Posts by Christopher Null
I’ve Come to Meet Zuse
I had no idea Tron: Legacy would be so perfect for a five-year old boy. “This is just crazy!” “Come on!” “There’s only two red guys left?” “He just defeated his dad!?”
Read MoreIPhone Bloggin’
Hey, this works pretty good!
Read MoreMy Daughter Speaks the Truth
click for the big version…
Read MoreMovie Truism
If your character coughs even one time in a movie, you will die before the credits roll.
Read MoreMy Oscar Pool Ballot Is Looking Good So Far…
Come on Social Network! AWARD CATEGORY CHOICE 1. Best Visual Effects (2 points) 4: Inception 2. Best Sound Editing (2 points) 1: Inception 3. Best Sound Mixing (2 points) 1: Inception 4. Best Live Action Short Film (1 points) 2: The Crush 5. Best Animated Short Film (1 points) 4: The Lost Thing 6. Best…
Read MoreChick-fil-A Cometh
From the company’s press release… Restaurant Growth/New Market Expansion: Chick-fil-A will add 90 new locations to its restaurant portfolio, including 71 stand-alone locations, four mall/in-line restaurants and 15 licensed outlets. Chick-fil-A will also expand into entirely new markets for the chain, with plans to further its expansion into the Chicago metro area this spring, enter…
Read MoreShow Me “ALLIGATOR!”
It’s been Family Feud mania here for a couple of weeks (blame the iPad game), but nothing the kids have done approaches the awesomeness of this clip.
Read MoreThe Mails
This just appeared in my mailbox today. I live in San Francisco. (click for large version/punch line)
Read MoreIt’s What’s For Dinner
This is the first press release I’ve received that I read all the way through in months. Fascinating. Had no idea Taco Bell was being sued because someone claimed their “meat” was only 36% meat. Per Taco Bell, it is actaully 88% meat. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Taco Bell® Stands Behind the Quality of its Seasoned…
Read MoreMore Lactose Please
Man was not made to consume this much cheese in this little time.
Read MoreYoung Lust
Scene: Virgin America flight from SFO to Las Vegas. I’m on the aisle. Young Fight Attendent (to lady in window seat): What would you like to drink? Lady in Window Seat: Water. YFA (to wannabe hipster in middle seat): Something to drink? Wannabe Hipster in Middle Seat (lecherous look): What’s up? YFA: Excuse me? WHIMS:…
Read MoreTop 10 Movies of 2010
1. Toy Story 3 2. True Grit 3. Inception 4. The Social Network 5. 127 Hours 6. The American 7. The Square 8. The Kids Are All Right 9. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 10. Black Swan Revised and updated!
Read MoreI’m an Honorary Citizen
The circumcision ceremony sounds particularly appealing! The Republic of Null Island is one of the smallest and least-visited nations on Earth. Situated where the Prime Meridian crosses the Equator, Null Island sits 1600 kilometres off the western coast of Africa.
Read MoreO Captain, My Captain!
There’s just something about homeless guy in a “Carpe Diem” sweatshirt.
Read MoreI’m Talking Mangos
Can someone explain to me where the produce that those guys sell on the side of the road actually comes from? And how come there seems to be so much of it?
Read MoreWhere Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys?
Started Christmas shopping for my kids today. Is it just me or are the toys now infinitely cooler than the stuff in the old Sears catalog? Fortunately I get to play with them all again now. Win!
Read MoreSometimes It Sucks to Be Tall
From the Ottawa Sun… A seven-year-old giraffe featured on a British television drama was struck and killed by lightning in South Africa Monday. … Hamley is not the first giraffe to be struck by lightning. In 1996, lightning reportedly struck and killed a 5.5-metre tall giraffe that was standing on a hill in the Rhino…
Read MoreThis Is Why You’re Lazy
Getting things done is hard. It requires serious, daily effort. This article finally puts that struggle into words and explains why procrastination is such a damning problem for so many people — all by using people’s Netflix queues as scientific data. It’d be easy to make an “I’ll read it later” joke, but I’d never…
Read MoreWhat IS Eating Gilbert Grape?
Last night I dreamed I encountered Johnny Depp, and he was doing the Hollywood thing, not giving anyone the time of day. Instead he was reading Norma Khouri’s “Forbidden Love” — in Arabic. So I said: “You’re reading that, TOO?” He didn’t even look up.
Read MoreTomorrow Is Another Day
Pet peeve. Let’s say you’ve spent some time with someone — perhaps you’ve gone to dinner with another couple, or you’ve had a couple of drinks with them and chatted the evening away. My beef: When you are parting ways at the end of the evening, you get the usual, “When are we going to…
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