Is it wrong to let forth a cynical laugh at this news? Because I did.
Exit Question: What are the holidays like?
Bonus Exit Question: In the unlikely (he's 63, she's 46) event that they spawn and have a daughter, what are the odds that said daughter will be horribly murdered or disappeared?
So I decided to be a little lazy this weekend. About the only real thing I accomplished in the meatosphere was installing an air conditioner in my house. Cool. So I watched a few movies this weekend, and thought I'd sure some short reviews/thoughts. As an aside, I have decided to adopt netflix's scoring system for maximum neural efficiency. On to the movies!
Smokin' Aces starring a bunch of people. Kind of like Ocean's Eleven meets Lock Stock, but not quite as good as either. Entertaining enough, just nothing to write home about. "I liked it."
Pan's Labyrinth starring a bunch of Spanish people. Yes, I was aware that it was marketed as a fairy tale for adults and is rated R, but it stars a little girl and is a fairy tale. So I was stupidly surprised at the brutality and sheer "messed-upness" of the film. Very moving and beautiful, a must see. "I really liked it"/"I loved it."
The Painted Veil starring Kong's Bane and Smoochy the Rhino. I liked it because I love Smoochy, in a completely hetero way, because I think he's one of his generation's most talented actors. I also love Jet Girl because, well, she's unbelievably and incredibly hot, and also a good actress. In a nutshell, The Painted Veil is very English Patient-ey, and if it were a fruit, I'd say it was "a very plum, plum." Like English Patient, it's filmed in a very sumptuous and beautiful manner. Instead of the throat parching desert, you can almost smell the sickeningly sweet fragrance of tropical orchids wafting from the screen. Set in the hinterlands of 1920's China, The Painted Veil centers around a bacteriologist, and his wife, sent to a small town to deal with a cholera outbreak. Most excellent. "I loved it."
I have a sister-in-law, Brooke. Currently she is unemployed, and therefore probably my primary (and most likely only) reader. She self-identifies as a centrist lefty, but from my perspective, she's a member of the loony liberal left. So anyway, she mentioned that I've been slacking this week (as I've already noted), so I thought I would put up a post just for her. Enjoy!
Of course, such paragons of cuteness eventually turn into this, or even this! And so they must all be dealt with appropriately!
Who is Thomas Paine?
Aside from the obvious, just like my profile states, I am a thiry-something engineer attempting to effect great change in The Republic.
OK, so what does that mean?
I intend to lend yet another voice to the cacophony of the blogosphere. If just one person reads my blog (that would be a start), forms an opinion about current affairs, converts from the dark side and goes on to fight for "truth, justice, and the American way," then I will consider my efforts a success.
Why bother?
Ultimately, to rid the world of this. (EXTREME content warning!)-via this post at The Jawa Report.
That's really gross!
Well, that's the enemy, and the reality, we face. Sorry about that. By the way, the fierce and murdering Taliban jihadi in the picture above, he's twelve. When I was twelve I think I wanted to be Indiana Jones, or maybe a Transformer.
So is that it, you're another counter-jihadi?
Not quite, I just know that the rise of islamofascism is this generation's greatest challenge. There are other topics I consider important, just not as much as the possibility of crazed moon-rock worshippers killing fellow Americans. (Is it a slur if it's the truth?)
Like what?
Well, border security is the most recent topic in the news, but also the economy (good), government spending (bad), pork/earmarks (out-of-control), inflated government size (bad), abortion (bad), low taxes (good), etc, etc.
Ah ha! So you're a Republican!
Well, I was, until the proposed amnesty bill currently in the Senate ("the straw that broke the camel's back") caused me to re-register with no party affiliation. The only way I'll register as a Republican again is to vote for Fred! in the primary. Other than that, I'll only support candidates, of any party, who actually want to preserve the integrity and greatness of this country.
Blah blah blah, what's with all this "Fred!" nonsense I've seen around?
You mean Sen. Fred Thompson? Why might it be a good thing for him to run for POTUS? Well for starters, he's very down-to-earth, a great communicator, an accomplished actor, and so far as we know, a true conservative. (Sound familiar?) Now of course, he's not in the race yet, and we still have much to learn about his ideas, plans, goals, etc. etc. Currently, with what is now known, his role can be summed up thusly: "This is our most desperate hour. Help us Fred!, you're our only hope."
So is that it?
Well, that about sums it up. There is of course much more, but that's enough for now.
OK, I've been slacking the last few days, I know. Just dealing with craziness on both the work front and the home front. (Since when do the kids have to parent the parents, teh silly). Anyway, the big story of the weekend obviously is the JFK terror plot. After prolonged silence from the left, the Kos Kids are finally showing their true colors. Typical moon-battery. Allahpundit's got the must-read round-up over at Hot Air. Also check out Michelle's coverage as well. A familiar name that popped up and may be linked to the plot, Adnan Shukrijumah.
As a barely important aside (found via HA's new headlines feature), Putin has decided to place Russia back on a cold war footing by targeting European sites with nuclear missiles. Related info can be found here.
