Thursday, March 26, 2009
I HATE WEDDINGS
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Something that has bugged me for years
As much as I enjoyed the Belgariad/Mallorean cycles by David Eddings, his oversimplification of national identity (i.e., all Thulls were dull and superstitious, all Nyissans were drug addicts and overly feminine, all Tol'Nedrans would sell their grandmothers for a pittence) always jolted me out of my suspension of disbelief. Way more than, say, people turning into wolves, glowing blue swords, and Dryads.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Memeage: 25 random things
Because I feel like I neglect this blog sometimes. This has been going around. I answered it ... elsewhere ... but thought I might as well post it here, too. 17, 18 and 25 have been changed because they give away my secret superhero identity.
1. I like cats better than people 98 percent of the time.
2. I don't mean to talk in movies, but sometimes I just can't help myself.
3. I have horrible taste in music — I like it all pretty much indiscriminately.
4. I enjoy being underestimated, and play dumb a lot to help facilitate this. I don't know if I'm fooling anyone.
5. I used to draw horses and cats constantly. I had stacks of horrible drawings of both.
6. Sometimes I think it would be really fun to be a mechanic, except I hate the feel of grease on my hands.
7. I think mimes are kind of cool. Except those ones who follow you around copying whatever you do. Those ones I hate.
8. I hate being short.
9. I am excited that I haven't been carded at the movie theater in almost a year, though.
10. One time I thought the day to vote was a week later than it actually was, and I was so upset about missing it that I cried when I got home from work.
11. Despite that, sometimes I'm not sure democracy even works, and I do think voter fraud changes the results of most elections.
12. Every year I give up Diet Dr Pepper for Lent and think I should just give it up entirely, but then I start drinking it again because otherwise I'd have nothing to give up for Lent the next year.
13. I like hockey way better when the refs let the players fight.
14. I haven't studied karate for six years now, but I still find myself sizing up new people as potential opponents.
15. I also scan every room I enter for potential weapons and potential escape routes.
16. I hate being touched.
17. Every time I have a dream where I can fly, I realize that I'm dreaming and start flying around doing stuff that I can't do in real life, because it's a dream and I can do what I want! This only ever happens with flying dreams, though.
18. I like earthquakes. Not the big scary kind that drop the Bay Bridge on people and stuff, but little rumblers that do no damage? Love 'em.
19. I wish I spoke more languages fluently. If my schedule allowed it, I would spend every night in a language class at [local community college].
20. The real reason I don't want my driver license is because I'm afraid that someday I'll hit someone and kill them, and I wouldn't be able to live with that on my conscience.
21. This list has taken me almost 45 minutes to write. I'm just not interesting, sorry.
22. My favorite color is the taste of York peppermints.
23. I hate the numbers 4 and 7.
24. I still watch kids' shows. I think the ones I watched when I was a kid were better, but I don't know if that's because shows have gotten stupider or I've gotten smarter.
25. I miss college. Like, a lot. I worry that those were the best years of my life.
1. I like cats better than people 98 percent of the time.
2. I don't mean to talk in movies, but sometimes I just can't help myself.
3. I have horrible taste in music — I like it all pretty much indiscriminately.
4. I enjoy being underestimated, and play dumb a lot to help facilitate this. I don't know if I'm fooling anyone.
5. I used to draw horses and cats constantly. I had stacks of horrible drawings of both.
6. Sometimes I think it would be really fun to be a mechanic, except I hate the feel of grease on my hands.
7. I think mimes are kind of cool. Except those ones who follow you around copying whatever you do. Those ones I hate.
8. I hate being short.
9. I am excited that I haven't been carded at the movie theater in almost a year, though.
10. One time I thought the day to vote was a week later than it actually was, and I was so upset about missing it that I cried when I got home from work.
11. Despite that, sometimes I'm not sure democracy even works, and I do think voter fraud changes the results of most elections.
12. Every year I give up Diet Dr Pepper for Lent and think I should just give it up entirely, but then I start drinking it again because otherwise I'd have nothing to give up for Lent the next year.
13. I like hockey way better when the refs let the players fight.
14. I haven't studied karate for six years now, but I still find myself sizing up new people as potential opponents.
15. I also scan every room I enter for potential weapons and potential escape routes.
16. I hate being touched.
17. Every time I have a dream where I can fly, I realize that I'm dreaming and start flying around doing stuff that I can't do in real life, because it's a dream and I can do what I want! This only ever happens with flying dreams, though.
18. I like earthquakes. Not the big scary kind that drop the Bay Bridge on people and stuff, but little rumblers that do no damage? Love 'em.
19. I wish I spoke more languages fluently. If my schedule allowed it, I would spend every night in a language class at [local community college].
20. The real reason I don't want my driver license is because I'm afraid that someday I'll hit someone and kill them, and I wouldn't be able to live with that on my conscience.
21. This list has taken me almost 45 minutes to write. I'm just not interesting, sorry.
22. My favorite color is the taste of York peppermints.
23. I hate the numbers 4 and 7.
24. I still watch kids' shows. I think the ones I watched when I was a kid were better, but I don't know if that's because shows have gotten stupider or I've gotten smarter.
25. I miss college. Like, a lot. I worry that those were the best years of my life.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Pro tip
When you haven't eaten meat in 18 years, turkey chili is not something you should eat unless you have the next day off.
(Okay, so I eat fish. Still. Ow.)
(Okay, so I eat fish. Still. Ow.)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Some advice
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
Then spike it liberally. I'm talking, like, one glass gets you tipsy and it burns going down liberally. And then you'll forget all about the lemons and giggle about some stupid infomercial instead!
DISCLAIMER: I am not advocating alcoholism, nor am I an alcoholic. But every once in a while, I need some lemonade. And tonight might be one of those nights.
Then spike it liberally. I'm talking, like, one glass gets you tipsy and it burns going down liberally. And then you'll forget all about the lemons and giggle about some stupid infomercial instead!
DISCLAIMER: I am not advocating alcoholism, nor am I an alcoholic. But every once in a while, I need some lemonade. And tonight might be one of those nights.
Friday, January 23, 2009
I want to post happy things
But I'm still enraged over "The Last Airbender."
Like, seriously.
I'm even more outraged that, while the casting directors and Paramount can't be bothered to respond to the hundreds of letters fans are sending about this, they can post a casting call for extras wearing "the traditional costume of your family's ethnic background."
1. We're not good enough to be in the main cast, but we're okay to be extras! Isn't that exciting! We can wander around as human props!
2. They're not costumes, you fuckers. They're clothes.
I was pissed enough about "21" (and about "A Mighty Heart" and other movies, too), but I actually LIKE "Avatar," so I'm like 8 levels from anger level cap here. Like hit people and cry kind of angry.
Like, seriously.
I'm even more outraged that, while the casting directors and Paramount can't be bothered to respond to the hundreds of letters fans are sending about this, they can post a casting call for extras wearing "the traditional costume of your family's ethnic background."
1. We're not good enough to be in the main cast, but we're okay to be extras! Isn't that exciting! We can wander around as human props!
2. They're not costumes, you fuckers. They're clothes.
I was pissed enough about "21" (and about "A Mighty Heart" and other movies, too), but I actually LIKE "Avatar," so I'm like 8 levels from anger level cap here. Like hit people and cry kind of angry.
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