Let Your Freak Flag Fly

I’ve been listening to the new One Republic CD, “Dreaming Out Loud,” since it came out and have to tell you how much I am enjoying it. Below is one of my favorites, “Say.”

What if Jack Bauer used AOL 3.0?

Here’s another song from the Jimmy Eat World Chase This Light CD. While the whole CD is awesome, I cannot stop myself from listening to two songs: this one and Big Casino.

So it looks like the Writers Guild of America is going to strike on Monday if something isn’t resolved over the weekend. What does this mean for most of our TV shows? I don’t think we’ll see much change in the short term, with the exception of the late night talk shows that heavily rely on writers to write content that is current and newsworthy.

The last writer’s strike took place in 1988, and as was its way, Moonlighting cast turned it into something hilarious. Let’s hope more hilarity ensues this time around (and that things are resolved quickly!)

I really can’t stop listening to this song! It’s awesome. If you haven’t checked out their latest album, Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World, you really should!

Here are some photos from my hike at Discovery Park on October 27, 2007.

Mary Lynn Rajskub Freaks Out

“We need to monitor these people to make sure they’re safe. Hide cameras everywhere they go: In the street, in their homes, in the eyes of people at the convenience stores where they shop …”

“Some say we should offer verbal encouragement by implanting speakers in their ears which would whisper words of encouragement to them 24 hours a day.”

“I think what would be great would be a recorded voice on a loop saying, ‘Everyone around you wants to get you.’ In reference to help.”

Source: In The Know: Is The Government Spying On Paranoid Schizophrenics Enough? via Wired

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.”

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
“You better pray that this will come out of the carpet.”

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
“If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
“Because I said so, that’s why.”

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
“If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.”

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
“Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

7. My mother taught me IRONY.
“Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.”

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
“Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
“Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!”

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA
“You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
“This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY
“If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!”

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
“I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.”

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
“Stop acting like your father!”

15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
“There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.”

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
“Just wait until we get home.”

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
“You are going to get it when you get home!”

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.”

19. My mother taught me ESP.
“Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?”

20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
“When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
“If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
“You’re just like your father.”

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
“Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?”

24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
“When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.”

25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE
“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.”