No country for old men

Beautifully (seriously, INCREDIBLY) shot, powerfully acted, script was... decent. But anyway, let's get to the point. As some of you may know, I have a problem with theaters. Well, not so much theaters but crowds. Large groups of people freak me right the f**k out. So, I usually rent movies if I see them at all. I had been dying to see No Country For Old Men and I was not disappointed. It was everything I thought it would be. However, after watching it I turned the DVD cover around and read the review on the back. The last sentence includes this: "right up until it's heart-stopping final moment".

Really?


Spoiler ahead!!!


Tommy Lee Jones and the lady with the beautiful eyes that played his wife having breakfast together and talking about what he will do in his retirement is NOT HEART-STOPPING!!!!! It's not even heart-racing. If anything, my pulse slowed. It could have been billed as a sedative after the rest of the movie. A better adjective? Disappointing. Sleep-inducing. Hyper-realistic.

Meh.

God bless Mexico

Between what I see when I visit and what I read I am loving our southern neighbor a little more every day.

Don't say I never gave you anything.

Here's this thing. It comes with the promise that I will never give you up, let you down, run around, or desert you. You wouldn't get that from any other guy.

The 2008 Presidental Race

Well, it's getting ugly. I think maybe the current state is best summed up with the following image:

While perhaps not the best...

work ever seen on xkcd, Mr. Monroe does make a valid point. Even more valid if like me your library includes such gems as this and this and this.

I could REALLY use a break.

I'm getting a little tired of life kicking me in the balls. On top of a bunch of other not so fun shit... I had the perfect job lined up. Fun people, great technology, great location. I already knew a bunch of people their, and my skills were a letter for letter match to their reqs. I was a lock for the job. They called me yesterday to say they're filling it from within. The second time this has happened to me.

Sigh.... You ever wanna just give up? Seriously, WTF?

What I've learned tonight

A) My neck is big. Seriously, very few people have a neck as thick as mine. It's more than just a little weird.
B) Were I not married, I would spend the rest of my life trying to find a way to merge with GlaDOS. I don't think I've ever encountered any intelligence, artificial or organic, that seemed more intrinsically hard wired to my own sick conscious. BTW, if you haven't played Portal, you should.

"This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Aperture Science
We do what we must
because we can.
For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.
But there's no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
And the Science gets done.
And you make a neat gun.
For the people who are still alive.
I'm not even angry.
I'm being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart.
And killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
And we're out of beta.
We're releasing on time.
So I'm GLaD. I got burned.
Think of all the things we learned
for the people who are still alive.
Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa
THAT WAS A JOKE.
HAHA. FAT CHANCE.
Anyway, this cake is great.
It's so delicious and moist.
Look at me still talking
when there's Science to do.
When I look out there, it makes me GLaD I'm not you.
I've experiments to run.
There is research to be done.
On the people who are still alive.
And believe me I am still alive.
I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.
I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive.
While you're dying I'll be still alive.
And when you're dead I will be still alive.
STILL ALIVE"

I bequeath a gift to thee

Enjoyest thee this olde however virtuous and worthy webbed site. Huzzah! Oh, and beware moors and the black death!

Hey Michael!

I just got home. If you need an ego stroke, I spent an hour or so here talking with some folks about how awesome you are.

The wisdom of Ms. A

Wisdom-->: "A full course malaria treatment costs $0.50. So saving one life can cost two shiny quarters. Since we've already tried to bring about peace for some time now by killing people how bout we try bringing peace by saving people. Maybe just for a few years to see how it works out."

So, for the cost of one months worth of war we could hook up 24 billion people with something that could save their lives? Huh. Seems like a pretty easy choice doesn't it? Remember that the next time you feel compelled to fill up your tank or vote republican (yeah, I know that the democrats are not much better). Would you rather drive to work for 10 dollars or save a human life? Yeah, they're probably worthless like the rest of humanity (I am seriously hoping for a cataclysm around 2012) but they deserve a chance to show how worthless they are. Who knows? One of those kids dying for no other reason than poverty might have the answer. I'd rather bet on that than betting that killing enough brown people will enable me to eat a blooming onion or drive a escalade across the street.

Well said, Senorita.

Bush says Iraq war was worth it

Let's see... do we trust the word of a known liar and retard or..."Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglizt and Harvard University public finance expert Linda Bilmes have estimated the eventual cost at $3 trillion when all the expenses, including long-term care for veterans, are calculated."

Werewolf is boys

naked.

OK, I don't know WTF this is or why I'm even putting it here. I should probably just go to bed. Or howl. Whatever.

God I hate the internet.

To any marriage minded readers out there...

May I recommend Yvette's bridal. Prices so low, and a web site so horrible, you'll swear it's 1992!

Oh sure, tell EVERYONE why don't you?

I don't know about the rest of you, but this seems to be pretty accurate to me, with the possible exception of number 2. I don't really care what anyone else uses, and I'm not sure one of my choices in operating systems really says much about me as a person.

Greener than thou

I'm all for responsible choices, but some folks go a little far. "I'm a level 5 vegan!". Seriously, we all know you're just one strip of bacon away from falling off the wagon.

More Bulgarian Idol

Seriously, if you have some time to kill hop on youtube and check out some of the highlights from Bulgarian Music Idol. Ken Lee is probably the best, but it's only the beginning. If you're not soiling yourself from laughter, go have a drink or two and try again. If that doesn't work, you're probably dead and KEEP YOUR FOUL ZOMBIE ASS OFF MY PORCH.

Thanks Brandie

Ken Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tulibu dibu douchoo!!!!!

P.S. I will never blog drunk again until the next time I blog drunk.

I have seen the future

It is Verka Serduchka. Seriously, this guy is made of awesome.

You sir...

should die in a motherf**king fire. "Waaaaa, I'm all butt hurt because someone pointed out that I'm a retard online".

Lucky

Good thing for this cop that he doesn't work in Portland. He would have had to endure the distinct possibility of being cited for reckless driving! Nah, who am I kidding he's a cop, he would have either walked or covered the whole thing up.

I just gotta wonder...

How much preventative health care, or education, or research into smarter energy or any one of a bunch of cool things we could have purchased for this much money? I also have to wonder what we got instead... Because I'm not seeing a lot of benefit, and it doesn't seem like many other people are seeing any either.

The bus ride home last night

Wow

Wait what?

Just the other day you were saying this and now you're saying this? The leader of the free world ladies and gentlemen. God, I hope Mr. McKenna was right. I've given up hope.

R.I.P. Gary Gygax

I have friends that are movie stars

OK, video stars.... OK, a friend has a good role in a video. This probably won't mean much to you if you're not a metal head, but 3 inches of blood is putting out some pretty good stuff in the "NWOBHM" style. Weird how everything old is new again. Anyway, they have a new video out for ‘Trial of Champions’ and my buddy Samson is in it. He's the long haired, bearded gladiator... A role this man was born to play. The only thing wrong with the video? Samson looses. Samson doesn't lose, just ask him.