I used to watch Bones. I am the target demographic and there are things to like. The actors are (mostly) good and David B brings his usual crude charm. But, as I was reminded when I happened to watch the Norwegian Death Metal episode this week, two things just make it unwatchable for me.

1. The stories are so contrived and plain stupid. And to ( Read more... )

Blogging is easier when others do it for you.

My friend Rob did this: Going Gonzo on the Rubik’s Cube

Woke up with a Billy Joel song in my head.

After a while I realized I smelled fire (that I didn't start).

More awake from realizing danger, it took a few minutes to realize that it must be the massive apocalyptic California wildfires that have finally reached my senses.

And now I can't sleep.


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You've probably heard of the HBO dramatization of the 2000 Florida recount, with Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern and many others.

But did you know the script is the debut of promising writer Danny Strong, more known as Jonathan on Buffy?!? To quote the best movie of 2007, "I didn't think he had it in him!".

And then there is this...

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Oh crap, since I came back from India I've been so distracted. Let's see what I remember...

DEATH

I'm fully aware that the following may be complete misunderstandings by a clueless foreigner. But they're my misunderstandings ( Read more... )

One of the big unexpected joys of India is the signage. Indians are not shy about putting up signs! Mostly I didn't have a camera to catch the most entertaining samples - you should have seen the ones that got away!- but these are all right ( Read more... )

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Saturday March 1

The Hyderabad airport is so weird. Why would you have an airport with no clocks? There are only 4 gates - no wonder they built a new one. This is a city of 6 million ( Read more... )

(Cheap cliff hanger trick, I know...)

Wednesday Feb 27

At 3am hundreds of people wait outside the airport. Not sure for what. It's out of passengers. Anyway, the driver is there, and I have a ride to the Google "guest house". Pretty fancy house, with guards and high fences - on an unpaved road ( Read more... )

Monday Feb 25Liftoff from SFO in the afternoon. Using Orbitz sorting, I found a 21 hour flight to Hyderabad. KLM through Amsterdam. Most people do 30 hours. I am very pleased with myself ( Read more... )