Rebel violence triggers Thai fighters*
I know it is not cool to glamorize violence in my native land, but I couldn’t resist. Good luck my brothers and sisters. Watch out for the emperor, er, I mean king.
*slight modification
It’s all fun and games until SkyNet kicks in and they start chucking those littles blocks at your face.
From the LA Times:
Renfo's body was found in his Los Angeles apartment, in the 1000 block of South Ogden Drive, by his girlfriend, authorities said. Renfro was declared dead by paramedics at 9 a.m., according to coroner's spokesman Ed Winter."There is no suspicion of foul play," LAPD Lt. David Evans said.
Renfro's former attorney, Blair Berk said Tuesday: "Brad was a really gifted young man. It is a tragedy all the way around."
You know I liked Renfro. His last few appearances were stinkers (The Jacket, 10th & Wolf) but he was a cool actor. I think he could have had a decent career. Perhaps never a leading role but no doubt steady work. Too bad the Hollywood machine of drugs and addiction got to him like so many others.
I’ve been slacking here on the personal blog due to the new school semester, work and focusing a bit on the UCF Blog quite a bit. We’re averaging 500 page views a day which is pretty good by local blog standards. One day we even had over 1,600 page views thanks to Kevin Smith news. People love to read about that guy.
More comments and links will be forthcoming the closer it gets to the Florida primary and Super Tuesday. Although for a registered Democrat like myself the Florida primary holds almost no relevance. We’ve been stripped of all of our delegates, so it doesn’t matter who wins in Florida it does their campaign no good. Sure it helps support, but it doesn’t help them win the nomination.
Surprises though with McCain winning New Hampshire and Huckabee winning Iowa. I don’t think Clinton’s win in New Hampshire will be enough to rally her troops. Barack embodies change too much while Clinton will forever have the shadow of William Jefferson hanging over her head. I’m supporting Barack 100%.
The Ron Paul situation is ridiculous. Republicans and the right-wing media are treating him like he doesn’t exist. He is doing well and he should be acknowledged. FOX Noise refuses however.
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The best reason to live in a high-rise apartment building.
Wow, so 2007 is already over. I know, everyone says that. Just once I’d like to hear someone lament at how their year dragged on and on like a dog with a bad leg. This time however, it is totally true in my case as well.
The short version of this year is basically this — IT ROCKED! Let’s do a quick rundown.
So that’s about it I suppose. If 2008 is half as good as 2007, I’m in for a very good year. Something tells me it’s going to be even better however.
Hope all goes well for everyone out there. Have a good New Year and we’ll see you in the ’08!
Does anyone find it odd that Foreign Policy Magazine’s blog, Foreign Policy: Passport is really funny? The magazine’s mission statement reads:
Equal parts scout and translator, we draw on the world’s leading journalists, thinkers, and professionals to analyze the most significant international trends and events of our times, without regard to ideology or political bias. Whether examining who the winners are in Iraq, determining solutions to save the world, or discovering the states that fail us, we strive to combine original thinking with real-world illustrations of ideas in action.
I mean the magazine is pretty straight-laced, though they are willing to take risks, but the blog is peppered with funny headlines, jabs and quips at national and international leaders and basically has the feel of a more humorous magazine.
I just found this odd but a refreshing change of pace from the more sober, copy-dense and weightier offerings of magazines that cover similar topics like The American Scholar, Foreign Affairs and The Nation.
Carry on.
Roofing company billionaire dies after falling through own roof
The 91st richest man in the U.S., a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his home garage's roof, local authorities said Friday.Ken Hendricks, 66, was checking on construction on the roof over his garage at his home in the town of Rock Thursday night when he fell through, Rock County Sheriff's Department commander Troy Knudson said. He suffered massive head injuries, according to his company, ABC Supply Co.
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Today I am thankful for too many things to name. Basically, I am grateful for everything and take nothing for granted.
Be well fair citizens.
WTF!
Has the word become so numb that we need to jazz up and make intense our pregnancy test commercials?
“The most sophisticated piece of technology, you will ever pee on.” Best line ever!
According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Late Show host David Letterman is paying his entire staff during the WGA strike despite the show being off the air. Here’s the kicker, Dave is paying them out of his own pocket. CBS (and NBC) have stopped paying their entire staffs due to the writer’s strike, in order to put pressure on the writers to come back. Those writer’s should watch out once the violence starts, I hear gaffers are killer at knife fights.
In all seriousness though, this is the type of awesome, noble and just badass act that puts Dave above the rest late-night hosts. Once this strike is over, writers are going to be lining to work for The Late Show. Then again, they probably already are.
For more interesting reading on the WGA strike, the LA Times has a good day-by-day tracker of news and updates.
Oh, and What Would Tyler Do? has the best response to Dave’s kindness:
Dave Letterman is the fuckin coolest. I like to think I would kind of do the same thing, that I would do my part to help the people who worked for me, but then it would occur to me - fuck those homos. And then I'd roll around on the waterbed and throw a pile of hundreds at the naked teen models.
Word.
From the game Portal. Enjoy.
R.L. Stine Reveals Slappy From Night Of The Living Dummy Was Gay
NEW YORK—Children's author R.L. Stine broke his long-held media silence Monday to announce that Slappy, the evil ventriloquist's dummy from the Goosebumps Night Of The Living Dummy trilogy, was a homosexual."This is not completely unexpected," said Goosebumps fan Ned Kosorowski, who has long speculated that the fictional wooden doll preferred the company of men, and has even written fan fiction describing graphic sexual encounters between Slappy and Amy's father. "Slappy's constant attempts to break out of the closet that Amy stores him in at night clearly represent his struggle with homosexuality—as well as his deep-seated, repressed feelings for [rival ventriloquist's dummy] Mr. Wood."
Stine refused to address rumors regarding the possibility that Greg from Say Cheese And Die—Again! suffers from bipolar disorder.
Yet another fine example of why The Onion is awesome. For a far more cogent explanation check out this article at AlterNet.com, it hits the nail on the satirical head.