Cogito, Ergo Sumana for 2006 December 26

# 26 Dec 2006, 04:58PM: Misc: "It's usually difficult for vegetarians to vindictively order the most expensive thing on the menu."

Also: Remember that bit in the Mahabharata where Yudhisthira makes an opponent believe that the opponent's son has died by naming an elephant the same name as the kid and then killing the elephant? Then he can say, factually but misleadingly, "Ashwattama, the elephant, is dead."

Yeah.

Also: people got me very nice gifts for Christmas! For example, Susie and John got me a cute wooden bookmark with an igloo on it, and Rachel got me a cool book that's part of the Open University curriculum. And Leonard gave me a bunch of stuff and I'm embarrassed. Yay non-wimpy paper shredder!

Paul Ford, Paul Ford, Paul Ford.

The Brazilian dub of "Perfect Strangers" said that Balki was from Brazil. Fan protest got "Mr. Belvedere" uncancelled in 1987.

The Cheesecake Factory, a force for peace.

# 26 Dec 2006, 05:36PM: Consumption & Responsibility: Saw The Devil Wears Prada (intriguing) and Rushmore (sort of slight, actually, after all the buildup) for the first time this weekend. Saw Brick for the second time (still awesome). Saw Rock And Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon (i.e. the last episode of the year of The Colbert Report) for the first, second, and third times. Hoo boy, what a show!

More end-of-year linkage: feminist anger, defusing it, and responsibility.