6 Lessons for a Happier Life, from Christophe Andre

1. Accept that there will be unpleasant things in life. All the time, every day, you'll face hinderances: You'll be too late or make a mistake or say something stupid. It's the rent you pay to live in the house of life. It's part of life. There's no point in being disappointed when things don't go your way.

2. Open your eyes and look around. There are more opportunities for happiness than you think, certainly for a Westerner in 2008. Embrace the moments. Try to remember them. Enjoy them.

3. Take time out. The ability to pause, mentally as well as in your actions, is important. Taking breaks is a prerequisite for experiencing happiness.

4. Pay attention to your family and friends. Social ties are important for happiness. Don't let a day go by without thinking of, or seeing, someone you love.

5. Try to get in touch with nature every day. Take a walk in the park and spend a few minutes looking at nature.

6. Express your gratitude and respect for the good things you experience. Being thankful makes you happy and increases the chance of social connection.

No Country For Old Men

Dude. Wow. I assumed that, at the very least, Javier's nomination was well earned.

The man was born in, and came falling out of, a freakin' awesome tree.

There are a few things that make this movie so brilliant--for one, there is relatively little dialogue. And when they do talk, it's not drivel, it has meaning and then another layer of meaning. It's strangely humorous, but that's the Coen's for you.

I haven't seen too many of the other big nominated movies but I'm glad this was a Oscar success. It's a masterful piece of art. As far as the movies are concerned we're getting deeper and deeper into an abyss of fluff and nonsense. There's a place for that of course but some of us are thankful that there are still true artists out there. Well done and bravo. (And MAN is Javier a bastard, he's so...great!)

Oscar Night Part 2

I covered my Oscar party, now I thought I would cover the actual Oscars.

Best dressed: Helen Mirren, hands down. She is the coolest lady ever for several reasons. (When I say "ever" I obviously mean, "aside from Dame Judy and Maggie.")

Worst dressed: Mrs. Day-Lewis. What the hell was that thing on the front?? And the bows? What is the matter with you woman?

Most exciting win: Tilda Swinton for best supporting actress. That's the only person I was really pulling for. I would have been very excited to see Johnny or Viggo win in their category but for one thing I wouldn't have been able to choose between them and I knew Daniel was going to win.

Best acceptance speech: Tilda Swinton, because she's funny and awesome. 2nd place goes to the little Irish chippy that thankfully got a second chance. Way to class it up Oscars.

Best musical performance: The winning song from Once was lovely, but I think that Raise Me Up was awesome. As I said to the gals, it takes gospel to get so many black folks at the Oscars.

Speaking of diversity, how about that French chick? I've been wondering if the leading actress award has ever gone to someone in a foreign language film before. It was a multicultural event and it was very excitng. Did anyone see Javier Bardem's mother? Does she looks like an awesome lady or what? She had all KINDS of silver on. I like her.

This year might have been the lowest rated but it was a great show. The obvious mistakes I think we're limited to 2. Neither Whoopi nor Steve Martin were given any time in the host montage. I know they had good moments. Also, the more obvious omission was Brad Renfro from the dearly departed list. He might not have left in a blaze of stardom but he was still somewhat of an icon and should have been included. The whole "we can't include everyone" line is a load of crap. Also, what's his name from Jaws was left out but should appear next year.

Oscar Night

I was glad to have attended my first official Oscar party this year, and luckily it was a fairly good show. It was not a black-tie event at the McGyver house, but it was a fancy hat event complete with costume changes. We also wore special shoes. Due to a recent shoe incident with Judy, we all wore two different shoes. It took Judy about an hour to notice. But to be fair, she was distracted by Harrison Ford for part of that time.

Judy won the big bingo prize as well as the award for Best/Most Hats. Katie had the most dramatic/ridiculous costume change of the evening.





Malcolm tried for best supporting actor...and was unemotional over his loss.


I was the big winner of the evening, with 14 correct educated guesses on our Oscar ballot.

I won the Hays Movie Critics of America Annual Award, and a note pad from 1987 with a poopy baby on it. (It says "Oop. More poop." It's great.)

Let me explain by telling you what my official winning message was, presented to my by Sister Alice (aka : The Hays Movie Critics of America Annual Award Committee.)

Congratulaions winner!

Because you live in Hays, Kansas, where no Academy Award nominated films are ever shown, think can only mean one thing:

YOU'RE FULL OF IT!

We therefore hope you enjoy for the year 2008-2009 this traveling trophy especially designed to honor you and all those like you.

My acceptance speech should be below, we'll see how the technology works out. If you can't hear it I thank Entertainment Weekly, and it cut off before I thanked IMDB and my mom. AND you get to hear the Laugh of the Katie. It's not just a myth.

There's not a bad enough curse word to cover this.

So basically this is the deal. The female ref couldn't officiate because it is the OFFICIAL POLICY of the school that women can't have any authority over men. Men must learn from men, and women must learn from women.
How I hope the school gets struck by lightning. I hope someone gets fired. I hope they change the rule. I hope there's at least SOME parent that's not a mentally unstable person, and that complains about this god damn rule of theirs.
They have a lot of work to do because now they have to fire ALL of the nuns who have been teaching boys. They obviously have to outlaw mothers in general because who has more authority than a mom? The ex-cop ref is gonna have to stay home, and while we're at it we better rid the world of female cops all together. They even give the women weapons! How can this be!!??
I bet the people who made this rule are god-loving good old fashioned red-blooded Americans....who would be fantastically at home in parts of the middle east where women aren't really allowed to do anything at all.
We should probably just stop educating females because they are just going to want to start reading and voting and feeding themselves.
I really don't understand how the world works. How can these people exist? If there WAS a god, they wouldn't. They are just messing up their own agenda.
I'll give somebody a dollar to go paint "Vaginas rule" on the gym floor. The school is called Saint Mary's for fuck sake!! What, was she a drag queen??? Sounds like a drag name to me.
Burn in hell you stupid stupid humans.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Kath

Valentine’s Day, having come and gone, makes you realize a couple of things. Specifically, that a corporate holiday is telling us when, how, and how much it costs to love someone; and that a great many people are very confused about “love.” I personally thank the gods that I don’t have to witness any direct male attempts to subdue my apparently uncontrollable feminine desires for chocolate, flowers, and jewelry.
I greatly prefer my realm of love—romanceless and authentic.
This leads me somehow to my point: I occasionally take stock of my assets. By assets, I don’t mean my cherished DVD collection or my irresistible charm. I mean things (people, in this case) that add value to my average existence.
Taking stock of one’s friends sounds kind of shallow at first, but it’s actually the opposite. I’m not sitting here laughing maniacally, basking in the glow of a million friends. I’m sitting here happily considering how lucky I am to have such nice people to fill the gaps that nice people are supposed to fill in life.
The specific group for this topic is: My Sisters. (Shown in order of appearance, more or less.)

My Old Lady/Twin Sister- Amy Louise

We spent many years, once upon a time, like an old silly married couple. With relocating and adolescence, we lost touch. We have recently re-touched and once we’re within a more reasonable visiting distance good times will be had. We have the balance between reminiscing (we met in 3rd or 4th grade), and pondering the present and future. Things are communicated via our ancient link and it’ll always be up and running. We have seen each other a grand total of 1 time in the last 7 or 8 years. But it’s as if we never lost a day. She’s someone else’s Old Lady now officially, but I was still there first.

My Past-Life Big Sister- Jane #1

(There’s more than one, so she gets a number. The Amy’s have them as well.) For Jane and I to have been actual siblings, there would have been some real funky genetic engineering and experimentation going on. She’s much nearer my grandparent’s age bracket than mine. But ask me if that has ever mattered. She’s been with me since high school and I can just about guarantee that she always will be whether it’s on this plain of existence or another. Time with Jane is always well spent, period. There are no variables there. We could be cleaning the sewers with a toothbrush and we would have a splendid time because every day I spend with Jane is a day I wouldn’t have traded for anything. I recommend that everyone have a Jane of their own, it’s like having a personal Yoda minus the pointy ears and the funny grammar.

My Brown Sister- Danielle (Homie)

Neighbors, to roommates, to family. She’s the kind of friend that everyone wishes they had. She takes care of you without being parental. She’s generous and giving when you don’t even know you need it. She’s there when you need her. She’s like a big waterfall of comfort. She’ll also laugh at your jokes. She makes the people around her feel special, and you can’t really ask for more than that from anyone. People have heard the phrase “Lord, help me be the person my dog thinks I am.” Well, there should be one that says “Lord, help me be the person Danielle thinks I am.”

My Crazy Sister- Kayla Mae (Peach)

Kayla has stuff. There is always something new happening in the world of the Kayla. She is the river, I am the tree. I stand and watch the river, amazed at all the directions it can take at once. I believe that because of this part of the Kayla-verse, she is also prepared to deal with my stuff. If I have stuff, Kayla is prepared. Let’s say I’m in a brawl—I could be going up against a 92 pound teenager who gives puppies to orphans for Christmas, or I could be going up against a 285 pound member of the Italian mafia—whatever my cause, Kayla’s got my back. She is all in. Once you get her, it’s all or nothing. Though we don’t share a bathroom any more, I’m happy to say that I’ve got myself a fully loaded Krazy Kayla to back me up.

My Best Girl- Audra Marie (Frodo)

She is the Frodo to my Sam. I am the Sam to her Frodo. We share one of the greatest bonds known to humanity—the bond that is absolutely and utterly unexplainable. On the surface, we’ve got about 3.2 things in common. Luckily, that’s all we need. But the lack of an obvious connection is a very important element in our story. We connect to make a whole. We are why god invented the teeter-totter. Yin and Yang learned its ways from us. Without Audra, I am a ball that won’t roll, I am a fork without a spoon, I am a chair with no cushion. A chair without a cushion can still be used as a chair, but what the hell’s the point? And what does she get from me? I fill the holes. Just as Frodo was the only one who could carry the Ring, Sam was the only one who could carry Frodo. Sure, she could make it to the fiery chasm without me, but there’s no way I’ll let her go alone.

My Wife- Lindsay (Weasel, member of the Trio)

Contrary to popular belief, Lindsay and I are not actually romantically linked. We are just madly in love with the idea of us. We have all BUT 3.2 things in common. You can appropriately sum us up through Netflix: You have 693 movies in common and 90% similarity with Lindsay! Have you ever had a conversation with someone in which you say “I didn’t think anyone else thought ______!” In our very first meetings we both said that numerous times. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to have another one of yourself, let me tell you, it’s pretty fun. It’s a rare and unique experience to come across that kind of thing outside of the SciFi channel. It’s a joy to be able to share your passion in life with someone who loves it just as much. It’s like discovering that someone from across the world has the same fingerprints as you do.

My Soul Sister- Amykins (Red, Granger, member of the Trio)

Of the 90% I have in common with Lindsay, there is a mathematically problematic different 90% that I have in common with Amy. It’s Trio math. There’s 200% to each of us apparently, and we share it in odd ways. We have the Koolaid of friendships. You need 3 things for Koolaid. Sugar, water, Koolaid powder. Mixed together it’s a magical drink. Out of all the people that I consider my siblings, Amy and I seem almost realistic. We were simply meant to be, and we are complimentary. There is a melding that is purely a natural occurrence. Think—chocolate and peanut butter. We bring out in each other what is hidden from the rest. She is my sunshine; the warm rays on my face after a cold wind. I am the Earth, Amy is my sun, and Lindsay is my moon.

My Little Sister- Katie (Niblet, Pip)

If there was ever a little sister that needed a big sister, it’s Katie. If there was ever a big sister in need of a Katie, it’s me. She is a complex machine in a tiny body, which works in an absurd unison with my very simple machine. We learn from each other, as sisters should. I have 7 ½ more years of experience being alive so I try to impart my wisdom when possible; and Katie, well she tends to tell me stuff I didn’t know that I didn’t know. There is something very important about our sistership. We pulled the universe aside and said “listen here! We ARE sisters, we didn’t need you to bring us forth from the same mother, we have chosen each other for these most important positions.” When presented with an opportunity to choose one’s family, I highly suggest you do so. It doesn’t happen every day. I just happened to get a 2-for-1 deal and got a Katie with a side of mom.

***This list certainly doesn’t contain all of my sisters over the years and the miles.
I’ve had many more. But these are the ones that have the biggest piece of the pie that is my world. (My next installment of reflections will have to do with moms and grandmoms.) ***

Wanted: Tiger Buddy

I went to the Tiger Gold Rush tonight with Di and the fellas. Gold Rush is just a promotional thing to get people to come to the games and wear their Tiger colors. We have Black Outs as well, but I haven't been to one of those yet. The boys seem to like the games even if they don't always pay attention to what is going on. They like getting stamps on their hands and eating candy and popcorn, obviously.

However, the children can't always go to the games with me.
I need a (relatively) grown-up buddy for the Tiger basketball games and baseball games. Basketball is somewhat preferable currently only because it's not freezing in the colliseum. But when it's nice I am going to be very eager to be at Larks Park. It's no Coors Field, but it's baseball, it's about 4 blocks away, and I get to go for free.
I don't particularly like basketball that much as a sport but I like going to the games. I don't know any of the players here like I did in Arizona, which makes me terribly sad, but this is what I get for not living on campus I guess.
Surely there is someone willing to attend games and eat hotdogs and popcorn with me. I guess I'm taking applications for a new buddy so...if anybody knows anybody let me know.

Fifth school shooting in a week.

You have got to be fucking kidding me. Let me say that I am so relieved that these psycho idiots often shoot themselves when they're done shooting other people. This latest psycho seemed like a pretty good guy so I'm sorry for his poor family that he's dead, but....turns out he wasn't that good of a guy or he wouldn't have SHOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.

Things are not as fantastic as they could be in the world right now, I'm aware of this. However, this dumbass was at least fortunate enough in finances and education to be able to attend graduate school. Things could be a lot worse. So, was it that he just couldn't "handle" it anymore? I really hope not. Medication or not, if you think it's a good idea to shoot almost anyone, then you're an idiot and I hope you get run over by a truck before you carry out your moronic plan. Then at least you'll realize that things can get worse for you!

This isn't just a crazy big city thing either. About a month ago one of these people with nothing better to do with their time wandered into Nextech a few blocks away from my house, here in little ol' Hays. He might have had an attack of conscience, or he just wasn't that committed, because he let everyone leave the building and then shot himself.

So, to recap: former Nextech employee in Hays wanders into building with gun.
Let's look at this for a minute. We live in Hays. It's relatively mellow here. We don't live in the inner city of Detroit. Nextech provides me with my phone and internet, therefore they are good. I might be angry if they fired me but would I want to shoot them for it? Hmm...I don't think I would. I think that if I did want to shoot them that I would be a stupid, shallow, and possibly troubled person.

The moral of the story here is this:

If you are crazy, don't stop taking your medication. And if you have the following thought: "Man, I'd just like to go shoot those people!" You should go commit yourself to the nearest mental health facility where they will give you some juice and lock you in a room with no weapons.

If you just really want to shoot something, maybe you should go hunting and at least kill something you can eat.

Don't be a jackass and ruin other people's lives because you can't handle the world. If you only want to kill yourself then eat cake until you're in a coma or something. I don't know.

Happy Hallmark Profits Day

http://www.studiondr.com/cards/cards.html

"It's Valentine's Day and love is in the air.
It makes me wanna puke."

Happy February 14th.

On Feb. 14, 1929, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down.

On another note--From HRC.

In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm hoping you'll join me in signing the Million For Marriage petition.
I believe that ALL Americans, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, deserve the rights, responsibilities, and privileges that come with marriage. Please, join me in adding your voice to a million voices raised in support of marriage equality. The petition already has more than 875,000 signatures – we're almost there! Sign now at:
http://www.millionformarriage.org

Eli Stone: Watch It

The show is brilliant. I say this with confidence after a whopping 2 episodes.

There are many TV shows that I love because they are awesome, funny, suberbly well made, and entertaining. But, few of them have made me laugh as much as Eli Stone has, especially in only 2 episodes.

Johnny Lee Miller is excellent, I have known this for a long time. He has the ideal comedic presence, along with an appropriate amount of coolness, charm and honesty, to be a great and memorable character.

The show is not only funny, but it's smart. There are times that interactions between characters could come off as lame or preachy, but they end up being hillarious while wallowing in truth and genuine humanity. For a show about a lawyer who hears things, that's saying something.

And for the icing on the cake? George Michael has so far been heard in each episode.

If you want a comparison think--Ally McBeal before it was lame.

If you want to catch up on the first 2 episodes, you can see them on ABC.com and the regular time I believe is 10/9c on Thursdays on ABC.

There are moments that are just wonderful, it's such a unique television experience. No kiddin'.

Some of my favorite quotes thus far:

Especially for Katie- "There's no future in existentialist ethics, so I got into acupuncture."

"I didn't come here for a theology seminar. I came here so you could stick me with a needle so that my life could stop providing its own soundtrack."

And the more meaningful reality check-

"Could be worse…you coulda spent 10 hours hidden in the back of a flatbed truck to come over here and get a job for 3 dollars an hour pickin’ strawberries in the 90 degree sun, 12 hours a day; turns out the pesticide the farm used made you infertile but that’s the least of your worries ‘cause that citizenship test you took was a fraud so they’re gonna deport you back to the country you risked everything to leave in the first place."

Oops...

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets- B+, Not quite as fun as the first but what do you expect when Sean Bean is nowhere to be seen? The movie was fun, I ask nothing more really. It's a little less believable than the first but that's the point of movies. All the same characters are there and Helen Mirren is a nice addition. Ed Harris is a necessary but average character. I've been scarred from History of Violence and can no longer take him seriously as a person.

Quick reviews

I am Legend- B+. It's cool! Will Smith is the guy you want if there's pretty much only one guy in your movie. Katie almost had a stroke but a NORMAL person can handle the movie. It was fun.

Omega Man- D-. Pile of crap. I watched it in high school and somehow it must have gotten worse... I don't remember it even being that bad. Charlie is NOT the guy you want in your movie. He just stares at himself and gets naked all the time.

Wild Hogs- B+, It's kind of what you expect but funnier. William H. Macy is so cute, and John C. Reilly is like the sprinkles on top. He's that extra secondary character that makes a movie memorable. They got the right combination of comedy so that the movie wasn't just lame jokes.

Ratatouille- A-, At one point I was laughing to hard I was crying. (But not like when I was watching Omega Man.) The little rats are very cute and the main human character is just fun. He's kind of an idiot but in a nice endearing way.

Dexter (TV)- A+, I'm almost done with season 1 and it's just one of the greatest shows ever. Most of the other characters are generally irritating at times but Dexter is the ideal television character. I love him. It's on Showtime so I'll have to wait until season 2 comes out on DVD.

I hope someone is held responsible.

I also hope they are stomped to death, but one thing at a time.
One might want to remember she also had 2 small children.

Apparently there are rules...

I'm working on a chapter for my World Music class, and there's a section on karaoke.
It talks about the origins of karaoke, which are probably different/more important than what one might think.

I have discovered that there are actual rules for karaoke, which I would like to share (straight from the textbook):

1) Do not sing when you are drunk

2) Do not sing too loudly

3) Do not abuse the echo effect too much

4) Do not monopolize the microphone

5) Do not sing songs written for the opposite sex unless you want to surprise the audience

6) Do not sing songs written by very gifted writers (because they are usually too difficult for lay persons)

7) Do not be too narcissistic

To quote a karaoke club owner--"Japanese singers like to sing alone to show off their voice. Americans like to sing together, loud, chorus style and with dancing."

No surprise there. It's because they break rule #1.

Schilling vocal about Mitchell Report

Schilling vocal about Mitchell Report 12/12/2007 9:42 PM ET
By Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.comBOSTON --
He was one of baseball's most prominent stars to testify before Congress in March 2005 on illegal substances in baseball, beginning an information-gathering process that will reach its peak on Thursday afternoon.
Now, on the eve of the release of George Mitchell's report, Curt Schilling said he realizes the significance of the moment for the sport and its future.
"The hope, I think, for most people is that there will be some closure sometime soon and we move on," Schilling said. "I would imagine there will be a lot of shock, a lot of surprise, but I think as a sport, as an industry we're hopefully going to be held accountable for what's happened, from players to coaches to front office to ownership."
Schilling spoke Wednesday night at Boston's Millennium Hotel where he was supporting his wife Shonda at a skin cancer awareness fundraising event.
"There was a period of time when people turned a blind eye to it and now we're being called on the carpet for it and I guess that's what's supposed to happen," he said of baseball's investigation into alleged steroids and HGH use by its players.
The Red Sox ace said he is trying to be philosophical and keep an open mind about the potential names that could be released.
"I'm sure there will be some very disappointing revelations from a player's standpoint, to fans and players alike," Schilling said. "If this is what has to happen for us to move on, for the game to move on, for fans to buy back into the product, then that's what has to happen."
Schilling said if any past or current teammates are named, that won't change his feelings toward them.
"I don't think there'll be any difference," Schilling said. "I think that as players, short of someone telling you, 'I've made some comments very early on in my career about my opinions, but for the most part that's no more or less than anyone's idea.' You had opinions, you had thoughts. [Thursday], I would imagine we'll see some concrete evidence and a list of names that will validate what I think a lot of people thought in some cases and people will be stunned in others, but you deal with that on a personal basis."

Players, especially teammates, are like family, according to the right-hander.
"There have been a couple of names to come out of this that have really caught me off guard to the point where I'm not surprised anymore," he said. "I certainly want to believe we've heard all the names. I know that's not true. There's hope on my end that there aren't any names of people I'm close with and friends with, but if there are, that's not going to change how I feel about people. It's a mistake that a lot of people have made and I certainly don't change my friendships based on people making mistakes."
Schilling said he expects fans to deal with the issue on a more emotional level.
"Fans in Boston are probably going to vilify if someone in New York gets named, whereas, there might be leniency on the home team. It's almost like a member of your family. You don't stop loving someone in your family that gets in trouble. You're disappointed for sure, but you move on."
To Schilling, Thursday could be one of the more important days in baseball's near-future.
"It depends on how baseball addresses it," he said. "There is a policy in place now. I don't know how players' names are going to be handled. If they're going to be found as failing, I'm not sure know how it's going to be addressed. I think a lot of how the players and the game handles it will determine how people look on the sport."
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I think Curt's right. People are going to be angry no matter what. If they weren't, it wouldn't be quite such a big deal.
With the exception of Barry Bonds and a few others, baseball players remain some of the least irritating/ridiculous/self-centered professional athletes. I think football is at an all-time low, and basketball has an attitude problem. If the lords and masters of baseball screw this up, it will be a great disappointment. Players need to take responsibility for what they are doing, AND they need to stop it. If they don't they should pack up and stay home. If you're not good enough then you're not good enough. Don't ruin it for the ones that came to play. Managers need to take responsibility for their teams. Owners need to take responsibility for their managers. For the most part, they know exactly what names are going to be on the list and they were hoping no one else would know. Having a jacked up freak like Barry on your team might sell more tickets, but is it worth ruining the game? It's baseball not Barryball. It's not about that one big hitter, it's about the team. Why do you think they wear matching outfits??
I'm sure I'll be disappointed too, but if MLB does what it should then I'll feel a lot better about the whole thing.

Something I wanted to respond to...

You call me:"redneck""Hillbilly""Slaker""Cracker""Honkey""Whitey""Gringo""Sage"and you think it's OK.

But when I call you: jungle bunny, spear chucker, coon, wet back, jiggaboo, porch monkey, sand nigger, rag head, towel head, Camel Jockey, Gook, Spook, NIGG*R, KIKE, slant eyes, Chink, Grease Monkeys created by shane hair, you call me a racist.

--You have the United Negro College Fund.

--You have Martin Luther King Day

--You have Black History Month

--You have Cesar Chavez Day

--You have Yom Hashoah

--You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi

--You have the NAACP

--You have BET

--If we had WET(white entertainment television) ...we'd be racist.

--If we had a White Pride Day... you would call us racist.

--If we had white history month... we'd be racist.

--If we had an organization for only whites to "advance" our lives... we'd be racist.

--If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships...you know we'd be racist.

--In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights...you would call us racist.

--Did you know that some high school students decided to make a club for only the white students because the other ethnicities had them. they all got sent to court for being racist but the african-american, Latino, and Asian clubs were not even questioned.

--You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.

I am white and I am proud. But, you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites can be racists?

Now watch, I'll be racist for reposting this. So what? no-one will re-post this for fear of being called racistif you agree w/ this than repost saying"i'm not RACIST but its true.

My response to the poor idiot:

I see the good points but it's still offensive. Whites weren't enslaved for their entire lives, forced to build things that killed them on a regular basis, and treated like animals. SO, therefore, we should have a better sense of humor about names that minorities rarely call us. We have Colombus Day, President's Day, Easter, Christmas, etc. I'm not Christian yet I'm not generally offended by Christmas. I'm offended by fundamental Christians yes, but not the holiday that everyone misinterprets. The reason people created things (holidays, chanels, groups, etc.) to cater to minorities is because they do not get representation in other areas. White folks have all the attention they need and should stop their baby-ass whining. I get the point, and it's true that we wouldn't be able to have WET, but who the hell would want it?? We have CMT, that's close enough. The white male that wrote this should probably look into a history class before he starts to criticize too heavily. "If we marched for our race and rights..." Um, WE DON'T HAVE TO! That's the point. Plenty of non-whites are racist. Don't get to feeling all sory for yourself now. Silly redneck...

Pride of 2007

The most exciting thing to happen almost ever was the magnificent run by the Colorado Rockies this season. I would have been content with the pummeling we handed over to the Yankees in the middle of the summer. But that wasn't good enough for them, they had to go all fancy and demolish all competition in the last month of the regular season. 'Twas awesome!

Is it any wonder that by the time we got to the World Series in OCTOBER that we were pooped? I think it is a much more honorable thing to have won our own title, the National League Championships, rather than the "big one."

I never realized before how silly the World Series was. It's just the All-Star Game minus the rest of the all-stars. It's cool, and way to go if you win but it doesn't really illustrate what you've done over the rest of the season. We played the Red Sox. Big deal. I have nothing invested in beating the Red Sox aside from beating the Red Sox. Now, beating the Diamondbacks, that's exciting. Those are our brothers. The Red Sox are the weird, rich, hulking cousins that we only see once a year.

So, basically, it's a disappointment that we did so dismally in the series. But as the banner in my hut will show, I am exceedingly proud of the boys for winning the one that counts. We are the 2007 National League Champions, and we deserve it! We Rock!

The joys of life.

- No class

- Sean Bean

- Sleeping

- Dreaming: Last night there was several things happening. Some sort of crypt thing, monsters creeping about. I got to a room with 5 wooden caskets only to discover they were all bombs. I took a peek at the bomb clock and headed back up the stairs. Someone resembling Alan Rickman (no surprise to anyone) was the bad guy who was going to prevent me from leaving. I used my purple mittens (the ones I keep in my car) to fly down a wire and run away just before the crypt house exploded.

Next was a strange game of battle solitaire. It involves monster things, soldiers, and Andre the Giant. Oh, and big guns that do fancy things. It's quite a fun game and if I can invent it I suggest everyone play it. Basically, your "guys" can't come up and help until you "uncover" them--like in solitaire. It's a whole crazy thing.

- Baked goods

- Nice weather

- Shopping

- Baseball

- Hotdogs

- Boris Karloff

- Getting mail

- Aerosmith

- Rain

- Donuts

- Puppies

- Gum

- Friday's with Katie

- Tommy Girl

~That's all the listing I wish to do at the moment. Not that there aren't other joys but to list them all would be impossible.~

Find your candidate.

I am yet undecided on who to vote for so I thought this was kinda cool. As I told the lady from the Democratic party the other day, I'm going to be so sick of all the candidates by the time I need to vote for one, I won't want to vote for any of them.

If you too are undecided then this might actually be helpful.

http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html

I got a 90.91% match with Mike Gravel. I've liked him from the start so that's nice. It's a bit surprising to see where the rest of the candidates stand based on my responses.

Your Other Top Matches

Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich (D) - 81.82%

Delaware Senator Joseph Biden (D) - 77.27%

Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) - 77.27%

Middle of the Pack

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) - 77.27%

Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D) - 72.73%

New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) - 68.18%

Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd (D) - 68.18%

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) - 54.55%

Businessman John Cox (R) - 45.45%

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) - 40.91%

Arizona Senator John McCain (R) - 31.82%

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) - 31.82%

Texas Representative Ron Paul (R) - 27.27%

Bottom of the Barrel

Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo (R) - 27.27%

Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (R) - 22.73%

Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) - 22.73%

California Representative Duncan Hunter (R) - 18.18%

I stand corrected...

As do we all.

(This blog is a little late coming but here I am anyway.)

Everybody thought the Arizona/Colorado series was going to be a heck of a thing. It was I guess, but I don't think anyone foresaw a 4-0 victory, least of all the Rockies.

Now we're on the eve of the World Series. We now know that we'll be playing the Red Sox. During the Indians/Sox series my thought was, I would rather play the Indians but I would rather beat the Red Sox. When those teams were quarreling and being...childish, I changed my mind. After dealing with the attitude of the D-backs and seeing the attitude of the others I don't really want to play any of them!

The Rockies have Altitude, not attitude. They don't open their mouths and insert their cleats. They don't show off. They don't act like a bunch of petulant children. It's such a treat.

So, I'm looking forward to the series and all (even if they don't let me have tickets) but I'm really tired of watchng big boys act like little boys. I wish some of these testosterone-pumped freaks would take a look at a team that actually acts according to their character.

I can hope that the fans follow suit.

A-hole fans.

The disrespectful Diamondback fans should be ashamed of themselves!

That's directed at the ones who throw crap on the field after a call that they don't like. You make your team look bad, you ruin things for other people, and you are an idiot. Don't throw things at players because you don't like a call. Grow up.

If you want to be a jerk then go be a fan of something else.

Baseball still has a shred of decency and dignity left in the pro sports world.

MLB POST-SEASON: Let me ‘splain.

This is for those of you who don't understand what the hell is going on and why everyone is making such a fuss. It's taken me years to finally understand.

MLB POST-SEASON: Let me ‘splain.

In the major leagues we have the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). I don’t really know why, but I know that the NL is cooler.
Each league has three divisions: East, Central, and West. Those divisions are:

AL East:
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Toronto Blue Jays

AL Central:
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins

AL West:
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

NL East:
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals

NL Central:
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

NL West:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

The winners for 2007 are the following:
AL East Division Champs- Boston Red Sox
AL Central Division Champs- Cleveland Indians
AL West Division Champs- Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card- New York Yankees

NL East Division Champs- Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central Division Champs- Chicago Cubs
NL West Division Champs- Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card- Colorado Rockies

You may now ask, “So what the hell is the Wild Card?” Wild Card, as far as I understand, is the team with the next best record in their league. It is just as it says, the wild card. You need 4 teams for playoffs so basically someone gets a second chance. This year the Padres and Rockies were tied at the end of the regular season for first place (essentially first for second place) in the NL Wild Card. They had a rare one-game tie-breaker playoff. Rockies won naturally. In 13 innings. Naturally.

This brings us to the official post-season.

Division Series- best of 5.
ALDS:
Yankees v. Indians
&
Red Sox v. Angels

NLDS:
Cubs v. Diamondbacks
&
Rockies v. Phillies

Indians won in 4 games.
Red Sox won in 3 games.
Diamondbacks won in 3 games.
Rockies won in 3 games.

Next is the League Championship Series- best of 7. (Also known as the pennant race.)

AL: Indians v. Red Sox
NL: Diamondbacks v. Rockies

The teams who win their 4 games in the League Championships will go on to play each other in the World Series, which is a best of 7 series.

Lights out for Phillies

Well, well...look who's kicking ass here in the beginning of Rocktober.

Rox have won yet another awesome game, just as they have 17 times in their last 18 games. And FINALLY we are showing the rest of the baseball world what many of us have known for a long time. We just needed another chance.

We can win in the dark if we have to.

We can win without homeruns from Matt, Todd, Brad, Garrett, and Troy. An occassional homerun from Yorvit and Kaz is quite a treat. The starting pitchers come out and shut down the opposition, the closers come out and finish the task. Infielders are on the ball, literally, and the outfield is on alert. Everybody does what they need to do when they need to do it.

Now, talk about a good series...Rockies v. Diamondbacks. Proof that the West is the best. This ain't gonna be a sweep. It's going to be a hell of a series.

Rock on boys.

ROCKIES!!!!

TAKE THAT TONY GWYNN!! No one gave the Rockies any credit all season! Now you'll have to sit and watch the awesomeness for just a little longer!

MATT HOLLIDAY~MVP
T.R.O.Y. = Tulowitzki for Rookie Of the Year
CLINT HURDLE~MANAGER OF THE UNIVERSE
TODD JUST F'N ROCKS!

I should beat someone to the movie.

Ok not to be insensitive or anything, but this is kind of cool....

It's a SciFi channel movie in the making! I hope they figure out what the deal is.

Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village
Mon Sep 17, 11:23 PM ET
LIMA (AFP) - Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday.
Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia.
Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.
Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.
Rescue teams and experts were dispatched to the scene, where the meteorite left a 100-foot-wide (30-meter-wide) and 20-foot-deep (six-meter-deep) crater, said local official Marco Limache.
"Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said.

Dear Britney, Kanye, and your fellow "artists"...

(I didn't even watch the f*#&ing show and I'm horrified.)

Britney, give it up. Please. For the sake of all involved. I had a bit of hope for her and her "comeback." I had faith that Paris would change after her stint as an inmate and I was right. She's far less annoying than she was before. Still an idiot but she's trying. Britney is making no such effort. Oh she's making an effort but it's in the wrong direction. I was so hoping that she might have found some class under all that blonde hair but that's asking too much. If I was her manager I would have said this-- Ok so you're making some sort of comeback, great. Let's ditch the bleach and go with the new look. Short hair, good coloring, something elegant yet funky; let's ditch the whore/stripper wardrobe, everyone knows you're a mother of 2 now. Cover yourself like a grown up. Again, elegance would be nice. Something classy that doesn't look like you slept in an alley. As far as the song goes, let's do something with lyrics, cut the bubblegum out, skip the worn-out dance moves, and attempt to pretend like you have talent.

But alas...what did we end up with? Let's show off that bad hair, make sure it looks like you havent' showered in a while. Totally show off that mom tummy that you KNOW everyone will just think is adorable. Then to top it all off let's pick the dumbest song ever and make sure there's the same old Madonna wanna-be dance moves that you can no longer perform. Nice, we got all that? Time for the VMAs.

Girl, fire whoever you have working for you because they are useless. Go home and take care of your children, and if you can't do that at least let them escape to daddy K-Fed's house for a bit of normalcy. Yes, I see the irony, don't you? Have someone write you a song with a little substance and quit with the blonde slut routine. It's not working anymore. You have to be underage for that to work around here....or Pamela Anderson apparently.

And speaking of Pam-- Kid Rock and Tommy Lee? Take it to the playground. What could they have been brawling over other than the plastic wonder woman. She'll always go back to Tommy. Way to act like adults.

Further teenage behavior-- Kanye bitching about a black man can't get a chance at the VMAs! Yeah buddy, that's what you should be worried about. No matter that you're apparently selling a shit load of records (though I couldn't name a song if my life depended on it), you totally haven't made it until you get a VMA. Give me a break you crying fool. Oh yes it's 'cause you're black, black folks never make it in the music industry. Maybe it's your piss poor attitude. Maybe you should shut the hell up and go galavanting in your Crib with your homies.

"That's two years in a row, man ... give a black man a chance," said West, stomping around his entourage and directing his comments at a reporter. "I'm trying hard man, I have the ... No. 1 record, man."
It was the latest outburst from West at an awards show. Last year, he crashed the stage at the MTV Europe Awards after not winning for best video. (Wonder if he ever considered that he did not have the best video.)
West's latest album, "Graduation," is due out Tuesday. 50 Cent has said he'd stop making solo records if West's CD outsells his "Curtis" album, also set for release Tuesday, in their first week out. (Aww...what a blow that would be to the state of the country.)

To sum things up, the music industry needs to pull it's big inflated head out of it's useless whiney ass. There's maybe a handfull of people at the VMAs that have any sort of actual talent, and even some of those feel entitled to awards and whatnot just because everyone gets an award these days. You don't have to do much but throw some skanks together on a screen to win so it seems.

Alicia has class, even if she looked like a cat on crack. Beyonce has class, even if she was asking for a wardrobe malfunction. Even Justin has class, and a bit of sense. They all have talent. I don't know who the rest of you sorry assholes are in the first place, but shut up and make music because you want to make music not because you want some pathetic award.

Fred Thompson...

stay on TV.

From here it looks like he's just on an anti-Clinton mission. Why else would he make his late-in-the-game appearance? He's a freak. His mission is to do exactly what G.W. is doing....yeah, that's a good way to get elected. Idiot.

Theories from an 8-year-old

I just wanted to share this story with the few people that actually read my blog.

I went to dinner on Friday night with Dina and Ben and the boys. Well, kinda dinner...I had just finished eating when Dina called so I just went along for the company and the entertainment that usually comes with dining out with the gremlins.

Both boys say school is going fine, Tanner has lost a few more teeth, and Jordan is as weird as ever. He left to go to the bathroom before we left and naturally Dina had to retrieve him from the ladies room.

The main story here is from Tanner though. We were outside chatting by the car and we were talking about pets. Tanner claims that when they get a dog they will name it Dorko, Jordan suggested Chester. Tanner said they were going to get a big dog when they move into their new house, and it's going to be a girl.

He also told me the following: "They have to go into her tummy and plug up her poop hole so she can't have any babies."

I told him I didn't think that was quite the way it was done since she still had to be able to poop. Then, while Dina was trying to control her laughing fit, both gremlins started yelling things about "poop deck" and the hillarity of the situation was confirmed. It was very entertaining as always, and that ends my installment of Tanner theories for today.

Oops, missed one.

Bourne Ultimatum- It's the ultimate Bourne. ha! True though, it's just crazyness all over the place, Matt has like 4 lines and he spends the rest of his time driving into other cars, beating the hell out of people, and running. He's so sneaky.

I also just finished: Dead Silence- Pretty standard horror. Really ridiculous, but sufficiently creepy I suppose. Not worth much in general. It would fit in with the Sci Fi channel Saturday line-up quite nicely. (I LOVE Sci Fi weekends but it's almost all horrid crap.)

I'm so terribly far behind...

So, you're getting the short and sweet.

Three Amigos- Freakin' hillarious. A total comedy classic.

Bringing Up Baby- Quite funny in that Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn kind of way.

Goldeneye- Sean Bean. Young and evil. Awesome.

Pagemaster- I was doing a bit more chatting that watching, but it's very cute.

Soldier's Girl- Plot outline from IMDB: The true story of a young soldier beaten to death for falling in love with a transgendered nightclub performer. It's quite good, but obviously depressing.

Spiderman 3- I liked Peter when he was crazy, Sandman was super cool, and other than that it's your basic Spiderman movie, and MJ is annoying as ever.

The Thing (original)- Good for a classic monster movie but kinda boring.

Three Musketeers- I watched it because it's on my list but I can't remember a damn thing.

13 Ghosts- Still one of my favorite creepy movies. It's all about the monsters, they are really cool.

Poltergiest- It's a horror classic, and I recently discovered that it's quite funny. I had no idea.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers- It's totally ridiculous, a little bit gross, but fun to watch.

Toolbox Murders- Terrifically disgusting.

Dodgeball- Brilliant masterpiece. I could watch it over and over.

Pretty in Pink- I hadn't seen it for a while so I thought I should watch it again. It's nowhere as cool as Sixteen Candles or Breakfast Club but it's watchable.

24-Hour Party People- I watched it again because I forgot that I already saw it. It's not that great, but it's interesting. It could be better.

40-Year Old Virgin- The humor is blended in a very nice combination of lame boy humor, and plain funny stuff. Steve Carrell is too adorable.

Pirates of the Caribbean 3- Just as fun as the other 2. Nothing outdoes the first one, but I thought #3 was funny. They'll make at least another one.

Mr. Brooks- Awful. Just awful. I thought it could possibly not suck but I was wrong.

Shrek 3- Definitely better than #2, might be the best of the bunch.

1408- Predictable, and already been done. Crazy dad in a possessed hotel? Really? However, it was fun to watch, and I wasn't angry I paid to see it.

Die hard 4- Completely awesome. The best since the original. Had Alan made it to this one it would be the best thing ever. There's a clear line between reality and the land of Mclaine, but that's why it's so fun. The humor and action are equally distributed, which makes it very fun to watch.

The Simpsons Movie- Great. It's an extra long episode of the Simpsons with nudity. There's not really any wrong here.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix- Pales in comparison to The Goblet of Fire, but good on it's own. Not even comparible to the book of course, but a very fun movie. It's so much more fun the second time and after finishing book 7. I think it's the funniest movie so far.

The Invasion- One of the Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig projects. The movie was pretty good actually. It's not completely different from the 1978 Donald Sutherland movie, it's just less ridiculous since it's not the 1978 Donald Sutherland movie.... The whole body snatching virus this is pretty creepy.

And finally, last night's gem--

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon- it's about a group of students who are making a documentary about a man who is going to become the next Jason, Freddy, or Michael. It turns into a regular slasher flick by the end, but the beginning is hillarious. If you've ever laughed at a slasher movie you should definitely watch it. It shows the planning stage from the mind of the killer and he's damn funny. Basically cameos from Robert Englund and Zelda Rubenstein.

Aaaaannnd...there it is.

When desperate, always blame racism. It seems that this guy has a serious attitude problem and rather than keep any of his pride in tact he pulls this BS out. Please, dude. I don't care if your black, I think you're just a regular asshole. You'd still be an asshole if you were white.
I'm not saying we're not a racist country, but this isn't really where the issue lies.


Washington: "I Was Fired Because I'm Black"
Actor Isaiah Washington insists the only reason he was fired from TV show Grey's Anatomy for making a homophobic remark was because of the color of his skin. Washington infamously made an offensive comment about castmate T.R. Knight last October and repeated it at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this year. But the 43-year-old claims he was fired from Grey's Anatomy earlier this month because America can't find it in its heart to forgive an African-American. He cites the examples of actor Robert Downey, Jr., who has rebuilt his career despite multiple run-ins with the police over his drug problems, and politician Arnold Schwarzenneger, who has fought allegations of sexual misconduct. Washington tells U.S. magazine Newsweek, "I apologized and showed my remorse for what I said and for the pain I caused anyone. If a black man can't get forgiveness in this country, when so many other people like Robert Downey, Jr. and the governor of California get second and third chances... I think that says a lot about race and this country where we stand."

More presidential candidates: Barack Obama

Pros: First thing's first, it would be sweet if we had a African-American president. I have no problem saying it. Lots of people are thinking it.

This guy worked for what he has. I mean he actually had to prove himself rather than using his daddy's money to prove nothing.

Watch the well made video on his webpage and you'll want to vote for him right now. http://www.barackobama.com/about/

He is personable and likeable, and miracle of all miracles he almost seems like a relatively normal human being. I actually believe the words that come out of his mouth.

He seems prepared to bridge the red-blue gap if at all possible. He's going after the common ground that somehow gets ignored even though that's what we all want.

He's very nicely placed himself in the middle of the road which makes it all the more likely for anyone to vote for him.

Cons: There is a whole heck of a lot of racist, redneck, SOBs in the world that will not vote for a black guy. It's the simple truth. It's likely they don't know when the election is so that's a plus.

He might be just too perfect and idealistic. I don't know if people are ever going to be prepared for an honest politician with possible good intentions.

I read that he smokes. He should cut that out.

More presidential candidates: Dennis Kucinich

Pros: The dude has a peace sign on his webpage.

He's kinda groovy, and I like a lot of what he says.

He is involved in a LOT of issues, not just the key, hot-button stuff.

His civil rights record is fantastic.

Cons: He's been a Family Guy joke...therefore, since I know relatively little about him, it's hard to not think about the Family Guy reference.

He sometimes looks like a cartoon turtle.

I don't think he'll make it past the popular kids. I don't know.

Movie Reviews Gone Wild

Carrie- Awesome horror movie. (Of course I've seen it before, but I forgot how brilliant it was.) It's so well made and since it's horror no one pays attention to that part. If you've seen it then you should watch it again some day and pay attention to the details and if you haven't then...hello, it's a classic.

Kill Bill 2- I thought I'd give this a try right after Grindhouse and when I was feeling good about QT. It didn't really work though. I still found it rather boring. It's ok, just not something I'd go out of my way to watch.

The Bad Seed- The child is creepy. It's also a classic and the little girl is very believable as a homicidal child. It's one to watch if you're into the classics but not one everyone would enjoy.

Wishmaster 3 & 4- So I dig Wishmaster, sue me! Not even close to being as fun as the first 2. Andrew Divoff was awesome as the djinn in the first two because he's so ridiculous. As I recall, #4 is a little more fun but it's not the same without the original dude. Still fun and bloody though.

Batman- Of course I've seen the original Batman before but I put it on the list because it should be recognized. The movie is hillarious. It's very clever, Michael and Jack are just supremely entertaining.

Unforgiven- Apparently a classic in the western genre. It's a good movie, it's well done, it's just kinda boring. Great cast, and good performances though.

Raging Bull- It's kind of what you think it will be. Crazy Italian gets knocked in the head too many times and gets a little crazier. Something about it sticks with you though. The end is depressing; the downfall of a champion is never nice to watch. Also a classic.

Eraserhead- There are no sensible words to describe this movie. It's very interesting as far as studying film goes but as entertainment it's quite a stretch. I assume the fact that I find it almost painful to watch would make the director do a happy dance. It's nearly unbearable, but you keep watching. I don't get it. It's extremely bizarre and you WILL remember it after you watch it.

He Knows You're Alone- Total lame-ass ripoff of Halloween. It's the first movie Tom Hanks did and he's very Tom Hanks in it. Cuddly and adorable. The movie stinks, but kind of in a fun way...

Prom Night- Another Jamie Lee Curtis attempt. It's too long to be interesting. I appreciate the effort though.

The Shining- Another one that I have, of course, seen before but I needed to watch again. It's so damn good. I cannot stand the wife but I ignore that and enjoy the rest of the movie. Again, Jack is simply brilliant.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles- One of the humor gems that everyone should watch. Classic Steve Martin and John Candy.

The Condemned- Such the macho movie, but man it was fun to watch. It's just bad all over the place but who can resist Stone Cold and Vinnie Jones! The non-criminals in the film are the actual bad guys, and they attempt to make a "statement" about watching violent movies. It's hillarious. I'll admit I'd watch it again, but I'm certainly not going to take it seriously. The handheld camera was too much through the whole thing. It's supposed to be a "reality" thing, well there wouldn't be a handheld camera now would there? Do a little research before you try to get creative.

Friday the 13th, Part 3- Just as lame as the others.

Racing Stripes- Cute for the kiddos.

Shock Corridor- Surprisingly interesting. A guy goes in to an asylum to get a story and hey he goes crazy. The main character is pretty interesting to watch, as are the crazy people, even if the rest of it is somewhat pathetic.

The House That Dripped Blood- Oh what a movie. I LOVED it! It's absolutely necessary for any horror movie fan. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are the essence of what horror should be and this is great because of them. The little stories keep your attention and move on to the next story just when they should. It's no 5 star film but I thought it was great. They are willing to make fun of themselves and that's always fun.

New Pet

This is my new Colorado buffalo. His name is Kerwin. His brother, who will live with Katie, has yet to be named. And at the moment Katie is hysterical, and totally unable to control herself so he might not be named for a while. We have to wait for the giggle fits to stop coming in waves.

Kerwin and his brother are the mascots for the Katie and Kathay Colorado Trip.

We're having far too much fun for our own good. It's fantastic.