Elayne Riggs' Journal (for Leah)

Friday, March 09, 2012

RIP Peter Bergman

Gone to the great love-in (he coined that term) in the next world, where I hope he's not on his own. I'm devastated and stunned. One knows it's always only a matter of time before one's heroes start to pass away, but neither is one ever prepared.  Peter was so vital right to the end, constantly producing new material.  I can't imagine a world without any new Firesign Theatre offerings to make (non)sense out of it.

Thursday, March 08, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

Back in the day when I had more leisure time and fewer entertainment choices (*ahem* online games *ahem*) I used to read a lot of fantasy and science fiction. For those of you who still do, this chart might come in handy (via Mark Evanier).

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

A quickie from the vault: Unsuck It translates, as BoingBoing puts its, "douchey business jargon" into comprehensible language. Have at it!

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

Song City - I want to go to there! Via BoingBoing.

Monday, March 05, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

Maybe it's just me, but I think this fairy-tale crime stuff is getting a bit out of hand:



Via io9.

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

The cold seems to be working its way out of my system, but likely because I slept most of the weekend away. Ah well, it's not a crime. Speaking of which, I liked this e-petition (via BoingBoing). See, it works because Brits "get" irony.

Saturday, March 03, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

This cold has been walloping me all day. But I got the necessary errands done (including purchasing a kitty fountain for Datsa, which he seems to have taken to) and have been trying to take it easy. Perhaps I shouldn't have clicked to spin on the Slot Death machine (via Gerard), that's not really helping...

Friday, March 02, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

Here's a cute little earworm for a Friday cat blogging kinda day: Kittens in Space, created exclusively for BoingBoing's Xeni Jardin:



Here's wishing Xeni all the best as she continues her chemo treatments.

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

White Rabbits! Via Merlyn in Firesign chat, here's Pleated Jeans. Go have fun!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Silly Site o' the Day

Because we're both so punchy and ready to go to bed, Robin recommends Shatner in the Sky, with Queen Song:



Mind you, I posted this before Robin and I found out that the Shat is Colbert's guest tonight. You're welcome. Goodbye, February!