What’s In a Name

1. YOUR REAL NAME:
Jessica Baxter

2. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother and fathers middle names)
Catherine Arthur

3. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother’s dad, father’s dad)
Joseph Patrick

4. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Baxje

5. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Red Kitten

6. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, town where you were born)
Kealoha Dallas

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add “THE” to the beginning)
The Orange Screwdriver

8. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Jeba

9. STREET NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Cookies n’ Cream Oatmeal

10. ROCK STAR NAME: (pet’s name and street where you live)
Tobe 59th

11. PORN NAME: (1st pet, street you grew up on)
Cinderella Rockport Landing

12. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)
Jesizzle

14. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Lucy

15. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)
Old Spice Good n’ Plenty

Answers: BSG Style!

Suck it, Lost. Battlestar Galactica really knows how to EXPLAIN things. And even though I’m pretty sure they made some of this up later on in the series, it all fits together really nicely. I feel like we’re finally back in Season 2 quality territory. Continue reading

Let the Sunshine In

This morning my New Age hippie mom sent me an email about the Age of Aquarius. Apparently, last night at 11:40 pm, the moon was in the 7th house and Jupiter aligned with Mars. This has happened before, of course, because the plants, they are always moving. But the fact that it is on February 13th-14th, while being entirely a coincidence, is still pretty cool for fans of the musical Hair (me and my mom) and for hippies in general (my mom). Love will steer the stars, ya’ll!

I had a really hard time finding any legitimate articles about this event. Every mention of it is on an asTROLOGy website. No real mention on the asTRONOmy side. But even if it doesn’t have any real world implications, I still think it’s neat.

Hotter with a Beard: Joshua Jackson Edition

He was clean shaven on Dawson’s Creek but on Fringe he is all scruff and girl, it works.

Joshua Jackson is a somewhat inexplicable longtime crush of mine. He’s not a terrific actor but he’s pretty good with the sarcastic quips and that’s how everyone spoke on Dawson’s Creek. He and Michelle Williams were the only ones who could deliver that contrived dialog without me wanting to punch them in the face. They were also the reasons I kept watching. (Well, that and all the awesome guest stars they kept bringing in). And now he’s 90% of the reason I keep watching Fringe. (The other 10% has to do with occasionally awesome gore effects.)

Checking In with Joaquin

Yep. Still bonkers. And kind of a dick.

NFT Radar: Bengal Tiger

We’d passed the signs countless times. “NW Source’s People’s Pick for 2006 and 2007!” Every grocery receipt from the neighboring QFC had a coupon on the back. But I’ve never even heard of NW Source and besides, the Mister and I are Taste of India devotees anyway. Is there really room for more than one Indian restaurant in our lives? Well, in January, they had a new sign. Apparently, the People picked them again for 2008! We finally caved and gave it a try. And it was…pretty good! I love any place that gives you freebies and here you get Papadums (the Indian tortilla chip!) and a delicious lentil soup started included in your meal. Our curries were excellent, albeit a little spicier than we’d ordered. But what do those stars mean anyway? The sauce on my Garlic Wala was creamy and pleasant. The gentleman had the house special, lamb with mint sauce, and it was tender and…minty. No complaints about the service either. And the tiger motif is adorable. Bengal Tiger IS grrrrreat! But we live just as close to Taste of India. And frankly, it’s still OUR people’s pick. Sorry, Tiger.


6510 Roosevelt Way NE 98115
206-985-0041

X-posted from Not For Tourists.

Aaaaaaand the Apology

Christian Bale Sez:

“It’s been a miserable week for me. I know I have a pottymouth, everybody knows that now. I have no confusion whatsoever. I was out of order beyond belief, I was way out of order. I acted like a punk, I regret that and there is nobody that has heard that tape that has been hit harder by it than me. I make no excuses for it, it is inexcusable and I hope that is absolutely clear. I’m embarrassed by it. I ask everybody to sit down and ask themselves, have they ever had a bad day and have they ever lost their temper and really regretted it immensely. Feel free to make fun of me at my expense; I deserve it completely.

He’s asking you to walk a mile on his set!

Regarding Mr. DP:

“We have resolved this completely…I have no intention of getting anyone fired. There is no problem whatsoever.”

I bet he freezes like a squirrel during takes now. So no problems there.

“One thing that has really disturbed me throughout this is I’m not familiar or comfortable with this notion of being a movie star. I’m an actor and I’m don’t quite know how to handle [the movie star thing]. The thing that disturbs me so much is that I’ve heard a lot of people saying that I seem to think I’m better than anybody else. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I’m a lucky SOB. I never forget that and that is why I put so much into what I do and I care so much about it . Sometimes that enthusiasm just goes awry.”

I’m just an actor. I never wanted the fame!! It’s haaaaaard.

Prepared answers aside, it’s nice that he apologized. Wesley Snipes never did.

BALEGATE OVER!

Thanks, Cinematical.

NFT Radar: Mae’s Phinney Ridge Cafe

Longevity is rare in these condo-riffic times. But Mae’s has managed to overcome. In 1988, Midwestern Mae turned around a divey diner. Apparently, she’s really into cows. Seated in the Moo Room, replete with cow paraphernalia, you’ll feel a bit like you’re staying with your crazy aunt. The menu’s also cow-pun laden. Fortunately, the food kicks ass. Every breakfast staple is present and in top form including Corned Beef Hash and Eggs Benedict. The grits and biscuits are perfect and they’ve provided an excuse to have ice cream for breakfast with the Shake and Eggs. They’re also famous for their cinnamon rolls, which you can purchase to go. Just don’t look at the nutrition information, lest you meet the same end as the Nazis in Raiders. Nobody is more obsessed with local ingredients than Washingtonians and Mae’s honors this institution with Snoqualmie Gourmet ice cream, in-house-roasted coffee, and Bacon Salt on every table. Lest you think vegans out of luck in this meat and dairy Valhalla, there’s Tofu Scramble and Biscuits with Mushroom Gravy. It gets pretty crowded on weekends but they have plenty of space in the back so you won’t be waiting long.


6412 Phinney Ave N 98103
206-782-1222
www.maescafe.com

X-posted from Not For Tourists.

Bale vs. O’Reilly

The inevitable Bale/O’Reilly mashup! The internet works quickly, people.

Again, audio NSFW.

Thx, Sherwood.

Christian’s Old Timey Lemonade

Someone made some pretty kick ass lemonade out of Balegate.

Language definitely NSFW. And neither are those fresh beats.

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