12 Feb 2002
Comedy of Errors
Comedy of Errors. Fascinating account of the special Mardi Gras episode of SNL 25 years ago (via Max).
9 Feb 2002
Floyd Collins is finally available as a piano/vocal score. I can’t wait until my copy arrives so I can sequence some midi tracks.
8 Feb 2002
Songs I Heard: Harry Connick, Jr.
Songs I Heard: Harry Connick, Jr.. Heard over the store speakers while shopping at BN during the conference, I quickly beat a fast retreat to Best Buy to buy it $4 cheaper.
Great jazz versions of songs from Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz, etc — especially the cover of Oompa Loompa.
8 Feb 2002
Driving back from my conference, we stopped for lunch in Pella, Iowa (home to Pella Windows and known for its Dutch heritage). Since it’s winter, there weren’t any tulips around, but we did see snow-covered windmills.
8 Feb 2002
Colorgenics
Colorgenics. Usually I think these online quizzes are lame, but this one seems dead on.
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5 Feb 2002
The Connect-O-Cord (cartoon from the Jan 14 New Yorker). “Now you can hook up the toaster, the air-conditioner, your dad’s computer, the microwave, and a foot massager. Why? Because it’s COOL!”
This is SO me. All my friends make fun of my X10 / TiVo-enabled apartment.