And I just figured out that I can add a slide show to the side of my blog... so, I'm now taking submissions of pictures to be included in the new and improved Dan's Daily Drivel slideshow...
You should be able to scour the archives of this blog for the types of pictures that amuse me...
And yes, I am just making all these separate thoughts in separate posts to make it look like i haven't taken almost a year off thanks to apathy, inability to access Blogger at work, and sundry other reasons/excuses... mainly laziness and apathy...
Thursday, August 21, 2008
And Rob?
When has this blog ever been about the interesting things that I do (or don't do, for that matter).
This blog was started as an extension of my Facebook notes, which were designed to keep people up to date with how my carrots tasted. But that sort of went by the wayside when I stopped having carrots for a bit, and this basically turned into a way for me to ramble about things that I think and things that I think about things that I watch.
So, I shall keep you up to date with whatever things I feel like telling you, and keeping all the interesting parts of my life (should they even exist) to myself...
Note this is a reference to former W&M climbing club member Rob, and not TFB? Rob.
Oh, and I'm totally listening to a song called "Heavy Metal Hamsters" right now... FYI...
This blog was started as an extension of my Facebook notes, which were designed to keep people up to date with how my carrots tasted. But that sort of went by the wayside when I stopped having carrots for a bit, and this basically turned into a way for me to ramble about things that I think and things that I think about things that I watch.
So, I shall keep you up to date with whatever things I feel like telling you, and keeping all the interesting parts of my life (should they even exist) to myself...
Note this is a reference to former W&M climbing club member Rob, and not TFB? Rob.
Oh, and I'm totally listening to a song called "Heavy Metal Hamsters" right now... FYI...
I really should come up with some clever title for this, but I can't think of anything right now, so I might as well do a little bit of science. damn.
Well, it has come to my attention that Trevor actually seems to watch the same filth that I do.
So, consequently he has vaulted over Rob as my second favorite reader. And he hasn't even posted yet. (See what constantly insulting my blog gets you?)
Anyways, sadly, Trevor, you will never amass the same amount of commas in one sentence, unless you really try...
What I was actually gonna say before I went on that comma tangent was that you're rather unlikely to unseat Su as my favorite reader, simply because she has boobs.... and you're a dude...
Sorry.
FYI, the "science" was to figure out how long I could make a title before Blogger would kindly ask me to cease and desist.
So, consequently he has vaulted over Rob as my second favorite reader. And he hasn't even posted yet. (See what constantly insulting my blog gets you?)
Anyways, sadly, Trevor, you will never amass the same amount of commas in one sentence, unless you really try...
What I was actually gonna say before I went on that comma tangent was that you're rather unlikely to unseat Su as my favorite reader, simply because she has boobs.... and you're a dude...
Sorry.
FYI, the "science" was to figure out how long I could make a title before Blogger would kindly ask me to cease and desist.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Oh yeah.
Well, I also watched the latest episode of Eureka.
Which by the way is a fantastic show, which I honestly have no clue if I've written about, but I'll probably get to when I have the laptop...
Anyways, if you don't want to be spoiled for last night's episode (e.g. my brother, who might or might not be my alter ego in a fat suit), look away now.
Poor Stark. I really hope they find some way of bringing him back. Especially earlier this season, he had some great interactions with Carter. He probably was equally awesome in the earlier 2 seasons, but as I've watched the current season, I've just noticed more and more how awesome his character is.
Rather a shame...
But as the producers of Stargate SG1 and Atlantis are fond of saying: No one really dies in Sci-Fi.
Lets hope that the writers of Eureka follow the same logic.
Which by the way is a fantastic show, which I honestly have no clue if I've written about, but I'll probably get to when I have the laptop...
Anyways, if you don't want to be spoiled for last night's episode (e.g. my brother, who might or might not be my alter ego in a fat suit), look away now.
Poor Stark. I really hope they find some way of bringing him back. Especially earlier this season, he had some great interactions with Carter. He probably was equally awesome in the earlier 2 seasons, but as I've watched the current season, I've just noticed more and more how awesome his character is.
Rather a shame...
But as the producers of Stargate SG1 and Atlantis are fond of saying: No one really dies in Sci-Fi.
Lets hope that the writers of Eureka follow the same logic.
Some Random Ass Sci-Fi movie that I don't even remember the title of, and it doesn't really matter, and yeah...
Well, I watched some movie that I taped off the sci-fi channel... well actually DVRed, but that's essentially the same thing.
Granted, I only finished watching it about an hour ago, but I've already largely forgotten what went on.
Apparently some alien race showed up and demanded that the world sacrifice 8 million people for some strange reason... something about a disease, that somehow, inexplicably, human "essence" or some shit was the cure... so the main character's daughter gets chosen to be sacrificed by some twisted lottery... (I wonder if people had to buy tickets... cause that would both suck terribly, and be rather hilarious... "look ma! I won... and my prize is... oh damn...")
Anyways, stupidity, and really crappy looking weapons ensue... and so does Carl Weathers, sadly not promoting Burger King, or other fine dining establishments where one is capable of getting free refills on one's drinks...
So, seriously, I was having the damndest time trying to figure out what the weapons they were using were. Looked like AKs with some crazy ass stock, and an M4 carry handle. And a weird barrel/flash-hider... and the aliens used scraps of plexiglass...
Anyways, the good guys use some technology they reverse engineered from the Roswell crash (which naturally are the same aliens as are currently oppressing the world), and blow up some satelite/space station thing, which they just randomly started referring to when they were about to blow it up, and I don't remember them referencing before, so, until they actually blew it up, I hadn't the foggiest clue what they were actually trying to blow up...
I think it was Alien Siege... or something...
Unless that was the one with Bruce Campbell as the doctor guy who ends up saving the world by, well, being Bruce Campbell. Or that might have been Alien Apocalypse... I don't even freaking know anymore... all these shitty Sci-Fi movies blend together into one horrendous amalgamation of stupidity, shit, and.... uh... shit. But they're glorious in that respect.
I also watched Mask of Zorro a while back... or it might be called something else... its the one where Anthony Hopkins is inexplicably hairy and Mexican... and Zorro. Basically, I only watched it because it had Bra'tac in it. And as we all know Bra'tac is awesome... and really hard to type because the apostrophe key is dangerously close to the return key.
Anyways, I've just discovered that I like making new paragraphs for things... I seem to do that alot... whatever...
Anyways some more, I discovered why Zorro is cool. Because he's always so happy when he's stabbificating people... he seems to find great joy in prancing around and stabbing random goons. Whatever floats his boat...
Best line: Original Zorro: "Do you even know how to use that?" (referencing a sword)
Zorro in Training: "Yeah, the pointy end goes into the other guy." *weird face*
And earlier, I discovered why I like Batman. I realize that I have already told this theory to my sole reader, but hey, whatever, now it'll be in print.
He hits people. With people.
Sheer brilliance.
And while I was laying on the couch earlier, I have decided what my autobiography (or biography if I'm too damn lazy to write it) will be called:
"I'm Not Wearing Any Pants: The Al Gore Story"
Behold the power of a little bit of bad sci-fi, a decent amount of GRE studying, and a lot bit of crazy...
Granted, I only finished watching it about an hour ago, but I've already largely forgotten what went on.
Apparently some alien race showed up and demanded that the world sacrifice 8 million people for some strange reason... something about a disease, that somehow, inexplicably, human "essence" or some shit was the cure... so the main character's daughter gets chosen to be sacrificed by some twisted lottery... (I wonder if people had to buy tickets... cause that would both suck terribly, and be rather hilarious... "look ma! I won... and my prize is... oh damn...")
Anyways, stupidity, and really crappy looking weapons ensue... and so does Carl Weathers, sadly not promoting Burger King, or other fine dining establishments where one is capable of getting free refills on one's drinks...
So, seriously, I was having the damndest time trying to figure out what the weapons they were using were. Looked like AKs with some crazy ass stock, and an M4 carry handle. And a weird barrel/flash-hider... and the aliens used scraps of plexiglass...
Anyways, the good guys use some technology they reverse engineered from the Roswell crash (which naturally are the same aliens as are currently oppressing the world), and blow up some satelite/space station thing, which they just randomly started referring to when they were about to blow it up, and I don't remember them referencing before, so, until they actually blew it up, I hadn't the foggiest clue what they were actually trying to blow up...
I think it was Alien Siege... or something...
Unless that was the one with Bruce Campbell as the doctor guy who ends up saving the world by, well, being Bruce Campbell. Or that might have been Alien Apocalypse... I don't even freaking know anymore... all these shitty Sci-Fi movies blend together into one horrendous amalgamation of stupidity, shit, and.... uh... shit. But they're glorious in that respect.
I also watched Mask of Zorro a while back... or it might be called something else... its the one where Anthony Hopkins is inexplicably hairy and Mexican... and Zorro. Basically, I only watched it because it had Bra'tac in it. And as we all know Bra'tac is awesome... and really hard to type because the apostrophe key is dangerously close to the return key.
Anyways, I've just discovered that I like making new paragraphs for things... I seem to do that alot... whatever...
Anyways some more, I discovered why Zorro is cool. Because he's always so happy when he's stabbificating people... he seems to find great joy in prancing around and stabbing random goons. Whatever floats his boat...
Best line: Original Zorro: "Do you even know how to use that?" (referencing a sword)
Zorro in Training: "Yeah, the pointy end goes into the other guy." *weird face*
And earlier, I discovered why I like Batman. I realize that I have already told this theory to my sole reader, but hey, whatever, now it'll be in print.
He hits people. With people.
Sheer brilliance.
And while I was laying on the couch earlier, I have decided what my autobiography (or biography if I'm too damn lazy to write it) will be called:
"I'm Not Wearing Any Pants: The Al Gore Story"
Behold the power of a little bit of bad sci-fi, a decent amount of GRE studying, and a lot bit of crazy...
Monday, August 18, 2008
Black Swarm
So, I just got done watching "Black Swarm" off the DVR. Its one of those Sci-Fi original movies and that should tell you something...
You remember that Men In Black movie? The one where the bug alien thing takes over the ugly dude, and tries to do something or another? Yeah, that one. Anyways, that's pretty much the plot of this movie. Genetically engineered wasps essentially take over a town, infecting townsfolk who become "drones". Yeah, OK...
Well, I wasn't paying that much attention. Except for the end, where some cargo helicopters carry an impressive amount of missiles and guns. And are referred to as "attack helicopters" by people who are underground, with no windows... Apparently helicopters sound different when they've got weapons. Probably angrier...
So, I'm getting a laptop. That will live on our couch. So I should be updating this blog more often, as I watch more bad sci-fi.
Oh and the main character (a chick) and the other main character (a dude) apparently had some sort of history together (i.e. boning). But then the chick ended up leaving the dude on the altar, and eventually marrying the dude's brother (identical twin, no less), while carrying the dude's unborn kid in her womb.
So, lets have a poll:
That's creepy as hell, right?
Well, not so much a poll, as a question. And sort of a question to see who actually reads this damn thing. I'm gonna go with no one. Except maybe Su... if I tell her that I wrote this...
And random thought from earlier:
I was watching Troy, and the main gates of Troy opened inwards. That seems kinda dumb. Because if the opponent uses a battering ram (which they are quite prone to doing in that sort of movie), they'll be forcing the door open. It seems to me that if the gates opened outwards, the battering ram would force the doors more closed, and be harder to open. And I gotta figure that it'd be pretty hard for an attacking army to get close to the gates, and then pull them open. And thus endeth my thoughts on Castle/Gigantor City Wall design.
You remember that Men In Black movie? The one where the bug alien thing takes over the ugly dude, and tries to do something or another? Yeah, that one. Anyways, that's pretty much the plot of this movie. Genetically engineered wasps essentially take over a town, infecting townsfolk who become "drones". Yeah, OK...
Well, I wasn't paying that much attention. Except for the end, where some cargo helicopters carry an impressive amount of missiles and guns. And are referred to as "attack helicopters" by people who are underground, with no windows... Apparently helicopters sound different when they've got weapons. Probably angrier...
So, I'm getting a laptop. That will live on our couch. So I should be updating this blog more often, as I watch more bad sci-fi.
Oh and the main character (a chick) and the other main character (a dude) apparently had some sort of history together (i.e. boning). But then the chick ended up leaving the dude on the altar, and eventually marrying the dude's brother (identical twin, no less), while carrying the dude's unborn kid in her womb.
So, lets have a poll:
That's creepy as hell, right?
Well, not so much a poll, as a question. And sort of a question to see who actually reads this damn thing. I'm gonna go with no one. Except maybe Su... if I tell her that I wrote this...
And random thought from earlier:
I was watching Troy, and the main gates of Troy opened inwards. That seems kinda dumb. Because if the opponent uses a battering ram (which they are quite prone to doing in that sort of movie), they'll be forcing the door open. It seems to me that if the gates opened outwards, the battering ram would force the doors more closed, and be harder to open. And I gotta figure that it'd be pretty hard for an attacking army to get close to the gates, and then pull them open. And thus endeth my thoughts on Castle/Gigantor City Wall design.
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