30 November 2010
Civil Unions
Quote of the Day: Burn Notice
From "Where There's Smoke" (episode 4.08):
[Fiona and Sarah, the client, have been kidnapped.]
Fiona: [gestures towards Sarah's ear] Can I borrow that?
Sarah: My earring?
Fiona: Your jewel-encrusted lock pick.
[Fiona and Sarah, the client, have been kidnapped.]
Fiona: [gestures towards Sarah's ear] Can I borrow that?
Sarah: My earring?
Fiona: Your jewel-encrusted lock pick.
Labels: Burn Notice
29 November 2010
Quote of the Day: Daria
From "Esteemsters":
Mrs. Manson: Now, Dora, let's see if you can make up a story as vivid as your sister's.
Daria: It's Daria.
Mrs. Manson: I'm sorry... Daria. What do you see in the picture, Dara?
Daria: Um... a herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains.
Mrs. Manson: Uh, there aren't any ponies. It's two people.
Daria: Last time I took one of these tests they told me they were clouds. They said they could be whatever I wanted.
Mrs. Manson: That's a different test, dear. In this test, they're people and you tell me what they're discussing.
Daria: Oh... I see. All right, then. It's a guy and a girl and they're discussing... a herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains.
Mrs. Manson: Now, Dora, let's see if you can make up a story as vivid as your sister's.
Daria: It's Daria.
Mrs. Manson: I'm sorry... Daria. What do you see in the picture, Dara?
Daria: Um... a herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains.
Mrs. Manson: Uh, there aren't any ponies. It's two people.
Daria: Last time I took one of these tests they told me they were clouds. They said they could be whatever I wanted.
Mrs. Manson: That's a different test, dear. In this test, they're people and you tell me what they're discussing.
Daria: Oh... I see. All right, then. It's a guy and a girl and they're discussing... a herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains.
Labels: Daria
28 November 2010
Svetty
The Storm website is doing a "year in review" series for each player. First up: Svetlana Abrosimova!
Speaking of Svetty, here's some other fun stuff:
A "get to know you video" from her Russian team (UMMC Ekaterinburg). It's in Russian, but you can get the general idea.
Her "senior night" at UConn. (From what I've read, this was the first time her parents were able to come visit her, but since she was injured they didn't get to see her play.
Speaking of Svetty, here's some other fun stuff:
A "get to know you video" from her Russian team (UMMC Ekaterinburg). It's in Russian, but you can get the general idea.
Her "senior night" at UConn. (From what I've read, this was the first time her parents were able to come visit her, but since she was injured they didn't get to see her play.
Labels: Seattle Storm
Quote of the Day: Serenity
[The crew has eavesdropped on a conversation between Mal and Inara; Inara invited him to come visit her.]
Wash: Inara. Nice to see her again.
Zoe: So... trap?
Mal: Trap.
Zoe: Are we going in?
Mal: Oh, it ain't but a few hours out.
Wash: Yeah, but, remember the part where it's a trap?
Kaylee: But how can you be sure Inara don't just wanna see you? Sometimes people have feelings. And I'm referring here to people.
Mal: You all were watching, I take it?
Kaylee: Yes.
Mal: Did you see us fight?
Kaylee: No.
Mal: Trap!
Wash: Inara. Nice to see her again.
Zoe: So... trap?
Mal: Trap.
Zoe: Are we going in?
Mal: Oh, it ain't but a few hours out.
Wash: Yeah, but, remember the part where it's a trap?
Kaylee: But how can you be sure Inara don't just wanna see you? Sometimes people have feelings. And I'm referring here to people.
Mal: You all were watching, I take it?
Kaylee: Yes.
Mal: Did you see us fight?
Kaylee: No.
Mal: Trap!
Labels: Firefly
27 November 2010
Quote of the Day: Ocean's Eleven
Tess: You're a thief and a liar.
Danny: I only lied about being a thief. But I don't do that anymore.
Tess: Steal?
Danny: Lie.
Danny: I only lied about being a thief. But I don't do that anymore.
Tess: Steal?
Danny: Lie.
Labels: movies
26 November 2010
Flash Mob at the Mall
Quote of the Day: Now & Again
From the pilot, I think:
Michael: Can I fly?
Dr. Morris: What?
Michael: Can I fly? You know, like, uh, Superman?
Dr. Morris: Mr. Wiseman, over the past 6 months we've performed a complicated series of operations. I'm tempted to call them transplants, but in truth, there is no "you" to transplant them to. Let's call them operations. In fact, let's agree that you have been the recipient of some of the most sophisticated surgical thinking and practice in the history of medicine. In addition, you have been inoculated with and intravenously fed over 700 highly experimental and, I believe extraordinarily promising hormones, steroids and vaccines that also were developed uniquely for you in this project. Now I mention all that because, and I'm embarrassed to admit it, that in the midst of all those surgeries, all those implant procedures, all the beta trials, tests, failures and successes... it just never occurred to any of us to shove a rocket up your ass.
Michael: Can I fly?
Dr. Morris: What?
Michael: Can I fly? You know, like, uh, Superman?
Dr. Morris: Mr. Wiseman, over the past 6 months we've performed a complicated series of operations. I'm tempted to call them transplants, but in truth, there is no "you" to transplant them to. Let's call them operations. In fact, let's agree that you have been the recipient of some of the most sophisticated surgical thinking and practice in the history of medicine. In addition, you have been inoculated with and intravenously fed over 700 highly experimental and, I believe extraordinarily promising hormones, steroids and vaccines that also were developed uniquely for you in this project. Now I mention all that because, and I'm embarrassed to admit it, that in the midst of all those surgeries, all those implant procedures, all the beta trials, tests, failures and successes... it just never occurred to any of us to shove a rocket up your ass.
Labels: Now and Again
25 November 2010
Things I'm Thankful For....
Awesome WNBA clips on YouTube!
From the 2010 All-Star Game, Team USA Coach Auriemma makes a bet with Tina Charles. (My favorite bit is at 0:13, when she says, "Fifty!?!". Also fun: Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi's reactions at 1:38-1:50.)
This is a really awesome Lauren Jackson fanvid. Right at the beginning she imitates the way announcers announce her at the beginning of games. Very cute! Iris: you might recognize the song in the video -- it's the same one used at Storm games.
Here's two radio interviews with Sue Bird. The first is from right before the finals started. The second -- which has two parts -- is from before Game 3 of the finals.
Remember Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals? (Of course you do!) Here's a video from a Storm fan who attended the game in Phoenix!
Speaking of That Game... Here are the full press conferences with Brian Agler and Sue Bird/Lauren Jackson. I'd seen clips before, but not the whole thing.
This is a generic WNBA promo. But isn't that little girl at the beginning the cutest thing you've ever seen? Awwww.....
A blast from the past: Top 10 assists of 2008. Guess who shows up twice? (#4 and #2.)
Another oldie: a quick interview with Lauren Jackson from 2009(?).
Yet another oldie: an interview with Sue Bird, also from 2009(?).
More from 2009: game day with Swin Cash.
The Storm's All-Decade Team.
Last year Iris and I really loved watching Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson play, but that ended up being her last year. Here's a video the Storm made for her retirement. (At 1:18 there's a picture of her and Swin Cash when they both played for the Detroit Shock!)
Going waaaaay back the past: The 2005 All-Star Game "Skills Challenge". Becky Hammon vs. Sue Bird. Guess who wins?
Jumping back to recent history, here's the Championship Trophy presentation. Skip to 2:55 when Lauren Jackson is given the Finals MVP award. As soon as Donna Orender brings up the Finals MVP award, Sue Bird immediately looks over at Lauren Jackson and makes a "ooh!" face. (LJ, of course, modestly shakes her head.)
Here's another video I could watch every day.
From the 2010 All-Star Game, Team USA Coach Auriemma makes a bet with Tina Charles. (My favorite bit is at 0:13, when she says, "Fifty!?!". Also fun: Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi's reactions at 1:38-1:50.)
This is a really awesome Lauren Jackson fanvid. Right at the beginning she imitates the way announcers announce her at the beginning of games. Very cute! Iris: you might recognize the song in the video -- it's the same one used at Storm games.
Here's two radio interviews with Sue Bird. The first is from right before the finals started. The second -- which has two parts -- is from before Game 3 of the finals.
Remember Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals? (Of course you do!) Here's a video from a Storm fan who attended the game in Phoenix!
Speaking of That Game... Here are the full press conferences with Brian Agler and Sue Bird/Lauren Jackson. I'd seen clips before, but not the whole thing.
This is a generic WNBA promo. But isn't that little girl at the beginning the cutest thing you've ever seen? Awwww.....
A blast from the past: Top 10 assists of 2008. Guess who shows up twice? (#4 and #2.)
Another oldie: a quick interview with Lauren Jackson from 2009(?).
Yet another oldie: an interview with Sue Bird, also from 2009(?).
More from 2009: game day with Swin Cash.
The Storm's All-Decade Team.
Last year Iris and I really loved watching Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson play, but that ended up being her last year. Here's a video the Storm made for her retirement. (At 1:18 there's a picture of her and Swin Cash when they both played for the Detroit Shock!)
Going waaaaay back the past: The 2005 All-Star Game "Skills Challenge". Becky Hammon vs. Sue Bird. Guess who wins?
Jumping back to recent history, here's the Championship Trophy presentation. Skip to 2:55 when Lauren Jackson is given the Finals MVP award. As soon as Donna Orender brings up the Finals MVP award, Sue Bird immediately looks over at Lauren Jackson and makes a "ooh!" face. (LJ, of course, modestly shakes her head.)
Here's another video I could watch every day.
Labels: Seattle Storm, WNBA
Quote of the Day: Burn Notice
From "Breaking and Entering" (episode 2.01):
Michael: It seems the people who burned me want me for a job. For now, that's all I got.
Sam: A job? Does it pay?
Michael: More of a "we'll kill you if you don't do it" type of thing.
Sam: Ah. I never liked those.
Michael: It seems the people who burned me want me for a job. For now, that's all I got.
Sam: A job? Does it pay?
Michael: More of a "we'll kill you if you don't do it" type of thing.
Sam: Ah. I never liked those.
Labels: Burn Notice
24 November 2010
British -> American
Syfy is remaking "Being Human", a very enjoyable BBC show. Initial clips look promising, but I'm not sure what the point is. Can't Americans just watch the original? Is making the characters (a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost) American going to change them in some fundamentally interesting way?
Last Sunday the History Channel premiered their version of "Top Gear". It had some good moments, and the race car driver host (Tanner something-or-other) was cool, but still -- what's the point?
I guess time will tell.
Last Sunday the History Channel premiered their version of "Top Gear". It had some good moments, and the race car driver host (Tanner something-or-other) was cool, but still -- what's the point?
I guess time will tell.
Labels: Being Human, Top Gear, TV
Quote of the Day: Supernatural
From "The Magnificent Seven" (episode 3.01):
Bobby: So, we're eating bacon cheeseburgers for breakfast, are we?
Dean: Well, I sold my soul; I got a year to live. I ain't sweatin' the cholesterol.
Bobby: So, we're eating bacon cheeseburgers for breakfast, are we?
Dean: Well, I sold my soul; I got a year to live. I ain't sweatin' the cholesterol.
Labels: Supernatural
23 November 2010
Snow, part 2
An hour to work; an hour home. Not too bad. (Especially since half of the hour home was walking from the transit center.)
I noticed yesterday that I don't find the snow pretty like I used to.
Compare this week's "Snow" and "Snow, part 2" posts to the ones I wrote in 2005.
I think the '08/'09 storm ruined it for me.
:(
I noticed yesterday that I don't find the snow pretty like I used to.
Compare this week's "Snow" and "Snow, part 2" posts to the ones I wrote in 2005.
I think the '08/'09 storm ruined it for me.
:(
Quote of the Day: Dollhouse
From "Belonging" (episode 2.04):
Topher: Do you know where you are?
Priya: I'm in hell.
Topher: You're in Los Angeles. I can understand the mix-up.
Topher: Do you know where you are?
Priya: I'm in hell.
Topher: You're in Los Angeles. I can understand the mix-up.
Labels: Dollhouse
22 November 2010
Snow
An hour to work. Two hours and forty-five minutes home.
Maybe I won't go in tomorrow.....
Maybe I won't go in tomorrow.....
Quote of the Day: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
From "When She Was Bad" (episode 2.01):
Principal Snyder: The first day back [to school]. It always gets me.
Giles: Yes.
Principal Snyder: I mean, it's incredible. One day the campus is completely bare. Empty. The next, there are children everywhere. Like locusts. Crawling around, mindlessly bent on feeding and mating. Destroying everything in sight in their relentless, pointless desire to exist.
Giles: I do enjoy these pep talks. Have you ever considered, given your abhorrence of children, that school's principal was not, perhaps, your true vocation?
Principal Snyder: The first day back [to school]. It always gets me.
Giles: Yes.
Principal Snyder: I mean, it's incredible. One day the campus is completely bare. Empty. The next, there are children everywhere. Like locusts. Crawling around, mindlessly bent on feeding and mating. Destroying everything in sight in their relentless, pointless desire to exist.
Giles: I do enjoy these pep talks. Have you ever considered, given your abhorrence of children, that school's principal was not, perhaps, your true vocation?
Labels: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
21 November 2010
I Could Watch This Every Day....
Quote of the Day: Red vs. Blue
From Season 2:
[Doc is perplexed by the bizarre behavior of the residents of Blood Gulch.]
Doc: Can I ask you a question? Did they put something in the water here?
Grif: Water? We ran out of water six months ago.
Doc: No water? Then what do you drink?
Grif: Oh, you know, ketchup, uh, soy sauce, gravy... The usual.
[Doc is perplexed by the bizarre behavior of the residents of Blood Gulch.]
Doc: Can I ask you a question? Did they put something in the water here?
Grif: Water? We ran out of water six months ago.
Doc: No water? Then what do you drink?
Grif: Oh, you know, ketchup, uh, soy sauce, gravy... The usual.
Labels: Red vs. Blue
20 November 2010
Why Cookies?
Today at work I mentioned to one of my co-workers that I had already started baking Christmas cookies, and still had many to bake.
She asked me why I was baking so many cookies.
I explained that I was in charge of baking the Christmas cookies for my family. I said my mom used to bake them, but now I did.
She still seemed puzzled by this, which leads me to believe that she grew up in a house that did not have homemade Christmas cookies.
Which is just... sad.
Thanks for saving me from that, Mom!
She asked me why I was baking so many cookies.
I explained that I was in charge of baking the Christmas cookies for my family. I said my mom used to bake them, but now I did.
She still seemed puzzled by this, which leads me to believe that she grew up in a house that did not have homemade Christmas cookies.
Which is just... sad.
Thanks for saving me from that, Mom!
Awww...
Some niceness:
Artist Turns His Grandmother into a Superhero
WNBA fan stories
Artist Turns His Grandmother into a Superhero
WNBA fan stories
Labels: random silliness, WNBA
Quote of the Day: iCarly
From "iSpace Out"
Spencer: Hey, have you ever tried Oystamato?
Carly: No.
Spencer: WORST DRINK EVER! It's a blend of tomato juice and oyster juice.
Carly: You hate tomatoes and oysters.
Spencer: I know.
Carly: So, what made you think you'd like a blend of their juices?
Spencer: I didn't really think it through.
Spencer: Hey, have you ever tried Oystamato?
Carly: No.
Spencer: WORST DRINK EVER! It's a blend of tomato juice and oyster juice.
Carly: You hate tomatoes and oysters.
Spencer: I know.
Carly: So, what made you think you'd like a blend of their juices?
Spencer: I didn't really think it through.
Labels: iCarly
19 November 2010
Trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas Special!
Quote of the Day: Doctor Who
From "Blink" (episode 3.10):
Cathy: Why did you come here anyway?
Sally: I love old things. They make me feel sad.
Cathy: What's good about sad?
Sally: It's happy for deep people.
Cathy: Why did you come here anyway?
Sally: I love old things. They make me feel sad.
Cathy: What's good about sad?
Sally: It's happy for deep people.
Labels: Doctor Who
18 November 2010
Doctor Who Christmas
In the U.K., the Doctor Who Christmas special airs on Christmas Day.
When the SciFi Channel (now called "Syfy", because they're stupid) aired Doctor Who, the Christmas special would air right before the new season (i.e. in the spring).
Last year BBC America starting airing Doctor Who. They showed the 2009 Christmas special on December 26th.
This year, they're going to air it on Christmas Day!
Yay for BBC America!
When the SciFi Channel (now called "Syfy", because they're stupid) aired Doctor Who, the Christmas special would air right before the new season (i.e. in the spring).
Last year BBC America starting airing Doctor Who. They showed the 2009 Christmas special on December 26th.
This year, they're going to air it on Christmas Day!
Yay for BBC America!
Labels: Doctor Who, holidays
Quote of the Day: The O.C.
From "The Model Home" (episode 1.02):
Ryan: I'm not too popular around here. And your boyfriend? A little angry.
Marissa: Oh, and you're telling me you didn't try to hit him back?
Ryan: Actually, I hit him first.
Marissa: Well, hard to believe you're not more popular.
Ryan: I'm not too popular around here. And your boyfriend? A little angry.
Marissa: Oh, and you're telling me you didn't try to hit him back?
Ryan: Actually, I hit him first.
Marissa: Well, hard to believe you're not more popular.
Labels: The O.C.
17 November 2010
Quote of the Day: Farscape
From "Taking the Stone" (episode 2.03):
Crichton: Lately, do I seem a little crazy to you?
Aeryn: What do you mean, "lately"?
Crichton: Lately, do I seem a little crazy to you?
Aeryn: What do you mean, "lately"?
Labels: Farscape
16 November 2010
It's Official: I've Gone Crazy
Tonight I watched the UConn/Baylor game.
(UConn won by one point, extending their winning streak to 80 games.)
(Sue Bird and Swin Cash attended the game!)
Update: Swin Cash tweeted a picture of her & Sue Bird (and another former UConn player, Rita Williams) at the game.
(UConn won by one point, extending their winning streak to 80 games.)
(Sue Bird and Swin Cash attended the game!)
Update: Swin Cash tweeted a picture of her & Sue Bird (and another former UConn player, Rita Williams) at the game.
Labels: Seattle Storm, UConn basketball
Craig Ferguson & Doctor Who
Craig Ferguson is having Matt "Doctor Who #11" Smith on his show tonight! Last night he previewed his Doctor Who special by introducing his viewers to a common Doctor Who villain:
Labels: Craig Ferguson, Doctor Who
Quote of the Day: Get Fuzzy
From Fuzzy Logic, by Darby Conley:
Bucky: Wanna hear a joke? Huh? Rob? Ok, "How many humans does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one if it's trained well."
Rob: Bucky, I didn't laugh the first fifty times you told that joke. Why do keep telling it?
Bucky: I figure sooner or later, you'll get it.
Bucky: Wanna hear a joke? Huh? Rob? Ok, "How many humans does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one if it's trained well."
Rob: Bucky, I didn't laugh the first fifty times you told that joke. Why do keep telling it?
Bucky: I figure sooner or later, you'll get it.
Labels: Get Fuzzy
15 November 2010
Finally, We Know the Truth!
Quote of the Day: The Seattle Times
From "Chat Room" in the sports section, Nov. 14, 2010:
The star-bloated Miami Heat fell to 5-4 with a 112-107 loss to the Celtics on Thursday.
"I feel just awful about it," said absolutely no one living outside of South Florida.
The star-bloated Miami Heat fell to 5-4 with a 112-107 loss to the Celtics on Thursday.
"I feel just awful about it," said absolutely no one living outside of South Florida.
Labels: sports
14 November 2010
Quote of the Day: Leverage
From "The Maltese Falcon Job":
Nate: And what about [your part of the plan]?
Parker: I don't think we can make it in through the main entrance, so I think we need to go up and then make it down, through the roof.
Nate: But you can do it?
Tara: Sure, it's not our part of the plan that's impossible.
Parker: No, it's everything else.
Tara: Yeah, definitely that. But our part, no.
Nate: And what about [your part of the plan]?
Parker: I don't think we can make it in through the main entrance, so I think we need to go up and then make it down, through the roof.
Nate: But you can do it?
Tara: Sure, it's not our part of the plan that's impossible.
Parker: No, it's everything else.
Tara: Yeah, definitely that. But our part, no.
Labels: Leverage
13 November 2010
Christmas Albums
I don't buy a lot of Christmas albums, but if a singer whose voice I really like releases one, I'm definitely interested. Some favorites are by Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Martina McBride, and Kristin Chenoweth.
This winter Annie Lennox is releasing a Christmas album. (It's called "Christmas Cornucopia".) I was intrigued, since she has such an interesting, rich voice. When I saw that the songs included "Coventry Carol" (which she calls by its other name, "Lullay Lullay") and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" -- which are probably my two favorite carols -- I was very interested. iTunes doesn't have samples to listen to yet, but Amazon does. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I'm going to like her version of "Coventry Carol". I can only listen to a clip, though. Maybe the whole song is better?
This winter Annie Lennox is releasing a Christmas album. (It's called "Christmas Cornucopia".) I was intrigued, since she has such an interesting, rich voice. When I saw that the songs included "Coventry Carol" (which she calls by its other name, "Lullay Lullay") and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" -- which are probably my two favorite carols -- I was very interested. iTunes doesn't have samples to listen to yet, but Amazon does. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I'm going to like her version of "Coventry Carol". I can only listen to a clip, though. Maybe the whole song is better?
Quote of the Day: Black Adder
From "Beer" (episode 2.5):
Queen Elizabeth: Edmund, quick, quick! Melchett's dying! We must do something!
Blackadder: Well, yes, of course. Some sort of celebration!
Queen Elizabeth: Edmund, quick, quick! Melchett's dying! We must do something!
Blackadder: Well, yes, of course. Some sort of celebration!
Labels: Black Adder
12 November 2010
Well, That Would Have Been ... "Interesting"
I was baking Christmas cookies today and almost grabbed the sesame chili oil instead of the vanilla. Oops!
Quote of the Day: Big Bang Theory
From "The 21-Second Excitation":
[Amy has invited herself to Penny and Bernadette's "girl's night".]
Amy: What's the dress code?
Penny: Just wear something comfortable.
Amy: All right. [pause] I'll have to go shopping.
[Amy has invited herself to Penny and Bernadette's "girl's night".]
Amy: What's the dress code?
Penny: Just wear something comfortable.
Amy: All right. [pause] I'll have to go shopping.
Labels: random silliness, TV
11 November 2010
Alive
Recently I watched a really interesting documentary on the History Channel called "I Am Alive: Surviving the Andes Plane Crash". It was about the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes in 1972. The survivors were forced to eat the remains of the passengers who died in the crash. It's an amazing story, but unfortunately it made me think of this:
Labels: history, The Kids in the Hall
Quote of the Day: Modern Family
From "Family Portrait":
Jay: Where's my good underwear?
Gloria: The question is: Why isn't all your underwear good?
Jay: Where's my good underwear?
Gloria: The question is: Why isn't all your underwear good?
Labels: Modern Family
10 November 2010
Wheel of Fortune Whiz!
A woman named Caitlin solved a long (seven words, twenty-seven letters) puzzle knowing just one letter.
It's pretty impressive.
It's pretty impressive.
Labels: random silliness
Quote of the Day: Sherlock
Episode two was blah, but the last episode was awesome!
From "The Great Game" (episode 1.3):
[Watson opens the fridge and finds a human head.]
John Watson: It's a head... A severed head?
Sherlock Holmes: Just tea for me, thanks.
John Watson: There's a head in the fridge!
Sherlock Holmes: Yes...?
John Watson: A bloody head!
Sherlock Holmes: Where else am I supposed to put it?
From "The Great Game" (episode 1.3):
[Watson opens the fridge and finds a human head.]
John Watson: It's a head... A severed head?
Sherlock Holmes: Just tea for me, thanks.
John Watson: There's a head in the fridge!
Sherlock Holmes: Yes...?
John Watson: A bloody head!
Sherlock Holmes: Where else am I supposed to put it?
Labels: Sherlock
09 November 2010
Quote of the Day: Jensen Ackles
From the Nov. 15, 2010 TV Guide:
TV Guide: Besides the dimples and buff bods, what makes Sam and Dean so hot?
Jensen Ackles: Uh, our director of photography.
TV Guide: Besides the dimples and buff bods, what makes Sam and Dean so hot?
Jensen Ackles: Uh, our director of photography.
Labels: Supernatural
08 November 2010
Marathons
I'd vaguely heard that the 1984 Olympics was the first time women's marathon was an event, but I didn't realize that women weren't even allowed to run any marathons until ten or so years before that.
Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially register at the Boston Marathon, but according to Wikipedia, Bobbi Gibb had actually run it the year before. She ran it the same year as Kathrine Switzer, too, and finished an hour ahead. Of course, Kathrine Switzer lost some time fighting (yes, really) with an official who tried to pull her off the course.
Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially register at the Boston Marathon, but according to Wikipedia, Bobbi Gibb had actually run it the year before. She ran it the same year as Kathrine Switzer, too, and finished an hour ahead. Of course, Kathrine Switzer lost some time fighting (yes, really) with an official who tried to pull her off the course.
Labels: history, random weirdness
Quote of the Day: Red Dwarf
From "Stasis Leak" (episode 2.4):
Cat: [to Rimmer] What is it?
Rimmer: It's a rent in the space-time continuum.
Cat: [to Lister] What is it?
Lister: The stasis room freezes time, you know, makes time stand still. So whenever you have a leak, it must preserve whatever it's leaked into, and it's leaked into this room.
Cat: [to Rimmer] What is it?
Rimmer: It's singularity, a point in the universe where the normal laws of space and time don't apply.
Cat: [to Lister] What is it?
Lister: It's a hole back into the past.
Cat: Oh, a magic door! Well, why didn't you say?
Cat: [to Rimmer] What is it?
Rimmer: It's a rent in the space-time continuum.
Cat: [to Lister] What is it?
Lister: The stasis room freezes time, you know, makes time stand still. So whenever you have a leak, it must preserve whatever it's leaked into, and it's leaked into this room.
Cat: [to Rimmer] What is it?
Rimmer: It's singularity, a point in the universe where the normal laws of space and time don't apply.
Cat: [to Lister] What is it?
Lister: It's a hole back into the past.
Cat: Oh, a magic door! Well, why didn't you say?
Labels: Red Dwarf
07 November 2010
Quote of the Day: Top Gear
From episode 10.6:
James: Now, Alfa-Romeo has launched a replacement for its 156, which is called the 159.
Richard: Oh, actually James, that was launched two years ago.
James: Yes it was, but we weren't paying attention.
James: Now, Alfa-Romeo has launched a replacement for its 156, which is called the 159.
Richard: Oh, actually James, that was launched two years ago.
James: Yes it was, but we weren't paying attention.
Labels: Top Gear
06 November 2010
Heather Morris
Apparently Heather Morris ("Brittany" on Glee) auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance. She didn't make it to the Top 20 that season, but the video is, of course, on YouTube:
Labels: Glee, So You Think You Can Dance
Quote of the Day: Torchwood
From "Sleeper" (episode 2.02):
Toshiko: You said we weren't allowed to use that again.
Jack: It's just a mind probe.
Ianto: Remember what happened last time you used it?
Jack: That was different. And that species has extremely high blood pressure.
Ianto: Oh, right, their heads must explode all the time.
Toshiko: You said we weren't allowed to use that again.
Jack: It's just a mind probe.
Ianto: Remember what happened last time you used it?
Jack: That was different. And that species has extremely high blood pressure.
Ianto: Oh, right, their heads must explode all the time.
Labels: Torchwood
05 November 2010
Quote of the Day: iCarly
From "iSpy a Mean Teacher":
Freddie: Inside this box is a new piece of technological equipment that's going to blow you guys away.
Carly: What is it?
Sam: Did you buy yourself a robot-girlfriend?
Freddie: I don't need a robot-girlfriend because twenty years from now, I guarantee you that I will be Carly's second husband.
Carly: What happened to my first husband?
Freddie: Nothing you can prove.
Freddie: Inside this box is a new piece of technological equipment that's going to blow you guys away.
Carly: What is it?
Sam: Did you buy yourself a robot-girlfriend?
Freddie: I don't need a robot-girlfriend because twenty years from now, I guarantee you that I will be Carly's second husband.
Carly: What happened to my first husband?
Freddie: Nothing you can prove.
Labels: iCarly
04 November 2010
Rolling Eyeballs
One of my favorite things about listening to ABBA is that they occasionally (and really, it is pretty rare) mess up their English idioms. Personally, I find it adorable.
Like in the song "Kisses of Fire", they have this line: "Kisses of Fire, burning, burning/I'm at the point of no returning".
Or in the song "When I Kissed the Teacher": "I was in the seventh heaven when I kissed the teacher".
And in "What About Livingstone": "Traveling up the Nile/
Putting themselves on test". (To be fair, this one may be a British English vs. American English thing.)
It's not just ABBA, of course. Shakira (who's from Colombia) has a song called "Whenever, Wherever" that has the line: "We can always play by ear".
And in a recent episode of Project Runway, Heidi Klum (who grew up in Germany) was talking to a contestant. The contestant got a little snippy with her and then turned away. Heidi accusingly said, "Are you rolling eyeballs?"
Like in the song "Kisses of Fire", they have this line: "Kisses of Fire, burning, burning/I'm at the point of no returning".
Or in the song "When I Kissed the Teacher": "I was in the seventh heaven when I kissed the teacher".
And in "What About Livingstone": "Traveling up the Nile/
Putting themselves on test". (To be fair, this one may be a British English vs. American English thing.)
It's not just ABBA, of course. Shakira (who's from Colombia) has a song called "Whenever, Wherever" that has the line: "We can always play by ear".
And in a recent episode of Project Runway, Heidi Klum (who grew up in Germany) was talking to a contestant. The contestant got a little snippy with her and then turned away. Heidi accusingly said, "Are you rolling eyeballs?"
Labels: ABBA, grammar, music, Project Runway
Quote of the Day: Daria
This week Logo showed old episodes of Daria. I have no idea why, but it's been fun to see them -- I haven't watched that show in years! This quote is from "This Year's Model" (episode 1.06):
[The school principal, Ms. Li, announces that a modeling agency will be scouting at their high school.]
Daria: Isn't modeling for people who drop out of high school to pursue a career based solely on youth and looks, both of which are inevitably declared dead at age 25?
Ms. Li: Do you have a point, Ms. Morgendorffer?
Jane: And don't fashion people squander their lives loudly worshiping all that is superficial and meaningless while the planet keeps riding a roller coaster to hell?
Ms. Li: Modeling is a competitive field, yes, but the financial rewards are great. As principal, I'd be cheating our student body if I didn't allow them every opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Daria: Excuse me. Can we assume the financial rewards are great for the school as well?
Ms. Li: That is really none of your business!
Daria: But I don't want to miss a lesson in applied economics. I'm trying to fulfill my potential. [Daria innocently grins]
[The school principal, Ms. Li, announces that a modeling agency will be scouting at their high school.]
Daria: Isn't modeling for people who drop out of high school to pursue a career based solely on youth and looks, both of which are inevitably declared dead at age 25?
Ms. Li: Do you have a point, Ms. Morgendorffer?
Jane: And don't fashion people squander their lives loudly worshiping all that is superficial and meaningless while the planet keeps riding a roller coaster to hell?
Ms. Li: Modeling is a competitive field, yes, but the financial rewards are great. As principal, I'd be cheating our student body if I didn't allow them every opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Daria: Excuse me. Can we assume the financial rewards are great for the school as well?
Ms. Li: That is really none of your business!
Daria: But I don't want to miss a lesson in applied economics. I'm trying to fulfill my potential. [Daria innocently grins]
Labels: Daria
03 November 2010
Star Wars Silliness
Quote of the Day: Supernatural
From "Bedtime Stories" (episode 3.05):
[Dean and Sam are discussing fairy tales.]
Dean: I thought all those things ended with everyone living happily ever after.
Sam: No, no, not the originals. See, the Grimm Brothers stuff was kind of like the folklore of its day, full of sex, violence, cannibalism. It got sanitized over the years and turned into Disney flicks and bedtime stories.
Dean: So you think the murders are what, a re-enactment? That's a little crazy.
Sam: Crazy as what? Every day of our lives?
Dean: Touche.
[Dean and Sam are discussing fairy tales.]
Dean: I thought all those things ended with everyone living happily ever after.
Sam: No, no, not the originals. See, the Grimm Brothers stuff was kind of like the folklore of its day, full of sex, violence, cannibalism. It got sanitized over the years and turned into Disney flicks and bedtime stories.
Dean: So you think the murders are what, a re-enactment? That's a little crazy.
Sam: Crazy as what? Every day of our lives?
Dean: Touche.
Labels: Supernatural
02 November 2010
Quote of the Day: Rebecca Lobo
As quoted on her Wikipedia page:
"But two years ago, a year and a half ago, my oldest daughter, who was 4 ½, and my husband was watching UConn men, playing on the television in the living room, and my daughter walked in the room and looked at the TV and said to Steve, 'Are those boys playing?'
And I said, 'Yes.'
And my daughter said, 'I didn’t know boys played basketball.'"
"But two years ago, a year and a half ago, my oldest daughter, who was 4 ½, and my husband was watching UConn men, playing on the television in the living room, and my daughter walked in the room and looked at the TV and said to Steve, 'Are those boys playing?'
And I said, 'Yes.'
And my daughter said, 'I didn’t know boys played basketball.'"
Labels: UConn basketball
01 November 2010
Bits & Pieces
The WNBA website is doing a photo-of-the-year contest. The first step is picking a picture for each team. This week you can vote for Storm pictures. (I picked "Victory", but "For the Win" is pretty cool, too.)
The Storm was picked as "Best Sports Team" by Evening Magazine viewers. (And Sue Bird as "Friendliest Professional Athlete".)
And just for fun: The Hannigan-Denisof Family goes trick-or-treating!
The Storm was picked as "Best Sports Team" by Evening Magazine viewers. (And Sue Bird as "Friendliest Professional Athlete".)
And just for fun: The Hannigan-Denisof Family goes trick-or-treating!
Labels: Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, holidays, Seattle Storm
Quote of the Day: Torchwood
From "Exit Wounds" (episode 2.13):
PC Andy: Rhys! What are you doing here? It's a crime scene!
Gwen: Oh come on, Andy, Rhys won't blab.
Rhys: [Yeah]! I've kept loads of secrets!
PC Andy: Like what?
Rhys: Like a Time Agency based in Cardiff!
Gwen: It's not based in Cardiff.
PC Andy: Brilliant secret[-keeping]. I ask; you tell. Well done.
PC Andy: Rhys! What are you doing here? It's a crime scene!
Gwen: Oh come on, Andy, Rhys won't blab.
Rhys: [Yeah]! I've kept loads of secrets!
PC Andy: Like what?
Rhys: Like a Time Agency based in Cardiff!
Gwen: It's not based in Cardiff.
PC Andy: Brilliant secret[-keeping]. I ask; you tell. Well done.
Labels: Torchwood
