Up for some Dream Interpretation? I haven't had a chance to try it myself, but it looks fairly extensive and at the very least like a fun way to waste some time. Check it out and let me know how you like it.

posted at 6:41 PM | link |

"I'm tired of being treated like I drown puppies in a basement just because I smoke."
~The Wigmaster on 99.1 WPLR, as I was driving home tonight

posted at 6:37 PM | link |

Where's the beef?

I went to the mall at lunchtime today in order to treat myself - hell, the entire lunch hour was going to serve as a salve for my soul. I was going to (and did) buy some perfume and some shoes. I even managed to get 2 pair of shoes for about $42.00. Then I was going to top it all off with a trip through the McDonald's drive-thru since I had been craving a quarter-pounder with cheese. As I sat idling in the drive-thru line, my mouth watering at the prospect of devouring a #4 value meal, I remembered... foot-and-mouth, mad-cow disease. And it's Lent! And it's Friday! Damn! I didn't let that stop me, though, nosiree I got myself a heart-attack in a bag anyway: Bacon Ranch Crispy Chicken sandwich. I am salved.

posted at 2:02 PM | link |

Whiplash!

posted at 9:24 AM | link |

Per The X-Files Official Site: Episode 8x19 has a name... Alone.

posted at 7:57 AM | link |

The sun is shining this morning! And I get to wear jeans to work. Life is good.

I stayed up last night to watch the CNN Mir Fall webcast. Despite my proclamations of geekiness, I had never watched a webcaast before. My old computer was just too slow and I didn't think my dial-up connection would do it any justice. The feed was a little jumpy at first, but then it smoothed out and the audio was fine. So, I sat and listened while I played computer games. What I would have given to have been able to see Mir fall from the sky last night! The space station was an oustanding accomplishment on the part of the Soviets:

Once the crown jewel of the Soviet space program, Mir racked up an impressive number of accomplishments in the sky -- longest time in orbit for a space station, 15 years; longest time in space for a human, 438 days; and the heaviest object ever to orbit Earth, except for the moon.

Mir survived the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, as a stranded cosmonaut watched the events unfold below. It hosted U.S. shuttle astronauts, a Japanese reporter and a British candy chemist who won a contest for the trip...

..."Overall, Mir did a wonderful job for far longer than its design lifetime and it ought to get credit for it," said Norm Thagard, a NASA astronaut who visited Mir in 1995.

"Mir could have continued to serve a useful function. The problem is the Russians don't have the economic wherewithal to support both the Mir and their role in the international space station. So in this case, my head overrules my heart. I think the Russians are doing the right thing."
[from CNN]

The opportunities Mir presented for a US-Russian partnership, at least in space, were very significant for me, having grown up in the shadow of the Cold War. Dosvedanya, Mir.

posted at 7:40 AM | link |

How can this be? It's snowing again. We've had 2 days of chilly, torrential downpours, bringing with them the threat of flooding. As I was driving my mother home tonight I said to her, "God, I am so ready for some nice weather." To which she replied, "Well, at least it's not snow." Well Mommy, now it is.

Was I imagining things, or didn't we just have some sort of equinox? Hmm?

posted at 6:01 PM | link |

"The Theory of Cat and Butter Perpetual Motion".

posted at 12:49 PM | link |

VH1 will be airing the 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony tonight at 9:00 PM EST. They've posted some cool event pictures at their site, showcasing the antics of such rock and roll luminaries as Keith Richards, Aerosmith, Queen, Michael Jackson (please go and look at his nose), Paul Simon, etc. Looks everyone but Mr. Jackson performed. Unless they're trying to keep it a secret until air time, but I somehow doubt that.

posted at 4:10 PM | link |

Excuse me while I observe a moment of silence. Oh, my aching heart. I love how the article appears in their "Sex" section.

posted at 1:58 PM | link |

A little information on upcoming X-Files episodes, from The X-Files Official Site :

After a long month of waiting, the conclusion to "This is Not Happening" airs on April 1st. "DeadAlive" is written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Tony Wharmby.

On April 8th, the episode "Three Words" airs. It is written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz and directed by Tony Wharmby.

First Assistant Director Barry Thomas moves into the director's chair when he helms "Empedocles." The episode written by Greg Walker airs April 15th.

"Vienen," written by Steve Maeda and directed by Rod Hardy, airs April 22nd.

posted at 8:53 AM | link |

Hey, more space-related stuff (sorry, it's the geek in me): NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day - I don't claim to understand everything that they say, but aren't those pictures pretty?

posted at 8:31 AM | link |

I'm on my way to pick up my mother and her dog Petey for a short visit - 2 overnights. Am I ready for this? Am I in the right frame of mind? She has just recently been bitten by the X-Files bug, so we should be able to consume much of the time in front of the VCR, catching up on old episodes. And she is bringing pork chops and perogies.

posted at 4:49 PM | link |

Just imagine the publicity if the damn thing hits their target, LOL.

I have to say, the whole prospect of a 135-ton space station crashing to the earth at 17,500 mph is somewhat terrifying yet ultimately fascinating. They say "only" 40 tons of the thing will make it through the burn-up of re-entry, but some of those pieces will be the size of a small automobile. Christ, you get hit by a penny going 17,500 mph you won't be long for this world. I am looking forward to catching some glimpses of the live video that the Mir-watchers are planning on taking. They keep putting off the day of the actual descent, but they do have a deadline.

posted at 4:12 PM | link |

Morgan and Wong news for my X-Files friends.

posted at 4:23 PM | link |

Oh boy. How embarrassing would it be if this was actually possible??

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