Thanks to Blogdex, this has got to be the most unintentionally funny thing I have seen in a great, long while.

Looks like some Bishops are lobbying for a Patron Saint of the Internet to be appointed by Easter. Interesting.

Thought some out there might find this interesting. This is the transcript from Richard Reid’s sentencing. My favorite part has to be this quote from Judge Young:

“So war talk is way out of line in this court. You’re a big fellow. But you’re not that big. You’re no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders.

In a very real sense Trooper Santiago had it right when first you were taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and where the TV crews were and you said you’re no big deal. You’re no big deal.”

Take that! Hmmm…wonder how long Reid is going to last in jail.

In our last “favorite” category, Desiree and I just couldn’t see eye-to-eye enough to come up with a single list. Here are our respective favorite games (all platforms) for 2002:

Desiree
12. Freedom Force
11. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
10. Super Mario Sunshine
9. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
8. Unreal Tournament 2003
7. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6. Age of Mythology
5. Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings
4. Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
3. Neverwinter Nights
2. Battlefield: 1942
1. Animal Crossing

Dan
12. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
11. Freedom Force
10. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
9. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
8. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
7. Unreal Tournament 2003
6. Age of Mythology
5. Animal Crossing
4. Splinter Cell
3. Neverwinter Nights
2. Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings
1. Battlefield: 1942

The favorite film category was a bit harder for us, since we didn’t see many films in the theatre this year. And while we recognize that there may be other movies that are “better” by critical standards (and we certainly appreciate those too), these ‘favorite’ lists are meant to capture the things we found most entertaining. Also, it’s worth noting that we haven’t seen at least one film that probably would have made this list - Gangs of New York.

6. Spider-man
5. Minority Report
4. Signs
3. Blade II
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
1. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Here are our dozen favorite TV shows of 2002:

12. The Simpsons (seasons 13/14)
11. The Sopranos (season 4)
10. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (season 1)
9. Six Feet Under (season 2)
8. Justice League (season 1)
7. Smallville (seasons 1/2)
6. Scrubs (seasons 1/2)
5. The Shield (season 1)
4. CSI (seasons 2/3)
3. CSI: Miami (season 1)
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 6/7)
1. Angel (seasons 3/4)

Well, it’s the end of January 2003, so it’s about time we unveiled our favorite stuff from last year. Here’s our 12 favorite albums of 2002:

12. Out of Season, Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
11. Finisterre, Saint Etienne
10. Daylight, Duncan Sheik
9. White Blood Cells, The White Stripes
8. Release, Pet Shop Boys
7. Up, Peter Gabriel
6. Once More, With Feeling, cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5. Maladroit, Weezer
4. When I Was Cruel, Elvis Costello
3. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay
2. Scarlet’s Walk, Tori Amos
1. Daybreaker, Beth Orton

The notes for the February patch have been released.

There’s a demo of Homeplanet, a space combat sim, available for download - but be warned that the audio is in Russian (English subtitles are available).

In case you haven’t been following this trial/story, it’s about a woman who found out her husband was cheating on her, hired a private investigator, caught her husband at a hotel, and ran him over three times until he was dead.

The catch: The private investigator was at the scene and caught all the grisly details.
The second catch: Her step-daughter (the husband’s daughter from a pervious marriage) was in the car at the time and witnessed the entire event.

After reading some of her step-daughters’ testimony, I have a feeling this isn’t going to be called a “crime of passion”.