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Your mom is a classy lady!

I can't see a rainbow without thinking this now. Thanks, Penny Arcade!

Rainbow over the bay, view from my office.

Billie Joe Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Billie Joe Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In 1987, Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with childhood friend Mike Dirnt at the age of 15. In the beginning, Dirnt and Armstrong were both on guitar, with Teodor Boskov on drums, and a man called Sean Hughes on bass."

Emphasis mine. I guess I was a founding member of Green Day? News to me. I think this ranks as my second favorite person who shares my name, bumping down a stand up comedian, but still trailing the IRA member who causes me trouble every time I go through airport security.

Webisodes | Battlestar Galactica | SCIFI.COM

Webisodes | Battlestar Galactica | SCIFI.COM: "The action continues with a gripping 10 part web series of Battlestar Galactica."

Looks good so far, and it's got me itching for January 16th. Oh, if you haven't watched season 4.0 yet, keep away. The first 5 seconds gives away the ending of the half season.

Supreme Court Overturns Bush v. Gore | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Supreme Court Overturns Bush v. Gore | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "WASHINGTON—In an unexpected judicial turnaround, the Supreme Court this week reversed its 2000 ruling in the landmark case of Bush v. Gore, stripping George W. Bush of his earlier political victory, and declaring Albert Arnold Gore the 43rd president of the United States of America."


I love the Onion

Cookery

I like cooking. But I hate cooking regular meals. Well, that's not quite true. I hate cooking fast. I hate having to come home and cook something to eat straight away, which is almost always the case. We tend to eat sometime between 8:30 and 9pm ever night.

That said, I like cooking when I have time to do so. I made something with a french name a few weeks ago, and I decided I should cook and document something at similar scale every weekend. Problem with that: it takes me forever to upload photos from our real camera. I was keeping up with it too, until this weekend, when I spent my Saturday studying. Anywho, let's catch up:

Steak dinner, fancy marinade, asparagus, roasted potatoes. Nothing too fancy, but it came out pretty good. Next:

Vichyssoise, recipe courtesy Alton. This was a blast, I got to use my boat motor:
The soup was good, but it made a lot, and we didn't quite finish it all. In retrospect, I've discovered it's intended to be served cold, should have had some that way.

P.S.: Yes, I have a corporate logo'd apron. It was cheap, and I needed an apron.

Head Six's Red Dress

""The" red dress that Head Six is seen wearing throughout the series, starting from the Miniseries when Baltar first sees her on Caprica as he boards Boomer's Raptor. An iconic, custom-made backless red dress featured also featured in various promotional materials, including the "Last Supper" photo.

Estimate from $ 10,000 - $ 12,000 "

Everything you could imagine from battlestar is up for auction. All the costumes, Adama's desk, all the CIC sets, even a full size viper.

Blagojevich

My favorite thing about this news cycle is hearing news reporters say "blagojevich". That and the guy looks like he should be an indie rock front man. Pop quiz: find the corrupt politician.

White People Food

A few weeks ago, we went to the San Mateo Harvest Festival. Despite the name, there was little harvest related to be found. Mostly crafts dealers, jewelers, artists, and more than anything else, overpriced packaged food.At 5 to 7 bucks a bottle, this stuff isn't cheap. And it goes quick too. But it's so tasty. And there's so many samples. Highlights from what we didn't pick up:

• Wine flavored chocolate sauce
• Scotch enriched butterscotch (same booth as above)
  
• Wine flavored jams and jellies (oddly, different booth from above)
• Cake in a box (for like 10 bucks a pop. I mean come on, buy some duncan hines)
• Fudge
• Bar-b-que sauce
• Soups
• Cheese
• Cheese soups

The list goes on and on. We see this sort of thing every week, at the farmer's market, but this was a whole different scale. There's an odd sort of buyer's remorse inherent in these things. They seem like such a good idea at the time, but really now, they're not all that special. And it's hard to find a good reason to use it, I feel the need to invite someone over to crack open the jams in that picture.

Oh, also, apparently Jossie wants some too.

Party Planning: Seeking the Proper Tone - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

Party Planning: Seeking the Proper Tone - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com: "The most elaborate presidential inaugural parade took place during one of the nation’s biggest economic expansions.

In 1953, in the postwar boom, the newly sworn-in president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, led a convoy up Pennsylvania Avenue with 73 bands, 59 floats, 350 horses, 3 elephants, an Alaskan dog team and military vehicles. There were 25,000 foot marchers, and it lasted four and a half hours. (It was deemed so excessive that subsequent parades were limited to 15,000 marchers.)

Perhaps the most austere was in 1945, when the nation was still at war and Franklin D. Roosevelt, on his fourth inauguration, was in failing health. There was no parade. He took the oath on the South Portico of the White House in a ceremony that lasted just 14 minutes. He wanted chicken a la king to be served for lunch to his guests, but his housekeeper said she could not keep it hot and instead served cold chicken salad, rolls, coffee and cake, unfrosted. Wartime rationing meant no butter for the rolls.

It is safe to say that Mr. Obama’s inauguration will fall somewhere in between."

Speaks for itself

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You can stone your wife
Or sell your daughter
Into slavery
--Well we ignore those verses
Well then friend it seems to me
You pick and choose
Well please choose love instead of hate
Besides your nation
Was built on separation
Of church and state!

Deacadence

Bacon and pineapple pizza.

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Rockefeller Center lights tree in annual ceremony

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I watched the lighting thing on NBC tonight, despite the fact I never watched it back in New York and like all things west coast, Live here means Live (from a previously recorded broadcast). Even just on screen it's an impressive looking thing, and makes me wish I was back in the city. I've heard SF has a tree, but I've yet to see it and I'm fair sure it doesn't measure up.

Oh, one of the many pointless performances was the Jonas Brothers. Yes, I know. The remote was out of reach. There's three of them, one of whom only sings. The singer was not the lead vocalist on the song they performed. Something is wrong with that.

Most depressing thing ever.