RITA'S XXXVII: Habits Old and New

[Matt Algren]

The Voltron movie had better be about the Lion Voltron and not the vehicle one, or my nerd rage won't be able to be contained.
I smell a sequel!!!

[Gingold]

In their defense, Thomas Jefferson isn't the gestalt persona of a bunch of vehicles and/or lions that come together to fight space battles, I guess.

And Voltron didn't own slaves. Fuck Jefferson.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

My kids would love to have a pool, especially since Nathan is on the swim team. But to make one big enough to be worth the effort it would take most of my back yard. Besides they spent roughly 2 hours a day in the water this summer anyway. Couple of little fish.

I'm sure I will probably regret it when it comes time to maintaining the damned thing, but in FLA, we'll use it year-round, so it will probably be worth it.

I'd love to get my kids, particularly my daughter, into swimming.

[jessecuster3]

I would much rather they just went with Shogun Warriors.

http://wildtoys.com/shogun/shoguns!.jpg

[Jared_Humpherys]

Hey Jared, Daddy Day Camp got a positive review! But first, here are a few new quotes:


And the one positive review that you wouldn't be able to tell is positive if I hadn't told you:

"Well, what did anyone expect Daddy Day Camp to be?"

Ha! That's excellent, Matt!

I've been disappointed that there aren't near enough "Skinwalkers" reviews.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I saw the trailer in front of The Simpsons this weekend. It's every bit as terrible as that poster implies.

Is it true that they are making them go hip-hop?

[Davideaux]

I hope they let a black man drive the black lion.

[Dreadstar]

Is it true that they are making them go hip-hop?

Yep.

Hoodies and all.

[Puma]

Morning people. First day working a Monday in ten years, should be interesting.
Attended a play last night, second in my month long Sunday series, Playboy of the Western World. Unusual play, well-performed and stage but an odd study of the entertainment culture of violence. Dinner was quite good; I mad prawns in a ginger-champagne sauce, we had a green salad and a rice medley. Dessert was a masterpiece of chocolate chip shortbread biscuit with mixed berries topped with a chocolate cream sauce. For beverage we had champagne and then a Berington Zinfandel, I was too impressed with the zin (too sweet) but everyone else loved it.
Looking forward to next Sunday and Shakespeare! (finally).

[jessecuster3]

Is it true that they are making them go hip-hop?

Oh god! http://www.alvinandthechipmunksmovie.com/

[Matt Algren]

I hope they let a black man drive the black lion.
I want Gary Coleman to play Pidge. Or maybe that kid from Jerry Macguire.

[Slam_Bradley]

I'm sure I will probably regret it when it comes time to maintaining the damned thing, but in FLA, we'll use it year-round, so it will probably be worth it.

I'd love to get my kids, particularly my daughter, into swimming.

Whereas in Idaho we'd use it maybe 4 months of the year.

Swimming is great. Lifetime sport...and Nathan was just a little chubby at the start of the summer. Now he's a lean mean swimming machine.


Got him signed up for sixth grade tackle football this weekend. He is too big to be a ball-carrier. He's 5' 4" and 128 pounds. The cut-off for ball-carriers was 120. They don't want the big guys plowing down the little guys.

He was fine with it. He likes playing on the line on both sides of the ball.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Yep.

Hoodies and all.

That sound you hear is my childhood being raped with a jackhammer.








Anally.

[Slam_Bradley]

I watched Hot Fuzz over the weekend. And laughed my ass off.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Oh, I tried Sangria for the first time on Saturday. While watching football. In 100 + degree weather. After burying my dog a few hours earlier. And not having eaten the whole day, either.

Not a smart move, in retrospect.

[Matt Algren]

Oh god! http://www.alvinandthechipmunksmovie.com/
I notice that they're releasing it in mid-December so they can qualify for the Oscars.

[Davideaux]

Or maybe that kid from Jerry Macguire.

I'm waiting for him to wake a sequel to the The Little Vampire.

[Ed Cunard]

Is it true that they are making them go hip-hop?

Yep.

Hoodies and all.

At first, I thought we were still talking about VOLTRON. I was suddenly interested.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Whereas in Idaho we'd use it maybe 4 months of the year.

Swimming is great. Lifetime sport...and Nathan was just a little chubby at the start of the summer. Now he's a lean mean swimming machine.

The lifetime sport angle is what I'm thinking. I want to encourage the kids to play tennis, golf, swim, etc.


Got him signed up for sixth grade tackle football this weekend. He is too big to be a ball-carrier. He's 5' 4" and 128 pounds. The cut-off for ball-carriers was 120. They don't want the big guys plowing down the little guys.

He was fine with it. He likes playing on the line on both sides of the ball.

He's a pretty big kid. Of course, at that age, I think I was 5'9", but I probably weighed about the same.

At the Museum of Science and Industry this weekend, they have an exhibit that measures your height when you stand in front of a wall. My daughter, who will be 6 in October, is 4'2".

So, I think volleyball is also in order.

[Jared_Humpherys]

At first, I thought we were still talking about VOLTRON. I was suddenly interested.

You mean like this? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=FJuE2cG_wXo)

[Agent Helix]

Jesus, I check the comics news today, and my heart gets fucking crushed.

[Matt Algren]

Jesus, I check the comics news today, and my heart gets fucking crushed.
No kidding. I'm still waiting for confirmation outside of newsarama, but I felt my heart sink.

[jessecuster3]

No kidding. I'm still waiting for confirmation outside of newsarama, but I felt my heart sink.

What? What?

[Matt Algren]

What? What?
Mike Wieringo died yesterday.

[Dreadstar]

You people are supposed to be elevating my Monday mood.

Now, DANCE.

[moebius]

It's interesting how the wikipedia entry on Voltron is at least the same size if not larger than the entry on Thomas Jefferson.


-Das

Well, who saved the world more times? All Jefferson ever did is bang his slaves and buy some land that, for the last 100 years, people have been trying their hardest to move away from.

Seems about right to me.

[Mac Danny]

I watched Hot Fuzz over the weekend. And laughed my ass off.

You know, I watched it this weekend and Did not enjoy it as much.

Funny, but not as funny as Shaun of the Dead for me.

[Lone Ranger]

I was just saying to my wife as we were driving home that I never really had the desire to have a pool, but my kids lurve it so much that I'm starting to think seriously about it.

I grew up with one, and loved it but I know it made my Dad very nervous to have so many neighbourhood kids splashing around.

[Agent Helix]

No kidding. I'm still waiting for confirmation outside of newsarama, but I felt my heart sink.

I keep expecting him to post at the Drawing Board and tell everybody it's just a mistake.

[Lone Ranger]

Whereas in Idaho we'd use it maybe 4 months of the year.

Swimming is great. Lifetime sport...and Nathan was just a little chubby at the start of the summer. Now he's a lean mean swimming machine.


Got him signed up for sixth grade tackle football this weekend. He is too big to be a ball-carrier. He's 5' 4" and 128 pounds. The cut-off for ball-carriers was 120. They don't want the big guys plowing down the little guys.

He was fine with it. He likes playing on the line on both sides of the ball.

I started off as a Guard on O (I think this was the 7th grade) and End on D.

By the 11th Grade, I was a TE and OLB. You never know where you will end up.

If he stays strong and fast - he could be a great RB.

[jessecuster3]

The lifetime sport angle is what I'm thinking. I want to encourage the kids to play tennis, golf, swim, etc.



Are kids even playing tennis anymore? American kids, at least.

[Jared_Humpherys]

You people are supposed to be elevating my Monday mood.

Now, DANCE.


Believe me Dread, you are not the only one in need of a mood elevation.

[Elegance Liberty]

No kidding. I'm still waiting for confirmation outside of newsarama, but I felt my heart sink.

My heart sank too.

Just... damn.

Suddenly, everything else seems so unimportant now.

[Ed Cunard]

Here's an interesting wedding dance. Best I can offer:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6qd_j98-y-M

[Matt Algren]

No kidding. I'm still waiting for confirmation outside of newsarama, but I felt my heart sink.
And here's confirmation. (http://www.pvponline.com/blog/3478/ringo)

Shit.

[moebius]

You know, I watched it this weekend and Did not enjoy it as much.

Funny, but not as funny as Shaun of the Dead for me.

The movie only has two jokes, and they're both in the premise. They're good jokes, but I don't know that they were two hours good.

[Jeff Brady]

And here's confirmation. (http://www.pvponline.com/blog/3478/ringo)

Shit.

Damn.

Good bye, Mike.

[Lone Ranger]

Very, very young.

It reminds me to live life to the fullest.

[gary bolt]

Morning, fuckers.

Morna and I just got back from an amazing two week art/wilderness experience in the northwest corner of British Columbia. We went to an art centre perched on the side of a mountain near the town of Atlin. The campus is built on the edge of a pond and overlooks Atlin Lake which is the biggest natural lake in the province and is around 100 km long. We chose to live and work in tent cabins and had a great time drawing, painting and photographing. Actually Morna painted with oil sticks and I drew with soft pencils and graphite sticks. After a few days at the campus getting into a creative groove and having great group critiques we loaded into a boat and went to the south end of lake where we camped for five nights. We continued to do art the whole time.

Besides having a hugely meaningful art trip we also got to experience beautiful scenery and terrain. Highlights include going into an ice cave at the base of a melting avalanche deposit, hiking up to the top of a cliff, sketching a burned forest that is starting to recover, hiking in to a crystal clear mountain lake and being surrounded by snow capped mountains and turquoise glacier-fed water.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/Atlin257.jpg
The campus and the pond with Atlin Lake in the background.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/Atlin260.jpg
The tent we slept in.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/Atlin695.jpg
The view from our tent - Theresa Island.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/Atlin233.jpg
Inside the painting tent which is right next to the pond.

[Michael P]

Well, Morts just had to bow out of Casablanca on account of sick child. Is anyone else still up for it?

[Matt Algren]

Here's something to make you laugh, Dread. From passiveaggressivenotes.com

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/911474278_36c3dbdc2a.jpg

[Matt Algren]

Well, Morts just had to bow out of Casablanca on account of sick child. Is anyone else still up for it?

Je tiens mes promesses meme celles des autres.

[Merey]

Morning, fuckers.

Morna and I just got back from an amazing two week art/wilderness

Wow, that looking breathlessly amazing, Gary. Glad to hear that you and Morna had such a lovely time.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I grew up with one, and loved it but I know it made my Dad very nervous to have so many neighbourhood kids splashing around.

I can see that as a major concern. Most pools in Florida are caged, so I don't worry as much about some kid wandering in by accident, but yeah, the mass pool parties will be a headache.

[Chris Nowlin]

That sounds like a wonderful experience, Gary!

[Guapo Méndez]

I really wanted to go to Pilates today, but at 6:15am my tired body declared jihad on my excercise-minded mind.

Tomorrow.

[gary bolt]

Wow, that looking breathlessly amazing, Gary. Glad to hear that you and Morna had such a lovely time.

That sounds like a wonderful experience, Gary!

It was a great experience just from a wilderness and scenery perspective but it was also one of the greatest art courses I have ever taken. The instructor was awesome and we had a very good group dynamic with most people contributing at critiques.

[Guapo Méndez]

Oooh! A Chipmunk's movie!

I wonder if they'll have a musical showdown with the Chipettes!

[Winslow]

Morna and I just got back from an amazing two week art/wilderness experience in the northwest corner of British Columbia. . . . .

Looks gorgeous gary, thanks for posting that.

[Royal]

I really wanted to go to Pilates today, but at 6:15am my tired body declared jihad on my excercise-minded mind.

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow turns into never.

[Guapo Méndez]

Tomorrow turns into never.


Indeed.
I don't like to miss a lot of Pilates days because I know I'll give them up.

[nervmeister]

Suffered a painful drive outside Mexico City, yesterday. There was this house and this monestary my folks wanted to check out. The drive there wasnt too bad. But the drive back was murder. The sheer amount of traffic doubled the normal 2 hour drive there. And I had to ride in the very back of the van the whole trip squeezed in with 2 other people. Just awful!

[Sanagi]

Tomorrow turns into never.
But never say tomorrow dies not enough.

[Guapo Méndez]

But never say tomorrow dies not enough.

They say the sun will always shine tomorrow.

[Dreadstar]

It's only a day away.

[Guapo Méndez]

Suffered a painful drive outside Mexico City, yesterday. There was this house and this monestary my folks wanted to check out. The drive there wasnt too bad. But the drive back was murder. The sheer amount of traffic doubled the normal 2 hour drive there. And I had to ride in the very back of the van the whole trip squeezed in with 2 other people. Just awful!


Mexico City's rush hour traffic sucks. When we went there one time to visit our family, we had a 3+hour drive from one house to the other. Total distance was maybe 10 kilometers.

[gary bolt]

Looks gorgeous gary, thanks for posting that.

Your welcome. I've started a thread about it here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=186292). I will post pictures throughout the day and later I'll add scans of some of the artwork we produced.

[Justin D.]

You wanted that DR. STRANGE: THE OATH thing. I remember you mentioning that.

I almost picked that up the other night for just under eight bucks. I love pretty much all work by the writer and artists on the book, but I've never read an actual Doctor Strange book. Just his guest appearances in other books. However, I've heard such good things, and I'm sure it's at least worth the good deal I can get for it.

I saw the trailer in front of The Simpsons this weekend. It's every bit as terrible as that poster implies.

I was fine with the trailer (even thought it looked cute) until I saw Alvin eat Theodore's poop.

Mike Wieringo died yesterday.

This is sad news. RIP, Mike Weiringo.

[jessecuster3]

Suffered a painful drive outside Mexico City, yesterday. There was this house and this monestary my folks wanted to check out. The drive there wasnt too bad. But the drive back was murder. The sheer amount of traffic doubled the normal 2 hour drive there. And I had to ride in the very back of the van the whole trip squeezed in with 2 other people. Just awful!

Have you gone to Cuernavaca? You should also take the trek out to Taxco where the silver mines are.

[Chris Nowlin]

They say the sun will always shine tomorrow.

When people say that, I threaten to stick something where the sun don't shine

[nervmeister]

Mexico City's rush hour traffic sucks. When we went there one time to visit our family, we had a 3+hour drive from one house to the other. Total distance was maybe 10 kilometers.Sometimes, I wonder if I could´ve gotten back to my hotel simply by jogging the whole way. Probably not, but there´s always room for speculation.

[gary bolt]

Suffered a painful drive outside Mexico City, yesterday. There was this house and this monestary my folks wanted to check out. The drive there wasnt too bad. But the drive back was murder. The sheer amount of traffic doubled the normal 2 hour drive there. And I had to ride in the very back of the van the whole trip squeezed in with 2 other people. Just awful!

I suffered a painful drive yesterday morning. I rode in the back of a covered pick-up truck for 1 1/2 hours from Atlin, British Columbia to Whitehorse, Yukon Territories. The road was gravel for the first 45 minutes before we met the Alaska Highway.

[morna]

I got car sick so I win!

[nervmeister]

Have you gone to Cuernavaca? You should also take the trek out to Taxco where the silver mines are.
I think that was Cuernavaca I went to. But I´m pretty sure I havent been to Taxco yet.

[nervmeister]

I suffered a painful drive yesterday morning. I rode in the back of a covered pick-up truck for 1 1/2 hours from Atlin, British Columbia to Whitehorse, Yukon Territories. The road was gravel for the first 45 minutes before we met the Alaska Highway.Yeesh. Did you at least see any moose on your way there?

[gary bolt]

I got car sick so I win!

You are too competitive!

[Ed Cunard]

I almost picked that up the other night for just under eight bucks. I love pretty much all work by the writer and artists on the book, but I've never read an actual Doctor Strange book. Just his guest appearances in other books. However, I've heard such good things, and I'm sure it's at least worth the good deal I can get for it.


I liked it, even though I paid cover price and I'm a snob.

...

Also, Matt? That Passive-Aggressive Notes site is now my favoritest thing ever.

[gary bolt]

Yeesh. Did you at least see any moose on your way there?

No but on my way to the airport I heard a couple of big game hunters talking about getting their grand slams of big game animals and it helped explain why even up north you have to get way into the back country to see very many animals.

[nervmeister]

No but on my way to the airport I heard a couple of big game hunters talking about getting their grand slams of big game animals and it helped explain why even up north you have to get way into the back country to see very many animals.Neato. I hope your hunting expedition is fruitful. Best of luck.

[Justin D.]

I liked it, even though I paid cover price and I'm a snob.

Awesome. I'll pick it up next chance I get. Although, I do have a few other books on the list already. Stuff like the first two volumes of The Complete Peanuts, the second and third volumes of Ultimate Invincible Collection, and the third Runaways HC collection, among others. I found a sneaky way to get great deals on books. Last book I ordered was the second Runaways HC collection, and I picked it up for nine dollars.

Also, Matt? That Passive-Aggressive Notes site is now my favoritest thing ever.

It's snarkeriffic, isn't it?

[Guapo Méndez]

Have you gone to Cuernavaca? You should also take the trek out to Taxco where the silver mines are.

I second both choices: Cuernavaca is beautiful (we used to vacation there every summer & available weekend from 1974 to 1981) and Taxco is a lovely silversmithing town.
If you can manage to go to the caves of Cacahuamilpa, you won't regret it.

[Matt Algren]

I liked it, even though I paid cover price and I'm a snob.

...

Also, Matt? That Passive-Aggressive Notes site is now my favoritest thing ever.
It is teh awesome.

We had a fridge war a few weeks ago. Apparently someone ate someone else's food, and the solution was to put a sign on the fridge that said "Thieves will be hanged." Pretty minor, but it's stupid, so I put up one that said "Sign posters will be mocked."

This is one of my favorites. I like the calm "Regards" at the end.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1332/666900842_94f178e999.jpg (http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/06/29/it-must-have-been-a-pretty-big-bite/#more-291)

[Dreadstar]

Also, Matt? That Passive-Aggressive Notes site is now my favoritest thing ever.

I like it, too. I'd like it more if 90% of it weren't some odd form of English and grammar.

[nervmeister]

I second both choices: Cuernavaca is beautiful (we used to vacation there every summer & available weekend from 1974 to 1981) and Taxco is a lovely silversmithing town.
If you can manage to go to the caves of Cacahuamilpa, you won't regret it.There was this one funny moment on our drive to Cuernavaca (I think), where my mother and my stepfather´s brother got into a heated argument (in spanish) concerning the conquistador Hernando Cortez. I could only understand a few words, but it didnt take long for me to get a general idea of the discussion. My stepdad´s brother seemed to be defending Cortez, possibly saying that he helped make Mexico the lovely place it is today or something. And my mother pretty much flamed Cortez basically calling him an evil monster who fucked over the Aztecs and ruined everything and all that. I kind of on my mom´s side concerning that, but then again, I wasnt around during that era.

[Matt Algren]

I like it, too. I'd like it more if 90% of it weren't some odd form of English and grammar.
The sheer volume makes this one (http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/07/17/cubicle-etiquette/) awesome. This was no spur of the moment fit of rage. She really took a lot of time putting it all together.

[jessecuster3]

I think that was Cuernavaca I went to. But I´m pretty sure I havent been to Taxco yet.

We did a trip to Mexico when I was in high school. We stayed in Cuernavaca and played tennis every day. We ate dinner out most of the time and one night we ate at this beautiful place that was all outside, where the daughter of the president of Mexico had been married a few nights before. We also took a pretty harrowing ride up the side of a mountain to get to the silver mines in Taxco.

I remember being in one of the silver shops and I was 16 at the time and my sister was 14, the woman in the store took one look at us and said "No Touch Kids". This has since become a joke anytime any of us walks into a store "No Touch kids! No Touch Kids!" we laugh.

[Guapo Méndez]

He did what he did for personal gain and for the glory of Spain and to further catholicism.

The vast amounts of silver they mined from the New Spain did them more harm than good.

Fun fact: not many people know where he is buried (I know. I've seen his tomb).

[Jared_Humpherys]

http://engrish.com/image/engrish/breeding-in-mind.jpg

[nervmeister]

I remember being in one of the silver shops and I was 16 at the time and my sister was 14, the woman in the store took one look at us and said "No Touch Kids". This has since become a joke anytime any of us walks into a store "No Touch kids! No Touch Kids!" we laugh.Hee hee. Yet another fucked-up loss in translation.

[nervmeister]

He did what he did for personal gain and for the glory of Spain and to further catholicism.

The vast amounts of silver they mined from the New Spain did them more harm than good.

Fun fact: not many people know where he is buried (I know. I've seen his tomb).I swear, my mom is unstably self-righteous enough to defecate on his remains, so dont tell her where Cortez´s tomb is, okay.

[Guapo Méndez]

I think I was 12 when we went to Taxco. The cobbled-stone streets and the sheer amount of silverware were unforgettable. IIRC, there's also a very nice colonial church there.

[Dreadstar]

Basically, the passive aggressive notes site has me shaking my head at the lack of logical thinking displayed.

Wait. Your apartment building has inadequate electrical service and the landlord won't do squat? Time to call the housing authority and get the building condemned.

People stealing your food from the fridge? Put a lock on it or buy a small fridge of your own and lock that. Or poison the thieves. Personally, I'd opt for the latter. And have, in fact. Certain emetics are undetectable.

Dishes not done? Throw 'em in the trash.

Neighbors having extremely loud sex at 4 am? Knock on the door and ask if you can join in. Unless they're ugly.

[Jared_Humpherys]

http://engrish.com/image/engrish/cabbages-condoms.jpg

Worst. Restaurant. Ever.




"The time has come," the Walrus said...

[Guapo Méndez]

I swear, my mom is unstably self-righteous enough to defecate on his remains, so dont tell her where Cortez´s tomb is, okay.

Heh. That be fun to watch. His tomb is not on ground level, but in a vault about my height.

But yeah, I'll keep the secret.

[Ed Cunard]

Matt,

I'm aggerating.

[nervmeister]

I think I was 12 when we went to Taxco. The cobbled-stone streets and the sheer amount of silverware were unforgettable. IIRC, there's also a very nice colonial church there.I knew your my go-to guy for advice on my trip here. In fact, you were the first person I hope would respond when I began telling of my Mexican vacation. Muy amable, Guapo.

[Ed Cunard]

So, my little brother constantly sends me messages during the day telling me when he is pooping.

I just sent him one that says "a picture is worth a thousand words."

I am a bad brother.

[Jack Zodiac]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/911474278_36c3dbdc2a.jpg

That's awesome.

The last time I went to the Pittsburgh Comicon, we stopped at this Denny's the night we got there. Totally empty, just me and three friends, two servers and a cook. We got our coffee, we got our food, we hung around almost an hour, and that was the last we saw the guy until he brought us our check. No refills, no checking to see if we needed anything (we had to scour the nearby tables for ketchup and salt and sugar).

So we paid in exact change, and I left him a note on a napkin with two pennies under a plate that said, "Quit your job."

[nervmeister]

So, my little brother constantly sends me messages during the day telling me when he is pooping.

I just sent him one that says "a picture is worth a thousand words."

I am a bad brother.I´ll admit, sitting on the toilet with a laptop is quite a unique experience.

[Gingold]

Found the two collected Books of the Long Sun at a used bookstore on my walk today. I will get to them as soon as I get this stupid classwork done.

And golly but all you nerds were right about BSG. I'm watching the season 3 marathon on sci fi all morning, and while I'm a bit lost, it's really good. I've got to go round up DVDs now. Dammit.

[Matt Algren]

I just found this one. The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/).

http://bp3.blogger.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/RrU98KEohcI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/-Lxh8LldJHU/s1600/notice.jpg

http://bp2.blogger.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/RqlA36Eog8I/AAAAAAAAA1A/7_1a2F_7cug/s1600-h/think.jpg

http://bp0.blogger.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/RpZXhN10xXI/AAAAAAAAAxg/U4AA0gJj5DE/s1600/twoweeks.JPG

edit: And "apparently" they don't allow "hot-linking."

"Shit."

Here's the first. (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/2007/08/threat-of-eviction.html) The second. (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/2007/07/good-idea.html) The third. (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/2007/07/that-silly-little-job.html)

[Ed Cunard]

I´ll admit, sitting on the toilet with a laptop is quite a unique experience.

I used a cell phone.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I just found this one. The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/).

http://bp3.blogger.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/RrU98KEohcI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/-Lxh8LldJHU/s1600/notice.jpg

http://bp2.blogger.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/RqlA36Eog8I/AAAAAAAAA1A/7_1a2F_7cug/s1600-h/think.jpg

http://bp0.blogger.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/RpZXhN10xXI/AAAAAAAAAxg/U4AA0gJj5DE/s1600/twoweeks.JPG

Getting red Xs here.

Typo Lad may like this one:
http://engrish.com/image/engrish/free-jew.jpg

[Chris Nowlin]

That's awesome.

The last time I went to the Pittsburgh Comicon, we stopped at this Denny's the night we got there. Totally empty, just me and three friends, two servers and a cook. We got our coffee, we got our food, we hung around almost an hour, and that was the last we saw the guy until he brought us our check. No refills, no checking to see if we needed anything (we had to scour the nearby tables for ketchup and salt and sugar).

So we paid in exact change, and I left him a note on a napkin with two pennies under a plate that said, "Quit your job."

Uh oh. I smell a return of the tipping thread

[Jack Zodiac]

Pfft! I gave him a huge tip. A karmatic tip. Anywhere else I go, even if the server's just good (not great, but just good), I always tip big.

[Guapo Méndez]

Thanks.
Just bear in mind that my trips there have been very sporadic.

If you go to the Historic Downtown (Centro Histórico), do take the trolley tour (can't miss it: it's a lengthy tour at some of Mexico's historical sites.

Tell the guys in the hotel to call these guys:

Coordinación de Paseos Culturales
Pino Suárez No. 30, Centro Histórico
Lunes a viernes de 9:00 a 18:00 hrs.
Tels. Y fax 55420487, 55420671
and ask them to book you on an English language tour.

Just distract your mom when they are about to reveal the burial place of Hernan.

[Paul McEnery]

Getting red Xs here.

Typo Lad may like this one:
http://engrish.com/image/engrish/free-jew.jpg

I've heard of a cheap Jew, but that's taking things too far.
















Too much?

[jessecuster3]

I think I was 12 when we went to Taxco. The cobbled-stone streets and the sheer amount of silverware were unforgettable. IIRC, there's also a very nice colonial church there.


I will still never forget the drive from Cuernavaca to Taxco, up the side of the mountain on a dirt road, with all of the twists and turns Hollywood wishes they could duplicate, and lanes that barely fit two cars.


We were actually spending our last full day and the night in Mexico City, but of course good, old, Montezuma exacted his revenge on me the morning we were packing the car up to head to Mexico City. I spent the whole day and night in the hotel room puking.

[Guapo Méndez]

The Guapo Méndez family, at Test Track:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/guapo_mendez/th_CIMG0019.jpg (http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/guapo_mendez/?action=view&current=CIMG0019.flv)

My wife is in the front seat, Marco is next to me and you can hear my daughter scream with glee during the curves.

[Chris Nowlin]

Not a fan of holding back harsh truth are you, Paul?

[jessecuster3]

Not a fan of holding back harsh truth are you, Paul?

I just saw that, too, and applauded from here.

[Guapo Méndez]

I will still never forget the drive from Cuernavaca to Taxco, up the side of the mountain on a dirt road, with all of the twists and turns Hollywood wishes they could duplicate, and lanes that barely fit two cars.


We were actually spending our last full day and the night in Mexico City, but of course good, old, Montezuma exacted his revenge on me the morning we were packing the car up to head to Mexico City. I spent the whole day and night in the hotel room puking.

Ouch.
Mexican stomaches are insulated, so I feel for those visitors that are hit by his vengeance.

I do remember that road. Scary.

[nervmeister]

The Guapo Méndez family, at Test Track:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/guapo_mendez/th_CIMG0019.jpg (http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/guapo_mendez/?action=view&current=CIMG0019.flv)

My wife is in the front seat, Marco is next to me and you can hear my daughter scream with glee during the curves................Er, ever consider taking photography lessons, Guapo?

[Ed Cunard]

I've heard of a cheap Jew, but that's taking things too far.
















Too much?

We're talking about Jews, here. Anything is too much if they can't haggle it down.

[Forefinger]

I need to poop.

[nervmeister]

Thanks.
Just bear in mind that my trips there have been very sporadic.

If you go to the Historic Downtown (Centro Histórico), do take the trolley tour (can't miss it: it's a lengthy tour at some of Mexico's historical sites.

Tell the guys in the hotel to call these guys:

Coordinación de Paseos Culturales
Pino Suárez No. 30, Centro Histórico
Lunes a viernes de 9:00 a 18:00 hrs.
Tels. Y fax 55420487, 55420671
and ask them to book you on an English language tour.

Just distract your mom when they are about to reveal the burial place of Hernan.Sweet. Máybe I´ll do some of what you recommended if there´s enough time left.

EDIT: I added the "maybe" simply because I´m lazy as hell.

[jessecuster3]

We're talking about Jews, here. Anything is too much if they can't haggle it down.

You know why our noses are so big?








Air is free!

[nervmeister]

I need to poop.
Okay. Here´s a jar.

[jessecuster3]

The Guapo Méndez family, at Test Track:




Awesome! That looks fun. Is Space Mountain and that railroad ride still there?

[Guapo Méndez]

...............Er, ever consider taking photography lessons, Guapo?


Heh.

It's a video.

[nervmeister]

You know why our noses are so big?








Air is free!Good god.....

[jessecuster3]

Good god.....

Dude you are on vacation, get the hell away from the PC and go explore.

[nervmeister]

Heh.

It's a video.Oh. Silly me. (smacks forehead)

[nervmeister]

Dude you are on vacation, get the hell away from the PC and go explore.But I already did. I´m just taking it easy right now.

[Guapo Méndez]

Awesome! That looks fun. Is Space Mountain and that railroad ride still there?

Yes and yes. We rode them all, except for the Mount Everest one in Animal Kindgom because it was pouring.

Get a fastpass or pretend you're a moscovite during a regular day in Mother Russia.

[Matt Algren]

Not a fan of holding back harsh truth are you, Paul?

I just saw that, too, and applauded from here.Why? I'm not a fan of that type of thread, but what's the problem with that thread over some of the others that are posted?

But I already did. I´m just taking it easy right now.Has anyone ever introduced you to the multi-quote function?

[jessecuster3]

Yes and yes. We rode them all, except for the Mount Everest one in Animal Kindgom because it was pouring.

Get a fastpass or pretend you're a moscovite during a regular day in Mother Russia.

So great, I remember loving Space Mountain when I was 13.


I haven't been back there since, however.

[Guapo Méndez]

You know why our noses are so big?







Air is free!


Around here, that joke has been adjusted to fit our esteemed citizens of Lebanese descent.

[Guapo Méndez]

So great, I remember loving Space Mountain when I was 13.


I haven't been back there since, however.

Space Mountain needs an upgrade. Compared to the Rock and Roller Coaster, it feels like you're driving through 20 miles of bad road.
Still fun one-on-one, but some of those bumpy curves hurt.

[nervmeister]

Has anyone ever introduced you to the multi-quote function?Like I said before. I´m lazy as hell.

[Guapo Méndez]

Sneak attack!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UeRq-26itY

[Chris Nowlin]

Why? I'm not a fan of that type of thread, but what's the problem with that thread over some of the others that are posted?


Alone, not much. Given two simultaneous threads and said poster's history with like threads... I think Paul's absolutely spot on.

[nervmeister]

Unfortunately, this hotel computer I´m on doesnt have Flash. It has excellent connection speed though.

[Slam_Bradley]

I started off as a Guard on O (I think this was the 7th grade) and End on D.

By the 11th Grade, I was a TE and OLB. You never know where you will end up.

If he stays strong and fast - he could be a great RB.


He's not fast at all. So the line is good for him. He usually plays G or T on offense and end on defense. He might be able to play Inside Linebacker, but he'd never be fast enough to cover a receiver coming out of the backfield.

I usually played TE on offense and Safety on defense. I was a decent blocking end, but not a great receiver. I was a hitting safety, not necessarily a great defender.

[Paul McEnery]

Why? I'm not a fan of that type of thread, but what's the problem with that thread over some of the others that are posted?


Eight minutes apart, with quite possibly more to come.

Not tolerant of that nonsense at the best of times, much less when it's surrounding the sad news of Wieringo's death.

[Matt Algren]

Eight minutes apart, with quite possibly more to come.

Not tolerant of that nonsense at the best of times, much less when it's surrounding the sad news of Wieringo's death.Yeah, I noticed that too. Won't be long before they're dumped in here.

[Dreadstar]

Eight minutes apart, with quite possibly more to come.

Not tolerant of that nonsense at the best of times, much less when it's surrounding the sad news of Wieringo's death.

Quite possibly it's your intolerance of Fox?

[jessecuster3]

Eight minutes apart, with quite possibly more to come.

Not tolerant of that nonsense at the best of times, much less when it's surrounding the sad news of Wieringo's death.

Paul, I am noticing you be more sensitive today. Did Wieringo's death affect you more than Wilson's?

[Paul McEnery]

Quite possibly it's your intolerance of Fox?

That may have something to do with it, too.

Though it's more that Mr. King was clearly reading through Fox and looked like he was going to post every last thing that caught his eye. Which would be irritating.

[Paul McEnery]

Paul, I am noticing you be more sensitive today. Did Wieringo's death affect you more than Wilson's?

Hell, we all knew Tony Wilson was very, very ill. A 44 year old keeling over out of the blue is obviously a bit closer to home.















Then again, I'm also really really irritated about Moebius getting the last word.

[Jared_Humpherys]

So, in the midst of our personal weekend tragedy, Sarah having to wait until this Thursday to get her CPAP mask(Did I mention this earlier? Probably not. Really $%^&ing not cool), I have one glimpse of happiness: the Bioshock Demo is out today, and Wednesday brings Persona 3, which Sarah is now looking forward to as much as me(funny scene: Sarah reads a Game Informer on Sunday and says to me "Jared, you must buy me Persona 3!" Me: "I've had it reserved for weeks, sweetheart.").

With all the bad juju that's gone down over the last week or so, is it wrong for me to now invest so much happiness in video games(especially since I know it's my Aspie focus and could get me into trouble)?

Oh, and if this is indicative of how fragile I am today: I loved the film "Sunshine" and the score as well. Then I found out the score is done by Underworld, one of my favorite bands. So today, I was looking at Amazon and elsewhere to buy it and found out the soundtrack has not been(and never will be, possibly) released. I nearly burst into tears. Selfish and shallow, I know, but I just feel like broken glass of late.

Edit: and in my defense, I've been told that I'm doing a good job of keeping Sarah together and not letting her see how bad I feel.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Life is good.

[Michael P]

Ow! God dammit!

[Jared_Humpherys]

Ow! God dammit!

Don't do that: it hurts.

[thespianphryne]

Well, Morts just had to bow out of Casablanca on account of sick child. Is anyone else still up for it?

Oh shit! I forgot about that. What time? I can still make it. Who am I to deny the glory of Bogey and Bergman?


You have my number, right?

-Das

[Michael P]

Oh shit! I forgot about that. What time? I can still make it. Who am I to deny the glory of Bogey and Bergman?


You have my number, right?

-Das

I do.

The movie starts at sundown (eightish), but the lawn starts to fill up around 5. I can maybe stake us out a spot.

[jessecuster3]

Oh, and if this is indicative of how fragile I am today: I loved the film "Sunshine" and the score as well. Then I found out the score is done by Underworld, one of my favorite bands. So today, I was looking at Amazon and elsewhere to buy it and found out the soundtrack has not been(and never will be, possibly) released. I nearly burst into tears. Selfish and shallow, I know, but I just feel like broken glass of late.

Edit: and in my defense, I've been told that I'm doing a good job of keeping Sarah together and not letting her see how bad I feel.


How do you feel about MP3s?

[jessecuster3]

Ow! God dammit!

I hate when that happens!


You mean like when you take one of those....
9 inch replicas of the Empire State building?
Yeah, yeah and you jam it in your nose so far...
Your brain starts leaking out of the other nostril?
Yeah, I hate when that happens.

[Michael P]

Holy moly. West popped back in to give condolences on 'Ringo's board.

[Chris Nowlin]

Sunshine isn't playing anywhere near me.

Razzle frazzle

[Dreadstar]

I went to see Stardust this weekend with my kid. We both enjoyed it for what it was. But it looks like it's going to lose BIG-time money.

[thespianphryne]

Sunshine isn't playing anywhere near me.

Razzle frazzle

The last 1/3rd of the movie lost me.

Kinda like how I was enjoying Mimic as a nice B bug movie and they had to get all symbolic and mystico-religious on my ass. I mean...it was a movie about giant roaches for god's sake.


-Das

[Matt Algren]

Well that's just great. My work decided to block my blog in the middle of writing today's entry.

Dammit. What, do they want me to do work or something?

[Ed Cunard]

That's horrible.

Write it in Word and give someone outside work access to post for you.

[Gingold]

Oh Jack Chick, you've done it again:
http://adistantsoil.com/blog/?p=1453

[Dreadstar]

Oh Jack Chick, you've done it again:

Too bad there's no link to the whole tract.

[Gingold]

Too bad there's no link to the whole tract.

Yeah, I've looked and couldn't find one. It looks like it could approach the classic greatness of the anti-D&D tract.

[gary bolt]

Now that we are back in civilization Morna and I are planning to watch Sunshine tonight.

[Jared_Humpherys]

How do you feel about MP3s?

I support them. Why? Are the songs available as such?

[Matt Algren]

That's horrible.

Write it in Word and give someone outside work access to post for you.
...and it's back. That's weird.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Yeah, I've looked and couldn't find one. It looks like it could approach the classic greatness of the anti-D&D tract.

Some things never change.

[jessecuster3]

I support them. Why? Are the songs available as such?

Just keep an eye out for a PM.

[Lone Ranger]

He's not fast at all.

He may get faster. You never really know.

I was very slow until about age 16, then I developed some speed out of nowhere. I wasn't super fast, but a decent first step and learning how to use angles was pretty important. I started running a bit of track (800 and 4X400 relay) - working with a running coach helped me a good deal, but most of it was just sorting out how to move my limbs more efficiently.

We play 3 downs up here so there's a lot of passing - you've got to learn to play the angles and develop decent field vision or your toast.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Just keep an eye out for a PM.

You are my hero.

[Matt Algren]

Yeah, I've looked and couldn't find one. It looks like it could approach the classic greatness of the anti-D&D tract.
It's part of a five-year-old one.
(http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp)

[Dreadstar]

"Get that robe off, Samantha. I'll put the rug over the pentagram."



Classic.

[Gingold]

It's part of a five-year-old one.
(http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp)

Ooooh. Matt's web-fu is much stronger than mine.

[Matt Algren]

Ooooh. Matt's web-fu is much stronger than mine.
There is no spoon.

[jessecuster3]

You are my hero.

Don't get too far ahead of yourself. I have my scouts out looking, I thought I saw something recently, but I could be wrong.

[Michael P]

It's part of a five-year-old one.
(http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5012/5012_01.asp)

Inter-tract continuity. Nice.

Edit: Oh, wow. The King James Bible is "the only version Satan hasn't messed with?" Man, I guess this New International Version I've got was a Satanic Tome all along, and I never even knew it.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I got the mail just now. Uh, why is the AARP saying I'm eligible for membership?

"As a member, you'll be able to use the resources and information you need to get the most out of life over 50."

Didn't this happen to someone else on CBR? Mike Smash, I think.

[Paul McEnery]

There is no spoon.

And all I have for breakfast is Rice Krispies.

Bugger.

[Merey]

I got the mail just now. Uh, why is the AARP saying I'm eligible for membership?

"As a member, you'll be able to use the resources and information you need to get the most out of life over 50."

Didn't this happen to someone else on CBR? Mike Smash, I think.

Ha! My boyfriend's 31-year-old brother was just showing us his AARP card last night.

[Puma]

new employee training



sigh

[i_mmmchocolate]

Ha! My boyfriend's 31-year-old brother was just showing us his AARP card last night.
That's hilarious. Does he actually use it for anything?

[Paul McEnery]

I got the mail just now. Uh, why is the AARP saying I'm eligible for membership?

"As a member, you'll be able to use the resources and information you need to get the most out of life over 50."

Didn't this happen to someone else on CBR? Mike Smash, I think.

I knew you were a 60 year old fat man.

[Paul McEnery]

"Get that robe off, Samantha. I'll put the rug over the pentagram."



Classic.
Hey, it always works for me.

[Puma]

oh goodie, a new 'character'


joy.

[Ed Cunard]

And all I have for breakfast is Rice Krispies.

Bugger.

...

Well, that's one way of getting the cereal in there.

[Merey]

That's hilarious. Does he actually use it for anything?

I don't think he even knows how to use it. He just has it. I'm guessing it's pretty useless without an ID proving your over 50.

We certainly have been getting an odd assortment of new posters recently.

[tricksterpup]

I personally can not go the site to prove this is correct but I heard on the news that the Westboro Baptist Church is thanking god for the destruction of 35W.

[Paul McEnery]

...

Well, that's one way of getting the cereal in there.

You can make good money in Singapore.

[Elegance Liberty]

My entire lower lip is absolutely numb. It's weird biting down on it and not feeling anything.

Nom nom nom.

[Paul McEnery]

I personally can not go the site to prove this is correct but I heard on the news that the xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxx is thanking god for the destruction of 35W.

Simply for invoking the name, you must post nothing but interspecies romance all day long.

[Elegance Liberty]

Simply for invoking the name, you must post nothing but interspecies romance all day long.

Does furry porn count?

[i_mmmchocolate]

I don't think he even knows how to use it. He just has it. I'm guessing it's pretty useless without an ID proving your over 50.

We certainly have been getting an odd assortment of new posters recently.
Ah, shame. If I could actually take advantage of the perks, I would become a member...

[Paul McEnery]

My entire lower lip is absolutely numb. It's weird biting down on it and not feeling anything.

Nom nom nom.

What the hell kind of spermicide are you using?

[Jared_Humpherys]

I got the mail just now. Uh, why is the AARP saying I'm eligible for membership?

"As a member, you'll be able to use the resources and information you need to get the most out of life over 50."

Didn't this happen to someone else on CBR? Mike Smash, I think.

Happened to me as well.

[Elegance Liberty]

What the hell kind of spermicide are you using?

Hah. No, I went to the dentist this morning for some stuff.

[Lone Ranger]

Didn't this happen to someone else on CBR? Mike Smash, I think.

The AARP mails the membership letter out within 24 hours of your first utterance of "Oh, my aching bones".

[Michael P]

Hoo boy. Jack Chick is one special brand of nuttiness. If he'd turned his gifts towards superhero comics, he might have been even more popular than Stan Lee.

Behold: The Death Cookie (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0074/0074_01.asp)!

How Fairy Tales (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1033/1033_01.asp) turned Harry into a murderer.

[Michael P]

Monica is sad about Mike Wieringo too.

[nervmeister]

Does furry porn count?No comment

[nervmeister]

Double post

[Lone Ranger]

Are other finding that CBR has been acting a bit wonky for the last half hour or so?

[thespianphryne]

That's strange...the midnight glitch is happening at midday.


-Das

[Chris Nowlin]

oh goodie, a new 'character'


joy.

Reminds me of me back when I started

[Lone Ranger]

That's strange...the midnight glitch is happening at midday.


-Das


I found that it happened couple of afternoons last week as well.

[thespianphryne]

Monica is sad about Mike Wieringo too.

Or maybe she's shuddering at the thought of our one new entrant as well.


-Das

[Athena Bast]

Are other finding that CBR has been acting a bit wonky for the last half hour or so?

yeah... kinda odd..

[Elegance Liberty]

The AARP mails the membership letter out within 24 hours of your first utterance of "Oh, my aching bones".

If that's the case, why haven't I gotten one yet? >=/

[Athena Bast]

How many new characters has that been?

[jessecuster3]

So I have this friend who was clearly getting fed up with being single and started in on The Game and some other DVD set.

Apparently there is this new show on VH1 called The Pick Up Artist or something.

I just got this from my friend:

For those not aware of all of this:

Mystery is one of the original pick up artists that sprang up in Orange County CA who mentored Neil Strauss author of the Game. They have all worked with and interacted with David DeAngelo who is the dating guru I am studying now. Mystery is featured in David's in how to approach women and is interviewed in his interview series with gurus. David D readily admits that Mystery is the world's greatest pick up artist.

I don't care if you are in a relationship, married, single, great with women or transforming from an AFC (Average Frusturated Chump) to something resembling a confident guy (what is what I am trying to do) who can meet chicks this show is very beneficial. All of this is real and the transformation you will witness is not acted out.

As you can tell I am pretty excited about this stuff...



I watched a bit of the show and it started out with 3 guys, two tall, handsome ones that just had to walk up and girls were fawning all over them, and one stylish, well kept, confident kid who talked a good game. Watching them work was a group of shorter, nerdy-looking, overweight, pimply faced kids, most of them with really horrible wire frame glasses. Its a comedy of errors, and I can't even imagine what will happen as they each get turned down repeatedly on national television. And this is what my friend is into?

PATHETIC!

[Athena Bast]

Some twat edited Crush's bio on Wikipedia to have him murdered by Benoit.

[Tages]

I just had a most disturbing dream.

And it involved a bunch of you fuckers.

[nervmeister]

I just had a most disturbing dream.

And it involved a bunch of you fuckers.Shhhh. Dont be scared. Now you just tell Nerv all about it.

[Athena Bast]

I just had a most disturbing dream.

And it involved a bunch of you fuckers.

this should be interesting

[Chris Nowlin]

I just had a most disturbing dream.

And it involved a bunch of you fuckers.

Name names

[Athena Bast]

Mike Wieringo's official site has crashed... not surprisingly.

[Paul McEnery]

Mike Wieringo's official site has crashed... not surprisingly.

Oh, well that might explain why we're glitchy today, then.

[Matt Algren]

Oh, well that might explain why we're glitchy today, then.

I didn't even think of that.

[Tages]

It was in New York during MoCCA and a big crowd was there to go eat; Ed, Das, Chris and Jason 1 were all prominent. We were walking to the restaurant when I noticed I hadn't put on any clothes before leaving the hotel, but every time I looked down there was another article of clothing that had made its way onto my body (and I was the only one who noticed).

We got there and ordered food and everyone ate. When we were about to go somewhere else I got a call from my father saying that there was a Level 5 cyclone tearing through Reno and he started sobbing. I left the restaurant and suddenly we were all in someone's house and I was wandering through the rooms trying to get him to tell me what was wrong.

I got back into a room were everyone was talking and then my dad said that some insane homeless woman had broken into my parents' house and killed all our pets. Cut them up really sick. Then I dropped the phone and was about to start screaming when I woke up.

That was damn weird.

[Matt Algren]

Hey Ed, I updated since you were there. Some major trimming, since I'm a wordy fucker.

(And yes, please.)

[Tages]

Then again, I'm also really really irritated about Moebius getting the last word.

Find some way to continue it! I was interested in that part.

Seek asylum at YABS. There, the Croninbot cannot harm you.

[Paul McEnery]

It was in New York during MoCCA and a big crowd was there to go eat; Ed, Das, Chris and Jason 1 were all prominent. We were walking to the restaurant when I noticed I hadn't put on any clothes before leaving the hotel, but every time I looked down there was another article of clothing that had made its way onto my body (and I was the only one who noticed).

We got there and ordered food and everyone ate. When we were about to go somewhere else I got a call from my father saying that there was a Level 5 cyclone tearing through Reno and he started sobbing. I left the restaurant and suddenly we were all in someone's house and I was wandering through the rooms trying to get him to tell me what was wrong.

I got back into a room were everyone was talking and then my dad said that some insane homeless woman had broken into my parents' house and killed all our pets. Cut them up really sick. Then I dropped the phone and was about to start screaming when I woke up.

That was damn weird.

So your family gives you the willies, and CBR makes you want to flash your willy.

What's new?

[Athena Bast]

squee!

Nathan Fillion is gonna be back on One Life To Live this week. I may just have to watch some of it.

[Tages]

So your family gives you the willies, and CBR makes you want to flash your willy.

What's new?

I think I understand.

And I know now what I must do at Wondercon.

[Paul McEnery]

Find some way to continue it! I was interested in that part.

Seek asylum at YABS. There, the Croninbot cannot harm you.

Surely there must already be an Onion Article.

American Academic Makes
Unsubstantiable Claims.
Boston blames "darkies".

[nervmeister]

I think I understand.

And I know now what I must do at Wondercon.Too bad that after this, no one at Wondercon will ever want to do you.

[Gilda Dent]

I wanna see The King of Kong (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/king_of_kong_a_fistful_of_quarters/).

Imagine a real life Rocky.

But with Donkey Kong instead of boxing.

It has 100% at Rottentomatoes so far.

[Paul McEnery]

I think I understand.

And I know now what I must do at Wondercon.

Hire someone to bump off your family while you're in jail on an indecency charge in San Francisco?

[Tages]

Surely there must already be an Onion Article.

American Academic Makes
Unsubstantiable Claims.
Boston blames "darkies".

But...but...science!

(Nah, I actually thought Moebius's response was really impressive, but I'm sure you think it's a load of flapdoodle and are waiting to disillusion the eagerly awaiting masses)

[jessecuster3]

Jason 2, I know you are obsessed with me, it is ok.

[Tages]

Hire someone to bump off your family while you're in jail on an indecency charge in San Francisco?

The perfect alibi.

"No one that naked could possibly be violent!"

[nervmeister]

The perfect alibi.

"No one that naked could possibly be violent!"Not against fellow nudists anyway.

[Paul McEnery]

The perfect alibi.

"No one that naked could possibly be violent!"

"Guys with equipment like that always use pump action shotguns. Send him home."

[Ed Cunard]

Alright, Matt. When I get it back from the person I lent it to, I'll send it to you next.

[nervmeister]

"Guys with equipment like that always use pump action shotguns. Send him home."Let´s give him a "sawed-off" shotgun instead. :evilsmile

[Tages]

Speaking of the fam...

It's definitively established now that the whole rape thing was a lie. Jennifer's moving to Winnemucca, which is a hick town even by hick town standards, to get away from Reno. My father has been accused of my soon-to-be-divorced uncle (mom's side) of having an affair with my aunt. Mom's lost forty pounds and looks great, though I wish she'd stop breaking into my house to stuff my cupboards with food I'm never going to eat.

Dad still complains about everything and spent the recent dinner we had together lecturing the Filipino busboy about how to cook a seafood linguini plate and then insulted our waiter.

Something tells me I need to move far away.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I wanna see The King of Kong (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/king_of_kong_a_fistful_of_quarters/).

Imagine a real life Rocky.

But with Donkey Kong instead of boxing.

It has 100% at Rottentomatoes so far.

Oh wow.

I need to see this movie.

[Matt Algren]

Speaking of the fam...

It's definitively established now that the whole rape thing was a lie. Jennifer's moving to Winnemucca, which is a hick town even by hick town standards, to get away from Reno. My father has been accused of my soon-to-be-divorced uncle (mom's side) of having an affair with my aunt. Mom's lost forty pounds and looks great, though I wish she'd stop breaking into my house to stuff my cupboards with food I'm never going to eat.

Dad still complains about everything and spent the recent dinner we had together lecturing the Filipino busboy about how to cook a seafood linguini plate and then insulted our waiter.

Something tells me I need to move far away.
That really sucks, Tages. I hope this all clears up soon and they can all get some peace.

You too.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Something tells me I need to move far away.
Far away as in the next town over (close but not too close) or Far away as in a completely different state?

[Tages]

Far away as in the next town over (close but not too close) or Far away as in a completely different state?

I hear Paris is lovely this time of year.

[nervmeister]

I hear Paris is lovely this time of year.Stay away from her too. I dont care how good her latest nose job is.

[moebius]

Find some way to continue it! I was interested in that part.

Seek asylum at YABS. There, the Croninbot cannot harm you.

I'll PM you when I PM Paul. Which will come tomorrow, unforutnately. There's drinking and 3.5 to be done in the interim.

[tricksterpup]

Simply for invoking the name, you must post nothing but interspecies romance all day long.

Damn, do I need to hump your leg again??

[Paul McEnery]

Damn, do I need to hump your leg again??

Since according to Joe Rice, I'm already the product of interspecies romance, I suppose that would count.

[darkhanamaru]

Since according to Joe Rice, I'm already the product of interspecies romance, I suppose that would count.

hmmm...something else to try...

[jessecuster3]

I'll PM you when I PM Paul. Which will come tomorrow, unforutnately. There's drinking and 3.5 to be done in the interim.

3.5? What happened to the other .7?




In other news, if you are up on your Interwebs, you, too, can have the DVD of the Simpsons movie.

[darkhanamaru]

everyone is so quiet today....

[Slam_Bradley]

everyone is so quiet today....


I was in court most of the day and my back hurts.

And I don't think the two are related.

[jessecuster3]

I am not even sure how much I like that album by The Band.

[Jared_Humpherys]

everyone is so quiet today....

I'm just in a morbid mood, and not just because of earlier stated reasons.

Check this: my boss is gone today because of a death in the family. Now, the person designated to take over for the day has left as well because of a death close to her.

Add to that the passing of a favorite comic artist of mine, and most importantly to me: my pug passing away on Friday(which I am still very torn up over and likely will be for some time), and my head is in a real weird place right now. I feel like I'm having an Aspie moment in front of God or something.

[Slam_Bradley]

I am not even sure how much I like that album by The Band.


I'm voting up the jazz, blues and early rock stuff that I actually like. Oh, and Marvin Gaye.

Then I'll start whittling on the rest of the stuff that doesn't interest me one little bit.

[jessecuster3]

I'm voting up the jazz, blues and early rock stuff that I actually like. Oh, and Marvin Gaye.

Then I'll start whittling on the rest of the stuff that doesn't interest me one little bit.

We gonna brawl over the Beach Boys, then?

[Slam_Bradley]

We gonna brawl over the Beach Boys, then?

Not for a long time. I can find a lot of stuff on there I hate. The Beach Boys I'm just indifferent to.

[parrish]

Not for a long time. I can find a lot of stuff on there I hate. The Beach Boys I'm just indifferent to.

I like Pet Sounds. I added it the survivor game.

[Guapo Méndez]

I should be working.

I should.

I just can't muster the will to do it.

[darkhanamaru]

I have been working...in meetings. Really not what I have been hired to do.

[Matt Algren]

This is directed at no one in Rita's.

I don't like you. I wish you would go away. Every time I see you I wonder who you really are, because I know I've seen your writing pattern before.

[Jared_Humpherys]

This is directed at no one in Rita's.

I don't like you. I wish you would go away. Every time I see you I wonder who you really are, because I know I've seen your writing pattern before.

I have a theory on this.

Then again, it's likely quite obvious...cracka.

[jessecuster3]

This is directed at no one in Rita's.

I don't like you. I wish you would go away. Every time I see you I wonder who you really are, because I know I've seen your writing pattern before.

At least yours didn't take a form of your name.

[Jared_Humpherys]

At least yours didn't take a form of your name.

Ohhh, good one.

[jessecuster3]

Ohhh, good one.

HAAAAAAATTTTTTTTEEEEE!

[Matt Algren]

HAAAAAAATTTTTTTTEEEEE!
I don't know why. His opinions are well thought out and politely stated.

[jessecuster3]

I don't know why. His opinions are well thought out and politely stated.

Why did you only read one word of my post, stupid, if you had read the whole thing, you would have seen the deeper meaning surrounding the totality of an internet posting, and what it means to the world at large. More text ad inifnitum.

[nervmeister]

I should be working.

I should.

I just can't muster the will to do it.I´ll admit I was ready to type a racy joke, but I love you too much to do so.

[Matt Algren]

You know what we need? We need a good old fashioned book burning (http://wkrg.com/news/article/inappropriate_book/4373/).

[Ray R.]

Geez, nervmeister is back already? Was that a 48 hour ban? Time to plug in the Air Wick.

Anywho......

Couple of quick movie reviews:

"300": Meh. Good, but not great. I wish I had rented instead of bought it. Good imagery, a little too much on the stylistic violence, not so much on the underlying Spartan code. This was a popcorn movie, plain and simple, and reading homoeroticism and racism into it was giving it WAY, WAY too much thought. Still, in my mind, incredibly overrated. I might as well have been watching it in a persistent vegetative state. I personally thought Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" was a much more superior movie, with much more subtlety and nuance (there was no equivalent to a Ving Rhames, Sarah Polley or Jake Weber here), in addition to the visually striking violence present in 300. Rental. Not 2-Day.

"Hot Fuzz": Excellent. Different in tone than "Shaun of the Dead," and probably more striking in its send-up of picturesque villagery in Britain than here in the States, but it worked. Maybe too clever by half, and sometimes overly engrossed in homage over substance, it's still a fun little ride. Smarter than your average flick, and willing to share lots of little laughs with the audience. Rental. Potentially worth buying once it hits cult status in a half decade or so.

"Blake Snake Moan": Flawed, but good. Talk about a bait-and-switch movie poster. This movie basically turned the grindhouse feel on its head, and made a movie that could have been exploitation into a dialectic on the healing power of blues. Executed well, though, but in the end, it's about people with problems becoming people who overcome problems with another "magical" black man leading the way. It's hard not to like though, because the characters lend enough vulnerability to their roles that they never fully fall into stereotypes, even when that'd be the easy way to go. And I never thought I'd ever type this, but Justin Timberlake wasn't awful. Definitely worth a rental.

[nervmeister]

You know what we need? We need a good old fashioned book burning (http://wkrg.com/news/article/inappropriate_book/4373/).What the hell is wrong with these parents. It´s literature, not fuggin pornography.