Sunday, December 8, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Wintry mix
A term that exists solely because they can't say "cold and shitty" on TV.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Dream Theater: Live at Luna Park
Stay for Mike Mangini's ridiculous drumming facial expressions.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Hallucinogenic fish
Apparently those are a thing.
So much of a thing that they have their own Wikipedia page. That's how you know you've truly arrived as something this world.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Slartibartfast
I don't have a "Person of the Day" paradigm. I do have the "Random Place that just Popped into my Head" thing, but that doesn't really apply to this situation. Although perhaps "fjords" or "Norway" might work there. Or maybe "Magrathea"
Monday, October 28, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Puddle jumper.
Are you aware that the shuttle bus things at Dulles airport allow you to look down on the little business jet-looking puddle jumpers that the airlines fly for short routes?
I wasn't until just a few minutes ago.
Also, insert appropriate Stargate Atlantis reference here. (Until just now, my phone didn't know the word "Stargate"... my nerdery must be slipping)
Monday, September 30, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Holycrap.
A week ago Oracle Team USA was behind 8 points to 1 to Emirates Team New Zealand in the America's Cup.
9 points were necessary to win the Cup.
So, the Kiwis were sitting on match point for over a week.
After an 8 race win streak, the Americans won race 19 today (Oracle Team USA had been penalized 2 points, so they basically started with -2 points).
At the beginning of the regatta, it looked like the Kiwis were just gonna run away with it, and then the Americans found some speed and managed an incredible comeback.
Was a really fun few weeks to learn a bunch about sailboat racing, and become amazed at hydrofoil sailing...
Monday, September 23, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Ragin' Cajun Redneck Gators
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Fast Five
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
X-Men: First Class
My favorite piece of trivia from IMDB:
This is the second time that January Jones has been cast in 1962 opposite an actor with a pork based name. The first was in Mad Men opposite Jon Hamm and then this alongside Kevin Bacon.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Apparently Greg Le Mond voiced his character on Phineas and Ferb. I'm amused that they'd actually get him to do that role (and that he'd agree)
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Watching some Phineas and Ferb on the first day of school... I think my timing might be off
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Aporkalypse
Apparently it is 2 days, 9 hours 55 minutes and 35 seconds away.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Was at the post office today. Saw a poster about specialty stamps. There was one with Johnny Cash on it. And a notation that said "Available June".
Wonder if stamps featuring his wife (the second one) will be available at the same time.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Tansformers: Dark of the Moon
(In case it isn't immediately apparent, I'm attempting to make a very unclear joke about Montoya not being the skinniest guy in the world)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Was driving down the road. There was a dump truck next to me. Came to a red light. Massive brake lockup from the dump truck.
Guess his ABS wasn't working...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Used the shuffle function for my iPod today for the first time. It decided that I would be climbing to Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. Which was pretty awesome. And then when I was leaving, the opera ended, and it decided that something from the Indiana Jones soundtrack was what I needed to be listening to.
I'm impressed.
(And feel free to ignore the fact that I'm backdating this post)
Friday, July 19, 2013
Blast Vegas
'13. An ancient Egyptian curse leads to massive storms that devastate Las Vegas. Starring: Frankie Muniz, Maggie Castle, Barry Bostwick, Michael Steger. Director: Jak Perez.
Oh good. A bad scifi movie with Frankie Muniz. What could be better.
Although I am slightly more impressed by him since he apparently decided to give up being an actor for a while to try to be a race car driver. Not that he was any good, but still, I have slightly more respect for him since he tried.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Laurens Ten Dam is disgusting. Every time they show him, he has copious drool and snot hanging from his face.
None of the other riders in the Tour de France seem to be as well... uh... lubricated?... as him.
Dude is disgusting.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
The Claw!
Saw one of those magic claw game things. One of the things you could pick up was a plush Jean-Luc Picard. I was highly amused.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
An update on the Wambach situation: She managed to score another in the first half. And then was unable to score anymore.
And then I guess the coach was so disgusted with her performance that he pulled her from the game at 57:30. That's almost 20 minutes of not scoring. Simply unacceptable.
(Or it could be the fact that they wanted to let someone else score. Or they didn't want to get her injured. Or some other equally implausible reason.)
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Scores a hat trick in the first 30 minutes of the game to take the all-time lead in goals scored in International Women's Soccer.
So, can she keep up today's average of a goal every 10 minutes?
Will anyone else get around to scoring? (Although it did seem that the U.S. team were going out of their way to set up Wambach so she could break the record. Although, since she is such a prolific goal scorer, perhaps its just their standard operating procedure, rather than just tonight to break Mia Hamm's record)
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Reassert jiggery
Thanks Rob... not sure what you were going for with that, but it must be a quality statement.
My phone doesn't even know the word jiggery...
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Axe Giant
Apparently they're doing their Syfy crappy movie thing on Thursdays rather than Saturdays now.
For whatever reason.
Change of venue don't seem to make 'em no better. though.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Might be the Spainish word for "drink". Was in the fine print of a Bud Light ad, and the second word was something to the effect of "Responsibilamente". Or something. Perhaps I'm just being horribly stereotypical by Spainishifying the word.
But anyways, I'm guessing "Disfruta whatever" was the Spainish for "Drink Responsibly".
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Mexico vs. Costa Rica
Never watched anything on Unimas before now, as I really don't speak any Spanish.
But it does make the game quite exciting. Unfortunately I haven't seen anyone score, so I don't know if the stereotypical Spanish announcement of a goal will happen.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Random Headline I Just Seen
Wonder if it was a buffet. I'm mainly wondering because I didn't actually read more than the headline. Because that's not my style.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
D.
Or maybe Overlord. Or Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold, and Juno. Or Normandy. I'm sure you've figured out where this is going by now.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Apparently he's the first Japanese rider to finish the Tour de France. Thanks Bobke for that wonderful piece of information.
And that wonderfully fun name to say.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy
Guess that explains Ben Browder's ridiculous facial hair on that 20th anniversary of the Sci Fi channel special thing...
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Pileated Ass Weasel.
Apparently I decided someone on the road today (who just blitzed through a stop sign) was one of those. Whatever it might be
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Everest
60 years ago today, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Or at least the first to come back end reiki about it (No idea if George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine made it almost 40 years earlier).
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Hill of beans
I've been using this phrase a lot recently. Not really sure why.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!
It works for NASCAR, where they actually can start the dang thing themselves. But in open wheeled cars, not so much.
Yeah, I'm a day late watching the Indy 500. What of it?
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Watching a thing on the World Endurance Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps.
Hearing a guy with a strong French accent say the word "Megajoules" is pretty spectacular.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
The NBC Sports Network has a commercial for the Monaco Grand Prix.
The part where the title "Night Life" pops up isn't Monaco. It is actually Singapore.
"Yachts" is actually Valencia.
I feel cheated.
(Although, they probably don't expect anyone to notice. Or probably care, for that matter.)
Actually noticed it yesterday. But then went to bed so I didn't post it. And I'm too lazy to backdate this post
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Wet willy
Was originally gonna be "V3+" since I finally got the bouldering problem that I've been working on for a bit.
Then I washed my hands, and somehow managed to give myself a wet willy with my still slightly wet hands and my ear bud headphone thing.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Shigre
I would have figured that given the existence of the Tiger Shark, the Sci Fi channel would have seized the initiative and made a movie about a shark/tiger hybrid thing. Since they arm to enjoy making movies about random animals combined with sharks.
And no, I have no idea why I used the British/European "re" rather than the more standard american "er". That's just how it popped into my head.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Yay, Jens Voigt!
What a wonderful bike racer. 41 years old, and beating people that are probably 20 years younger than he is. And he seems to have a really good personality and disposition. I'm assuming that if one were to want to hang out with professional bicycle racers, Jens would be at the top of the list.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
For some reason, hearing the Tour of California commentators talk made this word pop into my head. Pretty sure no one was discussing stamp collecting... Not really sure about this one.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Exscorchingly.
Escorchingly.
Today's BWotD provided by Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California.
"It is <one of those choices above> hot..."
I guess that means "extremely scorchingly hot". Or something.
Thank you Phil Ligget. Or Paul Sherwen. The older one. I think that's Ligget.
Random Place that just Popped into my Head
Apparently the Amgen Tour of California goes through there this year. Seems fun to say.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Today's Random Fact (That I totally just jacked off Wikipedia's Main Page)
In other news, that battle exists. And has a fantastic name.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Thought you was supposed to take off your hats when the National Anthem was going on.
Guess that doesn't apply when they're so effing ridiculous...
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Kentucky Derby is today. Guess I should probably go get my top hat.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
French Deep
Today's adventure in engrish from the place I occasionally go for lunch
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Perry the Platypus has Fancy Cheese Spray stored in his snazzy fedora.
I want Fancy Cheese Spray stored in my snazzy fedora.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Way to go Sons of Guns... What a terrible show. But somehow entralling
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Bonus Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Fishious
One of the levels in Where's My Water is named Fishious Cycle. Which amuses me a great deal more than it probably should
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Eighty two
Anyone want to guess how many paperclips I now have in the paperclip holder thing on my desk?
Monday, April 22, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Buffaro
Got me a buffaro chicken tender wrap for lunch. Mainly because it was spelled that way on the Specials white board.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Thanks commercial. I didn't need to know that was actually a real problem.
They really need to do away with these medical problem commercials. First, neck hole lady, now this...
Defiance
Looks like it could turn out pretty well. I'll give it a continued go.
But that "show a bit of what's gonna happen later, right before the commercial break". That shit's gotta go.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
I'm going to break a DDD tradition. I've seen the first 4 of these things as Syfy Saturday Movies, and they've all been terrible.
So, I'm going to not record this one and not watch it.
I don't need to be wasting my time.
My review without even seeing it:
Formulaic horror movie. That is shit.
Your typical inbred family of hillbillies terrorize some teens. Some teens get nekkid.
The nerdy one and the attractive but not at all slutty female main character survive.
The last scene is one of the hillbillies rising from the "dead", not having been killed when the characters thought they killed him/her/it.
Cut to black.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Got the Caps game on one channel. The NRA 500 on another.
Also, need to figure out what I'm doing for dinner.
Boogity Boogity Boogity, Let's Go Racing!
I'd like to hope that everyone else in the announcer booth slowly turned to face him with thoroughly confused looks on their faces.
Random Announcer Dude: "Dude. What. The. Fuck?"
DW: "It's catchy. It's a great catch phrase. It'll catch on. I swear."
RAD: *shakes head and goes back to calling the race*
Also, if you're blogging, listening to music, and "watching" the race in the background, and they say "23 degrees of banking" in a southern accent, it certainly sounds like "23 degrees of bacon".
Friday, April 12, 2013
Soldiers of Fortune
Other than the fact that Sean Bean appears to have survived this one (in a startling change of pace from his usual MO), this movie is pretty terrible.
You gotta know that its terrible when the "good guys" are wearing ACUs. They look so dumb. So, terrifically dum.
Unfortunately, Chief O'Brien is the bad guy. Actually, I'm not really sure why that's unfortunate.
AND THEN THERE WAS A JETSKI CHASE!!! Or personal watercraft. Or whatever those things are called.
And then a Christian Slater/Colm Meaney knife fight. Which kinda happened a bit concurrently with the JETSKI CHASE!!! But it concluded later.
And then the movie ended. And no one cared.
The Beltway Smells like Food
Although that might just be the fact that I was passing the Tysons mall...
I Have a lot if Random Crap on my Keychain
Strangely enough, even though I have a rather large amount of assorted crap on my keychain, only the keys get in the way... I never find the one I'm looking for without a fair amount of shuffling...
Although if that's all I have to complain about, I'm doing pretty well. Although I do have to poop
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Rain
Today would have been a perfect day to stay in bed and listen to the rain.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Breakup
I tried to like you. But it just isn't working out. I think it is time we went our separate ways. It is me, not you.
(That is really a huge lie. It is all your fault.)
And thus ends my very brief, emotional, and turbulent relationship. With Angry Birds Star Wars.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
CNN/Bleacher Report
I have been using CNN as my primary news website for a while now. Granted it has its flaws and generally puts a left leaning slant on everything, but at least it could be relied on to give a basic overview of the news and what was going on in the world. It was affiliated with Sports Illustrated's website for sports coverage. All was well and good.
Then, recently, they decided to change everything for the worse. For starters, the CNN main page became home to about 70% opinion columns and very little news. That was slightly annoying.
Then they decided to end their association with Sports Illustrated and use Bleacher Report as their sports page. Which is just unmitigated disaster.
I don't know what you look for in a sports page, bit I'm a fan of being able to find schedules, scores, and results from multiple sports all collected on one easy to navigate page. SI had that. A banner at the top that told you the scores of yesterday's games and told you the schedule of tonight's games.
I have yet to figure out how to find any sort of results information on Bleacher Report. Similarly to CNN, it seems the site is overrun with opinion columns but has relatively few facts.
I don't care what random people think about the Caps' moves at the Trade Deadline. I just want to know if they won the game last night. And when they are playing next. (Well, sorta bad example since I actually caught the tail end of the game last night. But actually that is a good example. Because the only reason I knew it was on was because the TV announcers mentioned it during the broadcast of the last Caps game, not because I was able to find any mention of it on Bleacher Report)
Looks like I'm in the market for a new go to news and sports site.
What good is a damn sports site which doesn't tell you the scores?
Also, I just remembered. They have a NASCAR section. Which is all well and good and all, but it doesn't cover any other sorts of motorsport. Instead of that, they have a WWE section. I really need to find a site that suits my needs and desires.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Chupacabra vs. the Alamo
Syfy Saturday Movie from 3/23.
Was planning on ignoring this one quite supremely.
But then dude just got his dick bit off by a chupacabra.
Or what I can only assume is a chupacabra. Mainly because I have no idea what one of those is. But this movie seems to think that they're just nekkid dogs.
And if a dude gettin' his dong bit off by a ugly-ass nekkid dog didn't warrant commenting, then I don't really know what does.
Also, Erik Estrada hasn't aged well. Not that I had any idea who or why he was famous. Upon doing some Wikipedia searching, that would explain why they have him riding a motorcycle everywhere. Including in front of a lot of green screens.
Yup. Just skinny, nekkid dogs. Skinny, nekkid, poorly CGed dogs. Not really all that monstericious.
Also, no Alamo yet.
"You are officially off the field". I think "out of" would be a better choice of terminology when pulling your agents out of the field.
"Dad, they're outside the house." (In reference to the nekkid dogs outside)
"Can you get out?"
Uh. Why would you want to get out? That's where they are.
That's the spirit, Cleavage. (Also known as Erik Estrada's daughter) You use that electric carving knife on that chupacabra. And throw that one in the microwave. Well played.
But then your dad is just gonna one up you by jumping his motorcycle over a small construction site like it ain't no thang.
Also, I just realized. They're not just ugly, nekkid, poorly CGed dogs, they are in fact ugly, nekkid, poorly CGed dogs that look the that annoying Taco Bell dog. Thank goodness they got rid of that thing. Although they may not have. Since I don't remember seeing a Taco Bell commercial in quite some time.
Also, Estrada's son has a really dumb haircut. And even worse trigger discipline.
Although, it really seems that everyone does. Except the occasional SWAT guy. By which I mean one shot of the SWAT guys. In the next they were being terrible again. But Estrada's Sidekick Female Agent Lady seems to be doing pretty well for it.
And now with a half hour to go, they're finally at the Alamo. Since this shitball is named Chupacabra vs. the Alamo, I can only hope that the Alamo becomes sentient and fights the chupacabras itself. Rather than relying on our rather awful set of protagonists.
Random "Now that's a knoife" Crocodile Dundee reference.
And I think I've figured out how the few Americans/Texans could hold off a gob o' Mexicans at the Alamo the first time. The characters in this movie took a bunch of relics from the museum, and have managed to rapid fire them. Did I mention that these relics are muzzle loaders? Because I probably should have. These guys gots some talents.
Unfortunately Estrada and his terribly haircutted son blew up the Alamo. Which was relatively disappointing.
Well, that was horrendous.
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Blue.
Just had a blue raspberry Air Head.
Now my mouth is blue.
Not really sure why the candy dish only ever has the blue Air Heads. Never any other colors. Maybe no one else likes them and I'm just getting there too late to have any selection once the vultures have descended.
Which is slightly discouraging, as I have spent the past few years under the assumption that I was the bestest of the vultures.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Vuvuzela
Wow... That one really seems to be about a 2010 vintage TWotD... Back when those wacky horns were the name odd everyone's existence during the World Cup held in South Africa.
Opened up the Google Play store to see if any of my apps needed updating. And saw a "Recommended for you" section. Which included the "World Cup Virtual Vuvuzela". Not really sure why it decided typo recommend this to me a good couple years after vuvuzelas were last a timely cultural reference...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Go Away Neck Hole Lady
I'm trying to watch hockey, not neck holes.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Not sure what their plans are.
But if they're only gonna broadcast one of the two, I do hope it is FP2. Because I'm watching FP1 from Australia right now. And about 25 minutes in to the 90 minute session, and very few cars have been out on track. For one lap. And no one's on track now. Right now, the broadcast is showing wonderful background shots of all around Melbourne.
Must suck to be the people there. FP2 is usually a fair amount of running, but it seems FP1 is only a little bit of driving, and a fair bit of of tuning and fiddling.
I'd really like to see the Red Bull car on track. Always thought that it was the best looking car. But this year, they've added a bit of purple to the normally dark blue color scheme. Wondering how it will look in motion. Looks a bit weird in the studio shots, but I'm not gonna judge until I see it out of the studio.
Today's Apparent Holiday
It seems I missed the notice that today was a holiday... National People From Maryland Drive Absurdly Slowly Day
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Papacy.
Since I'm being pressured by Rob for a post about today's popery, I'll oblige even though I have few details. Other than "Argentina". So I'll have to go with my first thought:
I wonder if he'll be a happy Pope like John Paul or an angry one like whatsisface.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Sam Hornish Jr. Doesn't Shave Well
Unless he's trying to grow some really strange looking goatee thing.
Flying Monkeys
Syfy Saturday movie from last night.
Apparently this takes place in Gale, Kansas. And involves flying monkeys. Wonder if this is going to try to obliquely reference the Wizard of Oz or if they're just going to come out and be obvious about it.
Unfortunately I haven't been paying enough attention to figure out whether the main character is named "Dorothy" or not.
Also, seems to star White Guy Laurence Fishburne. Who appears to be an evil pet store owner. Who will likely shoot his balls off at some point. Storing a cocked pistol down the front of his pants.
And some guy who lookes like Jonas Quinn. But with poofier hair and a pointier chin.
And the sassy Latina sidekick of the main character (Who may or may not be Dorothy. But I think she isn't. Because I think Poofy Pointy Jonas (playing Dorothy-esque's father) referred to her by some other name. But I wasn't paying 100% attention. So, I'll probably have to come up with my own name. Unfortunately I'm apparently not being imaginative enough to come up with anything suitable. Oh, and by the way, this last parenthetical bit was all about the main character, not the sassy Latina, whose name was mentioned about 5 seconds ago, but I already forgot).
Also, Dorothy-esque's boyfriend seems to be cheating on her with Cheerleader. Who from certain angles looks a lot like Cameron Diaz. The Cheerleader. Not the boyfriend. Because that would be weird. And they both got murderized by the monkey shapeshifter thing. Probably because of Cheerleader's father's heinous mustache. Not that his mustache was anything particularly bad, it was just sort of a regular mustache. But just having a mustache makes you look douchey no matter what. Also, the slutty Cheerleader was named Chastity. (Hey look! I actually remembered a named!) Which leads me to the conclusion that the seemingly virtuous main character is likely named "Gigantic Whore". Because apparently they name things weird in Kansas.
Also, the movie description is wrong. Its not a pet monkey becomes a shapeshipfter. More of a shapeshifter becomes a girl's pet. And apparently I don't hyphenate shapeshifter, yet the people who wrote the movie description don't. Also, this monkey is apparently some sort of Chinese Monkey-Demon-Thing. And thus must clearly be named Winston the Unstoppable. Which is a much better name than "Skippy" which is a dumb name. So I'll stick with Winston the Unstoppable.
Also, apparently you can get a leash for a monkey. Or monkeys have leashes built in. It really hasn't been covered to my satisfaction by this movie. (Also, note that I'm not referring to the monkey's tail. Although I suppose that could work too.)
Also random farmer dude named his shotgun "Ol' Blue". Good for him.
Gigantic Whore just saw Winston the Unstoppable do his shapeshifting number. And is surprisingly calm about it. I feel the logical reaction to your pet monkey turning into a giant, ugly, computer generated monkey thing would involve about 15 minutes of straight cursing and confusion. And he isn't even furry.
Also, apparently if you kill a Winston the Unstoppable without an ancient Chinese blessed weapon, he turns into two Winston the Unstoppables. And since I'm too lazy to come up with a name for each new one, and they seem to be being created at a relatively alarming clip, I'm just gonna refer to the whole series of them as Winston the Unstoppable.
And apparently everyone in Gale, Kansas has a Glock.
Also, Whitey Laurence Fishburne made reference to his friends Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson. And has used two different guns. A Beretta and Colt. Neither of which are made by Smith and Wesson (as denoted by them being manufactured by Beretta and Colt). And apparently his pet shop is in Wichita, not Gale. Which excuses him for not having a Glock.
And now for the obligatory scantily clad female. Sassy Latina is now taking a shower. Which likely means she's gonna get murderized by a monkey. But luckily she has discovered their apparent weakness. Being covered in a translucent shower curtain and smacked lightly.
And now Sheriff TerribleMustache just gave Pointy Poofy Jonas a Glock. And told him all he needed to do was remove the safety before shooting. Which is advice that will likely get him killed. Since he'll spend a fair bit of valuable time looking for something that don't exist. Although the next time it came up, he just said point and pull the trigger. Maybe TerribleMustache took the safety off for him.
Poor Scotty The Pizza Kid. Got swarmed, attacked, and ate.
So glad that I decided not to name each individual Winston the Unstoppable. Because there are a shit ton of them. A veritable herd. Or maybe swarm, since they're flying beasties.
And the swarm of Winston the Unstoppables was stopped by the power of love. Or something...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Random Place That Just Popped into my Head
Florida, Hawaii, Tahiti.
Somewhere where there isn't any snow...
Zambezi might be on the list, but I'm honestly not sure if it is somewhere warm. Or even a real place. Although my phone recognizes it... But it is my phone, so we could both be operating under the same set of delusions.
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Special, imbecilic, dangerous, moronic.
Take your pick. Depending on how insulting you want to be.
People driving around with their car coated in a two inch thick blanket of snow. But since they scraped out a small peephole in the front windshield so they could see straight ahead, they are perfectly safe.... Uh...
Although the large amount of snow on the car does act like a beacon of idiocy and give you ample warning that there is a 95 percent chance that they are going to do something dangerous, or at the very least, stupid.
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Disaster
There's snow in the air (and on some parts of the ground) so I switched my jacket to my puffy down one.
Unfortunately I forgot to transfer my kindle to the new jacket.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Always nice to have an "Oh Shit Kit" in the car with random emergency supplies.
Not that I used it for its intended purpose...
Monday, March 4, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Now the question is, does this refer to the Paris-Nice bicycle race in 2013, or a relatively unambitious golfing group named "Par is Nice"?
Friday, March 1, 2013
End of the World
Syfy Saturday movie from this past Saturday.
Actually sort of a fun movie. Because it is basically about a bunch of people who work in a video store and plan their survival strategy based on a series of bad scifi movies.
And really, anything with Doug Fargo is gotta be at least somewhat enjoyable.
The annoying guy from Heroes and Fargo make a surprisingly enjoyable pair of unlikely heroes.
This was actually remarkably decent.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Just spent a bit wandering about the grocery store singing my potato song. Which is just me repeatedly singing the word "potato" to a random tune.
To combine two stories from 2 successive days of grocery store visits:
Saw someone in the store talking on their Bluetooth headset thing. I commented to myself that they rather looked like a lunatic doing so. At which point I was singing this entire exchange to myself under my breath...
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Watching the Budweiser Duel thing. One of the NASCAR race things that basically serve as qualifying for the Daytona 500.
There was some footage from inside the car. Which suddenly tilted as the car went into the banking.
That banking is pretty dang impressive. Almost as impressive as when they have such a thing on a MotoGP bike...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Hootenanny.
Just seemed like a fun word to use. Unfortunately no other reason.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
The world needs more Jeremy Renner getting hit in the face with a shovel.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Cough
Stupid getting sick on vacation... But then again it was balls ass cold over the weekend and I spent Friday night outdoors...
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Boo
Due to vacation and related activities, this is the first year in a while that I have missed the most important sporting event of the year... which happened today...
I'm really bummed I couldn't catch the Puppy Bowl
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Bonus Bonus Word(s) of the Day
Clever Door Sign
Headed down to Florida for a vacation. Need a clever sign for my office door that obliquely references where I am going but doesn't come straight out and say it.
Ones I have used on previous trips (all to Hawaii) have included:
- Sandwich islands
- OCONUS but domestic
- GPS coordinates
Need something new...
Thoughts?
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Endurance Racing Tip:
I've seen his name come up in 2 races. Last year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, and this year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.
Both of which the less successful Franchitti hasn't finished. He was "driving" that weird Deltawing thing at Le Mans, which got punted into the wall before he even got in the car. And was apparently driving some Mazda thing that broke at Daytona.
So, if you're ever in the position, you may want to rethink sharing a car with him.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Syfy Saturday Movie
I think they clearly don't understand their audience...
Friday, January 25, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Didn't realize until I re-read the book that Sam's line above was actually in the original book, and not just an invention for the movie.
(The Two Towers, by the way)
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Kia Commercials
They are super dumb. And super annoying.
But then again, I guess I'm really not their target market. And have positively no desire to acquire one of thems
Caps
The season has finally started. You may want to realize this.
And stop being terrible.
Today's Word(s) of the Day
17-18 degrees this morning. 20-23 degrees on the way home.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
U.S. Navy Commercial
Iron Man 2
Is it bad that the first thing I thought of was that the track was out of order? The Casino comes before the Loews Hairpin. Or whatever its called these days.
And they were clearly racing in the same direction as the Grand Prix, since the approach to the hairpin was downhill, and followed by the tunnel.
And the confrontation with Whippy McWhipperson happened just prior to the Swimming Pool Chicane (or La Piscine or whatever). Which, again is after the Hairpin and tunnel.
Didn't see the Nouvelle Chicane though. Looked like it was a straight shot out of the tunnel into Tabac...
Tasmanian Devils
Syfy Saturday Movie from 1/19.
Apolo Ohno should stick to speedskating. Apparently BASE jumping isn't his thing. Didn't survive the first 10 minutes of the movie. Although he did survive impressively long after being impaled on a stalagmite.
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Apparently Samwise Gamgee's father is named Hamfast.
That is a pretty excellently awesome name.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Quick Review: Star Trek
The true reason that Leonard Nimoy Spock recommends that he goes and helps repopulate Vulcan while Zachary Quinto Spock does the Starfleet thing is that Leonard Nimoy Spock just wants to get busy with all the surviving Vulcan ladies.
Quick Review: The Social Network
Today's Word(s) of the Day
This would make a bit more sense if I'd posted it when I originally meant to. At 4:45 this morning.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Random Place That Just Popped Into My Head
Not really randomly, but it showed up during the coverage of the Dakar Rally...
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Today's Word(s) of the Day
Saggy butt
Not what you would expect to hear during a normal day on the range. Quite crowded today.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Abduction
Taylor Lautner seems unable to act his way out of a paper bag.
And although he is the villain, I am very much a fan of Michael Nyqvist's character. Could have something to do with my apparent fondness for Swedish actors.
At a baseball game: "I don't understand this game at all... but I love popcorn!" Or something like that. Don't feel like rewinding to get the exact quote. As it is already well past my bedtime.
80% of your odor comes from your head
According to the thing on the TV at the range.
My first thought: what about your butt?
