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I just ordered tickets to Avatar in IMAX 3D. It actually *was* cheaper to see Xanadu on stage, even including parking! # #10yearsago I had just started working at an Internet provider and was very glad they didn't want me in the server room at m...
To Buy or Not To Buy?
Yesterday I spotted a listing on Amazon for the complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus for $35. (It jumped back up to $55 today.) I was seriously tempted, but asked myself: how often would I actually watch it? Since lugging around several boxes ...
Late Night
Staying up until midnight for New Year’s Eve was a BIG DEAL when I was a kid. Now it’s a typical day. (I need to try to sleep earlier!) # OK! Project is in a state that I should be able to finish it tomorrow! Going home now! # (At 11:00 ...
Favorite Music of 2009 – Top 3 Albums
#1 Vienna Teng, Inland Territory – We discovered Vienna Teng’s music by chance a few years ago, when we heard “Harbor” playing in a restaurant. Katie looked her up by a fragment of lyrics and bought the then-current album, Wa...
WTF Reindeer Lady
Spotted in a storefront at the mall while Christmas shopping. Sorry about the image quality, but if you can see past the reflection, it’s a female mannequin with a reindeer’s head, wearing what appears to be a corset, a tutu, full-length...
Brilliant Deduction, Mr. Holmes.
Last night, while waiting in line for Sherlock Holmes, saw a guy walk away from the box office, stop, and say, dripping with indignation, “Is this the line for the f***ing movie?!” (There was, of course, a sign saying “Sherlock Hol...

