Shirley They Can't Be Gone

RIB Lt. Frank Drebin

Today is a sad day for me.  Today we lost two legends in the world of entertainment.  First Actor Leslie Nielsen of Naked Gun fame passed away from complications from pneumonia.  The man was a living legend in Hollywood and I still remember fondly going with my parents to see the first Naked Gun movie in the Theatres.  The man was the master of Deadpan comedy and his talent will be sorely missed

He was 84

 

Better than the Anakin/Padme Kiss any day

 

Second and even more sadly for me is the loss of movie director Irvin Kershner.  Some of you may not know his name or face, trust me...you should.  The man is responsible for, in my opinion, the best of all the Star Wars movies...Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.  This movie was by far and away the best, Darkest, most amazing Star Wars film ever.  We learn that Vader is actually Luke's father, we're introduced to Jedi Master Yoda, Lando Calrissian, and Boba Fett.  Another Man who will be sorely missed.  

He was 87

Holy Crap...What a month

OMG...has it really been a month.  I guess I have been really busy just doing the every day Daddy thing and haven't had much time for blogging..but I will from now on..promise.

What's new?  Well we took our first family trip with the baby (who just celebrated a 1 year birthday..again...how time flies) Totally different/harder experience traveling with an infant.  Not sure I'll do it again but it was an experience.  The airplane was fine..she slept...she eats what we eat now so no big deal there.  Biggest thing was all the crap we needed to haul with us for her...as the locals in Cuba would say Ai carumba..ok maybe that's what Speedy Gonzales would say..but whatever...I don't speak the language.  Was a good time though.

Harry Potter Opens soon...can't wait

Another Avatar Video?  Cash grab...sheesh

That's about it from me for now..I'll try to make this a more regular thing.

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Happy Birthday Bugs

Happy 70^th Birthday to the coolest rabbit in show business.  To this day, Ol' Bugs is one of my top 10 cartoon characters.  I have always felt that The Animation from Warner Brothers has been way more edgy and funny than anything with a Disney logo on it.  

Also..Happy 50th to me....blog post that is.  Happy Gobble gobble everyone

Star Wars Cha-Ching

It's like it's totally right here....cooooool

Ok...I really feel the need to comment on this now.  I know, I know it's been a few days since this particular piece of news broke but it's taken me this long to calm myself down enough to put something intelligible down on blogper (blog with paper...get it?  did I just coin a new phrase?) 

Allow me to just make something particularly clear.  I am a HUGE STAR WARS FAN!!!  I always have been.  For as long as I can remember I have been steadily watching the movies, reading the books, playing with the toys, cosplay...you name it I've done it.  I was only 1 year old when Episode 4 came out but that hasn't stopped me from being one of the most devoted fans out there.  Hardly a year went by when I was in Public school that I didn't have something Star Wars on my lunch box.  


Back in August George Lucas & Lucasfilm announced that they would be releasing The Star Wars Saga on Blu-Ray.  Which I am all for by the way.  It's an epic space opera, and the entire reason for HD video to exist (for me anyway) is so I can see that gigantic lump on Mark Hamill's face in Glorious High Definition as I watch "The Empire Strikes Back" In my Man-Cave.  I am literally on the edge of my seat waiting for the release date.


Then On Sept 28th, 2010 Lucas Makes me kinda scratch my head a bit when he announces that starting in 2012 all 6 Star wars movies will be converted to 3D and Re-released to theatres...


Ummm what?


After typing what I did a couple of paragraphs ago, this makes it very difficult to say this.  George.  This is unnecessary and screams of cash-grab.  Sure it may be cool and all but just because Avatar made X amount of dollars doesn't mean you have to show up Jimmy C and try to out do him.  It feels like a school yard rivalry to me...he's got a cool New thingamabob..now I have to go home and get myself a new thingamabob too...but this one with flashing lights and ribbons.  I have seen some movies converted to 3D that weren't meant to be (Clash of the Titans...I'm looking at you) and it wasn't that great.  Avatar?...excellent because the entire production and visual concepts were centered on the 3D Technology they used while filming.  Mr. Lucas...aren't you rich enough?  You currently own THE Top Special Effects houses on the planet (for those not familiar..that would be Industrial Light and Magic), Not to mention one of the most sought after post production and post sound facilities going (Skywalker Sound).  And...you still retain all the merchandising rights to Star Wars and anything related.  You could just sit on your bearded behind and just watch the money roll in and just enjoy it.  Why Why Why George...this is probably the worst idea you've had since you made Greedo shoot first.


Whew


That being said...I'll probably still go to see them all.  I haven't seen an original trilogy Star Wars Movie on the big screen since 1997...I think I'm due.  It may make me a hypocrite, but I'm still a geeky, Star Wars Lovin' hypocrite

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Yabba Dabba Golden Anniversary

Just a Quick post to wish one of my all time favourite childhood memories..the Flintstones a happy 50th Anniversary

I Still remember fondly coming home from school and eating lunch while watching you in re-runs.  

MAY THE FARCE BE YABBA DABBA DO

Trekkie Treats are Neat

First off...I’m not commenting on the whole Lindsay Lohan crap that’s been going on lately.  Too easy, too maddening, too sad.  I don’t need to go over the preferential treatment she’s receiving and how she is never going to change unless she is placed, in rehab, for the full time she’s supposed to, and she disassociates herself from the influences that increase her temptation (i.e. drug dealers and her non supportive mommy).  LI-LO....NO MORE BLOW!!

Ahh...Ok..now that I got that out of my system I’ll move on to something a little lighter and daddy related.  My little sweetie is growing up so fast.  It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home, a little speck in her car seat at a scale tipping 4 lbs (after being born at 2lbs 15oz 10 weeks early) She’s been eating now for quite a while, loving what mommy and daddy are eating more than any of the homemade or prepared baby food we give her and she loves to feed herself.  One of the things she loves to feed herself are the “Graduates” puffs by Gerber.  It should be noted that these puffs are star shaped.  Being the thrifty (i.e. tightwad) Geeky Dad I am I found a similar product at Wal-Mart that was considerably cheaper.  However, they’re shaped differently....take a look.

Live Long and Poopie

 Look familiar?  

 

I know I know I may be grasping at straws here...but this thing looks oddly similar to the Starfleet insignia.   Maybe it’s just my geeky dad-ness coming through yet again, but I can’t help but thinking that my baby girl is already becoming a Trekkie (I never liked the term “Trekker” Trekkie is more fun)  Being the Star Wars fan that I am I have mixed feeling on this, however, as long as she carries on my “Geeky Gene” I’ll be one happy pappy.

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

My New Favourite Hollywood Trend

The next big Star

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I have a soft spot for redheads.  I think freckles are adorable, and I love their fire.  Lately though I've kind of noticed a trend in music and in the celebrisphere in general.  The world is going red.  Some of the hottest actresses in Hollywierd right now are all ginger goddesses.  Take Emma Stone...a relative unknown until she appeared in the Michael Cera flick "Superbad" then BAM!! you're seeing her everywhere.  She's been in that movie abortion "The House Bunny" as well as other decent movies such as "The Rocker", "Zombieland" and her newest movie "Easy A" 

Return to her old Form?

And not just her.  Watching the Emmy's and MTV VMA's lately I've noticed there is a real "Red Trend" out there.  Mad Men's Christina Hendricks, Newest Twilight addition Bryce Dallas Howard, Amy Adams, even Rhianna who performed with Eminem on Sunday night...all red...all hot and up and coming or already successful. Even Hollywood Has-beens like my favourite gossip whore Lindsay Lohan has gone back to red from previous attempts at brunette and blond.  Even though I don't really care for her shenanigans off screen (is that a real word?...shenanigans?..if so...I have no idea how to spell it..but I digress) she looks 110% better with red hair.  Its the hair colour she got famous with and hopefully it will see a revitalization of her career.  If she ever learns to smarten up that is

I just want to say how glad I am to see the move away from the stereotypical blond hair Hollywood to a new and more ginger-friendly Hollywood. 

I love my ginger vixens and hopefully this trend will open the door for many more would-be stars that have been kind of looked past because of their fiery tresses.

Bravo Hollywood.....Bravo

Here's Some more of my Faves

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Use the Crapper Luke

I work long hours, 12 hour shifts to be exact.  I work shifts, days and nights.  Sometimes after some of those night shifts I'm pretty tired.  Ok...after MOST night shifts I'm very tired, and as I've mentioned in my Previous post being tired sometimes gives me a case of the sillies.  Sometimes on my drive home my brain kind of drifts off to a place all it's own, and most of the time that place is somewhere the normal person's brain doesn't usually go.  This morning on my drive home I started, initially thinking about the stuff you never saw in the Star Wars Saga.  Then it expanded from there to me thinking about all the weird things that exist in the Star wars universe that would definitely not fly here.  So I thought to myself..."Self, this could possibly make a pretty funny blog post". So without further ado her are my insights into things missing and never seen in the star wars Universe.


 

Where's The Bathroom?
Ok, I know that in most movies you don't really see the main characters excuse themselves from a dramatic scene because they have to make a tinkle, But I'm curious.  What would a bathroom on an Imperial Star Destroyer look like? Do the Officers get breaks so they can "Take the Dewback to the Oasis"?

Bedrooms
I dunno if this is wrong or not but I have always wondered what the inside of Han Solo's Bedroom looked like. What kind of colour palette does a rogue intergalactic smuggler have in his boudoir? What about closet space, Dressers, reading material?  No, I'm not Gay (not that there's anything wrong with that) but I've always had that in the back of my mind.  Bedrooms are almost never seen in the whole saga (Save for a single scene in Episode 2 in Padme's bedroom) but I've often wondered what personal living quarters looked like. They're often described in Star Wars novels, but I would love to see what Ol' George would do visually with it. 

Laundry
Ok, the Star Wars universe is full of advanced technology, but have you ever wondered how Laundry was done?  I didn't see a Laundromat on Hoth so how did they go about cleaning their fatigues?  Even  if there are in fact laundry facilities, I can't see them having to fold clothes anyway.  Their society has laser weapons, advanced scanner capabilities, and faster than light space travel, so they must have some sort of contraption that folds your unmentionables and puts them in a drawer for you, no?.

Handrails

Ok, we live in a society where a person can sue a restaurant chain for spilling a coffee in their own lap and win millions of dollars in reparation because "They didn't know the hot coffee would be so hot" and now every cup of coffee has the words "Caution - Hot" on the cup because of it.  But a world world without handrails?  Impossible right?  But the advance civilization of Star Wars has some how been able to skirt liability and has created structures and walkways at sometimes dizzying heights without hand rails.  Look at this picture

Look out for that first step Lord Vader...It's a Doozie

 ...on our planet all it would take was one absent minded officer to fall into that pit and he would sue the pants off the Emperor and Vader and the whole Galactic Empire.  Extra money for pain and suffering and also stress pay for constantly being worried about being Force Choked to death by Lord Vader. That dude is going to C L E A N   U P ! ! ! !


Just a few meandering observations before we really start this long weekend.  Happy Labour day and...

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU 

My Riverdance Saga

Recently I had someone ask me about a Twitter Exchange they saw on my Blog Sidebar between my friend Ann-Marie and myself.  It Went something like this

   ampincivero  @usethefarce I heard that you pulled a muscle Riverdancing?! Sorry I missed that! UR hilarious. Have a great weekend. Cheers. :)

 

usethefarce Who me? Lies I tells ya.  

   

ampincivero @usethefarce A little bird told me. She's a nice bird. Seems trustworthy. :) 

ampincivero @usethefarce But I know "Believe none of what you hear, half what you see & all that you experience." Come Riverdance at Ribfest tomorrow!   

 

usethefarce @ampincivero it is true. But I'll save you the visual. Trust me its better for both of us. Was a one time thing I'll probably not live down 

ampincivero  @usethefarce I wish I'd been there to see the once in a lifetime performance! :)  

Let me explain a couple of things before I go too far.  First I work shifts...both days and nights.  Sometimes nightshifts are long and boring and often around 3 am two things happen to me.  I start to get a little silly/punchy..and I get a second wind.  Which is basically a "Perfect Storm" of comedy and embarrassment, comedy for my coworkers and embarrassment for me.

On this particular night I received an email with the following video

Now to this day I have no idea what came over me...but in talking/laughing about his video I thought it would be ok for me to regale my coworkers with my own version of the Riverdance (sans headband sadly)

Well two things happened..first I got what was possibly the biggest laugh of my life...the second?  I pulled a goddamn muscle.  Not in my legs, or hips, or even anywhere on my lower body.  I pulled a muscle....IN MY UPPER ARM...whaaa?  Yes..in my arm...in throwing my arms down stiffly at my sides I pulled a shoulder muscle.  Ouchie...and boy did that point out just how out of shape I am.  (I still say that I am, in fact, in shape...round is a shape damnit) 

So this twitter exchange was just lat week...the event..occurred over a year ago.  Needless to say, I will probably never live this down.  I'm also constantly being asked to recreate it..which I really can't.  I tell people it was a once in a lifetime performance.  And if how my coworkers reacted to this time is any indication, I'll be much more careful where I direct my 3 am silly energy in the future.

Oh...incidentally, if you enjoy music and great song writing you should check out my friend Ann-Marie's YOU TUBE CHANNEL and Follow her on TWITTER

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

An "Incredible" Coincidence

The other day I was browsing IMDB as I tend to do from time to time.  While there I was checking out some of the new shows that are going to be coming out on TV this fall.  One of them caught my eye...the new Michael "The Shield" Chicklis show "No Ordinary Family".  From the looks of it it appears to be about a super-hero family with Michael starring as the Patriarch.  In looking at the photos something caught my eye.  I notice that the brick work on the fireplace showed a striking resemblance to another famous super-hero family's living room.

See what I'm talking about...no?...look at this photo with the areas highlighted

An Amazing Coincidence don't you think?  The Incredible's Living room has a very similar fireplace as the "No Ordinary Family" brood.  huh..I wonder if that was on purpose?


OH...AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY  MOMMY!!!

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Indy News and a New Idea

Good morning friends and readers. I just finished working a 12 hr night shift so this one is going to be short and suh-weet, with a capital SUH. I read something that made me smile and wiggle in my chair a bit, as some of you may have guessed I'm a bit of an Indiana Jones fan...I loved all the movies..yes even the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, widely panned in the media but I still got all giggly when Indy put that hat on in the first couple of minutes. So I read HERE that Skull star Shia LaBeouf says he's in talks to reprise his role as the son of Indiana Jones in a fifth movie of whip cracking, action packing awesomeness. Britain's Daily Express reports that LaBeouf has confirmed earlier reports suggesting another Jones adventure may be in the works. Indy himself, the very awesome and incomparable Harrison Ford, had previously hinted that Doctor Jones may have enough gas left in the tank for one more go. Me likey. If this movie goes I'll be in line first day to go see it. Sure Indy may be getting up there but he still kicks ass.

I'm also throwing around ideas about a regular weekly posting on Stigmas that Geeky people face in the media etc. So if you read this, please enter comments below and give me your ideas for a title for this weekly feature, haven't decided on a day yet so go nuts. If I use your idea you get bragging rites and a mention of your own blog or site of your choice in the first posting of that blog

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

First baby Sickness - I'm Dealing

Hello,

Just wanted to let you all know I've been kind of out of the bloggersphere lately because my little girl has a stomach flu bug.  I never knew I'd be so obsessed with puke and poop before..but here it is. 

You are not truly a parent until your baby barfs the entire contents of the bottle she just drank all over the both of you.  Also you have not lived till you've cleaned puke out of a car seat.

Be back soon...be well

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Rules Schmules, it's Canada's Game

OH CANADA!

So among being a fan of other things, I also tend to skew to the side of stereo-typical Canadian male and I'm also a hockey fan.  Today I read a story in The Toronto Star about how right now, as every year, they're doing drills and experiments at training camp in order to try out some proposed new rules they're talking about adding to the NHL.  So naturally I have to comment on all the proposed rules they're talking about.

1. Use red mesh instead of white on nets to create better target for shooters.

Uhhhh..pass...I guess with those bright red posts and cross bar it just isn't visible enough...lame

2. No-touch icing.

I like this idea...safer and I get no thrill out of a race for the puck to decide and icing call

3. Overtime: 3 minutes of 4-on-4, followed by 3-on-3, then 2-on-2, then shootout.

I like up to the 3 on 3...2 on 2 is stupid, it would be like having a game of HORSE to decide the outcome of an NBA game. Again lame.  I do however like the switching of ends again in the 3rd period so the benches are further from the opposing net.  So could cause bad changes and more scoring chances.

4. On delayed penalty, offending team must not only touch the puck, but control it and get it out of their zone.

More scoring chances = more better

5. Wider blue lines to increase size of offensive zone.

Meh...next

6. Increase goaltender crease by three inches all around for more goalie protection.

Zzzzzzzzzzz

7. Shorten depth of net by four inches to increase area between net and boards.

More Skating room? Double ZZZZZ

8. After a faceoff violation, opposition centre may choose faceoff opponent.

What?  is this NHL or DDG (Duck Duck Goose)Ha

9. Second referee located off playing surface.

Are they going to make the rink bigger to accomodate all the extra people...lol..how about less refs...better calls and more video replay for anything questionable

10. Face off variation, where puck is placed on dot with faceoff commencing after official's whistle.

Really?...are the players taking the face off required to stare at each other like in Rockey IV (You vill lose, I must break you)

11. “Hybrid” icing where linesman determines who would reach the puck first when first man gets to face off dot, thus avoiding dangerous collision.

 I like...safer and no real effect to game play

12. No icing the puck while shorthanded.

Nah...big part of the power play..don't mess with it

As a final thought..take away the shootout and allow ties...it's not the Olympics....it's a points system over a loooong season.  Don't get me wrong, I feel they are very exciting...I just don't like having a single player decide the outcome in a team sport.

Oh..And this is my 40th Blog post...yay me

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Nerdgasm!!...Sorry about the mess

When a monk spends years in reflection and prayer, they dedicate each and every day of their life to a higher power and to what they are truly passionate about and then one day, out of the blue they have that one moment of total enlightenment and it brings meaning for all the years and years of hard work and dedication.  Well loyal readers, the equivialant of that just happened to me today when I read that George Lucas Announced Star Wars is to be released on Blu-Ray at Celebration V.

This is the culmination of every geeky tendency that  I have had since the day I was hatched.  I am so freakin' excited...no wait..I think I really need to swear here....I AM SO FUCKING EXCITED!!!

Also, in relation to this they have released a deleted scene from Episode VI Return of the Jedi showing Luke building his lightsaber before infiltrating Jabba's palace.  

To say this was a minor event in my life would be a lie...two things have topped today, my wedding day and the birth of my daughter...other than those two days, today is

BEST DAY EVER!!!!!

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Another Trip to Lohan La La Land

I'd hate to do this to everyone but I'm about to make another posting about Lindsay "I'm a celebrity and thus have no consequences to my actions" Lohan.  The latest is that she is supposedly going to be getting out of rehab early now.  Judge Marsha Revel had previously sentenced Lohan to 90 days in a rehabilitation program, but now that Revel has recused herself from the case, Lohan’s sentence could be modified.  “My understanding from conversations with [Lohan’s lawyer] Shawn Chapman Holley is that Miss Lohan could be released early from the treatment facility,” prosecutor Danette Meyers told Radar. “It is looking as if that is what the health care professionals are going to recommend. How much earlier she could be released I’m unsure of at this point.”  Holley told Radar that her client has made significant improvement and would like to return to acting as soon as possible.  "Ms. Lohan looks very good. She looks healthy,” Holley said. “My client is looking forward to returning to work on her many creative endeavors upon her release from the treatment facility."  

Once again the public servants are bowing to these celebrities just because they're famous.  Or in LiLo's case, Quasi-Famous-Semi-Hasbeen.  Oh My god....this judge should be removed from the bench for being so wishy washy. Either punish her or let her off...don't sentence her to do time in jail and a rehab facility then rescind what you just tried to implement.  

A judge, a judge, my kindom for a decent judge

Me? A Guest Blogger? Yes!

A couple of days ago I was contacted, out of the blue, by a fellow blogger. The email read as follows.

Hey there!

I came across your blog on facebook and am wondering if you would be interested in doing a guest blog post on Married to a Geek?

You can post about anything really- geek stuff, marriage, family, life experiences...I think it would be great to have a geek dad's perspective.

Check out my blog and let me know what you think!

http://marriedtoageek.ning.com

Cheers,

Keri

All I could think of was "wow...how flattering" then I thought "What the in the name of Castle Greyskull am I going to write about?"

HERE'S WHAT I CAME UP WITH <--click here

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

The Show-mance Phenomenon

Ok...This story has just come to my attention this morning. It appears that on the heels of the new Julia Roberts movie "Eat, Pray, Love" it appears that Ms Roberts has announced that she is converting to Hinduism after spending so much time in India. In a recent interview she said she was profoundly moved by the country, its people and, of course, the Taj Mahal. So much so, that she has converted to Hinduism.


All of this is just a little too convenient. It seems like more of a publicity strategy for the movie than an actual legitimate movement of faith. And to me, this whole thing is just the tip of the iceberg.

All of these movies and TV shows that are breeding (pun intended) real-life couplings are highly suspect to me. I mean the whole Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart romance is a joke..it's like you can hear the teenage screams of "like oh my god, they're together for like realsies, they must be the most awesomest couple ever" (You have no idea how many times I had to bash myself in the head in order to write that last sentence...ouchie). That's not all, they're just one of several pairings and rumored pairings to come out of the relevant co-star's movie releases. Gerard Butler & Jennifer Aniston (The Bounty Hunter), Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song), and from the cast of "Glee" 2 Pairings, Mark Salling, aka Puck, and Naya Rivera, aka Cheerio Santana as well as Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina) and Kevin McHale (Artie) have been knocking Gleek-boots. The list goes on and on, actors and actresses that have hooked up, some married and, most of them Divorced.

Am I the only one who sees these "Show-mances" for complete shams and as yet another way to promote movies and TV shows in the age of Facebook and Twitter where one positive (or Negative) message can make or break a show? You didn't see Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher hooking up just before "The Empire Strikes Back" was released. Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler never hooked up during the whole "Lord of the Rings" Phenomenon. Why cant movies just stand on their own two feet and let the movies speak for themselves and not have to resort to this shameless form of promotion. What's next? Are Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth going to have a Torrid love affair shortly before the release "Thor" Next year? Maybe Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Optimus Prime will get robo-jiggy with it before the next Transformers movie?


I may be "Mr Conspiracy Theory" or something, but I doubt I'm the only one who's noticed this. 

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

A Paranormal Video Blog

Second attempt at this...enjoy!

Just a Minor Geek-Out

First think I want to talk about it the new Blackberry Torch 9800 that was released this week, which is basically an iPhone with a slide out qwerty keyboard.  This newest blackberry is supposed to be RIM's competition for Apple's iPhone.  Now I love Blackberry, I own a blackberry, but I think we can safely say that, while impressive, it will most likely only make a small dent.  I also love Apple products...I'm typing this very blog on my iMac, I own an iPod Touch, I will not however own an iPad...for that rant check out my past blog HERE. Anyway, have a look at the video below.

A couple other things this week have me kind of Geeking out...first is this, the sequel for one of my favourite video games of the last couple of years....The Force Unleashed II

The Final thing that's got me all Geeked and bothered is this....the extended trailer for the Upcoming Thor Movie....which for some reason I can't find a copy of so you'll just have to use your imaginations and have to trust me...it's awesome.  Here's a couple of stills from it though.

I know it's not much..but it's all I got tonight :)

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU

Things I Learned From My First Video Blog

Well...it has been around 24hrs since my first “Video” Blog and I’ve been doing the typical mulling over what the hell I just did.  Reflecting on the whole process, how it came across etc.  Although remarks at my Facebook page have been extremely positive and supportive, being my own worst critic I saw lots of stuff I want to change.  So....on this.....the “Day After” I thought I would share my reflections on the whole thing.  So with that I present

The Things I Learnd From My First Video Blog

1.        I will never get used to seeing or hearing myself on camera.  Even though I enjoyed the end result and felt it wasn’t terrible for a first time, it’s still a frickin weird feeling to be editing a video that has my moon-sized face staring back at me.

2.       It’s very intimidating to be sitting in front of a camera, even alone in my own basement with nobody else around, I found myself feeling very self conscious and very self aware.  Thoughts like ”is this stupid?” “is this funny?” “will people think I’m a narcissistic douche for even trying it” were running through my head the entire time.  I’ve always been more of a “behind the scenes” sort of person and have, frequently, been behind the camera but rarely have I ventured in front.  Kind of gives me a new respect for the men and women who do on camera and modelling work as their careers.  It’s hard.

3.       Adlibbing even a few sentences and trying to sound intelligible is way harder than I thought it would be.  I’m not a public speaker by any stretch of the imagination, but I consider myself a fairly outgoing and easy going person and figured it would be a piece of cake.  Not so much.  I stumbled on words, ummed and aaaahed my way through my spiel  and, as an added bonus, with all the stuff going through my head in point #2 made really hard to not sound like a blabbering fat-head.  Next Video blog (if there is one...who am I kidding..there probably will be) will either be scripted fully or at very least have point-form notes for me to refer to.  Hopefully it will make editing easier and make the Video Blogs better and funnier as that is my main goal...to Entertain.

4.   I have a big head...perhaps a collection of various hats can be used to combat the problem?

Well that’s what I’ve learned so far...I suppose eventually I will get better and/or find more things to criticize about myself...for now this will do. 

Stay Tuned for further updates...both written and visual :)

Oh..for those of you who comment on my stories back where you hear about them...be it Twitter or Facebook...just remember you can also comment on the blog posts themselves, right on this page..just click the "comment" link and fill in the form...it's that easy.

MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU!!!

"Defiance" - Video Blog

Has it Been 2 Weeks Already?

Well She's out...Sort of.

After a mere 14 days of her 90 Day sentance, it's off to Rehab for our little Disney Princess...I guess she was upset today because she didn't have any sort of break after jail and before rehab. My heart bleeds. 

Her Whole Life is a friggin vacation. Someone really needs to grasp her firmly by both shoulders and Shake....vigorously!!!

Sure, Lindsay is in Jail...But Where's The VIP Room??

As Usual...fame Whore, eternal wanna-be and Mommy to Lindsay has to chime in with her 2 cents worth.  "We're all so happy that this is finally coming to a close," Dina told Radar online recently. "When this first happened, we were all hysterical messes. But I'm so proud of Lindsay, she's been so strong and positive, even under what I consider to be an extremely harsh punishment." Humiliations that Lindsay has endured include being deprived of water (except for the water that comes out of her sink), sleeping without a pillow, and being separated from her visitors by glass.

Dina concludes that her daughter is being treated like "a common criminal" instead of the Disney princess she, uh, was?...uhhh yeah what?  She is a Common Criminal...hello...just because she's a celebrity..not even that much anymore. 

Lindsay's lawyer has already questioned the fairness of making the 24-year-old go straight to rehab from prison. And she doesn't get to choose her own facility, making it less likely she'll go to some Jacuzzi-equipped cakewalk like Promises.
  
How about a somewhere in Turkey?  Guantanamo??

Transport Canada...Humorless Travel

So Transport Canada has banned these luggage decals.  I think they're pretty damn funny...they make your luggage look like it's ripped open showing the alleged contents, which include bricks of cocaine, one that shows cash, one that makes it look like you have a flight attendant bound and gagged in your bag, and even one that looks like you're carrying  a bag full of sex toys.

But a spokesperson for Transport Minister John Baird says they’re just “not funny.”  “Joking around like this could possibly be a serious violation of the aeronautics act,” James Kusie said Friday in an email to the Star. “Joking about potentially trafficking illegal substances, or worse, is not funny and the government will use the full force of the law to ensure Canadians who travel by air are safe.”

Wow...I didn't realize that we had become some sort of up tight nation all of a sudden. I think they're awesome...I just wish I had known about them sooner so I could get me some...Unfortunately the site that sells them says they can't sell them to Canada anymore...to quote their site 

"Due to the statement issued by the Canadian Government through the Ministry of Transportation for Canada, thecheeky.com will no longer sell suitcase stickers in Canada. ‘The full force of the law’ is too strong a statement to risk and we hope that at some point the Government will look around the world at some other reactions and re-consider their position."

I guess other countries that can buy them aren't quite as tight-assed as others, Namely CANADA

And the Award for Father of the Year Goes To...

This Story is just plain-ass too funny for words

Picture this, you're a 14-year-old girl who decides to go fishing with her family. Your dad hooks a mean as shit, mouth full of teeth, four-foot-long barracuda. As happens with some Barracudas, the "top-o-the-food-chain" fish doesn’t run. It instead jumps into your boat and latches its gaping maw onto the first thing it sees...namely you, and does this

Ouchie.

Chaos then ensues, as the family runs around the boat you're on, trying to get away from the T-Rex of fish. Your brave daddy eventually kills it with a knife.  Family breathes a sigh of relief
 
You're bleeding heavily. But before Daddy takes you to hospital, he makes you pose with him on the dock, while he holds up his trophy. Imagine Richard Dreyfuss as a 14-year-old girl, but if Jaws had chewed off his arm first.  This is possibly the Best pic Ever!!!

That’s not just physical pain. That’s seven years of teenage angst compressed into a single frame of digital awesomeness.  I would not want to pay for that girl's therapy bills.  Bahahahahahahaha

Love it!!!

My Heart Bleeds For Lindsay

OMG somebody get me a hanky.

So Aparently Lindsay Lohan has been placed in isolation following a "hysterical fit".

It seems just a few days in to the two week stint of her 90 day sentance she's broken down in tears, screaming at wardens, forcing them to take her away from other inmates.

One former inmate Cheryl Presser, 43, told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "She is in with the killers and she has only been let out for hour-long breaks, and during those she was locked down to a table.

"On Friday (23.07.10), Lindsay got put on lock-down. While some of us got two hours to go to the yard, or the TV room, Lindsay was on total lockdown.

"She had a hysterical fit, crying and yelling so she got put in isolation."

Another former inmate claimed Lindsay was upset because other prisoners had been poking fun at her by calling her 'Firecrotch'.

The source said: "She was just sitting in her cell staring straight ahead. Sometimes wailing, but mostly just sitting  "Some of the inmates in our ward, some of the tougher ones, were yelling 'fire crotch' at her.  "They just started chanting it at her. Lindsay didn't say nothing. She was crying though."

Cheryl also revealed that she has failed to win over other inmates because her constant crying keeps them awake at night.  She said: "The wards are cold and smelly - they stink. The air conditioning is turned up so high that you can't sleep because of the cold. Inmates try and shove the air vents full of toilet paper to stop the air coming out, but it doesn't work.  "Lindsay would lie there shivering all night, crying and trying to cover her face with her hands. Her wailing was keeping everyone awake." 

UHHH HELLO?  IT'S JAIL.  IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PLEASANT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE AWEFUL SO YOU DON'T RECOMMIT THE OFFENCES YOU WERE PUT IN THERE FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE.  WAHHHHHHH

Darth Vader - Bad-ass in any Galaxy

In honor of the recent San Diego Comic-con I present this.

Apparently times are tough over in the Galactic Empire.  Seems like benevolent Sith Lord Darth Vader was caught on Bank surveillance camera brandishing a handgun and made off with an undetermined amount of cash in a daylight robbery that can only be described as "epic".  According to witness who was there at the time "I thought it was pretty comical, but I guess this guy was pretty serious about needing some money," Michael Aloisio, who works at a nearby restaurant and saw the bandit run past, told the New York Post.

"It was pretty crazy. He had the whole outfit on," added Louie Lin, who works at a Chinese restaurant in the shopping centre where the bank is located and saw the robber.  

What I wanna know is why Ol Vader traded in his lightsaber "an elegant weapon, of a more civilized age" for a simple handgun.  Maybe he had to sell it for asthma medication?  Moisturizer for the Emperor? Tie Fighter Fuel.  Whatever the reason Vader is still a bad-ass

Little known Fact...He Also enjoys the occasional BBQ in the summer

High Ho...High Ho...off to Jail for LiLo

Well today is the day...Ms Lohan made that walk of shame right into custody of the prison system.  I guess she lost another lawyer..you know..the guy who convinced 12 people that O.J. Simpson DIDN'T Kill his wife and her lover.  I guess he quit because she ditched her sober living facility.  Too funny..hours away from jail and she still can't just do one simple thing.  This is why I have a problem with these celebs.  It's their sense of fucking entitlement.  Unbelievable.  She's in tears in court when she's told that she's going to jail and then ditches her Sober living facility to, if I had to guess, have one final night of partying out with her skanky celeb friends. 

Anyone else in the world would have gone to jail long before this.  Ol' lindsay is pretty lucky and should count her blessings that she is famous.  Because if she was merely a civilian, she would already have gone to jail at least a couple of times already for her past probation violations.

Well...see ya in 90 Days, or however many days you end up serving Lindsay..we'll miss ya

Oh and by the way...when you tap into it, you can be so talented and flat out hot...please...learn from jail...and come out better and get back to work and turning out stuff like this..

 

Mad Mel Part Two - Told ya so

I knew it, I knew it I knew it.

Ok here's the latest on the whole Mel Gibson leaked recording fiasco that has been on every entertainment program every day for the last year, at least it feels like it.

So the latest is apparently that Mel's Ex wife Robyn is saying that Mel was never like that with her and she stands by him.  Also Gibson's lawyers are saying that there is hard evidence that exists that Oksana tried to extort 10 million simolians from Mel.  Also there is a picture that was "leaked" to Radar Online (translation, she thought she wasn't getting the attention that she wanted to she sent it to the media, but is denying it) of Oksana with broken teeth that looks more like a dentist's before picture than a photo of an abuse victim. Looks to me like I see a little hint of a smile, abuse victims don't smile for photographs.  but People who are about to get their gnarly teeth fixed by a Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dentist do. Very Suspicious to me.check it out

You can also check out this GREAT ARTICLE that has a very similar take on the whole thing. So I guess we'll see how this whole thing will unfold over the coming days, weeks, months.I still stand by my "she's a lying moneygrabbing whorebag who is just trying to make a name for herself by smearing and creating audio evidence of abuse by Mel Gibson.  I will be laughing so hard when this she-devil gets arrested for extortion and it's discovered she engineered the entire thing.  Can you say HOAX