29 August 2008
Harrison Ford's Other Improvs
28 August 2008
Quote(s) of the Week
I've been neglecting my quotes.... I'd blame Harry Potter, but I've only been reading for those for the last week and a half. (I'm up to book 5, by the way.)
31 July:
"The fact that this show has been running for twenty years and doesn't seem to have a problem coming up with new criminals every week says something about this society. There's not a single week where they're like, 'You know what? Cases have all been solved. We're done. No new episodes needed.' Instead, every week is filled with warnings about fugitives who are charged with murders, robberies and child molestation and are currently at large. If I didn't live here, this show would make me stay away."
-Angel Cohn, "TWoP 10 Shows that Give America a Bad Name.... Literally"
07 August:
Daniel: So this iris is going to hold, right?
Sam: Pure titanium, less than three micrometers from the even horizon. It won't even allow matter to fully reintegrate.
Jack: So this iris is going to hold, right?
Sam: If it doesn't, the fail-safe device will detonate, this whole mountain will vaporize, and there'll be nothing to worry about.
Jack: Ah, good. I feel much better.
-Stargate SG-1, "The Enemy Within"
14 August:
"The [photo] shoot is for Banana Boat sunblock, and Jay tells us that Banana Boat wants us to celebrate the sun with their anti-burn system. Another good anti-burn system is 'shade'."
-Potes, recapping America's Next Top Model for TWoP
21 August:
Tosh: No, I can't just hook something up. The entire telephone network is down!
Owen: What about a mobile connection?
Tosh: The. Entire. Telephone. Network. Is. Down.
Ianto: Mobiles, landlines, tine cans with bits of string -- everything, absolutely everything! No phones, phones all broken. [mimics talking on a phone] Hello? Anyone there? [resumes normal voice] No, because the phones aren't working!
-Torchwood, "Sleeper"
28 August:
daughter: I'm piercing my nose.
mom: Fine, I'm not raising your illegitimate children.
daughter: What?
mom: You'll pierce your nose, get a trashy boyfriend and end up with illegitimate children. You and your trashy boyfriend are not living in my house, and neither are your kids.
daughter: Wow mom, thanks for the credit. Clearly that's the natural progression after piercing your nose.
-Postcards From Yo Momma
31 July:
"The fact that this show has been running for twenty years and doesn't seem to have a problem coming up with new criminals every week says something about this society. There's not a single week where they're like, 'You know what? Cases have all been solved. We're done. No new episodes needed.' Instead, every week is filled with warnings about fugitives who are charged with murders, robberies and child molestation and are currently at large. If I didn't live here, this show would make me stay away."
-Angel Cohn, "TWoP 10 Shows that Give America a Bad Name.... Literally"
07 August:
Daniel: So this iris is going to hold, right?
Sam: Pure titanium, less than three micrometers from the even horizon. It won't even allow matter to fully reintegrate.
Jack: So this iris is going to hold, right?
Sam: If it doesn't, the fail-safe device will detonate, this whole mountain will vaporize, and there'll be nothing to worry about.
Jack: Ah, good. I feel much better.
-Stargate SG-1, "The Enemy Within"
14 August:
"The [photo] shoot is for Banana Boat sunblock, and Jay tells us that Banana Boat wants us to celebrate the sun with their anti-burn system. Another good anti-burn system is 'shade'."
-Potes, recapping America's Next Top Model for TWoP
21 August:
Tosh: No, I can't just hook something up. The entire telephone network is down!
Owen: What about a mobile connection?
Tosh: The. Entire. Telephone. Network. Is. Down.
Ianto: Mobiles, landlines, tine cans with bits of string -- everything, absolutely everything! No phones, phones all broken. [mimics talking on a phone] Hello? Anyone there? [resumes normal voice] No, because the phones aren't working!
-Torchwood, "Sleeper"
28 August:
daughter: I'm piercing my nose.
mom: Fine, I'm not raising your illegitimate children.
daughter: What?
mom: You'll pierce your nose, get a trashy boyfriend and end up with illegitimate children. You and your trashy boyfriend are not living in my house, and neither are your kids.
daughter: Wow mom, thanks for the credit. Clearly that's the natural progression after piercing your nose.
-Postcards From Yo Momma
Labels: random silliness, random weirdness, Stargate, Torchwood
16 August 2008
Harry Potter
I have a rule about book series: I don't start reading them until I have all of the books in my possession. Due to a quirk of fate (otherwise known as my mom's frequent trips to England), my collection of Harry Potter books are British paperbacks. This meant that I had to wait until I got my hands on the British paperback version "Deathly Hallows" before I could start "Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone".
On Thursday I got "Deathly Hallows". On Friday I finished the book I had been reading. Today (Saturday) I started "Philosopher's Stone". I read it on the way to work, I read it during both of my breaks, and I read it on the way home. After all that, I was a little less than halfway done. (It's only about 200 pages.) I decided to finish tonight, and, after watching some Olympics and doing some dishes, I just did.
After years of waiting, it's a little weird to finally be reading them, and I was little worried that -- after all the build-up -- I wouldn't enjoy them. Fortunately, I found "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to be a very enjoyable read. Good story, good characters, and lots of funny parts.
I'll start "Chamber of Secrets" tomorrow.....
On Thursday I got "Deathly Hallows". On Friday I finished the book I had been reading. Today (Saturday) I started "Philosopher's Stone". I read it on the way to work, I read it during both of my breaks, and I read it on the way home. After all that, I was a little less than halfway done. (It's only about 200 pages.) I decided to finish tonight, and, after watching some Olympics and doing some dishes, I just did.
After years of waiting, it's a little weird to finally be reading them, and I was little worried that -- after all the build-up -- I wouldn't enjoy them. Fortunately, I found "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to be a very enjoyable read. Good story, good characters, and lots of funny parts.
I'll start "Chamber of Secrets" tomorrow.....
Labels: books
15 August 2008
Thoughts on the Olympics
Why do women's gymnastics have the uneven parallel bars? They spend so much time on the high bar, they should ditch the lower one and just have a high bar, like the men do.
Michael Phelps has broken so many world records when he wins his races, that I'm surprised when other people don't do that, too.
CBC manages to show everything live across Canada (i.e. I've already seen Michael Phelp's seventh race, and it won't air here in Seattle on NBC until after 10) so why can't NBC? On the other hand, NBC's sister stations (USA, CNBC, and MSNBC) are airing a lot of stuff that you can't find on non-cable primetime programming.
Michael Phelps has broken so many world records when he wins his races, that I'm surprised when other people don't do that, too.
CBC manages to show everything live across Canada (i.e. I've already seen Michael Phelp's seventh race, and it won't air here in Seattle on NBC until after 10) so why can't NBC? On the other hand, NBC's sister stations (USA, CNBC, and MSNBC) are airing a lot of stuff that you can't find on non-cable primetime programming.
Labels: random weirdness
11 August 2008
Gotta Love It!
I love Ross. The other day I bought a pair of pants (MSRP=$40), a pair of sunglasses (MSRP=$30), two shirts (MSRP=$22 & $28), and a sweater (MSRP-$58).
Including tax, I paid $55.54. For all of that.
Awesome!
I've tried Marshall's and TJ Maxx, but I haven't been able to find stuff I like. I got a coat at Marshall's once, but that's it. Ross just seems to have more stuff I like.
[BTW, Mom, you're really going to like the sweater and one of the shirts. :) ]
Including tax, I paid $55.54. For all of that.
Awesome!
I've tried Marshall's and TJ Maxx, but I haven't been able to find stuff I like. I got a coat at Marshall's once, but that's it. Ross just seems to have more stuff I like.
[BTW, Mom, you're really going to like the sweater and one of the shirts. :) ]
Labels: clothes
07 August 2008
Miranda Lambert
Last Sunday my dad and I saw Trisha Yearwood in concert. As one would expect, it was a good show, but the funny part came before she started.
We arrived shortly after the opening act had started singing. Based on the singer's voice and general appearance, we both assumed she was Miranda Lambert. Imagine our surprise when, at the end of her act, she said her name was Amy Dalley!
She was great, though. (It looks like she might have a proper album coming out soon-ish. I'll definitely check it out.)
Anyway, it got me thinking about Miranda Lambert. I had enjoyed her first album, Kerosene, but I hadn't yet got around to listening to her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
So, I took a listen. Some good stuff. ("Down" is a particular favorite.) The standout song, I think, is "Gunpowder and Lead". I wish I could find a video for it, but all I've got is lyrics.
Its plot is similar to the Dixie Chick's "Goodbye Earl", but I much prefer "Gunpowder and Lead". Usually I like story songs better (and "Goodbye Earl" is much more of a story song), but in this case I like the music and imagery of "Gunpower and Lead".
An earlier song of Miranda Lambert's, "Kerosene", has a similar theme to Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats". While I like the Carrie Underwood song, I'm not sure I buy her as the badass vindictive girlfriend destroying her cheating boyfriend's property. Miranda Lambert, on the other hand, is pretty believable.
We arrived shortly after the opening act had started singing. Based on the singer's voice and general appearance, we both assumed she was Miranda Lambert. Imagine our surprise when, at the end of her act, she said her name was Amy Dalley!
She was great, though. (It looks like she might have a proper album coming out soon-ish. I'll definitely check it out.)
Anyway, it got me thinking about Miranda Lambert. I had enjoyed her first album, Kerosene, but I hadn't yet got around to listening to her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
So, I took a listen. Some good stuff. ("Down" is a particular favorite.) The standout song, I think, is "Gunpowder and Lead". I wish I could find a video for it, but all I've got is lyrics.
Its plot is similar to the Dixie Chick's "Goodbye Earl", but I much prefer "Gunpowder and Lead". Usually I like story songs better (and "Goodbye Earl" is much more of a story song), but in this case I like the music and imagery of "Gunpower and Lead".
An earlier song of Miranda Lambert's, "Kerosene", has a similar theme to Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats". While I like the Carrie Underwood song, I'm not sure I buy her as the badass vindictive girlfriend destroying her cheating boyfriend's property. Miranda Lambert, on the other hand, is pretty believable.
Labels: music
