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Already? We just got rid of the last one! [Jul. 8th, 2009|05:52 pm]
Is it sad that we're already planning numbers for next year's Bearvillities?

No, really. We are.

At least I know that one of the numbers I'll be in is gonna be hilariously awesome.
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Who You Gonna Call? [Jul. 7th, 2009|09:31 pm]
Playing Ghostbusters.

Leave food by the door.
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Where's Your Damn Network, Now, Huh? [Jul. 7th, 2009|02:07 am]
If I see one more movie with that, by now, tired, old cliché of "Oh, damn, I don't have any cell coverage out here" I'm gonna scream.

Seriously.

I mean, this is why they make satellite phones, right?
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Do Over [Jul. 5th, 2009|05:21 pm]
I redid the Circus Machine mash. I wasn't sure how the new sections would fit but I like it better now. :)

It's right here.

Note, there's been an additional edit since this was originally posted. I had to pull the center channel from Doll on a Music Box to get rid of a lot of the music box chimes.
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Independence [Jul. 4th, 2009|08:25 am]
Happy 4th of July, all.

Start a revolution.
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Freakshow. [Jul. 3rd, 2009|09:13 pm]
Let it not be said that I did not honor Michael Jackson. I do appreciate his work up until Thriller.

I call this mash I Heard She Was A Circus Machine and it features The Jackson 5, Britney Spears and Gladys Knight (sans Pips).
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2 more down. [Jul. 2nd, 2009|04:42 pm]
RIP Karl Malden and Mollie Sugden.
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Have You Considered Your Winning Tool? [Jul. 1st, 2009|01:15 pm]
Hung...

It's a nifty concept, albeit not original. It's the Weeds of sex. It's well-written and funny and Thomas Jane is the star. I like it.

I hope it sticks around.
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And there is one more thing... [Jun. 28th, 2009|02:58 pm]
Oh, yeah... and Billy Mays is dead, now, too.

WTF?

And he died because he got hit in the head because he didn't wear his seat belt on a PLANE during a weird landing. He got hit on the head or whatnot and died of an aneurysm or subdural hematoma or something a few days later.

So... other than Ed and Farrah, is this "call home the weirdos week"?
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Psycho Glitter Bitch [Jun. 28th, 2009|02:51 pm]
Yeah... she looks WAY better in that outfit than I did.

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Preach it! [Jun. 27th, 2009|01:15 am]
I watched Preaching to the Perverted today. A quaint little gem of a 90's British sex comedy that was actually a decent and remarkably sensitive look at the S&M lifestyle.

I personally love how the S&M gig mirrors British Parliamentary procedure and the conservative "villain" of the piece just really didn't pick up on it.

It's a decent watch if you have a couple of hours to kill.

Another decent watch is WΔZ. It's a slow burn for a serial killer flick, but it brings questions to mind rather like the Saw series, or at least the first few of them. Questions like "what is altruism and does it really exist or is selfishness genetic?" and "is love as much of a driving force as we claim it is?" and uses the Price Equation (the mathematical expression of evolution and natural selection; WΔZ=cov(Wi,Zi)+E(WiΔZi) (assuming w does not equal 0)) as a motive. Selma Blair is actually quite convincing in this one as a rape victim pushed beyond the limits of sanity.

Plus, in this film we discover that Stellan Skarsgard is very much uncut but that's just a special bonus.
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Double Dose of Doom [Jun. 25th, 2009|08:59 pm]
We lost three giants of the entertainment industry, this week. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.

They will be missed by their fans.

They will be missed MORE by the people that mocked them, myself included.

I'm sorry, but I refuse to not continue to make jokes. They had some ridiculous things about them that deserved to invoke the humor they did, as do we all, and I will not allow someone's faults to go unchecked simply because that person is no longer breathing.

"Respect" for the dead is one thing, but if there's something funny that can be shared then that laughter can go a long way to ease the pain of their passing. I would expect the same treatment.

Besides... Michael Jackson's nose will be with us for a long time. In a little jar. Plus his memory will linger on in the form of posthumous lawsuits and therapy bills.
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Memories [Jun. 24th, 2009|04:13 am]
A friend of mine on Facebook just posted pictures from my freshman play...

I don't know what's more disturbing. The pictures themselves or that they labeled them with the wrong play title.

Of course the fact that they tagged the one of me with "Bobby" doesn't help much either.

That was a turning point year for me so the pictures are a little bittersweet.
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Really? REALLY? [Jun. 23rd, 2009|10:49 am]
They're remaking Fame and Footloose...

This disturbing trend of remaking shit has to stop. I can understand a few remakes of classics or campy stuff like Piranha, but damn. Fame?

C'mon, Hollywood. Seriously?

There are plenty of talented writers out there with original ideas and the movie-going public is CLAMORING for them. Give them a chance.
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Ron Jeremy is a TOOL! [Jun. 21st, 2009|04:37 pm]
Yes, this is being cross-posted because the world needs to be aware.

Who told Ron Jeremy he should be involved in any kind of legitimate film making? One-Eyed Monster was a gigantic crotch-stain of FAIL. And seeing as how I love bad movies, that's bad. Very, very bad. It was one of those bad movies that thinks it's a good movie but in a bad way. They tried to trap the titular fiend with a FUCK MACHINE! C'mon... really? Really?!? At least Zombie Strippers owned it's awfulness and that's what made it awesome, but damn. Just, damn.

Basically, it's an hour and a half of my life I'll never have back and that hurts, Mr. Jeremy.

It hurts.
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Ride 'Em! [Jun. 20th, 2009|05:17 pm]
Have I mentioned that I love mechanical bulls?

They would be more fun if I dropped a few pounds around the middle.
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To the moon, Alice! [Jun. 19th, 2009|07:52 pm]
And here's my Pride mashup. I know it could use some tweaks, but I like this one.

OH! I should probably tell you WHAT I mashed, huh? It's Lily Allen and the Black Eyed Peas with a touch of Atari Teenage Riot and Harvey Milk. I call it BoomPowFuck.

Rated PG-13 for strong language.
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Loud and Proud [Jun. 19th, 2009|10:54 am]
It's Pride weekend in Columbus, yet again. This year should be different. This year will be a party, yet again, but I feel that it should have an undercurrent of rage.

It's been 40 years since the Stonewall Riots. 40 YEARS and we're really not a whole lot better off. We're not getting arrested in droves anymore but we're still treated like second-class citizens. I mean, we helped vote a black man into office and yet even his legal team DEFENDS the Defense of Marriage Act.

I say we celebrate what we have but be ready to throw rocks at a moment's notice.
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Vehicular Manslaughter [Jun. 15th, 2009|02:17 pm]
My car is done earlier than expected so I get to pick it up this afternoon. YAY!

And once that is done, I get to buy a new stereo and have it installed.

And once that is done, I get to start plotting my revenge, preferrably utilizing spandex, a cape, some zip line and tiny explosive devices.
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Don't Leave Me Dancing [Jun. 14th, 2009|10:23 am]
OK, I fixed this mash. There were some very weird and glaring tempo issues that I HAD to do something about.

Lady GaGa and Thelma Houston.

Download it here.
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Better. [Jun. 14th, 2009|09:29 am]
Well, what with people willing to schlep me around and such, this weekend has been good. Not ultra-spectacular, but hell, I'm old. I don't need spectacular anymore. :) About the only thing that went wrong besides the car was that somewhere along the way I lost a 6 gauge PA and I'm not sure how... oops...

Thank you to the guys that made it happen. You know who you are.
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Operation: Cranky-Pants [Jun. 13th, 2009|07:12 am]
Birthday Salvaged. Mission Accomplished.

That is all.
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Thank you. [Jun. 12th, 2009|11:14 am]
Thank you guys for your support with the car thing. It blows but a bit of sympathy makes it a bit easier to deal with. I know I'm out about $500 in any case what with the repairs and replacing my stereo.

In any case, Happy Birthday to me.

Or at least as happy as I can make it. I know I have dinner tonight with some friends, but other than that I'm kinda stuck at home, so I think I'll go blow shit up on my PS3 until then.
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RRRRRRAAWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Jun. 11th, 2009|10:08 am]
BOB FUCKING SMASH!!!!

I LOVE waking up the day before my birthday to find that my FUCKING CAR HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO!

The rear window was broken out, they went in through the back seat and ripped out a hefty chunk of wiring with my damn stereo. I can't even open the driver side door, now. At least not with the key fob. And I can't start it because they damaged the ignition. I've spent most of my morning making police reports and dealing with my insurance company.

I am FUCKING LIVID!!!

I know the guy won't get caught. They never do. I can only hope that some karmic retribution comes his way and quick.

Update: They're replacing the glass that was broken (including the windshield which was cracked), all of the dash parts and making sure that my ignition works. Whatever the thieves did left something running and it drained the battery, but it does still start so the ignition wasn't completely hosed. The downside is that my stereo was after market so they can't replace it. The upside to that is that they're going to count $150 towards my deductible so I can use that to get my own and have it installed. Still PAIN IN THE ASS!!!
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Wibbly. [Jun. 9th, 2009|07:32 pm]
It only takes one nice comment to make a whole day better.

It's an old truth but a truth nonetheless.
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. [Jun. 9th, 2009|04:54 pm]
You know, I wish I had a boss that actually understood what it is that I do and backed me up.

I used to have one. I don't anymore.
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Awkwarrrrrd... [Jun. 8th, 2009|08:48 pm]
Facebook is freakin' me out! There are entirely too many people on there from back in the day.

I'm jus' sayin'.

Also, I would give my left nut for a Gigawatt Blade code right about now.
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Files... [Jun. 7th, 2009|12:25 pm]
Since my site is kinda full, I've decided to use Megaupload.com to host my mashups. It's simple. I like it. I've already uploaded the 4 mashes I've done so far and changed the links in the posts.
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LUUUURCH! [Jun. 7th, 2009|11:54 am]
Here's the pictures from yesterday!
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It's amazing the things one can do... [Jun. 6th, 2009|10:00 pm]
When one is bored.

I think this one is better than the last one.
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Damn Earworms... [Jun. 6th, 2009|03:33 pm]
OK. This is admittedly not my best work, but I blame the crappy a capella I got of Kylie.

Madonna vs Kylie Minogue

Take a listen... you can gouge your eardrums out if you have to. I won't mind.
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And Our Frontal Lobes Are DELICIOUS! [Jun. 6th, 2009|11:44 am]
Today is Zombie Walk day... I've never been to a zombie walk so I don't know about the whole etiquette thing. I mean, do I show up in make-up and stuff or do they have stuff along to make you a zombie and if they do, how do they know who to make into a zombie. Do you write "victim" on your forehead or something?

I don't have the stuff to be on the "S.T.A.R.S." team, either.

I may just go and watch and take pictures.

But, hey... it sounds fun and it's a food drive so it's all for the good.

Details are here.
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DJ Who? [Jun. 5th, 2009|02:39 pm]
Joey... I know you asked me to do a mash for you and I swear I'm working on it. I've been looking for acapella and instrumental versions of those songs since you asked and it's proving to be difficult.
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"Next time he'll have me bummed by a gay werewolf..." [Jun. 5th, 2009|08:34 am]
If you get the chance, check out Lesbian Vampire Killers. It's cheesy and fun along the lines of Shaun of the Dead. I mean come on. It's lesbian vampires and their killers.

It peters out a bit towards the end, but it's still enjoyable.
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Incongruencies... [Jun. 3rd, 2009|02:36 pm]
I'm watching Lara Croft: Tomb Raider again. It's still a good movie. Very popcorn, not at all based in reality. Other than a date on a tombstone it holds up well against time.

I'm going to quote two of my favorite lines from the movie and then maybe you'll understand the title of this post.

"We have eighty-three rooms. Why don't you stay in the house?"

and

"What's that smell? 5 A.M."

THIS is why I like this movie. Little asides like this. It tempers the plot with humor that comes from out of left field and has barely anything to do with the issue at hand.

I mention this because I think that life should happen like this. Take the time to notice the weird funny shit that happens completely out of the blue. It makes things seem a bit less dire.
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La, la, la... I'm defending the ciWTF IS THAT!?! [Jun. 2nd, 2009|04:48 pm]
Head colds suck but when you've got chicken soup (in my case, ramen) and a video game it seems a little better.

I'm playing inFAMOUS, and if you don't know what it is, you need to get your ass to GameStop right now. It's probably one of the better "superhero" games out there. It's TONS of fun. The game plays like City of Heroes only without the turn-based crap and a lot more freedom of movement since Cole, the main dude, uses Le Parkour to get around. There's a lot of the scaling of buildings and the jumping from high places. And you don't DIE if you jump from the high places, which is awesome. His nemeses, as [info]celtcub and Penny Arcade have pointed out, seem to be water (which, depending on where you land in it can be painful or just outright deadly to either yourself or innocent passers-by... Cole no likey the puddles) and your average chain link fence. I have NO idea why this asshole can cling to the side of a building but can't scale something your average five-year-old is capable of navigating.

It's not crazy hard (OK, parts of it are crazy hard) and, even though some of the missions have the same objective, it doesn't feel repetitive. Plus there's all sorts of goodies stashed around the city. And because you can play either as a hero or as a villain, the replay factor is kind of built in.

I give it two very calloused thumbs up.

OH, and speaking of video games, lookie what the guys at Gamestop gave me!

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My Feathers Are Still Ruffled. [May. 31st, 2009|02:12 am]
OK. I'm stepping on my soapbox now because of a few conversations I've had on Facebook. Let's make this perfectly clear just so everyone is on the same page when dealing with those idiots that are against same-sex marriage. (Yes, I'm rehashing stuff we already know, but a refresher seems to be in order.)

1) Marriage was a civil arrangement LONG before religion got involved. When religion appeared (in polytheistic societies) marriages were often blessed but the approval of the church/temple/whatever was WAY down the line on the list of priorities following the approval of the fathers of the bride and groom and the government. Marriages were created (and most often arranged) to increase wealth and land holdings and to ensure lineage. This made heirs a bit easier to track, too, and is why adultery and marrying a virgin were such huge deals from ancient times to about half a century ago. (In regular society, anyway. The royals are still sticklers for that sort of thing. No word on that whole droit de seigneur dillio, yet. Some lords were just horndogs, I guess.) Marriages are still arranged to this day and extramarital sex and adultery laws still exist. (They're blue laws because they can't really be enforced but, for example, adultery in Michigan still carries a life sentence and it is still a class 1 felony in Wisconsin.) It is a recent development that we began marrying for love over everything else but marrying for love is no less valid. It's also a recent development that women were allowed to choose their own mates and participate in the legal and political process which just goes to show us that some traditions and laws were meant to be changed.

2) The separation of church and state seems to be the largest issue in regards to same-sex marriage. We must gently remind people that our country was founded by deists that MADE SURE to include this in the Constitution because the government they seceded from also ran the church (thank you, Julian). Also, folks should be reminded that states that allow same-sex marriages do NOT force religious organizations to officiate a ceremony. We don't want to step on values or religious views. We just want what is right and fair. The Establishment Clause in the First Amendment also prevents this from happening and prevents the government from recognizing one religion over another. Basically, your religion/spirituality/morals end where my nose begins. Oh, and one more thing? The church performed same-sex weddings in Europe around the Mediterranean regions up until about the 15th century. In France the arrangement was called "affrèrement" and documents exist to prove it.

3) Sad, but true, federally, the right to conjugal marriage was defined as that between a man and a woman out of the Loving v. Virginia case in 1967. Granted, interracial marriage was a huge deal in the 60's HOWEVER, this said, the Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA, passed by President Bill Clinton in 1996, is a bigger deal. This law allows that no state has to treat a relationship between two people of the same gender as a marriage even if the relationship is recognized as such in another state and that the federal government may not treat such relationships as marriage for any purpose. This second part is the real bitch because all of those married couples we know in Massachusetts and Vermont and such can file their taxes jointly or "married but separate" in their respective states but must file separately as "single" federally. Plus? If a gay couple from California marries in Massachusetts and subsequently divorces in Massachusetts, California doesn't have to recognize the marriage but MUST abide by the divorce decree from Massachusetts.

Legally, and I'm not a lawyer, mind you, DOMA is unconstitutional based on the 5th and 14th amendment rights to Due Process including the Equal Protection Clause (as well as the 14th defining marriage and parental rights) and the 9th amendment which grants unenumerated rights and states that no law can be created or upheld that removes rights from any person or grant rights to one person over another. It can also be said that it is unconstitutional according to the 1st amendment which grants us freedom of expression and marriage is the ultimate expression of love for another human being (beyond sex).

Now, opponents of same-sex marriage will tell you that you still have exactly the same rights (all 1,138 of them) as everyone else when it comes to marriage. Technically, they're right. A gay man can still marry a woman, and vice versa, and obtain all of the rights and privileges that come along with that union. But, technicalities aside, this is bullshit. If someone says to you that this is a case of special rights over civil rights, ask them if they had any choice in the person they love.

4) Many opponents of same-sex marriage argue that marriage is for the purposes of procreation. Again... bullshit. If that is the case then are we supposed to separate those couples that choose not to have children? What about those couples that, for some reason or another, can't have children? With (historically) recent medical advances, gay people are just as able to have children of their own through artificial insemination, or surrogacy (whether through natural or artificial means) and in many areas are permitted to adopt children. The definition of "family" has always been a fluid thing. Besides, the Supreme Court has already allowed that laws cannot be made to prohibit married couples from using contraception.

5) This issue is not about sex. Opponents of gay rights in general like to tell us that our mode of getting our rocks off goes against the natural order of things. Say it with me, now... Bullshit. We now know that there are 3 key genetic markers for homosexuality (this is not to say that they are the defining factors... there's other stuff involved) and humans are not the only species to display this behavior. Beyond all the biological stuff, everybody has their kinks. Straight guys occasionally like it up the butt and you hardly go a day without hearing about some Hollywood starlet airing out her lesbian fantasies or experiences yet they can still get married to their heterosexual mate of choice. In any case, Lawrence v Texas took care of sodomy laws in 2003 so nobody has any right to tell another person what they can or cannot do consensually in their own home.

Now that I've spewed my nerd load all over the intersprockets, I urge everyone who supports the cause to use this knowledge to continue fighting for our equal rights. Rights that are granted to inmates on Death Row over honest, decent (well, maybe not decent, but you know what I mean), tax-paying citizens. In our system of checks and balances in which the judicial branch of the government is meant to protect the fundamental rights of minority groups against the tyranny of the majority, we continue to be let down. This is our lives they're fucking with. We can't just wait for the shit to hit the fan, we have to take the flaming bag of poo and launch it ourselves.

And I'm out.
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I'll have my funny with a side of woof! [May. 31st, 2009|12:25 am]


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The thing about nicknames... [May. 30th, 2009|05:49 pm]
Just a quick thought.

Every time I hear someone say "Hey, Boo" to me, I like to think of myself as Boo Radley, benevolent retard for hire.
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I NEEEEEEEEEEED IT!!! So I Pre-ordered. [May. 30th, 2009|12:19 am]


GIMMEGIMMEGIMME!!!

Plus, the redesign of Harley Quinn? Awesomeness.

As [info]celtcub says, she should be in the movie series. She could easily be worked in. I mean her background is all battered woman syndrome, anyway. She could be getting revenge for the Joker.
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