Drunk Manhattanites and Elephants.

This was a funny NPR story. Click "Listen Now" to hear it.

"Not a damn person doesn't love elephants sir."

How many days will you be away from home for Christmas?

According to my poll:

66% said 0 days
33% said 4-5 days

Fascinating poll, eh?

Queens of the Stone Age?

When I woke up this morning, I heard this playing on NPR and was pleasantly surprised. Go here and click "listen now."

Upcoming Movies

There are two movies I'm really excited about. One is Cloverfield and the other is The Dark Knight.

Check out The Dark Knight previews. The first one really gets me fired up for this movie:

Which Power Would You Rather Have?

According to my poll:

50% said flight
50% said invisibility

Poll Results.

My last poll, found under my profile picture on the right, just ended. The results of "Where would you rather live?" are:

Tucson, AZ - 16%
Pittsburgh, PA - 16%
Pasadena, CA - 16%
Toronto, Ontario - 16%

and the winner:

Zurich, Switzerland - 33%

Happy Birthday To Me.

It's my birthday today! Yay!

The 60's Live.

How awesome is this picture?

I'm Excited.

I can not wait for this!

Our Cat This Morning.

Done.

Check this out:


This means that I'm officially done and will graduate on December 15!

Interviews.

I had two phone interviews yesterday. One was for an industry position and one was for a faculty position. The interview for the industry position went well, especially considering it was my first "professional" interview. All of my previous interviews were for low-to-no skill jobs like McDonald's or a data entry job. There was talk at the end of the interview of having me visit the company.

The faculty interview didn't seem to go as smoothly. Maybe it was my limited teaching experience. A big sticking point was that, if I'm offered the job, they would want me to start in January, which means that I would have to move pretty soon.

In any case, I wasn't officially offered either job, so the hunt continues.

Are You Enslaved?

Here's one more of today's good comics.

An Interesting Approach.

If all else fails, I may have to use this approach.

Goodbye Myspace.

Today I received a comment from Scott on my Myspace page. It turned out to be a phishing scam. So far Megan, Becky, and Scott have all had their Myspace accounts hacked, which is a significant fraction of my Myspace friends. I think it's time for me to delete my account. I never really go on Myspace anymore anyway... although that would mean I'll never be friends with Tila Tequila. Damn.

Sometimes I Feel This Way.

The title of this shirt from Threadless.com is F*ck It. Awesome.

My Friends' Pets

Beer Review.

Blue Moon's Full Moon Winter Ale is pretty good. Give it a try.

No Writers On These Shows.

Now that I have been spending more time at home while I am looking for a job, I have also been watching more daytime tv. Out of everything on during the day, I really enjoy the judge shows, especially Judge Alex. I even find myself watching Judge Judy, even though I can't stand her.

I also get to catch COPS, always a great show, and The Price is Right with its new host, Drew Carey. Drew's great. He's one famous person I would really like to meet.

America's Least Green States.

I just read this article and it ranked the "green-ness" of all the US states. The five at the bottom of the list are:

• 45 - Kentucky
  
• 46 - Mississippi
  
• 47 - Louisiana
  
• 48 - Alabama
  
• 49 - Indiana
  
• 50 - West Virginia
  

They are at the bottom of the list because they "all suffer from a mix of toxic waste, lots of pollution and consumption, and no clear plans to do anything about it." At the top of the list are:

• 1 - Vermont
  
• 2 - Oregon
  
• 3 - Washington
  
• 4 - Hawaii
  
• 5 - Maryland
  

Michigan is near the middle at number 24. Why are Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana always at the bottom of every list? Do the people of these states just not care about anything?