http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation bored? me too... Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:53:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hope everyone is making the most of their holiday season. Even though I'm in Chicago this Christmas, courtesy of the internet, much merriment was shared between me and my folks today. We watched each other open presents via video chat and spent much of the afternoon shamelessly ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/12/282/ Yes, I've been a very bad blogger. You can just add it to the list of things I'm bad about: I'm a bad dissertation writer, a bad housekeeper, a bad remember to go to the grocery store-er, etc. So, a quick update for those that still check in here on ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/12/281/ I can't believe it's Monday. Maybe because I don't usually do much with my weekends, and this was a fun-filled, jam-packed weekend. Or maybe because I'm daily traumatized by how quickly the time is going and how little work I've finished. Regardless, it is Monday and ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/09/280/ I've been away for a while, I know. I'm supposed to be working: writing the dissertation, turning old papers into publishable articles, preparing for conferences, maybe even considering applying for jobs. But, as I'm sure just about every other graduate student in the world will tell you, writing ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/08/279/ I guess you can't have a good idea and expect that no one else will come up with it sooner or later. It has finally come to pass that someone has made a zombie movie from the perspective of a zombie. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/21/Colin/index.html I was dreaming of making just such ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/05/278/ I actually came across this guy back in January or February, but I didn't remember that I took the picture until now. Anyway, I was in the car with dragonslayer heading to Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe (which was excellent, btw) when we unexpectedly ran across this fellow. ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/05/277/ UPDATE! Lest it be said that I cannot laugh at myself, check out this Onion review. (FYI: they're just making up the part about the Klingons. There weren't any in the film!) http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film?utm_source=videoembed The advantage of being in a history and philosophy of science program is that you are almost ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/05/276/ Everyone knows that when cows eat locoweed, then they done stampede.* But apparently, it was once believed that locoweed would drive humans permanently insane as well. Am J Psychiatry, Oct 1898; 55: 275 - 281. The article goes on to cite various medical sources refuting the popular ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/05/275/ Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to one of the newest members of humankind, Liam Thomas. "Thank you, thank you. No applause necessary, folks." Don't forget to give Kim over at francophoney a big congrats for successfully pushing that bad boy out. And now I guess I better ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/04/274/ I appreciate a good ghost story every now and then. I enjoy freaking myself out watching those stupid tv shows about haunted places and listening to people tell stories about "unexplainable" things that have happened to them. But this is just weak. Victorian 'ghost' picked up by Google Street ... http://www.cannibalsall.com/blognation/2009/03/273/