May 28, 2003
Going away
To ride rollercoasters and have a frito pie.
In Indiana.
In a town called Santa Claus.
Stop laughing.
See you all on Sunday. Or not. Who knows?
May 23, 2003
Pain and Torture
Venomous Kate found out that someone has a new hairdo.
You might want to view this through smoked glass. This one's worse than the boobies.
May 20, 2003
May 19, 2003
Temporary Hiatus
Posting will be light/nonexistant for the next couple of weeks while I work out some technical issues with my web server.
I'll be back. Never fear.
Like you're really hanging on every word I say...
May 15, 2003
Ripping off The Bleat
Bill at Bloviating Inanities challenged us to write a post using the following items.
dystopia
novelization
brain tumor period
deathly noggin-stone
burgessian irony
academic windpipe
structural balance
Pelagian heresy
Augustinian philosophy
typical Joycean tic
gusphase and pelphase
it's sapiens to be homo
oeuvre
mondo Pelagius Xtreme
Done!
May 12, 2003
Steel Venom
Here are the pictures I took from this weekend's media event at Valleyfair. (Warning: large images. But the thumbnails are reasonably small.)
She's a cool lookin' thing, ain't she?
No, I didn't ride. I'm too big for the restraints. Sigh. But I knew that going in. It was still cool to watch.
May 08, 2003
That's better
Seems to have worked. Amazing how the Euroweenie posting made my weblog go all hinky...
Anyone for Hearts?
John at No Replacement For Displacement is posting an Axis of Weasels deck. I especially like the Gloria Steinem Four of Clubs. "Why must we waste time stopping rape squads in Iraq, when in Augusta, women are ruthlessly forced to tee off on the back nine?"
Fire up the printers!
Link courtesy of the Cracker Barrel Philosopher.
May 07, 2003
Fierce
Rose caught a mouse tonight. I'm so proud!
Caught and killed, but not eaten. Doubly proud. Easily disposed of, and she got a large dose of catnip as a reward. She spent a good fifteen minutes doing a pole dance around the scratching post afterwards.
That's some good catnip.
May 06, 2003
Oh Dear. This doesn't look good.
The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Seventh Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
| Level | Score |
|---|---|
| Purgatory (Repenting Believers) | Very Low |
| Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) | Very Low |
| Level 2 (Lustful) | High |
| Level 3 (Gluttonous) | Very High |
| Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) | Low |
| Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) | Very High |
| Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics) | Very High |
| Level 7 (Violent) | Extreme |
| Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) | High |
| Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous) | Moderate |
Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test
May 04, 2003
Mutants
X2: X-Men United. Good movie. Cool effects. Good characters. Complicated plot until you figure out who's doing what. Kick ass mutants. Allan Cumming. Hugh Jackman. Big explosions. Dramatic escapes.
I liked it a lot. So did Fred. The Summer Movie Bonanza has begun!
Next on our list: The Matrix Reloaded. We're serious Matrix junkies. Neo kicks ass.
So what did you do today?
May 03, 2003
Hopscotch
We just finished watching Hopscotch. It's one of my favorite movies, for these reasons:
1. It has Walter Matthau in it. Big reason. I love Walter.
2. It has Glenda Jackson in it. This movie is actually the primary reason I think Glenda Jackson is a Goddess Incarnate. (No offense, Joanie.)
3. It has a light whimsical tone, which I think we all need more of.
4. It makes the villain, played by Ned Beatty, look like a complete and utter boob.
5. It's filled with Mozart. And Matthau singing "The Barber of Seville".
6. It's even better than when I first saw it over twenty years ago. How many movies have you seen that haven't aged well? This one has aged well. That alone should qualify it for classic status.
7. It has Herbert Lom in it, completely overcoming his Pink Panther part.
8. Did I mention Glenda Jackson? She and Matthau are a perfect match. It's a riot to watch the two of them interact.
9. Every other word that Beatty says is "fuck". It's a note-perfect characterization. No one else swears. Just him. He looks like a loon because of it.
10. Glenda Jackson. I can't mention her enough.
11. A great sense of humor through the entire thing. It's sly, without being cynical. It's understated, a chuckler rather than a bombastic laugher. It's just plain fun.
If you see it on television, make sure you see the original version. Don't watch the sanitized version. Takes all the life out of it. You really need to hear Beatty swear. It defines his character.
I bought the DVD because I got a bonus at work. (Employee Appreciation Week.) Best purchase I ever made with a bonus.
May 02, 2003
I think I'm gonna be sick
Climber amputates own arm to survive.
I think I would have died. I don't know how I could have done that.
Oh, man. I'm getting all queasy now.