the pod bay door

:: I’m checking statistics for my site, and decided to see what phrases people are searching that brings them to my site. Here are a few gems:

laugh it up fuzzball – someone searching for Harrison Ford?
cibc sucks – who doesn’t know?
sore shoulder blade – that would be mine, lately
sk8ter shoes – Avril helped me buy them
krispy kreme edmonton – soon, I hope
why cows hate winter – because it’s cold?
my eye hurts – stop sticking needles in it
animal testicles – no comment
the worst version of o holy night – it’s bad, real bad
posh spice saskatchewan – wasn’t aware she’d moved there
funny ebay beanie babies – aren’t they all?
reichardt duck farm – for all your California duck needs
gratuitous umlaut – one too many dots
jimmy mackenzie is hot – could be, but he does nothing for me
winter in google – google is a place, now?
its coming sshhh – walk on your tippy toes
amanda bynes email adress phone – how’d they know she’s my roommate?
teh passion-mel gibson – is that the sequel to The Passion?
shampooed in ketchup – fetish revealed!
my car spun – sorry to hear that
distended stomach worms – watch for their new album, out in January
day bing cosby died – Bing Cosby? Did Bill and Bing have a kid?
lyrics of shout shout let it all out – these are the things I can do without
sack of wet mice – “He’s about as sharp as a…”
beanie baby ex-wife – beanie baby divorces are the worst
bank of montreal sucks – I sense a theme here
frustrated pissed off screaming – try Zoloft or Prozac
ass wipe greeting cards – new Hallmark division?
the boobs of jennifer lopes – can’t anyone spell anymore?
bill o reilly door mat – I’ll take one
self-cleaning dinner table – I’ll take one
the pain the pain – Dr Smith is in the house
rocky and bullwinkle in edmonton – they put on a great show!
the actress of the ord of the rings – “Ord of the Rings”? Can’t anyone spell anymore?
randy randy randy randy randy randy lyrics – what?
stainless steel testicles – must belong to Ah-nold
where can i find information on my eye and why it hurts? – I told you, take out the needles
randy librarian alberta – i’m right here
free funny christmas vidios – spelling, please!
the matrix blows jon stewart – I hope he’s ok

The internet is a weird, wacky, wonderful place.

:: Did you see School of Rock? I was pleased to learn that there is a real such movement, called Little Kids Rock. It was started in 1996 by David Wish, an elementary school teacher who at the time, was frustrated with the lack of funding for music education in his school.

:: Some of you may be familiar with This Modern World, by Tom Tomorrow, aka Dan Perkins. Mr Tom Tomorrow was interviewed in a recent issue of Time Out New York.

:: For dinner this evening, I had the first of four delicious Nova Scotia lobsters, flown in from Halifax yesterday. The lobsters were in the luggage of a friend I picked up at the airport, the second year in a row she has returned from her Christmas trip with this delicacy that is my favorite food. *sigh* Thank you, K!

:: Fans of Steve Earle will be interested in this new documentary, Steve Earle: Just an American Boy. Earle stirred up much controversy when his 2002 album, Jerusalem, featured a song called John Walker’s Blues, about the American Taliban fighter. A double-CD functioning as a companion piece to the movie has also been released. Time Out New York reviewed the movie favorably. I really like Jerusalem, and hope the film makes its way to Edmonton in 2004.

:: I’ve been very lazy the past few days. I was in Calgary on Christmas Day, visiting my brother Chris and his girlfriend, Debra, where they treated me to a fine Christmas dinner and great company. I returned on Boxing Day (Dec 26 for my non-Canadian friends), and have been doing a lot of nothing since then, except seeing movies.

:: I wanted to see at least 100 films this year, and reached that number yesterday. In the past few days, I’ve seen Peter Pan, Morvern Callar, Paycheck (ok, so I needed to see a fluff film), 21 Grams, House of Sand and Fog, The Barbarian Invasions, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and LOTR: TROTK. I’ll see Elf this afternoon with friends. Despite my best attempts to keep a master list of the films I see, I believe I always forget to list a title or two each year.

:: In the remaining week away from work, I hope to get some cleaning done in the house, but given how lazy I’m feeling, I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll get anything done!