31 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Doctor Who
There was no new Doctor Who this week; I'm sad. This quote from "The Eleventh Hour", episode 5.01 and the first full episode with the 11th doctor.
Amy: I thought... well, I started to think you were just a madman with a box.
The Doctor: Amy Pond, there's something you better understand about me, 'cause it's important and one day your life may depend on it. I am definitely a madman with a box!
Amy: I thought... well, I started to think you were just a madman with a box.
The Doctor: Amy Pond, there's something you better understand about me, 'cause it's important and one day your life may depend on it. I am definitely a madman with a box!
Labels: Doctor Who
30 May 2010
Tampons
I've seen this Kotex ad on TV (and this one, too), but I haven't seen these yet.
Both styles are good, though. My favorite parts are the "blue liquid" bit in the first one and the "toilet paper" line from the third. Hee!
Both styles are good, though. My favorite parts are the "blue liquid" bit in the first one and the "toilet paper" line from the third. Hee!
Labels: advertisements
Quote of the Day: Burn Notice
From "False Flag" (episode 1.10):
[Sam hands Doug a bulletproof vest.]
Sam: Here ya go, Doug: my lucky vest.
Doug: Thanks.
Sam: It's a little worn, but it'll do the trick.
Doug: Are these bullet holes?
Sam: Yeah, I broke it in for you.
[Sam hands Doug a bulletproof vest.]
Sam: Here ya go, Doug: my lucky vest.
Doug: Thanks.
Sam: It's a little worn, but it'll do the trick.
Doug: Are these bullet holes?
Sam: Yeah, I broke it in for you.
Labels: Burn Notice
29 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Veronica Mars
From "Credit Where Credit's Due" (episode 1.02):
Caitlin: Ms. Dent?
Ms. Dent: Caitlin?
Caitlin: I'm going to go down to the gym to talk to people for the student poll.
Ms. Dent: Be back by the end of the period. And remember that we're a multicultural school with a diverse population of students from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds.
Caitlin: Meaning?
Ms. Dent: Meaning don't just interview your friends.
Caitlin: Ms. Dent?
Ms. Dent: Caitlin?
Caitlin: I'm going to go down to the gym to talk to people for the student poll.
Ms. Dent: Be back by the end of the period. And remember that we're a multicultural school with a diverse population of students from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds.
Caitlin: Meaning?
Ms. Dent: Meaning don't just interview your friends.
Labels: Veronica Mars
28 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Leverage
Leverage is a show about a group of criminals who join up to help people. Earlier in this episode ("The Zanzibar Marketplace Job") Hardison was trying to convince Parker to go on a vacation, but she's not quite grasping the concept:
Parker: I took your advice and did the whole "tourist-y" thing. I went to the museum, and it was amazing.
Hardison: See?
Parker: Yeah, they have a Guardian T-840 Security System -- I've only seen those things in books. And the motion detectors? Gorgeous! Six digital receptors -- six!
Hardison: What about the paintings?
Parker: [puzzled] What about the paintings?
Parker: I took your advice and did the whole "tourist-y" thing. I went to the museum, and it was amazing.
Hardison: See?
Parker: Yeah, they have a Guardian T-840 Security System -- I've only seen those things in books. And the motion detectors? Gorgeous! Six digital receptors -- six!
Hardison: What about the paintings?
Parker: [puzzled] What about the paintings?
Labels: Leverage
27 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Red Dwarf
From "Holoship" (episode 5.1):
Cat: What, am I the only sane one here? Why don't we [use] the defensive shields?
Kryten: A superlative suggestion, sir, with just two minor flaws. One: we don't have any defensive shields. And two: we don't have any defensive shields. Now I realise that, technically speaking, that's only one flaw; but I thought it was such a big one, it was worth mentioning twice.
Cat: What, am I the only sane one here? Why don't we [use] the defensive shields?
Kryten: A superlative suggestion, sir, with just two minor flaws. One: we don't have any defensive shields. And two: we don't have any defensive shields. Now I realise that, technically speaking, that's only one flaw; but I thought it was such a big one, it was worth mentioning twice.
Labels: Red Dwarf
26 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Get Fuzzy
From Scrum Bums, by Darby Conley:
Bucky: I made holiday butter cookies. Eat one.
Rob: You baked them?
Bucky: I never said "baked". Some things solidify without having to be baked, Robert.
Rob: Man, I don't like the sound of that.
Satchel: What's in them?
Bucky: A thrilling mixture of winter-themed ingredients.
Rob: I don't look for thrills out of my butter cookies.
Bucky: I made holiday butter cookies. Eat one.
Rob: You baked them?
Bucky: I never said "baked". Some things solidify without having to be baked, Robert.
Rob: Man, I don't like the sound of that.
Satchel: What's in them?
Bucky: A thrilling mixture of winter-themed ingredients.
Rob: I don't look for thrills out of my butter cookies.
Labels: Get Fuzzy
25 May 2010
Hawaii 5-0
Apparently Grace Park is in the new Hawaii 5-0.
Dammit! Now I have to watch it.
Dammit! Now I have to watch it.
Labels: Battlestar Galactica
Quote of the Day: Battlestar Galactica
From "Water" (episode 1.02):
Adama: There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.
Adama: There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.
Labels: Battlestar Galactica
24 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Being Human
George: Tell me honestly: Is this [outfit] too flash?
Mitchell: [looks at George's incredibly bland outfit] I can't imagine ever saying "yes", but a bit of context might help.
George: Right. Yes. Sorry. I'm seeing Nina later. Not a date, it's really, really, really not a date.
Mitchell: Not-a-date in a pub, not-a-date in restaurant, or not-a-date in another date-like situation?
Mitchell: [looks at George's incredibly bland outfit] I can't imagine ever saying "yes", but a bit of context might help.
George: Right. Yes. Sorry. I'm seeing Nina later. Not a date, it's really, really, really not a date.
Mitchell: Not-a-date in a pub, not-a-date in restaurant, or not-a-date in another date-like situation?
Labels: Being Human
23 May 2010
Quote(s) of the Day: Lost
Tonight's the series finale of Lost, so here's two quotes:
1) From "Some Like it Hoth" (episode 5.13):
Miles: [gesturing at a dead body] What happened to him?
Radzinsky: He had an accident; he fell in a ditch.
Miles: Is that a bullet in his head? That ditch had a gun.
2) From Monkey See, talking about last season's finale:
Tonight marks the finale of the penultimate season of Lost, ABC's Emmy-winning drama that has, over five seasons, constructed a story so complicated that it makes the black-oil mythology of The X-Files look like an episode of Full House.
1) From "Some Like it Hoth" (episode 5.13):
Miles: [gesturing at a dead body] What happened to him?
Radzinsky: He had an accident; he fell in a ditch.
Miles: Is that a bullet in his head? That ditch had a gun.
2) From Monkey See, talking about last season's finale:
Tonight marks the finale of the penultimate season of Lost, ABC's Emmy-winning drama that has, over five seasons, constructed a story so complicated that it makes the black-oil mythology of The X-Files look like an episode of Full House.
Labels: Lost
22 May 2010
Quote of the Day: TWoP
Television Without Pity did a list of the best Lost episodes. This was one of their descriptions:
The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham (Season 5)
The episode that finally showed us how Locke died -- Ben killed him after saving his life, because nothing with Ben is ever simple -- and Locke's failed attempts to convince the Oceanic 6 to return to the island was full of other great Ben moments as well. He shot Abaddon dead, stole Jin's wedding ring for future trickery purposes, and appeared battered to a bloody pulp in the flash-forward for his millionth episode in a row as a reanimated Locke stood over him and eerily quipped to Caesar "that's the man who killed me." As with most great Lost episodes, it was the kind of thing you couldn't explain to a non-Lost watcher without appearing crazy.
The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham (Season 5)
The episode that finally showed us how Locke died -- Ben killed him after saving his life, because nothing with Ben is ever simple -- and Locke's failed attempts to convince the Oceanic 6 to return to the island was full of other great Ben moments as well. He shot Abaddon dead, stole Jin's wedding ring for future trickery purposes, and appeared battered to a bloody pulp in the flash-forward for his millionth episode in a row as a reanimated Locke stood over him and eerily quipped to Caesar "that's the man who killed me." As with most great Lost episodes, it was the kind of thing you couldn't explain to a non-Lost watcher without appearing crazy.
Labels: Lost
21 May 2010
Pooped
I went on a hike today. It was supposed to be four and half miles, but because of a bad map and unlabeled junctions, it was almost seven!
I'm pooped.
I'm pooped.
Labels: hiking
Quote of the Day: Battlestar Galactica
From the miniseries:
[Starbuck is in the brig; Apollo comes to visit.]
Apollo: So, what's the charge this time?
Starbuck: Striking a superior asshole.
Apollo: And I bet you've been waiting all day to say that one.
Starbuck: Most of the afternoon, yeah.
[Starbuck is in the brig; Apollo comes to visit.]
Apollo: So, what's the charge this time?
Starbuck: Striking a superior asshole.
Apollo: And I bet you've been waiting all day to say that one.
Starbuck: Most of the afternoon, yeah.
Labels: Battlestar Galactica
20 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Dollhouse
From "Needs" (episode 1.08):
Dominic: It's easy to be attached to your assigned active. In fact it's necessary, but don't think of them as children; think of them as pets.
Dr. Saunders: Is that supposed to be funny?
Dominic: When your child starts talking for the first time, you feel proud. When your dog does, you freak the hell out.
Dominic: It's easy to be attached to your assigned active. In fact it's necessary, but don't think of them as children; think of them as pets.
Dr. Saunders: Is that supposed to be funny?
Dominic: When your child starts talking for the first time, you feel proud. When your dog does, you freak the hell out.
Labels: Dollhouse
19 May 2010
A Real Nailbiter!
My mom and I went to our first Storm game of the season tonight. We won -- but barely! We were behind the entire game, usually by more than five points. We still don't know how they managed to pull out the win!
Fun tidbit: We were close to the press box, and I could see Jayda Evans.
Fun tidbit: We were close to the press box, and I could see Jayda Evans.
Labels: Seattle Storm
Quote of the Day: Due South
From "The Man Who Knew Too Little" (episode 1.15):
[Ray and Fraser are transporting a prisoner (Ian).]
Ian: Aw, come on! I haven't eaten since the lock-up! I know my rights. You have to feed me every six hours.
Ray: Yeah, well, it's only been five.
Ian: Six! We passed a time zone.
Ray: That doesn't count! Fraser, you tell him.
Fraser: Well, actually, Ray, the legal scholars seem to be fairly equally divided on this point. One argument, extended to its logical conclusion, would provide that if you were traveling west at a rate of speed high enough to cross one time zone every hour, then you would never actually have to feed the prisoner. That is, of course, until you crossed the international date line, at which point you would have to force the prisoner to immediately consume four meals.
[Ray and Fraser are transporting a prisoner (Ian).]
Ian: Aw, come on! I haven't eaten since the lock-up! I know my rights. You have to feed me every six hours.
Ray: Yeah, well, it's only been five.
Ian: Six! We passed a time zone.
Ray: That doesn't count! Fraser, you tell him.
Fraser: Well, actually, Ray, the legal scholars seem to be fairly equally divided on this point. One argument, extended to its logical conclusion, would provide that if you were traveling west at a rate of speed high enough to cross one time zone every hour, then you would never actually have to feed the prisoner. That is, of course, until you crossed the international date line, at which point you would have to force the prisoner to immediately consume four meals.
Labels: Due South
18 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Burn Notice
From "Old Friends" (episode 1.4):
Sam: If I lose my pension, you're gonna be changing my diapers when I'm 95 and drooling.
Michael: Sam, I would never let that happen. I'd smother you with a pillow first.
Sam: If I lose my pension, you're gonna be changing my diapers when I'm 95 and drooling.
Michael: Sam, I would never let that happen. I'd smother you with a pillow first.
Labels: Burn Notice
17 May 2010
Muérdete la Lengua
I don't normally love songs that aren't in English (since lyrics are important to me, and I don't speak any other languages), but I'm loving the song "Muérdete la Lengua" by Francisca Valenzuela. It was free on iTunes a couple of weeks ago, and I've already listened to it many, many times (22 times on the computer, plus more on my iPod).
I'm even thinking of buying some of her other songs. Weird, eh?
I'm even thinking of buying some of her other songs. Weird, eh?
Labels: music
Quote of the Day: iCarly
From "iMust Have Locker 239":
[Freddie wants to talk about something; Sam doesn't.]
Sam: Look, why don't we talk about this later, ok?
Freddie: No, why don't we talk about this --
Sam: Dude, my mom just had laser eye surgery this afternoon and she's coming to pick me up, so I gotta get outside.
Freddie: This won't take long. I'm prepared to offer you.... Wait, your mom had laser eye surgery today and she's driving a car?
Sam: I didn't say she makes good decisions.
Freddie: And you're getting in the car with her?
Sam: I didn't say I make good decisions.
[Freddie wants to talk about something; Sam doesn't.]
Sam: Look, why don't we talk about this later, ok?
Freddie: No, why don't we talk about this --
Sam: Dude, my mom just had laser eye surgery this afternoon and she's coming to pick me up, so I gotta get outside.
Freddie: This won't take long. I'm prepared to offer you.... Wait, your mom had laser eye surgery today and she's driving a car?
Sam: I didn't say she makes good decisions.
Freddie: And you're getting in the car with her?
Sam: I didn't say I make good decisions.
Labels: iCarly
16 May 2010
Bras
I hate bra shopping.
Bras in cup sizes A, B, and C are all "push-up" bras. Bras in sizes D, DD, and DDD are "minimizers".
Apparently women are only allowed to have one size of boobies.
Bras in cup sizes A, B, and C are all "push-up" bras. Bras in sizes D, DD, and DDD are "minimizers".
Apparently women are only allowed to have one size of boobies.
Labels: clothes
Quote of the Day: Top Gear
From episode 11.6 (i.e. the one with the German Top Gear):
[During the Top Gear v. Germans challenge: hatch-back test]
Jeremy: Awful lot of bullets hitting me here.
Jeremy: [voiceover] And no wonder...
Richard: James, what are you doing!?
James: Shooting at Jeremy.
Richard: But he's on our side!
James: Yeah, but why wouldn't you?
Richard: You're right, you would. Fire!
[During the Top Gear v. Germans challenge: hatch-back test]
Jeremy: Awful lot of bullets hitting me here.
Jeremy: [voiceover] And no wonder...
Richard: James, what are you doing!?
James: Shooting at Jeremy.
Richard: But he's on our side!
James: Yeah, but why wouldn't you?
Richard: You're right, you would. Fire!
Labels: Top Gear
15 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Torchwood
From "Something Borrowed" (episode 2.9):
Jack: What is it with you? Ever since Owen died, all you ever do is agree with him.
Ianto: I was brought up never to speak ill of the dead. Even if they still do most of the talking themselves.
Jack: What is it with you? Ever since Owen died, all you ever do is agree with him.
Ianto: I was brought up never to speak ill of the dead. Even if they still do most of the talking themselves.
Labels: Torchwood
14 May 2010
Credit Card
I applied for a credit card recently and it arrived today.
I only have two vowels in my last name, and they got one of them wrong! (The "o" was an "a".)
Whoops!
I only have two vowels in my last name, and they got one of them wrong! (The "o" was an "a".)
Whoops!
Labels: random weirdness
Quote of the Day: Doctor Who
From "School Reunion" (2.3):
Sarah: I saw things you wouldn't believe!
Rose: Try me.
Sarah: Mummies.
Rose: I've met ghosts.
Sarah: Robots. Lots of robots.
Rose: Slitheen. In Downing Street.
Sarah: Daleks!
Rose: [smugly] Met the Emperor.
Sarah: Anti-matter monsters!
Rose: Gas-mask zombies!
Sarah: Real living dinosaurs!
Rose: Real living werewolf!
Sarah: [emphasising each word] The Loch Ness monster!
Rose: [stunned] Seriously?
Sarah: I saw things you wouldn't believe!
Rose: Try me.
Sarah: Mummies.
Rose: I've met ghosts.
Sarah: Robots. Lots of robots.
Rose: Slitheen. In Downing Street.
Sarah: Daleks!
Rose: [smugly] Met the Emperor.
Sarah: Anti-matter monsters!
Rose: Gas-mask zombies!
Sarah: Real living dinosaurs!
Rose: Real living werewolf!
Sarah: [emphasising each word] The Loch Ness monster!
Rose: [stunned] Seriously?
Labels: Doctor Who
13 May 2010
Newsweek Brouhaha
There's this big brouhaha going on because Newsweek published a piece claiming that gay actors can't convincingly play straight actors.
Lots of people have had much to say on the subject, but I really like Linda Holmes' logical approach to the issue.
My favorite bit, in response to the Newsweek writer claiming that Jonathan Groff on Glee was using scowling as a "substitute" for being straight:
"Do gay men not scowl? If repeated scowling is a problem here because it means he's trying to appear straight, then what accounts for the repeated scowling on almost every other overwrought drama on television? I think under this definition, everyone on Law & Order must be trying to appear straight. There is also a lot of scowling on Lost, come to think of it. I've never thought of it as sexuality-related. Should I?"
Lots of people have had much to say on the subject, but I really like Linda Holmes' logical approach to the issue.
My favorite bit, in response to the Newsweek writer claiming that Jonathan Groff on Glee was using scowling as a "substitute" for being straight:
"Do gay men not scowl? If repeated scowling is a problem here because it means he's trying to appear straight, then what accounts for the repeated scowling on almost every other overwrought drama on television? I think under this definition, everyone on Law & Order must be trying to appear straight. There is also a lot of scowling on Lost, come to think of it. I've never thought of it as sexuality-related. Should I?"
Labels: GLBT, Linda Holmes
Quote of the Day: Supernatural
Tonight's the season finale! Wheeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From last week's episode, "Two Minutes to Midnight" (5.21):
Dean: Good luck stopping the whole zombie apocalypse.
Sam: Yeah. Good luck killing Death.
Dean: Yeah.
From last week's episode, "Two Minutes to Midnight" (5.21):
Dean: Good luck stopping the whole zombie apocalypse.
Sam: Yeah. Good luck killing Death.
Dean: Yeah.
Labels: Supernatural
12 May 2010
Drat
I needed rice milk and I wanted some Trader Joe's chewy peanut butter granola bars, so I drove up to Trader Joe's tonight.
They don't sell chewy granola bars anymore.
They were out of rice milk. (Well, they had vanilla rice milk, but that stuff is nasty.)
Drat.
They don't sell chewy granola bars anymore.
They were out of rice milk. (Well, they had vanilla rice milk, but that stuff is nasty.)
Drat.
Labels: food
Quote of the Day: Glee
From "Throwdown" (episode 1.7):
Finn: I figured we should name our kid something more original and poetic. Then I came up with the best baby name of all time: Drizzle!
Quinn: Drizzle?
Finn: Yeah, yeah, 'cause you know how awesome it is when it's just drizzling outside, but it's not really rain, so it smells like rain but you don't need an umbrella to go outside...
Quinn: Are you a moron?
Finn: I figured we should name our kid something more original and poetic. Then I came up with the best baby name of all time: Drizzle!
Quinn: Drizzle?
Finn: Yeah, yeah, 'cause you know how awesome it is when it's just drizzling outside, but it's not really rain, so it smells like rain but you don't need an umbrella to go outside...
Quinn: Are you a moron?
Labels: Glee
11 May 2010
$18-Like
I found a skirt I liked on Fred Meyer's clearance rack. I can never figure out their clearance prices, so I always scan things at those price-checker machines.
I $10-liked the skirt, but I didn't $18-like the skirt, so I didn't get it.
Know what I mean?
I $10-liked the skirt, but I didn't $18-like the skirt, so I didn't get it.
Know what I mean?
Labels: clothes
Quote of the Day: Veronica Mars
From "Nevermind the Buttocks" (episode 2.19):
Veronica: Mac Attack, what's the haps?
Mac: I got mugged. By my own principal. They took my cell-phone interceptor and apparently plan on keeping it until the end of the year. What happened to "end of the day"? Why wasn't that working?
Veronica: Everyone still kept bringing in their cell-phone interceptors?
Mac: Is there any chance you can get it back for me? I borrowed it from a buddy at Radio Shack because, apparently, I've become a psycho ex-girlfriend and I wanted to listen to Beaver's cell phone calls. [pause] You're judging me.
Veronica: Nope, I'm judging myself. Why don't I have a cell-phone interceptor?
Mac: Please, respect the business model, Veronica: I do the gadgets; you do the actual espionage.
Veronica: Mac Attack, what's the haps?
Mac: I got mugged. By my own principal. They took my cell-phone interceptor and apparently plan on keeping it until the end of the year. What happened to "end of the day"? Why wasn't that working?
Veronica: Everyone still kept bringing in their cell-phone interceptors?
Mac: Is there any chance you can get it back for me? I borrowed it from a buddy at Radio Shack because, apparently, I've become a psycho ex-girlfriend and I wanted to listen to Beaver's cell phone calls. [pause] You're judging me.
Veronica: Nope, I'm judging myself. Why don't I have a cell-phone interceptor?
Mac: Please, respect the business model, Veronica: I do the gadgets; you do the actual espionage.
Labels: Veronica Mars
10 May 2010
Maxim's Hot 100
Quote of the Day: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
From "First Date" (episode 7.14):
[Buffy and Willow are talking about Buffy's upcoming date, and Xander comes into the room to tell them about his upcoming date.]
Willow: Buffy got a date!
Xander: [excited] No, I did. [pause] Way to steal my thunder.
Buffy: Sorry. If it makes you feel better, it's with Principal Wood, and I think he's aligned with the First [Evil].
Xander: Also, like, ten years older than you, right?
Willow: [to Buffy] Which is, like, a hundred years younger than your type!
Buffy: Yay! Someone who doesn't remember the industrial revolution.
[Buffy and Willow are talking about Buffy's upcoming date, and Xander comes into the room to tell them about his upcoming date.]
Willow: Buffy got a date!
Xander: [excited] No, I did. [pause] Way to steal my thunder.
Buffy: Sorry. If it makes you feel better, it's with Principal Wood, and I think he's aligned with the First [Evil].
Xander: Also, like, ten years older than you, right?
Willow: [to Buffy] Which is, like, a hundred years younger than your type!
Buffy: Yay! Someone who doesn't remember the industrial revolution.
Labels: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
09 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Slings and Arrows
I really want to re-watch Battlestar Galactica, but I decided I needed to watch something non-scifi between it and Farscape, sort of like a TV palate cleanser. I picked Slings and Arrows, a show about a Canadian Shakespearean theater festival. This is from "Fallow Time" (episode 2.2):
Richard: So Nadine's neck is broken? Is that what you're saying?
Anna: Yes.
Richard: We'll have to find a replacement.
Anna: Yes -- And her neck is broken! Which is much worse than having to find a replacement director!
Richard: Yes, I'm not being insensitive, Anna! I'm just thinking ahead, OK? Let's send her some flowers, alright? A basket - big. Let's pray she doesn't sue.
Anna: Of course, because that would be truly horrible.
Richard: What? I'm not heartless! I'm just... I'm detail-oriented.
Richard: So Nadine's neck is broken? Is that what you're saying?
Anna: Yes.
Richard: We'll have to find a replacement.
Anna: Yes -- And her neck is broken! Which is much worse than having to find a replacement director!
Richard: Yes, I'm not being insensitive, Anna! I'm just thinking ahead, OK? Let's send her some flowers, alright? A basket - big. Let's pray she doesn't sue.
Anna: Of course, because that would be truly horrible.
Richard: What? I'm not heartless! I'm just... I'm detail-oriented.
Labels: Slings and Arrows
08 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Farscape
I finally finished my Farscape re-watch. Here's a quote from the finale mini-series, "The Peacekeeper Wars":
[Their ship is under attack.]
Crichton: Scorp, [do] these guys work for the Peacekeepers?
Scorpius: Quite likely.
Crichton: Right, [then] you're with me. I wanna hear those passcodes. [to Aeryn] If [Scorpius] can't convince them we're a Peacekeeper vessel, make sure you have an outstanding Plan B.
[Crichton and Scorpius leave.]
Aeryn: D'Argo, we'll protect the neural cluster. Chiana, Sikozu, you go and find Katar and Bikal and keep them safe.
Stark: What....what about me?
Aeryn: How best can you help?
Stark: I can stay out of your way.
Aeryn: Excellent.
[Their ship is under attack.]
Crichton: Scorp, [do] these guys work for the Peacekeepers?
Scorpius: Quite likely.
Crichton: Right, [then] you're with me. I wanna hear those passcodes. [to Aeryn] If [Scorpius] can't convince them we're a Peacekeeper vessel, make sure you have an outstanding Plan B.
[Crichton and Scorpius leave.]
Aeryn: D'Argo, we'll protect the neural cluster. Chiana, Sikozu, you go and find Katar and Bikal and keep them safe.
Stark: What....what about me?
Aeryn: How best can you help?
Stark: I can stay out of your way.
Aeryn: Excellent.
Labels: Farscape
07 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Red Dwarf
From "Balance of Power" (episode 1.3):
Rimmer: What's this? Learning drugs? They're illegal, matey! I'm afraid you're in very serious, grave, deep trouble, Lister. Where did you get them? I want names, I want places, I want dates.
Lister: Arnold Rimmer, his locker, this morning.
Rimmer: What's this? Learning drugs? They're illegal, matey! I'm afraid you're in very serious, grave, deep trouble, Lister. Where did you get them? I want names, I want places, I want dates.
Lister: Arnold Rimmer, his locker, this morning.
Labels: Red Dwarf
06 May 2010
My, How the Times Have Changed
Over a decade ago I bought the VHS box set of Pride & Prejudice. It cost $100, but I was thrilled to have a copy of my own.
Today at Costco I got the new DVD version for $16.
Today at Costco I got the new DVD version for $16.
Labels: DVD
Quote of the Day: Stephen Fry
From Stephen Fry in America:
I was always a little hazy about the Louisiana Purchase, mistakenly believing that it involved America buying the state of Louisiana. In fact it was the sale, in 1803, by France of its entire Louisiane territory, a massive swathe of mid-western America, including Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas, not to mention a healthy chunk of New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Louisiana. It cost the United States about twenty-three million dollars which added up in the end to about three cents an acre. Something of a bargain for doubling the size of the country. This was land occupied by American Indians. Naturally they were not informed about the sale.
I was always a little hazy about the Louisiana Purchase, mistakenly believing that it involved America buying the state of Louisiana. In fact it was the sale, in 1803, by France of its entire Louisiane territory, a massive swathe of mid-western America, including Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas, not to mention a healthy chunk of New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Louisiana. It cost the United States about twenty-three million dollars which added up in the end to about three cents an acre. Something of a bargain for doubling the size of the country. This was land occupied by American Indians. Naturally they were not informed about the sale.
Labels: history, Stephen Fry
05 May 2010
Quote of the Day: The O.C.
From "The Best Chrismukkah Ever" (episode 1.13):
Seth: How was the mall?
Ryan: Eh.... Weird.
Seth: [pause] Yes, you've really painted a picture for me. I feel like I was there.
Seth: How was the mall?
Ryan: Eh.... Weird.
Seth: [pause] Yes, you've really painted a picture for me. I feel like I was there.
Labels: The O.C.
Weird Phone Call
At work today...
me: Good afternoon, [name of store].
caller: Hi, could I speak to Jeanine?
me: I'm sorry, there's no one here with that name.
caller: I'm sorry, I mean Jeanette.
me: There's no Jeanette, either.
caller: She was on vacation last week, and just got back.
me: No one was on vacation last week.
caller: Oh. [pause] Oh! I have the numbers mixed up. I'm so sorry to have bothered you!
me: Good afternoon, [name of store].
caller: Hi, could I speak to Jeanine?
me: I'm sorry, there's no one here with that name.
caller: I'm sorry, I mean Jeanette.
me: There's no Jeanette, either.
caller: She was on vacation last week, and just got back.
me: No one was on vacation last week.
caller: Oh. [pause] Oh! I have the numbers mixed up. I'm so sorry to have bothered you!
Labels: work
04 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Black Adder
From episode 3.2, "Ink and Incapability"...
Blackadder: I trust you had a pleasant evening, sir?
Prince George: Well, no, actually. The most extraordinary thing happened. Last night I was having a bit of a snack at the Naughty Hellfire Club, and some fellow said that I had the wit and sophistication of a donkey.
Blackadder: Oh. An absurd suggestion, sir.
Prince George: You're right, it is absurd.
Blackadder: Unless this was a particularly stupid donkey.
Blackadder: I trust you had a pleasant evening, sir?
Prince George: Well, no, actually. The most extraordinary thing happened. Last night I was having a bit of a snack at the Naughty Hellfire Club, and some fellow said that I had the wit and sophistication of a donkey.
Blackadder: Oh. An absurd suggestion, sir.
Prince George: You're right, it is absurd.
Blackadder: Unless this was a particularly stupid donkey.
Labels: Black Adder
03 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Laurell K. Hamilton
From The Lunatic Cafe:
[Anita has told Jean-Claude (a vampire who's in love with her) that she's dating Richard (a werewolf).]
Anita: [Jean-Claude] took the news better than I thought he would, actually.
Richard: He took it well?
Anita: I didn't say that. He didn't burst through a wall and try to kill you immediately. He took it better than I expected.
Richard: Did he threaten to kill me?
Anita: Oh, yeah.
[Anita has told Jean-Claude (a vampire who's in love with her) that she's dating Richard (a werewolf).]
Anita: [Jean-Claude] took the news better than I thought he would, actually.
Richard: He took it well?
Anita: I didn't say that. He didn't burst through a wall and try to kill you immediately. He took it better than I expected.
Richard: Did he threaten to kill me?
Anita: Oh, yeah.
Labels: Anita Blake
02 May 2010
The Amazing Relief
The "TV Guide" description of next week's episode of The Amazing Race referenced "cowboys, models, and detectives", so I assumed that the non-cowboy brothers (Dan&Jordan) would be eliminated this week. Since they're my second-favorite team (the cowboys are #1), I was quite bummed.
Imagine my surprise and relief when (spoiler!) they were safe, and the detectives were eliminated. Whew! Now I go into next week's finale liking two of the three teams.
Imagine my surprise and relief when (spoiler!) they were safe, and the detectives were eliminated. Whew! Now I go into next week's finale liking two of the three teams.
Labels: The Amazing Race
Quote of the Day: Fray
Fray is a comic book by Joss "Buffy/Angel/Firefly/Dr. Horrible/Dollhouse" Whedon. It's set in the same universe as Buffy/Angel, but a couple hundred years in the future. That's right: it's a story about a Vampire Slayer in the FUTURE. Needless to say, it's awesome.
[Fray (the vampire slayer) unsuccessfully tried to convince her neighbors to help her fight vamps.]
Urkonn: It could have gone better.
Fray: They wouldn't even listen! I probably shouldn't have started hitting people.
Urkonn: I don't think that was helpful, no.
[Fray (the vampire slayer) unsuccessfully tried to convince her neighbors to help her fight vamps.]
Urkonn: It could have gone better.
Fray: They wouldn't even listen! I probably shouldn't have started hitting people.
Urkonn: I don't think that was helpful, no.
Labels: Fray
01 May 2010
Quote of the Day: Made in Canada
Richard: What?
Wanda: Nothing.
Richard: You've got that look on your face.
Wanda: No, I don't.
Richard: Yes, you do.
Wanda: What look?
Richard: That look you get when there's something terribly wrong, and then I say "What's wrong?" and you say "Nothing" and then I go in the board room and I find out someone's in jail.
Wanda: Nothing.
Richard: You've got that look on your face.
Wanda: No, I don't.
Richard: Yes, you do.
Wanda: What look?
Richard: That look you get when there's something terribly wrong, and then I say "What's wrong?" and you say "Nothing" and then I go in the board room and I find out someone's in jail.
Labels: Made in Canada
