Archives for: December 2007
Link Blast
Dec 28th
Threat Level have posted their Year in Review
Wordweb has the craziest licensing agreement I have ever seen.
Egypt is expected to pass a law requiring royalties be paid whenever copies are made of the pyramids.
The Death of High Fidelity: In… more »
Merry Christmas
Dec 27th
Friday was my company's annual meeting and holiday party. The meeting was about the 401K plan (which I can't participate in until I've been here for a year) and the insurance plan (which I don't participate in because Molly's company has a better one). S… more »
Link Blast
Dec 21st
What if the Beatles did "Stairway to Heaven"?
Adopted man looks for his biological mother. Turns out they work in the same store.
Is Jason Bourne a Superhero? The comments are an interesting read.(My vote is "no")
AP ran a pretty good article… more »
Simply Simmered General Tso's Chicken
Dec 18th
I cooked up some fried rice and placed the contents of this package alongside it for a a quick asian dinner. Unfortunately, this product tastes nothing like General Tso's Chicken. I don't know if they mixed up the packaging or what, but it tasted like BB… more »
Link Blast
Dec 14th
A deer was found swimming 1.5 miles offshore by some fishermen. If you view the pictures in reverse order, it looks like they took a deer out and threw it in the water.
Fred Thompson didn't get enough signatures to make the Delaware primary ballot.… more »
Day Watch
Dec 13th
8/10
This was the sequel to the Russian fantasy horror movie, Night Watch. It had more action, but it was also much more confusing than the first movie. There were a few scenes, where I just screwed up my face and said "huh?" While there were thing… more »
Man of the Year
Dec 12th
9/10
Robin Williams plays a political comedian, like Jon Stewart, who runs for President and wins. Or so it would seem...
Comedy, Suspense, Romance, and Social Commentary; these are all aspects of this film. I was impressed with how it was able… more »
Shrek the Third
Dec 11th
8.5/10
Before watching it, I thought this movie was just about Shrek and Fiona having babies. So, let me lay out the plot for you.
Shrek and Fiona are attempting to run the kingdom of Far, Far Away because the King is sick. When it is determine… more »
OT Timeline
Dec 6th
Did you know that Noah didn't die until Abraham was 58 years old? (Another interesting thing is that Shem, the son of Noah, didn't die until 35 years after Abraham's death.)
It's weird to think that Noah was alive to see his great-great-great-great-g… more »
Giuliani Illustrates a Good Point
Dec 3rd
From factcheck.org:
The debate included a couple of lighter moments, when Giuliani jokingly claimed credit for reducing annual snowfall "dramatically" and for four World Series victories by the Yankees during his term as mayor of New York.
In a gag… more »
Here We Are
Dec 2nd
We got the keys to our new apartment on the 17th and began moving in. My family came out on the 21st to help us finish up the process by moving all the big furniture.
We were blessed enough to have Rachel and Jason take pity and invite us all to thei… more »