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Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

In the late 1800s when proper English women went for a dip in the ocean, they first climbed into elaborate bathing chambers, where they could change their clothes in seclusion. The chambers were then rolled across the sand and into the water. The women descended a ramp into the ocean, still encased in the chamber. Women attendants, called "dippers," were hired to shoo off any men who tried to peek.

Synchronicity: John Landis

Sometimes is amazes me how little things are all tied together. After recently watching IFC's broadcast of Z-Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, I somehow got around to rereading the horrible story about Vic Morrow, Renee Chen and My-Ca Le and their deaths on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie in a segment directed by John Landis.

While checking a TiVo wishlist, a movie called Slasher showed up, and piqued my curiosity and I set it record that. Can't really say that it was the best movie--and it ended up being a documentary about a car salesman. Interesting, but not the best documentary ever made. Anyway, what struck me as really odd? It was directed by John Landis as well.

Chris Taylor and Supreme Commander

This month's PC Gamer has a cover story about Chris Taylor (whom I've mentioned here before, you know the guy behind Total Annihilation and Dungeon Siege) and his upcoming release, Supreme Commander.

It looks awesome (to put it mildly)!

iTunes survey meme

iTunes survey
9716 songs, 25.2 days, 37.24 GB (though I know there are more songs hiding out in a couple of network drives here and there--according to Winamp, there are 11541 songs, whew!)

Sort by Song Name - first and last
First: Jay-Z - '03 Bonnie and Clyde
Last: The Cranberries - Zombie

Sort by Time - first and last
First: Descendents - All
Last: Henry Rollins - Russia

Sort by Album - first and last
First: Descendents - 'Merican
Last: U2 - Zooropa

Top Ten Played Songs
1. Baha Men - My Man Stanley
2. Clifford Kevin Nash - Sesame Street Theme
3. Elton John - Circle of Life
4. Julie Andrews - Do-Re-Mi
5. Nick Jr. - Oswald Theme
7. Nick Jr. - I'm the Map
8. Vanessa Williams - Colors of the Wind
9. Audio Adrenaline - Big House
10. Barenaked Ladies - One Week

Top Ten Recently Played
1. Descendents - All-O-Gistics
2. JoJo - Leave (Get Out)
3. Newsboys - Boycott Hell
4. Nine Inch Nails - Big Man With a Gun
5. B.J. Thomas - Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
7. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
8. The Cranberries - Twenty-One
9. Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love
10. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

Find "sex," how many songs show up? 42
Find "death," how many songs show up? 20
Find "love," how many songs show up? 563
Find "peace," how many songs show up? 18
Find "rock," how many songs show up? 3066