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Why am I getting in the habit of posting every other day? The world may never know.

Random Things On My Mind:

  • glad to see that Sgt. Pepper appears so have been resuscitated. And yay, Captain’s Log appears energetic enough. W00t!

  • Schlien is mean, for she lost her Rocky Horror virginity without me. But we still loff her.

  • Tanja, when is swussian.com coming back?

  • Why are there two different comics websites called “Modern Tales”? And why is the sign-in on the “Ice” Modern Tales on crack?

  • Wah, gotta go to school now for graduation practice. Bah.
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    Five minutes later, these cats turned violent on their masters and reduced them to quivering heaps of ground beef. Do not try this at home.

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    Image Survey, ganked from various people:

    0. What is your name?

    1. What’s your favorite animal?

    2. Who is your favorite band? click and click and click and ::twitch::

    3. Your favorite faerie tale?

    4. You wish you looked like ::snerk::

    5. You wish you were dating: click and click

    6. Favorite drugs

    7. The best idea ever

    8. The best place ever

    9. Current favorite movie

    10. Describe yourself

    11. Something that irritates you

    12. Something that makes you happy

    13. Describe your life

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    Okay, I give up. Top 100 Movies on IMDB.

    Bold: I’ve seen

    Italics: I want to see

    1. Godfather, The (1972)

    2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

    3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

    4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

    5. Schindler’s List (1993)

    6. Citizen Kane (1941)

    7. Casablanca (1942)

    8. Seven Samurai (1954)

    9. Star Wars (1977)

    10. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

    11. Memento (2000)

    12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

    13. Rear Window (1954)

    14. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

    15. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    17. Usual Suspects, The (1995)

    18. Amelie (2001)

    19. Pulp Fiction (1994)

    20. North by Northwest (1959)

    21. Psycho (1960)

    22. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

    23. 12 Angry Men (1957)

    24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    25. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

    26. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    27. Goodfellas (1990)

    28. American Beauty (1999)

    29. Vertigo (1958)

    30. Pianist, The (2002)

    31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

    32. Apocalypse Now (1979)

    33. Some Like It Hot (1959)

    34. Matrix, The (1999)

    35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    36. Taxi Driver (1976)

    37. Third Man, The (1949)

    38. Paths of Glory (1957)

    39. Fight Club (1999)

    40. Boot, Das (1981)

    41. L.A. Confidential (1997)

    42. Double Indemnity (1944)

    43. Chinatown (1974)

    44. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    45. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

    46. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

    47. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

    48. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

    49. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    50. All About Eve (1950)

    51. M (1931)

    52. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    53. Raging Bull (1980)

    54. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    55. Seven (1995)

    56. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)

    57. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)

    58. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    59. Vita e bella, La (1997) — my favourite movie of all time

    60. American History X (1998)

    61. Sting, The (1973)

    62. Touch of Evil (1958)

    63. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

    64. Alien (1979)

    65. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

    66. Rashomon (1950)

    67. Leon (1994)

    68. Annie Hall (1977)

    69. Great Escape, The (1963)

    70. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

    71. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)

    72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    73. Sixth Sense, The (1999)

    74. Jaws (1975)

    75. Amadeus (1984)

    76. On the Waterfront (1954)

    77. Ran (1985)

    78. Braveheart (1995)

    79. High Noon (1952)

    80. Fargo (1996)

    81. Blade Runner (1982)

    82. Apartment, The (1960)

    83. Aliens (1986)

    84. Toy Story 2 (1999)

    85. Strangers on a Train (1951)

    86. Modern Times (1936)

    87. Shining, The (1980)

    88. Donnie Darko (2001)

    89. Duck Soup (1933)

    90. Princess Bride, The (1987)

    91. Lola rennt (1998)

    92. City Lights (1931)

    93. General, The (1927)

    94. Metropolis (1927)

    95. Searchers, The (1956)

    96. Full Metal Jacket

    97. Notorious (1946)

    98. Manhattan (1979)

    99. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

    100. Graduate, The (1967)

    37/100, compared with 34/100 for the BBC books list. I’d consider that nicely balanced! W00t.

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    BWEE!!!! Just found out that the next Thursday Next (har) book is coming out (in the UK, at least) July 7th! Yay, I will not be without my Jasper Fforde goodness for long! ::prances delightedly::

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    Woah! Yesterday was my half-birthday, and I didn’t even notice.

    I observed today that I’m much more likely to say “hey, kids” or similar when I’m the youngest person in a group. Odd.

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    Rented Labyrinth, which I have not seen since I was ikkle and wee. Hopefully, will watch it tonight.