May 2009
Bonfire of the Academies →
So, I thought it would be fun to bring back Bob and Jim from my earlier sketch Basketball and Bullies… see how they’re doing in the world of novelty sportscasting. Last time it was third grade…
April 2009
Leverage: The song we’ve all been waiting for →
Very short, very quick note to all the people who were looking for the song that opened the episode “The 12 Step Job” of Leverage, it’s been posted for your pleasure, along with a little…
El Ocho Es Muy Caliente! →
INT. TV STUDIO - DAY
MEGAN THUNDER (20s, in miniskirt and halter top) and NICK STEELE (20s, in lycra shorts and Ed Hardy t-shirt) stand before a bank of monitors showing a variety of sports.
NICK
Yo,…
Radio Serials Wrapup →
Oops! Very late, sorry. I’ve had my nose buried in “Anathem” for the past few days, every moment I’m not working or sleeping, so I kinda let this slip. A bit. Again, sorry.
Anyway… DNW went searching…
Team Acme →
EXT. BASE OF MOUNT HOOPER - MORNING
It’s slightly overcast. A cliff-face rises into the clouds and disappears. HERB GREENHOUSE, thirties, well-dressed, with his collar pulled up against the breeze…
Bilingual humor
Mother of ten!
Here Come the Blips
davislove:
Sometimes on days like these I’m inclined to blip songs that go with the kind of mood that I’m in. I build a playlist that suits me. I start to think that maybe I shouldn’t post them to twitter because it annoys people. But what are blips? There just tweets with a soundtrack as far as I’m concerned. So if my random blipfests annoy people I can’t let it bother me. And if I’m...
“And that douchebag Hamilton. Can you freaking believe that guy? Jesus, he’s...”
– James Madison, from a letter to his friend Derek, 1793. (via delgrosso)
Dearest Dolley,
Our stolen moments a fortnight past torture and torment me. The days away from your tender touch burn my soul like a thousand suns. Leave Jemmy and his Francophile dreams of recreating the Loire valley on...
WatchWhat a great supporting cast. Pity they’re all there in support of Alexis Bledel. Then again, few working actresses are so weak they need that much support, so I guess it’s for a good cause.
The simple joys of reading
I was off the grid all day Sunday, finally cleaning my grill and reading. Spent about 10 hours just digging on “Anathem” and wishing I hadn’t had to come to work today so I could finish it. Damn responsibilities!
How can you not love a book with this exchange?
“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs,” I said. “We have a...
[r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r] : e. e. cummings
joeschmitt:
myrm:
*I was looking through an old poetry book, found this and fell in love.*
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Watchatsirhc:
i’m trying to show you this. :(
I think I’m in love. sigh
I’m going to burn in hell, right? :)
Late Night Haiku
Lingering traces
Pillow clutched tight, but his tears
Wash her ghost away.
Raoul and Dave Confuse the World, Episode 25 →
Peter’s take on the “Radio Drama” edition of Sketchwar: episode 25 of “Raoul and Dave Confuse the World”.
Boring Science Fiction Theatre, Episode Three →
I suppose after all these years, I’m realizing that these tales are less “science fiction” and more “horror.” (Music intro, as before)
NARRATOR
Turn down the lights and lock the doors, gentle…
Wasting the company's money
(Tech-centric rant. Apologies in advance for the lack of funny.)
This is how I’m spending my morning, the same way I spent almost an hour yesterday:
Take ridiculously large file (last night’s was ~4500 lines long, this mornings about 17K lines) of customer email addresses that have bounced or in some other way failed.
Parse file.
Break into chunks ~500 addresses long. Why chunks?...
Star Dreck
I’m sure I could be less excited about the “reimagined” Star Trek. It could feature Paris Hilton as Yeoman Rand and music by Britney Spears.
Just when I was starting to be swayed by some of the people who’d seen it and been raving, I saw the ad tonight telling me it’s “not my father’s Star Trek.” Ah, I see. So it’s flashy, for the kiddies....
Colonel Matt Mecury - Defender of Earth!!! →
The last two weeks were “right 65% of the sketch, then get gobsmacked with something urgent, wake-up Saturday and think ‘aw crap, I didn’t finish th sketch’””.
Ahhhhh…back in the ring….
This scene is…
Anything Goes on the Radios →
Some really fantastic sketches this week…and now here’s mine to muck it all up. I know very little about old time radio and absolutely nothing about the serials. So, I did something a bit different….
Boring Science Fiction Theatre, Episode 2 →
Here’s part 2. I actually got to do these in front of an audience for a live taping. I was the SFX guy, which was boatloads of fun. Episode Two
(Into music, as before)
NARRATOR
Turn down the lights…
The Fixer - Indie in the Making →
Twitter is an awesome thing indeed. Not only did I make my way to Dreamloom through Twitter, I also made the acquaintance of Jon F. Merz, a published sci-fi author, of such titles as “The…
Boring Science Fiction Theatre →
I wrote these as a series of short radio plays for a station in Champaign-Urbana back in 1997. I’ve done very little editing beyond formatting, so please indulge the meanderings of a 23-year-old….
Why I don't watch CHUCK →
Watched the pilot and wasn’t taken by it. I thought it was okay,
but nothing special. I’ve heard it’s better now, but my first
impression stuck.
More significantly, the great geek love for Yvonne…
i have better cleavage than rachael ray
inthefade:
(I mentioned this post this morning and got two “let me read it!” emails and I’m not one to say no to other RR haters - and the blog it was on is no longer there - so here it is)
I watch a lot of food programs. I like food. I like looking at food, making food, eating food and talking about food. I’m not one of those foodie people, because foodie people don’t daydream about...
The Silver Stoat →
Oy. Out of the last three weeks, I’ve had big problems with two of our topics. I certainly hope things get better soon. This one…well, I think I’ve got the feel almost right, but other than a few…
Peter’s Commentary on the “Silent Scenes” Edition →
Peter provides some feedback on the sketches submitted for the 4/10/09 topic of “Silent Scenes.”
