Month November 2004

White Lights vs. Colored Lights

James Lileks weighed in yesterday on the relative merits of colored Christmas lights vs. white Christmas lights. Prior to coining (or at least, raising to my attention) the word “griswalded” (From the verb “to griswald”. To knot in an incredibly…

Hamminna Hammina

New Line has released a 6 minute trailer for the Extended Edition of Return of the King. It’s replete with spoilers (sweet, sweet spoilers that give me great hope) so don’t view it if that’ll present a problem. Otherwise, view…

This One’s Fer Me Pa

Dedicated to the man that taught me to enjoy nonsense poetry, to the unfortunate exclusion of all other forms. Jabberwocky `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the…

Best Movie Review Title Ever

I’m generally not the biggest fan of Slate, but I do have to admit that they, unlike say, Salon, actually make attempts at balanced left/right coverage every once in a while. However, there’s one thing that they tend to excel…

Intellectual Packratism

There’s something I need to admit to: I’m an intellectual packrat. Let me explain. I have a very hard time “throwing away” information, be it useless Simpsons quotes embedded in my brain, random files and images saved in my home…

Happy Thanksgiving!

Psalm 69:30: I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 95:2: Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Psalm 100:4: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts…

Thank Goodness For Fark

Had I not checked Fark yesterday, I would never (I repeat: never) have remembered Robo Force (Warning: I-Mockery is full of even more juvenile content and horrific language than X-Entertainment. Make sure you don’t click on the image at the…

Free Travel Day On The PA Turnpike

If you’ve been putting off that cross-commonwealth trip from Philly to Pittsburgh, now’s the time to do it! The toll-takers’ union has refused to send their members to work today. And here I am, using my EZ Pass like a…