hodgepodge

Current Reading List
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M. Pirsig
Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser
Complications, Atul Gawande
The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas L. Friedman
Devil in the White City, Erik Larson
The Non-Designer's Design Book, Second Edition, Robin Williams

Eclectic Selections from my Playlist
Sunrise, Norah Jones
All Around, Bebel Gilberto
Jabuticaba, Bebel Gilberto
So Nice (Summer Samba), Bebel Gilberto
Dindinha, Ceumar
I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra (heard it at the bookstore)
Canned Heat, Jamiroquai
My Mood, MSFB
Ghetto, Supreme Beings of Leisure
Tilt Ya Head Back, Nelly and Christina Aguilera (everyone has a guilty pleasure, but I think I like this song because it uses Superfly, Curtis Mayfield in the back)
Hold On, Wilson Philips (Harold and Kumar got this stuck in my head!)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Tears for Fears

MindSay Press Release and Wil Wheaton
crhino told me today that his friend Brian, who I've met and had over for barbeque, put out a press release today for his company, MindSay Interactive. MindSay is an alternative blogging service based out of right here in sprawly Fairfax, Virginia. They've announced 60,000 members and that Wil Wheaton is praising them. Wil Wheaton, a.k.a. Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation! I've actually checked out Wil Wheaton's website before and he seems like a pretty cool guy, livin' life just like the rest of us.

Invasion Iowa
I saw a commercial for this new show called "Invasion Iowa" and I cracked up. Golden Globe winner (seriously!) William Shatner has a new reality-style show based out of a small town in Iowa. The premise is Shatner shows up in Riverside, Iowa (self-proclaimed "Future Birthplace of James T. Kirk") and the residents think he is there to shoot a science fiction movie called Invasion Iowa, which is what the press reported at the time. Essentially it's a big hoax/gag on an entire town of 928 people. Of course, I'm thinking it's Punk'd, except replace Ashton Kutcher with William Shatner. "Shat happens," is the tagline that Spike used in the promo. This is soooo corny (no pun intended) I can't help but laugh at the concept. Gotta love Shatner... check this classic pic out from T.J. Hooker.

(Left to right: Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed, William Shatner)

Anyway, here's Shatner from "Invasion Iowa." With the recent Golden Globe win for Boston Legal and all these movie deals, I honestly think that Shatner's finally reaching a sweet-spot in his career.

(Photo courtesy of spiketv.com)

Broken Archive Links Fixed
I just realized today that those archive links on the side have been broken the entire time this site has been up. The links have been repaired so you can go back and find out how to make Vietnamese Iced Coffee and how to set up a Roth IRA, heh.