| Today's advice... |
[04 Aug 2008|06:44pm] |
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... do not cough when you have stitches in your stomach.
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| The bad things about The Dark Knight |
[18 Jul 2008|09:23am] |
* Christian Bale's Batman voice - it's like he's doing a really bad Dirty Harry impersonation for the entire movie. At some points, it's actually really hard to understand what he's saying... he brings too much of the gravel voice.
* Batman's magic tracking technology - no spoilers, but Batman uses the most unrealistic bit of technology to find the Joker at one point in the movie... it's like they realized they needed to end the movie soon, so they busted out some magic technology to speed things up.
* It's impossible to make a third movie in the series... NOBODY will ever be able to live up to the Joker. Any future movies will just be a letdown.
Seriously, go see the movie... like, now. Now.
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| My latest purchase... |
[26 Jun 2008|09:05pm] |
... my love for Zombie Captain America is great.
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| Where I've been... |
[23 Jun 2008|07:10pm] |
So, back in April, I started having this pain on my right side. I went to the doctor, and he diagnosed me as having a massively pulled muscle in my ribcage... he gave me muscle relaxers and sent me on my way.
The pain lessened... but it came back stronger than ever a few weeks later. I went to ANOTHER doctor, who sent me off for a 1pm CT Scan. About four hours later, I got a frantic phone call... it turns out that I had massive appendicitis, and if I didn't get to hospital immediately, I was pretty much going to drop dead.
SOOOOOOO... I drove myself to the ER. The doctors were pretty shocked that I was a documented case of somebody having appendicitis for six weeks (you usually end up in ER within a day). They doped me up, and prepped me for surgery... but then discovered that everything was so messed up, I couldn't even have an appendectomy. My appendix had perforated, so they decided to put me on massive antibiotics and let it heal up before removing it. Yes, it has to get better before they take it out (the idea is to limit the complications, and to make it easier to tell what parts actually have to go).
Unfortunately, since I was, you know, almost dead, I wound up in hospital for five days on IV antibiotics. Boy, I love peeing in a jug so they can measure it 6 times a day. After being discharged, I began a two week course of oral antibiotics (4 times a day, 42 nausea-inducing sessions in total)... and now I have to wait a month and change for the actual surgery. There's going to be a low-level pain until then, but it's nothing like it was before. Whee.
If you're looking for an awesome weight-loss plan, I suggest a perforated appendix. Unfortunately, you can only do it once.
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| Dear my appendix... |
[09 Jun 2008|06:18pm] |
In six weeks, you're totally getting tossed in the trashcan!
Just giving you ample warning, jerk.
Brian
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| The best picture I've ever taken |
[24 May 2008|02:32pm] |
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| My newest geek item |
[07 May 2008|06:23pm] |
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| More Canadian childhood goodness. Mr. Dressup! |
[26 Apr 2008|03:18pm] |
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| I watched this show every day when I was a kid. Seriously. |
[25 Apr 2008|10:24am] |
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| Dear attractive woman in the car next to me that picked her nose and ate it, |
[22 Apr 2008|06:04pm] |
I totally saw that.
Your pal,
Brian
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| NY ComicCon |
[19 Apr 2008|09:31am] |
Rather than complaining about the stupidity surrounding the Stan Lee signing (he only signed 30 books, and the line capped off over 3 hours before the doors to the con even opened)... please allow me to show off the greatest sketch ever.
Sean Phillips, artist of Marvel Zombies was just sitting alone at his table... and he sketched a zombie Colonel America for me in a hardcover copy of Marvel Zombies. I think the White-Out zombie teeth really make this piece work. ^_^
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| Wow. |
[16 Apr 2008|10:05pm] |
When did Meryn Cadell become a guy?
Wait, Angel Food For Thought came out 17 years ago? Crap. I'm old, and semi-Canadian.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/meryncadell
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| Cold Slither, Pt. 2 |
[21 Mar 2008|10:21am] |
Here's the part with the midget punch and the introduction to Cold Slither... please note that the name of the midget bar is "STNIKY'S"
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| Why GI Joe rules so hard |
[21 Mar 2008|09:50am] |
So, last night I popped in my favorite episode of GI Joe... "Cold Slither." Read this rundown of the episode and you tell me if this isn't the greatest thing to EVER be broadcast on television...
As the episode opens, Cobra Commander is in financial peril. He's totally broke after building dopey things (like the WEATHER DOMINATOR!), and he needs new revenue streams to continue leading his ruthless terrorist organization. Things are so bad that he and Firefly (Cobra Saboteur!) have to put on trenchcoats and sunglasses (the Commander wears the glasses OVER his battle mask) and head over to a bad section of town so they can hit up a random midget for a loan (yes, the midget has a briefcase that's filled with stacks of money). Sadly, this transaction fails, and Cobra Commander ends up punching out the midget in the back room of a bar. This all happens before the first commercial break.
Since the midget thing didn't work out, Destro steps in and announces HIS big plan. He's decided to dress up Zartan and the Dreadnoks (a bunch of English and Australian bikers) as a rock band, dubbing them Cold Slither. Destro plans to record a single with the Dreadnoks, embedding subliminal messages in the song, eventually allowing Cobra to control rock fans everywhere.
Like all Cobra plans, this one starts off very well. Cold Slither are a massive hit (did I mention the name of the song is also "Cold Slither"), and the subliminal messages cause thousands of people to attend a stadium concert put on by the "band." The plan even causes three GI Joes (including Shipwreck, the most flamboyant sailor since Gene Kelly) to fall under Cold Slither's spell, alerting the rest of the Joe team that something is up.
Now, you'd assume that a crack military organization would have a simple plan for stopping the concert, thereby releasing the thousands in attendance from Cobra's sinister plot. Perhaps turning off the power to the stadium... perhaps, oh, SHOOTING the Dreadnoks... but no, GI Joe never goes the easy route. Instead, they dress up the three female Joes as groupies (bare midriffs everywhere!!!), sending them backstage to seduce the band! Scarlett, Lady Jaye and Cover Girl pull of the deception, and wind up knocking out the Dreadnoks with gimmicked perfume bottles.
The rest of the Joe team then take over the PA system, and use Destro's subliminal technology to make the crowd chant things like "Cobra Commander is a loser" and "We should always support the President in a time of war." They then destroy everything, releasing the crowd from Cobra's control. Of course, the crowd then DEMANDS a rock concert, so the Joe team hop on stage to perform a rollicking version of the GI Joe theme song. The end.
I might have to watch this again tomorrow. ;)
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| All the kids love Steve Gerrard |
[25 Feb 2008|07:27pm] |
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| It's impossible to be in a bad mood when you listen to... |
[20 Feb 2008|12:12pm] |
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| Diary of the Dead: a review in Haiku |
[19 Feb 2008|09:17pm] |
Heavy handed? Yes.
I am so over handhelds.
Still, zombies are cool.
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| Why I won't be sleeping tonight |
[07 Feb 2008|10:48pm] |
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I'm watching C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D... in HD!
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| Bad things about HDTV |
[22 Jan 2008|08:32pm] |
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1.) Paula Abdul's cheek mole.
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