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Funny Stuff Television & Movies

And it’s on Thursday night too, that’s perfect.

I just woke up from a “TV dream” nap. I’m sure plenty of people have them – basically, you wind up in the middle of some fictional universe interacting with the characters there. Personally, as much as you think Mr. Episode Guide Guy would love being in the thick of things, I always find these distressing and disappointing on a certain level. I never wind up in a really good story (damn you, writers’ strike!), and when I wake up, honestly, I feel like someone else’s imagination has breached mine, and more importantly, some barrier has broken down in my mind, even temporarily, between fantasy and reality, and on some certain inner level I find that deeply offensive. (Man, do I sound like I’ve got a massive stick up my ass or what?) Fortunately, I rarely have these, so I don’t go around letting my subconscious offend me a whole lot. 😆 And the handful of times in a given year that I do have these dreams, I usually wind up making sarcastic comments about it in the dream, like there’s a part of me actively working to deny the reality of the obviously fictional situation. And here I bet you people thought I spend a lot of time in the TARDIS.

Fictional elements or no, I’m sure trained psychologists would have a field day with this one. Because strip out the mondo bizarro fictional instrusion that basically makes up the last 1/10 of the dream, and it’s a dream about feeding Evan a bottle. (My fertile imagination just reaches for the bloody stars, doesn’t it? 😆 ) But the really fun part is right at the end when Benjamin Linus pops around the corner of my room.

Obviously I didn’t stick around for freakin’ Eli Stone.… Read more

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OU200812

Good MorningLet it never be said that I don’t know how to party. I left 2007 behind and rang in 2008 with a big bottle in my hand and getting kisses from a sassy young female.

Now, granted, the sassy young female was Olivia, who decided she’d jump up and lick my chin while I was feeding the bottle to Evan, but still! I am living on and/or near the edge, am I not?

Other than that, I think this post from a year ago pretty much sums up my new years’ feelings in general. I hope 2008 is good to you if you’re reading this (not that this should be taken to imply that I wish a pox, or a bunch of rox, or botox, upon those who aren’t reading this). I’m looking forward to more Evan time myself.… Read more

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Funny Stuff Television & Movies

…and you will obey me.

I was watching the Doctor Who DVD Time-Flight this morning while feeding Evan, and listening to the commentary, in which Peter Davison points out a background extra who, in 1982, bore an extraordinary resemblance to our current Vice President:

The Master and friend

As Davison puts it, “So that’s why Iraq is such a mess! Dick Cheney is in league with the Master!” And now we know. 😆 The resemblance is beyond uncanny – and I didn’t photoshop that frame one little bit except to crop and border it. Since I was watching the region 2 release, I found myself wondering if this portion of the same title as released in the U.S. has that comment intact, or perhaps an awkward silence…… Read more

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(JC)C-64

Look who made it onto CNN

A boy and his C64

Nope, not me, silly. I had a Franklin ACE 1000. Rather, this is a fellow friend of fiddygibbers everywhere. 😀

I also know one of the people in the little photo feature about people who are still using Commodore 64s. Small world, eh?… Read more

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Critters Funny Stuff

Playing Possum

Evan and the Christmas Tree
Our first real Christmas tree – the first one since we moved into this house, and the first decent-sized one since we got married. My wife stayed up late doing some decorating; the one token ornament I put on there (the Star Trek transporter ornament) mysteriously came down. 😆 As you can see, Evan is bowled over with excitement!

Kitties
But that was nothing compared to the excitement at the back door last night. All the critters were in attendance – Obi, Othello, Olivia, even Claude. But what was so fascinating on the other side of the glass? Look very closely. … Read more