Buenos Dias from Sidney,
I just got done writing up a new blog post regarding illegal immigration. It's full of a lot of angry ranting and raving.
However, I'm going to sleep on it and look it over tomorrow. I don't want the message to get lost in the midst of my anger. If it still looks good to me tomorrow, then I'll post it as is. If not, I'll either modify it or just delete it altogether and start over.
I think there are a lot of good points, but I don't want to come off as some kind of crazy bastard.
Cya tomorrow!
p.s. Why haven't you bought my house yet???
Monday, June 18, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Pursuit of Happyness, Sopranos, et. al.
Aloha from Sidney,
We recently watched The Pursuit of Happyness on the big TV. I don't know if I liked it or not... I hate movies like that. The movie spent most of its time just being kind of depressingly sad, with moments of Will Smith brilliance.
Also, and I didn't realize it until just recently, the kid in the movie is his actual son. I think he did a fantastic job. Normally, kid actors suck - not their own fault, it's hollywood and idiot directors who want to turn every kid into "Little Miss Sunshine". In this movie, they made the kid pretty believable.
There was one really powerful moment when Chris (the main character) and his son stay the night in a public bathroom. If you've ever been poor, you can really feel for the guy. I have no doubt that most of the people who see the movie will be well-fed, white people who just can't understand poverty or homelessness. Even so, for parents, I think it will affect them pretty deeply.
That said, the rest of the movie was just kind of depressing, though tempered by the fact that you know that, somehow, everything would work out in the end. The biggest problem I think I had with the movie, when all was said and done, is that 99.99999% of the time, the decisions that Chris made would have ended up just screwing his life up even more. The fact that this one time everything turned out for the best is a bad example to foolish dreamers everywhere.
Also, I think that Thandie Whateverhernameis (the mom) is one weird-looking chick. She looks like a preying mantis or something. Well, a preying mantis with boobs, I guess. The point is, she looks like a bug - and she's always pissed in every movie I've ever seen her in. She was in that movie Crash - the black woman who was basically felt up by Matt Dillon. She was also the power hungry Necromonger Dame Vaako in the Chronicles of Riddick. She REALLY looked like a bug in that movie!
Now, on to the Sopranos: What the fuck ??
I spent the last 6 or 7 years watching this show and loving pretty much every minute of it. At the end of every season, somebody integral to the show gets "whacked" in some generally interesting way. I was always like, "Whoa! I never saw THAT one coming!!"
But this finale was pathetic. I was sitting there with the wife and we're watching the last 5 minutes and just literally on the edge of our seats waiting for it to happen. The whole time, we're trying to guess how it's going to happen, and who's going to be doing it.
We were suckers...
Eventually, the screen just went black. This was especially frightening for me because I thought something was wrong with my big TV. The wife looked over and said (with some heavy sarcasm I might add) "What's wrong with the Tivo??"
After a minute or so, I started to get up to check the cables and such, when suddenly the credits start rolling with some faggity music playing. I even rewound it a little just to make sure I didn't miss something.
Nope - It was over. 6 years of my life, wasted.
The way this show ended was a lot like that season of Dallas, where the chick wakes up only to discover that the entire season was just a dream and her husband was still alive, yada yada yada. That sucked too.
This was worse... I expected better from this show. I guess all I can say is "boo".
My next blog entries will be political - probably not as humorous as my normal stuff. I'm guessing tightly controlled rage and disgust.
Now, go out there and buy my house, dammit!
We recently watched The Pursuit of Happyness on the big TV. I don't know if I liked it or not... I hate movies like that. The movie spent most of its time just being kind of depressingly sad, with moments of Will Smith brilliance.
Also, and I didn't realize it until just recently, the kid in the movie is his actual son. I think he did a fantastic job. Normally, kid actors suck - not their own fault, it's hollywood and idiot directors who want to turn every kid into "Little Miss Sunshine". In this movie, they made the kid pretty believable.
There was one really powerful moment when Chris (the main character) and his son stay the night in a public bathroom. If you've ever been poor, you can really feel for the guy. I have no doubt that most of the people who see the movie will be well-fed, white people who just can't understand poverty or homelessness. Even so, for parents, I think it will affect them pretty deeply.
That said, the rest of the movie was just kind of depressing, though tempered by the fact that you know that, somehow, everything would work out in the end. The biggest problem I think I had with the movie, when all was said and done, is that 99.99999% of the time, the decisions that Chris made would have ended up just screwing his life up even more. The fact that this one time everything turned out for the best is a bad example to foolish dreamers everywhere.
Also, I think that Thandie Whateverhernameis (the mom) is one weird-looking chick. She looks like a preying mantis or something. Well, a preying mantis with boobs, I guess. The point is, she looks like a bug - and she's always pissed in every movie I've ever seen her in. She was in that movie Crash - the black woman who was basically felt up by Matt Dillon. She was also the power hungry Necromonger Dame Vaako in the Chronicles of Riddick. She REALLY looked like a bug in that movie!
Now, on to the Sopranos: What the fuck ??
I spent the last 6 or 7 years watching this show and loving pretty much every minute of it. At the end of every season, somebody integral to the show gets "whacked" in some generally interesting way. I was always like, "Whoa! I never saw THAT one coming!!"
But this finale was pathetic. I was sitting there with the wife and we're watching the last 5 minutes and just literally on the edge of our seats waiting for it to happen. The whole time, we're trying to guess how it's going to happen, and who's going to be doing it.
We were suckers...
Eventually, the screen just went black. This was especially frightening for me because I thought something was wrong with my big TV. The wife looked over and said (with some heavy sarcasm I might add) "What's wrong with the Tivo??"
After a minute or so, I started to get up to check the cables and such, when suddenly the credits start rolling with some faggity music playing. I even rewound it a little just to make sure I didn't miss something.
Nope - It was over. 6 years of my life, wasted.
The way this show ended was a lot like that season of Dallas, where the chick wakes up only to discover that the entire season was just a dream and her husband was still alive, yada yada yada. That sucked too.
This was worse... I expected better from this show. I guess all I can say is "boo".
My next blog entries will be political - probably not as humorous as my normal stuff. I'm guessing tightly controlled rage and disgust.
Now, go out there and buy my house, dammit!
Friday, June 15, 2007
SYTYCD
Holy shit! This is going to sound REALLY gay, but I can't stop watching last night's recording of So You Think You Can Dance. There was a routine in there that just freaking amazed me. Normally, I don't like lyrical/contemporary dancing because it's kind of like abstract art - it only makes sense to the artist. But last night's show had this bit that hit me like a ton of bricks.
I won't even bother trying to describe it because I'm sure I couldn't do it justice. There was one part where the chick runs across the stage and jumps onto the guy's shoulders (basically) and kind of like wraps herself around him. I had to rewind it a couple of times just to make sure I saw it right. The whole thing was ridiculous.
Now, I don't know how many of my faithful readership watch the show, but this season is shaping up pretty good. If you can get past your homophobia long enough to watch it, you might actually enjoy yourself.
I wonder if I can post the mpeg...
Ok, that's taking a couple minutes to load. In the meantime, life in Sidney is turning out to be ok after all. We still haven't sold the house, but I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of time. Even so, I'm playing softball on a co-ed team - which, yeah, kinda sucks, but at least I'm out there. Also, I got a bunch of friends that like to drink beer, shoot guns and play cards, so that's cool. Also, I love this house and Suzanne hates it, so that's really cool!
(Ok, it looks like I can't post mpegs, just weak-ass jpegs and stuff. Ah, c'est la vie.)
Ok, that's it. I'm going to try to get back on the ball with the blog activity. I've been a little off my game for the last month or so, and just couldn't force myself to come up with anything particularly witty or interesting. There's a lot of pressure in keeping up a blog, trust me. I can't let you kids down now can I?
On that note, I bid you all a fondue. Watch this space for more wacky, semi-homoerotic entries in the near future.
Now, where's my penis - this vagina thingy is really uncomfortable.
p.s. Buy my house, dammit!
I won't even bother trying to describe it because I'm sure I couldn't do it justice. There was one part where the chick runs across the stage and jumps onto the guy's shoulders (basically) and kind of like wraps herself around him. I had to rewind it a couple of times just to make sure I saw it right. The whole thing was ridiculous.
Now, I don't know how many of my faithful readership watch the show, but this season is shaping up pretty good. If you can get past your homophobia long enough to watch it, you might actually enjoy yourself.
I wonder if I can post the mpeg...
Ok, that's taking a couple minutes to load. In the meantime, life in Sidney is turning out to be ok after all. We still haven't sold the house, but I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of time. Even so, I'm playing softball on a co-ed team - which, yeah, kinda sucks, but at least I'm out there. Also, I got a bunch of friends that like to drink beer, shoot guns and play cards, so that's cool. Also, I love this house and Suzanne hates it, so that's really cool!
(Ok, it looks like I can't post mpegs, just weak-ass jpegs and stuff. Ah, c'est la vie.)
Ok, that's it. I'm going to try to get back on the ball with the blog activity. I've been a little off my game for the last month or so, and just couldn't force myself to come up with anything particularly witty or interesting. There's a lot of pressure in keeping up a blog, trust me. I can't let you kids down now can I?
On that note, I bid you all a fondue. Watch this space for more wacky, semi-homoerotic entries in the near future.
Now, where's my penis - this vagina thingy is really uncomfortable.
p.s. Buy my house, dammit!
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