fillip
noun
1. a snap of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
2. something serving to rouse or excite; a stimulus.
3. a trivial addition; an embellishment.
4. to strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger.
5. to snap; to project quickly.
6. to urge on; to provide a stimulus, by or as if by a fillip.
Friday, May 29, 2009
i believe i can fly
this pretty kitty right here believed he could fly and grew wings!see? if you believe in your dreams, they'll happen!
his owners said he was born normal but started growing its extraordinary appendages when he reached the ripe ol' age of 1...
Thursday, May 28, 2009
irony's a bitch
so i was writing up my stroy about my little trip this past weekend in ms word because i am always worried with longer stories that the internet will go down while i'm writing or i won't have enough time to finish... so in a cruel twist of fate, ms word decides to crash on me right in the middle of it! and guess who's very bad a periodic saving?
it's a nice day for a... rickards white wedding
i now pronounce you man and wife.
you may now shotgun your beers.
their wedding theme speaks volumes about how they met and fell in love... it probably also give a sneak peek into what the rest of their lives will be like...
you may now shotgun your beers.
their wedding theme speaks volumes about how they met and fell in love... it probably also give a sneak peek into what the rest of their lives will be like...
hear with your eyes
as a precursor to me actually writing about what i did this past weekend, i thought i'd post some pictures of some of the bands i saw while at sasquatch!
Doves
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
The Decemberists
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Kings of Leon
(altho you'd never know it... my camera - not so good at taking pictures in the dark.)
The Avett Brothers
The Murder City Devils
TV on the Radio
Nine Inch Nails
Jane's Addiction
(apologies for picture quality... it was the BEST one i got! my camera & the dark again.)
Blitzen Trapper
Silversun Pickups
Erykah Badu
word of the day - may 28 09
avoirdupois
noun
1. avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound containing 16 ounces of 7,000 grains (453.59 grams).
2. weight; heaviness; as, a person of much avoirdupois.
here's the pronunciation key for you:
av-uhr-duh-POIZ; AV-uhr-duh-poiz
yeah, it didn't help me too much either.
this is the closest real word i've ever seen comparable to supecalifragilisticexpialidocious...
noun
1. avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound containing 16 ounces of 7,000 grains (453.59 grams).
2. weight; heaviness; as, a person of much avoirdupois.
here's the pronunciation key for you:
av-uhr-duh-POIZ; AV-uhr-duh-poiz
yeah, it didn't help me too much either.
this is the closest real word i've ever seen comparable to supecalifragilisticexpialidocious...
say it ain't so...
"Archie spurns Betty to wed Veronica"
'Is this the end of Archie Comics?' fans wonder
After nearly seven decades of waffling, Archie Andrews has finally decided to end pop culture's most famous love triangle.
His bride-to-be? Snooty brunette Veronica Lodge.
The issue was put to debate. The publishers decided. Issue # 600 will feature the former freckle-faced high-school klutz on bended knee with a ring in his hand. Veronica screams out "Yes!" while Betty stands in the background wiping away a tear.
yet further proof that boys are idiots...
'Is this the end of Archie Comics?' fans wonder
After nearly seven decades of waffling, Archie Andrews has finally decided to end pop culture's most famous love triangle.
His bride-to-be? Snooty brunette Veronica Lodge.
The issue was put to debate. The publishers decided. Issue # 600 will feature the former freckle-faced high-school klutz on bended knee with a ring in his hand. Veronica screams out "Yes!" while Betty stands in the background wiping away a tear.
yet further proof that boys are idiots...
not literally, of course...
"Woman bitten after 'bite me' remark"
MERIDEN, Conn. - An analyst at the Connecticut Police Academy says a co-worker responded literally to her "bite me" remark and chomped on her.
Former Waterbury police captain Francis Woodruff was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct and released on a promise to appear in court. He's accused of biting academy licence and applications analyst Rochelle Wyler on April 24.
A police arrest report says Wyler had teeth marks and bruising on the back of her left arm.
Wyler's complaint alleges Woodruff was annoying her by calling her a clerk.
She says she responded with "bite me" - and he did.
Woodruff is also a training co-ordinator with the 130-member police department in Meriden, just south of Hartford.
He says he was joking.
MERIDEN, Conn. - An analyst at the Connecticut Police Academy says a co-worker responded literally to her "bite me" remark and chomped on her.
Former Waterbury police captain Francis Woodruff was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct and released on a promise to appear in court. He's accused of biting academy licence and applications analyst Rochelle Wyler on April 24.
A police arrest report says Wyler had teeth marks and bruising on the back of her left arm.
Wyler's complaint alleges Woodruff was annoying her by calling her a clerk.
She says she responded with "bite me" - and he did.
Woodruff is also a training co-ordinator with the 130-member police department in Meriden, just south of Hartford.
He says he was joking.
eye candy corn
like with this guy, i really don't understand why people are losing their shit for rob pattinson... well, he's not unattractive but he's nothing to launch ships and start wars for. admittedly, his performance as fictional (i really can't stress that fictional part enough) vampire edward cullen in twilight was INTENSE... but let's keep reality in a seerate box, m'kay?
anyway... with the ridiculous hair this guy has, i always think he looks like a freaking candy corn! and i've expressed my feeling pictorally using this shirtless picture that women are leaving their husbands for:
anyway... with the ridiculous hair this guy has, i always think he looks like a freaking candy corn! and i've expressed my feeling pictorally using this shirtless picture that women are leaving their husbands for:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
word of the day - may 27 09
bewilderment
noun
1. bewildered state.
2. a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions: a bewilderment of smoke, noise, and pushing people.
noun
1. bewildered state.
2. a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions: a bewilderment of smoke, noise, and pushing people.
how could they?
and with nicolas cage? icky...
seems i've found a cache of oh-no-they-didn't movie news today...
anyhoo, i stumbled upon pictures of good ol' nic cage filming for the upcoming, live-action version of the sorcerer's apprentice in nyc.
how, how, HOW can you take a like 15 minute, completely musical segment from a disney animated experiment/pipe dream and turn it into a feature length film?
the sorcerer leaves.
the apprentice uses his hat to help clean up.
the mops go berzerk.
the sorcerer comes back at the last second and fixes everything.
end of story.
how much more can there be?
and did someone forget to tell the producers that the apprentice is a mouse?? nicolas cage is no mouse. it's like casting jamie foxx as frank sinatra... not quite the same if you know what i mean.
seems i've found a cache of oh-no-they-didn't movie news today...
anyhoo, i stumbled upon pictures of good ol' nic cage filming for the upcoming, live-action version of the sorcerer's apprentice in nyc.
how, how, HOW can you take a like 15 minute, completely musical segment from a disney animated experiment/pipe dream and turn it into a feature length film?the sorcerer leaves.the apprentice uses his hat to help clean up.
the mops go berzerk.
the sorcerer comes back at the last second and fixes everything.
end of story.
how much more can there be?
and did someone forget to tell the producers that the apprentice is a mouse?? nicolas cage is no mouse. it's like casting jamie foxx as frank sinatra... not quite the same if you know what i mean.
did the world end and no one told me?
please, please, PLEASE tell me THIS isn't happening...
Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie (2011)
surely it is one of the 7 signs of the apocolypse.
Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie (2011)
surely it is one of the 7 signs of the apocolypse.
blasphemy!
apparently the tv/movie industry is trying to ruin everything it ever created... remakes and 'reboots' (a la star trek) galore! money, money, money, money, MONEY!!!
i didn't think much of it before when they were slaying shows i had no interest in like 90210, melrose place, dukes of hazard, etc. but now they're setting their sights on something a little too close to home.
they want to do another buffy the vampire slayer movie!
it's supposed to be a prequel-sequel... kinda like the new star trek...
"One of the underlying ideas of "Buffy" allows [them] to do just that: that each generation has its own vampire slayer to protect it. The goal would be to make a darker, event-sized movie that would, of course, have franchise potential."
on the 'THEM' team is the original movie director fran rubel kuzui...
so the original from way back in 1992 was super-campy and horrible as anything but i still sit and watch it every time i see it on tv! but the camp it all part of what makes buffy (movie or tv) so good! i don't think a darker direction would work.
i love, love, LOVE the tv series and would hate to see anything that is going to try and re-write what it did and how much i enjoyed it.
but i guess someone feels that with all the hype over some other vampire movies, that striking while the iron is hot is the best thing to do...
i didn't think much of it before when they were slaying shows i had no interest in like 90210, melrose place, dukes of hazard, etc. but now they're setting their sights on something a little too close to home.
they want to do another buffy the vampire slayer movie!
it's supposed to be a prequel-sequel... kinda like the new star trek...
"One of the underlying ideas of "Buffy" allows [them] to do just that: that each generation has its own vampire slayer to protect it. The goal would be to make a darker, event-sized movie that would, of course, have franchise potential."
on the 'THEM' team is the original movie director fran rubel kuzui...
so the original from way back in 1992 was super-campy and horrible as anything but i still sit and watch it every time i see it on tv! but the camp it all part of what makes buffy (movie or tv) so good! i don't think a darker direction would work.
i love, love, LOVE the tv series and would hate to see anything that is going to try and re-write what it did and how much i enjoyed it.
but i guess someone feels that with all the hype over some other vampire movies, that striking while the iron is hot is the best thing to do...
feel good story of the day
"Rescued piglet Wiggles won't become pork"Wiggles got a lucky break.
The piglet broke her leg, likely after falling off a livestock truck on Highway 401. But she was rescued and will end up at a good home instead of an abattoir.
Good Samaritan Brian Bowes was on his way to work in Cambridge on Monday morning when he saw the piglet lying by the side of the road, "shivering like crazy." There was an accident up ahead, Bowes says, so he was doing about 40 to 60 km/h in the fast lane, westbound on Highway 401 near Mavis Rd.
Other drivers slowed down to gawk, but no one stopped. He did. He pulled over, bundled the piglet into his car and turned around. Forty-five minutes later, he was downtown, handing her over to the Toronto Humane Society on River St.
"I'm a regular animal lover," says Bowes, adding that he handled the piglet despite the swine flu scare.
Bowes didn't see a livestock truck, but there's no question in his mind that the piglet had fallen off one. "She was really, really beat up – lots of cuts, scrapes and gashes," says Bowes, a 31-year-old computer network engineer who lives in Toronto. At the animal shelter, vets gave the dehydrated piglet water through a syringe, and she wiggled her backside – hence the name Wiggles. The cuts and bruises on her feet, head and backside were treated.
But her leg is broken at the knee and the bone will have to be pinned. Wiggles is set to have surgery this week.
"She's doing better," says Ian McConachie, senior communicator at the Toronto Humane Society. Yesterday, he saw her up and moving around in her cage, and eating on her own.
McConachie says a farm pig hasn't been brought to the animal shelter for about 30 years.
It's been about 15 years – when potbellied pigs were popular – since staff tended any pig, he adds.
The society is not looking for the farm Wiggles came from or the truck she fell from.
"The tragedy is that this pig probably won't even be missed," McConachie says. "It's just a commodity."
After surgery, the now 2- to 3-month-old Wiggles will recuperate at the shelter for six to 12 weeks. But this little piggy, who now weighs about 5.5 kilos, is not going to market. She's moving to a petting zoo, animal sanctuary or hobby farm, McConachie says.
"She's not going back into the factory farm chain and becoming food. She's been through enough."
i wish wiggles all the best!
but this had better not turn out like the last cute animal story that captured my heart... do you hear me?!?
and i'm back!
that's right... run for the hills!
i'm back. back and exhausted.
(so i guess you don't need to run all that fast. also, i have short legs so i don't go very fast in the first place... but i'm sly to make up for it so you'd still better be on the lookout for me! i'll get you when you least expect it. like jagulars - you look up and then they drop on you.)
i would fill you in on my super-duper weekend but i'm all lazy right now. instead, i'm going to leave you with a few pictures, and some non-trip-related posts. suck it!
i'm back. back and exhausted.
(so i guess you don't need to run all that fast. also, i have short legs so i don't go very fast in the first place... but i'm sly to make up for it so you'd still better be on the lookout for me! i'll get you when you least expect it. like jagulars - you look up and then they drop on you.)
i would fill you in on my super-duper weekend but i'm all lazy right now. instead, i'm going to leave you with a few pictures, and some non-trip-related posts. suck it!
Friday, May 22, 2009
vancouver!
hey peeps, just checking in...
i made it safe and sound to vancouver despite a half hour delay while someone tried to un-lose their luggage to no avail.
just chilling in the sunshine while we wait to take off to SASQUATCH!
so excited!
i made it safe and sound to vancouver despite a half hour delay while someone tried to un-lose their luggage to no avail.
just chilling in the sunshine while we wait to take off to SASQUATCH!
so excited!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
professional downtime
at lunch today, we had a mandatory 'lunch & learn' about this new initiative that the company is rolling out sometime next year... the presenter put up the first slide and i think at least half the room feel instantly asleep. it was THAT exciting.
anyway, the presentation was on QES and no one had any idea what that meant until the 3rd slide... the guy was all, "QES blah, blah, blah... QES is awesome and QES can make sunshine and rainbows come out your ass! and QES, QES, QES... QES!" and we're all sitting there staring at him like potatoes at a nuclear physics convention. QES - quality, environment, safety...
have you ever wanted to tell someone that their job (and by extension theur life) was meaningless? and that no one takes them seriously...? the company has a whole QES taskforce with people who's sole job it is to invent and implement pointless make-work based on industry buzz words... i imagine phrases like 'synergy', 'actionable', 'repurpose', 'value-add' get thrown around A LOT at the QES monthly meetings.
apparently, the QES policy to have a QES board in each office with all of the relevant documents printed and displayed is in direct conflict with our sustainability policy of not printing shit off if it is available online... a great example of the left hand not know the right hand it scratching its ass.
in the end, i didn't really learn anything and i got a free pizza lunch... oh and also, i created this lovely doodle of a boy and girl dinosaur falling in love:
anyway, the presentation was on QES and no one had any idea what that meant until the 3rd slide... the guy was all, "QES blah, blah, blah... QES is awesome and QES can make sunshine and rainbows come out your ass! and QES, QES, QES... QES!" and we're all sitting there staring at him like potatoes at a nuclear physics convention. QES - quality, environment, safety...
have you ever wanted to tell someone that their job (and by extension theur life) was meaningless? and that no one takes them seriously...? the company has a whole QES taskforce with people who's sole job it is to invent and implement pointless make-work based on industry buzz words... i imagine phrases like 'synergy', 'actionable', 'repurpose', 'value-add' get thrown around A LOT at the QES monthly meetings.
apparently, the QES policy to have a QES board in each office with all of the relevant documents printed and displayed is in direct conflict with our sustainability policy of not printing shit off if it is available online... a great example of the left hand not know the right hand it scratching its ass.
in the end, i didn't really learn anything and i got a free pizza lunch... oh and also, i created this lovely doodle of a boy and girl dinosaur falling in love:
taking to the skies!
so tonight i'm boarding a plane to vancouver and tomorrow i'm getting in a car and headed off to george, washington, just east of seattle...
and why would i be doing that you ask?
well the answer is quite obvious and i'm surprised you didn't think of it yourself being as smart as you are... but i feel compelled to enlighten you anyway...
SASQUATCH!
see? easy!
how did you not guess that?
the sasquatch music festival...
3 days of music, sun, and fun.
and with a lineup like this, who could resist?
major artists include: kings of leon, yeah yeah yeahs, jane's addictions, nine inch nails, tv on the radio, the walkmen, ben harper, erykah badu, and the silversun pickups!
it's memorial day weekend down south so this is a 3-day extravaganza...
that means i won't be back until wednesday! (technically tuesday but i plan to be sleeping off the weekend most of the day and not in any condition to be posting.)
so you're on your own until then... with the exception of any other posts i manage today. but you've managed to get by without me in the past... and if you're thinking of just quitting me altogether, don't. rest assured that i will have lots of pictures and stories when i get back!
and why would i be doing that you ask?
well the answer is quite obvious and i'm surprised you didn't think of it yourself being as smart as you are... but i feel compelled to enlighten you anyway...
SASQUATCH!
see? easy!
how did you not guess that?
the sasquatch music festival...
3 days of music, sun, and fun.
and with a lineup like this, who could resist?
major artists include: kings of leon, yeah yeah yeahs, jane's addictions, nine inch nails, tv on the radio, the walkmen, ben harper, erykah badu, and the silversun pickups!
it's memorial day weekend down south so this is a 3-day extravaganza...that means i won't be back until wednesday! (technically tuesday but i plan to be sleeping off the weekend most of the day and not in any condition to be posting.)
so you're on your own until then... with the exception of any other posts i manage today. but you've managed to get by without me in the past... and if you're thinking of just quitting me altogether, don't. rest assured that i will have lots of pictures and stories when i get back!
all hail the house of windsor!
did you know...?
prince charles and camilla parker bowles are married but they're also apparently blood relatives - ninth cousins once removed.
prince charles and camilla parker bowles are married but they're also apparently blood relatives - ninth cousins once removed.
anyone want to tap this emaciated piece of zombie ass?
the 'alluring' pictures temping you to read this article on the hottest swimwear of the season that you and your fat ass will never fit into...
word of the day - may 21 09
flighty
adjective
1. given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
2. slightly delirious; light-headed; mildly crazy.
3. irresponsible: he said i was too flighty to be a good supervisor.
4. archaic. swift or fleet.
adjective
1. given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
2. slightly delirious; light-headed; mildly crazy.
3. irresponsible: he said i was too flighty to be a good supervisor.
4. archaic. swift or fleet.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
oh snap! you got panned, bitch!
for once, BOTH the news serials i read on a mostly-daily basis agreed on a movie review... (unlike with horton hears a who and made of honor... and most other movies but i'm too uninterested to post about them.)
anyway... both media outlets have got out of their way to agree and pan the newest installment of the terminator series - Terminator Salvation. anyhoo, here's what they have to say:
'Terminator Salvation' too robotic
3 out of 5 stars
kevin williamson tries to find a bright side but his opening statement leaves you with no hope of seeing the sun...
Unrelenting, inhuman and gloomy as gun metal, Terminator Salvation feels like it could've been directed -- or automated -- by a cyborg T-800.
what a well aimed kick in the pants to director McG...
Terminator Salvation: It's back, and it's bad
1.5 out of 4 stars
the best part about this 'review' is the bashing the general public gives rob salem for repeatedly saying how dreadful the movie is but never actually saying what he thought was bad... it's kinda like he watched a collection of trailers for the movie, decided that he didn't want to like it and slapped together a review...
but these critics are not alone in their dislike for the movie... a quick 'google' of reviews for it brings up headlines such as the following:
Terminator Salvation: Resist
Soulless and shiny, the fourth Terminator fails to find a human spirit
The weakest film in the Terminator series
Salvation is a cold, blunt summer movie misfire
and that's too bad because i was sort of looking forward to see this one... i guess i'll just have to settle for seeing Wolverine or Star Trek before they leave theatres.
anyway... both media outlets have got out of their way to agree and pan the newest installment of the terminator series - Terminator Salvation. anyhoo, here's what they have to say:
'Terminator Salvation' too robotic
3 out of 5 stars
kevin williamson tries to find a bright side but his opening statement leaves you with no hope of seeing the sun...
Unrelenting, inhuman and gloomy as gun metal, Terminator Salvation feels like it could've been directed -- or automated -- by a cyborg T-800.
what a well aimed kick in the pants to director McG...
Terminator Salvation: It's back, and it's bad
1.5 out of 4 stars
the best part about this 'review' is the bashing the general public gives rob salem for repeatedly saying how dreadful the movie is but never actually saying what he thought was bad... it's kinda like he watched a collection of trailers for the movie, decided that he didn't want to like it and slapped together a review...
but these critics are not alone in their dislike for the movie... a quick 'google' of reviews for it brings up headlines such as the following:
Terminator Salvation: Resist
Soulless and shiny, the fourth Terminator fails to find a human spirit
The weakest film in the Terminator series
Salvation is a cold, blunt summer movie misfire
and that's too bad because i was sort of looking forward to see this one... i guess i'll just have to settle for seeing Wolverine or Star Trek before they leave theatres.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
health and safety tip of the month
pants go on BEFORE shoes.
i swear... i think that's what the H&S people at this company must think of the empolyees. why else would they be giving us tips like this about driving???
how absurd do those tips sound?
having trouble making left turns? why don't we take your licence away???
avoid driving in bad weather? we live and work in canada... bad weather is inevitable.
if you stuck to these driving rules, you'd never get to go anywhere!
i swear... i think that's what the H&S people at this company must think of the empolyees. why else would they be giving us tips like this about driving???how absurd do those tips sound?having trouble making left turns? why don't we take your licence away???
avoid driving in bad weather? we live and work in canada... bad weather is inevitable.
if you stuck to these driving rules, you'd never get to go anywhere!
really, REALLY?
apparently that piece of WTF!?! is seriously lodged in my ear because i'm not sure i heard this one correctly...
"Donald Trump sues writer for calling him a millionaire not billionaire"
The real estate mogul has launched a lawsuit against Timothy L. O'Brien who questioned Trump's net worth in article in 2005.
Trump claims his reputation and brand were damaged and that he missed out on business opportunities because of the story.
A judge said that she would rule within two months on whether the case should be dismissed before it gets a chance to go to trial.
Neither man was in Superior Court in Camden for a hearing on Monday.
Trump said O'Brien, now an editor at The New York Times, knew the lower estimates were not true and that it was malicious to include them.
In a December 2007 deposition in the case, Trump says his true net worth is harder to calculate because it includes the value of the Trump brand.
"My net worth fluctuates and it goes up and down with markets and with attitudes and with feelings," he said. "Even my own feelings."
In the same deposition, Trump acknowledged that he sometimes exaggerates – including when he said, after the book's publication, that his business was doing as well as ever.
"You wouldn't tell a reporter you're doing poorly," he explained. "If I'm doing poorly, I'd rather not comment."
On Monday, Trump's lawyer, William Tambussi, told Judge Michele Fox that O'Brien knew that including a value of Trump's worth would get attention "so he could sell more books".
O'Brien's lawyer, Andrew Ceresney, told the judge that Trump's claims were false because the net worth numbers were not made maliciously, because Trump can't prove that he lost business as a result – and that there's nothing hurtful about the claim.
"If someone came in here and said, 'Mr Ceresney, you're worth $150 million to $250 million,' I think I'd feel pretty good," he told the judge. "I wouldn't call that defamation."
what a pompous, self-important asshole!
wasn't this guy bankrupt at one point? and now he's quibbling over a prefix? quibbling over a prefix for MORE MONEY? makes me want to throw up a little.
i hope he chokes on his own toupe and dies...
"Donald Trump sues writer for calling him a millionaire not billionaire"
The real estate mogul has launched a lawsuit against Timothy L. O'Brien who questioned Trump's net worth in article in 2005.
Trump claims his reputation and brand were damaged and that he missed out on business opportunities because of the story.
A judge said that she would rule within two months on whether the case should be dismissed before it gets a chance to go to trial.
Neither man was in Superior Court in Camden for a hearing on Monday.
Trump said O'Brien, now an editor at The New York Times, knew the lower estimates were not true and that it was malicious to include them.
In a December 2007 deposition in the case, Trump says his true net worth is harder to calculate because it includes the value of the Trump brand.
"My net worth fluctuates and it goes up and down with markets and with attitudes and with feelings," he said. "Even my own feelings."
In the same deposition, Trump acknowledged that he sometimes exaggerates – including when he said, after the book's publication, that his business was doing as well as ever.
"You wouldn't tell a reporter you're doing poorly," he explained. "If I'm doing poorly, I'd rather not comment."
On Monday, Trump's lawyer, William Tambussi, told Judge Michele Fox that O'Brien knew that including a value of Trump's worth would get attention "so he could sell more books".
O'Brien's lawyer, Andrew Ceresney, told the judge that Trump's claims were false because the net worth numbers were not made maliciously, because Trump can't prove that he lost business as a result – and that there's nothing hurtful about the claim.
"If someone came in here and said, 'Mr Ceresney, you're worth $150 million to $250 million,' I think I'd feel pretty good," he told the judge. "I wouldn't call that defamation."
what a pompous, self-important asshole!
wasn't this guy bankrupt at one point? and now he's quibbling over a prefix? quibbling over a prefix for MORE MONEY? makes me want to throw up a little.
i hope he chokes on his own toupe and dies...
i'm sorry, i didn't catch that...
i had a piece of WTF!?! in my ear...
Rumor: Jamie Foxx To Play Frank Sinatra
from britain's daily star:
" Jamie would seem to be born to the role. Magnificent voice, convincing acting ability - like Frank himself - born the wrong side of the tracks, makes it big against all odds, has his brush with authority. The guy's a gift."
this is a joke right?
you can't report something like this and expect to be taken seriously, right?
i mean... yeah for affirmative action and equal opportunity but it's a biopic... there are SOME things that just need to be the way they were.
ok so maybe if everyone and their brother can play bob dylan, maybe jamie foxx can do sinatra?
Rumor: Jamie Foxx To Play Frank Sinatra
from britain's daily star:
" Jamie would seem to be born to the role. Magnificent voice, convincing acting ability - like Frank himself - born the wrong side of the tracks, makes it big against all odds, has his brush with authority. The guy's a gift."
this is a joke right?
you can't report something like this and expect to be taken seriously, right?
i mean... yeah for affirmative action and equal opportunity but it's a biopic... there are SOME things that just need to be the way they were.
ok so maybe if everyone and their brother can play bob dylan, maybe jamie foxx can do sinatra?
word of the day - may 19 09
munificent
adjective
very liberal in giving or bestowing; very generous; lavish.
adjective
very liberal in giving or bestowing; very generous; lavish.
Friday, May 15, 2009
geek rights movement
with geek/nerd pride day right around the corner, i thought this would be an excellent opportunity to remind all you gerds (combo of 'geek' and 'nerd' - i'm THAT clever) of your rights and responsibilities...rights:
1. the right to be even nerdier.
2. the right to not leave your house.
3. the right to not hace a significant other and to be a virgin.
4. the right to not like football or any other sport.
5. the right to associate with other nerds.
6. the right to have few frends (or none at all).
7. the right to have all the nerdy friends you want.
8. the right to not be "in-style."
9. the right to be overweight and have poor eyesight.
10. the right to show off your nerdiness.
11. the right to tak over the world.
responsibilities:
1. to be a nerd, no matter what.
2. try and be nerdier than anyone else.
3. if there is a discussion about something nerdy, you must give an opinion.
4. save any and all nerdy things you have.
5. do everything you can to show off your nerdy stuff as though it were a "museum of nerdiness."
6. don't be a generalized nerd - you must specialize in something.
7. attend every nerdy movie on opening nigth and buy every nerdy book before anyone else.
8. wait in line on every opening night. if you can go in costume or at least with a related t-shirt, all the better.
9. don't waste your time on anything not related to nerddom.
10. try to take over the world.
nowhere on these lists is dying alone... but i guess these are more like "how to" instructions...
i like round food... round food with holes!
now i know my birthday just passed but there is always room in the world for random presents!
and believe me when i say i NEED one of these:
it's called a BagelPod!
and you must, must, MUST click this link and watch the video of how it works. it'll make your day. promise.
and believe me when i say i NEED one of these:
it's called a BagelPod!and you must, must, MUST click this link and watch the video of how it works. it'll make your day. promise.
ladies leave your man at home
i was looking up this club i might be going to this sunday as part of my un-ruining the weekend plan and aside from looking like they're running a boob escort service, apparently it's also a good place to pick up... and also, it's very dark in the club?
as you can see, these two studs have picked up some lovely "lady-type" individuals to have a night of surprises with...
and by surprises, i mean penis surprises.
as you can see, these two studs have picked up some lovely "lady-type" individuals to have a night of surprises with...
and by surprises, i mean penis surprises.
my amazingly horrible social life
that's right... it's the long weekend and i've got NO plans whatsoever... blistering lameness.
word of the day - may 15 09
aliment
noun
1. something that nourishes or feeds; nutriment.
2. something that sustains a state of mind or body; sustenance.
3. to give nourishment to; to nourish or sustain.
noun
1. something that nourishes or feeds; nutriment.
2. something that sustains a state of mind or body; sustenance.
3. to give nourishment to; to nourish or sustain.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
word of the day - may 13 09
odium
noun
1. intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence.
2. the state or fact of being intensely hated as the result of some despicable action.
3. disgrace or discredit attaching to something hated or repugnant.
noun
1. intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence.
2. the state or fact of being intensely hated as the result of some despicable action.
3. disgrace or discredit attaching to something hated or repugnant.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
word of the day - may 12 09
apology
noun
1. a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: he demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
2. a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or wirting, as for a cause or doctrine.
3. (initial capital leter, italics) a dialogue by plato, centering in socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.
4. an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift: the tramp wore a sad apology for a hat.
sorry dudes... i was caught up with other stuff today... possibly tomorrow as well. you'll have to entertain yourselves for awhile. i'm sure you'll figure something out... you've lived this long, haven't you?
noun
1. a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: he demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
2. a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or wirting, as for a cause or doctrine.
3. (initial capital leter, italics) a dialogue by plato, centering in socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.
4. an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift: the tramp wore a sad apology for a hat.
sorry dudes... i was caught up with other stuff today... possibly tomorrow as well. you'll have to entertain yourselves for awhile. i'm sure you'll figure something out... you've lived this long, haven't you?
Monday, May 11, 2009
from beyond the grave!
this arm is reaching for you from beyond the grave!!!
as promised (see? not a total sieve-head!), i am here to reveal the owner of the super-scary arm of the undead...
it's tori 'i'm not anorexic' spelling!
as promised (see? not a total sieve-head!), i am here to reveal the owner of the super-scary arm of the undead...it's tori 'i'm not anorexic' spelling!
word of the day - may 11 09
chimerical
adjective
1. merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2. given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.
adjective
1. merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2. given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.
the pitter patter of little feet
this year for my birthday, i became a mother again!
just in time for mother's day, my family gifted me with a tiny 6 week old guinea pig (or as i like to call them genuine pigs!) and all the associated things needed for raising GPs...
this is edwina... we call her 'eddy'
we spent a great deal of time hanging out on the couch getting to know each other. she's VERY cute and very still... she's getting used to her new environment so she's still a little shy.
she's a welcome addition to our family!
needless to say, my turtle is not impressed.
just in time for mother's day, my family gifted me with a tiny 6 week old guinea pig (or as i like to call them genuine pigs!) and all the associated things needed for raising GPs...
this is edwina... we call her 'eddy'
we spent a great deal of time hanging out on the couch getting to know each other. she's VERY cute and very still... she's getting used to her new environment so she's still a little shy.she's a welcome addition to our family!
needless to say, my turtle is not impressed.
definitely not gifted with ESP
today i told my boyfriend that sunday morning was 'perfect' because we just hung out in bed together all morning. he responded by telling me, "it was nice but i'd rather get up and do stuff." FML
tee-hee!
mmm... doughy...
don't get your panties in a twist...
it's just channing tatum jogging shirtless.
i just don't get it... he can't act and he's not that good looking and yet people are completely losing their shit over this guy. that being said, i really am sort of excited to see that G.I. Joe movie.
Friday, May 8, 2009
tales from the crypt keeper!
who's super-scary, possibly undead, arm (yes, that's definitely an arm...) is this???
i'll promise to try and remember to clue you in on monday...
i'll promise to try and remember to clue you in on monday...
a balanced diet
be (temporarily) asamed to know me - i contemplated having fudge, and only fudge, for lunch today...
thoughts...
"spread my wings" + "stretch my legs" = "spread my legs"
freudian slip of the day!
don't be embarrassed for me; i didn't say it.
freudian slip of the day!
don't be embarrassed for me; i didn't say it.
the state of reportable news
please tell me this is a joke... it's from the onion, right?
"Obama's burger topping 'unAmerican'"
WASHINGTON - The United States is in the midst of a devastating recession, mired in two overseas wars and grappling with a swine flu outbreak, but conservative critics are assailing President Barack Obama on another pressing issue: his choice of burger topping.
Dijongate is in full force, with Fox News and a conservative blogger leading the charge against the president for his choice of the apparently un-American mustard atop his cheeseburger during a recent impromptu lunch stop with Vice-President Joe Biden.
There's no evidence of wiretapped hotel rooms or a Deep Throat lurking in the shadows, but there are indeed accusations of a coverup - MSNBC, apparently, edited out the president's request for Dijon in order to help Obama maintain his "man of the people" street cred.
Fox's Sean Hannity has been telling his viewers that MSNBC - and reporter Andrea Mitchell in particular - are trying to hide Obama's Dijon-loving ways from the public.
Hannity has been referring to the president's lunch as his "fancy burger."
"It was Grey Poupon, which is equally snotty," alleged one commenter on Hannity's website.
William Jacobson, a Cornell law school professor who has also been blogging about Dijongate, noted that Mitchell "didn't mention one arugula-like fact" about Obama's order earlier this week at Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Va.
Jacobson said the MSNBC video of the stop at Ray's cuts out just as Obama asks for Dijon. He refers to MSNBC as "Obama's favourite network."
"MSNBC edited out the audio when Obama ordered his Hell Burger just at the moment when Obama asked for Dijon mustard," Jacobson wrote in a Thursday post entitled "Thou Shalt Not Mock Obama's Mustard."
"Now, I have nothing against Dijon mustard, but the image didn't fit with the image being spun by the White House and MSNBC. Dijon mustard on a Hell Burger had a very John Kerry-ish quality about it."
Jacobson blogged about other incidents in which Obama has revealed his weakness for the spicy French condiment.
AND IT GOES ON!
for like 20 more paragraphs! (click the link up top to read)
un-freaking-believable!
not only is that NOT a news story to start with but it's being exacerbated but people writing a huge long article detailing every tiny thing! and of course, as always, i realize the irony of my making a big deal of it...
these people really have nothing better to do in their lives than critique the possible underlying meaning of a person's diet?? i feel sad for them...
(now, do i up today's irony intake and post this under newsworthy? yes, yes i do.)
"Obama's burger topping 'unAmerican'"
WASHINGTON - The United States is in the midst of a devastating recession, mired in two overseas wars and grappling with a swine flu outbreak, but conservative critics are assailing President Barack Obama on another pressing issue: his choice of burger topping.
Dijongate is in full force, with Fox News and a conservative blogger leading the charge against the president for his choice of the apparently un-American mustard atop his cheeseburger during a recent impromptu lunch stop with Vice-President Joe Biden.
There's no evidence of wiretapped hotel rooms or a Deep Throat lurking in the shadows, but there are indeed accusations of a coverup - MSNBC, apparently, edited out the president's request for Dijon in order to help Obama maintain his "man of the people" street cred.
Fox's Sean Hannity has been telling his viewers that MSNBC - and reporter Andrea Mitchell in particular - are trying to hide Obama's Dijon-loving ways from the public.
Hannity has been referring to the president's lunch as his "fancy burger."
"It was Grey Poupon, which is equally snotty," alleged one commenter on Hannity's website.
William Jacobson, a Cornell law school professor who has also been blogging about Dijongate, noted that Mitchell "didn't mention one arugula-like fact" about Obama's order earlier this week at Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Va.
Jacobson said the MSNBC video of the stop at Ray's cuts out just as Obama asks for Dijon. He refers to MSNBC as "Obama's favourite network."
"MSNBC edited out the audio when Obama ordered his Hell Burger just at the moment when Obama asked for Dijon mustard," Jacobson wrote in a Thursday post entitled "Thou Shalt Not Mock Obama's Mustard."
"Now, I have nothing against Dijon mustard, but the image didn't fit with the image being spun by the White House and MSNBC. Dijon mustard on a Hell Burger had a very John Kerry-ish quality about it."
Jacobson blogged about other incidents in which Obama has revealed his weakness for the spicy French condiment.
AND IT GOES ON!
for like 20 more paragraphs! (click the link up top to read)
un-freaking-believable!
not only is that NOT a news story to start with but it's being exacerbated but people writing a huge long article detailing every tiny thing! and of course, as always, i realize the irony of my making a big deal of it...
these people really have nothing better to do in their lives than critique the possible underlying meaning of a person's diet?? i feel sad for them...
(now, do i up today's irony intake and post this under newsworthy? yes, yes i do.)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
word of the day - may 7 09
invidious
adjective
1. tending to provoke envy, resentment, or ill will.
2. containing or implying slight.
3. envious.
adjective
1. tending to provoke envy, resentment, or ill will.
2. containing or implying slight.
3. envious.
say what?
"...after the Department of Homeland Security determined porn was being used to fund terrorism..."
riiight... here's how that went down:
"ok jim, management wanted me to call you in here to discuss our policy on internet use... we've noticed an obscene amount of adult material in your browsing history. what can you tell me about that?"
"yeah... it's for work."
"for work? this is the department of homeland security, what does porn have to do with our very important job of safeguarding the most awesome nation in the world from terrorists with weapons we can't find?"
"ummm... it is my err... hypothesis that ummm... porn... is being used to... ummm... fund terrorism! yup, that's it. porn sites are using their customers' hard earned american dollars to fund terrorism! i was just doing to research."
"funding terrorism you say? well, yes... that DOES sound plausible. we're going to have to form a committee on this immediately. in the meantime, continue your research and keep us posted on any new developments."
"yes sir!"
if you really, really, REALLY want to see where this quote is in actual published form, you can hit this link but you don't get to ask any questions.
riiight... here's how that went down:
"ok jim, management wanted me to call you in here to discuss our policy on internet use... we've noticed an obscene amount of adult material in your browsing history. what can you tell me about that?"
"yeah... it's for work."
"for work? this is the department of homeland security, what does porn have to do with our very important job of safeguarding the most awesome nation in the world from terrorists with weapons we can't find?"
"ummm... it is my err... hypothesis that ummm... porn... is being used to... ummm... fund terrorism! yup, that's it. porn sites are using their customers' hard earned american dollars to fund terrorism! i was just doing to research."
"funding terrorism you say? well, yes... that DOES sound plausible. we're going to have to form a committee on this immediately. in the meantime, continue your research and keep us posted on any new developments."
"yes sir!"
if you really, really, REALLY want to see where this quote is in actual published form, you can hit this link but you don't get to ask any questions.
all the rage in paris
ok, so i know i say a lot of things are all the rage in paris (see here, here, and here) but i'm totally serious this time. i predict you will see this particular fashion trend on everyone from celebri-twats to your next door neighbour's fashion obsessed, jail bait daughter this summer!
"My God That's Classy: The Redneck Tanktop"
"My God That's Classy: The Redneck Tanktop"
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
rebellious and functional
have an urge to get a piercing to thrill your rebel spirit?
ears,
eyebrow,
lip,
tongue,
nose...
it's all been done and overdone.
why not get something that'll really trun heads???
why not go with pierced eyeglasses?
ears,
eyebrow,
lip,
tongue,
nose...
it's all been done and overdone.
why not get something that'll really trun heads???
why not go with pierced eyeglasses?
c'est tres awesome! all the rage on the runways in paris this season.
longingly window gazing
it is completely and absolutely too nice outside to be jailed in a cubicle today... i can see the sun from the far away windows but i think admiring it and longing after it is having a severely detrimental effect of my productivity, more so than normal!
warning: large midsection alert!
oh kate bosworth... honey, sweetie, has the recession forced you to fire your stylist?
i thought nothing could be worse than this but i guess i was *gasp!* wrong...
i thought nothing could be worse than this but i guess i was *gasp!* wrong...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
irrational thinking
went to see franz ferdinand (again) at the kool haus last night...
awesome show, no denying that. they are SO much better live than you could ever imagine listening to their studio albums.
a whole night in an enclosed space with many, many people in close quarters and i'm less worried about contracting swine flu than i am about getting a seriously nasty case of douche bag.
i was drenched in sweat by the end of the night and not even close to half of it was mine... yummy.
the music/performance part was almost completely engrossing...
i only had 2 other clear thoughts floating through my head:
1. are these guys daring you to try and get a good picture? what's with all the back lighting and playing in shadows?
2. an overwhelming urge to chew my gum into the hair of the girl in front of me... i suppressed that urge and just elbowed her in the back when she repeatedly jumped on my feet. i like to think of it this way: i stimulated the economy by giving her chiropractor work.
awesome show, no denying that. they are SO much better live than you could ever imagine listening to their studio albums.
a whole night in an enclosed space with many, many people in close quarters and i'm less worried about contracting swine flu than i am about getting a seriously nasty case of douche bag.i was drenched in sweat by the end of the night and not even close to half of it was mine... yummy.
the music/performance part was almost completely engrossing...
i only had 2 other clear thoughts floating through my head:
1. are these guys daring you to try and get a good picture? what's with all the back lighting and playing in shadows?
2. an overwhelming urge to chew my gum into the hair of the girl in front of me... i suppressed that urge and just elbowed her in the back when she repeatedly jumped on my feet. i like to think of it this way: i stimulated the economy by giving her chiropractor work.
Monday, May 4, 2009
what IS that?
a marshmallow?a smooth igloo against a perfect blue sky?
something from the newest pixar movie?
a blowup of mickey mouse's gloved hand?
whatever it is can't be real, right?
would you ever in a million years guess that it was someone's hips? in an actual photograph?!?
yeah... something looks a little fishy here... and when i say 'a little fishy' i really mean 'obviously photoshopped without regard to the intelligence of the people who are going to believe she really is THAT slim'... realistic photoshop fail!
yeah, i could have done a more convincing job using ms paint...
that's jessica simpson, digitally trimmed and toned from the neck down for the upcoming issue of vanity fair.
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