August 19, 1999

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It's great to be back! You won't believe the adventure I had. Y'see, I was on a routine expedition on a raft and we fell down this waterfall into a weird prehistoric land where dinosaurs and cavemen still hang out. And there were these strange lizard dudes with these Chinese Checkers boards that could control the weather and... What? You've heard this before? Oh, right, that didn't happen to me... I've just been reading Land of the Lost.com again. These days you have to catch Land of the Lost on video or in re-runs, but it's still the same classy show it was twenty years ago. The site is currently in its infancy, so the cupboards are a bit bare, but the curator has a good sense of humor and big plans, plus some solid basic info (episode listing, cast information) there already. Check it out. Land of the lost.com is already cooler than a Sleestack in winter, and looks to be even more so. Lately my life has been made more interesting by the appearance of magic lights. Lights that used to go on and off when the humans touched them now have a will of their own, illuminating with no help at all! My people tell me it's called X-10, a "home automation system," whatever that means. They also say it's modular, which means that you don't have to put a lot of cash into it at the start, and it can grow with you and your surroundings. Plus, you can take the modules with you when you move and install it in your next home. There's a PC interface that even lets you run automated timed features when your computer's not on. Somehow this all has to do with the magic lights, but it doesn't make much sense to me. In the annals of bar sports, arm wrestling is one of the most treasured games of all. Not believing that any good sport should be unorganized, the American Armwrestling Association has united arm-wrestling fans everwhere with over fifty-six associations nationwide. "Operating under a structured Constitution & By-Laws, rules and regulations, this association has continued to grow and has become the largest promoting force for the sport of armwrestling. " They also bring families together -- check out this picture of a mother-daughter competition at a recent Armwrestling Championship. Their spiffy website proudly announces upcoming events, bits of bureaucratic trivia, and pictures of their board of directors. Plus, they have a groovy MIDI playing in the background. Stop laughing. Cat movie of the month Since this site revolves around movies, I thought it only fitting to make my own recommendations here in my corner of stomptokyo.com. Here's the first: The Cat From Outer Space. I don't have to explain the cat appeal to you, but it is one of my all-time favorites, proving once and for all that cats are a superior species to the dumb humans, who spend most of the movie bumbling around. I'm still a bit confused as to why a super-intelligent cat from another planet would let anyone get close enough to take off the techno-collar that allows him his powers, but if he didn't there would be no plot. So I suppose it's all for the best. Good for kids -- they should be taught about their future masters while they're young Don't forget to check out the archives for older editions of Clickerama. This page is for entertainment purposes only, and Otis is not responsible for the content of the sites presented here. Copyright 1999 by Chris Holland. Do not take internally. Your mileage may vary.