I love top 10 lists. Being a little OCD, they are some of my favorite things to read on the internet. I ran across one today though that's kinda funny....."Top 10 Most Biographically Inaccurate Movies". Of course, this stems from the fact that Oliver Stone's new movie W. comes out this weekend. The funny thing about the list, is that it was even made. I mean, how can you come up with a Top 10 like that? Aren't pretty much all "true" movies quite inaccurate? Let's be honest, nobody's life is exciting enough to make a great big budget movie. Folks.....this is why all of these movies have a disclaimer of "based on a true story", or "inspired by a true story". I really hope that people don't seriously watch any of these movies to learn all about these people and events. I do admit that I will watch some of them to get an idea about the topic....but I also know that these movies are mostly for entertainment (and to make more money for Hollywood). If I am intrigued by the topic though, I will do a little digging to get the actual facts. If you are too lazy to pick up a book or look up the facts on the internet, and only go to movies to get facts, then I suggest you stick with documentaries. They may be a little less inaccurate. :)
Until next time, don't believe every thing you hear......especially if it comes from a Hollywood blockbuster.
K
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Picture perfect memory
So, I'm at pool league last night. The second game of the second round, my teammate walks up to the table to break. However the balls are not yet racked, because her opponent is quite intoxicated and taking his sweet ass time. Finally he puts the quarters in, grabs the balls, and puts them all in the rack on the table. Then he goes on to pull out his phone.....seriously. My teammate was getting ticked (as was the rest of the team), so she told him to put the phone away and rack them already. Well, he proceeds to explain why he has his phone out. You'll love this.
"I took a picture of a rack with my phone once, 'cause sometimes I get too drunk and can't remember how to do it, so then I just have to pull up the picture for a reminder."
Is that not classic? If I wasn't so pissed off at this guy wasting all of our time, I would have fallen off the chair laughing. :)
Anyway, until next time, rack 'em up! (If you can remember how)
K
"I took a picture of a rack with my phone once, 'cause sometimes I get too drunk and can't remember how to do it, so then I just have to pull up the picture for a reminder."
Is that not classic? If I wasn't so pissed off at this guy wasting all of our time, I would have fallen off the chair laughing. :)
Anyway, until next time, rack 'em up! (If you can remember how)
K
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
War Machine
Found out today that they are changing actors for one of the characters in the sequel to Iron Man.....one Jim "War Machine" Rhodes. Yes, you heard it right, no more Terrance Howard. In his place will be the equally (if not more so) talented actor Don Cheadle. But, it doesn't matter if he's better or not....the actor should not be changed. It drives me nuts when they do this.
I will admit, I was okay with Maggie Gyllenhaal replacing Katie Holmes as Rachael Dawes in The Dark Knight. But, that was only because Katie Holmes sucked....and she was a character I didn't really care about.
Now, in the case of Iron Man though, Jim Rhodes is a major player. In the comics he actually takes over as Iron Man for a little while before he goes on to become War Machine. You can't change the actor for a pivotal character like that. That's like when they replaced Jodie Foster with Julianne Moore for the character of Clarice Starling in Hannibal. Blasphemy! Although that change was not only bad because of the change, but also because it was a downgrade in actors. I like some of Moore's movies, but 90% of the time I think her particular character could be played much better by just about anyone.
Anyway, back to the point.......keep the continuity alive.....pleeeeeease!
Until next time, don't go changin'! (I know, I already used that one today....but it's my blog and I can do what I want dag-nab-it!)
K
I will admit, I was okay with Maggie Gyllenhaal replacing Katie Holmes as Rachael Dawes in The Dark Knight. But, that was only because Katie Holmes sucked....and she was a character I didn't really care about.
Now, in the case of Iron Man though, Jim Rhodes is a major player. In the comics he actually takes over as Iron Man for a little while before he goes on to become War Machine. You can't change the actor for a pivotal character like that. That's like when they replaced Jodie Foster with Julianne Moore for the character of Clarice Starling in Hannibal. Blasphemy! Although that change was not only bad because of the change, but also because it was a downgrade in actors. I like some of Moore's movies, but 90% of the time I think her particular character could be played much better by just about anyone.
Anyway, back to the point.......keep the continuity alive.....pleeeeeease!
Until next time, don't go changin'! (I know, I already used that one today....but it's my blog and I can do what I want dag-nab-it!)
K
WTF?: What's in a name
And now for something completely stupid. Apparently there is a 19 year old girl out there who has decided to legally change her name......to CutoutDissection.com. So, does she go by Cod for short? I suppose that works since her new name happens to be a PETA website. She is apparently against the dissecting of animals in schools, and wishes there to be an alternative for those students who don't want to do it. Cutout is what she actually goes by. I heard on the radio that her license is posted as Dissection.com, Cutout. So, does that mean that her initials are CDC? That seems fitting, cause if she has any diseases, they seem pretty controlled since nobody would mess with a nut like this.
I do have to applaud her commitment to a cause (I mean, she did get me to blog about it which in turn got the website out to 2 or 3 more people), but that doesn't mean I don't still think she's nuts....so I also applaud anyone who has her commited. :)
Oh, I'm kidding....don't commit her, just talk a little sense into her.
Until next time, don't go changin'!
K
I do have to applaud her commitment to a cause (I mean, she did get me to blog about it which in turn got the website out to 2 or 3 more people), but that doesn't mean I don't still think she's nuts....so I also applaud anyone who has her commited. :)
Oh, I'm kidding....don't commit her, just talk a little sense into her.
Until next time, don't go changin'!
K
Monday, October 13, 2008
Head Honcho
I don't know about you guys, but I'm votin' for this dude:
Patron Saint of Awesomeness '08
GO ME!
Until next time, vote for me.....your bribe money is in the mail.
K
Patron Saint of Awesomeness '08
GO ME!
Until next time, vote for me.....your bribe money is in the mail.
K
Rewind Button
Time travel.....we all wish we could do it. I think it would be fun anyway. But nobody wants to see it on film and tv when it is just used as a cop-out. Take the movie Superman from 1977 for instance. You watch the whole thing and an earthquake happens, and Lois dies......and Superman spins the world backwards to back the truck up and make it so none of it ever happened. Now, this is all kinds of messed up on multiple levels, but let's just stick to the cop-out portion. So, everything that we just watched for the past half hour or more didn't happen? (Yes, I realize it's a movie and none of it happened regardless). Anyway, if time travelling is going to be used as a cop-out, then why make the movie? It doesn't make sense. I'll stop with the Superman bashing now though cause I'm actually still a huge fan of the movie.
On to the show that brought on this blog.....Heroes. Yes, more superpowered people. My wife and I are watching the third season of Heroes right now. I love it still, but my biggest complaint is that they NEVER should have introduced time travel. Characters come from the future and change stuff, so it's like the first two seasons made no difference. Not only is there this problem, but also the problem of being just plain confusing in general. The thing is, it doesn't actually have to be confusing. If you think about it, you can never go back in time to change the way things turn out.....even if time travel WAS possible. I've tried to explain this to people before, but nobody ever seems to get the logic of it. Maybe someone out there can. Here goes:
Say you don't like the way your life has turned out. You hop in your little Delorean, set the timer for 10 years in the past (say from 2008 to 1998), and cruise down the road at 88 MPH. While in the past, you try and set things in motion that make things happen differently than the way they did. NOT gonna happen. Everything your future self does in the past has already been accounted for throughout the years of '98 through '08. How is this so hard to understand. If something happens, it's because it was meant to be....or you tried to come back in time, and it was your future self who caused it to happen. Any way you look at it, when you get back in your Delorean and head back to 2008, everything will be just as it always was.
I say, stop using time travel in movies and tv unless you use them the right way: i.e. showing someone going back in time only to end up just being the cause of the thing he was trying to prevent. (Even that gets a little complicated) Well, I guess I also still approve of time travel if it is used light-heartedly in comedies like Back to the Future and Timecop. :)
So, until next time....do it right the first time.
K
On to the show that brought on this blog.....Heroes. Yes, more superpowered people. My wife and I are watching the third season of Heroes right now. I love it still, but my biggest complaint is that they NEVER should have introduced time travel. Characters come from the future and change stuff, so it's like the first two seasons made no difference. Not only is there this problem, but also the problem of being just plain confusing in general. The thing is, it doesn't actually have to be confusing. If you think about it, you can never go back in time to change the way things turn out.....even if time travel WAS possible. I've tried to explain this to people before, but nobody ever seems to get the logic of it. Maybe someone out there can. Here goes:
Say you don't like the way your life has turned out. You hop in your little Delorean, set the timer for 10 years in the past (say from 2008 to 1998), and cruise down the road at 88 MPH. While in the past, you try and set things in motion that make things happen differently than the way they did. NOT gonna happen. Everything your future self does in the past has already been accounted for throughout the years of '98 through '08. How is this so hard to understand. If something happens, it's because it was meant to be....or you tried to come back in time, and it was your future self who caused it to happen. Any way you look at it, when you get back in your Delorean and head back to 2008, everything will be just as it always was.
I say, stop using time travel in movies and tv unless you use them the right way: i.e. showing someone going back in time only to end up just being the cause of the thing he was trying to prevent. (Even that gets a little complicated) Well, I guess I also still approve of time travel if it is used light-heartedly in comedies like Back to the Future and Timecop. :)
So, until next time....do it right the first time.
K
Thursday, October 9, 2008
The Plight Of Mr. X
Mr. X walks into a bank to ask for a home loan. Even though he asks for a loan waaaaaaay beyond his means, the bank gladly obliges.
"What's that Mr. X? You want a half million dollar home loan, even though you only make $30,000 a year? Not a problem......just sign on the dotted line. In blood."
"What was that?!?"
"Bud, I said bud. Just sign on the dotted line.....bud."
Down the road, Mr. X can no longer afford the payments and he has to forclose on his home. Banks lose money......enter crisis.
I know already that I do not know all the facts about the economic crisis we're in right now, so you can correct me or yell at me for being naive. But, I do know that a big part of it is the stupidity of people trying to live beyond their means combined with the stupidity of the banks who allow them to do this.
Now, on to what this blog is all about. As we all know, the government bailed out all these banks that were in trouble by giving them 700 BILLION dollars. I already have problems with that, but the problem at hand is that of AIG. Now, AIG is one of these banks that was involved in this bail out. What did they do? They threw a party this past Tuesday that cost them 400,000......FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND......dollars. I know this is just a small portion of the big picture, but really? That 400,000 dollars could have gone to help out a lot of people.
This is kind of like giving a ton of money to some homeless guy to get a motel room, get cleaned up, and find a job. Instead, he takes that money and buys some booze and a night in a motel room with Buck-tooth Mary, the local prostitute. (At least he did get the motel room) Then the guy ends up back on the street. (This whole thing is probably closer to the truth than I think, cause with rich, smarmy bankers, there probably were lots of boobs and booze involved in this party)
The big difference between the bankers and the bum? The bankers spend the money and somehow are still okay, while Mr. X is the one who ends up on the street because he still can't afford to pay off his mortgage.
Why couldn't us little people have gotten some of that money? Sure, there are stupid people that would still use it for all the wrong reasons. But, some of us who are smart enough to not live beyond our means could have used it to pay off the little bit of debt we do have.
If I have all of this completely wrong, feel free to tell me. I admittedly don't know much about politics and the economy, so I'd love for someone to explain this all to me in a way that makes sense.
Until then, dream big.....(but not too big).
and for the rich.....until next time, party like it's 1999!
K
"What's that Mr. X? You want a half million dollar home loan, even though you only make $30,000 a year? Not a problem......just sign on the dotted line. In blood."
"What was that?!?"
"Bud, I said bud. Just sign on the dotted line.....bud."
Down the road, Mr. X can no longer afford the payments and he has to forclose on his home. Banks lose money......enter crisis.
I know already that I do not know all the facts about the economic crisis we're in right now, so you can correct me or yell at me for being naive. But, I do know that a big part of it is the stupidity of people trying to live beyond their means combined with the stupidity of the banks who allow them to do this.
Now, on to what this blog is all about. As we all know, the government bailed out all these banks that were in trouble by giving them 700 BILLION dollars. I already have problems with that, but the problem at hand is that of AIG. Now, AIG is one of these banks that was involved in this bail out. What did they do? They threw a party this past Tuesday that cost them 400,000......FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND......dollars. I know this is just a small portion of the big picture, but really? That 400,000 dollars could have gone to help out a lot of people.
This is kind of like giving a ton of money to some homeless guy to get a motel room, get cleaned up, and find a job. Instead, he takes that money and buys some booze and a night in a motel room with Buck-tooth Mary, the local prostitute. (At least he did get the motel room) Then the guy ends up back on the street. (This whole thing is probably closer to the truth than I think, cause with rich, smarmy bankers, there probably were lots of boobs and booze involved in this party)
The big difference between the bankers and the bum? The bankers spend the money and somehow are still okay, while Mr. X is the one who ends up on the street because he still can't afford to pay off his mortgage.
Why couldn't us little people have gotten some of that money? Sure, there are stupid people that would still use it for all the wrong reasons. But, some of us who are smart enough to not live beyond our means could have used it to pay off the little bit of debt we do have.
If I have all of this completely wrong, feel free to tell me. I admittedly don't know much about politics and the economy, so I'd love for someone to explain this all to me in a way that makes sense.
Until then, dream big.....(but not too big).
and for the rich.....until next time, party like it's 1999!
K
Get it while the gettin's good!
Holy poop! On the way home last night, as we passed by the gas station near our home, we noticed a miracle among miracles. Gas is only $2.98/gallon!! I'm not sure how gas prices are all of a sudden going down, what with this "economic crisis" looming over our heads.....but, I'm not gonna question it. I am simply gonna gas up and go. I think I'll go gas up both cars tonight for the weekend. This is the first time in 4 years that gas has been below $3/gallon. I know this is the local price and all you east and west coasters are still probably still paying up the wazoo. But hey, if the trend is the same and gas is going down everywhere, maybe you can give up your rebellious teenager instead of having to offer up your newborn baby for a tank of gas. And in the case of you without kids, maybe you can give up just an arm instead of an arm and a leg!
Until next time....pump it up!
K
Until next time....pump it up!
K
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Mystery of the 5
Me, my wife, and some friends of ours took a little trip over to Davenport this past Saturday. After a nice dinner at this classy little joint known as Hooters, we headed over to the Putnam IMAX to see the fantastically awesome movie called The Dark Knight. I loooooove this movie. In fact this was the 4th time I had seen the masterpiece. Well, I could go into all the reasons this movie rocks right now, but that would take forever. So, I'll get right down to the one question on my mind:
Who are the 5?
Nolan paid the utmost attention to detail in this movie, so I'm sure he didn't miscount for this one quote. Anyway, towards the end of the movie they were talking about the people that Harvey "Two-Face" Dent was responsible for killing. Gordon says, "5 dead......2 of them cops". And then Batman says he'll take on the responsibility.
Now, here's what I've got so far:
1) The corrupt cop that he shoots in the bar.
2) The driver of Maroni's car.
3) Maroni, assuming he died in the car wreck.
4) And on a guess, I'm going with Harvey Dent himself as one of the deaths.
That's only 3 (or a possible 4)......if anyone can help me figure out the last 1 or 2 people that he's talking about, please let me know. Like I said, I've seen this movie 4 times now, and I still cannot figure out this riddle.
So, until next time: Riddle me this, riddle me that, who's 5 deaths are now on the bat?
K
Who are the 5?
Nolan paid the utmost attention to detail in this movie, so I'm sure he didn't miscount for this one quote. Anyway, towards the end of the movie they were talking about the people that Harvey "Two-Face" Dent was responsible for killing. Gordon says, "5 dead......2 of them cops". And then Batman says he'll take on the responsibility.
Now, here's what I've got so far:
1) The corrupt cop that he shoots in the bar.
2) The driver of Maroni's car.
3) Maroni, assuming he died in the car wreck.
4) And on a guess, I'm going with Harvey Dent himself as one of the deaths.
That's only 3 (or a possible 4)......if anyone can help me figure out the last 1 or 2 people that he's talking about, please let me know. Like I said, I've seen this movie 4 times now, and I still cannot figure out this riddle.
So, until next time: Riddle me this, riddle me that, who's 5 deaths are now on the bat?
K
Monday, October 6, 2008
Can I buy you a drink?
When I started working my current job, the soda in the Pepsi machine down in the break room cost 50 cents (for a can), as it should be. Well, a few months ago they put in a new machine......and with that new machine, came a new price. 65 cents a can.......booooooo. So, for the last few months I have had to suck it up and pay that extra 15 cents a can. You put in a dollar and you get a quarter and a dime back. Who wants dimes? Not me, I like the quarters. Good for shooting pool and playing arcade games.
Well, good news! We have a sister company across the alleyway from us, and they were still paying 50 cents a can over there. So, they got it changed back for us!! Today, I went down and got a soda for lunch, and it only cost me half a dollar! Yay.....all is right with the world again.....the universe has been realligned.
So, until next time, have a drink on me.
K
Well, good news! We have a sister company across the alleyway from us, and they were still paying 50 cents a can over there. So, they got it changed back for us!! Today, I went down and got a soda for lunch, and it only cost me half a dollar! Yay.....all is right with the world again.....the universe has been realligned.
So, until next time, have a drink on me.
K
Friday, October 3, 2008
Dick Grayson's Big Top Adventure
So, I read an article that says that the CW network is going to produce a new show about the pre-Robin days of one Dick Grayson.
Who thought this was a good idea? Really.
I know The Dark Knight is one amazing movie (in fact, I'm going to see it for the 4th time this weekend) and they are probably trying to go off of the success of this movie. But really folks, who wants to see a movie about the Grayson clan?
(Before I go on, I will admit that I will check it out because I watch everything DC related.....but that doesn't mean I'll like it.)
There is nothing to tell about this kid before he became Robin. I mean, who is he gonna run into that anyone will recognize? Maybe Boston Brand? (And I doubt many of you out there even know who he is anyway) Maybe they'll just destroy the entire history of the character like they did with Superman in "Smallville", and have him go ahead and run into the likes of the Joker and the Penguin and whatnot. Essentially though, I'm guessing it will be just a teen drama about a boy and his acrobatic family. I think they are just using the Grayson name for the recognition.
If anything, I think they should have made some show like "Gotham P.D." or something, showing a young James Gordon working his way up the ranks. That would get the comic viewers AND the crime drama viewers (there are a billion as shown by the success of CSI, Law & Order, and all their spin-offs). I'm just wondering how successful this will be. I mean, a few years ago they shot down "Birds of Prey" after one or two episodes.....and just recently they drowned "Aquaman" before the premiere even popped it's head out of the water. And I personally thought both of those shows had potential.....as opposed to this.
Who knows though......maybe next year I will eat my words, and the show will rock. I certainly hope that is the case.
Until next time, keep flyin' high (but be smart and use a net)
K
Who thought this was a good idea? Really.
I know The Dark Knight is one amazing movie (in fact, I'm going to see it for the 4th time this weekend) and they are probably trying to go off of the success of this movie. But really folks, who wants to see a movie about the Grayson clan?
(Before I go on, I will admit that I will check it out because I watch everything DC related.....but that doesn't mean I'll like it.)
There is nothing to tell about this kid before he became Robin. I mean, who is he gonna run into that anyone will recognize? Maybe Boston Brand? (And I doubt many of you out there even know who he is anyway) Maybe they'll just destroy the entire history of the character like they did with Superman in "Smallville", and have him go ahead and run into the likes of the Joker and the Penguin and whatnot. Essentially though, I'm guessing it will be just a teen drama about a boy and his acrobatic family. I think they are just using the Grayson name for the recognition.
If anything, I think they should have made some show like "Gotham P.D." or something, showing a young James Gordon working his way up the ranks. That would get the comic viewers AND the crime drama viewers (there are a billion as shown by the success of CSI, Law & Order, and all their spin-offs). I'm just wondering how successful this will be. I mean, a few years ago they shot down "Birds of Prey" after one or two episodes.....and just recently they drowned "Aquaman" before the premiere even popped it's head out of the water. And I personally thought both of those shows had potential.....as opposed to this.
Who knows though......maybe next year I will eat my words, and the show will rock. I certainly hope that is the case.
Until next time, keep flyin' high (but be smart and use a net)
K
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Blogging for Beginners
Sooooooo.....I'm gonna try it. The whole blogging thing. I'm not new to it by any means. I have a Myspace page that I never go to anymore. Use to blog on there a little bit, although that was more of an online journal. My friend Todd showed me this site......if I did things right you'll see a link to his blog on this page somewhere. So, I thought I'd give it a try......just blogging. Maybe I'll go back to the online journal thing, maybe I won't. Anyway I do it, don't expect great writing....this is just me being me. Take it or take it, I don't care.
Blog: welcome to the world of texting folks. I didn't know what blog even meant for the longest time. I mean I get the log part.....but where the f*ck did the b come from? I'll tell you where.....web.....that's right, it means weblog. I blame it on the texters of the world....they like to take the english language and butcher it so it's easier to type with two thumbs on a phone. Oy! But, whatever, I'll just roll with it.
But that's my only rant for right now....which is what I may do on here a bit.....rant. I'm actually a laid back, happy person, with a good life......but hey, I have the right to rant too right? It's all in good fun. I'll try and put happy thoughts in here too. :) I'm gonna end this for now though cause I'm not even sure what (if anything) I'm even trying to say on this blog.
Now stop reading this and get back to work!! (or don't....whatever)
K
Blog: welcome to the world of texting folks. I didn't know what blog even meant for the longest time. I mean I get the log part.....but where the f*ck did the b come from? I'll tell you where.....web.....that's right, it means weblog. I blame it on the texters of the world....they like to take the english language and butcher it so it's easier to type with two thumbs on a phone. Oy! But, whatever, I'll just roll with it.
But that's my only rant for right now....which is what I may do on here a bit.....rant. I'm actually a laid back, happy person, with a good life......but hey, I have the right to rant too right? It's all in good fun. I'll try and put happy thoughts in here too. :) I'm gonna end this for now though cause I'm not even sure what (if anything) I'm even trying to say on this blog.
Now stop reading this and get back to work!! (or don't....whatever)
K
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