I love this Weird Al video for White and Nerdy so damn much, I had to share it. Dont miss the cameos, freezeframe references (like the trivia pursuit questions), and such! K'plah!
Posted by: Sean
on May 29, 08 | 12:52 pm | Profile
Amazingly, my thesis has been approved! Here is a part of the email I received: "I have now gone through your revised and final version of the thesis, and find it much improved. I put my signature to the acceptance page so that ... you will now be awarded a well-deserved M.A.... You worked very hard on this project, under difficult circumstances, and were able to produce a solid and insightful piece of work on a very significant topic. I think your thesis ideally fits the M.A.'s emphasis on practical philosophy and applied ethics. A big congratulations to you."
Clearly, this was the best news I could get on my birthday. I will now get my Masters Degree! I have a few minor proofreading fixes to make, then my thesis goes to printing! I'll do my best to muster up the nerve to post it on here, but for now you can enjoy the final title:
The Significance of Trust for Ethics Theoretical and Applied: A Critical Account of Watsuji’s Metaethics
Posted by: Sean
on May 27, 08 | 12:14 pm | Profile
This is too good not to share. This video of Japanese impersonators recreating We Are the World is probably the most horrifying and funny thing I've seen in a while. Nothing I write can do this justice. So enjoy and remember...."You watched it. You can't un-watch it!!"
Posted by: Sean
on May 27, 08 | 12:10 pm | Profile
As a young boy, I was addicted to many works of fantasy whether it was Tolkein, Adams, Brooks, Anthony or later authors like Jordan. But very few entertained me like Robert Aspirin's Myth series. Here was an author writing comedy ala Pratchett in the fantasy genre...something usually done poorly. Instead, I was always overjoyed and voracious when a new novel would come out...and he's written quite a few! It didn't hurt that Phil Foglio did covers, as I loved Phil and Dixie so much (Dixie, why haven't you returned my calls?).
Anyway, Mr. Aspirin died yesterday in New Orleans. And like losing Jordan and Adams, I'm crushed. So many summers reading Thieves World are a good childhood memory. And thanks to him, I'm quite a fan of perverts....i mean per-vects!
Posted by: Sean
on May 23, 08 | 11:38 am | Profile
Heading into work today, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Rona Brinlee on NPR! I've had the luxury of knowing her for years as well as working for her husband when he ran a local newspaper (I was the art director). They were always so kind and generous and I was overjoyed to hear her shop The Bookmark get some love (now when will she get a website!?). As a fan of independent bookstores (heck, ALL bookstores), shops that do really great work like hers (and Malaprops...where I used to work) need as much recognition as possible.
Posted by: Sean
on May 23, 08 | 11:29 am | Profile
