| Like lemmings off a cliff, these are the memes of our lives |
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| 12:29am 17/09/2007 |
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Career meme
(1) Go to http://www.careercruising.com/.
(2) Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
(3) Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
(4) Post the top results.
1. Costume Designer
2. Special Effects Technician
3. Industrial Designer
4. Sheet Metal Worker
5. Welder
I like how damn near every kind of theatrical designer other than lighting occurs on this list. If I input my level of education, "Lighting Technician" makes the list. I think it isn't higher because I responded negatively to the "I like to use physics" question. And really, there's damn little physics that I actually need to know. |
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| 12:55am 29/06/2007 |
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The moon was staring at me tonight.
When it noticed I was watching it, it looked away.
I saw a rabbit hiding in the grass.
When it noticed I was watching it, it ran away. |
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| 12:47am 29/06/2007 |
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Book-a-ma-jig:
11)Exalted: The Books of Sorcery III: Oadenol's Codex
and:
Confident in your beliefs that piracy is an unspeakable crime, your pursuit of rogues and brigands of all shapes and sizes borders on fanaticism. You set out with a strong sense of justice and the satisfaction that you're doing the right thing-- but your luck (and Jack Sparrow, and your fiancee) escapes you at the pivotal moment, and you are thrown into a moral crisis, which appears to mainly consist of getting yourself sloppily, fall-down drunk.
Which Pirates of The Caribbean Character Are You?
Find out at Shiver My Timber-- A Pirate RPG
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| Man, I don't post much, do I? |
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| 12:14pm 14/06/2007 |
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So, yeah, I think it's been something like 2 months since the last time I posted here. Oh well.
First things' first. I'll try to put down all the books I read toward the book-a-ma-jig (in no particular order and hopefully remembering them all):
4) Identity, by Steven Piziks. Yup, the novelization of the movie.
5) Murcheston: the Wolf's Tale, by David Holland. Coolest werewolf story ever.
6) Les Liaisons Dangereuses, by Christoper Hampton. Wicked play.
7) Exalted: Manuals of Exalted Power: the Lunars. I loves the lunars.
8) Exalted: Compass of Celestial Directions I: The Blessed Isle.
9) Exalted: Compass of Celestial Directions II: The Wyld. So crazy.
10) Exalted: The Books of Sorcery II: The White and Black Treatises.
Almost halfway through the year and still 40 books to go...hmm...
Took the Belief-O-Matic thing.
( My results )
In case anyone was wondering, Equus, which was nominated for 5 Jeff Citations, won one: Best Principal Actor for Peter Oyloe. I was a bit disappointed that we didn't get more of them, but, from the looks of things, a production of Angels in America took a lot of the design awards. Oh well. And In Times of War won a Jeff Citation for Best New Work. So, hey, I can update my resume to say Jeff Citation winning productions...
I've had an idea in mind for a while now for an odd little lj writing project. I'll probably put it off a little longer until I'm back from MI, but it's looking more and more like I'm going to go through with it, so that'll be sort of interesting.
Yes, I'm cryptic.
Like a triptic.
Do the Moo Shoo. |
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| Okay, sorta freaky dream |
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| 08:27am 31/03/2007 |
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I had a very vivid, kinda freaky dream last night.
( Not the best way to start your day, but here it is )
After I woke up, I grabbed a legal pad and a pencil (thank God my room's a pit and stuff like that is just lying on the floor) and wrote down all the details I could remember. |
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| Aaaaand...posting again. |
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| 10:34am 23/03/2007 |
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So, yeah, I don't post in a month or more, and now two in as many days? It has to be a fluke.
I had a dream last night where I had a daughter. I've never dreamed about anything like that before (at least not that I remember), and it was an odd feeling waking up from that. Just odd.
I hope this doesn't mean I'm maturing or anything. That'd be bad.
On the other hand, I was trying to cut my own hair yesterday, so I guess that's a point in the other direction. And, in case you're wondering or didn't see me yesterday, I don't look like I've got the mange or anything. I basically went to the barbershop immediately after my "experiment" and had someone who knew what they were doing fix my head (at least the hair part of it). There's still a spot where I pretty much buzzed myself, but even that's covered over fairly well. In any case, I don't think I'll be trying anything like that any time soon.
All in all, I can't say I'm sorry that I tried to do this, mostly because I know that it would have bugged me if I didn't. And everyone needs stories of stupid stuff they've done. I just happen to be racking up more of those than most people.
As for things that haven't ended badly, I've read a few books for the book-a-ma-jig:
1) Lisey's Story, by Stephen King. Again, he's been writing better stuff since he retired. Maybe I should retire.
2) American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. I've wanted to read this for a long time. I'm glad I did. It's awesome.
3) Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This one I just saw in Barnes and Noble and decided to pick up on a whim because it looked funny. It was.
I'm pretty sure I read one other book, but I have no clue as to what it was. In any case, I'm pretty far behind at the moment. Of course, I'm currently reading the Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales, so that's to be expected. After that, I think I'll finish up some of the shorter books I've either had lying around or have started but not finished. That should put me in a bit better stead.
Also, Eqqus, my latest lighting design project has been getting rave reviews and is Jeff Recommended. So, yeah, it's going incredibly well. Yay! |
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| Today's Life Lesson |
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| 02:29pm 22/03/2007 |
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No matter how good an idea it seems at the time, never, ever, EVER attempt to cut your own hair. |
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| Isaiah 22:1 |
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| 12:54am 21/02/2007 |
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The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? |
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| So, yeah, we've got a new year here, don't we? |
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| 11:50pm 02/01/2007 |
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Well, I managed to fall just short of my goal of 50 books:
49) Otherwise Engaged, by Simon Gray. This is one British play. It's literally the play where a guy's sitting in his house and people keep walking in the room. It's that British.
So, yeah. Didn't quite pull that off this year. Last year. Whatever. 2006.
Which is a decent enough segue into my 2007 resolutions:
I came damn close to 50 books this year. Last year. Anyway...I'm going to pull it off this year. Same rules as last year. Comic books and such don't count. Books I've read before don't count. The point of this is to expand my horizons/knowledge/etc. Anyway. 50 books read by 11:59pm Dec 31.
To make the previous goal even harder, I will endeavor to make one of those books the Good Book. Yes, I'm going to try to read the entire Bible this year. I've always wanted to do this, and now seems as good a time as any to try. And yes, the Bible will count as 1 (and only 1) book toward my 50. Because I'm nuts.
I wrote 2 plays during senior year, a 1-act and a full-length play. I haven't touched them since. I am going to edit them and get them to a point where I will be able to attempt to get them performed.
I tried NaNo WriMo this year and failed quite miserably. Whether it is within the confines of that challenge or separate from it, I want to write a novel this year.
I've also had an idea for a tabletop RPG. Setting, system, the whole nine yards. Now I just need to do the work toward making it work. Research, writing, thinking...all that stuff. I've gotten a bit of a start, but I want to have something to show for my work. By the end of the year I want to have the setting and system in playable form (note that I didn't say "balanced", just playable).
So to review:
1) 50 book-a-ma-jig.
2) Read Bible.
3) Edit "His Last Jump" and "Grimm Tale" to producible form.
4) Write novel.
5) Create RPG.
And if I have time, I'll look into nice mental care facilities, because I must be nuts to think that I'll be able to do all this in 2007. |
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| 12:52pm 30/12/2006 |
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One more for my book-a-ma-jig:
48) The Men Who Stare at Goats, by Jon Ronson. A must read for anyone. Anywhere. I can't decide whether the fact that people in the military and such think like this is frightening, entertaining, or hopeful. I kind of shift between the three.
Well, I've got less than 24 hours left to finish 50 books and I've got 2 to go. Barring a Festivus miracle, I don't think I'll make it. But who knows... |
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| Panini is just fun to say |
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| 12:42pm 17/12/2006 |
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I've noticed something at Jewel over the last few weeks. In particular, at the freezer rack at Jewel. There's a little sign on the door of one of the freezers. It informs the public that the store will not have Lean Cuisine Paninis for a few months. This is because there is a nationwide shortage of Lean Cuisine Paninis.
That's right. A nationwide shortage. Of Lean Cuisine Paninis.
Let that percolate. Say it a few times. Let the word roll off your tongue.
There is a nationwide shortage of Lean Cuisine Paninis.
I'm not making this up. I wouldn't be able to think of something like this. My brain doesn't work that way. I think you'd need to abuse drugs heavily to make your brain work that way.
Of course, this doesn't address this most important issue. We've got a nationwide shortage on our hands. We need to be ready for the worst. It's only a matter of time before the strain of being without their Lean Cuisine Paninis drives the population to rioting. Just the other day, I saw two old men fighting in Aisle 7. Had the fight happened in the cookware aisle, I shudder to think what might have happened.
I say we begin stockpiling toasted bread and grilled meats. When the rioters reach our doors, we can stall them by throwing panini fixins at them. It might give us the time we need to get away.
God help us all.
Despite the imminent crisis, I've managed to keep reading books. My fortitude in the face of adversity is breathtaking. I really admire me. Anywho, more book-a-ma-jig:
45) Designing with Light, by J. Michael Gillette - A lighting design textbook that I read a few chapters of for classes. I decided to go through it cover to cover, and I'm glad I did. There's a whole bunch of useful information that I'd either forgotten or just never really got the first time through.
46) Exalted 2nd Ed. Dragon-blooded - Some good stuff here. I've never been terribly interested in the Dragon-blooded as protagonists, but this book had some interesting tidbits that I might use if I ever actually run an Exalted game.
47) Rites of the Dragon - A history of Dracula and the Ordo Dracul for Vampire: the Requiem. Actually a really good, really fast read.
Two weeks left and three books to go. And I'm partway through two books. I think I might just make it. Crazy. |
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| Greetings, my minions. |
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| 12:35pm 04/12/2006 |
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You are The Emperor
Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person.
The Emperor is the great authority figure of the Tarot, so it represents
fathers, father-figures and employers. There is a lot of aggression and violence
too.
The Emperor naturally follows the Empress. Like an infant, he is filled with enthuiasm, energy, aggression. He is direct, guileless and all too often irresistible. Unfortunately, like a baby he can also be a tyrant. Impatient, demanding, controlling. In the best of circumstances, he signifies the leader that everyone wants to follow, sitting on a throne that indicates the solid foundation of an Empire he created, loves and rules with intelligence and enthusiasm. But that throne can also be a trap, a responsibility that has the Emperor feeling restless, bored and discontent.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
And, as long as I'm here, a book-a-ma-jig (actually 2):
43) Practical Astrology, by Comte C. de Saint-Germain - I found this in a little used book store in Nyack. Quite an enjoyable read, I don't think I ever understood how godawfully complicated astrology was.
44) One Fine Day, by David Rush - another play I may be working on. This one's about a professor who stands to lose his job for distributing Nazi propaganda in class. Really an awesome play. It'll be fun to see how this one comes out on the stage. |
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| Sometimes I have a lot to say. Usually, that's a bad thing. |
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| 07:04am 27/11/2006 |
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Does anyone know the limerick that starts "There once was a man from Nantucket"? I'm pretty sure I've heard the second line before (on an episode of Mama's Family, no less), but I've since forgotten it. Anyone?
In case any of you were wondering, it has apparently been conclusively proved that the next pope will be a devil impersonating Pope John Paul II. Yep. Conclusively. You heard it here first, folks.
The thing I always think when I read stuff like this is "What if this was true?" It's a long shot, but that'd be pretty crazy. Most of the time, I worry about this back-and-forth for a while. In this case, though, I'm pretty secure. If Pope John Paul II comes back from the dead, I'll start to worry. Until then, I figure I'm okay.
So yeah, anyway, Thanksgiving was great. I went to NY and spent the holiday with Emily's family and had a great time. It was the first time I'd been to NYC (I was supposed to go senior year of high school with Chorale, but the administrators were afraid someone'd fly our plane into the Statue of Liberty or something). Anywho, I got to see a Broadway show and an off-Broadway show which were both awesome. It is nice to be home, though.
In other important news (read: news about me), I've read a few more books since the last time I posted about the book-a-ma-jig, but I'm not sure I remember them all, so if I forgot one I'll add it later. For now:
40) Eqqus, by Peter Shaffer - another play I'm going to be working on. This one's pretty twisted (and by that I mean awesome). It's going to be hard as hell to do, but if I manage to get it out right, it'll be great. Really great. All I have to do is not frak up.
41) Mind's Eye Theatre Laws of the Hunt. Not that there are going to be any Hunters in DCP this year or anything.
42) Firefly: the Official Companion, Volume 1 - Shooting scripts for half the series plus all kinds of fun additional information about props and actors and such? Shiny. Having to wait until Spring for Volume 2? Ruttin' go-se.
Yes, I'm a geek. Thank you for playing.
Even though I'd need to read 8 books in the next month to finish (unless I did actually read another book or two that I forgot about), I think I might actually break 50. The fact that I'm currently somewhere in the middle of 3 books at the moment might be some part of that.
One last thing, is the song "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" about sex? I never really listened to the words. I think it might be... |
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| 08:55pm 05/11/2006 |
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Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder, treason, and plot,
I know of no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Now that I've got free time, I should be making great headway on all the things I've been saying for weeks that I need to get to work on, right?
Ha ha. That's hilarious. I crack me up.
Speaking of funny things, I found a link to something cool:
Don't adjust your browser. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical too.
And something that just bugs the living crap out of me:
Wonderful political propaganda
I'm just full of all kinds of little wonders today. |
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| So this whole NaNo thing's going *swimmingly* |
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| 12:25am 04/11/2006 |
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( NaNo sad story )
In any case, I'm nice and behind on my NaNo novel, but now that I don't have to worry about tech, I should be able to make up at least some ground.
I need to make a list of things to do now that I'll have a little free time.
1)Make list.
Well, I'm off to a good start. I think that's enough of that for the day.
You see why I'm behind on my novel.
In other news of challenges I've given myself, I have another book to add to the book-a-ma-jig:
39) The Twelve Chairs, by Ilf and Petrov. I was bemoaning the fact that I was out of books that I hadn't read yet, when I realized I had a ton of stuff from classes that I'd never actually read much of. I'm starting with the Russian Lit stuff, because I've got a taste for it. This, in particular was excellent. I'll have to see if I can pick up another one of their novels (they did one or two more, I believe). |
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| NaNo, books, and movies |
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| 09:07pm 25/10/2006 |
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I don't know if I mentioned this here (probably not as ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) a_leprechaun hadn't heard about it when I told her yesterday. I've noticed some odd covers to movies lately. For instance, there's an anniversary edition of Grease out that has its own little leather jacket. Yes, the movie itself wears a leather jacket. I don't think I've ever see Grease the whole way through and I have no real urge to own the movie itself, but I love the idea of a movie that wears clothes. It just sounds like something that should be in my DVD collection.
Also, the cover to the 15th Anniversary Edition of Reservoir Dogs is shaped like a gas can. This is a movie that I wish to own. I will likely purchase it.
And I'll hug it and squeeze it and make it my own...
Tell me about the rabbits again, George.
I definitely got all my culture from watching Looney Toons.
Read another book:
38) Kobolds Ate My Baby!: Another gaming core-book. This one was only 45 or so pages long, though. It's an awesome "Beer and Pretzels" game that Chris picked up. On Sunday, I made up a bunch of Kobolds (two for everyone who was there, because we would need at least that many) and Chris sent us on a mad hunt for a tasty baby for King Torg (All Hail King Torg). Fun was had by all. I'll likely try to run a game of this at some point.
And now, a NaNo meme (pulled from a_leprechaun and lassarina, seeing as November's less than a month away:
( Psst...want some candy, kid? ) |
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| 06:00am 17/10/2006 |
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Went to San Diego over the weekend to visit Pete. Had a good time. It is good to be back though.
One nice thing about planes and vacations, you get a lot of reading done. In no particular order (and containing at least one thing that I finished before this weekend):
32) Dresden Files book 6: Blood Rites, by Jim Butcher. Another great installment.
33) Night Watch, by Sergei Lukyanenko. Now I want to watch the movie again.
34) Live Girls, by Victoria Stewart. Quite cool play that I was asked to design this spring. I'm gonna look forward to it.
35) Mind's Eye Theatre Laws of the Wyld. Not that there are going to be any werewolves in DCP this year or anything.
36) Mind's Eye Theatre Oblivion. Not that there are going to be any wraiths in DCP this year or anything.
37) Mind's Eye Theatre Laws of the Night Camarilla Guide. Not that there are going to be any Camarilla in DCP this year or anything....Wait...um....
On a completely unrelated note, does anyone have a copy of the Mage LARP book? Or the Hunter one? Did they ever make a Mummy MET book?
13 books left and two and a half months to go. It's not looking good for our hero, folks. |
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| Coupla things from last nite |
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| 09:09am 30/09/2006 |
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As Emily and I were waiting at Howard as we headed back north after seeing In Times of War, a bunch of CTA employees walked past us down on the tracks with flashlights. I joked that they were making sure all the track was there. It wouldn't have been nearly so funny if it didn't turn out to be true. Apparently, one of the tracks on the purple line was out last night. Our train wound up waiting at Main for the southbound train to pass so we could use their track. It took about 20 minutes.
While we waited, it was theorized that window + rock = lawsuit. Rob should be glad we decided not to test the theory.
I mean, his place was right there.
So, what did it take for the train to start moving again? I set one foot outside the train and the doors literally almost shut on me. The people sitting across from Emily an me said I should have done that 20 minutes earlier.
So yeah.
Also, book-a-ma-jig:
31) Kindred of the East: Not that there are going to be any Kuei-jin in DCP this year or anything. |
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| I post once a month, so I expect all of you to pay close attention |
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| 01:11am 22/09/2006 |
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So, yeah, been busy. I'm currently on the latter end of tech for In Times of War (which goes into previews Saturday and has previews Sept 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, and Oct 2 and I can get unlimited comps during previews). It's a good show and getting better, but I'm definitely going to be glad to be through this part of it. I've gone in every day so far this week for at least 8 hours. And the Kurt, the set designer's been there even more than I have. He's been doing 12 hour days because the theatre's ensemble has been very underwhelming in their support.
Really, I wouldn't mind the hours so much if it wasn't for the fact that I've had almost no dark time, so I've had to focus lights (and change their positions and refocus, etc) with work lights on. In case you can't guess from context, this is a huge pain in the ass. Not that doing it by myself helps much. At least Kurt's good for conversation.
In any case, that's what's been occupying my life for the last couple of weeks. I really don't know what I was doing for the rest of the time I haven't posted. Really, I have no concept of time even in the best of times (you like what I did there? Time and times? Man, I'm hilarious), and tech just makes a calander into a confusing rubric.
Oh, but I have read quite a few books (frequent El riding will do that):
23-27) The Dresden Files, books 1-5, by Jim Butcher: A great series of books that I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys wizards, detectives, vampires, VW Beetles, fairies, humor, demons, Chicago, ghosts, or talking skulls. And yes, these books have every one of those things. They rock. I need to read more of them.
28) Bad Twin, by Gary Troup: Not a bad book. It's also about a detective. I really want to read more detective stories now. It's also written by a fictional character.
29) Proof, by David Auburn: the next show I'm working on (I'm going to be back at AWT). Really, I think this play's gotten a lot more credit than it really deserves. Maybe it's better on the stage than on the page.
30) Mind's Eye Theatre Laws of the Night Sabbat Guide: Not that there are going to be any Sabbat in DCP this year or anything. |
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| 11:59am 13/08/2006 |
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Since people seem to have stopped guessing answers to this meme, I'll give the answers to the remaining quotes:
8) "The White House wants to know is everything ok with the alien space craft from Planet 10 or should we just go ahead and destroy Russia?"
"Tell him 'yes' on one and 'no' on two."
"Which one was yes, go ahead and destroy Russia... or number 2?"
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the Eighth Dimension You should all be ashamed of yourselves for not catching this one.
13) "Is 'douche bag' a curse?"
"I suppose it would depend on its usage."
"How about 'John you're a douche bag for kissing Barbara'?"
"It's a curse."
Signs This movie just isn't very quotable.
16) "George? What's the matter?"
"Stanley, you don't want to know."
"Huh. Why did I ask?"
UHF Obviously, you all need to watch this again.
So, a_leprechaun wins 6 points, pooka_madness gets 4, oberndorf gets 1, intorporeal gets 2, and pfti1 gets 1. Some of you have won points elsewhere, but I can't be bothered to keep track and I'm too cheap to give you anything for the points anyway. Thank you for playing.
Book-a-ma-jig:
21) Cosmos, by Carl Sagan. Yes, this book did take me a few months to finish, but that's more because I was being lazy than because of the book itself (after all, Em read it in a week). It's freaking awesome. All sorts of stuff is explained in terms anyone could understand. This book makes the universe so easy to understand, I actually explained the nature of a fourth physical dimension to Winkler on the El last night. Read this book.
22) The Little Black Book of Poker. The most pointless compendium of poker variations I'll never play. It only cost me a couple of bucks, though, so I don't mind. |
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