Lotsa links, folks. It’s been awhile since I’ve linked anything. Must remember to highlight, move mouse to the chain link thingie, and paste the addy in. I miss talking like a hot geek, but seeing as hot geek wasn’t my first language it’s easy to understand. Since there was a Snow Day here and all administrators have to report I was up early and ready to go. Then, had to wait for the street to be cleared so I wasted time read blogs and caught up on my online wanderings which I haven’t done in a while.

GingaJoy wrote about Second Life and I wanted to see the video, but noooooo, it’s all we only show in the U.K. Why? and I really hate that condescending “why?” because it begs me to click on it and I have refused. So I still do not know why. I’d still like to watch it just to make fun of the fact that I teased the hell out of Erin when she told me she was like the Master of The Universe of Second Life because I could continue to shout, “BUT THEY’RE NOT REAL. THEY’RE NOT REAL.” at her while she looked exasperated at me. Why that was fun I do not know.

A reader named who comments as “Another Ken” sent me a great link which you may have seen while I was under a rock lo these last 6 months. You won’t be surprised to find out which presidential hopeful with whom I had the most in common.

Jenny had a video about children’s programs (or “programmes” in the UK but I don’t want to appeal to them at the moment because of the “Why?” debacle.) that is unsettling at best. I am neither to blame if you watch it and start inviting food to your stomach nor if that song gets stuck in your head.

Gary also had a video that was Norwegian with subtitles that tickled my fancy. Somehow, someday I will use that in some seminar or conference where I am a lecturer. It may be a stretch, but I will use it.

Coolbeans had an adorable meme and I’m not the meme-follower type unless people threaten me within an inch of my life or I see something and outright steal it as an idea to write about. Still. It was cutesy and fresh. Like a douche.

Not so much linky as it is WOW GOOD STUFF, but is anyone else in love with Chiwetel Ejiofor? I saw Kinky Boots and then had to see Dirty Pretty Things and I already knew him from Four Brothers (Mason=Obsessed With That Movie) but holy cow. He can act everyone else off the screen. It was all because of watching the great movie Amelie again and once again watched a movie gaping-mouthed with Audrey Tatou which mean I was going to start searching for information about her online which led to seeing the gorgeous Sophie Okonedo and wanting more information until frankly, it blew up my brain. No, really? I lay down my laptop (still unnamed as yet) and went to pick it up again but I produced such a shock that I turned it off entirely. So my brain AND my laptop were blown up. (Also? When I read bios of actors I calculate their age and think, “She’s only 3 years younger than I!” or “We’re the same age!” and what this does for me I haven’t a clue, except I think there may be a shot at being discovered at 36 so I can hold out a bit longer but I should probably start milling around movie sets to be sure.)

Someone made me watch the Sarah Silverman video about Matt Damon and then I accidentally found this one. I accidentally laughed, too. I accidentally sent it to friends via e-mail. I accidentally endorse Episode 4.

Fine. You want cute? You want something to be expected from a respected educator? Fine.

I would like to consider myself well-versed in good movies. When our family relinquished the Cable Gods from their service a few years back we went to an all-renting-movie family and watched all the free ones at the video store. So my children have seen almost every movie from the 1940s ever made. In spite of that, one of them has gotten away from me. My cravings of all things Citizen Kane are now fed. My initial response was going to be Don’t Believe The Hype. Since that thought was in my head at the time I sang the Public Enemy song almost entirely throughout the movie. A strange combination I must say.

This is a pathetic attempt at a professional website. Too bad. She’s really good on HBO’s “Big Love” which morbidly fascinates me. I realize she’s all of 14 or something, but someone needs to help her out on the technical end of web design. I’d rather look at MySpace or Facebook than that.

Finally, I’m all intrigued with this band. I can’t really explain it except to say that I probably love Koop because first I loved Bitter:Sweet and I’ve bought everything I can find on them. Probably also because it reminds me of Cirque du Soleil music. Good stuff. Check it out. Pour yourself an extra dirty martini first. You’ll thank me and my pseudo-Snow Day for it.