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Joss Whedon's Interview with The NY Times about Serenity

Complete the sentence

"By our powers combined..."

My new favorite drink: London Fog

London Fog
Brew 2 cups of milk (we use skim) with 2 earl grey tea bags on high in microwave for 2 minutes. (Depending on your microwave you may need to do it for longer)
Take out tea bags, stir in 1/2 tsp of vanilla and 2-3 teaspoons of sugar. (You can use vanilla syrup if you have it).
Serves 2.

This London Fog recipe is not to be confused by the alcoholic London Fog. I had a difficult time trying to find the recipe since most of the results were for the alcoholic one.

Janny, a good source of your daily recommended dose of procrastination

A very long but awesome article about Conan O'Brien

30 Second Re-enactment of Highlander by Bunnies

"No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap." ~Carrie Snow

My sleeping schedule is completely messed up. For every night I worked late last night, I had to sub the next morning. On top of that I have been having a terrible time getting to bed recently. I mostly just worked last week.

I got a call today from a private school in a different city. They asked me if I was moving and if I could be put on their sub list. I'd move for a job not to be put a single school's sub list.

I have been cleaning my room. I am happy to report I can see the floor. It had gotten beyond ridiculous.

Tribond confusion

Yesterday there was some disagreement about an answer my team gave. The difference between a plastic surgeon and cosmetic surgeon is the amount of training the doctor has. To be called a plastic surgeon they must have 3 years experience as a general surgeon then followed by a plastic surgery fellowship. So in theory a plastic surgeon and a cosmetic surgeon can perform some of the same procedures. Plastic surgeons can do everything a cosmetic surgeon can do but more. Chemical peel is considered a cosmetic plastic surgery.

I did not go looking for the answers to this question. I just so happens in a weekly Q&A column I read on Eonline.com talked about it this week. I am just reassuring the other players my team won fair and square.

Primer on Serenity (2005)

'Firefly' alights on big screen as 'Serenity'

Only 6 more sleeps until Serenity...

Joss LoVes Veronica

Joss Whedon on his blog proclaiming his love for Veronica Mars.

If you are not watching it, you should be. It has to be one of the best shows of all time (no joking at all).

This season Veronica Mars will be on at the same time as Lost. One of the writers/producers of the show, Damon Lindelof said
"[Veronica Mars] can have two million of our viewers. After seeing Kristen [Bell] perform 'Fame' at the Emmys, it's a small price to pay for such talent. She's incredible! I only have one request. Next year, I want Foxy [Matthew Fox] up there as...what's his name? Leroy? He can jump on a car and wear leg warmers. He's really good at that." Source: Watch with Kristin, September 22,2005

Good shows need support.

Solutions For The Box Office Slump from The Onion.com

Slumping Box Office from The Onion

I have a suggestion: how about not making movies that obviously suck.

Speaking about Charlie Kaufman's script for Being John Malkovich, Cameron Diaz said: "it's been said that in Hollywood there are only 14 different scripts. Well, this is number 15."

This got me thinking, "what are fourteen types of scripts?" I checked and sucky is not one of the types. I believe it is a sub-genre.

"Flattery will get you everywhere" - Mae West

Flattery Generator

Emmy Fun

Pictures were taken at Emmy pre-parties, the show, the press room and after parties:

I hope I don't have to explain why this one is strange.


My girl Kristen Bell (aka Veronica Mars aka Mary Lane) singing the theme song to Fame


Kristen Bell apparently being carried by Cousin Larry Appleton


Here she is again


Macy Gray is a special kind of crazy.


No matter how hot girls think he is or how popular he gets, he will always be the boy with the goofy hair from Drive Me Crazy. (I have not seen the movie, I just know this kind of thing).


Show offs




Micky Dolenz has not aged well at all.


I heart the boys from Arrested Development (especially Will Arnett with club sauce)


You had to see S. Epatha Merkerson's speech to really get why this is funny.


Let me please declare my great and undying love for Jeremy Piven. To me, you're not just John Cusack's best friend.


Jeremy Piven and one lucky cougar. Meow!

I get my kicks above the waistline, Sunshine

Anthony Head (aka Giles and Taster's choice dude) is the brother of the singer of "One Night in Bangkok". Trippy.

Patron Saint of Manolo's Shoe blog

stupid computer

I have repeatedly been getting the blue screen of death on my computer. I thought I had fixed it. After, at one point my computer took 15 minutes to load the desktop icons. It is better now but I still have more work to do.

(Side note: Yesterday, I threaten to throw my computer out the window three times, to throw it off a building once and go Office Space on it twice.)

How "Firefly" Became Serenity

Serenity Now!

This article claims: "Who are more dedicated than Trekkies? Browncoats. That's the nickname for fans of Firefly, the Wild West-inflected sci-fi melodrama that aired on Fox in 2002."
They fail to mention why fans of Firefly are more devoted. I think the reason why is obvious.

Proust Questionnaire

Every month, Vanity Fair asks a celebrity the Proust Questionnaire. I thought this would make an interesting meme.
Here are Proust's answers to the questionnaire.

Who is Marcel Proust?

I will try to post my answers sometime next week.

The Questionnaire
Your most marked characteristic?

The quality you most like in a man?

The quality you most like in a woman?

What do you most value in your friends?

What is your principle defect?

What is your favorite occupation?

What is your dream of happiness?

What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?

What would you like to be?

In what country would you like to live?

What is your favorite color?

What is your favorite flower?

What is your favorite bird?

Who are your favorite prose writers?

Who are your favorite poets?

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?

Who are your favorite composers?

Who are your favorite painters?

Who are your heroes in real life?

What is it you most dislike?

What natural gift would you most like to possess?

How would you like to die?

What is your present state of mind?

To what faults do you feel most indulgent?

What is your motto?

Got me thinking

Angela(voice over): Grownups like to tell you where they were when President Kennedy was shot which they all know to the exact second. Which makes me almost jealous. Like I should have something important enough to know where I was when it happened.
- "Guns and Gossip", My So-Called Life, 1994

When I saw this episode when it originally aired, I completely agreed with her. I heard my dad's story of finding out that J.F.K. had been shot as he was hanging up his coat. My Grade 10 English teacher was sitting in the same desk I had for geometry. Not that I wanted something horrible to happen just something to define my generation. (The Internet age doesn't make for much of a story).

Since the hurricane hit the Southern U.S. it made me think of this quote. We are living in some crazy times.

I know exactly where I was when I found out the World Trade Center had been hit. I came into school early to do some maintenance on the computers. The principal was the only other person there and he always listens to CBC before school. He told me that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. At this point everyone thought it was just an accident. We soon found out very differently. The high school students and teachers spent the morning watching the news in silence. In my short career so far as a teacher I have never seen a group of teenagers be so silent for so long.

Looking back at what I thought about when I was watching My So-Called Life all of those years ago I can't help but think "Be careful what you wish for".

"They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with cheese?"

"The idea that anyone would mistake Mr. Levy, the very embodiment of Caucasian dweebiness, for Mr. Jackson, the last angry black man of the American cinema, is just about the funniest thing in 'The Man.'" - A.O. Scott in his review of The Man. I think his review could be funnier than the movie.

She strikes again

I recognized another obscure actor, this time on The Rockford Files. The actor, William Daniels,played Principal Feeny on Boy Meets World. I checked him on IMDB and he was the voice of K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider. How did I miss that one? I recognized the voice from the main guy from Katts and Dog in several commercials. Please don't judge me for my choice (and great knowledge) of bad TV in my youth. I didn't know any better.

Norway again tops the UN as the world's most prosperous country

Norway's formula for a happy life : BBC News Online

Janny loves Chachi

Eonline announced yesterday that Scott Baio will be a reoccurring character on Arrested Development. He will be playing the Bluth family lawyer since Henry Winkler has his own show.

Do you want some butter?

I got thinking about my favourite episode of The Wonder Years tonight. (I recognized the narrator's voice in a commercial). I thought it would be appropriate to share part of a scene from that favorite episode. Enjoy.

(Kevin is in French class on the first day of school. He noticed a new girl who is cute.)

NARRATOR: And suddenly I understood why French was the language of diplomacy, of poetry, of romance…

[KEVIN turns toward MADELINE, puts his eyes on her again and stands up.] [Swell of music.]

NARRATOR: ... of amore… [Editor's remark: "Amore" is not French but Italian.]

[A halo of light comes up behind KEVIN.]

NARRATOR: Suddenly I understood every single word..

[A halo of light glows behind MADELINE as she turns to KEVIN. She speaks directly to him.] ["French countryside " organ music starts.]

MADELINE: J'ai attendu toute ma vie pour toi.
[Subtitle: I've waited for you all my life.]

KEVIN: Voulez-vous de beurre?
[Subtitle: Do you want some butter?]

MADELINE: A l'instant je t'ai vu, je n'ai su qu'il etait personne d'autre.
[Subtitle: The moment I saw you I knew there was no one else.]

KEVIN: Voulez-vous de beurre?
[Subtitle: Do you want some butter?]

MADELINE: Mon coeur est toute pleine de toi.
[Subtitle: You fill my heart.] [MADELINE fingers her heart necklace.]

MADELINE: J'ai en pense a toi.
[Subtitle: .. You haunt my mind.]

KEVIN: Voulez-vous de beurre?
[Subtitle: Do you want some butter?]

NARRATOR: Hey, that was the only thing I knew in French.

MADELINE: Kevin! (With a French accent)

KEVIN: Madeline! (With an American accent) [Music ends.]

MRS. FALCINELLA: Kevin!!
[KEVIN turns around as the class laughs.]

MRS. FALCINELLA: En francais, s'il vous plait!
[The class laughs.]


I loved this scene so much I managed to work "voulez-vous de beurre?" into every single French dialogue assingment in grade 10. My teacher was very confused. The true genius was that my sister continued the tradition with the same teacher for grade 10 french.

"Dance your cares away"

I am still sick. I had to call in sick to work. There was a birthday supper then movie for my cousin/roommate that I had to miss. I've only eaten half a bagel and a cereal bar today. Boo being sick.

Fraggle Rock: The Complete First Season comes out on DVD today.

I went to a family church camp this past weekend. It seemed so short. The meetings were really good. I felt sort of anti-social. I felt tired all weekend. All I wanted to do was read and sleep.

My tummy hurts.