There is this video of Christina Sajous singing "God Bless the USA" for Veteran's Day, and there's some sort of military/veterans band playing behind her, and for the first thirty seconds or so, the conductor is just killing me. I can't tell if the band just totally ignored his tempo - maybe they just didn't know? I can't tell if he indicated ( Read more... )

You know what's really long? The Yuletide eligible fandom and character list. I made it through, though, by expedient skipping of anything I didn't recognize, like every book written ever. I took several breaks for naps and/or actual sleep ( Read more... )

I've been waiting for Broadway Abridged's American Idiot approximately forever. I just engaged in a lot of out-of-place laughter on a train full of commuters.Apparently, Melaine LaPatin and Tony Meredith (who used to be married, but aren't anymore) have a dance studio in Times Square, which explains why I passed her on the sidewalk earlier. ( Read more... )

Tonight was Billie Joe Armstrong's Broadway debut, and as much as I'd like to pretend that I'm totally jaded about it, as much as I would have *said* I was, if anyone had asked me five minutes before the curtain went up, I was sitting on the edge of my seat and my heart was racing just a bit when I knew he was about to appear on stage.

( This may make more sense if you know the show or have read my other entries about it... I can't even tell anymore. )

Today I purchased a cheapish bottle of Pinot Noir, and one of Zinfandel, and two different bottles of Champagne (or more accurately, one bottle of Champagne and one of sparkling wine). Also, a new dutch oven, and more ground beef so that I can actually make the chili I planned to make last week, and some cider doughnut holes that I'm going to try ( Read more... )

Other mammals have not joined the party. "There is not a single animal that likes hot pepper," Dr. Rozin said. Or as Paul Bloom, a Yale psychologist, puts it, "Philosophers have often looked for the defining feature of humans - language, rationality, culture and so on. I’d stick with this: Man is the only animal that likes Tabasco sauce."
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NPR's Three-minute Fiction is back for another round. This time the first and last lines of the story are set, and it's up to you to fill in the middle.

On a vaguely related note to the Choose Your Own Adventure ebook thingers a while back, Rob a Bank with Blast Theory

Filed under OMG ridiculous, but I love this news for so many reasons: Harvey ( Read more... )

Tonight I passed up the opportunity to watch the first results show of Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars live on my TV, to go see a preview of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson live in person. I know, color yourself shocked that anyone could make such a choice. (also, dear Google: why is the the show's actual website way at the bottom of the first ( Read more... )

... which includes several things that came in the mail a long time ago, but I just finally got to appreciating.

( Boots! )

Went to see Lend Me a Tenor, spent a good portion of the first act wondering what Dude Who Is Not Tony Shaloub or Anthony LaPaglia would be like if he wasn't playing a farce cariacature, only to realize, 20 minutes after we walk out of the theater that I know precisely what he'd be like, because he's that guy from National Treasure. This is what ( Read more... )