The Overnightscape #612 (8/1/07)

The Overnightscape #612 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007 / 2:38:00 / 72.3 MB / theovernightscape.com) – Tonight’s subjects include: Profound concepts interrupted by cool disposals, personal space invasion, no infestation, Mall of America, alcohol drinking, move thy worm, area codes 612 (“Minneapolis, Minnesota & Sydney, Australia”), absinthe, the obscurity of podcasting, practical uses for awards, unjustly deleted Wikipedia entry (“New Fast Automatic Daffodils”), Select Magazine, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Podcast Awards, nominee highlights (“French Maid TV”, “Mad Money Machine”, “Bucket Podcast”, “Pacific Coast Hellway”, “ReMARKable Palate”, “Orange Lounge Radio”, “The Meandering Mouse”, “ShowGirls”), podcast clip (“The Meandering Mouse” #64), negative listener email (“Lillith”), “Sex And The City”, 600 for 600 email (#119 – “Randal from Houston, Texas”), The Story of the Auction of the Drunk Painting, huge basement Lionel train set in 1950, Twitter, candy review (“Reese’s Peanut Butter & Banana Creme – Elvis Collector Edition”), no purchase necessary, pinky gashed open with Velcro, 209th day of the year, cleaning up and finding things, finding all the missing screwdrivers, toxic substances in computer monitors, old VHS camcorders, wad of cash, computer difficulties (installing a cable modem, recovering files from a laptop, installing OS X Tiger), Geek Squad failure, the lights in the bathroom, the mango stains on the jeans, GT’s Kombucha, remembering Fruitopia, ezine, the mysterious phenomenon of the living larva in a jewel case sealed in a box for over a year, old boardgame “Halma”, oatmeal, bookworms, eggs, Mr. Sasha the Cat, bug zoo, inertia, wood chips and dirt, the “Danny Dunn” series of science-fiction children’s books from the 1950s – 1970s, NYC audio (“Park by Roosevelt Island Tram, 2nd and 59th”), Queensboro Bridge renovation, lunch from Katagiri Japanese Grocery (“Natto Rolls”, “Ume (plum) Rice Ball”), tarps, unsweetened iced tea, Really Cool Food, going to the bathroom in Bloomingdale’s, understanding fashion, coveting objects, movie review (“The Simpsons Movie”), Beavis and Butthead, annoying name, excessive cleverness, nerdy meta humor, little wooden corridor, history of comic strips, map, book review (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”), spoilers, the book’s similarity to conspiracy theories, the old cigarette break days, thoughts on the topic of truth, garbage truck mashing up wooden skids, Stabucks used to be a sushi place?, powerful hydraulics, dinosaurs, great humor, deception, the news media, online conspiracy video (“Zeitgeist”), going back into denial, fun is good, comic strip “Gasoline Alley”, iPod “The Sims Bowling” update, Plainsboro sucks, vague memories of a now-defunct chain of furniture stores called “Best” whose buildings had crazy architecture (one by Quakerbridge Mall), endless trivia, obscure albums “U” and “UV”, and the geeks are friggin’ jerks. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com)