Romancing the Stone (Special Edition)

Strix had never seen this, so it ended up on our Netflix list.  What a silly, campy little movie this is, very much a product of the 80's (1984, to be exact).  Still, it's a fun little movie, and the plot makes more sense to me now that I'm no longer 12.  And hey, Kathleen Turner actually looked good, even though even then she had that voice that made her sound like she really enjoyed cigars and whiskey.

Completely off topic, but it was snowing like mad here earlier.  It was hard to even get home from rehearsal... near white-out conditions.

Come to New Mexico, they said.  It's beautiful and tropical, they said.  Lovely.

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Strix took this picture recently of our fourteen-year-old cat, Baudelaire, or Bobo for short.  I took it over to icanhascheezburger.com to pimp it out a little.

Judge Mental Cat

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And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Yes, I've been out for a few days, and I blew my Blog365 in the first month.  It was a combination of winter depression, a new computer game to play, and a complete lack of anything interesting to say.  You can only do so many VoxHunt's and QotD's in a row before they all start to sound the same... or just as lame as they really are.  Anyway, back into it.

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)

Philip Pullman

This is the second book in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman, the first of which is The Golden Compass.  It's in this book that we start to undertand the theme of the series, which is why if I had to guess the first book is the only one that will be made into a movie anytime soon.  But, I don't have to guess... according to IMDB, The Subtle Knife is being made into a movie.  It will be interesting to see how much they dumb down the anti-religious themes to actually get it into the theaters.

The Subtle Knife takes place in three separate realities, now intertwined by the hole opened between the worlds by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.  A new character named Will, a little boy from our own reality, plays a major role, becoming the wielder of a knife so sharp that it actually has the ability to cut through the fabric of space and create openings between the parallel universes.

While ostensibly a book for the YA market, this book has some dark, brutal scenes in it.  It's much more of the fantasy genre than the children's genre, though it happens to star children as the main characters.

This book would be enjoyed by anyone who likes reading fantasy and isn't offended by anti-religious themes.

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Show us your job.

Cat Herders

I have no clue what EDS does, but I've always identified with this commercial.

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A researcher has used a formula to predict the most depressing day of the year.  Guess what: it's tomorrow (Monday).  So, take your St. John's wort, sit under your therapy lamp, and listen to soothing ocean waves, and know that it doesn't get any worse than this.

And in the meantime, remember...

Roy Zimmerman - Today (Is Tomorrow's Yesterday)

Roy Zimmerman

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Audio: Share your karaoke song.

Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut

Stray Cats

Ooo ooo ooo ooo...
Ooo ooo ooo ooo...
Ooo ooo ooo ooo...
Ooo ooo ooo ooo...

Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence,
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.
I'm flat broke, but I don't care,
I strut right by with my tail in the air!

Stray cat strut,
I'm a lady's cat,
I'm a feline cassanova,
Hey hey, that's that!

Get a shoe thrown at me by a mean old man.
Gettin' my dinner from a garbage can.

(Meow!  Don't cross my path!)

I don't bother chasin' mice around.
I slink down the ally,
Lookin' for a fight,
Howlin' to the moon on a hot summer night!

Singin' the blues, while the lady cats cry,
"Wow, stray cat, you're a real gone guy!"
I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
But I got cat class, and I got cat style.

[Guitar solo]

I don't bother chasin' mice around.
I slink down the ally,
Lookin' for a fight,
Howlin' to the moon on a hot summer night!

Singin' the blues, while the lady cats cry,
"Wow, stray cat, you're a real gone guy!"
I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
But I got cat class, and I got cat style.

Sorry for all the QotD and Voxhunt posts lately.  It's hard to come up with something to say everyday when all you do is work, rehearse, and hope it gets over freezing sometime soon.

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Show us a musical genius.

Itzak Perlman - Paganini - Caprice 16 in G minor

Itzak Perlman

Paganini's Caprice 16 in G minor, as performed by Itzak Perlman.

Niccolò Paganini was rumored to have sold his soul to the devil, because he was, and possibly still is, the greatest violinist to ever have lived.  He composed his own music because it was the only way to have music that showcased his incredible ability.

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Here's an article on CNN about how to not be left for dead in an hospital emergency room.

Tell you what - if I get into a car accident, just roll me in duct tape to keep my insides inside and I'll crawl home on my own, thanks.

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Audio: Share the most embarrassing song on your mp3 player.

I'm back home, but too tired to post properly, so instead I give you this.  I have over 4600 songs in my iTunes list, so without doing some serious digging I couldn't tell you which one is the most embarassing.  This one has to be up there, though.  Before you ask, yes, I'm ashamed.

Martin, Ricky - Shake Your Bon-Bon

Ricky Martin

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The TV in my hotel has a channel that show nothing but a flowing waterfall, complete with sound effects. It's very soothing, but I can't watch it for more than a few minutes without having to go to the bathroom.

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