Nerd Alert

I just finished watching the new to DVD "Futurama" movie. One of the extras was a "math class" by Dr. Sarah J. Greenwald examining the many math jokes written into episodes of "Futurama". I was giddy to also find out there was a fun little website dedicated to the Futurama Math. I had spotted many jokes in previous episodes but some of them were over my head until they were explained in the DVD extra. Christina couldn't understand why I was so interested in the DVD extra but she forgets I took Calculus in college just for fun.

Go here for some behind the scene looks at the geeks who created Futurma. And for you "Simpsons" fans, check out their math related website.

"Lost" junkies don't think I forgot about you. ABC is posting new mini-episodes in preperation of the upcoming fourth season. Posted below is a semi-humerous recap of the doomed flight of Oceanic flight 815. If you haven't ever watched the show skip the video and go straight to the source. ABC is streaming all three seasons until January 31.

Links - Home Alone Edition

Christina and Dillon have left me home alone for the week so I thought I would spend some of my free time passing along links I found interesting.

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I heard Dana already has tickets for this baseball game.

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Speaking of baseball, here is a cool map of the United Countries of Baseball.

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Here is a list of 52 influential photographs. (Warning: some photos are graphic.)

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Ed was the one who rickrolled me first but I thought I would show the video side by side with the hilarious Family Guy clip.





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Maybe I can get Dillon a role on Lost when we go to Hawaii in November.

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Finally, it took me a couple of tries to conquer this maze. You definitely want your sound on because once you beat it they have a pretty humorous clip.

First Steps

This weekend I had one of those cool proud dad moments. While playing with my Aunt Teri, Dillon decided he would take his first steps. The first reaction was, "Did he just walk?" The second reaction was to grab the video camera. (I'm having trouble with my computer because it is not allowing me to upload video to Youtube. Once I figure it out I will post the video to the blog.)

Now Dillon gets overly excited when we try to get him to walk to me or Christina. He begins to giggle, which throws off his balance, and he goes tumbling down. Nothing is cuter.

Pictures of Dillon follow the two TV links below.

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Wednesday is the season finale of Lost. Catch up on season 3 with this hilarious review. (Beware, it appears as if the whole thing is from a text message yet it is really funny.)

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With this you are one step closer to earning an extra five minutes on your break.

***Dillon swimming with Aunt Michelle and Mom.
This cute picture was taken on Mother's Day.
"Forget that walking thing I just learned. I'll stick with flying!"

Day 1: In the Books

The first day of the conference is now over. Christina, Dillon and I drove over to the UC Berkeley area to walk around and eat dinner. My favorite sight was a guy wearing a shirt in response to Charles Barkley's latest anti-Bay Area rants on TNT. Since this is a family website I can only give clues as to what it said. Clue #1: it was two words that rhyme. Clue #2: the second word is a common nickname for the name Charles.

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Congrats to Craig for making the Vancouver Canucks website.

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As a Lost fan, I am encouraged by the recent announcement that the show will only be on for three more shortened seasons. The show has really hit it's stride since coming back from their winter break. It is nice to know that questions will be answered and the writers will not have to drag out storylines because the network is in favor of keeping the show on the air just because it is a hit.

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Dillon turns 11 months old today. I can't believe he is almost year old already.

Where's Dillon?

Obviously Dillon is a lot cuter than Waldo, though Waldo has been seen in one more Mel Gibson movie than Dillon.
Dillon's hair is really starting to grow. According to my mom, I had curls only on the side too. Last night Dillon started crawling on his hands and knees. He has been army crawling for the past couple of weeks but for some reason he decided to go with the more conventional method of crawling.

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Last night's championship game was very disapointing. Usually you can count on One Shining Moment to be excellent but not so last night. Of course, the CBS crew didn't have much to work with since there were no major upsets or buzzer beating shots. Go here if you want to fill your One Shining Moment hunger with the past ten years of the best sports song ever at one site. Beware of the overproduction in 2002 though.

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All you Lost fans can check out this cool website that has obituaries of everyone that has died on the show.

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I have a bad feeling that any ball hit into left and center against the Dodgers will be a double thanks to the weak throwing arms of Luis Gonzalez and Juan Pierre.

TV Links

If you are looking for pictures of Dillon come back later in the week. For now I will provide some excellent links regarding the boob tube.

What happens when Jack Bauer tries to stop the Aqua Teen Hunger Force bomb threat? Find out here.

Still can't get enough of 24, try reading the hilarious top 100 Jack Bauer facts. But here is fact #101: Jack better start killing some more people in season 6, because he has a ways to go to get to his season 4 high of 44.

Now that Lost is back from its winter hiatus, find some answers from the show's creators. And if the A Clockwork Orange scene in last week's episode wasn't creepy enough, take a look at it running backwards and the trippy message that accompanies it.

Finally, Rainn Wilson of The Office will be hosting SNL on February 24th. To prepare, please read a list of all the pranks Jim has pulled on Dwight.

Not quite a replacement for Mr. Eko, but still good

With the last episode (at least for a while) of Lost airing next week, I thought I would share with you how the slap happy duo of Nobody's Watching prepare for the show. Enjoy!

Weight Watchers

A new study has linked what you weigh by what you watch. According to the study I am obese because I watch My Name is Earl, Prison Break, and have caught a few episodes of House. But I am also skinny from watching Homer, Peter, and Cartman. For some delicious irony click on the previous three links. Mmmmmm, irony.

Of course, everyone of all shapes and sizes watches Lost. Proof of this can be seen by these two college kids who snuck their way unto the set and posted their pictures on Flickr.

This is why Al Gore invented the Internet

During the middle of season 3 of 24 I wondered to myself how many people have "died" on the show. This website does not quite answer my question but it is still cool.

Here is an interesting take on the season finale of Lost. The author also has some whacked out theories about the show. Warning: Do not read if you have not watched the season finale.

This summer I hope to catch up on the Lost Experience. I plan to start at this blog.

Finally, you have to give Bud Selig props for pushing MLB.tv, especially once this upgrade becomes public.