Random Acts of Bloggery by A. F. Waddell

Crime Scene Investigation: Malice Station Needs Help

Grissom: (Reads an employee’s name tag) Um . . . TREVOR. You have an awfully ritzy lobby here. The rooms are Dante’s Inferno. Malice Station provides concierge service but can’t afford good housekeeping?
Trevor: Yes, sir. Thank you. Have a nice day!

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Tags: CSI, CSI fan fiction, intelligent TV, Palace Station

Fear of the Bogeymen: The Internet! Nudity! Pandemic! More . . .

May 17
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Mutating viruses are no doubt a cause for concern – but sealing international borders and slaughtering animals seem extreme. Resort to common sense. Wash your hands. Keep your hands off your face. Cover your sneezes. We learned this before first grade, remember?

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Tags: Internet, media, sensationalism

Goode Medicine: A Sitcom That You Likely Won’t See

Jan 22
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Heather: “I know, I know, it was an anomaly.”
Brad: ” ‘Anomaly’? Sounds like a new drug. ‘Anomaly: take occasionally . . . just because’.”

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Tags: Big Pharma, Phamacuetical Sales Reps

Confessions of a Primetime Snob

Dec 13
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I’ve gone through periods of not watching TV for months or longer. I’d lost interest in typical primetime programming and developed Fear of Bad Sitcoms. I tended to not have hope about the quality of premiering series and didn’t bother watching. Cable series such as Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Weeds provided entertainment – along with brit crime fare Prime Suspect, Cracker, etc.

Eventually, due to sleeplessness, satellite and syndication, I’m now hooked on CSI. The original CSI is amazing (CSI:NY is good as well, IMO). Petersen / Helgenberger (and Sinise) have long been faves of mine. The technical research, writing and acting are top notch. What an interesting creative team!

Fur And Loathing

Pirates of the Third Reich

Go To Hell

The Theory of Everything

petersen trivia
If you haven’t seen Michael Mann’s Manhunter, check it out!

Does anyone remember the ‘new’ Twilight Zone series from 1985? There was an episode with William Petersen and Frances McDormand solving a mystery in a small town. Very good. Looking back, the new TZ had some good writers.

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Tags: Discovering CSI, Fear of Bad TV, Manhunter

The Fire This Time II

Nov 17
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With hot, nasty smoke drifting over the hills and a likely mandatory evacuation decree looming, in panic-attack-mode I ran around the apartment packing a few things – while thinking about what would be left behind. My laptop, disks, and computer accessories were ready to go. I found a couple of photo albums and some personal papers. I thought about books and DVDs, where to begin? I re-parked the car for easy getaway (the bichon and terrier are travel-friendly, crate-trained and go easily into their carriers). I packed clothing and toiletries (being extremely lucky to have time to do such things).

We did not have to evacuate after all – for now. 1,400 people here did, by quirk of southern location. Firefighters then got a grip on the fire down the way.

California is thought of by some as ‘green’ – it is super nurtured desert – its water resources aqueduct-dependent – so that California can be green in its lush landscaping and agribusiness.

California Water History

Chinatown – the film

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The Fire This Time

Nov 16
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The fire is now a few miles away. I’m getting some things together. Might have to evacuate . . .

11-16-08

So Cal

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Self Help Seminars: The McDonalds of Psychiatry?

Sep 15
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Pronoia is the belief that “the universe conspires to shower one with riches and all things wonderful”. I’ve however noticed the universal effluvia coming my way isn’t all roses and greenbacks.

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Tags: Cult Groups, Mass Psychological Training, Pronoia, Self Help Groups

Incense and Peppermints: Is Nothing Sacred?

Aug 27
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Patchouli: FEMA has it listed! Apparently aging hippies might use it to overpower the citizenry (think Woody Allen in Sleeper overtaking a guard with limburger cheese)!

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Tags: Aromatherapy, Carcinogens, incense, Patchouli

Remembering Vincent Price

Aug 21
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Director Tim Burton was working on biography of him, when Vincent died in 1993. Burton stated that he was often visited by Vincent’s ghost at night in his bedroom (I hope that Vincent brought a nice dish for nocturnal noshing).

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Tags: bad food era, horror films, Vincent Price

Shaken, Rattled & Rolled

Jul 30
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I’d never experienced a 5.4 quake until this morning. I was sitting at my computer when suddenly the floor and walls were ROCKED and ROLLED by awesome power. I had a WTF Moment. My monitors and CPUs bounced. Drawers were knocked open. Glass was broken. By the time the dogs and I ran outside, the quake duration of about 25 seconds had passed. We should all be thankful that the quake was not stronger.

That said, me thinks the media overplayed a bit.

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