I refuse to buy wines attempting to win popular appeal through jokey names (and especially ones that are punny). (Of course, I also won't buy the Marilyn Merlot for the other reason that for poor little me, any $25 bottle is a hard sell)

And sadly, the otherwise really awesome wine store with a 3500+ variety selection that I found does not carry ( Read more... )

Haha, dear.

Ravens top 'Skins in OT

Because all the cool kids are doing it...
...20 Random Facts about Me.

01. I am engaged, and thrilled to be.
02. I miss college more and more, especially now that it's starting to go back in session.
03. I waste a lot of time on the Straight Dope Message Boards04. I am moving into a new apartment this weekend, and using "vacation" to do it ( Read more... )

Furnishing the new apartment has begun (before there actually is a new apartment).

For Shane, Erica, and Karl.

Malcolm (The Tipping Point) Gladwell is finally committing himself to the truly big, important, universal questions.

1. Cassie ( Read more... )

I know Erica's number will be quite high, as her taste includes a fair amount of classic and foreign films.

Shane will outrank me, but maybe by not as much as I fear.

How many of the IMDB Top 250 have you watched? For the sake of uniformity, let's say watched start to finish. For example, I've seen quite a few bits of The Godfather over the ( Read more... )

The Quiz commanded me...I. ME ( Read more... )

Amusing song lyric of the day:

"The devil's not in the details...no the devil is in my pants
And it's shoot first, apologize later."

-Dogs Eye View "Everything Falls Apart"

Happy birthday Adam Duritz; when can we expect a new album?

This poster was in my dentist's office today, and it really really disturbed me ( Read more... )