Claw marks in the frozen peas

The first episode from Ricky Gervais’ new show on HBO is available for free download (direct link to itunes)

I spent nearly 60 dollars on used books on Amazon last week, which I would have been a little more reluctant to do if I had to pay tax on it. The Governator has yet to sign the bill into law, but I figure it’s almost as good as done.

Save the date: February 23, 2010

Prepare to have your eyes and ears molested by epic 3 dimensional visual effects and surround sound.

I’m going. Who’s with me?

Allison Polans and I became acquainted through consumating.com years ago. I recently found her project where she is writing, recording and posting a new song every week. She is incredibly talented and I strongly suggest you click through to check out her music project. If you like what you hear you can also check out her band Papertrees and her solo work.

LoveNailTree is run by Tyler, a friend from my House of Blues days who I initially thought was mute because he never spoke around me. Turns out he’s a really good dude and has a really great selection of apparel. Go check it out.

Let’s do this.

“Legend has it,” Petro writes in Standing Next to History, “there’s a blood oath that Secret Service agents take in which we swear to lay down our own life to save the president’s. There is no such pledge, no such promise, and, maybe even more important, no such requirement. It’s a myth, nothing more than part of the mystique that surrounds the Secret Service.”

Play almost every Apple ][ and IIgs game ever made in your browser.

It’s like Weekend at Bernie’s, but without a smarmy Andrew McCarthy.

I love the craziness that typically ensues in a Top Gear challenge. When the crew went on a road trip through the Deep South, they managed to provoke the ire of rednecks with slogans painted on the side of their cars. You can watch it here: Part one / two