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* RIP Robert Goulet. Man, if celebrities can die awaiting organ donations, what chance do plebs like us have?? * No major damage from yesterday’s Bay Area earthquake, although Matt is not happy about having to use the stairs at his 11 story hotel… * Group calls for copyright law changes, including noncommercial use. * [...]

Matt flew back to San Jose this morning, just in time for this: 5.6 mag!

On the phone with my sweetie, and the whole frickin’ building just went sideways! Aabra will have the nifty graphics. Preliminary report says 5.6.

YouTube links to every god damn MST3K short. MeFi, have my babies!

Cracked’s list of the most terrifyingly inspirational ’80s songs includes video evidence, in case you blocked them all out. How many of these haven’t been parodied by Weird Al?? (Thanks for the vid, Carl. I won’t ask why you’re trolling YouTube for Tom Snyder clips.)

And what would YouTubesday be without some British comedy worship? Here are the best bits of season one of Green Wing, a 2004 medical show where nothing medical ever happens. Cast includes Pippa Haywood from Britta’s Empire, Mark Heap from Spaced, half of The Office cast. Wow, that’s a lot of nudity and penis jokes.

We start YouTubesday off with the disturbing new Modest Mouse video. Talk about mixed marriages…

* Bush wars cost $8K per person. * New UN environmental report reveals we’re about to pass the point of no return. * Holy Land Experience bought by TBN, who immediately fire half the staff. * Mike Huckabee: “Most of the signers of the declaration were clergymen.” Ah, did you mean one in 56? * [...]

After two weeks of working in San Jose, here are Matt’s observations: * San Jose has an aroma, and it’s not pleasant. * There are bike paths everywhere, but no one seems to actually live in the city. * Food is freakin’ expensive! Coffee, too. * Where are the brew pubs?? * What’s with the [...]

Plus he says the $200 wasn’t for porn or room service or anything like that, but some sort of “room deposit”, $50 a night. Yeah, sure.