Things that do not particularly amuse me: National Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Things that do amuse me: LOLSecretz, or SecretBurger--the meeting of two of the internet's most famous memes, PostSecret and LOLcats. As Walter and I have discussed, it's really the grammatical structure of the cat macros that makes them funny, and LOLSecretz manages to ( Read more... )

Oscar the death cat tells me that my computer is going to die very soon, and I'll probably just be replacing it with another Dell. Dell is now offering their laptops in a variety of colors, including some I quite like ( Read more... )

Six Apart CEO speaks/apologizes. Finally ( Read more... )

Right now I'm reading Special Topics in Calamity Physics (the novel by Marisha Pessl), and though I am only on page 39, one thing has become clear already: this book is so hip I can hardly stand it. There are pages and pages of positive reviews at the front of my copy, and many of them are from writers and publications I respect. They're all, " ( Read more... )

Dude! Friday Night Lights renewed AND The Office likely to become a one-hour show.

Both my shows! This is excellent news.

Okay, guys, an iPod/iTunes question. This is driving me crazy. More than it probably should.

So, the "Top 25 Most Played" smart playlist. How do I make it reflect my iPod rather than my iTunes? Right now it shows the songs I've played most on my computer, which is annoying because I rarely listen to music on my laptap. But Walter's shows the ( Read more... )

AfterElton.com explores The O.C.'s gay legacy.

From early promo shots that show Ryan and Seth lounging opposite each other, shirtless, on matching pool recliners, there were hints of a homoerotic current between Seth and Ryan. As the show developed, this manifested itself in the admiration that geeky, talkative Seth had for strong, silent Ryan, ( Read more... )

( You won't believe the part where I started crying. )

This article is really interesting. No spoilers.

Josh Schwartz Says Goodbye

But this one is stupid:

I say success killed off The O.C. before its time. Those magazine covers of Ryan all snarly in his leather jacket turned into instant camp. Every episode just had to have a fight scene with Ryan bashing anybody who dared oppose him.

So so so not ready for tomorrow night.

I'm going to cry.