Category Archives: Entertainment

Kristen Bell was Uda Bengt?!

Posted on October 29, 2011

I was shocked and amazed to find out recently that Kristen Bell, best known as Veronica Mars, also played Uda Bengt in Rob Thomas’s other show, Party Down. I had known Kristen Bell played Veronica Mars for several years, from … Continue reading →

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Tim Andrews on the lottery

Posted on August 25, 2011

On August 11, 2011 on the Regular Guys show, Tim Andrews struck ad-lib comedy gold yet again in his impersonation of Curtis Washington giving Larry advice on how to win at the Georgia lottery and the Powerball. The sad and … Continue reading →

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Tim Andrews impersonates Michael McDonald

Posted on July 17, 2011

Tim Andrews is clearly the best Regular Guy because of his sense of humor, his internet and geek culture savvy, and his voice impersonations. One of my favorites is Michael McDonald. I’m not sure why I like that impersonation so … Continue reading →

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Buffy vs. Edward

Posted on June 8, 2011

As someone who recently finished all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Netflix (and am almost finished with Angel), I got a kick out of this mashup of scenes from Buffy mixed with scenes from Twilight. It is … Continue reading →

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Sharp 52” LED-backlit television for $1100

Posted on July 4, 2010

Ah, I love 4th of July weekend. Not necessarily because of anything intrinsic about it, but I loved this one and I loved the one two years ago, so it’s becoming a trend. Today I got up early and ran … Continue reading →

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Oh, it’s already been broughten!

Posted on January 28, 2010

I am amazed at how familiar the American public is with my favorite line from Not Another Teen Movie, “Oh, it’s already been broughten!” One of my friends made her Facebook status simply “bring it.” Of course, someone else commented … Continue reading →

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December miscellany

Posted on December 31, 2009

My brother told me about the web page Symphony of Science, where its proprietor, John Boswell, mixes the voices of famous scientists (e.g., Carl Sagan, Michio Kaku, Richard Feynman) with an autotuner and puts them over R & B–style music. … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Fallon’s brilliant and hilarious impersonation of Neil Young

Posted on December 6, 2009

At some point on this public, personal web page, I suppose I should admit I’m not as big of a Jimmy Fallon detractor as most people. I got annoyed at his giggling and breaking of character on SNL in every … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Bros. Frustration

Posted on November 12, 2009

This is a hilarious video of some guy playing a Super Mario Bros. game that was created with a level-designing program by some really sadistic son of a bitch. The hellishly difficult game play is entertaining enough, but the player’s … Continue reading →

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The Golden Age of Video by Ricardo Autobahn

Posted on November 8, 2009

John’s new favorite video of the month (possibly of the year, after some more contemplation) is this mashup of clips from dozens of TV shows and movies edited into a catchy electro-pop music video.

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“The Silence of the Lambs” in limerick form

Posted on October 23, 2009

From Randall Munroe’s Wikipedia entry I learned he founded the Limerick Database to collect all the funny classics and new limericks that people could submit. It changed my life. I highly recommend reading the 150 top-rated limericks. However, since the … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous

Posted on October 12, 2009

Where did the name Windows 7 come from? I thought maybe it was just a working title until they could come up with something clever to market it as, and then when I kept hearing about it I figured people … Continue reading →

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Buying DVDs and Blu-ray discs

Posted on October 8, 2009

Some people, including myself, kind of make fun of me for buying so many DVDs without ever having seen them. I heard they were good, I think I would like them, they were on sale in a weekly ad, and … Continue reading →

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Okay, Scribblenauts looks pretty cool

Posted on September 16, 2009

Last night I saw a preview of the Nintendo DS game Scribblenauts on X-Play, and at first I wasn’t sure if I was watching footage of an actual game, or some demo at a convention or in the studio where … Continue reading →

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Great mystery movie: “A Perfect Getaway”

Posted on September 15, 2009

Kathy and I saw the mystery movie A Perfect Getaway starring Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich in the dollar theater today. I wouldn’t call it a “thriller” because it isn’t very action-packed until the end, nothing like the Bourne movies … Continue reading →

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Reflections on The X-Files

Posted on September 12, 2009

I recently finished the last of my DVD’s of The X-Files and, sadly, won’t be buying the next set, season 8, any time soon. Maybe for Christmas or birthday, but the last two seasons kind of suck and I vaguely … Continue reading →

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The Ender quartet

Posted on September 11, 2009

I just finished reading the Ender quartet by Orson Scott Card. It is so awesome. It is kind of weird that I finished it now because I started it in my third year of college when I read Kelly’s copy … Continue reading →

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Chris Farley – Japanese game show

Posted on September 8, 2009

This was one of my favorite Chris Farley skits on Saturday Night Live. Chris Farley’s first line is the best part. Get the Flash Player to see this content. var params = { ‘allowfullscreen’: ‘true’, ‘allowscriptaccess’: ‘always’, ‘wmode’: ‘transparent’ }; … Continue reading →

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Design flaws in Star Wars and Star Trek

Posted on August 31, 2009

John Scalzi is pretty much awesome as a blagger; I am now tempted to further investigate his merits as a novelist. He blags at the Sci-Fi Scanner, which is, oddly enough, part of AMC television’s website. His last two posts … Continue reading →

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Homeless stories

Posted on August 28, 2009

These are a few musings I had that were unconnected except by virtue of the fact that they all have something to do with the homeless. My favorite game or segment on all the radio shows I’ve listened to is … Continue reading →

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