Went to the gym for the first time last night. It was pouring down rain and a strange humidity had filled the room, making the rubber flooring slippery. I wondered if it was always like this but a lot of people kept giving the old ”WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THE FLOOR?” response. After […]

I’m joking around there with the title of this blog entry. I’ve been anxiously awaiting Wil Wheaton’s next book ”Just a Geek” to come out. I assume it will be autobiographical and contain lots of cool little Star Trek anecdotes and that I’ll read it wishing I was really the actor who played Wesley Crusher […]

I wanted to buy some stamps. I walked up to the stamp machine they have here at the cafeteria. A message cryptically flashed, ”CAN ONLY MAKE CHANGE UP TO $0.85” — I thought, okay. I wanted a book of stamps that cost $7.40. I put in 40 cents. I then put in a dollar. The […]

OMG! The first complete season of Wonder Woman on DVD? Shut up! Somebody put me in a coma and wake me up in June! I’m so there! I had the biggest crush on Lynda Carter when I was growing up. I nearly got to meet her one time when she was at Astroworld (back when […]

PURCHASE DETAILS: Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Date: Saturday, Apr. 10, 2004 Time: 3:50pm Where: Loews Cherry Hill, 2121 Route 38, Cherry Hill Quantity: 1 Adult Yeah, I go to the movies alone. I usually get the Ultimate Nachos platter. I’ve walked into a crowded theater and had people gasp in horror at […]

I resampled some video last night. The tape is called The Richard Noble Movie, Too. On that tape is a ten minute parody video I made of Wayne’s World. The Super Genius circa 1997 put up a RealPlayer sample on MarkShields.com in 1997. This will serve to replace that. Why’d I make this video? It’s […]

Thanks to the magic of new potatoes and water, Dude Spellings ran a 50 mile endurance race this past weekend in under 12 hours. That’s 4 miles an hour continuously. You like that? Can you do that? I didn’t think so. Yesterday I had to go to the FedEx office 7 blocks away. I ran […]

I feel all happy and giddy. Remember how happy Molly Ringwald was at the end of Sixteen Candles? Only I’m a guy — and I’m not into Jake Ryan. In honor of this feeling I submit to you these lyrics from The Thompson Twins that was played at the end of the film when Molly […]

The Madonna tickets showed up earlier than expected. FedEx believed someone named Paul Shields has a signature waiver on record which meant they felt slipping the package under the gate and leaving it there was O.K. The people I bought the tickets from put my name on the airbill as Mike Sheilds (their spelling). After […]

I’m rebuilding my WebSphere environment. It’s hosed. Shouldn’t take long. In the meantime, I’ve been busy. There’s this gadget that I want to get, but I think I’m gonna buy it for my dad since his 59th birthday is coming up in May. Perhaps I will test it to make sure it works. Heh. I’ll […]