2008
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Catch Me In "Recount" on HBO
Self promotion. What an ugly, indulgent, self-serving practice. So very Hollywood, and so very contemptible in every way. So, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way…. watch me! Please watch me! Okay, perhaps not exactly watch as much as hear me as I provide the voice for George W. Bush in the HBO […]
Toys for Girls
Spotted in a toy store in Chinatown, San Francisco:
This is my office.
office lightOriginally uploaded by Bklyneli Test photo.
Paul walks to the blinking light sideways.
Paul walks to the blinking light.Originally uploaded by Bklyneli I’ll test video and photo from flickr.
I can’t post pictures
As usual, blogger is not letting me post pics. The photos are ftp’ed to the site through the upload (I host elsewhere, not in blogger) and then the snippet of code in the edit window fails to appear, so, they can’t be seen. It’s irritating. I did some scouring, did what I was told (switch […]
Did I Just Write a Sniglet?
In a previous batch of comments here on SiW, I mentioned the text-messaging quirk of the phone guessing the incorrect word as you try to type it in. (I first explored this topic on another blog.) Tonight, a friend made a new addition to a subset of that quirk, in which the wrong word actually […]
Henry the Eighth I Am!
At Busch Gardens in Tampa a few months ago, I noticed that Herman’s Hermits were playing. More precisely, Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone, the sort of band name that screams of interminable lawsuits. But since Peter Noone had been the singer in the original band, I figured this should at least be an above-average version […]
The King Of Kong
Seeing that we’ve been blogging about video games a bit over the last week (or whatever derivation thereof the uWink establishment offers) I thought I’d recommend a terrific documentary about the world of classic video gaming. The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters is a compelling tale of one man’s journey to beat the […]
Happy Mother’s Day
I just love this. I hope you do too.
Jack Silbert, curator