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Oh Brad, Brad! Wherefore Art Thou Brad?

Attention English majors: perhaps slogging through that Moby-Dick assignment wouldn't be such a drag if, instead of reading about boring old Captain Ahab, you were reading about Captain Yourself! Fortunately, a company has arisen to fill this need. Customized Classics will print out paperback copies of famous novels, with your name replacing that of a lead character. This is product that sells itself, really, but in case you remain skeptical, just listen to the company's pitch:

Picture the thrill of classic lines personalized with you in them:

"Oh Brad, Brad. Wherefore art thou Brad?"

"But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Helen is the sun."

You and me babe... how 'bout it? Really, you'd think that if your name were Helen, you wouldn't have much trouble finding a spot of famous lit with your name in it. But some people need a little extra help, I guess.

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If you hadn't noticed already, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou website has posted a series of clips from Wes Anderson's latest. Nice to see Owen Wilson rediscovering his southern roots. "I've never seen so many electric jellyfish in all my life!"

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So it looks like I'm going to try and get this blog started again on a regular basis. Heaven knows I obsess over enough links and downloads each day to keep things interesting. I hope to do a redesign, with a proper space for published work, in coming weeks. Please be patient as this fails to happen.

Posted by mesh at December 7, 2004 06:15 PM | TrackBack