Ali Larter is Not Nearly As Hot in Person

 

OK, that's not actually Ali Larter, that's director Kevin Smith announcing yesterday at the Heroes panel at Comic-Con that he would be directing an episode of the new Heroes spin-off. Other announcements included the introduction of Maya, a hero from the Dominican Republic, and a hero from Lousiana. (The latter was mentioned in response to a question about whether they could have any strong female characters who weren't strippers or cheerleaders.)

We Got The Beat

We Got The Beat
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Yesterday, we enjoyed the first day of Comic-Con. We got our picture taken with Jane Wiedlin, from the Go-Go's (and with one line in Star Trek IV). We also saw "The Pixar Story: To Infinity and Beyond", a documentary about the creators of Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and other fine animated films.

Kayaking La Jolla Cove

Kayaking La Jolla Cove
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We had a good time Sunday morning kayaking La Jolla Cove. We did a tour with Scripps Aquarium, who provided several ocean experts to go along with the kayaking instructors. I veered between being amazed that we were up that early to being amazed that we weren't the people on the cliffs staring at the kayakers. It was a lot of fun, and we'll probably find an opportunity to kayak again.

Honorable Mention

For those of you not familiar with the Style Invitational, it's a weekly Washington Post humor contest that has been running for a long time (721 weeks, in fact). In Week 717, they "asked for Googlenopes, phrases that -- until now -- would yield no hits if entered within quotation marks on the Google search engine."

When reading the results, the thrill of seeing my name in print was tempered by a feeling of discomfort at seeing my name juxtaposed with the phrase "Angela Merkel porn".

At least I got a magnet out of it.