The last hour of the work week shouldn’t be the worst. There’s just something inherently wrong with that.
Month: May 2002
The Periodic Table, as weekly stories and as…well, a table. Found, in part, through Boing Boing.
Remembering the Death Star:
CORUSCANT — Presiding over a memorial service commemorating the victims of the attack on the Death Star, the Emperor declared that while recent victories over the Rebel Alliance were “encouraging, the War on Terror is not over yet.”
“We will continue to fight these terrorists, and the rogue governments who harbor them, until the universe is safe, once and for all, and the security of the Neo-New Cosmik Order ensured.”
It was one year ago today that the Death Star, perhaps the greatest symbol of the Empire’s might, was destroyed in an attack by fanatic Rebels, who used small, single-person crafts to infiltrate seemingly impenetrable defenses. Thousands of mourners were on hand to remember and pay tribute to the victims and their families.
Found via Boing Boing and posted without comment.
Well this is odd. Apparently, there’s a modern-day film version of Herman Mellville’s famous short story “Bartleby the Scrivener“. I came across the trailer quite by accident yesterday at ComingSoon.net. Having read and discussed the story more than a few times — I was an English major, that’s what we do — I have to say, Crispin Glover seems like the perfect casting.
Back again, the Friday Five:
1. What shampoo do you use?
I think it’s Suave something-or-other. I usually don’t buy the cheapest brand available, but I’m not picky.
2. Do you use conditioner? What kind?
Almost never. I threw out an almost empty bottle a couple weeks ago, and I seem to remember it was pale blue. That’s all I know.
3. When was the last time you got your hair cut?
Last Sunday. I let it grow for months at a time and then, when it starts to fall in front of eyes, I stop off at Supercuts. In two years, I have never had my hair cut by the same person twice. I pays my money, I takes my chances, and I never suggest any styling other than “shorter” or “off the ears”. I am an extremely boring person in this respect.
4. What styling products do you use?
I use styling mousse ocassionally, usually only to keep the hair off my forehead and thus prolong my wait between haircuts.
5. What’s your worst hair-related experience?
When I was in grade school, I briefly had head lice, and after that I switched barbers. For most of my teen years and through college, I had my hair cut by George, a quiet Italian man who always knew how I wanted my hair cut, no matter how long I’d been away — probably because I never wanted it cut differently. I think we had the same three or four sentence conversation every time I went in there. But I’ve never had an especially awful hair-related experience. My hair is simple, as are the demands I put upon it.