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The Mediocre Brandino!

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About Me

My blog!

My Interests

History, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, comics, movies, architecture, art, drawing, Olympics, internet, comedy, shopping, eating out, TV, reading, photography

I'd like to meet:

If you haven't seen "Horton Hears a Who", you should.

Music:

Dolly Parton, Celine Dion, James Blunt, All American Rejects, the Killers, Keane, Mika, Tina Turner, Coldplay, the Beatles, Cher, Madonna, Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, A*Teens, Maroon 5, Frank Sinatra, Robbie Williams, soundtracks, Broadway shows, classical, and most stuff from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. Not really into hip-hop, heavy metal, or rap.

Movies:

Lord of the Rings trilogy, Spider-Man movies, Batman Begins, Superman Returns, Harry Potter movies, 90s Disney animated movies, anything Pixar (especially The Incredibles), Brokeback Mountain, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Transformers, Hairspray, Stardust, the Star Wars and Star Trek series, plus many others. I go to the movies A LOT.

Television:

Smallville, SNL, MadTV, Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, Lost, The Amazing Race, Medium, The Daily Show, Spongebob Squarepants, Star Trek, Wonderfalls, American Idol, Will & Grace, 30 Rock, Heroes, The Office, My Name is Earl, Survivor...I watch television A LOT.

Books:

"Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell," "The Time Traveler's Wife," the His Dark Materials trilogy, the Locke Lamora series, "Wicked", "Son of a Witch", "The Looking Glass Wars", the Harry Potter series, authors S.M. Stirling, Robert Jordan, Terry Pratchett, Jane Austen, genres historical fiction, sci-fi & fantasy (of course), comic book compilations, and comedy (like The Daily Show's "America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction")

My Blog

Discover Channel promo

Here's a fun little video that I thought you all might enjoy as much as I did.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BxymuiAxQ...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:00 PST

Im on a roll...just like butter!

So I've been cracking myself up today, which isn't too unusual, but other people were amused too, so I thought I'd better record it for posterity, just so everybody knows it does happen sometimes.Nath...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:13:00 PST

He said yes!

So yesterday was our fifth anniversary, and I wanted to make it memorable.  Nathan knew we were going to dinner, but that's all.  We went to the Grand Lux Cafe on Michigan Avenue and got a s...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:50:00 PST

Science Funny

Q: Do you know why some people cry when they look at pictures?A: Because they're photosensitive!  Sigh...It's amazing what you'll think up when you commute 2 hours per day....
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:48:00 PST

The Move (with a capital M)

Welcome to the tale of the Move, a story of natural beauty, love, daring action, heartbreak, and backache!Here are a few pictures that we took on our trip across the country:http://pdx.facebook.com/al...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:23:00 PST

Goodbye and good riddance, Albertsons!

Hear ye, hear ye!  Let it be known throughout the land (or at least to whomever reads my blog) that from this day forth I am no longer an employee of the dreaded Albertsons!I've waited 10 years f...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:37:00 PST

San Francisco

Hi, everybody! (Hi, Dr. Nick!)So Nathan and I just got back from San Francisco, and I highly recommend visiting the City by the Bay.  They've got fantastic vistas, a city park bigger than Central...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:49:00 PST

Jokes

I made up a joke today.  Wanna hear it?  Okay, here goes:Where do bulemics go when they die?Purge-atory!Here's one I thought up a few days ago:What's the Ku Klux Klan's favorite Christmas so...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:41:00 PST

Rich people like us

http://www.globalrichlist.com/index.php
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:39:00 PST

It's a start

Well, it's been a good day for the Democrats, which I very much hope means it's been a good day for the United States.  From where I'm standing, the Republicans have screwed things up royally, de...
Posted by The Mediocre Brandino! on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:37:00 PST