My mom e-mailed me this funny cartoon from Mother Goose & Grimm:

My dad also e-mailed this commentary on the 2007 Notre Dame football season:

I want my very own aaaaaaaaaaaarPhone!

rPhone combines three delightfully diverse products into one awkward and cumbersome handheld contraption — a revolutionary steam-powered satellite phone, a stylish French musicbox, and a vibrasonic multi-purpose tool that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike a Sonic Screwdriver. rPhone is the first portable telephone constructed of materials you’ve come to associate with progressive technology… from its exquisite rosewood paneling to the handsome brass frame, it shouts “This is the 18th century!” and “Gee, this thing sure is heavy!” and “What do you mean it costs $20,000??”.

Rest assured this is one phone you’ll never lose in a pocket (unless you have extremely fancy pants m’lord!) and best of all, rPhone provides an analogue interface that even the simplest of simpletons (like you! m’lord!) can comprehend! No more confusing menu screens or complicated keystrokes, rPhone is built for space pirates on the go!

Pancake Bunny has a new Internet friend: Dramatic Chipmunk.

Sometimes I worry that I’m not using my time in the most productive way possible. That I could spend time more wisely, and perhaps use my time to learn a new skill or read a new book.

Then I saw the video below, and realize that there is always someone out on the Internet willing to waste more time than I could ever spend.

One episode of the original Transformers cartoon involved a trip to Cybertron, where the audience was introduced to female Transformers and given a bit of Optimus Prime’s backstory. Optimus Prime even had a “girlfriend” named Elita One, who perished saving him from some villain or other.

Imagine my surprise when I came upon Elita’s very own page on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/elitaone85

Elita’s not the only Autobot who’s found MySpace – apparently every other Transformer has been added as one of her “friends”. I especially like the profiles that are written by the actual characters:

Unicron

Male
102 years old
Distant Galaxy

Unicron’s Interests
General: Eating Planets, wandering aimlessly through the universe, string art
Movies: Transformers The Movie, Rawhead Rex, XTRO 2, Intruder
Heroes: Me

Unicron’s Details
Status: Single
Hometown: Universe
Body type: Some extra baggage
Occupation: Planetary Consumption Specialist

Unicron’s Latest Blog Entry

I wish I could scratch my forehead. (view more)

WANTED: Multi-planet sized robotic body. (view more)

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Unicron’s Blurbs

About me: I’m a giant omnipotent robot. I like to eat planets.What more do you want?

Who I’d like to meet: Anyone who lives on a planet. A very large delicious planet.

Kind of nifty to see so many other people who enjoyed Transformers as much (or much, much more) than I did as a kid.