Chimps. Using. Spears.
Does that not scare anyone else? Why does it scare me? Evolution at work.
Sure, scientists are all excited because it's a huge discovery. It's a potential look at the early evolution of man. But these are tool users and now weapon users. I'm fairly sure you can teach a chimp to use a gun, and I know they can perform martial arts. Now this may just be my overbearing paranoia, but considering we only recently really began studying the closest relative of the human race, I think it's safe to say we don't know enough about this potential threat. And I say potential threat because what happens when some psychopath hippie animal rights lover trains one of these chimps to properly use weapons? It goes on and trains other chimpanzees, who train their young, who train their young, until generations have gained and refined the ability to use and build weapons. What happens if someone dinks around and mucks with some chimp DNA making them able to learn faster and teaching them how to make explosives? Nuclear explosives?
I'm pretty sure we as a species are not ready for a war with the chimps. Especially since it's just what the Dolphins are waiting for.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
More Helium
I'm really getting into this Helium thing. I'm going to start posting everything I post there here. But hey, I'm still going to link to them because people should read and rate. As well as write on there. Hey, try to top my score, it could be a fun game of cat and also cat.
Without further ado:
It would be great to just go ahead and declare "the Devil made me do it" everytime you did something bad. It would be amazing if you really could provide evidence that the Devil made you do anything. The ultimate scapegoat for natural human behavior is clearly Lord Satan Lucifer Morningstar of Hell. But does he exist, and if so is he influencing the evils of the world? For that answer you would have to first define evil as a universal agent. Then you have to ask yourself, why is one being representing all the evil and would that mean God represents all good? Then why does He let evil happen in the first place? Existential mumbo-jumbo aside, it would be illogical to presume one being influences the flow of evil in the cosmos.
Especially if that one being is the Devil. There are multiple evil figureheads in multiple religions. Not just a Devil running a Hell and corrupting souls for all eternity. Would that mean the Devil is just a part of a grand scheme of multiple evil figured heads posed against a grand scheme of multiple good figureheads? Or is the answer much more simple? Do all these evil beings, the corrupters of man, just represent the evil men do and act as that ultimate scapegoat? Is it a universal guilt that the human race makes up an evil figurehead to represent their own evil deeds? A collective consequence for doing what is seen as evil makes sense. There are taboos in every culture, even in the animal kingdom. Things you should not do, each with a consequence to make sure they are not done. It's simple logic that an offensive act will more than likely be repeated without the presence of consequence. This offensive act can be seen as evil, and the performer would be evil. The performer would have to make a conscious decision to perform the act, and base that decision on the existence of a consequence.
Is there a chance the performer could be persuaded into performing said act by an external source? Of course, people manipulate people all the time. People. Not a figurehead for evil. Not the devil. The devil as an excuse only works so long before logic is applied. The devil as the character he is known as today is a composite of many different stories and characters from cultures all over the world. He is the fallen angel, the hoofed and horned master of hell, this big red monster. But that's all from years of interpretation over the years. The image and character are manipulated by man, the moral of the story of the devil remains the same though; And that's the point. The devil exists as the ultimate villain in the grand story of the human race. He represents the evil we can achieve as people and the consequence in case we ever do. He is an excuse. That's the point of Satan. "Do not do this or bad things happen." Is there a wingless angel, cast down by God, constantly plotting against the human race, sitting deep under the earth in a lava pit called Hell? More than likely not. But just in case he is down there, let's not do anything evil. The devil is basically the first smoke detector. Chances are your smoke detector will never go off in your life, at least not for anything serious, but just in case it's good to have around. That's Satan for you.
Of course, the Devil's greatest trick was convincing the world he never existed after all.
Without further ado:
It would be great to just go ahead and declare "the Devil made me do it" everytime you did something bad. It would be amazing if you really could provide evidence that the Devil made you do anything. The ultimate scapegoat for natural human behavior is clearly Lord Satan Lucifer Morningstar of Hell. But does he exist, and if so is he influencing the evils of the world? For that answer you would have to first define evil as a universal agent. Then you have to ask yourself, why is one being representing all the evil and would that mean God represents all good? Then why does He let evil happen in the first place? Existential mumbo-jumbo aside, it would be illogical to presume one being influences the flow of evil in the cosmos.
Especially if that one being is the Devil. There are multiple evil figureheads in multiple religions. Not just a Devil running a Hell and corrupting souls for all eternity. Would that mean the Devil is just a part of a grand scheme of multiple evil figured heads posed against a grand scheme of multiple good figureheads? Or is the answer much more simple? Do all these evil beings, the corrupters of man, just represent the evil men do and act as that ultimate scapegoat? Is it a universal guilt that the human race makes up an evil figurehead to represent their own evil deeds? A collective consequence for doing what is seen as evil makes sense. There are taboos in every culture, even in the animal kingdom. Things you should not do, each with a consequence to make sure they are not done. It's simple logic that an offensive act will more than likely be repeated without the presence of consequence. This offensive act can be seen as evil, and the performer would be evil. The performer would have to make a conscious decision to perform the act, and base that decision on the existence of a consequence.
Is there a chance the performer could be persuaded into performing said act by an external source? Of course, people manipulate people all the time. People. Not a figurehead for evil. Not the devil. The devil as an excuse only works so long before logic is applied. The devil as the character he is known as today is a composite of many different stories and characters from cultures all over the world. He is the fallen angel, the hoofed and horned master of hell, this big red monster. But that's all from years of interpretation over the years. The image and character are manipulated by man, the moral of the story of the devil remains the same though; And that's the point. The devil exists as the ultimate villain in the grand story of the human race. He represents the evil we can achieve as people and the consequence in case we ever do. He is an excuse. That's the point of Satan. "Do not do this or bad things happen." Is there a wingless angel, cast down by God, constantly plotting against the human race, sitting deep under the earth in a lava pit called Hell? More than likely not. But just in case he is down there, let's not do anything evil. The devil is basically the first smoke detector. Chances are your smoke detector will never go off in your life, at least not for anything serious, but just in case it's good to have around. That's Satan for you.
Of course, the Devil's greatest trick was convincing the world he never existed after all.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Helium
So I wrote something on Helium. It's pretty geeky. But this is what I wrote. If you like it, this is the link to it there.
Anyway:
When judging and rating the best villains in superhero movies there are several things that have to be taken into consideration. Is the villain evil or a victim? What exactly does he or she do to make them a villain? Memorable quote or scene? Classic fight scene with hero? If you want to get technical you should also consider how close to the source material the villain is portrayed. Now when using this profile to rate the best villains in superhero movies the following ten nicely fit the top ten bracket of villainy.
10 - Dr. Arcane. The villain from a not that well known movie about a not that well known superhero. The Swamp Thing. A man turned into the living swamp, or the swamp turned into a man perhaps. Either way, Swamp Thing was a cult classic movie with a decidedly evil villain. The mad scientist Dr. Anton Arcane had his men raid a lab in the swamp that was run by Dr. Alec Holland who was on the verge of a major discovery in botany and biology. A plant that could live anywhere, imagine the possibilities. However the side effect of the formula for this super-plant was explosive, literally. Arcane wanted the formula for his own uses and had an army of mercenaries steal everything they could and burn the place, in the process dousing Holland with the formula and setting him on fire to fall into the swamp and emerge as the Swamp Thing. Arcane mercilessly pursues his enemy the Swamp Thing and a survivor from the lab in order to get the formula, even going so far as to cut off the swamp thing's arm. Once he obtained the formula he was so bold as to drink it to see the effects it would have on him, unleashing his inner evil monster. This cult favorite was an early Wes Craven villain as well, that counts for something.
9 - Doctor Doom. Now, he was not that faithful to the source material, which is truly a shame as the comic book Dr. Doom is by all rights top villain in his world. Here is a man who is more than a genius on the level of Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic himself, but truly so self involved his ego is the only thing that keeps him from winning against the Fantastic Four and conquering the world. However, his movie counterpart while no where near as good of a character has his own redeeming qualities. For instance he is still a genius, he's got a bone to pick with Reed Richards and still pulls off the arrogance of the Latverian dictator well. However he's just a businessman here. He was playing Lex Luthor with Doctor Doom's body. Doom with his electric bursts was a nice fight scene. He even manipulated the Thing into giving up his powers, knowing the machine used to do so was untested and potentially fatal. "But Ben Grimm is a mere nothing to the excellence of Doom" Julian McMahon really pulls that arrogance off nicely but does not portray the evil side to Doom as well. Doom is still a menacing villain for the Four enough to rank in the top 10, but not up to his full potential as the mad dictator genius with a serious ego problem. The movie version was just a villainous genius turned into a monster who enjoyed the power he was given and wanted to be stronger for his own evil purposes. A memorable quote would be "Susan let's not fight." Right before his fight with Susan Storm, the Invisible Woman. What makes it memorable is how calm, arrogant, and pretentious he made it sound. A great movie villain.
8 - Deacon Frost. Stephen Dorff really brings this character out. In the comics Deacon Frost is an older man and his vampire powers were different, he wasn't the most menacing of villains. But the movie version from Blade is much more exciting as a character. He is a young brash vampire leader, a turned vampire as opposed to a born vampire like most of the leaders. He comes up with this plan to turn himself into a truly immortal vampire god and ravage the human population whom he thinks of as cattle. His consideration of the humans he feeds on as nothing but a food source and so low that he would throw a child into the path of a movie bus is menacing enough, but what makes him even more scary is that he actually succeeds in his plan and becomes immortal until Blade finds a way to incapacitate him by clotting the blood that makes him immortal and essential blow him up. The most memorable scene, aside from a crudely CGI blood sequence, would be Deacon Frost showing up to talk to Blade in daylight, by wearing layers upon layers of sunscreen cementing how much of a bad ass Deacon Frost is in this movie. A rare occasion that the movie version is better than the source material.
7 - Mystique. The femme fatal shapeshifter from the X-men franchise. Using her powers to further the agenda of the Brotherhood. Her memorable fight scene with Wolverine in the Statue of Liberty was only topped by the fact that technically, she was buck naked the entire time she was on screen. She makes the ranking almost completely by fanboyism. Her attempt to seduce Wolverine in the sequel because he cut her is just so sick and twisted on her part. It's when she loses her abilities that makes her even more so a threat; A woman scorned and all that. Mystique is an evil temptress with the cunning to further her own agenda all the while pretending to be on someone else's side. Except for her quiet attitude, she's a really good transitions from the comics. In the comic form, Mystique is even crueler and has abandoned her children or tried to kill them if they got in her way as X-men. An technically, she's naked. An evil, naked super villain babe is always a top ten contender.
6 - Ra's Al Ghul. The Demon's Head. Batman's trainer and master of deception. A truly evil man who leads a league of assassins in an attempt to control the world. Batman Begins was such a great movie that the inclusion of Ra's was so cool and then the twist with his return at the end was just an awesome way to start the Batman's career. Besides the Joker and Two-Face, Ra's is the greatest enemy of Batman. The movie version proves why he's such a threat. Representing this father figure for a young and still-in-training Bruce Wayne only to turn on him without hesitation adds a great element to the story. There is a great in-joke or easter egg for comic fans with this movie version as well. When Ra's reveals himself and asks "...or is Ra's Al Ghul immortal?" referencing the fact that Ra's Al Ghul is immortal in the comics is a nice touch. He makes a great villain to start out a great hero on.
5 - General Zod. A villain who could stand toe to toe with the Last Son of Krypton, even if he could be beaten with a random cellophane shield that came from nowhere. Zod has been one of the bigger villains of Superman's career and he's only faced him once or twice in continuity of the comics. Another Kryptonian, powered by the Earth's yellow sun only also a complete military genius and a ruthless bastard to boot. Zod provided the archetype for a good superhero movie villain. Someone who could provide a fight scene with the hero, but also affect him without using his powers. He also uttered one of the most memorable movie quotes ever. "Kneel before Zod." Terrence Stamp provided one of the greatest villains ever in his portrayal of General Zod, the evil version of Superman.
4 - Bullseye. He never misses. The greatest assassin on the planet. Armed with whatever he can get his hands on, Bullseye is without a doubt the most dangerous person alive. A pencil, a paper clip, his own tooth even, is all he needs. Collin Farrel gave him this bestial side that fit so perfectly to the core of the character. Bullseye is a vicious psychopath who just wants to kill for the sheer fun of it and he does with ease. He may just be one of the most faithful adapted characters the silver screen has ever seen. All he needed was his "bloody costume" and he would have been perfect. His murder of Elektra was a classic villain move as well. When everything has gone to hell, he just goes and makes it worse for the hero Daredevil. His obsession with the man who made him miss gives a great character dynamic as well. He is definitely worthy of being in any kind of top ten villain list, comic based or otherwise.
3 - Magneto. Victim turned villain. A sympathetic character who's also just so arrogant about his position it makes him one of the greatest. Magneto was the Malcolm X to Charles Xavier's Martin Luther King. A mutant, persecuted his entire life, but gifted with one of the greatest powers of all time; the complete mastery of magnetism. Magneto's attempt to mutate the world leaders, and his indifference to weather or not his device really works marks him as a villain. His decision to help his enemies, the X-men, and then betray them once he got what he wanted makes him a great villain. His attempt to control the powerhouse that is the Phoenix that leads to his final loss at the end of X-men 3 returns him to the role of victim. He thought himself a God and paid for it with his greatest fear. Magneto being played by the great Ian Mckellan didn't hurt his rating as one of the top villains of all time one bit either.
2 - The Joker. Batman's greatest enemy. A murdering psychopathic clown is definitely the best idea for a villain. The natural evil of a clown, combined with maniacal genius, makes him the perfect nemesis to the stern and fearsome Batman. While Jack Nicholson's Joker could have been crazier, he was definitely pulling off the evil side quite nicely. Consider the amount of people with the fear of clowns, and consider what happens when they find out there is a psychotic killer clown out there stalking the streets. He's John Wayne Gacey, with a comical side. The Joker had the permanent disfiguring of a smile on his face and pasty white skin. The way it was portrayed was creepy enough to properly produce the Joker as the great villain he has always been in the comic books onto the big screen.
1 - The Green Goblin. Evil industrialist Norman Osborn, taking his experiment too far and turning himself into a psychotic and violent super villain. Norman Osborn is the Lex Luthor of the Marvel Universe. Willem Dafoe is one of the most villainous looking actors on the planet. Put them together and you have the greatest movie villain ever. Killing the one person who could have helped him immediately after getting his powers was only the first step in his evolution of evil. To further prove how easy he slipped into the role of villain, he went on a violent "industrial espionage" mission as the Green Goblin against his company's main competitor within minutes of getting his powers. He killed off the inner threat to his control of his company, endangering his own son and hundreds of innocent bystanders, many of whom were children. He wasn't out to take over the world, he was out for his own devious agenda. Making sure he stayed on top, regardless of who got in his way. His obsession with Spider-Man is something of comic book legend. The entire point to his existence is ruining Peter Parker's life. He lives to torture his enemy, and really nothing else. If he appears to be occupied with some other project he's really just planning what to do to Spidey. The movie incarnation nicely sets up that characteristic for the Green Goblin. Here is Peter Parker, Norman Osborn's son's best friend. He was the son he always wanted, and thought of him as such up to the point of discovering he was in reality Spider-Man. Feeling betrayed by the surrogate son, he turns his attention from his own goals to either getting the son back as Spider-Man or kill him. He truly makes for a great villain by having no regard for anyone's safety except his own. He proves this by not only threatening the life of an elderly and kind old woman in Aunt May, but endangering the lives of children at parades and on trains. Not much can match an act as evil as threatening the elderly and children. His death by impalement on his own glider solidified his position as the greatest superhero movie villain. By pretending to be in a moment of clarity and begging Spider-Man, Peter Parker, his friend, to help him before the Goblin took over again only to attack the distracted Spider-Man with a deathblow earns him a memorable place in the halls of villainy.
Anyway:
When judging and rating the best villains in superhero movies there are several things that have to be taken into consideration. Is the villain evil or a victim? What exactly does he or she do to make them a villain? Memorable quote or scene? Classic fight scene with hero? If you want to get technical you should also consider how close to the source material the villain is portrayed. Now when using this profile to rate the best villains in superhero movies the following ten nicely fit the top ten bracket of villainy.
10 - Dr. Arcane. The villain from a not that well known movie about a not that well known superhero. The Swamp Thing. A man turned into the living swamp, or the swamp turned into a man perhaps. Either way, Swamp Thing was a cult classic movie with a decidedly evil villain. The mad scientist Dr. Anton Arcane had his men raid a lab in the swamp that was run by Dr. Alec Holland who was on the verge of a major discovery in botany and biology. A plant that could live anywhere, imagine the possibilities. However the side effect of the formula for this super-plant was explosive, literally. Arcane wanted the formula for his own uses and had an army of mercenaries steal everything they could and burn the place, in the process dousing Holland with the formula and setting him on fire to fall into the swamp and emerge as the Swamp Thing. Arcane mercilessly pursues his enemy the Swamp Thing and a survivor from the lab in order to get the formula, even going so far as to cut off the swamp thing's arm. Once he obtained the formula he was so bold as to drink it to see the effects it would have on him, unleashing his inner evil monster. This cult favorite was an early Wes Craven villain as well, that counts for something.
9 - Doctor Doom. Now, he was not that faithful to the source material, which is truly a shame as the comic book Dr. Doom is by all rights top villain in his world. Here is a man who is more than a genius on the level of Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic himself, but truly so self involved his ego is the only thing that keeps him from winning against the Fantastic Four and conquering the world. However, his movie counterpart while no where near as good of a character has his own redeeming qualities. For instance he is still a genius, he's got a bone to pick with Reed Richards and still pulls off the arrogance of the Latverian dictator well. However he's just a businessman here. He was playing Lex Luthor with Doctor Doom's body. Doom with his electric bursts was a nice fight scene. He even manipulated the Thing into giving up his powers, knowing the machine used to do so was untested and potentially fatal. "But Ben Grimm is a mere nothing to the excellence of Doom" Julian McMahon really pulls that arrogance off nicely but does not portray the evil side to Doom as well. Doom is still a menacing villain for the Four enough to rank in the top 10, but not up to his full potential as the mad dictator genius with a serious ego problem. The movie version was just a villainous genius turned into a monster who enjoyed the power he was given and wanted to be stronger for his own evil purposes. A memorable quote would be "Susan let's not fight." Right before his fight with Susan Storm, the Invisible Woman. What makes it memorable is how calm, arrogant, and pretentious he made it sound. A great movie villain.
8 - Deacon Frost. Stephen Dorff really brings this character out. In the comics Deacon Frost is an older man and his vampire powers were different, he wasn't the most menacing of villains. But the movie version from Blade is much more exciting as a character. He is a young brash vampire leader, a turned vampire as opposed to a born vampire like most of the leaders. He comes up with this plan to turn himself into a truly immortal vampire god and ravage the human population whom he thinks of as cattle. His consideration of the humans he feeds on as nothing but a food source and so low that he would throw a child into the path of a movie bus is menacing enough, but what makes him even more scary is that he actually succeeds in his plan and becomes immortal until Blade finds a way to incapacitate him by clotting the blood that makes him immortal and essential blow him up. The most memorable scene, aside from a crudely CGI blood sequence, would be Deacon Frost showing up to talk to Blade in daylight, by wearing layers upon layers of sunscreen cementing how much of a bad ass Deacon Frost is in this movie. A rare occasion that the movie version is better than the source material.
7 - Mystique. The femme fatal shapeshifter from the X-men franchise. Using her powers to further the agenda of the Brotherhood. Her memorable fight scene with Wolverine in the Statue of Liberty was only topped by the fact that technically, she was buck naked the entire time she was on screen. She makes the ranking almost completely by fanboyism. Her attempt to seduce Wolverine in the sequel because he cut her is just so sick and twisted on her part. It's when she loses her abilities that makes her even more so a threat; A woman scorned and all that. Mystique is an evil temptress with the cunning to further her own agenda all the while pretending to be on someone else's side. Except for her quiet attitude, she's a really good transitions from the comics. In the comic form, Mystique is even crueler and has abandoned her children or tried to kill them if they got in her way as X-men. An technically, she's naked. An evil, naked super villain babe is always a top ten contender.
6 - Ra's Al Ghul. The Demon's Head. Batman's trainer and master of deception. A truly evil man who leads a league of assassins in an attempt to control the world. Batman Begins was such a great movie that the inclusion of Ra's was so cool and then the twist with his return at the end was just an awesome way to start the Batman's career. Besides the Joker and Two-Face, Ra's is the greatest enemy of Batman. The movie version proves why he's such a threat. Representing this father figure for a young and still-in-training Bruce Wayne only to turn on him without hesitation adds a great element to the story. There is a great in-joke or easter egg for comic fans with this movie version as well. When Ra's reveals himself and asks "...or is Ra's Al Ghul immortal?" referencing the fact that Ra's Al Ghul is immortal in the comics is a nice touch. He makes a great villain to start out a great hero on.
5 - General Zod. A villain who could stand toe to toe with the Last Son of Krypton, even if he could be beaten with a random cellophane shield that came from nowhere. Zod has been one of the bigger villains of Superman's career and he's only faced him once or twice in continuity of the comics. Another Kryptonian, powered by the Earth's yellow sun only also a complete military genius and a ruthless bastard to boot. Zod provided the archetype for a good superhero movie villain. Someone who could provide a fight scene with the hero, but also affect him without using his powers. He also uttered one of the most memorable movie quotes ever. "Kneel before Zod." Terrence Stamp provided one of the greatest villains ever in his portrayal of General Zod, the evil version of Superman.
4 - Bullseye. He never misses. The greatest assassin on the planet. Armed with whatever he can get his hands on, Bullseye is without a doubt the most dangerous person alive. A pencil, a paper clip, his own tooth even, is all he needs. Collin Farrel gave him this bestial side that fit so perfectly to the core of the character. Bullseye is a vicious psychopath who just wants to kill for the sheer fun of it and he does with ease. He may just be one of the most faithful adapted characters the silver screen has ever seen. All he needed was his "bloody costume" and he would have been perfect. His murder of Elektra was a classic villain move as well. When everything has gone to hell, he just goes and makes it worse for the hero Daredevil. His obsession with the man who made him miss gives a great character dynamic as well. He is definitely worthy of being in any kind of top ten villain list, comic based or otherwise.
3 - Magneto. Victim turned villain. A sympathetic character who's also just so arrogant about his position it makes him one of the greatest. Magneto was the Malcolm X to Charles Xavier's Martin Luther King. A mutant, persecuted his entire life, but gifted with one of the greatest powers of all time; the complete mastery of magnetism. Magneto's attempt to mutate the world leaders, and his indifference to weather or not his device really works marks him as a villain. His decision to help his enemies, the X-men, and then betray them once he got what he wanted makes him a great villain. His attempt to control the powerhouse that is the Phoenix that leads to his final loss at the end of X-men 3 returns him to the role of victim. He thought himself a God and paid for it with his greatest fear. Magneto being played by the great Ian Mckellan didn't hurt his rating as one of the top villains of all time one bit either.
2 - The Joker. Batman's greatest enemy. A murdering psychopathic clown is definitely the best idea for a villain. The natural evil of a clown, combined with maniacal genius, makes him the perfect nemesis to the stern and fearsome Batman. While Jack Nicholson's Joker could have been crazier, he was definitely pulling off the evil side quite nicely. Consider the amount of people with the fear of clowns, and consider what happens when they find out there is a psychotic killer clown out there stalking the streets. He's John Wayne Gacey, with a comical side. The Joker had the permanent disfiguring of a smile on his face and pasty white skin. The way it was portrayed was creepy enough to properly produce the Joker as the great villain he has always been in the comic books onto the big screen.
1 - The Green Goblin. Evil industrialist Norman Osborn, taking his experiment too far and turning himself into a psychotic and violent super villain. Norman Osborn is the Lex Luthor of the Marvel Universe. Willem Dafoe is one of the most villainous looking actors on the planet. Put them together and you have the greatest movie villain ever. Killing the one person who could have helped him immediately after getting his powers was only the first step in his evolution of evil. To further prove how easy he slipped into the role of villain, he went on a violent "industrial espionage" mission as the Green Goblin against his company's main competitor within minutes of getting his powers. He killed off the inner threat to his control of his company, endangering his own son and hundreds of innocent bystanders, many of whom were children. He wasn't out to take over the world, he was out for his own devious agenda. Making sure he stayed on top, regardless of who got in his way. His obsession with Spider-Man is something of comic book legend. The entire point to his existence is ruining Peter Parker's life. He lives to torture his enemy, and really nothing else. If he appears to be occupied with some other project he's really just planning what to do to Spidey. The movie incarnation nicely sets up that characteristic for the Green Goblin. Here is Peter Parker, Norman Osborn's son's best friend. He was the son he always wanted, and thought of him as such up to the point of discovering he was in reality Spider-Man. Feeling betrayed by the surrogate son, he turns his attention from his own goals to either getting the son back as Spider-Man or kill him. He truly makes for a great villain by having no regard for anyone's safety except his own. He proves this by not only threatening the life of an elderly and kind old woman in Aunt May, but endangering the lives of children at parades and on trains. Not much can match an act as evil as threatening the elderly and children. His death by impalement on his own glider solidified his position as the greatest superhero movie villain. By pretending to be in a moment of clarity and begging Spider-Man, Peter Parker, his friend, to help him before the Goblin took over again only to attack the distracted Spider-Man with a deathblow earns him a memorable place in the halls of villainy.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith
"She's so outrageous!" Yeah ok. I don't give a flying fuck. This is something I've been thinking about for a while now. So she died. Yeah, not that unexpected. What bothers me is the ammount of media coverage on the subject.
I opened my web browser today to find that on my homepage, which is just the default page my computer came with I guess, was a big picture of Anna in one of those stupid over-the-top poses with the caption "Drug Overdose Killed Anna Nicole Smith" now that's fine. I guess, the results were in and they had to report on them. But what got to me was that the quote on the pagelink was "was it an accident or foul play?" Now clicking the link I find the subquote under the title is no foul play suspected so I'm forced to declare what the fuck? Ok. The media went way overboard on Anna Nicole's death. Now that the results of the autopsy are in I suspect a second wave on media hype to come cashing in on her death. "Drug overdose! Who's responsible next on CNN?!"
CNfreakin'N. They just went overboard with this story, and for that I blame Ted Turner, but that's not the point. While the CNN website was pretty decent at reporting the death, the actual television channel was insane. They covered her death with some strange almost 9/11 level updates and reporting. What the hell? But at least they can say MSNBC was worse. Not even E! covered it that much.
What the hell indeed I proclaimed as it donned on me watching the Daily Show as they ripped into CNN for the coverage and first gave me the idea to write this blog post but thereby being hypocritical. However, seriously, I am going to make a prediction here.
We as a country are at War. Not the good kind of war, but the ugly tedious kind that a nation our size can only get into these days with minor countries. The media loves to cover and scrutinize and propagandaize that war. It also loves distracting you from that war because I believe they realize how much they manipulate the public and at a certain point they need to come by and distract them from what they've done. It's like the dad telling a scary story to his kid and realizing how scared he's made his kid so he has to calm him or her down so they can sleep. Anna Nicole Smith's death provided that opportunity. Hence the coverage. Maybe it's intentional, maybe it's not. Maybe it's a subconscious effort on their part because they are scaring themselves. Whatever it is, it worked. After the reporting of her death people were talking about it and the level of coverage it got. Not what's going on politically in the world. Even Larry King got in on it, way to let me down Larry. But it's ok, because I have a feeling it just came about due to you being on CNN and that damn Ted Turner. At least you weren't just talking about it to pump up your own image, like Chyna did on your show. But man, seriously when you get King to cover this you got some problems with society.
And then came good ol' Anderson Cooper. I like this guy. This is the kind of newsman I can trust and because of that I don't trust him. But I like his style; he's got a good head on his shoulders when it comes to the media. "There's a war on" Yeah. That's right, bring them back in to reality not celebreality. I went to look up just what he said and found a neat little site called Think Progress(the name is pure coincedence) and then remembered how after saying There's a War on! he immediately went and reported on Anna's death. He just lost man points. But then I found out FOX called him Paris Hilton for saying he's going to be sticking to the facts. Getting the FOX News people mad at you earns you some man points back Mr. Cooper. Those guys suck.
But yeah, so because of this I discovered TMZ.com and just kinda read through it as I took a break typing this post. I again further my stance that it's time for a huge ass change to society because I keep finding the worst of the worst out here in the internet. Anna Nicole is dead. Let's just drop the subject.
I am really unnerved that she was compared to Princess Di though. Just have to say that. That is so wrong.
Also, I have decided I would enjoy Hangin' with Mr. Anderson Cooper. We should go bowling sometime, dude. Get you some man points.
I opened my web browser today to find that on my homepage, which is just the default page my computer came with I guess, was a big picture of Anna in one of those stupid over-the-top poses with the caption "Drug Overdose Killed Anna Nicole Smith" now that's fine. I guess, the results were in and they had to report on them. But what got to me was that the quote on the pagelink was "was it an accident or foul play?" Now clicking the link I find the subquote under the title is no foul play suspected so I'm forced to declare what the fuck? Ok. The media went way overboard on Anna Nicole's death. Now that the results of the autopsy are in I suspect a second wave on media hype to come cashing in on her death. "Drug overdose! Who's responsible next on CNN?!"
CNfreakin'N. They just went overboard with this story, and for that I blame Ted Turner, but that's not the point. While the CNN website was pretty decent at reporting the death, the actual television channel was insane. They covered her death with some strange almost 9/11 level updates and reporting. What the hell? But at least they can say MSNBC was worse. Not even E! covered it that much.
What the hell indeed I proclaimed as it donned on me watching the Daily Show as they ripped into CNN for the coverage and first gave me the idea to write this blog post but thereby being hypocritical. However, seriously, I am going to make a prediction here.
We as a country are at War. Not the good kind of war, but the ugly tedious kind that a nation our size can only get into these days with minor countries. The media loves to cover and scrutinize and propagandaize that war. It also loves distracting you from that war because I believe they realize how much they manipulate the public and at a certain point they need to come by and distract them from what they've done. It's like the dad telling a scary story to his kid and realizing how scared he's made his kid so he has to calm him or her down so they can sleep. Anna Nicole Smith's death provided that opportunity. Hence the coverage. Maybe it's intentional, maybe it's not. Maybe it's a subconscious effort on their part because they are scaring themselves. Whatever it is, it worked. After the reporting of her death people were talking about it and the level of coverage it got. Not what's going on politically in the world. Even Larry King got in on it, way to let me down Larry. But it's ok, because I have a feeling it just came about due to you being on CNN and that damn Ted Turner. At least you weren't just talking about it to pump up your own image, like Chyna did on your show. But man, seriously when you get King to cover this you got some problems with society.
And then came good ol' Anderson Cooper. I like this guy. This is the kind of newsman I can trust and because of that I don't trust him. But I like his style; he's got a good head on his shoulders when it comes to the media. "There's a war on" Yeah. That's right, bring them back in to reality not celebreality. I went to look up just what he said and found a neat little site called Think Progress(the name is pure coincedence) and then remembered how after saying There's a War on! he immediately went and reported on Anna's death. He just lost man points. But then I found out FOX called him Paris Hilton for saying he's going to be sticking to the facts. Getting the FOX News people mad at you earns you some man points back Mr. Cooper. Those guys suck.
But yeah, so because of this I discovered TMZ.com and just kinda read through it as I took a break typing this post. I again further my stance that it's time for a huge ass change to society because I keep finding the worst of the worst out here in the internet. Anna Nicole is dead. Let's just drop the subject.
I am really unnerved that she was compared to Princess Di though. Just have to say that. That is so wrong.
Also, I have decided I would enjoy Hangin' with Mr. Anderson Cooper. We should go bowling sometime, dude. Get you some man points.
Today is my birthday
These are the things I've learned in the year's time since my last birthday:
Women are evil.
What goes up does not have to come down if it so chooses.
The entire Wikipedia.
How bad ass 300 is.
How hard it is to force yourself to update a blog.
Quantum Mechanics
Stephen Hawkings is perfectly fine just really lazy.
Hollywood is made up of assholes completely, there is absolutely no good person left in that business.
Most importantly though, I think I learned that indeed, the entire universe revolves around me.
These are the things I want for my birthday:
A bunny.
A better computer.
Cheap gas.
Chocolate Milk.
A monkey.
Someone to read my blog and google bomb it.
The collected works of one Dr. Seuss.
More chocolate milk.
Money would be nice.
World Peace.
Very perverted things.
Women are evil.
What goes up does not have to come down if it so chooses.
The entire Wikipedia.
How bad ass 300 is.
How hard it is to force yourself to update a blog.
Quantum Mechanics
Stephen Hawkings is perfectly fine just really lazy.
Hollywood is made up of assholes completely, there is absolutely no good person left in that business.
Most importantly though, I think I learned that indeed, the entire universe revolves around me.
These are the things I want for my birthday:
A bunny.
A better computer.
Cheap gas.
Chocolate Milk.
A monkey.
Someone to read my blog and google bomb it.
The collected works of one Dr. Seuss.
More chocolate milk.
Money would be nice.
Very perverted things.
Monday, March 19, 2007
So I've been thinking...
It's about time for a good old fashioned civil war. I mean seriously. A war. Internally within the country. One side against another, chaos consuming everything, until finally something better emerges. That's what this country needs. A good shot in the arm. A reboot if you will. Perhaps even a modern renaissance. But first, chaos.
First of all, why have I been thinking about this? Because ever since the 2000 election, I've noticed a strange split amongst the American people. Sure, politics have always kept a seperation between people but come on, this is different. World's changing. People can pronounce Arab words now. Political comedy equals big ratings on TV. Oh yeah, and there's a little conflict or something happening east of here. But there is a definite split in the public now. Democrats vs Republicans. You are one or the other, regardless of whether you think so.
It's always the democrats vs republicans now. The republicans started the war. The liberal media blames Bush. Bush, bush bush bushy butt. That's how I'm seeing this being represented. A war of Democrats and Republicans. And that's how children see it. That's the scary part. The kids see it that way. I remember a time when kids rebelled against their parents. Now you get the hippie parents raising hippie kids to infect the other kids with hippiness. Or you get the assholes raising assholes. Or rednecks raising rednecks. There is no rebellion. There needs to be a rebellion.
But first there needs to be a reason. A reason to rebell, not just because it's cool and it'll get you laid. The old ways have failed, or at least are on that course. It's time for the new way. Every so often a beta challenges the alpha and wins thereby becoming the new Alpha. Get it? I feel like I'm jumping around here. Let me explain this more coherently.
Because of the current conditions the American public has built around itself, a split over politics, hatred towards government, and in my opinion the unanimous decision to become retarded sheep, there's a slight chance it's going to collapse on itself. We are infidels, remember. Anyway, because of that there's a rare opportunity here. An opportunity for a change in the government.
The young and impressionable and intelligent can be manipulated into starting a war. A civil war that causes mass panic and chaos in Washington, disrupting business in the political world. Anarchy. But that's not what I want, that's a means to an end. If things can somehow deteroriate to an anarachist state of a disrupted government and thousands tried to replace it, then it's a nice distraction. It's how they took over in V for Vendetta, at least in the poorly translated to film version of it. I don't want to take over and I don't want anyone who is currently involved in the governing game to take over. What I want is change. Just natural change that comes after a civil war breaks everything apart. It could be worse than it is now, or it could be better, either way I think it's worth it just to see what happens. Because think of the big picture. The United States, of today, in a civil war? What does that do to the rest of the world?
The big picture, in my mind, is achieving a better society through chaos. I honestly don't know what I'm talking about, but it seems to me like a good idea to break into a civil war, that more than likely would spread and then unite into a solid unit and let society evolve that way. I'm also partial to a surefire way to get the population numbers under control. Or maybe I just like chaos, but one day, probably soon, something similar to this will happen.
People are stupid. Especially when angry and arguing. The way things are going, I'm not going to be surprised if there is some kind of democrat vs republican civil war that spreads dangerously. Then again, I do secretly wish to live in the world of Mad Max.
First of all, why have I been thinking about this? Because ever since the 2000 election, I've noticed a strange split amongst the American people. Sure, politics have always kept a seperation between people but come on, this is different. World's changing. People can pronounce Arab words now. Political comedy equals big ratings on TV. Oh yeah, and there's a little conflict or something happening east of here. But there is a definite split in the public now. Democrats vs Republicans. You are one or the other, regardless of whether you think so.
It's always the democrats vs republicans now. The republicans started the war. The liberal media blames Bush. Bush, bush bush bushy butt. That's how I'm seeing this being represented. A war of Democrats and Republicans. And that's how children see it. That's the scary part. The kids see it that way. I remember a time when kids rebelled against their parents. Now you get the hippie parents raising hippie kids to infect the other kids with hippiness. Or you get the assholes raising assholes. Or rednecks raising rednecks. There is no rebellion. There needs to be a rebellion.
But first there needs to be a reason. A reason to rebell, not just because it's cool and it'll get you laid. The old ways have failed, or at least are on that course. It's time for the new way. Every so often a beta challenges the alpha and wins thereby becoming the new Alpha. Get it? I feel like I'm jumping around here. Let me explain this more coherently.
Because of the current conditions the American public has built around itself, a split over politics, hatred towards government, and in my opinion the unanimous decision to become retarded sheep, there's a slight chance it's going to collapse on itself. We are infidels, remember. Anyway, because of that there's a rare opportunity here. An opportunity for a change in the government.
The young and impressionable and intelligent can be manipulated into starting a war. A civil war that causes mass panic and chaos in Washington, disrupting business in the political world. Anarchy. But that's not what I want, that's a means to an end. If things can somehow deteroriate to an anarachist state of a disrupted government and thousands tried to replace it, then it's a nice distraction. It's how they took over in V for Vendetta, at least in the poorly translated to film version of it. I don't want to take over and I don't want anyone who is currently involved in the governing game to take over. What I want is change. Just natural change that comes after a civil war breaks everything apart. It could be worse than it is now, or it could be better, either way I think it's worth it just to see what happens. Because think of the big picture. The United States, of today, in a civil war? What does that do to the rest of the world?
The big picture, in my mind, is achieving a better society through chaos. I honestly don't know what I'm talking about, but it seems to me like a good idea to break into a civil war, that more than likely would spread and then unite into a solid unit and let society evolve that way. I'm also partial to a surefire way to get the population numbers under control. Or maybe I just like chaos, but one day, probably soon, something similar to this will happen.
People are stupid. Especially when angry and arguing. The way things are going, I'm not going to be surprised if there is some kind of democrat vs republican civil war that spreads dangerously. Then again, I do secretly wish to live in the world of Mad Max.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Why I don't drink
Logic. That is pretty much the sole reason I do not consume alcohol. I do not understand this obsession with drinking everyone has. Where is the logic? Alcohol is pretty much a poison. There is absolutely no logic behind putting a poison into yourself on purpose just for the brief feeling it gives you especially when you are then complaining/bragging about the after-effects such as vomitting or dehydration.
It also tastes like shit.
Who decided that it was a tastey treat that should be consumed on a regular basis? I'm convinced it is an addictive substance. You ever see a heavy drinker try to stop drinking? They usually fail. I don't understand the reasoning behind becomng a heavy drinker. Personally, I enjoy having a functionary liver.
Someone, explain the reasoning to me. What makes drinking worthwhile? The brief feeling of intoxication? Complaints about having a hangover or the mess made while drunk never registers as "Hey, this might not be a good idea" to anyone?
Seriously, I do not understand it at all. It tastes bad, it smells bad, it ends bad. Why get drunk? I do not enjoy the feeling of intoxication so I just cannot fathom why it's supposed to be so fun that it's all people tend to do for fun. "Hey want to go to a movie? Let's get drunk first." Or get high or something along that lines. I do not understand the concepts of becoming intoxicated, either via alcohol or drugs. What is the point? The only logical answer I can ever draw from that question is that the user's life is so crappy that they need an extra boost of an external source to find pleasure. Which is sad and I think altogether to simple of an answer, until you start thinking it over and realize it's probably true. And then considering the vast number of drinkers and drug users out there what does that say about the human race in general?
This saddens me because I honestly can't find any other reason logically for this question. Why drink? Because life sucks? That's unacceptable. I refuse to believe the human race is so addictive to external sources of pleasure. How would it affect the evolution of a species to seek out drinking and drug use? It may already have. Alcoholism, addiciton, it's all genetically inheritable now. What does that mean? I'm not saying hundreds upon thousands of years of human evolution has been corrupted by the discovery of intoxication, but it's something to consider.
All I want to know is why people find it fun? It fucking tastes like shit. Do I have some sort of screwed up tastebud system that I can't register the fun taste of beer? I just don't like the feeling and am sick of everyone around me getting wasted all the time like it's going out of style. St. Patrick's day really made me think about this when I wandered around town watching people my age, younger people and older people all running around getting drunk. These people were waiting for an excuse to drink while many were also just drinking as they usually do. Seriously, all I want to know is what's the big deal?
I guess I just don't get it.
It also tastes like shit.
Who decided that it was a tastey treat that should be consumed on a regular basis? I'm convinced it is an addictive substance. You ever see a heavy drinker try to stop drinking? They usually fail. I don't understand the reasoning behind becomng a heavy drinker. Personally, I enjoy having a functionary liver.
Someone, explain the reasoning to me. What makes drinking worthwhile? The brief feeling of intoxication? Complaints about having a hangover or the mess made while drunk never registers as "Hey, this might not be a good idea" to anyone?
Seriously, I do not understand it at all. It tastes bad, it smells bad, it ends bad. Why get drunk? I do not enjoy the feeling of intoxication so I just cannot fathom why it's supposed to be so fun that it's all people tend to do for fun. "Hey want to go to a movie? Let's get drunk first." Or get high or something along that lines. I do not understand the concepts of becoming intoxicated, either via alcohol or drugs. What is the point? The only logical answer I can ever draw from that question is that the user's life is so crappy that they need an extra boost of an external source to find pleasure. Which is sad and I think altogether to simple of an answer, until you start thinking it over and realize it's probably true. And then considering the vast number of drinkers and drug users out there what does that say about the human race in general?
This saddens me because I honestly can't find any other reason logically for this question. Why drink? Because life sucks? That's unacceptable. I refuse to believe the human race is so addictive to external sources of pleasure. How would it affect the evolution of a species to seek out drinking and drug use? It may already have. Alcoholism, addiciton, it's all genetically inheritable now. What does that mean? I'm not saying hundreds upon thousands of years of human evolution has been corrupted by the discovery of intoxication, but it's something to consider.
All I want to know is why people find it fun? It fucking tastes like shit. Do I have some sort of screwed up tastebud system that I can't register the fun taste of beer? I just don't like the feeling and am sick of everyone around me getting wasted all the time like it's going out of style. St. Patrick's day really made me think about this when I wandered around town watching people my age, younger people and older people all running around getting drunk. These people were waiting for an excuse to drink while many were also just drinking as they usually do. Seriously, all I want to know is what's the big deal?
I guess I just don't get it.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
I have gas
Actually, I don't. Because it's $2.45 and rising right now. Again. It never got below $2 around my area. I'm pissed. Not just pissed but super pissed. I demand the gas go down in price. Seriously, that's total bullshit. I'm sick and tired of the Oil game. Prices go up and down varying on whatever the hell is going on politically. When did the price of gas become the Stock Market?
I remember when I got my license and gas was only $1.50 some and I thought it going up to $1.70 was an outrageous jump. In fact, I recall completely how the sudden jump past the $2 mark hit me. I was out of the country, in the fucking rainforest of all places, and when I came back the first thing I find out is there is assrape going on in the Iraq war by ugly female soldiers on prisoners. This was suddenly deemed irrelevant because gas was now $2.00 and I couldn't believe it. I couldn't care less about the war or whatever the fuck is going on over there because at the end of the day, it really has no effect on me or the American people regardless of what anyone tells you. Except for the oil companies. They charge for oil based on what goes on over there. That's the sole effect the War has on me. It's not even on me, it's on my car. My poor defenseless and hungry car. What did she ever do to anyone? She got me from point A to point B and back again whenever I needed it, and never once quit on me. Then the Gas War began and she got sick and died twice, but Car Jesus saved her. You bastards. You oil company bastards. No one ever thinks about the poor cars.
But in all seriousness, oil sucks. What sucks the most is it's so fucking necessary to the economy and our way of life. Petroluem gets the money flowing. A lot. There would be a fundamental collapse of the American economy if there was a sudden shift to alternative fuel sources. That's the thing no one ever thinks about when talking about hydrogen power. We are honestly not ready for it or any other power source right now. Oil controls the market and the cost of replacing it is mind bogglingly high.
Am I the only one who's noticed that people never understand that? "We have hydrogen and ethanol right now, but the evi oil companies keep it down for money" That is not true at all. Well, ok, there is a part that's true. The Oil Companies are huge and are more than just oil, these companies are essentially vast empires that keep an American economy running and those in charge most definately want to stay on top, but there's also the problem of economic collapse from hydrogen and ethanol. It will take years to properly introduce Hydrogen or Ethanol into society as a maintainable resource. You not only have to take into account the cost of replacing everything using petrol as fuel, but the time that would take, the level of comittment it would take by consumers and how it effects the economy. It's not really the oil companies keeping hyrodgen or ethanol or anything else from making it, it's you the consumer.
You cannot support a fuel system that has no need to replenish. That cuts a significant ammount of cash out of the economy right there. There needs to be a replenshing cycle to fuel systems. I hear about the car that runs on water all the time. I hear people ranting about it, a lot. They talk about how Big Oil keep it from being mass produced all the time. What they never, ever, consider is how a car you can refuel from a hose takes money out of their own pocket instead of saving it.
I am all for an alternative fuel system. Oil is too unreliable in this day and age. The politics surrounding it are really pissing me off. But I know there cannot be a perpetually renewing system without some sort of price to it. Make a car that can run on water, but make it run on special water that can only be attained at a pump. Otherwise the entire culture of American society has to change to accomodate the new economic system. And I really doubt that will happen. When it comes down to it, the American people are not ready, not mature enough, for anything beyond Oil and the Oil Companies right now. When the American people grow up and stop ranting about conspiracies, regardless of the truth to them, and really realize how their society works, then and only then will the paradigm shift happen and cheaper fuel will become plentiful.
What really needs to be done is the invention of a fuel that can operate in a petrol based engine without the complete overhaul of the engine. Ethanol that doesn't fuck up a regular car would be nice. Or someone explaining that Ethanol will fuck up your engine without any alteration to it before you fill your car. That'd be nice.
Oil, the necessary evil.
I remember when I got my license and gas was only $1.50 some and I thought it going up to $1.70 was an outrageous jump. In fact, I recall completely how the sudden jump past the $2 mark hit me. I was out of the country, in the fucking rainforest of all places, and when I came back the first thing I find out is there is assrape going on in the Iraq war by ugly female soldiers on prisoners. This was suddenly deemed irrelevant because gas was now $2.00 and I couldn't believe it. I couldn't care less about the war or whatever the fuck is going on over there because at the end of the day, it really has no effect on me or the American people regardless of what anyone tells you. Except for the oil companies. They charge for oil based on what goes on over there. That's the sole effect the War has on me. It's not even on me, it's on my car. My poor defenseless and hungry car. What did she ever do to anyone? She got me from point A to point B and back again whenever I needed it, and never once quit on me. Then the Gas War began and she got sick and died twice, but Car Jesus saved her. You bastards. You oil company bastards. No one ever thinks about the poor cars.
But in all seriousness, oil sucks. What sucks the most is it's so fucking necessary to the economy and our way of life. Petroluem gets the money flowing. A lot. There would be a fundamental collapse of the American economy if there was a sudden shift to alternative fuel sources. That's the thing no one ever thinks about when talking about hydrogen power. We are honestly not ready for it or any other power source right now. Oil controls the market and the cost of replacing it is mind bogglingly high.
Am I the only one who's noticed that people never understand that? "We have hydrogen and ethanol right now, but the evi oil companies keep it down for money" That is not true at all. Well, ok, there is a part that's true. The Oil Companies are huge and are more than just oil, these companies are essentially vast empires that keep an American economy running and those in charge most definately want to stay on top, but there's also the problem of economic collapse from hydrogen and ethanol. It will take years to properly introduce Hydrogen or Ethanol into society as a maintainable resource. You not only have to take into account the cost of replacing everything using petrol as fuel, but the time that would take, the level of comittment it would take by consumers and how it effects the economy. It's not really the oil companies keeping hyrodgen or ethanol or anything else from making it, it's you the consumer.
You cannot support a fuel system that has no need to replenish. That cuts a significant ammount of cash out of the economy right there. There needs to be a replenshing cycle to fuel systems. I hear about the car that runs on water all the time. I hear people ranting about it, a lot. They talk about how Big Oil keep it from being mass produced all the time. What they never, ever, consider is how a car you can refuel from a hose takes money out of their own pocket instead of saving it.
I am all for an alternative fuel system. Oil is too unreliable in this day and age. The politics surrounding it are really pissing me off. But I know there cannot be a perpetually renewing system without some sort of price to it. Make a car that can run on water, but make it run on special water that can only be attained at a pump. Otherwise the entire culture of American society has to change to accomodate the new economic system. And I really doubt that will happen. When it comes down to it, the American people are not ready, not mature enough, for anything beyond Oil and the Oil Companies right now. When the American people grow up and stop ranting about conspiracies, regardless of the truth to them, and really realize how their society works, then and only then will the paradigm shift happen and cheaper fuel will become plentiful.
What really needs to be done is the invention of a fuel that can operate in a petrol based engine without the complete overhaul of the engine. Ethanol that doesn't fuck up a regular car would be nice. Or someone explaining that Ethanol will fuck up your engine without any alteration to it before you fill your car. That'd be nice.
Oil, the necessary evil.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Comics!
I love comics. They are pretty much all I read. My life revolves around them. I would like to go into the comics industry some day. Mainly because current writers have pissed me off and I just want to show some people up. But unlike most fanboys who make that claim, I could probably back that up. But that's just my cockiness towards my abilities as a writer speaking.
Now I've been wondering just how does one get into the comics business? I thought about just sending in a story and seeing where that goes, considering I have no previous experience at all, it's very likely that won't even be read. I also considered just kidnapping an editor and forcing him to read my scripts. There used to be this nice little imprint from Marvel Comics called Epic where you could just send in your writings and if good enough according to the editor you could get published.
What I have found a good help in my goal is this site: http://www.downthetubes.net/writing_comics/index.html because it's right. That is the best way to break into comics. I'm going for it and hopefully will make it. Otherwise it's back to kidnapping. What I would love is a little feedback from a random test audience on my stuff. Which is how the internet is a great, great, tool. I've got some scripts to finish and then either I need to find someone to do the art or do it myself. A little self publishing to get my name out there. I also need a scanner and money, and a printing press and a way to distribute. Oh, that wonderful tool the internet! Online disbursal of my comics, yeah that'd be cool as would throwing down on a table at some convention soon. Well not soon, but soonish.
That's what I'm doing today, should be fun. That and laundry. And probably reading comics.
Now I've been wondering just how does one get into the comics business? I thought about just sending in a story and seeing where that goes, considering I have no previous experience at all, it's very likely that won't even be read. I also considered just kidnapping an editor and forcing him to read my scripts. There used to be this nice little imprint from Marvel Comics called Epic where you could just send in your writings and if good enough according to the editor you could get published.
What I have found a good help in my goal is this site: http://www.downthetubes.net/writing_comics/index.html because it's right. That is the best way to break into comics. I'm going for it and hopefully will make it. Otherwise it's back to kidnapping. What I would love is a little feedback from a random test audience on my stuff. Which is how the internet is a great, great, tool. I've got some scripts to finish and then either I need to find someone to do the art or do it myself. A little self publishing to get my name out there. I also need a scanner and money, and a printing press and a way to distribute. Oh, that wonderful tool the internet! Online disbursal of my comics, yeah that'd be cool as would throwing down on a table at some convention soon. Well not soon, but soonish.
That's what I'm doing today, should be fun. That and laundry. And probably reading comics.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
I'm tired with Colbert
Stephen Colbert, John Stewart, all that liberal media propaganda, it's tiring. I'm not a republican, I'm not a democrat, that's the worst possible way to do democracy by splitting into factions who represent the entirity of that general population. Democracy is for the people, not the factions determining their viewpoints. I believe you should believe in yourself and make your own decisions not let someone else make them for you. Which is somewhat ironic since I'm voicing my opinion right now and it may or may not alter someone else's opinion.
I am sitting here, watching the Daily Show/Colbert Report and I can't help but think of how tired I am of these guys. I find them funny, I like to watch them, but my problem with them isn't their shows I suppose. What it is happens to be the effect they have. I'm young, I know a bunch of college educated hippies(the worst kind of hippie) and let me tell you, most of their opinions reference these shows. Someone starts talking about some subject, let's say Iraq or Bush, and they reference a Daily Show joke or Colbert's appearence at the Bush dinner. Then they start either misquoting or misunderstanding the point to something from those shows, and go off on tangents about the subject, not quite understanding it as well as they think they do because all their information is from the Stewart/Colbert hour.
That's something I've really been noticing lately. The arguments people get into on a political level, neither side understanding what they are defending. The entire media is biased one way or another. Misrepresenting the information given out leads to this kind of argument. That and people's natural inability to see the other side of their own arguments. I'm getting tired of seeing and hearing these arguments and conversations and rantings on the street corners or in bars by drunks or wherever. I'm starting to wonder where this kind of thinking leads. People who get their information from comedy shows and develop their information solely on the comedian's point of views verus people who get their information from biased news channels which have recently proven to be completely worthless. What I mean by that has to do with the bizarre coverage of Anna Nicole Smith's death that was covered forever by CNN and FOX News and all those news stations. Not to mention the sudden shift into paparazzism of those channels with Britney Spears. I understand these were the closest thing to American royalty we'll get, once hot blonde celebrities who have gone crazy, but there's a limit to how much one can really take before it's just sick and voyueristic. Is that what the media is becoming? Voyuers? Peeping into the personal lives of Celebrities would make one think so.
I am unsettled by the evolution of media. Comedians, which I must say I personally find hilarious but then remember what they are and take them for just that, comedians. These comedians are propaganda, even if it's unintentional. The young and impressionable are taken in by their entertaining representation of the news and form all their opinions around these shows and then go out and try to express their second hand opinions to the world. On the other hand, the "older" news programs are all about fear and manipulation through bias. The old and impressionable are then taken in by these representations. What am I saying? News, whether real or from a comedian, is wrong. You want to know something? Find it out yourself, do not rely on the telephone game that is media. Unfortunately, that's not how things work and even I find myself manipulated to my opinions. Is there a cure? Probably, but I don't think the world is ready for it. That requires effort and hard work and no one likes that. Except masochists.
John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. These guys form most of the opinions of people I hear from the most. Many conversations I hear start with "Hey on the Daily Show/Colber Report" or "The South Park guys did this". Now I respect them all as entertainers but I still don't like how they unintentionally, (or is it intentionally?) alter youth opinions. I feel weird calling it a Hitler Youth, but it's kind of the same principle. The young getting their informed opinion from one source and it then becomes the complete truth. The thing is, the Daily Show guys kinda take themselves seriously in that role, while the South Park guys kinda seem like they're telling you not to listen to them. It's a nice contrast and all on one channel. I don't really know how to explain what I'm really getting at here but as best as I can tell it goes something like this:
Do not listen to anyone on TV. Ever. Except Mr. Rogers, he's cool. And maybe Larry King, he's old, he knows stuff.
I was watching the Colbert Report as I typed this and he had King on. I like Larry King, he's old and looks like an owl. You can probably trust him, usually because he nevers gives an opinion he just takes them. I liked his explaination of the I show and how it shouldn't be about the interviewer but the interviewed. Why? Because that's how every other interview show works. I am tired of interview shows. I am tired of Colbert's republican character, it's so old and boring now and it's too well known to be as effective as when he started, it makes the comedy stale.
To end this post I remind you dear reader, do not listen to anyone on TV. Except Mr. Rogers or if you're Canadian, Mr. Dressup.
I am sitting here, watching the Daily Show/Colbert Report and I can't help but think of how tired I am of these guys. I find them funny, I like to watch them, but my problem with them isn't their shows I suppose. What it is happens to be the effect they have. I'm young, I know a bunch of college educated hippies(the worst kind of hippie) and let me tell you, most of their opinions reference these shows. Someone starts talking about some subject, let's say Iraq or Bush, and they reference a Daily Show joke or Colbert's appearence at the Bush dinner. Then they start either misquoting or misunderstanding the point to something from those shows, and go off on tangents about the subject, not quite understanding it as well as they think they do because all their information is from the Stewart/Colbert hour.
That's something I've really been noticing lately. The arguments people get into on a political level, neither side understanding what they are defending. The entire media is biased one way or another. Misrepresenting the information given out leads to this kind of argument. That and people's natural inability to see the other side of their own arguments. I'm getting tired of seeing and hearing these arguments and conversations and rantings on the street corners or in bars by drunks or wherever. I'm starting to wonder where this kind of thinking leads. People who get their information from comedy shows and develop their information solely on the comedian's point of views verus people who get their information from biased news channels which have recently proven to be completely worthless. What I mean by that has to do with the bizarre coverage of Anna Nicole Smith's death that was covered forever by CNN and FOX News and all those news stations. Not to mention the sudden shift into paparazzism of those channels with Britney Spears. I understand these were the closest thing to American royalty we'll get, once hot blonde celebrities who have gone crazy, but there's a limit to how much one can really take before it's just sick and voyueristic. Is that what the media is becoming? Voyuers? Peeping into the personal lives of Celebrities would make one think so.
I am unsettled by the evolution of media. Comedians, which I must say I personally find hilarious but then remember what they are and take them for just that, comedians. These comedians are propaganda, even if it's unintentional. The young and impressionable are taken in by their entertaining representation of the news and form all their opinions around these shows and then go out and try to express their second hand opinions to the world. On the other hand, the "older" news programs are all about fear and manipulation through bias. The old and impressionable are then taken in by these representations. What am I saying? News, whether real or from a comedian, is wrong. You want to know something? Find it out yourself, do not rely on the telephone game that is media. Unfortunately, that's not how things work and even I find myself manipulated to my opinions. Is there a cure? Probably, but I don't think the world is ready for it. That requires effort and hard work and no one likes that. Except masochists.
John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. These guys form most of the opinions of people I hear from the most. Many conversations I hear start with "Hey on the Daily Show/Colber Report" or "The South Park guys did this". Now I respect them all as entertainers but I still don't like how they unintentionally, (or is it intentionally?) alter youth opinions. I feel weird calling it a Hitler Youth, but it's kind of the same principle. The young getting their informed opinion from one source and it then becomes the complete truth. The thing is, the Daily Show guys kinda take themselves seriously in that role, while the South Park guys kinda seem like they're telling you not to listen to them. It's a nice contrast and all on one channel. I don't really know how to explain what I'm really getting at here but as best as I can tell it goes something like this:
Do not listen to anyone on TV. Ever. Except Mr. Rogers, he's cool. And maybe Larry King, he's old, he knows stuff.
I was watching the Colbert Report as I typed this and he had King on. I like Larry King, he's old and looks like an owl. You can probably trust him, usually because he nevers gives an opinion he just takes them. I liked his explaination of the I show and how it shouldn't be about the interviewer but the interviewed. Why? Because that's how every other interview show works. I am tired of interview shows. I am tired of Colbert's republican character, it's so old and boring now and it's too well known to be as effective as when he started, it makes the comedy stale.
To end this post I remind you dear reader, do not listen to anyone on TV. Except Mr. Rogers or if you're Canadian, Mr. Dressup.
A thought occurs to me
If I type in certain words on my blog the chance of it being hit in a search engine increases. So I went and looked up some very common search words. Words such as: Porn. Nude. Sex. Dirty Sluts. XXX. That's just common sense those would be the most common search words now isn't it. So here's what I think will show up in a search:
Donkey
Punch
Bush
Nazi
Booger
Werewolf
Britney Spears
Pokemon
Duct Tape
Jesus
I wonder if this will work.
Donkey
Punch
Bush
Nazi
Booger
Werewolf
Britney Spears
Pokemon
Duct Tape
Jesus
I wonder if this will work.
Snow.
I wonder sometimes if Phill the groundhog lives in constant fear at this time of the year. If he was wrong in predicting spring coming early, everyone is going to be mad at him but at the same time if he was wrong about it being six more weeks of winter, there'd be the people who were hoping for snow.
Well I got snow. Lots of it. What I don't have is a shovel. I should go get one, it's getting to the point where I can't get out of the house due to snow fall. There's a little porch/stoop thing at my front door, it's about three feet off the ground and it's level with the pile of snow outside. It screams at me to get a shovel and clear a path, but I don't usually use the front door.
In the back it's worse, there is no trail, everytime I step out it gets snowed over. The worst part is the lack of a shovelled out driveway in my alley. As well as some asshole who keeps parking in my spot and doesn't move his truck for days. But that's besides the point, I love snow. I love it. I'm going to go ski through it when I wax my skiis later. I'm going to make a snow man and possibly fort guarded by snow men depending on the time and warmth of the snow. I'm going to swim through the snow like Scrooge McDuck in the money bin. I love it. I just wish I had a shovel.
Well I got snow. Lots of it. What I don't have is a shovel. I should go get one, it's getting to the point where I can't get out of the house due to snow fall. There's a little porch/stoop thing at my front door, it's about three feet off the ground and it's level with the pile of snow outside. It screams at me to get a shovel and clear a path, but I don't usually use the front door.
In the back it's worse, there is no trail, everytime I step out it gets snowed over. The worst part is the lack of a shovelled out driveway in my alley. As well as some asshole who keeps parking in my spot and doesn't move his truck for days. But that's besides the point, I love snow. I love it. I'm going to go ski through it when I wax my skiis later. I'm going to make a snow man and possibly fort guarded by snow men depending on the time and warmth of the snow. I'm going to swim through the snow like Scrooge McDuck in the money bin. I love it. I just wish I had a shovel.
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