Several new (and long overdue) listings on the links page today. The new inductees are surreally, xkot.net, and Top Ten Blog!. I’m sure they are so proud!
Category: words mean things (Page 171 of 223)
Administrative notes:
1. My apologies to the good people who have been attempting to chat with me lately. Little did I know the enthusiastic response I would get from the AIM link. Things have been, shall we say, busy here at the lucky8ball World Headquarters in Budapest, Hungary over the last few days. I’m spending the holiday weekend in Chicago for a family reunion, and when I get back I should have more time to talk.
2. If you want to fill out the URL field when you make a comment, don’t forget to add the http:// to the beginning. Otherwise, the system thinks it’s a relative link, and it doesn’t work properly.
3. On a related note, thank you all who have been so generous with your comments lately. It means a lot to me.
TV dialog, Part I:
“A law firm does not run on hugs.”
-Douglas Brackman, L.A. Law
Have I mentioned how much I love L.A. Law? It was the pinnacle of the late 80s-early 90s ensemble show. At least until those inevitable last couple of bad years, it was sparely and superbly written and acted, and was just plain entertaining to boot. The ongoing travails of murder suspect Earl Williams (just now wrapping up in reruns on A&E) were gripping. And Susan Dey and Harry Hamlin made a romance between two self-obsessed yuppie lawyers something not to be missed. Not challenging or multilayered by any means, it still took a handful of interesting themes and ran with them. Watch a couple of episodes and see if you agree with me.
Movie dialog, Part III:
Becky: I love the sky. It’s so limitless.
Gilbert: It is big. It’s very big.
Becky: Big doesn’t even sum it up, right? That word big is so small.
-What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Part IV:
Gilbert’s mom: I’m sorry. I wasn’t always like this.
Becky: [pause] I wasn’t always like this.
-Ibid.
(That second one isn’t so good here, since you really have to see the movie to understand how cool that exchange is.)
The internet.
Wow.
What an invention!
That is all.
Get to know me!
In the movie “Defending Your Life,” it’s how well you faced your fears that determines the true measure of your time on earth. Facing my fears has been a recurring theme in my life for the past six months, and here I am trying to get rid of another one: posting a picture of myself on the site. I’ve given you two choices: grumpy me or happy me with no glasses (and bonus Blogger t-shirt).
[WARNING: DO NOT click on these links if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any heart or blood pressure medication. If you should experience unusual symptoms, including but not limited to shortness of breath, blurred vision, sudden headaches or hives, please consult a medical professional immediately.]
I realized that I know what most people I read on the web look like, and I should be at least willing to give them some sense of what a hideous beast I am. If that wasn’t enough, you can also see a picture of my lakefront pad. This is from the living room looking into the dining area. Note the strange lodge-like sofa and chair. The new bookcases look nice, though.
OK. Nothing more to see here. Move along.
Lunch conversation:
Me: I got more than 1,000 visits to my weblog last week.
Jason: That’s great….How many of them were yours?
Thanks, buddy. 🙂
Favorite movie dialog, Part II:
Clairee: I was reading this fascinating book about Anne Boleyn. Did you know she had six fingers?
Ouiser (from the other room): What happened to the other four?
Clairee (shouting): She had eleven total!
-Steel Magnolias
I don’t know why this makes me laugh so much, but it does. As usual, I will be seeking treatment as soon as possible.
Favorite movie dialog, a possible series:
Teacher: Of the numbers 1 through 10, how many are divisible by 2?
Fred: All of them.
-Little Man Tate
Yet another project:
A friend of mine is having a photography show on State Street in Madison beginning September 15. I told him I would do a small promotional site for him to accompany the show. The site’s not done yet – the “images” page, arguably the most important, isn’t finished – but you can get an idea of the “bones.” I’m quite pleased with it. Be sure to let Mike (I know way too many Mikes) know if you like his photography – there’s an e-mail link on the front page.