For some time now I've been putting myself through a self-improvement program that includes memorizing classic poetry.  I've done Yeats, Keats, and Edna St. Vincent Millay.  My current project is the Huey Lewis and the News monologue from "American Psycho."

It's "I used to bullseye womp rats from my T-16 back home, they're not much bigger than two meters."  Which I know because I know several guys who automatically bark this out whenever someone says, "That's impossible."

It's "I used to bullseye womp rats from my T-16 back home, they're not much bigger than two meters."  Which I know because I know several guys who automatically bark this out whenever someone says, "That's impossible."

I was just thinking that the animation in those clips is surprisingly good, even if a lot of it is clearly rotoscoped.  I guess that explains it.  According to the IMDB, "Eight Crazy Nights" scooped up a bunch of animators who had just been laid off after "The Iron Giant" tanked.

I was just thinking that the animation in those clips is surprisingly good, even if a lot of it is clearly rotoscoped.  I guess that explains it.  According to the IMDB, "Eight Crazy Nights" scooped up a bunch of animators who had just been laid off after "The Iron Giant" tanked.

Floyd is fine as the One Who Got Away, but he was way too much of a straight-arrow for Liz.  He eventually proved his boringness by moving to Cleveland and finding true love with an ab model who wants to get married on "The Today Show."

Floyd is fine as the One Who Got Away, but he was way too much of a straight-arrow for Liz.  He eventually proved his boringness by moving to Cleveland and finding true love with an ab model who wants to get married on "The Today Show."

Truly he is the Ralph Bellamy of his time.

Truly he is the Ralph Bellamy of his time.

That scene, along the Don Hertzfeldt cartoon "Rejected," is one of the few things that made me nearly throw up laughing.

That scene, along the Don Hertzfeldt cartoon "Rejected," is one of the few things that made me nearly throw up laughing.

What the hell are you talking about?  What men on the show are pigs?  Dan is one of the nicest, most stand-up, most realistic sitcom dads ever.

What the hell are you talking about?  What men on the show are pigs?  Dan is one of the nicest, most stand-up, most realistic sitcom dads ever.

I have to admit, I laughed at Homer voting for Romney because "he created Obamacare."

I have to admit, I laughed at Homer voting for Romney because "he created Obamacare."

You don't want to make the baby translator permanent.  That's how we get "Family Guy."

You don't want to make the baby translator permanent.  That's how we get "Family Guy."

Not only was Gilman an early feminist, "The Yellow Wallpaper" was based on her own experiences after she was prescribed a "rest cure" that nearly drove her insane.  She even sent a copy to the doctor who prescribed it.

Not only was Gilman an early feminist, "The Yellow Wallpaper" was based on her own experiences after she was prescribed a "rest cure" that nearly drove her insane.  She even sent a copy to the doctor who prescribed it.

I read Magic just to cleanse myself of my childhood terror of the trailer for the movie: