Because everyone was just clamoring for a detailed review of the Nightmare Before Christmas cover CD "Nightmare Revisited."

Overall it's pretty good. There's an interesting mix of styles which aren't all on the geek-goth-metal continuum, and many of the artists do a good job of making songs from a musical sound like standalone songs in their own ( Read more... )

Today I connected a tiny device I carry in my pocket to an international network containing basically all the non-secret information in the world. I used the network to find a store, which we navigated to by another tiny device that communicates with satellites and knows every road in North America. Then I paid for my purchase by simply tapping ( Read more... )

I've long been bothered by the version of Evangelical Christianity (which I understand is not the only one) that holds that if you accept Jesus it's all good and if you don't accept Jesus it's all bad. Heaven for believers, Hell for unbelievers, a born-again child molester gets a harp and Ghandi gets a pitchfork. Even when it's not just about ( Read more... )

Two thumbs so way up.

Without giving too much away, I'll just say this in its favor: this movie wants you to have fun. It has no interest in killing your buzz or tugging your heartstrings, it's not Joss Whedon. It's just a blast and it doesn't stop being a blast. This is a movie you can trust, man.

The great thing about an enthusiastically licky dog with thick fur is that you can wash and dry your hands.

If the Intrinsic Field thingydealy turned one guy into a godlike superhero, why didn't the military start shoving guys in there by the truckload?

A question raised by my new partner, and the answer may depend on what field you're in: who would you rather work with ( Read more... )

I got a flu shot today. The pharmacist gave me a little coupon booklet, and all the coupons were for flu medications.

I keep thinking things are misspelled when they aren't. I'll read a sign that says "no smoking on hospital property" and think it says "nosmoking on hopsitial propety" until I look very carefully.

It doesn't impair my reading ability much, but it makes me think that people are illiterate when they're actually not. It's weird.

Today's fascination: American Sign Language!

All of the deaf people I've known personally have been able to speak and read lips, and when I encounter deaf people at work (who often lost their hearing late in life and don't sign) I generally write notes. But today I stumbled into YouTube videos of people signing in ASL and I got interested. This ( Read more... )