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I am old and out of shape

This afternoon we went to the in-laws for some sort of celebration. Someone turned 3 or 38 or something, I don’t know. It was a very pleasant afternoon and The Woman decided to take a dip in the pool with her niece and nephew. Having a healthy distrust of the effects of water gulped in [...]

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

When some guy makes a homemade video for a Daft Punk song doing some lame hand-jig you know it’s going to be crappy, right? Wrong. About 50 seconds in you’ll see how creative this is. Another minute and you’ll be really impressed. After that you’ll be floored that he can keep up with the music.

It [...]

I’m Alive

You know, I love my wife; but when she forces me to listen to the Xanadu soundtrack causing Cut Copy’s “Going Nowhere” to begin sounding like ELO’s “I’m Alive” I really start to wonder…

And then I shall laugh at them…

You know what would be awesome? If I could just filter the Internet to get rid of the non-stop iPhone talk these days. I really don’t care guys. You can all rush out and blow 600 bucks on a phone if you really want, but it won’t make me think anymore of you. In fact, [...]

For the Rush nerds

Since I know there are people reading this who love Rush, yesterday’s strip was a perfect reminder that you should be reading Questionable Content. For those of you who are already fans, anyone want to head to the MoCCA Art Festival this weekend to try to meet J. Jacques?

Our air conditioner goes to 11

This morning in our bedroom:
THE WOMAN: Somebody turned the AC below 6.
ME: Well, I didn’t do it.
THE WOMAN: It has to be over 6 for it to work.
ME: Maybe it was you.
THE WOMAN: It wasn’t me. Just don’t turn it down.
ME: Maybe someone broke into our house and turned it down…
What kind of jerk would [...]

Britain DOES have talent

I’m sure most of you have seen these videos making the rounds (the show may be over already for all I know), but just in case here they are for your pleasure:
First up is the painfully adorable Connie.

That one was sweet and cute and fun. But next up is Paul and… well, just watch.

Tab clearance 2007-06-12

Wow, I’ve had a lot of tabs open for a couple of weeks - let’s go through this crap and get it out of the way:

Maggie Mason on the Art of Dressing Well: “I noticed that men who pay attention to making their hairstyle unique were more likely to be dressed well too. Also, anyone [...]

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Always behind the time with Internet sensations, I finally acquired Rodrigo y Gabriela’s debut album from eMusic. I haven’t even made it through the entire thing yet because every time I hit the end of a track I need to hear it again. Seriously, these songs should be 30 minutes long they are so engaging. [...]

Normally this would be a pleasant experience

I was poking around my Netflix queue this morning (we’ve been very slow with movies, that’s why I haven’t posted another round of reviews) and noticed a “Watch Now” tab. Apparently it’s been up there for almost half a year, but I’m not that observant. But, hey, 4 or 5 months? I’m sure I’m still [...]