No, I am not related to Thomas Pietrowski, the alderman in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield, who is trying to defend his right to keep a headless mannequin in his office. (NB: The image at right is not from Mr. Pietrowski's office; it is a random shot courtesy of Metroactive.)

But Andrew McCarthy fans will recognize the eerie similarities Mr. Piotrowski's story has to the 1987 blockbuster smash turd Mannequin, in which a moron falls in love with a mannequin, and it comes to life or something. I remember really liking this movie when I was younger (and stupider, obviously); but I don't remember the chase scene listed in the "goofs" section of the IMDb listing. The IMDb also says that this abomination of a film is referenced in First Blood and the original Terminator. And apparently they made a sequel. Yeek!

Imagenary

I did a redesign of the imagenary site (thanks for the cool new templates, Blogger), and added a cool new picture of a ladybug. Drop by and check it out.

TimeWaster™

Thanks to MoFi for bringing us Virtual Knee Surgery. Fun and educational and kinda gross.

Today I'm listening to: laidback!