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Just wanted to wish each and every one of you all the best for the holidays, and here's hoping your 2010 is spectacular. Thank you so much for visiting this blog and for sharing all your wonderful (and hilarious) comments with me. They pretty much make my day...
Meredith Lewis
Meredith Lewis
Happy Christmas, Liz! Thanks for a hilarious and informative year. :)
December 23, 2009 at 11:42am
AJ
AJ
Thanks for the awesome blog, Liz! Merry Christmas!
December 23, 2009 at 12:34pm
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+ At least he's already used to being called Sir. Patrick Stewart, he of the sexy cranium and purr-worthy voice, is reportedly on the list to be knighted...
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When David Tennant's final "Doctor Who" episode airs in the UK on New Year's Day and in the US the day after, I along with millions of other viewers will be curled up in a ball on the sofa, weeping with as much dignity as I can muster while maturely trying to tell mysel...f, "We were lucky to have him...
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+ WOW! The new "Iron Man 2" trailer is out and all I can say is, "I want to see this now, please!" Check it out and let me know what you think.+ Former Nerd Man of the Month Stephen Colbert was on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" this week. The SI site has outtakes from his photo shoot...
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Here's a fun fact about cats - if you take them to the vet and the term "anal gland" enters the mix, said cat will not talk to you for the rest of the day and in fact, will sit with her back to you and use her telepathy to swear like a profane kitty sailor...
Meredith Lewis
Meredith Lewis
I had to take my Chihuahua to the vet, the term anal gland came up, and he stared at me with big, liquidy eyes from inside a very tiny doggie lampshade fixed around his neck. :(
December 16, 2009 at 7:32pm
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+ As I wrestle with decorating my currently naked Christmas tree, I was fascinated with this article on Gizmodo about the history of Christmas lights...
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Just in time for the holidays...or actually, almost too late for the holidays but still in time for that festive month of January...we've got some Park Bench accessories for you and yours...
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+ Well, I'd call this a perfect bit of casting: Natalie Portman will star in the film version of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." If she survived "The Phantom Menace," she can survive anything.+ There's a very cute new preview clip out today from the upcoming Doctor W...ho "End of Time" two-parter,...
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Just a few quick nuggets today, and also a sincere thanks to everyone who's been sharing tales of their own nerdy humiliations in the comments section of yesterday's post...
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+ I need to go buy some six or seven thousand test bagels right now. Why? Because apparently it's possible to cut them into Mobius strips which is pretty much the coolest thing ever...
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Perhaps the most unfortunate aspect of being a nerd is the social awkwardness and tendency toward humiliation that often comes with it. This is, of course, a stereotype but one which for me, as you know, has always been true...
Mary Charest Iorio
Mary Charest Iorio
The person talking to you should have had the decency to tell you that your face was melting! Or at least asked if you'd been near a Nuclear Power Plant recently.
December 9, 2009 at 1:56pm
AJ
AJ
The story of my life. Glad it's not just me!
December 9, 2009 at 2:09pm
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+ If you can't wait to see the new footage from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" promised with tomorrow's DVD release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," well, then here it is a day early:Bonus Bluray of Deathly Hallowsby AmEnPe+ Want to hear what Joss Wh...edon has to say about why he...
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+ I loved this list by SFX of the "27 Things SFX Loves About New Who." I agreed with just about all of them, and it's a nice little look back.+ I'm sneaking this one in just under the wire, but apparently today at 3 p.m...
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+ Stephen King is mulling over ideas for a sequel to "The Shining," which would follow creepy Big Wheel-riding kid Danny Torrence as an adult...
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+ Good news for "Torchwood" fans: John Barrowman confirmed in a radio interview yesterday that the series will be back for a full 13-episode run. Fingers crossed they keep up the stellar quality of the "Children of Earth" mini-series.+ Do you have a bathtub? Would you like a new one...