Archive for July, 2008

Dropping price $10K

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 by Aabra

Matt finally heard from our real estate agent. No contact for a week, ouch. She was in Texas. Family emergency. Whatever. She’s dropping the price $10K (at last!) and pursuing the dead verbal offer people (huh??) That could take months to sort out– years, maybe. When Matt defaulted on his student loans, maxed out his [...]

Let’s see if raccoons can pick locks

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 by Aabra

Matt awoke at 5 am to the tap, tap, tap of my storage bench opening and closing. Who’s opening and closing my storage bench at 5 am? Can you see anything? How about now? Should Matt open the lid? (Ooh, it’s like a horror movie!) Wait, never mind– they kinda noticed the flashing light and [...]

Where dah offers at?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 by Aabra

Five showings yesterday. Five! I barely remember what my house looks like, I’ve been kicked out so many times. We had twice as many showings yesterday than the average seller has in a week. So where dah offers at??

Two backyard mysteries, solved

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Aabra

Early Monday morning Matt answered two mysteries we’ve been picking at for weeks: 1. How many babies does the hungry little mama raccoon have? 2. Why is the bird bath so filthy every morning? I’d say the answers are “At least three” and “Yuck! They bathe in it and drink it??”

“W” trailer

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Aabra

I’ve watched the trailer for Oliver Stone’s W four times, and I swear it gets better every time.

Cinematic Titanic trailer

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Aabra

Matt is redunculously excited about the new episode of Cinematic Titanic, Wasp Woman. I think it must be the makeup– kids with glue sticks and craft paper could construct more convincing bee eyes!

MST3K’s 20th anniversary set

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Aabra

Hoo boy, the titles of MST3K’s 20th anniversary set are out! All are new to DVD– First Spaceship on Venus, Laserblast, Future War, and Werewolf. Werewolf?? I love Werewolf! Joe Estevez, Mike in drag, the Andy Garcia lookalike dweeb, the amazing transmogrifying toupee. Pre-order today!

All right, fine: the French *can* be funny

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Aabra

Just caught OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies at Laurelhurst on 28th and Burnside. (Good films, pizza, and beer? Why does anyone go to first run theaters, again??) Witty, sexy, great political commentary, and it introduces a character who might be stupider than Inspector Clouseau and Alan Partridge combined. One of the funniest movie I’ve [...]

Fratello Metallo

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Aabra

YouTubesday’s just getting started! Meet Friar Cesare Bonizzi, a 62-year old Capuchin monk compelled by a higher power to sing… heavy metal.

Mini-Pops. You know, for perverts!

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by Aabra

Happy YouTubesday, mah little web surfers… What were the creators of Mini-Pops thinking?? Six to 12 year old girls wearing makeup and revealing clothing, singing about making love?? Did Gary Glitter produce this?!? I dare you to get all the way through their versions of Video Killed the Radio Star or Yellow Submarine. It’s not [...]


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