Fresh Fish Served Daily

You are just so, so over the top. I don't even care that half of your stuff doesn't make any sense. Don't ever change.

In a fight between a vampire and a minotaur, the vampire will win.

Portals don't give you a convenient shortcut from place to place like you may think. Instead, they are a gateway beyond the edge of madness that bring aliens, flan, and other various horrible creatures to our dimension to feast on your flesh.

If a kitty is stuck in a tree you only need a fireman to show up. The cat will vacate the tree on its own as soon as the fireman is on site.

Today in Netflix recommendations:

Romantic Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
Violent Foreign Action & Adventure
Critically-acclaimed Cerebral Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Dark Psychological Thrillers
Witty Independent Crime Movies

This weekend I finally retired the trusty Samsung T609 I've had for over three years and jumped headfirst into smart phone territory with the Motorola CLIQ. I was originally looking at the G1 (and I still like the keyboard a bit better) but went with the CLIQ mostly because the system memory is larger and, well, it's newer so I'm hoping it'll be a while before it's obsolete.

I have to say, I am extremely impressed with the CLIQ so far. The big draw is their custom Android build/service/skin thingie, Blur. Essentially it just syncs up all of your social networking crap with your phone book. So when I'm looking at a contact I can see their phone number, birthday, and email address, along with their latest Twitter or Facebook updates. There's also a "universal inbox" that aggregates all of your email, texts, and PMs from the aforementioned social networking sites, and a "happenings" widget that aggregates all of your friends' stuff. As Dane has said it can make you feel a bit TOO connected at times, but as long as you don't obsess it's a neat feature.

Other cool bits: it has five virtual desktops so you don't have to clutter your home screen; a handy "silence" switch; a 5MP camera; a button for quick access to wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, and power settings; and a plain ol' micro USB port and headphone jack (hooray for no proprietary connectors!). The keyboard is smaller than the G1 so it's not quite as easy to type with, but I have been getting better pretty quickly. I have been poking around and getting used to the Android OS as well and I am really liking it.

This morning I came into work and was greeted by a pair of Hershey's Kisses on my desk. These were not your standard silver wrapped Kisses, but an unfamiliar teal wrapping. They were Kisses with Macadamia nuts, and they are delicious! Turns out that a coworker picked up a bag of these lovelies while visiting Hawaii. While wandering around the internet looking for these I also discovered limited edition cherry, coconut creme, truffle, and hot cocoa Kisses, which all look amazing. I'm going to see if I can procure some of these, preferably in something smaller than a 6lb case.

Well, sort of. Remember that awesome Tonberry cake from Chris and Christine's wedding? Christine submitted it to Cake Wrecks for their "Sunday Sweets" feature using one of the pictures I took, and it ended up on Wired! So really it's a second-hand fame, being that it's their wedding cake and all, but I take what I can get.

The Bluray RW drive we got for the media center PC.

That Planet Replay has Bluray movies for $12 for aforementioned Bluray player.

This wireless PS2 controller by Logitech. My old corded ones were starting to act a little weird, and we just happened to see this one at Fry's while browsing. It feels more like the 360 controllers which I find more comfortable than the old PS2 ones anyway. Plus: wireless is always better.

Scribblenauts.

The new-to-me boots I got off eBay for $40. THEY HAVE A DETACHABLE POCKET ON THE SIDE. Now I don't have to carry a purse when I go dancing! Haven't worn them around yet, but I suspect they will be easier on my legs than my existing boots (which always gave me blisters just below my shins because the leather was so stiff).

Dogfish Head Punk, a pumpkin beer which does not taste gross, and Terra Andina Carmenere, both of which deserve a post on the long-neglected Two Nerd Party.

The fact that there is a new Alice In Chains album.