7.30.2004
7.29.2004
reo speedreadah
this is pretty cool, though probably not all that scientific.
how fast do you read?
posted by scott 12:46 PM
this is pretty cool, though probably not all that scientific.
how fast do you read?
posted by scott 12:46 PM
the sound of a cell door clanging shut
today is my five year "anniversary" here at work. three weeks vacation, baby! i'm about another five years away from being positively european.
i moved out here about five years and six months ago, and when my unemployment was tapped, i got this job. first interview i went on. i was pretty rusty too, working at the same place for about 8 years prior to this.
my only criteria when i was looking was 9-5, weekends off, relatively mindless.
five years later, i'm fucking bored as hell.
but hey, three weeks!
whoo hoo...
posted by scott 8:48 AM
today is my five year "anniversary" here at work. three weeks vacation, baby! i'm about another five years away from being positively european.
i moved out here about five years and six months ago, and when my unemployment was tapped, i got this job. first interview i went on. i was pretty rusty too, working at the same place for about 8 years prior to this.
my only criteria when i was looking was 9-5, weekends off, relatively mindless.
five years later, i'm fucking bored as hell.
but hey, three weeks!
whoo hoo...
posted by scott 8:48 AM
7.28.2004
the politics of hope
"...there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes.
Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America, there's the United States of America.
There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America.
The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it.
We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America."
- Barack Obama
posted by scott 9:01 AM
"...there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes.
Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America, there's the United States of America.
There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America.
The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it.
We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America."
- Barack Obama
posted by scott 9:01 AM
7.21.2004
fair and balanced, my ass
from media matters
the FOX & Friends co-hosts distorted Heinz Kerry's comments to a group of preschoolers, characterizing her remarks as "bizarre":
DOOCY: She is smart, because when asked by 60 Minutes II, when asked what she would like to do if her husband is elected -- you know what she said -- she'd like to be the White House dog.
HILL: Why?
BRIAN: I don't understand that.
KILMEADE: She said I would like to be the dog.
HILL: Why?
DOOCY: I would like to be the dog.
KILMEADE: It's a bizarre answer.
DOOCY: And I believe there was some growling.
KILMEADE: It was a bizarre interview.
Heinz Kerry, while visiting with a group of preschoolers, said, "I'd like to be a dog. Wouldn't you like to be a dog? Do you know why? Wouldn't you like to be a dog? I would. Dogs are friendly." CBS news correspondent Byron Pitts played a video clip of Heinz Kerry's remarks to the schoolchildren on CBS Evening News on June 15 to illustrate his characterization of her as "reachable."
During a January 25 60 Minutes interview on CBS, when asked what her role would be as first lady, Heinz Kerry responded, "Keeping him honest, strong, up, when they knock him, and real humble when they praise him too much. And you know Washington. They always do that. You know, you're either a devil or you're a saint, and we -- none of us are either, or most of us are not."
posted by scott 11:27 AM
from media matters
the FOX & Friends co-hosts distorted Heinz Kerry's comments to a group of preschoolers, characterizing her remarks as "bizarre":
DOOCY: She is smart, because when asked by 60 Minutes II, when asked what she would like to do if her husband is elected -- you know what she said -- she'd like to be the White House dog.
HILL: Why?
BRIAN: I don't understand that.
KILMEADE: She said I would like to be the dog.
HILL: Why?
DOOCY: I would like to be the dog.
KILMEADE: It's a bizarre answer.
DOOCY: And I believe there was some growling.
KILMEADE: It was a bizarre interview.
Heinz Kerry, while visiting with a group of preschoolers, said, "I'd like to be a dog. Wouldn't you like to be a dog? Do you know why? Wouldn't you like to be a dog? I would. Dogs are friendly." CBS news correspondent Byron Pitts played a video clip of Heinz Kerry's remarks to the schoolchildren on CBS Evening News on June 15 to illustrate his characterization of her as "reachable."
During a January 25 60 Minutes interview on CBS, when asked what her role would be as first lady, Heinz Kerry responded, "Keeping him honest, strong, up, when they knock him, and real humble when they praise him too much. And you know Washington. They always do that. You know, you're either a devil or you're a saint, and we -- none of us are either, or most of us are not."
posted by scott 11:27 AM
7.20.2004
strong good news... i just hope it doesnt delay x men 3 too long...
from AICN on saturday (i cant believe i just read it now)
Warners finally gets it right! SUPERMAN RETURNS! The Confirmed Details Spill To Earth!
Hey folks, Harry here... it is with a great deal of relief, joy and happiness that I can lay out what is happening with the Man of Steel.
As of Today, the deals for Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris have been closed to helm & write from scratch the new SUPERMAN film. This is the X2 team. The team that made, arguably the best of the Marvel Films (arguable only because Raimi nailed the hell out of SPIDER-MAN 2).
The J.J. Abrams script has been completely tossed out. Not of shred of it will remain. That McG ordered SUPERMAN cybersuit (Brilliant Ideas From Mr Hot Wheels, eh?) that Stan Winston's brilliant craftsmen were paid zillions to create is GONE! Today, long time sources like Frosty Skywalker, Sir Etch-A-Sketch and Sir Magnadoodle... those last two have been in the hallways of Warners for the better part of the past decade... and have access to every room. Frosty wrote to tell me that Bryan was signed, and that LOGAN'S RUN and X3 were now dead. While the first part of that is true... LOGAN'S RUN and X3 are not dead. The word from the halls of Warner Bros is that LOGAN'S RUN will be the film that Bryan Singer will make immediately after the Man Of Steel lands in theaters near us all. HOWEVER - if you begin talking to spies at Fox in Tom Rothman's offices and adjoining offices... X3 will be made after SUPERMAN by Singer, or Fox will leave him behind and continue forward with a new director. It'll be interesting to see how the cast will take to that... I know they all love Rothman so. He's a really cute dude, very lovable snugglebunny and obviously the reason that series has been the success that it has been. No, no, really. Ok, maybe that's a fib.
Details on SUPERMAN RETURNS, which is what Team Singer and WB seem to be calling it, are few and far between. But one source, that proved to me today to be quite close to some Warner exec that strikes an amazing resemblence to Lex Luthor himself, hinted to me that this film does not throw the Donner films away and allegedly somehow has something to do with their timeline and history!!! So... from the title, all we're left with is... he must have left, and now he's back. Does that refer to the child of Krypton's absence from theaters, Metropolis, our Planet or what? Will 3 & 4 be canon or merely tragedies? If he's returning, one can assume that he went somewhere, and now feels the need to be back... but why? Where'd he go? Why's he back? I can say though... SUPERMAN RETURNS will not be an Origin Story. We're not going to walk through all that molasses for the umpteenth time, waiting for Kal-El to do something or become Superman again!
The confirmed details are: Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris are on board. It will not be an origin story. And something regarding the Christopher Reeve films and that universe has something to do with this. (though that last one is a shady detail... My source heard that, but when they did... there was no elaboration for the how, what, when, where or why of it.)
posted by scott 11:23 AM
from AICN on saturday (i cant believe i just read it now)
Warners finally gets it right! SUPERMAN RETURNS! The Confirmed Details Spill To Earth!
Hey folks, Harry here... it is with a great deal of relief, joy and happiness that I can lay out what is happening with the Man of Steel.
As of Today, the deals for Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris have been closed to helm & write from scratch the new SUPERMAN film. This is the X2 team. The team that made, arguably the best of the Marvel Films (arguable only because Raimi nailed the hell out of SPIDER-MAN 2).
The J.J. Abrams script has been completely tossed out. Not of shred of it will remain. That McG ordered SUPERMAN cybersuit (Brilliant Ideas From Mr Hot Wheels, eh?) that Stan Winston's brilliant craftsmen were paid zillions to create is GONE! Today, long time sources like Frosty Skywalker, Sir Etch-A-Sketch and Sir Magnadoodle... those last two have been in the hallways of Warners for the better part of the past decade... and have access to every room. Frosty wrote to tell me that Bryan was signed, and that LOGAN'S RUN and X3 were now dead. While the first part of that is true... LOGAN'S RUN and X3 are not dead. The word from the halls of Warner Bros is that LOGAN'S RUN will be the film that Bryan Singer will make immediately after the Man Of Steel lands in theaters near us all. HOWEVER - if you begin talking to spies at Fox in Tom Rothman's offices and adjoining offices... X3 will be made after SUPERMAN by Singer, or Fox will leave him behind and continue forward with a new director. It'll be interesting to see how the cast will take to that... I know they all love Rothman so. He's a really cute dude, very lovable snugglebunny and obviously the reason that series has been the success that it has been. No, no, really. Ok, maybe that's a fib.
Details on SUPERMAN RETURNS, which is what Team Singer and WB seem to be calling it, are few and far between. But one source, that proved to me today to be quite close to some Warner exec that strikes an amazing resemblence to Lex Luthor himself, hinted to me that this film does not throw the Donner films away and allegedly somehow has something to do with their timeline and history!!! So... from the title, all we're left with is... he must have left, and now he's back. Does that refer to the child of Krypton's absence from theaters, Metropolis, our Planet or what? Will 3 & 4 be canon or merely tragedies? If he's returning, one can assume that he went somewhere, and now feels the need to be back... but why? Where'd he go? Why's he back? I can say though... SUPERMAN RETURNS will not be an Origin Story. We're not going to walk through all that molasses for the umpteenth time, waiting for Kal-El to do something or become Superman again!
The confirmed details are: Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris are on board. It will not be an origin story. And something regarding the Christopher Reeve films and that universe has something to do with this. (though that last one is a shady detail... My source heard that, but when they did... there was no elaboration for the how, what, when, where or why of it.)
posted by scott 11:23 AM
7.17.2004
Belated vacation pics
it was a while ago, but i'm finally getting around to it.
(by the way, this new blogger interface kinda sucks...)
relaxing at diana and jeffs (don't worry jeff, I wasn't loaded... er, i mean IT wasn't loaded...)
didn't add anything to the VKC though
angies first trip to fenway
manny and nomar
and angie making friends with dinner
now i'm really hot and uncomfortable, so i'm outta here. if this post is screwed up, it ain't my fault, and i'll fix it monday.
peace...
posted by scott 12:21 PM
it was a while ago, but i'm finally getting around to it.
(by the way, this new blogger interface kinda sucks...)
relaxing at diana and jeffs (don't worry jeff, I wasn't loaded... er, i mean IT wasn't loaded...)
didn't add anything to the VKC though
angies first trip to fenway
manny and nomar
and angie making friends with dinner
now i'm really hot and uncomfortable, so i'm outta here. if this post is screwed up, it ain't my fault, and i'll fix it monday.
peace...
posted by scott 12:21 PM
7.15.2004
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and now we go live to the white house, where president bush is signing a new bill into law
"Good morning, and welcome to the white house."
a familiar smirk starts to play across his lips, and the beady eyes shift from left to right. the smirk slowly turns to a bit of a frown as an uncomfortable silence greets the president.
one reporter nudges another, "i think that was supposed to be a joke."
"a joke? why would you..."
"GOOD MORNING, and welcome to the white house!"
after the forced laughter begins, the president opens the smirk into a large grin, and it quickly becomes part of the smug look he wears so often when addressing the public.
the reporter nudges again, "see! i told you!"
I swear i turned on CNN just long enough to see that this morning. i didn't actually SEE the reporters nudging and whispering, but then again, i didn't really have to.
posted by scott 8:38 AM
and now we go live to the white house, where president bush is signing a new bill into law
"Good morning, and welcome to the white house."
a familiar smirk starts to play across his lips, and the beady eyes shift from left to right. the smirk slowly turns to a bit of a frown as an uncomfortable silence greets the president.
one reporter nudges another, "i think that was supposed to be a joke."
"a joke? why would you..."
"GOOD MORNING, and welcome to the white house!"
after the forced laughter begins, the president opens the smirk into a large grin, and it quickly becomes part of the smug look he wears so often when addressing the public.
the reporter nudges again, "see! i told you!"
I swear i turned on CNN just long enough to see that this morning. i didn't actually SEE the reporters nudging and whispering, but then again, i didn't really have to.
posted by scott 8:38 AM
7.12.2004
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good idea
fahrenheit 911 factchecker
posted by scott 4:01 PM
good idea
fahrenheit 911 factchecker
posted by scott 4:01 PM
7.09.2004
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flame on...
from AICN:
Your proverbial gates have probably already been flooded with this LATE-BREAKING NEWS, but I felt compelled to put it out there. Here it is: according to the most reputable trade Variety (which I don't have a subscription to, sorry), 20th Century Fox has cast THREE of its FOUR Fantasticos: Ioan Gruffudd ("Horatio Hornblower," 'King Arthur') will fill the elastipants of Reed Richards, Michael Chiklis ("The Shield") will be everyone's ever-lovin,' blue-eyed Thing, and Chris Evans ('Not Another Teen Movie,' 'The Perfect Score,' 'Cellular') will be Johnny Storm. Still uncast is the role of Sue Richards, although supposedly, Jessica Alba ("Dark Angel," 'Honey') is the lead contender. The other two frontrunners for the part are Keri Russel ("Felicity") and Rachel McAdams ('Mean Girls' and 'The Notebook'), who I believe Beaks interviewed recently and hinted at being up for the part.
no clue who Ioan or Chris is, but thats probably a GOOD thing.
posted by scott 4:01 PM
flame on...
from AICN:
Your proverbial gates have probably already been flooded with this LATE-BREAKING NEWS, but I felt compelled to put it out there. Here it is: according to the most reputable trade Variety (which I don't have a subscription to, sorry), 20th Century Fox has cast THREE of its FOUR Fantasticos: Ioan Gruffudd ("Horatio Hornblower," 'King Arthur') will fill the elastipants of Reed Richards, Michael Chiklis ("The Shield") will be everyone's ever-lovin,' blue-eyed Thing, and Chris Evans ('Not Another Teen Movie,' 'The Perfect Score,' 'Cellular') will be Johnny Storm. Still uncast is the role of Sue Richards, although supposedly, Jessica Alba ("Dark Angel," 'Honey') is the lead contender. The other two frontrunners for the part are Keri Russel ("Felicity") and Rachel McAdams ('Mean Girls' and 'The Notebook'), who I believe Beaks interviewed recently and hinted at being up for the part.
no clue who Ioan or Chris is, but thats probably a GOOD thing.
posted by scott 4:01 PM
7.08.2004
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just a reminder from the liberal media
...you know, in case these little tidbits are overlooked during the next few months. don't laugh, it could happen.
Los Angeles Times: "Lay lent Enron's corporate jet to the younger Bush eight times during the 2000 campaign, was co-chair of a gala tribute to him and was one of his top campaign contributors. Enron was also a major patron of Bush and the Republican Party."
San Francisco Chronicle: "Lay was co-chairman of President George H.W. Bush's 1992 re-election campaign and was a leading fund-raiser for the current president's 2000 campaign. Enron and its executives contributed more than $3 million to GOP causes between 1998 and 2002."
posted by scott 1:19 PM
just a reminder from the liberal media
...you know, in case these little tidbits are overlooked during the next few months. don't laugh, it could happen.
Los Angeles Times: "Lay lent Enron's corporate jet to the younger Bush eight times during the 2000 campaign, was co-chair of a gala tribute to him and was one of his top campaign contributors. Enron was also a major patron of Bush and the Republican Party."
San Francisco Chronicle: "Lay was co-chairman of President George H.W. Bush's 1992 re-election campaign and was a leading fund-raiser for the current president's 2000 campaign. Enron and its executives contributed more than $3 million to GOP causes between 1998 and 2002."
posted by scott 1:19 PM
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rumours...
and i ain't talking fleetwood mac.
the chatter is pointing out a possible return of the king extended edition invasion of select theaters in octoberish.
please let this chatter be more reliable than the crap tom ridge listens to...
posted by scott 10:56 AM
rumours...
and i ain't talking fleetwood mac.
the chatter is pointing out a possible return of the king extended edition invasion of select theaters in octoberish.
please let this chatter be more reliable than the crap tom ridge listens to...
posted by scott 10:56 AM
7.02.2004
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ciao...
brandos dead.
posted by scott 8:38 AM
ciao...
brandos dead.
posted by scott 8:38 AM
7.01.2004
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spectacular AND amazing!
spiderman 2 is to spiderman as X2 is to x-men
a hell of a lot better!
a hell of a lot more like the comic book...
J Jonah Jameson steals every scene he sticks his fat head into!
more teary-eyed aunt may!
great cheesy lines right off the splash page of the comic: "I am spiderman... no more!"
fights! fights, fights!
doc ock rocks!
the angst-ridden peter parker we all know and love!
enough set-up for 3 more movies...
and the best last line in a comic book movie, excepting maybe, "Me estas enojando. No te gustarìa a Ti verme enojado."
go see it.
posted by scott 7:47 AM
spectacular AND amazing!
spiderman 2 is to spiderman as X2 is to x-men
a hell of a lot better!
a hell of a lot more like the comic book...
J Jonah Jameson steals every scene he sticks his fat head into!
more teary-eyed aunt may!
great cheesy lines right off the splash page of the comic: "I am spiderman... no more!"
fights! fights, fights!
doc ock rocks!
the angst-ridden peter parker we all know and love!
enough set-up for 3 more movies...
and the best last line in a comic book movie, excepting maybe, "Me estas enojando. No te gustarìa a Ti verme enojado."
go see it.
posted by scott 7:47 AM
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