Archive for June, 2007
Ratatouille
The usual disclaimer: I don’t know how to critically review a movie. Thus, this post shall be plain and brief. Ratatouille is a marvelous achievement. Again and again, Pixar exceeds expectations. Ok, maybe “Cars” just met expectations last year. But [Read More]
Week off…
Sleepy A Closeup Originally uploaded by toastiest I’ve been at the same job for TWO YEARS! Time for a full week off. No work until July 9… [Read More]
A Joe Scarborough highlight?
Joe Scarborough is one of the more palatable conservative talk-show hosts. (Is palatable conservative talk-show host an oxymoron?) But the star of this clip from today’s post-Imus MSNBC morning show is actually newsreader Mika Brzezinski. Her disdain for a lead story [Read More]
TB: Under contract
Hermey smiley Originally uploaded by toastiest. It’s been six days since I dropped off the contract to purchase with the seller. It’s finally been signed. While my last post might have seemed like an official kickoff, the madness only officially begins now. [Read More]
Toastiest Bungalow (TB): Toastie Rising!
With apologies to Tampa Bay, Tony Bennett, and Tuberculosis, I plan to use the prefix ‘TB’ to designate entries that pertain to the new and exciting saga that could alternatively be titled: Toastie Buys a House Toastie Builds a House Toastie Rebuilds a House [Read More]
Breaking the dry spell with some cat pix
Now, if I were a “Durham blogger”, I’d be writing about Durham Rising, the celebration in downtown Durham tonight to mark the planting of bricks downtown (and the reveal of a bull statue? I don’t really know; I wasn’t there) If I were a [Read More]
Duke Lacrosse Coda: Reparations for the poor victims
I don’t have time to be angry about this bullshat anymore. Thankfully, Barry Ragin at Dependable Erection did. Ditto what he said. [Read More]
8 days, no meat
Ah, here’s something I can write a quick tidbit about. I’ve neglected to do so up until this point because I didn’t really want to make a big deal out of it. I don’t like that label that’s applied to people who don’t eat meat. No offense [Read More]
Daily ToYoTA: Bill Maher on France
I don’t plan to have this blog devolve into nothing more than daily YouTube clips. But when time or circumstances or mood preclude me from writing anything, I’m still going to stick with this daily exercise for now, because I kinda need the daily [Read More]
Daily ToYoTA: Bob Barker: Destroys Craig Ferguson’s desk
I saw this one several months ago. I never watch the Late Late Show, but this is pretty amusing. And, after all, this is your daily YouTube amusement… [Read More]
