rock band hero

Jimmy Page, this is why you still kick ass.

"You think of the drum part that John Bonham did on Led Zeppelin's first track on the first album, Good Times Bad Times," he said. "How many drummers in the world can play that part, let alone on Christmas morning?"

Thanks for letting me share your birthday!

occasionally, tv is horrible

Shit that was on TV recently that you've already forgotten about:

1. Growing Up Gotti
2. That thing about David Foster's kids being rich assholes wrecking their dad's house
3. Survivor

hey Batman, how did you do that?

Okay, this has been bugging me for weeks. And I know, geeks who point out techological plot holes are in danger of inching away from the "cool" side of Mom's basement, but.

So in Terminator: Salvation, John Connor uses his radio jammer device to corrupt the minds of the motorcycle terminators, and as a byproduct of this, steals one to ride to Skynet.com Stadium. Now, these "mototerminators" are basically killer robots with two wheels. They're not motorbikes, in the pre-apocolyptic sense, because they're not designed for say another robot much less a human to ride them. It's not like Skynet built supercharged Segways and a bunch of killer GOB lookalikes to hunt down humanity. (Which actually may have been more effective, because hey, pretty scary image, right?)

So the question is, if it's just a robot with two wheels that is not designed to actually be ridden much less controlled by some outside driver robot, much less a human... then John Connor, how did you ride that robot? How did you change gears, how did you throttle and brake? The world needs to know!

PS: spoilers above. But who cares, 'cause y'all have already seen this movie anyway.

more awesomeness (reposted)

I know, regurgitation blogging, it's all I got time for these days. Yet these nuggets are too beautiful, too delicious not to go unshared*. With you. Yes, you in the back.

Fran Tarkenton on Brett Favre.

So awesome, thanks coolest dude named Fran ever.

*And what is up with the metaphor that went too far? I honestly can't say.

no words can explain

The amount of pain
That must be felt
That must be dealt with
By the girl with the golden mane

Ha ha.

But seriously, is this completely bizarre or what?

I just hope Betty doesn't end up eating too many turnips in an attempt to reprogram herself to associate Archie with dislike.

(You know which story I'm talking about, right? Yeah, you do.)

beautiful, delicate genius

Cross-blogging may be lazy, but there are some things that must be read, and there are many many things that I am lazy about. So, what better combination of these two elements than this, a list of all of Tracy Jordan's lines from Season 3 of 30 Rock, aka the funniest show on TV.

You don't even have to have seen the episodes (I shamefully missed two myself this year, though in my defense, we were in the UK at the time), just click, read, and collapse into hysterical laughter.

And, by the by, a sincere, heartfelt, and tragically belated happy birthday wish to the wonderful Ms Tina Chan - I mean Fey! Where did that come from?

zombies walk the earth!

Yes. It's true.

Also, apologies for the extended absence. Updates to come, I promise!

zombie lifestyle deemed unsustainable

That's totally the thing about zombies - once the outbreak happens, it's an exponential decay. See, as a zombie, you go out and eat someone. And after a (reportedly) horrific few moments or minutes, dude dies. And then awakens to find himself a zombie brethern. Who is hungry. Who wants to eat him some live brains. So in your own state of insatiable hunger, you've not only exhausted a food source, but you've also created competition for other food sources, sources that are finite in number.

And then what? What about when we're All zombies? Then just aimless wandering, clutching our stomachs (if they're still there, right? Like if Beth from next door didn't eat it before turning you into a zombie, or if you're not someone who unfortunately died about 2 months ago and had to dig yourself out of the ground, only to find your stomach had decayed. Anyway), complaining about the lack of brains - FOR EVER?

(Above: Sarah Polley says, "No!") That would suck.

And that's why we should try to keep an eye out for any signs of zombification before they really get out of control, you know?

foie gras debate

The debate over animal rights and carivorism has in recent years been distilled down to one issue: foie gras. It's stupid, because the production of foie gras is insignificant compared to factory farming of chicken, say. But by the same token, it's become the lightning rod because it's perceived as a product aimed at a small segment, the "elite", of society.

Well, I know which side I stand on, you probably know which side I stand on, and if you don't like it, that's fine - just don't try to bully me into thinking that I'm wrong. And definitely don't try to take away my freedom to choose a side.

But there is nothing more that I could say, nor express as well, as what is written here. It's a good read, take a look.

sad and bad parts of America

There are many things about the US of A that are great: its collective inventiveness, its acceptance of being the "asshole" who thanklessly polices the rest of the world, Trader Joes.

TV such as 30 Rock or Lost aside, though, the entertainment industry is, in general, not a good side of America. The idea of fame trumping dignity, exemplified by such things as The Bachelor or Kim Kardashian, is truly tragic.

It's unfortunate, but there it is. Because people have an appetite for it.

On a semi-related note, I suppose very very loosely related, read this story about Miley Cyrus and Kanye West and Radiohead. It's so bizarre, I don't think I even really understand it.

From what I read, Thom Yorke decides that he doesn't want to meet Miley Cyrus, and Miley Cyrus' response is that she'll "ruin" Radiohead. 1. F off Miley Cyrus. 2. F off Miley Cyrus.

Kanye, well, I dunno. That one's a little different I suppose, only because despite his reputation and perhaps my personal opinion of his music (just plain disinterest, that's all), he is a fairly well respected musician. In other words, he would be a "peer".

Well, whatever. Thom may be an asshole himself, who knows. And Thom and Kanye are free to make influential music while being assholes to each other, that's their right.

But Miley Cyrus? SAD AND BAD, America.