http://www.anwyn.com Sometime editor, all-the-time mother, delivering facts, reviews, commentary, and rants. Occasionally in that order. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:08:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recount being an HBO film written by Danny Strong of Buffy Evil Nerd Mastermind fame. So why is Warren Christopher upset at his portrayal in the film? Ah--because he is shown as not aggressive enough to get Gore the win. “I was stunned by the excerpt,” he said in an interview. ... http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/15/recount-getting-a-few-democrats-up-in-arms/ Obama as Messiah Rising from the Oregon Waters. Alas, however, that is recognizably Portland, OR, behind him. H/t Ace o' Spades. http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/13/eah-doesnt-even-look-much-like-him/ Real Archaeologists (TM) on Indiana Jones: Indiana Jones managed to retrieve the trinket he was after in the opening moments of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He pretty much wrecked everything else in the ancient South American temple where the little gold idol had rested for millennia. Though he preaches research and ... http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/13/some-people-have-no-sense-of-humor/ I've allied myself with the Amazon Empire and put up a widget with my recommendations (updated frequently with good stuff!) and a search box. When you buy Amazon goods through my site, I'll get a percentage that will help pay for my webhosting, etc. I may look into getting a ... http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/12/youre-gonna-buy-this-stuff-anyway-use-my-widget/ I cannot speak of it. http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/12/green/ AICN--AICN--is panning Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. The Great Conflict looms: See it, and potentially have to pretend it doesn't exist, like the last three Star Wars films, just so I can say I've seen it? Don't see it, and keep my Indy memories intact? Oh, Spielberg, what the hell were ... http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/08/oh-noooooooes/ Man dies shielding his daughter from a car that jumped the sidewalk because its asshole driver was high. RIP, Joseph Richardson. http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/07/hero/ Surprise of the night, besides Hillary practically losing Indiana, was Mario's exit from Dancing with the Stars while Marissa Jaret Winokur, game but still a somewhat awkward dancer, remained. Her sunfire smile and exuberant enthusiasm will carry her through to another week while Mario's saggy jive, singularly bad amid a ... http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/06/good-show-mario/ I was out doing errands while they ran the Kentucky Derby. Little Bean and Daddyman were watching at home. The Bean once went several months racing us everywhere, calling himself Seattle Slew, me Affirmed, his father Secretariat. The two of them are interested in the horses and their names and ... http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/05/horses-too-young-to-run-for-the-roses/ A disproportionate number of Oregon hits on my blog are referred by a search-engine query for marijuana. I could really stand to move out of this state. http://www.anwyn.com/2008/05/03/fun-sitemeter-fact/