2008

Jul

FIRST PEEK—At the new Watchmen trailer. Next year can’t come fast enough! UPDATE: ...

Jun

CRAZY CATCH—It’s a Gatorade ad, but it’s very well done!

THE VIEW FROM MY OFFICE—Surprisingly, it doesn’t...

THE BIG FIRE—So I woke up this morning to a phone call...

May

GREAT PICTURE!—That’s the Phoenix Mars lander,...

BACK TO WORK—Halfway through my first week back on the...

Apr

IT’S HERE—The midnight pre-order pickup line at...

BEEN BUSY

Well, OK, not really that busy with anything serious. Just finishing up my rounds on this: While I...

Mar

WOW—Trying not to turn into a gushing fanboy here with...

Feb

WHAT'S THE HOLDUP?

Another movie I’m looking forward to is “21”, which is loosely based on the...

OUCH—Really, it just hurts to watch. Other great ones, too, on this website—including...

MAY 22nd—IT’S ALMOST HERE! The first trailer for Indiana Jones 4 is up. What do we...

STILL EXCITED ABOUT THE GIANTS!—And how can you not be? One of the biggest upsets in...

NEW FISH DAY—Got 2 new Panda Corys today. These...

Jan

“My sister does a lot of reading, and spends like $1000 a...”
— Selekta, asking a question in...

“Nothing says Christmas like Scientology and churros.”
— As noted by me, when passing...

WHO’S THAT GIRL?—Riki Lindhome is the star of this Domino’s commercial....

DIRECTORS MAKE DEAL

CHANGE OF PLANS

“The Mormons may be going to hell, but they really are nice...”
— Sean Tuohy, Briarcrest...

BENEFIT SEASON STARTS—For those affected by the...

FEEL SAFE?

—I’d known for a while that the “secret” code to arm US nuclear missles was...

MARK LIVES IN IKEA

2007

Dec

ON THE WAY BACK…

A MYSTERY, SOLVED BY ACCIDENT

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS?—Frankly, I figured the...

DEPARTING SOON…

Overheard on the Internet

Cyan: Some dude tried to break in last night at like 2am, but I was on the comp and it's like right beside the window so I heard the guy.
Cyan: Anyways, I grabbed the folding chair and as soon as he was like halfway through I hit him.
Cyan: So he's laying here unconscious and I call the cops. Once they get here, they search him and look at what he had--
Cyan: "8 track tape (unlabeled), Flashlight (no batteries), Half eaten box of Fig Newtons, Measuring tape, Instructions to "Monopoly."
Dan: Dude, you killed McGuyver!

Nov

SWAT—Network wanted to add in a scene with a SWAT team...

NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME

—Late word is that the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television...

THE ORIGINAL “24”?—What would the TV series “24” have looked like in...

THE FUTURE OF MEDIA

grouchogandi: Thank God I haven't bought a DVD since 1999.
wgaamerica: Yeah, but how many shows have you watched over the net?
grouchogandi: I'd put it at about 4,000.
--comments in a YouTube video of the Writers Guild strike.

IT'S A FAT WORLD AFTER ALL

STRIKE INFORMATION

—Want to keep up with the latest on the Writer’s Strike? The best places...

IT’S ON!—11th hour talks fell apart on Sunday,...

SEINFELD ON LARRY KING—Surprised to find out Larry King has possibly never heard of Seinfeld,...

FLASHBACK—Moonlighting takes us back to the days of the last writers strike. Funny thing,...

Oct

ORDER YOUR PIZZA ONLINE

THE WORLD'S STRANGEST FISH

Sep

OJ’S ELEVEN—What was OJ’s plan to get that memorabilia from the casino? Get some...

THE SEINFELD SCAM

ANY LANDING YOU CAN WALK AWAY FROM—Pilot Robert...

A VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL...

Yep, I found the set of Indiana Jones IV, currently named “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of...

IT'S HOT!

Thermometer hit 106 today. It’s really, really hot. Not much going on, trying to stay cool...

Aug

“Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The...”
— Homer Simpson, as he will be...

“Half the nation’s families earn below the median...”
— From an article in...

ANOTHER ONE TO LOOK FORWARD TO—The next Batman movie...

NATURE—Sure, the studio lot is in the middle of the...

Jul

“While in both cases for P anti-D3-branes the probe...”
— Shamit Kachru,...

IT’S GETTING CLOSER—A possible...

HAN SHOT FIRST—A little background: One of George...

MAJOR STRATFORD UFO SIGHTING—Stratford-Upon-Avon, that...

GET SIMPSONIZED—Ever wonder what you’d look like...

14 RUNS SCORED WITH NO HOME RUNS

OLD FRIENDS

—Over the weekend, got a visit from Meredith Stoll and Stephen Andrade. It was great to catch...

THE PITS—Finally, after 8 years in L.A., I got to go...

SQUISHEE EXCURSION—Bonnie and I made the trek to the...

UPDATE: A 7-11 in Burbank, CA, about 3 miles away, has been...

THE L.A. ZOO—Bonnie and I braved 100-degree...

Jun

PLASTIC DUCKS TO INVADE BRITAIN—Kind of cool...

SHOOTING BEGINS—Photo by Steven Speilberg. via Indiana...

COMING SOON—The Lego tie-in to the upcoming...

“Bought it for my cousin who had cancer, item never arrived...”
— One of many humorous quotes at...

IN CASE YOU'VE EVER WONDERED

NICE LAMP—This would look pretty cool on my desk. via...

CLEAR WATER—One of these days I’ll have to...

YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY—How one of...

I'M HERE TO SHOOT A PILOT

JOEY CHESTNUT EATS RECORD 59.5 HOT DOGS—I can’t...

TOMMORROW?—Plus, couldn’t they have found a...

TOP 15 GOOGLE MAPS “STREET VIEW”...

May

NEW HIGH SCORE—After getting stuck between 150,000 and...

VIVA LA WHALERS!—Jack Say’s immortal “Brass Bonanza”, which is familiar to...

ESPN.COM’S PAGE 2—Today’s new Uni Watch...

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET—Another good one from Cat and...

A MAC VS. PC COMMERCIAL YOU'LL NEVER...

Mac: Watcha doin, PC?
PC: I'm playing this new game.
Mac: Oh really, which one?
PC: Any.
Mac: Oh.
(silence) (fade out)
--ez76, www.bash.org

WINGS—By far the strangest part of the flight home...

SEINFELD—Caught his stand-up act in Connecticut last...

THE NEW JOKER?—This image is currently floating around...

GETTING READY TO GO—Will be home soon!

LANDED

Arrived safely in Connecticut and home at my parents’ place. So, light blogging for the time...

ON TIME—Home in 8 hours…

SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW GUNS N’ ROSES—God bless those Croats with their leaked tunes. via...

“It’s a .45 man. If you need more than seven .45...”
— smack, QDB

VACATION—Finally getting to take the delayed trip home for Christmas. Blogging will...

GAMBLING PROBLEM?—Watched the movie “13...

FREEHAND CIRCLE CHAMP—Alexander Overwijk can draw a circle better than anyone. How he figured...

UPGRADE DAY—Installing Windows Mobile 6 on my Dash...

Malaise de L’Orange, by =weem (deviantART)

The Truth Is So Much Less Exciting Than...

Seven-year-old boy holding single color construction paper: Dad, we need to get this.
Father: You're gonna need more colors than that. There are a lot of planets, and they're all different colors.
Nine-year-old daughter: Well, we don't need to worry about Pluto. It's not a planet anymore.
Father: How can it not be a planet anymore? What, did Superman fly out there and blow it up?
--via www.overheardinnewyork.com

HALPERT AS SCHRUTE—Nice job by John Krasinski nailing Rainn Wilson’s little...

“It’s a racket, that’s what it is! A penny-ante...”
— Mr. Joseph Britt, The Twilight...

CONQUER ANTARCTICA

Apr

GET SOME NUTS—Mr. T throwing Snickers bars from atop a tank? Yeah, that’s nuts. via...

BONNIE’S SKYDIVING VIDEO—Finally arrived from Skydive Las Vegas! She was nervous at...

BOCCE IN THE PARK—Yesterday Bonnie and I went to a...

As promised, the video from my skydive! Just over four minutes, it sure was a lot of fun! ...

SKYDIVING PICTURES!—Just got the package from...

LAW & ORDER: TV PRODUCTION UNIT—After 17 seasons, rumor is the original Law & Order is...

PLAYING WITH PHOTOSHOP

—Just fooling around with some Photoshop tutorials I dug up. Here is a picture of me redone...

“I imagined this was how prime-time TV gets written: lots of...”
— John Barlow, Slate

“ABC acquires the rights to a “special” described...”
— Defamer

MAKING PANCAKES—Freebase style. Just some silly...

MotherLoad Play this free game now!! MOTHERLOAD—An addictive and fun little flash game. It is...

IT’S WINDY—The 360 Sunset building is close to...

Just heard the news about Kurt Vonnegut. One of my favorite...

“‘Off the hook’ is soo 5 years ago, but you make...”
— Mr. Edge, from Alaska

THE RACE—The world-famous “Bring Your Own Big...

BEER VENDORS—In baseball card form. What could be...

BACK FROM LAS VEGAS

SKYDIVING

Pictures and video in the mail, as soon as I get them scanned I’ll put them online.

THIS GUY—Pilot and van driver for SkydiveLasVegas.com....

THE VIEW—From the Tropicana Hotel.

LEAVING SOON—The plane lands in 4 hours!

TRUTH IN ADVERTISING?

Comedy club promoter: Hey, ladies! Next show starting in a few minutes -- drink specials...
Girl: We're not in the mood to laugh.
Comedy club promoter: We're not that funny!
--from www.overheardinnewyork.com

WORLD’S HARDEST SUDOKU—This should keep me busy...

Mar

MORE PICS—Yesterday’s fire in the Hollywood...

OOPS—Poor West Virginia, finally wins the NIT, only to...

FIRE!—Up in the Hollywood Hills about two miles away. ...

ESPN ARCHIVES: BILL SIMMONS