…holiday greetings from the patch of pumpkins past.

Have a safe and sane (and dry) October’s end!

Someone who did get some good sake recently was our good friend Kamen Rider. For his birthday, KR received a pallet drop of DHARMA Initiative products: DI Sake, DI Instant Coffee, a Hydra station coffee mug, and a notebook from the Staff station. I’m not sure if the combination of goods constituted some sort of stimulant/depressant-type experiment, but who can tell what those Hanso Foundation people are up anyway?

If you’re having trouble getting through to the DHARMA Initiative Japan distribution center, you can mock-up your own DI Sake using a 300ml bottle of some good stuff (in this case tokubetsu junmai nigori sake) and the following PDF:

• DHARMA Initiative Sake (300ml)

かんぱい！

Unless you’ve been under a rock (TV-wise) for the past year or so, you’ve probably seen Apple’s “I’m a Mac. I’m a PC.” commercials. John Hodgeman, who plays the PC in the ads was recently on NPR’s This American Life speaking about his experiences as someone who has become ‘somewhat famous’ (from having written a book, appearing on The Daily Show, and of course, the Apple ads). His talk is pretty funny and you can download the entire show for free from the iTunes Store.

Hodgeman’s segment starts at around 8 minutes, 16 seconds and runs about 11 minutes. The rest of this This American Life episode talks about astronauts, a man who worked in the industry that buys annuities from lottery winners, Sarah Vowell, and a UCLA student that has few or no employment opportunities once she graduates. All good stuff and you can’t beat the price.

[From MacUser]