That was my response to a message I received through Facebook this morning. It read:

“is this woodys son? im 28 yrs old i live in england, u might never get to read this but i listen to woody everyday man, he is the one person that did his thing without a second thought! and inspires me everyday when i look at his ‘59 bound for glory record hanging on my wall, that picture of him on the front cover looking faded with age and woodys face with a look total determination! i need to get some of your music, ive heard a couple of your songs and you carry it in the blood! i do hiphop and i made a dedication to woody im gona have to send it to you oneday if this is the arlo guthrie?? peace and blessings….”thats about the biggest thing that man has ever done!!”

This bloke’s musical interests, as copied and pasted directly from his Facebook profile, are:

Underground Rap Man, Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, John Lennon, Julian Lennon, “GEORGE HARRISON”, Arlo Guthrie, Arlo and Woody Guthrie, Woody and Arlo Guthrie, And Arlo Guthrie, The Best of Arlo Guthrie, Coming Into Los Angeles by Arlo Guthrie, Coming Into Los Angeles by Arlo Guthrie, Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie, Alice’s Restaurant Massacre – Arlo Guthrie, Last To Leave by Arlo Guthrie, Alice’s Restaurant Massacre by Arlo Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie/ Amazing Grace, Arlo Guthrie

So this guy is clearly a huge fan of Arlo Guthrie.

Here’s a recent photo of THE Arlo Guthrie:

And here’s my current profile photo on Facebook, which is public:

I mean, the resemblance is frightening. I can see why he got so confused.

A friend pointed me in the direction of a new video game in the works that pits Mr. T versus Nazis. So I made a few calls to a few highly placed industry executives with whom I have a personal relationship. And I’m proud to announce that I have an early screenshot of the game to share! This is an EXCLUSIVE and you MUST CREDIT ARLO for this leak!

My source tells the game will require at least a 386 with a VGA graphics card and a SoundBlaster-16.

I’ve seen a lot of posts and tweets the past few days about how to tell if you have the Conficker worm, how to get rid of it, etc.

I also ran a test today to make sure that I don’t have it. Here are the results of that test:

Yep, virus free.

• Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
• Turn to page 56.
• Find the fifth sentence.
• Post that sentence along with these instructions.
• Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

So the nearest book to me, as is usually the case when I’m doing a big layout, is Robert Bringhurst’s The Elements of Typographic Style. And here’s that fifth sentence, which I love:

They can also be used (as they often are) to shout at readers, putting them on edge and driving them away; or to destroy the historical integrity of a typeface designed before boldface roman was born; or to create unintentional anacronisms, something like adding a steam engine or a fax machine to the stage set for King Lear.

Bringhurst is, of course, referring to the bold italic weight of type that appears in many fonts these days. Bold italic as a Roman variant didn’t appear until the 19th Century. So there.

Update: There’s also this one, which I also posted to Delicious. Therefore, I’m pleased to announce that my band Jovan Sterija Popović’s new album “Only While I’m Asleep” drops next Tuesday. Here’s the album cover:

So, yeah, I posted about silly Internet memes. Hey, at least I posted something, right?

Here are some of my snarkier answers:

What traffic law do you break the most?
“I can’t answer that question due to pending litigation.”

What TV show comes closest to your day-to-day life?
“The Golden Girls”

Describe your co-workers (nicely) in one word
“tolerable”

What New Years resolution did you or will make?
“I can’t answer that question due to pending litigation.”

What activity do you look forward to the most on the weekends?
“Drinking my pain away.”