Is it a sign of blogrot when someone links to The Onion? Because this story isn’t all that funny.
(Actually, it is. It’s very funny. But it’s also very close to non-fiction. Really.)
And if you didn’t get the title of this post, read Chapter Two of Why’s Poignant Guide to Ruby. I think we need to start making poignant guides at work.
For all the country fans enamoured with the voice of Mindy Smith, you may be interested to learn in her former life, she went under the name Harriett Wheeler and sang for a band called the Sundays.
Oh, wait — she didn’t?
Sure sounds like it to me.
[Edited to add: Don’t mistake this tone for snark — ‘cos for some reason, I miss the Sundays.]
… on the day when Hamasaki Ayumi appears on a front-page post of Metafilter.
Last Sunday’s Six Feet Under (July 18, 2004) has got to be the most talked about episode ever.
I don’t have HBO, so I haven’t seen anything from seasons 3 or 4. (I’m making my way through the season 2 DVDs now.) With all the talk about it, though, I’m sufficiently spoiled. Check back with me when I see it three years from now, when the season four DVDs come out.
I don’t understand …
Back in April, when I suspended new user accounts for Musicwhore.org, I would comb my administrative logs to find people trying to access the audio files with random logins, or making password requests for accounts that don’t exist. Huh? What part of the phrase “Login failed” don’t you understand?
Oh, T-Boz and Chilli — why you trying to find a replacement for Left Eye?
(Reality TV makes me glad seasons’ worth of television are being released on DVD.)
It’s a good thing I stopped myself from posting about each bit of Law & Order news that’s been popping up in the last few weeks — ‘cos there’s a lot.
First, Jerry Orbach leaves the flagship show to appear in the new spin-off, Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
Next, Dennis Farina was announced to be Orbach’s replacement.
Right now, Jesse L. Martin (swoon!) is in talks for a multi-year extension, which should net him a fine wad of cash.
Finally, Elisabeth Röhm is leaving the show half-way through next season. Jen has come up with the best names for Röhm — LawBarbie and my personal favorite, FemmeBot.
I think the next piece of eye candy to pair with Sam Waterston should be a guy. Garrett Wang could probably use some employment right about now.
P.S. Was it my imagination, or was Waterston is pretty damn hot in that old movie, Man in the Moon?
Yes, I’m floating the Jack Black stereotype of the list-making music fanatic. Why expect anything less?
Favorite albums of 2004 (so far)
A mid-term report
I also like these albums, but not enough to give them a definitive rank.
Minnie Driver has signed a record deal. Her debut album, Everything I’ve Got In My Pocket, will be released on Rounder Records’ Zöe imprint in September. She’ll be labelmates with the Cowboy Junkies, the BoDeans and the Bacon Brothers, one of whom is named Kevin (as in Six Degrees of … ?)
Yes. I am irrationally pleased with this news, despite the fact the local press trashed her SXSW performance this past March. And the fact Pete Yorn is involved should pretty gauge the default level of “suck” this album faces.
But — Minnie Driver!
The ISP I’ve used to provide my shell access is changing ownership. Illuminati Online, once voted the best Internet service provider back in the days when dial-up was all there was, is being sold to Prism.net.
Prism is another local ISP, and the e-mail I received from the IO folks say the changes in service should be minimal. The io.com domain will remain, as will “a majority of services”.