Studying Dutifully

Check out Average Cats.  They’re pretty average.

Craving Pumpkin Pie

Some people have way too much time on their hands.

Going to Sleep

There was someone sobbing outside my house last night at 2:30 in the morning. Like, seriously, SOBBING. VERY LOUDLY. FOR 10 MINUTES. There was no yelling of 'help! au secours!' or anything so I didn't think it necessary to investigate. Still, it was rather singular.

Also, I just finished watching Daredevil and I realized that ALL FOUR of Daredevil's other senses were heightened when he was blinded. That's right, people, Matt Murdock has SUPERTASTE. Canonically. It says so right on his Marvel website (on the side where it lists 'Powers'). A small excerpt:

[Daredevil's] sense of taste is sharp enough to enable him to detect the number of grains of salt on a pretzel. (This is useful...how?)

Now that's a superpower you don't hear about every day. I mean, what would the ramifications of supertaste be? Can he only comfortably eat really bland food? Is he like the Auditors in Terry Pratchett's Thief of Time - a taste of a cherry liqueur chocolate would overwhelm him to death? The Marvel website seems to imply not, but WHAT DO THEY KNOW. I bet they don't even have a taste scientist (tongue doctor?) on staff. That's just irresponsible, disseminating questionable scientific information to the young people of today. YOU KNOW WHO IS VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS.


So if you'll excuse him, Daredevil is going to go sob himself to sleep in my backyard. Again.

ROFLing

Wasting Time

Okay, so we've got a DOUBLE FEATURE for our final day of Youtube movies: The Count of Monte Cristo and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Oh man, Alan Rickman is awesomely evil in Robin Hood (you know, besides being awesome in general).



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Laughing Maniacally

Go on, watch a classic silent movie! Metropolis is weirdly awesome, I promise.



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Drinking Coffee

Hey Dad! Look what I found!

Being Boring

Wheeee, costumes.



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Watch it with Spanish subtitles for added interest!

Chillaxing. Is that word over? Yeah, it's probably over.

Elvis and Anabelle is kind of the movie that inspired my idea of collecting links to youtube movies. The internet is pretty much the only place you can see this movie, since it is not on dvd. Short plot summary: Young mortician kisses dead beauty queen back to life, romance and complications ensue (naturally, because he KISSED HER CORPSE WHAT THE HECK). Also, magical sunflowers. CRAZY. Link

(It used to be on youtube, but has mysteriously disappeared.)

Lazing About

Today we're gonna get all Shakespearean up in here. Raise the roof for the bard, yo. Twelfth Night!



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PS: Dude, forsooth is an awesome word. WE MUST REVIVE IT.

Double Posting

PS: You guys, look at this awesome poster I got today for only $3.50!



Sweet!

(Yes, that is my foot on the right. DEAL WITH IT.)

IT'S A SECRET

Okay, so the brother thought that Captain Blood was boring (WHATEVER). Maybe a Bollywood movie would be more congenial. This movie features what I like to call 'hand porn'. You'll know it when you see it.



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Eating Cookies

Mmmm, cookies. Alright, so this week (brought to you by the letter Y) is a WEEK OF YOUTUBE MOVIES. That's right, this week and this week only we will be bringing you ONE strange/interesting/AWESOME movie link per day. Trust me friends, there is some weird and wild fun to be had in the deep, dank depths of the rabbit-hole that is Youtube.

Today, we start with CAPTAIN BLOOD, the swashbuckling 1935 classic starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Basil Rathbone. (The gang would re-unite in 1938 for the mega-classic THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, which I have seen times beyond counting.) Apparently, a Captain Blood remake (re-adaptation? it's based on a book) is in the works - but IN SPACE. Neato.

Anyway, I give you...CAPTAIN BLOOD!



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Finishing with a BANG

To finish our WEEK OF KITTIES (in a somewhat late fashion) I present - the BEST CAT VIDEO EVER. Satisfaction not guaranteed. YMMV.



I just realized that I missed Wednesday. Oops. TOO BAD, SUCKERS!

Chillin' in Ottawa, Watchin' Some Kitties

Whacking Kitties

Linking

Unfortunately, I can't embed this video: cats on a treadmill

Being Late

It's not Tuesday yet! I haven't gone to sleep, so it's still Monday. Trufax.

PS: Engineers are awesome.

Being Nice to Her Brother

As per my brother's request, I give you - A WEEK OF KITTENS. One (1) cute kitten video per day for seven (7) days.

Watching the BEST CAT EVER

Watchin' Kittehs

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Gettin' All Political 'n Such

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Obama: Change is All We Have Left

via The Big Picture by Barry Ritholtz on 1/20/09

Since I have been mocking W on his way out, we may as well tag O on his way in:

via Keven Depew, Minyanville

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Being a Lazy Environmentalist

The Laziest Man on Earth's Guide to Green Living http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/laziest-man-on-earth-guide-...
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Making Delicious Foods

So the other day I made noodle pudding, an excellent way to get rid of leftover pasta. (The recipe comes from Mark Bittman's Minimalist column for the New York Times.) It was good. But not awesome.

Martha Stewart's Snickerdoodles, on the other hand, are fabulous in a completely understated way. Mmmm, snickerdoodles.

Khaaaaaaaaning

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How many AAAAAs in Khaaaaaaaan?

via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 1/16/09

As can be seen in this chart, "Google search results for "KH(Ax)N" for x=1 to 100," there's a real spike of "AAAAA"s around 40 and 50. That's a lot of reptitious typing! Also, you have to admire the bloody-minded preserverence of the folks over there at 97-100 "AAAAA"s. Also, RIP, Ricardo Montalban.

Google search results for "KH(Ax)N" for x=1 to 100 (via Negatendo)

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LOLing

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

(Wow, Star Wars is having a great day on the interwebs.)

Finger-Dancing to Disco Star Wars

By far the most awesome thing you will see today.

Getting Hooked on Gossip Girl

This is terribly embarrassing. Perhaps there is some sort of support group?


(But Chuck Bass's fashion choices are so fascinatingly hideous. For example:



See? It's like a disease.)

Craving baked goods

I really want to make these pumpkin cinnamon rolls.

Feeling depressed because she forgot her laptop power cord at home

...and now she has to borrow other people's inferior computers. And she can't upload her sweet new photos to share with the world. Boo.