wah wah wah.

tis the season to make kids cry. i think one reason these kids are so upset is - some of these santas are really creepy!

can you feel the excitement?

i sure as heck can.

here is a new doc jensen article for you! so sorry if you just finished the article posted yesterday but there is a new season to discuss and get psyched up for!!

this week's article: is there any connection between lost and groundhog day? for those of you who may not know yet, season 6 of lost starts on february 2, 2010, i.e. groundhog day. and if you've seen the movie, you know what kind of time-reboot implications that might have (i.e.: "Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.")! (And if you haven't seen groundhog day, what the heck is wrong with you?!)

YES!

he's back. the guru of lost recapping is BACK.

a new doc jensen article to finally appease our lost appetite, and get us psyched up for the start of season 6!

happy pre-deceberween.

if you don't have a clue as to what deceberween is, you haven't been visiting my favorite site, homestarrunner.com. definitely, check it out.

also, please enjoy this thanksgiving cartoon from a few years back. one of my favs. happy turkey day!

ahhhhhhhhhh!

say it ain't so!

conserve.

in case you don't want to see any bits of this week's office ep, steer clear big tuna. head for open waters. (but - this made me very happy after a day of shit sandwich.)

i don't walk into your house and steal your hello kitty backpack.

new company, new holiday party. at least this year's invite is not on a powerpoint slide.

sunday.

i don't know what you're talking about, but it sounds illegal.

did anyone see fantastic mr. fox yet? i can't decide yet if i loved it, or if it was a bit too wes anderson, cutsey, hipster for its own good. pretty sure i'll land on the side of "awesome" though. you can check out the music at the movie's website and watch the trailer below, if you haven't seen that yet. additionally, i saw willem defoe (he plays Rat, of course) last night after seeing the movie. so, that was pretty cool. imdb also tells me that adrien brody (loooove) was in the movie, but i don't recall the specific Field Mouse that he played. then again, mario batali was also in it, so who knows?

enjoy -

bret & jemaine keep me company at work.

Bret: Yes, she's in Delta Force. She's been deployed to Fallujah.
Jemaine: But she works in the croissant shop.
Bret: Yeah well, she's got two jobs. She's a pastry chef and a sniper.

party genius.

during our lastest funco! meeting (i.e., the party planning committee, i.e., the committee to plan parties) we came upon the topic of finger food, and how it's always a problem of not having enough hands to eat and drink. apparently, a few products have attempted to tackle this age-old issue.

first, the fingerfood plate:

wear it like a ring, hold your drink in the same hand and voila! you've got a fingerplate. and its perfectly sized - small enough for your bagel-bites or tater-tots.


second we have the cookie dunk mug.

this way, your cookies are never too far from your milk. or coffee. or scotch. not sure how holiday-party specific this is, but i guess you can always use the shelf for cheese.... and your mug for wine! yay!

finally found the best candy at work.

it's chocolate. it's peppermint. it's delicious!

never ever leaving this job...

because this is what happens when you ask your friends in the warehouse to send you just 3 books.

dog halloween.

are you one of those people who insist on dressing their dog up for halloween? (of course, my parents are taking mimi to this year's dog costume dog parade at the chicago botanic gardens...) but whether you are a costumed-dog lover or hater, you will definitely love this nymag gallery of hilarious dog costumes (and accompanying captions). i guarantee it.

your brain esplode.

with most things lost, you really need to strain your brain to understand just what (and when) the hell is going on. here's another doozy, mostly because it is so far back in lost-time, you may have already forgotten this encounter.

check out this recent excellent zap2it article that ponders the mystery of how did ben (formerly know as henry gale, from minnesota) get into rousseau's net?

also, how is everyone feeling about the recent developments about lost, season 6? a few episodes in january, and then a hiatus for the winter olympics. as much as i love the olympics, i'm pretty sure i could spare it this year for uninterrupted lost viewing.