December 01, 2008
Because you really want to hear about my WarCrack addiction
Yes, the WarCrack. That evil game that has taken over my life. I'm fighting the urge to play it now. But that isn't what this is about. What I really want to talk about is this weird WTF thing going on. See, there is this place in the game called the Deadmines, often referred to as VC for short (named for Van Cleef, the boss at the end), and it's cursed.
No, seriously. Cursed. It's the Curse of the Wimpy Bitches.
I have been in that damn dungeon with various characters about a half dozen times. There are a handful of quests that involve going down there and killing various guys so you can loot things off their carcasses. Or you can just go there for the cash and stuff, also looted from dead non-people. You know, good clean fun. It's a pretty tough place to go actually, at least if your character is in the 20s or so, which is why it's a good idea to bring a couple buddies in with you to watch your back. There's plenty of loot to go around, really.
So why is it that the only time I've ever seen the boss is by taking my 34th level paladin down there by himself to kick ass on everything in sight? (And by the way, paladins can be some seriously ass kicking machines. If they could do this kind of shit in D&D I would totally have played them more often.) Every time I've gone down into that stupid mine with a group something happens and they all fuck off on me. Hell, the first time down we got all the way to the big boat thingy at the end and everyone got croaked - so they gave up. WTF is up with that? Losers! We were at the end you useless fucks! How hard is it to regroup and try again? Shit, we didn't even have to re-kill any of the guys up to that point - it would totally have been cake.
This is why I hate playing with other people.
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February 29, 2008
Runway scraps
Bleh. Just not in the mood to blog anything. But I had to say this:
When Chris said that his collection involved human hair I was unsure. Looking at the dresses on the form, well it looked kind of weird, a little gimmicky. But when he did the showing on Wednesday I was simply amazed. You just have so see it move. All that shiny black hair, in motion, catching the light - amazing.
I think the mistake he made was choosing all black outfits. He should have put a little color into the mix to show a bit more range than the big gothic drama.
Also, that big chunky coat that Rami did was kinda icky. Actually, not kinda - very. I hated it. But the second dress he did was gorgeous. Absolutely amazing work.
Nevermind all that though - the competition is really between Jillian and Christian at this point. That's what I think, anyway.
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February 16, 2008
The final 3 1/2
Yeah I know, late again. Bite me.
Interesting challenge again this week. And big gay Chris nearly blew it. Yeah, his dress was full on gorgeous but it was just too much like the one that he and Christian did in their team challenge. (Actually, this version was so much better.) We nearly got Rami lopped off too, since he just had to do the Grecian draping thing again. But apparently the producers wanted to do another wacky surprise ending this season - instead of aufing either one of them they have to do a mini-showing in the finale to see which of them actually gets to be #3.
I have to say it was a strong showing between Jill and Christian. So not surprised that Christian won, and I just know he's going to crow his little ass off about it as much as he possibly can. Ugh, I have to say he has been like a progressive disease in the way he works my nerves. He is such a little bitch! I liked Jillian's better though - it had a bigger wow factor in my opinion, and I didn't really like those huge marshmallow sleeves on Christian's outfit. Ah well, that's just how it goes.
I'm sad that Sweet P had to go. It was inevitable though. Her dress for this challenge was cute, but it just didn't quite have the oomph that she needed to get into the final. She did a damn good job getting this far though, and I'm glad to have seen the work she is capable of. The woman deserves a job!
Now I'm looking forward to the big reunion special, because the dish is always served, hot or cold. It's one of my favorite things about Runway, because you get to see some little tidbits that didn't make it into the actual show.
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February 07, 2008
A week late on the dish
WTF happened with Runway last week? They totally did a repeat for no good reason. Bastards.
Anyway, I already knew that this week was gonna be wrestling chicks as the challenge. It was just too easy. I also already knew that Chris was going to own this challenge. Christian got really damn close though, and I was actually sure there at the end that he was going to get it.
You know that little bitch was pissed!
Jill's sporty little outfit was great too - personally I can't see why those three outfits couldn't all be on the WWE diva tour, or whatever it is those scary chicks do. But that's how it is, only the winner gets to showcase. I'm so glad Chris got the win, he so deserved it.
I was a touch surprised that Sweet P didn't get the auf. I have to say, after some last minute editing her look did improve, but I was sure that the judges were gonna dock her for the unfinished look. I was wrong, and poor Ricky got the boot. Nina was right - he made a nice swimsuit, but that horrible gold tunic thing he added on had to go.
We're near the end now. Only two more eliminations before they toss out the reunion special and then the big finale. I have to say, I am getting more and more tired of Christian. Rami works my nerves, because he's annoying and pompous and he whines about stupid shit. But Christian is such a little child. It is so great to see that look of disappointment every time he puts out a fabulous outfit and still doesn't win. You would think by now he would have figured out that he's not the queen of Runway, but so far that clue hasn't slipped in. So Rami and Christian can fight it out over the who-I-hate slot in the final three. I would like to see Sweet P and/or Chris make it, but you just can't count on that. I have a feeling Jillian has a good shot at the final three too, if she can quit having unnecessary meltdowns.
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January 27, 2008
Bloody London
Apparently the people at Clovis like to screw with my head, because they put the poster up for Sweeney Todd but so far haven't bothered to actually put the movie up on a screen. I've been trying to get some sort of movie date deal going to see it, and we finally just gave in and drove to Lubbock this weekend to catch it with Professor Tech.
I was not about to give any hints to the hubby on what was going to happen. He's a Depp fan, of course, but if he knew the subject matter (or that the movie was going to have a pretty good gore factor) he probably would have preferred to wait for video. So, of course, I get a nice big giggle when we get our first big gushing slice and the hubby cringes. He still liked it. He loved the soundtrack. But he's not going to watch it again.
I rather liked it. It's got the expected Burton/Depp chemistry, and loads of that uber-gothick ambience. In fact, it's so gloomy that in the middle when they do a quick cut to a sunny picnic scene it gets so bright by contrast that it hurt my eyes. This is the only version of the story I've ever seen though, so I don't have that psycho perfectionist thing going that is supposed to make me hate anything that isn't the original. I'll let the theater wonks do that and just be happy with having enjoyed my time. And for those of you who haven't seen it and are curious, here is a teensy spoiler you may appreciate - I'm not kidding about the gore, this movie gushes.
So after the movie we go back to Prof. Tech's place for dinner and games. It turns out that our just-after-midnight movie DVD selection was 28 Weeks Later. I've been wanting to watch it, because I really liked 28 Days Later. I'm not one of those crazy zombie freakout people, but I do like a nice living dead movie now and then. This time we were nice enough to let the hubby know what he was getting into.
This movie was definitely more tense than the first one. I remember being surprised at the relatively relaxed pace in 28 Days. (Relatively, mind you, as in not having jumps and shaky camera scream moments for the whole last 2/3 of the movie.) Well 28 Weeks does not fuck around. It does give a nice break after the initial in media res massacre, where you get your necessary chunk of plot, but once the zombie action kicks in again it just keeps on going. Definitely a good addition to the fast-zombie genre.
However, there are nits to pick. Well, only one of note really. This one is a sure spoiler, so if you don't want this bit ruined I suggest you stop reading now. Ready? - WTF is up with the dad in this movie? Is he the new fucking superbreed of zombie? That sonofabitch is chasing those kids constantly, he always shows up to be the next big freaky jump. Does he have a GPS installed or something? I can understand the whole trauma thing they're trying to play out here, and it works for a while, but give me a break. I just don't buy that he manages to always be ready to leap out at his kids every time the movie needs to start another chase sequence.
I am willing to forgive that little nonsense though, because there is the gorgeous payoff near the end. One of the military guys has a big pissy moment when one of the refugees tries to leap on the helicopter (which is a major no-no at this point in the movie). He flies all crazy, trying to fling the guy off the skids, then he takes the copter into a forward thrust and pulls off this great move. As soon as he went for it I was cheering and laughing my ass off, because this is so exactly the kind of thing that my friends and I would do in a game - Shadowrun, in fact. I can see this exact same moment in a Shadowrun game. The helicopter pilot does a full-on lawnmower slash-fest on a big crowd of zombies. It is so great - body parts and gore everywhere. It is so nasty, so over the top, I'm still grinning over it.
So, two movies, set in London, caked with gore. How was your weekend?
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January 24, 2008
The Tim Gunn rule
Last night's challenge was a perfect example of the Tim Gunn rule. If Tim looks at your outfit and it worries him, you better fix it - because something is wrong.
Chris got the worried speech. Tim told him that the frayed edges made it look hand sewn - that it would look better with all frayed edges or none. Chris said that he liked it that way. Well big surprise, on the runway the judges didn't care for it. I thought his dress was cute, but I didn't like the frayed edges either.
Both Vicki and Jillian got the worried speech. Of course, by this time they were both too far invested in their coats to make any real difference. Cut to the runway, and both of them are on the chopping block. And I just can't believe that Vicki thought she was going to get away with that sad skirt attached to a jean jacket. I knew the second that walked down the runway that she was a goner.
Sweet P got the worried speech too, but unlike the others she had the smarts to listen up. When her dress came down the runway it was just fantastic. I do agree with the judges that it didn't have quite enough Levi-ness to it, but it was gorgeous and very well made. I'm glad to see more good work from her - maybe she'll stealth her way into the finals.
I was a little surprised that Christian didn't get the win. Not that I'm complaining - I thought that Ricky deserved it and it was just so perfect after Christian got all bitch mouthy about it earlier in the show. Which I think encompasses two lessons here: 1) Every interview you give has the potential to bite you in the ass later, and 2) Going with what you know is not a bad idea. It's about time Ricky actually did the work he's capable of.
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January 20, 2008
Late Runway dish
I just haven't been in a bloggish mood lately, so this got delayed.
This week's challenge was a strange one, not something I would have expected. When they said that they were allowed to go over the top I knew that Chris had this one aced. I mean, have you seen his portfolio?
However, when all was said and done, I have to admit that I disagreed with the judges. Chris and his little monkey sidekick did indeed do a fantastic job, but I didn't really care for the ready-to-wear interpretation. The ruffly bit on the front looked kinda bleh to me. I didn't hate it, but I wouldn't dress any of my sims in it. I thought that Jill and Vicki's dress was amazing. The hubby and I were both full on WOW when that girl came down the runway. The ready-to-wear version was nice, not fantastic, but for having been done basically at the last minute I was amazed.
I was a little surprised that Kit got the auf. I was sure that if it was going to be between her and Ricky that Ricky would be the one to go. However, I didn't think it would come to that. I thought that Rami was a big whiny bitch and he deserved to go for putting out a dress that looks pretty much like ever other damn dress he's done. Where does he get off treating Sweet P like that? I am so glad that the judges saw the difference between his work and hers, and recognized that she can indeed make a beautiful dress. But I guess they don't vote you off for being a nasty fuck - we already have Jeffers and Santino (who finally repented at the last) as examples of that.
So, it looks like my hate for this season is officially Rami. Which means he is a shoo-in for the final three. Christian works my nerves, and I could see throwing water balloons at him in the wee hours of a snowy evening, but I don't hate him. I don't have any specific like this season. I like Sweet P, but I'm not sure if she'll make it. I like Chris, and he's already managed to survive the auf, so maybe he's got a shot. But mainly, I want somebody to smack Rami.
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January 10, 2008
It's Wednesday, so you know what this is about
Aw, so sad that the token hetero is auf the Runway. They made them do prom dresses this week, which is similar to the time they made the designers do wedding dresses for the models a couple season's back. Except this time around there was apparently only one tough client and Christian got her.
They gave them a decent budget and time frame to work with, which was a little surprising. Usually they like to do really screwy shit to them, especially when the challenge is a potentially difficult one. So with all the resources at hand all the dresses ended up looking pretty good. As in, none of them were horrible and obviously going to lose - because you know you can't have a whole room full of winners.
I was a bit irked that Sweet P didn't win. I liked her dress way more than Victorya's. Not that Vicki's was awful, but it looked kind of maternity to me. Sweet P's was just gorgeous, and on top of that, she managed to make an excellent editing choice in not using white or ivory, as her client requested. But what do I know - I'm not a fashionista.
I was so sure that Ricky was gonna go. His dress was cute, but on that pale white girl it made her look like a ghost. He really needed to add some color or something to make it pop. I can understand them calling Kevin on his bad finishing (something that I knew was going to come up the second he said he wasn't going to finish the bottom hem), but I didn't think his dress was all that bad. At the end though, when it was just him and Christian up against the wall, I knew it would be Kevin. Because Christian's dress was the better of the two - even if it needed help.
Oh man, and it was such a laugh to see Christian get some comeuppance. I think it's his fault that Sweet P ended up in the bottom group last week because he got all nosy and told her that her first dress was bad. Yes, it wasn't perfect, but I thought her initial idea was solid and just needed some refinement. But no, that annoying little shit with the fucked up hair decided to shake her courage and she up and started all over. Little bastard almost got her voted off, and I like Sweet P. So I'm glad he got the mouthy girl who had decided she was a designer too. So glad that she stuck her fingers into his pie and mixed things up. She cracked me up.
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January 03, 2008
Candy dish
Well wasn't the candy challenge just so zippy. I want to raid a candy store like that!
I'm a touch irked that Elisa's auf did not include some sort of gaudy insanity. Her dress was kinda flat though - nearly cute, but just so brown and not candylicious like it should have been. Ah well. Definitely a close race between the Twizzler dress and the wrapper party dress. And even tho Sweet P managed to break the button curse she ended up in a tight spot tonight. She needs to go for it and not doubt herself so badly or she's not going to get much further.
Oh, and wasn't Chris' little number just so cute?! Loved it.
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December 24, 2007
Things you really didn't want to know about imaginary people
I played the hell out of Sims 1. I had to have every expansion, not only to just see what kinds of craziness they would add, but also to get the most stable version of the engine available. By the time I had it all installed I had all kinds of little projects in mind - different family configurations, career plans, breeding programs - I planned to work that game in any way my fevered imagination could come up with.
I can't quite manage all that yet with Sims 2, because all I have so far is the starter and the glamour stuff pack. I plan to get one or two of the expansions pretty soon, and chances are I'm going to wipe everything and start over fresh. Getting the stuff pack added a couple of new twists to the game, but for the most part it was just more crap for them to buy - what I really want is more community lot options, more DNA options, and the usual endless array of more crap for them to buy. But here's the meat of the matter: For the most part, the actual game play of Sims 2 is basically identical to Sims 1 - personality attributes you assign at creation, skills you develop as you play, motives you fulfill as your sim's day-to-day experience. I figured there would be some new things, but I find all kinds of little surprises and they make me laugh so hard.
I got a little bored with the big mess of sims I set up in the first neighborhood, so I moved on to the second one - the strange one. They already had aliens living there, so I figured I'd add some more oddballs: a Dr. Strange kind of guy, a family of sort-of werewolves, a nearly werebear and werecat, a trio of clones, a couple of ghosts, and an ogre.
Usually when I make new sims I tend to slight their neatness factor; they always hire a maid, so I don't want them wasting time doing the maid's job. When I made the werebear though, I cleared everything and built his personality from scratch, and sort of accidentally forgot to put anything in his neatness. I've done this before in Sims 1, and all it really seemed to do was make them not want to flush the toilet ever, so I figured it was no big deal. So one day he comes home from work, and since he's an athlete he always comes home stinky so it was shower time. I clicked the shower, told him to scrub up, then started looking around to plan his next move. I happened to look down at his rising hygiene meter, and noticed that that wasn't all that was going on. His bladder meter was also improving; my sim was peeing in the shower.
I just couldn't believe it, it never occurred to me to even think about it. This guy can practically get rid of his toilet! So now that I've discovered this little quirk, I'm curious to see what other strange effects the extremes of personality traits bring into play. So far none of the other traits have done anything really surprising, but I've noticed that sims with a fully sloppy personality are really gross. They smell their own stink and appreciate it, sometimes they shovel food into their face with both hands, and when they eat or shower they always leave a gigantic mess. The ogre I made was a guest at another sim's house, and when I was busy making the host clean up the dishes the ogre went outside, opened up the trash can and grabbed a snack. Now that was entirely unexpected.
I'm going to have to start playing the ghost family for a bit, because I made them both entirely shy and I want to see how that plays out. I've also made a couple of sims totally serious, and I want to see if this makes them tell terrible jokes. So far the only other effect I've noticed is that some sims like to make crank calls, though I haven't figured out yet if it's because they're grouchy or playful or both. I suppose I may have to make a sim with 10 in neat just to see if they throw a fit when the house gets messy.
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December 14, 2007
Not particularly surprising
This week's Runway was supposed to have a bunch of surprises in store. They didn't catch me once. I'll be nice and put this behind the cut, just in case you haven't seen it and would like to try being surprised yourself.
First off - the announcement that one of the designers was going to leave early. So not surprised that it was Jack with a health issue. Also, when they had the surprise models show up, I knew immediately that it was a weight loss situation, and that the clothes the ladies had brought with them were to be the raw materials. I also called the winner and the loser right off. And, when they tried a cute little mid-ep surprise with a commercial break cliffhanger, I knew immediately that it was them bringing Chris back.
Not to say that the episode was boring or anything. It wasn't bad at all. I just wasn't surprised by anything.
Steve was doomed from the get-go. A wedding dress? Are you fucking kidding me? There was no way he was going to be able to do anything with that. I can't believe that lady brought her wedding dress to be chopped up for a 'reality' game show. And then to make things worse, he didn't even try to do anything with it. I mean, he might have been on the chopping block with a hideous white monstrosity on his hands, but he would have gotten points for using the material. Instead he used a bunch of black material he bought with the budget, added a bit of white trim from the original dress, and made this horrible schoolmarm outfit. It was pure hideous.
The winner was a near tie between Kevin and Christian. They were both sharp. But you could just tell that Christian's design was just... more. It's hard to define, exactly. In a way, it's about time that he got a winner up there - he really has it in him. Also, he is annoying as fuck, so he is a shoo in for the final three if he doesn't do something totally assy in the next few eps. And what is up with his fucking hair? Seriously - how can he do that to his head on a daily basis? It's insane. Anyway, now that he's got a win in I imagine he will be completely insufferable. I don't hate him, but so far he's the closest to a hate I've got for this season.
And finally - what the fuck is up with Sweet P? Is that poor girl jinxed or what? I swear, every time Heidi pulls buttons out of that damn bag, Sweet P is last. Every time! So far she hasn't gotten royally screwed out of the deal, but it's only a matter of time if this curse continues. I like her, I'd hate to see her get auf'd because of some evil gravity issue.
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December 06, 2007
Prime Number Shitting Bear
Just look at it. You know you want to. The mind boggles.Filed under "Brain candy" by damyano at 01:24 AM | Comments (1)
How can you fuck that up?
It's time for this week's Runway dish. It's always the team challenges that bring out everyone's inner bitch, and this time was no exception. Victorya was all kinds of massive bitchy - and wtf was Ricky thinking not letting her be the leader? That alone would have saved them so much grief, and just maybe they wouldn't have been on the chopping block.
This was another tough challenge. Not only did they have to bring back fashion trends that had run their course, they had to mix them. (I want a little aside here - I don't care what anyone says, zoot suits are still cool. Maybe I'm nuts.) So you just knew that there were going to be disasters on the runway. And surprisingly, there weren't. I mean, not disasters - there were a couple pieces that were sucky, but there wasn't anything up there that made you want to laugh out loud.
The winners deserved to win. We're not going to dwell on that. They kicked off poor Chris, which sucks but I can see why they did that. So - if we're not going to get all catty on the winners and losers, why am I bothering to blog this?
The title says it all. Team Ricky, which included Victorya and our own crazy Elisa, got the easiest fucking combination ever. How in the hell can you fuck up Neon + Cutouts + Underwear as Outerwear? How fucking hard can that be? They should have been able to accomplish that in half the time, half the budget, and they could have tied Ricky and Vicky up in a bag to fight it out and let Elisa do it. Oh but no - they had to let drama and bullshit get in the way of the easiest possible combination in the shit soup that they got thrown for a challenge. I mean yeah, they had Elisa on their team, which could have been a very entertaining disaster, but instead they decided to fuck up in a completely different direction. I think those two should have gotten a kick in the ass at the very least.
Oh, and I don't mean to diss Elisa so much. I am so behind her, and I'm glad that her piece of the three got some notice. Although I wasn't totally crazy about the fit, everything else about it was entirely cute. It's just that, well, she's nutty. I don't want her to just up and accidentally lose - if she has to go off the show I want it to be in fantastic flames. And if she happens to beat the odds and make it to the final three, well good on her. I'm just not gonna hold my breath, is all.
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December 02, 2007
I know, it's late
The last ep of Runway was weird, I didn't exactly know how to comment on it. Now I've got a big mess of beer and whiskey in me, so if this comes out incoherent (or belligerent) you'll have to blame the booze.
Aight, first off - when they said that they'd been wanting to do this challenge for a long time they had me ever so hooked. Then, when Heidi came out and said they wouldn't need their models I knew exactly what was going on, and believe me sweets - it's about fucking time. Menswear, baby. Now I know they have done menswear a couple times before, but that was only a side effect of the actual challenge - designing for oneself or for the other contestants (or having Austin model for the postal challenge - wasn't that just so cute?).
But you know, as soon as I realized what was up I knew that this was gonna be tough. The fashion deal is pretty much a women's game, and apparently menswear is difficult to do. I don't know why exactly, it's one of those mysteries that just simply is. One or two of the designers seemed to be able to take it in stride, but pretty much the menswear situation was a serious issue.
Now, I gotta get this off my chest. Hey, Rami - get the fuck over yourself you big bitch. Tim said that the guys could use their own clothes as a pattern basis, and the guy (sorry I forgot your name) who did so - and was nice enough to share with the others, does not need you being a big asshole about it. Tim is the hall monitor, and his word is law. So seeing Rami put on his muslin pants form and get all snippy about how he did it without a pattern, and to make snippy comments about those who did - stick it up your ass you big cunt.
Okay, that's out of my system. With a couple of exceptions, this last episode's offerings were a train wreck. It was just so awful. Badly sewn shirts, crotches where crotches don't need to be, completely missing shirts, icky color choices - so sad. It was a big doom fest. I couldn't even begin to guess who would make it and who would die. All I could do was just sit back and cringe (okay, giggle).
So that's it, really. It looks like the next one is going to be dramarama - you know I'm gonna love it.
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November 25, 2007
Two from the tube
I caught a promo yesterday for a miniseries event for Hogfather. I just had to set a timer for it. Very cool, I thought. If you're into the Discworld thing I'd recommend it for sure. Although I can't vouch much for accuracy, cuz I Hogfather is one I haven't yet read. I guess I'll have to expedite it up the list now.
But I know you didn't come here for happy pseudo-xmas material. You came here for Runway dish. And let me tell you, I called it. Usually I manage to pick either the winner or the loser, at least as long as there aren't a huge mess of dresses to pick from, but this time I was right on on both counts.
The loser dress was easy to pick. It looked so sad and horrible, and every time you can see boobies through the top you know it's gonna get picked on. The poor guy who got eliminated looked so sad, like a little boy who dropped his ice cream cone. It was also funny seeing Christian (who has the most annoying hair EVER) getting called on his overly 80s retro dress. Twice as funny actually, considering that the guy is only 21 so he probably has no idea how 80s that look really was. I knew he wouldn't get eliminated though, because even though the dress was kinda icky and the retro was wrong the design and the execution were much stronger than the grey mess that did the actual losing.
I kinda feel bad actually, because I can still only remember a couple names. But if you saw it you know who I'm talking about, and if you didn't then either you will soon or you don't give a crap. So never mind that - on to the winner.
Here's the thing - of the top two, I liked the one that didn't make it but I knew that it just wouldn't win. I didn't really care for the winning design. It looked bland to me and it didn't give me even the slightest bit of wow. But I could tell by how they reacted, and also by comparing it to the glimpse of the little folder the designers got in the beginning, that the cute little vest on the winning number was what sold it.
I liked Elisa's dress so much better. It was dynamic and amazing. Elisa is the crazy girl, and she is very likely to get herself eliminated in a few episodes. She is just too wacky and it seems inevitable that she is going to weird herself out of the competition in a spectacular way. I am so glad she didn't get the axe in ep 1, because I knew that she could do something new and amazing, and she did it this time. It's a good thing that poor Sweet P got stuck as her teammate, because without somebody to ground Elisa and get the technical details right, that dress would just never have been. It would have been a Santino nightmare.
So, here's to hoping that Elisa manages to get another amazing and crazy design or two out of her head before she goes down in flames. I haven't yet picked a real favorite, or someone that I want to see slapped around the work room - we'll just have to wait and see.
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November 16, 2007
Round 4
Yep, it's Project Runway time again. Not much to report really - so far none of the contestants really stands out in the love or hate departments. The girl who got the boot did so because she fucked up. There were a lot of interesting designs that we didn't get to see enough of.
And it was just so mean that they made the fat guy have to run to get his cloth. Shame on you guys!
I figure by the next episode or two I'll know who I hate, and you'll get to hear all about it.
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November 12, 2007
With his own comic even
You just have to see this. It is so worth it.Filed under "Brain candy" by damyano at 12:07 AM | Comments (0)
October 25, 2007
The horrors of drugs
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Warn those you love
Don't let your friends experience the shame and horror of a tripod that won't say no.Filed under "Brain candy" by damyano at 08:51 AM | Comments (0)
October 16, 2007
Yay!
I haven't seen the Halloween remake yet, but I'm terribly curious about it. Now it turns out that there is a Hellraiser remake in the works. Color me excited.
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October 09, 2007
Because he's awesome, that's why
Kevin Smith on Letterman, being all cool and stuff. Gotta love this guy.
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The addiction returns
I've had The Sims 2 hanging around on my shelf for about a year now, unplayed until I got this new machine. I was a bit worried that all the new bells and whistles would make this new Sims experience not quite what I was expecting. And I was right - and yet, entirely pleased.
Unfortunately, my starter sim is a whore. He wants to WooHoo everyone he meets. Currently he is having an affair with his boyfriend's father. Somebody call Jerry Springer. It was funny at first when I saw that he wanted to kiss or make out with most sims he met - then he decided that having a little WooHoo in bed wasn't enough, he wanted WooHoo in public. (And you have no idea how annoyingly difficult that was to manage...) Was that enough? Oh nooooo, not in the least. Now he wants to WooHoo at least 3 different sims, and he is often quite afraid that his advances will be rejected.
It's hilarious.
So I started up a second set - this one a remake of the brother and sister Cingle family I made for Sims 1. This time the game actually recognizes that they are siblings, so I don't have to deal with the accidental messiness of incestuous lust I had to last time. They aren't fighting over any potential loves - but that has more to do with them being far too busy trying to make enough money to get their house in order. I spent most of their starting cash on the house itself and they had to live for a few days doing the obsessive handwash dance at the sink because they couldn't afford a shower. I only just barely got them a stove to go with the fridge and a table and chairs so they wouldn't have to stand around eating. Being poor sucks.
Here's the thing that frustrates the shit out of me though. There's this new thing where occasionally while the sim is at work he'll get a Chance Card. Basically it gives you a quick scenario at work, and you get a couple choices. I never win. It's pissing me off, because I've gotten like six or so of them, and every motherfuckin' one results in something bad. That's just ridiculous! I mean, statistically speaking I have to pick one right once, at least by now. I'm getting suspicious that they are all fail/fail scenarios and someone is just fucking with me. Bastards.
I've only spent a short time doing the obsessive downloading thing. Since I only have the basic game there are a lot of extras around that I can't use yet. And the Sims site has precious little to offer anyway. Mainly I just want a few new things to put on community lots so the stores will be more interesting, and maybe a few more wardrobe choices. Also, it would be nice if the folks making skins and heads weren't such beardophobes, because I really get tired of looking at a bunch of clean-shaven baby faces all the time. Yes, I want some bearish sims, tyvm.
So there ya go - my little personal soap opera obsession has started yet again. Maybe one of my sims will get abducted soon and I'll have something interesting to share.
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September 05, 2007
Had to post it here
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August 22, 2007
Reviewage
Once again the birthday thing has brought some new bits of media into my life. I've already digested it, so here's what I think.
I got two CDs this year. The first was a new one by the Chemical Brothers called We Are the Night. It was pretty good, but I wouldn't call it great. It's one of those things that I'm going to have to listen to a few times to really know where I am with it. There are a couple of good tracks on it that grabbed me, specifically Do It Again. The second one is the Community Service II album by the Crystal Method. This one grabbed me and shook me around a bit. Definitely worth the purchase - I expect to be booming this from the car often.
Bookwise I finally got around to picking up Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys. I knew I was going to get it eventually, but I've just had other things jump ahead of it on the purchase list. I wish I'd grabbed it sooner. This is one of those rare novels that I sit and read and keep telling myself I'll just read to the next section break and put it down. I nearly got home late with dinner - I read through about 2/3 of it before I had to make myself quit reading it. Fantastic read, worth every moment, I even laughed out loud several times. If you have even the slightest like of Mr. Gaiman's work, do read this one.
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August 21, 2007
Loving the wrongness
Here is a funny little music video that is entirely wrong. I was going to embed it directly, but it's easier to just use the link because it has not only the video but the lyrics. Yes, you can sing along.
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July 27, 2007
So fuctup
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July 20, 2007
Bitch!
I Stumbled Upon this really strange game. It's got mostly Japanese text, so it takes a sec to decipher, but basically you just slap the shit out of your opponent.
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July 19, 2007
I am so easily amused
Just a little comic that amused me. No, this is not filler.
Honest.
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July 02, 2007
Paper or plastic?
It's a comic strip, but I have to put it behind the cut so it will fit right. Also, it's fuctup.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
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June 18, 2007
Bad and surprisingly good
While hanging out in Santa Maria, Laz and I started looking around on the on demand stuff to find fun horror movies to make fun of. It turns out that they had the happy Mangler trilogy, based on the Stephen King short story of the same name. We didn't bother with the first one, which I still haven't seen and don't imagine it's hurting me much.
So anyway, Mangler 2 - horrible. It was so bad I wanted everyone in it to die. If any movie needs the shadows of robot heads making fun of it, this is it. It's the only thing that would make it really watchable.
But nevermind that crap - it's all about Mangler 3. It surprised the hell out of us how good it turned out. The gore factor is fantastic, the story is simple and very tight, and there are several moments when something happens and you get that instinctual urge to say something at the screen - and it actually happens! I can't ramble on about it because I might oversell it or give something away. If you like horror movies, see Mangler 3.
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June 16, 2007
Carpal tunnel is inevitable
I've been playing Newgrounds Rumble for too long now. It's not the absolute best brawler around, but it kicks ass over any flash fighter I've ever played. My hands hurt now - mainly because of this:
That's right, baby - I managed to get 41 hits in on a jump attack before my feet touched ground.
It's a nice time waster if you go for the button mashing type of game. If you do play, I highly recommend playing Samurai Asshole - his attacks are solid, and if you want to cheese through something, just crouch and keep hitting fierce (the D key) and he'll plant his sword in the ground and spin around like a propeller, which is a nearly unbeatable attack.
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April 16, 2007
Uh oh...
It's on. Right now. Kids in the Hall. Filed under...
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April 14, 2007
Tangential obsession
See, what is it with these dollar value card games jumping into my damn hands? Laz takes me to the comic shop and he spots the $1 City of Heroes CCG - and now here I am with enough cards to make 2 tight decks but the craving... for more... Gah!
I even looked around online to see what could be found and whether they were rarities or something people are trying to get loose from. (Seems more the former than the latter. Of course.) Not that I'm really going to order a bunch of these things online, but it's a good way to gauge possible cheapie finds. So now that's what, 4 of these damn collectible card things I'm looking out for? If I find some with a special edition tin I am doomed.
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April 11, 2007
The number 23 and movies, only without the comedian guy to muck it all up
Holy crap I've seen two movies on the big screen in such close proximity. Okay wait, no that's three movies but in two sittings, and one of them had a 3 in the title. Yeah, it all ties together I promise.
Anyway, Grindhouse was the double feature of the Santa Maria weekend project - Laz and Shygirl (tho she had to bail out cuz she'd been feelin puny... aw!) and Wolf and I pocketed in burgers and liquor. I didn't drink any in the theater though. I didn't need to. We'd been playing Cthulhu 500 as a drinking game earlier and I was still well on my swerve. I had a great time. I laughed my ass off. Planet Terror is amazingly funny and so very B. The intermissions were pretty cool. Death Proof was good and worth it, but it kinda got on this long Tarantino conversation loop. After about the 4th chatty chat setup I was nearly ready to shout out "Will somebody please throw a pie!" or something. It still pays off though, so don't fret about that.
Then tonight the Tornado and I nearly had the theater for ourselves for the 300. Let me get this out of the way:
Woof.
Okay. That was a pretty damn good watch. The fights are really bitchin' and it was just really great to look at. So worth the big screen treatment - this is one reason I'm so particular about what I see on the big white wall. It does get a tad on the heavy handed, hammy deliveries, especially when you know they're about to set up a portrait shot, but still - so pretty.
And leather jockstraps.
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March 29, 2007
Murder in mind
I missed Wednesday's showing of Top Design, thanks to devil weather, so I had to catch it tonight. I just found out that Goil got eliminated and that horrid cow Carisa is still in. HATE HER! Yes, I realize that Goil's design wasn't awesome or anything, but I hate Carisa and she needs to go.
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March 26, 2007
The whole lagging behind everyone else movie review thing
There wasn't much on this afternoon, so I switched over to the PPV listings to see if there was anything worth catching. I'd wanted to watch the Covenant when it came out, but managed to miss it. Pretty much like I miss almost everything in the theater. Anyway, so I hit the buy button and we watched it. It wasn't bad. In fact, I expected it to be kinda cheesy and lame, but it had some actual plot to it. The special effects were nice, some of the ideas kinda clicked for me. All in all it was worth the watch. And it makes for a good recommendation to Mage players if they can't figure out what to do with the forces sphere.
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March 21, 2007
Color coordinated pedestals
I swear, Bravo has up and become the homolympics on us. First it was Project Runway, which branched off into Top Chef, which has now mutated off Top Design, and coming soon to a gay ass TV near you we have Shear Genius. Holy crap people, can we get any more gay reality game shows going on? Not that I'm complaining, I enjoy Runway like nobody's business, and Top Design is at least amusing. (Tonight they finally got rid of Michael, or as I like to call him - Children of the Corn.) But it's starting to get out of control.
And if they do a show about competitive cocksucking I will just die. I'll watch it, giggle my ass off, and give weekly reports here on this very blog - but still I'll just die.
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Rerun
I have a couple books in the unread pile on my bookshelf. I looked at them and just had this weariness come over me. I don't now why I'm not in the mood to digest anything new. So instead of shrinking the unread list like I'm supposed to, I picked up Neuromancer. I love that book; I love the whole trilogy. Out of everything Gibson has written I like the Sprawl series the best. It's just so tight and crazy and full of cyberpunky goodness. I wish I could write something that cool.
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March 18, 2007
The reading list moves glacially
I've been reading Coldheart Canyon over the past couple weeks and finally finished it yesterday. I am a slow and lazy reader with most books, and this one kind of dragged in parts. It wasn't bad - some of it was quite good actually, and it was nice to read something by Barker that wasn't another reimagining of the whole Imajica thing. In the early middle part of the book it goes way porno - Clive Barker sure likes to talk an awful lot about pussy for a gay man. The end was okay - it could have ended 2 sections early for me and been fine, but the book beyond that didn't kill my will to live and it still managed to tell a good tale. In all it was a worthy read, though I don't imagine I'll reread it as much as other Barker books.
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March 14, 2007
More piratey goodness
C'mon, you know you want to sing this. Check it near the end when the pirate guy does the cat eye. It's so cool I'm nearly pissing myself from giggling.
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March 13, 2007
Blips and squeaks
I've been cruising the music bins at the Hastings off and on lately, looking for things in the used bags so I can beef up my music collection on the cheap. Sometimes I get some good stuff, and sometimes I'm glad I only blew five or six bucks.
I picked up "Last Splash" by the Breeders because I was having a little nostalgia moment. I really dig that album, and I'm glad to have it again. I remember I used to have it on tape, from the BMG folks, no less. But you just can't beat a six dollar investment in something you know you already like.
I found the Pet Shop Boys' "Very" a couple months ago. Pretty good. I'm not a massive PSB fan, but I do like their stuff, and it's nice to listen to something not so thump intensive sometimes. I was looking for a different CD by them, but I couldn't remember the name. I suppose I'll find it eventually - when I need to have it, it will show up.
I had a little impulse moment and picked up "Axis Mutatis" from the Shamen. Again, not a huge fan but I like some of their stuff. This one wasn't bad, but if I'd payed full price I'd have been disappointed. It makes good background music for driving, though it's a bit happy for my tastes.
Today I picked up Praga Khan's "Twenty First Century Skin" after giving it a quickie peep out on the little media kiosk. Praga Khan was part of Lords of Acid back in the day, so I've been sort of hovering over his stuff for a while now. I just hate to make a purchase and find out that I actually really hate it. After listening to a couple excerpts I decided that six bucks wasn't too much to part with. Listening to it on the way home it made for great driving music. However, it's rather unremarkable - it sounds exactly like what you would expect a ravey kind of club to sound like. It's pretty much entirely square beats (thump-thump-thump-thump) with your basic techno-ey kind of stuff over it. Some of the lyrics are... well they're just plain sad. This guy is no poet, fortunately you can just ignore him prattling on and enjoy the thumpy goodness.
And finally, Meat Beat Manifesto's "Satyricon." This was not a Hastings purchase, I got this from Barnes & Noble with an online gift card I earned through MyPoints. The MyPoints thing is entirely handy for me to get occasional free shit. Anyway, "Satyricon" is a decent album, certainly worth the next to nothing I paid for it (because shipping was involved), but I have to say it's not their best effort. Still, it wasn't the disaster that their "At the Center" was.
Now I'm four CDs past my storage capacity. I'm currently just stacking the extras on the top of the one shorty tower I have. I looked for another CD dealie to stick them in, but I can't seem to find a nice cheap one. I suppose I could stop being so cheap and get one big expensive one, but I don't want to just yet. I'll wait until I actually have like 100 discs to deal with.
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March 10, 2007
Piratey Goodness
I found this cute little game on Newgrounds, and it had that 'put it on your website/blog' thing on it, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. It's behind the cut though, because I don't want it to slow anyone down who isn't interested.
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March 01, 2007
Simply brilliant
MS Paint Adventures - one of the coolest and funniest ideas I have seen in a while. I wish I could come up with things like this. Hell, if I could draw decently enough I'd steal the idea.
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February 26, 2007
CLICK IT NOW!
It's Hello Cthulhu! You must read it, your sanity depends on it.
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February 13, 2007
The human race is so doomed
I was watching ST: Voyager today and the funniest thing happened. See, they have made a couple vague references to salacious activity on the holodeck but have always maintained a tasteful distance from the subject, despite the fact that you know whoever invented the thing had exactly that idea in mind. (Don't even act like you don't think that, because we all know that nerds and tech geeks tend to be horny little bastards.) Anyway, some Vulcan dude was having the 7 year itch and the doctor suggested (in much more tactful language) that he have freaky Vulcan nookie with a hologram. I nearly pissed myself laughing - especially when he said later that he would modify the program for the half Klingon chick that got infected with Mr. Vulcan's horninas.
Anyway, this got me to thinking about this strange obsession sci-fi writers have with alien sex being such a dangerous occupation. The Vulcan dude went after B'elanna (I don't feel like looking up how to spell her damn name - if you don't know who I mean just remember she's the half Klingon chica) because he respected her and all that, and while he was putting the smooth moves on her he commented that his Vulcan strength would allow him to survive the rigors of Klingon hanky panky. And if you've ever watched the old show you know that Spock gave Kirk a good ass whuppin' when his blood fever kicked in, so apparently Vulcan's have some hardcore hornies too.
It's not just Trek sex though. Remember that Alien Nation show? They actually had classes for Newcomer/Human relations so that us poor fragile monkeys wouldn't get pulverized by alien lovin'. And I recall there being something like that on Babylon 5 too, regarding the Minbari and their danger sexwise to human partners. Don't even get me started on the whole anal probe thing so popular with UFO enthusiasts, although outside of crude humor that isn't necessarily a sexual situation.
I think that is just so weird. It's strange enough that they're considering that xeno-nookie is such a likely event (though I suppose I wouldn't put it completely out of the realm of possibility), and even stranger that Star Trek just loves mixing up the genetics willy-nilly. Why do they always have to make potential cross species humping a danger, and always to the humans? Are we really that frail? Or is it the idea that humans are willing to risk maiming and death for the ultimate forbidden thrill of freaky alien sex?
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January 30, 2007
Media explosion (or maybe a small pop, anyway)
You can blame the lag directly on Civ III. Every time I start playing that damn game I end up on this machine for like 15 hours. It's my latest time sink.
But that's not all I've been doing. I finally managed to find Silence of the Lambs while I was out for Northern Faire (I can't understand why that book was so hard to find), and finally managed to get myself into a reading mode to read it. That book, like the previous one, is a very fast and satisfying read. I already had Hannibal, but I was not about to touch it before reading Lambs because that's how it's supposed to be. Hannibal was a good read too, but nowhere near as fast as the previous two. And now I must get around to watching Hannibal Rising, because it should be at least a decent watch, if not downright bitchin'. (It better be good...)
I finally caught Napoleon Dynamite when Comedy Central played it awhile back. Cute, well worth the watch, but not at all up to the hype it got. But I guess it being an indie geek flick it needed the extra hype to get people's attention, so I won't say that the hype was undeserved. Still an entirely cute movie.
I also borrowed the bro-in-law's copy of King's little book The Colorado Kid, which is part of some Hard Case line of noir/detective type books. Interesting read, and fast considering that the book is really slim. It's not bad but it's not great, and I can't really critique it much because anything I say would be something of a spoiler. Definitely a good way to kill an afternoon at any rate.
I set a timer on the tube to catch The Dresden Files, and I have yet to be disappointed. The two eps I've seen so far have been good and left me wanting more. I haven't read (or even seen) the books that it's based on, but I like how the first episode didn't bother with any educational catch-up material - it just started and went on as if you had a good idea what was happening, letting the context come into play on its own. I get tired sometimes of having so much explained to me when that time could be spent just telling a good story.
I didn't set a timer for Enterprise though, and I suppose I should have. I miss part of the block because Six Feet Under comes on (yes, I've seen them all but I like that show) but at least I get to watch it and see how they managed the prehistory of the Star Trek series. Mainly I wanted to catch it to hear the theme song, because everyone said it was awful. It is. The whole beginning credits montage is nice, but having that horrible song playing over it turns it into pure Velveeta - somebody should be punished. Horrible theme aside, the show is pretty zippy - my only problem so far is how they're dealing with the Klingon thing. I don't know why, it just seems too PC and fakey.
Okay, that's enough babble out of the Entertainment Tonight section of my brain.
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January 16, 2007
So beautifully wrong
Okay, once you've exhausted the Partially Clips for hilarity, try out Monkey Fluids. Because they are indeed so entirely wrong.
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January 10, 2007
Not safe for work, kids, or pretty much anyone else
It's the Fairy Godfather, and it's entirely wrong. So you know I laughed.
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Another waste of your precious time
This little game is so cute. You cruise around as a little witch, pick up kids, and drop them into your cauldron. The whining sound when you carry the kids is funny, as is the witch's laugh when you drop them into the stew. If you do play, don't use the keys to move around, just nudge yourself bit by bit and glide.
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January 09, 2007
A time sink for you
This game is psychotically funny and fast. Give it a whirl.
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January 08, 2007
So wrong
I just listened to an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force where there was a talking dick. Making a ship...
out of dicks.
That show is just plain fuctup. I love it.
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December 08, 2006
Random little cartoon
Holy crap, this is funny. I hope it's not just the sleep deprivation talking.[added hours later]
Yes, I've been reading Partially Clips for hours now while I do other shit. This strip kicks ass, especially this one.
I won't post anymore right now, just browse through it because it is so worth it.
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December 04, 2006
Not Super, but not bad either
I spotted the Superman Returns DVD when we popped in to do the grocery shopping, and since that movie had been on my mind for a couple weeks I figured I'd just snag it and we'd watch it. It's a decent movie, but I wasn't wowed - I'm assuming this is the beginning of another continuing series of movies and it does an excellent job of that.
There are a few quibbles, of course. Why does his kid have to be frail? It just seems like too much of a plot device to me; it's way obvious as something that will be dealt with in a later movie. Also, the beginning credits were annoying - the whole zoom in and fade thing was difficult to read. (Although probably not so much on the big screen, but I so rarely see movies that way.) Those are the little ones, here's the big one: How in the hell can he pick up that giant island made of kryptonite? Isn't it supposed to radiate anti-super energy? The whole time he was flying around over the erupting land mass I couldn't figure out why he wasn't slowly weakening. I can buy it taking a while to affect him at range, but come on - that was one gigantic mass of kryptonite death, I have trouble buying that he could do as much as he did.
Anyway, still worth the watch.
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December 01, 2006
So unbelievably gay
Okay, before I get into the terribly campy movie review I just have to start with this bit -
I have now seen not 1 but 2 entirely different ads for 'dungeon' music CDs. I giggled for like 10 minutes at the last one. Now, instead of sullying your own music collection you can buy porno music for when you have your slave tied up and you're deciding whether to whip him red or pee on him. How can you not laugh at this?
Anyway - Apparently I am a huge liar because now that we have the Logo channel I find I'm watching it for at least an hour pretty much every day. Queer As Folk is our weekly soap now, and we're trying to keep up with Noah's Arc. But what really got my attention today was Party Monster.
Oh yeah, do I love this movie. Watching Mac Culkin and Seth Green queening it up for 2 hours is so fucking funny. This is now the 3rd time I've seen it, and I think I may have to buy the disc because I can't get enough.
The hubby is entirely thrilled that Superstar DJ Keoki is portrayed by Wilmer Valderrama (you know, the foreign kid on That 70s Show). I am entirely thrilled that Angel the drug dealer is played by Wilson Cruz. He is so cute when he sneers "I want my money!" you just wanna hug the little thug and pinch his cheeks.
Among my many peculiar fascinations is the drug movie genre. Love 'em! There is nothing more fun than watching people do crazy shit and then fall apart in a crying miserable heap of drug addled hell. "Sid! What about the farewell drugs?!" And this movie so delivers. Party madness and wild music, crazy set designs, breaking the audience barrier, overdoses and rehab. I was in heaven.
So, needless to say, if you love tacky wacky movies you must see Party Monster.
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November 27, 2006
My latest obsession
I've been playing this Castle Conquest game all day now, and I just can't stop. It has a couple little glitches in it, but it is entirely playable and a great way to waste time while I'm waiting for something else interesting to happen while I'm online.
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November 14, 2006
Form blazing sword!
Wow, they're playing Voltron in that little half hour slot between [as] proper and the morning toons for kids getting ready for school. Is that awesome or what? I was getting so tired of Gigantor. I feel so 1980s now.
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I know this is way too late, but it had to be said
I had my little trip out to Cali during the Project Runway finale, so I missed both episodes. And wouldn't you know it, Bravo decides to not marathon the hell out of it until just last week, so it took me forever to catch it. Chances are you already knew who won long before this post, so here's my take on it:
How in the fuck did Jeffery win with that polka-dot tablecloth and that fucking beach umbrella print skirt? How? It just boggles my mind that they loved that horrible green and white striped print. He totally bit Uli's style with that blue dress too. Oy!
I know, I know - who else should win? I liked Michael's stuff, but I realize he needs to grow up just a bit and refine his style. I totally understand that Laura's creativity is a bit limited, since she seems to only be able to make clothes for herself. And yes, Uli's stuff is pretty much the same dress over and over with the wild prints.
But that's just it - Uli actually did something different this time around. Her stuff beat the hell out of Jeffer's crap easily, IM(not in the least bit)HO.
Yeah, I'm biased. Jeffer being an ex-addict and proud papa who pulled himself out of the gutter is no excuse for him being an ASSHOLE! But besides that, I still think that half the stuff he showed on the runway was just plain awful. Complete stink.
So there. The final dish.
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