Brief blogging today. I'm gearing up for Holy Week (up late watching The Passion last night), and Charter is again malfunctioning. Pages are either loading slower than a caveman solving a Rubik's cube or not loading at all.
More "Media Has No Effect on People" News: Man slashes sleeping pal with a home-made Freddy Krueger glove. "Prosecutor Balraj Bhatia said stonemason Moore had seen Nightmare On Elm Street 20 times – and made FOUR gloves. Judge Michael Pert told him: 'You are obsessed with killing.'"
In case you missed it yesterday: A Chinese woman survived a plunge from a sixth-floor balcony thanks to a convenient pile of excrement which broke her fall, local media said. Unlike yesterday's bodily waste story, this one didn't define the waste term ("feces (excrement)"). My faith in our public's literacy has been restored.
I like lists, and this is a pretty good one: 20 Bizarre Hotels. Sample:
By early 2009, travelers will have the opportunity to stay at the grandiose Poseidon Undersea Resort. Nestled forty feet below the surface of the clear blue Fijian Lagoon, the underwater suites will be accessible by elevator. 70 percent of each suite is enveloped in Acrylic walls that allow for spectacular views of the ocean. Guests are invited to interact with the surroundings. At the push of a button the fish are fed, and a flip of a switch turns on the sparkling underwater lights. [Stay at your own risk during earthquake season.]
