Jul 18 2007

intense side effects

I’m watching CNN for updates on the NYC steam explosion… and a commercial for a prescription drug for restless leg syndrome (RLS to those in the know) comes on.

So as they’re blowing through the list of unexpected side effects like an auctioneer on crank, I heard something odd:

may cause drowsiness… check

might cause you to feel faint or dizzy… check

if you drink alcohol or take medicine that makes you drowsy… check

if you experience an increase in gambling… um, what?

An increase in gambling?? That’s kind of awesome. We can’t cure cancer, but we can create a drug that makes you gamble.

Can you imagine what happens when you pop a few of those, knock back a few beers and head to the slots?

Yah, me too.

Jul 17 2007

blast from the past

just ran across the old Blogbeat offline screen… unfortunately this was a popular page

Blogbeat is offline

Jul 11 2007

the tape of love

It’s sticky stuff… not to turn this into a Flight of the Conchords blog, but, um, here’s a clip from this show called Flight of the Conchords on HBO Sundays 10:30pm:

Jul 1 2007

Mother-flippin’

ok, so I’ve been watching the Flight of the Conchords the past few weeks, and each week I’m becoming more and more amused.

Tonight the “camera phone” and the “mother-flipping Rhymenoceros and HipHopopotamus” were too funny. It’s a quirky show, typical for HBO, and likewise is really well done. And the musical breaks are so great.

Definitely worth checking out, after Entourage on HBO Sunday nights.