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May 08, 2008
Who Babes
Doctor Who Girls Through The Ages [ via Brandelion ]...
April 29, 2008
Doctor Who Trailer Maker
I haven't had a chance to mess with it, yet, but the BBC has introduced a new online toy for...
April 26, 2008
Sorry, I couldn't resist...
Bill Clinton - Best. Obamamaniac. Ever....
April 10, 2008
There's a draft (or three) in here...
Like you, sometimes I find links to sites or have an idea for a blog post that I'll pop into...
April 07, 2008
Party time! Excellent!
It's been a while since I did any sort of "bloggy" type thing like link to a passel of other...
March 14, 2008
Geek Heaven(s)
It's not enough that I have the Earth, Moon and Mars to explore, now you send me the entire sky!...
February 15, 2008
Fantastic!
This has got to be one of the coolest...um, no, that's not it...what is the word I'm looking for? Oh,...
February 13, 2008
Spore!
It seems like fo-evah since we obsessed over the news that Will Wright was coming out with the ultimate Sim...
February 11, 2008
I think I'll cry
Ok, I really was going to try to stay away from politics for a while. Hey, I made it a...
February 05, 2008
I think I voted for the wrong Obama
I like this one even better!...
Makes me kinda wish the writers' strike wouldn't end...
January 28, 2008
Happy birthday, LEGO!
It's the 50th anniversary of the patent on the LEGO brick. You can see the history of LEGO on this...
January 26, 2008
Illustrated Irony
It's hard to believe, but even after almost eight years there are still stories about our Fearless Leader that make...
January 21, 2008
Happy MLK Day!
January 19, 2008
Ya gotta larff
In the Democratic contenders debate in Nevada, the candidates were asked to identify their greatest weakness. Unfortunately, Obama got to...
January 17, 2008
Time flies like a banana
It doesn't seem like a week has passed since we went looking for a car for Pepperkat on a whim....
January 08, 2008
Happy Birthday, Doctor!
This is the 100th birthday of the original Doctor Who, William Hartnell. While not my favorite Doc, he was the...
December 31, 2007
White and nerdy you say?
As we wrap up 2007, it's Funny 25 time, which means it's also time to update my Dr. Demento's Top...
December 10, 2007
Win at yelling!
Ok, so, despite letting Mike Judge's Idiocracy die without promotion when it was actually in theaters (much the same way...
September 13, 2007
Be a man, son!
Apparently, there's a list of 25 things every man should know. I got this from Les, who is only 80%...
September 04, 2007
All Things Who
According to a BBC press release, there will be a Series Five of Doctor Who (yay!), but it won't be...
September 02, 2007
REALLY Tiny Dancer
The world's leading micro artist has finally made it big It's not just the amazing sculptures that got me, but...
July 09, 2007
Who is the greatest Who?
At the UKTV site, they're promoting next weekend's orgy of Doctor Who episodes by running yet another "Who's the greatest?"...
June 20, 2007
Rated PG for Gratuitous Zombies
Seriously, it found too many mentions of "death", "dead" and "zombies" to get a G rating. Sorry kids. [...
June 14, 2007
The Future is moist
Bummer. Apparently, the buried Belvedere needed gills. Buried Belvedere vault full of water...
June 10, 2007
Hit by a Death Ray
Call me a sucker for glossy packaging, but I just got back from the book store where I spent over...
April 20, 2007
I'm sure in 1985 plutonium is available at every corner drugstore, but in 1955 it's a little hard to come by.
According to an article in a 1900 edition of Ladies Home Journal, the government owes me money. For, you see,...
April 03, 2007
Alanis Morrissette, I love you!
Despite the pathetic Opening Day performance of the Red Sox (or maybe because of...it's comforting to see their normal, awful...
March 28, 2007
Cool, baby, cool
Granted, this is from the perspective of a British audience and presented in a poll by the UK version of...
March 24, 2007
Blurfing all over the place
Blurf is now all uppity and official as the Henrietta blogger for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. You should click...
March 17, 2007
Finally! News I can use.
March 02, 2007
BBC and YouTube
BBC and YouTube partner to bring short-form BBC content to online audiences Excellent! The BBC is already putting clips and...
February 27, 2007
Beat Box Chef
[ via April Winchell ]...
February 07, 2007
Fanboy squeeeeeal!
Home sick today (no voice, bad cough), but that just gave me the opportunity to check out all the Heroes...
February 03, 2007
Me want!
Hot on the heels of the Tardis USB hub comes this: Dalek USB Webcam and Microphone...
January 31, 2007
Only a geek would want something like this...
Tardis USB 4 Port Powered Hub Station I don't know anyone who's birthday is in June and who loves...
January 29, 2007
An oldie but a goodie...
January 21, 2007
The real reason Eccleston quit Doctor Who...
January 14, 2007
Never buy "Boots of Escaping" off eBay
January 13, 2007
The Amazing Tilapia-O-Matic '06
The folks at Blendtec sell their blenders the old fashioned way--by making laboratory videos of a guy blending stuff. While...
January 03, 2007
Galactus and other giant space men will come to Earth and eat you! Soon!
(via Dave) The teaser trailer for the second FF movie, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, is out, and...
December 23, 2006
Wow
That was the bestest pair of Doctor Who episodes ever. And now, be still my heart, SciFi has announced that...
December 22, 2006
BOOM
Holy crap, the shuttle just made me wet my pants! I didn't think it was coming in here today because...
Here's a Christmas present for ya!
Someone has scoured the internets to find video links to 1994's 50 Greatest Cartoons. Someone is now my hero. [...
December 21, 2006
It's the most wonderful time to drink beer...
Hrm. I scoffed at the notion of a Christmas Carol Quiz (technically, it's a "Holiday" carol quiz, as there is...
December 18, 2006
It's like Yakubovich vs. Griboedov all over again!
Oh, it's on. For those of you not insomniac enough (or DVR-less enough) to be able to watch The Colbert...
December 14, 2006
That's right... who's laughing now... who's laughing *now*?
From the venue: "Patrons in the 'Splatter Zone' Should be prepared to have a BLOODY GOOD TIME... and dress accordingly."...
December 13, 2006
God bless DVR (and re-runs)
I love my DVR, but sometimes it needs a little help. Thanks to a tip from Geeky, I found out...
December 12, 2006
That's a mighty big crab...
Some day, I will list all of the odd catch phrases we have around here and from whence they come....
December 06, 2006
Christmas Meme
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? I like to grog the nog, but I prefers me some liquified chocolatey goodness....
December 05, 2006
Heroes Obsessing, Part 42
Oh my freaking hell I love this show! Anywho, along with watching the darn thing, I've also learned that the...
Hmm...how about an un-wish list?
I've seen this LibraryThing before. It's where you sign up to catalog your books. Then, if you ask, it will...
December 01, 2006
More 'Heroes' obsessing
Found out more info on Christopher Eccleston's upcoming character. This is from the 9thwonders site: Claude, an invisible man played...
November 27, 2006
Perhaps I should rethink this whole living in Florida thing...
Here's a nifty little map that shows Hate Groups by State. SCORE: Florida - 50, Maine - 0 I also...
November 17, 2006
Not just a nerd...a modern, COOL nerd. Hooha!
Modern, Cool Nerd 86 % Nerd, 60% Geek, 39% Dork For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate...
November 14, 2006
There are more things in a cardboard box, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy
I know the news is a little late (ok, so it was last year, bite me!), but the good people...
November 10, 2006
S-M-R-T
You paid attention during 97% of high school! 85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get...
November 08, 2006
Time And Relative Displacement In Space
Here's a nifty meme from ktbuffy via Dave. Name five places in history you'd like to visit: Philadelphia, July 1776...
We're doomed.
The terrorists have won....
November 04, 2006
Murder for a jar of red rum!
Palindromes, courtesy of Weird Al. [ via Sgt. Grump ]...
November 03, 2006
Ayuh. No accent heah.
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of...
October 30, 2006
SingShot
Here you go, my little chickadees. SingShot - Online Singing, Karaoke, Sharing, Ratings, and Community It's all the fun of...
October 27, 2006
I got a rock.
Egad. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was first broadcast 40 years ago tonight. Here's the NPR story that reminded...
October 26, 2006
Geeks 'n' Halloween
We Evil Mad Scientists like Halloween. A lot.You might have already seen our old-school Cylon Jack-o-lantern. Here is another halloween...
September 28, 2006
Yes, Always
The best thing about Animaniacs and their spinoff, Pinky and the Brain, was their total devotion to making Warner Brothers...
September 27, 2006
Books. Yes, have some.
This is the middle of Banned Books Week, by the way. I've gone from years of busting my butt to...
August 30, 2006
Eh? Speak up, sonny!
I thought that this was a joke...until I tried it myself. Apparently, the new fad is for kids to get...
Everyone else is doing it...
Make your own here....
August 25, 2006
25 Favorite TV Characters
Via Dave, I tracked down (yeah, it was all of 3 mouse clicks, shaddap) James Gunn's list of MY 25...
August 14, 2006
I'm such a sap...
This is the sappiest thing ever... and I'm completely hooked on it. It's got music I would never, ever, listen...
August 13, 2006
The Doctor Morphs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMAXhUoeYdI Even better... Doctor Who and the Beatles!...
August 04, 2006
You've got snakes!
Snakes...in your inbox. Don't be surprised if Mr. Samuel L. Jackson leaves you a personal message. http://snakesonaplane.varitalk.com/...
July 14, 2006
It's me...ok, me 20 years ago...
[ via Babs ]...
July 06, 2006
I loves me a meme
...especially when it doesn't require any actual brain thinking stuffs. Bold all the shows which you have seen at least...
June 27, 2006
Cobras. In the cockpit.
http://www.cobrasinthecockpit.com/ Which reminds me...I saw the Spider-Man 3 teaser today. Venom. :D...
June 16, 2006
God, I love YouTube, part 7,642
I was dreaming just now about how great it would be to combine my love of the Beatles with my...
June 15, 2006
Bye, bye, Billie
Looks like Billie Piper is signing off as Rose Tyler at the end of the current season of Doctor Who...
May 26, 2006
Dude. I heart YouTube so much.
Ramones - Spider Man...
May 21, 2006
Pharoah High
Ok, I don't feel like leaving a rant up at the top all day (and possibly all week, as I'm...
May 20, 2006
Current TV
Anyone who wants to contribute can upload a video. Then, everyone in the Current online community votes for what should...
May 13, 2006
Lots O' Stuff
For those of you sitting around in your jammies this Saturday morning, here's a nice long post to read while...
April 28, 2006
Personality Defect Test
Braggart You are 85% Rational, 57% Extroverted, 0% Brutal, and 71% Arrogant. You are the Braggart! Like Muhammad Ali,...
April 26, 2006
Johnny Cash on Sesame Street
Don't Take Your Ones to Town I love YouTube....
Your MySpace page has 43,287 friends... all in peril.
How to tell if you're a super-hero [ via Sarcasmo ]...
April 17, 2006
It's not Cherry Garcia, but how can I resist?
My beloved spouse just brought me a pint of Vermonty Python. Coffee liqueur ice cream with a chocolate cookie crumb...
April 14, 2006
How to tell when your WoW habit is outta control...
... you start blogging it. Did I ever mention how much Metroblogging (45 "real" cities, 1 virtual and counting) rocks?...
April 11, 2006
Happy Congalese Independence Day!
We're all over the board in this edition of the Ink Well, kids. So, strap in and enjoy (or at...
March 26, 2006
Brain Speed Test
I was sure that trying to take an online brain speed test on Sunday morning pre-caffeine would be a bad...
February 21, 2006
Home, home, no more to roam
Huzzah! In celebration of sitting at my own desk, using my own computer, for the first time in many days,...
January 27, 2006
7 Thingies
Ow! I've been tagged!! Write down 7 things that piss you off 1. People that are proud of their ignorance....
Privacy Shmivacy
If you're like me (and who isn't?), you love peeking into the lives of random people through the window of...
January 23, 2006
iTunes, uTunes, we all scream for iTunes...
Ok, ok, internets, stop pestering me. I'll do the stupid iTunes meme (as seen at various fine locations where the...
January 20, 2006
dragonwho?
He's baaaaack... break out the beer and donuts. http://thewmfrawleyreport.blogspot.com/...
January 19, 2006
He was a poet, and ye know it.
By a route obscure and lonely, Haunted by ill angels only, Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT, On a black throne...
January 14, 2006
I want to live there!
Someone with an insane amount of time and talent has created an uber-detailed dollhouse version of Bag End. It's beautiful....
January 13, 2006
Dear religious zealot whackos
Thank you for raising such a stink over The Book of Daniel. Without your publicity in the form of boycotts,...
January 06, 2006
Four more
Additional questions from Scott via Dave: Four albums you can’t live without: Revolver (The Beatles), Johnny Cash: The Sun Years,...
I thought I was more chaotic than neutral...
I Am A: Neutral Good Elf Bard Mage Alignment:Neutral Good characters believe in the power of good above all else....
January 05, 2006
Four
Yeah, it's a meme. So? Ya wanna make something of it? Huh? Punk. Do ya? I didn't think so. Four...
January 04, 2006
Get up, come on get down with the geekness!
I understand and accept my geekitude by doing goofy things like running a fantasy computer baseball league, ranking Dr. Demento...
December 30, 2005
Lucky Seven
Seven things I plan to do before I kick the can: 1. Get paid for a CD I have recorded....
November 04, 2005
Puppets!
We are planning on going to at least one of the sessions of the Orlando Puppet Festival on Saturday. It's...
October 26, 2005
Yay! Cool toys!
Remember those old, clunky blog maps with the virtual push-pins? Wouldn't it be nifty if you could use the power...
October 24, 2005
Attention all Secret Squadron members and fighters for justice everywhere!
Well, since I've still got power (so far) and a free day off (so far), I thought I'd gather up...
September 02, 2005
HurricAid
HurricAid...
You can't keep a good web host down
If you want to know what's really happening in New Orleans from the perspective of folks on the ground (or...
August 29, 2005
Guy walks into a bar...
This is the best news I've heard all month. It's the kind of news that makes other news sit up...
August 25, 2005
Talk, Talk, Talk
So, Google Talk is all the buzz. Already, the geeky amongst us are scratching their heads and going, "So what?"...
August 20, 2005
!ah-aH !yawa em ekat ot gnimoc er'yehT
Must I do everything Michele tells me? Yeah, 'fraid so. It's a weird habit. The latest meme thang going around...
August 16, 2005
And I miss the dinosaurs outside my cave, too.
It used to be that we could look back just 5 or 10 years and be amazed at how far...
August 15, 2005
Emotional? Me?? I think I'm gonna cry.
Another one of those silly test thingys found at Stupid Evil Bastard....
August 04, 2005
All the news that's fit to type
You know it's bad when a person who never reads your blog says, "Gee, when are you going to update...
July 27, 2005
Speaking of humor...
We went to see a free preview of Stealth on Monday. It wasn't awful, but definitely not my cuppa tea....
July 26, 2005
Humor Test
On vacation this week, working on CD #2... that is when I'm not out watching the Space Shuttle take off...
July 22, 2005
Glass half-full or empty?
For the optimists in the audience, there's news that Microsoft announced its new operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista For the...
July 20, 2005
It's blocking my view of Venus
In honor of the anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, Google has...
July 09, 2005
I'll never get lost again!
Duuuuuude! When you put in the driving directions on Google Earth, you can click the little "play tour" button, and...
July 08, 2005
Great gobs of geekery!!
Google Earth is the greatest geek toy since Al Gore invented the Internets. For those who don't know, Google Earth...
July 01, 2005
Live 8
All right, I admit it. I'm a sucker for these big extravaganzas. (Actually, I just like saying the word "extravaganza".)...
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