PopCap made Peggle and Bejewled, among other games. They’re casual game making extraordinaires. Their next game, due to release tomorrow for $10 (here), has me more excited than it should considering it’s nothing but a casual game (i.e. dumbed down) take on the tower defense genre. I knew the game was coming, but I didn’t bother really looking into it until I saw the following music video. It’s genius.

If that song doesn’t get stuck in your head, well, you aren’t human.

I also was able to make my own zombie using their Zombatar. The marketing for this game is simply hilarious. They sold me.

As far as the game is concerned, I played the timed demo and when the demo kicked me out I was itching for more. Oh PopCap, how you suck us in so easily. Damn you PopCap. Damn you.

For the first time scientists have captured on video how the HIV virus spreads to healthy cells.

Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for posting about it, head over to his site to see the video.

Johnny Cash, at one time, covered your music. But this . . .

Just in case you think this is a fluke or a joke:

A lot of people lately have been having a rough time . . . and I don’t mean just because of the economy. I put myself in that category on a number of levels, but nothing too terrible. Anyway, following a friend’s advice, for the past few months I’ve been surrounding myself with things that make me laugh or smile, which means I’ve been watching a lot of comedy shows. So far I’ve been through Arrested Development, Mr. Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm while (mostly) keeping up to date with 30 Rock and the Office . . . and you know what, it helps. (Oh, and I laughed through just about every second of Tropic Thunder. Robert Downey, Jr., an actor I use to despise but has really stepped it up as of late, really deserves an Oscar for his performance [edit: apparently he did get nominated]. Too funny.)

So, I give to you, dear reader (omg, I just wrote that), one more thing to laugh at in the hopes that it will brighten up your day a little.