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Toy Story 3 (Comer Charity Event)

Notice that release date? Yeah, guess what? I’ve already seen it. Today! May 15th. We were the first people in the WORLD to see the complete movie! I signed an NDA and submitted to handing over all electronics and being … Continue reading

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End of Decade Lists

None of these lists are in any particular order. I limited myself to ten items in each category. Sometimes there are less, because I didn’t have more than I’d mentioned. Best TV shows of the decade: Buffy the Vampire Slayer … Continue reading

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Dante’s Peak

Okay, no one expects this movie to be the height of cinematic excellence, but it’s just cracking me up tonight: The USGS rep cautioning against putting the town on alert…well, of course, he dies later, because that’s what happens to … Continue reading

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Nurse Jackie = Dr. Cox

Warning: This post contains minor spoilers for the plot of Showtime’s Nurse Jackie pilot and for Scrubs. Nurse Jackie = Dr. Cox: Both are cranky but caring medical practitioners working in an ostensibly Catholic teaching hospital. Both work too much, … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Oscars

I’m writing this before reading anything written by anyone else on the topic, including my friends list and Google Reader feeds…even before reading tweets. I liked Hugh Jackman, to a point. Every now and then, he became cloying rather than … Continue reading

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Survivor Rules

Do not be overly affectionate with a woman who clearly isn’t inviting it. If you are overly affectionate, particularly if you lick said woman’s face, vote her out before she convinces everyone of what a horrible tooly creep you are. … Continue reading

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Ryan started the fire

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Time Travel

As many of you have noticed, the blog has gone back in time to catch up on posts from our (very awesome, wanna go back NOW) Disney trip. As such, I skipped over quite a few events that would normally … Continue reading

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Calling Sugar fans

If you, like me, are a fan of Sugar from the recently-ended Survivor: Gabon, check out the Pinups for Pups calendar, which will and has featured Sugar as a model. (PS – Moo, don’t worry about it. I got one … Continue reading

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Pushing Daisies

Why I love Pushing Daisies: Last night’s Season 2 opener featured a magical bee reanimation scene as part of the B-plot, not to be confused with the murder plot involving bees, which was part of the A-plot. (originally Twittered, but … Continue reading

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