Just Another Reminder

Just to give you an idea, how deadly an encounter with squid tentacles can be, here is an image of the razor-sharp squid hooks that can shred a victim in a blink:




Follow the link to see more nightmare inducing images of my nemesis. Then join the struggle for the good of your children and your children's children's children.

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/02/awesome-octopi-cephalopods-from-outer.html

Big Brother UK

Ah the British. I love that batshit crazy island nation for the things they create or perpetuate They do pseudo-celebrity better than anyone else. I knew the minute I saw Steven Baldwin (the god-preaching bottom end of the Baldwin clan) enter the Celebrity Big Brother house that things were gonna get good. Add to that famed whorehouse madame Heidi Fleiss (for whom the term 'crack-ho' is actually an accurately gentle way to describe how truly terrible she looks now) and movie tough guy Vinny Jones and you just might have the makings of some classic BB train wreck moments. I understand two of the guys in there were just in the tabloids for scrapping in some club and one of them is a ex-cage fighter. I haven't heard of half of the celebs in there which is good for me. 27 days to go.

Sing It Sister

This is for those of you that think I am fighting this endless struggle by myself. I have agents all over the world willing to take to the streets with our message.

Please Tune In

Written by Geoff Johns, the 2-hour “Absolute Justice” will air on Friday, February 5th starting 8.00pm on The CW. I have to admit that I half expect this to be really crappy like the Justice League movie years ago. The other half of me hopes it will be geeky and terrific. Here is your chance, Smallville, to make up for all the gloom and ennui you put me through all those seasons I watched your moody Superman.

Now Just Hold It One Minute Miny Flash

What a great image. You know that someone was just bored off his ass at work or during some never ending staff meeting and came up with something awesome.

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Greatest Movie Poster Ever?

I love this poster. I so want to see this movie. Badass luchadors fighting green faced villains? Where is James Cameron when I need him?

http://eclecticbanana.tumblr.com/

Nightcrawler

Of all the mutants I wanted to see using their powers on film, Nightcrawler tops the list. I always like the character and next to time travel, the ability to teleport is right up there on my list of powers I would most like to have.

If I Work At It, Could This Be Me?

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Call Me Mr. 3000

I can barely believe the number myself. Blogging is one of the best things I have ever found to do with my time and, like everything I tend to be interested in, I don't do it half-way or at half-speed.

Sure I add small posts alongside my longer rants and reviews so my numbers are going to be naturally large to begin with. You tell me if it looks to you that I am just doing that to pad my numbers. I think you will agree that it all fits together and adds to the larger mosaic I have created. I am proud of that and this accomplishment.

Readers get the quick hit of a tumblr combined with a variety of discussion topics, opinions and images. My posts are all as interesting as I have always tried to be in my real life. I like that I can defend anything I have ever posted by this simple mantra - "I think it's cool".

My unlimited love to those of you who have stuck it out with me from those early days and who still visit me today. Your validation of the voodoo that I do means alot to me. In the days when everyone and his cat has a blog such loyalty is hard to come by and even harder to maintain. I hope I continue to bring a smile to your day for many years to come.

Sigh, It's Supergirl

And They Will Judge You At The Same Time

http://coyotewandering.wordpress.com/

So You Are Telling Me...

That this whole time the caterpillar was just some pot head? Well that just changes the whole nature of the story for me. Lucy in the sky with diamonds indeed!

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Got To Have For The Struggle

I don't like the fact that they are pedal powered but I am sure we can easily adapt these craft to suit our needs in the struggle against the cephalopod. Maybe some kind of electric shock thingie if they grab onto it. Definately will need to be able to fire multiple harpoons, that's a given. I do like the two person design and the compact nature of the craft. They will be easy to park in the Cave of Cool.

"A pedal-powered submarine capable of diving up to 30 metres has been developed by a Russian company. The craft can be powered by two people with no specialist training and moves at about walking pace. Its designers say this will give occupants “spectacular underwater views”. Apart from two sets of pedals, controls are limited to a steering wheel and a few buttons to make operating the submarine as simple as possible."

http://vovat.tumblr.com/

Pez Dispenser Creator Dies

This story really hit me today. How many of us can say that we never had a Pez dispenser? They are as ubiquitous to childhood as stuffed animals or rubber balls. If I didn't collect action figures I would surely have gone the Pez collecting route. So many varieties and all the coolest characters you could imagine. It's a sign that you have achieved pop culture saturation once your characters were made into dispensers.


"This is a truly sad day. A titan of industry. A captain of candy. A Nikola Tesla-like inventor, has died. Yep, the guy that invented the miraculous PEZ dispenser is gone. Candy genius Curtis Allina died at the age of 87. It was in 1955 that Mr. Allina brought the Austrian candy to the US of A and started a pop culture phenomenon. What other candy is mentioned in Stand By Me and Seinfeld? I've owned dozens of PEZ dispensers over the years. Purchasing one as recently as 2 or 3 months ago. (An R2-D2.) So this is personal. A bummer of a day indeed. Thank God the candy coming out of Yosemite Sam's neck-hole will live on. Rest easy Mr. Allina. And thank you."

http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/

Psuedo - Followers Can Bite Me

I hate when people feel bullied by so-called followers for what they post. I agree with everything my brother Samurai Frog said to this kid. Blog what YOU like. If followers don't like it then they can leave. I have lost followers (some of my best) for things I wrote. If that is the price for being my own person and following my own vision it is worth it. Plus, now I can post pictures of Selena not for my own insterest but purely out of SPITE. I loves me some SPITE - warmest of the warm emotions.

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I guess I won’t be posting or reblogging any more Selena stuff cuz jeez, all I’ve heard is slack from it…from numerous people. I’ve even gotten texts. I’ll just go back to loving the posts/pics and leaving it at that. What a way to end a really crappy day.

Oh, that’s total bullshit. I hate when people get all pissy and think they’re going to dictate the content of YOUR blog to you just because you post something they don’t like. They can ignore it or unfollow or go get lives.

I hate Lady Gaga. If I unfollowed everyone who posted pictures of her just because I don’t like her, there’d be hardly anyone left on my dashboard anymore. I just ignore the pictures and keep following because I’m interested in them. If liking Lady Gaga makes them happy, why should that make me angry?

Seriously, keep posting whatever you want. It’s your blog, not theirs. It’s supposed to make you happy. If your followers get annoyed because of what you’re posting, why the hell are they following you in the first place?

Me Meme

Nothing like a cool morning meme to spark the imagination. Thanks to Brother Wings for posting this.

If...

If I were a month, I’d be June
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Thursday
If I were a time of day, I'd be early early morning
If I were a planet, I’d be Mars
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a Blue Whale - they eat squid.
If I were a direction, I’d be North.
If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be a Bookcase.
If I were a liquid, I’d be Pepsi cola.
If I were a gemstone, I’d be Ruby.
If I were a tree, I’d be Mahogany.
If I were a tool, I’d be a Swiss Army Knife.
If I were a flower, I’d be a Tulip.
If I were a kind of weather, I would be a wild thunder and lightning storm.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a Violin.
If I were a color, I’d be Crimson.
If I were an emotion, I’d be Ennui.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a Mandarin Orange.
If I were a sound, I’d be a Meow.
If I were an element, I’d be Calvinium.
If I were a car, I’d be a Aston Martin.
If I were a food, I’d be a Pizza.
If I were a place, I’d be Saltzburg Austria.
If I were a material, I’d be Velvet.
If I were a taste, I’d be Cherry.
If I were a scent, I’d be fresh cut grass.
If I were an object, I’d be a Rapier.
If I were a body part, I'd be a Closed Fist.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be rolling my eyes.
If I were a song, I’d be a Rock Lobster.
If I were a pair of shoes, I would be Loafers.

Cool Design

I love this table design. For those times I fall asleep on the couch far away from my weapons locker. Those damn Spartans down the street or squids down by the beach are always attacking at the least appropriate times. Now I feel ready.

http://gilmoure.tumblr.com/

7 More Interesting Things About Me

In distributing the latest award I neglected to post the required 7 interesting things about myself. Never one to downplay my awesomeness I can't let such an oversight go uncorrected.

1. I haven't left the house in more than two months (since November 1st). Not stepped one foot out of the door. Everything I need it brought to me. I feel like an astronaut training for a deep space mission on some days. Surprisingly I have not seen much of a change to my life than before I tried this experiment.

2. I have never taught a kid named Calvin. Of all the thousands of kids I have interacted with in the past 20 years not a single Calvin in the lot. I wonder if my name will die out with each successive generation of children born only to be replaced by those named Paris, Taylor, Miley, or Brittany.

3. I need to have a candy jar on my desk. Caramel hard candies are my favorite but I prefer a variety all mixed together.

4. At various times on my life I have trained to have a career as an actor, a photographer, a radio announcer and a journalist before I began teaching.

5. I have about a hour of killer stand up comedy material prepared for the day when I actually find the courage/desire to go to the open mike night they hold once a month at a local pub. I have always had the ability to make people laugh WITH me when they weren't laughing AT me. As a teacher that skill was critical to my survival.

6. I eat a different flavour of soup everyday. I like to have a bowl of soup before my main meal. It's the way the bourgeois aristocracy did it so that is good enough for me.

7. If I ever got a dog it would only be a pug. I love the way they look like they are always smiling or laughing at me.

Tuesday Tunes

Sarah McLaughlin - Sweet Surrender



Eli, The Barrow Boy - Decemberists



Rock Lobser - B-52s

New Award For The Cave Of Cool

I got another award. It seems that Joe, one of my bestest blog brothers out there, has once again been forced to recognize my genius. Since I can't send this back to him or his daughter Nicole let me say that Joe was one of those bloggers who first commented on my stuff and he did so everyday. When I was getting NO comments he was there to keep me going. His daughter Nicole always showed me the same kind of love so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

So in the spirit of the award I pass this on to the following bloggers who do work that always entertains me or makes me angry enough to comment. I limited myself only to five mainly to reward those who I feel a strong connection with.

Electronic Cerebrectomy and his tumblr - He writes the best commentaries on the issues of the day and was the only blogger I read that was brave enough to actually journey to the dark side for all of our benefits. He did this by reading 'Twilight' and then giving us a snarky but spot on review. To some, many of his post appear long when you look at them but looks are deceiving. He has such skill in justifying his opinions that you would feel cheated if he only gave you the bullet points. I like my posts this way (meaty and with sauce). I value effort and he never lets me down. Never do I see him just 'phone it in'.

Eclectic Banana and his tumnblr - Like Samurai Frog, Drake posts a large variety of pics that always appeal to me. He writes about topics that I have an interest in also. I appreciate the way he always validates my efforts and reminding me how lucky we geeks are. We love things that most people turn their nose up at. They are the ones who are missing out. Drake also was one of the first bloggers to add to the chorus reminding me to post what I love and everything will be a gem.

Geek Orthodox - Reis is a pure lover of action figures and doesn't discriminate between real or bootleg. He makes you love them all. In their imperfections he sees the beauty. I enjoy seeing toys that I never knew existed and my knowledge of toys is vast. We don't know what he looks like because he hides his identity with a luchador mask. I only hate that I didn't think of it first. Now that he is making video posts I see the value of such a 'gimmick' if you can even call it that. If you love action figures this is a must see site.

The Non-Review - TS's site is one of the newest blogs that I am following but I instantly found a kindred spirit who uses humor, irony, and snark, to comment on what ever passes his way. Like me he can post on totally random topics like angles, tunnels and bridges and then fly into a rant about inappropriate Christmas balloons followed by movies reviews by a nun and an earthworm giving relationship advice. See what I mean. We could have been born twins but then he got snatched away by the goblins. I suspect he has no unexpressed thoughts in his head and I like people like that.

Yaban - I like their stuff. Half tumblr, half blog, they post images that I find myself adding to my files at a regular basis. More often than not those pictures influence what I add, in the way of short posts, to my blog.

Time Surge - I wish this cute Canadian girl posted more often because I enjoy her writing and the way she comments about her life. She is training for a job in the field of education. She reminds me so much of myself when she talks about those experiences. It takes a certain type of person to be a teacher and she has the attitude and mind set to be a terrific influence on kids.

mother hides the pearls- Lana is a terrific person with some of the funniest posts out there. Her fear of the squirrels and birds that taunt her from the back yard reminds me that not just octopus can put dread into our lives. My favorite post of hers was the one about finding an spider's egg sack in her garage. The way she made me go from admiring the spider to being terrified says all you need to know about the talent for writing she has.

Enjoy you award people. It's is well deserved.

Procedures

This is why we always send out a ten man team when dealing with a particularly nasty cephalopod. They may be able to grab eight of our specialists so we have a couple of spares in reserve to get the job done.

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Waffles? They Got Waffles?

This Is Why You Shoot First And Be Polite Later

http://pulpsunday.blogspot.com/2009/07/welcoming.html

Dominate?

I will make that language my bitch. Ya'll can count on that.

Dune Remake??

I saw this on IO9 today and it was some of the best news I could hear about any movie in the pipeline.


"We thought the epic undertaking of a Dune remake was all but finished, when Hancock director Peter Berg left to go make his alien-focused Battleship film. But the remake lives on, with a new director who might actually be better.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting Paramount has finally found a replacement for Peter Berg. Director Pierre Morel has stepped up to try and tame the great sandworms of Arrakis.

Morel is best year from his work in last year's film Taken, also known as "Liam Neeson Punches Everyone In The Throat." This film was easily one of the top five action films of the year, thanks to its pace, editing, filming and acting. If this is any indication of Morel's work, Dune could be a tight little feature. Plus we're slightly less hesitant about Morel adapting Frank Herbert's work than the guy who made Hancock.

EW also added that this movie is now a "high priority" at Paramount, which means it may actually get made."

I Vote No

Why does Pepsi Max, the low calorie alternative to regular Pepsi taste so bad? Could they have just taken out the calories of normal Pepsi and found a way to fool my tastebud? GAAA! The PMax stuff is vile. Maybe if I add some lime or lemon juice to it. I don't know. Trying to cut down on my intake of pop. Gonna be rough.

This Just Says It All

I present this without comment because if you don't get the point then you never will.

http://www.thehighdefinite.com/

I Love This Comic Book

You don't get a much better comic that 'Pet Avengers' in my view. Kids love funny animal books and this lineup is one of the best combination of super animals I can imagine. Every super pet in the DC universe seems to only be an animal version of Superman. Personally I like the variety or Marvel's all animal super team.

Concider The Source

I wish my source for this story didn't come from Cracked.com because it devalues the opinions I have on the squids. It makes me look like a crazy person. But just because I am crazy and paranoid doesn't mean that I am wrong. See what I am saying?

"Finally, there is the matter of the mass squid suicide. They all beached themselves around the time of an earthquake, so some figure there might be a connection. But scientists point out that squid are basically aggressive water balloons, and don't have any of the structures in them that cause fish and whales to become disoriented during quakes. Additionally, the squids started beaching themselves three days before the quake, which either means that the two events are unrelated or that squids a) can predict earthquakes (more on that later) and b) are using the earthquake as an opportunity to come on land and attack us at our most vulnerable and disoriented. Granted, that was probably the most poorly thought out invasion ever but still, it's scary to know they're planning something."

Made My Head Explode With The Awesome That Is This Image

Again, I ask you...where is THIS show in my life? Two great things that go great together. I figure Spock would take on a lot of the blame for his bad calculations that allowed the moon to be shot off into space in the first place. Kirk would be more pragmatice about the situation though. Once he worked his way through all the women at Moon Base Alpha, he would need to be actively seeking out some of that alien sweet. Of course he would justify by saying that it is in the crew's best interest to make helpful friends along the way.

http://eclecticbanana.tumblr.com/

I Did A Bad Thing

"Baby baby...calm down. I admit it. I did remove the buttons on all your shirts. Do you blame me? You look fabulous in that top. Did I ever tell you how beautiful you are? What? I mean it. You are very sexy and more importantly FORGIVING? Am I riiiight?"

Billy The Kid vs Dracula

This is definitely the highest of all high concept ideas. I would love to be in the story meeting for this bad boy. Too bad it didn't spawn a whole slew of 'Dracula vs' movies. Imagine Dracula vs. Teddy Roosevelt, Dracula vs Joseph Stalin, Dracula vs Julia Childs, Dracula vs the ex-Presidents of America, Dracula vs the Cast and Crew of Sesame Street. The possibilities are endless.

http://eclecticbanana.tumblr.com/

You Missed A Spot

Just because you rampage and destroy the city doesn't mean you can't spruce up the place a little before you do. To me, that is just good manners.



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TV Quotes Of The Week

Lisa is lowering Bart into a sewer with rope so he can rescue Larry the Lamb.

Lisa - "Bart, I'm losing my grip!"
Bart - "Put the rope in your teeth."
Lisa - "What will that do?"
Bart - "It will shut you up."

or Mr Burns being interviewed by Homer.

Mr Burns - "...and THAT's how you win an opium war."
Homer - "oh ho...great stuff. And the life lesson is?
Mr Burns - "The Yangtze River swallows all secrets"
Homer - "I'll just put 'haste makes waste'.
Mr Burns - "Excellent. These days I can make neither haste nor waste."

The Dangers of the Lake or the Sea or the Aquarium Tank

I thought this blog would be my ticket to the big time UNTIL I found a spam email in my inbox that actually offered me...now wait for it and maybe you all need to sit down first....that I can become an OFFICIAL product tester for the FISHING CLUB OF AMERICA!!! The sweetest part is they actually let me KEEP the fishing stuff after I test it? And I thought Christmas was on December 25th, Not January whatever today is. Do you think, If I apply myself that I could visit them in Minnetonka Mn? It's always been a dream of mine.

Okay, first of all I DO get the irony. Having a guy that fears most everything that lives in the water testing your fishing equipment is not the greatest business model. Is a spear gun fishing equipment? Is that little octopus bashing club fishing equipment?

I don't mind GOING fishing. I like being in the boat. I will even put the hook in the water, however, once something bites the hook it's out of my hands. Someone needs to grab the rod and bring the beast into the boat. Then THEY need to take it off the hook, club it mercilessly to death (well I might do that part) and then clean and bread it before I see it again. Don't want to do all that for me? I would rather throw the reel in the water than touch that thing at the end of the line.

Magritte

I love this paiting by Magritte who is the guy with the umbrellas and bowler hats. This image reminds me of 'The Matrix' vs 'Dark City'.

http://thisisnthappiness.com/

Thanks For Your SUPPORT Baby!

A man actually gets out of the family vehicle to deal with the giant spider and his woman just bitches at him from the rolled down window. How typical. I just want to tell her that if she thinks she can do better at killing a spider (the only thing women keep us around for) then put up or shut up. Am I riiiight?


http://eclecticbanana.tumblr.com/

Human Stew

Stupid demons. How do you expect to make a good soup with bones that have no meat left on them?


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The Marionette Unit

As much as I love the cool gadgets and airships of the Steampunk Universe I think I love the dystopian elements more. Watch 'City of Lost Children' for a fantastic film in that vein. 'The Marionette Unit' looks sad and gruesome. Makes the battle against such a world all the more satisfying.

"This film is set in an alternate Victorian England, a world where steam-punk technology has developed rapidly and in a world where all creativity, art and individual expression is state-controlled. The Marionette Unit is a theatre show where machine and human have been fused together. A musical machine that resembles a twisted tortured church organ, run with valves, steam and electricity, is connected by a mass of electrical cables to three ballet dancers, who have the wires fused into their bodies. The dancers are controlled by the machine much to the amazement of the Victorian audience.

We follow the story of Smith, an enigmatic character connected to an underground society of artists, hunted by the police. He has come to watch the prize ballet dancer, Georgette try and escape the wired clutches of The Marionette Unit. Will she be able to wrestle free and escape with Smith, or will she succumb to the powerful forces that hold her captive? What follows is a stunning and imaginative display of the human spirit fighting to be set free."

The Marionette Unit - Inception Trailer from Fun Size Studios on Vimeo.

http://io9.com/5439225/puppet-your-own-team-of-steampunk-slave-ballerinas

Comic Cover Of The Week - Wildcat's v2 11

This is a great, crazy comic cover. I so want to see what the hell that cat in the spacesuit is up to. How the hell did he meet up with the handyman frog? Where did the bullet holes in his froggy hat come from? Why does the dinosaur guy wear a tie? How does he even TIE his tie? When that girl is the least bizarre thing you know a cover is special.

Real Survival

This image illustrates why Asia will rise in prominence in the next fifty years. They have such a sense of invention and creative innovation that we have lost here in the western world. They do more with less and we do less with more. I am so lucky to have been born where and when I was. I have almost zero survival skills. I am not talking about building a fire or pitching a tent. I am talking about real skills - to fix something that is mechanically broken - to get out and hustle for pennies everyday. I feel like those lumpy people from 'Wall-E' and it's not a great feeling to be having right now.

Style

K, I am not being all pervy by posting this Hillary Duff picture. I just wanted to say that those boots are FABULOUS! I love and appreciate a cool pair of boots. Superheroes wear boots. My GI Joes never wore those combat boots with laces. They always wore the more attractive Nazi-brand jack boots. It's a style thing bitches.

Tiger Change Your Stripes

Are your freakin' kidding me? Tiger can be forgiven if he converts to Christianity, the oh so forgiving religion we have available to us? Brit Hume is such a douchenozzle but so typical of your 'warriors for god' who on one hand preach to everyone about how they should live their lives and on the other hand probably couldn't stand the scrutiny if their own lives were put under the same microscope as Tiger's. I am sure if Jeebus were around today that he wouldn't be putting such a qualifier on his forgiveness. "If you don't join our club, you will go to hell and be consumed by the fire for eternity." Nice. Tempt me with punishment and not reward if I don't do what you want me to do. What ever happened to free will? What ever happened to 'mind your own fucking business'? I would just love for Tiger to show up in a christian church somewhere with a couple of his 'hostesses' in tow and we will just see how open they will be to him. I hate stuff like this.