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Thursday
May312007

Cora the Adventure Doll, Tom Smith & Babylon Five

Cora and the Eiffel Tower


Cora, for those of you who don't know, is a doll that came with a Happy Meal I ordered from MacDonald's ages ago. She's very homely. Her hair is lopsided with unsightly stubble in places, and she has plastic undies. As soon as I saw her, I was immediately torn between (1) cherishing her forever, and (2) tossing her in the nearest waste bin. I opted for the former because well, we all have a little Cora in us, don't we?





Cora has accompanied me on many adventures. At the cottage, she nearly ended up in a watery grave when I accidentally (it was an accident! I swear!) dropped her in the lake. Jeff heroically rescued her:





Anyway, here are the latest Cora pics, all taken during FilKONtario weekend:



Bill and CoraSimon and CoraJoe and Cora
Steve and CoraAnna and CoraMich and Cora
Keris and CoraMarilisa and CoraD.J. and Cora
John and CoraK. and CoraKaren and Cora
Randy and CoraMary, Steve and CoraDavid Wheeler and Cora
Bob, Sheryl and CoraSound guys and CoraMarion and Cora
Sib and CoraHeather Dale and CoraDave Weingart and Cora
Freddy Brown and CoraErin and CoraTom Smith and Cora
Deborah and CoraWalter and CoraSib does the Evil Eyeball Song



Video O' The Day: "Five Years"



I tried watching Babylon Five when the pilot was aired but hated it and never came back. So many people have raved about the series, though, that I think I'm going to give it another shot. Maybe then I'll be able to understand the references in this video:



:-D

The song is a parody of "One Week," words by the world's fastest filker, Tom Smith. Video courtesy OzShadow in Australia. You can find more info about Tom in his Web site, including a link to his Song A Week project. Tom's next concert is at Duckon in Chicago (June 8-10th).





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