Monday, January 14, 2008

...waving flags, that don't mean much to me. Black versus white, women versus men The power of the dollar and the price of the yen!

We have a vision of a future time
Where we all live in grace and pride
And everyone will have their say

And know they're part of the future way

We have a dream of heaven on earth
Where we all work together and know our worth
joy and laughter and love and affection
Will keep us movin' in the right direction.

HERE'S TO FUTURE DAYS

Scientists Test Dinosaurs Sexual Maturity

You don't want to read the report about the dinosaur Tailhook...

(real news item)

This is a comic page for PJ.

...and of course for anyone else who wants to look. Click picture to make bigger.

Cool Runnings

The following is self-indulgent, completely '80s-retro, almost quaint in its sexism and with a hint of lesbianism

What more do you want?

Yes, she can see you.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Love the Terminator, apathetic about the Chronicles

The best thing Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has going for it is the decision to forget the plot of the third film. That movie was not just like watching a car wreck, it was like watching a Pinto get into a car wreck. So when I read of this decision beforehand, I decided to give the show a try. Maybe there was hope.

Was I right? Well, maybe a little yes, a little no. First problem as I see it is that I was most satisfied with Summer Glau (below, left) as the new "protector/terminator" I think because hers is the only character so far who's showing me anything new.

Glau actually manages to do some subtle work filling a part not normally known for its subtlety. I kinda wish that instead of putting the weight of the series on

Lena Headey (right), as Sarah, and Thomas Dekker (center), as John, who are playing characters we've seen and loved before, they'd build more of the show around her/it.

But Headey and Dekker are good, especially Headey, and I'm not prepared, after only one episode, to say that they can't make us love their portrayals too.

BTW, Glau's character is cover-named "Cameron," as an in-joke; in a more subtle one, the FBI agent chasing the Connors is named "Ellison."

This series has a fight on their hands, but the least I can say for it is that it just might-might! be a fair one.

PS: Turns out Glau is from Texas. What is it with ladies and the water there? Kelly Clarkson, Molly Ivins, Amanda Marcotte, The Dixie Chicks, Linda Ellerbee, Summer Glau...

Random Flickr Blogging 3193

Jinn-De, the Jedi cat, waited patiently, light sabre over his left shoulder, for his arch-nemesis, the evil Boba Fachar.

Credit

Women who know too much.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Go here.

You'll thank me.

As I thank my pal Corey Klemow.

Friday, January 11, 2008

It's ok to laugh about this, because nobody died

Police: Mother Burned Son in Oven

It's like some bad horror-movie version of a fairy tale...

Police arrested a woman Friday after her 7-year-old son told authorities she burned him in an oven, and a day-care worker was arrested for not reporting the attack, authorities said.

The mother, 26-year-old Tiffany Fraser of Tallman, was charged with assault and endangering a child, authorities said.

Police began investigating after the boy was spotted alone at a shopping center and told officers he had run away because "his mother had put him in an oven and burned him as a punishment," according to police reports.

Your Score: Doc Brown

131 Heart, 160 Genius, 130 Cool, 140 Excitability

Dr. Emmett L. "Doc" Brown - (Christopher Lloyd)
Back to the Future (1985)

You are Doc Brown, the consummate 80's scientist. When inspiration strikes, you're single-minded in the pursuit of scientific truth... even if it takes several decades and your entire fortune. You may be easily distracted, but you're still able to form meaningful relationships with a select few. And, you've got a really awesome car.

"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit."

Other scientific possibilities:
Gary Wallace
Wyatt Donnelly
Peter Venkman
Jordan Cochran
Egon Spengler
Doc Brown
Newton Crosby
Paul Stephens
Ben Crandall
Wayne Szalinkski
Winston Zeddemore
Ben Jabituya
Lazlo Hollyfeld
Ray Stantz
Buckaroo Banzai
Chris Knight

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Katherine McPhee Gets Kicked Off

The McPheever isn't as hot as it used to be. So says RCA Records, the label that inherited Katherine McPhee, the season five American Idol runner-up, and released her debut album in early '07.

On Friday, it was announced RCA had dropped her from the label.

A BMG executive told the Daily News: "We put millions behind Katharine. Many of us at the label still love her songs. But we're in the major leagues. We didn't think she could break into the mainstream. We would rather be honest."

Ohhh, the tears of unfathomable sadness.

Seas of blue and green

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Sarah Shahi making my favorite color...I'm sorry, I'm gonna need a minute...

Shahi, the gorgeous, gifted actress who starred in the best show of the strike-shortened TV season, Life, is 28 today.

I can't wait to get that show back. C'mon, NBC. Make the deal.

What will happen when you meet the Doctor?
Name
DOB
Favourite Color
You live	In a historical time period that is easily faked using NT properties
Your companions are	Your life partner
The Doctor arrived because	There was a malfunction in the Time Vortex
You first met the Doctor when	He blew up your home
The end result was	Your entire family died horribly

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