Sunday, August 27, 2006
On notice
Admit it. When you're watching The Colbert Report, and Stephen adds someone to his "On Notice" list, you think, "I'd like to do that." Because we all have lists of people, places and things that anger us, even if they're not written down in an organized format.
But those days are over, thanks to some enterprising dude's On Notice list generator. Simply pop in what pisses you off, and in seconds, a cathartic image appears on your screen.
For example:
Just as a warning... anyone who places me on their "On Notice" list will face the consequences. I will not put said individual on mine. No, that would be too easy. That person will be banished to my "Dead to Me" list immediately and without warning. Harsh? Maybe. Fair? Definitely. Balanced? Probably not.
And before your ADD tendencies sweep you away, I would like to offer a hearty and public "Huzzah" and "Happy Birthday" to Will. Despite living only a few short hours away in Atlanta, we see him and Saraq way too infrequently. Gonna have to change that.
Posted by Brian at 8:52 PM
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The review
So yeah, I drank the Kool-Aid. I went to see Snakes on a Plane last weekend.
Honestly, I didn't know what to expect as it started. I know that sounds stupid, given the title. Of course I knew there were going to be snakes. They were going to be on some sort of flying transport device. And Samuel L. Jackson was going to be dropping 13-letter words you wouldn't say in front of Grandma. But was it going to be so-bad-it's-good or just plain bad?
It was ... surprisingly good. Like, a real thriller. The movie had moments in which the rolling of one's eyes is appropriate (say, when an unsuspecting male visiting the john becomes one of the snakes' first victims). But it also knew when to take itself seriously. Most of the snake attacks were downright vicious, and the climax was actually suspenseful, even though the characters piloting their way to the end got there via a highly unlikely (yet rather amusing) set of circumstances.
I didn't see the movie for stellar dialogue (there wasn't) or well-developed characters (they weren't) or Oscar-worthy acting (it damn sure wasn't); I went to have a good time. And damn if Snakes didn't entertain the crap out of me. That's all I wanted. Thanks.
- Posted by Brian at 10:50 PM
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
A new low
Dear CNN,
Now I know Fox News has set the bar pretty low, and you sometimes feel the need to pander to the lowest common denominator, but headline #9 under "Top Stories" is really going too far.
Unfortunately, it probably will be the most watched video on CNN.com today.
Oh yeah, the Jill Carroll stuff is on the Christian Science Monitor's site. It's a riveting and scary read.
- Posted by Brian at 1:35 PM
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Saturday, August 12, 2006
It's raining so what else am I supposed to do?
Even though my recent quibbles with my ISP are over, right now there are a handful of sites that won't load. The servers hosting these sites just don't respond. I ping them, and nothing gets through. Chris' site is one. Another is the Apple Store (this is probably a good thing since I was checking to see how much a refurbed MacBook would cost me).
However, most troubling is my inability to instruct Samuel L. Jackson to yell at people until they agree to see Snakes on a Plane. (Or SOAP, as the cool kids call it). I'm not sure this thing works anyway. Both Chris and Morgan sent me a message, one to my work phone and one to my cell, and neither ever came, although Morgan claims he got a call.
So I tried other features on the official SOAP web site. (Yes, I consider myself a cool kid.) The domain fell under the "Sites that actually work" category so I was able to hear the theme song by Cobra Starship, which may be the most annoyingly catchy song I've ever heard. As an added bonus, the accompanying video is appropriately cheesy and kicks off with the best Samuel L. Jackson quote ever.
The brilliant marketing folks behind this movie have brainwashed me. It's probably gonna be awful, but I'm seeing it.
- Posted by Brian at 5:42 PM
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Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Quality, not quantity
I am little ashamed that up to this moment, even Yates, the King of Blog Inconsistency, has posted something more recently than I have.
However, there is a reason why this site has gone into static mode. I simply have nothing to report at this time.
I suppose I could post a photo of the new running shoes I bought Sunday. They're orange and blue, very similar to Fightin' Illini colors. But that would be cheating you; it would be an example of quantity over quality.
I also thought about posting reviews of some movies I saw recently. But The Godfather stands on its own merit, and I was too lazy to say anything more about A Scanner Darkly other than I think I liked it more than the others who watched it with me.
So I implore you to be patient and keep me in your RSS reader. And be thankful that I didn't post photos of my cats doing cute shit just to fill up space.
And Will... it took me a few listens to get into the new Guster album. But it's worth it.
- Posted by Brian at 11:49 PM
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