I haven't done one of these in a while, so I think I'm long over due. Plus, I've found many a great thing on the Internets today.

First off is a new movie trailer (I have been watching far too many lately). What can I say? I'm a sucker for Hugh Grant movies. He's a guilty pleasure.


This is very big on the Twitter and web. If you haven't seen it, you've been missing out.

Also, if you haven't been watching The Guild, you've been missing out again!

Now, something for your meaty brain, via Boing Boing (again):
Visualizing up to ten dimensions

Something for you monkey brain:
Manhunt finds handcuffed suspect in trunk of Titusville police car
After an hour of searching for suspected burglar Aldophus Martin Hughes Jr., Titusville police found him hiding in the trunk of a patrol car.
The suspect slipped into the trunk of the police car he was in and the cops spent an hour looking for him.

John August has tons of great writing advice up on his website. His latest, Groundhog Day and Unexplained Magic, brought up some interesting things to think about.

Writer Beware Blogs! Victoria Strauss -- Bad Impressions for Good Impressions Audio Books
Wow. I realize it has to be legal on some level, or such places wouldn't get away with it. But, man, that smacks me of illegal somehow.

For their next movie, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Greg Mottola created a website to hold their "while shooting" videos and pictures. Check out What is....Paul? for some great stuff.

That's it. I'm done. Have a great day!

...but I'm stumbling across a lot of goodness on the web this morning.

20 (More) Strange and Exotic Endangered Species - these are not photoshopped at all. Yes, you'll freak out. Bugophobic people probably shouldn't look.

Alternate Currency - xkcd strikes again.

Two tee shirts, a party invitation and talking fish - Neil Gaiman shows off shirts for CBLDF. I want the first one badly, though the Hellboy one isn't bad. Also, they are reissuing the Vertigo Tarot deck for The Sandman anniversary. Yes, I want.

If you're not following Kawaii Not on LJ, you're missing out.

If Christmas Presents Were Honest by Holy Taco

Mercenaries, Sonic Blasters No Match for Pirates - if you build a better mousetrap, you only make a smarter mouse.

Psychopaths have an eye for the underdog - kind of a scary office environment experiment

How Comics Can Save Us From Scientific Ignorance

This one has to be up there, if they allow women. I'm assumning I would fall under the white, Western women rule.

You know, I think I want to go where they believe dragons flew.

Print this off. It looks like a toilet read: Bush Administration's Illegal Dissent Hiding Manual (PDF)

Put your drink down. Go to the potty. Then, click this link.

This is another thing on my list of things to do before I die.

Wil Wheton is a Geek GOD. WORSHIP HIM! FUCKING WORSHIP HIM OR I'LL BEAT YOU!

"Leggy." Real original. Who let the kids name the frog?

You know, Lolly, you keep trying to get me to move to Texas. I don't know.

Today, I saw my first transvestite. He walked into the Municipal Building where one of our branches' houses. He looked fabulous - hair done just so, tasteful make-up, Miami blue top with maatching stretch pants, sparkly shell belt with matching jewelry. And before you ask, I checked Adam's apple, hands and hips - man. Really, the elbows were a dead give away. He looked very pretty though.

Hee. Happy Friday. May you have a bit of surreal magic today.

Normally, the Japanese are pretty weird. This was hilarious.

Oh, voided_space! Good news for us!

Why are a majority of these shows from the 80s? I guess people were doing a lot of crack cocaine back then.

The 5 Best Ways to Track Your Comments on the Web - if you're that vain.

Finally! Science and research I can truly appreciate and use! YES!

I can't believe these are actual jobs. The sad part? Still better than my job.

Amatuer porn will be on the rise in Iran, but I bet they'll wear masks.

Is there any wonder why Indy Newsreporting is on the rise? I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but in this case, I'm glad someone's pointing fingers.

Genius. Simple is always best. Simple no one plans for or sees coming.

Yet another reason to go to Norway.

LJ purging incest, slash fic under pressure from self-appointed "warriors"?

A LJ Users Input at GJ

Warren Ellis' input

And yet another side of the coin...

Would it be wrong of me to suggest that instead of tearing down LJ Communities that parents spend extra time learning and discussing with their children about the dangers of this world?

Because one trait that sets prediators apart is their ability to blend. They never change in their intent, but in their tactics.

When Capt. America Throws His Mighty Burrito

Florida doctor in superhero costume busted for groping women

APRIL 24--Meet Dr. Raymond Adamcik. The Florida man, dressed as Captain America and with a burrito stuffed in his tights, was arrested Saturday night for allegedly groping women at a Melbourne bar. Adamcik was part of a pub crawl in which participants wore costumes. While at the On Tap bar, Adamcik, 54, allegedly touched the genital areas of two women, according to a Melbourne Police Department report.

"Because there were so many cartoon characters in the bar at this time, all Captain Americas were asked to go outside for a possible identification," notes the report. One woman positively identified Adamcik as the superhero who groped her. While being booked, Adamcik asked to use the bathroom. It was then, police charge, that he attempted to flush marijuana, which apparently had been hidden in his blue tights.

Adamcik was charged with battery, disorderly conduct, and pot possession. He was released after posting $2000 bail.

You have to watch the video. It's the best. THEY LEFT HIS MASK ON WHILE TRANSPORTING HIM.

Florida has the best freaks.

Don't think for a second I'm going to get all political, but I will say this much:

Anyone who uses what happened at Virgina Tech to further their political agenda are the worst kind of human being on this planet.

For an example: see Jack Thompson.

I sincerely and totally, with all my heart, wish for a special circle of Hell for these fuckers to reside in for the rest of existence.

People are dead. Parents have to bury their children. Friends have to say goodbye to their friends forever. Focus on that and shut up about the rest.

That's all I have to say about that.

Can you imagine being the fireman driving the truck?

It's a bit early, I know. But there's some stuff I'm dying to share. *grins*

10 Years of Friends in 90 Seconds - I have new heroes.

Dear Discover News, People don't want to hear that they care responsible for their own happiness. Signed, Fate, Destiny, Karma, Lady Luck, Kismet, The Stars and all forms and variations of God

Wii (pronounced Wee) beats PS3 - I know there's a haiku in there somewhere.

Two people were arrested early Monday after about $400,000 worth of stolen almonds was discovered in a Sacramento warehouse, a stash investigators say may be linked to a rash of nut thefts from orchards across California's Central Valley. - A) What does $400,000 worth of almonds look like and, B) how the hell would you steal them?

Speaking if haiku, Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels does All the Nebula Award Winners--in Haiku

Now, I know what I did in another life - tech support in ancient Rome.

Images of animals in the womb - awesome! I love technology.

Sure he can draw tits and hips, but what does that have to do with costume design?

This is one of the most awesome art displays I've ever seen. I would kill to see in person. Mr. Fantastic is just disturbing.

This one's for you, aries_jordan. You might finally have to start watching television and paying for it - provided you want to see Cassidy.

Wil Wheaton has finally redeemed himself for all those years as Wesley. Think of this as an early holiday gift from me to you: I just saved you either eight bucks, a slot in your Netflix queue, or at least 90 minutes of your life that you could spend punching yourself in the junk.

Some very frightening photos from That's Not Turkey! 4

When fine art meets blatant commercialism

U.S. marine scientists say they've found humpback whales have a type of brain cell that is also seen in human brains.

And in closing, It's his first S/M scene after a childhood and adolescence full of experiences of rape and assault in youth homes, after being thrown out of the house by his abusive father at the age of 13. His reaction? "I was very comfortable," Elliott writes. "I don't think I had ever been comfortable before."

Due to the holiday weekend, I'm posting things early. And there's a lot. But you'll have to time to see them all over the long weekend!

Atheism, not religion, is the real force behind the mass murders of history - this is why single-mindedness makes you look stupid.

The Sex Preacher - it's nice to see that faith can be pro-orgasm.

Okay, commodoresexual, this one's for you. I was reading this article when this nearly cause me to spit my pop: "Organizers say the tradition comes from a time when the yo-yo was actually used as a bird-hunting device."

Bob was right all along.

Proof that Stupidity + Urban Myths = Damage

"He wanted to go to a motel in the Bronx where I would defecate on him, but I told him I was uncomfortable going to the Bronx," testified the dominatrix, Gina Pane, 31, buttoned up in an olive-gray suit with her black hair pulled back in a bun. How could you publish that with a straight face?

Hiro gets a Dad and meet Doctor Who! YAY!

I would so love to see this; I would never stop laughing. What I don't get is that it's making FUN OF NAZIS!

Sometimes Geeks are too Geek.

I thought this was beautiful.

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS ONE! I love this.

A new study asks why teenagers do stupid and dangerous things. The answers might surprise you. Or not.

And people wonder why some people turn out so odd or weird. I blame stuff like this - not that I was tied to the back porch or anything.

Must by one for me and one for misscoollinda

Here's something nice a free you can do for the troops overseas this holiday season

The writing section:
Genre is a marketing device used to sell books. It is generally used for the lowest common denominator.

Publishing is a difficult business, Part Two: Some of the things you need to know about and why you should, as an author, learn to appreciate: marketing, publicity, accounting, contracts, ad/promo, sales, production, art. Not in that order.

But in celebration of my internet at home being fixed, I am going to ramble on a little more about submissions.

Unsolicited submissions. That means "Submissions no one asked for that you're sending anyway."

Hey, guinan, I think Tude needs this for the holidays.

Comedian David Cross and guitarist Johnny Marr from The Smiths pay a heartfelt tribute to the heartfelt corporate merger song that paid heartfelt tribute to a heartfelt song by U2.

Some good advice from Stanley Spadowski

Dear Lord God, please let me be this cool when I'm 92. Amen.

Graveyard Gothic Garden Terrarium Kit - I so need one of these

Your mission for this contest (should you choose to accept it), is to create a ghostly image in a classical work of art. Your "ghosts" must be original to the painting - no pasting figures from other images and lowering their opacities.

It's tough to be an actor. Maybe you'll be lucky and get typecast as a single character, and keep playing it forever (we're looking at you, Leonard Nimoy). But if you're really successful, and end up playing dozens of different characters over the course of your career, it can be hard to keep track of exactly who you're performing on a given day. It's not uncommon for actors to show up on set dressed as one of their other characters.

And in closing, Skateboarding Girls - hot girls on decks

Today's Horoscope:
The continuing party could turn serious later today, but the heaviness should quickly pass. This is your time to celebrate, as the Sun spends the next four weeks in your sign. There's no need to only light candles and make wishes on your birthday. Do it every day, but don't ask for more than you truly need. If you can keep your desires in balance, your intentions will have a positive impact.

Our perceptions broaden as the Sun enters the optimistic and opinionated sign of Sagittarius, marking the first day of a new astrological month. We shift into holiday consciousness, from Thanksgiving tomorrow in the USA to various religious holidays around the Winter Solstice on December 21. The inspirational Sagittarius Moon, emphasizing our higher ideals, gets an additional boost from mental Mercury harmonizing now with freedom-loving Uranus.
(from Tarot.com)

You might feel the need to project yourself with a little more creativity and imagination than usual today, and you'll probably be more concerned with your own desires than with other people right now. Be prepared to adapt to some changing circumstances in the coming days. You may find yourself encountering some interesting new opportunities.
(from CaliforniaPsychics.com)

I feel like a big old Tom cat stretched out in the nicest patch of sunshine on the cool, soft grass. In other words, I don’t feel like doing jack. I slept hard with weird dreams I can’t remember. I just remember at one point turning to myself in a box seat in a theater and saying, “I’ve got to remember this in the morning. This is good stuff.”

And, of course, that’s all I remember.

Current Moon Phase for GMT -5:00: waxing crescent, 3% of full

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15826443/
Analysts try to put a face on Jack the Ripper
Documentary depicts killer as mustachioed, balding, with bushy eyebrows

LONDON - British analysts have created a composite police drawing of Jack the Ripper, depicting the notorious Victorian serial killer with a mustache, a receding hairline and bushy eyebrows, the makers of a new television documentary said Monday.

Using the 118-year-old statements of 13 witnesses, a Metropolitan Police analyst created an image of what the prostitute-killer is believed to have looked like. The killer’s image was to be unveiled Tuesday on the British television channel Five.

If you recognize this man, please call Scotland Yard in the year 1888.

http://www.lifeinsure.com/information/19-things-about-death.asp
The 19 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Death

1. After being decapitated, the average person remains conscious for an additional 15-20 seconds. Talk about a way to go.

*blinks* You know, that would be a great way to start a story - with the final 15-20 seconds of thoughts from a decapitated head.

2. Mourning your dear departed cat? You could shave your eyebrows like the ancient Egyptians used to. Then again, maybe a trip to the pet cemetery would be easier.

This is going to bug me all day: What is the coloration between the two?

3. May want to rethink what you bury your loved ones in. An old wives’ tale claims that if a woman is buried wearing the color black, she’ll come back to haunt the family.

4. Speaking of preventing hauntings, yet another old wives tale led to the institution of burial wreaths. It was believed that the wreath would encircle the spirit of the dead person, thereby preventing them from returning from the grave.

5. In 1931, Henry Ford decided to preserve his friend, Thomas Edison’s last dying breath. He kept it in a bottle. Hope he put a label on that one.

6. One of the main reasons cowboys carried pistols in the 1800’s was to avoid being dragged to death by their horse. You think they could have just gotten bigger stirrups.

7. The last words spoken by Union General John Sedgewick were, “They (the Confederate soldiers) couldn’t hit an elephant from this dis…”

8. So much for the curse of good ole King Tut. Despite reports that all twenty-two people who were present at the exhumation kicked the bucket, twenty-one were still kicking ten years later.

9. If someone plans to jump off Mount Everest to commit suicide, you’ll need a lot of patience. It takes the average person 2.5 minutes to hit bottom. And we don’t want to know who timed it.

10. Here’s a job I definitely wouldn’t want to have. When Pyrenees beekeepers die, someone has to go around and splash every single one of their bees with black ink.

11. John Bowman, a tanner from Vermont, believed that after his death he would be reincarnated with his pre-deceased wife and children. So, he ordered his house staff to have dinner on the table every night, just in case. They finally stopped in 1950 when the money finally dried up.

12. Think your décor is bad? Oscar Wilde’s last words were, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go." He fought the wallpaper and the wallpaper won.

13. An old superstition stated that if the doors in the house were locked, the soul of a dying person couldn’t get out.

This superstition was started by thieves who read obituaries.

14. Yet another superstition warns against pointing at a funeral procession, with the dire warning that you’ll die within a month. More proof for that whole three fingers pointing back at you thing.

15. Might want to read the labels a little more carefully. Nearly 2,500 lefties are killed every year using products meant for righties. Who knew? Now, just back away from those right-handed scissors.

16. A pet-parrot caused a ruckus at President Andrew Jackson’s funeral. His crime? Swearing during the ceremony. Guess he should have given Polly just one more cracker.

Who the hell brings a parrot to a funeral?

17. That ballpoint pen? The one you’re chewing on? Might want to put it down. 100 people are killed every year by choking on a ballpoint pen. Which proves the old quote about the pen being mightier than the sword. At least some of the time.

18. Apparently, they really are virtually destructible. A cockroach can reportedly live up to 9 days without its head. The only reason they finally kick over? Starvation.

19. And you thought sex appeal was the first to go. Allegedly, it’s actually your sight that goes first when you die. It’s your hearing that’s the last to go. What was that?

And for the record: I'm wearing a long sleeved sweater at work. Yes, I'm bitter about it.

Naked man arrested for concealed weapon - yeah, you read that right and it's where you thought.

It was only a matter of time until someone offered this services. Now, you can be a shithead all you want and have someone clean it up.

Does anyone else see disaster coming from this?

IILAA and the “cabal” continue because stupid never wants to stop being stupid

But at least some stupid recognizes itself - man, what a good time to be David Copperfield

Have you loved your Miss Snark today? And you'd better listen. yes, you'd better.

I don't know why I love these either, but I sure do

( Argo Control and why it's important )

Maturity runs rampant at Midterms

Two Tim Biskup Paintings stolen In Berlin - dang, that's not right. Those are awesome!

Only 41 days until Global Orgasm. Will you join in?

Locksport International visual picking guide - in comic book form Because comics sell better.

A long list of Openly Gay celebrities - when will there be enough so it's not an issue?

Now for some YouTube:
David Armand Torn Feat Natalie Imbruglia - f'n hysterical

WWJD - the music video - *DIES*

And in closing, I present you something that is, in no way, work-safe. It is not for the homophobic or for people with no sense of humor or adventure. If your ass is tight and your head is buried in the sand, please don't click. Also, make sure no one who could be offended by dildos and anuses (anii?) is around.

Stefanus the Kinky Keeper (the game) Be sure to click the Union Jack in the upper right hand corner to read the instructions in English.

Celebrity Star Wars - my favorite, for some odd reason, is Jolie and Aston. There's something hot about Angelina handling a light saber.

US bans Vegemite - I'm sorry, wajoma, you can't feed my son rubber gloves anymore.

I love this, but I would spell much different words that would probably lead my my arrest.

Why Do We Do This To Ourselves? This is hysterical.

This is the best idea for tourism that I've ever seen: Families and tourists in a London park were left shocked when a pelican picked up and swallowed a pigeon.

Remember: anything LEGO'd is better.

Just int time for Halloween! I want blue.

Finally! Something I've been waiting for! Mathematical proof that vampires don't exist! See, sadsadmonkey, this is what you should go back to school to do.

Woo-hoo! *does a booty dance of illegal music downloads*

Dear RIAA, please read this article countless time and read the charts and study the sales for PROOF that downloading music from the internet FOR FREE doesn't hurt sales. Now, feel free to go fuck yourselves. Sincerely, You Know Who

Dear misscoollinda, you'd better start buying them up now before they're all gone.

If this doesn't give a nice indication to the state of the comic book industry (and the soap opera industry), I don't know what will.

Dungeons & Dragons player tried for murder after killing co-worker with homemade sword - huh. While I don't believe in the killing, I wish there was some way to get your average person to understand that if you don't behave you could die. There's no excuse for bullying anyone every, especially grown at your job.

And in closing, the best review of PotC 2 I've ever seen.