Mostly Muppet

It struck this morning - after being awoken at 3:37 AM by a crying child, and this on a night when we’d stayed up late painting a room Aubergine - that it was 9/9, September Ninth.
Stranger still, through my sleepy haze I recalled this as being the ninth anniversary of the launch of the Sega [...]

If you’re a child of the 70’s and 80’s you likely remember the first Japanese Anime cartoon invasion, highlighted by Speed Racer, which got the feature film treatment earlier this year.
But the Americanized Japanese cartoon that will always hold my heart is Sandy Frank’s Battle of the Planets/G-Force. Click the links to see the differences [...]

So what if the Summer is over and you’ll never catch up on your Lost reading group [Via TV Squad] in time for the season 5/series return in February 2009?
So what if you’ve got multiple opportunities to catch up if you’re behind (on both G4 & SciFi) plus get DVD-style extras?
So what if all your [...]

Way back in the beginning of June, John Hodgman (”PC” in those Mac & PC ads that Apple does) “tweeted” an interesting offer:
re: a TAXONOMY OF COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE. I will sign and send one to you and the next four who tweet/email an address.
Twenty minutes later, he had somewhat recanted:
And, to thank to [...]

As I’ve stated previously, I’m not a fan/viewer of Mad Men. Yet.
I have all the episodes (from both seasons) on the TiVo and it’s just a matter time before Jenn & I jump in. One of our main influences being her folks, who have become similarly addicted and can’t stop mentioning the show.
Last night [...]