Archive for March, 2004

The Magnificent Seven Help Me Work Out

I am getting back to a regular work out schedule after slacking off since I quit playing indoor soccer last year. it might also be that it is light outside when I get up and it will only get sunnier with the change in time this weekend.
As a part of my regimen, I […]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on Monday night, and just got around to writing about it. A guy from work was telling us last Friday that we had to see this movie. Now I know why.
This is a Valentine’s gift to the world from the mind of Charlie […]

the wisdom of the Outlaw Josey Wales

In response to a comment that it would be a shame not to bury the bounty hunters who just tried to kill them:
“Buzzards got to eat, same as worms.”
I wonder if there is a Clint Eastwood western playing on tv 24 hours a day.

Spider

Spider is a very different Cronenberg movie, although a bit reminiscent of Dead Ringers. Perhaps I should not say Cronenberg movie, but more Patrick McGrath movie, as he wrote the screenplay from his own novel. It is on my bookshelf, but I have never gotten around to read it.
Ralph Fiennes is […]

my first experience with Red Bull

We had our normal Friday afternoon get together at work again yesterday.
Started out with a shot of Wild Turkey, which is not good bourbon, unless you are drinking bottom shell bourbon. The after taste was a little to aggressive.
I also had a shot of Balvenie scotch. Good, very light taste. Will […]

one Guinness, no cigarette

Guardian is carrying a story on the Irish smoking ban.
Makes you wonder what Shane MacGowan will do?

Fool’s Fate

Finally got around to finishing “Fool’s Fate” by Robin Hobb, one of the books I picked up while in Portland, OR. I actually started reading it while stuck in the airport in Las Vegas.
Overall, it is a typicaly door stop fantasy novel (coming in at an underweight 600+ pages), so if you […]

skippy and the U.S. Army

Ran across this list Avalanche Company: The 213 Things Skippy is No Longer Allowed to Do in the U.S. Army a couple of days ago on boingboing.net. It’s still hanging around my head. A co-worker doing a typically bad American version of an Irish accent reminded of this one: ‘The Irish […]

we love Big Brother, all right (or greetings to George Bush)

My friend Richard sent a link to this picture, as I can appreciate giving the world the finger as much as any one.

And here’s Grant Morrison giving the finger as well. I think I got this one off of diepunyhumans.com last year.

the importance of being Doctor Who

As reported by Warren over on diepunyhumans , Christopher Eccleston is going to assume the role of Doctor Who.
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Shallow Grave actor is new Dr Who.