Well, four things and a lizard

Today feels like a day for EPIC METAL.

Too bad that Ben Harper is as "metal" as my iPod gets.

Those of you who are still waiting on Christmas presents from me -- gleam, fadedluthien, makemerun, I believe this includes you -- I promise that they're on their way. I'm going to mail everything out when I go to the post office to fill out the paperwork for my passport. Which should be soon. I mean, before Saint Patrick's Day at least. No, seriously.

MY GRE SCORES STILL HAVEN'T ARRIVED. WTF?

( You know who's metal? MICHAEL PALIN. )

/pointless entry

Because we all know that the Golden Globe award is actually the GOLDEN DEATH STAR AWARD

Golden Globes ceremony/telecast CANCELED.

You know what? I'm actually okay with this. I'm tremendously proud of the WGA -- on both coasts, as well as the international factions -- for taking a stand. I know that at least 70 members of the SAG said, outright, that they weren't going to attend the ceremony in order to stand in solidarity with the writers.

Hats off to the writers and actors. I hope this gets the studios where it hurts.