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Blobfest 2005
July 18, 2005

The BlobYesterday was our 7-year wedding anniversary (married in 1998), and to “celebrate” Berta and I went out to Phoenixville to attend a screening of “The Blob” at Blobfest 2005.

The Blob (no, not “Blob the Builder”) is a film about a meteor that falls to Earth containing some kind of blob-like creature that gets bigger when it dissolves human flesh. The main character, played by Steve McQueen tries to warn the town against this terror, but he simply can’t get people to believe him.

So you might wonder why there is a Blobfest for such a B-movie horror flick. Well, it’s because The Blob was filmed right in this area. In fact, the theater in which we watched The Blob yesterday was actually in the movie!

Firefox Hotkeys
July 18, 2005

Is it just me or was it a poor decision to use the backspace key as a hotkey for the Back button in Firefox?

I mean, assuming you’re typing something into a form, the last thing you want to do is click the Back button and lose all of it. Especially if you’re typing something long, where you’re more likely to use the backspace key.

Interesting Entertainment Day
July 17, 2005

Battlestar GalacticaAh… Summer entertainment. It’s usually hard to come by, but not today.

Last night, Sci Fi aired a new eposide of Battlestar Galactica, and today, Harry Potter book 6 is for sale. And don’t forget that tonight the season finale of Teen Titans is on, too.