http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye Sporadic musings on culture, theory, education, and the interweb Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:35:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ::sigh:: Donald Westlake is dead. This sucks. Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / Donald E. Westlake 1933-2008. http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/damn-it-why-do-cool-people-keep-dying Great, now your stalkers now how to find you when you're alone and exhausted. Exercise: Dailymile Brings Your Friends and Neighbors into Your Workouts. http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/isnt-this-basically-a-tool-for-plotting-kidnappings By all that's holy, do not allow Keanu Reeves to play Spike. Reeves isn't the wrong choice for every role, but he certainly would be for Spike. It ought to go to someone who's at least as good at being goofy as he is at existentially blowing people away. In many ... http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/sweet-jesus-no Created by The Car Connection Too many questions on this quiz have to do with things you shouldn't do while driving. Why too many? Because I don't drive, don't know how to drive, and yet, answering as accurately as possible within the confines of the multiple choices offered, I scored pretty ... http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/hmm-2 I'm personally opposed to the display of religious stuff on government property, because I take the separation of church and state seriously. I always have; when I was a kid, it didn't take me very long to figure out just how wickedly unconstitutional the "under god" part of the pledge ... http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/yes-virginia-athiests-are-douchebags-too Okay, all I know about this game is a trailer seen during an episode of the 1UP show many months ago, but the homoerotic undertones, overtones, intratones, and metatones were absolutely splattered all over that thing. The game should be called, "Don't ask, don't tell, it's understood." Conservative Christian group says ... http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/no-really There is some debate about whether the toy is a pig or hedgehog. Not a good sign. Oldest toy in Britain - Boing Boing http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/oldest-toy-in-britain-boing-boing Hey, I enjoyed both Dark Angel and Sin City, so I'm not anti-Jessica Alba, but whoever decided she would be an appropriate replacement for America Ferrera to star as a math genius is obviously a moron. Alba To Play Mathematics Genius http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/todays-exercise-in-bad-casting This is exactly what I've always wanted from a cell phone. * It's cheap * There's no contract * It does email * It's not a phone. Hot. I f***ing hate phones. Peek - Simply email. http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/peek You would think the New York Times would be, if not smart enough, at least Eurocentrist enough not to perpetuate this kind of BS... See nonsensical Yoga-induced language-gasm here. Of course "Yogi" doesn't apply equally to males and females. Sanskrit has three genders, you don't think they'd let "yogi" get by without ... http://kukkurovaca.textdriven.com/gramarye/archives/sanskrit-is-not-magic