True Stories

Batman Begins sequel spoilers

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:05:07 GMT

Hey, how about this?

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/articles/4072.asp

If you like Batman check this out. This looks like a great take on Batman and the Joker. I think Batman Begins was the best Batman movie and this only continues it.

I have always envisioned Batman as a vigilante; a man consumed by fantasies of revenge, and justifying his own ideas of justice. There are pictures of Batman standing over a beaten Joker and that is what I think Batman is about. He is a deeply personal superhero. It is appropriate that Batman Begins, as have several generations of Batman mythos, had a rogue cop as Batman's liaison; he is not an institutional or uncontroversial figure. To support Batman is to agree either with his motives or with the idea that his ends justify his means, discarding the societal norms of law and order.

Have you seen "Ichi the Killer"? There are parallels to the current Batman franchise that cannot be ignored and I think we are richer for it.

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:03:06 GMT

Interesting! As the Colbert Show presents it, it appears that to register as whatever qualifies you to run for the presidency, in the state of South Carolina, as a Republican, one is required to pay a $25000 fee, plus $10000 late fee. To register as a Democrat in that state requires a $2500 fee, or, one may submit a petition signed by 3000 voters in the state who consider themselves Democrats. I admit I don't have all the facts here (and I doubt a Democratic candidacy in the state is in as high demand) but doesn't this seem to present a fundamental disparity between the two parties? In public perception of their policies, I mean. $25000 is assuredly a drop in the ocean to any presidential candidate.

The whole idea of political parties, to me, seems kind of fucked up. It is, indeed, how our version of democracy works (most successfully, at least), but democracy does not necessitate parties. Way back in the day they were essentially unknown. If only they didn't exist: local representatives would be elected on the basis of their individual policies and their own opinions and principles are what would be brought to higher levels of government. In this last election I was split until days before the election, trying to decide on the best compromise of my beliefs. There was no independent candidate in my riding and of course there is no guarantee that an independent candidate would represent my beliefs, but I know for damn certain that there is no political party which I whole heartedly endorse, or whom I trust. Money's too deep into it. Is it yet the gum disease known as GINGIVITIS? Maybe, I'm no dentist. But one can always knock the teeth out if it comes to it.

I'm glad I'm not an American. The stress would be unbearable. My sympathy and best wishes to all my friends Down There.

Huh. Not surprisingly, Kasparov is a sharp guy.

WTF

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:01:35 GMT

You are going to probably lose your minds. I've been looking for this forever based on a loose description. A mystifying example of an inscrutable language, surely.

Try to explain this matter.

Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:24:14 GMT

Some day soon we will grow machines. As Asimov said, clumsy transistors will be replaced with molecular valves. Our molecular valves will more than likely be some sort of cellular receptor. Tiny computers, millions of times more powerful than the human brain will be produced within our lifetimes. It is predicted that by 2039 a computer with greater computational power than the human race will exist. I am even more optimistic than that.
The future of humanity, assuming we can survive the myriad shortsighted perils we are exposing ourselves to, lies in two fields: cognitive sciences and computer sciences. An artificial intelligence with human capability and exceeding the computational ability of the human race is within our grasp... and then, there is no question which cannot eventually be answered. Save us, free us or transcend us : these are the noblest goals to which we can aspire.
On the 19th I got a professor to supervise my undergraduate thesis. I am tangentially approaching a career in the cognitive sciences. I hope I am up to the task.

- "'I surely am not unfond of you Peggy, I tell you what.' What kind of marriage proposal is that?"

Thank you in advance

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:53:27 GMT

I was about to post a heap of foolish stuff upon this blog but I thought better of it. Perhaps it was a mistake to censor myself. It that the same as lying?

I need tough music. Not angry music, I can get that. Tough music. Johnny Cash or harder, please.

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:14:11 GMT

How many languages are represented in your normal playlist, and what are they? Myself, 8: English, Japanese, Italian, French, German, Portuguese/Spanish (can't tell the difference :S) Chinese (Mandarin, I'm pretty sure, though I'm duh on the subject). That's the rough order of prevalence. Anyways, just interested since I've been wondering if I would like certain songs more or less if I understood what was being said. The best example I've got is "Disco Prince"; Japanese rap lyrics to a disco back. It's an amazing song, but I find that the fact that I can't understand what's he's saying allows me to listen to the lyrics just for the beat and rhythm which I obviously love. French, Italian and related languages, plus German to a lesser degree, because I'm subconsciously trying to figure out what they're saying. I'm only fluent enough in English to grasp lyrical poignancy to any degree so I feel I'm missing out (I'm on a heavy dose of Italian and German opera right now making a sincere effort to purge myself of the habit.) I don't get that with unrelated languages.

So, cutting to the cork, what languages do you listen to, and what are your experiences with non-fluent languages? Extra-bonus points for Chinese speakers: do you experience songs with Chinese lyrics differently from English language songs?

Okay, stay with me here.

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:51:31 GMT

Braco is currently showing a really weird modern interpretation of "Cosi Fan Tutte" by Mozart. Despite the obviously low budget the singers and accompaniment are pretty to very good. The weird part is, and I apologize if this is hard to imagine, it looks like the cast of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" doing "West Side Story" in a department store's "Jump Into Spring!" display in whatever the hippiest year on record is. Weird as hell. If it wasn't so boring I'd definitely recommend it.

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:04:19 GMT

Man, Obama has charisma. I don't know jack about his policies or the man, really, but he handled himself in the interview on the Daily Show very well; he really got the vibe of the show (much easier than Colbert's show, I'm sure) and responded intelligently throughout. Plus, he signed off with a sharp little salute and a frankly confusing standing ovation which I liked.

Air Colbert, huh? I do wonder what's up with the Cobert fellating, though. Versus the Daily Show his is:
-generally funnier
-interviews much, much, vastly worse
-host segments better
-pre-recorded segments worse (just like his regular stuff)

About even, overall, though I bear a grudge against his interviews. I even think the Daily Show has moer staying power. So what's the huge appeal of Colbert and his Report?

Knuckle-fives to Huth for his excellent observation regarding Springer/ Dr. Phil/ Sally Jesse/ etc. and the cultural effect of television as a medium. The 2-part series airing today and tomorrow on Dr. Phil (which I will totally admit I watch when I'm around at 3pm) on stage-mothers has completely driven home his argument. The hags in question have made numerous perplexing comments to that exact effect. In addition to the fact that they (maybe accurately? I don't know.) view television exposure as a boon to their children's careers, they seem to view television as, well, I don't really understand it. To them, simply being on television makes them right. They view their totally average child as exceptionally talented, and since their child is on television, regardless of the reason they're on there, whatever they say about them is justified, or even corrrect. Prior to your comment I could not fathom the lack of self-awareness these people displayed. Now I think I understand what's happening.

And now the COLBERT-BRANSON INTERVIEW TRAINWRECK has aired. That was bullshit. Actually, it was extremely amiable. The guy that sparked the rumour is a douche. Unless that was edited really well, which I don't see why it would be, it seems like the lie of a humourless dork. Also, alright. Colbert is quick. He's more original than Stewart, I think. The show, the verdict is out; Colbert, I think he''s got it.

Here comes a new challenger

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:27:07 GMT

Erin Burnett of CNBC: Thank you for the stupidest, funniest thing I've heard in months. I wish I could get the exact quote but it was something to the effect of:

"Americans should be careful what they wish for with China. If quality control improves over there then prices are going to increase over here in our Walmarts and soforth."

I'm probably in the minority here but I wouldn't mind paying 70 cents-an-hour more for toothpaste without DDT or whatever in it. That's right; as if you weren't convinced, don't forget that Chinese wages are still, on the whole, shamefully low, so don't think Dora the Explorer playsets are going to be out of your reach.

On the subject of the ampersand, like we were talking about a little while back: Thanks to APA I've started using it a lot more. Of course, you always use it when citing Doe, Shmoe & Blow, 2007, but there is also a prerogative to use it when you might otherwise Oxford comma yer ands. I don't know whether that gets around the whole issue of the Oxford comma (not, I think, since people seem generally resistant to using it), but I feel it has a certain elegance. It is very easy to parse at a glance and clarity is a virtue.

Who knows how late I am with this, but if you haven't seen this you just might thank me. Just watch until the caption pops up. The rest is more of the same. Without further ado:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA

Further: Andrew Keen: douche. He just crossed his legs all over the Colbert Report claiming that the internet is destroying "our" culture. He asks him how much money he's making from his content on the internet (to which Colbert cleverly replied "none of your ***damn business [the show's asterisks, not mine]). I guess he's siding with Warhol: "Good art is what sells." I can't support that: Do many artists really not become worthwhile until their death? Some might, sure, but check this:

"It worships the creative amateur: the self-taught filmmaker, the dorm-room musician, the unpublished writer. It suggests that everyone--even the most poorly educated and inarticulate amongst us--can and should use digital media to express and realize themselves. Web 2.0 'empowers' our creativity, it 'democratizes' media, it 'levels the playing field' between experts and amateurs. The enemy of Web 2.0 is 'elitist' traditional media."

What an ass. If you don't like the midwest farmer's daughter, find something else that makes you feel alright. Sure, the product almost invariably sucks, but how up one's ass must one be to take issue with the very fact that a person can express oneself via the internet? Does he know that actually talented authors are still being actually published and that Narutofan69 has not monopolized the industry? Plus, you're on the Colbert Report. What are you doing trying to argue with him and prove a point?

Quick question. Do you use "they"/"their" as (indefinite: thanks, some thesis!) gender-neutral pronouns, or what?

BLCRUN!

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:18:16 GMT

Yes, the Bulwer-Lytton contest results (are) up now! I'm sure all of you have at least heard of the quasiprestigious contest but in case you haven't check the site in a while (or ever), check it.

http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/english/2007.htm

My personal faves (note: my criteria are cruely arbitrary and personal, but foremost among them is my absolute hatred of self-conscious wackiness, or, maybe conversely, self-conscious englishness):

Lady Guinevere heard it distinctly, a sharp slap, as if a gauntlet had been thrown, and yet it was hardly plausible that she, perched delicately on the back of her cantering steed, should be challenged to ride faster, since protocol determined that Arthur should ride in front, then she, then Lancelot, for that was the order prescribed by Merlin, ever since he invented the carousel.

Celine Shinbutsu
Hino City, Tokyo, Japan

Professor Radzinsky wove his fingers together in a tweed-like fabric, pinched his lips together like a blowfish, and began his lecture on simile and metaphor, which are, like, similar to one another, except that similes are almost always preceded by the word 'like' while metaphors are more like words that make you think of something else beside what you are describing.

Wayne McCoy
Gainesville Fl

He held her desperately in his arms and stroked her silken hair, and as he drew her full red lips to his, he ravenously smothered her with lots of smooches.

Bill Kerschbaum
Ann Arbor, MI

Racing through space at unimaginable speeds, Capt. Dimwell could only imagine how fast his spaceship was going.

Gary Smith
Florissant, CO

And my (old) fave of all time:

The notes blatted skyward as the sun rose over the Canada geese, feathered rumps mooning the day, webbed appendages frantically peddling unseen bicycles in their search for sustenance, driven by Nature's maxim, "Ya wanna eat, ya gotta work," and at last I knew Pittsburgh.
--Sheila B. Richter, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1987 Winner)

"Look banner, Michael!" MICHAEL LOVE MARRY

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:10:03 GMT

http://www.fborfw.com/strip_fix/archives/002591.php

For Better or For Worse wields too much power. A person should not be able to pen lyrics like THAT, and have it set to Barney-caliber music before its publication date (~week for the Far Side, at least).

Totally loving Arrested development. I caught the start of this cycle on CBC and we're well into the 3rd season by now. I finally get everything! Favorite quotes (as if I could choose):

G.O.B.: "It's an illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money." [Sees children agog] "Or Candy!" This is G.O.B.'s solution to make everything better.

Buster: "Alias is a show about a spy..." There is no way to properly transcribe his delivery of this line. It's like he starts saying it because he recognizes the word 'alias', and then realizes halfway through that it's about a spy, and he is shocked by his sudden discovery.

Narrator: "... Tobias listens to a day’s worth of his own words, to see what Michael was referring to, ..."
Tobias: (On tape.) "...even it means me taking a chubby, I will suck it up."
Tobias: "Nothing wrong with that."
Tobias: (On tape.) "Oh, I’ve been in the film business for a while, but I just can’t seem to get one in the can."
Tobias: "It’s out of context."
Tobias: (On tape.) "I wouldn’t mind kissing that man between the cheeks. If you know what I mean."
Narrator: "(... and he realized there is something distinct about the way he speaks.)"
Tobias: "Tobias... you blowhard! (Chuckles.)"

Lucille: "They’re not going to let you in at the country club with that."
Buster (Franklin?): "I don’t want no part of your tight-ass country-club, you freak bitch!" Also all in the delivery, and the aftermath. Lucille is shocked an genuinely offended. Buster, after a moment, looks at Franklin with confusion.

G.O.B. (as Bleached Franklin): "You've ruined the act, G.O.B." In a bad, stiff British accent. Laff.

I'll stop now. It's just too funny. Too clever. When Buster injures Oscar, then goes crazy and tears down his congratulations banner, revealing Lucille's "You're killing me, Buster" banner, funny in it's own right, it perfectly exemplified the genius of Arrested Development.

These things I believe.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:26:59 GMT

I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, communist subversion, and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:15:04 GMT

"Oh no! I'm so worried! What if people can't tell when I'm being sarcastic?"
-Ryan North

Ode to Chrono Trigger

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:16:16 GMT

Oh, Chrono Trigger. You are my favourite RPG of all time, maybe even my favorite game of all time. If they ever made a third one of you I think I might have a heart attack AND DIE of happiness.

Well, that's that.

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:16:20 GMT

I finished the 3 paintings I was doing. Here's a bad picture of them.

They don't "go together", especially not in this formation, but they are related, obviously. One thing I'm pleased with is how there is a strongly the bars pop off the background, almost appearing physically in front of the picture surface in ideal conditions. Also interesting: the illusion is more or less successful in each of the three despite the variance in many qualities of the lines and background. The balancing act was definitely the hardest part in making these. I'm pretty happy with them, especially the orange panel.
But, I am glad to be done with them. Doing this has been, at times, a frustrating nightmare. I was commissioned to do them based on a painting I did basically as a rhetorical challenge to myself. I really did not have my heart or my head into doing them, but since I took the job I was beholden to the client, and to myself, to express something hopefully worthwhile through this style. I did my best, but the whole thing seemed so artificial. It was like I had to translate from one visual language to another, and something was bound to be lost, or at least altered.
So, now I can stop with tricks and get back to practicing representation. Also, that Modigliani panel I spat earlier. It's another trick but it's going to be a good one. Tricks seem to be very these days anyways.

THE EYE OF ARGON

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:06:41 GMT

Well, here it is. This might take you a while to read but I guarantee it's worth it. This was submitted to a journal/magazine of science fiction and fantasy back when barbarians were in vogue. It is just ridiculously poor writing. The author has an uncanny knack for choosing either not quite the right word or a near homonym or sometimes doing something else weird, like, all the time. Constantly. It is unreal. See if you can find an unmodifed noun!

slop's on

Thu, 31 May 2007 15:39:47 GMT

And another larf, if you need it.
http://independentsources.com/2006/07/12/worst-company-urls/

Been a while

Sat, 19 May 2007 19:30:13 GMT

Alright, I've been remiss:

School :|
Research position in perception :D
Someone offered to buy a painting from me :D
Summersummer summertime fun: Jerm and Marina kicked the asses of drunks :D

Lots of good stuff happening here. Now, onto the point of this entry:

This one is designed to be almost entirely stencils. I've got to get working on those and then I ought to be able to throw up something modestly enormous, complex and awesome pretty quickly, which increases the possibility of extreme frontage. Outstanding! Actually, the stenciled version will be modified, for obvious reasons. First, the green circle will not be transparent in the least, which means that certain parts will have to be brought up in fron of the circle. Whatever looks best, yet allows both the background figures and BD$ to be seen.

Le jour meilleur.

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:44:28 GMT

Man, oh man, was today a great day. First off, there was the mind control lady on the subway (a note on Facebook? Unheard of! Then, when I arrived at work I was reminded that it was my last day there. Then, I gave a 5"x7" painting I did in one day to our secrectary as a gift, but also to poke fun at the largely boring and ugly collection of abstract art on the floor (my object was to make a completely abstract piece with no inherent meaning in one day which looked better than any of the others on the floor; I succeeded.) Sorry, I've got no decent pictures of it. Here is a terrible one!
Anyways, not only were the recipient and a host of others unexpectedly impressed, showering me with superlative complements; not only this, but it was promised that the painting would be shown to the curator of the foundation's collection. Not only this, but one doctor requested that I paint another in a similar style for display in her new house! Will Alex be a semi-professional artist? The mind boggles, but that would dovetail so nicely with my ambitions as a neuroaesthetologist. Anyways, a great day. I am thrilled. That should have had an exclamation mark.

And, I'm off! Tomorrow, I mean. Litchfield, SC, for about a week. I'll be back on the 5th or 6th or 7th or something. Don't have too much fun without me. Here's a test. Would Alex want to do this and we won't be doing it again for a while? If yes, you better lay off, honky. Ashleigh and retinue, sorry I'll miss your festivities. Happy birthday and enjoy your karaoke. Van Smack, same to you. Jolly bday.

See you all later!

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Reposted for your convenience:

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=dr.+nick+begich+mind+control+dews&meta=

Well, on the subway this morning there was an Indian woman standing at the end of the car, holding a stack of notebook paper desperately avoiding eye-contact with her thousand-yard stare. She flipped through the sheets at a constant, calculated rate. Written on the sheets, in shaky writing and shakier grammar, she urged her readers to google the terms "dews", "mind control" and "Dr. Nick Beglich". She asserted that sattelites are using electro-magnetic radiation (!!!) to control your mind and those of "u childen". I was outraged! How could the media have dropped the ball on this one? How come there is no evidence supporting not only such a program but even the mere presence of DEADLY SLOW KILL SPACE RAYS and their logical consequence, mass-murderings? The answer is obvious: They got to them! THEY GOT TO ALL OF THEM. I had to act quickly before they "got" me, too.

So, I googled for great justice. I will always do what a paranoid schizophrenic asks me to. Why not am i right ladies. It turns out that Beglich is a great man (possibly Begich, according to half my sources). He is an independent researcher of Tesla technology and supports the cultivation of subterranian-larvae-infesting fungus for its proven anti-cancer powers. He speaks truth to power, via his intermediary networks of lackluster new-age websites, conspiracy theory/ diaper fetish forums and nuts on public transit.

I am also concerned about government weather control programs. Is it a coincidence that the most dangerous and subversive nation on Earth (Indonesia) is devestated by a new and exciting disaster every other week? Think about it!

Yes, think about it, for soon I will no longer be able to. The New World Order has detected my thoughtcrime and is even now capturing my biosignal. My mind is slipping away; no, no fungus, nor electro-acupuncture, nor tinfoil hat can help me now. And soon, no seemingly random event will be beyond my ability to influence somehow!

Trouble ahead?

Ah, the infamous "Rich Nigerian" scheme.

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:35:37 GMT

From : harrison ken <harrisonken_m20011@hotmail.com>
Reply-To : mr_harrisonkenprivatebox8@yahoo.co.uk
Sent : April 25, 2007 9:31:46 PM
Subject : AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE..

| | | Inbox

From The Office of The Director of
International Relation,Access Bank Plc
22 Marina Street,Marina
Lagos-Nigeria

Dear,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you. I am Mr. Harrison Ken the Director of International Relation with Access Bank of Nigeria Limited. I 'm 47yrs old and I got your email address on the Chambers of Commerce address list and my confidence reposed on you to contact you. I hope you read this message Carefully and reply me immediately,although we have not met before but I suggest that this transaction will bring us together.

My dear, we have a customer from a your country but base here in Nigeria since over a decade now, his name is Mr. Hamilton Creek from Atlanta Georgia United State of America but reside here with his wife and his two children. Mr. Hamilton Has being banking with our bank for the past 4yrs some time October 2002. On 12th of August 2003 Mr. Hamilton was on his way to his house and unfortunately he ran into a Trailer truck load of Groundnut Oil and died immediately. Their car got burnt and Mr. Hamilton Creek and His entire family was confirmed died which no single soul was saved.

The Board of Directors and the Management of Access Bank has mandated and Instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek relatives/his Next of Kin to come and claim Mr.Hamilton's Fund. Since August 2003 till date I have been looking for Mr.

Hamilton Creek Relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund which he Deposited with our bank. I have made a frantic effort to contact the American Embassy and after 3days the Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton Creek has no relation and no next of Kin.The Ambassador also told me that Mr. Hamilton used his first son as His next of kin but it is quite
unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek died with all his family members. The reason why I contacted you is this, Mr. Hamilton is dead and his only son whom supposed to inherit his properties and money also died With him.

As at this moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to claim this Money from our bank. The board directors and management of our bank has told me that if nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton's Fund, the bank will decleared Mr.

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United States Dollars) and it is the exact amount which late Mr. Hamilton Creek has in his domiciliary Account and this money is still in his account as unclaimed money.

This transaction is very easy and simple and it is 100% risk free. I'm the Director of International Relations with Access Bank of Nigeria Limited and the management/Board of Directors of the Bank are waiting for me to present to them the Relation or next of Kin to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, which I told them that I am still searching the next of kin to the deceased.

Finally, if you are interested with this transaction, I will present you to the bank as the only next of kin to late Mr, Hamilton Creek and I will let the bank to know that you are the only right person to inherit Late Mr. Hamilton Funds and properties, and his Money US$52M(fIifty two Million United States Dollars) will be transferred into Your Own Account as late Mr. Hamilton Creek next of kin.

Please if you are interested, Just email me on my direct private and secured Email Address for immediate commencement so that late Mr. Hamilton Funds will be credited Into your Account and all his Properties will be released to you either Through

Courier Services or the Bank will Cargo all his properties to You in any were you want it.
So reply me immediately and let me know what your decision and also feel free to ask any questions. Meanwhile we will share Late Mr. Hamilton Creek Funds 50-50 which you will take 50% of the US$52M. which is amounting to US$26M, (Twenty Six Million United States Dollars, while the Balance of the same amount will be mine.

I will be waiting for your Immediate response,

Thanks and have a nice day.

Friendly Regards

Mr. Harrison Ken.

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It appears Todd Goldman is a theif.

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:08:50 GMT

Man, this guy can go straight to hell. It's obvious he's been stealing art, and recycling crappy clip-art, for years. His t-shirts are shit, and I can scarcely believe that anyone would buy a large canvas of a crappy t-shirt graphic for several thousand dollars. His audacity is unheard of and I don't think he's got a leg to stand on. Take him for all he's worth, legitimate crappy t-shirt artists!

http://www.miketyndall.com/todd_goldman/

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:35:23 GMT

I came up a lighting system for special picture viewing or photography. I'm not entirely sure if it works, but I can't think why it wouldn't. If any of you know anything about that sort of stuff, let me know.

~dARkGHoSToFPaIN~xX_how could this happen to me?_Xx

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:15:30 GMT

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0417071vtech1.html

Hooray for thesmokinggun.com. I doubt this is a good example of what's-his-name's apparently disturbing writings, though I can imagine why the media would call it that. It's not really disturbing, more nonsensical, more juvenile, etc. However, anyone who wrote something this terrible has no right to be angry at anyone but his or herself. Almost certainly his.

(A)bort (R)etry (M)urder!

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:17:43 GMT

http://electricbiscuitonline.blogspot.com/2006/01/harry-whittier-frees.html

Posted under the amusing title: Dogs dressed like bees have nothing on these.

The weirdest, hands down, would be the jump-rope one. That looks like a sequence from "The Ring"'s art-film of doom.

IV:XX

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:43:46 GMT

Hooray! It's spring, I finally believe! Today is the first day I saw buds on, well, not trees but some shrubs and bushes. This is the third day since maple keys made their first appearance on the scene. So cool. I will provide photographic evidence, as I am about to embark on a bike ride into the valley. Another hooray, my first valley ride of the year.

If you please, tell me something funny you saw today. Here's mine: a cross-eyed woman of unsurpassed dowdiness rolling their eyes at a person in a wheelchair.

I'll be back.