The Stories Behind Three Classic Halloween Movies

Neatorama � Blog Archive � The Stories Behind Three Classic Halloween Movies

Things I didn't know- Night of the Living Dead never mentions the word "zombies".
In Halloween , Jamie Lee Curtis’ wardrobe cost about $100 and came from J.C. Penney.
Alfred Hitchcock turned down the chance to direct The Exorcist.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Blumenthal: Pollsters facing perfect storm

Blumenthal: Pollsters facing perfect storm - National Journal- msnbc.com

Interesting, especially since some of them (especially the cell phone question), will likely be influencing non-political polls for a long time to come.

Thursday, October 09, 2008

How the Obama Campaign Makes “Two Minute Volunteers”- new IPhone application

mental_floss Blog � How the Obama Campaign Makes “Two Minute Volunteers”

This is interesting. No matter who you're voting for, it seems like an application that could change some parts of the campaign process.

Practical Latin

My World and Welcome... Funny Pages: Handy Latin Phrases

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Halle Berry Is the Sexiest Woman Alive, 2008 - Esquire

Halle Berry Pics - Halle Berry Sexy - Halle Berry Is the Sexiest Woman Alive, 2008 - Esquire

"Sexy is not about wearing sexy clothes or shaking your booty until you damn near get hip dysplasia; it's about knowing that sexiness is a state of mind -- a comfortable state of being."

I love this quote, and I also love that a 42 year old woman who's obviously getting more comfortable with her sexuality as she ages "won". While it's still a silly article, it was fun to read something from an actor who's loving getting older.