phamos’s blog

Do not put them in there!

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:16:46 -0800

I haven't posted here in quite some time. I think Vox has lost its brief charm for me. But I thought I'd post this, since it's been stuck in my head for about a week now.

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Was this made when Spielberg and Amy Irving were still married?

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:15:18 -0800

Jasmine Guy being bitchy! The Gute on a motorcycle! Malcolm-Jamal Warner! Debbie Gibson! Danny Glover! John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John! Aykroyd! Ferrigno! Bialik! Feldman! Helmsley! Abdul! I can't even count all the fantastic washed-up cel...

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The Brave, At Your Service

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:47:41 -0800

The question of the day is, "What character in a book can you connect with or relate to the most?" Thinking about it, I realized there was a progression of characters, moving from childhood onward, and to think about it too hard makes me kind of...

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Pray for Mojo

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:29:30 -0700

This morning, my husband came across a scintillating article on the widespread use of hand sanitizer by poltical candidates. Is it good hygiene, or a contemptuous disgust for the germy little people they're shaking hands with? My husband referre...

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The end of window shopping

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:19:00 -0700

Tower Records recently filed for bankruptcy, again, and this time their stores are actually going out of business. I have a real soft spot for Tower Records. Unlike many music nerds, I did not learn about indie rock by going to some tiny store, ...

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I feel much baaaaaa-ter...

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:39:05 -0700

When I was 5 years old, I made a video tape that had Frosty the Snowman and the Irwin Allen two-part celebrity-studded Alice in Wonderland special (which came out on DVD about a month after I bought a boot of it -- bogus). Alice in Wonderland was...

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"They should call it Johnny Deformed!"

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:06:04 -0700

I have added Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 to my books sidebar. I haven't read it yet, but I'm suddenly intregued, having seen the trailer for the movie yesterday. I'm not sure who directed the film, but I'm hoping it's not Tarsus or anything...

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You Tube, Drugs, and Steve Carell

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:07:39 -0700

I've already posted the anti-drug music video "Stop the Madness" over on my LJ,but I wanted to continue the substance-abuse theme over here for a minute. A couple of days ago I was shown the ridiculousness that is the Pee Wee Herman anti-crack a...

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Originally posted as a comment on LJ

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:24:40 -0700

So, the Sound of Sleep sponsored community on LJ has created the biggest ruckus since the default icon/nipples-are-indecent/I just want to feed my BAYbeeee scandal created by hardvice because his Bea Arthur breast-tassel icon got censored. I've b...

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HE'S GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY!

nobody@vox.com(phamos) — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:19:11 -0700

I've added the newest Doonesbury book, "The War Years", to my books sidebar. It is actually just a compilation of two earlier books, "Peace Out Dawg" and "Got War", but it's all nice and hardcovery and shiny shiny. I like buying the Doonesbury b...

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