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July 21, 2006
abused actresses, laser beams and wooly mammoths
SuperGeek Trivia Challenge:
Name the actress and film shown in the movie still to the left. If you get it right, you are a Super-Duper Geek. No cheating on IMDB!
SuperGeek Bonus Round Question:
In which film did this same actress receive yet another round of unwanted cosmetic surgery? A clue is in the subject header of this blog entry. If you get both right without consulting the Internets, you are a Super-Mega-Zord-Geek.
We Have a Winner: Jeffrey at SuburbanNerd, with the answer: "Saturn 3 and Farrah Fawcett and Logans Run." A close second goes to Scott Brooks, whose answer came in minutes after Jeffrey's. Jeffrey, you are a Super-Duper Mega-Zord Geek! Scott is merely a Super-Geek.
This morning's check-up confirmed that all is well with my peepers. Athough she did not warn me before moving her fingers to prop open my eyes, an action that got a sharp reaction from me. I flinched and backed up and said like a Klingon: "Your finger is in my eye." To which she responded with an affirmation that her finger was there in order to prop it open. I wish she had warned me, because she had really long fingernails.
Anyhow, I can see clearly now the gunk is gone from my eyes, although there is a bit of irritation at times and my eyes feel tired. I'm working from home, doing my drops as directed, and napping frequently.
I just finished a great sci-fi novel by John Varley. Years ago I read his Titan trilogy (the other 2 being Wizard and Demon) and liked them a lot. Now you may not know, but I've always wanted a pet wooly mammoth, or at the very least a mastadon, but preferrably a war mammoth like in the Lord of the Rings movies, whom I will name 'Stampy'. Varley's recent novel, Mammoth, realizes all my birthday present fantasies and more. Archaeological mysteries, mammoth/elephant hybrids, possible time travel, tar pits, giant laser beams, metaphysic theory and beasts running amok in Los Angeles all made for a good read. It's sorta like Jurassic Park with fur, but the characters are more interesting and there's surprises at every chapter.
And now for something completely different: The Blair Necessities - a blog dedicated to spreading the Word of born-again Facts of Life actress Lisa Whelchel.
Posted by jimbo at July 21, 2006 11:03 AM
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"I can see clearly now the gunk is gone"- wasn't that a song in the 70s? I read the Mammoth book recently and also enjoyed it, although I pretty much guessed the ending early on.
Posted by: homer at July 21, 2006 12:22 PM
So, you would call it Furassic Park?
Posted by: Glenn at July 21, 2006 1:04 PM
"I Can See Clearly" - Jimmy Cliff
http://www.uppercutmusic.com/artist_j/jimmy_cliff_lyrics/i_can_see_clearly_now_lyrics.html
Posted by: MalaJustin at July 21, 2006 2:37 PM
Clockwork Orange? I have never seen the movie but it scares the you know what out of me and I would probably not make it through the movie without....
anyhoo.
Posted by: TOS at July 21, 2006 3:37 PM
Glad to hear the eyes are doing well!
Posted by: Fitz at July 21, 2006 3:43 PM
Saturn 3 and Farrah Fawcett and Logans Run
Posted by: Jeffrey at July 21, 2006 5:03 PM
That's Farrah in Saturn 3. The very cool robot just plucked that thingy out of her eye. She got beat up in the Burning Bed...and later in real life I think.
Beastmaster doc sounds like fun - the nurse and fingernails - not so much. Good luck.
Posted by: Scott at July 21, 2006 6:18 PM
OMG! Jeffrey you won! You're a Super-Duper Mega-Zord Geek! Congratulations!
Posted by: jimbo at July 21, 2006 6:19 PM
The Varley books look great. How about a Jimbo "book of the month" club?
Posted by: tony at July 26, 2006 5:14 PM