I guess when you buy an 80-year-old house, you should expect anything and everything. Today’s revelation: An ancient light fixture (’50s vintage I’m guessing) had been soldered to the house wiring and then wrapped with electrical tape. It took me 15 minutes just to rip off the ancient tape. I then went to work at…

There is so much fun stuff about moving… the stuff that disappears, the inability to find anything you own, the discovery that your water heater doesn’t work right… but my favorite little surprise comes from yesterday’s move, which saw the successful installation of a telephone jack in one room… and the accidental(?) disconnection of all…

Who wants a burger? McDonald’s Videogame

Top 100 First Lines from NovelsAmerican Book Review Winner: “Call me Ishmael.” Tragically missing: “One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a cockroach.”

God I hate hate hate hate hate this game. MoreFlashGames.com – You are Now Playing the Ball Trap Game

So tired today… I actually fell asleep in my chair at my desk. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before. Ever.

So tired today… I actually fell asleep in my chair at my desk. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before. Ever.

I like Ikea in general. When I need a new bookcase or CD storage, it’s my first port of call. I needed a cheap light fixture (to replace an even cheaper one in our new place), and the $4.99 price was right. But I took it out of the package and the thing was broken,…

Now this is disturbing. A 100×100 In-N-Out burger. What Up Willy! – Surfin, Hangin, Poker, and Life’s other goodness: In-N-Out 100×100

I’m happy to report that filmcritic.com is NOT banned in China! (Yet.) filmcritic.com – Google ??

I am a True Gamer. Fear of Girls – Google Video

All about E.T. The video game, that is. Keith Schofield / Wintergreen

All about E.T. The video game, that is. Keith Schofield / Wintergreen

Congratulations on surviving. It’s all downhill from here! CTV.ca | Jan. 23 most depressing day of the year: report

I like the Flash games where you only have to use two keys to play. DIGYOUROWNGRAVE.COM – Cubefield Game

Nice work, Josh Levin! This could have been your thesis in Cinema Studies. The Naked Truth – A Slate investigation into unrated DVDs.

Parents, be warned. The Sun Online – News: Killed by chips [French fries] and toast

Did you know? You can only have 500 movies in your Netflix queue at one time.

Moving Day is February 6! Can anyone recommend a (good) drywalling pro that works in San Francisco?