Year: 2005

You scored as River Tam. The Fugitive. You are clever and dangerous, which is a nasty combination. The fact you are crazy too just adds to your charm. They did bad things to you, but you know their secrets. They…

Encouraged by some co-workers, I’ve signed up for NaNoWriMo 2005, wherein I will attempt to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. I failed at this twice before: in 2002, I banged out less than 9,000 words before…

The mini-fridge in my hotel room has this clever-but-unnecessary plastic rack for storing those short 8-ounce cans of soda (or, as they say up here in Oregon, “pop”) commonly found in hospitals. But where would one acquire such a specialty…

It’s almost 11:00 PM on Thursday, September 29th. In just a few minutes, dozens of Browncoats waiting in line to see the midnight show of Serenity in San Francisco will start singing “The Ballad of Serenity” (the theme from the…

Well, it finally happened. Earlier today, Palm (or are they still PalmOne? I can’t keep track) issued a press release stating that their new Treo 700 will run Windows Mobile instead of PalmOS. And, less than three weeks ago, PalmSource…

The JetBlue pilot who landed his aircraft despite malfunctioning landing gear– not just safely, but perfectly, keeping the wheels right on the centerline– is refusing to talk to reporters. He’s not taking their phone calls, and he’s asked friends and…

From Wired magazine: “Swelling Demand for Sex Ed Online”

Just watched two time-shifted pilots tonight, and here’s what I think. Threshold: not good. Did they really need two hours to tell this shell of a story, with clunky exposition and obvious plot twists? And is anyone else annoyed that…

Another list of premiere dates– this one from TiVo, with hyperlinks to show info. Of interest tonight: My Name is Earl, which fellow TV geek Ammy says is “widely pitched as the best new show this year.” We’ll see. I…

Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.