CruftMy box of cruftDecoding the Evil League of Evil- July 20, 2008 I had heard much of a hullabaloo in Twitter about Josh Whedon's new show, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog during the week. Yesterday, I bought the show on iTunes and sat down to watch all three acts. Thanks to the Apple TV, I was able to watch on a nice television set, rather than in front of a computer. The show was fantastic. I can only hope for a series. I suggest you buy it on iTunes immediately. Spoiler Warning: If you are a complete spoiler queen and get all worked up about minor...http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001511.html Batter Blaster- July 18, 2008 A while ago, Michele brought home a can of Batter Blaster that one of her spinning buddies gave her. Obviously, Michele wanted nothing to do with this, but I, obviously, was intrigued. Not only is it pancake batter in a can, it's organic. A strange overlap of the organic hippy mindset with the geek cool packing mindset. We aren't organic fanatics, especially after reading the Omnivore's Dilemma. But it was nice to find a product with no corn products at all in it. I was able to talk.http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001510.html The Pirates Suite at the Disneyland Hotel- July 15, 2008 Last Friday was my daughter Mira's birthday, so my wife reserved us a suite at the Disneyland Hotel for the celebration. We got lucky, and they upgraded us to the Pirates Suite. Not the Dream Suite, but pretty damn cool. I was completely blown away by the room. For a couple years, I've been making videos of my hotel rooms, so this was no different. Here's a short video of the suite. There are a bunch of pictures of the Suite in this Flickr Set. Of course, we had a great time inside...http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001509.html |