Mark McIlhany is such a Sorkiny name. Well done!

*cowers under blanket, reads book with flashlight*

Hell, I question them all the time.

Thanks Celebith!

I'm working my way through Slimed!, a very enjoyable oral history about the early days of Nickelodeon, and I just picked up a copy of 'Salem's Lost at Costco, which I think will be my next selection. It seems like a good October read!

Hello everyone! I wasn't around earlier because I was off submitting my law school applications! That's it, they're gone, off into the academic void! My fate is now in the hands of admissions officers! But that's ok, because I've given it my best shot! And I'm excited to be done, hence all the exclamation points!

I liked the story too! You two are so adorable you should be on greeting cards.

I envy your stamina!

I actually find them interesting precisely for that reason. Like the Best Picture Academy Award, the works that win it often aren't the best choices of their respective years - a phenomenon that can be quite illuminating. (Though unlike the Best Pictures, even if a Pulitzer doesn't go to a deserving work, it's still…

Reading the list of Man Booker winners is like reading the list of Pulitzer honorees. I love seeing the diversity of style and subject matter, but then I get crestfallen because I know I'll never end up reading most of them. Ah well, something to strive towards, I suppose!

For a second today, I thought the Man Booker and Booker were two different prizes. Glad that's cleared up!

I remember Mall Week.

That's the one that left the strongest impression on me. I still refer to a "résumé" as a "resume."

You can't?! That's just plain lousy!

I'll be Second Office Lightoller, and you can be Colonel Gracie! And @santos can be Jack Thayer.

"That's Ben Gardner's boat!"

"Homer, come to bed."

Man oh man, I remember when I first watched this scene as a kid. I thought it was one of the funniest things ever. Hey, whaddya know, I still do!

Tears up dramatically

And the domestication of the dog continued unabated.