Today is the day to make film history

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To celebrate 80 collective years (we both turn 40 this year) and the Bar Mitzvah of our wedding (our 13th anniversary will be Jan 3rd) we're taking a cruise.

BUT, not just any cruise, we're going JoCo Crazy!That's right, not just a cruise, but performances by Jonothan Coulton, Paul & Storm, Molly Lewis, Will Wheaton, and John Hodgman ( Read more... )

Casey Kasem and David Letterman count down the top ten numbers from one to ten ( Read more... )

(via Sean K on Facebook)

I thought this was pretty cool and funny and am curious to hear what my friends who regularly do Karaoke think of it.

Jewel, disguised as a mild mannered businesswoman, drops by a local karaoke bar and performs some of her classic songs to a completely dumbfounded audience. Leave a comment  1 

464 pictures online at: http://www.spatzel.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=11370Read more... )

Seriously. I want it in order to contribute it to the Bee the Change National Campaign and not only help save honeybees from extinction, but get a signed DVD from Ellen Page. Let me know by August 15th how much you're willing to pledge. If I get enough, I'll do one big pledge to get the Ellen Page DVD. Otherwise, I'll let people do individual ( Read more... )

Credit card debt isn't as wide-spread as I thought:

(reposted from an article on Mint.com)
Bill Whit at the Washington research firm VIP Forum discovered that:

Only 29% of households owe $1,000 or more on their cards.
21% owe $2,000 or more.
6% owe $8,000 or more.
4% owe $10,500 or more.
1% owe $21,400 or more.

Will Wheaton (and Felicia Day) will be at GenCon

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2010/06/oh-hai-im-in-ur-genconz-rollin-mah-dize.html

A friend of a friend is visiting Houston and asks about good costume collections. Any advice for her?

"So, hey. I guess I'm going to Houston on Sunday. Crazy world. Anything I should see while I'm there? It seems like there's a buttload of arts and museum stuff, but I'm wondering if there are any good costume collections in that Sprawl."

First, a moment of silence and thanks for all those who have fallen in the line of duty.

Top four things I saw in Vancouver yesterday: Beluga Whales, Axolotl, Sea Otters, and an awesome, hidden frog on a totem pole (sorry, no immediate way to provide a pic).