Alizee is pretty hot. I enjoyed this video, but it could have been better. All that was needed was to mute the volume on the web player and pull up some Metallica in WMP.
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What am I Watching?
Rather than being able to sleep last night, this is the crap I was thinking about when I went to bed, so I figured I would write a bit about it this morning. Recently I downloaded Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, a serial from 1941. I like the old serial cliffhangers of the ’40s and ’50s. Obviously they are not as “realistic” and edgy, but they still kick ass. And they make you watch the entire thing. No resolution until the end, instead of a neat little encapsulation in each show. With a few exceptions, most of the television that I grew up watching in the ’70s and ’80s was like that. Encapsulated. Each hour-long show (not counting the 30 minute sit-coms) began and ended in one showing, occasionally being a two-parter.
For the most part, I am not a real big television watcher. I set up my PC to record movies, which I like, and then there are a handful of shows that I like to watch, even look forward to. TV (mostly premium cable channels) marketing execs seem to be getting it right now. They are going back to what I consider the serial model. With shows that have a clear beginning and end in the same night, if you are busy for a couple of weeks, which I might be with running a 24 hour restaurant, it’s easy to lose interest and forget about whatever you thought might be a good show. The ones that I enjoy, I have set to record, and look forward to watching, and DON’T want to miss. If you miss just one episode you are fucked. The Sopranos have gotten like that, and Deadwood, both on HBO. Carnivale was on for two seasons, and I liked that one as well. Even though it is very popular, I like LOST. It’s the same way. You can’t miss too many without wondering what the fuck happened. As an example of the other end, I loved MASH as a kid. Watched it with my parents all the time, but it doesn’t matter where you pick up in the entire run of the series. That’s why it does so well in syndication. Except for the cast changes that occurred, you can pick up anywhere in the several year run and not have missed anything.
Recently I have been watching Millennium on DVD from the late ’90s. It was right on the edge of being back in the serials. Each episode had a clear beginning and end, but also progressed toward something (plus it is creepy as hell, which is why I really like it). Chris Carter does creepy shows. I have enjoyed most of the stuff that he has done. He seemed to see that to hook people, you had to make them want to come back next week to find out what’s gonna happen.
One other wildly popular show that I have watched the last two seasons is 24. It is definitely a serial right out of the early to mid 1900’s. An entire season that encompasses one 24 hour period. It’s certainly not the greatest show on TV, it’s very unrealistic, and almost fucking stupid, but it’s very addictive.
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Slacking off
I got the first two discs from season two of Millennium. I think that maybe I will just slack off the rest of the evening with a Dr. Pepper and the TV.
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Just some general web surfing bullshit
At least the US is being straightforward and honest when we didn’t sign the Kyoto treaty, unlike most of the participating countries. Thanks, LL. I also came across an almost unbelievable article about a guy who called in with a dead family member, more than once (and the KID wasn’t dead). Fucker.
Mel Gibson apologizes to the Jews.
Read about the Hit-and-Run Grannies. I know that this is pretty serious and all, but for some reason I am laughing my ass off.
I admit it. I am a big Harry Potter fan. I am eagerly awaiting the last book in the series. I am certainly not a literary critic, but I have been reading SciFi and Fantasy novels since I was five and have always been in love with them. Stephen King, John Irving, and J.K. Rowling got together for a charity fund-raiser and there is a bit of discussion about the final book here
What a fucking maroon..When showing your stolen ID, make sure that the person you are showing it to doesn’t resemble the picture (or have the same name).
AOL finally has a beta version that work under Windows Vista. Good deal. Yeah, I still have AOL. I use the excuse that my account is my grandmother’s only internet access (which is true), but the real deal is that I have had the same email account for 14 years. I use it for 95% of any transactions I make on the internet, and am loathe to give it up. I did read over at CNN the other day that Time-Warner is considering making their aol.com email addresses free, which would be nice. I might have to set up my grandmother with something else, but then again, maybe I will just keep paying for it.
Another article about Castro is here. Nothing new, I guess they are just trying to keep it alive in the news cycle. What I found interesting is that when all this was announced, President Bush was in Miami to talk about the US economy. The US Mission in Cuba finally got power back today after not having it since June 5th. Damn, and I thought I was hot after driving for 20 minutes. Redstate and Val Prieto comment on the fact that the announcement was made AFTER the surgery, not before. Hadn’t thought about that yet, but it’s possible that Castro is in really bad shape or we might never have even known.
Is there anyone out there that does not know to BLOW OUT THE FUCKING FIRE before drinking flaming alcohol? Apparently this stupid bitch doesn’t and is suing Bacardi as a result. Snakes.
Here’s and article about Metallica finally allowing some of their music to be sold on iTunes. It mentions the fact that The Beatles and Led Zeppelin still aren’t being sold, but doesn’t say anything about the other holdout that I would love to see, AC/DC.
I have a lot of respect for Jimmy Carter as a great humanitarian, but he was a terrible president, and he still doesn’t have a clue about politics, particularly politics in the Middle East. His article for the Washington Post “Stop the Band-Aid Treatment” can be found at the link. He has some good points but the fact is that Hezbollah is hiding among the civilian population of Lebanon and Israel is defending itself. It is a tragedy and unfortunate that civilians are being killed, but if Britain or the US had turned pussy during WWII and NOT fire bombed Dresden, or we had not nuked japan, the war would NOT have stopped as fast and the casualties would have been much worse. I would love to see all of the current conflicts stopped without any further death, innocent or otherwise, but it ain’t gonna happen.
Elisson decided to post a picture from the Vman’s recent vacation. WARNING -DON’T click if you have eaten recently.
That’s enough for now. Chris and Stephanie are both at work until after 9pm, so I need to get off my ass and fix the girls something to eat. I did have my employee meeting this afternoon and may post a bit about it later.
Oops. Fucked up my tags and had to repost.
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Happy Birthday Buddy Guy!
A little belated perhaps. Buddy Guy turned 70 on Sunday. The dude is still performing, doing something like 30 shows in July and August.
Unfortunately all I have is vinyl, I haven’t had the chance to finish copying all of my albums to hard drive as my turntable went TU a few months ago. Need to get a new one I suppose.
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Pornotube
Tired of youtube? Thanks to the porn czar I’ve found pornotube. At least it gives me something free to do when the wife is out of town 🙂
Horschack is hanging at the Waffle
My SO likes watching VH1 occasionally, so by default, that shit filters to my brain. Occasionally something good will be on anyway. She is watching I Love the 70’s or some such shit and I just saw a picture of Horschack, then and today. Damn, I swear he looks just like one of my buddies in another town close to here.
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This is new. Very interesting.
More LOST clues II
Another hint was left at persephone.thehansfoundation.org, to a picture posted here
There is some discussion going on over at the ABC blog, personally I think that once you invert the colors, it says “I’m Next” in the dude’s hair.
The filename may also be significant, q9als2002.gif
Oceanic Air
OCEANIC AIRLINES : Seating Chart 777 : ALL FLIGHTS CANCELLED
If you go to the Oceanic Air web site and track flight 815, then go to Pre-board Check-In, there is an anagram, and the letters ETHAN ROM. Swap the letters around to come up with OTHER MAN and a video clip plays, of someone’s eye ball, then Walt being taken away.
At that point it goes back to the seating chart and the link to pre-board is gone.
There are a bunch of other videos and icons, as well as a map.