So I was *supposed* to go over Alec's last night and watch Serenity but nnoooOOOOoooooooooo.  I got in the car to head back to my apartment to grab a quick meal before going into Philly and WHAM!  I suddenly got all headachey and nauseous and it was the worst 15-minute drive home EVER.  I don't know WHAT the hell happened, but I was not going to ( Read more... )

Once more comes the post where I keep track of who I have sent shit to about getting a graduate degree (just PhDs this time, and not a mix of PhDs and Masters programs like two years ago).  Mostly for my own personal edification, but also for any of you who are curious just how things are going in my academic universe.

Group A:

• Alex Kacelnik, ( Read more... )

‘Angels in America’ to Land Off Broadway Next Year

If I am anywhere NEAR New York City come next fall/winter I am going to be at this IF IT KILLS ME.  For $20 a ticket, and with days where both plays will be back-to-back ($40 total, I'd bet), I will sell a kidney if I need to to get there.  DO I SEE A CHRISTMAS TRIP TO NYC COMING?!?!  DAMN RIGHT I  ( Read more... )

I'll give you three guesses on what this bird's common name is...


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Disney to pay $4 billion for comic giant Marvel.

My first reaction is "This could end badly."

My second reaction is to bang my head against my desk.  If Disney fucks up ANY of Marvel any more than Fox (X-Men) and Sony (Spider-man) already have, someone is gonna have to cut a bitch.  Srsly.  And if Paramount somehow fucks up Iron Man, I am totally ( Read more... )

The most recent PhD comic makes me want to cry:


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... and he is Barney Frank.

Click on the link below:

Wingnut:  Why do you continue to support a Nazi policy, as Obama has expressly supported this policy, why are you supporting it?

The Honorable Barney Frank:  When you ask me that question, I am gonna revert to my ethnic heritage, and answer your question with a question.  On what planet do you ( Read more... )

Go here and read my amusing tags and captions.  I am teh funniez.

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I think the best word I can come up with to describe Mike's party (which I just got home from) is
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