OmnipotentChirp

This is my Valentine to the internet: a collection of super romantic X-Files fanvids.

I normally don't like "This Kiss" by Faith Hill, but you have to admit, YouTuber 'ohmymulder' really makes it work for this excellent collection of clips:

It only gets better after the break!

Did you all hear about Skins and how RACY it is?  MTV: STILL RELEVANT.  Apparently it is so scandalous that Taco Bell won't advertise for it:

Spokesperson Rob Poetsch tells The Hollywood Reporter, "We advertise on a variety of MTV programs that reach our core demographic of 18 to 34 year olds, which included the premiere episode of Skins."

"Upon further review, we’ve decided that the show is not a fit for our brand and have moved our advertising to other MTV programming," he added.

The reason it is not a fit, of course, is because of all the references to drugs and alcohol.  If there is one thing that Taco Bell does NOT go with, it is drugs and alcohol.  How are you going to discern all 7 layers of flavor in your burrito if you are stoned out of your mind?  Don't be ridiculous. Personally, I might enjoy a Crunchwrap Supreme and Cinnamon Twist combo with a single glass of red wine, but I am an adult and know how to pair a wine with fourthmeal!

No matter how extravagant the lives of famous rich people get, I am never too surprised by anything I hear.  You could tell me Baby Suri just ate a chicken truffle nugget kids meal at Les Enfants Ristorante & Grille that cost more than my monthly rent and I would think, “well that’s ridiculous, but sounds about right.  Celebrities just bein’ celebrities!”  But this video about a party for Colin Firth revealed some tidbits about celebrity life that quite figuratively had my head exploding!

Let’s break down some of the things we learn here, okay?

Remember in our last episode, Four Chirps and a Taco, when we talked about Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, and the story of Uncle Mike and the burgers?  Well, at one point during a break in our recording, we improvised this song as Brad of Five Tacos and a Taco played gently upon the acoustic guitar.  The song is about Uncle Mike, and how he rescued the family from the tainted burgers.  You can listen to it if you

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We recorded last night, and this is what our "tops board" looked like.  But don't get too excited, because we only talked about maybe three of these things, and the episode won't be done for a week or something.

People like to talk about how the Internet is so distracting, and it's so hard to get anything done, or read a whole article, or reply to an email, when there is so much to CLICK ON.  But what is everyone looking at?  (SPOILER: This is not going to be a porn joke, so if you wanted that, I'm sorry.)  Until now we could only guess, but last night I decided to watch a movie.  I've chronicled the process in the interest of SCIENCE and in order to shed some light on what we do online.  This is just one experience, but I believe it is fairly universal.  Maybe you (the scientist) can include this as evidence in a paper you are writing about how the Internet has ruined everyone's attention span, although if you ARE writing that paper, I must respectfully disagree with your conclusion and would argue that it still would take longer to go to Blockbuster.  Also, I would probably think you're a jerk if we met.  But nevermind that.  Here is your step-by-step guide on how to watch a movie in 2011.  Read on if you think you can get through it without checking your Facebook page!

Tip: Netflix knows what you will hate.

I've been going to movies more often than usual, this being the time of year when better-than-usual movies are playing, and we announce that your heroes James Franco and Anne Hathaway are going to host the Oscars, and I bet you can't waaaait!!  Does anyone even remember anything that came out before September?  I didn't, but NOW I do.

I decided to take stock of my 2010 year in movies by going through this list and writing down all the movies that were released throughout the year that I bothered to go pay exorbitant prices to see on the BIG SCREEN.  Then I wrote brief reviews for each of them based on what I could remember.  It is a lot of words and no pictures.  Does that seem like something you'd like to read?  Does that sound like your cup of dark, bitter tea?  I think I like you.  Click "Read more"!

A literal cup of tea

I spent a really long time today trying to track down a song I heard online over a year ago, and all I could remember about it was that it was funny, catchy, posted on a web site with a picture of a cassette tape, and MAYBE it was a Cure cover.  And whatever it was I really wanted to hear it again, right now.  WELL GUESS WHAT??  I FOUND IT.  And I am sharing it here so I feel better about the time I spent searching: Here you go, friends.

The part that I had totally forgotten about was that it was a Microsoft Songsmith creation.  Remember Microsoft Songsmith?  Yeah, you remember. 

I recently watched the movie Please Give, which is mainly about a character played by Catherine Keener, but Elizabeth Keener has a small role in a couple scenes.  I was just wondering if anyone in the casting department ever asked at any point, "Hey, do you think this will be confusing at all?  These two ladies look A LOT alike."

It took me until halfway through the second season to notice, but it's not just parts of the periodic table and some chemical formulas that float by in the brief title sequence on Breaking Bad.  Look, they also wrote the word "meth" on there a couple times: