exclaims, "Eureka! Thou, O blender, can help me with my problem of too many ripe bananas!"
But the blender's power is its undoing. Its service is usually not required daily (unless its owner is on Slim-Fast or a daquiri jag), so it is usually banished from the prime real estate on the countertop, from the august company of the coffee maker and the toaster oven. Yet its heavy base and its tall, majestic vessel often prevent it from being stowed in the lower cabinets.
So the blender sits, ignored but patiently waiting, in the upper cabinets. It knows that it has been forgotten by its owner. It knows that if the owner thinks for a moment about a smoothie or a milkshake, the happy idea will be followed by the grim realization that a smoothie or milkshake will involve remembering where the blender is, finding the stepstool, climbing up to retrieve it, blowing the dust off, realizing that the upper cabinets really do need a thorough cleaning.... The effort, and the oppressive thought of fall cleaning, are too much. The food processor, squat and resigned with its harem of accessories, sees the blender's downcast countenance and sneers.
And the blender languishes on, forgotten, dreaming of a renovation that will allow him to join the inner circle of elite household countertop appliances....
October 15, 2003
Who else could unite the poety and processed foods threads?
Who else but...G.K. Chesterton?
The Song Against Grocers
(From "The Flying Inn", 1914)
God made the wicked Grocer
For a mystery and a sign,
That men might shun the awful shops
And go to inns to dine;
Where the bacon's on the rafter
And the wine is in the wood,
And God that made good laughter
Has seen that they are good.
The evil-hearted Grocer
Would call his mother "Ma'am,"
And bow at her and bob at her,
Her aged soul to damn,
And rub his horrid hands and ask
What article was next
Though MORTIS IN ARTICULO
Should be her proper text.
His props are not his children,
But pert lads underpaid,
Who call out "Cash!" and bang about
To work his wicked trade;
He keeps a lady in a cage
Most cruelly all day,
And makes her count and calls her "Miss"
Until she fades away.
The righteous minds of innkeepers
Induce them now and then
To crack a bottle with a friend
Or treat unmoneyed men,
But who hath seen the Grocer
Treat housemaids to his teas
Or crack a bottle of fish sauce
Or stand a man a cheese?
He sells us sands of Araby
As sugar for cash down;
He sweeps his shop and sells the dust
The purest salt in town,
He crams with cans of poisoned meat
Poor subjects of the King,
And when they die by thousands
Why, he laughs like anything.
The wicked Grocer groces
In spirits and in wine,
Not frankly and in fellowship
As men in inns do dine;
But packed with soap and sardines
And carried off by grooms,
For to be snatched by Duchesses
And drunk in dressing-rooms.
The hell-instructed Grocer
Has a temple made of tin,
And the ruin of good innkeepers
Is loudly urged therein;
But now the sands are running out
From sugar of a sort,
The Grocer trembles; for his time,
Just like his weight, is short.
October 9, 2003
A Lesson To Little Girls Who Do Not Take Care of Their Dolls
About four years ago, we purchased Rosey Posey a My Twinn doll. For a few years each birthday and Christmas, Rosey Posey and Mini Rosey Posey would receive a matching outfit complete with shoes and so on. I am wondering if the doll was more of a choice for Mom than Rosey Posey because more often than not, the doll is lying on my daughter's bedroom floor, her head backwards, hair all askew and not in one of her lovely little outfits, but her hospital gown (if you send the doll for any repairs, which we have done, they send it back in a hospital gown). The doll always looks as though it was out all night partying and has been admitted to the psychiatric ward. My brother, the one who I just wrote about who ran away to Sam Goody's at age eight, decided to teach my daughter a lesson by telling her what the consequences of allowing Mini Rosey Posey to lay around on the bedroom floor looking disheveled are. Warning:This is really pointless and silly stuff, so if you are not a fan of pointless and silly, I suggest you skip this.
I think it may be a good idea for you to stop Mini Rosey Posey from going to these parties and getting wasted (she's probably drunk out of her mind, passed out on the floor right now). I'm worried for her health. Just remember this: when she asks you for your car keys, just say no! She's gonna get in a fatal car accident, and it would all be your fault. Then, you'd have to live with the guilt of being responsible for her death. When that happens, you'll try to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. You'll ALMOST succeed, but a strange guy named "The Leader" is going to save you and help you to realize the value of your life by making you a member of his cult. This cult is a group of people who live on a mountain in Colorado, residing in underground huts. You will make a pledge to eat nothing but dirt and goats, but in order to kill the goats for food, you will have to use your bare hands, because "The Leader" doesn't believe in using metal or wooden tools to kill goats. The cult will refer to you as "Wrestles With Goats." Eventually, you'll realize that this is a stupid cult and become a bum on the streets of Boise, Idaho, living off of the kindness of strangers and stolen apples. Then, you're gonna get a job working in a bowling alley, but not until you start smoking and your voice changes, because you can't work at a bowling alley unless it sounds like you have been smoking for your whole life. Upon quitting your job at the bowling alley, you'll buy clothes from 1986, make your hair really frizzy and move to Voorheesville, working at the SuperValu. In your spare time, you'll become a bus driver, and you'll forever be known as "Peggy." And this will all happened because you let Mini Rosey Posey have the keys to the Cadillac. So please take my advice. You don't want to become a Voorheesville woman.
October 3, 2003
School of Rock
I thought this movie was so cute and a lot of fun. I am not sure why it had a PG-13 rating because it entertained the children as much as the adults. I do not know why I get very excited when I see cute and talented children.
October 2, 2003
Last Night's Angel
I was not impressed. David Boreanaz needs a new look. He is a handsome guy, but he is a little older, a little heavier and the see through black shirts are not working anymore. Nor is the new longer hair.
I was dissappointed because we waited all night long for Spike to materialise, sat through a boring non-story edisode and Spike did not show until the last five minutes.
I really hope Harmony is not a constant character because she will get on my nerves, but I guess I can deal with her cameo appearances more than I could deal with Connor last season.
Gunn looks pretty fly as a lawyer in a suit, that was a plus that had no bearing on anything at all, and it did not compensate for the lame story.
I hope this all comes together much better and real soon. I really hope that Joss Whedon does not wait until the second to the last episode to explain why Angel is now the head of Wolfram and Hart and what this is all about. Who needs that?
September 25, 2003
In the Bag
Classical CD: Bach's solo suites for cello, the Rostropovich recording
Pop Song: Kokomo, by the Beach Boys
Painting: Carnation, Lily, Lily Rose by Sargent
Film: Persuasion (dir. Robert Michell, starring Amanda Root)
Book: Emma, by Jane Austen.
But if we are all headed to a desert island, maybe Erik will let me borrow Don Camillo.
September 24, 2003
Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle
A few weeks ago, the Algonquin Round Table came up in the comments box of Catholic Light. Last week, I saw the film Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle available for loan at the public library, so I thought I'd check it out.
My thoughts on this movie (oh, excuse me, film):
Taking out the cassette: whoa! I didn't see this thing was rated R! How am I going to watch this with Hambet around? We'll just have to distract him with toys, and fast-forward through any bad parts....
Watching the previews: I haven't heard of a single one of these movies, but they all seem as arty-trite as arty-trite can be.
Watching the movie film: What is going on? What year is it supposed to be? A little context, please? Nice costumes, though.
A little further in: Oooops, fast forward here. They really could have left that out. So when are they going to get to the writing part?
A little further in: I wish I were watching this movie with Lee Ann, it would be so funny to see get her started on this thing....
Halfway through the movie: Okay, I'm done. Where's the eject button?
It must be hard to make a movie about writers; there's not much visually interesting about watching someone stare at a typewriter, even if the writer is dressed in the best the costume department has to offer. It's even harder to pull off a movie stuffed witty remarks -- one or two are funny, but a constant stream of scathing repartee is like a steady diet of Russell Stover's. After a while, the stomach starts to quiver. It's also hard to be self-consciously witty (must... write... something... witty!); the dialogue in a party scene is particularly contrived ("Look to your own flanks before you go hunting, dearie..." -- that kind of thing)
Jennifer Jason Leigh does a good job as Dorothy Parker, including impersonating a really grating accent. The movie itself looks great -- I love period pieces with great costumes and art direction, and thie movie does a swell job showing us the '20s and '30s. But, as I said, the moviemakers seemed to think that showing Dorothy Parker sitting at her typewriter would have been a little too dull, so instead they focused on Dorothy Parker's love and sex life, and there is a great deal of focus on that. The pattern: Dorothy making witty remarks at the Round Table, next scene showing how unhappy she really is, next scene showing her either pining for someone or happily jumping in bed with someone. Okay, unhappy and starved for love, got it, but what else?
Memo to Hollywood: A movie about a writer is not necessarily an "artistic" movie. Costumes and art direction are not substitutes for a script that has some direction, some story with momentum. And it really is possible to make an art film without nudity! No, it is, really! Look at everything Hitchcock achieved without a view of Harvey Keitel's rear end!
September 19, 2003
ARRRRRRRRRRRRR
Disputations reminds us that today is Talk like a Pirate Day!
September 11, 2003
Start spreadin' the news....
You wanna be a part of it... New York. You live a
"get-on-with-it" lifestyle and don't
really care what others are doing, because you
gotta get on with living your life. Well, looks
like you won't stick out like a sore thumb in
the big apple.
What city in the U.S. should you live in?
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September 9, 2003
Strong Bad writes a children's book
February 4, 2003
Star Wars/Buffy con't
Star Wars/Buffy con't
Number 5: You Sir, Are Not Yoda
Episode: 4.1
Air Date: October 5, 1999
Title: "Freshmen"
Screenplay: Joss Whedon
In the season four-opener, Xander tries giving Buffy a Jedi pep talk, but ends up trapped in his own recursive loop. He might have the right idea, but he is not ready to cut his Padawan braid just yet.
Xander:"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to...No, wait...Fear leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side...Hold on..."
...stay tuned...
January 30, 2003
Buffy/Star Wars con't: Number 10
i>Evil is So Inconvenient
Episode:3:19 (season 3, episode 19)
Air Date:May 4, 1999
Title:"Choices"
Screenplay:David Fury
As her friends discuss what they will do after graduation, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) complains that the trouble in Sunnydale keeps her from going away to college.
Buffy:"Faith's turn to the dark side of the Force has pretty much put the proverbial kibosh on any away-school plans for me."
stay tuned...
Star Wars and Buffy: The Connection
The February 2003 edition of Star Wars Insiderhas an article which was way too cute called Jedi Knights and Vampire Slayers:The Star Wars/Buffy Connection. To make a long aricle short, it has the Top Ten Star Wars references in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
...more to come...