God Bless the Internet...

...when I read stories like this. That just made my week.

-la

I'm so lame...

I was reading a post on the always interesting blog, The Sneeze and in the post about a handshake gone wrong, a link to the Urban Dictionary appears. I'd heard of the Urban Dictionary, but had never really read it. Mostly, because, well, I'm so lame. And, over 30, and well, lame. Of course, I mean this in the best possible way (not wanting to diss myself too much....)

Reading the UD is educational, however. I just used the term gangsta lean in a conversation I was having with our office admin. She chuckled and was likely thinking how pathetic I was. But, ahem, I digress.

Check out this "web-based lexicon of the slangy and snarky" and look up your favorite terms. Or, do what I did and sit and read the banner that changes on the home page. That will give you a quick overview of what you're missing out on. And, maybe provide a way to talk like the youth of today. (Hey, I'm over 30. I admit that there are actually people that are younger out there. Somewhere. Ok, only on MTV.)

My advice: For fun, intersperse UD terminology into your business meetings with management. Occassionally throw in terms like "yoink", "o snap", and "dadonk-a-donk" as you display the Powerpoint slides of your current project plan. When questioned, feign ignorance, acting as if you never said anything of the sort.

Enjoy.
-la

300

Have you seen the trailer for 300 yet? If not, take a minute and check it out. Ok, take 1:47 (minus download times) to check it out.

If you were a fan of Sin City, I think you'll like it.

-la

Why Bill Is So Cool

I read an article this morning that pointed out why, even after all these years, Bill Murray (thought I was gonna say Clinton, didn't ya? Yeah, I thought so...) is still so damn cool.

I grew up watching this guy's movies. Stripes was the first R-rated movie I saw and after that, I was hooked. Meatballs was next, and so it went...I'm still one of those, likely in the minority, that thinks Bill should have gotten some kind of award for Caddyshack -- forever known as the best golf movie of all time. Ok, maybe I'll take some flack for that, but you have to agree it's the most quotable ("It's in the hole! It's in the hole!!"). I even liked Razor's Edge, which just got panned as one of fifty of Hollywood's most egregious mistakes.

I was glad to see Bill get the respect he deserved for 'Lost in Translation' a few years back. Not to mention he got to hang with Scarlett, one of my favorite actresses. Who wouldn't want that gig?

Anyway, this wasn't intended to run down his filmography, but I just had to tell you how cool I think Bill actually is. Not a lot of big time stars would have done something like that. Yes, I know he went for the cute girls, but that makes it even better, because I would have done the same thing in his place. "What, more booze and cute girls half my age running around drunk? Sure, I'm in...Hell, I'm in and I'll even wash the dishes!"

-la

PS: I realize I'm SO sleeping on the couch for that last statement.

Teddy Scares, Part 2

Frequent readers of this blog (ha, that's funny, Lex...) might remember last year at this time, I did wrote an entry about Teddy Scares, a web site dedicated to teddy bears once alive, back from the grave, looking for owners....

Well, keeping with the theme of the month, I thought I'd let you know, dear reader, that Teddy Scares is back with a new bunch of undead bears, sure to scare your child straight into therapy.

Let me know what you think. I'm thinking the first bunch had more interesting names, but I'm old fashioned like that.

-la