While the road trip could have been considered officially over once Dr. Tsou and I arrived in Vancouver, the vacation didn’t really end until today. Just twelve hours ago, I was squeeing like a little adolescent fanboy at the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. They don’t let you take pictures inside the museum, so there’s less to show than usual. But the museum was still highly entertaining and it made me realize that I’ve still got a long way to go before I can consider myself a true sci-fi fan. Too bad that catching up on my sci-fi isn’t going to be at the top of my priority list any time soon. Now that I’m back in Chicago, I’ve got plenty of academic work to catch up on. Speaking of which, I seem to have inadvertently convinced the 10 year old that I was sitting next to on the plane that she wants to read a book on the history of the electric chair called The Executioner’s Current. Um… whoops?!

Klaatu barada nikto.

My favorite Rockstar Librarian sent me this website today:

I think the thing is brilliant, both as parody and as a truly unique spin on the rather trite world of online dating. Alas, the site disappointingly doesn’t follow through and actually match “zombies.” Instead it’s just a front for a regular old dating site. Now how am I ever going to find my slow-moving, somewhat rotten soul(less) mate?

Dear People of Munich,
You know I love you dearly. I love your weißwurst and your Englischer Garten and the sexy pre-recorded voice that calls out the stops on your trams. But, speaking as a friend, I must say that you folks need to cut back a little on your crack consumption. Seriously. Because I assume that you all had to be on crack when you decided that this interpretive dance thing was the way to debut your new soccer uniforms.

Warning! Do not attempt to eat, drink, or operate heavy machinery while watching this video. You will laugh (a lot) and I will not be held responsible for any laughter related injuries produced as a result of viewing this video.

Discovered at http://www.faniq.com/blog/