Feet =/= Yards.
Turns out the difference between 200 feet and 200 yards is quite significant.
And requires about 2 hours of hiking up and down hills and mountains and almost dying a few times due to snow, loose rocks, and leaves and stuff.
And then re-reading the directions to learn that we hadn't walked far enough from the car before starting our trek uphill.
It turned a 45 minute uphill slog, on a 45 degree (or more) slope approach into a 3 step approach off the road...
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Transmorphers: Fall of Man
Bruce Boxleitner, Jennifer Rubin (2009) Humans flee underground when an army of robot invaders attacks earth.
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/13.
Recognize the title? Remind you of anything? Remember any sort of companies that do this sort of shit? Take the title of a popular blockbuster, fiddle with it slightly, and make a movie that is pretty much unrelated. I am Omega? Alien vs. Hunter?
Yup! You guessed it! This is one of those The Asylum.
Also, if the person from the first scene is going to be the main character, I'm going to be very disappointing, because she's annoying as shit.
But nope. I should have been thinking. The person from the first scene of these movies usually gets killed in some sort of comical fashion. Oh, say, like having her Blackberry turn into a spider-robot thing, cling to her face for a bit, and then randomly laser gun her in the face... Yeah, something like that...
Let's see how this movie turns out. Considering I tried to watch the original Transmorphers movie, and didn't get more than 15 minutes in (wasn't a Syfy/SciFi Saturday/Sunday movie, so I didn't feel to compelled to watch it) before I turned it off. Pretty much on par with the other movies by The Asylum. Roughly translated as: crap.
Bruce Boxleitner seems to be dealing with the whole "The Satellite Dish Turned Into A Robit" problem pretty well. As in, he didn't even bat an eyelid when presented with the possibility.
Also, interesting that the robit car, with no driver, had to use its windshield wipers after running through a pile of boxes, apparently filled with water.
And never Sardines with Bruce Boxleitner. His idea of hiding is sitting in a cop car, in the middle of a street, with the lightbar on. No wonder the robit car saw you, dumbass.
And the guy who was supposed to be preventing the blackberry robit from escaping just opened the door of the box it was stowed in. And while he was preventing it from leaving, he had his back turned. Seemingly preventing anyone from getting access to it, rather than preventing it from getting out.
And Boxleitner now has a Blackhawk helicopter with a minigun on one wing, and two Hellfire missiles on the other. And yet he continues to use only the minigun. Quite ineffectually. And now has apparently crashed his stricken helicopter into the robit. Without firing the missiles. Good to know that 2 missiles with about 20 pounds of explosives each weren't considered as an offensive option, even as a last resort. Way to go Boxleitner. That's probably why you're dead.
And when I start directing movies, in addition to randomly involving Godzilla at any random opportunity, I'm going to have another staple of my movies. Namely a guy who drives by the main characters at some point in a monster truck. Then stops if front of them, calmly states "You guys is fucked.", laughs maniacally, and then drives away. Might be a good cameo for me as the director...
And some guy with a mustache just showed up. Out of the blue.
And now the robits seem to be exploding just with handgun fire. Where was that destructibility when they were going up against miniguns on helicopters?
Perhaps Boxleitner could have survived this travesty...
And then the main character guy (who, as yet, I haven't mentioned) survived an explosion that destroyed the whole "Terraforming Plant"/thing/place/thing. Even though he was in between the explosives and a bunch of the robits that apparently perished in the explosion. Or just randomly decided that they wanted to have no more part of this movie. Probably the latter. I don't blame them.
Pretty pathetic, though. When a movie can't even hold on to its computer generated characters. I'm guessing that no matter what they did, the movie's computer artists couldn't draw the robits anymore after that scene, because they'd all decided to leave. So they had no choice but to end the movie.
And shades of Terminator 3 in the ending...
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/13.
Recognize the title? Remind you of anything? Remember any sort of companies that do this sort of shit? Take the title of a popular blockbuster, fiddle with it slightly, and make a movie that is pretty much unrelated. I am Omega? Alien vs. Hunter?
Yup! You guessed it! This is one of those The Asylum.
Also, if the person from the first scene is going to be the main character, I'm going to be very disappointing, because she's annoying as shit.
But nope. I should have been thinking. The person from the first scene of these movies usually gets killed in some sort of comical fashion. Oh, say, like having her Blackberry turn into a spider-robot thing, cling to her face for a bit, and then randomly laser gun her in the face... Yeah, something like that...
Let's see how this movie turns out. Considering I tried to watch the original Transmorphers movie, and didn't get more than 15 minutes in (wasn't a Syfy/SciFi Saturday/Sunday movie, so I didn't feel to compelled to watch it) before I turned it off. Pretty much on par with the other movies by The Asylum. Roughly translated as: crap.
Bruce Boxleitner seems to be dealing with the whole "The Satellite Dish Turned Into A Robit" problem pretty well. As in, he didn't even bat an eyelid when presented with the possibility.
Also, interesting that the robit car, with no driver, had to use its windshield wipers after running through a pile of boxes, apparently filled with water.
And never Sardines with Bruce Boxleitner. His idea of hiding is sitting in a cop car, in the middle of a street, with the lightbar on. No wonder the robit car saw you, dumbass.
And the guy who was supposed to be preventing the blackberry robit from escaping just opened the door of the box it was stowed in. And while he was preventing it from leaving, he had his back turned. Seemingly preventing anyone from getting access to it, rather than preventing it from getting out.
And Boxleitner now has a Blackhawk helicopter with a minigun on one wing, and two Hellfire missiles on the other. And yet he continues to use only the minigun. Quite ineffectually. And now has apparently crashed his stricken helicopter into the robit. Without firing the missiles. Good to know that 2 missiles with about 20 pounds of explosives each weren't considered as an offensive option, even as a last resort. Way to go Boxleitner. That's probably why you're dead.
And when I start directing movies, in addition to randomly involving Godzilla at any random opportunity, I'm going to have another staple of my movies. Namely a guy who drives by the main characters at some point in a monster truck. Then stops if front of them, calmly states "You guys is fucked.", laughs maniacally, and then drives away. Might be a good cameo for me as the director...
And some guy with a mustache just showed up. Out of the blue.
And now the robits seem to be exploding just with handgun fire. Where was that destructibility when they were going up against miniguns on helicopters?
Perhaps Boxleitner could have survived this travesty...
And then the main character guy (who, as yet, I haven't mentioned) survived an explosion that destroyed the whole "Terraforming Plant"/thing/place/thing. Even though he was in between the explosives and a bunch of the robits that apparently perished in the explosion. Or just randomly decided that they wanted to have no more part of this movie. Probably the latter. I don't blame them.
Pretty pathetic, though. When a movie can't even hold on to its computer generated characters. I'm guessing that no matter what they did, the movie's computer artists couldn't draw the robits anymore after that scene, because they'd all decided to leave. So they had no choice but to end the movie.
And shades of Terminator 3 in the ending...
Curling. =(
Apparently a set of curling rocks costs $7000. That's ridiculous... My curling dreams are dashed...
Curling Men's Gold Medal Game
Holy crap! Those Norwegian pants are awesome.
Hence I'm rooting for them over the Canadians.
Currently Canada's up 3-2 in the 7th end.
Hence I'm rooting for them over the Canadians.
Currently Canada's up 3-2 in the 7th end.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Canada-Slovakia Olympic Hockey
Not that great for most of the game.
Damn good last few minutes.
Came from behind 3-0 to make it 3-2 with a few minutes to go. And then a really good last minute or so with Slovakia going empty net, and actually managing to keep the puck in Canada's defensive zone for a while (and thus not getting scored upon with the empty net).
Like I said, I wasn't all that interested for most of the game, not really paying attention. But I was on the edge of my seat for the last few minutes.
Damn good last few minutes.
Came from behind 3-0 to make it 3-2 with a few minutes to go. And then a really good last minute or so with Slovakia going empty net, and actually managing to keep the puck in Canada's defensive zone for a while (and thus not getting scored upon with the empty net).
Like I said, I wasn't all that interested for most of the game, not really paying attention. But I was on the edge of my seat for the last few minutes.
Gold Medal Game
Sweden tied it in the last end. After the Canadian screwed the pooch on her final shot
Curling: Women's Gold Medal Game
Canada/Sweden.
Switzerland lost the Bronze Medal game earlier to China.
The Swiss men's team will play in the Bronze Medal game tomorrow.
So, looks like my curling viewing is coming to a close...
Switzerland lost the Bronze Medal game earlier to China.
The Swiss men's team will play in the Bronze Medal game tomorrow.
So, looks like my curling viewing is coming to a close...
Boogeyman (again)
So, the score was 6-0 when I turned on the game. The final score was 6-1.
Also, if Emily Deschanel and David Coulthard were to have a kid, the chin-ular implications would be enormous.
Also, if Emily Deschanel and David Coulthard were to have a kid, the chin-ular implications would be enormous.
Boogeyman
Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel (2005) A man confronts the visions that have haunted him since a terrifying incident in his childhood home
I believe I saw the sequel to this one a while back. And it sucked. Tobin Bell was the bad guy. But, no one cares, because that movie sucked.
Anyways, this one's the prequel to that one. Can it really be called a prequel? If its the first movie that's made? Does prequel imply that it is a follow-on movie that happens to take place at an earlier time, and generally explains some of the backstory? Or can it be used in this particular way?
Again, who knows, and who cares.
Also, a coworker recently informed me that Emily Deschanel (of that Bones TV show, and apparently this movie) and Zooey Deschanel (of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) are sisters. It never even occurred to me that they shared last names, and could possibly be in some way related. But now that I in fact know that they're sisters, I can definitely see the resemblance...
And once again, my movie reviews are interrupted by the Olympics. U.S./Finland hockey. Even though the U.S. is up 6-0, I'm still gonna watch.
I believe I saw the sequel to this one a while back. And it sucked. Tobin Bell was the bad guy. But, no one cares, because that movie sucked.
Anyways, this one's the prequel to that one. Can it really be called a prequel? If its the first movie that's made? Does prequel imply that it is a follow-on movie that happens to take place at an earlier time, and generally explains some of the backstory? Or can it be used in this particular way?
Again, who knows, and who cares.
Also, a coworker recently informed me that Emily Deschanel (of that Bones TV show, and apparently this movie) and Zooey Deschanel (of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) are sisters. It never even occurred to me that they shared last names, and could possibly be in some way related. But now that I in fact know that they're sisters, I can definitely see the resemblance...
And once again, my movie reviews are interrupted by the Olympics. U.S./Finland hockey. Even though the U.S. is up 6-0, I'm still gonna watch.
Today's Word Of The Day
Charles.
No, I don't think I've interacted with anyone named Charles for quite some time... Just popped into my head...
No, I don't think I've interacted with anyone named Charles for quite some time... Just popped into my head...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Today's Word Of The Day
Redacted.
My drive home involved a lot of yelling at people who committed slight infractions against me...
Long day at work. Long, bad day at work...
My drive home involved a lot of yelling at people who committed slight infractions against me...
Long day at work. Long, bad day at work...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
More Hockey
7-3.
How do they score from the blue line? Through 3 or 4 people (not including the goalie)? It just seems absurd to me.
Also, Gonchar is a pretty fantastic last name. Nowhere near Ankipans territory, but possibly the best name of this game. That or Tootin. Or Tutin. Or whatever.
Although Luongo's pretty sweet too.
And for the record, its Tyutin.
How do they score from the blue line? Through 3 or 4 people (not including the goalie)? It just seems absurd to me.
Also, Gonchar is a pretty fantastic last name. Nowhere near Ankipans territory, but possibly the best name of this game. That or Tootin. Or Tutin. Or whatever.
Although Luongo's pretty sweet too.
And for the record, its Tyutin.
Hockey (Canada/Russia)
Wow. This is a stomping.
6-1 Canada, with 16 minutes to go in the 2nd period. With 2 goals in the first few minutes of the period.
And now its 6-2. Guess that Russia swapping goalies caused some good. Correlation? Causation? Who the hell knows.
Is this going to turn into a game? Who knows. But I'll keep watching, and let you know.
6-1 Canada, with 16 minutes to go in the 2nd period. With 2 goals in the first few minutes of the period.
And now its 6-2. Guess that Russia swapping goalies caused some good. Correlation? Causation? Who the hell knows.
Is this going to turn into a game? Who knows. But I'll keep watching, and let you know.
Today's Word Of The Day
Elephant boots.
Finally the return of random things that pop into my head on the drive home, after a long string of these posts recounting random anecdotes about my day.
Finally the return of random things that pop into my head on the drive home, after a long string of these posts recounting random anecdotes about my day.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Today's Word Of The Day
Gah!
Finally, a 3-ender gets shown on my TV. And I'm not even paying attention. And I don't notice it until the next end is almost over.
Dangit.
Finally, a 3-ender gets shown on my TV. And I'm not even paying attention. And I don't notice it until the next end is almost over.
Dangit.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Hockey
Good game.
Kinda surprised by the U.S. win.
Two games in a row that I've watched where the losing team has been screwed over by going empty net in the closing minutes.
Kinda surprised by the U.S. win.
Two games in a row that I've watched where the losing team has been screwed over by going empty net in the closing minutes.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban
The Whomping Willow exploding birds multiple times is quite possibly the best part of this movie...
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban
The Magical Creatures class has to be the most inefficient class ever.
Harry goes off on a ridiculous random flight on Buckbeak's back, while the rest of the class stands around with their proverbial thumbs up their not-so proverbial asses.
Harry goes off on a ridiculous random flight on Buckbeak's back, while the rest of the class stands around with their proverbial thumbs up their not-so proverbial asses.
Curling
I have yet to see an end where someone scores more than 2 points. The announcers keep mentioning games where this happens that go on during other games that aren't being shown.
Also, good job to the American ladies for their come-from-behind against Great Britain.
And now it looks like I need to change the channel for the first time in 5 days. Unless I can't find curling or hockey on one of the other NBC affiliate channels. CNBC, you have failed me for the first time in a while. I'm slightly disappointed.
Also, good job to the American ladies for their come-from-behind against Great Britain.
And now it looks like I need to change the channel for the first time in 5 days. Unless I can't find curling or hockey on one of the other NBC affiliate channels. CNBC, you have failed me for the first time in a while. I'm slightly disappointed.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Uh...
The announcer just confused Switzerland with Scotland... Two pretty different countries.
And the whole "only one of these countries actually has an Olympic contingent" thing.
And the whole "only one of these countries actually has an Olympic contingent" thing.
Even More Curling
The Swiss women are curling against the Russians.
The Swiss just scored 4 in the first end. Through no fault of their own. The Russians just screwed the pooch on the last shot of the end, and knocked the 4th stone into the house, without actually putting one of their own anywhere near.
So, yay!
Sadly, they're showing the Denmark/Canada Match, and not the Swiss one. They did show that one shot, just due to the intense randomness and crazitude.
The Swiss just scored 4 in the first end. Through no fault of their own. The Russians just screwed the pooch on the last shot of the end, and knocked the 4th stone into the house, without actually putting one of their own anywhere near.
So, yay!
Sadly, they're showing the Denmark/Canada Match, and not the Swiss one. They did show that one shot, just due to the intense randomness and crazitude.
More Curling
The Danish women curl in skirts. Just thought you might want to know.
And apparently the curl better in skirts. They apparently lost a match earlier today wearing pants. And won a match yesterday wearing skirts. So, its back to skirts.
And apparently the curl better in skirts. They apparently lost a match earlier today wearing pants. And won a match yesterday wearing skirts. So, its back to skirts.
Awesome sentence
Let me recount for you this awesome sentence from the hockey game:
"Taken for a shot that ricocheted off Zbynik Michalik from the stick of Mikelis Redlihs."
Latvia/Czech Republic, I heart you.
"Taken for a shot that ricocheted off Zbynik Michalik from the stick of Mikelis Redlihs."
Latvia/Czech Republic, I heart you.
Ģirts Ankipāns
I really like this name.
It makes me chuckle every time they mention it.
Thank you sir, for existing. You have made my day.
It makes me chuckle every time they mention it.
Thank you sir, for existing. You have made my day.
Hockey
Latvia's now only down 4-2, after being down 4-0.
And there's a Latvian player named Ģirts Ankipāns. Who has an awesome name. And a goal.
And there's a Latvian player named Ģirts Ankipāns. Who has an awesome name. And a goal.
Olympics
Harumpf.
For the past 3 nights I've been able to watch some sort of Swiss Olympic action. 2 nights of curling, and one of hockey.
But sadly, the U.S. was curling against France at the same time that Switzerland was in the process of losing to Germany. And they're not playing hockey today.
So, instead of watching Switzerland do something, I've got Czech Republic vs. Latvia in hockey. Hopefully this turns into as good a game as yesterday's Switzerland/Canada game. However, its Czech Republic up 3-0 halfway through the first period.
But, worse comes to worst, I have some Heat Wave to read.
For the past 3 nights I've been able to watch some sort of Swiss Olympic action. 2 nights of curling, and one of hockey.
But sadly, the U.S. was curling against France at the same time that Switzerland was in the process of losing to Germany. And they're not playing hockey today.
So, instead of watching Switzerland do something, I've got Czech Republic vs. Latvia in hockey. Hopefully this turns into as good a game as yesterday's Switzerland/Canada game. However, its Czech Republic up 3-0 halfway through the first period.
But, worse comes to worst, I have some Heat Wave to read.
Curling
One of the American Curlers has a bunch of tattoos and earrings. Quite the rebel. Quite badass, what with the curling and all.
Also, the French Curlers seem to be allergic to razors...
Also, the French Curlers seem to be allergic to razors...
The Cursed
Costas Mandylor, Louis Mandylor (2010) The arrival of a stranger coincides with supernatural events in a small Tennessee town.
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/6.
The arrival of a stranger coincides with Dan not caring.
And this one scores a "Doing the Dishes" on the scale of things I did instead of paying attention.
Although the sheriff did use the phrase "bullet in the brain pan". Sadly not followed up with "Squish".
"My name is Denny." Not exactly the most intimidating of sentences, no matter how hard you try.
And this movie once again lends Hollywood (or perhaps Vancouver) proof to the fact that when it comes to women, "no" in fact means "yes".
Syfy Saturday movie from 2/6.
The arrival of a stranger coincides with Dan not caring.
And this one scores a "Doing the Dishes" on the scale of things I did instead of paying attention.
Although the sheriff did use the phrase "bullet in the brain pan". Sadly not followed up with "Squish".
"My name is Denny." Not exactly the most intimidating of sentences, no matter how hard you try.
And this movie once again lends Hollywood (or perhaps Vancouver) proof to the fact that when it comes to women, "no" in fact means "yes".
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Canada-Switzerland Olympic Hockey
Sidney Crosby wins it in the shootout.
Damn good game.
Quite surprised that they made it to the shootout.
Damn good game.
Quite surprised that they made it to the shootout.
Curse you?
Why did you have to score, Switzerland Hockey Player Man?
Now the game is tied. And I wanna go to bed. But I can't, because there's a chance that Switzerland might actually do something in this game... other than get stomped.
Now the game is tied. And I wanna go to bed. But I can't, because there's a chance that Switzerland might actually do something in this game... other than get stomped.
Today's Word Of The Day
Sleep.
I'm tired, I'm wearing suit pants and a tie, and there's no curling to be had on the TV.
I'm going to bed.
However, Canada is playing Switzerland in hockey. And it isn't a stomping. Switzerland's only down 2-1. Perhaps I'll stay up a bit longer...
Although I do have to get up stupidly early for part 2 of our conference thing...
I'm tired, I'm wearing suit pants and a tie, and there's no curling to be had on the TV.
I'm going to bed.
However, Canada is playing Switzerland in hockey. And it isn't a stomping. Switzerland's only down 2-1. Perhaps I'll stay up a bit longer...
Although I do have to get up stupidly early for part 2 of our conference thing...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Extra Ends!
The measuring dealie comes out again.
And Switzerland ties it in the 10th end. Or more accurately, the U.S. guy flubbed the shot, and ended up a few inches short.
So, now on to the 11th end.
I believe all that remains to be said is: "Hopp Schweiz"
Also, there is a pretty significant amount of yelling in curling. You never would figure that, but there is quite a bit...
And there are also an unfortunate number of commercials. Back to the curling, jerks.
And the U.S. guy flubs the final shot again. Which gives the win to Switzerland!
And Switzerland ties it in the 10th end. Or more accurately, the U.S. guy flubbed the shot, and ended up a few inches short.
So, now on to the 11th end.
I believe all that remains to be said is: "Hopp Schweiz"
Also, there is a pretty significant amount of yelling in curling. You never would figure that, but there is quite a bit...
And there are also an unfortunate number of commercials. Back to the curling, jerks.
And the U.S. guy flubs the final shot again. Which gives the win to Switzerland!
More Curling
I've watched a grand total of 2 curling matches. And they've had to bust out the measuring device in both of them.
But now Switzerland is down 6-4, with 2 ends to go.
But now Switzerland is down 6-4, with 2 ends to go.
Today's Word Of The Day
Curling.
USA vs Switzerland.
Apparently the Swiss were up 4-0, and now they're down 5-4 with 3 ends to go. Stop sucking, Switzerland!
USA vs Switzerland.
Apparently the Swiss were up 4-0, and now they're down 5-4 with 3 ends to go. Stop sucking, Switzerland!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Curling!
Yay! Curling!
There is a very limited amount of curling that ever gets showed on TV... Yay for the Olympics.
The DVR promises me either Hockey or Curling. Currently in the middle of a commercial. Let's see what I end up getting...
Turns out it is Women's Curling. U.S. vs. Japan.
Although, it seems that I've forgotten everything I ever knew about curling. Except for the fact that its awesome.
Looks like I'll have to relearn all of the rules again.
There is a very limited amount of curling that ever gets showed on TV... Yay for the Olympics.
The DVR promises me either Hockey or Curling. Currently in the middle of a commercial. Let's see what I end up getting...
Turns out it is Women's Curling. U.S. vs. Japan.
Although, it seems that I've forgotten everything I ever knew about curling. Except for the fact that its awesome.
Looks like I'll have to relearn all of the rules again.
Bonus Word of The Day!
Suckers.
Sucks to be y'all.
I've got the best "girlfriend" in the world. Did any of you get a Richard Castle book, and a magnet of Chinaman's Hat (the best island in the world, and one that I will one day own) for Christmas?
Because I did.
I win!
I do believe that this puts Su well over the top in terms of the Dan's Daily Drivel Favorite Commenter Ever award. Not that there was much competition... But, I think Su has acquired that title until the end of time...
Sucks to be y'all.
I've got the best "girlfriend" in the world. Did any of you get a Richard Castle book, and a magnet of Chinaman's Hat (the best island in the world, and one that I will one day own) for Christmas?
Because I did.
I win!
I do believe that this puts Su well over the top in terms of the Dan's Daily Drivel Favorite Commenter Ever award. Not that there was much competition... But, I think Su has acquired that title until the end of time...
Today's Word Of The Day
Aw, crud.
Sat in some muffin crumbs. Chocolate muffin crumbs. Luckily its slightly off to the side so it doesn't look like I pooed myself.
Sat in some muffin crumbs. Chocolate muffin crumbs. Luckily its slightly off to the side so it doesn't look like I pooed myself.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Figure Skating
Female figure skaters, in all their makeup, look downright frightening. Just thought you should know.
POV means "Point Of View"
FYI.
Thanks for that, Mr. Olympics Announcer Man.
I appreciate you explaining that absurdly common acronym... Although, I suppose that I should be glad that he is chlnbloggling appropriately. Or at least I should be glad that he's giving me the opportunity to use the word I made up a while ago. And a great word it is.
Thanks for that, Mr. Olympics Announcer Man.
I appreciate you explaining that absurdly common acronym... Although, I suppose that I should be glad that he is chlnbloggling appropriately. Or at least I should be glad that he's giving me the opportunity to use the word I made up a while ago. And a great word it is.
2010 Winter Olympics
Guess which country has the most gold medals at this point in the Olympics.
That's right. Switzerland... (With 3 gold)
Take that, world!
That's right. Switzerland... (With 3 gold)
Take that, world!
Meteor Storm
Michael Trucco, Kari Matchett (2010) An astronomer must save San Francisco from a barrage of meteor strikes.
Syfy Saturday movie from 1/30.
You might remember Michael Trucco from his role as Samuel T. Anders on Battlestar Galactica. One of the best characters in the show. As in, he wasn't a big part of the show during the middle piece of the show, so therefore he wasn't in a bunch of the episodes that were very poorly written. And therefore there weren't really any episodes where you got really annoyed by how wienerific the character was being.
And he's especially badass because he rides a motorcycle. Or has been riding a motorcycle in every scene he's been in thus far.
And the place that seems to have become the object of God's wrath in this movie is San Francisco. So, I guess if you have a meteorite-phobia, you should probably avoid the Bay area.
I'm guessing that among Michael Trucco's demands for being in this movie was a motorcycle. I think we're up to a grand total of one scene where he wasn't on or near his bike. I guess they needed the one obligatory headquarters scene.
Also, the reporter is Flash Gordon! Didn't recognize him for quite some time, but it finally hit me why he was so familiar...
And apparently we don't actually need any sort of FEMA for the government. All we need is a cylon and a motorcycle. Guess I just ruined the identity of one of the Final Five cylons in Battlestar Galactica. Or at least, now I completely have, if I hadn't before. Because it seems that his solution to any problem is "I'll be right there!" followed by putting on his helmet, and riding off.
And it looks like Michael Trucco's about to go on a meteorite killing rampage. Because it looks like meteorites just conspired with the Golden Gate Bridge to kill his sister-in-law. I'm hoping he takes up arms for no apparent reason. It'd be nice if he used a UMP-45 or a Desert Eagle. Just to cement his Sam Anders-ness.
Also, if your cell phone ever loses signal, you're probably about to be obliterated by meteorites. FYI. Never mind the fact that you just entered a cave, or your phone just ran out of batteries, or whatever. Its definitely meteorites.
Also, another non-motorcycle scene! However, its just a vehicle (see what I did there) to give Sam the next place to ride to on his bike.
And they've named the asteroid that's causing all this jibba jabba Apophis. As in the "god" who Teal'c used to "worship" on SG1.
And, sadly, there have been a fair few scenes where Michael Trucco hasn't been anywhere near his motorcycle. Its kinda making me sad.
And they were doing pretty well with the computer graphics, until they started launching rockets. Those were all pretty terrible. And I mean really bad. Really, really bad.
And, yay! Happy ending. I guess we'll just gloss over the whole "EMP caused by detonation of nuclear weapon in the upper atmosphere" thing. Mainly because it would have happened during the credits sequence. Take that, credits!
Syfy Saturday movie from 1/30.
You might remember Michael Trucco from his role as Samuel T. Anders on Battlestar Galactica. One of the best characters in the show. As in, he wasn't a big part of the show during the middle piece of the show, so therefore he wasn't in a bunch of the episodes that were very poorly written. And therefore there weren't really any episodes where you got really annoyed by how wienerific the character was being.
And he's especially badass because he rides a motorcycle. Or has been riding a motorcycle in every scene he's been in thus far.
And the place that seems to have become the object of God's wrath in this movie is San Francisco. So, I guess if you have a meteorite-phobia, you should probably avoid the Bay area.
I'm guessing that among Michael Trucco's demands for being in this movie was a motorcycle. I think we're up to a grand total of one scene where he wasn't on or near his bike. I guess they needed the one obligatory headquarters scene.
Also, the reporter is Flash Gordon! Didn't recognize him for quite some time, but it finally hit me why he was so familiar...
And apparently we don't actually need any sort of FEMA for the government. All we need is a cylon and a motorcycle. Guess I just ruined the identity of one of the Final Five cylons in Battlestar Galactica. Or at least, now I completely have, if I hadn't before. Because it seems that his solution to any problem is "I'll be right there!" followed by putting on his helmet, and riding off.
And it looks like Michael Trucco's about to go on a meteorite killing rampage. Because it looks like meteorites just conspired with the Golden Gate Bridge to kill his sister-in-law. I'm hoping he takes up arms for no apparent reason. It'd be nice if he used a UMP-45 or a Desert Eagle. Just to cement his Sam Anders-ness.
Also, if your cell phone ever loses signal, you're probably about to be obliterated by meteorites. FYI. Never mind the fact that you just entered a cave, or your phone just ran out of batteries, or whatever. Its definitely meteorites.
Also, another non-motorcycle scene! However, its just a vehicle (see what I did there) to give Sam the next place to ride to on his bike.
And they've named the asteroid that's causing all this jibba jabba Apophis. As in the "god" who Teal'c used to "worship" on SG1.
And, sadly, there have been a fair few scenes where Michael Trucco hasn't been anywhere near his motorcycle. Its kinda making me sad.
And they were doing pretty well with the computer graphics, until they started launching rockets. Those were all pretty terrible. And I mean really bad. Really, really bad.
And, yay! Happy ending. I guess we'll just gloss over the whole "EMP caused by detonation of nuclear weapon in the upper atmosphere" thing. Mainly because it would have happened during the credits sequence. Take that, credits!
War of the Colossal Beast
Finally got around to watching it.
A distinct lack of stuff getting wrecked, outside of a few flashbacks, that were probably just clips from the previous movie.
A distinct lack of stuff getting wrecked, outside of a few flashbacks, that were probably just clips from the previous movie.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Sea Snakes
Luke Perry, Krista Allen (2009) A military experiment goes awry when deadly snakes threaten crew members aboard a submarine.
Syfy Saturday movie from 1/23.
It would appear that this movie is going to rapidly turn into the Syfy Channel's adaptation of Snakes On A Plane. One can only hope that someone turns up and states the one rather famous line. Which was, after all, the only reason to watch that movie.
Also, it seems that the Chinese Navy randomly depth charges things. So, keep that in mind, should you ever be submarining under Chinese waters.
Also, this movie continues the Bad SciFi Movie Trend of "You can't trust the military".
Sadly, not expletive laden tagline to brighten up this movie. Not particularly terrible, but nothing too memorable either.
Syfy Saturday movie from 1/23.
It would appear that this movie is going to rapidly turn into the Syfy Channel's adaptation of Snakes On A Plane. One can only hope that someone turns up and states the one rather famous line. Which was, after all, the only reason to watch that movie.
Also, it seems that the Chinese Navy randomly depth charges things. So, keep that in mind, should you ever be submarining under Chinese waters.
Also, this movie continues the Bad SciFi Movie Trend of "You can't trust the military".
Sadly, not expletive laden tagline to brighten up this movie. Not particularly terrible, but nothing too memorable either.
Scott Speed Sucks All The Way To The End
After being down as low as 29th, Scott Speed managed to finish in 19th, thanks to a bunch of folks crashing out in front of him.
Scott Speed Sucks Once Again
He regained the lead for a while since my last post. And then got punted...
He's back to 25th or so, after a pretty decent stint at the front. But, well, that's over...
So, I guess his plan of not pitting when everyone else did failed miserably... And now I'm significantly less interested in this race that I was approximately 5 minutes ago.
He's back to 25th or so, after a pretty decent stint at the front. But, well, that's over...
So, I guess his plan of not pitting when everyone else did failed miserably... And now I'm significantly less interested in this race that I was approximately 5 minutes ago.
Scott Speed Sucks Report!
Scott Speed is leading the Daytona 500!
Mainly because everyone else pitted and he didn't on a yellow.
Way to go! Way to actually show up in the TV coverage. Now, spending the past too damn long watching this race has all been worth it.
And within 2 laps, he's down to 5th or so.
I'll keep you updated.
Mainly because everyone else pitted and he didn't on a yellow.
Way to go! Way to actually show up in the TV coverage. Now, spending the past too damn long watching this race has all been worth it.
And within 2 laps, he's down to 5th or so.
I'll keep you updated.
Today's Word Of The Day
Futility.
They've red-flagged the Daytona 500 again for track repairs... At this rate, this race will take approximately forever.
Why am I still watching?
They've red-flagged the Daytona 500 again for track repairs... At this rate, this race will take approximately forever.
Why am I still watching?
Daytona 500
Why?
Why is the first/only NASCAR race I decide to watch the one that gets red flagged for an hour and 40 minutes to fix the track.
Also, I'm not very impressed by the crashes... As long as F1 keeps Jaime Algersuari around, they'll have much better crashes. Seems to be in NASCAR that the crashes are just cars getting a bit sideways and hitting walls. While in F1, you get things such as this.
Also: the return of the Scott Speed Sucks Report: Still sucks. Been hanging around 20th or so.
Why is the first/only NASCAR race I decide to watch the one that gets red flagged for an hour and 40 minutes to fix the track.
Also, I'm not very impressed by the crashes... As long as F1 keeps Jaime Algersuari around, they'll have much better crashes. Seems to be in NASCAR that the crashes are just cars getting a bit sideways and hitting walls. While in F1, you get things such as this.
Also: the return of the Scott Speed Sucks Report: Still sucks. Been hanging around 20th or so.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Thought so...
After watching the past 2 Caps games that took place in Canada (Montreal and Ottawa), the coverage started as the singer sung the last couple bars of the Canadian national anthem.
Today, now that the Caps are in St. Louis, the coverage started a few seconds before the start of the anthem.
As I suspected it would. Way to go, American broadcasting.
Today, now that the Caps are in St. Louis, the coverage started a few seconds before the start of the anthem.
As I suspected it would. Way to go, American broadcasting.
War of the Colossal Beast
Sally Fraser, Roger Pace (1958) The 60-foot man-beast escapes and wrecks stuff in this sequel to "The Amazing Colossal Man."
Frankly, how can you go wrong when the description of the movie includes the phrase "wrecks stuff". That's the only reason I decided to record this movie.
Onwards!
Actually, not onwards. Because I just realized there was a Caps game going on. And I need to see if the trend of me watching and the Caps losing continues.
Frankly, how can you go wrong when the description of the movie includes the phrase "wrecks stuff". That's the only reason I decided to record this movie.
Onwards!
Actually, not onwards. Because I just realized there was a Caps game going on. And I need to see if the trend of me watching and the Caps losing continues.
Friday, February 12, 2010
F1 Cars: Lotus T127
The second of the new F1 teams to unveil their 2010 challenger (The first was Virgin Racing). This one will be driven by former McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen and former Toyota driver Jarno Trulli.
I kind of like the color scheme, but its not a very pretty car. Not a very interesting body, aside from the color scheme. And, frankly now that I look at it some more, the color scheme isn't all that interesting...
I kind of like the color scheme, but its not a very pretty car. Not a very interesting body, aside from the color scheme. And, frankly now that I look at it some more, the color scheme isn't all that interesting...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Random Place that Just Popped Into My Head
Fiji!
Good to see that this blog feature has returned. Its been a while.
Good to see that this blog feature has returned. Its been a while.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Curse you DVR!
Watching hockey on the computer doesn't work. And I'm currently recording 2 things on the DVR, which doesn't allow me to watch anything else.
Caps game is tied 5-5 in overtime. Caps rallied from a 5-2 deficit, and it was 4-5 when the DVR decided that I was done watching hockey.
But I've showed the DVR... By canceling one of the things I was recording. Now, back to hockey for overtime!
Caps game is tied 5-5 in overtime. Caps rallied from a 5-2 deficit, and it was 4-5 when the DVR decided that I was done watching hockey.
But I've showed the DVR... By canceling one of the things I was recording. Now, back to hockey for overtime!
Geico Ads
I've had enough of the caveman ads for Geico. They were mildly amusing when they first came out. A bunch of years ago. But now they're just over-done.
Chevy Chase A-Cura
Your commercial where you space out the "A" from the "cura" in Acura really annoys me, and doesn't make me want to buy an Acura. In fact, it wants me to stab some Acuras.
Patriotism!
Good to see the patriotism of the CSN folks during the Caps/Canadiens game.
Live coverage started just as the singer was going through the last few notes of the Canadian National Anthem. Probably would have tuned in a good bit earlier, or just a touch later if the game took place in the US.
Live coverage started just as the singer was going through the last few notes of the Canadian National Anthem. Probably would have tuned in a good bit earlier, or just a touch later if the game took place in the US.
F1 Cars: Red Bull Racing RB6
The new car for Red Bull Racing, to be driven by blog-favorite and Championship runner-up Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
Although this car looks remarkably similar to the STR5 (surprise, surprise) this color scheme looks significantly better than the Torro Rosso car. The lighter color scheme definitely looks better. (Sounds strange to say that a dark blue color scheme is the lighter one).
Anyways, in the grand scheme of things, it looks like the RB5 and the Mercedes GP W01 are both tied in terms of the looks department. We'll have to see how they look in motion before I can make a final determination...
Although this car looks remarkably similar to the STR5 (surprise, surprise) this color scheme looks significantly better than the Torro Rosso car. The lighter color scheme definitely looks better. (Sounds strange to say that a dark blue color scheme is the lighter one).
Anyways, in the grand scheme of things, it looks like the RB5 and the Mercedes GP W01 are both tied in terms of the looks department. We'll have to see how they look in motion before I can make a final determination...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Caprica
Are they trying to paint the Joseph Adams/Adama character in a sympathetic light? Figuring that no matter what he does, it'll be OK because of what his son becomes, as Commander/Admiral William Adama from Battlestar Galactica?
Because its not working. I like Esai Morales as an actor, and I like his portrayal of Joseph Adama, but he is by no means a hero. If Adama isn't considered the hero of the show, then Caprica doesn't really have a hero. They could just be going for the flawed anti-hero type thing with the 2 main characters, Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama. We'll see how this turns out...
Because its not working. I like Esai Morales as an actor, and I like his portrayal of Joseph Adama, but he is by no means a hero. If Adama isn't considered the hero of the show, then Caprica doesn't really have a hero. They could just be going for the flawed anti-hero type thing with the 2 main characters, Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama. We'll see how this turns out...
F1 Cars: Force India VJM03
The new Force India car, to be driven by Adrian Sutil and Vinantonio Liuzzi.
Pretty plain looking car. Not really all that interesting.
MercedesGP car's still winning. Let's see how the Red Bull Racing RB6 does when it is revealed tomorrow (I think).
Pretty plain looking car. Not really all that interesting.
MercedesGP car's still winning. Let's see how the Red Bull Racing RB6 does when it is revealed tomorrow (I think).
Today's Word Of The Day
Zany!
Due to the impending snowpocalypse (Part 3), the roads were incredibly clear today. I drove home on I-66 at 5:30-6:00ish and there was little to no traffic.
Zany, indeed.
Due to the impending snowpocalypse (Part 3), the roads were incredibly clear today. I drove home on I-66 at 5:30-6:00ish and there was little to no traffic.
Zany, indeed.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Chuck
Adam Baldwin is the master of the omni-meaning grunt. Its truly fantastic. One of the best characters on the show. Although, they're all pretty good.
The Insider
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe (1999) Former tobacco researcher Jeffrey Wigand blows the whistle about the industry to "60 Minutes" anchor Mike Wallace.
I'm relatively certain that I watched the 60 Minutes special when it first came out. My family watched a lot of 60 Minutes a while ago. So, this is an interesting topic.
Good movie, though. Doesn't seem like it'd be an interesting movie, but I'm actually enjoying it. Actually makes a good movie to pay mostly attention to, while I un-fuck my cell phone's address book.
Also interesting that Al Pacino doesn't play the role of Mike Wallace, but instead the role of 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergmann, who apparently played a big role in the story. Or at least is playing a big role in the movie adaptation.
Russell Crowe plays the Jeffrey Wigand role, so that's no surprise.
And Christopher Plummer as Mike Wallace is pretty fantastic. He's got a pretty small role, but he definitely does a good job of it.
I'm relatively certain that I watched the 60 Minutes special when it first came out. My family watched a lot of 60 Minutes a while ago. So, this is an interesting topic.
Good movie, though. Doesn't seem like it'd be an interesting movie, but I'm actually enjoying it. Actually makes a good movie to pay mostly attention to, while I un-fuck my cell phone's address book.
Also interesting that Al Pacino doesn't play the role of Mike Wallace, but instead the role of 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergmann, who apparently played a big role in the story. Or at least is playing a big role in the movie adaptation.
Russell Crowe plays the Jeffrey Wigand role, so that's no surprise.
And Christopher Plummer as Mike Wallace is pretty fantastic. He's got a pretty small role, but he definitely does a good job of it.
Today's Word Of The Day
Snow
I've had enough of the damn snow. Its damned impossible to find a parking spot here...
Especially with more coming...
I've had enough of the damn snow. Its damned impossible to find a parking spot here...
Especially with more coming...
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Bissel Kitty Halftime Show
Lets see how this compares to the Super Bowl halftime show. Young vs. Old. Or whatever.
Although, I do like The Who.
And kittens generally seem to have a quite spectacular "What the hell is going on?" face.
Although, I do like The Who.
And kittens generally seem to have a quite spectacular "What the hell is going on?" face.
More Puppy Bowl VI
Apparently you can buy it on DVD.
Also, Chihuahua/Bug mixes are quite possibly the most improbable looking of dogs.
Also, Chihuahua/Bug mixes are quite possibly the most improbable looking of dogs.
Puppy Bowl VI
Oh, Puppy Bowl, how I've missed you...
And now they seem to have some additional animals in the mix. Last year they had the kitten halftime show. This year they seem to have hamsters "flying" a "blimp", and bunny "chearleaders".
And, as an added bonus, here's a picture from a commercial:
And now they seem to have some additional animals in the mix. Last year they had the kitten halftime show. This year they seem to have hamsters "flying" a "blimp", and bunny "chearleaders".
And, as an added bonus, here's a picture from a commercial:
Balls of Fury
Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken (2007) A disgraced pingpong player bounces back to go under cover for the government and pring a notorious crime lord to justice.
This movie was as completely ridiculous as the previews indicated. Frankly there's nothing in the movie that you wouldn't get from just watching all of the previews/commercials.
This movie was as completely ridiculous as the previews indicated. Frankly there's nothing in the movie that you wouldn't get from just watching all of the previews/commercials.
Today's Word Of The Day
Free!
Car is finally free from the snow. And the roads are somewhat clear. Somewhat.
I wonder if I should thank my neighbors for pushing me free when I got stuck in my apartment complex. Or should I curse them for clearing their cars off by throwing snow into the plowed street. Which my car then got stuck in.
At least I had the decency to throw the snow I cleared off my car in places other than the street.
Car is finally free from the snow. And the roads are somewhat clear. Somewhat.
I wonder if I should thank my neighbors for pushing me free when I got stuck in my apartment complex. Or should I curse them for clearing their cars off by throwing snow into the plowed street. Which my car then got stuck in.
At least I had the decency to throw the snow I cleared off my car in places other than the street.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
House of Bones
Charisma Carpenter, Corin Nemec (2010) Members of a reality TV show investigate a supposedly haunted house.
Syfy Saturday movie from 1/16. Actually the first Syfy Saturday movie dated 2010.
Figured it was time to get back to the reviews of the Syfy Saturday and Sunday movies. Unfortunately, all the Syfy Sunday movies they've been showing lately have all been things I've already seen before, and have no plans to see again.
This one's got Corin Nemec in it. Also known as Jonas Quinn from Stargate SG1. The guy from Mansquito. The guy from SS Doomtrooper. And the guy from that one shark movie.
So, after a good day of shoveling, and snow tennising, I'm pretty decently tired. Let's see how that effects my reviewing and attention paying.
And its not going very well. Considering I typed this as I watched the first few minutes, and then had about an hour and a half pause while I screwed around without actually played the movie.
Not nearly enough Corin Nemec to keep me interested. He showed up for a single scene in the beginning, and hasn't been seen since, and I'm about halfway into the movie. Actually, now that its 1 hour and 4 minutes into the movie, he's finally showed up again.
I have no idea what's going on. And I really don't care. Especially because they just killed off Corin Nemec... For headlining this movie, he certainly got screwed. Or maybe not, if he got paid handsomely for not actually doing any work at all...
Don't watch this movie.
I'm gonna go read. By which I mean lay on my bed, try to read, and promptly fall asleep.
Syfy Saturday movie from 1/16. Actually the first Syfy Saturday movie dated 2010.
Figured it was time to get back to the reviews of the Syfy Saturday and Sunday movies. Unfortunately, all the Syfy Sunday movies they've been showing lately have all been things I've already seen before, and have no plans to see again.
This one's got Corin Nemec in it. Also known as Jonas Quinn from Stargate SG1. The guy from Mansquito. The guy from SS Doomtrooper. And the guy from that one shark movie.
So, after a good day of shoveling, and snow tennising, I'm pretty decently tired. Let's see how that effects my reviewing and attention paying.
And its not going very well. Considering I typed this as I watched the first few minutes, and then had about an hour and a half pause while I screwed around without actually played the movie.
Not nearly enough Corin Nemec to keep me interested. He showed up for a single scene in the beginning, and hasn't been seen since, and I'm about halfway into the movie. Actually, now that its 1 hour and 4 minutes into the movie, he's finally showed up again.
I have no idea what's going on. And I really don't care. Especially because they just killed off Corin Nemec... For headlining this movie, he certainly got screwed. Or maybe not, if he got paid handsomely for not actually doing any work at all...
Don't watch this movie.
I'm gonna go read. By which I mean lay on my bed, try to read, and promptly fall asleep.
Random Place that Just Popped Into My Head
Miami
Wonder where that came from. Could it have something to do with the fact that CSI: Miami is showing on the TV right now?
Probably just coincidence.
Wonder where that came from. Could it have something to do with the fact that CSI: Miami is showing on the TV right now?
Probably just coincidence.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Stephen King's The Tommyknockers
Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger (1993) An unearthly force hits all but the lover of a writer who has dug up something strange in Maine. Based on the book by Stephen King.
Part 2 of this TV miniseries was the Syfy Sunday movie from 1/31.
Notice the whole "Part 2" thing. As in, this is another one of those 4 hour (including commercials) movies. Which is just too dang long to get through in one sitting. But, since they aired together, both parts count as one thing on the DVR. Which means that I'd have to do a ridiculous amount of fast-forwarding to get to the place I left off if I were to try to watch it in multiple stints.
Seems to be a pretty faithful adaptation of Kings original work.
Not my favorite of his books. And thus, not my favorite of the movies made out of his books.
Also: Long.
And I gotta wee wee... but this movie's almost over... so, its quite the dilemma.
And now its over. And now I have wee weed
Part 2 of this TV miniseries was the Syfy Sunday movie from 1/31.
Notice the whole "Part 2" thing. As in, this is another one of those 4 hour (including commercials) movies. Which is just too dang long to get through in one sitting. But, since they aired together, both parts count as one thing on the DVR. Which means that I'd have to do a ridiculous amount of fast-forwarding to get to the place I left off if I were to try to watch it in multiple stints.
Seems to be a pretty faithful adaptation of Kings original work.
Not my favorite of his books. And thus, not my favorite of the movies made out of his books.
Also: Long.
And I gotta wee wee... but this movie's almost over... so, its quite the dilemma.
And now its over. And now I have wee weed
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Caprica
Prequel thing to Battlestar Galactica.
Just watched the second episode.
Could be interesting. I'll give it some time.
Looks to be more of a character drama, and less of the sci-fi action that BSG was. Should still have Sci-Fi elements, though.
Just watched the second episode.
Could be interesting. I'll give it some time.
Looks to be more of a character drama, and less of the sci-fi action that BSG was. Should still have Sci-Fi elements, though.
Random Place that Just Popped Into My Head
The Moon.
Oh, good! Now we're branching out from just places on the Earth... We'll see how far this takes us...
Oh, good! Now we're branching out from just places on the Earth... We'll see how far this takes us...
Today's Word Of The Day
Today's Word of the Day is brought to you by everyone's favorite Trevor: Trevor.
And now for the word:
Consensual.
Thanks for that, Trevor.
And now for the word:
Consensual.
Thanks for that, Trevor.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
StefanGP might be my new favorite F1 team
So, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the governing body for most international motorsport series) allowed 4 (originally 3) new teams to enter Formula 1. Of these 4, its looking increasingly likely that one of them, Campos Meta, will not be able to make it to the first Grand Prix in Bahrain in about 40 days.
Meanwhile, one of the teams that was not chosen by the FIA, StefanGP, has been continuing to develop their team, by buying the chassis that Toyota developed for this season, before they decided they were pulling out of F1. StefanGP apparently has shipped supplies and cars and stuff to Bahrain, even though they won't be allowed to race, as they are not formally part of F1. Seems they're counting on one of the 4 new teams not being able to make it in F1.
And this is where the rumors and wild speculation starts:
Back to Campos Meta. They apparently contracted Dallara, an Italian company that builds racing chassis, to build their F1 car for them. Unfortunately Campos Meta seems to have run out of money, and have been unable to pay Dallara for the chassis.
Cue StefanGP. According to a report/rumor/article I just read, it seems that the StefanGP folks just bought the chasis that was originally developed for Campos Meta from Dallara. And remember, StefanGP already has a chassis (the one formerly known as a Toyota). So, basically, they just bought the Dallara chassis to ensure that Campos Meta wouldn't be able to buy it, should they ever scrounge up the money.
That is such a delightfully asshole-ish move, that I will definitely support the StefanGP team, assuming that this rumor thing is correct, in the unlikely event that they are actually allowed to join F1 in Bahrain. One can only hope that their livery will involve a smiley face sticking out its tongue.
Meanwhile, one of the teams that was not chosen by the FIA, StefanGP, has been continuing to develop their team, by buying the chassis that Toyota developed for this season, before they decided they were pulling out of F1. StefanGP apparently has shipped supplies and cars and stuff to Bahrain, even though they won't be allowed to race, as they are not formally part of F1. Seems they're counting on one of the 4 new teams not being able to make it in F1.
And this is where the rumors and wild speculation starts:
Back to Campos Meta. They apparently contracted Dallara, an Italian company that builds racing chassis, to build their F1 car for them. Unfortunately Campos Meta seems to have run out of money, and have been unable to pay Dallara for the chassis.
Cue StefanGP. According to a report/rumor/article I just read, it seems that the StefanGP folks just bought the chasis that was originally developed for Campos Meta from Dallara. And remember, StefanGP already has a chassis (the one formerly known as a Toyota). So, basically, they just bought the Dallara chassis to ensure that Campos Meta wouldn't be able to buy it, should they ever scrounge up the money.
That is such a delightfully asshole-ish move, that I will definitely support the StefanGP team, assuming that this rumor thing is correct, in the unlikely event that they are actually allowed to join F1 in Bahrain. One can only hope that their livery will involve a smiley face sticking out its tongue.
F1 Cars: Virgin Racing VR-1
The first of the 4 new teams in F1 for 2010 to reveal their car. The Virgin Racing VR-1 to be driven by former Toyota driver Timo Glock, and some other guy who I can't remember. Upon further review, its Lucas di Grassi. Good for him. Being all existingy any stuff.
I think I've done my due diligence of citing GPUpdate.net as a source for all my latest F1 pictures, so I'm gonna stop. I think the watermark on the page says it enough.
So, my thoughts on this car: Boring car, interesting livery. MercedesGP's W01 is still the prettiest. I'm holding out hope for the Red Bull Racing RB6, which will be launched on Feb 10.
I think I've done my due diligence of citing GPUpdate.net as a source for all my latest F1 pictures, so I'm gonna stop. I think the watermark on the page says it enough.
So, my thoughts on this car: Boring car, interesting livery. MercedesGP's W01 is still the prettiest. I'm holding out hope for the Red Bull Racing RB6, which will be launched on Feb 10.
Vitaly Petrov wants to eat your children
Renault F1 driver Vitaly Petrov is a frightening, frightening man.
Even Torro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi is scared of him.
Random Place that Just Popped Into My Head
Anywhere but in line at the grocery store.
Gorram snowpocalypse causing everyone to go shopping for food. Its not snowing until Friday. So, do all your panicking and shit the day before. Leave 2 days before for those of us that just want to get groceries. And not buy everything in the gorram store. The line stretched halfway across the damned store. And not just one line. Every line in the store. (Although this grocery store seems to be starting to pull Safeway type shit, having less than half of the lanes open, even though everyone and their mother is attempting to shop.) Right before the original snowpocalypse a few months back, I went to Safeway, and they had all of the lanes open. Get your shit together, Wegmans.
Gorram snowpocalypse causing everyone to go shopping for food. Its not snowing until Friday. So, do all your panicking and shit the day before. Leave 2 days before for those of us that just want to get groceries. And not buy everything in the gorram store. The line stretched halfway across the damned store. And not just one line. Every line in the store. (Although this grocery store seems to be starting to pull Safeway type shit, having less than half of the lanes open, even though everyone and their mother is attempting to shop.) Right before the original snowpocalypse a few months back, I went to Safeway, and they had all of the lanes open. Get your shit together, Wegmans.
Today's Word Of The Day
Stabbing.
Next time a big snowstorm/snowpocalypse is headed our way, I'm gonna go and stab it straight in the dick.
And I'm not talking simple stabbing. We're talking full-on Norman Bates Psycho stuff. With the wacky music, and the incessant stabbing. And probably lots of different camera angles. And I'd be up for the whole "no one person does the stabbing; its in fact a different person's hand in each different shot" thing, if I can get enough people in on this action.
Well, maybe we can do without the black-and-white-ness. And the whole dressing like my mother thing...
Next time a big snowstorm/snowpocalypse is headed our way, I'm gonna go and stab it straight in the dick.
And I'm not talking simple stabbing. We're talking full-on Norman Bates Psycho stuff. With the wacky music, and the incessant stabbing. And probably lots of different camera angles. And I'd be up for the whole "no one person does the stabbing; its in fact a different person's hand in each different shot" thing, if I can get enough people in on this action.
Well, maybe we can do without the black-and-white-ness. And the whole dressing like my mother thing...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
F1 Cars: Mercedes GP Petronas W01
The new Mercedes car, and the reigning World Constructors Champion, as Mercedes bought the BrawnGP team that won both the Constructors and Drivers championships in 2009. This one will be driven by 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher (returning after a 3-year hiatus after his retirement) and the perennially useless ex-Williams driver Nico Rosberg (although he was significantly less useless than the now ex-F1 driver, Kazuki Nakajima).
Photo credit to GPUpdate.net
I'm kind of sad that the last few teams haven't been putting on car launch events, but just taking them out on track for the first day of F1 testing.
Anyways, the STR5 has been deposed as the prettiest F1 car of 2010. I really like the W01. The color scheme is really spiffy. From a distance it looks white, like the spectacularly ugly BrawnGP BGP001 that preceded this car. However, its actually got a bunch of gray/silver highlights and stripey bits that make it look really cool. Also, I like the nose. It has a similar highly mounted nose, similar to the RB5 (as I keep saying, the prettiest car of 2009), just like the STR5 of this year. However, unlike the STR5, the nose on the W01 is thicker, so it doesn't look so skinny and weird. Not that I have any cause to be calling anything skinny and weird.
And I also like the turquoise accents as well.
Photo credit to GPUpdate.net
I'm kind of sad that the last few teams haven't been putting on car launch events, but just taking them out on track for the first day of F1 testing.
Anyways, the STR5 has been deposed as the prettiest F1 car of 2010. I really like the W01. The color scheme is really spiffy. From a distance it looks white, like the spectacularly ugly BrawnGP BGP001 that preceded this car. However, its actually got a bunch of gray/silver highlights and stripey bits that make it look really cool. Also, I like the nose. It has a similar highly mounted nose, similar to the RB5 (as I keep saying, the prettiest car of 2009), just like the STR5 of this year. However, unlike the STR5, the nose on the W01 is thicker, so it doesn't look so skinny and weird. Not that I have any cause to be calling anything skinny and weird.
And I also like the turquoise accents as well.
F1 Cars: Williams FW32
The new Williams FW32, to be driven by Rubens Barrichello (you may remember him from 3rd place in last years World Championship, and World Champion Jenson Button's teammate), and the rookie Nico Hulkenberg.
Photo Credit once again to GPUpdate.net
Congratulations, Williams. You've created a car that looks like your car from last year. Never was a fan of the blue and white Williams livery. Last year, their testing livery was all very dark blue, and it looked pretty slick. This one, however, not so much.
STR5 remains on top.
Photo Credit once again to GPUpdate.net
Congratulations, Williams. You've created a car that looks like your car from last year. Never was a fan of the blue and white Williams livery. Last year, their testing livery was all very dark blue, and it looked pretty slick. This one, however, not so much.
STR5 remains on top.
F1 Cars: Scuderia Torro Rosso STR5
The new Scuderia Torro Rosso STR5 to be driven by the Swiss Sebastien Buemi, and the absurdly young Jaime Algersuari.
Photo credit to GPUpdate.net
And this car knocks the McLaren MP4-25 off the top step of awesomeness for this year. Looks similar to the Red Bull Racing RB5 of last year. It also has the "shark fin" connected to the rear wing, similar to the McLaren.
Photo credit to GPUpdate.net
And this car knocks the McLaren MP4-25 off the top step of awesomeness for this year. Looks similar to the Red Bull Racing RB5 of last year. It also has the "shark fin" connected to the rear wing, similar to the McLaren.
Today's Word Of The Day
Nuthin'
Didn't do a dang thing all day
(And this counts for Jan 31, as I haven't gone to bed yet
Didn't do a dang thing all day
(And this counts for Jan 31, as I haven't gone to bed yet
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
