If there's ever a movie to see in 3D, it'd be Tron.

I am pumped for this movie. Take an HD look at http://www.program-glitch-esc.net/

I can prove it to you.

There's something to be said about the Academy Awards. How boring it is to watch. Honestly, I do not want to watch a bunch of millionaires award themselves for their work. You don't see construction workers or plumbers award themselves for doing their job. Even if it is above and beyond most other 'performances' of their peers.

But my real gripe comes with the this incessant award rigging.

People have won before for powerful roles in controversial positions, but I'm seeing a trend that I don't like.

Hollywood is heavily Jewish. Which means Hollywood is heavily biased. Biased towards movies that deal with any sort of struggle, go ahead, take a look, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and now Inglorious Basterds.

The obsession with NAZIs and the Holocaust needs to end. Why is it that we're fine with racially charged movies? We're fine with morally charged movies, war, sex, death, marriage, gay marriage; but when it comes to NAZIs, look out.

I'm sorry, I just don't see it. If you're going to give an Oscar to Liam Neeson for Schindler's List, Spielberg for Private Ryan and one to Cristoph Waltz for Inglorious Basterds... you need to give one to Samuel L Jackson too.

Because I don't think that there's another black man out there who would ever, ever dare to put on a NAZI uniform in a movie.














So there you have it, the Academy is full of racists. Sam's performance in The Spirit was just as good as Cristoph's was in Basterds. Yet Cristoph wins and Sam didn't even get nominated.

Explain that one to me, please.

You ever notice how the world keeps changing?

And not for the better?

Like Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire pulling out of the Spider-Man franchise?

Or the fact that they're trying to collaborate with James Cameron to use up all of their special effects budget to make it just as hollowed out and empty of a movie as Avatar?

No, the thing that strikes me the most, is the fact that they're trying to get that queer little kid who just did that Harry Potter wannabe Percy Jackson movie.

seriously, what was up in the tv trailer with that girl (in a coffee shop no less) saying 'the gods are angry'?? WHO THE FUCK SAYS SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

people in straight jackets, that's who

So they're going to do a reboot of the entire franchise... a reboot of the entire franchise, a decade after the reboot of the franchise netted one of the best trilogies (money wise) in a very long time *cough* Matrix *cough*

You mean to tell me that they couldn't wait an extra year to give it's director a little extra time to iron out a story that makes sense and is true to the comics?

Instead, it's been confirmed, we're going to get a high school version. Think of High School Musical meets Twilight for this new one.

If I was Stan Lee I would pay $10 million to make sure this movie never gets made. That Sony stops development of this movie so then the rights come back to Marvel/Disney and they can properly make a sequel.

If there was ever a perfect guy for the role, Tobey Maguire is it.

What's worse, Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are destroying another childhood classic, Alice in Wonderland.

What's apocalyptic is that there's rumors that Burton is going to remake destroy The Wizard of Oz. If there ever was a movie that should never be remade... well, Tim will gladly step in and shit all over it.

I guess the entertainment biz isn't all bad. You hear the good news about the mothersmurfin Smurfs movie!??!?

Because I don't just like grabbing the biggest news headline every Monday (fuck you Canada)

I stumbled upon a piece that's intriguing and is, of course, a bit controversial.

Here's the long and short of it:
The state of Utah is proposing a new law that makes illegal abortion a criminal offense. 38 other states already have these measures in place, New York has an additional law for self-abortion attempts.

Though this bill is generally supported by Republicans and will probably be signed into law by Utah's Republican governor, I find little gripe with the details that I've been able to find in it. Though we all know, this is the USA, the language of said law must be iron-clad, lest another 17 year old girl pay a guy to beat the shit out of her in hopes of not unbending her last coat hanger.

Then, there's another part of my brain that chimes in and says, Utah doesn't allow late term abortion, they're putting a contradictory price on the life of an unborn person.

They're just trying to make a dollar. They're just controlling douchebags who deserve to be drowned by a killer whale or amniotic fluid.

Though this is a good idea, illegal abortions are a travesty of irresponsibility and bad decision making (mostly by teens) the law has little to offer if it does not have provisions that allow prosecutors to try minors as adults.

After all, if you're old enough to reproduce, you're old enough to spend a few years in a penitentiary.


Yet, after reading all of this, I'm still for a woman's right to choose. Pregnancy termination is still an option and somehow people feel less guilty about having it done "professionally" in comparison to just throwing yourself down a flight of stairs...

I'm not sure where to draw the line. I never have been, nor claimed to know. This is one of the rare topics where, even when I've done more and more research into the science and morality of it, I've yet to feel comfortable coming to any conclusion I can defend with conviction to naysayers.

And if your argument is un-defendable, your argument is personal prejudice not facts.

Stumbled upon this article that tries to put in perspective the idea of Olympians and sex.

I find it a little fascinating that people are actually interested in this sorta thing. I mean, the Olympic Village is basically Mardi Gras for athletes. Always has, always will be.

Since the dawn of the games it's been common for this sort of thing to go on. Hell, the Greeks used to have orgies during the games. Where do you think Greco-Roman Wrestling came from?

It was actually a competition to see who'd be the pitcher and the catcher.


Ahhh, where's Chuck for a comment when you need him?

Anyway, a ton of top athletes of both genders, in the same buildings, of course they're gonna screw. Laws of attraction and proximity and such.

My only worry is for the youngest of these athletes, who're only 16ish years old. What they're subjected to and the scary fact that they could lose their V-card to someone from Eastern Europe whose name has more Vs and Cs in it than vowels.

Maybe I'm getting a little too caught up in this too eh?

Ok, other news.

Some lucky guy in Georgia, (no, not the luger) USA bought the 10 billionth track on iTunes. So they gave him $10 grand. Bastard.

Oh, and the story of the hour, a killer whale (which are actually dolphins?) lived up to it's namesake for once.

Good, I'm tired of things not living up to their advertisements. Mostly Rogaine... but I digress.

It's snowing here, it's so pretty when it snows like this. Huge, thick flakes that covers everything. This is what winter is all about. Especially at night, when the clouds subside just a little and the moon and stars poke their heads out and glisten across the snowy white that seems to magically stick to treetops and fences. These are the days where making snowmen, angels, and forts are a necessity.

Snow sure keeps the killer killer whales away too...

Honestly.

I want to start an over-under bet on how many more years the US populace will put up with this bullshit in Washington D.C.

How people can vote for legislators who just straight up won't look at or hammer out legislation.

How the people on the other side, who do want to get new assistance out to the general public are compromising TOO much, just to get the illusion that something's being done.

Yet you can't find a damn thing about the attack on an IRS building in Texas. Instead, all you find is "Obamacare" and the story about how the USA beat Canada yesterday.

While it was a great game, it's just that, a game. Not anything to hang an entire newscast on.

Oh, and watching the post-game on MSNBC was excruciatingly bad. Not only because the guy couldn't call the highlights as they put them on screen, or that there was a good 7 second delay between him and whomever he was trying to interview, or that he had Gary Bettman on to talk about how 'great' the game is doing in the USA. Blah blah blah, who cares.

But then, this was the saving moment of the post-game. The anchor proposed the question, that if Bettman and the owners don't allow players to play in the Winter Olympics, how are we going to see great games like this that only add to the NHL's exposure?

Bettman stammered for a good 10 seconds then said that the owners don't see any of the revenue, they're the only league that actually stops it's season for the games, that they're better than the other leagues because they do that...

yet they want to stop doing it.

Please, please, tell me where I need to put in an application to get one of these cushy, well paying jobs where I can talk out of my ass and be praised for it. I think I'd be good at it.

Yes, this is it:

"On an issue which affects our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, we cannot continue to be mired in the same old debates between left and right, between environmentalists and entrepreneurs," said President Obama.

"To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we'll need to increase our supply of nuclear power. It's that simple."

Which is true. It's about time environmentalists realize that the endless argument over nuclear power was doing nothing other than make them sound like uneducated hippies who're just protesting to protest. Because it's the thing to do.

The reverence and cornerstone to the halt of nuclear energy in the United States is the three mile island accident.

A partial core meltdown of one of the two reactors at the site, on 28 March 1979 caused by a faulty valve which allowed large amounts of reactor coolant to leak resulted in radioactive gases being released into the atmosphere about 140,000 people evacuated from the local area no fatalities, but dispute remains over long-term health impact most significant accident in the history of the US nuclear power industry the reactor in question remains mothballed, but the other at the site is still in operation.

So, because there was one accident over 30 years ago, there was a massive halt to new projects and nuclear power plants have not been contracted to be built since.

So, because there was a plane crash into a couple of buildings a few years ago, we should stop flying planes and building skyscrapers. Everyone got it? Good.

He's right though, it's time to stop saying we're going to do something about the problem and start actually doing something about the problem.

I don't know if I commend him on this effort though, not yet. There's plenty of alternatives to oil and we're tapping into one of the deadlier resources, if things go wrong.

But on paper, this decision is LONG overdue. There are 104 operational nuclear energy facilities in the USA. There's been one accident. That's 1/104. That's a 96% safety rate.

If only we held other industries to such high standards.

Don't forget your Toyota's being recalled.

I miss your smile.

I miss the look you'd give me whenever I tucked you in at night and when you woke me up in the morning.

The way we'd go for walks and you'd have to stop because you were intrigued by a shiny object or a strangely bright color.

How you'd try to steal my food, and get away with it all the time. Even when I made enough for you too. You're just one of those types where you don't have to ask, you can just get by on trying to look cute and innocent.

It usually works.

Maybe it's just because I'm a pushover and you learned that pretty quick.

Maybe it's because you've known me that well for that long, we can just walk in stride and have the same thoughts rolling through our head.

How I miss how you'd come downstairs to watch baseball with me.

Or the time you tried to hide under the bed.

Or how you'd always beg me to share my ice cream, only to be easily distracted.

I miss all the fun we used to have and how many times we just spent the night watching some terrible movie and then use quotes as punchlines for the next week. Well, I would, you'd just get annoyed and walk out of the room.

I love that you bring out the softer side of me. Even when I don't want to. You just do. That's a rare quality. Don't think that it isn't.

I don't know when I'll be able to see you again. It just seems that everything's piling up, but I won't apologize for taking the trips to see you and be with you for a few months while I could.

I miss you and you are my eternal Valentine



Oh, and I miss you too Shazzi.

This is so bullshit!!!

NEVER, I REPEAT, EVER, Play Mario Bros Wii.

It is the most frustrating game ever.

Great for friends watching you and making fun of you as you endlessly die and fall into bottomless pits.

When the game throws randomly regenerated enemies at you in no particular order.

When it's so ridiculous that this game is aimed at a younger audience when myself and 3 other 20 somethings are having a ridiculous time making it through this game.

Yet it's aimed at kids.

I hate everyone at Nintendo who did level design and development for this game. I will never play another Mario game everrrr!!!!

I mean, it's one thing to make a game challenging, but side scrollers need a certain amount of predictability if you want people to actually be able to make it through the game.

Which you apparently don't.

Numerous times I'm left to make a leap of faith, or jump onto a platform that conveniently dips into a pit of lava or rotates so your ass lands into nothingness.

Or a conveniently spawned Big Bertha, or Koopa Troopa.

Immediately, in the first world, I was met with familiar Marios Bros music and level design and cheerio, welcome back to your childhood!!

As I quickly sprinted, jumped and stomped my way through levels and managed to accumulate 25 lives before ever getting to a final boss fight, all before I lost any sense of nostalgia.

Though it was rather fun, the novelty quickly started to wear off, the next levels pushed and shoved their way through the crowd and said "back off, i'm here to claim 20 of those lives you took from that first go-around."

And indeed they did.

Usually games have a difficulty curve, they become progressively more difficult as you go on, a staple in Super Mario Bros that Nintendo has brilliantly maintained throughout the series.

But no, this game went from Mario to Mario 3 to Pitfall to... Donkey Kong meets Metal Gear.

These levels are just so twisted and conniving that I can't even begin to explain the frustration that's come over me.

This difficulty curve looks more like a Michael J Fox signature. Up down, loopy and not legible.

Some levels were incredibly easy just to blow right through with little to no trouble, then the rest were excruciating and almost impossible to get to the end boss in any sort of fighting condition.

No, I still, have not completed the game.

But I'll tell you one thing, the Mushroom Kingdom can go to hell. The same goes for Princess Toadstool and all the other stupid Toads that can't seem to fend off an armless Goomba.