The guy who wrote/directed "The Shawshank Redemption" is writing/directing a new show for AMC called "The Walking Dead" about...you know, zombies and stuff. So, I'm pretty okay with that.

I had an amazing dream last night. Many of you were in it ( Read more... )

One time, in 1828, a group of Irishmen and Germans fought side-by-side against crappy treatment by the Brazilians who had hired them to fight their war against Argentina. The Germans and Irish formed a quick bond, got really drunk, as they are wont to do, and seized large parts of Rio de Janeiro. It was all pretty cool until Brazil asked Britain ( Read more... )

Clint and I bought a media computer last night to keep our TV company.

I'm excited to have a DVR again.  Mostly, though, I'm looking forward to stealing the hundreds of hours of downloaded shows and movies the Collins' have already procured.

Life just got good again! 

Hell, YES, I'm bringing my peanut butter sandwich and watching this guy.
( Awesome. )

I finally start training for my new job duties in an hour.  I'm nervous and excited.  I hope the robots like me.

The Omaha World Herald just told me that Girls Gone Wild will be filming in West O tonight from 9pm-1am.

So, if you've been dreaming of making it in Hollywood and just need your big break, I'd say you should free up your evening.

( Oh, xkcd....why?! )

Today, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory wrote one damning line on their Facebook post:  
"Spirit’s roving days on Mars may be over, but she’ll [sic] continue to do science from her stationary location."

As one of his drivers said about a month ago, "Spirit is the Indiana Jones of Mars.  He always gets out of these bad situations by the skin of his ( Read more... )

Clint and I went to his Hayneedle holiday party on Saturday.  It was at the Hilton downtown and they served us fancy food and cocktails and then gave us a bunch of chips to gamble with at their makeshift casino.  Clint played Blackjack all night, was the best at his table, and ended up with like 40k in chips.  I, on the other hand, played Trivial ( Read more... )