Penscratches of the Mouse

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:49:50 GMT

Hey everybody,

I haven't posted in, like, a long long time, but I wanted to let you all know that my family has started a quick little venture:

It's a podcast for learning Hebrew. The podcast itself is free, so you can hear the spoken language, and there are a few sample lesson guides to go along with it so you can decide if it's worth it to get the lesson guides.

Hebrew is a great language, and it's totally worth it to try and pick it up.

HebrewPodcasts.com

Full Length Play

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:35:14 GMT

Man, I haven't posted here in, like, forever and a day.

So, uh, welcome to 2007, livejournal.

Oh hell, let's cut to the chase. The reason I'm posting is because I've FINISHED A FULL LENGTH PLAY that I've been working on since, well, since 2006. I can't tell you the title because there are copyright issues.

I don't want to impose on anybody, because it's a full length 121 page behemoth, but it would be nice if someone who had the time would read it and give me feedback. On the other hand, people have lives (romantic lives, sex lives, work lives, etc.) and may not have time for 121 pages of insanity. So, yeah, consider yourself warned.

I should probably summarize it. It's based off the song by Spoon, The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine. (which means I probably have to clear rights with them before I can do anything with it). So there's a play, about a struggling actor with a disability, and a play within a play, about a servant who becomes the most powerful man with a kingdom, and destroys it all in a very Greek Tragedy way.

I'm pretty damn proud of all this, by the way.

Wayne Brady Gotta Choke A Livejournal!

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:56:04 GMT

1. Talk to a boy/girl you like today?
Yup. Phones are fantastic.

2. Realize anything?
Maybe not a realization so much as a great idea; realizations which have been slowly dawning on me are starting to solidify.

3. Talk to an ex.
Well, phones are fantastic.

4. Miss someone?
... How many questions can be answered with "phones are fantastic"?

**LAST PERSON WHO**

5. Slept in your bed?
Phones are fantasti... me. Only me.

6. Saw/heard you cry?
I don't cry. My heart dried up years ago. Everybody knows it, except the answer to this question.

7. You went to the movies with?
My brother, Tom. We saw Casino Royale. (Audrey: that makes Tom like Scott?)

8. Went to the mall with you?
My... brother Tom. We saw Casino Royale.

9. You said "I love you" to and meant it?
Phones are fantastic.

12.Called you in the middle of the night?
Ekekekeke phones are fantastic.

13. Do you have a crush on someone?
P.A.F.

JUST PLAIN QUESTIONS

14. What book are you reading now?
Everything Is Illuminated by Johnathan Safran Foer. I like, so far.

15.love?
Non sequitor?

16. Favorite location?
3,000 miles away.

17. piercing/tattoos?
Piercing voice.

18. What are you really most scared of right now?
That my hopes might never come true.

19. Where do you want to get married?
I'll be so relieved, I won't care where.

20. Hate anyone?
Only Karen Finley.

21. Anyone hate you?
Madyson Page once stopped me randomly in the Sage cafeteria and said to me, "Guy... I think you're the only person in the world who I can honestly say nobody hates." Of course, now I know Kevin Liang, so I'm not alone...

22. Do you like being around people?
Like Jews love self-deprication!

23. Have you ever cried?
We did that one.

24. Are you lonely right now?
Like Jews love self-deprication! (think about it)

26. Been on radio/TV?
Nope. My little sister has. I'm the actor, but she the biologist has already been on local TV. I am annoyed.

27. Ever liked someone, but you think they never noticed you?
No, I know they never noticed me, except once when I opened a door for her and another time when the grapevine told her that I liked her.

28. Ever liked someone who treated you like crap?
Not at the time that I liked them, honestly.

29. How many beds did you lay in yesterday?
Zero. I slept on my brother's couch and didn't return to bed until this morning

30. What color shirt are you wearing?
Blue/grey.

31. Name three things that you do almost every day?
Rehearse, waste time on the internet, and go to class.

35. Who got you to join myspace?
Uh, I am almost willing to bet it was Olivia.

36. What did you have for dinner last night?
... yeah, about that...

39. What web site do you visit the most?
www.bloglines.com; it's my homepage.

40. Do you have plants in your room?
My roommate would, but he can't afford seed.

41. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
My soul. Is that on my body?

42. Where was your last cab ride?
I took a cab back from going late to have dinner with Sam and her mom, because the subway made me nervous.

43.Where Is THIS Question?
In my pants?

44. Would you have a problem if your friend went after your ex?
Only if they treated them badly.

Contest Results

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:05:02 GMT

Thanks to everyone who tried to figure out Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny, which is Haeckel's Law.

If you missed Sam's winning entry, it's the Law that says that the evolution of an individual species mirrors the evolution of all the species.

Basically, if you look at the way an embryo becomes an adult, it mirrors the branches of evolution.

So no, it had nothing to do with words or with classics majors. And no, I won't love Brendan or hobos forever. Thank you for trying!

I basically posted that because it was the most convoluted use of three words I've ever seen. It literally would have required me to hit the dictionary for every word. Ah, no AP Bio for me...

Wouldn't we have liked there to be Occam's Razor: the simplest explanation is most likely to be true?

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:13:34 GMT

I will love you forever if you can tell me what the following phrase means without looking it up:

"Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:55:33 GMT

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:48:05 GMT

When
Was the last time
You danced?

When
Was the last time
You danced?

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:

♥♥♥

1. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
2. What's your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back in a fight?
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
5. What is your favorite memory of us?
6. Would you give me a kidney?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
9. Can we get together and make a cake?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?
12. Do you think I'm a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I'm attractive?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
18. Would you go on a date with me if I asked you?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?

The Darfur rally kicked mundo ass.

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:39:27 GMT

If you ever bought A Million Little Pieces, check to see whether you get a full refund from James Frey.

When I Post So Little, Why Am I Wasting This time?

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:11:16 GMT

1. What do you think of me, iTunes?
"Points Of Authority" by Linkin Park.
Interpretation: Apparently I ought to "forfeit the game."

2. What do my friends really think of me?
"Look At Me, Sandra Dee."
Interpretation: Everyone thinks I'm stuck-up for being a Virgin, and mock me behind my back.

3. How can I make people like me more?
"Critic's Choice" by Chicago
Interpretation: It sounds like not even Chicago knows how people would like me.

4. What does my crush truly think of me?
"Camisado" by Panic At The Disco
Interpretation: I'm like dying slowly? I'm an incredible pain that I wish I could stop thinking about? Fuck.

5. Do people secretly lust after me?
"Celebrity" by Barenaked Ladies
Interpretation: Yes, but only because they don't know who I really am.

6. How can I maximize my pleasure during sex?
"Do You Know Where You're Coming From."
Interpretation: By being assertive and knowing my identity!

7. Will I ever have children?
"Eat It" by Weird Al
Interpretation: Yes. And I will force them to eat bad food.

8. Do you know where your children are?
"Celebration de L'Errence" from Cirque Du Soleil, Varekai
Interpretation: Celebrating a pagan ritual outside of the United States in a fantasy land, possibly on shrooms.

9. What should I do with my life?
"I Found Out" by John Lennon
Interpretation: Become an isolationist.

10. Will I have a happy life?
"The Devil Went To Jamaica"
Interpretation: Only after the medication?

11. Why must life be so full of pain?
"Crowing" by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Interpretation: Because of sappy nineties pop-rock? Or rather, because I'm alone. I could have told you that.

12. What do you think happiness is?
"Don't Panic" by Coldplay
Interpretation: The apocalypse wrecking a beautiful world.

13. How can I make myself happy?
"Woodburning" by Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Interpretation: ALSO by sappy nineties pop-rock. Or rather, by throwing away everything I used to love. Which sounds suspiciously like unhappiness.

14. Will I die happy?
"Attagirl" by Bettie Serveert
Interpretation: No. I'll be "stuck in a rut."

15. Can you give me some good advice?
"Ambulance" by Blur
Interpretation: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

16. What is the nature of the Universe?
"Fade Together" by Franz Ferdinand
Interpretation: Not worth experiencing.

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:28:36 GMT

Ladies and gentlemen,

A moment of silence for the Crocodile Hunter.

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:18:11 GMT

Dear God,

I asked. You didn't respond. That wasn't very Christian of you.

Jew Avenger
~Provoking God? Who, me?~

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:58:33 GMT

A really quick update:

I'm currently in Spokane, WA, after having passed through Idaho, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. So somewhere between Utah (with its groves of Mormons), Idaho, and Montana (with its anti-Meth ads every mile), my crazy-Christian-ometer broke. Now it's starting to recover... although I saw a woman with a megaphone yelling 'salvation!' at the Kid's Day Carnival here in Spokane. But I can balance that with the three goths standing behind her with huge signs that read "JESUS NEVER EXISTED." It's good to know that we've got all sorts of crazy in the United States.

So, apparently God is playing chicken with my closest friends. A friend of mine was on a plane with a terrorist. Actually, a wife of mine was on a plane with a terrorist. My extended family has been down to the basement to clean out the bomb shelters. My uncle has been called up to the draft. Another friend has apparently lost her cat. Yet another is having a hard time of it.

On behalf of all my friends:

Dear God,

Hi, it's me. I don't do this often, I know, but when I do, I really mean it. So let me just say this: you're right now in Old Testament God-phase. You're being crabby and lashing out at people. Maybe it's just that time of the millenia, or maybe you're calling out for attention. I know that You aren't as popular as you were in pre-history. But please: on behalf of all the good people who I know who are fearing for their lives or their happiness (which as You yourself know, is just as important),

CUT IT OUT.

I'm serious. Don't make me get Eastern on your immortal, omniscient, omnipotent ass.

Love,

Guy

Jew Avenger
~I Am Sooo Going To Get Smote. Smitten? Smited?~

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 17:55:37 GMT

Heading out. Tonight, I'll be in Vegas. Over the next week, I'll hit practically every Western state except Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, and Colorado. Send me your love, and I'll see you all soon.

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:44:31 GMT

*How Stereotypical You Are...*
The Generic Teenager Stereotype
Do you drink [alcohol]?:	Nay.
Do you party a lot? How often?:	Not at all, really.
Do you use drugs for recreational purposes?:	Nay.
How often do you use the word like in an average hour?:	Only in similies. And sometimes I use 'as' instead.
Do you skip classes? How often?:	In four years at Sage, I skipped one class... and I got permission from my folks.
Do you have casual sex? Protected?:	I'm sure if I had casual sex, it would be protected... but no.
Do you steal?:	Only intellectual property.
Do you wear inappropriate clothing?:	Is Communism inappropriate?
Do you drool over celebrities?:	Despite what people say about me and Allyson Hannigan, no.
Do you watch a lot of TV?:	Nope; just the Daily Show and Colbert Report.
Do you ever watch the News?:	Yes, sometimes for whole days.
Do you even care about world issues?:	More deeply than anyone I know.
Do you read books often?:	Yes, all the time... although sometimes writing takes away from my reading time.
Are you failing a lot of your classes?:	The only class I ever failed was PE in seventh grade.
Do you spend most of your time with your friends?:	No, I actually spend most of my time pretending I have more friends than I really do.
Do you smoke cigarettes?:	Nay.
Do you hang out a lot in malls, or at Seven Elevens?:	Hang out? At a mall? Yesterday would be the first time... and I got a hobowallet out of it.
Do you often find yourself with a crush on someone?:	...that's not a teenager thing. It's just we don't use the word 'crush.' And it doesn't change much.
Do you cuss a lot?:	Only occasionally, and with a point.
Are you desperate to fit in?:	More desperate to fit OUT, actually.
Are you intelligent?:	I do well believe I am, sometimes. Then I wake up.
The Goth Stereotype
Black lipstick?:	Ick.
Black eyeliner?:	Ick.
Black eyeshadow?:	Ick.
Black trenchcoat?:	When the weather calls for it.
Black boots?:	No.
Black fishnets?:	No.
Black nail polish?:	No.
Cigarettes?:	No.
Heavy metal music?:	No.
Marilyn Manson?:	No.
Kittie?:	Yes! I love kitties!
Cradle of Filth?:	No.
Constant frown and perpetual angst?:	Uh, perpetual cynical angst, yes.
Do you like to be seen as:	... as...?
Are you an intellectual?:	I'd like to think so?
An atheist?:	DAMN STRAIGHT!
Horrible home life?:	How could I possibly say that, knowing the people I do?
Hopelessly depressed?:	Only depressed when I'm hopeless.
Suffering with suicidal idealations?:	Nope. I like other people too much.
Self-mutilation?:	Never.
The Punk Stereotype
Plaid?:	No.
Big black boots?:	No.
Mohawk?:	No.
Excessive piercings? [Especially facial]:	No.
Loud, confident and opinionated?:	Yes.
Wild hair colors?:	No.
NOFX?:	No.
Rancid?:	No.
Well versed on political scandals and outrages?:	Yes!
A:	... A what?
The Jock Sterotype
What's your IQ?:	buh... high?
Do you watch a lot of sports?:	No.
Play a lot of sports?:	No.
Talk a lot about sports?:	No.
Do you do anything, really, but think about sports?:	Yes.
Are you arrogant?:	Of course not.
Are you a male or female whore?:	HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. No.
Are you homophobic?:	Some of my best friends are gay people...
Do you tease other people a lot because you want to seem confident?:	No, I tease other people because they make it too easy.
But really you're a quivering mass of insecurity?:	Yeah, that's me. But on the outside, not on the inside.
Boobs = yes?:	Only on the inside.
Parties = yes?:	No.
Dropping out of high school and flipping burgers = yes?:	Nope.
This Or That [Oh, that old coconut.]
Originality or Acceptance?:	Originality.
Independence or Companionship?:	Companionship.
Stability or Freedom?:	Freedom.
Personal or Interpersonal?:	Interpersonal.
Introvert or Extrovert?:	Introvert.
Popularity or Isolation?:	Isolation.
Unique or Loved?:	Unique.
Understood or Individual?:	Understood.
You or Them?:	Them.
Take this survey \| Find more surveys You've been totally Bzoink*d

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:08:34 GMT

If you want to write me a letter after September, the address is:

Guy Yedwab
5-11 University Place
WE-0724A
New York, NY 10003-4587

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:01:30 GMT

It's 2 AM, and I've finished my third draft of The Cave.

I'm... starting to believe it may be in a state I can refer to as "finished"... but I may be wrong. I need more people to weigh in first.

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:15:02 GMT

Can you name 13 people you can think of right off the top of your head? Don't read the questions underneath until you write the names of all 13 people...This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list the names first...No Cheating!!!

1. Sam
2. Brendan
3. Sean
4. Phil
5. Felicity
6. Audrey
7. Aumna
8. Nietzche (why not?)
9. Lindsay
10. Christina
11. Rebecca
12. Caitlin
13. Tom

How did you meet 10?
Uh...

What would you do if 6 and 2 dated?
Cry myself to sleep.

Have you ever seen 4 cry?
Yes, actually... not very much, though.

Is 13 black?
Hehehe he's a bald portly computer programmer. No.

do you think 1 is cute?
I happen to think so.

How do you know 8?
I first read his works in Middle School. I did not understand them. I just read Thus Spake Zarathustra (thanks to number 1) so now I understand what he as a person is getting at.

Would you ever go on a date with number 12?
Well, we're going minigolfing today in a totally platonic way.

Fact about 9:
she was a professional duck hunter who once slew King Kong.

Who is 4 going out with?
The idea was to set him up with this girl named Shea.

What does 5 do for a living?
She's professionally awesome. She also accepts.

Would you ever live with 13?
Dude, I just did for four days. Not gonna lie - pretty awesome.

Is 2 single?
Despite his best efforts.

Where does 7 live?
Newport Beach, except when she lives in Stanford.

What do you think about 3?
I think he's a bum. And he's nuts. And he broke my I heart even though I loved him and I hold him strictly responsible: no matter how he squirms beneath the light!

What's the best thing about number 10?
Her sense of humor, and her love for Marten.

Favorite Memory with 1?
I do not go into such matters with memes.

Simile.

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:55:53 GMT

Love can be like Pirates of the Carribean 2: Just as you think it is going to resolve, more plot lines begin.

Love can be like A Scanner Darkly: confusing as fuck, blows your mind like drugs, and from a not-too-distant future. Oh, and if you're not careful, BAM! You're addicted!

Love can be like Thank You For Smoking: you learn pretty quickly what words can be made to do.

Love can be like I Heart Huckabees: there are two sides, positive and negative, and they can't be separated.

Love can be like Star Wars: it's not that impressive early on, but as it gets older, it gets pretty amazing... even if there's less money spent on it.

Love can be like Star Trek: people who don't get it mock it thoroughly, and yet... somehow the fans survive.

Love can be like 24: sometimes it just seems so implausible... and yet, just try to stop it before it's really over! JUST TRY!

Love can be like Casablanca: a classic that generations continue to revisit.

Love can be like Citizen Cane: everyone tells you you ought to get involved, but some things are not for everyone.

Love can be like Gone With The Wind: "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

Love can be like Snakes on a Plane: just enjoy the ride.

Love can be like the Daily Show: funny, poignant, and sad but true.

Love can be like Bollywood: far more song and dance than in the average life.

One thing is for certain:

Love is like Hollywood: sometimes it's overdone, sometimes it's overblown, sometimes it doesn't give you a reason to care but takes your money anyway... and yet think of how poor we'd be without it.

Name a movie. I will relate it to love. Or sex. Or war. Or anything you so desire. I'm in a simile-bending mode.

Thanks Felicity!

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:13:27 GMT

1. Q: NAME A FRIEND WHO'S NAME STARTS WITH A "J"
A: Jordan.

2. Q: 4TH PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALLS:
A: I don't have my cell phone, but I'm betting it's... Brendan?

3.Q: WHAT DID THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED SAY?:
A: Again, don't have my cell phone, but I bet it was a response from Sean clarifying something.

4. Q: DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS?
A: Never! That's like deliberately bending your car's tail-pipe.

5. Q: DO YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR?
A: I had it until this Saturday.

6. Q: WHAT IS THE NEXT CONCERT YOURE GOING TO?
A: Santana on the 31st.

7. Q: WHO IS THE COOLEST PERSON IN YOUR LIFE?
A: Jon Stewart. At least, I wish he was in my life.

8. Q: WHAT WORD DO YOU SAY A LOT?
A: F! I use that letter as an expletive.

9. Q: WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU ATE:
A: My first sushi ever! I liked it, very much. Dragon Rolls in San Francisco.

10. Q: WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU SAID TO SOMEONE AND WHO WAS IT?
A: Here's a transcript:

LARRY KING: In a moment, some happy stories!
TOM: What happy stories?
GUY: Stories from Switzerland.

11. Q: DO YOU WATCH TV?
A: CNN, Comedy Central, and occasionally FOX.

12. Q: DO YOU HAVE WORK TOMORROW?
A: Nope, I got sacked. Tasty, tasty sackage.

13. Q: EVER BEEN HUNTING?
A: Only ladykilling.

14. Q: IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?
A: I can almost guarantee not. Except in the cutesy way, like me and Kendra, or me and my wife/exwife Olivia, or me and Sam.

15. Q: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU" AND MEANT IT?
A: I was talking to my little sister. I miss her. Or my mom. Don't remember the order.

16. Q: WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?:
A: Why is the answer always sleeping? Why is this question always effective? Is it simply a fact that livejournal is only used when you SHOULD be doing something else? Answer these rhetorical questions in the form of bullet points.

17. Q: DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?
A: Hansome Yaz, according to Phil. And when I was in Amoeba, I saw a CD by a band called YAZ.

18. Q: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
A: Yes, but sometimes shock sets in and you don't realize it until February.

20. Q: WHO'S THE YOUNGEST ONE IN THE FAMILY ?
A: Doreen, the cute one.

21. Q: IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE?
A: Yupdedoo.

22. Q: ARE YOU A HEAVY SLEEPER?
A: Depends on what is trying to wake me up. If I should be waking up, I will sleep through it. If I shouldn't, I will wake.

23. Q: LAST TIME YOU USED A SKATEBOARD?
A: Once. I fell face first. I don't trust them. They're shifty.

24 Q: LAST PLACE YOU SLEPT BESIDES YOUR HOUSE?
A: My brother's apartment. Last night.

25. Q: EVER RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD?
A: Nevar!

26. Q: BEST MOVIE YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS?
A: Clerks II or A Scanner Darkly!

27. Q: DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WHO COME UP WITH BRAIN DEAD QUIZZES ARE CRYING FOR HELP IN SOME TWISTED WAY?
A: No. If they were crying for help, they'd sign the quizes. Brain-dead quizmakers are just bored.

Best
1. Male friend: I don't
2. Female friend: do best friends (in any sense)
3. Vacation: Visiting my brother this week.
2. Day of the week: The only thing a friday night is missing is the Daily Show. And social interaction.
3. Food: SUSHI!
4. Memory: That's classified.

Last
1. Person you saw: My brother. He's on the couch.
2. Talked to on the phone: My mom. She's down South.
3. Hugged: Uh... my little sister, she was sobbing as I was leaving?
4. Text: Something by Sean.
5. Messaged over myspace: I assured Jack Major that I'm not going to Israel.

Today
1. Is: Today was. Today is no more.
2. Got any plans: Gonna go to sleep as soon as this is done.
3. Goal: Finish reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra by the time I touch down in So Cal.
4. Dislikes about tomorrow: Going to fly to So Cal.

Favorites
1. Number: 13.
2. Song: It's based off the moment. Currently, I am enamored by Gone Daddy Gone.
3. Color: Black. It's a color you can fall into and see the truth before you fall out the other side.
4. Season: Summer or Winter. Solstices are badass; Equinoxes are halfass.

Currently
1. Missing someone: When are people ever not?
2. Mood: Well, NOW I'm lonesome. Thanks, quiz.

True or False
I am a morning person: Before or after my morning shower and tea?
I am a perfectionist: FALSE! I FAIL TOO MUCH TOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH *sobs*
I am an only child: I'm only the middle child.
I am currently in my pajamas: Not yet. I'm getting into them. And by 'into' I mean 'out of' ;-)
I am very shy around the opposite gender: Depends on my first vibe from them.
I currently regret something that I have done: EVERRRRRRRRRRRRYTHING. Dammit, now I'm regretful.
When I get mad I curse frequently: I usually start by saying, "F!"

Birthday Schwag

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:40:50 GMT

1) 30 GB iPod!!!!
2) Goodnight, and Good Luck
3) End of Poverty (by Jeffery Sachs)
4) a small statuette of a wolf, handmade by my little sister.
5) one night showing of Clerks II
6) a checking account

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:49:54 GMT

On your current playlist, hit shuffle and pick the first twenty songs on the list (no matter how cheesy or embarrassing), and write down your favourite line of the song. Try to avoid putting the song title in the line. Then, have your friends comment and see if they know the songs.

The modified version of this for people whose music comes on CDs rather than a computer: close your eyes and pick twenty CDs at random. Use an online die roller to roll 20 d25s (you can make this even more low-tech by rolling your favorite d20 yourself and throwing in a d5 (half a d10) if the CD has more than 20 tracks), and assign each CD a die roll as a track number.

1. "For once the shadows gave way to light/For once I didn't disengage"
2. "All wet/hey you might need a raincoat!/shakedown/dreams walking in broad daylight"
3. "So you think you can stone me and spit in my eyes?/so you think you can love me and leave me to die?"
4. "Once I dated an actor, she was working on a play/by opening night we had nothing left to say to each other/we hit the wall, it was not resilient/she said that she was hungrier than I was brilliant/and who the hell was I to disagree? didn't you use to be someone who meant something to me"
5. "So sweet, so beautiful/Everyday like a queen on her throne"
6. "The darkest night would shine/if you would come to see me here"
7. "This innocent who bears my face who goes to judgement in my place"
8. "leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most/feel it come alive when I see your ghost"
9. "take a good look at me/just your typical prototype"
10. "monster creatures/with monster faces/are looking for love in all the wrong places"
11. "(they have prewrapped sausages, but not pre-wrapped bacon!)"
12. "I know she loves the sunrise/no longer sees it with her sleeping eyes"
13. "I'm on my second drink/but I've had a few before/I'm trying hard to think/and I think I want you, on the floor"
14. "we change the course of history/everyday people like you and me"
15. "Could you tell me one thing you remember about me"
16. "now I try with a little help of my friends mm I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends"
17. "just before I fell asleep last night/I lost track of my size!"
18. "parfois j'aimerais mourir tellement j'ai voulu croire"
19. "We don't refer to the past when showing what we've done"
20. "she/she's got me running round in circles."

*Bold all of the following TV shows which you've ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime.
* Bold and italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.

21 Jump Street
24
7th Heaven
Adam-12
The Adventures Of Pete And Pete
Aeon Flux
ALF
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alias
American Idol/Pop Idol/Canadian Idol/Australian Idol/etc.
America's Next Top Model
Angel
Arrested Development
Babylon 5
Babylon 5: Crusade
Battlestar Galactica (the old one)
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
Baywatch
Beavis & Butthead
Beverly Hills 90210
Big Love
Bonanza
Bosom Buddies
Boy Meets World
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bug Juice
Chappelle's Show
Charlie's Angels
Charmed
Cheers
Columbo
Commander in Chief
Coupling - UK
Cowboy Bebop
Criminal Minds
Crossing Jordan
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Danny Phantom
Dark Angel
Dark Skies
Davinci's Inquest
Dawson's Creek
Dead Like Me
Deadwood
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Designing Women
Desperate Housewives
Dharma & Greg
Diff'rent Strokes
Doctor Who (the new series)
Dragnet
Due South
Earth2
Emergency!
Entourage
ER
Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Facts of Life
Family Guy
Family Ties
Fantasy Island
Farscape
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Felicity
Firefly
Frasier
Friends
Futurama
Get Smart
Gilligan's Island
Gilmore Girls
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Grey's Anatomy
Growing Pains
Gunsmoke
Hannah Montana
Happy Days
Harsh Realm
Hell's Kitchen
Hercules the Legendary Journeys
Hogan's Heroes
Home Improvement
Homicide: Life on the Street
House
I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
Inuyasha
Invader Zim
Invasion
Iron Chef America
JAG
Jackass
Jeopardy
Joey
Knight Rider
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Law & Order
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
LA Law
Laverne and Shirley
Little House on the Prairie
Lizzie McGuire
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lost
Lost in Space
Love, American Style
M*A*S*H
MacGyver
Magnificent Seven
Malcolm in the Middle
Married... With Children
Melrose Place
Miami Vice
Mission: Impossible
Monk
Mork & Mindy
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Murphy Brown
Mythbusters
My Three Sons
My Two Dads
Next Food Network Star
NCIS
Nip/Tuck
Numb3rs
One Tree Hill
Oz
Perry Mason
Pokemon
Power Rangers
Prison Break
Profiler
Project Runway
Quantum Leap
Queer As Folk (US)
Queer as Folk (British)
Reasonable Doubts
ReGenesis
Relic Hunter
Remington Steele
Reno 911
Rescue Me
Road Rules
Rome
Roseanne
Roswell
Saved by the Bell
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
Scrubs
Seinfeld
Sesame Street
Sex and the City
Six Feet Under
Slings and Arrows
Smallville
So Weird
South Park
Spaced
Spongebob Squarepants
Sports Night
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
Starsky & Hutch
Strange Luck
Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars etc
Superman
Supernatural
Surface
Survivor
Taxi
Teen Titans
That 70's Show
That's So Raven
The 4400
The Addams Family
The Amazing Race
The Andy Griffith Show
The A-Team
The Avengers
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Brady Bunch
The Champions
The Cosby Show
The Daily Show
The Dead Zone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Electric Company
The Flintstones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Golden Girls
The Honeymooners
The Invisible Man (2000s)
The Jeffersons
The Jetsons
The L Word
The Love Boat
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Monkees
The Munsters
The Muppet Show
The O.C.
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
The Pretender
The Professionals
The Real World
The Shield
The Simpsons
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Sopranos
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Sweeney
The Twilight Zone
The Waltons
The West Wing
The Wonder Years
The X-Files
The Young Ones
Third Watch
Three's Company
Top Chef
Top Gear
Twin Peaks
Veronica Mars
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)
Will and Grace
Without a Trace
Wings
WKRP in Cincinnati
Wonderfalls
Wolf Lake
Xena Warrior Princess
You Can't Do That On Television

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:08:10 GMT

Is Jersey really the soul-sucking hell-hole that it makes itself out to be?

I Could Paint A Picture With A Pin... But A Song Will Only Scratch The Skin

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:18:05 GMT

Welcome to the OC Fair. Gnarls Barkley was performing, after a way skeezy band named "Peeping Tom" which featured a greasy man in an even greasier hairnet. Ben was a fan of this band; I honestly could not hear the band well enough to know. I also had trouble hearing Gnarls Barkley, although after his first couple of songs they turned up the mics a little. I think pansy high-paying customers closer to the stage wanted it to be quieter. Oh well--the show was still fun (even ignoring the crazy drunks that surrounded us in every direction...like, is it impossible to enjoy a show sober?). Gnarls pushed the vocals way harder than anything he ever did on the album, and he performed a kick-ass re-arrangement of the song 'Transformer' which I wish I could pirate, because I like it in its own unique way.

Meanwhile, my country has descended into yet another quagmire.

~Now I'm someone else
Now someone can be me too~

What Do You Make Of An Apful Strudel?

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:44:03 GMT

I just watched two straight DVDs of Arrested Development. Oh, the hilarity.

I also watched CNN for most of today and yesterday. Oh, the humanity.

Jew Avenger
~Trendwatcher~

Morbid Dreams.

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:32:40 GMT

Can I just say that on the Israeli news that I got off the internet, a pair of Israelis were interviewed as saying that they have a drinking game going on, based on which will end first: their tolerance for liquor or the bombing in Lebanon.

That cheered me up immensely.