Stolen from Moral Flexibility, it made me laugh out loud, stay for the end.

From Eoma P's website, Bro's wife. Highlight the ones you've seen. I can think of some I'd add to the list. Day of the Dead 1957, Shaun of the Dead 2004, Fido 2006, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers 1988, Carnival of Souls 1962, Duck Soup 1933, Godzilla  1954, Metropolis 1927 , 28 Days Later 2002, Lone Wolf and Cub or Shogun Assasin (American edit) 1972. Although seeing Godzilla (or Gojira) is really only proof that you were once seven and had been dropped off at the dollar movies on a hot summer day or stayed up for the creature feature past bedtime.

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

A Friend of mine gave me a half pound container of this stuff.


Geo Metro vs. Tannerite. - Amazing videos are here

An incredibly cool gift, if I can just find a place to detonate it. Don't worry dad, I won't be closer than 100 yards. I thought about mixing it and dividing it into small pill bottles to spread the joy and limit the consternation of passersby.

Someone told me the capitalist system is broken. They're wrong.

Is the ocean broken because it has ripples in the surface? No.

Now imagine a few hundred men ordering a few million people to flatten out the Atlantic ocean at an expense of trillions of dollars. At first it's humorous as they try first plywood, then steel, then composites on piers to make a small section look flat as the waves roll around the artificial island. Then as the effort rapidly expands, and the surface with it, ripples and cracks appear and outlying sections break off and some drown. People also drown as big waves come unforseen over the edge of the surface to take the workers away. All of this and I can't imagine that the artificial island covers more than a couple square miles.

It is at this point that those giving the orders will start blaming the workers building the wave flattening surface, or the workers on the surface blame each other, or their leaders, for the crisis which they now clearly see coming.

But nobody in charge ever says that flattening an ocean is a ridiculous task, or that we should withdraw to the land and learn to work our best with boats and bridges. Anyone in the lower ranks saying so will be attacked for it, and will probably lose his job and his credibility. No, they add more piers and planks, and tell us that it's just good common sense to do so, and that millions of jobs are at stake.

And when, one day, a good sized tsunami or hurricane makes total wreckage of the thing, and takes millions of lives and dollars with it, they call the ocean broken.

   This isn't just the usual bullshit either. I never wanted this job. When I originally asked the pay rate I almost cried. When they offered it to me they and I both knew I didn't want it. I detest the god forsaken corrupt shit hole that is the city, and based on my experience here I marvel that anyone reading this can tell me that socialism is great. I (barely) wanted the job I was originally offered at $6000 per year more pay than I'm getting now. I wanted the job with fewer stresses and responsibilities. I wanted the job with the boss who wasn't a micro managing pain in the ass. I wanted the job where the management didn't make a point of openly detesting their employees. I wanted the job where the city didn't shove a probe up my ass to monitor my movements. I wanted the job where my paperwork was minimal, and where it wasn't subject to ridiculous criticism.
   I never wanted this job. I don't want it now, and I wouldn't offer it to a friend. I don't want to be associated with electronics, science, or technology anymore. We, as a nation, apparently came to the conclusion 20 or 25 years ago that science was too hard, so we decided to let the funny brown people in other countries do it. God help you if you made the decision to go into any kind of tech since then, because undesirables  with tech skills have been systematically reduced to the status of unskilled labor. To quote Scott Adams (via the pointy haired boss of Dilbert) "I can't understand it, so it must be terribly simple".
   I give up, I'm leaving, the only questions are when, where to, and how.

Got this one from my Brother

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states.
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench pressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero (who's pretending? I AM a super-hero!)
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theatre
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favour of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honour of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favourite childhood toy
128. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Member of Congress
132a. Had them write back
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ... more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a TV game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than US states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ... and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
197. Been a DJ
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game
200. Been arrested

I got to ride in Hot air balloons several times thanks to my former boss Ed C long ago and far away. Going back to school was a colossal waste of time and money, Number 132a "Had a politician write back" I highlighted but they were just form letters. Number 134 "Broken a bone" Is technically untrue but I'm gonna take the liberty of including being laid up for a total of 10 months for two consecutive torn/repaired ACLs. I'm surprised my Bro hasn't done number 193. It's so easy, and seems right up his alley. Again Number 188 is technically untrue but I've worked with so many people in pigeon English (including one girlfriend) I'm taking it anyway.

Opponents of drilling off the coasts are saying repeatedly that we shouldn't drill off the coasts because it won't affect the price immediately. The quote is at the bottom of the page, and Ahhnold isn't the first or the only one on the left to say so. I'm just annoyed because as I sat down to type this Rush said exactly what I was going to. Here's my version.

Does this mean we shouldn't do anything without an immediate gratification? Don't bother with college or trade school? don't save for a home or retirement? I know it's weird to hear me say this cause I'm not even close to the best example of careful planning but I really feel I should be able to expect better thinking from a government official.

Rush didn't need to use the caveats but the overall message was identical.

It's a RIGHT!!! The first ruling by the supreme court I've agreed to in a long time has been handed down today, and I find it refreshing that a right under the constitutional amendments remains a right.

Hard drive crashed a couple weeks ago. I lost all my e-mail contacts so if you're reading this and regularly correspond with me please shoot me an e-mail so I can update my contacts. 

    About two years ago as I, among many others, predicted a fall in the housing market, followed by a general fall in the economy. At that time I originally estimated that the DJI would bottom out  somewhere around the 11,000 mark.
    I would now like to revise that estimate. It's too high. I now have no idea where the bottom is, I can only tell that the powers that be have done nothing to slow the fall. Quite the contrary, they seem to feel that stagflation is the answer, and the negative effects on the economy and the population at large can take a back seat to saving their buddies in the banking industry. Maybe I should bet on 9,000 but it seems too pessimistic even for me.