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It's as if the screams of millions of bored internet websurfers were crying out and quickly silenced.

Via cracked.com and StumbleUpon: Video Game Pitch Meeting: 1979 (NSFW content?)

Current Mood: amused

Just saw "Baby Mama". Got some good laughs. It's set in Philadelphia, and I think a good number of people in the cinema noticed a pretty bad "continuity error". In two scenes, we see a car driving over the Ben Franklin Bridge.

The Ben Franklin Bridge links Philadelphia and New Jersey.

The problem is that the following scene in the first pass takes place in a town in Pennsylvania. (You can tell because of the keystone shaped Route 610 marker.)

In a later scene, being driven to the hospital from Philadelphia goes over the Ben Franklin Bridge. This should end up in a hospital in New Jersey, but the scene outside the hospital is the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

I'm sure we'll eventually see that goof here.

I also finished off Bioshock this evening. I'm not much of one for first-person shooters, but I really enjoyed the game, despite it making me a little bit dizzy. The only disappointment I have with the movie is the very end. It has an incredibly short epilogue which lasts maybe two minutes.

:-p

Oh well.

Time to assemble my mom's birthday gift.

The card reads:
Outside: "I made sure I didn't get you a funny card for your birthday."
Inside: "I know how easily people your age pee their pants."

I'm strongly considering adding in "Well, depends" after the inside text.

Current Mood: silly

As seen on Saturday
via Acme Markets, Medofrd, NJ

LOL Butter

Hey refs, thanks for that one. My Sabres needed it.

Buffalo 4, Toronto 3, third round sudden death shootout.

*whew*

The Sabres are still alive. Chances are thin, but not dead yet.

Thanks to

horvendile for reminding me:

Appel Farm festival tickets, 2 days only: $20 (+3 fees.)

Saturday 3/29 and Sunday 3/30 only.

Added bonus: If you are 20 years old, or your 20th wedding anniversary is June 7th, 2008, FREE ADMISSION. Proof required.

Sirius Disorder has been giving some airtime to Angelique Kidjo. (Warning: Flash/Music). It seems that she is a pretty major star in the international pop scene. She's been nominated for a Grammy 4 times. I'd put her firmly inthe Afro-Pop genre (if there is such a thing). I'd describe her to my music friends as a blend of Vance Gilbert, Sweet Honey In The Rock, and the Soweto Gospel Choir

Disorder has been playing a cover of "Mysterious Ways". I'm looking forward to the MP3 release of that song, or, alternatively, I might get the whole album: "In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2"

The other funny thing is that Sirius Disorder has basically been "In Hiding" since "The Grateful Dead" channel bumped Disorder from from 32 up to 70. 70 used to be "Planet Jazz", but became Sirius Disorder. The only problem is that Sirius has not bothered to broadcast a channel update (They do this a couple times a year). It's gotten so ridiculous, Disorder has started running "sweeps" (short blurbs between songs) making fun of themselves like "Yeah, we know it says 'Planet Jazz'".

Did you know there is an ICanHasCheezburger/Jones Soda contest?

And good lourde, a Wootoff.

WOW
2008 Appel Farm Lineup:

Marc Cohn
They Might Be Giants
Suzanne Vega
The Smithereens
Vienna Teng - Lucy Kaplansky
Enter The Haggis - Red Molly
Matt Duke - Christina Courtin
Alfred James Band - Nicole Reynolds

Tickets: 2 day sale, 3/29 (12:01 AM), 3/30 (11:59PM), $20 a ticket. (Plus ComcastTix fees)
Clicky here

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ding! Five! We want six! Bye bye Biron! :-P Lori!

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Ding! Three! We want four! Oh, wait. Ding! Four! We want five!

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Ding! We want three!

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Sabres @ Flyers ding! One! I want two!

Jonathan Coulton performs "Still Alive"... in Rock Band. With full band. (Video)

Current Mood: amused

Steve Bernier, Welcome to Buffalo!

2 goals, 1 assist, dropped his gloves and nearly got into a fight. (He tried!)

Goal-assist-fight in a game is the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick"

well, that would explain why I feel so run down.

Current Mood: sick

Since I'm out of the loop, The Capitol Steps co-founder Bill Strauss passed away in December from pancreatic cancer.

I first heard of The Capitol Steps after my parents returned from a trip to Washington DC. They purchased copies of the 1993-1995 tapes "The Joy of Sax", "Lord of the Fries", and "A Whole Newt World".

While each tape contained political satire of the time set to the tunes of popular song, each album ended with Bill Strauss reciting a sketch called "Lirty Dies" (Dirty Lies, but with some fetters lipped.)

Celebration of Bill Strauss' Life - A Life Made Full

The Capitol Steps will be having a special performance in honor of Bill Strauss:

Everyone is welcome - no tickets necessary.
Sunday, March 2, 2008 - 3 p.m.
Hayfield Secondary School
7630 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22315

If you can, go. Please. And laugh :-)