Things On My Mind, Part 3
• The new design that the boys in R & D slaved
over, this very one you’re looking at right now, is
massively broken in Firefox, and Camino browsers, and
behaves a bit strangely in Internet Explorer. FAIL,
as the kids say. I’m told a fix is in the works. (Of
course, I was also told the designed played perfectly
with all browsers...)
• The third and final installment of
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along
Blog
debuted today.
Joss Whedon,
creator of
Buffy The Vampire Slayer,
Firefly,
and the upcoming
Dollhouse,
has unleashed a demented, sentimental, outrageous,
and tender musical exploration of a would-be
supervillian, a moronically macho super hero, and the
girl in the middle. The supremely talented
Neil Patrick Harris
(the former kid doctor) is Dr. Horrible, and
Firefly’s
Nathan Fillion
is his nemesis, Captain Hammer, and
Felicia Day
is Penny, the girl they both love. All three do
outstanding work, and it’s hard to imagine a better
ending than the one Whedon serves up. Watch, and be
rewarded with great songs, a touching love story,
subtle and not-so-subtle humor, and a glimpse of the
inner circle of the Evil League of Evil, including
the nefarious leader, Bad Horse.
•
The Clippers
pick up
Marcus Camby
from the
Nuggets
in exchange for the option to switch second round
picks in 2010.
Whaa? This is
Marcus Camby
we’re talking about. I don’t know what Denver was
thinking, but the addition of another big man helps
the Clips ease the sting of losing Elton Brand. It’s
not a long term fix, but it won’t hurt in the short
run.
• I don’t remember any details of the dream I had
last night, but I do know it involved me playing for
the
San Diego
Chargers.
Which is absurd, of course: The Chargers already
have a perfectly useful
Outside
Linebacker.
• This is me now:
Most days, I can be seen
as the gladiator Lucullus at the “A Day In Pompeii”
exhibit at Discovery Place
in Charlotte. For the
record, and my participation not withstanding, its
an extraordinary exhibit and well worth the
trip.
