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The Palin Question

Friday John McCain made big news by announcing that his running mate will be Sarah Palin. The obvious question on everybody's mind is: Will a woman on the ticket help McCain? I don't think so. In fact, I expect a backlash. The thing most commenta… more »
posted by Kyle | 08/31/08| 11:50:39 am| Politics| 7 comments »


Happy Birthday & Labor Day!

Happy Birthday, Josh! And Happy Labor Day to everyone as well. I'm spending the weekend working on the condo, relaxing, and reconnecting with some old friends (music). Be safe with all of your parties! more »
posted by Jeri | 08/30/08| 07:13:29 pm| etc.| 1 comment »


Happy Labor Day!

In honor of not working, I may or may not be blogging this weekend. If you don't hear from me, I hope you all have a good one. So long, summer. We hardly knew ye. more »
posted by brendoman | 08/29/08| 02:53:14 pm| Random| 1 comment »


Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra

Remember when I raved about Micah P. Hinson a while back? No? Well, I was thinking yesterday, "I wonder if Micah P. Hinson is working on a new album yet." I consulted Wikipedia and learned that he was indeed working on a new album and that it was al… more »
posted by Kyle | 08/29/08| 07:29:30 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Plainview 91

Plain View #91 - August 4, 2008 Adoption Day Projects Last Comic Standing Burn Notice Star Wars Dark Knight Army of Darkness Rush Hour Springfield Abilene Rodeo Hapkido Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 08/29/08| 05:35:39 am| media, kids, podcast| Leave a comment »


Office Olympics - Final Event: Photo Challenge

For our retreat, I created a list of things to do at the Farmer's Market and the Grove. The people who had photos of themselves doing these things were in competition for medals at the Office Olympics. I ended up winning the silver medal, only off by o… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/28/08| 10:57:31 am| work| Leave a comment »


Transsiberian

In my determination to fill my final short Friday and not go back home, I went to see Transsiberian based on hearing a few positive reviews. In this story, Emily Mortimer stars as Jessie, a woman who is traveling with her husband (Woody Harrelson) on a… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/28/08| 10:47:01 am| movies, 2008| Leave a comment »


The Joy of Cooking

Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006 by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker more »
posted by dan | 08/27/08| 05:10:24 pm| Books|


A New Year

We went to convocation this morning and it was much more of a formal affair than it was in the old days! With a new president comes a new image. Sometimes I worry that image is too much of an issue with the new regime, but I do appreciate that a few th… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/27/08| 04:35:11 pm| work| Leave a comment »


Happy Birthday Pee-wee!

Happy Birthday, Paul Reubens! | Comedy Central Insider - The Comedy Blog for Comedy FansIt's a real shame that after a groundbreaking TV show, one of the funniest movies ever and a string of scene-stealing supporting roles, you still can't bring up Paul… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/27/08| 03:08:27 pm| Movies| 1 comment »


Video of the Day: John McCain in POW Bros

YouTube - John McCain - POW Bros [youtube]Jq7brOpanlY[/youtube] I Ha'd. more »


Office Olympics - Event 9: Trashcan Basketball

The last event before our closing ceremonies was Trashcan Basketball. It's pretty much what it sounds like, only the athletes not only had to shoot as many shots as they could in 60 seconds; they also had to make their own paper balls before each throw… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/27/08| 02:54:26 pm| work| Leave a comment »


God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut more »
posted by Kyle | 08/27/08| 08:10:24 am| Books| Leave a comment »


Hubbard on Xenu

Scientologists avoid public discussion of some of the stranger elements of their mythology. L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, was a science fiction author, so it's no surprise that he included some space aliens. South Park famously lampooned th… more »
posted by dan | 08/26/08| 10:21:45 pm| faith/skepticism| Leave a comment »


Fantasy Football

If anyone wants to get in on some Fantasy Football action, it's too late to join the league my brother set up. We need at least five more teams to get a decent league going. Last year I kicked everyone's butt so I'm definitely looking for a challenge.… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/26/08| 05:43:43 pm| Sports| 3 comments »


Fun-Packed Weekend

Okay, so now that all those movies are out of the way, I only have a couple of reviews to do! Phew! Well, until then, I'll tell you what we've been up to. All last week, our sister-in-law and the two nephews were in town. They visited her family by… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/26/08| 04:29:52 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


Announcing the brendoman.com reddit!

brendoman.com reddit So I've seen the create-a-reddit feature for awhile on reddit but put off making one of my own. Then I thought today it would be cool if we had our own reddit we could submit stories to and vote on. If you're not familiar with red… more »


Madden NFL 09 more »
posted by brendoman | 08/26/08| 09:25:23 am| Media| Leave a comment »


Maxed Out more »
posted by brendoman | 08/26/08| 09:20:41 am| Media| Leave a comment »


Friday Night Lights - The First Season more »
posted by brendoman | 08/26/08| 09:19:32 am| Media| Leave a comment »


Robot with biological brain

[youtube]wACltn9QpCc[/youtube] These scientists, working to hasten the day when we are exterminated by our robot overlords, have attached a suspension of biological neurons to a robot. The electrical activity of the biological brain drives the robot… more »
posted by dan | 08/26/08| 07:32:18 am| Our robot overlords| 1 comment »


Rental Movie Roundup

Oh my gosh, I've gotten SOOOO far behind with movie reviews that I'm just going to write up a quick review of a bunch of them in order to catch myself up. So hold on, and here we go! I'll tell you about my weekend tomorrow. Control (2007) I'v… more »


List of the Day: How It Was in 1998

The Comedy Feed » 9 Reasons It?s Better To Be A College Freshman Now Than It Was In 1998. 7. We wasted our time looking forward to the Star Wars prequels. We?d have to wait an entire year before our childhood hopes and dreams were murdered by George Luc… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/25/08| 03:59:35 pm| Movies, Linkworthy, Funny Stuff| 4 comments »


Propeller Geeks

Geeks » Propeller So Wil Wheaton created a Geeks group on Propeller. It's been a lot of fun finding new stories and adding them to the group. Propeller is kind of like Digg but a bit different. They just launched a new look and are still working out… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/25/08| 09:31:28 am| I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


Crazy 4 Cult 2

Curtis and I went to the opening for Crazy 4 Cult 2 on Friday night and had an amazing time. If you live in the area, the show is open until September 12th and you should definitely check it out. Check out some more pics after the jump. Check ou… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/25/08| 09:29:24 am| I'm a Big Geek, Kevin Smith| 1 comment »


WTFotD: Not a place of honor

What do you do when you need to store some nuclear waste that will be toxic for the next 10,000 years? Of course, you bury it underground, then form a committee to draft an awkwardly worded warning for future generations. Here's what they came up with… more »
posted by dan | 08/22/08| 05:53:57 pm| WTF of the Day| Leave a comment »


Office Olympics - Event 8: Name Plate Marathon

Round 1: One at a time, grab a name plate out of a bag and run to put it on the correct office wall. Round 2: Decipher scrambled names stuck to an office wall, and place the correct name plates under them. My team got silver! Julie rocked the seco… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/22/08| 03:45:39 pm| work| Leave a comment »


Office Olympics - Event 7: Cube Golf

I was the competitor this time around. I'm not sure why I chose to take on the most difficult event so far. Hole 1: through our filing hallway, around a corner, through a dolly, and into the hole (our holes were recycling bins). Hole 2: into a c… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/21/08| 03:14:33 pm| work| Leave a comment »


Best Blog Ever

Saved by the Bell Quote of the Day Bravely dusting off the most hoary of sitcom chestnuts, today Saved by the Bell invents a pregnant lady only to dangerously trap her in an enclosed space for the birth of her child. Will Tori be able to overcome her fea… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/21/08| 11:56:19 am| TeeVee, Linkworthy| 2 comments »


Office Olympics - Event 6: Revolver 3.5 Meter Final

Yesterday's big event was a shooting challenge - a nerf gun at a white board bullseye. My team got third again. I'm sensing a trend! But, even the big boss got in on it (a regularly active member of the NRA, not pictured here), so we had a lot of fun. more »
posted by Jeri | 08/20/08| 03:56:21 pm| work| Leave a comment »


Henry Poole is Here (2008)

I'm pretty sure I sat exactly where Luke Wilson is sitting for an office picnic a couple of years ago. That's right - this one was filmed in the university's neighborhood, although I had no idea about that before I went to see it. It also has shots fr… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/20/08| 11:00:36 am| update, movies, 2008| Leave a comment »


More Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs News

Mr. T and Bill Hader Join 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' - Cinematical While speaking with Anna about her upcoming projects, she did tell us a little bit more about the voice work she's doing for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, based on the popul… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/19/08| 03:01:16 pm| Movies, Books| Leave a comment »


Mmmm...satire

I heard this a while ago, but didn't get around to posting it now because that's just how busy things have been lately. Republican Enjoys Paying Huge Health Insurance Premiums Truly, one of The Onion's greatest moments. My favorite lines: Kil… more »
posted by Kyle | 08/19/08| 02:29:02 pm| Home and personal, Politics| Leave a comment »


Pineapple Express (2008)

I had low hopes for Pineapple Express after the "okay" Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but thankfully, my low expectations opened me up for a fun night at the movies. We went to a late showing, and it was really funny to look across the audience and realize… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/19/08| 01:34:01 pm| movies, 2008| 2 comments »


Office Olympics - Event 5: The Discus Throw

Well, it's a little blurry, but it's an ACTION shot. We had taped squares with points on the floor, and the goal was to land the frisbee halfway in the square for the points, and fully in the square for double points. Pretty much everyone was bad at thi… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/19/08| 10:13:05 am| work| Leave a comment »


Warren on atheists

The day after interviewing Barack Obama and John McCain on the stage in his church, Rick Warren said this: "I could not vote for an atheist because an atheist says, 'I don't need God,' " Warren said. "They're saying, 'I'm totally self-sufficient by [m… more »
posted by dan | 08/18/08| 10:40:22 pm| culture/news, faith/skepticism| 7 comments »


Me of Little Faith

Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black more »
posted by dan | 08/18/08| 05:26:04 pm| Books|


End of Summer(?) Weekend

At work it's pretty much official that summer is over this week. Our last short Friday, one more week, and then classes begin here on campus. It's so warm out, though, and my life really doesn't get affected by the calendar that students in our traditi… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/18/08| 03:31:20 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


The Return

On Friday I was overjoyed to see that my Xbox had arrived. I'm very impressed with the service and the turnaround time from Microsoft. Friday night I hung out with Justin, Jon and Grace to celebrate Grace and Justin's birthday and I finally got my LAN… more »


Chatty Eva

For those who want to see what Eva's been up to lately, here's a little video: [youtube]J22JdKNf1Qs[/youtube] more »
posted by Kyle | 08/15/08| 03:52:05 pm| Home and personal| Leave a comment »


Bite Me Dreamhost

DreamHost Blog » Just Your Average Happy DreamHost Customer (Early this morning, one of our shared web servers ovaltine started crashing. We quickly narrowed it down to nastialiukin.com. At her website manager?s request, we moved her temporarily to a dif… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/15/08| 11:59:07 am| Rants and Raves| 2 comments »


Last Short Friday

Today's the last short Friday of the summer (we get half days but get paid for full ones). I think we all subconsciously were aware of this when we dressed ourselves this morning, because about a third of the office dressed in mourning apparel. One cow… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/15/08| 11:03:51 am| work| 4 comments »


Kevin Smith Has Watched The Watchmen

Myspace.com Blogs - NC17 No More, Toronto and Crazy 4 Cult! - Kevin Smith MySpace Blog I saw "Watchmen." It's fucking astounding. The Non-Disclosure Agreement I signed prevents me from saying much, but I can spout the following with complete joygasmic en… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/15/08| 10:26:57 am| Movies, Comics, Kevin Smith| Leave a comment »


WTF of the Day: Red Dawn!!

the Sad Geek Blog - tech tips and tutorials: Russia invades Georgia(US): Dude doesn't see the tanks, should he be worried? Found on Yahoo Answers: Even if it was posted as a joke, it's still pretty darn funny. more »


Dave Mckean's Keanoshow more »
posted by Kyle | 08/15/08| 05:06:36 am| Video| Leave a comment »


This Brightened my Day

Thanks Fail Dogs. more »
posted by brendoman | 08/14/08| 04:39:47 pm| Anything Else| Leave a comment »


Office Olympics - Events 3 & 4: Rubber-band Archery and Underwater Ring Toss

At our office retreat, the Olympic event was a sort of photo scavenger hunt. It's going to take a while to tally up all that stuff. There are hundreds of photos to sort through! Yesterday, the big event was Rubber-Band Archery. We lined up action… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/14/08| 02:35:37 pm| work| Leave a comment »


That Dad

A couple of nights ago Eden was a bit fussy, where "fussy" stands for "screaming like we were murdering her slowly until the neighbors were ready to gather a lynch mob and break into our apartment to stop the atrocity, torches and clubs in hand," and "a… more »
posted by peter | 08/13/08| 11:29:22 pm| Eden Adelei| 4 comments »


If I Can Get Political For a Second

Redefining abortion: Federal officials considering a rule allowing health care workers to refuse to provide contraceptives | Editorial | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle The Bush administration has consistently opposed providing funding for international bi… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/13/08| 04:39:34 pm| In the News, Rants and Raves| 5 comments »


Office Retreat

Yesterday we had our office retreat. We went to the La Brea Tar Pits / Page Museum, then went to the Grove for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, and an afternoon of wandering the Grove and Farmer's Market. We had a great time, took loads of photos in a… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/13/08| 03:09:28 pm| work| Leave a comment »


In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

In an earlier post I talked about my changing opinion regarding Brian Krakow. Now that I've finished the whole series again I have to say that I'm back to saying that Brian Krakow is awesome. Yes, as Jeri pointed out in the comments, Brian is kind of c… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/12/08| 10:38:52 am| TeeVee| 1 comment »


Office Olympics: Event 1 - Dizzy Ink Stamping

Spin around 10 times and stamp very precisely! Judge Karen determined the winners. Green Frontcounterland is in the lead with a gold medal and 10 points. more »
posted by Jeri | 08/11/08| 04:41:17 pm| work| Leave a comment »


Olympic Weekend

Hi everyone, Yet another week and weekend has gone by! I can't believe how time is flying these days. I have only a few more short Fridays left. This past one consisted of the long drive out to Fry's to return a memory card. I think I'm going to… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/11/08| 12:39:57 pm| monday| 1 comment »


Punk Rock Show

I arrived safely home from our Tomfest trip yesterday evening. I promptly showered (I'd been in a car for 21 hours), watched an episode of My So Called Life, then fell asleep. The trip was great, the drive was beautiful, much fun was had. We had a gre… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/11/08| 11:39:34 am| Random, Tunes| 3 comments »


100 Books

The story is that apparently the National Endowment for the Arts estimates that the average adult has only read six of these books. Here are the markup guidelines: 1. Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2. Italicize those you intend… more »
posted by matt | 08/11/08| 06:37:23 am| media| Leave a comment »


Reason and belief

The famous worst worship songs post now has more than 600 comments. The most recent comments have drifted off-topic into a discussion of the reasonableness of the belief in God in general. I'd like to move that discussion to this post, and I'm going to s… more »
posted by dan | 08/10/08| 11:56:22 pm| faith/skepticism| 47 comments »


The Hobbit

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien more »
posted by dan | 08/09/08| 09:20:38 pm| Books|


Sourcery

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett more »
posted by dan | 08/09/08| 09:19:54 pm| Books|


We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers more »
posted by dan | 08/09/08| 09:18:49 pm| Movies|


Gospels In Our Image: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Poetry Based on Biblical Texts by David Curzon more »
posted by Kyle | 08/09/08| 07:29:03 am| Books| Leave a comment »


In the Movies!

Here's Eden's first short film. More will follow, I am sure. [youtube]jgCvHuIgJCo[/youtube] Thanks to Danny for help in getting me trained to upload videos. more »
posted by peter | 08/08/08| 03:38:50 pm| Eden Adelei| Leave a comment »


Office Olympics

People in our office love the Olympics and the Office, and thus, our Office Olympics were whipped up in the past couple of days. Hopefully I'll post more photos, but here's our opening ceremony with the procession of the flag and torch and the raising o… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/08/08| 10:10:36 am| work| 3 comments »


Plainview 90 - part 2

Plain View #90 - July 15, 2008 - part 2 Braces Church Basement Roadshow Danny's Story Hops Will & Maly Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 08/06/08| 08:39:29 pm| church, kids, podcast| Leave a comment »


Plainview 90 - part 1

Plain View #90 - July 15, 2008 - part 1 Jenny Shout out Beer & Ice cream Summer - sleeping in Bachelorette - so fun Burn Notice Wall-E Big Vacation Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 08/06/08| 08:35:43 pm| media, kids, podcast, education| Leave a comment »


King Josiah's Book

When I walked away from Christianity one year ago, I didn't have all the answers. I continued to read and think and to remain open to evidence that I hadn't seen yet. I first looked at the New Testament and I tried to understand how it came to be and wha… more »
posted by dan | 08/06/08| 06:42:59 pm| faith/skepticism| 5 comments »


Brideshead Revisited (2008)

Jenny and I went to see Brideshead Revisited this past weekend. I'll always remember that she used to watch the tv miniseries when it was played repeatedly on Bravo. I joined her when Bravo played Twin Peaks constantly, but never got around to watching… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/06/08| 04:30:55 pm| movies, 2008| Leave a comment »


I love my office..

I love working here because, when I say, "Hey, we should have Office Olympics like they did in The Office!" , everybody gets excited and gets down to planning. Opening ceremonies will be at 8:08 am on 8/8/8. I'm so excited. more »
posted by Jeri | 08/06/08| 02:59:10 pm| work| 1 comment »


X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Somewhat out-of-the-blue, the X-Files have returned with a feature length film. It has nothing to do with the major plots of the tv show or the previous movie, and jumps straight in with the characters where they are in their current lives. Agent Scull… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/05/08| 04:07:33 pm| movies, 2008| 1 comment »


Can't Hardly Wait 10th Anniversary Edition On The Way!

'Can't Hardly Wait' Is Back 10 Years Later ... Will Amber Benson Finally Appear? - Cinematical Now here's the potentially awesome news: After the last disappointing release that didn't have any deleted scenes (although her role was talked about and infam… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/05/08| 02:28:33 pm| Movies| Leave a comment »


Road Trippin'

Tonight I'm headed with Phil and his brother Dave up to Camas, Washington (just past Portland). If all goes well we will be there tomorrow afternoon. Should be a good time. I most likely will be without internets until Sunday evening so you'll have to… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/05/08| 11:29:30 am| Anything Else| 1 comment »


Rock You Like a Hurricane

Tropical Storm Edouard is threatening to become a hurricane before hitting Texas Tuesday morning. I am threatening to sleep in and not go to work. We'll see who wins that battle Nature! By the way, what is with that name? Who spells Edouard like th… more »
posted by lucas | 08/04/08| 10:22:27 pm| old LiveJournal posts| Leave a comment »


My So-Called Life - The Complete Series (w/ Book) more »
posted by brendoman | 08/04/08| 05:00:20 pm| Media| Leave a comment »


P.S.

Happy Birthday, David! more »
posted by Jeri | 08/04/08| 02:13:38 pm| update| 1 comment »


Movie Catch-Up Coming Soon

I am so behind that I have about 20 movies I need to review, so I may have to do some short reviews and just get it all out in one or two posts. I'll try and crank that out this week. :) more »
posted by Jeri | 08/04/08| 02:13:01 pm| movies| Leave a comment »


Obligation-Free Weekend

Sometimes it's just nice to be able to decide on our own, on the fly, what to do for our weekend, even if we don't do anything special. Friday I couldn't think of what to do with my short Friday off. I ended up getting some money from the bank, maili… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/04/08| 02:10:27 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


Happy Birthday, Danny!

Danny is 28 today. Although we are now separated by a considerable distance I consider him among my best friends. If it wasn't for him this site would have been borked a long time ago. He also helped keep me sane in Missouri after the displacement of… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/04/08| 11:33:10 am| Site News| 3 comments »


And Dance By The Light of the Moon

So awhile ago I bought the new Shout Factory edition of My So Called Life. I had quite a backlog of unwatched DVDs so I just now got around to watching it. I got sucked in again immediately. This time around though I noticed a few things I hadn't befo… more »
posted by brendoman | 08/04/08| 10:14:50 am| TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek| 4 comments »


A real campaign sign

This is the sign from a real campaign for Northern Commissioner of Bates County, MO. Notice anything strange about it? more »
posted by dan | 08/03/08| 10:08:31 pm| culture/news| 1 comment »


The Bible Unearthed

The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts by Neil Asher Silberman, Israel Finkelstein more »
posted by dan | 08/03/08| 09:29:20 am| Books|


A Couple More Pictures

Day two of being parents is here, and so far we're doing well. As you can see below, Eden has quite a bit of hair. Maybe I can teach her how to twirl it properly some day. Yesterday I was going out to bring some friends in from the waiting room and st… more »
posted by peter | 08/02/08| 11:53:28 am| Misc| 4 comments »


Welcome Eden Adelei!

Born 8.1.2008 5:28pm 8 pounds 13 ounces 22 1/4 inches Baby and mom are doing great! 15 hours of labor, 35 minutes of pushing, 1 knot in the umbilical cord, 0 complications. Praise God! And now for the first picture! And another! more »
posted by peter | 08/01/08| 09:17:47 pm| Misc| 6 comments »


Son of Rambow (2008)

As I've already mentioned, I was really surprised to see that this movie was playing at the cheap theater. It's still there this week, for any of you who might be interested! Son of Rambow is about an imaginative boy named Will Proudfoot. Will's f… more »
posted by Jeri | 08/01/08| 10:00:04 am| movies, 2008| Leave a comment »