"He's never eaten ice cream or performed a sex act. He's pure."

"He's never eaten ice cream or performed a sex act. He's pure."

I request that anyone part of the infamous OK Go fan club from the days of yore check out the video section of the OK Go website. Specifically, watch OK Go's Ping-Pong Instructional Video at the bottom of the page. It teaches a prospective ping-pong player to play the game, play it safely and play like a champion!

Watching:

Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television

Reading:

Supreme Power

Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book

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So I've got some time on my hands

So I've got some time on my hands

I'm not sure how many of you have been following Jeffery Rowland's battle regarding his coined term, webcest, but it's absolutely fascinating. Having coined the term on August 2, Rowland's word has already made it into the database of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia...and is already facing deletion. Check out the links beneath the August 8 strip on Rowland's webcomic site, "Overcompensating" for the full, enthralling story.

Linking off from the webcest Wikipedia page, I found myself at another interesting--and most definitely time-consuming--entry: Internet phenomenon. In addition to defining the term, the entry cites at least fifty phenomena, arranges them in eight categories (video, animation-based, anime, etc.) and provides brief descriptions and links. It's a strange, digital world out there, and Wikipedia furnishes explorers with pack mule and sherpa.

Reading:

Supreme Power

Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book

Listening to:

One Plus One Is One, Badly Drawn Boy

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I love money so much it MUST be a sin! (In fact it is: greed.)

I love money so much it MUST be a sin! (In fact it is: greed.)

I just got two checks in the mail today totaling $1,775. This is, like, the happiest day of my life. *sniff*

Well, off to the library for more research and writing!

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Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings passed away this evening. As usual, we'll count this as number one and expect two more to happen in coming weeks, unfortunately.

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Yep. That guy got kicked right in the head, and it looked like it hurt.

Yep. That guy got kicked right in the head, and it looked like it hurt.

Check out the trailer for Tom-Yum-Goong. It takes a while to load, but it's well worth the wait.


He's a bad mutha hugga, and he's got the moves to make you say so out loud...and then kill you.

[UPDATE: I also point out the trailer for Prachya Pinkaew's previous film with Tony Jaa, Ong-bak.]

Watching:

High Fidelity

"The Complete Superman Cartoons"

Reading:

Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book

Ex Machina

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