December 7, 2008

MST3K versus the Pussycat dolls versus Bollywood

Filed under: Video — Tim @ 8:00 am

If you enjoyed the MST3K series (which lampooned movies) then you’ll probably enjoy its spiritual successor called Cinematic Titanic. Here is an obligatory clip:

And speaking of clips, this one attempts to settle the debate: which group of female entertainers can show the most amount of skin while doing a choreographed routine in front of a green screen:

Bollywood is looking good.

See also: Tunak Tunak Tunakistan

What are the odds?

Filed under: China — Tim @ 6:10 am

So based on geolocation data, I am currently just a few minutes (geographical minute) north of where I grew up in Dallas.

I thought it was close and it turns out I live somewhere between Richardson and Plano — my old stomping grounds on the other side of the planet.

Know what keyed me off? The same unpredictable weather changes during the day that anyone who has lived in the Great Plains is annoyed with. Those.

Turns out the mountains in the north and the Himalayan range on the west side funnel everything down my way, all thanks to some butterflies flapping in Mongolia.

Oh and contrary to what I expected, the last few weeks have had clear blue skies and star-filled evenings. Can easily see Jupiter and Venus at night.