As Shane Goes Into Geek-asms...

Careful, Shane. I don't want an aneurysm resulting from your reading THIS.

EDIT:
OOPS. And watching THIS.

EDIT: I get nothing from Shane OR Jason? WTF?

"When Obama socializes medicine, take your baby to Mars!"

Sounds right to me. Where will dem Canucks go after the dolt Obama and his retarded accomplicii (sic) destroy what little is left of the free market in health care?

You will not see things like this for long if they get their way. Prayers for the little one sent.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/028815.html

IMPORTANT Discussions about SPORTS!!!

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No Drummer? No Problem!

One Way To Humiliate The Idiots In DC

If the Dipshito Sontameyer (don't care if I spell the cunt's name right) gets on the US Supreme Court, I would move to have her recuse herself on any case having anything remotely to do with sexual or racial bias.

Having that simple objection to her presence spelled out in front of EVERY single case where it could possibly apply would be a fitting revenge against the bigots that put such a dipshit in the courts.

Only Posting This For the "Nom Nom Nom"

There sure is a lot of goofy crap on teh tubez. Some more:

Better Gear On My Mind...

Very interesting motorcycle helmet video. I've known for a while that mine needs replacing as it's too large. It was never really snug, but now it's a little loose. And at high speeds, the wind pushes it back too much.

Anyway, watch it.
http://superbikeplanet.com/2008/Oct/091016arai.htm

Welcome To The World, Big AL!

My new nephew Alan David Maier II entered this goofy world this past Thursday. It is planned for me to meet him here in Indy in early August though I hope to get out to Taxxachusetts sooner than that. I cannot wait to meet the little dude, even if he does look vaguely like a certain green and diminutive Jedi Master.

Congratulations to my brother David and his wife Jennifer for their new child. God bless and keep you and yours.

Need New Shoes. And Tires.

I hit Dunkin' Donuts after work this morning. I should have gone home and geared up fully. But being the impatient dolt I is, I just went on out. I did about a 230 mile day all over mid-South Indiana. From work to 67 to 9 to 46 to 135 to 50 to 446 to 46 to 37 to 44 to 135 again and then home from Greenwood. Somewhere on SR135 south of SR46 is where I almost wrecked.

The bike slid out from under me cornering to the right. I almost wiped out but somehow caught my fall with my right foot. It bounced hard off the road and I straightened up enough to catch traction and keep going.

I guess I did the right thing. Who knows if anyone would have found me if I went off the road where I did and couldn't get up on my own.

It didn't scare me much, but it sure hurt. And it sure made me ride like a wuss for the rest of the day.

Destroyed my shoe in the process though. Tore right through the sole, though it was thinning anyway and I was considering re-soling them. I'm praying I didn't do my foot any damage. It doesn't feel like I did.

I checked my rear tire upon getting home and sure enough the wear indicator is gone. I thought I checked that recently. Guess NOT, huh? I think God let me off lightly for far too many foolish decisions committed here.

I just hope I can get my shoe repaired. It's sort of silly how much I really like that pair of shoes.

Welll..... SHIT.

THIS article is right. The Terminator movies make NO sense.

Anyway, heres a nice set of pictures to feel better about the world. It's a reminder for all female readers to eat more fruit for health.

EDIT: Well.... DOUBLE SHIT!

Okay, try THIS link instead.

2nd EDIT: Blogger blows donkey dicks.

And BTW, if you DO happen to accidentally search on YouTube for this scene, you should skip to the middle and close the window ASAP when she stops. Mental scarring may result otherwise.

Just Thunk I'd Share

Oh, EVEN BETTER:

An Actual COOL iPhone Ap

http://www.petersontuners.com/gpbaspbanner

Other than a GPS and a grocery list, there isn't much I would want my phone to do. But this is pretty dang cool.

Women!

That's all. Nothing else to say here. Just "Women!".

Go back to your routine now.

I'm Such a Juvenile.

But I can't help myself sometimes. YO, JOE!

For Jason:

IT'S A SKULL!

The bottles for this vodka look very cool in person. Kinda spooky. I've not tried it yet as it's $50 a bottle. I will have to sample it next time I'm in Vine & Table.

Dan Akroyd presents this "luxury vodka" in a silly video here:
http://crystalheadvodka.com/

Now THAT's Something You Don't See Every Day!

Truly Bitter Sweet.

Watching my former favorite ball player strike out by the Red Sox.

WHY, Johnny Damon? WHY did you have to go there?

Oh well. To paraphrase Bill Simmons on Pedro: "It's not Damon's fault someone out there will overpay him."

It just really sucked to have him go to the Skankees.

The Law is a BIG Ass.

A fistfight between sisters leads a 10 year old to jail and possibly assault charges.

WHAT THE FUCK?

"Injuries." Yeah, right. I'd like to see the "injuries".

I wanna know what idiot called the cops over a playground fight.

Every time I think our world is beyond parody...

You Mean Al Gore Might Not Be Up Front About It All?

But he wants to save the polar bears!

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/11607

Isn't lying to Congress during testimony a crime?

Not that it SHOULD be since they lie to us all the time so fair's fair. But Al Gore still sucks.

Damn You, Public Schools!

http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0609/628729.html

They suck so bad they can't even turn out cannon fodder! What the hell?

I would say that's a good thing, but then they're far less likely to be Ron Paul voters.

The Man Is SICKENING!

Praise Be To Him.

We live in a country where the law forces kids to leave their values and Bibles at home, learn what it's like to be a raghead and stuff propaganda down their gullets for 13 years.

That's why I find stories like THIS to be a rare joy.

Curses be on the ACLU and their enablers.

SQUIRREL!

http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/up/

UP is simply great fun. I can only imagine it's much better in 3D as well.

It occurs to me that all the older Pixar (and similar films) could be easily re-imaged for 3D. If they saved all of the computer animation files, it should be a pretty easy thing to do. I would think the Pixar films re-released in 3D would do pretty well and it should be a pretty simple thing to manage with digital distribution.

Anyone watched it in 3D yet? What did you think?

I'm Too Lucky

Sometimes I realize I have far much better friends than I deserve. I feel blessed.

Too Many Serious Thoughts...

(A reprise from 5/23/07)

in my head lately. WAYYYYYYYY tooooooo many.

Someone amuse me.

Now, please.

EDIT: Thanks, Troy.

I found this too:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-special-look-at-carlos-mencias-twitter/

Strangely, reading that makes me feel better about my problems. That never happens. The "Boomer" comment had me howling.

This is pretty good too, if only for the "being" comment:


UPDATE:
Roci points me to "texts from last night", which gave me THIS gem:
"(716): it's like sucking your thumb. only its not yours. and its a penis."
and who can forget this oldie:
" (818): The only thing I want to hear out of a girl's mouth tonight is, "slurp"."
or "513): Dude, the girl next to me just farted. Worst part, it smells like astroglide"

And the last:
(530): You screamed, "I am going to fuck this cheeseburger". They all started laughing until you actually started having sex with the cheeseburger.

I'm not sure if I should thank Roci or not.

This Could So Be a "Made For ESPN" Movie

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/manny_ramirez_to_david_ortiz_road

Movie Reflections...

"Is Anybody There?"

Excellent film. I don't know why I expected this movie to be light-hearted and funnier, but I did and I was wrong.

Considering some recent news in real life, it's hitting harder emotionally than I would have expected. And funnily enough, considering an answer I just gave in the movie question post, I find myself reflecting and analyzing this one quite a bit. And enjoying the fact that I'm doing so as well as the questions and answers arising from it all.

The Beer Cannes Inquisition (continued from elsewhere...)

started here @ Troy's
continued here @ Peddie's

what is the first film you ever saw?
99.9% sure it was Star Wars, 1977.

what is your favorite film of all time?
Aliens

what is your favorite line in a film?
"There's a sport!" (Only Dave & Jay will get that.)

what film made you realize that film was an art?
No sure exactly what this is supposed to mean. Did so on a conscious level? I have no idea. It probably wouldn't have been until after we made Consternate. I didn't used to think too deeply about film. I think it's over-analyzed. I usually don't want to think too deeply about films I really like.

what movie do you consider your guilty pleasure?
Not saying. "Roadhouse", "Point Break" and other GREAT GUY films are NOT guilty pleasures for me. My guilty pleasures are ones I don't admit to telling other guys I watch because I actually FEEL guilty about watching them. So while I can think of at least one, it's staying a secret. (I know Dave's though.)

who is your favorite movie character of all time?
Han Solo / Indiana Jones. I put them together cuz I always felt like they were the same character. That's from having both movies come out when I was a kid. (And damn Spielberg, Lucas and Ford for raping my childhood with Indy IV!)

what is your favorite movie snack food?
popcorn (with carrots sticks!)

who is your favorite director of all time?
Peter Jackson.
I don't tend to think about directing at all unless I think it's really BAD. Then I'm pissed that the director "broke the spell", usually for the rest of the film.

who is the most impressive filmmaker working today?
Dunno. Again, I don't care enough to keep up with who the creative crews are unless they REALLY suck.

Peddie's answer is interesting on this one. It made me think on something that has been bugging me in our CGI-dominated SF universe. At least Lucas (early Star Wars days) and other pioneers in special effects had to deal with technical limitations in directing. I believe we're beyond that point now. But the directing in special effects seems to be getting WORSE. Why is that? You would think that without the limitations on camera work the opposite would be true. Maybe NOT having limitations on directing pushes directors away from what our brains recognize as "realistic"? Vox once wrote that a lot of the problems with shitty CGI is that the effects are defying the limitations of real-world physics. Our brains recognize that and that it looks "wrong". That's probably accurate.

what quality do the best directors share?
Showcasing actors and getting the best out of them. Everything else is secondary. Even if it's a freaking cartoon! If I don't care about the human behind the pixels, the film sucks.

who is your favorite actor/actress of all time?
Anthony Hopkins. He shows depth when doing nothing.

who is your favorite actor/actress working today?
same

who would you cast in a film about your life?
Jim Sturgess. He doesn't have my dashing bent nose, but he's close enough for Hollywood.

finish these sentences:

if you could remake one movie... Watchmen, with a new director and the caveat that I get to turn it into a 12 part series. Just like the book. A lot of wasted potential there. And no damn slow motion.

i never wanna watch a movie with... inflated but ultimately unmet expectations.

the perfect movie is... The Dark Knight.

On Our Wetback Supreme Court Nominee...

"so she would be the first lesbian-hispanic-affirmative action supreme court judge. I guess its too much to hope that she also has a prosthetic leg." --- trk

Says it better than I can, though the lesbo angle is from speculation, not verified reports. Not that Obama knowingly nominating a carpet-muncher would be the least bit of a surprise.

All that said, if the Republicans don't use this against her (and they absolutely should), they're never going to regain ground with their base. Joking about gutting the rule of law is actually legitimate grounds to oppose her, compared to the mudslinging typically used by Democrats in the Senate to "Bork" folks.

I was going to name this blog "An affirmative action President nominates an affirmative action SC justice." But I just laughed too hard at the prosthetic limb comment to not open with it.

UPDATE: And it just gets better and better. She's an actual member of a racist wetback group that promotes Mexico "taking back" the entire Southwestern United States when it's not performing illegal actions actively supporting illegal aliens invading our country (aiding and abetting, anyone?).

The Senate needs to out this whore as the stupid bitch she is. At least get it on the record that she has nothing to do with upholding the laws of our country.

Help Or You Just Suck.

I dig Shelly. She's pretty cool. Her other YouTube videos are pretty interesting viewing. And Freedom Watch is just too cool.

Like Ron Paul says "Freedom Works". Unless you're a brain-dead retarded Pinko Commie Libtard Bastard, you will do something to support the cause.