sarah palin .... just one 'l' away from pain ......

so, while i agree about the overall silliness about numerology and things like that, i like to do them for fun.

and this is, well, freakishly accurate:

Your Hidden Passion Number is 5
You love travel, change, and new challenges. You are highly adaptable and versatile. You have a talent for languages, and are generally good with words. Writing, ( Read more... )

you know how google often makes its webpage heading into cartoons or things for the holidays?

well, today, no lie, it's Las Meninas!!!! so cool!

i drove by dunkin donuts on the way home from blockbuster today, and their sign said: "Enjoy Hash Brownies Every Day!"

er.... if you say so?

will somebody please tell me the logic -- not the explanation, the *logic* -- for why blockbuster, a "family establishment" (*sigh*) will not get mature, adult international art films in their original theatrical release form (bad education, shortbus, the dreamers, and most recently, lust caution), and will only rent the downplayed, altered r-rated ( Read more... )

these are today's headlines in the nytimes:

Fidel Castro resigns as Cuba's president
Musharraf's party admits defeat
Kosovo is recognized by rebuked by others

i decided to post them, because well, holy history! :o)

1)  "waitress" ... such a wonderful, fabulous, hilarious, perfect little movie! so lovely ( Read more... )

hahaha,  okay, disclaimer: obviously i am not voting rudy giuliani for president anytime soon ( Read more... )

it's occurred to me that if anything major should happen in the world, ever, i would not know until i eventually log on to our dialup internet and check out nytimes.com. i don't watch cable news networks and i no longer work in a newsroom. that is weird ( Read more... )

so today i got my Arctic Update from David Radcliffe/New Community Project, and he was urging us to write letters (or at least sign a form letter) because, as usual, bushie is pushing to drill up there, while congress is actually working to institute a permanent ban on the idea (which was news to me, but still a happy occasion). anyway, David was ( Read more... )