Blog goes underwater.

As Gustavo revealed, it was impossible for us Navel Gazers to gaze at our navels since Thursday afternoon . . .

Gremlins Attack OC Weekly Website!

But that did not stop the more hopeful among us from writing blog posts all day Friday in case we were suddenly online again. History shows we were not, so after the jump are capsules of the top 5 posts you missed from this virtual-ink-stained wretch.

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A California grand jury has indicted a 26-year-old Jordanian student at Orange Coast Community College in Costa Mesa for suspected possession of 2,029 images of child pornography on his computer.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested Ohanes Hamparsoum Haladjian after an undercover operation allegedly found that he used several Internet file-sharing services--including Ares Galaxy, Bishonen and Limewire--to collect nude pictures of prepubescent children, minors engaged in sex and adults raping kids, according to a DHS report.

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Boeing Huntington Beach and Johns Hopkins University are hailing technology they have developed that will allow operators with very little training to sic swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones, as they are more commonly called) on the unsuspecting.

With a laptop and a military radio, these drones can reportedly be unleashed. Neat. But am I the only one scared shirtless by the possibility of this getting into the wrong hands? Like Anaheim PD?

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It's our weekly look back at the Weekly's week that was, with taglines indicating what this taught us.

APRIL 14: Ron Thomas, the father of Kelly Thomas, the young man beaten to death by Fullerton cops in July 2011, participates in the Social Justice Summit at Cal State Fullerton. His topic is not vengeance but homelessness, and his message to students was not to be afraid of those who live on the streets. He urges the crowd to show respect and compassion for the homeless, volunteer at food banks, and to donate. What We Learned: That man's heart may be broken, but it's big.

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It's another double installment, the last for a while one hopes, of stuff that happened and what we gleaned from it.

MARCH 31: It's disclosed that Arthur Palomino, one of the children in Mendez, et al v. Westminster, et al,, Orange County's most famous civil rights case, passed away. What We Learned: The sound of media silence.

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​The week flew by, but we still learned from it.

MARCH 24: Octomom Nadya Suleman earns $8,000 posing nude for a British magazine. She is not using the money to save her La Habra house, as that's listed for sale as a foreclosure, but to rent a new pad for her, her 14 kids and the gaggle of gossip reporters orbiting her. What We Learned: Upon seeing the shots, Vivid Entertainment pornsario Steve Hirsch, who previously offered Natalie $1 million to star in a porn flick and later $500,000 to appear in one hardcore scene, cut the offer to $100,000 for three scenes. Still too high, no?

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​My being on assignment last week forced my skipping last Friday's What We Learned. Not that anyone noticed . . . sniff . . . It's because I'm fat, isn't it!?!

MARCH 10: UCI's Nobel Prize-winning chemist F. Sherwood Rowland (right) passes away at his Corona del Mar home from Parkinson's Disease complications. He was 84. Rowland may have extended life for the rest of us thanks to his research showing now-banned household chemicals destroy the ozone layer. What We Learned: How to listen . . . one hopes.

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​It's my dick in a box, I mean, a look at the week past and what we learned for it.

MARCH 3: Kristen Wiig and host Lindsay Lohan appear in a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit mixing two iconic local entities: The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Unreal Princesses of Disneyland. "Weekend Update" anchorman Seth Meyers also jokes about a couple who visited Disney theme parks on both coasts. What We Learned: Lohan won't be in Herbie Fully Loaded II.

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​FEB. 25: I think my house turns up in Mox's "Horrible Homes for Sale." I didn't even know it was for sale. Uh-oh.

FEB. 26: A homeless man fights with two Fullerton police officers, but before muttering "don't like where this is going," understand that transient Mark Charbonneaux was later booked into Orange County Jail on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs and battery on a police officer. It was a cop who was treated at a hospital, fortunately for minor wounds. What We Learned: Never assume.

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​It's the week of newsitude with a dabbling of learning from it.

FEB. 18: A boozehound is busted at California Adventure after taking swings at Disney Resort employees near the Tower of Terror. The guest is then sprinkled with pixie dust, a.k.a. mace. As video from the encounter goes viral, The House That Walt Built issues a statement swearing such behavior is unusual at the Happiest Money Pit on Earth. What We Learned: Some Tinkerbells can take a punch.

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