I don’t listen to music, and when I do it’s generally show tunes or classical music. But when I was driving to my mother’s for Christmas I left my ipod at home, and so I couldn’t listen to my audio books. That meant that I was reduced to listening to the radio… who does that any more? But it ended up being a good thing, because I heard this song. I have since downloaded the entire discography for Owl City. It’s a fantastic band. Here is their most current (and popular) song:

I like science. I often tell people that if I hadn’t been an English major I probably would have been a physics one instead. Science is interesting… and advanced science is weird and cool. But I have made one observation about science and scientists specifically. Scientists have a decidedly odd sense of humor. It was true all the way back in high school. Both of my science teachers (chemistry and physics) were good teachers, but they had this enduring love for terrible, terrible puns. I am rather fond of them myself… but maybe that is just my science side coming out.

The following video is a science comic. At the end of Brian Malow’s sketch is about a dozen terrible and amazing puns. Watch and be entertained (and sit really close to the computer so you can see it before anyone else does).

Dear Santa,

For Christmas I want a pony, and a swing set, and a dolly. I’ve been a really good girl this year, so I would also like a bycicle… and if you want to give me immortality I would like that too!

Love,

Lexi

P.S. Sata, please don’t eat my mommy.

So, I’ve been hearing my friend talk about the new Fox television show “Glee” for quite some time now. I don’t watch live television. The other two current shows I am watching, “Heroes” and “Stargate: Universe” I watch on Netflix and torrent. That means that there is at least a modicum of effort involved in finding and watching them. “Glee” had not made my list. But I was bored last night and decided that I might as well find out what my friend was raving about.

This show is fantastic. It’s a highschool drama (Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, etc), but more than that, it is a musical. There is singing, dancing, angst, love, and betrayal. Even better, several members of the cast are from broadway, and every member sings their own songs. Nothing is dubbed. I am very, very impressed. Here is a preview:

Sailor Moon Sacrifice might have been cancelled, but it is always in times of deepest darkness that light shines forth. And no matter what this trailer implies, we all know that nothing is stronger than the Silver Crystal. So… here is a teaser for a fan made live action Sailor Moon movie… made in Germany. But it will be translated in English! So excited. Watch this fifty five seconds and be excited with me.

According the You Tube there will be another trailer on Christmas, and after that the first new episode. I really hope this is going to be good.

Are you looking for some over sized baby clothing to wear? Well, probably not, but some people are! And… there’s a website for it.

Isn’t he adorable? Those nice fleece pajamas and the giant stuffed animals? And is one of those stuffed creatures Tommy from Rug Rats? I think so!

This is me, bringing you fetishes from all over.

This is an episode in featured in pink. A cute girl with a moogle hat. I wish I had a hat like hers.

In other news… Sailor Moon Sacrifice has been cancelled, which made me sad. Oh well.

The Never Ending Story is truly one of the best movies ever made. I think I first watched it when I was four or five, and all I remember are the yellow Sphynx’s at the Southern Oracle. For some reason those creatures stayed with me… maybe it was the beams of deadly light shot from their eyes. I just remember that growing up I had that picture in my mind, and whenever a sphynx was mentioned later on in life, I always pictured it with a yellow glow.

I’ve probably watched this movie ten or fifteen times throughout my life… possibly more than any other movie, ever. I don’t often watch movies over and over again. It’s a movie about the wonders of books, a movie about courage and bravery. And it’s a fantasy. A wonderful, perfect fantasy that still rings true in my heart. Who wouldn’t want to become the creator of their own little world? Wish on a grain of sand and the world becomes bigger, richer, more extravagent. Wish as many times as you want, and with each wish comes a new friend, a new legend. It really is a fantastic dream.

I have always loved the Emperess as well. She is the little girl in the picture, the one all in white. Her hair piece is very pretty, and she is so nice. I think I liked her growing up because she had complete and utter faith in a person that she’d never met. That kind of faith in… destiny? has always been something that I’ve respected.

The moral of the story: if you haven’t seen this movie you need to change that. This is one of the classic fantasy films. It came out before I was born, but twenty three years later it still remains one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.

I don’t usually like zombie movies. Shawn of the Dead was fantastic, but all this running around in shopping malls while trying to avoid getting devoured and changed into brainless undead creatures turned me off. Then I went to see this movie. It’s a comedy first, a story about family second, a geek fest third, and a zombie movie fourth. It was the best movie I’ve seen this year… not that I go to many. Still, it was fantastic and everyone should go see it.

What could be better than Star Trek meeting Monty Python? I’m coming up with nothing…