Yes, its drawing nearer! A brand new Superman Returns trailer was shown before X-Men 3 in some theatres and here it is for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! This one is going to rock!
Monday, May 29, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Is Ann Coulter for real?!
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the woman of the moment, the one about whom this blog entry written and is so right wing, that if she were any more right, she would be left! The one, the only... Ann Coulter.
Ok call me late to the party, but I had not heard about this infamous Wicked Witch of the West until today when I read an article in my university's newspaper about her. I read it and at first could not believe it. I know that I am pretty naïve when it comes to worldly matters, but I thought that at least on some level I understood the basics of how the human mind worked. Oh how wrong I was! To illustrate what I am talking about to those of you who do not know about Ann Coulter, here are a few of my favourite quotes from her.
"The ethic of conservation is the explicit abnegation of man's dominion over the Earth. The lower species are here for our use. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply, and rape the planet"
"I think [women] should be armed but should not [be allowed to] vote."
"If those kids had been carrying guns they would have gunned down this one [child] gunman. ... Don't pray. Learn to use guns."
"We know who the homicidal maniacs are. They are the ones cheering and dancing right now. We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.
Ok, now there are many more quotes and it would be easy for me to simply list them all and leave it at that. They make for some entertaining (if shocking at times) reading. But that's what sites like this [wikiquote] are for! Read her quotes on Bill Clinton, they're priceless! Anyway, I want to go a bit deeper and try to figure out what makes a woman like this tick. Clearly there must be something beyond the mask that these quotes present.
Now, just for the record, I want to state that I am a liberal. Not that I really care about politics, but when talking about such an extremely conservative individual it must be stated. Also, this is not a political blog. I am simply trying to analyze the woman who can say things like the ones above with a straight face! That said, let's get on with it.
As I was reading the article about her for the first time, I was caught completely off guard. That someone had such radically different views to my own and indeed what I considered even possible was just a bit too much to take at first! Granted, I know that everyone has different opinions... I still never dreamed that they could be that different! Just taking the comment she made about women not being allowed to vote for example. Here was a woman saying that other women should not vote. Does that not seem a bit stupid to you? Next let's consider her extremely pro-guns status. Now here she just crossed the line! She advocates giving every child in school a gun so that if any one of them decides to shoot up the school, the other kids can gun them down. Just the last five words of the previous sentence are too troubling to contemplate let alone implement!
Now after reading up on the net a bit, I gathered that Ms. Coulter has been a staunch right winger since college, so my initial thought that this must all be some kind of facade was wrong. She really does believe in the things she says. But I'm pretty sure that she exaggerates a lot of it to make her point. She is unafraid to say anything and that is a very powerful weapon in politics. The reason I refuse to believe that she is just a complete idiot is because someone who is as well read and educated as she seems to be has to have some form of logical thought behind any belief. So now after much thought and research, I have narrowed down the possibilities of what makes Ann Coulter the angry and spiteful woman she is:
Till next time then, keep stepping on the toes of the world!
Two of Ann Coulter's books - Slander and Treason, both New York Times bestsellers
Ok call me late to the party, but I had not heard about this infamous Wicked Witch of the West until today when I read an article in my university's newspaper about her. I read it and at first could not believe it. I know that I am pretty naïve when it comes to worldly matters, but I thought that at least on some level I understood the basics of how the human mind worked. Oh how wrong I was! To illustrate what I am talking about to those of you who do not know about Ann Coulter, here are a few of my favourite quotes from her.
"The ethic of conservation is the explicit abnegation of man's dominion over the Earth. The lower species are here for our use. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply, and rape the planet"
"I think [women] should be armed but should not [be allowed to] vote."
"If those kids had been carrying guns they would have gunned down this one [child] gunman. ... Don't pray. Learn to use guns."
"We know who the homicidal maniacs are. They are the ones cheering and dancing right now. We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.
Ok, now there are many more quotes and it would be easy for me to simply list them all and leave it at that. They make for some entertaining (if shocking at times) reading. But that's what sites like this [wikiquote] are for! Read her quotes on Bill Clinton, they're priceless! Anyway, I want to go a bit deeper and try to figure out what makes a woman like this tick. Clearly there must be something beyond the mask that these quotes present.
Now, just for the record, I want to state that I am a liberal. Not that I really care about politics, but when talking about such an extremely conservative individual it must be stated. Also, this is not a political blog. I am simply trying to analyze the woman who can say things like the ones above with a straight face! That said, let's get on with it.
As I was reading the article about her for the first time, I was caught completely off guard. That someone had such radically different views to my own and indeed what I considered even possible was just a bit too much to take at first! Granted, I know that everyone has different opinions... I still never dreamed that they could be that different! Just taking the comment she made about women not being allowed to vote for example. Here was a woman saying that other women should not vote. Does that not seem a bit stupid to you? Next let's consider her extremely pro-guns status. Now here she just crossed the line! She advocates giving every child in school a gun so that if any one of them decides to shoot up the school, the other kids can gun them down. Just the last five words of the previous sentence are too troubling to contemplate let alone implement!
Now after reading up on the net a bit, I gathered that Ms. Coulter has been a staunch right winger since college, so my initial thought that this must all be some kind of facade was wrong. She really does believe in the things she says. But I'm pretty sure that she exaggerates a lot of it to make her point. She is unafraid to say anything and that is a very powerful weapon in politics. The reason I refuse to believe that she is just a complete idiot is because someone who is as well read and educated as she seems to be has to have some form of logical thought behind any belief. So now after much thought and research, I have narrowed down the possibilities of what makes Ann Coulter the angry and spiteful woman she is:
- She is a brilliant satirist: This is an interesting theory, but sometimes you really get the feeling that she fully believes what she is saying. Satire must tread the fine line between making fun of something and outright advocating it and she crosses that line too often.
- She is a He: This seems to be the only plausible explanation for all the different symptoms that she is exhibiting - love of war, misogyny, gun friendliness and her anti abortion stand.
- She actually believes everything she says: As I have said before, I find this very hard to believe.
Till next time then, keep stepping on the toes of the world!
Monday, May 15, 2006
Limited Vocabulary
Sometimes I really think that I become more illiterate as the days go by. Influenced by the people around me, the media and just a general lack of quality reading material of late, I find strange and incomprehensble usage of words becoming part of my daily vocabulary. So here I thought I'd share some with you. Lets all get un-educated together!
Yes indeed, folks this is one grammar class you will definately not wanna miss... unless you are high school English teacher - in which case, consider yourself warned! Now some of these are fairly common and others I can say with some degree of certainty you will have never heard of before. Alright then class, lets begin!
Yes indeed, folks this is one grammar class you will definately not wanna miss... unless you are high school English teacher - in which case, consider yourself warned! Now some of these are fairly common and others I can say with some degree of certainty you will have never heard of before. Alright then class, lets begin!
Cost
This word is in fairly common use among the white-jock contingent of this country. Its usage easily defies all generally accepted meanings of the word. For example:
The Sharks lost the game, oke! What a cost! (note: lets not even go into the meanings of 'oke'!)
Other forms of usage could be "You are costing" or even, "He costed". This is generally a term used when something didn't go according to plan and it has caused dissatisfaction for a number of people. Now being neither white nor a jock you may wonder why I would be using the word. The simple answer is that when people all around you use certain terms to refer to something it sorta rubs off on you. Like an airborne disease... What a cost!
Off The Chain
One of my friends who is really into hip-hop says this a lot. I once wondered what it meant exactly because I have heard the term "Off the hook" but never "Off the chain". When I posed this question to him, he proceeded to explain it to me like so -
"You know the hook right? Anything thats off it is tight right?"
I nodded my assent and he continued.
"Ok but now see, the chain is on the hook!!!"
Aaaaah! I saw the light with that simple statement and now I use the phrase for things that are just too good for the hook. Yes, this blog is off the chain! Mwahahaha!
Late and Remain
These two are interconnected in their usage so I shall present them here togther. Basically this is how it works -
"Its late for you." This is usually followed by "You have remained."
"Lateness."
A person who has remained is said to be a remnant.
So now rather than you being late for something, a meeting say, the fact that you are late and have probably missed it means that it - the situation - is late for you. Do you see? It is quite a complex usage but once you get it, you have mastered The Remainder Theorem!
Friday, May 05, 2006
Flashy Fun!
I love the internet! Really!
Now you might be wondering why I would say something like that just out of the blue, but let me assure you there is a good reason. First of all, there are so many talented people out there and for some reason put a whole lot of effort into creating something just for the pure joy of sharing it with others. Case in point (and this bring me to the main point of this entry!) - Flash Movies.
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of effort that these people put into what is essentially a hobby. Sometimes the animation quality is on par with the big-budget movies out of Disney. Fair enough, the people who do them probably do work in the animation industry to begin with. Anyway, here I shall link to a couple of my favourites, but be sure to visit www.newgrounds.com for a hell of a lot more...
Xombie - James Farr
This is the one that introduced me to the whole concept of episodic flash-based animated stories. It is simply one of the best out there. I definately won't ruin it for you by telling you what it is about, but suffice to say the story is very well thought out and as it gradually reveals itself through the chapters (there are 7 so far), you can't help but love the characters. Now for any 3 minute long animation that is no mean feat! In fact apparently the peeps in Hollywood have taken notice of this work and have signed the creator on to make it into a full length feature!
Check it out here... Xombified!
Bitey of Brackenwood - Adam Phillips
Ok, now for the most fun, random flash animation I have ever seen! It is a series based on the character of Bitey - a mean, unfriendly, reclusive, half-human half-goat(?!) monster who lives in Brackenwood. The episodes are not meant to be watched in any partcular order (except the last two). They are basically just fun! And even though there is no speech, there is awesome celtic themed music and it fits perfectly with the setting. But the standout feature of this is definately the sheer quality of the animation. You can see that the author improves his skills dramatically over the course of the series. The last two are simply amazing!
Check it out here... Bitey Castle
Heh, anyway thats that. Enjoy!
Now you might be wondering why I would say something like that just out of the blue, but let me assure you there is a good reason. First of all, there are so many talented people out there and for some reason put a whole lot of effort into creating something just for the pure joy of sharing it with others. Case in point (and this bring me to the main point of this entry!) - Flash Movies.
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of effort that these people put into what is essentially a hobby. Sometimes the animation quality is on par with the big-budget movies out of Disney. Fair enough, the people who do them probably do work in the animation industry to begin with. Anyway, here I shall link to a couple of my favourites, but be sure to visit www.newgrounds.com for a hell of a lot more...
Xombie - James Farr
This is the one that introduced me to the whole concept of episodic flash-based animated stories. It is simply one of the best out there. I definately won't ruin it for you by telling you what it is about, but suffice to say the story is very well thought out and as it gradually reveals itself through the chapters (there are 7 so far), you can't help but love the characters. Now for any 3 minute long animation that is no mean feat! In fact apparently the peeps in Hollywood have taken notice of this work and have signed the creator on to make it into a full length feature!
Check it out here... Xombified!
Bitey of Brackenwood - Adam Phillips
Ok, now for the most fun, random flash animation I have ever seen! It is a series based on the character of Bitey - a mean, unfriendly, reclusive, half-human half-goat(?!) monster who lives in Brackenwood. The episodes are not meant to be watched in any partcular order (except the last two). They are basically just fun! And even though there is no speech, there is awesome celtic themed music and it fits perfectly with the setting. But the standout feature of this is definately the sheer quality of the animation. You can see that the author improves his skills dramatically over the course of the series. The last two are simply amazing!
Check it out here... Bitey Castle
Heh, anyway thats that. Enjoy!
Thursday, May 04, 2006
A Pirate's Life for Me!
Scarcely did I have time to get over the shock of seeing the Superman Returns trailer than I bumped into this gem! This is ONLY the sequel to one of my favourite movies of all time - Pirates of the Carribean : The Curse of the Black Pearl. Now without further ado, let me present the one, the only...
Pirates of the Carribean : Dead Man's Chest
W00t!! Go watch and enjoy. And beware the kraken!
The PotC2 trailer has been officially Fanboyed (c) Me!
Pirates of the Carribean : Dead Man's Chest
W00t!! Go watch and enjoy. And beware the kraken!
The PotC2 trailer has been officially Fanboyed (c) Me!
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