This is my blog. I speak for no one but myself here. The words I write, the images I post, and the articles I link to interest no one but me. I stand by what I put here, however, it is not a reflection of time, effort, or particular care. I just want a clearinghouse of what does interest me and a space to spout out poorly written and thoughtout rants. Consider this a disclaimer.
Seeing that the economy continues to be awful, let me suggest some great and thoughtful gifts for under $50.
1) The Book and CD combo: House of Leaves and Poe's Haunted. Perfect for your horror fan who also likes indie music. Poe wrote the album with the book (her brother's book) in mind and they match well together.
3) The instant date: The date film (Maybe (500) Days of Summer), a bottle of good yet cheap wine (like the Terra Rosa Malbec Mendoza) and a twenty five dollar take out gift certificate to the favorite restaurant of the giftee! It is a good night and everything is taken care of.
4) The shaving kit: A shaving brush, good shaving soap, a small (maybe very) bottle of good aftershave/cologne, and a package of the razors of their choice. I know I would appreciate it, especially if the shaving soap was something new and cool.
What? Okay, I understood that even though you live in an area that gets a lot of snow, you are not ready to play football three days after you are punished with seventeen whole inches.
But...
Your stadium roof collapses?
I call shenanigans and see this as another way to keep Brett Favre's streak alive.
I hope that Justin Tuck separates Favre's head from his shoulders.
Oh, and where are they going to play the game and when?
Update: As I am sure most of you know already, the game is going to be played at Ford Field in Detroit at 7:20 pm on Monday. The game will be available to Direct TV Sunday ticket subscribers as well as the local markets.
I caught part of the wonderful program Sarah Palin's Alaska last night. Now, maybe it was because I was woozy from helping Teacher Dave move or multiple bus CDTA trips between Albany and Troy yesterday (don't ask) but I decided to watch for a couple of minutes and after that, I got it.
I understand why flyover America loves her and coastal America doesn't take her seriously.
For the flyover folks, she is one of you. Or at least she pretends to be. She is the normal, simple American of average tastes and good (as she sees them) values. She is never going to be one to make things to difficult for you, or condescend to you, and she was elected Governor of Alaska, the most American of States, so she has been vetted by her peers already. That she is cute and has a haircut that they can relate to makes it even easier to love her.
For coastal America, it is for the exact same reasons. She oozes average. She is normal and simple and banal. Her sense of taste is uninspired and boring, while her values show that she sees the world in black and white, without a sense of gradation. She is never going to challenge with her words or ideas and she is never going to make you strive to be a better American, because they understand that when she takes control, they will be first against the wall. She has no experience, stating that she was the "Half term Governor of Alaska" and that is not the big stage. Don't get them started about how cute she is or the big hair thing that she has going on.
They are both right, and they are both wrong.
Part of it is an issue based on class, and the mores of the various microcosms of the societal level we choose to inhabit, and some of it is a distinct distrust of the other but she is fascinating to to both Americas. I can see why she is divisive though, and I wonder if there is anything that she can do to make herself more appealing to everyone. It would require certain changes that she wouldn't do because it would upset the base of her support (hello Tea Party people!) and people who are moderates on the left would never trust her.
Plus...there is the while gun thing and the sport killing...
So, now that I understand why she is loved and talked about...that means she is going to go away and I am never going to hear of her again, right? When I understand something in the zeitgeist, it has moved past the relevancy date, right?
I was trapped in an office building (along with a number of friends, family members, and randoms) that was being terrorized by an unknown number of mercenaries with an unclear agenda.
Yes, I am being vague here but it wasn't made clear in the dream, and after reading through that, it seems a lot like the plot to Die Hard, but I swear it gets better and less derivative.
Anyway, I was tasked by the group to stop the mercenary/terrorist on the floor above it. All we had to defend ourselves were Nerf guns, including the rifle, and I was loaded up (and provided with a number of extra darts) for bear (much like Sarah Palin, which is the subject of another blog post because I think I had an epiphany regarding her popularity) and I got into the elevator (because that was the easiest thing to do and it was a dream) and rode it to the floor above. There was no "ding" to let the terrorist/mercenary know that I had arrived. I had the the rifle ready as I walked into the hall and I saw her standing there. The mercenary was a very large woman with ginger hair and she was holding a M-60 (told you she was a large woman) and as she looked at me, and my "weapons", she chuckled to herself and asked me if I was serious.
I lifted my Nerf rifle and started hitting her in the face with darts, over and over, until she dropped her machine gun, and backed up into the wall.
She raised her hands to stop my barrage and started pleading with me to stop, saying that she was "Only 16."
Dude, what does that mean?
She crumpled to the ground and I leaned in to find out more information, asking her why she was doing this, when someone else (I wish that I knew who it was) tazed the mercenary/terrorist.
