Random Thoughts on 2009-01-31

• @nickrp dr. Jose maunez-cuadra in reply to nickrp #
• Watching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Glad I finally got around to watching this! #
• @keegan I loved the Oshii film from years ago, though the series is a little truer to the manga. in reply to keegan #
• At Stetson for a Phi Mu Alpha province workshop #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-30

• Beware the plague of immortal jellyfish! - http://ping.fm/BuoGw #
• Jesus is OK with you putting a bumper sticker on your car that says “Caution: In case of Rapture, this car will be unmanned.” T/F? #
• Because traffic fatalities and chaos on the interstate highway system is super-hilarious when viewed from heaven. - http://bit.ly/QSjF #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-28

• x failure x judgment n=y where y=hope and n=folly, love=lies, life=death, self=Darkseid #rabbitholeday #
• The Jeopardy online audition just kicked my ass! I am SO rusty! #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-27

• Today is Rabbit Hole Day in honor of Lewis Carrol. Post random things you wouldn’t normally post! #rabbitholeday #

Bad Twitter Tools!

I’m not sure what happened, but all of my tweets since the 9th have suddenly appeared below. I’m hoping that normality resumes tonight with the today’s tweets, but only time will tell!

Random Thoughts from 01-09 through 01-26

• Why am I not surprised that the gayest reality show on TV right now is produced by Ryan Seacrest? - http://ping.fm/5FwGg #
• You’d think there was a hurricane coming based on the rush at Publix! #
• Dark City is just as beautiful as I remembered #
• Weekly Media Mess tonight at 7:30pm EST - http://ping.fm/pqTmX #
• Weekly Media Mess - http://ping.fm/pqTmX #
• @nickrp I think I heard about this from someone in DM. Sigh. in reply to nickrp #
• @keegan “Maybe manager want to write goddamn login page himself?” in reply to keegan #
• Anyone have suggestions for important moments in the history of computing for my DIG2000 class tomorrow? #
• Somehow I don’t think Willingham will ever work at Marvel - http://ping.fm/p9uBs #
• How a manager at Google runs her meetings - http://ping.fm/svfHd #
• Finally, the book club I was born to join! Read Gene Wolfe with us - http://ping.fm/tUAvz #
• New comics: the final fate of Batman, and the finale for New Krypton! - http://ping.fm/Fe2N3 #
• “At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard ” - http://ping.fm/PkywU #
• Trying out twidroid on my G1 #
• @levarburton Caught Joel in Orlando a few months back. Excellent comic, gregarious, jokes about his kids and anecdotes from The Soup in reply to levarburton #
• @donreisinger Have you read Olver Sachs fantastic book on how music affects our, er, affect? - http://musicophilia.com/ in reply to donreisinger #
• I hope that UCF takes a cue from MIT re: large lecture classes. And on that note, off to my large lecture class! #
• Rewatching a bit of The Constant Gardener by Fernando Meirelles. Brilliant, tragic, maddening, beautiful. #
• I’d just as soon kiss a Wookiee. #esbday #
• @bigweale
  I don’t know where you get you delusions, laser brain. #esbday in reply to bigweale #
• @etanowitz “He’s quite clever, you know…for a human being.” - Empire Strikes Back quote day #esbday in reply to etanowitz #
• @asurroca “It’s good to see you fully functional again.” #esbday in reply to asurroca #
• Humanity knows no bounds in its depraved quest for novel cuisine - http://ping.fm/mqQSO #
• @palegreenstars Nice Twitter icon! What is it? in reply to palegreenstars #
• Sigh. MirrorMask drove away our visitors. Oh well, I love it anyway. McKean/Gaiman isn’t for everyone, I suppose. #
• One boring office document written. Now on to the next! #
• Weekly Media Mess tonight at 7:45pm EST - http://ping.fm/pqTmX #
• Garth Brooks singing “American Pie” with a children’s choir? Did they get that from my personal playlist in perdition? #
• @liberatr what’s the crisis? Everyone else having #brighthouse problems too? in reply to liberatr #
• My #brighthouse seems to be back! #
• Planning my lecture on video games. Getting some use out of books I’ve had for a while. Need a good source for PC gaming, though. #
• There’s something to Cheney in a wheelchair. Hmm, maybe a Dr. Strangelove reference? Dr. No? #
• Eek! Flat coronation trumpets!! #
• Ha! I said “coronation” trumpets. My apologies. #
• That is the biggest f***ing bow I’ve ever seen on someone’s head! #
• I do love Aretha, but wow. Just wow! #
• Oh “Simple Gifts”, how lovely! #
• Bless the Makers! #
• I look forward to hearing the Obama speech in its entirety because, alas, the streaming failed me. #
• So kids who take naughty pictures of themselves and send them to friends are guilty of child porn? WTF?!?! - http://ping.fm/7z8eF #
• New comics! Avengers! Ellis! The Doctor! Supeman 3D! - http://ping.fm/Fe2N3 #
• So if the majority of Floridians oppose the gay adoption ban, can someone tell the legislature? - http://ping.fm/70wHl #
• Playing with Jon Frinzi and Charlie D at the Fruitcakes in the Alley benefit #
• Weekly Media Mess tonight at 7:45pm EST - http://ping.fm/pqTmX #

Media Mess 2×04

This week, we talked about the season premiere of Lost, our picks for the Oscars, and the comic books that came out this week.

If you missed us, remember that you can watch us live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cyberspatialniche on Sunday evenings around 7:45pm, or subscribe to us on iTunes by clicking http://snipurl.com/mediamess If you use iTunes, please be sure to leave us a review!

Media Mess 2×03

Batman vs. the Omega Sanction! Movies, television, comic books oh my!

Media Mess 2×02

Dancing Camel!!

Media Mess 2×01

Media Review show for all the awesomeness that was 2008. Enjoy!

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-09

• If I had to pick a team, I guess it would be UF. But I don’t have to, so here’s to quick, one-sided game! #
• There is “something new and interesting going on in the universe” - http://ping.fm/oAOzo #
• The honeycrisp has to be the perfect apple! #
• For those interested in the honey crisp apple - http://ping.fm/37Omm #
• @fasterkitty Yay for the first week! Two of my three classes have been short this week, and the 3rd would have but for students after class! #
• About to go to Falafel Cafe with @onemanrev to discuss DIG2500 #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-08

• The author of the Defense of Marriage Act now wants it repealed! - http://ping.fm/cZiMd #
• @JeepNaked I’m just glad he finally came to his senses! #
• @fasterkitty Teaching your coworkers about pixel shaders? #
• This makes me want to sort out my garage ASAP! - http://ping.fm/o9Fzm #
• About to process another crop of DM students in DIG2000 #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-07

• Abandoned, Nuclear Lighthouses in Russia - http://ping.fm/vLhgt #
• Thanks for our fantastic legislature, speeding will now cost more, and we’ll borrow against money we don’t have! - http://ping.fm/YtzCi #
• @B2fine4u Congratulations! I hope those who were actually responsible are appropriately rewarded (even though I doubt they will be). #
• @keegan Who’s the slacker professor pulling that off? #
• having sushi and free sake at Gizmo! #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-05

• Weekly Media Mess: Year in Review - http://ping.fm/pqTmX #
• This week’s comic book crop is looking quite devoid of quantity and quality! #
• @donreisinger I responded to your call about Florida on FriendFeed. #
• I was wrong about the comics. I get FOUR BOOKS BY ELLIS! He Loves Me! - http://ping.fm/aMyVj #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-04

• Just saw Doubt. Meryl Streep’s character is like the Batman of nuns! #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-03

• at this rate, the 12th doctor won’t have started grade school yet! #

Random Thoughts on 2009-01-01

• Playing New Years Eve at Enzo’s in Longwood #
• we just did the first rickroll of 2009 live at Enzo’s! #

Media Mess 1X+2

Last episode of 2008! Stay tuned for our upcoming year-in-review episode. You can watch us live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cyberspatialniche on Sunday evenings around 8pm, or subscribe to us on iTunes by clicking http://snipurl.com/mediamess. If you use iTunes, please be sure to leave us a review!

Media Mess 1X+1

Still worried about the number? Sigh, you don’t give up so easily! Solve for X and you should be able to resolve your concerns.

Media Mess 1X

Don’t ask about what episode this was, just listen. Why stress yourself out about such a trivial detail? Numbering will resume with the first of the new year!