30 June 2013
Quote of the Day: White Collar
From "Vital Signs" (1.10):
Mozzie: A New Yorker that doesn't take the subway is a New Yorker you can't trust.
Neal: I don't take the subway.
Mozzie: Exactly.
Mozzie: A New Yorker that doesn't take the subway is a New Yorker you can't trust.
Neal: I don't take the subway.
Mozzie: Exactly.
Labels: White Collar
29 June 2013
Fandom Heights
Some helpful soul on Tumblr made this awesome height chart. They took actors/characters from some of the most popular fandoms (Supernatural, Sherlock, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, etc.) and sorted them by height. The results are fascinating and occasionally startling.
I wasn't surprised to see Sam Winchester (Supernatural) at the top. That actor is very tall.
There are two Doctor Who companions (Martha & Clara) at the very bottom of the chart.
Harry Potter is actually an inch shorter than Hermione, and Ron is 4" taller than she is. (Those are all Harry Potter characters, if you're not familiar with the books/movies.)
Watson (Sherlock) is actually the same height as Hermione!
River Song (Doctor Who) is the same height as Ironman (Robert Downey Jr).
Amy Pond, Rory, and the Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who) are all the same height (5'11").
The very top of the chart is taken over by the brothers from Avengers (Loki 6'2" & Thor 6'3") and Supernatural (Sam 6'4" & Dean 6'2").
Here's where it really gets really fun, though: I start comparing their heights to (female) basketball players.
Breanna Stewart (UConn) is the same height as Sam Winchester -- the top of the chart. Stefanie Dolson (UConn) is an inch taller. Lauren Jackson (Storm) is two inches taller. Holy cow!
Even guards suddenly seem tall. Kelly Faris (UConn...well, Connecticut Sun now) is 5'11", the same as Amy, Rory, and the Eleventh Doctor. Even itty-bitty Moriah Jefferson (UConn) is the same height as Donna (Doctor Who)!
I wasn't surprised to see Sam Winchester (Supernatural) at the top. That actor is very tall.
There are two Doctor Who companions (Martha & Clara) at the very bottom of the chart.
Harry Potter is actually an inch shorter than Hermione, and Ron is 4" taller than she is. (Those are all Harry Potter characters, if you're not familiar with the books/movies.)
Watson (Sherlock) is actually the same height as Hermione!
River Song (Doctor Who) is the same height as Ironman (Robert Downey Jr).
Amy Pond, Rory, and the Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who) are all the same height (5'11").
The very top of the chart is taken over by the brothers from Avengers (Loki 6'2" & Thor 6'3") and Supernatural (Sam 6'4" & Dean 6'2").
Here's where it really gets really fun, though: I start comparing their heights to (female) basketball players.
Breanna Stewart (UConn) is the same height as Sam Winchester -- the top of the chart. Stefanie Dolson (UConn) is an inch taller. Lauren Jackson (Storm) is two inches taller. Holy cow!
Even guards suddenly seem tall. Kelly Faris (UConn...well, Connecticut Sun now) is 5'11", the same as Amy, Rory, and the Eleventh Doctor. Even itty-bitty Moriah Jefferson (UConn) is the same height as Donna (Doctor Who)!
Labels: Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Seattle Storm, Sherlock, Supernatural, UConn basketball
Quote of the Day: Norm Feuti
From this "Retail" comic strip:
customer: What's the best price you can give my on this?
Marla: Whatever it says on the price tag.
customer: We'll see about that. Let me talk to the manager.
Marla: You're talking to her.
customer: Oh... Umm... What's the best price you can give me on this?
Marla: Really? That was your whole plan??
customer: What's the best price you can give my on this?
Marla: Whatever it says on the price tag.
customer: We'll see about that. Let me talk to the manager.
Marla: You're talking to her.
customer: Oh... Umm... What's the best price you can give me on this?
Marla: Really? That was your whole plan??
Labels: comics
28 June 2013
Same Love
Mary Lambert (the female singer in this song) sang at halftime of tonight's Storm game:
Labels: GLBT, music, Seattle Storm
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From this column:
"Last night’s sole WNBA game was the epitome of Mercury basketball – high energy, a scoreline that reached triple-digits, and some of the most pathetic and discombobulated defense you’re ever likely to see on a WNBA floor."
"Last night’s sole WNBA game was the epitome of Mercury basketball – high energy, a scoreline that reached triple-digits, and some of the most pathetic and discombobulated defense you’re ever likely to see on a WNBA floor."
Labels: WNBA
27 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Community
From "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy" (2.18)
[Troy & Abed report on the upcoming campus election.]
Troy: According to our polls, the campus is almost evenly divided. Now, keep in mind the margin of error on this thing is about 98%.
Abed: Could be higher. We don't even know how to do margins of error. We talked to two people at a vending machine.
[Troy & Abed report on the upcoming campus election.]
Troy: According to our polls, the campus is almost evenly divided. Now, keep in mind the margin of error on this thing is about 98%.
Abed: Could be higher. We don't even know how to do margins of error. We talked to two people at a vending machine.
Labels: Community
26 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Twisted
From the pilot:
[Danny has spent the last five years in juvie. Now he's out, and he's having a hard time fitting in at his high school.]
Regina: This school is actually very friendly.
Danny: Clearly. I feel like I'm in an episode of Glee and everyone's about to break out in song.
Regina: They let you watch Glee in prison?
Danny: It's part of our punishment.
[Danny has spent the last five years in juvie. Now he's out, and he's having a hard time fitting in at his high school.]
Regina: This school is actually very friendly.
Danny: Clearly. I feel like I'm in an episode of Glee and everyone's about to break out in song.
Regina: They let you watch Glee in prison?
Danny: It's part of our punishment.
25 June 2013
Dr. Horrible, for String Quartet
Quote of the Day: Corrina, Corrina
Molly: I won the spelling bee today.
Manny: You did? Corrina, did you hear that?
Corrina: I heard it, now let's go eat, I'm starved.
Manny: What was the word?
Molly: [pause] Vacuum.
Manny: How do you spell vacuum?
Molly: [pause] H-O-O-V-E-R.
Manny: You did? Corrina, did you hear that?
Corrina: I heard it, now let's go eat, I'm starved.
Manny: What was the word?
Molly: [pause] Vacuum.
Manny: How do you spell vacuum?
Molly: [pause] H-O-O-V-E-R.
Labels: movies
24 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From this WNBAlien post, about the Seattle @ San Antonio game on 6/22/13:
"The second half was tight most of the way through, before the effectiveness of Tina Thompson inside and out enabled Seattle to break out to a small lead. Her remarkable success from insanely deep three-point range – the Storm literally set back-screens for her at the three-point line so she can set up at least five feet behind it – is really advantageous. Opposing post players naturally fade back into the paint when they’re running back down the floor looking for someone to guard, and they do the same thing when they’re switching and trying to get back on a big. Then they suddenly realise Thompson’s standing 27 feet from the hoop with no one anywhere near her. It also gives her more chance to drive, despite having lost a step or two in her advancing years, because defenders have to close out on her so hard to challenge the bombs."
"The second half was tight most of the way through, before the effectiveness of Tina Thompson inside and out enabled Seattle to break out to a small lead. Her remarkable success from insanely deep three-point range – the Storm literally set back-screens for her at the three-point line so she can set up at least five feet behind it – is really advantageous. Opposing post players naturally fade back into the paint when they’re running back down the floor looking for someone to guard, and they do the same thing when they’re switching and trying to get back on a big. Then they suddenly realise Thompson’s standing 27 feet from the hoop with no one anywhere near her. It also gives her more chance to drive, despite having lost a step or two in her advancing years, because defenders have to close out on her so hard to challenge the bombs."
Labels: Seattle Storm
23 June 2013
Downton Abbey ... with Zombies!
Quote of the Day: Sue Bird
Sue Bird stayed home for the Storm's two-game road trip, but she took over the Storm twitter account for both and tweeted during the games. It was interesting to hear her perspective, but it was also occasionally hilarious:
Swin Cash: Dear [Sue Bird] why don't you ever listen to your friends ideas? We could have been in Australia on a beach with [Lauren Jackson] building a vacay home.
Sue Bird: I'm about to Brian Agler you Swin. Live in reality.
Lauren Jackson: LOL
Sue Bird: If I listened to Swin ideas I'd have been arrested in college for arson (throw the books in the fire) (yes I took it there)
Swin Cash: Dear [Sue Bird] why don't you ever listen to your friends ideas? We could have been in Australia on a beach with [Lauren Jackson] building a vacay home.
Sue Bird: I'm about to Brian Agler you Swin. Live in reality.
Lauren Jackson: LOL
Sue Bird: If I listened to Swin ideas I'd have been arrested in college for arson (throw the books in the fire) (yes I took it there)
Labels: Seattle Storm
22 June 2013
Quote of the Day: White Collar
From "Bad Judgement" (1.09):
[During an investigation, Neal demonstrates how to forge a signature by copying Peter's.]
Peter: That's a neat trick. [pause] Don't ever copy mine again.
Neal: Never again.
Peter: You have copied my signature [before]...
Neal: Let's just focus on the crime at hand.
[During an investigation, Neal demonstrates how to forge a signature by copying Peter's.]
Peter: That's a neat trick. [pause] Don't ever copy mine again.
Neal: Never again.
Peter: You have copied my signature [before]...
Neal: Let's just focus on the crime at hand.
Labels: White Collar
21 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From this WNBAlien post:
"There was a hilarious shambles at EuroBasket Women 2013 today, with Russia beating Italy by six points and neither team seeming certain at the finish whether they ought to be happy or not. Those who’d done the maths beforehand knew that Russia needed to win by at least seven to confirm their place in the next round, and when the result of the later Spain-Sweden game went against them, Russia were out. It was a ludicrous miscalculation by the Russian coaching staff, who clearly hadn’t drilled into their players that seven was the crucial figure."
"There was a hilarious shambles at EuroBasket Women 2013 today, with Russia beating Italy by six points and neither team seeming certain at the finish whether they ought to be happy or not. Those who’d done the maths beforehand knew that Russia needed to win by at least seven to confirm their place in the next round, and when the result of the later Spain-Sweden game went against them, Russia were out. It was a ludicrous miscalculation by the Russian coaching staff, who clearly hadn’t drilled into their players that seven was the crucial figure."
Labels: sports
20 June 2013
Religion & Marriage
Quote of the Day: Osric Chau
Osric Chau plays Kevin Tran on Supernatural. Kevin showed up late in the seventh season, and was recurring throughout the eighth. Recently he started watching Supernatural from the beginning. His reactions are a delight. Tonight he watched "Hell House" (1.17), the episode fans fondly remember as "the one where Sam and Dean keep pranking each other":
"Prank episode, hahaha, this is great, I see why this is a fan fave. Unfortunately they're more creative in real life."
"Prank episode, hahaha, this is great, I see why this is a fan fave. Unfortunately they're more creative in real life."
Labels: Supernatural
19 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From his post about yesterday's Washington @ Seattle game:
While [Tina] Thompson was the star turn – becoming the oldest player in WNBA history to score 30 or more in a game – it’s the team ethic and cohesion that’s been so impressive in the last couple of Seattle wins. They don’t have their superstars this year, so they need balance from around their roster, and they’re getting contributions from [Tanisha] Wright, [Temeka] Johnson, [Camille] Little and Thompson, plus cameos from [Shekinna] Stricklen and even Alysha Clark off the bench. They’re working their butts off defensively, as ever, and the motion within the offense is creating some good looks. There’s some interesting action – using Stricklen in the post is an intriguing idea if she can develop that side of her game, because she’s almost always going to have a size advantage on her defender, and they run a lot through the low post for a team that’s technically undersized in the paint – but a lot of it’s pretty simple. Keep moving and working for each other, take care of the ball, and someone will probably be open at some point. When you knock down your shots as well as they have in the last two games, you’ve got a good shot at winning. [Coach] Agler was never going to let his team throw in the towel this season.
While [Tina] Thompson was the star turn – becoming the oldest player in WNBA history to score 30 or more in a game – it’s the team ethic and cohesion that’s been so impressive in the last couple of Seattle wins. They don’t have their superstars this year, so they need balance from around their roster, and they’re getting contributions from [Tanisha] Wright, [Temeka] Johnson, [Camille] Little and Thompson, plus cameos from [Shekinna] Stricklen and even Alysha Clark off the bench. They’re working their butts off defensively, as ever, and the motion within the offense is creating some good looks. There’s some interesting action – using Stricklen in the post is an intriguing idea if she can develop that side of her game, because she’s almost always going to have a size advantage on her defender, and they run a lot through the low post for a team that’s technically undersized in the paint – but a lot of it’s pretty simple. Keep moving and working for each other, take care of the ball, and someone will probably be open at some point. When you knock down your shots as well as they have in the last two games, you’ve got a good shot at winning. [Coach] Agler was never going to let his team throw in the towel this season.
Labels: Seattle Storm
18 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Sue Bird
After tonight's Storm game:
"Obviously I'm good luck."
[The Storm were 1-3 on the season before she joined the team in Connecticut. They beat Connecticut, then came home (with Sue Bird) and beat Washington tonight. She's their good luck charm!]
"Obviously I'm good luck."
[The Storm were 1-3 on the season before she joined the team in Connecticut. They beat Connecticut, then came home (with Sue Bird) and beat Washington tonight. She's their good luck charm!]
Labels: Seattle Storm
17 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Supernatural
From "Man's Best Friend With Benefits" (8.15):
Sam: I'm sorry, but I think Shemp was a funnier "Stooge" than Curly.
Dean: Curly was a freaking genius.
Sam: I always found Curly's work a bit obvious.
Dean: It's supposed to be obvious, man! It's "The Three Stooges"!
Sam: I'm sorry, but I think Shemp was a funnier "Stooge" than Curly.
Dean: Curly was a freaking genius.
Sam: I always found Curly's work a bit obvious.
Dean: It's supposed to be obvious, man! It's "The Three Stooges"!
Labels: Supernatural
16 June 2013
Bored Robber
One of my favorite Kids in the Hall sketches:
"I've got a hostage, copper."
"Then perhaps you should get on the other side of him, sir."
"I've got a hostage, copper."
"Then perhaps you should get on the other side of him, sir."
Labels: The Kids in the Hall
Quote of the Day: my niece
Overheard during our annual Father's Day hike:
"Nature: ick."
"Nature: ick."
15 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Sam & Cat
From "#pilot" (1.01):
food truck worker: Hey, aren't you Sam from iCarly?
Sam: You a cop?
food truck worker: No.
Sam: Yeah, I'm Sam.
food truck worker: Hey, aren't you Sam from iCarly?
Sam: You a cop?
food truck worker: No.
Sam: Yeah, I'm Sam.
Labels: Sam & Cat
14 June 2013
Quote of the Day: White Collar
From "What Happens in Burma" (2.12):
Neal: I was trying to help you keep your distance from the FBI.
Mozzie: By conversing with my archrival?
Neal: Everyone is your archrival.
Neal: I was trying to help you keep your distance from the FBI.
Mozzie: By conversing with my archrival?
Neal: Everyone is your archrival.
Labels: White Collar
13 June 2013
Corrina Corrina
After I mentioned Corrina Corrina yesterday, I went to Amazon and found out it's only $9.20 on DVD. Sold!
"Isn't if fun to make things shiny?"
"I think the thrill for me is gone."
"Isn't if fun to make things shiny?"
"I think the thrill for me is gone."
Labels: movies
Quote of the Day: John Groban
I don't care for his music (nothing wrong with it, just not my taste) but I think he's delightful. This is from his twitter:
"I just got a haircut. What style???? Come to the London O2 arena tomorrow night to find out. Also I'll sing."
"I just got a haircut. What style???? Come to the London O2 arena tomorrow night to find out. Also I'll sing."
Labels: random silliness
12 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Rob Thomas
Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas announced today that Tina Majorino would be reprising her role of "Mac" in the Veronica Mars movie. In his announcement, he told this story:
Back in 1996, I received an email from a 11-year-old asking me questions about my first novel, RATS SAW GOD, that had come out that year. The girl was doing a book report, and she'd gone the extra mile by tracking me down. One of her questions was, "What do you want to do next?" I replied that I was hoping to transition into the TV and film business. She responded that she'd done some film work herself.
A girl with big dreams of being an actress! How sweet! I thought to myself. I should say something encouraging!
I figured she'd been an extra in a friend's short film, or something along those lines, I wrote back asking her, politely I hoped, what movies she'd been in.
"Waterworld," she wrote. "Corrina Corrina. When a Man Loves a Woman."
She was very sweet, though. She told me I should keep chasing my dreams.
[p.s. I love Corrina Corrina. Adorable movie. I've watched it many times, but I had completely forgotten that she played the little girl!]
Back in 1996, I received an email from a 11-year-old asking me questions about my first novel, RATS SAW GOD, that had come out that year. The girl was doing a book report, and she'd gone the extra mile by tracking me down. One of her questions was, "What do you want to do next?" I replied that I was hoping to transition into the TV and film business. She responded that she'd done some film work herself.
A girl with big dreams of being an actress! How sweet! I thought to myself. I should say something encouraging!
I figured she'd been an extra in a friend's short film, or something along those lines, I wrote back asking her, politely I hoped, what movies she'd been in.
"Waterworld," she wrote. "Corrina Corrina. When a Man Loves a Woman."
She was very sweet, though. She told me I should keep chasing my dreams.
[p.s. I love Corrina Corrina. Adorable movie. I've watched it many times, but I had completely forgotten that she played the little girl!]
Labels: movies, Veronica Mars
11 June 2013
"I don't like this universe, Sammy."
So....
This clip is hard to explain.
Ummm...
Ok.
So, Sam & Dean accidentally travel to an alternate universe. This alternate universe is (essentially) our universe. That is, there is a television show called Supernatural that stars Jensen Ackles as Dean and Jared Padalecki as Sam. In this scene they (Sam & Dean) are trying to find out more about their alternate selves (Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles):
This clip is hard to explain.
Ummm...
Ok.
So, Sam & Dean accidentally travel to an alternate universe. This alternate universe is (essentially) our universe. That is, there is a television show called Supernatural that stars Jensen Ackles as Dean and Jared Padalecki as Sam. In this scene they (Sam & Dean) are trying to find out more about their alternate selves (Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles):
Labels: Supernatural
Quote of the Day: the hairpin
From their post Six Fairy Tales for the Modern Woman:
Once upon a time a woman never got married, but had many fulfilling relationships, a job that kept her comfortable, an apartment that she got to decorate just for her, and hobbies that stimulated her mind.
The End.
Once upon a time a woman never got married, but had many fulfilling relationships, a job that kept her comfortable, an apartment that she got to decorate just for her, and hobbies that stimulated her mind.
The End.
Labels: random niceness
10 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura on Star Trek) tells the story of how Whoopi Goldberg got a role on Star Trek: The Next Generation:
Whoopi Goldberg, she's just marvellous. I had no way of knowing that she was a Star Trek fan. When I finally met her it was her first year on the Next Generation.
She loved the show so much and she told her agent she wants a role on Star Trek. Well, agents go "Big screen, little screen, no, you can't do that". Well you can't tell Whoopi "You can't do that".
And so they finally asked, and they had the same reaction at Star Trek office, specifically [Star Trek creator] Gene [Roddenberry]. And she said, "I want to meet him and I want him to tell me to my face. If he tells me he doesn't want me and why, I'll be fine."
Knowing Gene he had to take that challenge, and so he met with her. She said, "I just wanted you to tell me why you don't want me in Star Trek."
Gene said, "Well, I'll just ask you one question and I'll make my decision on that. You're a big screen star, why do you want to be on a little screen, why do you want to be in Star Trek?"
And she looked at him and she said, "Well, it's all Nichelle Nichols' fault."
That threw him, he said, "What do you mean?"
She said, "Well, when I was nine years old Star Trek came on," and she said, "I looked at it and I went screaming through the house, 'Come here, Mom, everybody, come quick, come quick, there's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!'" And she said, "I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be, and I want to be on Star Trek."
And he said, "I'll write you a role."
Whoopi Goldberg, she's just marvellous. I had no way of knowing that she was a Star Trek fan. When I finally met her it was her first year on the Next Generation.
She loved the show so much and she told her agent she wants a role on Star Trek. Well, agents go "Big screen, little screen, no, you can't do that". Well you can't tell Whoopi "You can't do that".
And so they finally asked, and they had the same reaction at Star Trek office, specifically [Star Trek creator] Gene [Roddenberry]. And she said, "I want to meet him and I want him to tell me to my face. If he tells me he doesn't want me and why, I'll be fine."
Knowing Gene he had to take that challenge, and so he met with her. She said, "I just wanted you to tell me why you don't want me in Star Trek."
Gene said, "Well, I'll just ask you one question and I'll make my decision on that. You're a big screen star, why do you want to be on a little screen, why do you want to be in Star Trek?"
And she looked at him and she said, "Well, it's all Nichelle Nichols' fault."
That threw him, he said, "What do you mean?"
She said, "Well, when I was nine years old Star Trek came on," and she said, "I looked at it and I went screaming through the house, 'Come here, Mom, everybody, come quick, come quick, there's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!'" And she said, "I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be, and I want to be on Star Trek."
And he said, "I'll write you a role."
Labels: Star Trek
09 June 2013
Canadian/US Border
Quote of the Day: Tumblr
From the notes on this post, a re-titling of the Harry Potter books:
Hermione Granger and “That Time I Used the Power of Research and Deductive Reasoning to Make Sure Harry Didn’t Die”
Hermione Granger and “That time I figured shit out and literally ended up petrified for the cause and it took my friends weeks to figure out that I had the research on me”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I Was a Time Lord”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I Realized I was Hot and Smart and Saved Harry’s Ass with Research. Again. All the Time. Really, He Would Have Died Without Me.”
Hermione Granger and “That time Harry was too emo to actually do shit so I did shit in his name because I am the power behind the throne clearly also PS fought evil deatheaters and won”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I told Harry about the Dangers of Copying off Somebody’s else’s work that wasn’t mine and OH LOOK I WAS RIGHT”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I let Harry Decide Where to Go and What To do and we ended up wandering the forests of dean for like 5 months before saving his ass at Hogwarts”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I Used the Power of Research and Deductive Reasoning to Make Sure Harry Didn’t Die”
Hermione Granger and “That time I figured shit out and literally ended up petrified for the cause and it took my friends weeks to figure out that I had the research on me”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I Was a Time Lord”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I Realized I was Hot and Smart and Saved Harry’s Ass with Research. Again. All the Time. Really, He Would Have Died Without Me.”
Hermione Granger and “That time Harry was too emo to actually do shit so I did shit in his name because I am the power behind the throne clearly also PS fought evil deatheaters and won”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I told Harry about the Dangers of Copying off Somebody’s else’s work that wasn’t mine and OH LOOK I WAS RIGHT”
Hermione Granger and “That Time I let Harry Decide Where to Go and What To do and we ended up wandering the forests of dean for like 5 months before saving his ass at Hogwarts”
Labels: Harry Potter
08 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Sherlock
From "The Reichenbach Fall" (3.3):
[Sherlock has been called as a witness in Moriarty's trial.]
John: Remember what they told you. Don't try to be clever. And please, just keep it simple and brief.
Sherlock: [sarcastically] God forbid the star witness in the trial should come across as intelligent!
John: "Intelligent", fine. Let's give "smart ass" a wide berth.
Sherlock: I'll just be myself.
John: Are you listening to me?!?!
[Sherlock has been called as a witness in Moriarty's trial.]
John: Remember what they told you. Don't try to be clever. And please, just keep it simple and brief.
Sherlock: [sarcastically] God forbid the star witness in the trial should come across as intelligent!
John: "Intelligent", fine. Let's give "smart ass" a wide berth.
Sherlock: I'll just be myself.
John: Are you listening to me?!?!
Labels: Sherlock
07 June 2013
Quote of the Day: WNBAlien
From the post about the Indiana @ New York game on 6/6/13:
"Yesterday saw our first Camp Day game of the year – which means an unusually early tip-off time, thousands of screaming kids that make regulars wish thunder sticks had never been invented, and often players who seem like they’ve barely woken up."
"Yesterday saw our first Camp Day game of the year – which means an unusually early tip-off time, thousands of screaming kids that make regulars wish thunder sticks had never been invented, and often players who seem like they’ve barely woken up."
Labels: WNBA
06 June 2013
Joel McHale, Deadliest Catch, and Russell Wilson
From Joel McHale's twitter: "Russell Wilson, not only are you my fav QB but Deadliest Catch loves you too":
[Warning: major squick ~0:40.]
[Warning: major squick ~0:40.]
Labels: sports
Quote of the Day: Wonderfalls
It's been almost a year since I left the retail world, but this quote still speaks to me on a fundamental level. From "Karma Chameleon" (1.03):
Bianca: [to store customers] Come again!
Jaye: Don't encourage them.
Bianca: [to store customers] Come again!
Jaye: Don't encourage them.
Labels: Wonderfalls, work
05 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Being Human
From "Hold the Front Page" (4.5):
Annie: You know, when I was sixteen, a photographer told me I was pretty enough to be in a catalogue. Yeah, a catalogue, Hal. You don't hear me going on about it.
Hal: I've only been here a few weeks, and you've already told me twice.
Annie: You know, when I was sixteen, a photographer told me I was pretty enough to be in a catalogue. Yeah, a catalogue, Hal. You don't hear me going on about it.
Hal: I've only been here a few weeks, and you've already told me twice.
Labels: Being Human
04 June 2013
Highest-Paid State Employees
This handy map shows the highest-paid state employees for all 50 states. Almost all are either football or basketball coaches. (Check out Connecticut, though -- hee!)
Here in Washington it's a football coach. Not sure if that's the UW coach or the WSU coach...
Here in Washington it's a football coach. Not sure if that's the UW coach or the WSU coach...
Labels: random weirdness, UConn basketball
Quote of the Day: Daria
From "Cafe Disaffecto" (1.04):
[Daria has to sell chocolate bars door-to-door for a school fundraiser. She's trying to convince her friend Jane to help her.]
Jane: No way baby.
Daria: Come on. Do it for friendship.
Jane: I have no friends. I walk alone.
Daria: Well, then do it for sisterhood or something.
Jane: Are you nuts?
Daria: Then do it for the opportunity to look inside people's houses and find out what screwed up tastes they have.
Jane: I'm bringing a Polaroid.
[Daria has to sell chocolate bars door-to-door for a school fundraiser. She's trying to convince her friend Jane to help her.]
Jane: No way baby.
Daria: Come on. Do it for friendship.
Jane: I have no friends. I walk alone.
Daria: Well, then do it for sisterhood or something.
Jane: Are you nuts?
Daria: Then do it for the opportunity to look inside people's houses and find out what screwed up tastes they have.
Jane: I'm bringing a Polaroid.
Labels: Daria
03 June 2013
"I thought we were making progress..."
Quote of the Day: Kevin Pelton
Kevin Pelton used to work for the Storm as a statistician; now he works for ESPN. This is from his blog post about last night's game:
IN WHICH BRITTNEY GRINER MAKES ME FEAR FOR MY LIFE
The baseline press table at KeyArena is located close enough to the court that reporters sitting there must stay alert. Usually, that means catching a couple of stray rebounds per season. (One fellow writer claims he’s putting up a shot when he gets the ball.) Nothing that has happened during the dozens of games I’ve sat there prepared for me for my experience in the fourth quarter tonight, when Griner couldn’t corral a pass in transition and headed full speed directly at me.
With visions of the time Shaquille O’Neal dove over the press table for a loose ball (breaking a reporter’s laptop) flooding my consciousness, Griner managed to pull up in time to avoid a collision. But when she collected the ball, she slammed it off the padded top of the table directly in front of me, bouncing it several rows back into the crowd.
The KONG broadcast captured the whole sequence — thanks to Storm play-by-play broadcaster Dick Fain for the shoutout and the concern for my well-being — but sadly does not reflect the immense terror I felt throughout the sequence.
IN WHICH BRITTNEY GRINER MAKES ME FEAR FOR MY LIFE
The baseline press table at KeyArena is located close enough to the court that reporters sitting there must stay alert. Usually, that means catching a couple of stray rebounds per season. (One fellow writer claims he’s putting up a shot when he gets the ball.) Nothing that has happened during the dozens of games I’ve sat there prepared for me for my experience in the fourth quarter tonight, when Griner couldn’t corral a pass in transition and headed full speed directly at me.
With visions of the time Shaquille O’Neal dove over the press table for a loose ball (breaking a reporter’s laptop) flooding my consciousness, Griner managed to pull up in time to avoid a collision. But when she collected the ball, she slammed it off the padded top of the table directly in front of me, bouncing it several rows back into the crowd.
The KONG broadcast captured the whole sequence — thanks to Storm play-by-play broadcaster Dick Fain for the shoutout and the concern for my well-being — but sadly does not reflect the immense terror I felt throughout the sequence.
Labels: Seattle Storm
02 June 2013
Quote(s) of the Day: Twitter
From the Seattle Storm and former Storm statistician Kevin Pelton:
FINAL: Seattle beats Phoenix 75-72. Seattle is now 1-1 on the season while Phoenix falls to 0-2.
Turns out Phoenix's blowout opening loss was more meaningful than Seattle's.
FINAL: Seattle beats Phoenix 75-72. Seattle is now 1-1 on the season while Phoenix falls to 0-2.
Turns out Phoenix's blowout opening loss was more meaningful than Seattle's.
Labels: Seattle Storm
01 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Anne Helen Petersen
Anne Helen Petersen writes the fascinating and readable Scandals of Classic Hollywood series. Based on her twitter, she's writing about Jean Harlow next:
"It'd be much easier to write about Jean Harlow's life in under 5000 words if she didn't have all these sham marriages. I mean seriously, Jean, you married YOUR CAMERAMAN after playing golf with him?"
"It'd be much easier to write about Jean Harlow's life in under 5000 words if she didn't have all these sham marriages. I mean seriously, Jean, you married YOUR CAMERAMAN after playing golf with him?"
Labels: Anne Helen Petersen, movies
