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Archives for: March 2009

Best Early April Fools Joke Ever

UC San Diego sends wrong e-mail to rejected students | L.A. Now | Los Angeles Times UC San Diego Admissions Director Mae Brown said this morning that an ?administrative error? was responsible for a bogus e-mail that went out to 28,000 students congratul… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/31/09| 03:42:55 pm| In the News, Funny Stuff| Leave a comment »


WTF of the Day: School Issues Alert About Vampires

Vampire rumors prompt Boston Latin alert - about bullying - The Boston Globe Boston Latin School headmaster Lynne Mooney Teta issued a notice to parents and students yesterday quashing rumors of vampires at the school. An odd move for the head of a histo… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/30/09| 01:46:27 pm| WTF of the Day| Leave a comment »


Seven Things I'm (Not) Wasting Money On

I just read this Wall Street Journal article titled Seven Things You're Wasting Money On. It looks like I'm actually not doing too badly. 1. Bottled Water: With the exception of my morning OJ (generic from frozen concentrate) and the occasional beer… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/30/09| 11:33:40 am| Home and personal| 4 comments »


Jimmy Fallon Wants to Reunite Saved By The Bell Cast

Sign the Saved By the Bell Petition - Jimmy Fallon's Video Blog Tonight on LNWJF, Jimmy mentioned that this year is Saved By the Bell's 20th anniversary. To celebrate this anniversary, we here at Late Night (and hopefully you out there) want to see the… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/29/09| 12:57:24 pm| TeeVee| Leave a comment »


It Starts in Japan

The revolution has begun. As expected, it started in Japan under the cover of "Roppongi Art Night." As crazy conspiracy theorists and creationists, the Brendo-Team knows what is really afoot. Here are pics of the carnage: For more on… more »
posted by Henry Imler | 03/29/09| 12:18:02 pm| Bizarre, culture/news, Our robot overlords| 4 comments »


Communion Med

The other day I'm driving down 71 with MaryEllen and Maly, and Maly wants to sing. We tell her to go ahead and we'll try to join in. So she launches in to Piano Man by Billy Joel. Between the three of us I think we got most of it knocked out. Piano M… more »
posted by matt | 03/29/09| 06:36:42 am| church| 1 comment »


She's Dead, Jim.

I think Brendo 2 is dead. If she isn't, she's most likely beyond repair. She's been living on a hope and a prayer for the last several months, as many can attest. Tonight I was driving to my friend Matt's house in L.A.. and she just died. It's most l… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/28/09| 12:09:59 am| Anything Else| 2 comments »


How Kirk was able to Bang Every Girl in the Galaxy.

I was watching Star Trek on Joost last night while I was grading. I looked up from a paper on dualism in Zoroastrianism and saw this: Now that explains some things. The episode was "What are Little Girls Make Of?" where some scientist cat is able… more »
posted by Henry Imler | 03/27/09| 01:25:31 pm| Bizarre, Chester, Funny Stuff| 1 comment »


Levar Burton and I Mesh on Twitter

posted by brendoman | 03/27/09| 02:53:37 am| I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


Watchmen (2009)

My back finally has enough endurance for me to be able to go to the theater again. For the most part, this wasn't much of a problem for me because this is a slow season for good movies. But Watchmen came out and I was upset that I missed it when everyo… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/27/09| 02:13:05 am| movies, 2009| Leave a comment »


A New Home....

I have created a new home for all things Lincoln related.... Come visit at Our Lincoln Log! This site will still be here for non-Lincoln related posts...mostly whatever Lucas chooses to write about. Please add the new link to your bookmarks, RSS… more »
posted by kelly | 03/26/09| 02:45:15 pm| old LiveJournal posts| 3 comments »


Big Numbers #3

The greatest tragedy of Alan Moore's comics career is that he never got to finish Big Numbers. Begun around the same time as From Hell and Lost Girls, Big Numbers was a collaboration with Bill Sienkiewicz that involved photo-realistic pencil drawings.… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/26/09| 08:57:52 am| Literature, Comics| Leave a comment »


Speaking of Books of Our Youth: Where the Wild Things Are Trailer

Wow. This seriously gave me chills. I know there will be haters out there but man, that's just really sad that there are. It's a 48 page picture book. Of course it's going to be changed a bit. After seeing the trailer, brilliantly set to Arcade Fire… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/25/09| 01:02:15 pm| Movies| 4 comments »


Books of our Youth

I sent Danny's daughter Emma a set of Ramona books as a late birthday present the other day. While I was browsing around on Amazon I was flooded with a wave of good memories. My dad read to me at a young age but the first chapter books I read on my own… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/24/09| 06:54:31 pm| Books| 8 comments »


The Third Man (1949)

As I get more mobile, I keep forgetting about this blog, and now I'm falling behind again. Whoops! The Third Man is one of those movies I knew I needed to watch but have somehow avoided for all of these years. I knew it was one of my sister's favori… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/24/09| 03:27:28 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


WTF of the Day: Let the Right One In Ruined by DVD Subtitles

Icons of Fright News and Updates: Let The Wrong Subtitles In To LET THE RIGHT ONE IN?! About 20 minutes into the screening, I was absolutely horrified. The subtitles had been drastically changed since the last time I saw it, and dare I say... had been c… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/23/09| 06:29:58 pm| Movies, WTF of the Day| 6 comments »


More March Madness

I'm really getting into these alternative MM-style tournament brackets. Today I found out a bout Name of the Year, where you can vote on the best real people's names unearthed this year. Here's the entire bracket. It was really hard to pick in s… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/23/09| 01:29:10 pm| Linkage| Leave a comment »


Brax is Live

Brax the Alien Rocker Phil and I stayed up pretty darn late last night and we met our deadline to launch Brax today. Check out our first strip, which introduces our alien friend. We've got quite a few finished strips so we won't be scrambling for mate… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/23/09| 12:43:06 pm| Anything Else| 2 comments »


Possibilities

Events have transpired that have postponed the production of our short film until August or so. This gives me the option to cut my hair in the meantime. Not chop it all off, mind you, maybe just cut a few inches. I wanted to hear some thoughts on the… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/22/09| 06:10:35 pm| Random| 5 comments »


It's All Ending

As I said on Twitter, there will most likely be tears tonight. So say we all. more »
posted by brendoman | 03/20/09| 03:41:10 pm| TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek| 2 comments »


omgah bsg noooooooooo

i think that about sums it up more »
posted by Luis | 03/20/09| 11:58:39 am| TeeVee| 5 comments »


WTF of the Day: High school cage fights

I just about did a cartoon double-take when I read this headline: Report Says Principal Put Students in Cage to Fight But then I saw that this happened in Texas, and I said to my self, "Of course it did." The principal of South Oak Cliff High Sc… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/20/09| 05:49:35 am| WTF of the Day| 1 comment »


Sleeper (1973)

Yay me, I'm only 3 weeks behind and have actually caught up to the movies I've seen while on medical vacation! As long as I keep it up I'll avoid having to do a mega movie round up.. although I do have quite a few movies piling up in my list of convales… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/19/09| 08:00:24 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Comic-Con Hotel Woes or Why I Hate Travel Planners

So this is what I looked at for over an hour this morning when I was trying to get a hotel room for Comic-Con. You see, if you want to get a hotel room for a decent price you have to wait until the blocks of discounted rooms open up, which happened to b… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/19/09| 07:25:59 pm| Fun| 6 comments »


My Second Class Project - About brendoman.com

brendoman.com: About Us The subject of our second project for the web design class I am taking was family. Since I didn't have a whole lot of pictures of my actual family on my computer I decided to do it on the brendoman.com family, its founding me… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/19/09| 07:02:15 pm| Site News, I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


The Visitor (2008)

I had a feeling The Visitor wasn't a movie I wanted to drive far to see, so I decided to wait until it came out on DVD. I stand behind that choice because it was a smaller, quieter movie, and I don't necessarily feel that its visuals or emotions were st… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/19/09| 05:36:21 pm| movies, 2008| Leave a comment »


My March Madness

I don't care about televised sports. Well, I watch Olympic swimming once every four years, but when it comes to basketball, football, etc. I just can't bring myself to care. I quit pretending to be even remotely interested years ago. I couldn't real… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/19/09| 11:35:25 am| Literature, Comics| Leave a comment »


Scorpios

It just so happens that I recently read books by (or about) my three favorite authors that mention their respective birthdays, and I noticed an interesting coincidence. Alan Moore: born November 18 Neil Gaiman: born November 10 Kurt Vonnegut: born N… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/18/09| 08:31:36 am| Home and personal| 2 comments »


The Extraordinary Works Of Alan Moore: Indispensable Edition by George Khoury, Alan Moore more »
posted by Kyle | 03/18/09| 08:26:07 am| Books, Comics| Leave a comment »


What is faith?

I'd like to do some writing, thinking and discussing about the subject of faith. I have some ideas about it, but I'd like to hear from you, so here are some questions to get things started: 1. What is faith? How do you define the word? 2. Is it a g… more »
posted by dan | 03/17/09| 06:32:18 pm| faith/skepticism| 30 comments »


Dead Like Me: Life After Death

A couple years ago I was introduced to the wonderful show Dead Like Me. After watching the two seasons I was very excited to hear that a movie was in the works. Then I found out it was delayed and they were having casting and budget issues. Then I com… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/17/09| 05:52:55 pm| Movies, TeeVee| 4 comments »


Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

This is such a subtly told film that at first I had a hard time remembering what it was when I saw it on my list of movies to review. But the more I think about it, the more I like this movie, and it's got many great layers, great characters, and great… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/17/09| 04:11:04 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Posting from iBlogger

I got iBlogger to work with b2e by adding it as a wordpress blog. It took awhile to verify because we have so many blogs running and it had to load all of them. Unlike blogwriter, which only let me post to the Main blog and was therefor useless, iBlogge… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/17/09| 11:52:14 am| Anything Else| Leave a comment »


The Annual Where Is Eric Post

I'm doing a website for class about brendoman.com so I've been going through some old posts and things. By my calculations it's been 1 year and 4 months since Eric's last post. I know he's commented since then, but it's always nice to hear from the guy… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/16/09| 07:39:28 pm| Fun| Leave a comment »


Two Plus Week Update

Well, another week has gone by on my medical vacation. I think it really ought to be called that because I haven't felt like this since I had summer vacations. I get up when I want, watch lots of movies and tv, read, go wherever I please, and sleep whe… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/16/09| 06:55:10 pm| update, monday| 2 comments »


A Tale of Two Cities

Fresh of the tails of Nicholas Nickelby, I continued my Dickens streak by finally reading the one book it seems I should have read a long time ago. With the famous opening phrase, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," this is the one bo… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/16/09| 06:01:05 pm| books| Leave a comment »


Juliet of the Spirits (1965)

Continuing through the Fellini catalog, I recently gave this movie a go. Wow, it's a tough one. Giulietta (Giulietta Masina) is plain, and there are many lovelier and sexier people surrounding her in her life. At the beginning of the film, Giulietta pu… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/16/09| 04:43:46 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


It's That Time Again

I actually forget to set up a Tournament Pick'Em this year for folks to join but thankfully Kirby picked up the slack. You can join here. more »
posted by brendoman | 03/16/09| 12:29:04 pm| Sports| Leave a comment »


Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament by Peter Enns more »
posted by Kyle | 03/15/09| 06:25:58 pm| Books| Leave a comment »


6 Passages That Weren't in the Original New Testament

The printing press was invented in 1439, so for the first 1400 years of Christianity all of the books were copied by hand. For the first 300 years, that work was done by literate church leaders rather than by a class of professional scribes and monks as… more »
posted by dan | 03/15/09| 02:03:35 pm| faith/skepticism| 8 comments »


Plainview 100

Plain View #100 - March 2009 The Bachelor (+ robots?) Life Burn Notice Rocket Science Adam's Apples Soul Graffiti Lent Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 03/15/09| 12:56:35 pm| media, church, podcast| 1 comment »


Plainview 99 - part 2

Plain View #99 - part 2 - Feb 15, 2009 Tet For the Bible Tells Me So Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 03/15/09| 12:48:09 pm| media, kids, podcast| Leave a comment »


Plainview 99 - part 1

Plain View #99 - part 1 - Feb 15, 2009 Boil Order 9 Years Old The Bachelor D.S. Will B-ball Facebook Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 03/15/09| 12:46:07 pm| media, kids, podcast| Leave a comment »


Amarcord (1973)

I think the Netflix sleeve for this movie said that it was the most accessible of Federico Fellini's movies. I think I would have to agree, for the most part, at least based on the movies I have seen so far, although La Dolce Vita would be a close secon… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/14/09| 02:28:00 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


The First Great Train Robbery (1979)

Ric and I watched this with the Agadonis sometime in January, if I remember correctly. I'm sorry my memory of it is so foggy already! The story is written and directed by Michael Crichton and follows Sean Connery. Donald Sutherland, and Leslie-Ann Down… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/14/09| 01:56:35 pm| movies, with the agadonis| Leave a comment »


Covers

This week I've been catching up on some new music by a two of my favorite artists. First up is The Flaming Lips, who participated in the compilation Covered, a Revolution in Sound, in which current artists on the Warner Bros. label cover classic songs… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/14/09| 08:53:40 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Happy Pi Day!

It's that time of the year again! I won't be around to celebrate though as I'm headed up to Paso Robles to go camping for the weekend. Enjoy your Pi! more »
posted by brendoman | 03/14/09| 12:01:00 am| Fun| Leave a comment »


Iphone post!

So I got a really good deal on an iphone and I really dig it so far. I haven't found a blog posting app that works with b2e yet so I'm just using safari. I will try posting a picture. Nope. Hopefully I can get one of these apps working. more »
posted by brendoman | 03/13/09| 06:15:00 pm| Fun| Leave a comment »


Another Bad Idea: 'It' Heads to the Big Screen

Stephen King's 'It' heads to theaters Warner Bros. is bringing Stephen King's landmark horror novel "It" to the big screen in an adaptation being produced by Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment. Dave Kajganich has been hired pen the script, which fol… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/12/09| 11:35:52 pm| Movies| 3 comments »


Comic-Con 4 Day Badges Going Fast

Comic-Con 2009 :: Registration I just wanted to give folks a heads up on this. The bar for 4-Day badge availability is already in the red! It looks like there are plenty of one day badges available but I'm sure that will change once hotel reservatio… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/12/09| 01:26:03 pm| I'm a Big Geek, Comics| Leave a comment »


Misquoting Jesus

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D. Ehrman more »
posted by dan | 03/12/09| 06:29:57 am| Books|


Watchmen Opening Credits Sequence Stuff

Watchmen: Easter Eggs (And Missing Parts) In Watchmen's Titles The opening shot, with Nite Owl giving a fist full of justice has a big Batman reference. First, check out the posters to the right. Look familiar? And isn't that Mr. and Mrs. Wayne at the b… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/11/09| 03:03:18 pm| Movies, Comics| 1 comment »


Link of the Day: Choose Your Own Adventure

Choose Your Own Adventure - Children's Story Books - CYOA Oh my gosh, the rumors are true and it appears that Choose Your Own Adventure books are back. The website isn't the greatest but there is some cool stuff on there for any CYOA fan. I'm tempted… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/11/09| 01:47:52 pm| Books, Linkworthy| 2 comments »


Zack and Miri (2008)

I know, I know, I edited the title, but I just didn't want any weird hits on the website. Ric and I judiciously decided to wait for the cheap theater to see this movie. I knew that this was a Kevin Smith movie, so I was pretty sure that the movie woul… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/11/09| 01:37:40 pm| movies, 2008| 2 comments »


The Fall (2008)

In the opening sequence of the fall, we see some sort of accident happening without understanding exactly what is going on, except that we see a man and his horse fall all the way down to the waters below a high bridge. The sequence is not in color, is… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/11/09| 01:17:28 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, 2008| Leave a comment »


My First Dreamweaver Project

Crazy 4 Cult 2 So I've been taking a Dreamweaver class with Phil and we just had to upload our first major project to the web. I figured I'd share it. It's nothing special and it uses tables, which I'm not a big fan of. The assignment was to create… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/10/09| 08:40:10 pm| Fun| Leave a comment »


The Buffy Series

Even though this review comes years after the show ended, I thought I'd mention that it has spoilers if you haven't seen the show yet. I was wandering around on Hulu in the fall trying to decide what could entertain me while I did data entry at work w… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/10/09| 06:48:42 pm| tv| Leave a comment »


The Inspector General (1949)

Over Christmas break I decided it was about time I saw The Inspector General. I have always admired Danny Kaye, but haven't seen all of his popular films. Seeing White Christmas gave me the kick in the pants I needed to catch up with more of his work.… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/10/09| 06:20:21 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


VOTD: Kids Incorporated Sings The Neverending Story and Goonies 'R' Good Enough

[youtube]wPKdTkbSwp4[/youtube] Kids Incorporated Sing the Themes to Neverending Story and Goonies - The Retroist I'm not sure if I've mentioned The Retroist before on here but it is definitely one of my favorite blogs. I haven't seen Kids Incorporat… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/10/09| 01:44:36 pm| TeeVee, Video of the Day| 3 comments »


WTF of the Day: Death a Funeral Remake

Over the years I have posted a lot of stupid movie news on this site. I never cease to be amazed by the dumb things those folks in tinseltown come up with. This news that Screen Gems is remaking Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral is possibly one of the stup… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/09/09| 07:58:52 pm| Movies, WTF of the Day| Leave a comment »


Nicholas Nickleby

Nothing makes me feel quite as home as reading Dickens, and Nicholas Nickleby was no exception to that. I listened to an audio book of this story from the library across many nights at the track and while painting around my house. It was a definite cha… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/09/09| 06:40:31 pm| books| Leave a comment »


The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Well, now that I find myself looking at the movies and books and tv shows in the queue for review, I find that I'm almost three months behind. Something tells me I'll need to do a big movie roundup again or post two reviews a day to catch up. We'll see… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/09/09| 06:12:19 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Congratulations Dave!

the mindful mission - Savannah Grace Lowitzki! Most of you already know this, but for those who do not, Baby Lowitzki has arrived! Savannah Grace Lowitzki was born Saturday morning at 6:53, weighing in at 5 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 19 inches. An… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/09/09| 03:40:08 pm| Site News| Leave a comment »


Operation Twin Home Birth

Hi all. I am part of a mom's group that is currently hosting an auction to benefit one of our members. As you may or may not know, I used a midwife at the birth of my son, Lincoln. We were lucky enough to have our insurance cover most of the fees, but… more »
posted by kelly | 03/09/09| 10:29:20 am| old LiveJournal posts, events| Leave a comment »


Wyrd Sisters

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett more »
posted by dan | 03/08/09| 06:27:27 pm| Books|


Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back more »
posted by dan | 03/08/09| 06:26:59 pm| Movies|


Daniel's first job

Daniel's been very interested in feeding the dogs for a while. Recently we decided to just let him do it every night. He's pretty good at doing it by himself (one night I even left him alone and went into another room, just to see if he could still do… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/08/09| 05:51:26 pm| Home and personal| 1 comment »


Watchmen

I'm not sure anyone is interested in reading what is probably the one millionth blog review of this movie. I guess I did the internet a favor by having my headline not contain any variation of the word "watches." So you're welcome. I really enjoyed th… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/08/09| 01:51:04 pm| Movies, Comics| 4 comments »


Not bad. Not great either, but not bad.

I saw Watchmen yesterday (notice I'm avoiding all of the puns that go into most Watchmen reviews). I was really surprised at how much I liked it. The movie was definitely better than what I expected, and I'm glad I spent the money to see it in the thea… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/08/09| 12:24:18 pm| Movies and TV, Literature, Comics| 1 comment »


About a Week Later..

Greetings from my life on the couch! I know I've been posting comments on FB, but I still can't quite get in a totally comfy position with my laptop for long typing, so the thought of doing posts on my blog is one I have been putting off. But I figur… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/07/09| 12:31:25 am| update| 3 comments »


Scenes From a Circuit City

I just got back from checking out two Circuit City stores in Buena Park and Fullerton. It's the final weekend before they go out of business so I figured I would see if they have anything left. If you're looking for $1 USB cables, $6 DVD-R 50 packs, an… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/06/09| 04:48:36 pm| I'm a Big Geek| 1 comment »


VOTD: Saturday Morning Watchmen

[youtube]YDDHHrt6l4w[/youtube] YouTube: Saturday Morning Watchmen I don't know how long this has been circulating so I might be late to the party, but this is just awesome. Someone definitely took great care in making it and should be saluted. While… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/05/09| 09:07:09 pm| Movies, TeeVee, Comics, Video of the Day| 3 comments »


Show Review: Ann Lynn and Slings @ Tuesday Tunes

After class on Tuesday Phil and I rushed out to Riverside to check out Ann Lynn and Slings play at Tuesday Tunes at La Sierra University. It's nice to see a school doing a regular gig like we used to do at Biola. I wish more places did stuff like that.… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/05/09| 08:55:26 pm| Tunes| Leave a comment »


New Achewood and Wondermark 8 Pagers On Myspace

MySpace.com - MySpace Dark Horse Presents Free Online Comics & Comic Books on MySpace I've been very impressed with the content on Dark Horse Presents on Myspace. They have a lot of great webcomic content and regular comics as well. This issue inc… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/05/09| 08:30:24 pm| I'm a Big Geek, Comics| Leave a comment »


Peanut Butter and Jelly

Upcoming Film Scores: Daft Punk: Tron 2.0Oh man.  Daft Punk + Tron 2.0 = Crazy Delicious more »
posted by brendoman | 03/04/09| 07:18:56 pm| Movies| 1 comment »


Subscribe to comments by email

I installed a new plugin that adds a very useful feature to this site. When you are leaving a comment you will now notice a checkbox labeled "Subscribe to comments by email." Tick that box before you submit your comment, and when someone else comments, y… more »
posted by dan | 03/04/09| 05:38:39 pm| computer/tech| 6 comments »


VOTD: This Is What Happens When You Find a Stranger In the Alps

[youtube]IQUdJ6FdUQ0[/youtube] Discuss: Funniest Edited-for-TV Movie Scenes - Cinematical Whenever the topic of humorous TV edits comes up I always bring up this clip from The Big Lebowski. Thanks to Cinematical for posting the YouTube clip. One of my… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/04/09| 03:25:18 pm| Movies, Video of the Day| Leave a comment »


Sporcle

The latest thing among teachers in my building right now is Sporcle. It's a site full of roughly Family Feud-style trivia games in which you must type in a list of answers in a given category.It's challenging and horribly addictive.Here are a fe… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/04/09| 01:05:00 pm| Fun and Games, Linkage| 1 comment »


Best Webcomics

20 of the Best Web Comics So Mashable put out this list and now folks are talking about it. I need to come up with a good list, but I always second guess myself on everything. It's a pretty great list if you're looking for some webcomics to get into.… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/04/09| 12:02:51 pm| I'm a Big Geek, Linkworthy, Comics| 7 comments »


Kein Smith's New Directing Project: Couple of Dicks

erc BoxOffice: Kevin Smith Takes on "Dicks"Warner Bros. recently confirmed a date with director Kevin Smith. The View Askew auteur's next film, "Couple of Dicks", starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan ("30 Rock"), will go down January 29th, 2010. Teami… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/04/09| 10:42:32 am| Movies| 5 comments »


Subscribe to comments by email

I installed a new plugin that adds a very useful feature to this site. When you are leaving a comment you will now notice a checkbox labeled "Subscribe to comments by email." Tick that box before you submit your comment, and when someone else comments, y… more »
posted by dan | 03/04/09| 08:47:19 am| Site News| 2 comments »


Happy Square Root Day!

In addition to Pi Day this month we also have Square Root Day! That's pretty awesome. Props to Neatorama for reminding me of this epic occasion. more »
posted by brendoman | 03/03/09| 08:20:33 pm| Fun, Random, I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


Neti love

A few years ago I bought a neti pot out of desperation. My seasonal allergies were particularly bad that year, my sinuses were clogged, my eyes itched constantly, I was having trouble sleeping at night, and none of my over-the-counter drugs were worki… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/03/09| 11:53:16 am| Home and personal| 2 comments »


Good Things: Cloth Diapers (my own attempt...)

Feeling a bit braver today, so below, behold my attempt at making my own AIO cloth diaper. You can't miss it because it is the neon orange thing below that is screaming at you. You may want to avoid staring directly at the diaper if you value your reti… more »
posted by kelly | 03/03/09| 11:41:43 am| events| 4 comments »


The Most Misunderstood Blog Post Ever

Fake company names I needed to come up with a list of fake company names for a demo site at work. I started making up company names, but then I realized that there are plenty of company names in popular works of fiction. I found a few lists online and co… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/03/09| 11:14:29 am| Linkworthy, Funny Stuff| 4 comments »


Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut more »
posted by Kyle | 03/03/09| 06:00:47 am| Books| Leave a comment »


Quake Live Launches Public Beta

QUAKE LIVE I found out about this via Felicia Day's Twitter feed and quickly signed up, only to find out the queue to play was over 50,000 users strong. Basically it's a web based version of Quake, which looks super awesome and could be a lot of fun.… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/02/09| 07:15:07 pm| I Love Video Games| Leave a comment »


Wait, Michael Bay Is Remaking The Birds??

The Birds Remake To Be Released in 3-D? - Film JunkJust when you thought that Michael Bay and the folks at Platinum Dunes might have grown a conscience and decided to rethink some of the classic horror remakes that they are developing, they have instead… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/02/09| 07:14:20 pm| Movies| 1 comment »


Show Review: Yellow Red Sparks @ eVocal

Phil and I went to eVocal in Costa Mesa after class on Tuesday to check out Francisco the Man. When we got there it turned out they had broken up or something and weren't going to show. So instead we got to see the headliner, Yellow Red Sparks, who tur… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/02/09| 07:14:16 pm| Tunes| 2 comments »


The Difference Between Truth and Opinion

The Difference Between Truth and Opinion: How the Misuse of Language Can Lead to Disaster by Timothy J. Cooney more »
posted by dan | 03/01/09| 05:21:48 pm| Books|


Best Domain Name Ever

bombombombomwooooo.com This is why the internet is so awesome. more »
posted by brendoman | 03/01/09| 03:38:24 pm| Linkworthy, Funny Stuff| 1 comment »