Now tell me you don’t want to see that movie.
[tags]road to guantanamo, michael winterbottom, guantanamo bay, tipton three[/tags]
Personally, I think she may have lots of babies in lots of places
I had a pretty good day. I got a lot done at work this morning (partly because I did a lot of prep work last night), and then at noon our department had a barbecue and team-building thingy outside. Ate a burger, drank some water, found some shade and then took part in the little team competition. I caught and returned a soccer throw-in, identified some flags, figured out the world jumble (the trick: don’t look at it for a few seconds) and kicked a penalty shot (using a winnie-the-pooh ball) past my VP. Alas, my team came in second, but we won some chocolate medals. Score.
I then had coffee (well…frozen icy chocolate beverages) with my friend Amy. She was the first person I met at this company, back in 1997, and after all the different roles and different departments for both of us (including a two-year stint at another company for me and a year of mat leave for her) we’ve ended up working on the same project. She’s like a big sister to me, but she also happens to be a very trusted colleague, so it’s great that we’ve ended up working just a block apart.
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From Yahoo: Britney Spears may have baby in Namibia.
If you care about this story at all, I fucking hate you.
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I am both excited and guilt-ridden about what I am about to do: turn off the computer and just watch a movie. How sad is that?
[tags]team building, britney spears, namibia, protestant work ethic[/tags]
Awoogula
I must be in a quirky mood. Both the new Regina Spektor disc and Hidden Cameras disc are really good. Metacritic generally agrees about the former, as does Pitchfork. The AV Club really digs it. Awoo, the Cameras disc, isn’t officially out yet, but eMusic seems to carry their catalogue so I’ll happily download it in the fall when it’s released.
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I have never seen an episode of Leave It To Beaver. I have never seen an episode of The Brady Bunch either (that I recall; I think my brothers watched it when I was a kid), nor have I ever watched an episode of Gilligan’s Island.
I don’t think this is particularly odd; these shows all aired before I was even born. However, mentioning to people that I haven’t seen these shows usually sends them reeling in disbelief.
[tags]regina spektor, hidden cameras, leave it to beaver, brady bunch, gilligan’s island[/tags]
Rooooooooooooooooney!!
Wayne Rooney finally made his comeback from a broken foot, entering the 0-0 game against Trinidad & Tobago, a game England was supposed to have dominated, in the 57th minute. The crowd had been chanting for him since early in the first half, nearing a roar when he began warming up on the sideline.
Rooney didn’t score — Peter Crouch (83′) and Steven Gerrard (90′) did — but the second he entered the game it took on a different complexion. From that point on the ball hardly left the T&T end, and the chances got nearer and nearer until Crouch headed home a great ball in from Beckham. Good sign for England, one supposes.
Too bad Rooney himself didn’t score…it would’ve made for some pretty incredible TV.
[tags]wayne rooney, david beckham, peter crouch, england, trinidad, tobago, world cup[/tags]
"Alice Cooper held my hand once."
Scott Adams asks his readers for their most incredible, shocking stories. The results are all over the place, from guardian angels to gashed forearms. Check it out.
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From Yahoo: Rove evades charges in CIA leak scandal.
Karl Rove, the political master who choreographed President George W. Bush’s twin White House triumphs, will escape charges in the CIA leak scandal triggered by the political firestorm over Iraq.
Really? Jesus, I did NOT see that coming.
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It’s fun to watch Antonia Zerbisias box Jonah Goldberg’s ears.
[tags]scott adams, karl rove, cia leak scandal, antonia zerbisias, jonah goldberg[/tags]
Je suis fatigue.
My wife just told me I haven’t been posting much lately. I guess it’s ’cause I’m busy. And tired. I can tell the tired bit ’cause this morning, when she got up to go to the gym, I didn’t wake up at all. Normally I’m a very light sleeper and wake up at the slightest bit of noise, but this morning I was dead to the world — slept through her alarm, through her getting ready, through the cats being pains in the ass…everything. That tells me that I must be exhausted, and no wonder; usually after a course I take the weekend (if not the entire next week) to recuperate, but this time I had the laptop on from morning to night working on the paper that’s due Thursday. That’s almost done, but I’ve already started reading the next textbook because of how heavy the workload looks, so I haven’t had any break.
That’s to say nothing of trying to catch up on work after a week away.
I don’t mean to whine. Part of me kind of relishes tough situations like this, but I know that I’m no longer able to propel myself along on caffeine with no sleep for weeks on end like I could when I was at Delano. I just need a little rest. Friday evening can’t get here fast enough.
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Wayward and parliament
Two trailers: Pulse, which I really only want to see ’cause it has Kristen Bell in it, and the remake of The Wicker Man, which I really only want to see because it gives me an excuse to yell “Oh God! Oh Jesus Christ!” every few minutes.
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Speaking of movies, we watched Match Point (imdb | rotten tomatoes) yesterday. I have to say: not at all like the Woody Allen fare I’m accustomed to. And thank god for that. I liked it a great deal; I’m a fan of movies that just launch you into a story. Don’t try to beat me over the head with character development, just show me the characters and let me fit them to the film.
Anyway, I suppose it’s a bit obvious now since he makes a point of showing the main character reading Crime And Punishment at the beginning of the movie, but it did feel like a Dostoevsky story. If that was Allen’s intention, then he added a self-effacing nod to it: the character was also reading a Cambridge Companion To Dostoevsky.
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Amy Millan‘s solo disc Honey From The Tombs (from which I lifted this post’s title) is excellent. Find yourself a copy.
[tags]pulse, wicker man, kristen bell, woody allen, match point, amy millan[/tags]
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It’s barely a minute long, but “The Last Days Of Tecumseh” by Grant Lee Buffalo is one of the prettiest songs you’ll ever hear.
[tags]grant lee buffalo, last days of tecumseh, short songs[/tags]
World-class sport, world-class shame
I, like TimmyD, really only care about football when the World Cup or Euro are on, but when it’s on I love it. Toronto turns into a never-ending mobile party (depending on who wins), and I feel no particular anxiety because I haven’t a favourite team. It’s great entertainment.
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Three Guantanamo Bay prisoners commit suicide, and the commanding officer calls it “an act of war”. Let’s get this straight: you invade their country, take them prisoner, deny them their Geneva Convention rights and hold them for as many as four years…and by committing suicide they have committed an act of war against you?
Rear Admiral Harry Harris, you have truly jumped up your own ass.
[tags]fifa, world cup, guantanamo bay, suicide, rear admiral harry harris[/tags]
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 