Regarding Awesome Friends...

midnightfae went above and beyond the call of duty in the gift-giving season this year and tracked down the Canadian DVD of "Clone High," which I didn't even know existed, and purchased it for me. All 13 episodes in a 2-disc set! No longer do I have to view shoddy bootlegs of the best animated series involving clones of famous guys and ladies used by a board of shadowy figures for nefarious purposes. I have it all on official, licensed, totally legit ordered-from-Amazon.ca DVD!

OMG. I cannot tell you how awesome this is. My brain jumps for joy.

Also, saw King Kong tonight. Found it impressive, but disappointing. I never fully engaged with the story, and I still prefer the 1933 original for all of its flaws (or perhaps because of its flaws). While the film that Jackson made is certainly to be admired for all the reasons a film should be admired, that may be its fatal flaw. This is a dorky story... and there's no dorkiness in the telling.