Archive for May, 2009

Fierce OR Nerdy: Dinosaurs vs. Basterds

May 29, 2009 17 Comments by

. . a blogumn by slpc Last week, Conan got a whopping 87% of your votes (and Zack, from Tall Glass of Shame, admitted to voting for Leno out of pity). So doesn’t it seem like NBC should be giving Conan the primetime show instead of Leno? Someday, perhaps. For now, just set your DVR [...]

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Procrastinate on This! Geek Clocks, Segregated Proms, and Cancelled Shows

May 29, 2009 14 Comments by

Why do four-day weeks always seem harder than five-day weeks? It’s bizarre. Anyway, if you’re even half as tuckered as I am today, you’ll enjoy zoning out to this big chunk of procrastination. 20 minutes guaranteed. 2 hours if you watch #4 in full. 1. I keep my coffee mug at my desk, so I [...]

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Fierce Anticipation: May 29 – 31

May 29, 2009 14 Comments by

. a blogumn by Ryan Dixon FIERCELY ANTICIPATING Up Seemingly every review and article about Pixar’s Up mentions the fact that this new movie gives the Emeryville, CA studio a perfect 10 for 10 streak of critical and box office success for their films. In fact, many refer to this streak as some kind of [...]

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Hello, Friday: The Fiercest Nerds on the Block May 22 – May 28

May 29, 2009 Comments Off by

TGIF. I don’t know about you, but this week has been super-exhausting. Lots of work, lots of worry, and lots of sadness about the court’s decision not to overturn Prop 8. But at least we had great comments to keep us warm at night. HELLO FRIDAY Photo by Ariel Boston re: Fierce Antipation: May 22-24 [...]

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Guess the Random Lyric: Me-3; You-0

May 29, 2009 2 Comments by

OMeffinG!!!! I totally won the week b/c none of you guessed that yesterday’s lyric was from “Stuntin Like My Daddy” by Lil Wayne, featuring his boyfriend partner in crime, Birdman. So, I win, I win, I win! Man, I wish I could still jump up and down. That would be so much fun right now. [...]

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One More Thing Before We Go: Thought Chuck for May 28

May 28, 2009 Comments Off by

. Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron SAY CHEESE EDITION The word “paparrazi” is an eponym originating from the 1960 Fellini film La Dolce Vita, wherein one of the characters is a newspaper photographer named Paparrazo.

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Tall Glass of Shame: Seriously Crazy Cat People

May 28, 2009 Comments Off by

. a blogumn by Zack Bunker So this week I’ve been house sitting for some friends of mine that adore their little feline companions. This is definitely a cat household, no dogs allowed… These two cats have it good. The little beasties have the best in food and living, free to roam their castle indoors [...]

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Procrastinate on This! Wake Up, Sleepyhead

May 28, 2009 Comments Off by

So if you’ve been w/ us from the beginning, you might remember that Kyle T. Wilson and I recommended Passion Pit way back in September. Well, just wanted to follow that up with a video share for their song, “Sleepyhead,” b/c it’s dope. Also, Gawker is saying that it’s going to be one of the [...]

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The Indie Chronicles: Eisenstein Einstein

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. a blogumn by R.B. Ripley As you may recall, I’ve been working on muscling a short film into production for the past three months. Everyone around this town always says that getting the money is the hardest part of producing any film. Well, I got the money (well, about 88% of what we need) [...]

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Dear Thursday: Baby’s First Sport

May 28, 2009 11 Comments by

This is a cross post with Deep Into Sports Montage by Chris Darling Now here’s something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately as an expectant mother: should I enroll my child in a sport, and if so, how should I go about it? I still remember my first trip to the YMCA when [...]

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