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A midsummer night's script

Bloggy McBlogalot will again be on summer holiday—through Labor Day—to complete a hijinx-filled "Arrested Development" spec.

In the meantime, revel in "Pier Pressure" from Season One, check out the graphical subtleties of Paper Rad, and for the love of Christ, go see "Me and You and Everyone We Know."

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

If you go out in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise

Special education

Me: How much are these stickers?

Clerk: Let me scan that. Let's see. Stickety-Doo-Da. 99 cents.

Me: Great. Thanks.

Clerk: You a teacher?

Me: No.

Awkward silence.

Me: I just like stickers.

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Wild wow

$140 million payout plus magical interest

I guess they're going to have to come up with a new nickname for the "Happiest Shareholders on Earth."

Monday, August 8, 2005

Dream works

Tomorrowland

I made a reservation at the Disneyland Resort (Welcome to the Magic!) today.

"That's S as in Sam," I spelled my name. "T as in Tom, A as in Adam, D as in David, T as in Tom."

"Let me get that right," the operator interrupted. "That's S as in Simba, T as in Tigger, A as in Aladdin, D as in Daisy, and T as in Tigger?"

"Yes," I said.

It was more right than I had ever been.

Sunday, August 7, 2005

Good day, sunshine

From the Straight Talk Express

"Leaving Las Vegas"? Terrible movie. It had alcoholism and prostitution in it.

Thursday, August 4, 2005

On location

The least successful Dick Wolf pitch ever

"Law & Order: The Minor Character in That One Scene Really Early On Did It"

Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Right round, baby, like a record

Survivor: Ninth Circle of Hell

Finally caught up on "Rock Star: Nirvana" tonight. Especially liked it when Frances Bean Cobain eliminated three contestants directly with a shotgun to the mouth.

Fingers crossed, she might make a guest appearance on "Gonzo Journalist: Hunter S." this fall.

Tuesday, August 2, 2005

Winning to lead

Leading to win

My hardest relationships to maintain are with the Asian guy who I pass at the vending machine every day and the redheaded girl who frequents the bathroom. We have all tired of the smiling nod. I am trying to move us into long embraces or occasional hand-holding.

Monday, August 1, 2005

Must love dogs

One of these is not like the other

It's a close contest, but I think Section 3 ("About Your Feelings") might be the most delightful portion of the grueling—but totally scienterrific—45-minute eHarmony screening questionnaire.

See if you can guess which feeling is thrown in to weed out "The Anarchist Cookbook" fans.

Personally, I'm hoping against hope to find that perfect guy who's a "6" for fearful about the future, a "7" for misunderstood, and a "5" for out of control just to mix things up.

Please. No fatties.

...Use the (1–7) scale (rarely–always) below to rate how often during the past month you have felt the following ways.

1. Happy

2. Sad

3. Anxious

4. Confident

5. Hopeful

6. Fearful about the future

7. Angry

8. Calm

9. Fortunate

10. Out of control

11. Fulfilled

12. Depressed

13. Energetic

14. Tired

15. Successful

16. Unable to cope

17. Satisfied

18. Misunderstood

19. Safe

20. Plotted against

Thursday, August 11, 2005