Today is April 1. No. Seriously.

On April 1, 1970, U.S. President Richard Nixon signed a law putting "the Surgeon General" on cigarette packages.

Set in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York, General Hospital debuted on April 1, 1963, the same day that rival network NBC launched its own medical soap, The Doctors.

Originally selling soap ( Read more... )

"We cannot put the face of a person on a stamp unless
said person is deceased. My suggestion, therefore,
is that you drop dead."
-- J. Edward Day, Postmaster General, 1962.

Okay, something has gone terribly wrong in the US Postal Service. On May 25, 2007, a series of stamps will be released commemorating Star Wars. But not a generic Death Star ( Read more... )

From imdb.com (Entire article in bold, separated for commentary):

"Former Malcolm In The Middle star Frankie Muniz has turned his back on acting to concentrate on a career as a professional Champ Car driver."

Careful, Frankie. You don't want to be your generation's Jason Priestley.

"The speed-loving star..."Always a good phrase to include in ( Read more... )

I got complimented on my writing today not once but thrice. That made me go on a self-indulgent spin in the mid-life-crisis convertible that is my LiveJournal's Writing Tag ( Read more... )

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Invite JasonS4A2@earthlink.net to Gmail?
by Kit FitzSimons
Libby ( Read more... )

Best news I've heard in a while (from tvshowsondvd.com):

Upright Citizens Brigade Recording Commentary For Season 2 DVDs

Obviously, the good news is more that the DVDs are coming out. I do so love me some crafted Harolds.

Meanwhile, I've been reading 100 Bullets. I thought the series was about one thing, and it's about something else entirely. ( Read more... )

Earlier this morning, I wrote 9/10s of a brilliant analysis of my mind. But it was vague to protect the innocent, and I hate vague livejournals, so I sat there reading pieces of it to myself until I fell asleep. When I woke up, I Ctrl-A'ed it and typed this over it ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to the elusive niewolnoczekac!

I'd celebrate with a cup of coffee or a long drive through the backroads of North Carolina, but instead, I think I'll sit here and listen to all the Night Attack sessions I have.


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I did improv for the first time in a year.
I met several people who I think are awesome.
I am having significant trouble inhaling deeply. No other symptoms.
I read the first trade of Desolation Jones. It's badass ( Read more... )