Is that an old Sun keyboard?

And records all your purchasing and media decisions

Unrelated and within 30 minutes of each other?!

I wouldn't worry about fixing it up; they're supposed to be kind of "rustic". Hope you enjoy it!

A Sri Lankan Naga raksha mask. Used in the Kalam ritual and meant to ward off evil. About $12 in any souvenir stand in Colombo or Galle.

Starlight Express?

Drone + LED. Easy-peasy

Real yesteryear would be CID. Which non-ironically is also a good starter film.

Your first Bollywood film should be Sholay.

If you're American, I then recommend Kal Ho Naa Ho and Swades. After that I tell people to just find songs they like and watch the movie (it's how I found Shalimar)

We were called in from recess and told the shuttle had exploded, then watched the ongoing news reports (which included the explosion being played over and over again).

Or, you know, basically any Google project whatsoever

It's like a chess pie without the cornmeal?