In case, you don’t know what the Ziegfeld Theater looks like (I’m going to guess you don’t):

Click here if you want to see more pics.

I saw Blade Runner: The Final Cut there a few years ago and I always meant to make a post about it. Of course, I never actually did, but now I finally have another excuse to post a picture. Look how fucking sweet that is. Why watch Inception anywhere else?

I almost feel like I would need to wear a suit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V31POD2otRk

The real reason Steve Jobs hates Flash – I don’t know if I buy the argument, but it’s a pretty interesting one nonetheless. Personally, I think the move towards “cloud computing” is slowed every time Gmail is down.

The Definitive Guide to Telling Vermont and New Hampshire Apart – Summary: New Hampshire = libertarians; Vermont = dirty hippies.

MLB.tv and the PS3 – “Last week, though, I discovered MLB.tv in a way that is no longer just good enough. It is amazingly awesome, and it’s MLB.tv through a PlayStation3.” Goddamn it.

Yankees Fans Are From Mars… – A comparison Yankees and Mets fans in New York City. It even has a handy quiz that tries to guess which one you are (it worked for me).

The 15 Most Exciting Summer Movies – I only link this list because it has the right movie at #1. I haven’t even heard of a few of the movies on the list. God, this summer sucks.

Hue Shift on Kongregrate – I think I’m the only person I’ve showed this Flash game to that loved it, but I’m posted it anyway. The problem isn’t with me, it’s all YOU people. Rock, Paper, Shotgun liked the game and they know their PC gaming shit, ok??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7N3ux8LXHQ

I went into the city for the parade and ended up not even watching it — unless you count looking at the TV a bit in a random bar. $7 cups of Guinness. Goddamn it, the city is expensive, especially on St. Patrick’s Day. And then I ate too much at some burger/BBQ place, so when I had a shot of Jameson not too long after I almost threw up a half-pound burger and fries. Somehow I managed to hold it all down, even while dancing to the band that is playing in the video above (I am not featured in the video, just to make it clear). The band goes by the name of Scythian and they are a pretty damn fun road band. So I had a decent day, even if my wallet and liver didn’t. I hope you had a nice St. Patrick’s Day as well. I know that sentiment comes a bit late, but I hope you appreciate it.

- I never thought the government of a Western country could be so hung up on pointless, retarded tradition. The Queen has a dress the length of my house and can’t leave the House of Lords, some guy walks up and knocks on the door of the House of Commons twice to signify a bullshit event, no commoner is allowed to sit down in either of the Houses, you’re not allowed to have all your teeth, etc.

- On the flip side, one of the security guards at Parliament was a pre-op tranny. I don’t think that’s very traditional.

- It’s all about pissing in a massive urinal that takes up the entire wall. Not even a urinal. It’s basically just the wall with water running down.

- Why did no one tell me that London Bridge is just some totally nondescript bridge now? I wasn’t expecting there to be any heads on display anymore, but what the hell? Apparently, Tower Bridge is the fancy one now. Rubbish.

- They have McDonald’s and Burger King, but not Wendy’s. What a barbaric country.

- Did you know people actually care about cricket over there? Cricket! I wanted to check out some cricket bats while I was in London’s premier department store, Harrods, but I couldn’t find any. Possibly the disappointment of the trip.

- Cider is actually on tap in pubs over there. Hard cider. And it’s not bad at all.

- Every food portion is smaller there. I had 6 oz and 8 oz burgers in London with small sides of “chips”, and within a couple of days being home, I had a 10 oz burger with a massive supply of fries. No wonder I barely saw any fatasses there.

- Speaking of Harrods, there were fossils on sale there. Motherfucking fossils. $440,000 fossils. I thought artifacts like that were sold exclusively at closed auctions that only allow admittance with a monocle or beautiful trophy wife. The store also had some awesome first print posters that I admit caught my eye. $2500 for a massive original Taxi Driver poster? I’m game.

- Not exclusive to London, but a girl with iPhone GPS is no less hopeless when it comes to arriving at her destination.

- I stayed in a single dorm room that had its own ensuite bathroom. Apparently, this isn’t a big deal in England. The dorm room allegedly “wasn’t even that nice.” No wonder I wanted to kill myself at MIT.

- Not having to tip every time you eat out or every time you order a drink is a nice change of pace.

- If you go to an Indian restaurant with a mostly Muslim clientele, expect the waiter to not even acknowledge that the woman is there.

- Public transportation there is better than in NYC in every conceivable way. The tube is cleaner and comfier than the subway, and there are a shitload of clean and comfy buses. Basically, envision the sea of yellow taxis in NYC replaced with a wall of red buses. And then, on top of this, there are little electronic signs that display how much time until the next few trains/buses and where they’re going. It’s fucking impressive.