Tuesday
Today’s been a pretty good day.
I talked with Mom and my uncle this afternoon – that was good.
Otherwise, not too much happened.

Last night, I was up later thank I should have been. I was playing a game. Tom Jones might say “It’s Not Unusual.” And that would normally be true. But, it’s not like I was playing HALO or SW:KOTOR… I was playing Donkey Kong. Donkey. Kong. The game that made Mario a household name. I [heart] MAME.

Tomorrow will be dull and boring. Until 4:00 PM.
I can’t wait.
*twitch* *twitch*

NPR and Other News
Talk of the Nation: When the Government Investigates Itself
Talk of the Nation: No Sex with Minors Campaign
Talk of the Nation: USDA and French Fries as a Fresh Vegetable
All Things Considered: ‘Ship Ablaze’: Remembering the General Slocum
All Things Considered: Commentary: A Teenager’s Take on Racial Politics
All Things Considered: Analysis: New U.S. Army Uniforms

And, for , and …
Fresh Air: Interview with David Sedaris

Stray Toasters

  • I’m watching tonight’s NBA Finals game with … via AIM. We’ve been lamenting the fact that this series doesn’t have the intensity of previous years’ games. This isn’t to say that it’s “dead,” but it’s… lopsided. The Pistons definitely have the drive (pardon the pun), but the Lakers just look tired. And lost. They’re being outplayed. Severely.
  • A Modest Destiny: Squidi’s Blog – “So, We Bought a House”
  • From the Comics2Film DCG: The Batman: Manga Style
  • A commercial for the upcoming ABC series Lost was just on. The premise is: A plane crash lands on a remote island; the survivors have to endure not only each other… but the island’s dangers, too. I’ve seen this commercial – and a longer version of it – before. But tonight was the first time that I thought: “Welcome to the New Gilligan’s Island.”
  • Hack/Slash: Girls Gone Dead
  • From Modified Living: Amish Porn
  • How to Argue Religion
  • …and since I believe in equal time: How to Be a Cultist
  • By way of Backwash: Acme License Plate Maker
  • I just saw an ad for Fleet Street, ABC’s spin-off from The Practice. It stars William Shatner and James Spader. I had never noticed how much Spader’s voice and patterns of speech remind me of Brent Spiner, another Star Trek alumnus.
  • Some Great Moments in Annoying Public Behavior

Quote of the Day
I was flipping channels and came across Judgment Day on G4TechTV. They were talking about a multi-console steering wheel when one of the hosts popped off this gem:

“I would have loved to have seen a lot more force-feedback for my crotch-ramming jollies.”

That was a longer post than I was expecting. Who knew?!

Namaste.