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Dumbledore's death in the style of HP Lovecraft
I found this gem while surfing the web. It's a story from a 2005 edition of the British Newspaper "The Guardian." The story is Dumbledore's recounting of his final moments in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, written in the style of iconic horror author H.P. Lovecraft.
Dumbledore's death in the style of HP Lovecraft
Thursday July 7, 2005
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Heard on NPR
I'm listening to the weekly news show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and a question goes to P.J. O'Rourke concerning an incident between the FBI and BATF. After host Peter Sagal named the BATF by full name, "the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives," P.J. commented with "My favorite. It's like all my hobbies." -
Podcast spring cleaning
Over the past year I’ve fallen behind in listening to the podcasts I subscribe to. I was listening to 30+ titles throughout the week, but due to demands on my time, I fell behind and started racking up unlistened to programs. I wasn’t even able to listen to them on my iPod ( Read more... ) -
It's funny because it's true
I’m watching the Fox evening news, and they are doing the segment called “The 5 PM Feedback Question.” Tonight’s question is: “Who does the majority of housework at home?”
They read the best response sent in by e-mail, which was:
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TV show gaffe: The Wild Wild West
I love reading about documented mistakes in Hollywood movies, something I never seem to catch on my own, but I finally was able to catch two.
I was watching one of the episodes -- Night of the Turncoat -- on Wild Wild West, season 3 DVD boxed set. Yes, the Wild Wild West was TV show long before Will Smith starred in the travesty that was the Barry ( Read more... ) -
Do We Need A New Rat Pack? A reposted Craig's List rant
My girlfriend Karen just finished reading Jennifer Lancaster’s book Bitter is the New Black, and had commented on how the author mentions that a magazine publisher contacted her about printing her Craig’s List Rants-n-Raves rant, “Do We Need A New Rat Pack?”, in his newly founded magazine ( Read more... ) -
2007 Year End Recap
Here is my annual list of the things I've done in the past year -- 2007 -- music I've listened to, books I’ve read, movies and TV shows I’ve seen, places I've gone to, things I've experienced, web sites I've frequented, etc.
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Quotes
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
-Douglas Adams, English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001) -
Apple didn’t bring sexy back, they just redefined it…again
I was out at my local Best Buy today and saw the new redesigned iMacs. They have a sexier sleeker look. The front face is a silver-metallic finish while the back is molded black plastic. The Mac is now half the thickness of the white iMac G5-half an inch versus one inch. The plugs for USB, Firewire, etc. are now arranged horizontally on the flush ( Read more... )
