Eye Strain

Clever these. The first one gave me the most difficulty: Can you find the C? (Good exercise for the eyes!) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Once you’ve found the C………. Find the 6! 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999699999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999 Once you’ve found the 6… Find the N! (it’s hard!!) MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Thanks Wastrel On! (Listening to Awkward Buildings by J. Dimenna)

Underdog the Movie

No, oh no, ohhhh no!!! As a child, I adored Underdog. In fact, to this day I have both an Underdog and a Polly Purebred PVC figure sitting on my desk at the office. This movie looks to be a travesty and almost certainly did not need to be made. Movieblog talks about it IMDB says it's in post-production with a tentative target date in 2007. The movie has some names attached to it, but most of them I don't recognize:

• Some kid named Alex Neuberger will be playing Jack, the boy that Shoeshine (Underdog) befriends.
• Amy Adams is the voice of 'Sweet' Polly Purebred
• Peter Dinklage will be Simon Barsinister (one of the most delightful villains ever!)
• James Belushi is listed in the credits, but I'm unclear why.
• and Jason Lee is the voice of Shoeshine, the Underdog himself.

You'll know Jason Lee as Earl Hickey from My Name is Earl or as the voice of Syndrome in The Incredibles, so at least we have some acting talent behind the embodiment of Underdog. Alex Neuberger is brand new on the acting scene, this being only his second movie despite being 14 years of age. Amy Adams you might recognize as Susan from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby or as Ashley in the acclaimed Junebug. Lastly, Peter Dinklage you will recognize without even necessarily knowing you've done so. He's a dwarf and has developed quite a CV over the past 11 years. Perhaps you saw him as Miles Fince in Elf or as Finbar McBride in The Station Agent? He's a decent actor and will bring a new spin to Simon Barsinister.

All that being said, this movie better not wreck my memories of a perfect childhood hero.

Wastrel On! (Listening to: Parallel You by Valve)

Because the World's an Odd Place

Every so often you run across a site that just requires a bit of discussion. From the day I was born, on Halloween, I've been intrigued (some might label it obsession) by the strange, the weird, the supernatural, the unexplainable & the downright bizarre. It's true that I, in no way, match Charles Fort's -- from whom we garner the term fortean -- massive obsession that led to cult phenomena. No, I'm just a borderline obsessive geek that seeks out and devours stories of the oddities in our world. This newly-discovered site gathers together a few of the odd bits & bobs of our world and places them in one easily digested location for your entertainment. This particular page is the one that captured my attention because I've read about & discussed these folk for many years. Now, everyone else can, too. Wastrel On! Listening to: The Novaks by the Novaks

New Jersey has a shore?

As my delusional friend over at the Beautiful Tornado says, "This will humble you," as you attempt to match country names with their location on a world map. How well can you do?