Archives for: August 2008

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 »


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 »
posted by brendoman | 08/27/08| 02:56:52 pm| Funny Stuff, Video of the Day| 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 »


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 »
posted by brendoman | 08/26/08| 11:32:17 am| Site News, I'm a Big Geek| 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 »


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 »


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 »


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 »


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 »


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 »


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 »
posted by brendoman | 08/15/08| 09:52:16 am| Funny Stuff, WTF of the Day| 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 »


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 »


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 »


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 »


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 »


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 »