Mark's Blog about Absofreakin'lutely Nothing

This is so wrong, but so funny at the same time....

2006-09-12T23:18:00.002+10:00

This is the result of a joke made on the Rick Emerson show (weekdays from 11am to 3pm on AM970 Solid State Radio!) calling the army's new torture and interrogation handbook "The Little Golden Book of Torture". Apparently, there is a children's book artist in the audience and he painted this and sent it in.

Fantastic!

This is the best thing since 'V For Vendetta'

2006-09-11T16:15:00.000+10:00

Find more images like this one here. Buy t-shirts and other crap from Project for the Old Amercian Century to support the end of fascism in the U.S.!

Remember: Freedom is slavery! England prevails!

I see drunk people...

2006-08-18T19:08:00.000+10:00

Child star Haley Joel Osment was treated for a broken rib and a shoulder injury after he flipped his car while driving with a blood alcohol level over .15. He was also charged with possession of weed. Fantastic!

However, does anybody know the best part of this story? Not the fact that he was only 18 at the time. It was, of course, that he is an Oscar-nominee and yet he was driving a 1995 Saturn! Apparently booze and drugs are more important to him than buying a car that isn't completely lame.

And what's up with his faux 70's hair? Gross, dude, really gross.

Creature from 'The Ewok Adventure' Found Dead In Maine!

2006-08-17T17:33:00.000+10:00

Apparently, there's been some animal mauling going on up in Maine at the paws of some mystery creature. Well, they think they have now found said creature dead in a field and no one can really tell what it is.

From the following descriptions, I have concluded that it is one of the boar-wolf beasts from the forests of Endor, as seen in 'The Ewok Adventure' (aka Caravan of Courage):

"It was charcoal gray, weighed between 40 and 50 pounds and had a bushy tail, a short snout, short ears and curled fangs hanging over its lips..."
"It was evil, evil looking. And it had a horrible stench I will never forget."

Well, I think that pretty much sums it all up. You heard it here first, kids!

For the full news story, click here. Click here for real pictures of the beast and a cryptozoologist's analysis.

And, I'm a nerd...

2006-08-14T15:36:00.000+10:00

Oh yeah, I've become addicted to a totally nerdy online role-playing game. Surprise, surprise.

If you feel the urge to join me in nerdy wanking to obtain machines of destruction because you, like me, are a dateless loser, then click hneah.

The Brisbane Blue Tongues

2006-08-14T15:19:00.000+10:00

Well, seeing as readers are demanding a new post, I suppose I should write something....

I attended the final 2006 home game of the Brisbane Blue Tongues hockey team yesterday. Amazingly, yes, there is a pro ice hockey league in Australia. The funny thing is that the game was played in a regular ice rink where people learn to figure skate and what not. So, there was only low walls and netting, no plexiglass walls. Also, the seats were cheap as hell plastic chairs that leaned slightly forward as if they were going to dump you out at any second, which was bizarre. The game was a good one though, versus the Adelaide Avalanche. It was close up until the final minute when a horrible call gave the Avalanches the game. Read a better summary than I could give here. Be sure to watch the footage of the disputed call as well. It looks to me like his foot may have actually been in the goalie's crease, but the viewpoint isn't the best. I think the goal should have been counted anyway for the sake of extending the game and making it more exciting for the people watching. Instead, it was a lame ending with the visiting team scoring a cheap goal on an open net with 20 seconds left to go. Needless to say, the refs got booed and fans walked out early.

Well, that's the end of that post because I'm exhausted after working two shifts at the watchtower this weekend and going to bed too late last night.

My New Toy

2006-07-17T22:48:00.000+10:00

I went to the music store today with a mission. To find some type of amplifier to make my latest sonic creation sound a little more interesting. Actually, the mission this time is to make it sound like it's inside a factory, so I wanted a speaker that sounds like something that would be in a factory. In other words, one of those intercom speakers that make all music sound really tinny and weird.

I was in luck because they still had the bullhorn that I had seen there before! It's something everyone wants, yet no one actually owns. Totally awesome! I can't wait to use it in the studio tomorrow....

UPDATE 2: Tyagarah Meat Pool

2006-07-11T15:49:00.000+10:00

Well, there have been a few developments in the Tyagarah Meat Pool saga in the past week, both good and bad. Here's a chronological account:

GOOD: My comment on the "Fun Times at the Tyagarah Meat Pool" article page about using my photo got an email response and an offer to give me credit for the photo. Thanks to Mitra for that, by the way!

BAD: In the same email, it was revealed that both the Tyagarah Natural History Museum and the book about the history of the Meat Pool were works of fiction in an article written in a local newspaper as an April Fool's joke. Notice that the article date is April 1, 2003. Wow, I feel dumb.

GOOD: I sent Mitra my full name and I am now credited as the photographer of the Tyagarah Meat Pool when you hover the mouse over the picture.

BAD: No more information concerning the actual origins of the Meat Pool were offered at any time.

Well kids, this mystery may just go unsolved for the time being....

UPDATE: Tyagarah Meat Pool

2006-07-02T14:17:00.000+10:00

I just visited the Fun Times at the Tyagarah Meat Pool article page and found that it has been updated using the photo that I took of the Meat Pool building!!! I don't really mind them using the photo, as I am not a professional photographer, but I wouldn't mind a photo credit and a heads up that they planned to use it. I'm sitting down to email the president of the Tyagarah Sustainable Community Organization right now to see what they can do for me in the form of additional information in exchange for the use of my photograph.

Between my joining the local Volunteer Rescue Association and helping preserve local pieces of history, the locals here won't want me to leave in October!

My Current Obsession

2006-06-30T18:18:00.000+10:00

Okay, I'm going to introduce you all to my latest obsession. Once you read about it I am sure that you will share my fascination and will not be able to rest until the mystery behind this particle object/location has been solved for us all.

This is the Tyagarah Meat Pool.

Are you intrigued yet? You should be. The building stands just off of the main Pacific Highway near Byron Bay, Australia. What the hell is a Meat Pool? A plethora of images springs to mind, the first of course being the most ludicrous: a swimming pool filled with meat. Then your brain immediately discards that because it can't possibly be true. The next choice is a place where cattle ranchers come to collectively sell their beef products to the customers, like collective bargaining in a union and such. That's pheasible. The final one that came to my mind was just someone having a fun time with a sign that actually said something else and thought Meat Pool was a good slang term for something. Example sentence: I'd like to dive into her meat pool! That, of course, is just sick and wrong.

So, what could this building possibly represent? When in doubt, I Googled. Here is the only page containing the words "Tyagarah Meat Pool" (by the way Tyagarah is an area near Brunswick Heads, where I live, and is pronounced like Viagra with a T):

Fun Times at the Tyagarah Meat Pool

From this article, I have gleaned a few pieces of information, but everything about what the Meat Pool actually represents is so vague that I am even more confused than ever. Youngsters came in search of a refreshing swim? It must actually be a pool filled with meat! Fine romances were started over a fresh haunch at the Meat Pool? It was an all beef restaurant! You will receive the healing benefits bestowed by the healing powers of the fresh cuts of meat? It's a spa where they cover you in meat instead of mud! Actually, I still have no idea what the hell it is.

But! The two useful pieces of information in the article were that 1. There is currently a book in print detailing the history of Tyagarah and the Meat Pool, and 2. Said book is available for purchase at the Tyagarah Historical Museum. That museum is in Mullumbimby, which just happens to be right next to Brunswick Heads! So, in order to solve this mystery, I will be travelling to the Tyagarah Historical Museum this weekend and purchasing a copy of Tyagarah Meat Pool - A Community History. The answers to all of your questions will be available by next week, I hope.

Until then, keep wondering about the Meat Pool!

Star Jones

2006-06-28T21:34:00.000+10:00

I know that I'm venturing into unappealling (to say the least) territory here, but what the hell is up with Star Jones? I've been out of the country for a while, but when I was reading about her leaving (read: getting fired from) The View I read something about her having breast implants? Not to mention that in all of the recent pictures I've seen of her she looks like a cosmetic surgery experiment gone horribly wrong. I've posted before and after pictures below. I don't know about you, but I actually prefer morbidly obese Star to freakishly disfigured Star, not to say that I should have any preference at all because she's a lame celebrity in the first place, but you get my drift. So, to bring everything to a nice, neat conclusion: Star Jones is no longer obese, but uglier than ever. And, News Flash, Star: You were given a job on The View because everyone on there besides Babwa Wawa was supposed to be an "everywoman" with whom all American women could relate. You have become a rich celebrity who spends all her money on plastic surgery to make you look like everyone else in Hollywood, which no one finds respectable or relatable. That's why you were fired, you ignorant bitch. Get over yourself and go back to being a lawyer because you're not going to get any other offers looking like that.

Another great Japanese TV Prank

2006-06-28T15:01:00.000+10:00

These guys put money in expecting the chair to give them a massage. If only that were the case....

Those silly Japanese TV shows

2006-06-27T21:23:00.000+10:00

This is a terrible prank and I can't believe it made it onto TV, but I'll be damned if it isn't one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen.

Check this out....

2006-06-26T14:39:00.000+10:00

Yes, this is a picture of MY back. Anybody care to guess exactly what happened to me? Giant leeches springs to mind. Well, unfortunately for you it wasn't anything that exciting. I went to my first session at a Chinese Naturopathy clinic and had massage, acupuncture, and cupping done to try to take the tension out of my back. Those massive bruises were left by the cups sucking onto my back. Apparently, it sucks the stagnant blood up out of the muscles and restores circulation. The elongated ones in the small of my back are where the woman doing my treatment slid the attached cup up and down my back. If you think that sounds painful, it is. It really, truly is excruciating.

I had my second session today and it didn't hurt as bad though. So, I think last time she didn't get quite enough massage oil under the cup to get it sliding smoothly. But yeah, cupping is almost as painful as I thought it would be. Acupunture was not as painful as I thought to get the needles in, but when she moved them around to find the pressure point and my hand spasmed, that wasn't entirely comfortable.

LORDI

2006-05-26T22:23:00.000+10:00

These guys are totally awesome! Like GWAR, but with better songs. Is it just me or does the chorus sound like a Bon Jovi song from Slippery When Wet?

Slither

2006-05-21T18:18:00.000+10:00

What can I say? I love me some horror, especially of the campy variety, and this movie hit the spot in those departments. Plus, it starred Nathan Fillion, who I've come to like in the past few months. However, I didn't remember until just now that he was in Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place! Actually, I don't remember that he was in it, but more remembered that I watched and somewhat enjoyed that show. But anyway, Slither starts off a bit slow, but then builds into a great campy horror flick, complete with cheesy lines, people getting sliced straight down the middle, and only enough CG to get past the really difficult parts. I was really impressed that they avoided the CG and went for the classic (and better looking) horror FX.

Best line in the movie was as one of the worm-zombies was joining bodily to the huge king of the zombies, when Nathan Fillion deadpans, "Well, now that is some fucked up shit."

'85 Corvette

2006-05-13T23:41:00.000+10:00

So, this week, my parents decided that they wanted a Corvette more than an 80's Mustang Cobra and bought one. I was hoping for a late 70's model with big batmobile-style front fenders, but they decided on an '85, which I have to say is the most boring of all the body styles. It just screams (to me, at least) Micro Machines! Anyway, it's got less that 60,000 miles on it, a new paint job, and a 4-speed manual tranny. I'll be curious to see how many gears I can smoke the tires shifting into....

Match Point

2006-05-13T23:31:00.000+10:00

There's only one word that I can use to describe this movie and that word is INTENSE. It starts out easily enough with an Irishman moving to London to teach tennis lessons, but he then gets caught up in life and love with a rich family and also the fiance of his soon to be brother-in-law. Needless to say, trouble ensues. Some of the scenes were hard to watch, but on the whole the movie was fantastic. Scarlett Johansson was completely hot, as always. She's giving Kirsten Dunst a run for her money in the race of Mark's favorite young actress. However, until she appears in two consecutive Spider-Man movies, I don't think she could quite win. They could almost be related, really. Is it just me or do they have similar faces? Anyway, Match Point is great. Made me want to see other Woody Allen movies. Recommendations, anyone? I'm looking at you, Joe Frazier....

Stephen Harper Eats Babies!

2006-05-03T19:02:00.000+10:00

Who is Stephen Harper? The Canadian Prime Minister, of course. What does he do? He eats babies, of course! How does he do that? It must have to do with the flapping heads those Canadians are famous for, I imagine. Anyway, for the best news story you'll read all week and definitely one of the best hacks of the year, click here.

"I did NOT have sexual relations with that baby.... I ate it."

I bought another one....

2006-04-30T20:18:00.000+10:00

I know it's been a while since I rapped at ya, but last week, I impulse bought a surfboard. But not just any surfboard, mind you! It's the closest thing to a sibling to my first surfboard that I could ever find, plus it's a nine foot malibu style, which is exactly what I've been thinking I wanted to try out for a while now. It's carved by the same guy that did my other one and it's got a totally sweet custom tailfin! I found it at a pawnshop that I went into looking for something completely different, but couldn't pass it up as it was 20% off! I got it (carrying case and all) for $596 Australian, which calculates out to about $450 US. That's unheard of for a nine foot board in this condition that is only a year old. So, anyway, here's some pics to check out. This thing cruises three foot waves like a Rolls Royce on a brand new sheet of asphalt! Oh yeah, and the name written on the bottom (not visible in pictures) is "The Lacerator". Probably because there's some outlines of razor blades painted into the design...

Just For Reference...

2006-04-30T20:09:00.000+10:00

Okay, you will understand why I'm doing this when I do my next post, but here are some pics of the surfboard that I bought in November.

Water on the moon???

2006-04-11T19:30:00.000+10:00

Has NASA gone retarded? According to this report, they are going to send a probe to the moon to attempt to find frozen water there. Does anyone else think this is completely stupid? Um, I seem to remember a mission back in the 1960's when we actually landed on the moon and didn't find any signs of water. Some people would have you believe that the whole moon landing was a hoax and all took place in a Hollywood soundstage, but let's put that theory aside for the time being and say that everything is as the government said it was for the sake of argument here. I don't remember them saying anything about finding any water up there. So, why are we spending all of our tax dollars trying to find water on the moon when we have trillions in debt to China. Being a huge Science Fiction fan and avid science follower, I'm the first to jump on the bandwagon when NASA wants to explore someplace new or research something cool. But I just can't get behind this push to build a stupid moonbase and go to Mars. The whole thing was just a ploy by Bush to get people to think that he wasn't against scientific research and I think we could spend our money in a thousand more effective ways. Let's start with research into fixing the environment on Earth so that we don't ever need to run to Mars to get away from our own filth! I can't believe these proposals get through actual scientists and government budget watchdogs. What a load of crap. Anyway, that's my rant for today about Bush, NASA, the MAN, and the SYSTEM. You're all a bunch of morons! Go back to the drawing board if you want to impress me.

Don't Pray For Me, Please!

2006-04-01T10:04:00.000+11:00

A new study performed in the US suggests for a mysterious reason that people who knew they were being prayed for actually had more post heart surgery complications than people who thought they may or may not have people praying for them.

Read the full story here.

Farce of the Penguins

2006-03-29T07:33:00.000+11:00

If this is half as funny as The Aristocrats, it's totally going to be worth seeing - Farce of the Penguins. Bob Saget is my hero. Suck on that, fundamentalist 'family' advocate retards who promoted March of the Penguins as a 'family values' film.

ITMFA

2006-03-11T13:39:00.000+11:00

It's Friday morning on March 10th and the Bush opinion polls are at a new low. However, he goes on record telling everyone that the public's disapproval of his actions will not sway him from his core beliefs.

First, he said, "I know some would like me to change, but you can't be a good decision-maker if you're trying to please people." Um, let's see, last time I checked, the president of the United States was a democratically elected office, which I believe means that you are elected to represent the views of the public, not your own views. While I can respect the fact that he is a Republican and has to stick to their core values, I would imagine that pretty much all of the Republicans in Washington distancing themselves from you like you're a leper might make you rethink just what you need to be focusing on. Forcing the public to accept your decisions despite them being wildly unpopular is not the way that a democracy is meant to work. That would be what is called a dictatorship and is what you were so bent on ending in Iraq. You've become an elected dictator who needs to be shoved off of his throne.

He also said this: "If you're afraid to make decisions and you only worried about, you know, whether or not people in the classroom are going to say nice things about you, you're not leading." Well, maybe if you spent some more time in the classroom and less time boozing and doing cocaine, you would know that it really should matter.

Read the story here.

On a side note, my compliments to the Cherry Creek School Superintendent for keeping Jay Bennish on without suspension. Students are allowed to think for themselves and should change classes if they don't like their teacher. I sure as hell didn't agree with the opinions of all of my teachers in high school. Oh, and to the pansy little Republican bastard that secretly taped him, grow a spine and take it up with the teacher yourself. As I'm sure Mr. Bennish is a believer in freedom of speech in the classroom, he would let you share your opinion about the State of the Union Address. Although I'm sure you really don't have much to say, other than "He's the president and we should agree with whatever he does like good little sheep."

By the way, if you don't know what ITMFA means, find out here and here.

The Day's News

2006-03-09T13:45:00.000+11:00

First up, one of the funniest stories I've seen in a long time. After working at a hotel for a couple months, I find it even more hilarious when I picture the maids at that hotel fighting over who took TP off of their carts, grabbing a plunger and a mop and fencing in the laundry room. Spectacular! Read the story here.

Then we have a woman suing Walgreen's for comments on a woman's prescription about her being a psycho. The story is here. While I agree that comments like that should never have made it past the desk of the pharmacy, I can tell just from reading the article that this woman is an uptight psycho. I think that in a time when such a large percentage of the population of the US is on prescription anti-depressants you don't need to be so ashamed as to tell the pharmacist not call your name or discuss your medication. And another thing, who's going to be at the pharmacy? If I were her, I would be more concerned about people learning about the fact that she self-medicated with alcohol and illegal drugs for years, which is now printed in papers across the nation. Quit being so damned sensitive and just cop to the fact that you need medication because you know what, everyone else has. And another thing, if you don't like the people at Walgreen's, GO TO A DIFFERENT PHARMACY!!!! Like, say, I don't know, a smaller one where there's no one else waiting, or drive to the next town for all I care. If you care so much about no one finding out, do something pro-active about it instead of making it the pharmacists responsibility to remember not to call you by name. Or better yet, just ask them to call you by a fake name. But for god's sake, quit being a psychotic bitch!

The Triumphant Return!!!!!

2006-03-07T09:00:00.000+11:00

I want a shirt like Rick's so I can wear it with pride.

More Toohey's New

2006-03-06T22:37:00.000+11:00

Okay, this is one of their best commercials yet. They lifted the catapults straight from the Lord of the Rings movies, but it's still cool and funny as hell.

See it here.

Other Toohey's New ads available for viewing here. I recommend Clean Fight and The Tongue (it's kind of nasty).

Sorry, they're not on YouTube yet.

Toohey's New

2006-03-06T22:34:00.000+11:00

This beer tastes just as bad as Foster's, but they have the best commercials ever.

Baby On Board

2006-03-05T15:16:00.000+11:00

I haven't posted any pics from LJ Images, but this one was just too good not to post. I don't know that anything so literal has ever been so damn funny. Whoever made this was a genius (or more likely just white trash).

Your Tax Dollars At Work Pt. 2

2006-03-02T08:51:00.000+11:00

The Pentagon is funding research into neural implants for sharks, in order to turn them into military spies. Is this not the dumbest idea you've ever heard? Why don't they just put "lasers" on their heads too?! I could see putting capture devices on them to attempt to survey the waters, but they are actually saying that they will be controlling their movement so that they can track enemy vessels without being detected. If we have satellite imaging as good as Google Earth on tap all the time, what's the point?

Next time I'm out surfing and get bitten by a shark, I'll be sure to smile for the camera before beating it off of my leg. Kiss your next tax refund goodbye because W is using it all for projects like this!

Read the full story here.

Violence in the UK (Not Quite Anarchy Yet)

2006-03-02T08:31:00.000+11:00

Two ushers were shot by someone as they were ejecting them from the Kanye West show in Birmingham, England yesterday. I'm sure that Mr. Cocky thinks that his "intelligent" hip hop stylings attracts fans that are above this type of thing, but guess what, you're crappy rap is just as attractive to the same gun-toting morons that listen to gangsta rap! I feel bad for the ushers (read security guards) because it's a sad world where you get shot for doing your job and being ejected from a show is worth shooting someone over. Read the full story here.

R.I.P. TV's Original Bumbling Deputy

2006-02-26T21:25:00.000+11:00

Don Knotts passed away today and will always be remembered as Barney Fife and Ralph on Three's Company. He seemed like such a genuinely nice guy and yet he was never very much in the public eye, so who would really know? Maybe I'm just too young to remember. Anyhow, you will be missed, old friend, and mourned by many. R.I.P.

On The Verge

2006-02-21T15:57:00.000+11:00

So, Bush says in his speech that we're on the verge of an energy breakthrough that will 'startle' most Americans? I'd be willing to bet that the only American the developments would startle is him. I'd also say that the only reason that most of these technologies are not yet realities is that his administration has been suppressing scientific research and underfunding testing for alternative fuels. He's made enemies of all of the oil-rich countries, so now he flips around and says that alternative fuels are important after years of pushing gasoline on everyone for the profit of himself and his cronies. How typical. And now generating our own electricity at home and using alternative fuels has become an issue of "enhancing our national security and our economic security"? Yeah, because keeping the planet from imploding on itself to exterminate the virus that humans have become isn't nearly as important as our national and economic security. Let me tell you, I can really get behind this now that it's all about national security! That really makes me feel better! Who comes up with this drivel? And who believes it? He's just trying to pander to the environmentalists to shut them up for a while. I'd say this is his first little publicity stunt to try to show people that the Republicans are "evironmentally friendly" for the 2008 election. If you even care, the full article can be read here. Also, notice that the company that he visited is $28 million in debt and he gives them only $5 million to keep the 32 employees they were going to cut. He wouldn't want to give them full funding so they could actually keep working. Just enough to keep the employees until everything is cleaned up. And the oil companies made record profits again last year. What a load of crap.

Oh, and is it just me, or does he look like he's begging everyone to believe him every time he makes a speech? His hand gestures and facial expression in every picture look like he's saying "C'mon, you gotta believe me! C'mon!" You look like a swindler caught in a lie, George. Shut up and step down.

Movie Junkies Everywhere, Take Up Your Arms!

2006-02-17T08:57:00.000+11:00

Apparently, Netflix isn't as much of a great deal as everyone thinks. For all of you heavy renters out there (read Joe), you're getting screwed! Find out how it's happening here, and then riot like a bunch of Muslim extremists!

Instant Karma and Another "Freedom Fries" Debacle

2006-02-17T08:27:00.000+11:00

Today's lesson: Don't laugh at someone else's hunting mishap and then give your girlfriend a gun. This really could have been my neighbors in Camas. Read more here.

Remember Freedom Fries? That lasted about a week, eh? Well, Iran has taken a lesson from Republicans and done the same thing with the Danish pastry. They now call it the "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad". So, let me get this straight. Drawing pictures of the prophet is bad, but eating his roses is OK? That seems hypocritical and weird. I guess religious zealots aren't known for their linear logical thinking. Anyway, I guess it just proves that a rose by any other name tastes just as sweet. Next thing you know they'll be calling the raspberry filling "the blood of the infidels". Now that sounds yummy! Read more here.

The Internet Effect

2006-02-15T21:47:00.000+11:00

I am in need of some explanation. Why is it that people who write stories that are to be published on the Internet feel that they can use moronic slang? Take this quote, for example, from this article:

"Bay's production company, Platinum Dunes, will attempt to crank out the 11th installment in the hearty horror series for New Line Cinema by October--on Friday the 13th, natch."

It took me a full 10 seconds and about four readings to figure out just what the hell they meant by "natch". Have we become so pressed for time these days that people can't be bothered to write out "naturally"? Has this become accepted lexicon since I left the U.S. just four months ago? If this trend continues, we'll soon be using some god-awful Newspeak. Once that happens I'll be one of the first to become unperson.

And another thing if you actually bothered to read the article: Why are they forcing them to put out a piece of crap movie by October of this year? I know horror films aren't incredible works of art, but if you're hiring someone to breathe new life into a franchise on it's 11th installment (dear god, why couldn't they spend all that money on making the world a better place?) I would say you should actually give them time to create something better than a big fat turd. Oh, and by the way, if you want an insight into Michael Bay's personaltiy, this was very eye-opening. I thought he was a good director and I liked his version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but it seems that he is an egomaniac like way too many others in the entertainment business.

Final thought: I enjoyed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Do I think it deserves a prequel to make even more money for this egomaniac? HELL NO. Can we just please leave some good things alone? Speaking of which, The Onion captures the mood in Hollywood perfectly. Keep on polishing those turds, boys.

Once More Mass. Leads The Way

2006-02-15T07:57:00.000+11:00

After the Boston gay marriage thing, this is the best news I've heard about Massachusetts. This type of action needs to sweep the nation, letting all Wal-Marts and other religious zealots working in pharmacies that their personal opinions have no bearing on what they make available at their stores. Screw Wal-Mart and any other pharmacies that won't cough up any kind of medication, especially birth control! They are the reason we have women like Angela Harris running around Missouri. Four kids at 26, beginning when she was 14, and exposing over 100 men to HIV along the way. If anyone should be denied medication, it should be her getting denied the HIV suppressants so she can die a slow, painful death. I hope you contract leprosy or something equalling horrifying, you disgusting whore.

Your Tax Dollars At Work

2006-02-15T07:47:00.000+11:00

Thank god for The Smoking Gun.com. This is typical. They better follow through with those punishments that they speak of in their conclusion. They all deserve to be drug out in the street and shot.

Speaking of "drug out in the street and shot", does anyone else remember when Garfield used to use this phrase? That's where I have always referenced when saying it, but when you really think about it, that was really un-PC and totally cool for Garfield to say. Huzzah to Jim Davis for slipping that into '80s pop culture!

Didn't this kind of stuff go out of fashion in 2002?

2006-02-15T07:43:00.000+11:00

No, Frank Miller, please don't. You're one of the all-time great comic writers. Why would you sink to this?

My Thoughts Exactly

2006-02-15T07:30:00.000+11:00

Well, not really, but I thought it was pretty damn funny. For more Pearls Before Swine, click here.

An Ambulance On Call

2006-02-13T21:14:00.000+11:00

This was the perfect picture to accompany this story. The caption claims that he's speaking to a group of people, but does it not look more like he's snarling at someone? Marilyn Manson couldn't make a face that frightening anymore!

So, I wonder what it feels like to shoot your friend in the face? Nice one, Dick. Oh, and not mentioning it to anyone until the local newspaper covered it was real smooth too. Once again you prove that you're a canniving, lying sack of crap. The best part of the story is when the guy says that there was an ambulance on call due simply to the vice president's presence. How pathetic that he has to have an ambulance follow him around just in case he keels over. Although, the way that they wrote it in the article almost made it sound like they had it there because he's accident prone and they were expecting something like this.

He has to be sooooooooooooo glad that he didn't actually kill the guy. Oh what a brilliant scandal that would have been. Keep shooting, Dick. Maybe next time you'll have a trophy bigger than a quail for your study.

Kanye is a BIG LOSER!

2006-02-11T22:34:00.000+11:00

You may recall a previous post that quoted an interview with Cocky West (not the one immediately below) in which he said that his album, Late Registration, needed to win Album of the Year to "seal the work". Well, I guess the work went unsealed because it lost! I want to congratulate the judges for not feeling like they had to choose it just because it would be the first all-rap album to win best album. Congratulations to U2, who did win, even though I'm not that into them. At least they seem like cool guys though. Bono can get annoying with his Save The World spiel, but at least he's doing something beside flying on his own egomania. Kanye may have won three grammys this year, but the fact that he was deprived of the one he really wanted just makes me feel warm inside.

Return of Kanye's Ego

2006-02-10T19:35:00.000+11:00

Once again Kanye West's ego, which seems to have garnered him the nickname Cocky West, has reared it's vile head in his latest interview in which he claims that he would be a storyteller if a modern bible were to be written. He also claims that he will go down in history for changing music. Read excerpts here. I don't know what exactly he thinks he changed about music, but if he thinks he got alternative kids into hip-hop, sorry that was Eminem, moron. Oh, and as far as you being an inspirational speaker that makes kids want to learn about history, the only inspirational speeches you should be giving are in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!!! Or better yet, at the bottom of a river. Why doesn't someone shoot this egomaniac in the face before he records another crappy record?

On the other side of celebrity coverage, George Clooney shows us all up in the Superpatriot class. I don't think he could be any cooler than right now. I recently saw Good Night & Good Luck and it was fantastic. I'm really looking forward to Syriana and any more movies that are intended to be subversive to the currently dominant paradigm of tyranny and greed. Show those hardcore Republican bastards who's boss, George! Read the interview here.

Why? How?

2006-02-06T21:18:00.000+11:00

Okay, this is my political rant that I have been slacking on for a while. It's taken the apparent uprising of the Muslim faith to get me into rant mode, but dammit, I want to know what the hell is going on.

So, a few cartoonists, at the request of a newspaper, drew some cartoons (caricatures, if you will) of the Prophet of Islam. Now, I realize that any pictures of the Prophet are forbidden in many Muslim circles for fear that they become false idols. However, does this whole thing really call for a worldwide riot and the burning of the Danish embassies? I would say no. I mean, Christians have been the subject of endless cartoons, jokes (which I'll be the first to repeat and laugh the loudest & longest everytime), and movies (The Life of Brian) and they don't burn buildings or riot. So why the hell can't Muslims just condemn it or demand an apology (which to me seems stupid) and go on living their lives? All this fanaticism just seems stupid. Yeah, that includes bombings and all killings in the name of the Prophet. That's just not the way to make friends, you fanatical imbeciles. Maybe if you were a bit more tolerant of everyone else, everyone would be more tolerant of you. Did you ever consider that?

And my second question, how. How the hell do these people find the time to riot? Do they all get the day off of work? Do they have jobs? There must be nothing getting done business-wise over there in the Arab nations. They're always off burning some embassy or other, burning a flag, or fleeing another bomber. I guess their whole thing is hating capitalism, so maybe they are all farmers or peasants or something. I just don't know how they can all take a day to just go and riot.

All right, I'll stop now. I just don't see the sense in all this. It all seems like much ado about nothing and a lot of people looking for an excuse to commit senseless acts of violence or challenge western culture. You can have your religion as long as it doesn't cause you to kill people. Otherwise, it's simply a justification of intolerance and murder. Stop living in the 16th century.

One of the funniest things you'll see this year...

2006-02-06T17:53:00.000+11:00

...and it's only February!

My Quality Classmates

2006-02-01T21:59:00.000+11:00

An actual conversation overheard during the break in class today (class starts at 10am and break started at 11:30am, mind you):

Guy #1: "I can't concentrate cuz I've got a headache."

Guy #2: "Party too much last night?"

Guy #1: "No, I was having trouble waking up this morning, so I started drinking."

I couldn't bear to listen any longer after that. It's just wrong in far too many ways and it was going to give me a brain hemorrhage just like that girl saying, "If it wasn't for my horse, I never would have spent that year in college".

Spectacular!

2006-01-29T08:35:00.000+11:00

Here's a great page where you can create yourself as a South Park character! Check it out, right.....HERE.

Oh, and here's me in South Park.

Totally sweet!

How can she get away with this?

2006-01-28T11:50:00.000+11:00

Is it just me, or is Ann Coulter not the biggest, most spiteful bitch on the face of the planet? I'd like to meet whoever shoved whatever it is up her ass because they really got it up there. 'Joking' about poisoning one of the few decent justices left on the supreme court? #1, not funny. #2, you're a partisan hack who delights in enraging liberals just to see them writhe. Get a real job. Oh, and I hope somebody poisons you, you ignorant harpie.

If you'd like to read the latest debacle when she was invited to speak at another university (why anyone would actually pay her to speak is beyond me), click here.

Next!

2006-01-26T12:02:00.001+11:00

I'm finally done with the basic media certificate and can move on to the real audio part of the program here at SAE! Woohoo!

Lyric of the day and my new motto, courtesy of A Tribe Called Quest: "I like my beats hard like two day old shit"

Why Can't People Realize They're Own Stupidity?

2006-01-24T06:35:00.000+11:00

Just read an article about Bush saying that opponents of abortion will eventually prevail. Goddam it, you ignorant deuchebags, stop trying to control other people! I don't think I even need to go into why making abortion illegal would be the biggest mistake the US makes since invading Iraq again.

And here's the incredible part... they quoted a 20-year old woman, who has a 5-month old son from a rally in St. Paul, Minnesota as saying this: "This year is special for me because I am a mother out of wedlock. I wanted to get the message out that life is important. It doesn't matter what your circumstances are." Life is so important that you went ahead and brought another ungrateful little brat into this overpopulated world so he could help run down the world's resources even faster. Thanks, that really shows me that you think life is important. Oh, and where's the father of your precious little life? Gone? Yeah, that's probably because he asked you to have an abortion and you said no. Good luck finding a new man who will take care of someone else's kid. Get over yourself and your imagined importance of undeveloped life forms because I don't want to be supporting your stupid, food stamp receiving ass for the rest of your budding criminal's god-forsaken life.

Oh yeah, if you want a non-judgemental version of this story, it's here. But why would you bother? Really.

I usually hate these things too...

2006-01-20T21:55:00.000+11:00

But Joe told me to do it!

You are Superman

Superman		75%
Hulk		70%
Spider-Man		70%
Green Lantern		70%
Iron Man		65%
Supergirl		60%
Robin		50%
Wonder Woman		45%
Catwoman		45%
The Flash		40%
Batman		35%

You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

Eat Curry, Save Your Life?

2006-01-18T06:59:00.000+11:00

Ah, the wonders of curry abound! A new study says that it helps to fight prostate cancer, along with cauliflower and some other veggies. Curry, it's not just for breakfast anymore!

Check out the Washington Times article

On a side note, if you read the article, the doctor's name is Ah-Ng Tony Kong. Now the first joke about them calling him Mr. Kong is obvious and a bit childish, but still amusing. I find it more amusing thought that his first name is remarkable close to Ana Ng. Just a little love to my TMBG brethren. Ana Ng and I are gettin' old, but we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence!

Huh-huh, that was cool....

2006-01-16T21:56:00.000+11:00

Okay, just an observation about my recently acquired Beavis & Butthead: The Mike Judge Collection Vol. 1 DVD Set. I was really looking forward to watching these because I remember the few episodes that I actually saw being really funny. Well, I was a bit disappointed. I slowly realized as I watched all of the episodes that Beavis & Butthead were only funny because the things they were doing and saying were shocking, even for MTV at the time that they came out. I still think there are really funny parts, but I sure don't find them as amusing as I did when I was 14. It's very possible that being a teenager helped me dig them. However, another gripe about the DVDs is the same as everyone else: there's no music videos! I didn't think it would make that much difference, but the very few videos that they did bother to buy the rights to are the highlight of the whole DVD set and made me realize that the music videos were the best part of the show and had an almost MST3K feel, which is always amusing (big props to Joel Hodgson for creating MST3K, which was one of the most original and funniest shows ever). So, anyway, I will most likely purchase Volume 2 as well because I'm a completist and a dork, but I will definitely be remembering that it won't be nearly as funny as I thought as I slide the disc into my player.

Also, the interview with Mike Judge was thoroughly amusing and I thought he seemed like a really cool guy, which kind of took me by surprise. I'm not sure why, but I expected him to be really weird or at least weird-looking. Sorry, Mike.

Guess what I learned this week....

2006-01-11T23:16:00.000+11:00

Basic HTML code! Past posts have now been updated with hyperlink references! Ha! I'm a total nerd for being proud of that, but you know, what are ya gonna do?

Hmm, this should provide enough sustenance for the Dr. Who Convention...

I have no love for Streisand, but...

2006-01-10T08:21:00.000+11:00

She makes a lot of good points here and basically tells it like it is. I hate to say it, but if only more people in this world were as intelligent as mecha-Streisand.

What are we fighting for?

Quite Possibly the BEST GAME EVER!

2006-01-09T22:09:00.000+11:00

A buddy of mine just got back to the dorm with a mod-ed XBOX and we rented and copied Burnout Revenge to his HD. Goddam, can't get enough of that car crashing action. It's like the original Destruction Derby for PS, but taken to the Nth degree! The best part of the game is being given an intersection and a car to crash to create as big of a pileup as you can. The more money in damage you can rack up, the more points you get. Flippin' awesome! Check it out.

Burnout: Revenge

Pure Sex On Wheels

2006-01-08T12:20:00.000+11:00

I just found these pictures on the Road & Track website. Dodge completely screwed up the Charger, but this time they actually listened to the muscle car fans and did the Challenger up right. Excuse me while I wipe the slobber from my chin.

Thought of the Day

2006-01-07T14:34:00.000+11:00

Courtesy of The Onion Horoscopes.

Sex is like snow - you never know how long it will last or how many inches you will get.

The new shit list

2006-01-06T23:03:00.000+11:00

A couple things. First, I received for my birthday the Directors Label Set Vol. 2 (4DVDs), which is just one more indication that I have the coolest girlfriend on the face of the planet. Second, I have now begun a list of people in the entertainment industry that I never ever ever ever ever EVER, not even for a shit-ton of money, not even if it would make me totally famous, want to work with. The first two names on that list are Graham Coxon (former Blur guitarist) and Nick Cave. Now here's why (anyone who has seen the interviews with them on the Mark Romanek and Jonathan Glazer DVDs will know what I'm talking about). Neither one of them will ever be happy with anything that is not solely created by them. But that's not the only reason.
Let's start with Mr. Coxon, just because he seemed to be the bigger douchebag of the two. First off, he didn't see the merit in making their video in the style of "A Clockwork Orange", which I thought was a brilliant thing to do with that video since the song sucks (as most Blur songs tend to). So, now that we know that he was disinterested in the whole thing you can see it throughout the whole video as he spends most of the time sitting in the corner looking dejected and lame. This is probably why most of the shots of the band don't include him (for which I say "Huzzah" to Jonathan Glazer and whoever edited the final cut to include as little footage of this loser as possible). Secondly, he says that he doesn't like "A Clockwork Orange" because it's ultraviolent and he's against all violence. Boy, for an artist, you sure are dense, Graham. I'm not a violent guy either, but I love A Clockwork Orange because it's a fantastic story as well as film by one of the most incredible film-makers of all time. But anyway, that aside, here's the real kicker: at the end of the interview, his last words are "God knows what the song's about anyway". Wow, were you ever really in the band? Do you care about anything that's going on around you? Are you in a constant state of apathy due to all the drugs you took/are taking? So, there you have it, Graham Coxon, second biggest douche in the universe, second only to Jon Edward.
Okay, now on to Nick Cave. I actually enjoy some of Nick Cave's work, and he still seems like a decent guy, but he also seems like he doesn't want to give up control to someone else or doesn't have the balls to say to someone "No, this is all wrong. What the hell are you doing?" He spends the entire interview on the Jonathan Glazer disc talking about how Jonathan took the entire mood of the song all wrong and so the video doesn't fit the song at all. While this comment may carry some merit (I don't really think the song is as sad as the video seems to look either), why did he pick Jonathan's treatment for the video if he didn't like it? And why didn't he say something when they started shooting? Like, oh, I don't know, "You've got this all wrong. Can we do something else?" If you're so concerned with your work being properly represented and are just going to bitch about it after the fact, why don't you do something about it while you have a chance, you moron??? So then in his interview about the video that Anton Corbijn did for him, he says that he wanted to do a performance video and Anton wanted to do a story-based video, so it was a compromise from the start and that turned it into a mediocre video. Well, maybe, just maybe, that is once again your fault for picking a creative director who wants to do something cool when all you really wanted was someone to film you groaning on a stage. So, I say to you, Nicholas Cave, take some responsibility for your own career moves and stop blaming talented directors for making videoes that you aren't happy about!
And that is why these two guys are the first two names at the top of my new shit list. Congratulations, assholes, you will never be the recipient of my creative genius!

The graphic says it all

2006-01-03T23:45:00.000+11:00

Just a little reminder to the moronic kids of today:

Oh, and neither is manga. And otaku means GEEK, and not in a good way, you stupid little shits!

Surfs up, little buddy!

2006-01-02T12:06:00.000+11:00

All right, this kid is my new hero... maybe when I get home I can teach my cat to surf! Skip the top two videos unless you're into granny porn or stupid human tricks.

The Incredible Surfing Mice of Sydney

YEE-HAW?

2005-12-31T09:52:00.000+11:00

Okay, I saw this picture on the aforementioned Live Journal pic site and I had to comment. What I gather from the picture's label, this guy's name is Ryan. First of all, I was appalled that anyone would be wearing a shirt that said YEE-HAAW on it. Second of all, I was amazed that anyone actually liked the new Dukes of Hazzard movie enough to make them want to buy a t-shirt that advertised it (much less one that says YEE-HAAW). And the final thing is this: maybe it doesn't mean what it used to, and I know that for some people it's just a symbol of Americans "sticking it to the man" and that it's not used as a symbol of hatred in Dukes of Hazzard, but why is a young black man wearing a shirt that has a Confederate flag on it? Does he just not know that it embodies the old South and the slavery of his ancestors? Are his parents just as ignorant of this fact? Ryan, despite the fact that it looks like your shirt was purchased at Wal-Mart or Target for about $11.99, there are better options in both of these stores, I'm fairly sure. And to all the kids out there, think about what you're wearing. Don't just be a tool for the entertainment industry. And in the name of God, Jesus, and everything holy, don't wear a shirt that says YEE-HAAW on it!!!!

By the way, Ry, what's that wet spot on the shirt, anyway? Spill a little something? Or did you and Eliza have a little quickie before meeting up with whoever took this picture? No, nevermind. You both look too irritable for that to have been the case.

It's called karma, Bitch.

2005-12-31T09:45:00.000+11:00

This is what you get for being stupid, ugly army flunkie who tortures prisoners, takes pictures of it, and then blames it on your 'lover' at the time, you heartless wench.

Something to Avoid...

2005-12-30T06:06:00.000+11:00

Watch out for tha-oh, that had to hurt! That umbrella didn't really help you out, did it? Another great discovery on LJ Images.

One of the best sites in a while...

2005-12-29T23:03:00.000+11:00

Okay, new favorite site to view worthless images that people think are important enough to put on their Live Journal sites...

http://www.fuzzysquid.com/LJ.php

However, this site does every once in a while supply funny stuff and nude pictures, so it's worth checking out. Here are some examples of funny and/or cool pics that I just found. By the by, I'm not sure why the editor of the AT-AT photo chose to make it a Nazi weapon, but I thought that the way they doctored the picture is really cool.

Only in the South...

2005-12-24T08:19:00.000+11:00

At least if she would have died, she would have had a shot at a Darwin Award!

The Kansas City Star

Just when you thought it was safe to take your kid to see Santa...

2005-12-22T07:43:00.000+11:00

...you get a guy who looks like this! Wow, the pope looks like about the creepiest Santa ever. If that face doesn't say, "I'm a horrifying lech and want to expose myself to you", I don't know what does. Blech.

Pandora

2005-12-21T17:25:00.000+11:00

Once again, thanks to the genius of Rick Emerson, I have been endowed with some of the greatest musical knowledge available today! If you don't already know about this, it is the absolute, hands down, no doubt about it, best thing to happen to music in years. I'm talking, of course, about Pandora. Much like Yahoo radio, it will play music that it thinks you will like because it is somehow related to other music you like. However, instead of asking you who you like out of a bunch of crappy popular artists, it starts each station you create with a band or song that you like and goes from there. You can rate songs along the way with a thumbs up or thumbs down and create up to 100 different stations with your FREE account! Right now there are no commercials, but that will change for non-subscribers in the next few months. However, it will definitely be worth it to subscribe for only $36 per year when that happens. Like I said, if you haven't tried it, give it a shot and see what it give you. I was pleasantly surprised with bands that I hadn't heard of but actually became interested in. Fan-freakin-tastic!

RIP John Spencer

2005-12-19T19:20:00.000+11:00

The world has lost a great actor in John Spencer. I was not a fan of The West Wing, but I was a huge fan of his work in The Rock and I'm sure he was just as spectacular in Black Rain despite having yet to see it. No one will ever do the grizzled FBI director part quite as well as John. You will be missed, my friend. You will be missed. RIP.

Can Kanye West be a bigger egomaniac???

2005-12-17T05:08:00.000+11:00

Here's the article I just read where he claims that his last album is more important than anything else this year just because he put strings on it and waited two weeks just so he could put a real harpsichord on one track. Boohoo! Cry me a river, Kanye. I'm sure there have been tons of people who waited longer for an instrument. Better bands who had to wait because they couldn't pay for it and your crappy rap record sells millions of copies becuase your daddy's rich. Blow me.

Now here's the article:

Rapper KANYE WEST hopes his album LATE REGISTRATION comes out on top at next year's (06) Grammy Awards because he would go down in musical history.

No all-rap disc has ever triumphed in that category at the Grammys, making West's nomination a potential record breaker.

And the hip-hop star is confident his music will thoroughly deserve the historical accolade.

He tells MTV.com, "(Late Registration) is really important not just because it was successful this year, but 10 years from now they'll look back at what it did for the game.

"The usage of strings, all types of instrumentation, the musicality of it, the fact that we sat and waited two weeks to rent a real harpsichord to put on DIAMONDS (FOR SIERRA LEONE) - that's one instrument!

"Now let's take all the songs that were on there and add up the amount of work that went into it; this is the real thing. We put so much pain, blood, sweat, tears, time and money into it, so for it to be nominated is great, but for it to win would be the seal of the work. It really needs that.

"It would be the first album in Grammy history that was all rap that won for Album Of The Year."

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Maybe that's true, but that doesn't make it SUCK any less!!!!

We are all in danger...

2005-11-11T17:38:00.000+11:00

I read a fantastic commentary piece today in an unlikely place: The Byron Shire Echo (not THE Shire, you nerds, Byron Shire). This is a weekly local newspaper in the Byron Bay area of Australia, where I currently reside. The article is by a man, who by the picture looks to be in his 60's, and has seen some things in his time. I just started reading the Echo last week, but from what I've seen so far, Mr. Ellis seems to bring up some issues that need quite a bit of explaining. This week's title is "In danger of encouraging terrorism". Just the first paragraph, which I will quote here, displays the hypocrisy of today's world politics and of the Bush Administration's actions.

"Iran, an unruly state, is wrong to seek nuclear weapons and Israel, an unruly state, is right to have hoarded them unlawfully and secretly for thirty years; discuss. Syria is wrong to assassinate a former Prime Minister of Lebanon and Israel is right to assassinate, each month, such Arab leaders it chooses to target including, by poison, Yasr Arafat, a Nobel Peace Prize winner; discuss. Iran is wrong to 'wipe Israel off the map' because it is a tyranny and the USA is right to bring 'regime change' to Iraq because it is a tyranny; discuss."

He then goes on to say that discussing these topics could be seen by the current administrations in both the USA and Australia as encouraging terrorism, and it will likely not be tolerated. This is in response to some new terror laws in Australia that I have yet to study, much less understand, but he seems to me to make a good argument against these new laws.

The reason they can't be discussed is because "you might come to see how Eurocentric, how Christofascist, how (yes) Judofascist these thoughts are." This statement is right on the money. The current war on terrorism is quickly becoming (whether the chowderheads who started it intended it or not) the Crusades of the 21st century. If the USA can carry out a 'regime change' (conservative rhetoric for illegal Westernization) in Iraq, what's to stop Iran from doing the same thing to Israel, which is seen by the right-wing Iranian government as a tyrannical occupation of their so-called 'holy land'? As is pointed out in the article, Iran would never use an atomic bomb on Israel (despite their threats) for two reasons: as Mr. Ellis puts it "they know full well that Israel would atomic bomb them back" and (this is conjecture on my part) because it's their 'holy land' I don't think they're going to make it uninhabitable by dropping modern nukes on it. That would just be counterproductive.

Mr. Ellis then goes on to say that just putting these topics of discussion forward can now be labelled as "encouraging terrorists. For terrorists are not to be encouraged. They are against freedom of speech. Discuss." Oh, how truly ironic this all seems. The Australians create new laws to squash terrorism by not allowing speech that will "encourage terrorists" and then claim that the enemy is against freedom of speech. I can't help but laugh because the logic is so bassackwards.

And here is some of the juiciest stuff: "[The USA] invaded Iraq to take Saddam Hussein's atomic bombs off him, trusting he would not hurl them (at forty-five minutes' notice) at their advancing armies but meekly hide them in a hole in the ground. They imagined two hundred thousand Christians could conquer, subdue and police twenty-six million Muslims. They imagined they could wage two big wars against sovereign nations while lowering taxes. They imagined a Supreme Court judge with no previous days on any bench, and a net debt of thrity-four trillion dollars to Red China were good ideas."

Wow, where do I begin? First off, right on, Bob. I had never personally thought about this before, but does anyone else now wonder why we invaded Iraq on the ground when we thought they could have an A-bomb ready to go in 45 minutes? Let's see, we're going after a crazy man with his finger on a button and looking for an excuse to use it (or so they claimed). Anybody else questioning the logic of Bush & Cheney on that one? And since he didn't toss any A-bombs at us, don't you think that should have pretty much proved that he didn't have them? I mean, he doesn't really seem like the type to care about making any part of his desert country unliveable. From the beginning, I thought that sending in troops and thinking they were going to be seen as 'liberators' was just ignorant. And lo and behold, look at that, they've killed over 2000 of them and the toll rises everyday. Power to the liberators! Obviously the people are behind them. Wait a tick though... two wars against sovereign nations??? Oh yeah, that whole Afganistan thingy! Since the manhunt for Osama went badly, we just decided to send out the oppressors who were nice enough to let us into the country for the manhunt. Did everyone forget Bush saying that we would not destroy the Taliban government? Am I the only one who saw that speech? Then less than two months later, we did just that... when did the policy change come about and who voted on it? Maybe we should investigate that before we investigate the run up to the Iraq war so that the trail doesn't go cold. On taxes, anyone who can balance a checkbook knows that you can't lower your income and up expenses without something going terribly wrong. Oh yeah, and I haven't seen my tax cut yet. Maybe I should call Bill Gates and ask him how much he saved this year? And by the way, all Americans will soon be slave laborers for China in the near future, so you'll soon know what it feels like when the tables have turned and everything cheap in the world says "Made in USA" on the bottom. The Harriet Myers debacle only needs to be mentioned because I think Bush did it on purpose to make this new conservative flunky look like an angel. He can't have thought that anyone on the committee would approve of someone who has never judged in her life. He may as well have nominated his dog.

Well, this post has gone on long enough, I suppose. I have outlined the best parts of the article and raised the questions that I thought were pertinent. I just look at the War On Terrorism and see a lot of money going into a backwards approach. The planet is falling apart and we're worried about liberating people who don't want to be liberated. After we liberate them, what are they going to do? They're going to compete with us for the materials to make consumer goods that we want. Thanks Bush! When we run out of gasoline 10 years before GM even thinks about making an alternative fuel vehicle because you 'liberated' the Iraqis, I'll be thinking of you, you bastard.

2005-11-10T12:51:00.000+11:00

Nothing big to say... just wanted to make a post. Here's where I went swimming today.