i thunk so

In case you hadn’t already figured it out for yourself, American Idol has jumped the shark. They did it to themselves when they let the adorable little brown boy from Seattle into the field. They had a story — the boy and his impish sister — and they let the wrong sibling through.

Now Sanjaya isn’t even taking it seriously anymore. The seven ponytails for good luck and the schoolyard insults are just fuel for the fire as far as America is concerned.

Now the producers are stuck with a Sanjaya Summer Tour. This kid makes Justin Guarini sound like Andrea Bocelli.

Filed by JP at 11:09 am under Opinions, Television
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…and my Dad were a “professional LEGO sculptor,” that would be pretty cool.

I do not have an exact count, of course, but a conservative estimate would be that I have half a million (500,000) bricks in my working supply. I have probably used another 300,000 bricks in various projects and models (some of which have gone to clients, others are used in the prototypes about my place). The vast majority of my pieces are standard bricks and plates… probably only about 5% of my supply are ’specialty pieces’ of some type.

Eric Harshbarger: Professional LEGO Sculptor

Filed by JP at 9:58 am under Odd Lot, Design
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Like millions of others who grew up with Commodore in their living rooms, I was introduced to the amazing world of computer gaming by the Commodore64 personal computer. Some of the best times of my childhood were spent typing “Look West” while playing Planetfall — and all of the other Infocom titles. The text adventures were great, but I don’t think anyone can argue that Commodore defined a generation of computer graphics, culminating with their high-end Amiga desktop series.

Now, Commodore is set to throw their hat in the ring once again. In an article from Pro-G News in the UK, the word is that they are set to introduce “a new breed of gaming PCs that will see the return of the legendary Commodore brand.”

Filed by JP at 10:02 am under Technology
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I think this one falls into the “Irony” category.

Filed by JP at 11:38 am under Odd Lot, Idiots
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