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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog- innovative show, yes, but good?..

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:48:00 GMT

So, yesterday, July 15th, was the release date for Act I of three parts of Joss Whedon's new internet show, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Claimed to be prompted during the writer's strike as an innovative next step in the evolution of TV entertainment, the online show, as well as its unique handling, is definitely a curiosity.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog airs at http://www.drhorrible.com, publishing Act I yesterday, Act II on July 17th, and Act III on July 19th.At midnight on July 20th, the show is removed from free internet viewing and only allowed to be purchased, by iTunes or by DVD release.

All their up-to-date information, scheduling, products, and site-status news is published at http://doctorhorrible.net.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog has relied solely upon the popularity of Joss Whedon and word spread across the internet by fans for its advertising. For those who don't know, Joss Whedon is the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, the Sci-Fi "space western" show Firefly, and Firefly's movie sequel Serenity. Despite this odd method of non-advertising, the show reached a launch-date popularity far beyond any expected, resulting in an immediate crash of the site. The show was quickly moved to a new server, although many users were receiving a "site not found" error throughout the day while waiting for their computers to reset to the new server's IP address.

http://doctorhorrible.net published an update about the move, and at some point during the time at which I checked their site yesterday afternoon and again about 4 hours later, they had edited this post to remove a final paragraph addressing how one could force their computer to go to the new IP address right away by changing their computer's HOSTS file. They had mentioned that no one should try it unless they were sure of what they were doing. Well, I wasn't sure of what I was doing, but I'm pretty good with computers and was willing to fiddle with a HOSTS file in something as simple as notepad. So, I went ahead on both my computers (XP and Vista) and added the necessary entry to my HOSTS files: "207.57.78.179 www.drhorrible.com". Hurray, Dr. Horrible video for me!

* EDIT: * Well, the completion of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog left a range of emotions. After progressing past the initial sadness to recognize the necessary tragedy in the character's development to become what he was to become, I have determined that Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is just awesome. Yay! Although there are songs that I would qualify as disappointingly poor quality, or at least high school musical embarrassing, there are more that are really damn good (such as the opposing world view duet with Dr. Horrible and Penny), and overall I love Dr. Horrible. >^_^< Yay!

I made Kitty Cat Icons! Wee!! >^_^<

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:36:00 GMT

I made some kitty cat icons with some of my favorite recently found kitty pics. >^_^< Yay!

I can't use all of them on my LiveJournal, even with my LJ plus account (and I'll miss having my Pink icons available- it wasn't easy to find so many pics of Pink, the catgirl from Dragon Pink, back when I did those- *sniffle*), so I tried to pick out some of my favorites, and I'll post them all anyway. >^_^<

Yay Kitty Cat Icons! >^_^<

The captioned icons:

The icons I didn't caption:

The blanks of the ones I captioned:

Yay!! >^_^<

meow..?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:29:18 GMT

meow.. Haven't had anything to say in a while, really. Might have something soon. Check back to find out. :P >^_^< .

... The cat that steals your soul..

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:57:27 GMT

The cat that steals your soul..

Check out the designer's original bad-Engrish blog post about these guys here.

The Cooking Show for Drag Queens !

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:08:53 GMT

I challenge people's weirdness-finding-abilities, with these two YouTube videos, saved under my list labeled "huh??".

Go Drag Queens!

Pickle Surprise

Strawberry Short-Cut

Adventures in Crossing the US Border

Tue, 22 May 2007 02:07:51 GMT

So, on Saturday we had a nice day in Canada. We went to an SCA event inthe Shire of Lyndhaven, which is New Brunswick, Canada. We enjoyed somearchery, axe throwing, getting videos of armored fighters on the field,some strange new foods, and of course, the opportunity to play inmedieval clothing. >^_^<

Crossingover to Canada went just fine. We went over at about 11:00 am. The officer for Canada asked us a few standard questions. We answered them.We let him know that, yes, we had a fair amount of camping gear here,but we hadn't decided yet if we would want to spend the night. He gaveus a little survey for our visit to Canada. Off we went.

Cominghome to the US sucked. We had decided not to camp out after all. Wecame back to the border somewhere around 7:00 pm after an enjoyableday. The officer for the US asked us a bunch of questions. We answeredthem all. I'm not sure what it was he didn't like. Perhaps he did notlike the look of medieval gear. Perhaps he is suspicious of all campinggear. But we had to wait in a little lobby while they rooted throughevery last bit of my car. (I know 'cause I saw a bag of old cassettetapes that've been buried under the passenger seat for over a yearsitting out, and old fast food bags from last year dug out ofsomewhere.) And of course, they re-packed it badly. Not healthy for myobsessive side. (Must organize!! ack!..)

Anyway, in the lobby ofthe Customs Office there was a Statue of Liberty, perhaps 6 feet tall.It had a very large chain from its foot to the podium it stood on.First of all, I can't even imagine how anyone would steal that statue,regardless of the chain. Who's going to go into a Customs Office to getit? The place doesn't close, right? There are always officers there,right? The statue is huge and nearly impossible to carry, if it is themetal it appears to be, right? So why the chain?

There was just something terribly, visually disturbing about a large chain on the Statue of Liberty. Just, disturbing.

Way to go with the symbolism on that one, gov.

Iwould have liked to have a picture, but after I took a few in thelobby, an officer came out who said I couldn't have any, and pleasecome over and delete them in front of him. I thought it was a publiclobby, but I guess not (yet another reason to wonder about that statuegetting anywhere..). So I did. He even made me delete a picture of theoutside of the Customs building from down the road (I'd been takingphotos of Canadian street signs that were unusual or didn't make senseto me.) Although why I needed to delete a photo of the outside of abuilding that anyone can drive right up to and see is beyond me.

*sigh* Little reminders of our country sucking. Sometimes I wonder if Canada is nice to live in, all year round.

Yes, "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas was the worst annoying dumbass "song" that wouldn't stop..

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:06:23 GMT

Ha ha ha! Yes, My Humps by the Black Eyed Peas was the worst, most annoying, piece of shit, dumbass excuse for a song that just wouldn't stop playing on the radio. What the hell was up with that fad? Did anyone listen to that song? Completely inane, absolutely stupid. Definitely one for the drunken, dim-wit partyer-whores who love nothing better than the worst hip-hop/rap and wannabe-hip-hop that's ever been spewed out. Ha ha!

And this video by Alanis Morissette performing a new [improved] version of My Humps demonstrates perfectly how awful and stupid that song was.
Love it!
Woo! More love for Alanis Morissette! >^_^<

Wow.. cool

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:05:18 GMT

the Peacemaker
Test finished!

you chose BX - your Enneagram type is NINE.

"I am at peace"

Peacemakers are receptive, good-natured, and supportive. They seek unionwith others and the world around them.

How to Get Along with Me

If you want me to do something, how you ask is important. I especially don't like expectations or pressure.
I like to listen and to be of service, but don't take advantage of this.
Listen until I finish speaking, even though I meander a bit.
Give me time to finish things and make decisions. It's OK to nudgeme gently and nonjudgmentally.
Ask me questions to help me get clear.
Tell me when you like how I look. I'm not averse to flattery.
Hug me, show physical affection. It opens me up to my feelings.
I like a good discussion but not a confrontation.
Let me know you like what I've done or said.
Laugh with me and share in my enjoyment of life.

What I Like About Being a Nine

being nonjudgmental and accepting
caring for and being concerned about others
being able to relax and have a good time
knowing that most people enjoy my company; I'm easy to be around
my ability to see many different sides of an issue and to be a goodmediator and facilitator
my heightened awareness of sensations, aesthetics, and the here andnow
being able to go with the flow and feel one with the universe

What's Hard About Being a Nine

being judged and misunderstood for being placid and/or indecisive
being critical of myself for lacking initiative and discipline
being too sensitive to criticism; taking every raised eyebrow and twitchof the mouth personally
being confused about what I really want
caring too much about what others will think of me
not being listened to or taken seriously

Nines as Children Often

feel ignored and that their wants, opinions, and feelings are unimportant
tune out a lot, especially when others argue
are "good" children: deny anger or keep it to themselves

Nines as Parents

are supportive, kind, and warm
are sometimes overly permissive or nondirective

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele

The Enneagram Made Easy
Discover the 9 Types of People
HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

You liked the test? so please RATE it...
but remember! it had only two questions!!!

You are not completely happy with the result?!
You chose BX

Would you rather have chosen:

AX (SEVEN)

CX (TWO)

BY (FOUR)

BZ (FIVE)

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 28% on ABC
You scored higher than 16% on XYZ

Link: The Quick & Painless ENNEAGRAM Test written by felk on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

I discovered something new today!

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:03:15 GMT

If you like music like the album Sacred Earth Drums by David & Steve Gordon, you will probably like this nifty album called Meanwhile, by Trance Mission. Yay!

River Bottom Funk on the radio!!!

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:00:31 GMT

Ok, not really, but kinda!

I was listening to WHSN, the Husson College station, on the way to work this morning, and they were saying something about a big event they're doing. Then I heard them say that River Bottom Funk would be playing!! Whoa!!!

But the kid doing the announcement didn't repeat anything about the show after naming bands, so I don't know what the event is. I can't find anything on their website either. Ack! What's going on?

Everybody should totally check out River Bottom Funk! They are so awesome! They play at Carolina's at 9:00 pm almost every Thursday night. Go go go!!!