Greg's friend's punk rock band played. i drank Guinness.

Plot summary for Spider-Man 3. Nothing we didn't already know or guess. Don't click if you don't want spoilers. (via I Watch Stuff!)

blast from the past

Princess Huhuran is serious business

i do not get tired of people freaking out about WoW.

the performance began with Il Sogno, Costello's score to a ballet production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. then he got up and sang a bunch of his own songs, including ones recorded with the Brodsky Quartet and Burt Bacharach. he finished the set by putting down the microphone for the last song, projecting his voice and getting the crowd to sing along. i've seen Elvis before, but this was a really special show, made even more so by the Irish coffee i chugged at intermission.

From Flog: I'm super psyched to leak the following news: Our beloved TONY MILLIONAIRE is working on a pilot for the Cartoon Network's ADULT SWIM, based on his strip, MAAKIES. The show will be called THE DRINKY CROW SHOW, and Tony is currently writing, drawing and storyboarding the fifteen minute pilot. Millionaire is working with ERIC KAPLAN, a former writer and producer on FUTURAMA, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE and ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE. No news yet on when the pilot might air, but we'll certainly be spreading the news when the time comes.

it was only broadcast a couple days ago, so you could be forgiven for not having seen the natalie portman SNL video, as long as you watch it right now.

somehow i missed the snakes on a plane meme, but now i'm caught up with a vengeance. i want to draw attention to one of the great quotes of entertainment history:

At some point, the film's working title was altered to Pacific Air Flight 121, to the consternation of many. In August 2005, a perturbed Samuel L. Jackson told an interviewer, "We're totally changing that back. That's the only reason I took the job: I read the title."

also i would like to highlight this wonderful poem from snakes on a blog:

Roses are red
sugar is cane
who puts snakes
on this motherfucking plane?!?!?!?!?!
by Snakes in Europe

from a caddyshack i summon thee: Detsorgsekalf - "In The Blood Of A Thousand Virgins Arises Chevy Chase"

for those who are keeping score, i would like to point out that i have been cigarette- and alcohol-free, with the notable exception of my birthday party weekend, since just after the new year. who'da thunk it. can't recall the last time i stepped into a bar. mostly just staying at home with video games and movies, gettin my hermit on in a big way. which is not to say that i'm uninterested in hanging out; it's just that at the moment i'd rather, you know, remain out of temptation's reach. so keep your dirty stinky smokes away from me!