Shawn’s Thoughts

Based on the news over the weekend, I’ve come up with the idea for a fun new show that only CW could love, called Gossip Geek.  The setting is a high school somewhere in Silicon Valley.  The primary actors are:

Male Leads

Microsoft – the creepy guy who graduated from high school five years ago, but still hangs on at the high school.  Microsoft was the star quarterback when he was a senior, and suffered a career-ending knee injury in the last game of the season.  Microsoft drives a Trans Am.  Microsoft tries to impress the other high schoolers with his money (he works at the local car wash), and most ignore him.  Microsoft’s arch enemy at school is Google. 

Google.  The brainiac at school, who also is a black-belt in multiple Eastern combat techniques.  Google was a quiet sophomore and junior, and became one of the “popular” kids over the summer between his junior and senior years.  Every girl at the school wants to date Google, except for Apple.  Apple is a distant cousin with Google.  Google drives a hybrid car that has been hacked and tuned so aggressively that he can  kick Microsoft’s ass in the high school drag races every time.  Microsoft has sworn to spend whatever it takes to win the race this year, and no one is sure his Trans Am can handle the necessary modifications.

Female Leads

Apple – the high school model who only dates college guys.  Doesn’t talk to anyone else at the school.  Comes into a scene, completely distracts everyone, then leaves.  Every other character, including the females, desperately want to sleep with Apple.

Yahoo – the cute high school sophomore that all the guys ask to the prom.  Yahoo is book-wise and street-ignorant.  She means well, but gets confused and overwhelmed easily.  The latest guy trying to win her attention is Microsoft.  Unfortunately, over the weekend Microsoft ran his Trans Am into a pole at the local A&W, so he’s not focusing as much attention on Yahoo…

Facebook – the new kid who just moved into the neighborhood.  Joined the cheerleading team over the summer, and attended every party she found out about.  Facebook is totally fixated on growing her circle of friends, and claims to know everyone at the school, as well as their friends who attend other schools.

Supporting Characters

Carl Icahn – Yahoo’s alcoholic, dominating father.  Doesn’t approve of any of Yahoo’s suitors.  Always threatening to send Yahoo to a private Catholic girls’ school far, far away.  Other parents avoid Yahoo’s father.

AOL – the stoner.  Everyone likes AOL, and nobody takes her seriously anymore.  Wears black outfits, and listens to goth music.  Hates the two popular cheerleaders – Yahoo and Facebook.

Flickr – Yahoo’s little brother.  Flickr is the school newspaper’s photographer.

The “Cheer Squad” – not part of the cheerleaders, and typically are sophomores and juniors.  The characters in this group are constantly changing, and currently include Twitter, Jaiku, Brightkite, and several others that no one else at school can remember…

So these are the characters.  I’m sure there are some other fun characters – the single mom dating the same boys as her daughter, for one. The crazy lunch lady could be a fun one.  Feel free to leave your ideas for other interesting characters.  I’m working on the season opener’s plot now…  and yes, this should be considered an attempt at humor. 

Very funny Second Life Video

If you play Second Life, you’ll think this is funny. If you don’t, you’ll think it’s stoopid…

I need to pay attention to my incoming links better…  I was pretty surprised to see an incoming link from fakesteve.blogspot.com, until I realized he was just linking to a cool picture I have on my site…  Oh well…

This is a classic, shown during BillG’s CES keynote.  I’m amazed at who was willing to participate, and Bill’s willingness to poke fun at himself.

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Lx016uPSo) is just too funny.  Go for Pappa Papatine…

tags: star+wars 

This is just too funny…B-). Found this on “Hawk Wings”…

Normally I don’t post this kind of thing, but I couldn’t resist mentioning this t-shirt which brings my day job (Anglican priest and theology lecturer) together with my blog.

MacMerc has designed a t-shirt which combines the time-saving importance of keyboard shortcuts with other important saving things.

Stylish and witty, it will obviously appeal most to people who can be a little bit light-hearted about their faith. Or, conceivably, who just like clever t-shirts.

And it offers Anglicans/Episcopalians a way to witness without actually mentioning the J word. Can clothing get any better?

Get it from MacMerc for USD 16.95. I’m getting two.

[Via TUAW ]

Source: Jesus Saves t-shirts

You mean to tell me you went to a presentation by Pat?  Yeah, “Pat”.

I am a huge fan of “This American Life”.    Earlier this year, there was a 22–minute segment called, “Letting Go of God”.  That segment generated more feedback than any other in the 10–year history of the show.  Ira and Julia decided to take that segment onto the road. What was billed as an evening w/ Ira Glass & Julia Sweeney was really more of an evening spent being blown away by the mind of Julia Sweeney, with a short segment getting to hear Ira Glass’s wonderful voice. 

Julia has been on a fascinating journey of discovery, analysis, and introspection, learning the core of her personal belief system.  She’s now sharing that discovery process in a one-person show that generated the 22–minute segment on This American Life. Saturday evening, Julia presented one section of her show, and then spent 45 minutes with Ira in a free-flowing interview. The theme of the show – how do you *really* know what you believe?  How do you get comfortable with the choices you make around unanswerable questions? The coversation centers on Julia’s relationship with her spiritual beliefs, and the questions she’s been attacking as part of that conversation. 

I kept thinking, “wow.  How cool is it for this person to be so comfortable with her own self that she’s willing to stand naked (metaphorically) on a stage, and reveal the most personal details of a journey most folks never share with one another. It was real.  It was authentic.  I could totally relate to the questions she kept throwing at herself.  It made me realize I have an unfinished (and ongoing) quest.  It left me thinking and churning.  I *love* presentations that get me thinking. What the heck DO I really believe?

Finally, someone caputured my sentiments exactly.  Alex showed me this while we were down at the MIX Conference.  Ordered.

Two of the better “remixes” I’ve seen in a while…

http://hollandorange.com/breakback/point_breakback_trailer.mov

http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/42042/

Two of the better “remixes” I’ve seen in a while…

http://hollandorange.com/breakback/point_breakback_trailer.mov

http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/42042/