MISC. ETC. & ABBREV. INC.

I’ve seen that jumbled-word thing I posted a few days ago in about a hundred different places now, and I’ve received a bunch of hits from people searching “Aoccdrnig to rscheearch” and “Elingsh uinervtisy”. One guy has even created his own word jumbler.

Sorry, but to me, Corea just doesn’t look right.

THEORY: Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and voiceover actor Billy West (Stimpy, Fry of Futurama) are the same person.

I’m really enjoying the Al Franken book, especially for how well-researched it is. Unlike a lot of other partisan commentators, Al knows more how to do more than just push buttons. He knows how to make convincing arguments.

Drew and I are both hooked on a $10 Boggle computer game we picked up in the markdown bin at Best Buy. He has 7 of the top 10 scores, damn him!

THEORY: Tupac is alive; Young MC is dead.

I got a very brief email from my ex-roommate who I saw at the wedding over the weekend. He said it was good to see me and that he felt like an outcast at the wedding. I haven’t written back yet. I’ve suffered his “friendship” a lot in the past, and even though I feel sorry for him, I’m not sure I want to welcome him back into my life.

Why isn’t anyone joining my Survivor pool? I know the premiere is still two days away, but don’t people want the early bird points? This is going to be the weakest turnout ever!