Frances Bay

So I'm watching "Twins", and Arnie gets to the orphanage to dig up info on his brother, and the nun helping him seems familiar. Holy cow, I thinks to myself, is that Mrs. Tremond? (No further explanation needed, right?) I had to look it up, but, yes, indeed, that was she! And she's still working today, in her 90s. And her first role wasn't until she was nearly 60. Wow, that's the role model for me! Of course, digging a little deeper, she did study acting and did some stage and radio work 40 years before she appeared as Mrs. Russel in "Foul Play", but still. Close enough. Look out, Hollywood. In a few years, my teeth will be straight and white (just like me!) and I can start appearing in those really small parts in 3 or 4 movies & tv shows a year. For the next 40 years!

The Jobs Halfway House

If you're keeping score at home, I'm technically not unemployed right now. I got hired for a two month contract by my previous employer. So, not exactly employed full-time, but working full-time for two months. Of course, some people do that forever, going from one contract to another. Two things make that untenable for me: being a true contractor (i.e., not the ones employed full-time by a consulting firm) means no benefits -- and I need me some group health insurance (although, technically, I don't know if Papa Obama has changed this dependency for me); and contracting is a life of continuously looking for the next job -- just poke my eyes out!

But having that extra two month financial cushion in my current job search is way better than not having it.

Drunk History

I managed not to be aware of these until now -- it is a big world out there.  Coming to HBO.  There are 5 shorts on FunnyOrDie.com that started two and a half years ago.  They get someone -- presumably someone who knows about history, not some dropout joker off the street -- get them drunk and have them teach us a little about their personal area of historical expertise.  Of the ones on FunnyOrDie, this story of William Henry Harrison literally had me laughing out loud.

Drunk History 4 - Featuring Paul Schneider - watch more funny videos

Twin Peaks Summarized

Summarized in Lego, that is!

MySpace Unsigned Band Competition

No new Ancient Order of the Killer Owl songs yet, but this preliminary mix of "Looks Like" that I mentioned before is now in this year's MySpace competition. Once the entry deadline passes, you should be able to vote for it. Go on. Do it. I think the voting only actually gets one band into the semifinals, the "people's choice". The others (a dozen?) are chosen by the contest runners. But after the semifinalists are announced, I think it's open season on voting.