I think Aretha should be required to sing the National anthem all the time.  We should make her rendition of it official.

OMG funny!  Taking science to the dance, and back again

Grad students, Post-docs, and professors perform interpretive dance based on their research.

http://gonzolabs.org/dance/contestants/

I picked up the "Sword of Truth" by Terry Goodkind on Audible.  It's four parts, eight hours long each!  heh.

I liked how deliciously cynical the First Rule is.  lol  It sure explains a great deal about government.

My only complaint is that so much bad keeps happening, it's starting to just get silly. Srsly.  I know one of the central tenants of ( Read more... )

For the geek who has everything:

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/11/office-geekgasm-via-usb.html

I'm sorry. This movie description just makes my jaw drop.

Rugby-playing quadriplegics compete for the Paralympic gold medal in this documentary about an amazing sport and the strong-willed athletes who play full-contact rugby using specially designed wheelchairs.

Whu...whut?

Is anyone else thinking DeathRace2000?

I have to say it... I liked the movie "Stardust" better than the book.

It's been nice knowing ya.

A few weeks ago, I cleverly washed my work provided cell phone in the laundry.  Go me.  Since I had already lost one this year, I thought I'd better do everything I could to see if it could be saved. I drained it and removed the sim card and all that.  After several days it looked like the screens would light up if it were plugged in, but wouldn't ( Read more... )

I just started watching the first few minutes of  "A Knight's Tale".  Uhm yeah a rousting round of  "We will rock you"  by the peasants of Medieval England.

That's certainly a unique take on things.

We just saw Dan Savage on the Colbert Report.  I haven't laughed so hard at the audacity of someone in a long long time.

Two thumbs up.

I doubt that anyone on my friends list feels differently on the California Proposition 8 vote, but I wanted to post a link of Keith Olberman's special statement about the passing of this terrible law.

I found it really heartfelt and powerful and made me cry to hear it.

Well said, Keith.

I don't expect it, but I hope, somehow, that people who supported ( Read more... )