Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was admired for sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea.
As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was filled with water. In the water floated, of all things, a condom! When she returned with tea and scones, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist. “Miss Beatrice”, he said, “I wonder if you would tell me about this?” pointing to the bowl. “Oh, yes” she replied, “isn’t it wonderful?
I was walking through the park a few months ago and I found this little package on the ground. The directions said to place it on the organ, keep it wet and that it would prevent the spread of disease. Do you know I haven’t had the flu all winter!” The pastor fainted.
This joke provided its own coat.
Whoa…. meta…
To get the ball rolling on the subject in this new thread – at this point, the weekend of September 13th looks workable for me.
I’m told that that weekend isn’t workable for me 🙁 Sorry.
Back to the drawing board!
D’oh!
Morning Pan
I won’t be able to listen to the episode until next week 🙁
Noooooo!
Once again it will be on a day when I will be out of town.
Just used the interwebs to try and find a comic shop where I will be and it looks like about an hours drive.
🙁
No matter what blend of coffee you start with, the longer it sits in the pot it becomes French Roast.
I’d love to see them somehow go back in and repair the nonsense of the final season. Can we green-light that project?
See I loved the last final season. Thought it was a perfect mythos for what was the purpose of the island. Sure the finale ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but for a show that was so strong for so long it could have been much worse. BSG and Dexter I’m looking at you.
How dare you disagree!
To clarify:
I greatly enjoyed the ride of the final season, I just found the resolution extremely disappointing. Go back and fix that.
I gave up partway through season 3 for various reasons. I think this show would have been much better if it was cleaned up and condensed. For seasons 2 & 3 I just felt that they were trying to stretch things out for as long as they could get away with it. I’m not a viewer that likes having his chain jerked.
Disagree completely but respect your opinion.
Agree on the resolution, Jack. To be fair I dont think people would have been as infuriated as they were had the creators blatantly said “No, no the ending isnt going to be like that” and then the ending was exactly that.
I though the ending wAs copout, but enjoyed the last two series.
Have to agree it still ended better than BSG.
Youre a copout! *cough*
Right! There, we solved it.
I didn’t watch.
There weren’t enough plane crashes in it.
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is now on Netflix in the UK.
Tom Baker (pre Doctor Who) as the villain. Lots of animation by Ray Harryhausen. Oh and tgat guy who played the Angel in Barbarella.
Last saw it at the Flicks in the 70’s..
Does Barbarella need to be our next Palooza?
Oh Gawd yes, we’ll need to clean Lo’s drool off the floor after the strip scene though..
That’s not drool.
Seriously, Sir Mix-A-Lot might not be impressed with Jane Fonda, but the scene with the Orgasmatron was drool-worthy.
A cup of tea before bed might be a good idea.
The people doing Raspberry Pi projects can be quirky:
At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital.
While the IRS agent was checking the books, he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said,
“I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there’s too little left to be of any use?”
“Good question ,” noted the CFO. “We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every once in a while, they send us a free roll.”
“Oh,” replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his obnoxious way. “What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what’s left over after setting a cast on a patient?”
“Ah, yes,” replied the CFO, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. “We save it and send it back to the manufacturer and every so often they will send us a free bag of plaster.”
“I see,” replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO.
“Well,” he went on, “What do you do with all the remains from the circumcision surgeries?”
“Here, too, we do not waste,” answered the CFO. “What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS office, and about once a year they send us a complete prick.”
Et voilà !
Avs vs. Wild cant come fast enough.
“Time to put our balls on the table” – Patrick Roy
Just reading about a documentary team that unearthed a bunch of old Atari games in a Mexico Landfill.
I’m wondering what current pop-culture item we should re-entomb in the hole.
So I’ve officially become confused about the plot.
/slightly spoilerific
I love that I have absolutely no idea who is really the “bad guy”.
I am beginning to suspect there IS no “good guy”.
/slightly spoilerific
Well Done, Anaheim Ducks, my hometown team for *finally* taking down the Dallas Stars!
I look forward to a most excellent Round 2 series with your California foe.
A successful weekend Cali run was apparently just what we all needed. Now a few days to rest and… ahh dammit.
Ah twitter, I had commented that the 3 ‘Hereward and Fitz’ stories by Garth Nix weren’t enough.
The author replied that two new ones were coming out this year…
The last four days the vertigo has been back.
Of course on the decide to visit the doc it subsides.
+day
Until I got our of bed, wowser! I’ve staggered less when pissed.
Put off seeing the doc, it seems to have cleared up.
So off to see ‘transcendence’ at the flicks.
When was the last time Johnny Depp did a good film?
What is “Pirates of the Carribean?”
Watson blesses you with a blue star and reminds you about the myth about HAL.
I’d argue Rango was the last good one. Not that long ago.
Well not fantastic, a Hollywood version of AI, but watchable.
Gah, you might be right, Ed. How depressing.
Related thought: what’s his best movie?
I’m gonna go with Ed Wood, although The 9th Gate is my hipster alternative selection.
I think Sweeney Todd was after Pirates, and that’s a good one.
Best film… I’m giving a 3 way tie to Platoon, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Donnie Brasco.
My fav film, tho not best, is Sleepy Holow
I’ve only seen Plattoon once yet have no memory of Johnny Depp.
I had to check wiki and IMDB to confirm I was wrong.
Maybe not a “Johnny Depp” film, but certainly a who’s who of bit players
Nightmare on Elm Street doesn’t count! That’s like calling Friday the 13th a Kevin Bacon movie.
I haven’t seen Sweeney Todd, probably never will. Donnie Brasco was a damn fine film, wasn’t it?
Well… wasnt it?
😛 (and yes, of course NoES counts. I’d forgotten he was in that.)
Sweeney Todd was brilliant but soooo disturbing.
I’m just glad we all can remember when Depp wasnt a Burton punchline
Apparently I need to add a few to my list. I may also have to revise my answer…someday.
Morning Pan
Had a good convention. Can I go back to bed now?
The computer says no.
I hope there are stories to share.
Joan Rivers looked at a book of one of our booth mates (he writes children’s stories). Is that a good story? The funny thing is, he wasn’t in the booth at the time and was so upset he missed it.
Won a Red Panda comic today, e-comic that but still.
Dont worry bout it. These kind of people are shouting louder and louder because their numbers are less and less
That is an excellent book, BTW.
Dr Mr Sony, just give the Spider-Man license back to Marvel.
Just saying..
Yup. Oh yup.
While theyre at it they can do a 2 for 1 give away with Fantastic Four
The new Spider-Man 2 was a bit shit in my view.
So was the last one in my view. If they were really smart, theyd licence it back to Marvel for a cut of the profit. I assure you, a licensed Marvel led Spider Man film would net Sony as much profit as these are. And we consumers would get far superior films… not to mention a Spider-Man / Avengers film that would be the stuff of legend.
I believe you.
I’m disappointed.
I agree that the previous one was utterly useless.
Meh.
So sleepy.
So sorry!
Have you been keeping Essbee up again?
Shhhhhhhh!
Morning Pan
Took Boo’s car in for regular maintenance and to have the snow tires taken off.
San Jose wins:
Food: An Italian pasta dish. (I ate lots of Italian food with my aunt and uncle during my first trip to SJ).
Song: “Red Seas, Black Sea” by Shearwater.
Movie: Choke.
Picture: A restaurant sign, place, thing, person, etc. with the word, “Jose” on it.
Colorado Wins:
Food: Colorado brew of your choosing
Movie: things to DO in Denver When You’re Dead
Song: ‘Colorado’ by Slapstick
Picture: You posing in the form of the letter ‘C’
Dallas Wins:
Food – a Ribeye (unless your a vegetarian, then have one leaf of iceburg lettuce)
Movie – Boys Don’t Cry
Song – All My Exes Live in Texas – George Strait
Picture – You in either a Stetson or cowboy boots
Boston Wins:
Food – New England Clam Chowder (unless you’re a vegetarian, then eat one can of creamed corn)
Movie – Gone Baby Gone or any Lehane adaptation
Song – Debaser – Pixies
Picture – You drinking a Sam Adams, any Sam Adams
Anaheim wins: (EssBee, this is your punishment)
Food– you eating an Anaheim chile in any fashion and submitting the recipe, along with your thoughts on the dish
Movie: Any Disney movie or Disney cartoon (PIxar movies pre-breakup from Disney Corp)
Song: “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit (little known fact that 2 band members went to my high school)
Photo: A pic of you at Disneyland!!!
As far as I can tell, Chicago was unclaimed. I submit myself to whatever punishment people choose (within reason)
I found this article to be pointless and just as shallow as all of the mentioned tabloid headlines
Agreed. It came across as just some personal, mean, axe that the writer had to grind.
Essbee, I think I’ve mentioned this before
(It’s on EZTV and piratebay), but Hinterland is rather good, Swedish noir made in Wales as one critic put it.
Thanks, Van! I have the first couple of episodes but haven’t watched yet. I’m a bit buried in TV currently – Mad Men, GoT, VEEP, etc, etc. But this is just the type of show I love! Will watch on the elliptical – thanks for the reminder!
Ok, if this mmmmeetup comes off how are we going to console Lo when he discovers I’m not gay?
Cough
Contingency plans in place… countermeasures fully operational…
But you two make such a cute couple.
He’s the pitcher and dont you forget it.
Ranking the songs on Faith No More’s ‘Real Thing’ album in order of preference:
Real Thing
Zombie Eaters
From Out of Nowhere
War Pigs
Falling to Pieces
Surprise! Youre Dead
The Morning After
Epic
Woodpecker From Mars
Edge of the World
Underwater Love
He is completely avoiding the SW and West Coast, but you will play in Oklahoma City?
WTF
Pretty sure he’s not ‘avoiding’… I’m sure there will be another leg of the tour announced.
I miss Sam Kinison and George Carlin. I want material from these two genius comics. STAT!
“give the joke to me… give it here.” Sam Kinison was amazingly funny, even though his anti gay stance was quite dickish.
And that was the least of that dick’s issues. Sorry, I abhor Sam Kinison. Obviously he had/has a lot of fans and I’ll never tell them otherwise, but to me there was and is 100 better comedians than that guy.
and now *I* came off dickish… 🙁
SAY IT! SAY IT!
*muppet flail* I’m going in June!
can someone please tell me what the symbol between the TARDIS and 221b represents.
Well another day has passed and I didn’t use Algebra once.
You know, probably the most impressive thing to me about the cast for the next Star Wars movie is that it will have Max Von Sydow. Whatever part he plays is going to raise the level of the movie, but really – he was already not a young guy when he gave us Ming the Merciless 30 years ago. Whenever I see something about him, I keep thinking he must have died years ago.
Just a friendly shout out to TEB, the new Penny Dreadful series features a few 8 legged critters..and that’s just the title sequence.
It’s actually too dark for my TV, I can’t see a lot of the action even with the brightness turned up.
Thanks for the heads up, Van. It’s suppose to hit here next week. I may give it a pass.
To be fair they are more visible in the title credits than the rest of the episode.
Time for a kip, with R2 pulsating in the background.
Time for me to look up wtf youre talking about…. are you having fish with a certain astromech?
BBC radio 2 via the BBc’s app.
I have watched the first episode on Hulu. It is decent, lots of potential. I keep comparing it to a mix of American Horror Story and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Eeek. Apparently Jonathan Coulton is not from Calgary.
I’m going to watch a movie this afternoon. However, I’m not sure if Smurfs 2 is PBP material. Not because it isn’t silly (which I’m sure it will be) but more because I’m not sure if people want me to spoil this movie as they may want to watch it themselves.
Thoughts?
If you catch me watching a smurfs film you are allowed to slap me with a wet fish.
I’m grateful to the Smurfs for the great Deadpan material they’ve inspired over the years, but I will join Vanamonde next to the canal to be slapped with a fish if you catch me watching Smurfs 2.
I do not support torture and I am not part of the “make ’em suffer” crowd when it comes to convicted murderers.
That being said, I honestly find I have no sympathy for this man who’s “quick and humane execution” didn’t work out that way. I take no joy from it but I also feel no sympathy.
“Lockett was sentenced to death for shooting 19-year-old Stephanie Neiman and watching as two accomplices buried her alive in 1999.
Ms Neiman and a friend had interrupted the men as they robbed a home.”
I agree with you. I know there’s alot of people who say just let them rot in jail… and that would be fine if I didnt have to pay for their jailing as a taxpayer.
Yeah. He’ll get NO sympathy from me. Less than zero.
I’m not a supporter of CP, and quite happy to pay taxes to keep them locked up till they die.
I hope they never bring it back in the UK.
While I have no qualms about capital punishment in principle, in practice it ends up costing less in the U.S. for life in prison. Decades of delays, appeals, death row accommodations end up consuming a lot of capital.
9/11 changes my thoughts on capital punishment. I wondered how we could ever catch bin laden and let him live.
Im not sure about that Ed. Do you have any links I could look at?
I have seen articles in the past, but it’s been a few years. I’ll have to track them down again. It may have been something from Freakanomics.
– While not an peer reviewed study, this article is fairly typical of what I’ve read over the years:
As for Jack’s notion about Bin Laden – I certainly agree that, for criminals on a national scale, the payback to the national psyche outweighs the costs of the legal process.
My boss told me I had to take tomorrow and Friday off. Yes, had too. There may be a PBP tomorrow. Depends upon whether or not I decide to go out and enjoy the sun while it lasts.
I’ve never got hot tubs, maybe it’s the climate.
Good start. Lets go boys
yersh
Erik Johnson!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Awful
done. fuck.
All 3 of tonight’s Game 7s have gone the wrong way.
stupid hockey teams tonight.
0 for 3.
ugh
Nobody had L.A., so I guess I’ll let you all come up with stuff.
How about pictures of the Hollywood sign?
It’s a pleasure to wake to the sound of the rain.
Of course in my more morbid moments I feel it’s just a a pleasure to actually wake up.
This week has been one of good news for the company I work for. A short story in one of our anthologies has been nominated for an Aurora award (the Canadian equivalent of the Hugos), and two of our titles have been nominated for the Alberta Publishers Award in Spec Fic. This last one is especially good since only three titles make it to the short list.
Tracks was rather good if a bit sad in places.
Well worth checking out.
blarg
*thud*
Look! There he is…
ditto. Now, that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.
Hi, Deadpan!
I just posted my last hockey debt pictures from the Olympics challenge to the Facebook group. If it’s not too late to claim a team for NHL playoffs, I want to play. Is Nashville in the playoffs this year? If so, I want to claim it. If not, I’ll take any unclaimed team.
I’m posting this from the cruise terminal at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. My godparents organized a group cruise to Barcelona. I might post again later if I have a chance to charge my phone before I lose 3G signal. Or I might go ahead and pay for satellite Internet on the ship, just once. My plan is to maintain radio silence on the Internet for most of my vacation. Bon voyage, Pan!
P.S.: The Deadpan voicemail line is still active, so I still call in airport updates whenever I’m in an airport. Jack, are you still receiving them? 🙂
Amy!!
WOWZA! WHat a trip for you and your family.
Yes, VM is still up n active!
Have a blast and enjoy everything!!! How exciting.
Be safe 🙂
Jack says Please Call!
Yes, please call – – and have a great time! You’re living the life.
Just listened to the Ask Me Another podcast content for today. What do you know, it turns out to be the First of May…
My basement flooded on Monday, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in many spots. Lovely.
So I might be late on my predicted release date for Ghostlight Podcast Season Three Episode One…
But only a little.
Meanwhile, recording on the rebooted Idjitcast continues to be a bit problematic, but we will get it sorted by the time we record actual episodes.
JohnBoze. Now, that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.
I haven’t gone by that name since back in the Deadpan Wars…
If you saw my car right now, you’d see a new toilet, sink, and two faucets.
Also, today is our 1 year anniversary of our civil union, and next week is our 15th anniversary.
If this isn’t romantic, I just don’t know what is.
You got a toilet installed in your car ?
#missedsomethingimportant
Its the latest craze…
That is a great idea!
But no, the toilet is in a box. We are doing some fix-ups ’round the house.
ITS BEEN A YEAR!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Holy jesus time…
Yeah!
Indeed, Saturday will be brought to me by the number 48′
Yes, hubby uses Comixology a lot. The email they sent when in-app purchases stopped didn’t really make it clear that was happening, and why. Hubby just assumed it followed the amazon way of making your purchases on line and they would automatically loaded to the ipad. *shrug*
Happy Union-versary, EssBee and Sly B. You two are awesome.
oh, and it’s the 1st of May!
What Pixie said!
Here! Here!
Feeling very sorry for myself, still haven’t shrugged off this infection,
Stay warm, Van. *hugs*
Get better, dammit!
Morning Pan
It’s raining. I’ll take the rain over snow any day.
My cat is mad at me. I kicked her off the bed so I could change the sheets. After almost 18 years you’d think she’s be use to that by now.
Now, I think it’s time to have my morning shower. Then I will clean the washroom.
After that, who knows. We will see what the day brings. :silly:
It’s official. I’m old. We painted our new room (converted the garage into a bedroom) last night after dinner and am EXHAUSTED. When we bought the house 12 or so years ago, we worked on the house after work for a few weeks. Can’t do that kind of stuff any more!
I have no problem with this. If youre allowed to raise a 10 Commandments statue in front of a government building, then every other religion gets a fair shake too.
Agreed. I think the bigger message is once you open the door to overtly religious messages on government property, you’re basically getting into a country sized pissing match. Better to keep that stuff on private property.
That’s the rub, sir.
The only way to settle this is with a fiddlin’ contest.
So let it be fiddlin’. So let it be done.
My god’s bigger than your god…
Your crap joke for the day:
A woman is at home when she hears someone knocking at her door. She goes to the door opens it and sees a man standing there. He asks the lady, “Do you have a Vagina?” She slams the door in disgust. The next morning she hears a knock at the door, its the same man and he asks the same question to the woman, “Do you have a Vagina?” She slams the door again. Later that night when her husband gets home she tell him what has happened for the last two days. The husband tells his wife in a loving and concerned voice, “Honey, I am taking an off tomorrow so as to be home, just in case this guy shows up again.” The next morning they hear a knock at the door and both ran for the door. The husband whispers to the wife, “Honey,i’m going to hide behind the door and listen and if it is the same guy I want you to answer yes to the question because I want to a see where he’s going with this.” She nods yes to her husband and opens the door. Sure enough the same fellow is standing there, he asks, “Do you have a Vagina?” “Yes I do.” says the lady. The man replies, “Good, would you mind telling your husband to leave my wife’s alone and start using yours!”
This IS really cool… now to uncross my eyes after reading
This is so wonderful I could cry. I was at this conference and was one of the people that got pranked. I’ve been talking about this event and how ridiculous it was at work for days and I still have my silly headband. By they way, the way they crashed the conference was by telling us that Colin Powell was on his way to speak to us and these guys were the speakers that were to come before him.
I’ve started playing Prison Architect. It’s very… strange.
CW: Galaxy Quest
with Jack Managan as my #1
Would you believe it’s still snowing? *sigh*
Oooh Canada!!
FCBD was a success! Well, for the kids, at least. I hope they like the stuff we got them.
Bought a Chromecast unit today, will have to play with it tomorrow.
Yes, once you’ve played with your unit you can come back with a report.
Just make sure you’ve washed your hands…
…and an early crap joke for this Star Wars day:
Two guys were fishing on the Ohio River. One catches the biggest catfish either one has ever seen. He says to his buddy, “We need to remember this spot so we can come back here again.” His buddy pulls a pen out of his pocket and makes a big ‘X’ on the bottom of his boat. The first guy looks at his buddy, shaking his head in disgust. “You idiot- what if we bring another boat next time?”
And it’s May 4th here!
I just wanted to find out what “chemex brewing” was.
In the end, I felt like I was being schooled by the science club president
Two cowboy ranchers in Texas, they each had their own horse, but they could never tell them apart. So the first cowboy said, “I’ve got it!” The second cowboy said “What?” “I’ll shave the main on my horse.” Let’s do it!” So the cowboy shaves the main on his horse. But after a while the main grew back. The cowboys are having a really hard time telling them apart. Then the one cowboy said, “I’ve got it! “What? What? What’s your idea now? says the other” “I’ll cut the tail on my horse really small.” “Alright! Let’s do it!” So he cut the tail really short. But after a while it grew back. “Then the second cowboy said, “OK, this time I’ve got it!” You take the black one and I’ll take white one!!!!”
That one just earned itself a high place on my “Ultimate Truth” list…especially since I fear I would be the one to write that return note.
A Cynful sighting!
holy crap!
Yes, Cynful (don’t we all speak of ourselves in third person) is considering options of going to the mmmmmmMeetup, so you all have to decide timing 🙂 There may be a real Cynful sighting. I may just hug Jack and Lo til their eyes pop…. with respect to significant others of course.
Oh for shame, DMX. Yall gotta small ass vocab mind. Up in here.
Kool G Rap is the biggest surprise. He never struck me as especially well-read.
Ornithorhynchus anatinus Platypus!
I’m going to have to bill you for the duck.
I’m going to have to charge you for this coat
You can’t have ze duck.
Well yesterday I had a play with the Chromecast dongle I bought.
Easy to setup, the app on my phone detected the chromecast without a hitch.
I think I had some misconceptions on what is possible and the experience was underwhelming. No apps on my phone support streaming video files stored on the phone. There is a third party plugin for the Chromwbrowser that will let you stream video files from a computer but I thought that was a bit pointless (I have other hardware that would do that).
Netflix and BBC iplayer work fine, but didn’t work as I expected. There is no directly controlled app on the Chromecast, control is via the apps on the phone or browser plugins on a computer.
It’s limited to 720p output, which was fine for me.
I must admit, as much as I’m an android guy, I have found it hard to understand the point of Chromecast in its current incarnation. Your illustration of the limitations underscore why.
My latest Blu-Ray player seems to do everything I would want a Chromecast or Ruku to do, mostly just stream Amazon video.
Also “play with the Chromecast dongle”
Morning Pan
Hubby is out of town for a few days 🙁
Sitting in the coffee after seeing this at the flicks:
A hitchhiker was standing by the roadside near the law school with his thumb out. A motorist stopped and asked, “Are you a lawyer?” “No,” the hitchhiker replied. The motorist drove off.A few minutes later, a second motorist stopped and asked, “Are you a lawyer?” The hitchhiker again replied that he wasn’t, so the second motorist drove off.Finally a third motorist stopped and this time the driver was a voluptuous redhead. “Hi, are you a lawyer?” she asked. After telling her that he was, she told him to get in and off they drove.After sitting and admiring the driver for a few minutes, the hitchhiker thought to himself, “This is incredible. I’ve only been a lawyer for five minutes and already I’m thinking about screwing someone!”
There, my cupboard is now full. Although I was a little disappointed. I wanted to buy stuff for dinner I like but hubby doesn’t for the days he is away. Unfortunately, all the items I wanted were in “family size” quantities, not singles. Will have to rethink my dinner choices for the next three days.
Arriving to hospital four hours before a scheduled surgery is a bit ridiculous…
Not happy
Ummm. Surgery? Should we be worried?
Regardless *hugs*
Note: the surgery is not for Pixie, and it’s not for a life-threatening – – but sure, surgery for loved ones is always at least a little anxious, and *hugs* are certainly encouraged.
*hugs*
sorry everyone. I should’ve been more detail-oriented…
update: Mom is finally in the OR, getting that bionic knee.
I think I’m playing hooky from work today. It wasn’t my original intention but, the sun is out and I haven’t really done anything this morning. I think I’m just going to give into the trend and ignore the rest of the day.
Just so I can say I didn’t totally waste my day, I cleaned my desk and my keyboard and finished royalty statements. Now I’m going to ignore the rest of the day.
Speaking of Nazis in teh sky… the director’s cut of Iron Sky is now on Netflix. I’m seriously so excited I could poop. The original is one of my fav bad movies ever ever.
How different is the director’s cut?
Dunno… but reading the reports its 20 minutes longer with additional special effects and a bit of different plot devices.
I really need to see that.
Worth it. Both versions are on netflix. I’d watch the theatrical release before director’s cut
Godzilla is turning up in a lot of commercials lately. I have the feeling we’re in for another Lorax.
By another Lorax, do you mean that Danny DeVito is providing the voice for Godzilla?
That would actually be pretty good. The Lorax was promoting against commercialization and had more promotional tie ins that you could shake a stick at (much as Wally preached against large corporations and was created by one of the largest corporations in existence). Maybe in this version of Godzilla humanity will be saved by nuclear waste?
Tick at my mom again. Which means there’s nothing new in my life right now.
The difference between my mom and any “normal” mother:
I sent both my mom and hubby’s mom the exact same gift basket for mother’s day. Because mom lives in the ass-end of nowhere, I have to be picky on what I can send, even from Amazon, which is where I ordered the baskets from.
Hubby’s mom gets the basket. Calls and says thanks for thinking of her, it was lovely, etc.
Mom sends an email that says, and I quote: “I got your Mother’s Day care package today but I think you got ripped off.
I’m sure that you paid more in delivery fees than what was in the basket….”
And it goes on from there. Keeping in mind, as a gift, there was no price put into the item so she has no idea what I spent. Really, what’s wrong with a simple thank you. Isn’t it the thought that counts?
*sigh* Her birthday is next month. I think I’m only going to send her a card.
Now, it’s time to bake cookies!
Cookies for breakfast! Why didn’t I think of that?
At the Wee People’s Dentist, waiting for said Wee Person to finish with their appt, and another Mom in the waiting area keeps falling over, asleep! Not like, “yawnnnnn, Im darn tired at 9am,” but more like, “I just took 2 Ativan, and had a few beers last night,” look.
Im concerned for the safety of her children getting to school after their appointments.
I asked her if she was okay. She said, “yes. Im so tired– the girls kept me up all night.”
My cynical RN doesnt believe her. . .
I told the office staff my concerns. I may offer her kids a ride to school, because, of course, they attend the same school as our Wee People. . .
See- awkward.
As a parent Ive been that tired in the morning sans drugs and drink. Just saying.
6 of 10. I agree with Tucker and Dave being great, as well.
It is the one I have seen.
Been meaning to watch Tucker and Dale, otherwise I’ve only seen Iron Sky all the way through, and enough of Pirahna to weep for Elizabeth Shue’s dignity. (That’s the one she’s in, right?)
So I was sent a joke earlier about going to Scotland and asking what what their national identity was with the answer of Polish! (A vibe on apparent immigration woes).
A few hours later stopped at a cafe on the way to Glencoe in Scotland.
All the staff were polish, I burst out laughing…
bubushka is not amused
^^
Must have been a lot of unchanged light bulbs.
Lawd its time for beer..
Oh, lawd!
“beer”
All hail Deadpan! It’s been a while since I checked in and didn’t just look over Ditto’s shoulder.
Two items from me: 1) has a date been set for the Deadpan MeetUp yet? I know there was a lot of discussion about it.
2) If anyone is interested, Ditto and I are again part of the Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Our team name is ORC (Organized Readers against Cancer). If you would like to make a donation: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY14PL?px=3833061&pg=personal&fr_id=59622 I’ve been trying to upload a few pics to my website, but no luck so far. You can also take a look at our team page which also connects to Ditto’s page. http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=59622&pg=team&team_id=1536532 Just remember, your donation counts as a vote of favoritism. 😉
Thing is, I’m sure this is happening now, it’s just not wanted by the masses. Rudy Rucker is someone I can think of who delivers marvelously on the weird and daring that she describes, but the mainstream would never have anything to do with him.
The graveyard shift is for the bird.
Owls?
Speaking of “marvelously on the weird and daring” …
it’s time for Netflix to step up and save “Community”.
SO… pertaining to the orgasm song video clip Jack posted above… the redhead in the video played Ariel in the Dutch stage version of Little Mermaid
A pleasant potter around Ayr Beach was today’s chillout.
Back to normality tomorrow.
Your crap joke for the day:
I went to my Scottish neighbour Robbie’s funeral today and as i solemnly watched the coffin being lowered i noticed the wreaths on top spelled bob.
“Was that his nickname” i asked his grieving widow
“yes” she said between sobs “a recent one.”
“Since when” i asked
“Since we found out it was fifty quid a letter” she replied.
EssBee’s honey rye IPA is an awesome IPA.
(sung to the tune of ‘Our God is an Awesome God’)
Ha!
“EssBee’s honey”
Finger licking good..oh wait.
Enjoyed the film, but it’s a rather slow bittersweet tale, some to consider if you want to take children to see it.
The English dubbing was a bit insipid, but oh the clouds…
Facebook is boring today.
You were expecting dancing and champagne?
I was expecring some republican rants, videos of babies spitting up, dogs humping, and a character quiz of some sort for me to complete.
MMMmmmeetup News!
Please comment below or contact Jack about your availability for following fates for a CO MMMeeetup:
8/9
8/23
9/20
10/4
Thanks. We will get this partyball moving!
I know I’m a minor player in this but 8/9 is out for me. 9/20 would probably be best with 10/4 next best and 8/23 might be workable. Are we aiming for Boulder, Denver or elsewhere?
No minor players here!
Maybe she is under 21?
*cough
A wee bit older than 21. Still young enough though. Let’s just say I wouldn’t be in the barely legal category.
The latest youre gonna want to do here is Sep 20. After that the weather gets to be a giant guessing game.
I heard there was snow in Colorado Springs this weekend. So, really, at what point isn’t the weather a giant guessing game out there.
Of those dates, I can only do 10/4
From Mid may to early October.
Please tell me there is a thought of going to Stanley Hotel. I want Mr. Mangan to re-enact the famous Jack scene 🙂
I’ll go hide now
I’ll bring my typewriter. (Is that the one you mean?)
Somewhere… a copyright lawyer is licking his chops.
I’d love to see her apply her skill to Firefly.
copyrights be damned
CD: Stone’s Imperial Russian Stout.
Delicious! And not very hoppy for a Stone beer. It is reminiscent of Great Divide’s Yeti Imperial Stout.
youre delicious…
So I’ve been told. 😉
Lo is hoppy.
hoppy and bitter
You’re the two great tastes that taste great together!
I may open a bottle of wine.
It occurs to me that I never do this for myself … and I do not know why.
I guess I see wine as more of a communal experience.
Anyone want to share a Malbec or maybe a nice Chianti with me?
I think a good Malbec is the perfect wine. Yo.
You say Malbec and I say Maibock
How ever you say it … I went with bock.
Dinner was steamed broccoli and corn on the cob, both drizzled with a lemon olive oil.
Entre’ was grilled chicken bratwurst. Not as good as the regular kind but much leaner and still tasty.
I’m not a red wine drinker myself, but my wife’s favorite is Chianti. It’s a bit hard to find in the typical grocery store or drug store mass marketed wine selections, so I’m glad that there are others out there that appreciate it.
Hubby has a 9am meeting so is still at home. It’s very strange having him home at this time of the morning.
CP: The Vampyre of Time and Memory — Queens of the Stone Age
April showers bring May fucking snow blizzards. Yeesh.
You do get all the weather fun.
You should have expected it. Usually, what ever weather we get, you get a short time later.
I did expect it. We get one giant snow every year in mid/late April. Its a bit late this year
Your crap joke for the day:
A guy walking down a street one afternoon passes an old man sitting on the side of the road with a large sack.The younger guy says to the old man, “Watcha got in the sack?”The old man responds, “I got some monkeys in that there sack.”The younger man asks, “If I guess how many monkeys you got in the sack, can I keep one?”The old man replies, “Son, if you guess how many monkeys I got in this sack, I’ll give you both of ’em!”
In her line of business, the only thing worse than bad press is NO press.
#controversy$ells
I’m sure she’s hating this, all the way to the bank.
I know she still has rabid supporters but they way it look sis that the mass of folks are tired as hell of her shit. And as the article stated, usually she can spin the backlash around to her benefit…not this time.
For the record, I’d love to see her go down in flames.
Or even just rapidly fade to obscurity.
She is a fine example of a bad human.
At the heart of this thing…
What kind of a piece of shit mocks the kidnap of children by psychopathic warlords? I guess it’s ok to people of her mindset, since they’re only African girls.
I wonder if Wedge has ever had to deal with a snapped stand on the bottom of his ship. . .
I assume I can just glue it back into place.
I’m sure glue would work, I’ve also heard that clear bases as found on Q-tips also work as a replacement.
Your crap joke for the day:
A man moved to a mountain top to get rid of the hustle and be alone. One day he heard a knock at the door and no one was there but then he looked down and there sat a snail and it said “it is quite cold out here can I come in?” the man shouted “NO why don’t you all understand I want to be alone!” and he kicked the snail down the mountain. One year later there was a knock at the door and no one was there and then he looked down and there again sat a snail and it said, “What did you do that for?”
For the dates Desert Pixie listed for MMMmmeetUp
8/9
8/23
9/20
10/4
We can do any but 8/9. We already planned a birthday trip to the GA aquarium for my sister then.
AS I stated above, of those dates, only Oct. 4 works for me.
Every time I see dates, I have to pause for a moment. It’s fine for any date after the 12th but otherwise… Damn Americans and their backwards dating system.
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I’m reminded of the Top Cat theme song.
My fan base!
Talk to me about unity.
That only works when the beers are free.
Do people want their punishments now or should I wait until after the Stanley Cup?
May as well do current
Why the FUCK cant people use the turn lane properly?
You can’t cure stupidity. 😉
Why are you using your phone in traffic? Watch out Lo!
OK, NHL punishments as they stand:
Me, lost to Chicago:
watch Polergeist III (?)
EssBee, lost to Anaheim:
Food– you eating an Anaheim chile in any fashion and submitting the recipe, along with your thoughts on the dish
Movie: Any Disney movie or Disney cartoon (PIxar movies pre-breakup from Disney Corp)
Song: “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit (little known fact that 2 band members went to my high school)
Photo: A pic of you at Disneyland!!!
Ditto, lost to Montreal:
Eat: Poutine
Movie: Bon Cop, Bad Cop (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479647/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)
Song: The Genesis Explosion by Dead Brain Cells
Picture: a photoshopped version of Bonhomme
I think that’s it for now as far as NHL punishments go.
I lost to NY too but I dont think anyone claimed them either
The anime, not the Nirvana album or controlled substance.
It’s good shonen fare. If you don’t mind turning your brain off and accepting eternally powering up characters, you’ll enjoy the overall action. I only watched the first 26 episodes.
We watched the first 10 minutes, and it seemed silly, but potentially fun. This may be what we use as our TV ritual, now that we’ve completed Doctor Who. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(anime), for anyone who’s curious)
It’s good for cleaning toilets..oh wait.
Don gets a threesome…WTF!
Awkward
If we have learned one thing, it is that Don likes to be in control.
THIS was not one of those moments.
The scene didn’t work, character wise.
On all other levels though … I’ll be in my bunk.
Been so long since I booted up my old netbook that I had 61 updates to be downloaded.
I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered.
I am not a pdf. I am free text!
1000
Homo DJs!
Are we not men?
I love you….
Supernaught!
Amen, brother
Fuck me, do I love EssBeer!
Want!
stupid LA Kings.
or should I say, stupid Anaheim Ducks!
Time to do the monster mash, off to the flicks to see the new Godzilla film, later Pan.
Left me feeling unimpressed.
As for Cranston’s wig…
Egads….
Morning Pan
It rained last night. I’ll take that over the snow.
Montreal won.
EssBee now has two hockey debts.
At least we’ll get some new blood in the east.
Holy crap. Is the Canadian dollar that low? 91 cents on the dollar!!! I was rather surprised to see what some of my US purchases turned out to cost. *sigh* I guess I have to start backing off on US purchases.
You could just work out a barter system with your US friends 😀
Did a quick search, Poltergeist 3 is available (but not 1 or 2 strangely enough) so will watch it this afternoon to fulfill my NHL debt.
From the “OMG I had no idea!” files –
Jack O’Halloran was the actor from Superman II that played Non. Jack O’Halloran’s dad is the guy that The Godfather was based on.
Jesus.
O’Halloran seems like a funny name for a Sicilian.
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
As you wish
My iPad is acting stupid. Or, more to the point, I think Apple is being stupid. I can hook up to the internet fine on the iPad (this post proves the point) but any app that needs an internet connection doesn’t seem to work. How strange.
… aaaand that would be it for the golden age of the internet.
It was fun while it lasted.
In about half an hour, I plan to pay my hockey debt.
Ok peeps
My xbox is on and ready for me to press the A button
It’s hockey debt movie time
The write-up: Despite constant harassment from being from “the other side “, Carol Anne Freeling has matured, and has been sent to live in a Chicago hi-rise with her uncle Bruce Nadia new wife, Pat. Carol Anne still sees things in mirrors and reflective surfaces– that she just doesn’t want to discuss. But Reverend Kane and his evil flock have followed Carol Anne to the Windy City, and they want to abduct her so she can lead them to “the other side”
Whew, that’s quite the write up
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the third poltergeist movie
Roar!
Wow, psychedelic credit
Wow, those are some crazy ass drugs the people doing the opening credits took
Bruce, old habits die hard, you know.
No kid talks like that
Oh my god, the dialogue is horrid and the movie just started
This movie has sound issues. Speech is so quiet I have to turn up the volume, sound effects are so loud I then have to turn it back down
The super has personal space issues
Well, this movie is definitely a punishment
They seem to live in an arcology
Love the hair on all the women
So far, not a single person in this movie is sympathetic. I hope they all die, including Carol Anne
The furnace room is full of ice. How odd
She’s not into you dude. Get the hint
This… Is the second piano concerto by…. Chopin…
She learned to talk at the Captain Kirk school of speech
What kind of school puts two one way glass in all their classrooms?
The old man is following her
This principal better die soon. He creeps me out
A hand came out of the desk. The one way glass in the principals office broke
So, you have a little girl that firmly believes she can see things in all reflective surfaces. So what do you do? Give her a bedroom with floor to ceiling windows on one wall and floor to ceiling mirrors on another. That will cure her.
I don’t mind being sort of a relative, as long as we’re friends
Tee hee
Smoking! Tsk, tsk
Seriously having problems with Carol Anne. She really deserves everything that happens to her
I should get a onesie.
They’re baaaaaak!
Hello!
Man that doctor is a dick. Even to his wife
Don’t let the camera see you
Beer!
Wow. You sure got your money’s worth on that security guard
This movie brought to you by coca-cola
Ah yeas, product placement at its best
Lead us into the light!
Boy, that puddle is really grabby
That ice is really goopy
Yup, just stare at them, that’ll help
Yeah, who the hell are you
Anger, range, evil. They are in that room
Take this phallic looking light and do your stuff
Oh look, they’ve come to clean my gutters. Really, they are on my roof now
In the garage. In the garage! IN THE GARAGE!
I’m sorry, where is it?
Yeah, stop this stupid side show
Must take a break to pay the gutter cleaners. Back in a bit
Where was I? Oh yes, the silly rescue of Carol Anne
Come back through the mirror
One freeze dried witch
So far they’ve rescued two out of three people. I say call it a win and leave Carol Anne to her fate
That’s trice my iPad has crashed on me today. WTF?
Carol Anne. She’s drowning!
Follow that girl in the mirror
Why, oh why,hasn’t dick doctor died yet?
About bloody time
I knew it! Teenagers are evil
So tell me the truth. Was there really ever a time when Bruce was considered a manly name
Yes, let’s go into the big walk in freezer. Nothing bad will happen there
The creepy lady is back
Don’t let the ice cars get you
Since when is gasoline pink?
Huh? They are celebrating. I knew Carol Ann should be left behind
I can’t wait to get upstairs, stretch out an the bed and… Act normal
98? How tall is this frikken arcology?
Well, that will never do.
Of course. The ghost must be afraid of heights
Hmmm, frozen sill. Pulsating window. Yup, this must be the right floor
Wait, first you said you wanted to send that “bitch daughter” back home, now she’s. The most important thing in your life? I know they say women are fickle but really.
Bruce. Bruce! BRUCE!
We’ll just call you Bruce to avoid confusion.
Don’t bring me down
It wasn’t the necklace but the shovel the whole time
I have the power!
Well, isn’t she just a little He Man
That wasn’t just a little confusing
Yup, thar movie was definitely a punishment. And that’s coming from someone who regularly watches terrible horror movies.
I don’t recommend this movie to anyone
… Unless you plan to MSTK it
Sorry, Bunny. I recall that it was unwatchable, even as late-night cable fare.
I wonder how bad Poltergeist II would be, rewatched now.
Well, being a losing bet, it is suppose to be punishment I guess. 😉
I feel bad now.
The new Flash trailer looks pretty cool for a tv show.
CW: latest Fargo
My Boo just heard from the bank that they qualify for a mortgage. Soon her and Shaun will be happy home owners
Good for her!
Congrats to Boo and beau!
Been contemplating replaying Mass Effect with a FemShep character.
With his performances in Crystal Skull and Ender’s Game, I can’t see Harrison Ford being able to pull this off. At least with the new Star Wars, he’ll be part of an ensemble.
I rather enjoyed Godzilla, minus the punkass bitch asshole fucktards sitting behind us, cursing every three minutes, making me very uncomfortable, as our 10 yr old and 12 tr old are sitting next to me.
Movies should now also include MPAA Ratings for the target audience in attendance.
Hmmm. What could that new rating system be?
I was lucky when I saw Godzilla, I got a seat in the back row and all I could hear from the audience was popcorn munching.
From most to least annoying
PBAF = punkass bitch asshole fucktards
GTM = Generic Teenage Mayhem
TMY = Too Many Younglings
AICHWPM = All I Could Hear Was Popcorn Munching
TPME = Theater Pretty Much Empty
History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of Bryan Cranston. That Godzilla movie is pretty good, yo.
A friend of mine is having a birthday this weekend. We couldn’t get Cards Against Humanity so we got him this instead. It’s suppose to be quite similar.
The people who cleaned our gutters left the bill in the mailbox. Apparently, I now go by the name of Ruth.
Oh look, a new ITunes.
Which doesn’t seem to work and does nothing but crash within seconds of opening it. *sigh*
The last time that happened to me, the library was corrupted and I had to do a fresh install and then reimport all my music.
noooo!
Although, judging the itunes message board, I’m not the only one with this problem.
I wonder if I uninstall the new itunes and reinstall the old one, if it will retain all my data.
It should, but keep a copy of the library files and the backups. You can move them back after you reinstall.
Well, I completely uninstalled itunes. Tried to install the earlier version but it wouldn’t work because “the library was modified by a newer version”. Uninstalled that and re-installed the newest version. Seems to be working now, except I cant figure out how to show all my playlists. *sigh*
More fiddling required I guess.
But it’s Apple! It’s way better than Microsoft!
Ha! Figured it out. Now to figure out why it says I have over 3,000 unplayed podcasts…
Ok, enough screwing around with ITunes. Time to clean my washroom.
We probably won’t see Godzilla until it comes out in video but this is cool
Damn you ditto! I picked up the Seanan Mcguire book Discount Armageddon on your recommendation. I started the day before yesterday and I’m already more than 50% through. Heaven knows I read too much as it is, what I really needed was a book that makes me spend more time reading and less time on my real work. 😉
She’s a regular in the AZ Con circuit. Funny, I first met her as a filk artist, not an award-winning author (and awards show controversial person).
We have company coming over tomorrow. Off to get some libations
It makes me nostalgic for what Rolling Stone used to be.
And how!
Ralph and I are in for October 4, 2014 for the mmmmeeetup – I understand that’s the decided one.
Anyone who wants to coordinate hotel/flight meetups stuffs… I’m my own personal cruise director.
You know how to reach me.
So is this a firm date?
That’s a big 10/4. (Yes! I was the first to make this lame joke!)
Roger, Roger.
What’s your vector, Victor?
Yay! Did we get a final location as far as planning hotels etc?
Excellent point, Cynful. We’ll have to get some hotel recommendations from the CO locals.
If thats the confirmed date, then Ill post recommendations on the FB page shortly.
Happiness is a firm date.
^^^ The ultimate “That’s what she said” setup.
I shall put it on the calendar!
Do I have access to the FB page? Last I saw it was by invite only 😛
Paging Mr. Mangan…. cough
So Flashback by Dan Simmons.
I know it’s an easy trap to fall into, to assume that the politics of the author comes through in their fiction.
So the world building has some unsavoury aspects (anti-islam, anti-welfare, etc.), the plot is a fairly simple detective story set in a dystopian future (at least for the poor), but it was enjoyable enough. I also liked how he muddied the ending (drug addled dream or reality).
Still it just felt like a pale shadow of DS’s previous works (especially Hyperion Cantos).
The next ebook is by Bill Bryson on William Shakespeare, amazing how much conjecture has built up over the years from such scant documentary evidence.
Dan Simmons is pretty damn prolific, which is probably a big part of why his books are so hit-or-miss. I’m sure he has some great ones left in him.
It’s a lot harder to overlook political rants in works of fiction when you know they match independently published political rants from the author IRL.
I wasn’t aware what he’s been posting, a quick search on google soon got me up to speed.
Oh dear…
Dan Simmons and I broke up after my first attempt to read his work. Hyperion, although loved by fans everywhere, pissed me off by ending with a non ending. To be continued is acceptable in a half hour TV show, but any other work has to have at least some sort of ending even if it is obvious that the story should continue.
I have heard that complaint before against Hyperion, but I disagree. Just like The Fellowship of the Ring, it’s one incomplete piece of a larger story. I loved the overall story, as well as the tales of the different characters.
It would make for a seriously great HBO miniseries.
Hubby gat home yesterday. He brought me a moose to add to our menagerie. We have named him Canoose
Someone at head office has decided this makes them think of hubby. It has now become a meme in the schools. Hubby and I are both a little confused by this
Before he got his present position in head office, when he was still an associate principal, one of the teachers asked him what it would take to have him promoted to principal. Hubby’s answer was “assassination”
Lapdance is always better when the stripper is crying
Was anyone able to sit through, and enjoy, The Master?
Snoozefest, for me.
Saw it at the flicks, was rather weird.
Maybe I’m becoming uncultured and stupid, but, despute the good performances, this movie was absolutely not holding my interest.
I just watched “State of Emergency” on Netflix. It was a zombie/28 days later type film. It was okay. I’d give it 2.5 out of 5 stars. The thing is … what made it suspenseful was waiting for all those things that usually happen in a zombie flick. The sudden tidal wave of attacking undead. The “survivors” suddenly turning zombie. The military/government turning on the survivors.
spoiler alert!
None of that happened.
So most of the suspense/thrill here, was actually generated by movies I had previously seen.
If I had never seen a zombie/”people turned to crazed killers” film before … this film would have been rather boring. Almost a zombie film made for Lifetime TV.
This has me wondering how many “zombie” pics are actually scary based on the films that came before them and not actually based on their own content?
I’ve read enough that I don’t have a nostalgic view of the British Empire.
Shit, this is a treasure trove.
pfffft.
This guys thesis doesn’t hold water with me.
Yes, Great Britain over the centuries showed a great deal of imperialism and used it’s military force to create and keep an empire.
However his premise is – “Equally, understanding this background shows why there is little sense in treating the war in black and white terms of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ participants,”
Played a game on the weekend called Personally Incorrect. For those of you who’ve played Cards Against Humanity, this is much, much more vulgar and…gross. I’ve heard it said that Personally Incorrect is to Cards Against Humanity as CAH is to Apples to Apples. In case anybody is thinking about it, I thought I’d give you a heads up.
Luckily we had the right crowd so it was still fun.
I’m adding Muesli to my list of life’s disappointments.
Above or below Mel Gibson?
Not quite as bad as Strawberries
strawberries are delicious.
A constant disappointment.
a constant source of nutrition.
I could say that about Muesli.
Alas when it comes to taste common sense has eloped with wisdom and went to Blackpool.
Congratulations, OREGON! A federal district court judge in Eugene just struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, calling it unconstitutional. Importantly, Oregon does not intend to challenge the ruling, likely making it the 18th state to recognize marriage equality. It is a happy day across “The Beaver State.” Oh myyy, that state nickname…”
This page needs an enema.
Soundgarden’s ‘Superunknown’ turns 20. bleargh. They just released the 20th ann reissue deluxe set. I love this album but I dont think Ill pick the new fancy package up unless I can grab it used cheap. Too many albums turning 20!
More hugs to Jack!
Seconded.
Your crap joke for the day:
Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was admired for sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea.
As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was filled with water. In the water floated, of all things, a condom! When she returned with tea and scones, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist. “Miss Beatrice”, he said, “I wonder if you would tell me about this?” pointing to the bowl. “Oh, yes” she replied, “isn’t it wonderful?
I was walking through the park a few months ago and I found this little package on the ground. The directions said to place it on the organ, keep it wet and that it would prevent the spread of disease. Do you know I haven’t had the flu all winter!” The pastor fainted.
This joke provided its own coat.
Whoa…. meta…
To get the ball rolling on the subject in this new thread – at this point, the weekend of September 13th looks workable for me.
I’m told that that weekend isn’t workable for me 🙁 Sorry.
Back to the drawing board!
D’oh!
Morning Pan
I won’t be able to listen to the episode until next week 🙁
Dont worry, it has a happy ending
http://happyplace.someecards.com/30849/cats-annoyed-by-dogs-who-just-want-to-be-friends
“happy ending”
Bow wow wow chicka wow wow
‘Revenge’ for A link Jack posted a while back:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/the-stereotype-map-of-every-us-state-according-to-british-pe
“Not Iowa”
Do I identify with fake tan or fucked-up laws?
Maybe I’ll just go to Van’s part of the UK and be shirtless.
It’s can be a bi chilly for a resident of Arizona.
To be fair, that’s how most ‘Mericans view their own country.
Agreed. This is a good find, Van!
And here I thought I would be able to make it through life without clicking on a Buzzfeed link. Alas…
Texas is pretty spot on, from what I could read on my phone.
Here you go, J0e. http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/992
Noooooo!
Once again it will be on a day when I will be out of town.
Just used the interwebs to try and find a comic shop where I will be and it looks like about an hours drive.
🙁
No matter what blend of coffee you start with, the longer it sits in the pot it becomes French Roast.
Sacré bleu!!
Hmmmm:
http://popularity.csail.mit.edu
Another quality Buzzfeed link! No, really:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/gifs-that-will-teach-you-a-damn-thing-for-once-in-your-li
Holy education!
WTF:
http://io9.com/are-you-ready-for-a-lost-reboot-1567716222?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Four years!!!!
Bad idea.
I’d love to see them somehow go back in and repair the nonsense of the final season. Can we green-light that project?
See I loved the last final season. Thought it was a perfect mythos for what was the purpose of the island. Sure the finale ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but for a show that was so strong for so long it could have been much worse. BSG and Dexter I’m looking at you.
How dare you disagree!
To clarify:
I greatly enjoyed the ride of the final season, I just found the resolution extremely disappointing. Go back and fix that.
I gave up partway through season 3 for various reasons. I think this show would have been much better if it was cleaned up and condensed. For seasons 2 & 3 I just felt that they were trying to stretch things out for as long as they could get away with it. I’m not a viewer that likes having his chain jerked.
Disagree completely but respect your opinion.
Agree on the resolution, Jack. To be fair I dont think people would have been as infuriated as they were had the creators blatantly said “No, no the ending isnt going to be like that” and then the ending was exactly that.
I though the ending wAs copout, but enjoyed the last two series.
Have to agree it still ended better than BSG.
Youre a copout! *cough*
Right! There, we solved it.
I didn’t watch.
There weren’t enough plane crashes in it.
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is now on Netflix in the UK.
Tom Baker (pre Doctor Who) as the villain. Lots of animation by Ray Harryhausen. Oh and tgat guy who played the Angel in Barbarella.
Last saw it at the Flicks in the 70’s..
Does Barbarella need to be our next Palooza?
Oh Gawd yes, we’ll need to clean Lo’s drool off the floor after the strip scene though..
That’s not drool.
Seriously, Sir Mix-A-Lot might not be impressed with Jane Fonda, but the scene with the Orgasmatron was drool-worthy.
A cup of tea before bed might be a good idea.
The people doing Raspberry Pi projects can be quirky:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/piphone-home-made-raspberry-pi-smartphone/
Your crap joke for the day:
At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital.
While the IRS agent was checking the books, he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said,
“I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there’s too little left to be of any use?”
“Good question ,” noted the CFO. “We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every once in a while, they send us a free roll.”
“Oh,” replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his obnoxious way. “What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what’s left over after setting a cast on a patient?”
“Ah, yes,” replied the CFO, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. “We save it and send it back to the manufacturer and every so often they will send us a free bag of plaster.”
“I see,” replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO.
“Well,” he went on, “What do you do with all the remains from the circumcision surgeries?”
“Here, too, we do not waste,” answered the CFO. “What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS office, and about once a year they send us a complete prick.”
Et voilà !
Avs vs. Wild cant come fast enough.
“Time to put our balls on the table” – Patrick Roy
Just reading about a documentary team that unearthed a bunch of old Atari games in a Mexico Landfill.
I’m wondering what current pop-culture item we should re-entomb in the hole.
Ouya consoles was one suggestion.
http://mashable.com/2014/04/26/legend-confirmed-atari-2600-e-t-game-discovered-at-new-mexico-dig/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link
Beat me to it
So it seems Amazon is already messing with Comixology.
The old app on iOS and Android is being retired and you can’t buy comics with the new app you have to buy them through the web store.
This means they don’t have to pay Apple.
DROP THE PUCK ALREADY!
*Howard Dean scream*
Cutthroats on to the CHL finals.
Seriously, Avs… follow suit, eh?
1 for 18 on the powerplay this series… and the 1 was an empty netter. That’s not gonna cut it
Like a boss
You can breathe now, Lo Pan.
I can pee now too!!!!!
I thought you used diapers during a game.
:mush: :cth:
mwa
Wild by far have been the better team this series. That being said…enter Matt Duchene
Hmmm:
http://winkbooks.net
Well Pan today is the start of 2 weeks holiday for me, plans have turned to dust so I suspect it will be two weeks of chilling out.
Interesting cartoon. Certainly not as groundbreaking as Don Hertzfeldt’s Rejected. But still rather well thought out and original.
http://vimeo.com/15906583
I’ve seem of these before:
http://news.distractify.com/people/scenes-from-the-past-you-never-expected-never-seen-before/?v=1
-m +n +some
CW: Orphan Black S2E2
So I’ve officially become confused about the plot.
/slightly spoilerific
I love that I have absolutely no idea who is really the “bad guy”.
I am beginning to suspect there IS no “good guy”.
/slightly spoilerific
Well Done, Anaheim Ducks, my hometown team for *finally* taking down the Dallas Stars!
I look forward to a most excellent Round 2 series with your California foe.
A successful weekend Cali run was apparently just what we all needed. Now a few days to rest and… ahh dammit.
Ah twitter, I had commented that the 3 ‘Hereward and Fitz’ stories by Garth Nix weren’t enough.
The author replied that two new ones were coming out this year…
The last four days the vertigo has been back.
Of course on the decide to visit the doc it subsides.
+day
Until I got our of bed, wowser! I’ve staggered less when pissed.
Put off seeing the doc, it seems to have cleared up.
So off to see ‘transcendence’ at the flicks.
When was the last time Johnny Depp did a good film?
What is “Pirates of the Carribean?”
Watson blesses you with a blue star and reminds you about the myth about HAL.
I’d argue Rango was the last good one. Not that long ago.
Well not fantastic, a Hollywood version of AI, but watchable.
Gah, you might be right, Ed. How depressing.
Related thought: what’s his best movie?
I’m gonna go with Ed Wood, although The 9th Gate is my hipster alternative selection.
I think Sweeney Todd was after Pirates, and that’s a good one.
Best film… I’m giving a 3 way tie to Platoon, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Donnie Brasco.
My fav film, tho not best, is Sleepy Holow
I’ve only seen Plattoon once yet have no memory of Johnny Depp.
I had to check wiki and IMDB to confirm I was wrong.
Maybe not a “Johnny Depp” film, but certainly a who’s who of bit players
Nightmare on Elm Street doesn’t count! That’s like calling Friday the 13th a Kevin Bacon movie.
I haven’t seen Sweeney Todd, probably never will. Donnie Brasco was a damn fine film, wasn’t it?
Well… wasnt it?
😛 (and yes, of course NoES counts. I’d forgotten he was in that.)
Sweeney Todd was brilliant but soooo disturbing.
I’m just glad we all can remember when Depp wasnt a Burton punchline
Apparently I need to add a few to my list. I may also have to revise my answer…someday.
Morning Pan
Had a good convention. Can I go back to bed now?
The computer says no.
I hope there are stories to share.
Joan Rivers looked at a book of one of our booth mates (he writes children’s stories). Is that a good story? The funny thing is, he wasn’t in the booth at the time and was so upset he missed it.
Won a Red Panda comic today, e-comic that but still.
Oh yeah:
http://io9.com/why-the-bus-is-always-late-and-you-live-in-a-strangely-1568588122?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
I need to check dates, but not figs, those fuckers should be left alone.
Adam and Eve would agree.
https://www.wmboothdraper.com/Patterns/images/figleafjacket.jpg
Bunny, are you tracking the hockey debts as usual? I believe I’ve fallen to Pixie.
HI Ess
Yes I am. I’ll do up a list tomorrow. I used today to decompress.
Off to the Pepsi Center to watch the Avalanche on the BIG screen with 1000 of my closest friends. Its free! And free is gooood
Beat the Parise!
The opposite! He’s really stepped up of late.
http://mommyhasapottymouth.com/44-signs-with-suspicious-use-of-quotation-marks-42029/
These are “hilarious.”
Remember, Avs fans, the home team has won every game in this series.
Ah yes! I do love/loathe me Game 7s!
WTF:
http://jezebel.com/very-concerned-person-calls-cops-over-giveaway-of-banne-1568466206/all
Dont worry bout it. These kind of people are shouting louder and louder because their numbers are less and less
That is an excellent book, BTW.
Dr Mr Sony, just give the Spider-Man license back to Marvel.
Just saying..
Yup. Oh yup.
While theyre at it they can do a 2 for 1 give away with Fantastic Four
The new Spider-Man 2 was a bit shit in my view.
So was the last one in my view. If they were really smart, theyd licence it back to Marvel for a cut of the profit. I assure you, a licensed Marvel led Spider Man film would net Sony as much profit as these are. And we consumers would get far superior films… not to mention a Spider-Man / Avengers film that would be the stuff of legend.
I believe you.
I’m disappointed.
I agree that the previous one was utterly useless.
Meh.
So sleepy.
So sorry!
Have you been keeping Essbee up again?
Shhhhhhhh!
Morning Pan
Took Boo’s car in for regular maintenance and to have the snow tires taken off.
That’s me, the optimist.
http://i.imgur.com/DJhC1X6.jpg
As promised, here is the hockey pool stats. First, to make sure I have people and their teams correct:
I had Montreal & St. Louis
Pixie had Anaheim
EssBee had Dallas & Boston
LoPan had Colorado & Pittsburgh
Jack had San Jose
ditto had Tampa Bay
I have the following punishments if you lose:
Montreal wins:
Eat: Poutine
Movie: Bon Cop, Bad Cop (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479647/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)
Song: The Genesis Explosion by Dead Brain Cells
Picture: a photoshopped version of Bonhomme
San Jose wins:
Food: An Italian pasta dish. (I ate lots of Italian food with my aunt and uncle during my first trip to SJ).
Song: “Red Seas, Black Sea” by Shearwater.
Movie: Choke.
Picture: A restaurant sign, place, thing, person, etc. with the word, “Jose” on it.
Colorado Wins:
Food: Colorado brew of your choosing
Movie: things to DO in Denver When You’re Dead
Song: ‘Colorado’ by Slapstick
Picture: You posing in the form of the letter ‘C’
Dallas Wins:
Food – a Ribeye (unless your a vegetarian, then have one leaf of iceburg lettuce)
Movie – Boys Don’t Cry
Song – All My Exes Live in Texas – George Strait
Picture – You in either a Stetson or cowboy boots
Boston Wins:
Food – New England Clam Chowder (unless you’re a vegetarian, then eat one can of creamed corn)
Movie – Gone Baby Gone or any Lehane adaptation
Song – Debaser – Pixies
Picture – You drinking a Sam Adams, any Sam Adams
Anaheim wins: (EssBee, this is your punishment)
Food– you eating an Anaheim chile in any fashion and submitting the recipe, along with your thoughts on the dish
Movie: Any Disney movie or Disney cartoon (PIxar movies pre-breakup from Disney Corp)
Song: “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit (little known fact that 2 band members went to my high school)
Photo: A pic of you at Disneyland!!!
As far as I can tell, Chicago was unclaimed. I submit myself to whatever punishment people choose (within reason)
You leave reason out of this…
Chicago?
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2432/5730556361_20d1ed555d.jpg
(don’t misinterpret that in the creepy way 🙂 )
Is this from a Chicago-referenced movie or tv show, Babe?
The Blues Brothers? That look like Frank Oz.
Cause it is!
Good eye, Van! It is Frank Oz from the Blues Brothers.
I recommend a viewing of any of the Blues Brothers films, a Chicago hot dog, the song “Stay the Night” by Chicago, or a photo of sunglasses.
Don’s back!
Ho ho ho
Tiny bubbles?
I’m forever blowing bubbles.
Is Bubbles the girl next door?
http://tinyurl.com/koq4fcj
Looks like Eddy the Eagle.
Max Von Sydow!!!
http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-7-cast-announced.html
Oh I’m there…
No Lando, no Wedge – – bollocks.
Sandra?
There are probably better things to spend the money on:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/28/almost-400-years-after-his-death-forensic-search-is-on-for-bullet-riddled-remains-of-don-quixote-author/
Guys, I don’t think making Bunny re-enact a scene from Oz is an appropriate debt for losing a hockey series. That was a violent show.
Come on!
Heh…Heheh…hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe
What a difference a sex makes:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/29/george-clooney-amal-alamuddin-jennifer-aniston-engagement?CMP=fb_gu
I found this article to be pointless and just as shallow as all of the mentioned tabloid headlines
Agreed. It came across as just some personal, mean, axe that the writer had to grind.
Essbee, I think I’ve mentioned this before
(It’s on EZTV and piratebay), but Hinterland is rather good, Swedish noir made in Wales as one critic put it.
Thanks, Van! I have the first couple of episodes but haven’t watched yet. I’m a bit buried in TV currently – Mad Men, GoT, VEEP, etc, etc. But this is just the type of show I love! Will watch on the elliptical – thanks for the reminder!
Set your illusion phasers to reveal:
http://io9.com/the-most-fascinating-behind-the-scenes-photos-of-your-f-1568605733?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Ok, if this mmmmeetup comes off how are we going to console Lo when he discovers I’m not gay?
Cough
Contingency plans in place… countermeasures fully operational…
But you two make such a cute couple.
He’s the pitcher and dont you forget it.
Ranking the songs on Faith No More’s ‘Real Thing’ album in order of preference:
Real Thing
Zombie Eaters
From Out of Nowhere
War Pigs
Falling to Pieces
Surprise! Youre Dead
The Morning After
Epic
Woodpecker From Mars
Edge of the World
Underwater Love
/random ME list
Epic
1. “Ride a hamster on a hand…”
2. “…continue to pet assiduously”
3. Goes to cutaway
4. I think its really dead.
5. I call bullshit
http://twentytwowords.com/how-to-flatten-a-hamster-while-making-it-extremely-happy/
Thus, one small video leads to the extinction of the mighty hamster.
It’s like the pattern below the skin
You gotta reach out and pull it all in
Bah!
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fox-cancels-almost-human-1201167294/
I really want to flick some boogers at a Fox executive right now.
Shame! It was getting better towards the end.
But, but… what’s on the other side of the wall?
And the hope KU would take off his shirt has been dashed. :sigh:
http://eddieizzard.com/gigs
He is completely avoiding the SW and West Coast, but you will play in Oklahoma City?
WTF
Pretty sure he’s not ‘avoiding’… I’m sure there will be another leg of the tour announced.
I miss Sam Kinison and George Carlin. I want material from these two genius comics. STAT!
“give the joke to me… give it here.” Sam Kinison was amazingly funny, even though his anti gay stance was quite dickish.
And that was the least of that dick’s issues. Sorry, I abhor Sam Kinison. Obviously he had/has a lot of fans and I’ll never tell them otherwise, but to me there was and is 100 better comedians than that guy.
and now *I* came off dickish… 🙁
SAY IT! SAY IT!
*muppet flail* I’m going in June!
can someone please tell me what the symbol between the TARDIS and 221b represents.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/konoko479/works/9990271-minion-of-fandom
I cannot find a reference. I understand pretty much all the rest, but I can’t figure that one out, either.
This is the best I can find on it
http://www.amazon.com/Flaming-Pentagram-Protection-Religion-Religious/dp/B00DQYLM18
Saw this on FB:
Well another day has passed and I didn’t use Algebra once.
You know, probably the most impressive thing to me about the cast for the next Star Wars movie is that it will have Max Von Sydow. Whatever part he plays is going to raise the level of the movie, but really – he was already not a young guy when he gave us Ming the Merciless 30 years ago. Whenever I see something about him, I keep thinking he must have died years ago.
Man, 85 and still kicking – http://www.cinemablend.com/new/4-Key-Roles-Show-Star-Wars-Max-von-Sydow-Dark-Side-42791.html
Morning Pan
The weather man said to enjoy the sun while we can. We’re getting snow on the weekend. *sigh*
Cj alerted me to this on Facebook:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27224995
I though t he was older.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a memorable movie during my childhood.
No one should die from pneumonia. 🙁
Big bucket of win, that guy
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10292221_10152117341098581_1200204728434442389_n.jpg
Please Dont Boat Girl…or…. Hangin’ Tough (on the High Seas)
http://www.boston.com/entertainment/music/2014/04/29/new-kids-the-block-set-sail-new-reality-series/L6J3c2UmCVcO7gbKHG8yjP/story.html
Just a friendly shout out to TEB, the new Penny Dreadful series features a few 8 legged critters..and that’s just the title sequence.
It’s actually too dark for my TV, I can’t see a lot of the action even with the brightness turned up.
Thanks for the heads up, Van. It’s suppose to hit here next week. I may give it a pass.
To be fair they are more visible in the title credits than the rest of the episode.
Time for a kip, with R2 pulsating in the background.
Time for me to look up wtf youre talking about…. are you having fish with a certain astromech?
BBC radio 2 via the BBc’s app.
I have watched the first episode on Hulu. It is decent, lots of potential. I keep comparing it to a mix of American Horror Story and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Hmmm:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/04/15/the_nazis_ss_obliterated_oradour_sur_glane_which_still_stands_in_ruins_as.html?wpisrc=obnetwork
I would love to go
Me too.
.. And one for JJ:
http://onemanleft.com/2014/04/tilt-to-live-2-freedonkulous-sale/
I know I can always count on Van for my fix!
Is it wrong I’m having a caramel apple for my lunch?
yes?
ditto my ditto! Where’s my ditto?
you will see your ditto when you pay me one billion dollars!
GIVE ME BACK MY SON! er… DITTO!
Time to pick up my car. Now it can’t snow as I’ve had the snow tires swapped out.
Is that laughter I can hear in the distance?
And because it’s May tomorrow.
Environment Canada’s response to my weather wishes (check out Saturday forward): https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-52_metric_e.html
Eeek. Apparently Jonathan Coulton is not from Calgary.
I’m going to watch a movie this afternoon. However, I’m not sure if Smurfs 2 is PBP material. Not because it isn’t silly (which I’m sure it will be) but more because I’m not sure if people want me to spoil this movie as they may want to watch it themselves.
Thoughts?
If you catch me watching a smurfs film you are allowed to slap me with a wet fish.
I’m grateful to the Smurfs for the great Deadpan material they’ve inspired over the years, but I will join Vanamonde next to the canal to be slapped with a fish if you catch me watching Smurfs 2.
Sooo, that’s a yes to a play by play?
Smurf it.
Ok peeps The public has spoken. All two of you.
I present, Smurfs 2
A flying hat
A bubbling pot
A smurfology book
A feankensmurf
Apologies for the billiards, but this is a very well-written, high-level list of the modern right-wing’s offenses. I highly encourage you to read.
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/dear-conservatives-thanks-horrible/
A smurfette is born
A watery change
A nightmare it seems
A comforting word
An unstoppable Gargamania
A laughing cat
An adoring public
A little green dot
A closet full of robes
A birthday party
The smurf web
A sad smurfette
A sad tale
A silly step father
A corn dog
A peanut allergy
A loud belch
A digital plan
A great iron spire
A squirrel suit
A search for blue
A great escape
A successful capture
A secret formula
A little persuasion
A clever papa
A big mistake
A raspberry lesson
A parrot named Zeus
A mysterious happenstance
Some blue aliens
A rescue mission
A happy song
A sexy French accent
An annoying little brat
A buffering hypno ray
A blond lock
A hidden passage
The Paris opera house
The show starts
A clever disguise
A miscommunication
A missing keycard
A solo operation
A giant Azriel
A star on the door
A broken family
A good question
A ducking spell
A flying daddy
A portrait of perfection
A butt scrunch
A big fall
A gorgeous face
A hideous device
Total smurfology-a-gedden
A walking disaster
A French street
A terrible pun
A candy store
A licorice stick
A blender attack
A nice plan
A kitty toss
A growling cat
A pregnant photo shoot
A flying smurf
A duck’s nature
A downer
A sister
A stork race
A product placement
A sad realization
A face sprain
A good impersonization
A silver lining
A smurfatunity
A dick dinner
Erp. That was suppose to be a duck dinner
…
Let me get you some smelling salts.
Oh Smurfette!
A positive thought
A locked door
A haggis hug
A nice smurf
A present
A blob of clay
A happy birthday
A bribe
A dragon wand
An evil smurfette
A ducking rescue
A lifelong scar
A spiriting away
A bird allergy
A feather sniff
A mother lover
A word of advice
A sad good bye
A city of light
A Ferris wheel ride
An oops
A magic ride
A smurfing choice
A special kind of love
A tooting smurf
A secret phone call
A smurf posse
A blue velvet cake
A helping hand
A cake with no poison
A death threat
A working formula
A leaking face
A big sacrifice
A big shock
A dark city
A commando smurf
A living haggis
A blue period
A hysterical laugh
A broken smurfalator
A destroyed formula
A high four
A happy vexi
A hyphen
A good grouch
An enormous friend
A gargoyled gargamel
A lesson learned
Little boy blue
A sassy lassie
A relevant narrator
A happy ending
http://hudabeauty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/oatmeal-and-yogurt-face-mask.jpg
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10271513_849934233085_8635034929277575170_n.jpg
A tad bit more billards –
I do not support torture and I am not part of the “make ’em suffer” crowd when it comes to convicted murderers.
That being said, I honestly find I have no sympathy for this man who’s “quick and humane execution” didn’t work out that way. I take no joy from it but I also feel no sympathy.
“Lockett was sentenced to death for shooting 19-year-old Stephanie Neiman and watching as two accomplices buried her alive in 1999.
Ms Neiman and a friend had interrupted the men as they robbed a home.”
I agree with you. I know there’s alot of people who say just let them rot in jail… and that would be fine if I didnt have to pay for their jailing as a taxpayer.
Yeah. He’ll get NO sympathy from me. Less than zero.
I’m not a supporter of CP, and quite happy to pay taxes to keep them locked up till they die.
I hope they never bring it back in the UK.
While I have no qualms about capital punishment in principle, in practice it ends up costing less in the U.S. for life in prison. Decades of delays, appeals, death row accommodations end up consuming a lot of capital.
9/11 changes my thoughts on capital punishment. I wondered how we could ever catch bin laden and let him live.
Im not sure about that Ed. Do you have any links I could look at?
I have seen articles in the past, but it’s been a few years. I’ll have to track them down again. It may have been something from Freakanomics.
– While not an peer reviewed study, this article is fairly typical of what I’ve read over the years:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2011/09/22/death-and-taxes-the-real-cost-of-the-death-penalty/
As for Jack’s notion about Bin Laden – I certainly agree that, for criminals on a national scale, the payback to the national psyche outweighs the costs of the legal process.
CW: Fargo E3
Well after that Billy Bob’s character has to die.
Hopefully I’ll be checking out this tomorrow:
https://www.tynesidecinema.co.uk/whats-on/films/view/tracks
That’s a lot of camel toe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCk32ULuRYA
My boss told me I had to take tomorrow and Friday off. Yes, had too. There may be a PBP tomorrow. Depends upon whether or not I decide to go out and enjoy the sun while it lasts.
I’ve never got hot tubs, maybe it’s the climate.
Good start. Lets go boys
yersh
Erik Johnson!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Awful
done. fuck.
All 3 of tonight’s Game 7s have gone the wrong way.
stupid hockey teams tonight.
0 for 3.
ugh
Nobody had L.A., so I guess I’ll let you all come up with stuff.
How about pictures of the Hollywood sign?
It’s a pleasure to wake to the sound of the rain.
Of course in my more morbid moments I feel it’s just a a pleasure to actually wake up.
Ummmm:
http://youtu.be/5YXpfcZy2Sk
…and one for Jack’s ego:
http://www.policymic.com/articles/88357/science-shows-how-guitar-players-brains-are-actually-different-from-everybody-elses
Hooray for my ego! Now to dust off the guitars.
Of course, after watching the 8-year-old play Racer X, maybe I’ll just let the dust pile up….
Goodnight :metal:
A positive story about the female experience at cons:
http://sarahpinborough.com/2013/07/15/lets-hear-it-for-the-boys/
The groin gun was rather subtle…not!
This week has been one of good news for the company I work for. A short story in one of our anthologies has been nominated for an Aurora award (the Canadian equivalent of the Hugos), and two of our titles have been nominated for the Alberta Publishers Award in Spec Fic. This last one is especially good since only three titles make it to the short list.
Tracks was rather good if a bit sad in places.
Well worth checking out.
blarg
*thud*
Look! There he is…
ditto. Now, that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.
Hi, Deadpan!
I just posted my last hockey debt pictures from the Olympics challenge to the Facebook group. If it’s not too late to claim a team for NHL playoffs, I want to play. Is Nashville in the playoffs this year? If so, I want to claim it. If not, I’ll take any unclaimed team.
I’m posting this from the cruise terminal at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. My godparents organized a group cruise to Barcelona. I might post again later if I have a chance to charge my phone before I lose 3G signal. Or I might go ahead and pay for satellite Internet on the ship, just once. My plan is to maintain radio silence on the Internet for most of my vacation. Bon voyage, Pan!
P.S.: The Deadpan voicemail line is still active, so I still call in airport updates whenever I’m in an airport. Jack, are you still receiving them? 🙂
Amy!!
WOWZA! WHat a trip for you and your family.
Yes, VM is still up n active!
Have a blast and enjoy everything!!! How exciting.
Be safe 🙂
Jack says Please Call!
Yes, please call – – and have a great time! You’re living the life.
Just listened to the Ask Me Another podcast content for today. What do you know, it turns out to be the First of May…
My basement flooded on Monday, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in many spots. Lovely.
So I might be late on my predicted release date for Ghostlight Podcast Season Three Episode One…
But only a little.
Meanwhile, recording on the rebooted Idjitcast continues to be a bit problematic, but we will get it sorted by the time we record actual episodes.
JohnBoze. Now, that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.
I haven’t gone by that name since back in the Deadpan Wars…
If you saw my car right now, you’d see a new toilet, sink, and two faucets.
Also, today is our 1 year anniversary of our civil union, and next week is our 15th anniversary.
If this isn’t romantic, I just don’t know what is.
You got a toilet installed in your car ?
#missedsomethingimportant
Its the latest craze…
That is a great idea!
But no, the toilet is in a box. We are doing some fix-ups ’round the house.
ITS BEEN A YEAR!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Holy jesus time…
Yeah!
Indeed, Saturday will be brought to me by the number 48′
Sigh
Happy Saturday!!
CP: Sweet Bitter Sweet — The Duke Spirit
Kinda funny?
https://vine.co/v/Mv3dFXVDQ7J
Kinda funny.
The co host of Escape Pod sticks his oar in:
http://www.geekplanetonline.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=4669:comixology-closing-shop&Itemid=236
Yes, hubby uses Comixology a lot. The email they sent when in-app purchases stopped didn’t really make it clear that was happening, and why. Hubby just assumed it followed the amazon way of making your purchases on line and they would automatically loaded to the ipad. *shrug*
Happy Union-versary, EssBee and Sly B. You two are awesome.
oh, and it’s the 1st of May!
What Pixie said!
Here! Here!
Feeling very sorry for myself, still haven’t shrugged off this infection,
Stay warm, Van. *hugs*
Get better, dammit!
Morning Pan
It’s raining. I’ll take the rain over snow any day.
Your cuteness overload post!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeJu_cHsuHw
My cat is mad at me. I kicked her off the bed so I could change the sheets. After almost 18 years you’d think she’s be use to that by now.
Now, I think it’s time to have my morning shower. Then I will clean the washroom.
After that, who knows. We will see what the day brings. :silly:
It’s official. I’m old. We painted our new room (converted the garage into a bedroom) last night after dinner and am EXHAUSTED. When we bought the house 12 or so years ago, we worked on the house after work for a few weeks. Can’t do that kind of stuff any more!
This weekend, bathroom redo.
Go lady go!
Painting *IS* exhausting.
Someone has way too much time and talent
http://upopin.com/dalton-ghetti-pencil-art/
How does anyone do math homework in that guy’s house?
My feet are cold. I should put some socks on.
Today’s freebie on the App Store:
http://toucharcade.com/2014/05/02/noodlecakes-super-stickman-golf-2-is-free/
I haven’t Snopes-checked this, but cool – – if true:
http://www.viralnova.com/disney-a113-secret/
I like it
Did one of my bosses really just come to my cubicle with coffee mug in hand and ask about my availability to work this weekend?
Too easy…
Pleease no…
http://www.sfx.co.uk/2014/05/02/matt-smith-cast-in-terminator-reboot/?utm_source=whonews&utm_medium=whonewsapp
Meanwhile in Oklahoma…
http://m.vice.com/read/heres-the-first-look-at-the-new-satanic-monument-being-built-for-oklahomas-statehouse
I have no problem with this. If youre allowed to raise a 10 Commandments statue in front of a government building, then every other religion gets a fair shake too.
Agreed. I think the bigger message is once you open the door to overtly religious messages on government property, you’re basically getting into a country sized pissing match. Better to keep that stuff on private property.
That’s the rub, sir.
The only way to settle this is with a fiddlin’ contest.
So let it be fiddlin’. So let it be done.
My god’s bigger than your god…
Your crap joke for the day:
A woman is at home when she hears someone knocking at her door. She goes to the door opens it and sees a man standing there. He asks the lady, “Do you have a Vagina?” She slams the door in disgust. The next morning she hears a knock at the door, its the same man and he asks the same question to the woman, “Do you have a Vagina?” She slams the door again. Later that night when her husband gets home she tell him what has happened for the last two days. The husband tells his wife in a loving and concerned voice, “Honey, I am taking an off tomorrow so as to be home, just in case this guy shows up again.” The next morning they hear a knock at the door and both ran for the door. The husband whispers to the wife, “Honey,i’m going to hide behind the door and listen and if it is the same guy I want you to answer yes to the question because I want to a see where he’s going with this.” She nods yes to her husband and opens the door. Sure enough the same fellow is standing there, he asks, “Do you have a Vagina?” “Yes I do.” says the lady. The man replies, “Good, would you mind telling your husband to leave my wife’s alone and start using yours!”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abatement_%28heraldry%29
Historical!
Believe it or not, this is an interesting Star Wars related news link:
http://geektyrant.com/news/original-1975-star-wars-casting-announcements
It’s really old news, but still cool.
This IS really cool… now to uncross my eyes after reading
This is so wonderful I could cry. I was at this conference and was one of the people that got pranked. I’ve been talking about this event and how ridiculous it was at work for days and I still have my silly headband. By they way, the way they crashed the conference was by telling us that Colin Powell was on his way to speak to us and these guys were the speakers that were to come before him.
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/5/2/posing_as_us_officials_yes_men
That is fantastic.
Happy birthday, Vanamonde!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12NxRQdSb8
If anyone sees Jack Mangan lurking around here, tell him we need to arrange a packet exchange.
You said… Package
hehe
Ok you really said, packet
Ooooooh intrigue!
“exchange”
Note the lack of quotation marks.
“noted”
Wut….
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/30/natasha-blasick-ghost-sex_n_5240566.html?cps=gravity
Nice to know He liked playing Ming:
http://io9.com/the-weirdest-things-you-never-knew-about-the-making-of-1571016187?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Well I attended my first freecomicday event, got a stash of comics to peruse later.
A lazy day ahead with a pizza night with family later for my birthday, later pan.
..and your crap Star Wars joke from twitter:
@Darth_VaderSW: If you are dating a girl who doesn’t like Star Wars puns, you’re looking for love in Alderaan places.
Morning Pan.
It seems we got a tiny amount of snow over night
Hope you have a super duper birthday, Van!
*giant birthday hugs*
Ta.
Ha, ha, ha, ha!
http://pixelbark.com/8866/forensic-artist-draws-mens-testicles-as-they-see-themselves-and-then-again-as-others-see-them
Oh, may be NSFW for content.
Hubby is at work today. Anybody who thinks educators only work 9 – 3 on weekdays, have never lived with one.
If you have a Battle.net account:
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/05/03/blizzard-releases-the-lost-vikings-rock-n-roll-racing-blackthorne-for-free/
Reposting here, because this makes no sense as a reply to Roaming Asshat, as it ended up above:
Happy birthday, Vanamonde!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12NxRQdSb8
Thank you.
oh fred…
Got to love the BBC, listening to a radio adaption of a James Bond novel, Alfred Molina is playing the bad guy.
Ummm:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/24-agonising-british-problems?s=mobile
Happy Birthday, Van!!!!
Big hugs your way
🙂
I’ve started playing Prison Architect. It’s very… strange.
CW: Galaxy Quest
with Jack Managan as my #1
Would you believe it’s still snowing? *sigh*
Oooh Canada!!
FCBD was a success! Well, for the kids, at least. I hope they like the stuff we got them.
Bought a Chromecast unit today, will have to play with it tomorrow.
Yes, once you’ve played with your unit you can come back with a report.
Just make sure you’ve washed your hands…
…and an early crap joke for this Star Wars day:
Two guys were fishing on the Ohio River. One catches the biggest catfish either one has ever seen. He says to his buddy, “We need to remember this spot so we can come back here again.” His buddy pulls a pen out of his pocket and makes a big ‘X’ on the bottom of his boat. The first guy looks at his buddy, shaking his head in disgust. “You idiot- what if we bring another boat next time?”
And it’s May 4th here!
I just wanted to find out what “chemex brewing” was.
In the end, I felt like I was being schooled by the science club president
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tnvX6CulMoI
I bet it still tastes of coffee.
Cough
Given the choice between Rhett and Batman tonight, we’ve chosen Rhett.
I guess I’ll turn off the Bat signal then.
Rhettman?
Nah Nah nah nah na na Nah Nah nah nah na na…
The Adam West tights were a bit much…
In other news, I think I made Jack’s May the Fourth.
A Star Wars themed codpiece?
In the shape of a Sand Trooper helmet.
Seriously, Rhett. Thanks so much! Tiff and I look forward to playing!
(context is everything)
I’m looking forward to hearing your first battle report.
Stay on target!
Important viewing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuhwSma960Y
Every silver lining has a cloud
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27269383
“Fox, don’t stick your finger in the donut.”
Crap joke for the day:
Two cowboy ranchers in Texas, they each had their own horse, but they could never tell them apart. So the first cowboy said, “I’ve got it!” The second cowboy said “What?” “I’ll shave the main on my horse.” Let’s do it!” So the cowboy shaves the main on his horse. But after a while the main grew back. The cowboys are having a really hard time telling them apart. Then the one cowboy said, “I’ve got it! “What? What? What’s your idea now? says the other” “I’ll cut the tail on my horse really small.” “Alright! Let’s do it!” So he cut the tail really short. But after a while it grew back. “Then the second cowboy said, “OK, this time I’ve got it!” You take the black one and I’ll take white one!!!!”
I liked this one!
Isnt it, “mane?”
nay
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2013/05/07/the-internet-summed-up-comic/#7u3iFXd9Qw6FBIR4.01
That one just earned itself a high place on my “Ultimate Truth” list…especially since I fear I would be the one to write that return note.
A Cynful sighting!
holy crap!
Yes, Cynful (don’t we all speak of ourselves in third person) is considering options of going to the mmmmmmMeetup, so you all have to decide timing 🙂 There may be a real Cynful sighting. I may just hug Jack and Lo til their eyes pop…. with respect to significant others of course.
I hope this takes off.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/05/02/sad_kanye_zip_lining_with_kim_kardashian_is_the_new_sad_keanu_photos.html
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/davidlopan1/tomi_zpsded5ef72.jpg
^Ha!
Fun fact – Dean Menta, guitarist for Faith No More, also in the music editor for The Clone Wars. Now THATS two great tastes!
I hope that at some point, Anakin got to say, “I find your lack of Faith No More disturbing.”
http://rappers.mdaniels.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ Fascinating.
Oh for shame, DMX. Yall gotta small ass vocab mind. Up in here.
Kool G Rap is the biggest surprise. He never struck me as especially well-read.
Ornithorhynchus anatinus Platypus!
I’m going to have to bill you for the duck.
I’m going to have to charge you for this coat
You can’t have ze duck.
Well yesterday I had a play with the Chromecast dongle I bought.
Easy to setup, the app on my phone detected the chromecast without a hitch.
I think I had some misconceptions on what is possible and the experience was underwhelming. No apps on my phone support streaming video files stored on the phone. There is a third party plugin for the Chromwbrowser that will let you stream video files from a computer but I thought that was a bit pointless (I have other hardware that would do that).
Netflix and BBC iplayer work fine, but didn’t work as I expected. There is no directly controlled app on the Chromecast, control is via the apps on the phone or browser plugins on a computer.
It’s limited to 720p output, which was fine for me.
I must admit, as much as I’m an android guy, I have found it hard to understand the point of Chromecast in its current incarnation. Your illustration of the limitations underscore why.
My latest Blu-Ray player seems to do everything I would want a Chromecast or Ruku to do, mostly just stream Amazon video.
Also “play with the Chromecast dongle”
Morning Pan
Hubby is out of town for a few days 🙁
Sitting in the coffee after seeing this at the flicks:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ruin
An interesting take on the revenge type of film.
+shop
Looks interesting.
That looks interesting
Off to fill my larder! Later Panites.
wha…
Do you need help with that recent construction?
A bucket of cold water on standby.
hmmm…
http://gizmodo.com/sony-crams-3-700-blu-rays-worth-of-storage-in-a-single-1571508568?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
It’s dead Jim, it just doesn’t know it.
Your crap joke for this Bank Holiday Monday:
A hitchhiker was standing by the roadside near the law school with his thumb out. A motorist stopped and asked, “Are you a lawyer?” “No,” the hitchhiker replied. The motorist drove off.A few minutes later, a second motorist stopped and asked, “Are you a lawyer?” The hitchhiker again replied that he wasn’t, so the second motorist drove off.Finally a third motorist stopped and this time the driver was a voluptuous redhead. “Hi, are you a lawyer?” she asked. After telling her that he was, she told him to get in and off they drove.After sitting and admiring the driver for a few minutes, the hitchhiker thought to himself, “This is incredible. I’ve only been a lawyer for five minutes and already I’m thinking about screwing someone!”
There, my cupboard is now full. Although I was a little disappointed. I wanted to buy stuff for dinner I like but hubby doesn’t for the days he is away. Unfortunately, all the items I wanted were in “family size” quantities, not singles. Will have to rethink my dinner choices for the next three days.
Up coming Indie games:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/05/the-ars-indie-showcase-30-games-to-watch-in-2014/
CP: Sharks Can’t Sleep — Tracy Bonham
EVErYTHInG’S FIIIInE!! (I only know one Tracy Bonham song)
Drivin… drivin in your car. Speed so fast felt like I was drunk and IIIIIIIII EEE IIIIII… .wait, wrong Tracy
He was hilarious on SNL and 30 Rock.
Im Brian Fellow!
Actually bought my first set of digital comics today.
Bandette!
Which so far is a lot of fun.
Some nice photos here :
http://space.io9.com/behind-the-scenes-of-the-first-manned-american-spacefli-1571908246/+charliejane?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Really nice stuff.
Arriving to hospital four hours before a scheduled surgery is a bit ridiculous…
Not happy
Ummm. Surgery? Should we be worried?
Regardless *hugs*
Note: the surgery is not for Pixie, and it’s not for a life-threatening – – but sure, surgery for loved ones is always at least a little anxious, and *hugs* are certainly encouraged.
*hugs*
sorry everyone. I should’ve been more detail-oriented…
update: Mom is finally in the OR, getting that bionic knee.
Thanks for the hugs 🙂
They will rebuild her. Stronger…faster…
How do you spell that sound that bionics make? Or I could just post a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPJ2ZjYlY38
http://io9.com/the-pocket-guide-to-bullshit-prevention-1571589745
This tool can be used everyday.
“This tool can be used everyday.”
“”This tool can be used every day””
“be”
A grilled cheese sandwich and beer. The supper of champions
^This!
Yup. I eat so healthy when hubby’s not home
Oi!
Oy! (Aussie style)
OUI!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2RSu9Gw61U
OK, that’s enough veg time. Goodnight :mush:
Yah!
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/orange-is-the-new-black-gets-a-season-3
Mo’ boobies mo’ problems
Travelling North, Choo Choo and all that jazz.
Is that where you planted the sod?
“planted the sod”
That would be telling.
Morning Pan
It snowed again last night.
Did you know June is our rainy month (and flood month)? I have a feeling we’re going to have snow up until it starts to rain. *more sighs*
DJ EZ Rock died?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Funny? Yes.
http://www.amazon.com/Costume-SuperCenter-Justin-Bieber-Pinata/dp/B00F4HDIXU/ref=sr_1_3?tag=ohmy0c-20
Did I mention the news of a friend of mine? If I had, I apologize.
Anyway, a friend we regularly game with has been invited to China to be a guest of their music festival. He’s super excited.
http://www.soulier.ca/#_
Does anyone subscribe to MLB.TV? Thinking of getting it for my M-I-L.
Its cool, just know you cant watch Rockies games on it cause theyre blacked out
Jesus Corporate
Marinated Lesbian Bananas.tv?
Militant Lithuanian Balloonists.tv?
Monkeys Lemurs Bonobos
Marinated Lamb Barbeque?
Magnetically Levitated Buttress ?
My Lord, Boobs!
dot TV.
http://www.dorkly.com/comic/62412/the-trouble-with-wonder-woman
After lunch you lucky, lucky people will be subjected to this.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2330322/?ref_=nv_sr_3
When I grow up…
I want to speak into a megaphone and have everybody ignore me
I want to make a mistake. A huge mistake
I want to redact words from a movie’s title
Visit the virtual chat room Conspiracy Cafe
I want to have a giant cork board full of newspaper clippings
I want to turn you into me
I want to know the hidden masters
I want the key to the federal reserve
I want to know who “they” are
When I grow up I don’t want an eye in the middle of my palm. That’s just weird.
Going to the toilet could be extra disgusting.
Yuck!
I also don’t want to carry a large wooden pedistool into the middle of a park. It looks heavy.
When I grow up I want to know if you’re listening
I want to not make contact for four weeks
I want to know what I’m looking for
I want to take into consideration the mothership came back
I want a piece of cackle. Not when I grow up but now!
What the hell is cackle? I want sone cake!
*sigh*. Obviously my fingers aren’t working. Sone = some
Anyway, when is grow up, I want to do it.
I don’t want to tape and tack articles on my wall. I’m the one who would have to repair and repaint once it all comes down
I want to agree with the pattern
When I grow up I want to have a break. Mmmmm, KitKat bars
http://m.youtube.com/results?q=break%20me%20off%20a%20piece%20of%20a%20kitkat%20bar&sm=3
I want to not know anything about schizophrenia and talk in a movie like I do. (Sorry, hot button topic)
I want to go to the Tarsus Club
http://www.tarsusclub.com/
FYI. This is a prop for the movie
http://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/the-conspiracy-2012
When I grow up I want to connect the dots
I want to look for Mark Tucker
I want to put my phone number on the internet and see what happens
I want to live off the grid
http://www.off-grid.net/
I want to meet people with crooked fingers.
When I for up I want to call for a new world order
I want to be a retired spook
Want to get that on camera
When I grow up I don’t want to have a man on a bicycle follow me. That’s just creepy.
I want to cross a line
I want to have it out there
I want to join the Cult of Mithras
http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=main
I want to have a secret handshake
I want to push Canada towards a North American union… Oh wait, no I don’t
I want the only known photo of… We’ll anything really. That would be just cool.
I want to buy a secret tie clip camera
When I grow up I want to follow people secretly. I don’t want to be followed, though. That would be unnerving
I want to notice it
I don’t want to lie to my spouse. That’s not a good thing to do
I want shiny black chrome with tinted windows
I don’t want to confront the people watching me. That could lead to trouble
When I grow up, I want to get my hopes up
When I grow up, I want to do something that’s scary… As long as it doesn’t involve spiders or other creepy crawlies
I want to get comfortable out in the middle of the woods.
..who am I kidding? I really don’t.
I want to hitch a ride in the back of a mysterious truck
I want to be with a gorilla by night
I’ve changed my mind. I want to watch you be with a gorilla by night
I don’t want to hide out in a body bag. That would be… Disconcerting
I want a gin and tonic
I want to be with *redacted*
I want to hunt with old sacrificial daggers
I want to hear the clock strike
I want to see the torches burn
I want to stand in line
When I grow up I want to be part of a secret ritual
Wait, maybe not
I want to wear a funny looking mask
I want my life to turn on the great pivot
I want to be discovered. That would be scary
+don’t
But discovered in a 1920s starlet way might be fun. With or without the couch though?
I don’t want to be locked in a bull’s head mask. Then I might be hunted
I don’t want to be stabbed to death. That would make me sad 🙁
I want to have a crazy idea
I don’t want to be traumatized. That would be traumatic
I want to feel free
… Just not the way they mean in this movie.
Sturgill Simpson, a stinking name for a guitar playerb(he’s on ‘Later with Jools Holland’).
Oh oh.
Torchwood is an anagram of doctor who!!!
Cough
cough
Nice:
http://mobile.darkroastedblend.com/26QM/news/2014/05/thrilling-vintage-movie-posters.html
IS STALIN ALIVE?!??!? HUH??? WELL IS HE???
The future is not it used to be:
http://io9.com/the-future-of-transportation-used-to-look-so-much-more-1572291212?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
I love this stuff so hard
Today’s dinner was Mac & cheese and a beer. I think hubby should come home soon just so I have a proper meal.
Mine was Mac n cheese and tortilla chips
Sausages, chips, mushrooms (cooked in butter), sweet corn and mushy peas.
Hot…Topic…. oh jesus
http://loudwire.com/misfits-glenn-danzig-suing-bassist-jerry-only-trademark-infringement/
Hot Topic. That’s where you buy Goth clothes right?
Not anymore….
Yo! My first time looking at the site today.
LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME
I didn’t know you were such an exhibitionist
yes you did.
Oh yeah, I forgot you gave ditto those photos
And vise versa!
My eyes!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLlz2bvrebA
Doesn’t the wasp fly silently?
Not like the bee, that “buzzzes…”
Why do you ask……………….?
So I can be on the lookout…………..
Yup, but tend to be quieter than bees, especially the Bumble Bee.
This weeks Pseudopod was set in Padstowe in Cornwall. A place I’ve been to and an Oss I’ve seen.
Hmmm:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/browse.html/?node=4656884031
Morning Pan.
The sun is actually out! Although it looks like people still have to scrape frost off their car windshields. But the sun is out!
Hubby comes home tonight! Soon all will be right with the world again. :happy:
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/12/22/when-i-dont-answer-my-phone/
That aint wrong…
I think Geeks are sexy is one of my favourite sites
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/07/09/girls/
..an old trope.
Are you calling me old?
I think I’m playing hooky from work today. It wasn’t my original intention but, the sun is out and I haven’t really done anything this morning. I think I’m just going to give into the trend and ignore the rest of the day.
Invisible Nazi in the Sky:
http://videogamena.me/
Mystical Farm Playhouse.
I think I like yours better, Van.
Dracula’s Banjo Pinball
Amphibious Bomb Disaster
damn …
“Cantankerous Android Legends”
… and all this will be lost …
Just so I can say I didn’t totally waste my day, I cleaned my desk and my keyboard and finished royalty statements. Now I’m going to ignore the rest of the day.
Speaking of Nazis in teh sky… the director’s cut of Iron Sky is now on Netflix. I’m seriously so excited I could poop. The original is one of my fav bad movies ever ever.
How different is the director’s cut?
Dunno… but reading the reports its 20 minutes longer with additional special effects and a bit of different plot devices.
I really need to see that.
Worth it. Both versions are on netflix. I’d watch the theatrical release before director’s cut
Fascinating? Or soul-suckingly nerdy?
http://benjaminlmoore.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/what-are-the-most-overrated-films/
Holy… wtf…
I enjoyed ‘The Tailor of Panana’, Pierce Brosnan was deliciously sleazy.
So after seeing Noah, we left the cinema to find it pissing down with rain.
you are
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_History_of_the_World_in_10%C2%BD_Chapters
My favorite take on Noah. (The Stowaway)
Oh look, the full text:
http://www.thinking-approach.org/index.php?id=2032
The link says it all
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/best-cat-pictures
Because this is the way the world ends — not with a bang, but with a cat who is hugging a cat who is hugging another cat.
I guess we can just close the internet now.
Ummm. Go Nathan Fillion?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCf9M5GsDSs
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/cheryl-hall/20140506-who-knew-laser-tag-was-invented-in-dallas.ece
I knew!
That I didn’t know. I do know I played a lot of Photon back in San Antonio in the 80’s.
The Dallas team was the only one who’d consistently beat our best team from the NJ center.
They slag Agents of Shield for plot stupidities but wTF Arrow writers the cure plot was just dumb.
We’re a couple of episodes behind on Arrow. Not sure when we’ll catch up.
Ok then:
http://m.imgur.com/60oKb1v
TMBG had a video contest for their song “Am I Awake”.
They had a large number of really good entries so they got John Hodgeman to be their judge.
The winning entry is pretty good but I wonder if you have to be “of a certain age” to get it.
http://vimeo.com/album/2847837/video/90834180
There were three winners in the email they sent out… I’ll have to see if I can find the links.
I don’t remember roller skating being this cool when I was young.
http://www.wimp.com/rollerblades/
CP: Angel — Massive Attack
LoveyaLoveyaLoveyaLoveyaLoveyaLoveyaLoveyaLoveya
I’m sure everybody can say the same thing. Nothing beats the beauty of your home province (state, county, etc.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFCg0tBDck&feature=youtu.be
T minus 6.25 workdays and counting. Not that I’m excited or anything.
Where ya goin’?
Leaving the contractor world into the fully employed world aka changing jobs.
Way to go!
wOOt!
http://www.themarysue.com/maisie-williams-twitter-face-swaps/
Welcome to your nightmare.
*wondering if Mr. Mangan has tried to fly any X-Wings lately*
My R2 unit is overworked at the moment.
Bad motivator?
Im not sick of this over-played song…yet.
I am enjoying parodies and this one is no exception
http://www.thegailygrind.com/2014/05/05/watch-wanna-go-starbucks-hilarious-mini-musical-frozen-parody/#.U2hHTJnsduc.facebook
Godzilla is turning up in a lot of commercials lately. I have the feeling we’re in for another Lorax.
By another Lorax, do you mean that Danny DeVito is providing the voice for Godzilla?
That would actually be pretty good. The Lorax was promoting against commercialization and had more promotional tie ins that you could shake a stick at (much as Wally preached against large corporations and was created by one of the largest corporations in existence). Maybe in this version of Godzilla humanity will be saved by nuclear waste?
This is well worth 2 minutes of your time:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/9633585/Found-In-Translation
Ah so…Baku-shan…
Morning Pan
Tick at my mom again. Which means there’s nothing new in my life right now.
The difference between my mom and any “normal” mother:
I sent both my mom and hubby’s mom the exact same gift basket for mother’s day. Because mom lives in the ass-end of nowhere, I have to be picky on what I can send, even from Amazon, which is where I ordered the baskets from.
Hubby’s mom gets the basket. Calls and says thanks for thinking of her, it was lovely, etc.
Mom sends an email that says, and I quote: “I got your Mother’s Day care package today but I think you got ripped off.
I’m sure that you paid more in delivery fees than what was in the basket….”
And it goes on from there. Keeping in mind, as a gift, there was no price put into the item so she has no idea what I spent. Really, what’s wrong with a simple thank you. Isn’t it the thought that counts?
*sigh* Her birthday is next month. I think I’m only going to send her a card.
Now, it’s time to bake cookies!
Cookies for breakfast! Why didn’t I think of that?
An interesting child actors where are they now.
https://ca.celebrity.yahoo.com/photos/child-stars-then-and-now-1398256604-slideshow/child-stars-then-and-now-photo-1398256584658.html
It’s suppose to be cold and rainy today. I guess yesterday was all we’re going to get of spring.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/50449/origins-9-great-british-insults
pillock!
Party like it’s 1998:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/dorsey/what-the-world-was-like-the-year-the-lewinsky-scandal-broke?bffb
We’re all very linky this morning.
Its the breakfast burritos.
I would think it was the sausages.
Oh I get it…
Cynful definitely wins this round.
If we’re really lucky, after lunch I might have time to torture you with this little tale
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053463/?ref_=nv_sr_1
This is a cute animation
http://vimeo.com/94502406
This is seriously well-done!
Awkward moment today….
At the Wee People’s Dentist, waiting for said Wee Person to finish with their appt, and another Mom in the waiting area keeps falling over, asleep! Not like, “yawnnnnn, Im darn tired at 9am,” but more like, “I just took 2 Ativan, and had a few beers last night,” look.
Im concerned for the safety of her children getting to school after their appointments.
I asked her if she was okay. She said, “yes. Im so tired– the girls kept me up all night.”
My cynical RN doesnt believe her. . .
I told the office staff my concerns. I may offer her kids a ride to school, because, of course, they attend the same school as our Wee People. . .
See- awkward.
As a parent Ive been that tired in the morning sans drugs and drink. Just saying.
Seen 6 out of 10.
http://www.ifc.com/fix/2014/05/10-great-modern-day-b-movies/2
Only one I wanna see that I havent is Raze
0 out of 10!
You must change that!
Tucker and Dale is brilliant (my humble opinion)
Not just your opinion! Its phenomenal.
6 of 10. I agree with Tucker and Dave being great, as well.
It is the one I have seen.
Been meaning to watch Tucker and Dale, otherwise I’ve only seen Iron Sky all the way through, and enough of Pirahna to weep for Elizabeth Shue’s dignity. (That’s the one she’s in, right?)
So I was sent a joke earlier about going to Scotland and asking what what their national identity was with the answer of Polish! (A vibe on apparent immigration woes).
A few hours later stopped at a cafe on the way to Glencoe in Scotland.
All the staff were polish, I burst out laughing…
bubushka is not amused
^^
Must have been a lot of unchanged light bulbs.
Lawd its time for beer..
Oh, lawd!
“beer”
All hail Deadpan! It’s been a while since I checked in and didn’t just look over Ditto’s shoulder.
Two items from me: 1) has a date been set for the Deadpan MeetUp yet? I know there was a lot of discussion about it.
2) If anyone is interested, Ditto and I are again part of the Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Our team name is ORC (Organized Readers against Cancer). If you would like to make a donation: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY14PL?px=3833061&pg=personal&fr_id=59622 I’ve been trying to upload a few pics to my website, but no luck so far. You can also take a look at our team page which also connects to Ditto’s page. http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=59622&pg=team&team_id=1536532 Just remember, your donation counts as a vote of favoritism. 😉
w00t!
I refuse to play favourites 😉
That’s because you are a good person. Thanks!!
heh
Clive Barker
http://www.themarysue.com/lena-headey-ming-na-wen-horror-films/
Link to a game free this weekend:
@mrqwak: Retro Racing on iOS now FREE for the weekend! Get it here – http://t.co/mkjjCM2B63
Still enjoying the last (free) Tilt to Live update.
http://www.businessinsider.com/girl-band-adam-orgasm-sfw-2014-5
Ummm. . .
Oh. my
um
I’m not sure. I’d better go look at this again.
In my bunk.
Red…
Im not going to jump on the new craze — drawing eyebrows on babies, like I did when goating was big. . .
I wont.
I promise.
“goating”
I’m not even going to Google what “goating” could mean…
That said, while I try to be open minded and accepting, I would have to deny ever knowing anyone who did this:
https://www.carlashes.com/
I want Jack Lalanne carlashes.
http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2471482285_10.jpg
This seems more like something you would DO to someone else’s car.
So much yes here.
http://io9.com/we-need-a-new-literary-movement-with-a-slightly-ludicro-1573659059
Thing is, I’m sure this is happening now, it’s just not wanted by the masses. Rudy Rucker is someone I can think of who delivers marvelously on the weird and daring that she describes, but the mainstream would never have anything to do with him.
The graveyard shift is for the bird.
Owls?
Speaking of “marvelously on the weird and daring” …
it’s time for Netflix to step up and save “Community”.
SO… pertaining to the orgasm song video clip Jack posted above… the redhead in the video played Ariel in the Dutch stage version of Little Mermaid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yg8eeKLA6g
Now go ahead… try and watch the orgasm video again while not thinking about it. Ha!
Nevermind… still works. *sigh* Poor bunk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=K4b7o4CJDdw
funny … but NSFW … or for the overly mature.
say…
A pleasant potter around Ayr Beach was today’s chillout.
Back to normality tomorrow.
Your crap joke for the day:
I went to my Scottish neighbour Robbie’s funeral today and as i solemnly watched the coffin being lowered i noticed the wreaths on top spelled bob.
“Was that his nickname” i asked his grieving widow
“yes” she said between sobs “a recent one.”
“Since when” i asked
“Since we found out it was fifty quid a letter” she replied.
http://www.thredup.com/shop/women/Outerwear/Tumbleweed/3/2279029
The Tumbleweeds were strong todAy, maybe I can placate by playing this mouth organ badly.
“this”
‘mouth organ’
Go to Go
To my bunk.
Hmmm :
http://francoisdourlen.500px.com/films/
Have I shared my thoughts about working overnight?
Heard tell! Heard tell…
Speaking of sharing my thoughts:
We finally got around to seeing the 2nd new Captain America flick, which was a 100000x improvement over the first. Well done all around.
Is a film review helpful if I’m the last to see it?
You aren’t the last to see it. I still haven’t yet. Timing just hasn’t worked out yet.
I havent seen it yet either
To be fair I just saw Dark Knight Rises for the first time this year… so yeah.
Ummm:
http://m.imgur.com/a/jUT6w
Never don’t not no give up not ever no.
Look at that fucking Patriot!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA! never dont not get a terrible tat.
http://www.factmag.com/2014/05/10/shoegaze-documentary-beautiful-noise-to-premiere-in-seattle-late-may-before-screening-in-sheffield-in-june/
I’m vocalizing my enthusiasm for this film in a listless voice over a dense wall of heavily reverbed guitar noise.
I liked it better when the cradle, would rock.
Well Pan back home and off to see this at the flicks:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Rises
Dubbed version alas, you can spank me later.
I’m a little uncomfortable with mentions of anime and spanking in the same post.
You’ve heard of Hentai?
Cthulhu approved? 🙂
Some in the US may be able to take advantage of this:
http://www.amazon.com/local/national/B00JXVN9LY
EssBee’s honey rye IPA is an awesome IPA.
(sung to the tune of ‘Our God is an Awesome God’)
Ha!
“EssBee’s honey”
Finger licking good..oh wait.
Enjoyed the film, but it’s a rather slow bittersweet tale, some to consider if you want to take children to see it.
The English dubbing was a bit insipid, but oh the clouds…
Facebook is boring today.
You were expecting dancing and champagne?
I was expecring some republican rants, videos of babies spitting up, dogs humping, and a character quiz of some sort for me to complete.
MMMmmmeetup News!
Please comment below or contact Jack about your availability for following fates for a CO MMMeeetup:
8/9
8/23
9/20
10/4
Thanks. We will get this partyball moving!
I know I’m a minor player in this but 8/9 is out for me. 9/20 would probably be best with 10/4 next best and 8/23 might be workable. Are we aiming for Boulder, Denver or elsewhere?
No minor players here!
Maybe she is under 21?
*cough
A wee bit older than 21. Still young enough though. Let’s just say I wouldn’t be in the barely legal category.
The latest youre gonna want to do here is Sep 20. After that the weather gets to be a giant guessing game.
I heard there was snow in Colorado Springs this weekend. So, really, at what point isn’t the weather a giant guessing game out there.
Of those dates, I can only do 10/4
From Mid may to early October.
Please tell me there is a thought of going to Stanley Hotel. I want Mr. Mangan to re-enact the famous Jack scene 🙂
I’ll go hide now
I’ll bring my typewriter. (Is that the one you mean?)
Arty:
http://boutique.blule.fr/
Somewhere… a copyright lawyer is licking his chops.
I’d love to see her apply her skill to Firefly.
copyrights be damned
CD: Stone’s Imperial Russian Stout.
Delicious! And not very hoppy for a Stone beer. It is reminiscent of Great Divide’s Yeti Imperial Stout.
youre delicious…
So I’ve been told. 😉
Lo is hoppy.
hoppy and bitter
You’re the two great tastes that taste great together!
I may open a bottle of wine.
It occurs to me that I never do this for myself … and I do not know why.
I guess I see wine as more of a communal experience.
Anyone want to share a Malbec or maybe a nice Chianti with me?
I think a good Malbec is the perfect wine. Yo.
You say Malbec and I say Maibock
How ever you say it … I went with bock.
Dinner was steamed broccoli and corn on the cob, both drizzled with a lemon olive oil.
Entre’ was grilled chicken bratwurst. Not as good as the regular kind but much leaner and still tasty.
I’m not a red wine drinker myself, but my wife’s favorite is Chianti. It’s a bit hard to find in the typical grocery store or drug store mass marketed wine selections, so I’m glad that there are others out there that appreciate it.
CP: Northern Lights – Renaissance
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10258710_10154134707355010_5459272505519303721_n.jpg
I will have to do some checking in the morn, I’ve been putting it off because I suspect I’m not going to like the answer I find.
🙁
Any news, Van? We’re on the edges of our seats.
I’ve emailed you Jack.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jenlewis/jaden-smiths-tweets-as-garfield-comics
oof
Ha!
Jack mangan!
Please pick up your phone…
“Calling Jack Mangan…”
Uh oh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeffKUWZIng
“The Rap”
Cool:
http://twitter.com/HistoryInPix/status/465737172583456768/photo/1
Nice bird.
The crow is cool too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPRsJCFVwfY
Hey Pan
Hubby has a 9am meeting so is still at home. It’s very strange having him home at this time of the morning.
CP: The Vampyre of Time and Memory — Queens of the Stone Age
April showers bring May fucking snow blizzards. Yeesh.
You do get all the weather fun.
You should have expected it. Usually, what ever weather we get, you get a short time later.
I did expect it. We get one giant snow every year in mid/late April. Its a bit late this year
Your crap joke for the day:
A guy walking down a street one afternoon passes an old man sitting on the side of the road with a large sack.The younger guy says to the old man, “Watcha got in the sack?”The old man responds, “I got some monkeys in that there sack.”The younger man asks, “If I guess how many monkeys you got in the sack, can I keep one?”The old man replies, “Son, if you guess how many monkeys I got in this sack, I’ll give you both of ’em!”
I’d play this game
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/05/11/why-do-they-always-have-to-be-so-darn-big-comic/
A terrible tragedy, found out tonight they were related to someone I know from work:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27371009
Yuck. Sorry to her that, man
So sorry
Seems no one can find Casey Kasem…
Did they ask Shaggy?
Nor did they ask Robin of Superfriends fame
Perhaps he is reaching for the stars?
Well, I hope for the best. Lots of great jokes spring to mind, but I’ll save them til he’s found.
If I can refrain… so you can you 😉
Meanwhile back in the dark ages:
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2014/05/1450041-they-killed-the-woman-says-resident-after-beating-in-guaruja-see-video.shtml
read about this. Freaking WOW. And its not the first time… so fucking gross
Cooler than cool:
http://io9.com/classic-movie-posters-prove-that-everything-is-better-i-1574983268?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
I so want to see Blixt Gordon.
I have heard that “The Black Cat” is actually a good movie.
Need to check that out some day.
pffft “King Kong”. Thats a fucked up translation! How silly…
Wait…
Forgotten note from a few weekends back:
So of course, there are a bunch of costumed characters walking around at Universal Studios, from Shrek to Lucille Ball.
But who was it who walked into the crepe place with Marilyn Monroe for a lunch date? Yep. Shaggy from Scooby Doo.
CP: Joy Formidable – The Leopard and the Lung
Quite the masterpiece imo
sweet shat do we have some good NHL series going on
Ann Coulter… out trolled
http://gawker.com/here-is-a-collection-of-twitter-trolls-teaching-photosh-1575074274
And the horse she rode in on.
In her line of business, the only thing worse than bad press is NO press.
#controversy$ells
I’m sure she’s hating this, all the way to the bank.
I know she still has rabid supporters but they way it look sis that the mass of folks are tired as hell of her shit. And as the article stated, usually she can spin the backlash around to her benefit…not this time.
For the record, I’d love to see her go down in flames.
Or even just rapidly fade to obscurity.
She is a fine example of a bad human.
At the heart of this thing…
What kind of a piece of shit mocks the kidnap of children by psychopathic warlords? I guess it’s ok to people of her mindset, since they’re only African girls.
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/akira-fan-trailer/ Well done.
..and it’s goodbye to HR Giger:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alien-creator-hr-giger-dies-aged-74-1448313
I wonder if he’ll be buried in a phallic shaped casket?
All kidding aside, guy was a bucket of win and talent.
Indeed. Kudos to him for living a creative, productive life with his art.
Morning Pan
How are we this bright and sunny morning.
Go back to sleep, Miss Sunshine!!!!! 😉
‘Zealand
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/12/new-zealand-refuses-climate-change-refugees-mass-action-is-now-needed
They should build a border fence.
Good stuff.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/watch-neil-young-and-jack-white-make-music-history-on-jimmy-fallon/
Hmm… seems they definitely for sure possibly maybe found the remains of the Santa Maria
That dang Cat gets everywhere.
Apparently our very own Wedge is too good for the upcoming Star Wars films.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/12/5711780/star-wars-episode-7-wont-feature-wedge-antilles-actor
At least he can still reduce the defense value of the ships he is attaching by 1. http://tinyurl.com/kjkgmej
Or move before or after attacking. http://tinyurl.com/kgk4prz
I’m not sure how that will play out in EP7.
I wonder if Wedge has ever had to deal with a snapped stand on the bottom of his ship. . .
I assume I can just glue it back into place.
I’m sure glue would work, I’ve also heard that clear bases as found on Q-tips also work as a replacement.
Your crap joke for the day:
A man moved to a mountain top to get rid of the hustle and be alone. One day he heard a knock at the door and no one was there but then he looked down and there sat a snail and it said “it is quite cold out here can I come in?” the man shouted “NO why don’t you all understand I want to be alone!” and he kicked the snail down the mountain. One year later there was a knock at the door and no one was there and then he looked down and there again sat a snail and it said, “What did you do that for?”
AI and Go not so good:
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/the-world-of-computer-go/
DudeSki goes free for a while:
http://toucharcade.com/2014/05/13/freebie-alert-dudeski/
For the dates Desert Pixie listed for MMMmmeetUp
8/9
8/23
9/20
10/4
We can do any but 8/9. We already planned a birthday trip to the GA aquarium for my sister then.
AS I stated above, of those dates, only Oct. 4 works for me.
Every time I see dates, I have to pause for a moment. It’s fine for any date after the 12th but otherwise… Damn Americans and their backwards dating system.
We should just go Julian.
Can you make it on 277?
????
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julienning
http://tinyurl.com/k645ys2
Backward! At least we go littlest to biggest!
Wait…
I’m sure it’s appreciated by someone 🙂
Zoom!
I can make August 32nd.
T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T CatT Cat T Cat!
I’m reminded of the Top Cat theme song.
My fan base!
Talk to me about unity.
That only works when the beers are free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usuThrRU–4
Jesus christ look at this line up. some of these bands havent toured in years and years
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t31.0-8/1167680_10152423884079110_1886543296309332549_o.jpg
Rangers huh? hmmmmm
Ugh.
The Kings-Ducks series is quite exciting!
Now we know how to choke a penguin.
I don’t want to know…..
Off to bed and dreams of a dead pan.
Wa Wa Wa
Ho ho ho:
http://expressmiracles.tumblr.com
Morning Pan
I am hubbyless until Friday 🙁
I think I have a hockey debt to pay. I’ll do it, maybe tomorrow.
Amy, in the Hockey Pool, I’ve given you LA. They’re still playing so you need to come up with a punishment for Jack.
Since Chicago was never claimed and I lost to them. Pick a couple of movies from this list. If I can find one of them on NetFlix I’ll do a PBP on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_set_in_Chicago,_Illinois
Oh… Poltergeist III…
Do people want their punishments now or should I wait until after the Stanley Cup?
May as well do current
Why the FUCK cant people use the turn lane properly?
You can’t cure stupidity. 😉
Why are you using your phone in traffic? Watch out Lo!
OK, NHL punishments as they stand:
Me, lost to Chicago:
watch Polergeist III (?)
EssBee, lost to Anaheim:
Food– you eating an Anaheim chile in any fashion and submitting the recipe, along with your thoughts on the dish
Movie: Any Disney movie or Disney cartoon (PIxar movies pre-breakup from Disney Corp)
Song: “My Own Worst Enemy” by Lit (little known fact that 2 band members went to my high school)
Photo: A pic of you at Disneyland!!!
LoPan, lost to Minnesota:
Minnesota is unclaimed so the gang should choose a movie from here for you to watch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_set_in_Minnesota
Jack, lost to LA:
Amy needs to choose a punishment. If not then the gang should choose a movie from here (I personally suggest Escape from LA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_Los_Angeles
Escape from L.A.?? That’s uncalled for.
Ditto, lost to Montreal:
Eat: Poutine
Movie: Bon Cop, Bad Cop (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479647/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)
Song: The Genesis Explosion by Dead Brain Cells
Picture: a photoshopped version of Bonhomme
I think that’s it for now as far as NHL punishments go.
I lost to NY too but I dont think anyone claimed them either
FUN!!!! http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-star-wars-movies
CP: If I Had A Tail — Queens Of The Stone Age
Happy 15th anniversary to Sly B and me. We’re off to stay at a fancy bed & breakfast in Denver!
Happy Anniversary! Enjoy the B&B
Anniversary hugs to the Bee’s!
Pow! Thats the way ya do it!
Congrats!
Liked here and on Facebook! Congrats, you two.
Congrats you two!!!
Happy Happy Joy Joy x 15 and 15 more! To essBee and slyB
Congratulations you two!
All joy to you both!!
I will pay my Anaheim debt asap!
If anyone finds my concentration, let me know. Thanks!
http://gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/VirtualExhibits/TV%20Games/consentration/Concentration.JPG
Creepy
http://elitedaily.com/entertainment/celebrity/your-favorite-cartoon-characters-re-imagined-as-psycho-killers-will-ruin-your-childhood-photos/592792/
omfg Bert and Ernie I will never unsee
OK ditto/anyone else who might know:
What are your thoughts on Bleach?
The anime, not the Nirvana album or controlled substance.
It’s good shonen fare. If you don’t mind turning your brain off and accepting eternally powering up characters, you’ll enjoy the overall action. I only watched the first 26 episodes.
We watched the first 10 minutes, and it seemed silly, but potentially fun. This may be what we use as our TV ritual, now that we’ve completed Doctor Who. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(anime), for anyone who’s curious)
It’s good for cleaning toilets..oh wait.
Don gets a threesome…WTF!
Awkward
If we have learned one thing, it is that Don likes to be in control.
THIS was not one of those moments.
The scene didn’t work, character wise.
On all other levels though … I’ll be in my bunk.
Been so long since I booted up my old netbook that I had 61 updates to be downloaded.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10367588_819624138066151_8563802011925176629_n.jpg
No images, but I wonder if anyone else remembers this obscure book of alien wanted posters?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/055301224X/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=&qid=
I recall being simultaneously cracked up, fascinated and freaked out by the stories and the artwork.
I dont! But I must find this at a reasonable price.
PIC!
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/4c/cd/3c4c810ae7a0d5946ed5c110.L.jpg
That’s the book! Serious nostalgia overload.
omg…. I’m dying
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a03651065c/superman-his-man-of-steel
Tonight, in honour of the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Gameboy, I played Supermarioland on my Wii via emulation.
Today’s “You’re old” link:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2014/05/13_great_metal_albums_turning_30_2014.php
OMG I forgot Pantera used to be like…. that
‘..in case the Reds decide to push the button down..’
Ill ask, guys…
Van? the hell you talking about?
It’s a New Frontier Lo!!!
All the scripts for ‘The Prisoner’ TV series:
http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/The_Prisoner/
I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered.
I am not a pdf. I am free text!
1000
Homo DJs!
Are we not men?
I love you….
Supernaught!
Amen, brother
Fuck me, do I love EssBeer!
Want!
stupid LA Kings.
or should I say, stupid Anaheim Ducks!
Time to do the monster mash, off to the flicks to see the new Godzilla film, later Pan.
Left me feeling unimpressed.
As for Cranston’s wig…
Egads….
Morning Pan
It rained last night. I’ll take that over the snow.
Montreal won.
EssBee now has two hockey debts.
At least we’ll get some new blood in the east.
Holy crap. Is the Canadian dollar that low? 91 cents on the dollar!!! I was rather surprised to see what some of my US purchases turned out to cost. *sigh* I guess I have to start backing off on US purchases.
You could just work out a barter system with your US friends 😀
Game of Thrones meets Super Mario
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/game-of-thrones-super-mario-bros/?mbid=social_fb
In response to a post LoPan made yesterday.
http://theoatmeal.com/blog/car_needs
Full honk!
Did a quick search, Poltergeist 3 is available (but not 1 or 2 strangely enough) so will watch it this afternoon to fulfill my NHL debt.
From the “OMG I had no idea!” files –
Jack O’Halloran was the actor from Superman II that played Non. Jack O’Halloran’s dad is the guy that The Godfather was based on.
Jesus.
O’Halloran seems like a funny name for a Sicilian.
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
As you wish
My iPad is acting stupid. Or, more to the point, I think Apple is being stupid. I can hook up to the internet fine on the iPad (this post proves the point) but any app that needs an internet connection doesn’t seem to work. How strange.
Time for lunch with my Boo!
I can’t stress how bad this is:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/
‘rth!
… aaaand that would be it for the golden age of the internet.
It was fun while it lasted.
In about half an hour, I plan to pay my hockey debt.
Ok peeps
My xbox is on and ready for me to press the A button
It’s hockey debt movie time
The write-up: Despite constant harassment from being from “the other side “, Carol Anne Freeling has matured, and has been sent to live in a Chicago hi-rise with her uncle Bruce Nadia new wife, Pat. Carol Anne still sees things in mirrors and reflective surfaces– that she just doesn’t want to discuss. But Reverend Kane and his evil flock have followed Carol Anne to the Windy City, and they want to abduct her so she can lead them to “the other side”
Whew, that’s quite the write up
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the third poltergeist movie
Roar!
Wow, psychedelic credit
Wow, those are some crazy ass drugs the people doing the opening credits took
Bruce, old habits die hard, you know.
No kid talks like that
Oh my god, the dialogue is horrid and the movie just started
This movie has sound issues. Speech is so quiet I have to turn up the volume, sound effects are so loud I then have to turn it back down
The super has personal space issues
Well, this movie is definitely a punishment
They seem to live in an arcology
Love the hair on all the women
So far, not a single person in this movie is sympathetic. I hope they all die, including Carol Anne
The furnace room is full of ice. How odd
She’s not into you dude. Get the hint
This… Is the second piano concerto by…. Chopin…
She learned to talk at the Captain Kirk school of speech
What kind of school puts two one way glass in all their classrooms?
The old man is following her
This principal better die soon. He creeps me out
A hand came out of the desk. The one way glass in the principals office broke
So, you have a little girl that firmly believes she can see things in all reflective surfaces. So what do you do? Give her a bedroom with floor to ceiling windows on one wall and floor to ceiling mirrors on another. That will cure her.
I don’t mind being sort of a relative, as long as we’re friends
Tee hee
Smoking! Tsk, tsk
Seriously having problems with Carol Anne. She really deserves everything that happens to her
I should get a onesie.
They’re baaaaaak!
Hello!
Man that doctor is a dick. Even to his wife
Don’t let the camera see you
Beer!
Wow. You sure got your money’s worth on that security guard
This movie brought to you by coca-cola
Ah yeas, product placement at its best
Lead us into the light!
Boy, that puddle is really grabby
That ice is really goopy
Yup, just stare at them, that’ll help
Yeah, who the hell are you
Anger, range, evil. They are in that room
Take this phallic looking light and do your stuff
Oh look, they’ve come to clean my gutters. Really, they are on my roof now
In the garage. In the garage! IN THE GARAGE!
I’m sorry, where is it?
Yeah, stop this stupid side show
Must take a break to pay the gutter cleaners. Back in a bit
Where was I? Oh yes, the silly rescue of Carol Anne
Come back through the mirror
One freeze dried witch
So far they’ve rescued two out of three people. I say call it a win and leave Carol Anne to her fate
That’s trice my iPad has crashed on me today. WTF?
Carol Anne. She’s drowning!
Follow that girl in the mirror
Why, oh why,hasn’t dick doctor died yet?
About bloody time
I knew it! Teenagers are evil
So tell me the truth. Was there really ever a time when Bruce was considered a manly name
Yes, let’s go into the big walk in freezer. Nothing bad will happen there
The creepy lady is back
Don’t let the ice cars get you
Since when is gasoline pink?
Huh? They are celebrating. I knew Carol Ann should be left behind
I can’t wait to get upstairs, stretch out an the bed and… Act normal
98? How tall is this frikken arcology?
Well, that will never do.
Of course. The ghost must be afraid of heights
Hmmm, frozen sill. Pulsating window. Yup, this must be the right floor
Wait, first you said you wanted to send that “bitch daughter” back home, now she’s. The most important thing in your life? I know they say women are fickle but really.
Bruce. Bruce! BRUCE!
We’ll just call you Bruce to avoid confusion.
Don’t bring me down
It wasn’t the necklace but the shovel the whole time
I have the power!
Well, isn’t she just a little He Man
That wasn’t just a little confusing
Yup, thar movie was definitely a punishment. And that’s coming from someone who regularly watches terrible horror movies.
I don’t recommend this movie to anyone
… Unless you plan to MSTK it
Sorry, Bunny. I recall that it was unwatchable, even as late-night cable fare.
I wonder how bad Poltergeist II would be, rewatched now.
Well, being a losing bet, it is suppose to be punishment I guess. 😉
I feel bad now.
The new Flash trailer looks pretty cool for a tv show.
CW: latest Fargo
My Boo just heard from the bank that they qualify for a mortgage. Soon her and Shaun will be happy home owners
Good for her!
Congrats to Boo and beau!
Been contemplating replaying Mass Effect with a FemShep character.
I cannot say this inspires much confidence in me:
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni57188083/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t1
With his performances in Crystal Skull and Ender’s Game, I can’t see Harrison Ford being able to pull this off. At least with the new Star Wars, he’ll be part of an ensemble.
I rather enjoyed Godzilla, minus the punkass bitch asshole fucktards sitting behind us, cursing every three minutes, making me very uncomfortable, as our 10 yr old and 12 tr old are sitting next to me.
Movies should now also include MPAA Ratings for the target audience in attendance.
Hmmm. What could that new rating system be?
I was lucky when I saw Godzilla, I got a seat in the back row and all I could hear from the audience was popcorn munching.
From most to least annoying
PBAF = punkass bitch asshole fucktards
GTM = Generic Teenage Mayhem
TMY = Too Many Younglings
AICHWPM = All I Could Hear Was Popcorn Munching
TPME = Theater Pretty Much Empty
History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of Bryan Cranston. That Godzilla movie is pretty good, yo.
English Honeymoon just before WW2:
http://m.dpreview.com/news/2014/04/25/1939-england-in-color-part-1
ducklings!
Morning Pan
It’s a beautiful day today. Yes, it’s rainy but hubby comes home and it’s a long weekend. :happy:
I find it rather strange that this cat can “see” the bass
http://lockerdome.com/happygilmore/6170048381332289/6617441702779412
A friend of mine is having a birthday this weekend. We couldn’t get Cards Against Humanity so we got him this instead. It’s suppose to be quite similar.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140840/personally-incorrect
The people who cleaned our gutters left the bill in the mailbox. Apparently, I now go by the name of Ruth.
Oh look, a new ITunes.
Which doesn’t seem to work and does nothing but crash within seconds of opening it. *sigh*
The last time that happened to me, the library was corrupted and I had to do a fresh install and then reimport all my music.
noooo!
Although, judging the itunes message board, I’m not the only one with this problem.
I wonder if I uninstall the new itunes and reinstall the old one, if it will retain all my data.
It should, but keep a copy of the library files and the backups. You can move them back after you reinstall.
Well, I completely uninstalled itunes. Tried to install the earlier version but it wouldn’t work because “the library was modified by a newer version”. Uninstalled that and re-installed the newest version. Seems to be working now, except I cant figure out how to show all my playlists. *sigh*
More fiddling required I guess.
But it’s Apple! It’s way better than Microsoft!
Ha! Figured it out. Now to figure out why it says I have over 3,000 unplayed podcasts…
Ok, enough screwing around with ITunes. Time to clean my washroom.
We probably won’t see Godzilla until it comes out in video but this is cool
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/05/16/7-godzilla-facts-that-will-make-you-king-of-the-kaiju/
Damn you ditto! I picked up the Seanan Mcguire book Discount Armageddon on your recommendation. I started the day before yesterday and I’m already more than 50% through. Heaven knows I read too much as it is, what I really needed was a book that makes me spend more time reading and less time on my real work. 😉
She’s a regular in the AZ Con circuit. Funny, I first met her as a filk artist, not an award-winning author (and awards show controversial person).
We have company coming over tomorrow. Off to get some libations
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/song-stories/v-t-t-l-o-t-f-d-g-f-fishbone
speaking of Godzilla..
Curse you for that Song Stories link, Alvie. . .
It makes me nostalgic for what Rolling Stone used to be.
And how!
Ralph and I are in for October 4, 2014 for the mmmmeeetup – I understand that’s the decided one.
Anyone who wants to coordinate hotel/flight meetups stuffs… I’m my own personal cruise director.
You know how to reach me.
So is this a firm date?
That’s a big 10/4. (Yes! I was the first to make this lame joke!)
Roger, Roger.
What’s your vector, Victor?
Yay! Did we get a final location as far as planning hotels etc?
Excellent point, Cynful. We’ll have to get some hotel recommendations from the CO locals.
If thats the confirmed date, then Ill post recommendations on the FB page shortly.
Happiness is a firm date.
^^^ The ultimate “That’s what she said” setup.
I shall put it on the calendar!
Do I have access to the FB page? Last I saw it was by invite only 😛
Paging Mr. Mangan…. cough
So Flashback by Dan Simmons.
I know it’s an easy trap to fall into, to assume that the politics of the author comes through in their fiction.
So the world building has some unsavoury aspects (anti-islam, anti-welfare, etc.), the plot is a fairly simple detective story set in a dystopian future (at least for the poor), but it was enjoyable enough. I also liked how he muddied the ending (drug addled dream or reality).
Still it just felt like a pale shadow of DS’s previous works (especially Hyperion Cantos).
The next ebook is by Bill Bryson on William Shakespeare, amazing how much conjecture has built up over the years from such scant documentary evidence.
Dan Simmons is pretty damn prolific, which is probably a big part of why his books are so hit-or-miss. I’m sure he has some great ones left in him.
It’s a lot harder to overlook political rants in works of fiction when you know they match independently published political rants from the author IRL.
I wasn’t aware what he’s been posting, a quick search on google soon got me up to speed.
Oh dear…
Dan Simmons and I broke up after my first attempt to read his work. Hyperion, although loved by fans everywhere, pissed me off by ending with a non ending. To be continued is acceptable in a half hour TV show, but any other work has to have at least some sort of ending even if it is obvious that the story should continue.
I have heard that complaint before against Hyperion, but I disagree. Just like The Fellowship of the Ring, it’s one incomplete piece of a larger story. I loved the overall story, as well as the tales of the different characters.
It would make for a seriously great HBO miniseries.
*sobs uncontrollably*
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/t1.0-9/10339743_249791665227055_2571685262651611634_n.jpg
Jesus…. the Kings are on their way to their second cup, arent they?
*sobs uncontrollably*
to TEB:
GoT +SMB
*squeee*
Something Mighty Big ?
Several Mechanical Bagels ?
Super Mario Brothers ?
The metal fans will appreciate this aweseome ukulele version of a Slayer song:
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/05/17/its-headbanging-time-slayer-song-performed-on-a-ukulele-video/
THIS
This kinda works as an instrumental. :metal:
Morning Pan
Hubby gat home yesterday. He brought me a moose to add to our menagerie. We have named him Canoose
Someone at head office has decided this makes them think of hubby. It has now become a meme in the schools. Hubby and I are both a little confused by this
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/0a/75/81/0a7581e2722a6f3fa4956651bfc4741b.jpg
Does he answer a question with another question?
No, but he can be a bit of a smart ass.
Before he got his present position in head office, when he was still an associate principal, one of the teachers asked him what it would take to have him promoted to principal. Hubby’s answer was “assassination”
Test
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/0a/75/81/0a7581e2722a6f3fa4956651bfc4741b.jpg
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/0a/75/81/0a7581e2722a6f3fa4956651bfc4741b.jpg
F-
This webpage could use the ability to post images.
I agree.
I double-dog agree.
I boobs.
You have boobs Lo? This changes my perspective on you 😛
“moobs”
Images, not just links? Lemme look into that.
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607996588479416362&pid=1.7
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Ok, FA Cup is on. Must support hubby’s hobby.
Was he disappointed Arsenal won?
Yes
Fav tweet of the day:
@HistoryInPics: Kodak’s first prototype digital camera, 1975 http://t.co/W9Tj7x0ZQo
A fucking cassette….
Behind the Green Door on VHS?
I would suspect a naked stripper if Lo was about.
That’s the best kind of stripper.
Unless you want to remove old paint.
Lapdance is always better when the stripper is crying
Was anyone able to sit through, and enjoy, The Master?
Snoozefest, for me.
Saw it at the flicks, was rather weird.
Maybe I’m becoming uncultured and stupid, but, despute the good performances, this movie was absolutely not holding my interest.
I just watched “State of Emergency” on Netflix. It was a zombie/28 days later type film. It was okay. I’d give it 2.5 out of 5 stars. The thing is … what made it suspenseful was waiting for all those things that usually happen in a zombie flick. The sudden tidal wave of attacking undead. The “survivors” suddenly turning zombie. The military/government turning on the survivors.
spoiler alert!
None of that happened.
So most of the suspense/thrill here, was actually generated by movies I had previously seen.
If I had never seen a zombie/”people turned to crazed killers” film before … this film would have been rather boring. Almost a zombie film made for Lifetime TV.
This has me wondering how many “zombie” pics are actually scary based on the films that came before them and not actually based on their own content?
The run up to WW1:
http://kenanmalik.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/the-forgotten-roots-of-the-first-world-war/
I’ve read enough that I don’t have a nostalgic view of the British Empire.
Shit, this is a treasure trove.
pfffft.
This guys thesis doesn’t hold water with me.
Yes, Great Britain over the centuries showed a great deal of imperialism and used it’s military force to create and keep an empire.
However his premise is – “Equally, understanding this background shows why there is little sense in treating the war in black and white terms of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ participants,”
I’m sorry – I can see a difference.
another one where the comments are the best
http://www.amazon.com/Studio-Banana-Things-Original-Authentic/dp/B00B4S6SLW/ref=sr_1_1?tag=ohmy0c-20
I read this article and immediately thought of Karl Rove.
http://tinyurl.com/n27x2vy
A giant, old, fossilized jerkoff?
This was probably the bit that brought him to mind – “THE DELICATE FEATURES WERE PRESERVED BY LAYERS OF BAT GUANO”
CP: Love will tear apart again – June Tabor and the Oysterband
CP: Big Yellow Taxi – Bob Dylan
CP: Tomorrow is a Long Time – Nick Drake
CP: Blues Run the Game – Simon and Garfunkel
CP: Time is Tight – The Clash
Yah!
CP: Classical Gas – The Ventures
I must hear this.
Spotify
Utah!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/17/utah-firing-squad_n_5342899.html
The gays caused it.
HEEEYYYYYY YOOOOOUUUUU GAAAAAAYYYYYSSSS
*electric company theme*
Rita Moreno caused it ?
http://jocksandstilettojill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Knowshon-Moreno-crying.jpg
Mike Patton + Massive Attack = Kill the DJ = perfection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNA2JqtM_k&feature=kp
Started watching ‘Event Horizon’ on Netflix, remembered I hated when I saw it at the cinema, stopped watching.
Nah. Its a great film with a poor ending.
I liked the whole movie, even the ending.
i like the whole you. even the happy ending…
Film or else it didn’t happen
cynful do you want to be added to the mmmmeeeetup email thread? if so, email me at mr.david.lo.pan at gmail.
this is not a solicitation… cough
I have not seen “Event Horizon”, because the only person I knew in NJ who liked it had also recommended “Night Breed.”
I left about 20 minutes into the film and asked for my money back.
I also got my money back.
bleeeechhhhh!
Just finished catching up on the comments board. I, too, will put the 10/4 Deadpan MMMMMeetup on my calendar. :happy:
rhett? JJ? anyone else wanna be on the email thread?
Yeah, send me the thread man.
koo koo ka choob
Yes, please add me to the thread, too.
jesus, this thing in october may actually get done…
a new chinese take out just opened up down the road. its called “jackie chan chinese kitchen”.
i dont care if it’s the worst food on the planet… i am forever eating at a place called ‘jackie chan chinese kitchen’
Be careful of the knuckle sandwiches.
Huzzah!
Sounds like a Rumble in the Bowel.
I’m shedding a bucketful of crocodile tears here:
http://www.hughhowey.com/being-forced-to-sit-in-the-backlist/
Godzilla is going to get a sequel, tremble in fear mortals..
Mothra!
Will he look like a giant preying mantis wirh a shark head?
Mechagodzilla? or maybe we’ll have to wait for Pacific Rim 2 for him. I may have to breakout my old Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters game.
If you want something to happen – just book a trip and send everyone your flight/hotel reservation info.
I win.
You do tend toward the practical though, thankfully you are a Star Trek fan…
Couldn’t they just use a hot cup if tea?
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/may/16/how-to-make-a-quantum-random-number-generator-from-a-mobile-phone
Played a game on the weekend called Personally Incorrect. For those of you who’ve played Cards Against Humanity, this is much, much more vulgar and…gross. I’ve heard it said that Personally Incorrect is to Cards Against Humanity as CAH is to Apples to Apples. In case anybody is thinking about it, I thought I’d give you a heads up.
Luckily we had the right crowd so it was still fun.
I’m adding Muesli to my list of life’s disappointments.
Above or below Mel Gibson?
Not quite as bad as Strawberries
strawberries are delicious.
A constant disappointment.
a constant source of nutrition.
I could say that about Muesli.
Alas when it comes to taste common sense has eloped with wisdom and went to Blackpool.
We’re eloping!?!?!!??!?!?!?!
LO PAN ELOPES WITH VAN
Good headline material.
god yes.
http://www.stereogum.com/1682021/boris-vanilla-video-stereogum-premiere/video/
Not TL;DR-friendly, but worth the time.
http://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/things-crashing-into-other-things-or-my-superhero-movie-problem
Oh George …
“George Takei
5 hrs · Facebook
Congratulations, OREGON! A federal district court judge in Eugene just struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, calling it unconstitutional. Importantly, Oregon does not intend to challenge the ruling, likely making it the 18th state to recognize marriage equality. It is a happy day across “The Beaver State.” Oh myyy, that state nickname…”
This page needs an enema.
Soundgarden’s ‘Superunknown’ turns 20. bleargh. They just released the 20th ann reissue deluxe set. I love this album but I dont think Ill pick the new fancy package up unless I can grab it used cheap. Too many albums turning 20!
“The world’s first cyber sitcom”
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/the-most-90s-thing-that-could-ever-exist/371115/