Here is what is undoubtedly my last post of aught-six: Oh, what I wouldn’t give for one of these beautiful and disturbing snowglobes.  I just hope they really exist and are not mere photoshoppery.

Movie-a-minute: Movie plots ultra-condensed to one minute or less.

Free Holiday Entertainments!  Enjoy these first issues of some all timey great comic book series, courtesy of your friends at Vertigo Comics. 

It’s an online version of Bust-A-Move { sure to provide some Saturday morning videogame entertainment }

Last minute notice:
Tomorrow (here in L.A.) is the Bizarre Bazaar — a crafty sort of faire — featuring Los Angeles artists and their hangable, wearable, watchable work. You’ll especially want to attend to check out Wendy Crabb of GreenGirlArt fame (and her marvelous softie sculptures)

In tonight’s video, a young genius discovers that pouring gasoline over his pants & running through fire is a less-than-brilliant idea
{ I guess the concept of "stop, drop & roll" is no longer taught. } 

Nicky P. has prompted us to link a small collection of games: semi-political, semi-fun. The makers haven’t gotten down the concept of in-game controls, but they make up for it with a good sense of humor: Persuasive Games

A friendly reminder: today and tomorrow are the last two days of the "30 Days of Threadless" $10 t-shirt sale.  They’ve been putting out new designs every day for the last month.  Still some good stuff in stock. {for what it’s worth, they’ve actually extended the sale to Thursday A.M. now.}

7 Futuristic Home Gadgets that You Can’t (yet) Buy
{ rollertoaster! } 

I wish the fights in the eventual Scott Pilgrim movie would be something like this beautifully executed stop-motion battle.

{ a Monday Mornin’ productivity killer! }
All Hallows Eve is a fun & semi-addictive Flash game where you defend your house from marauding zombies. { Aim for the Head }

The good folks at LifeHacker have assembled this nifty list of freeware programs that can replace some name-brand (as in bulky, inefficient, expensive) software.  Take a look.  There might be something there that will surprise you.