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Archives for: April 2010

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Look at me go - two posts in one day. I'm so proud of myself. Cyndi and I went to see this one at the cheap theater a little while back. I was very interested in this movie when I first heard about it because I was so happy that Disney was going bac… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/29/10| 04:30:46 pm| movies, 2009| Leave a comment »


Link of the Day: instantwatcher.com

I am a huge fan of Netflix Instant Watch and instantwatcher.com makes finding the good stuff on the ever improving service even easier. You can easily check out what's new, what's popular, and what is about to expire, a feature I have found invaluable.… more »
posted by brendoman | 04/29/10| 10:01:57 am| Movies, Linkworthy| Leave a comment »


Twilight: New Moon (2009): A Five-Minute Review

Going to see New Moon made me realize that it had been a year since my first movie after my back surgery. I still remember driving to the cheap theater to see the movie that all the girls were screaming at in the theater, and that I had to sit very care… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/29/10| 09:39:17 am| movies, 2009| 2 comments »


Goonies Quiz

This was a good one: Hey You Guys: A Goonies Quiz Score: 100% (10 out of 10) more »
posted by brendoman | 04/29/10| 09:10:56 am| Movies, Quizzes| Leave a comment »


Alfie (1966): A Five-Minute Review

Continuing in the classic Michael Caine vein, I watched Alfie for the first time a month or two ago (still hoping these five-minute reviews will help me catch up). Caine still plays a womanizer in this one, but otherwise the movie couldn't possibly be m… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/28/10| 05:22:48 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Flash Game of the Day Century

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posted by Kyle | 04/28/10| 11:34:54 am| Fun and Games, Comics| Leave a comment »


Get Carter (1971): A Five-Minute Review

One movie genre I've always meant to catch up with is the classic Michael Caine movie genre. I thought it best to start off with Get Carter, about a gangster name Jack Carter who returns to his home town for his brother's funeral. As he finds out more… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/27/10| 05:42:04 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| 4 comments »


I experienced The Flaming Lips in concert and it made me a better human being

This weekend I saw The Flaming Lips in concert with my friend Danny. Although they've been one of my favorite bands for years, I haven't actually seen them in concert since 2000. Since then they've developed the kind of wild, celebratory concert perfor… more »
posted by Kyle | 04/26/10| 03:23:57 pm| Music|


So Long Floppy

Sony discontinuing production of floppy disks in Japan I just want to know who these people are that are still using floppy disks and what they are putting on them. Text files? A couple word documents? A picture? I remember when a friend taught me… more »
posted by brendoman | 04/26/10| 11:46:37 am| I'm a Big Geek| 2 comments »


The Rhyme Master

Sometime around Christmas, I think, we started talking to Daniel about rhyming words. He was interested in the idea, but he really just didn't get it for a long time. That didn't stop him from trying, though. Daniel would frequently come up to us, say… more »
posted by Kyle | 04/22/10| 09:38:35 am| Home and personal| 1 comment »


Happy Earth Day, Everybody!

I present to you... the amazing reusable bag: In the past year I've definitely become a bit of a crazy lady when it comes to buying environmentally friendly things at the stores. One thing I became obsessed with since my visit to Portland last year… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/22/10| 12:41:21 am| green| Leave a comment »


Happy Belated Birthday!

So our site birthday was like two weeks ago and I totally forgot. I really need to start putting it on the calendar. I just wanted to take the time to thank all the people who helped get it going and to all the readers. It's amazing to me that somethi… more »
posted by brendoman | 04/21/10| 04:22:45 pm| Site News| 4 comments »


The Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen more »
posted by Kyle | 04/21/10| 06:10:52 am| Music| Leave a comment »


In the Mood for Love (2000) - A Five-Minute Review

Yes, I think I'll stick to these five-minute reviews until I get caught up. It's been so long since I've seen some of these movies that it's probably best for me to keep it short anyway, since I can't remember specific details. In the Mood for Love s… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/20/10| 08:42:57 am| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


A Trip to the Goondocks

After Smiles' wedding, which was really great, my brother and his girlfriend surprised me by taking me on a trip to Astoria, the town where they filmed The Goonies. It was AWESOME! We went to pretty much every major location we found thanks to this sit… more »
posted by brendoman | 04/19/10| 10:39:19 am| Movies, I'm a Big Geek| 4 comments »


Back from San Francisco

Hey gang! I am back from a conference in San Francisco. I was there from Saturday through Wednesday. It was a special treat that Jon was attending the same conference for his own university and that he happened to book identical flights with us. So… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/15/10| 05:45:59 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


You can keep your Double Down

Now if only they'd include the beaks and feet. (Picture taken outside the Kirksville KFC) more »
posted by Kyle | 04/14/10| 03:06:24 pm| Home and personal, Fun and Games| Leave a comment »


Link of the Day: Google Reader Play

If you're not using Google Reader to keep up to date on everything, you're missing out. I'm still surprised when I find out folks still check tons of sites every day manually. I don't know what I would do if I still had to do that. Now there is a cool… more »
posted by brendoman | 04/14/10| 01:31:27 pm| I'm a Big Geek, Linkworthy| 1 comment »


It Finally Happened...

I got invited to a D&D game. I am super excited. I've never played Dungeons and Dragons with other people. I've just read the books and the rules, created characters, longing for that chance to finally let my geek flag fly. When I was a kid my da… more »
posted by brendoman | 04/14/10| 10:11:47 am| I'm a Big Geek| 2 comments »


Socialized Reading

There's no way to know what Charles Shulz was thinking when he made this strip in 1963, but it's such a perfect metaphor for the health care debate that if someone made this same joke today there would be no doubt about its intended meaning. But the… more »
posted by Kyle | 04/14/10| 06:51:01 am| Politics, Comics| 1 comment »


You mean that's real?

In my Google Reader rss feeds I saw the Onion headline, "Virginia Governor Declares April Confederate History Month." I thought, "Ha ha, good one, Onion!" and clicked on the link, only to discover that this is not a fake article, but one of their Americ… more »
posted by Kyle | 04/09/10| 08:34:43 am| Politics, Fun and Games, News| 1 comment »


My Geek Roots

For some reason I was thinking about how I got to this point in my life on my car ride home yesterday. When you have no stereo due to the fact that it was stolen by savages and you have a 45 minute commute, you tend to do a lot of thinking. At this par… more »
posted by brendoman | 04/08/10| 10:04:25 am| Thoughts and Ideas, I'm a Big Geek| 6 comments »


Chungking Express (1994): A Five-Minute Review

I don't think I'll be able to listen to "California Dreamin'" for a really long time after watching this movie. It consists of two unrelated (yet similar) stories, and in one of them a girl listens to the song incessantly because she dreams of going to… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/07/10| 04:39:26 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Bracket Results

The results are in: I win again! Thanks to all for playing. more »
posted by brendoman | 04/07/10| 09:04:13 am| Anything Else| 2 comments »


The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) : A Five-Minute Review

I got so sidetracked in researching the costuming for this movie! In more than one instance, there are duplicate costumes between this movie and Pee Wee's Big Adventure. I wanted to know the meaning behind it, but I think it may just be a costume desig… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/06/10| 05:00:36 pm| movies| 1 comment »


Another Milestone

In addition to Brax, Phil has another comic called Kids With Gas Eat Free that he has been doing just for fun. It's actually pretty funny. He hit his 50th strip today so I just wanted to give him props for that. Great job! more »
posted by brendoman | 04/06/10| 12:11:20 pm| I'm a Big Geek, Comics| Leave a comment »


Long Time No Blog!

Hey kids! How's every little thing?! Ric and I just got back from a vacation to the Pacific Northwest and I'm living the post-vacation blues right now. But at least I scheduled lots of things into my day so I wouldn't have to sit behind my desk th… more »
posted by Jeri | 04/05/10| 04:51:22 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


New Sensation

As you may know, Beck has been involved with a project called Record Club, in which he and various guest musicians cover a classic album in one day. The first three selections were more or less what I'd expect from the genre-bending folk rocker, but I w… more »
posted by Kyle | 04/02/10| 03:08:58 pm| Music| Leave a comment »