Converting Sugars into Hydrogen

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Sounds promising, no?

Here's the full report on the research at the Public Library of Science.

Doc, can I get a prescription for oxycodone? I have island withdrawal.

If you didn't see the Lost finale, that headline ain't gonna make much sense. Stop reading now.

The wife can confirm that I called the flash-forward within the first hour. So many answers and even more questions. Who died? Who's waiting for Kate? Who else made it off the island besides these two? Why was Jack's beard graying on the island and jet black in the future?

Unbelievably good television, folks. And let's take a moment to mourn our favorite washed-up (on the beach) rockstar, Charlie.
Honestly, I almost shed a tear.

Cell phones

I've got a pretty normal cell phone, I think. It takes pictures & video. It didn't cost anything when we got it because we renewed our contract with Cingular (sorry...the new AT&T). I've been hearing for years that cell phones are the future and I'm just starting to believe it. I'm discovering new things I can do with it all the time. I recently downloaded the mobile Gmail application which has been working pretty well. I can check my email just about anywhere and my phone doesn't notify (annoy) me with emails when I don't want them like an expensive Blackberry would. I can twitter and blog text from my cell, which I had never done before. I've gotta test whether I can take a picture with my phone, then post it to the blog. Maybe this weekend.

Studio 60 isn't coming back next season. I'm bummed.

This is pretty cool. I was in the subway station at Forest Hills in Queens this morning and snapped this picture on my phone. It's remnants of a poster for Three Kings that have been there presumably since the film's release in 1999, buried under other posters.

Rating Reasons

Every now and again, the NY Times runs clever little explanations of the ratings of some theatrical releases. Check out this one:
"28 Weeks Later" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Rabid zombies feast on living flesh, which causes their potential victims to utter an occasional obscenity.

St*@k in a box!

I debated even posting this because I think giving Donald Trump any more screen-time is a morally questionable enterprise, but I passed this giant display poster at the mall today and had to bring your attention to Trump Steaks. Apparently he found something that he owned that he hadn't put his name on yet. Something he thought he could sell that he had yet to declare "the world's greatest".

You walk into Sharper Image and they have one of these "distinctive" black and gold "presentation" boxes that they ship the steaks in. These are the colors that let you know you're receiving elite beef. The prices are ridonkulous. Anyone buying these steaks is paying $200 to say "hey, you know, Donald Trump eats these steaks!".

online photo editing with Picnik

I've been using a site called Picnik for a month or so to make some simple edits to photos. They've just added some nice features and I think it's going to start catching on. Read their blog here and give it a try here.