Archives for March, 2005

good o’l times…

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

A friend just e-mailed asking where all those old parody ads went. With all those migrations and stuff, it looks like the original entries were lost. I did keep copies of the files though…

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Not on the web…

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

Dear patron,
Not everything in existence can be found on the Internet. No, I don’t care what you’ve heard about the good ol’ Information Superhighway, you can’t find every goddamn thing on the ‘Net. Period.
A list of Superbowl winners? Sure.
A list of all Russian surgeons stationed at military bases throughout the country? No. And adding quotes […]

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Guide to Episode III toys…

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

Guide to April 2nd Star Wars Merchandise
A list of exclusive Revenge of the Sith toys at Walmart, Target, and Toys ‘R’ Us.

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Dolph and Jerry

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

The Defender
Dolph Lundgren and Jerry Springer in the same movie? It’s gotta be added to my collection!

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Gary Oldman and the Sea

Sunday, March 27th, 2005

The other day I was reading an article about Gary Oldman in the upcoming Goblets of Fire movie, when a patron comes in and asks for a copy of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and The Sea.” Which led to my mind wandering. And you know where that often leads.

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Attack of the Robots

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

Psst, I’m secretly building an army of robots to slowly take over the library. They will replace me at the reference desk while I complete the Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series (which, for the record, I’m kicking myself in the arse for not reading sooner.)
Back in reality, however, this year’s summer reading theme […]

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Mixed race Thai entertainers ride a wave of popularity

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

Mixed race Thai entertainers ride a wave of popularity
Apparently, people of half Thai descent are dominating the entertainment industry over there.

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Thoughts on approaching 27…

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

I can’t have a midlife crisis now, can I?
I’m buried under books and papers right now, trying to get back in the swing of things. I haven’t studied anything other than toy assembly instructions for nearly 5 years now, and now I’m trying to memorize what SCSI stands for (and no, it’s not airing on […]

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Sequelmania

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005

Wow. Talks of Hellboy 2, Punisher 2, Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3, and a potential prequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon usually would have me drooling in anticipation. But now I’m just wondering whether or not studios are just squeezing every last ounce of juice out the originals, and can’t come up with anything original anymore. […]

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One Cake to Rule Them All

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005

One Cake to Rule Them All
…and in the stomach, bind them…

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