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Summer Recap -- and Proof that I can be a Real Wiseass
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Aug. 19th, 2008 @ 07:29 pm
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Okey-doke, with Summer 2008 wrapping up, I'm gonna take a look back over the stuff I did.
First off, got my major summer flicks outta the way. This would entail Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk (the MOST important ones, IMO), The Dark Knight (of course), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (why not?), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (very good I thought), The Happening (very brutal, even for Shyamalan), and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (pretty fun, I don't care what the critics say).
Second, volunteering at the Mercantile Library. Two weeks in July well-spent. Got to work in a library, and discovered some very interesting things.
Third, Big Apple Comic-Con. Finally undid a bit of a backlog brought on by school. And got to meet ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kaine_maxwell along the way, which was awesome.
Fourth, a trip to the beach. Deo gratis. Definitely refreshing too.
Oh, one more thing....
ONLY NINE DAYS LEFT TILL D*C!!!!!!!
Yeah, I can be so cruel sometimes (heeheehee) >:-D |
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Guessing Games
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Aug. 18th, 2008 @ 11:09 am
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comicsfan usually does this, so I thought I'd take a stab at it.
Can YOU
Name This Marvel Villain??
This guy was a staple from the pre-Marvel Universe days of Strange Tales. The original story featured him as an alien of incredible mental might who nearly single-handedly conquered the Earth before a gorilla killed him (!) by smashing his head in. He would come back years later to bedevil the Defenders alongside MODOK and the Headmen.
The form of this guy was also assumed by an evil ancient entity that was thwarted by the combined efforts of Dr. Strange, the Thing, the Human Torch, and FF associate Wyatt Wingfoot. |
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You Can't Please Everyone -- so DON'T BOTHER!
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Aug. 17th, 2008 @ 02:58 pm
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"I guess I blacked out."
"Um, excuse me, you African-Americaned out."
Paul & Mike Nelson, MST3K - Track of the Moon Beast
Today, I'll tackle a particular topic that has irritated me to no end - political correctness.
These days, it seems we can't use straight terms and phrases to discuss a topic without some person or persons raising a stink about it. For some reason, we seem mandated to use overly-complicated candy-coated phrases so that no one complains too loudly, or else we use general terms to "account for the whole." To me, it makes absolutely no sense any way you slice it. I mean, we've used simple terms in the past with anyone getting dodgy, why is everyone so tense these days?
Seems that once politics gets involved, everything gets complicated.
To start off, let's look at the terminology that's deemed "acceptable" when discussing races and minorities in the U.S. These days, it feels like whenever we talk about these groups, some type of "(fill in the nationality of your choice)-American" phrase invariably comes into play. I mean, yes, I can see where they want to be integrated into American society, but what is the problem with referring to these individuals by their country of birth, without throwing in the American hyphen? I just prefer using the simpler terms instead of their PC counterparts, mainly because they're easier to use and they take up less time when you're speaking (or writing, in some instances).
Next, there's the issue of political correctness in the case of our holidays. If you listen to some people, you'd almost get the sense that wishing someone "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah" would constitute a federal offense. Why? These are supposed to be times of the year when people gather and celebrate, and be happy that they have something rather than nothing! What's the point of generalizing? I think this clip from MST3K sums my point on this subject pretty clearly:
Though it has the best intensions, "all-inclusive" doesn't really work the way it should. It just makes things a lot harder than they need to be. |
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Mornin' Everyone...
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Aug. 17th, 2008 @ 09:36 am
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Here's a promo on me today. I'll find something to type later:
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Utterly Bored...
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Aug. 16th, 2008 @ 08:41 pm
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I want to post something today, but can't think of anything good to write, so here's the lyrics to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
CHORUS
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser aand Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy hn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron
Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez
CHORUS
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Lebanon, Charlse de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur", space monkey, Mafia
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo
CHORUS
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say
CHORUS
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
CHORUS
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on...
(By the way, can anyone give me some suggestions for next time?) |
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Well, let's see, a whole lotta this (of course):
Plenty of this (whole lotta nostalgia):
Lots of this (what would you expect from me):
A touch of this (why not):
A good helping of this (do I need a reason):
A smidge of this (because it always helps to keep music handy):
A pinch of this (insanity usually brings out the best in everyone):
And maybe, if I'm really really lucky, a little...detoxing ;-):
(sans getting poisoned hopefully)
Yeah, I think that about covers it...
Aug. 15th, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
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| » "Looks like we're in for one wild night..." |
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Well, last night was certainly a hoot and half, and not in a good way.
Around 6 PM, I was driving back home, and it was in the middle of a really bad storm. Along the way, I noticed a couple of tree branches had fallen onto the street, which was a surefire warning that something BAD had happened near home. Just as I got to the house, I saw on the street adjacent to mine that one of the trees had fallen over, and taken some of the power lines down with it! Needless to say, we had a blackout.
And no, it wasn't just a branch of the tree or part of the tree, it was the WHOLE FLIPPING TREE that came down into the street! Even part of the sidewalk was pulled out! The saving grace is that nobody seemed to have been hurt, thank the Lord. Still, it doesn't make not having power any easier to deal with.
The way things looked in the street, I thought we were gonna be out for the whole weekend, if not longer. Thankfully, the power came back around midnight, and not a moment too soon. Zero juice can certainly make your sleeping experience quite uncomfortable.
Not exactly something I'm looking forward to anytime soon....
Aug. 15th, 2008 @ 10:33 am
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Muppets + John Cleese = absolute hilarity!
(ganked from ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) toon_memories)
Aug. 14th, 2008 @ 11:17 am
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| » The Anti-War Post |
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I'm just in that kinda mood right now....and I'd like to see the world not come to an end, thank you very much.
Aug. 12th, 2008 @ 07:21 pm
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| » It's the End of the World as We Know It, and I DON'T Feel Fine |
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"Tell me Doctor Floyd, what has happened to American bravery?"
"It’s alive and well thank you very much. What’s happened to Russian common sense?"
- Dr. Heywood Floyd and Tanya Kirbuk, 2010: The Year We Make Contact
I'm always saying that the people-in-suits who run this world are gonna screw us over, and today I may have been proven right.
After listening to George's speech on TV regarding the conflict between Russia and the state of Georgia, I think I may have trouble sleeping tonight, as it seems that America may be drawn into armed conflict once again. Why do I feel we're coming closer and closer to World War III and everybody's going to pay for it? Hell, when you really think about it, it's the people running these countries who are getting into the shouting matches all the time. Why bring us ordinary joes into it? Looking closer, the countries themselves aren't enemies, it's the guys in suits who are at each other's throats. Here's a thought -- instead of bringing about armed conflict and killing everything that moves, why not just put all the leaders of the world together in one room and let them duke it out with one another, while the rest of us sit and watch?
Global conflict is one thing I (and the rest of the world) cannot stomach, especially in this point in history. Like I've said elsewhere, as much as we like to think we've progressed, we haven't really moved at all.
And there are so many things in life I've yet to look forward to... :( 
Aug. 11th, 2008 @ 05:26 pm
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| » A "Tribute" to the Rotten Bastards of This World... |
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"You know, nasty little fellows such as yourself always get their comeuppance."
"Heh...they do?"
"Oh yes...always."
- Evelyn and Beni, The Mummy
I'm not angry or anything, just writing about something that came to my mind very recently.
At some point in our lives, we all have to contend with some contemptuous little twit, whole sole purpose for existence is to make our lives a living hell. Usually, it's not very clear why that individual does what he does. Maybe that person had a rotten upbringing, maybe he thinks he has something to prove, or more often than not he just comes out of nowhere, with no rhyme or reason for his actions. Whatever the cause may be, one thing is clear...once that individual insinuates themselves into your life, he will stop at nothing to make your very existence a living hell, and it becomes nearly impossible to pull him out of your day-to-day routine.
Now some of us try to steer clear of that individual through any means possible, and sometimes ignoring that individual probably is the best remedy. But there are times when that individual's actions can reach a point where ignoring becomes almost impossible. Then more direct action seems to be in order.
When that happens, it may feel something like this:
Granted, it may not look as theatrical as this (hey, I could be wrong), but make no mistake...there will come a time when you have to show that creep who is boss.
When that time comes, he'd better learn how to duck and cover...
Aug. 10th, 2008 @ 04:35 pm
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| » It's Amusing and Disturbing at the Same Time. How Can This Be? |
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It's a funny thing about big movies. Once they reach a certain level of success and popularity, you can always count on the inevitable parody. What that parody does, however....well, you gotta see it to believe it XD
Aug. 8th, 2008 @ 01:38 pm
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| » MTV - The Jukka Bros. |
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I must admit, for someone who has seen WAAAY too much TV than is probably good for him, this is possibly one of the most BIZARRE ad campaigns that I have ever seen broadcast on the airwaves.
And remember folks, free gold stars to anyone who actually remembers this XD
Aug. 7th, 2008 @ 11:34 am
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| » Am I Sending the Wrong Message? |
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"What we have here is...failure to communicate."
Captain - Road Prison 36, Cool Hand Luke
This is something I really need to talk about, so please bear with me.
Periodically, I leave messages on my friends' LJ pages, sometimes to display my sense of humor, other times to share my thoughts on a particular topic, but mainly as a means of staying in touch. I really like all of you, and I'm only trying to show that I am listening.
When that individual leaves a response, I feel pretty good about it, and I do enjoy reading what you have to say. However, there are times when I don't receive a response from my comment. Yes, I do understand that you can't respond to all the comments you receive, and I'm cool with that. But there are times that I feel like I've written something that has made that person uncomfortable, causing them not to respond, and I'm left thinking "Aw geez, I'm afraid I may have put them off somehow. What do I do?"
I'm even more nervous due to the fact that communicating online isn't the same as, say, talking on the phone or getting a letter in the mail, since to me, conveying emotions isn't always clear on the internet. Yes, you can use things like emoticons and the like, but let's face it...you can't really beat direct communication.
I guess what I'm really saying is, I'm never really sure whether or not I'm sending the right signals to all of you. I'm only asking for reassurance that I haven't put anyone off.
Aug. 5th, 2008 @ 11:29 am
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Colin's best line..."Y'know, I DARE you to look at this without going 'Oh!'"
Aug. 3rd, 2008 @ 06:03 pm
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| » Let's Get (Un)Political! |
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Yeah, about this whole election thing...
You can keep your Obamas, McCains, Clintions, and whoever. Me...If I had my pick, there's only one person I'd want to be President of the United States...
Yeah, that's right. MY president is Stan Lee. 'Nuff said.
Aug. 1st, 2008 @ 07:23 pm
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| » ClixPix! |
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This is a little overdue, but here are the figures I pulled from my Secret Invasion brick:
I can't help it...I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!
Jul. 31st, 2008 @ 10:23 pm
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| » Jumping Up and Down with Excitement! |
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Day by day, I'm liking Dragon*Con even more. Today I've got a really good reason to enjoy it...Trace Bealieu, Joel Hodgson, and Frank Conniff from MST3K are going to be attending!!!!!
Now with this tidbit of news, I was wondering...does anyone know if anyone is selling patches of the Deep 13 insignia:
and where can I get one?
I so have to get this one on my Trademark Jacket...
Jul. 31st, 2008 @ 01:03 pm
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| » And now, an evening at the TARDIS Opera House... |
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Before the Cybermen return this Christmas, the Doctor presents us with...a rather unusual musical interlude.
Jul. 30th, 2008 @ 04:02 pm
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| » HULK VS. THOR!!!!!!!!!! |
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By Odin's Beard!!!!!!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul. 29th, 2008 @ 04:35 pm
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