Oh, The Engines You’ll Search!
I don’t think I’m alone when I say that I’m really going to miss this Google doodle celebrating Theodor Geisel’s 105th birthday. Long live Dr. Seuss!
One Phish, Web 2.0 Push, Red Vs. Blue Fish
In My Brain While Sleeping… Shoe Car Shoo!
My busy week has lead to restless nights. Last night was no exception. I could not get comfortable (until I was supposed to waking up, ‘natch), and any dream of computer work instantly brought me back to reality. I even scared myself in the mirror when I was up hitting snooze (in case you either forgot or didn’t know – I keep my alarm clock in my bathroom far away from my button-happy trigger fingers).
Aside from the IT nightmares, I kept having dreams about these:
Wonderful for covering unsightly cankles.
Except they were giant-sized. And they had wheels. Because they were cars. Between every twist and turn in my pursuit for some decent rest included a dream about the return of the Shoe Cars.
Does it come with a shoe horn?
It was as if they had existed once before, like when the new Volkswagen Beetle was released. My uncles and I were kicking back beers on my grandma’s porch (who knows why this scenario), and talking about how you never see Shoe Cars anymore. Sure, you’d see this all the time (yeah, right):
Also available in the OsCar compact.
But the Shoe Car? As soon as we mentioned it, a new one, colored blue, passed right by. We clanked beer bottles, proud of witnessing the return, or for the sheer luck of catching sight of one. Throughout the rest of the night, that stupid Shoe Car wouldn’t stay away. I might have even seen one outside the window in one of my computer repair visions.
Undreamed of... until now.
Musical Musings… Happy Birthday “Voices That Care!”
Remember this?
Well, actually yesterday was the 18th birthday of the song Voices That Care, and it is quite the time capsule. Made originally to raise money for the Red Cross during Operation Desert Storm, it has now, well, let’s reflect on the highlights:
- Gotta love the flag opening. Reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crap. Unfortunately.
- Celine Dion was just a baby. I wonder if her creepy-old-manager/husband-to-be was tapping that yet. (Also, she has kind of that Amy Grant vibe going. Much better than the future Vegas chest thumping.)
- Peter Cetera! Why isn’t he making music anymore? Am I the only one that wonders where he went? (Maybe he’s hanging out with Steve Perry.)
- See Bobby Brown. See Bobby Brown sing. See Bobby Brown not get high and smack a ho.
- Is that dude in the cowboy hat from Warrant? Yes. Yes, he is.
- Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson’s singing voices mesh perfectly with Luther Vandross. (Actually, all the sports stars have wonderful pipes.)
- Who’s singing with Garth Brooks – Amy Grant or Celine Dion? Was hair really that big back then?
- BONUS: More Warrant! Nope. It’s just Nelson. Why is everyone wearing cowboy hats, yet Garth Brooks did not (a true rarity)?
- Michael Bolton was pretty good in Office Space, doncha think?
- Will Smith even got to rap. That tickles my soul. Isn’t it weird he got his start “rapping,” but now it seems weird to see him rap?
- One good thing about the arrival of CGI – no more neon coloring on B&W footage (hopefully).
- The Chorus. You gotta love the Chorus. I can’t even begin to dive into the Chorus. All I have to say is this: Michelle Pfeiffer AND Jon Lovitz. No? Fred Savage AND Meryl Streep? Not enough? Gary Busey AND Chevy Chase? Yes. That awesome.
- Wait was Mike Tyson’s arm around Debbie Gibson? (She was my first concert – at the Sea World in Orlando.)
In my research, I stumbled on this must-see Where Are They Now video. Check it out.
InASense, Lost… No To Boobs, But Blood’s Okay?
This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for awhile. When I recently went to the theater to see the wretched Friday the 13th remake/revision/re-fried beans, there was a father behind me with his 8-10 year old son. I had a major ass-id flashback when I overheard him telling his son, “Cover your eyes!” whenever nudity was shown.
“Cover your eyes!” The adage of the forbidden. The phrase my parents often demanded of me when renting schlocky horror and fantasy films (they were my dad’s favorite VHS tapes to rent) whenever there was any hint of an upcoming boobs, butts, or both.
In fact, at the showing of F13, there were a fair amount of kids. My favorite was a dumpy looking mother with her dumpy looking tween son that was wearing a Girls Gone Wild t-shirt.
What bothers me is that these parents don’t even stop to consider what these films do to their kids’ brains (if they have any, for that matter – the big dopes or their offspring).
At least the father behind me was sorta censoring his spawn’s input.
As an example of the warping that can occur, let me bring up a few things that warped my mind in the original series:
1) It made me scared of NYC. I haven’t been sure of the origin of my fear. This intro makes it look not-so-inviting:
2) It made me scared of loud random noises. In the middle of the night one time, I kept hearing this scary uggh type noise. I thought the devil was speaking through my TV or something. Ended up being a spider in the fire alarm, but whew! I flipped the fuck out. Now listen to the crap noise they call “music” that plays through the opening of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final (hah!) Friday:
3) It made me scared of getting naked, et. al. People die, folks. People die! That’s why I shower in my bathing suit. Just in case.
Happy Find… Worst Fight Scenes Ever
You might have seen these before. I have and I lurve them. Watch and cringe in enjoyment!
From Undefeatable:
Things to watch for: Not So Slo Mo Punching, Greased Up Shirt Ripping, Hardly Fighting Back Attempted Knife Stabs, Towel Attack, Double Eye Loss.
From the original Star Trek TV show:
Things to watch for: Walking Attacks, Slow Reaching, Barely Ducking Behind Trees, An Almost Make-Out Session, Faked Heavy Rock Throwing.
From Zombi 2:
(Actually, this one’s pretty awesome.)
In My Brain While Sleeping… Gash Monsters, Flying Pucks, And Robert Redford
I had a series of strange dream flashes recently. Here’s the gist of them:
1) The Gash Monster. This one is a little messed up. The opening of the dream started like a pinhole fade-in… except the pinhole was a square. As the blackness pulled away, it revealed a creature comprised of eyes that looked just like this one below:
(Kinda) Artistic Representation
It was covered in gashes (take that word choice however you may), and in every slit (same goes for that word choice) rested a beady, blinking eye. The beast was the size of a couch and shaped like a boar. Its snorting (and endless staring) woke me up immediately.
2) The Floating Puck. In this dream, there was a ten foot cushioned, hockey puck-looking thing in a play area. Some kids were floating above it, but I thought they were flying by jet packs like we’re used to seeing (even though I saw none):
In case you couldn't put "jet" and "pack" together in your mind.
When they started doing flips, it freaked me out. I was worried they’d crash and smash their heads. As it turned out, this puck-thing blasted air which made everyone virtually weightless. At the point I finally stood on it, I had to jump to get started. I lifted a bit higher with each jump, but I was too heavy for it and slowly descended back to the ground. For whatever reason, this made me wake up, laughing out loud.
3) The Giveaway. This is maybe even stranger than the other two dreams. I was in my basement doing laundry, and Robert Redford was also there, going through all of his old awards. He was pulling out all kinds of trophies and throwing them in the trash – even his Oscars. The only one he wanted to keep was from Butch Cassidey and the Sundance Kid (for which he wasn’t even nominated). He told me he’d give me his Academy Award from The Sting (he didn’t win, but at least he was nominated). When he reached into the box, he pulled out a toy of the Gash Monster.
Like this Star Wars creature, but not at all.
Drunken Recollection… Politically Incorrect Answer
Last night at trivia, we blew it. We blew it big time. Out of a possible 73 points, we had 65 – and that’s a rarity (high 50’s are usual). We could have actually scored higher if I would have went with my gut instincts of Applebee’s (“Where did Plaxico Burress say he shot himself?”) and goat (“From what animal does cashmere wool come from?”), as opposed to Denny’s and sheep.
But the last question… it’s all political correctness’ fault.
Prior to President Barack Obama, who was the last African-American to be recognized as Time Magazine’s Man Person of the Year?
Person of the Year? As opposed to alien?
We put: Nelson Mandela.
We even thoughtIdi Amin.
We didn’t think of this guy, because we didn’t go back in time that far:
But in reality, African-American has become so synonymous with Black in this country, we didn’t even consider the American part.
Oh well. We didn’t win even though we were in first place before the final question (you wager your points à la Final Jeopardy). But I did steal a cool NFL glass from the bar. It had all the team logos covering it. Suckas!*
*KARMA SIDENOTE: When I was dropped off at home, I realized my wallet was missing. I figured I had left it at the bar. Since I planned on taking the glass pretty early in my drinking, I focused mostly on that task, and found it fitting I abandoned my Billabong billfold at the scene of the crime. Turns out I dropped it in my friend’s car. But for a second, I learned my lesson.
JusWondering… Will This Be My Only Gag About The Oscars?
I’m totally writing this to steal someone else’s joke. I’ll give credit to my sister’s friend I don’t know, but that’s as far as I can go.
At this year’s Oscars, Sofia Loren looked like a deep-fried lioness.
I’d add minus the breading, but I digress. God, answer me one question – why Lisa Rinna AND Joey Fatone? One’s bad, but both?!
Happy Deep Fried Twinkie Day!
Happy Paczki Day/Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/Any Given Tuesday!
Hey… here’s the thing about today. It’s Paczki Day (pronounced: punch-key) in Detroit. It’s a Polish name, for sure. Everywhere else it’s Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Today is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent and blah blah blah…
All most people care about here are these:
Mmmm... paczkis...
I am not a fan, and have never been a fan, despite being of the same descent as the fried jelly- and custard-filled pastries.
I was kidding about the mmmm...
I’m sure it has more to do with the fact that I’m not a fan of jelly, custard, or deep-frying…
Srsly, keep... them... away!
…except in the case of these (where’s their holiday?):
They're like sugarized air. Let me breathe you in.
Meh Find… The Science Of Cute (And Bonus Pedomorphosis!)
For those of you that don’t know how to turn a doorknob (I’m looking at you aliens from Signs!), here’s a video that explains why we find cute things cute (why we needed one is a question for another time):
(via Videogum)
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