Separated at birth?

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Robbers thwarted with sauerkraut. I knew there was a reason for keeping those 3 cans of kraut in my cupboard.

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Gish Disappointed Over 'X-Files' Ratings. It's got to be a tough postion to be in, but I don't think it's come as a surprise to anyone connected with the show or to anyone who watches it. Scully may still be there, but Mulder and Scully aren't, and they were the heart of the show. I still enjoy watching, but I just don't care as much as I used to. Well, let me correct that - I do still care enough to hope that the powers that be will allow the show to end after this season and let the franchise live on in movies.

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TVGuide asks how well do you know Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? I got 8 out of 10. With the number of times I've watched this with Hannah in the last year, I should have got them all right.

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Sicko.

Apologies for deserting you all these past couple of days, but I've been wallowing in sickly misery, happy to have my mother here to treat me like the baby I am when sick. I watched a couple of movies while lying around the house, one of which surprised me in how much I liked it - Moulin Rouge. I had heard it was a love-it-or-hate-it sort of movie, and from all appearances I thought I would hate it. The chaotic musical number that introduces the nightclub that was the Moulin Rouge seemed to have confirmed my suspicions, but things soon settled down and I was completely pulled into the love story. I am not a fan of opera, but the word that comes to mind when trying to describe the way emotions were depicted is operatic. Grand and operatic. So much so that despite knowing from the very beginning how the film ends, I was still affected by the outcome. Thumbs up.

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A team of Minnesota scientists claims to have developed a method for increasing airport security: a heat-sensitive camera that spots deceit by looking for telltale increases in temperature around the eyes.

All together now..."You can't hiiiiiiiiide yer lyin' eyes...."

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Lord, my kingdom for a scanner! Have you seen the cover of this month's GQ?

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Invisibles

Invisibles #56 and answers to last week's quiz. I'm feeling sort of oogy right now, so I'll have to go back and play when I can concentrate a bit better.

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"What Passes for Advice on Top Women Web Sites." Shamefuly, really, don't you think? And what the hell is a bobeche?

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I modified the format of the page slightly, since some of you said that it didn't fit on your screen. How does it look now?

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What should my New Year's Resolution be? According to this quiz:

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Wash it away. Elise reflects on the year past and the one to come.

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Happy New Year! Hehe.

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Yet Another Makeover.

Content is the same, just a new look for the new year. You like? Let me know if you encounter any linkage trouble or other problems.

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"A Man Who Became More Than a Mayor."

Mayor Rudy Giuliani leaves office today.

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That's just a taste of what you'll find in the Coolest Space Science Images of 2001.

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Seven feet in 5 days. Whoa.

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'Tis a puzzle to me...

I was in the mall on Friday, walking around aimlessly, waiting for my nails to dry. I wandered into the DVD/Video store and was browsing the titles when I overheard the strangest conversation. Joe, a blind man who is known fairly well by local vendors, and who I've seen walking around downtown for years, was chatting up the store manager about new releases and when he could expect them to be in the store. I know I shouldn't have, but I found myself grinning at the inconsistencies inherent in a blind man shopping in a movie store.

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My Best of 2001

With everyone else doing it, why not? Here's a list of entertainment-based television programs and moments that I found to be exceptional in 2001. (leaving Sept. 11 and its related coverage off the list) Since I watch a good deal of TV and I don't want to look like a complete loser, I've tried to keep it reasonably short. And it's still too long, LOL.

Okay, in the order that they popped into my head:

Buffy: The Vampire Slayer - (UPN) Episodes like The Body and Once More, With Feeling (musical episode) put this show head and shoulders above all the others. Hopefully, with fX showing 2 Buffys each weeknight, the show will get the audience it deserves.

Six Feet Under - (HBO) I didn't think I was going to like this show at first, but I stuck with it and boy am I glad I did. The way the show weaves macabre humor with genuine respect for the dead is amazing.

Enterprise - (UPN) A show that gave the Star Trek franchise a much needed kick in the ass. And that Trip is just dishy.

24 - (FOX) A show that, in my opinion, has lived up to its hype. Keifer Sutherland, lost for so long, has finally found a home on television.

Everybody Loves Raymond - Marie's Sculpture - (CBS) Let's just say that Ray's mother takes up sculpture and, unbeknownst to her, creates an abstract piece that looks like a certain part of the female anatomy.

The Natural History of the Chicken - (PBS) Just because I was the only one who watched it doesn't mean it wasn't any good!

The West Wing - (NBC) Sticking out in my mind - Martin Sheen's scene in the church in Two Cathedrals and Allison Janney in The Women of Qumar.

Jon Stewart, The Daily Show - (Comedy Central) The opening monologue of his first post-Sept. 11 show just ripped at my heart. He's been a beacon for me quite often during these past few crazy months.

Farscape - (SciFi) Still the best science-fiction show on television.

Robert Patrick, The X-Files - I am in love with Agent Doggett.

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - (PBS) Part of the American Experience documentary series, this 6-hour program took a look into the often tragic private life of one of our greatest presidents.

City Confidential - (A&E) Can you say, "guilty pleasure"? Paul Winfield's narrations lends just the right amount of seediness to the story, without ever letting the show descend into pure trash.

Just Melvin, Just Evil - (HBO) Brutally honest documentary about an abusive family patriarch - Melvin Just. Made by his grandson.

The Sopranos, Amor Fou - (HBO) "I didn't just meet you - I've known you my whole fuckin' life!" The moment that Tony realizes that Gloria reminds him of his mother, Livia, was one of the most powerful ever featured on the show. And that's saying something.

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A horrific story out of South Africa - 48 members of one family are killed when a truck they were riding in plunged down a hill. What's even more astonishing is the fact that 73 others were injured, meaning there were almost 120 people on that truck. My God.

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