Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Why the Phantom Menace is Broken
This seven part commentary pretty much says it all.
http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2009/12/star-wars-episode-i-phantom-menace.html
http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2009/12/star-wars-episode-i-phantom-menace.html
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Life Assessment Meme
The Life Accounting Meme
Life is short. And you only get one. Even if you get more than one, you don’t remember it, and you have every reason to believe that after you die you’ll either be dust, moving on to a higher (or lower?) plane, or reincarnated as something/someone else. The point of this isn’t what you believe, its that your life, as you are living it, is the only life that you in this life is going to have. So Carpe Dium citizen, Carpe Dium.
1) What do you think is your life expectancy?
Honestly? I have a very stressful life (mainly because I stress out about things way too much and get angry), I am very tell and slightly overweight. I’ve also got bad luck with physical accidents (i.e. car crashes) despite good luck and blessing in other areas, so I’d say 65.
2) What does this system say your life expectancy actually is?
Answer
Life Expectancy 83
Details
Ideal Weight 191
Biggest positive factors Age of grandparents,Cholesterol level,Drinking
Biggest negative factors Gender,Weight,Personality type
Assumptions & Simplifications
This calculator uses the averages for life expectancy based on your age, sex, family history and personal lifestyle.
3) Are you surprised?
Not by a long shot. I'm actually QUITE surprised I'm supposed to live that long.
4) Does it change your behavior at all? Not really. I try to live each moment as if it is my last while still being sane about the whole thing.
5) If you had 24 hours to live starting RIGHT NOW, what would you do? Spend it with Jennifer. I’d stay awake the whole time. I’d drive with her back to North Georgia and look at the stars at night and watch the sunset and sunrise. There is something beautiful about both. I’d say goodbye to my family and friends and I’d have at least two last meals where I would have all kinds of ridiculous amounts of food.
6) If you had a month to live starting RIGHT NOW, what would you do? Well for the first 30 days of it would be spent frantically finishing the 4th and 5th novel. I’d also rapidly finish the musical (at least the text part) that I’ve been working on for years and make provisions to have it finished. I’d make a series of stops at the best restaurants in Atlanta and eat at one a day for each day, and then read some of the best books or see the best movies I could. The last day would be largely spent the same way as the first without the last meal being with as much food but instead just something I liked.
7) If you had a year to live staring RIGHT NOW, what would you do? Everything for the 5th and 6th answers, plus I would take the one way trip around the world that I’ve always wanted to take. I’d also write the 6th and 7th novel, finish the T7 product, go to Gen Con, Dragon Con, World Con, Uber Con and Comic Con. I’d also see the Grand Canyon and go on a Cruise, probably a gamer cruise. I would probably run a final email game, even though I don’t ever plan on running another one again. I also picture myself doing a lot more charity work in terms of volunteering. Given how the most efficient thing I’ve done so far to help charities is grant writing, I picture myself doing a LOT of that.
8) If you died RIGHT NOW, what would you be most proud of accomplishing in your life? Well that’s a lot of things. Despite the fact that I’m no longer Mormon, the fact that we got sealed in the temple means a great deal to me; not because I honestly believe it matters to our eternal happiness, but because it was something I’d always wanted to do and I did it. I’d also have to say that, despite the occasional rocky situation, maintaining positive relations (or at least doing the best *I* could in the situation) with everyone in my family would rank up there. Every second I’ve spent with Jennifer. Writing three novels. Starting a business (despite it being pathetic.) Learning to make movies. Getting my Master’s degree. Getting my Bachelor’s degree. Completing the 10 year game with Lucky Day that was run initially by Byeard Maggot. Having run many kickass role playing game campaigns. Visiting Ireland . The public service I did while I was on my mission. Visiting almost all of the States. Spending a good amount of time in Washington D.C. visiting the things that I wanted to visit. Finally getting to see all of a lot of show’s I’d always wanted to see; or simply watching those shows and sharing those moments with people I care about including Buffy, Angel, B5, DS9 and Supernatural. Going to Gencon at least once. Attending Dragoncon every year while I’ve been in Atlanta . Being at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Having a job since I’ve been 16 (despite the fact that a good chunk of them have sucked.) Becoming a master Tech Writer (finally.) Being politically active and trying to make the world a better place. At least starting to do work with charities even though I would want to do more. Surviving about 10 car crashes and getting more life as a result. Helping Grandma Lawson. Spending a year with Grandma Lawson at Augusta College . Watching my brother Greg do some absolutely AWESOME video games. Being able to witness all of my siblings graduate High School (even if I wasn’t actually able to go to three of them.) Climbing two or three mountains even if I think it sucked enough to never really want to do it again. Seeing the view made it worth it. Once. Having spent at least half of my life always trying to do the best I could with my time, even if my priorities changed. Actually having tried most types of alcohols (even if I can’t stand the taste of it.)
9) If you died RIGHT NOW, what would be the things that you would regret not doing? Finishing at least 7 novels. Never being a father. Never being able to go back to Ireland with Jennifer. Never having honestly, truly felt like I made the world a better place in a significant way. Not leaving behind a way to ensure that evil continues to be fought after my death. Not having made arrangements for a flash dance number. Not having a business that wasn’t pathetic. Never having used my Project Management degree. Not having seeing the Louvre. Never getting to pick a puppy that was my decision and not someone else's or circumstances.
10) What has answering these questions taught you? That despite all the things I’d regret, I’ve lived a pretty awesome life and I have firm plans to live a lot more with the time I’ve had. That setting goals and achieving them really is worth it, and that both the little things and the big things matter. And that of it all, the relationships I have with the people I care about, friends and family, really do matter more than anything else, and make anything I do that is worth doing better. Oh, and that the charity thing is more important to me than I had originally thought it was and that I should do a bit more of that.
Life is short. And you only get one. Even if you get more than one, you don’t remember it, and you have every reason to believe that after you die you’ll either be dust, moving on to a higher (or lower?) plane, or reincarnated as something/someone else. The point of this isn’t what you believe, its that your life, as you are living it, is the only life that you in this life is going to have. So Carpe Dium citizen, Carpe Dium.
1) What do you think is your life expectancy?
Honestly? I have a very stressful life (mainly because I stress out about things way too much and get angry), I am very tell and slightly overweight. I’ve also got bad luck with physical accidents (i.e. car crashes) despite good luck and blessing in other areas, so I’d say 65.
2) What does this system say your life expectancy actually is?
Answer
Life Expectancy 83
Details
Ideal Weight 191
Biggest positive factors Age of grandparents,Cholesterol level,Drinking
Biggest negative factors Gender,Weight,Personality type
Assumptions & Simplifications
This calculator uses the averages for life expectancy based on your age, sex, family history and personal lifestyle.
3) Are you surprised?
Not by a long shot. I'm actually QUITE surprised I'm supposed to live that long.
4) Does it change your behavior at all? Not really. I try to live each moment as if it is my last while still being sane about the whole thing.
5) If you had 24 hours to live starting RIGHT NOW, what would you do? Spend it with Jennifer. I’d stay awake the whole time. I’d drive with her back to North Georgia and look at the stars at night and watch the sunset and sunrise. There is something beautiful about both. I’d say goodbye to my family and friends and I’d have at least two last meals where I would have all kinds of ridiculous amounts of food.
6) If you had a month to live starting RIGHT NOW, what would you do? Well for the first 30 days of it would be spent frantically finishing the 4th and 5th novel. I’d also rapidly finish the musical (at least the text part) that I’ve been working on for years and make provisions to have it finished. I’d make a series of stops at the best restaurants in Atlanta and eat at one a day for each day, and then read some of the best books or see the best movies I could. The last day would be largely spent the same way as the first without the last meal being with as much food but instead just something I liked.
7) If you had a year to live staring RIGHT NOW, what would you do? Everything for the 5th and 6th answers, plus I would take the one way trip around the world that I’ve always wanted to take. I’d also write the 6th and 7th novel, finish the T7 product, go to Gen Con, Dragon Con, World Con, Uber Con and Comic Con. I’d also see the Grand Canyon and go on a Cruise, probably a gamer cruise. I would probably run a final email game, even though I don’t ever plan on running another one again. I also picture myself doing a lot more charity work in terms of volunteering. Given how the most efficient thing I’ve done so far to help charities is grant writing, I picture myself doing a LOT of that.
8) If you died RIGHT NOW, what would you be most proud of accomplishing in your life? Well that’s a lot of things. Despite the fact that I’m no longer Mormon, the fact that we got sealed in the temple means a great deal to me; not because I honestly believe it matters to our eternal happiness, but because it was something I’d always wanted to do and I did it. I’d also have to say that, despite the occasional rocky situation, maintaining positive relations (or at least doing the best *I* could in the situation) with everyone in my family would rank up there. Every second I’ve spent with Jennifer. Writing three novels. Starting a business (despite it being pathetic.) Learning to make movies. Getting my Master’s degree. Getting my Bachelor’s degree. Completing the 10 year game with Lucky Day that was run initially by Byeard Maggot. Having run many kickass role playing game campaigns. Visiting Ireland . The public service I did while I was on my mission. Visiting almost all of the States. Spending a good amount of time in Washington D.C. visiting the things that I wanted to visit. Finally getting to see all of a lot of show’s I’d always wanted to see; or simply watching those shows and sharing those moments with people I care about including Buffy, Angel, B5, DS9 and Supernatural. Going to Gencon at least once. Attending Dragoncon every year while I’ve been in Atlanta . Being at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Having a job since I’ve been 16 (despite the fact that a good chunk of them have sucked.) Becoming a master Tech Writer (finally.) Being politically active and trying to make the world a better place. At least starting to do work with charities even though I would want to do more. Surviving about 10 car crashes and getting more life as a result. Helping Grandma Lawson. Spending a year with Grandma Lawson at Augusta College . Watching my brother Greg do some absolutely AWESOME video games. Being able to witness all of my siblings graduate High School (even if I wasn’t actually able to go to three of them.) Climbing two or three mountains even if I think it sucked enough to never really want to do it again. Seeing the view made it worth it. Once. Having spent at least half of my life always trying to do the best I could with my time, even if my priorities changed. Actually having tried most types of alcohols (even if I can’t stand the taste of it.)
9) If you died RIGHT NOW, what would be the things that you would regret not doing? Finishing at least 7 novels. Never being a father. Never being able to go back to Ireland with Jennifer. Never having honestly, truly felt like I made the world a better place in a significant way. Not leaving behind a way to ensure that evil continues to be fought after my death. Not having made arrangements for a flash dance number. Not having a business that wasn’t pathetic. Never having used my Project Management degree. Not having seeing the Louvre. Never getting to pick a puppy that was my decision and not someone else's or circumstances.
10) What has answering these questions taught you? That despite all the things I’d regret, I’ve lived a pretty awesome life and I have firm plans to live a lot more with the time I’ve had. That setting goals and achieving them really is worth it, and that both the little things and the big things matter. And that of it all, the relationships I have with the people I care about, friends and family, really do matter more than anything else, and make anything I do that is worth doing better. Oh, and that the charity thing is more important to me than I had originally thought it was and that I should do a bit more of that.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Sneaky Football
(via Wayne Via Wayne's Brother's Law School Class Mate, otherwise known as "El Sneakysneakysneakysneak.")
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Balloon Nonsense
Please let it be the end of the meme that it might die an honorable death.
(via DailyKos)
(via DailyKos)
Balloon Boy: The Real Story - watch more funny videos
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
He was a Maggatonian
He was violent, he was immoral, he was a lech, he was brilliant, and despite the fact that he would never ever admit it...he was even heroic.
(Warning, contains swearing)
Episode 1 of the Maggot Show
The other episodes (104 of them) are to be found on the Ghazpork Industrial site.
(Warning, contains swearing)
Episode 1 of the Maggot Show
The other episodes (104 of them) are to be found on the Ghazpork Industrial site.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Retro Meme: How is Babby Formed
(Via Eisen Via Youtube)
Two cavemen discuss the deeper meaning of that which is and is not.
(Or you can look here for deeper understanding.)
Two cavemen discuss the deeper meaning of that which is and is not.
(Or you can look here for deeper understanding.)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
A story in pictures
We go and we find the beautiful things that fill the world, and return them, like dead rodents left by cats in the morning.
This.
(Via Kitten)
This.
(Via Kitten)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Firsts
(via loraxhvn)
These are my firsts. Copy and paste this note into your notes, delete my answers and fill yours in. Tag me back and anyone else whose "firsts" you want to know about...
1. Who was your FIRST prom date? I did not go to the prom.
2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love? No. Though, as I measure true love, yes, because she's still my wife.
3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? A sip of Guiness in Ireland in May of 2008...and it was horrible.
4. What was your FIRST job? Bag boy at a grocery store. Lasted approximately one month until I put one pie too many in to the bag upside down.
5. What was your FIRST car? The Volvo of Ultimate Doom.
6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today? I have thus far not been texted.
7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning? Jennifer, who always looks radiant in the morning.
8. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane? Moving from Houston to Caspar, WY. Tiny airport.
9. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk? Todd something or other. No. I was 5.
10. Where was your FIRST sleep over? Um....Houston, TX...I think?
11. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today? My wife.
12. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time? As in actually IN the wedding party? That would be Clint Albritton. As far as AT a wedding, that would be my brother Greg's wedding to Rachelle.
13. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning? Recanted my rather bizarre dream to Jennifer, particularly the cool part where I said, "Oh really? You think I can't get away? Watch this." I snapped my fingers and woke up.
14. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to? Some small band at BYU. In terms of a 'big name' concert that would be a Don Henly concert.
15. FIRST tattoo? A smiley face with a magic marker on my right hand when I was 5.
16. FIRST piercing besides ears? zip.
17. FIRST foreign country you went to? Venezuela.
18. FIRST movie you remember seeing? Star Wars IV, a new hope.
19. When was your FIRST detention? I don't remember, but I did have one. Being late for something in the 5th grade I think.
20. Who was your FIRST roommate? My brother Greg. We were in the basement.
21. Did you marry the FIRST person who asked for your hand in marriage? No one has ever asked my hand in marriage.
22. What was the FIRST sport you were involved in? Soccer. It prevented me from playing D&D for 3 years. Fond memories there. (/sarcasm)
23. What were the FIRST lessons you ever took? Swimming, as taught by my father.
24. What is the FIRST thing you do when you get home? Take off my work pants and shoes and replace them with jeans.
These are my firsts. Copy and paste this note into your notes, delete my answers and fill yours in. Tag me back and anyone else whose "firsts" you want to know about...
1. Who was your FIRST prom date? I did not go to the prom.
2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love? No. Though, as I measure true love, yes, because she's still my wife.
3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? A sip of Guiness in Ireland in May of 2008...and it was horrible.
4. What was your FIRST job? Bag boy at a grocery store. Lasted approximately one month until I put one pie too many in to the bag upside down.
5. What was your FIRST car? The Volvo of Ultimate Doom.
6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today? I have thus far not been texted.
7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning? Jennifer, who always looks radiant in the morning.
8. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane? Moving from Houston to Caspar, WY. Tiny airport.
9. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk? Todd something or other. No. I was 5.
10. Where was your FIRST sleep over? Um....Houston, TX...I think?
11. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today? My wife.
12. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time? As in actually IN the wedding party? That would be Clint Albritton. As far as AT a wedding, that would be my brother Greg's wedding to Rachelle.
13. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning? Recanted my rather bizarre dream to Jennifer, particularly the cool part where I said, "Oh really? You think I can't get away? Watch this." I snapped my fingers and woke up.
14. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to? Some small band at BYU. In terms of a 'big name' concert that would be a Don Henly concert.
15. FIRST tattoo? A smiley face with a magic marker on my right hand when I was 5.
16. FIRST piercing besides ears? zip.
17. FIRST foreign country you went to? Venezuela.
18. FIRST movie you remember seeing? Star Wars IV, a new hope.
19. When was your FIRST detention? I don't remember, but I did have one. Being late for something in the 5th grade I think.
20. Who was your FIRST roommate? My brother Greg. We were in the basement.
21. Did you marry the FIRST person who asked for your hand in marriage? No one has ever asked my hand in marriage.
22. What was the FIRST sport you were involved in? Soccer. It prevented me from playing D&D for 3 years. Fond memories there. (/sarcasm)
23. What were the FIRST lessons you ever took? Swimming, as taught by my father.
24. What is the FIRST thing you do when you get home? Take off my work pants and shoes and replace them with jeans.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
It is always wise to look in the mirror
And posit what one can become if one does not have ethical standards.
Your result for The Supervillain Archetype Test...
The Megalomaniac
Ambitious, Intelligent, Calculating
The Megalomaniac is the most prestigious of super-villain classes. If anyone is ever going to rule the world, it will probably be you.
Your main goal in life is power and domination, you have the tools to do it, and you know it. Megalomaniacs are intelligent and forceful, and they tend not to let their emotions cloud their judgment. Most of the time. They are usually found, or not found, working at the top of a huge structured organization, though many prefer to work by themselves.
The Megalomaniac has but one flaw, but its an invariably fatal one; arrogance. He knows that he can take over the world, and he isn't afraid to let you know, often elaborately and in great detail. They often do not foresee the fly in their ointment, because they do not want to admit that such a fly could exist.
Sample Megalomaniacs: Dr. Doom, Lex Luthor, Ras al'Ghul, Kang the Conqueror, Emperor Palpatine, Brain
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Retromeme: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Of course, Chuck Norris isn't what he used to be, now that he's been shown to be a bit of a milktoast mentally speaking but otherwise this is still fun.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Not exactly what I thought
So it has been a moderately spartan week meme wise and I decided to dredge youtube typing in the words "Blender" and "Penguin".
Not exactly what I initially thought.
Not even close really.
Not exactly what I initially thought.
Not even close really.
Friday, July 3, 2009
When Sleep Fails
Literary Meme via Kitten Via Facebook
You have received this note because someone thinks you are a literary geek. Copy the questions into your own note, answer the questions, and tag any friends who would appreciate the quiz, including the person who sent you this. Don't bother trying to italicize your book titles. We know you want to. (Ok, I admit I wasn't tagged. Clay posted it and since I have been up for about 2 days.....)
1.What author do you own the most books by?
At the moment I think that is a three way tie between George R. R. Martin, Jim Butcher and Steven Brust.
2.What book do you own the most copies of?
Technically speaking...mine. I still have about 6 complimentary copies of d20 FBI lying around that I haven't figured out what to do with. Otherwise, I am a book minimalist in that I generally only own one copy of something. However I have OWNED about three different versions of Dragonlance Chronicles at one time or another. It took a while to get a decent hardback.
3.Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
No it did not bother I.
4.What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Nika Lux, but I also have a bit of nostalgia for The necromanceress, Tri'yel, Emma Frost, and Amaranth.
5.What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
Magician Apprentice. Technically about five times. (Technically there is one other book but I'm trying to forget that one....)
6.What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
The Fellowship of the Ring.
7.What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
"A New World" by Michael Stackpole. Normally I like everything he writes, but I found myself utterly apathetic to anyone in it.
8.What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Anathem by Neal Stephsen.
9. If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
I'm deliberately not mentioning my first choice for personal reasons.
My second choice would be Increasing Your Financial I.Q. by Richard Kiyosaki. He doesn't get everything right, but broadly speaking if everyone read and incorporated a lot of the more basic things in that book our society would be better off as a whole.
10. What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
Besides one of mine? :) (And of those that would be Grenademan Vs. The Zombies....)
Hmm...Honestly? I'd have to say the Dresden Files, but done as mini series with a guaranteed contract to finish all of them.
11.What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel. Awesome book but even if you could film it, it still loose half of what makes it awesome.
12.Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
Sadly? Too weird to explain but I can try. It involved altering the metaplot of our reality by altering the metaplot of this one. It involved a role playing game I was WAY WAY too invested in that took about 10 years in scope and then ended.
13.What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
Sluggy Freelance.
14.What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Partial is The Republic by Plato. I need to go back to it.
Complete is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo but it was worth every page.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
As You Like It
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
French, primarily because I like Voltaire and Descarte. Russian philosophers haven't really advanced the cause of Democracy.
17. Roth or Updike?
Neither, alas I had not read or become familiar with either.
18.David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Ditto.
19. Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Shakespear by a mile.
20. Austen or Eliot?
T.S. Eliot
21.What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
Non christian scripture.
22.What is your favorite novel?
Ender's Game.
23. Play?
43 Plays for 43 Presidents
24. Poem?
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
25.Essay?
Discourse on the Method and Principles of Philosophy by Descarte
26.Work of nonfiction?
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
27.Who is your favorite writer?
Jim Butcher
28.Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Glenn Beck
29.What is your desert island book?
The Boy Scout Handbook
30.And... what are you reading right now?
Dragon Rider
Plain Honest Men
Ride a Dread Legion
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
You have received this note because someone thinks you are a literary geek. Copy the questions into your own note, answer the questions, and tag any friends who would appreciate the quiz, including the person who sent you this. Don't bother trying to italicize your book titles. We know you want to. (Ok, I admit I wasn't tagged. Clay posted it and since I have been up for about 2 days.....)
1.What author do you own the most books by?
At the moment I think that is a three way tie between George R. R. Martin, Jim Butcher and Steven Brust.
2.What book do you own the most copies of?
Technically speaking...mine. I still have about 6 complimentary copies of d20 FBI lying around that I haven't figured out what to do with. Otherwise, I am a book minimalist in that I generally only own one copy of something. However I have OWNED about three different versions of Dragonlance Chronicles at one time or another. It took a while to get a decent hardback.
3.Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
No it did not bother I.
4.What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Nika Lux, but I also have a bit of nostalgia for The necromanceress, Tri'yel, Emma Frost, and Amaranth.
5.What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
Magician Apprentice. Technically about five times. (Technically there is one other book but I'm trying to forget that one....)
6.What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
The Fellowship of the Ring.
7.What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
"A New World" by Michael Stackpole. Normally I like everything he writes, but I found myself utterly apathetic to anyone in it.
8.What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Anathem by Neal Stephsen.
9. If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
I'm deliberately not mentioning my first choice for personal reasons.
My second choice would be Increasing Your Financial I.Q. by Richard Kiyosaki. He doesn't get everything right, but broadly speaking if everyone read and incorporated a lot of the more basic things in that book our society would be better off as a whole.
10. What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
Besides one of mine? :) (And of those that would be Grenademan Vs. The Zombies....)
Hmm...Honestly? I'd have to say the Dresden Files, but done as mini series with a guaranteed contract to finish all of them.
11.What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel. Awesome book but even if you could film it, it still loose half of what makes it awesome.
12.Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
Sadly? Too weird to explain but I can try. It involved altering the metaplot of our reality by altering the metaplot of this one. It involved a role playing game I was WAY WAY too invested in that took about 10 years in scope and then ended.
13.What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult?
Sluggy Freelance.
14.What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Partial is The Republic by Plato. I need to go back to it.
Complete is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo but it was worth every page.
15. What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
As You Like It
16. Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
French, primarily because I like Voltaire and Descarte. Russian philosophers haven't really advanced the cause of Democracy.
17. Roth or Updike?
Neither, alas I had not read or become familiar with either.
18.David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Ditto.
19. Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Shakespear by a mile.
20. Austen or Eliot?
T.S. Eliot
21.What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
Non christian scripture.
22.What is your favorite novel?
Ender's Game.
23. Play?
43 Plays for 43 Presidents
24. Poem?
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
25.Essay?
Discourse on the Method and Principles of Philosophy by Descarte
26.Work of nonfiction?
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
27.Who is your favorite writer?
Jim Butcher
28.Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Glenn Beck
29.What is your desert island book?
The Boy Scout Handbook
30.And... what are you reading right now?
Dragon Rider
Plain Honest Men
Ride a Dread Legion
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Where Have I Been?
Better question is where have I not been?
State Meme via Bill Bridges Via Facebook
Put an X by the states you have been to. The average is 8; how do you match up?
Should you chose to play, here's what you do:
Copy my note. Click on “notes” under tabs on your profile page. Select "write a new note" in the top right corner. Paste the copy in the body of the note. Delete my Xs and add your own. Change the number at the top, and add your title. Once you've saved, don't forget to tag friends (including me) on the right. Tag the same # of people as the # of states you've been to (I think you're limited to 30!). Just for fun, put an O beside the states where you have lived.
Airports don't count!
Alabama - X
Alaska -
Arizona - X
Arkansas - X
California - XO
Colorado - XO
Connecticut -
Delaware -
Florida – X
Georgia - XO
Hawaii -
Idaho - XO
Illinois - X
Indiana - X
Iowa- X
Kansas - X
Kentucky - X
Louisiana - XO
Maine -
Maryland - X
Massachusetts – X
Michigan - X
Minnesota - X
Mississippi - X
Missouri - X
Montana - X
Nebraska - X
Nevada - X
New Hampshire -
New Jersey - X
New Mexico - X
New York - X
North Carolina - X
North Dakota - X
Ohio - X
Oklahoma - X
Oregon -
Pennsylvania - X
Rhode Island -
South Carolina - X
South Dakota - X
Tennessee - X
Texas - XO
Utah - XO
Vermont -
Virginia - X
West Virginia – X
Wisconsin - X
Wyoming - XO
Washington -
State Meme via Bill Bridges Via Facebook
Put an X by the states you have been to. The average is 8; how do you match up?
Should you chose to play, here's what you do:
Copy my note. Click on “notes” under tabs on your profile page. Select "write a new note" in the top right corner. Paste the copy in the body of the note. Delete my Xs and add your own. Change the number at the top, and add your title. Once you've saved, don't forget to tag friends (including me) on the right. Tag the same # of people as the # of states you've been to (I think you're limited to 30!). Just for fun, put an O beside the states where you have lived.
Airports don't count!
Alabama - X
Alaska -
Arizona - X
Arkansas - X
California - XO
Colorado - XO
Connecticut -
Delaware -
Florida – X
Georgia - XO
Hawaii -
Idaho - XO
Illinois - X
Indiana - X
Iowa- X
Kansas - X
Kentucky - X
Louisiana - XO
Maine -
Maryland - X
Massachusetts – X
Michigan - X
Minnesota - X
Mississippi - X
Missouri - X
Montana - X
Nebraska - X
Nevada - X
New Hampshire -
New Jersey - X
New Mexico - X
New York - X
North Carolina - X
North Dakota - X
Ohio - X
Oklahoma - X
Oregon -
Pennsylvania - X
Rhode Island -
South Carolina - X
South Dakota - X
Tennessee - X
Texas - XO
Utah - XO
Vermont -
Virginia - X
West Virginia – X
Wisconsin - X
Wyoming - XO
Washington -
Monday, June 22, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Interesting Idea
What if someone made Printable Toilet Paper on demand?
People are always complaining about how worthless blogs are...so why not give customers the satisfaction of using those words in one of the most disrespectful ways imaginable?
Indeed, perhaps some day these words will be used for such.
Hmm......Profound.
People are always complaining about how worthless blogs are...so why not give customers the satisfaction of using those words in one of the most disrespectful ways imaginable?
Indeed, perhaps some day these words will be used for such.
Hmm......Profound.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Old but interesting
Your results:
You are Superman
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...
You are Superman
| You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.  |
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...
Friday, May 22, 2009
Mole People
Upon Cutting of my Sister's Mole
by The Sad Sog
A raisin which was cut in half
And set upon my sister's back.
A swollen beast, the tiny spot,
Which scarfed down 10 times its lot.
It can be pulled like a rubber band,
Stretching out into a 2 inch strand.
I cut it off, the deal we made,
With scissors like dull knife blades.
And cutting in as tough as bone,
She cries out in a horrid moan.
I swear it was she who made me do it,
She begged me 'cut straight through it.'
It bled like more than striking oil.
A crimson cloud, a growing boil,
A pool that surged across her back,
The bloody mole. Alack! Alack!
Watch Superman {Attack of the mole people} Pt 1 in Entertainment | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
by The Sad Sog
A raisin which was cut in half
And set upon my sister's back.
A swollen beast, the tiny spot,
Which scarfed down 10 times its lot.
It can be pulled like a rubber band,
Stretching out into a 2 inch strand.
I cut it off, the deal we made,
With scissors like dull knife blades.
And cutting in as tough as bone,
She cries out in a horrid moan.
I swear it was she who made me do it,
She begged me 'cut straight through it.'
It bled like more than striking oil.
A crimson cloud, a growing boil,
A pool that surged across her back,
The bloody mole. Alack! Alack!
Watch Superman {Attack of the mole people} Pt 1 in Entertainment | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
Monday, May 18, 2009
Star Trek Quiz
Your results:
You are James T. Kirk (Captain)
Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Test
(Obtained from Mom/Loraxhvn)
You are James T. Kirk (Captain)
| You are often exaggerated and over-the-top in your speech and expressions. You are a romantic at heart and a natural leader.  |
Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Test
(Obtained from Mom/Loraxhvn)
Fascinating quiz
Your result for The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)...
Lord of the Misfits (QLAM)
Quirky Liberal Alpha Male
You are similar to The Fratt Boy, in that you often try to take care of peers you percieve as less successful, but with the added benefit that you actually understand those on the fringes. You are a good ally to have, but people might be hurt if they believe your universal good will is a sign of a close friendship. You are nice to everyone, but you know who your true friends are. In terms of dating, you want someone who shares your interests; other than that, anything goes.
You are more QUIRKY than NORMAL.
You are more LIBERAL than TRADITIONAL.
You are more DOMINANT than PASSIVE.
When picking a date, consider: The Rarity (QTAF), The Renaissance Faire Wench (QLAF), The Librarian (QTBF), or The Emo Girl (QLBF)
(Image from UNC Library Website)
Take The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?) at HelloQuizzy
Monday, May 11, 2009
Why is a rabbit about to fight an anime ninja chick?
It's all about nuance.
Specifically in this case about 10 years of nuance available in the webcomic's archive.
Specifically in this case about 10 years of nuance available in the webcomic's archive.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Great Sandwich March of 2009
Hungry zombies go to Subway to save their show from the ravages of Vampires.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Someday in a magical land far away
Charlie the unicorn will crush the other two unicorns to dust under his hooves.
But alas, that day is not today.
But alas, that day is not today.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Music Aliens are taking over
Via Loraxvn Via Tom Gilespi.
They are coming. The movers. The shakers. The candle stick makers. The spinners of dream that make life no longer black and white but every color of the rainbow.
There can be another tomorrow if you only make it so.
They are coming. The movers. The shakers. The candle stick makers. The spinners of dream that make life no longer black and white but every color of the rainbow.
There can be another tomorrow if you only make it so.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Apparently....
The AP is sending Cease and Desist letters to people who post this publicly available youtube video on their blogs. In fact, apparently they did it to their own AP affiliate.
Lets see if we can get one. Its about Mooses.
Lets see if we can get one. Its about Mooses.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Things You Wouldn't Think to Ask, From Christy
1. Have you ever been searched by the cops? No.
2. Do you close your eyes on roller coaster? Sometimes.
3. When's the last time you've been sledding? Provo, Utah Winter 1996
4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? With Someone else (my wife)
5. Do you believe in ghosts? No.
6. Do you consider yourself creative? Yes.
7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife? Yes.
8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? Both have admirable qualities.
9. Can you honestly say you know ANYTHING about politics? Yes.
10. Do you know how to play poker? Yes, but I'd never play it for money because I'm not that good at it.
11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight? Yes. And might be again in the near future if my sleep schedule gets eratic enough.
12. What's the name of a song stuck in your head right now? Poing. It just sprang into existence at this question. You probably don't want to learn it or hear it.
13. Who was your first love? Not something I'd rather think about. I've got a better one now anyway. :) First REAL love = golddame.
14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light? Well if I did it would be kind of dumb to admit it online, wouldn't it? :)
15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you? No. But I have secrets that no one knows about but Jennifer and I.
16. When was the last time you cried? 18 days ago but only a little.
17. Have you ever been ice skating? More like 'ice skating'/Crashing a lot.
18. How often do you remember your dreams? Often.
19. What's the one thing on your mind? GET. A. JOB.
20. Do you always wear your seat belt? Yes.
21. What talent do you wish you had? Entrepreneurial Instinct.
22. Do you like sushi? Blech.
23. What do you wear to bed? Usually tshirt and underware.
24. Do you truly hate anyone? Yes, but no one I know personally.
25. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be? This is kind of like the traffic light question isn't it? Well in fact I wouldn't ACTUALLY sleep with any of them. If there was a time warp bizarro world of darkness where I had never met Jennifer, I could conceive that I would find Jennifer Conley attractive.
26. Do you know anyone in jail? Yes.
27. What food do you find disgusting? Squid.
28. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back? Very rarely.
29. Have you ever been punched in the face? Not since I was like...5.
30. Do you believe in angels and demons? I am open to the possibility, but find it unlikely. If they do exist, they are dead people, not feathered/batwinged monsters.
31. How old were you when you think you actually became a 'grown-up'? 35.
32. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? maybe NY city or Australia or Italy
33. Have you ever been in the hospital? Yes
34. Are you happy with your life today? Yes
35. Have you ever had a stalker? No, but I know someone who stalks friends online such that I am forced to keep my identity in that forum secret lets I too be stalked.
2. Do you close your eyes on roller coaster? Sometimes.
3. When's the last time you've been sledding? Provo, Utah Winter 1996
4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? With Someone else (my wife)
5. Do you believe in ghosts? No.
6. Do you consider yourself creative? Yes.
7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife? Yes.
8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? Both have admirable qualities.
9. Can you honestly say you know ANYTHING about politics? Yes.
10. Do you know how to play poker? Yes, but I'd never play it for money because I'm not that good at it.
11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight? Yes. And might be again in the near future if my sleep schedule gets eratic enough.
12. What's the name of a song stuck in your head right now? Poing. It just sprang into existence at this question. You probably don't want to learn it or hear it.
13. Who was your first love? Not something I'd rather think about. I've got a better one now anyway. :) First REAL love = golddame.
14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light? Well if I did it would be kind of dumb to admit it online, wouldn't it? :)
15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you? No. But I have secrets that no one knows about but Jennifer and I.
16. When was the last time you cried? 18 days ago but only a little.
17. Have you ever been ice skating? More like 'ice skating'/Crashing a lot.
18. How often do you remember your dreams? Often.
19. What's the one thing on your mind? GET. A. JOB.
20. Do you always wear your seat belt? Yes.
21. What talent do you wish you had? Entrepreneurial Instinct.
22. Do you like sushi? Blech.
23. What do you wear to bed? Usually tshirt and underware.
24. Do you truly hate anyone? Yes, but no one I know personally.
25. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be? This is kind of like the traffic light question isn't it? Well in fact I wouldn't ACTUALLY sleep with any of them. If there was a time warp bizarro world of darkness where I had never met Jennifer, I could conceive that I would find Jennifer Conley attractive.
26. Do you know anyone in jail? Yes.
27. What food do you find disgusting? Squid.
28. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back? Very rarely.
29. Have you ever been punched in the face? Not since I was like...5.
30. Do you believe in angels and demons? I am open to the possibility, but find it unlikely. If they do exist, they are dead people, not feathered/batwinged monsters.
31. How old were you when you think you actually became a 'grown-up'? 35.
32. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? maybe NY city or Australia or Italy
33. Have you ever been in the hospital? Yes
34. Are you happy with your life today? Yes
35. Have you ever had a stalker? No, but I know someone who stalks friends online such that I am forced to keep my identity in that forum secret lets I too be stalked.
BBC Book Meme from my Aunt Cindy
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M. Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier --
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis -- Have I read this book? Is the Pope Catholic?
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding -- no, but I skimmed enough to get an A on an essay about it.
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen --
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens --
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad --
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo --
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M. Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier --
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis -- Have I read this book? Is the Pope Catholic?
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding -- no, but I skimmed enough to get an A on an essay about it.
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen --
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens --
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad --
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo --
Friday, March 27, 2009
According to the President's Quiz I am
William McKinley
Very ambitious. Always trying to keep up with the times, without spending too much money. Though some might accuse you of being a suck up, it always boils down to politics. You are almost friendly to a fault. Even though peace is your primary concern, if a fight is needed, your opponent has one. You are compatible with Grant.
And now make your own Quiz!
Millions of people will take it - its really easy and fun!
Very ambitious. Always trying to keep up with the times, without spending too much money. Though some might accuse you of being a suck up, it always boils down to politics. You are almost friendly to a fault. Even though peace is your primary concern, if a fight is needed, your opponent has one. You are compatible with Grant.
And now make your own Quiz!
Millions of people will take it - its really easy and fun!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Forks
My sister recently thought profoundly about Forks, and I couldn't help but think about this:
I also thought of the Muppet Movie Fork in the Road bit, but apparently it isn't on the internet.
I also thought of the Muppet Movie Fork in the Road bit, but apparently it isn't on the internet.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Stomp.
You Are Combat Boots |
 You are a complete and total rebel. You refuse to do what you're told, and you're quite stubborn. You really don't care what other people think of you. You are tough and often ruthless. You are independent, iconoclastic, and countercultural. You resent authority figures. You are very headstrong. No one is going to pressure you into being someone you're not! |
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Behold the purple prose
Describing a woman by a man using a little bit too much metaphor in a dime store fantasy novel.
And then....the drawing......sheer genius.
And then....the drawing......sheer genius.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Remix of Tripped out Dentist Kid
This amusing remix shows the kid who was coming off the anesthetic the dentist gave him.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
6th Challenge
(Received from my sister Christy)
1. Go to the photo folder in your computer
2. Go to the 6th folder of photos.
3. Go to the sixth picture.
4. Put the picture on your blog along with a description of it.
5. Invite six friends to join the challenge (I am tagging anyone who reads this - even the ones who don't comment - you know who you are...)
So, here's my picture:
This is a picture of....the pyramids. I haven't been to the pyramids. I want to go some day, but....I have no idea why this is in my folder. :)
1. Go to the photo folder in your computer
2. Go to the 6th folder of photos.
3. Go to the sixth picture.
4. Put the picture on your blog along with a description of it.
5. Invite six friends to join the challenge (I am tagging anyone who reads this - even the ones who don't comment - you know who you are...)
So, here's my picture:
This is a picture of....the pyramids. I haven't been to the pyramids. I want to go some day, but....I have no idea why this is in my folder. :)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I am a werefox
Not into Anthrapomorphic animals really, but I'm a sucker for these quiz things...
Parable of the Fox and the Reflective Pool perhaps?
Parable of the Fox and the Reflective Pool perhaps?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
New Meme: Pretentious Wikipedia Madlib
It's our first new meme! We're making them now instead of just reflecting them. This meme was conceived by golddame55.
Steps:
1) Choose a weighty and preferably controversial topic on wikipedia.
2) Go to the discussion page of that topic.
3) Copy and paste a large random section of it into your word processing program.
4) Do a global search and replace three times.
Replace:
The title with the first food that appears into your head.
The word "Wikipedia" with a good name for Mr. Snuffalufagus's imaginary friend.
The word "Source" with a non existent location.
We chose "Sarah Palin" and used these words:
Palin = Salsbury Steak
Wikipedia = Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus
Source = Castle Grey Skull
Hint: If your chosen selection doesn't have Wikipedia or Source, just pick two other words that are used a lot. You might try NPOV, BLP, Reliable or protest as other commonly repeating words.
Here is what we got:
It's more or less a dead issue anyway, since there's a Knik Arm ferry being built instead, but Zareth and Kelly are right, the purpose is/was to provide easier access to Point Mackenzie without having to go through Eagle River and the developed part of the Mat-Su area. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
The foregoing discussion of Alaskan geography consists of purest original research. If we have a reliable Castle Grey Skull, such as the Associated Press, reporting on a factual matter, we're not going to expunge that information from the article on the basis of disagreements by a bunch of pseudonymous Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns with no authenticated credentials, whose observations have not been published elsewhere.
I particularly take issue with this argument by Kelly:
The Associated Press has printed several inaccurate stories about Alaska and Salsbury Steak, as mentioned by the ADN[4] and Salsbury Steak herself.[5] If describing the Knik Arm Bridge at all in this article, it's best to stick to what the project's official website says....
The first citation criticizes a single AP story about the pipeline. It contains not one word about the bridges. Even as to the pipeline, its pitch is more that the AP story was "skewed" than that there are flat-out falsehoods. The second citation is an ADN editor's blog post responding to Salsbury Steak's complaints about the paper's coverage. To my admittedly biased eye, he demolished her spurious complaints, but what's undeniable is that this item, also, has zero relation to the bridges. Finally, it is simply not Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus policy to ignore criticism from a Castle Grey Skull like AP in favor of sticking to a government's official line. Our coverage of the Three Gorges Dam could be considerably shortened by application of that standard -- but somehow I doubt that anyone pushing to apply that standard to a government run by a nationally prominent Republican will also be consistent and apply it to a Communist government.
If there's a significant controversy about the purpose of the Knik Arm Bridge, and/or its effects on Wasilla, then it should be possible to find a citation to each side of the issue. Of course, that doesn't mean it should be included. The implication of self-dealing by Salsbury Steak, in favoring a project that was generally too expensive but would help her town, was, IIRC, not a prominent part of the public attention paid to the "Bridge to Nowhere" issue, so it should quite possibly be omitted from this summary on that basis. It should not, however, be omitted on the basis that some Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns disagree with the implication. JamesMLane t c 04:12, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Steps:
1) Choose a weighty and preferably controversial topic on wikipedia.
2) Go to the discussion page of that topic.
3) Copy and paste a large random section of it into your word processing program.
4) Do a global search and replace three times.
Replace:
The title with the first food that appears into your head.
The word "Wikipedia" with a good name for Mr. Snuffalufagus's imaginary friend.
The word "Source" with a non existent location.
We chose "Sarah Palin" and used these words:
Palin = Salsbury Steak
Wikipedia = Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus
Source = Castle Grey Skull
Hint: If your chosen selection doesn't have Wikipedia or Source, just pick two other words that are used a lot. You might try NPOV, BLP, Reliable or protest as other commonly repeating words.
Here is what we got:
It's more or less a dead issue anyway, since there's a Knik Arm ferry being built instead, but Zareth and Kelly are right, the purpose is/was to provide easier access to Point Mackenzie without having to go through Eagle River and the developed part of the Mat-Su area. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
The foregoing discussion of Alaskan geography consists of purest original research. If we have a reliable Castle Grey Skull, such as the Associated Press, reporting on a factual matter, we're not going to expunge that information from the article on the basis of disagreements by a bunch of pseudonymous Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns with no authenticated credentials, whose observations have not been published elsewhere.
I particularly take issue with this argument by Kelly:
The Associated Press has printed several inaccurate stories about Alaska and Salsbury Steak, as mentioned by the ADN[4] and Salsbury Steak herself.[5] If describing the Knik Arm Bridge at all in this article, it's best to stick to what the project's official website says....
The first citation criticizes a single AP story about the pipeline. It contains not one word about the bridges. Even as to the pipeline, its pitch is more that the AP story was "skewed" than that there are flat-out falsehoods. The second citation is an ADN editor's blog post responding to Salsbury Steak's complaints about the paper's coverage. To my admittedly biased eye, he demolished her spurious complaints, but what's undeniable is that this item, also, has zero relation to the bridges. Finally, it is simply not Rumplefrumple Pompilompicus policy to ignore criticism from a Castle Grey Skull like AP in favor of sticking to a government's official line. Our coverage of the Three Gorges Dam could be considerably shortened by application of that standard -- but somehow I doubt that anyone pushing to apply that standard to a government run by a nationally prominent Republican will also be consistent and apply it to a Communist government.
If there's a significant controversy about the purpose of the Knik Arm Bridge, and/or its effects on Wasilla, then it should be possible to find a citation to each side of the issue. Of course, that doesn't mean it should be included. The implication of self-dealing by Salsbury Steak, in favoring a project that was generally too expensive but would help her town, was, IIRC, not a prominent part of the public attention paid to the "Bridge to Nowhere" issue, so it should quite possibly be omitted from this summary on that basis. It should not, however, be omitted on the basis that some Rumplefrumple Pompilompicusns disagree with the implication. JamesMLane t c 04:12, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thirsty Koala
Amazing. Someone who can interact with animals without poking a stick at them.
Behold, the fire fighter giving water to a thirsty koala.
Behold, the fire fighter giving water to a thirsty koala.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Light at the End of the Tunnel
(From the Internet)
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of
electricity, gas, oil, and current market conditions,
The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of
electricity, gas, oil, and current market conditions,
The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Survey sent by my mother in law
2009 friend Survey Welcome to the 2009 edition of getting to know your Friends. Copy and paste into new e mail, then change all the answers so they apply to you and send this to your friends including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!
1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:05am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Taken
4. What is your favorite TV show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Canceled), Battlestar Galactica (Current)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Protein Chocolate Bar
6. What is your middle name? Wouldn't you like to know?
7. What food do you dislike? Anything with tentacles, any kind of raw meat
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Paul Simon
9. What kind of car do you drive? 2003 Toyota Echo
10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna
11. What characteristic do you despise? Hypocrites. Particularly sociopathic hypocrites.
12. Favorite item of clothing? My leather jacket.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? France (The Louvre)
14. Favorite brand of clothing? None.
15. Where would you retire to? Colorado.
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Spending time with my wife and family at a movie and restaurant
17. Favorite sport to watch? None.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? Who knows.
19. Person you expect to send it back first? Who knows.
20. When is your birthday? Wouldn't you like to know?
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night
22. What is your shoe size? 12
23. Pets? A dog.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Writing a lot.
25. What did you want to be when you were little? A trillionare.
26. How are you today? Good so far, relatively speaking.
27. What is your favorite candy? Recess Peanut Butter Cup
28. What is your favorite flower? Roses.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Labor Day (Dragon Con)
30. What's your full name? Wouldn't you like to know?
31. What are you listening to right now? NOTHING
32. What was the last thing you ate? Koshi Pizza
33. Do you wish on stars? ALWAYS
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? White
35. How is the weather right now? Cloudy with hints of a storm.
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? A recruiter.
37. Favorite soft drink? Manzanita (in Venezuela)
38. Favorite restaurant? Boca de Beppo
39. Real hair color? Brown with spots of gray
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Stuffed Dragon
41. Summer or winter? Fall
42. Hugs or kisses? Kisses.
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla.
44. Coffee or tea? Both taste blechy but herbal or green tea is good.
45. Do you want your friends to email you back? either or neither nor.
46. When was the last time you cried? Wouldn't you like to know?
47. What is under your bed? A drawer full of sweaters.
48. What did you do last night? Took an accounting quiz.
49. What are you afraid of? SPIDERS, SNAKES
50. Salty or sweet? Either, Both
51. How many keys on your key ring? 8ish
52. How many years at your current job? 2 weeks
53. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
54. How many towns have you lived in? 8 US, Lots in Venezuela.
55. Do you make friends easily? YES
56. How many people will you send this to? I have no idea.
57. How many will respond? I have no idea.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:05am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Taken
4. What is your favorite TV show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Canceled), Battlestar Galactica (Current)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Protein Chocolate Bar
6. What is your middle name? Wouldn't you like to know?
7. What food do you dislike? Anything with tentacles, any kind of raw meat
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Paul Simon
9. What kind of car do you drive? 2003 Toyota Echo
10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna
11. What characteristic do you despise? Hypocrites. Particularly sociopathic hypocrites.
12. Favorite item of clothing? My leather jacket.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? France (The Louvre)
14. Favorite brand of clothing? None.
15. Where would you retire to? Colorado.
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Spending time with my wife and family at a movie and restaurant
17. Favorite sport to watch? None.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? Who knows.
19. Person you expect to send it back first? Who knows.
20. When is your birthday? Wouldn't you like to know?
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night
22. What is your shoe size? 12
23. Pets? A dog.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Writing a lot.
25. What did you want to be when you were little? A trillionare.
26. How are you today? Good so far, relatively speaking.
27. What is your favorite candy? Recess Peanut Butter Cup
28. What is your favorite flower? Roses.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Labor Day (Dragon Con)
30. What's your full name? Wouldn't you like to know?
31. What are you listening to right now? NOTHING
32. What was the last thing you ate? Koshi Pizza
33. Do you wish on stars? ALWAYS
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? White
35. How is the weather right now? Cloudy with hints of a storm.
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? A recruiter.
37. Favorite soft drink? Manzanita (in Venezuela)
38. Favorite restaurant? Boca de Beppo
39. Real hair color? Brown with spots of gray
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Stuffed Dragon
41. Summer or winter? Fall
42. Hugs or kisses? Kisses.
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla.
44. Coffee or tea? Both taste blechy but herbal or green tea is good.
45. Do you want your friends to email you back? either or neither nor.
46. When was the last time you cried? Wouldn't you like to know?
47. What is under your bed? A drawer full of sweaters.
48. What did you do last night? Took an accounting quiz.
49. What are you afraid of? SPIDERS, SNAKES
50. Salty or sweet? Either, Both
51. How many keys on your key ring? 8ish
52. How many years at your current job? 2 weeks
53. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
54. How many towns have you lived in? 8 US, Lots in Venezuela.
55. Do you make friends easily? YES
56. How many people will you send this to? I have no idea.
57. How many will respond? I have no idea.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Valentine's Day Meme
http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/flower-quiz
Jennifer wanted me to answer for her.
Happy Valentines day with the virtual flowers dear. :)
(and in case you wanted to know my answers....)
Jennifer wanted me to answer for her.
Happy Valentines day with the virtual flowers dear. :)
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
My first actual (non retro) meme.
Awesome.
A survey on geek culture.
Alas, this one does not print out the result for me to post here, but it is still interesting to take.
A survey on geek culture.
Alas, this one does not print out the result for me to post here, but it is still interesting to take.
Retro Meme
This one had my family and I giggling for quite some time.
It also inspired my nephew to make a play.
Charlie the Unicorn.
It also inspired my nephew to make a play.
Charlie the Unicorn.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Retro Meme
First, to know the future, one must know the present.
And to know the present, one must know the past.
Let us start then....with
All Your Base Are Belong To Us
And to know the present, one must know the past.
Let us start then....with
All Your Base Are Belong To Us
Monday, February 9, 2009
This blog
Is about random weirdness.
It is not really about my Father, or family or anything else like that, though I may put weird memes here that don't belong anywhere else.
It is not really about my Father, or family or anything else like that, though I may put weird memes here that don't belong anywhere else.
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