See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor . That is, in fact, Michael Jackson's Thriller arranged as acapella. I want to meet this man and give him a big hug for keeping creativity alive. Also, his Vincent Price voice-of-creepy is pretty hawt. Oh yeah, it's so hawt it deserves that spelling. Happy Halloween, everybody!

This is Elbot . Elbot fooled 3 out of 12 judges in the 2008 Loebner Prize contest . There are articles about it all over. This one, for example. At least two Swedish sources seem to make the claim...some trouble finding sources for Elbot being the first to manage 3 in 12. So I won't say that, but I do think that's how it is. If that wasn't clear, you can chat with Elbot here. It's sort of fun.

Clearly the bloggery is all about the postmodern fragmentation at the moment. Sigh. Woe! David Tennant to leave Doctor Who! . Apparently he buggers off after the four 2009 specials, callously refusing...recrimination, jo. It was righteous pwnage. Current second favourite Eurythmics song from Peace . Another lovely tune. (Again without the video, they seem to routinely disable embedding. Phooey.)

...close and... I just can't bring myself to put fingers to keyboard just yet. Maybe I'm saving my fingers for November. At any rate, just to let you know I haven't forgotten you, here's a little bit 'o' linkage: Cake Wrecks - I don't know what's more funny, here... the fact that these are actually "professional" cakes gone wrong, or the snarky, awesomely hilarious commentary that goes with each picture...

SRSLY, y'all. Hope pumpkins.

Hmmm. Zombies are shambling all over my LJ taskbar, and it's not even Halloween yet. On with the random, since that seems to be my preferred method of bloggery at the moment. I think the hayfever and...is just audio). Now , she says with grim determination, I shall go back to the gym, which I have been bunking for two weeks like a pale, wimpy thing, owing to colds, sinuses and general malaise

For fans of Brandon Sanderson (author of Elantris and the Mistborn trilogy) as well as Wheel of Time enthusiasts might be interested to read a a recent interview with the author. He talks about...protecting them from the fantasy-related book news, Sanderson was selected by Robert Jordan's widow to finish the last book in the gigantic (both in the literal sense as well as the sales figures) WOT series

Ted Stevens convicted on all seven counts I have to admit, I'm a bit conflicted about this. For all his faults, Stevens' popularity is deserved - he's done good things for this state in his long and...can keep himself out of the limelight for a while, once the hullabaloo dies down people may very well remember him for the good he did for this state, which I'd guess is what he probably wants most

...nine years old . I honestly never knew he was that old. Icon of the Day (NEW): (LOOK BELOW)  AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! As a fan of Heroes and Cooking Mama, I can easily say I laughed my pants off. LINKAGE! CNN articles (I'm perpetuating that too, apparently): Obama says McCain 'finally giving us a little straight talk' - Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday that Sen. John McCain was now owning up...

It's been quite a ride, this past year and a half or so, hasn't it? I must admit, I tend to follow politics as entertainment more than anything else. Sure, it's good to be informed about the potential...pounding away at the "Obama's going to tax you to death" point. In a way, it's a far more effective demonstration of how out-of-touch he is than any campaign ad Obama's team could put together..