Month: July 2010

Song of the day

You could argue that Eric Idle has gone to the well a few times too many with this song, but you could also argue that he’s earned the right to. It’s easily one the catchiest numbers he ever wrote, and it’s the capper to what was probably Monty Python‘s best film. It is, of course, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.”

Incidentally, this record’s available in the foyer.

Tuesday various

  • I see the dead Tauntaun wedding cake. And I see the zombie wedding cake. But what I don’t see is the obvious next step: the zombie Tauntaun wedding cake. Get on it, cake-makers!
  • The movie(s) may still disappoint, but I’m genuinely excited by the new Harry Potter trailer.
  • Martin Scorcese, meanwhile, has never seen the Harry Potter movies. I think they passed up a great opportunity to have him direct one of them. Seriously, can’t you see De Niro or Keitel as Voldemort?
  • I’ve been saying this about emoticons for years and years. [via]
  • And finally, today through Thursday marks the third Harlan Ellison Rare Book Purge. I’m tempted, though mostly by the stuff that’s a little outside of my price range. Say what you will about the man — and heaven knows there’s a lot to be said, both for and against — there’s no denying that he’s written some phenomenal work.

I plead the 5th (of July)

Today was an awful lot like yesterday, just a winding down of a not-very-long long weekend. We learned this morning that our neighbor across the street, who’s lived there since before I was born, passed away at home yesterday. We’re going to the wake tomorrow evening. He’d been sick for awhile, in good spirits but I think not expected to live a whole lot longer, but it’s still sad.

Otherwise, just getting ready for the return to work. Our summer hours start next week, so this will the last time in awhile where I can oversleep a little and get the 8:15 train in the morning. Not that I would ever do such a thing.

Independence Day

Happy Fourth of July!

I spent mine working on the Sunday New York Times crossword, watching a little television (old-school Doctor Who and, later, an episode of Wire in the Blood), and joining my friend Maurice for our regular Sunday writing group. So basically just your normal Sunday, but I do like that I don’t have to be at work tomorrow.