Clearly I have already been slacking on my self-imposed challenge to post on this blog every day. It’s turning out to be a little harder than I thought, but I’m not about to throw in the towel just yet. Most of my free time over the past week was spent watching the first season of The Wire (I think I can officially say I’m loving it) and trying to cram for Game Junk’s Best of 2011 episode, not to mention a little Visual Basic and Python programming on the side to help out a relative. You know, the usual. I have a couple of longer posts in the works, but they’re going to take a bit more time to finish up. So in in the meantime, enjoy some good ol’ web miscellany. (I always was a fan of these icons.)

Word on the street is that Jay-Z has decided to officially stop using the word “bitch” in honour of the birth of his new baby daughter. I want to say this is an admirable vow for him to make, but somehow it seems to imply that if he had had a son instead, the thought never would have crossed his mind. The good news is there are plenty of other demeaning and derogatory terms for women out there that are still fair game for rappers.

The CW has apparently ordered 10 episodes of a new reality show called Oh Sit!. The premise? Contestants play a game of musical chairs through “five physically demanding, obstacle course-style eliminations” with a live band providing the background music. I don’t know about you but I will definitely tune in for the first five minutes and then never think about it again.

A strange job posting on the TIFF website recently revealed that they are building an augmented reality game in collaboration with David Cronenberg. I have no idea what that means but I’m hoping it involves game controllers that merge organically with your body.

With James Franco continuing to pursue a million other careers aside from acting, it seems that writing is something he might actually be able to fall back on. I can’t say I had much interest in his first book of short stories, but now he has a new book in the works called Actors Anonymous, that is said to be a “a fictionalized version of Mr. Franco’s experiences as an actor.” Sold.

Now that I have a kid, I have a socially acceptable excuse to be interested in toys again. So when I say that I’m excited to hear that Lego landed the license for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, it’s only because I know my son will want to play with these one day. Two month old babies love Lego, right?

Last but not least, there are some earth-shattering accusations going around the web that the hit reality show Pawn Stars is actually fake. You mean some parts of a reality show might actually be scripted and pre-arranged? Stop the presses! In all seriousness, the article is kind of an interesting read, if only to learn about all the little things potentially being manipulated that you never would have guessed. I’m pretty sure Hardcore Pawn, Storage Wars, Auction Hunters, What The Sell and American Pickers are all 100% real though.