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I don't watch TV news for the obvious reason that it sucks, but if all TV news programs were presented in an auto-tune format (preferably in the key of C) then I might actually watch... you know, occasionally.

The article's actual title doesn't state this, but the headline in the sidebar did and instantly gave me that "this was a mystery?" look of confusion on my face. No one was here to see it. Everyone loses. But srsly, are people not aware of this? The nervousness, depression, massive headaches... people weren't attributing that to caffeine withdrawal? Well folks, now you know. Thank you CNN.

On a personal note, I pretty much gave up caffeine maybe eight years ago, or so. I don't even remember anymore. Mostly because the withdrawal was hitting me too hard and too frequently. I figured since I don't really NEED the caffeine there's really no loss in cutting it out of my diet. So basically, only decaf coffee and tea and no caffeinated beverages. The only exceptions I make are for chocolate (both solid and hot), but those are very small amounts by comparison and I've never felt any reaction from consuming chocolate.

In other news, sugar makes kids hyper. It's TRUE!

At least, so far to date... There are all sorts of Flash Mob events these days. I thought one of the coolest was the great freeze in Grand Central Station. That is, until Susan passed on the most awesomest Do-Re-Mi flash mob ever conceived!

My list of thoughts on the subject:
A) Why are flash-mobs so frickin awesome?!
B) Techno Sound of Music is AWESOME!
C) Can you imagine what rehearsals for this must have been like?
D) I couldn't stop grinning all the way through, how AWESOME!
E) On the downside, not a song I want stuck in my head all day...

On my drive home this evening I had this crazy random thought about semi-trucks and wondered why they don't make them sleeker, you know, like from that '80s series "The Highwayman?" Which inspired me to actually look up some information on this series to see if I am remembering it correctly. Obviously I dug up the Wikipedia article, but I also found the fantastically '80s intro for the show, plus some footage of the truck and the transformation from truck to helicopter. Wow.

After reading more about it, the cast is actually pretty interesting. It stars Sam Jones who starred as Flash in "Flash Gordon," Claudia Christian who was Ivanova in Babylon 5, Jane Badler who was in the series V, and Tim Russ who was Tuvok in Star Trek Voyager (who I just found out, was born in Washington DC). And don't forget the narration by William Conrad who voiced Marshal Matt Dillon in the old radio series Gunsmoke. Alright, I know that because I listen to NPR on Sunday nights...

It's always fun looking back at old TV programs and movies to discover actors you never thought about at the time have been a part of some of your favorite films and movies since.

I found it impossible to resist watching a trailer for a computer animated series billed as "Metal Gear Solid meets fluffy animals," and it absolutely delivered! Normally the intense action depicted in this sort of military setting is deadly serious and sobering, but somehow, seeing a rabbit knock down a guy and pump him full of lead with an assault rifle had me smiling gleefully. In fact, every fluffy death, while animated with perfect blood splatter and ragdoll, is giggle inducing. Irresistible.

If you love Battlestar Galactica and can appreciate semi-kooky electronic tributes, check out Jonathan Mann's Battlestar Galactica song from his song-a-day project. It does spoil events leading up to the finale, but does not mention events in or around the finale.

And only tangentially related, but still worth mentioning is Jonathon's Zombie Ponies song, which should earn a heartfelt "OMG PONIES!!!!!1" from everyone. Yes. EVERYONE.

The core complaints aren't actually that uncommon as "witchcraft" quickly becomes equated with devil worship and satanism and so on in many western belief systems. Now we have Islamic scholars suggesting a, to my ears, baffling relationship between Zionism, "western cinema," and the Harry Potter stories that really ratchets it all up a notch on the absurdity scale.

Important take-away from this video, Harry Potter wasn't popular until the movies came out. And FYI, Harry Potter is the Messiah.

Avon is now marketing a wrinkle busting product called "Avon Derma-Full" that looks remarkably similar to the fictional Umbrella Corporation's zombie creating T-virus. The best side-by-side comparison can be seen at io9.

The effective impact this will have on our lives? Zombies will now politely knock on your front door with a pleasant "Avon calling!" before busting in and proceeding to sell you skin rejuvenating products while feasting on your brains.

I hear the one who eats the most brains will win a tricked out Escalade.

This fictional professor's interest in promoting good old (elder?) fashioned madness in our school curriculums:

"Charles sure likes to bang on that madness drum," fellow school board member Danielle Kolker said. "I'm not totally sold on his plan to let gibbering, half-formed creatures dripping with ichor feed off the flesh and fear of our students. But he is always on time to help set up for our spaghetti suppers, and his bake sale goods are among the most popular."

Apparently, my normal life looks like a Poe novel. I guess I should be glad it doesn't look like a Lovecraft novel, though, it would be pretty frickin cool to see giant tentacles descending from a swirling bank of thunderclouds as lightning stabs down to scar the tormented landscape...

But you know, I've got the bird there, so that's cool...