Highly amusing link, ganked from Peg: Make You Happy Tonight
HOLY COW! They found The Scream, more or less undamaged! I was sure that it would have been lost forever at this point. Let’s hope the paintings are actually recovered soon…
It’s come to my attention that the MPAA and NBA are going after people that fileshare TV shows now. I’ve already heard of Penn students (one is a close friend) that have been served their first and only warning. And she wasn’t downloading movies or music or TV episodes that have already been released on DVD, we’re talking episodes from CURRENT seasons, from shows that aren’t yet available for legal download, like through iTunes. Shows that are on NETWORK TV, not cable or some other specialty channel you have to pay for, which I agree would be justified. While I think this is UNBELIEVABLY STUPID, I also don’t write the laws. Therefore, it’s off to Best Buy for me! I’m getting a VCR!
I looked for Rebecca’s claymation Trogdor and didn’t see it. Woe. XD
Why do people take the time and effort to submit stuff to “What’s in a Name” when the same information is ALREADY THERE?
YAY, BLOGGER IS WORKING AGAIN! *knocks on cheap faux-wood paneling*
The temporary downtime has prevented me from sharing my usual twaddle, but in a surprising shift, Ko has unwittingly compensated for my absence by posting four entries in the past three days, when they’re usually weeks apart! One unmissable post contains a handful of quotes from a hagiographic article about Ronald Reagan that reads like the result of a Harlequin romance Mad-Lib.
She also wrote about the shooting a few days ago, the second shooting in as many weeks and as many blocks from my dorm. The first was Christmas day, right across the street at the Philly Diner. The second was a couple blocks away, outside a 7-11 at 38th and Sansom. Ko was awake when it happened and heard the shots, then watched as the area swarmed with police vehicles. Both shootings happened at about 3AM, when only morons are out, but it’s still highly unsettling. Especially as I can see into Philly Diner from my dorm room window.
But that wasn’t the only thing noteworthy that happened this past weekend! Rebecca came down from New York to spend some time with me, her boy (Tom), and her brother (not necessarily in that order/priority. XD) Saturday night, she and Tom joined me and Ko for dinner (not at Philly Diner) and the requisite gab session afterwards. Tom and Rebecca are adorable together, and a splendid time was had by all. The next afternoon, Erin (our hall advisor) organized an outing to see “Brokeback Mountain” and Rebecca joined me.
Today, I went to see a lecture with Rob Cook, VP of Research and
Development at Pixar. The word of the day is “gurgle.”
Links: Jimmy Kimmel’s Lost: the Musical (thanks to Voodoo), Self-proclaimed vampire running for governor of Minnesota (thanks to Xionin), and MAN has Peter Jackson lost weight.
Woohoo! The 6th Annual Harry Potter Valentine Project is up and running! Subs are due February 12th.
Dear Lost,
Stop making me loathe Charlie! At least I don’t hate Kate anymore, and Shannon isn’t around to detest. I guess it balances.
No Love,
Me
P.S. Hurley + Whatserface = OTP.
I’m definitely at the point now where I’m watching Lost out of habit.
My classes haven’t presented me with much of a workload as of yet, so I caved and watched the first handfull of episodes from Season 1 of House, as it has come highly recommended from every person on my friends list and their dog. My diagnosis? SO MUCH LOVE. So much love that I spaced and totally forgot about the new episode of Lost tonight. But who needs Lost when you have a show with snark, incredibly blue eyes, convincing American accents, and the occasional leper? Nobody does, that’s who.
*snorks* Apparently the Chinese characters on the back cover of the Serenity visual companion translate to “If you don’t buy this book, your friends will think you’re a stupid inbred stack of meat.” So much Josslove!