Random Thoughts and Questions

I suppose there's an upside to being jobless, that is you have a chance to think about things you normally wouldn't. But rather than ponder world peace, personal betterment or doing my laundry, I think about other -- less useful -- stuff.

So in the event you're wondering what Temp X thinks about while gazing at the phone, hoping against hope that my telekinetic powers will make it ring*, here's a peek inside my head. Avert your gaze...

* Further research revealed that telekinesis has nothing to do with telephones.


I left my wallet in a friend's car, but because I had no work and no where to go, I didn't notice for 48 hours.

How come movie studios remake films, networks remake TV shows but publishing companies never re-make books?

Why is Black Licorice still sold under the brand name "Red Vines?"

A Google search for the words "NBC" and "crap" yields 1.68 million results

If my icon in Wii Boxing wears glasses, will he still get punched in the face?

An anagram for "Golden Globes" is "Blond, Legs, Ego."

Is there a difference between entertainment blogs TMZ, I Don't Like You In That Way, Egotastic, Perez Hilton, The Gossip Girls, Faded Youth...well you get the point.

Should I be concerned that The Secret Life of the American Teenager airs on ABC Family?

So far in 2009, I've worked the same amount of days as I haven't.

Why are there so many low-flying helicopters in Los Angeles?

I know it's just honorary & promotional nonsense, but how is it that David Hasselhoff (1996) had a star on the Walk of Fame before Glenn Close (2009)?

When did I start writing like Larry King? How can I make it stop?