Sad News... I'm Moving

To all my millions of adoring fans (he said dreamily), I am moving my blog to a new service. I will not be posting anything new here. To stay in contact just head on over to my new site! All the new stuff will be there waiting for you and I will slowly be moving my archives there as well.

Soooooo head on over :-)

GZD

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15 Ways to Annoy a Metalhead!

I found this on a fellow bloggers page. Go visit Alex, Van Tango is a great blog!

Link - http://strictmochine.blogspot.com/2006/11/flashbax.html

15 ways to annoy a metalhead:


1. Tell them every metal band worships the devil.
2. Ask if all black metal bands are trying to copy KISS or just most of them.
3. If they're listening to metal, tell them it sounds like some mainstream band. Doesn't matter who.
4. Turn the bass way up on their stereo.
5. Ask if they've given their souls to Jesus yet.
6. If they're listening to metal, tell them "These guys don't have talent. Now (insert any mainstream band here), those guys have talent!"
7. Tell them it all sounds the same.
8. Tell them you like underground music too, like (insert the newest overhyped fashionable loud-ish band from the radio).
9. Point out that just about every genre of music has an underground with bands who have integrity, so metal really isn't that unique.
10. Take out the Iron Maiden disc and put in 50 Cent.
11. Tell them Korn brought metal back to life in the 90s.
12. Laugh at Slayer for stealing their name from the Buffy show.
13. Remind them that metal is partially derived from the blues. Then accuse them of being wiggers.
14. Pine for the good old days when 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' was a big hit.
15. Tell them that Bon Jovi was the heaviest out of all of them.

New toy!

Wow, Amazon is listing ALL the cool toys this year! First phallic Dora and now a tattoo gun for kids! Dora, well, not so sure about that one... but the tattoo gun? SWEET! It's listed as "not avail", but when it does become available, I just might get it for the Boy. Hey even if he doesn't like it, it would be educational and he would finally know how Daddy got his turtle :-)

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Eccelston Is to be on Heros

OK, I was very depressed over my last post. But on the same day I heard that really bad news, I also heard this really good news :-) Christopher Eccelston is going to be on Heroes! As most people know, I am a huge Doctor Who fan and by proxy, I like the shows that Doctor Who alumni show up in. Well, I was jonesing waiting for Eccelston to show up (hopefully as it is still a rumor) in the BBC remake of The Prisoner and lo and behold I won't have to wait as long to see him again :-)

Heroes is a pretty cool show. I have not seen all the episodes, but I have seen most of them and it is getting better each time that I catch it. NBC is getting a huge following which is enabling them to pull some sci-fi icons on board. First Sulu form Star Trek (George Takei) and now the Doctor himself! This truly is becoming "Must See TV" :-)

Jackson will not be doing the Hobbit

Yesterday, Peter Jackson confirmed to theonering.net that he would not be doing the Lord of the Rings prequel, the Hobbit, or it's yet unnamed followup. This is truly a sad day for fans of the franchise who would like to see the remaining films treated with the respect and dedication that the series deserves. It seems that New Line Cinema is holding a huge grudge against Wingnut Films, Peter Jackson and doing a huge disservice to the fans and memory of J.R.R. Tolkien by making this all about money. Below is the beginning of the letter, please go to theonering.net for the complete story. Everyone please, bow your heads.....

Dear One Ringers,

As you know, there's been a lot of speculation about The Hobbit. We are often asked about when or if this film will ever be made. We have always responded that we would be very interested in making the film - if it were offered to us to make.

You may also be aware that Wingnut Films has bought a lawsuit against New Line, which resulted from an audit we undertook on part of the income of The Fellowship of the Ring. Our attitude with the lawsuit has always been that since it's largely based on differences of opinion about certain accounting practices, we would like an independent body - whether it be a judge, a jury, or a mediator, to look at the issues and make an unbiased ruling. We are happy to accept whatever that ruling is. In our minds, it's not much more complex than that and that's exactly why film contracts include right-to-audit clauses.

However, we have always said that we do not want to discuss The Hobbit with New Line until the lawsuit over New Line's accounting practices is resolved. This is simple common sense - you cannot be in a relationship with a film studio, making a complex, expensive movie and dealing with all the pressures and responsibilities that come with the job, while an unresolved lawsuit exists.

Interesting.... and good to know :-)

You Are Broccoli Casserole Soda

Vegetarians taste better!

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WTF of the week

Uuummmmmmm did anybody in R&D look at this and say that it might NOT be a good idea to sell a Dora item that really really REALLY looks like a sex toy?????  Well, the picture says it all......

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Clocky - The alarm clock that runs away

Ohhhhh you evil evil thing! Go to Clocky.net to read more about the runaway clock!

Clocky® (patent pending) is an alarm clock that runs away and hides if you don't get out of bed on time. When the alarm sounds you can snooze one time. If you still don't wake up, Clocky will jump off of the bedside table, and wheel away, mindlessly bumping into objects until he finds a spot to rest. You'll have to get up and out of bed to silence his alarm. Clocky will find new spots everyday, kind of like a hide-and-seek game.

Clocky alarm clocks were designed to reinterpret the common alarm clock into something that is not stressful and obnoxious but amusing and a better fit between humans and technology.

Dolphins sing 'Batman' theme

 Huummmmm.... so I know that dolphins are smart.  Really smart.  So smart that I agree with Douglas Adams in his great novel So Long and Thanks For all The Fish that dolphins will be smart enough to leave here when the Vogons come to destroy Earth :-)  This seems to prove it, they can now do the Batman theme.  They are f'ing with us!  Evil evil dolphins.  Just leave us poor defenseless humans alone...... :-D

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1473208.htm

Dan Aykroyd Thrills Kids With Visit

  Ya know, it's a great feeling when someone you looked up to as a kid didn't let you down as an adult.  All to often I find that my old idol's were / are all to human and flawed.  As a kid I loved Saturday Night Live, the Blues Brothers and Ghost Busters.  Especially ghost busters :-)  Ahhhhhh Staypuft, where are ya now...

Well, in spite of many of his SNL cohorts, Dan Aykroyd has always seemed to be a stand up guy.  Well he is keeping up that image and more celeb's should follow suit.  Last week he visited a grammar school to eat pizza with the kids and watch Ghost Busters.  That's just cool :-)  Plus during his speech he said some great things to the kids, a very morale boosting pep talk....  get this....

"My time is past. I'm old, I've done my thing," he told them. "But how do you think movies like that get written? Because I had an idea in my head as a young man. I put it out there ... It became a reality. What you dream is what you can become. You have that power."

Wow, I wish someone famous said that to me when I was a kid. :-)  Here is a link to news article.....

Lindsay Lohan Tells Oprah She's Not a Party Girl

On The Oprah Winfrey Show Tuesday, Lindsay Lohan talks about being called a party girl – and says, "I hate that!"

Asked by Winfrey if she deserves her reputation, Lohan replies, "No. I mean, I've been acting my whole life. And this is what I love to do. And I'm very lucky and blessed to be able to do that."

Not that she doesn't like to have a good time. "I'm 20 years old," she says. "Is it a crime to go … dancing with your friends? I have a life and I have my family and I have work and I have those three things." LINK


OK, deep breath.... hold it back... keep it together... oh frak it..... AAAAHhhhahahahahahahaahahahaha!!!!!!!

Walken to play Ozzy!

Christopher Walken is going to play Ozzy in the upcoming Motley Crue bio-pic.  My first reaction was , "Wow that's cool!  I love Walken, he rocks!"  Then I though about it...... Why not just get Ozzy to play Ozzy?  No one and I mean NO ONE can play The Prince of Darkness better than he can... cracked out stuttering and all :-)  Just kidding, I love you Oz, please don't hurt me :-)  Anyway, here's a link to the full article...  and really, please don't hurt me....

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 6, 2006 —  Hide the Bats! Christopher Walken has agreed to play the ultimate bad-boy rocker — Ozzy Osbourne..

Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil told ABC News Radio in an exclusive interview that the 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor will make a cameo appearance as Osbourne in "The Dirt," a movie based on the band's controversial 2001 autobiography.

You heard it here first!!!! OK, well 54th :-) Big shock of the day....

Britney Spears files for divorce

Court papers cited "irreconcilable differences" between the couple

Pop star Britney Spears and her husband, Kevin Federline, have filed for divorce, court officials in Los Angeles say.

Spears, 24, who married 28-year-old Federline in 2004, will seek custody of their two children, court papers say.

The documents cited "irreconcilable differences" for the divorce.

Spears's previous marriage, to childhood friend Jason Alexander, was annulled two days after the couple exchanged vows in Las Vegas in 2004.


Now who didn't see this coming 20 miles away? 

New Book to Read.....Getting Out

After all the loss freedoms we have been taking in the country (see the wiretap bill, torture bill, 700 mile fence, etc.) this book recently came along and is sure to be a best seller.


Getting Out, available here, is a how to guide for leaving the US. It gives you step by step instruction on what you need to know, where to go, what paperwork to fill out and how to support yourself when you get there. The sample sections that are up on the site are done very well and represent the book well.

From the page............

Getting Out walks you through the world of the expat: the reasons, the rules, the resources, the tricks of the trade, along with compelling stories and expertise from expatriate Americans on every continent.

Getting Out shows you where you can most easily gain residence and citizenship, where can you live for a fraction of the cost of where you’re living now, and what countries would be most compatible with your lifestyle, gender, age, or political beliefs.

Chapters Included:

• Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
• Foreign Citizenship and How to Get It
• Work and Study Options Abroad
• Choosing a Country: How Do They Stack Up?
• The Top 50 Expat Meccas
• Doing It: How to Begin, What’s Involved, and Where to Turn
• Web Resources

Mark Ehrman is a frequent traveler and freelance writer whose work regularly appears in the Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Travel and Leisure, and numerous travel magazines and city guidebooks. By the time you read this, he will be living in Berlin.

http://www.processmediainc.com/press/mini_sites/getting_out/

Bush OKs 700-mile border fence

Sigh...... OK I think a fence is a REALLY stupid idea. I have since I heard that it was one of the new legislation packages that was bouncing around. I look at it this way, a fence is a two way thing. Fences keep out, but they also keep in. It's as if the fence is a concrete thing that represents the loss of freedoms and rights in this country.

OK, so we have a new fence. Great. Now as CNN points out , no one knows how we will pay for it. Well, it's really not a mystery....700 miles X contract labor + kickbacks = a whole lot of tax increases. More taxes..... as if taking 45% of my salary every year wasn't enough, let's just
increase it some more.....

Yes indeed, there are rules to Shotgun

Shotgun. We all call it, but how many calls could not turn into arguments with just a few simple rules? Well, as per this site, here are the rules in order have a successful "Shotgun!" shout out. Enjoy......

Chad Vader #4 on GMA!

Way to go guys!!!!! The next episode of Chad Vader is going to premiere on Good Morning America (ABC) on Oct. 11th. Now the non-utube folks can see this awesome show. Go Vader!

This kinda says it all......

What A Mess... Oct. 16, 2006
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Google Calendar

Google...... I love ya but boy sometimes I STILL wanna kick your butt!  Please, for the love of God fix your calendar.  I have a LOT of bad data to delete and you sure don't make it easy on me.  Search only returns 200 hits at a time..... which in a normal scenario would be good, but I need something like 2000 and why oh why can't you tag all and delete?  Click, click delete, click on Yes I'm Sure for every item........ this sux.  Three hours gone for naught at least three more to go.... sigh

My kid want's fish

Yeah, he mentioned it again today. Not sure why, he may have seen a commercial for Little Mermaid on the Disney Channel. I still strongly believe that if we get a tank, well, disaster comes to mind. So, HERE is a possible solution. What do you think? Is it cheating? Hope not :-) This DVD looks like it might be my savior from the "hey Daddy why's the fish swimming upside down?" questions. Just not ready for that yet LOL......

Here's a blurb from their site... Ambient Water Video Aquarium DVD

All New & Shot in True Hi-Def (1080i)
10 all new aquariums
Over 3 hours of crystal clear video aquariums
Bonus! Wallpapers for your PC Desktop

Google's new ping service

This should make all bloggers lives easier..... well it will for me at least :-)

10/05/2006 08:15:00 AM

Posted by Nikhil Chandhok, Product Manager

Today we're launching the Google Blog Search Pinging Service, which is a way for individual bloggers and blog platform providers to inform us of content changes. Blogging providers who syndicate RSS/Atom/XML and want to be included in our Blog Search index can now ping us directly. We'll continue to monitor other pinging services and will contribute change notifications to the community. Read more at our FAQ. Permalink |

I think I want to wear ties again....

I miss neckties. I know that does not sound like me, but yeah, I miss 'em. I'm sick of wearing polo's to work and since it's getting cooler now so I am wearing more button down shirts. But the caveat would have to be that I can wear "fun" ties to work like the ones on the left. I found those ties HERE as well as directions on how to tie all the knots I usually screw up :-)

I used to wear a lot of fun novelty ties when I was in an office. Once I went into the IT field they were not the best idea. Open PC's running... well you get the idea. Being a desk jockey again makes me want to dress up now and again and not just for interviews. Maybe it's just time....

ties

I admit it, guilty as charged!

It seems 78% of Americans re-gift. Yup, guilty as charged :-) In fact, I think my entire family has done it multiple times. Now deep down, does this really surprise anybody? LOL, yes I'm sure it does and now it's a statistic :-) I guess the real question is why. For me.... frankly there are very very few people who get it right. My wife does. My parents who have know me all my life? mmmmm not so much :-) Oh well, one month to re-gifting season! Happy Holidays everyone!

Head on over here for the full article......

Cellfire - Coupons on your cell phone

I came across this interesting site today while surfing around. I am always looking for deals and ways to save money. Most of the sites I frequent only have online codes for discounts and I use these a lot, especially at Amazon, but this is different.

Cellfire, www.cellfire.com, sends coupons to you cell phone. This seems pretty cool. I signed up and am going to try it the next time I go shopping to see how people react. Hopefully they react well since I hate carrying paper coupons. Well, OK, actually I hate leaving my coupons at home, that's usually what happens :-) They have a few coupons for T.G.I. Friday's and that sounds like a good lunch next week :-) I will try and report back, but it looks pretty easy to use has great potential.....

Here is a blurb about them in their own words....

Now your cell phone pays you, thanks to Cellfire, a free application for your mobile phone. By visiting the Cellfire web site or sending a text message to 22888, you can quickly download Cellfire to your mobile phone. Cellfire offers hundreds of dollars in coupons at great places like Hollywood Video, TGI Friday's, Bath and Bodyworks and many more. Simply show the Cellfire coupon on your phone to the cashier to enjoy your savings. No more clipping coupons -- always have great savings right at your fingertips!

Get Your Free Copy of Cellfire to Start Saving Today!

Parent criticizes book 'Fahrenheit 451'

Queue the irony in 3, 2, 1.....

OK, so this parent wants to ban a sci-fi book that is about book banning and censorship.......

AAAahhhh hahahahahahahahahahahahahaah Too funny! Oh yeah, in case you didn't know, Bradbury chose the number 451 in the title because that is the temperature at which paper burns.

A Caney Creek High School dad is fired up because the Conroe Independent School District uses the book "Fahrenheit 451" as classroom reading material.

New Jersey launches iTunes tax

Ahhhhh, gotta love Jersey! (read in subtle sarcasm in case you missed it)
Cnet News

October 3, 2006 11:24 AM PDT

Beginning this week, New Jersey residents purchasing music and videos from services like Apple's iTunes and rival digital downloads e-tailers encountered something they'd previously only found at bricks-and-mortar counterparts: a sales tax.

Democratic Governor Jon Corzine proposed the sales tax expansion earlier this spring to help the state to recover from a $4.5 billion budget deficit...

See whole article here.... LINK

After passage of the terror bill, this says it all

“It Wasn’t Me”, by Mick Foley

Mick Foley">“It Wasn’t Me”, by Mick Foley

America,

I’m not a pedophile. I’m pro-wrestler. You’re thinking of Mark Foley. Please stop sending me nasty emails. I don’t even have AIM. Thank you for understanding.

Sincerely,
Mick Foley, a.k.a. Mankind, a.k.a. Cactus Jack, a.k.a. Dude Love

P.s. Don’t read into the Dude Love thing. It’s just a nickname, I swear.

Yes this is a total rip-off from Best Week Ever. Go see 'em, they rock! LINK

Being Five

Hey everyone, please check out the website for this strip.  It's called "Being Five" and it's one of the best strips I have read in a long time.  This one in particular reminds me of my son, but they are all funny.  Head on over to the Being Five web page to read more...

Spiderman

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posted by George 6:59 PM

Reprinted here with permission of the creator George Sfarnas.

Huummm no, our news isn't censored at all...

This picture says it all. It confirms what many have thought for years but couldn't prove exactly. Take a look at this weeks news week covers from around the world. Huummmm which one is different? Up until today I read Newsweek as a trusted source of information, those days are over :-(



This is straight from there website. I heard about it and couldn't believe it, so I went and saw for myself.... sad, really sad.... LINK

Jackass II #1 Movie in the country

Well, OK seems the movie industry is right. Shoot for the LOWEST common denominator and you will have a hit movie. People really don't want things like an interesting story line, believable characters or quality film making. Guess just those freaks that go see indie films or go to Sundance want that. Sigh, as the great Jim Gearhart says..... "Where are we going and what are we doing in this basket?"