This is What Happens When You Let Me Procrastinate

aka, here are a bunch of news articles I've been collecting for the last three weeks or so. My editorials are going to be shorter today, so I can give you a few more articles to read. Unless I find something really interesting, of course. Then I'm going to give you all my thoughts and opinions on it.

Clint Eastwood, the conservative poster boy says that he "doesn't give a fuck if gays marry". I'm sure the Republicans are happy about this one! But good on ya Clint, I'm glad to see there are right wingers out there who just want people to be happy.

Speaking of conservatives/Republicans, you all know I hate Sarah Pailin. However, back in 1987, I probably would have participated in 'Nailin Pailin'....just as former NBA star (and I use that term quite loosely), Glen Rice apparently did. Yes, the source is the National Inquirer, who got a taste of someones Pailin biography, but still. It would be quite hilarious if she actually ended up having a one night stand with him...mostly because this would really damage her standing with the conservative (or as we all know, southern) voting base.

Man Beheads Himself in Virginia. According to the police, he did this over his girlfriend. They said they'd "Never heard of anything like it".

Just in case you're secretly a millionaire (or better yet, a billionaire), I figured I'd let you know that there are five a few Super Bowl Ad spots left! They are 30 seconds long, and 3.5 million dollars each. You're welcome in advance, millionaire! For giving you this info, all I ask is that you put me in your commercial.

It was Pixar's 40th anniversary this year, and they've decided to show you their first 3D model of a hand. Its quite cool to see how far they've gone since then. Seriously, check this out.

We've got two articles about the moon, one about how the moon is going to become a "No Fly Zone" so we can preserve the landing sites for historical purposes (insert argument of "landings were staged, why does it matter?") , and the other is high res photos of some of the moon landing sites (insert more grumbling from conspiracy theorists).

Do you play Facebook/Google/social networking games? Have you ever paid real money, to buy stuff in the games? Would you be surprised if I told you that if that game gets shut down, you don't get your money back? Apparently, some people don't understand this concept. To quote one person:

"You do realize that people paid REAL MONEY for gold items, don't you?...I expect a check in the mail for all of the gold items that I have in the SuperPoke Pets game."

Yes, we DO realize that. Now, do YOU realize that when a service in "the real world" shuts down, you don't get get a refund. This is not a stock market, where you've invested money and become a shareholder. This is a game, where you paid for the "gold" like you would pay for gas, groceries, a TV, whatever. You don't get a refund on that TV when your local Best Buy shuts down, right? I just don't understand how people are this stupid.

There were definitely more articles, but after that story, my brain feels like its going to explode...so I don't think I can handle anymore editorials. Anywho, have a good weekend folks, I await to see what everyone thinks about these stories (and if you're really interested, here is a story about a radio contest to win a russian bride, and a toys-r-us manager who laundered a millions so he could have a prostitute).

I'm Starting to Feel Like an Old Man...

I mean, as I write this, I'm eating healthy cereal. Like, who am I now??

Anyways, on facebook, I follow Sarah Palin as a joke, because to me, thats all she is. Sometimes I get a good laugh out of her (or should I say, her PR person's) posts, because they're always just so "American"...but today was different. Today, I was offended. Not as someone who was affected by 9/11 (because in reality, I wasn't), or as an American (as I'm Canadian. I know all you foreigners think we're pretty much the same, but contrary to popular belief, we're not!), but as a Political Science major and just a person in general. Here is the post.

"Ten years ago today, ordinary Americans went to work or boarded a plane and found themselves fighting on the frontlines of a battle they did not choose. They acquitted themselves with grace and courage, just as the thousands of men and women who enlisted to fight in our armed forces—many on the anniversaries of this day—in order to exact justice for their fellow Americans. We will never forget those who died ten years ago today, we will never forget those who died in the war that started on that day, and we ask God to comfort and bless their families. From across this great nation, grateful Americans honor those who defend our homeland. God bless America.

- Sarah Palin"

The part in bold/italics is the part that offended me, as I find it very inappropriate. It just seems like a sentence to really get those real right wing folks on board with her, and is no better of a statement than "Show me the birth certificate". We never seem to remember all the tens of thousands innocent Afghan's and Iraqi's that have died over the last 10 years, due to the "war that started on this day", but we will the few thousand Americans. It just kind of makes me feel uneasy to see someone essentially classify these wars, as wars of revenge (which they totally were), just to stay relevant in the Political system. Patriotism is a bitch I guess, and all these politicians have to capitalize on it (and that's about all shes good for).

Now, don't get me wrong here. There have also been plenty of American troops who have passed on in these wars, and whose families lives have been put through many trials. Every person serving in the military deserves their credit and our support, even if you don't support the wars that they serve in. On a side note, I'd like to give a shout out to my main man Al Penwasser, and his post on 9/11. He was serving in the military at the time, and has a really good perspective; check it!

Anyways, thats just my liberal 2 cents. Time to go watch football, and finish my healthy cereal (ugh, I still can't believe I'm on this). I'm making my girlfriend watch football for the first time, and to keep it interesting, I'm making her count every time they say either "football" or "coverage". This should be hilarious.

Yesterday Was a Good Day.

Quite a long day, but totally worth it. My parents had just finished packing up, and started the road trip to move back to the east coast. They're renting their house out today, so I had to get my uncle to drive me down (its about 300 km away...so its 3 hrs there and back) to go pick up their car! It feels so good to have wheels again. However, I haven't really driven a standard for 7 years now, so it was quite the crash course driving home! But I did okay, stalled a few times but got back going immediately.


Today is also seeming to shape up pretty good, as I have absolutely nothing to do except for pack (I am moving at the end of the month), and watch football (pre-season, anyways)! Who else is stoked that the NFL is back? Who do you cheer for? Should I heckle you for cheering for said team? I cheer for a weird bunch; my ideal Super Bowl would be the Raiders vs the Seahawks, just because it would be hilarious. I also like the Redskins...but they are just a mess.


Before I am off, here's a sample from Gemmy's W.O.W. label (release date is Sept. 1). Da Dodgems is on some serious business. Sounds like something the So Solid Crew should be rapping over.
WOW002 Gemmy - Too Far/Da Dodgems by GEMMY

Hope the weekend treated you well!