I just watched the most recent PSA that the Wikimedia Foundation just put out asking for donations for Wikipedia. The first thing I have to say is GAH! Extreme close-ups on Jimbo's eyes! C r e e p y ! But the rest of the video is fine and does peak my interest. They make [...]
Monthly Archive for October, 2007
The meaning I take from Heroes
Posted in General on Oct 23rd, 2007
As some of you know, I am a huge fan of the NBC series Heroes, which airs at 8pm on Mondays, and is available for free online (the current season anyway). The storyline is dripping with metaphors and hidden messages in the subtext, and I certainly wouldn't be able to enumerate a list of all [...]
I'll start off with some classics. Take a look at Strong Bad's webpage and Strong Sad's blog. They're old, yes, but they're very good. As most of you know, both Strong Bad and Strong Sad are characters from the Homestar Runner universe, and these two "websites" are just spin-off ideas from the 51st cartoon, titled [...]
Two weekends ago, I went to one of the most incredible, amazing things I've ever been to: an anime/scifi convention, here in Madison! Now, given that I've never actually been to any other anime or scifi conventions, I don't have much of a basis of comparison, but I did take a lot of pictures so [...]
I love Radiohead
Posted in Music on Oct 11th, 2007
I just bought their brand new album, called In Rainbows. And the very first track, "15 Step," is in 5/4 time! I always loved how they can always seem to pull off unusual rhythms in very cool and subtle ways. And they've gotten pretty good at it, since "2 + 2 = 5" from Hail [...]
おめでとうございます、ヒルトさん！
Posted in General on Oct 9th, 2007
I just heard the official word from the man himself (well, from his announcement on Facebook, anyway). My friend Shane is now the proud father of a beautiful baby girl! So congratulations to him! 5 pounds and 6 ounces, from what he said in the announcement. Named "Anya." I'm not sure if he was even [...]