The Whole Thing Is Back!

That animation short that I tried to share a couple of months back, but it had been pulled down after I posted, so I was only able to show the preview? The whole thing is back online, and it is every bit as great as I remember it.



Also, here's a video of some Japanese dude getting shot through the air.

Hot Damn!

If this isn't the most weirdly and hilariously violent thing ever, then I don't know what is:


If that isn't it, maybe this is?

The Lately Happening Things That Are Going On!

Olives have been a big hit lately. The spaghetti featured in this picture was eaten mainly by hand. And boy, isn't my man a ham for the camera.

Different day, different olives - I kind of hoped that all the pictures I took at this particular meal would get themselves Flickred because they kind of made a flip book of olive-related humor.

See-food!

The little rock and roller. If you page back through the last few months, you can kind of tell how big he's getting by comparing his size in relation to the giraffe on the quilt.

One gray squirrel and one fox squirrel have recently appeared in the back yard - Cooper nearly caught this little bastard just this morning! This was last weekend - the rodent would grab an apple from underneath the tree and then scamper around with it in his (her?) mouth, like a dog. I tried to get close enough to take a good, clear picture. Instead, I had to chase him up a tree branch (at first he was sitting on a stump and it was a quaint little scene), and then use the shitty extreme zoom on our camera.

The day before Deener shipped out, Cindy took her and the boys out to Saranac Lake to ride the train, and as you can see, learned a valuable lesson concerning train safety.

Will I have more later?

A Couple Of Headlines, Maybe a Video?

I can't tell you how much I love this story. The sheer absurdity (and awesomeness) of it all really warms my heart. God bless you, Chuck Norris. Disclaimer: This was my first exposure to worldnetdaily. I'm not, by any stretch of the term, a very liberal person. Or a very conservative one. Holy shit, are there really people out there that believe the kind of crap they have in their headlines?

You mean this isn't legal any more?

That's just creepy.

I've been putting the Rugby World Cup replays up on the computer for a little background noise while I'm reading some papers (the schedule's been pretty light so I've been making myself busy with some other projects) and one of my favorite new things is that now, whenever some of the ruggers start to get into a dust-up on the field, the commentators will say something like "looks like there's some handbags going on down there." The reason it's funny? This.

Finally, can anyone tell me what the name of the Greek song played at the very beginning of this video is? (Or the name of that generic instrumental Hawaiian song I hear on commercials and in movies all the time that goes "ooh ooh wee ooh"?)

Basball? More Like Basebrawl!

I'll have to ask one of my friends here at work if this is really how Koreans fight...

Apocalypto: My Thoughts

Okay, I'll take a few minutes away from reading some scientific papers and tap this out. Almost two weeks ago, Cindy left me alone for a night (she was returning her mother) and I took that opportunity to watch one of the worst movies of our - or any - time. Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto." Within moments of pressing "play" on the DVD player, I knew that I was beholden to something so momentous that I had no choice but to take copious notes, so I could self indulgently share them on my blog. Because I know how much you all care. So here goes (bonus points if you've seen the movie, or better yet, print these out to read while you watch and can tell me which scene or event was occurring on-screen when I made a certain chicken scratch). BTW - Spoilers...Maybe.

• Alrighty then. This thing seems to be shot in that weird, Hi-Def "National Geographic" handi-cam style. Only as filmed by a retarded person.
• Oh no! Don't kill the tapir! (Most of you should know of my deep love of tapirs)
• Oh no! Don't eat the tapir's gonads! Especially not raw!
• That dude has armor made out of HUMAN JAW BONES! He wins!
• Now that they're all in the city...What in the hell is going on? Most confusing bit - the guy that's just standing there, slightly bent over, arms outstretched. What's that supposed to mean? BTW - were the guys covered in white powder mining soda lime (not lime soda!) or mountains of blow?
• I really have no idea what's going on in this city - but - I just saw a midget being carted around in a pack basket, so I'm cool.
• Oh! Mel Gibson is a sick fuck!
• Repeat! Mel Gibson is a sick fuck! Sorry for the strong language, but oh my goodness! Watch this movie and you'll know why I made the same comment twice in such short order.
• That fat ten-year-old needs to get his ass booted right off the top of that pyramid.
• This guy is THE LUCKIEST SOB EVAR!!!
• Of course that spearhead would come through his teeth. Thanks again, Mel.
• And...We have just hit critical mass for the amount of flabby man-ass that can be displayed in a movie not featuring Ron Jeremy.
• What's the deal with the necklaces?
• Dude. That is the most wrong thing yet. Ew.
• This guy is THE LUCKIEST SOB EVAR!!!
• Don't hurt the jag-yar, assholes!
• I've just paused the movie - as I've had to do about half the time I've written down a comment. Anywho...I hope (predict) that this guys head turns purple. You guess what just happened, and I'll answer the question in the next comment.
• Again with the necklaces! No purple head, open veins instead (hey...Catchy!). But...It is a bad omen! Really!
• Oh...No...He...Di'int!
• I'm going to take a moment aside from things here. Anyone remember the Bob Newhart drinking game? Well, I think that if someone watching this movie were to take a shot whenever gore, a lucky break for the main man, or flabby man-ass appears on screen, then...They would undoubtedly dump an entirely toxic amount of alcohol into their system before the movie is half over. Okay, unpause.
• I think that we just had our "Braveheart" moment! And then...more gore! But lets see how this here thing pans out...
• Ouch. Oooh. Ow. Rocks suck.
• What is the main man swimming through?
• Now that he's all covered in wet mud, will the Predator show up and fail to see him?
• Okay. That was neat.
• Are you kidding me? Spurting like that? You had me stoked until that happened.
• How is it that this cave thing is filling up with water so quickly exactly?
• Actually, I totally want the jaw bone armor guy to win right now. For real.
• I have been in the room when two infants have come into this world. And that was no damn newborn that just fell out of her. But kudos for having the squirt born before the climax (I'm guessing?). I kind of figured she'd be in labor just as the "final fight" starts to happen.
• Pause again - conjecture. The kids are bound to come back/show up, right? I would guess maybe they'll show up in time to come correct on a bad guy or two?
• Luckiest SOB ever. Here's some Spanish.

And...that's it. I'm a fan of horror movies - but all of the gore in this thing seemed so out of place, and was just disturbing as all get out.

I've got two or three funny videos I've been meaning to share, and maybe someday I'll post a few more pictures again. 'Till then, B...Out!