It's A Pose
Mood:  spacey
Now Playing: Nellie McKay's 'Get Away From Me'

Today's highly recommended music: Nellie McKay's "Get Away From Me." A two-disc debut! Nineteen years old! Plays piano! Writes her own lyrics! Good music! It's jazz, it's pop, it's rap!

Here you go, the latest two days worth of TBWCAL. And here, here's seven bird pictures that didn't make the cut.

I actually did this part last time I updated the page. Someone said I wouldn't... so have 150 more random songs! And look at that, it's kinda diverse. I might be musically okay yet.

It's official... there's more Harry Potter coming (you can hear the bookstore world both rejoicing and groaning). The sixth book is in progress. J.K. Rowling will go back and revise the whole series after she finishes it. And she might quite possibly write an eighth book featuring Harry as an adult. This is all good news.

The U.S. is about to start looking for bin Laden 24/7. Um... were we only searching a few hours a day or something before? Hello?

If Hawaii can have special Hawaii edition SPAM, why can't Georgia?

CNN.com reports that "The Passion of The Christ" is being overreported. This report brought to you by the World Irony Foundation.

John Kerry... look at him rock! Or something.

Here's the new Rolling Stone article on Norah Jones. And here's the contents page photo again, just because... well, I like it, dangit.

X-Entertainment takes a look at the He-Man Coloring Book! Watch as Skeletor has rare wedding plans! The big lug needs love, too.

I pity the fool!
Now Playing: 'I Pity The Fool' - BB King & Buddy Guy


Three days worth of This Book Will Change Andy's Life are up, but I will be honest and say the entires kinda suck. They'll return to normalcy when they actually get good again!

There's a whopping 28 new photos that didn't make the cut!

Yep, Jon Stewart is indeed the news voice for today's youth. "The Daily Show" is probably better than any "real" news program, and you still get all of the news you need to know.

I'm already excited about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Sure, I'm not a fan of it in real life, but in video game form with a great soundtrack, it's kinda fun driving around, hitting people, and activities related to that.

Keith Richards should have died eight years ago. Well, duh. Wait... he's only 60???

Philadelphia hopes having "The Real World" filmed there will make the city cooler. Sure. I remember a few years ago when the local paper was running stories about how St. Simons Island was being rumored for the show. Yeah, right!

More men are getting asslifts than ever before. Yep, when I'm getting old and saggy...

Pete Rose is finally being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Granted, the WWE Hall of Fame probably isn't as high on high priority list as the Major League Baseball one...

Jesus (a.k.a. The Christ) is demanding creative control over future movies about him. And why not?

Once more, with feeling
I'm not really updating until tomorrow (I'm off, so come back for three days worth of "The Book" and more), but I didn't want to lose this headline and the chance for the joke I thought of to follow it. Ready? Alright.

From Yahoo! News: Video Games Make Kids Fat, Violent, Swedish Experts Say

And my joke:
Video games never made me fat, violent, or Swedish!

Da-da-dum.

Feels like I'm starting all over again / The last three years are just pretend
Mood:  lyrical
Now Playing: 'Goodbye to You' / Michelle Branch
Current awesome up-and-coming band you should check out (if you can actually find any of their material)? The Little Willies.

New in TBWCAL, we have days Fifty-Eight - Family Skills Day - and Day Fifty-Nine - Psychic Day!

Just from hearing other people talk (stupidly) tonight, I'm glad now more than ever that I'm a pacifist.

I'm actually listening to the Michelle Branch-programmed radio station on MTV.com (which seems to be the only decent thing on MTV.com), and I'm kinda (but not totally surprised). Cat Stevens, "Pretty in Pink," Audioslave, "Why Don't We Do It in the Road," and... the Dixie Chicks. Interesting.

I seem to have no trouble finding crazy teacher news nowadays. A teacher made a male student wear a dress as punishment. Granted, depending on who you ask...

I'm probably the only person in the world excited about a sequel to the classic Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo.

I should've known the lovely Landover Baptist would be all over The Passion.

Alright, NOW I'm scared. Book coming this October - and no, I'm not making this up - The O'Reilly Factor For Kids - A Survival Guide.

And, as a sidenote, something else I found while digging through the old AO...
Now Playing: 'Don't Touch Me' by Brak
Whoa! Hey! Don't touch me!



Best. Ad campaign. Ever.

So what to do with the rest of the day's afternoon
Mood:  bright
Now Playing: 'Stay or Leave' by Dave & Tim live


They say it's your birthday.

See that banner at the top of the page? It's made by Lissa. Lissa rocks. It's one of SEVENTY-SIX banners made for Andy Online a few years ago, and I'm bringin' 'em back! And I want more! Check out the Banner Bonanza for the gallery plus info on how to add to the collection. And no, I really can't explain the mass collection of Britney Spears banners people made me.

New in This Book Will Change Andy's Life, we have Day Fifty-Six (Rock 'n' Roll Day) and Day Fifty-Seven (Scary Food Day), with bonus Mr. T goodness!

If I ever make it into the teaching world, I promise to not be stupid.

The new Rolling Stone has all kinds of Andy-friendly goodness. There's the picture of Norah Jones on that page, for one thing (and an article with a defective link with more, probably). Then there's the cover story on OutKast.

I saw her standing there
Mood:  d'oh
Now Playing: The Beatles tribute from the Grammys... first time hearing it (it's... 'eh')


NEW ON THE AO:
TBWCAL: Day Fifty-Five - Pancake Day!
Photos That Didn't Make The Cut: ten new ones

Presidente Bush has been accused of an anti-gay stance. Well, duh.

Christian music... with an 80's flair!

Crossfire was one of my favorite games ever as a kid. I just sat on the floor and shot balls at my opponent. But, you know, in a better sounding way.

Sadly, the end of the year will mark the end of the Simpsons toy line from Playmates (boo!). Some other company will pick 'em up and probably do twice as well, but it's still no good.

The world is a vampire
Now Playing: I just told you in the TBWCAL entry, silly goose


Rarely, if ever, do I ever actually miss having access to regular TV. Angel as a puppet is one of those moments that makes me miss it.

New for the site:
This Book Will Change Andy's Life: Day Fifty-Four - Farts Day

Updated site stuff...
* This Book Will Change Andy's Life: Three new entries (Bonus Entry #1, Day Fifty-Two - Life Day, Day Fifty-Three (Junk Mail Day))
* Photos That Didn't Make The Cut: 13 photos

Enough is enough and it's time for a change! (I still miss the ol' King of Harts)
Mood:  cheeky
Now Playing: Norah


Days Fifty (Noticing Day) and Fifty-One (Sense-less Day #1) are up in This Book Will Change Andy's Life.

Simon Cowell will be guest-starring on this weekend's Simpsons. I will not see it, because I have no access. And I'll be working. I'll see it when the season comes out on DVD... in FORTY YEARS!!!

For you fathers and/or Beatles fans out there, there's a new book out that might interest you.

Sadly, the idea of a topless coffee shop might not happen. There goes my next job choice. Then again, seeing as how I burn myself on a daily basis in the first place...

An Iowa State S&M club is facing discipline. Sometimes these things just write themselves!

Continuing with stories that make me wonder if CGCC is just missing out, a professor at Mars Hill College has resigned after a student took him up on his offer for an A in his sociology class if they disrobed in class.

Curry Kit-Kat? Ewww.

Tourdates have been announced for the yearly round of Dave Matthews Band summer touring. So, who's going on July 27th to the Atlanta show with me? I'm recruiting. (Whether I actually make it there or not is debatable, but hey... if somebody will actually go with me, I'm there.)

You know, I broke down and downloaded William Hung's rendition of "She Bangs", and he is indeed as great as the recent hype says. Take that, Cowell!