I'm watching the MSNBC news coverage after the obama victory, and Rachel Maddow starts talking about how she's "so glad that Barack Obama talked about 'defeating America's enemies' because that kind of talk reassures Americans, and how she believes that September 11th still hasn't been avenged." Since when is this gal so hawkish? Obama's more hawkish opinions are probably his least attractive side.
These MSNBC pundits are just awful. Their discussions are on the level of sports commentary.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Google can make you famous
Take a virtual stroll down 89th st. with googlemaps' streetview, and you'll see my dad walking our doggie:
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
Jesus Christ Superstar!
If you've got the means, you should come check out Jesus Christ Superstar this weekend at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign. I'm an apostle and it's a pretty sweet production. I know people in shows always like to talk up whatever event they're a part of regardless of its quality, so I'll just say, "you will find something to enjoy at this show."
Check out our sweet smoke effects and lights! And my heavy stage makeup! :)
Check out our sweet smoke effects and lights! And my heavy stage makeup! :)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Triplets of Belleville
Lots has happened since my last post, but writing a paragraph about a movie is way easier than writing about everything that has happened.
My mom brought home the DVD of Triplets of Belleville, a French animated flick from 2003. Imagine the French doing Spirited Away, and you've got a pretty accurate picture of this movie. It's about a Tour de France competitor and his grandma, who live a one-track life of bicycle training until the young man gets kidnapped by some mafiosos for silly, nefarious purposes.
The whole thing is visually weird, surreal, full of caricatures. The French characters have absurd French noses. When the action moves to America, the Americans are absurdly fat and constantly overeating. Such caricatures, no doubt, are part of the reason critics, sadly, have praised this movie so much. Ah, the French, they can poke fun at their own noses, and also at American gluttony. For me, it was over the top.
Spirited Away was visually splendid and imaginative, with an equally engaging story. This flick didn't have much of a story, and the visuals were highly exaggerated but otherwise not very creative. Maybe I just despise French things, who knows.
My mom brought home the DVD of Triplets of Belleville, a French animated flick from 2003. Imagine the French doing Spirited Away, and you've got a pretty accurate picture of this movie. It's about a Tour de France competitor and his grandma, who live a one-track life of bicycle training until the young man gets kidnapped by some mafiosos for silly, nefarious purposes.
The whole thing is visually weird, surreal, full of caricatures. The French characters have absurd French noses. When the action moves to America, the Americans are absurdly fat and constantly overeating. Such caricatures, no doubt, are part of the reason critics, sadly, have praised this movie so much. Ah, the French, they can poke fun at their own noses, and also at American gluttony. For me, it was over the top.
Spirited Away was visually splendid and imaginative, with an equally engaging story. This flick didn't have much of a story, and the visuals were highly exaggerated but otherwise not very creative. Maybe I just despise French things, who knows.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Mmm.. Landed Gentry
Check out our sweet property in Lithuania. It was awarded to us as reparations from WWII. 12 acres, by a river, close to Belarus. I'm going to learn how to fish now.
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Also -- no property taxes in Lithuania.
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Also -- no property taxes in Lithuania.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
TeaParty07 Predictions
Some thoughts on the upcoming "Ron Paul Tea Party" (December 16th):
-Already over 20,000 subscribers (11/25).
-It'll be interesting to see whether it's going to keep losing steam (decelerating) as it is doing now, or whether there'll be a spike or at least an acceleration upwards in the days leading up to the deadline.
-Since Ron Paul supporters haven't disappointed me yet, I'm going to throw my weight behind the idea that we'll see a pretty strong upward trend as it gets close to detonation time. The campaign is putting a bit of a damper on things, however, with its plea for IMMEDIATE donations and its warnings that we cannot "afford to wait for bursts of press activity.
-I think people will donate now, to please Mr. Money Bydlak at the campaign, and they will still donate again come money bomb time. I feel like the supporters still have a lot left in them. This fight is not nearly over.
-As for the numbers: If we see some sexy polling numbers in the next 2 weeks (like a 10% in N.H., 10% Nevada, and maybe a few 7% national poll results), I think people will money bomb the HELL out of December 16th to a level that will blow people's minds. Like, maybe the graph will show something exciting like 35,000 subscribers, but the event itself will drop an even more boggling 7 MIL into the campaign's coffers. Optimistic? Sure. But realistic, considering how passionate supporters are.
-The snowball is accelerating down the mountain. The question is: "can we fix global warming so that it won't melt before it gets to the bottom?"
-Already over 20,000 subscribers (11/25).
-It'll be interesting to see whether it's going to keep losing steam (decelerating) as it is doing now, or whether there'll be a spike or at least an acceleration upwards in the days leading up to the deadline.
-Since Ron Paul supporters haven't disappointed me yet, I'm going to throw my weight behind the idea that we'll see a pretty strong upward trend as it gets close to detonation time. The campaign is putting a bit of a damper on things, however, with its plea for IMMEDIATE donations and its warnings that we cannot "afford to wait for bursts of press activity.
-I think people will donate now, to please Mr. Money Bydlak at the campaign, and they will still donate again come money bomb time. I feel like the supporters still have a lot left in them. This fight is not nearly over.
-As for the numbers: If we see some sexy polling numbers in the next 2 weeks (like a 10% in N.H., 10% Nevada, and maybe a few 7% national poll results), I think people will money bomb the HELL out of December 16th to a level that will blow people's minds. Like, maybe the graph will show something exciting like 35,000 subscribers, but the event itself will drop an even more boggling 7 MIL into the campaign's coffers. Optimistic? Sure. But realistic, considering how passionate supporters are.
-The snowball is accelerating down the mountain. The question is: "can we fix global warming so that it won't melt before it gets to the bottom?"
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
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