Happy Festivus!

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It's time for the airing of grievances, I gotta lotta problems with you people!

1) PA UE - Get your shit together and send me my paperwork. Two months of this non-sense is BULLCRAP!

2) In the same vain, Brian Williams - Stop reporting on the shitty job market. Those of us looking for jobs know that the market is the pits. You telling us that just makes us even more depressed and anxious.

3) The Captain - Can you please put your dirty dish(es) in the side of the sink with the rest of the dirty dishes? Your dish is not special and is not entitled to special treatment.

4) Weather at the Beach - Stop being windy. It literally blows.

5) NBC 40 Sound Guy - What is that annoying 'thumping' noise on Monica Ott's mic? Is it her heart beat? Is there a small mammal living in her poorly fitted suit jacket?  Is it a bad mic? I don't know. What I do know is that it is irritating and should be fixed.

6) TruPanel - I have signed up for at least 7 studies and have yet to be chosen! WTF. Why to I keep getting denied? I would be the best test audience. I have an ungodly amount of free time and I love being opinionated. PICK ME!  Also, you should get points for all surveys you complete. Surveys are few and far between anyway so what's the big deal. Might give away too many $5 Starbucks Gift Cards?

7) 'Now Hiring' Signs - Stores, don't put them in your window if you are not actually hiring.

8) Jay Leno - I am forced to watch you every night because I only get Channel 10. Your jokes are unfunny, your guests look uncomfortable, and the group meeting you as you walk out looks forced and pretentious. You suck!

9) Mega Roll Toilet Paper - You do not fit in my TP dispenser, nor do I think you fit in anyone's TP dispenser, making your argument about using less TP invalid. To get the TP to fit, I end up using 1/2 the roll.

And finally,

10) People who drive with their placards hanging from the mirror - It clearly says "Remove While Driving" yet everyone ignores it. I tried driving with Popi's hanging in my window and it is extremely distracting. I could barely see out of half my windshield. Imagine if I had the vision of an 80 year old with cataracts and a bum leg.

So as Festivus draws to a close, it is now my turn to fight my father in a Feat of Strength. I think I can take him!

YDB

3 Faves of the Week

With the holidays right around the corner, I am dedicating my latest 3 Faves of the Week to infomercials.

The Forever Lazy

Two weeks ago, the Captain and I were cruising Newser when we came across a link to this:

"I. WANT. THAT."  the Captain exclaimed like a petulant child.

"That is the dumbest, most unsexy thing I have ever seen. I am not buying you that. In fact, I don't ever want to see you in that," I said flatly

"It's not any dumber than the Snuggie. Which I might add you own!" he pointed out.

That exchange started up the 2010 Which Is Dumber? Debate, which I might add is still going on in my household. I won't go in to the details of the debate, just know that I freely admit that the Snuggie is a dumb product. I also want you to know that my house is a chilly 67 degrees but thanks to my Pepto Bismol Pink Snuggie (an `09 Christmas present from Mom ) my entire body, including my arms, are warm.

The Pajama Jean

A friend of mine posted this on my Facebook wall today and I have watched it at least 3 times. It has also spurred the longest conversation ever dedicated to a single FB comment on my page. Every time I watch it, I am left saying "Hmm, I wonder if they are nice looking?" The Pajama Jean (and let us not forget that snazzy and FREE crew neck t-shirt) would be a nice upgrade to my usual yoga pants/college hoodie uniform that have adopted since being unemployed.

This product is utterly ridiculous ...  Right?

This is how they should pitch it during the holiday gift buying rush:

"Now, you can eat all you want and your jeans grow WITH you! No more embarrassingly unbuttoning that top button during fancy, formal dinners. With Pajama Jeans, this Christmas you can have that second helping of Grandmom's apple pie. (narrator chuckles as if in causal conversation) And don't forget the ice cream!"

(I miss working in an Ad Agency...I used to get paid for gems like that!)

I have a sneaking suspicion that if you give PJ's that look like clothes to people who LOVE PJ's, these things will end up in many inappropriate places.

It will class up the Wal-Mart crowd though!

The Clapper Plus

And finally the stupidest addition to an already stupid invention: The Clapper Plus. The 'Plus' of The Clapper Plus is a wireless light switch. 

 

When I brought the stupidity of this product to the attention of the Captain, he said "That's the greatest idea! It would be perfect for us cause none of our light switches are in right place."

Let me explain what he means: the light switch for our bedroom is in the kitchen, the switch for my office is blocked when I open the door, and the only switch in our living room turns on the lights attached to the ceiling fans (which when turned on is bright enough to operate)-not an outlet.

Touché my friend, looks like Santa is bringing us a Clapper Plus!

Better order now, these deals won't last forever and Christmas is just around the corner.

YDB

Haven't we met before

I have been a bad, bad friend. I tell you I am going to write to you every week, then I disappear for a few months.

So I suggest we begin again.  But this time at the beginning of my new life.

Well, I was totally laid off in June. I know, I know WTF! It's a strange feeling being laid off. I think I went through all the standard phases:

1. Sweet I Don't Have to Get Up in the Morning
2. I'm Gonna Hang with my Friends. Oh Wait They Have Jobs, Dammit!
3. This Sucks
4. I Need a Job
5. I REALLY Need a job

It was sometime between the "This Sucks" and "I Need a Job" phases that our lease at the 'Creek was up. Due to the numerous issues with the apartment we decided not to resign our lease and move...to the Jersey Shore.

That's right ladies and gents, it's G.T.L. and Fist Pumps all year long. I wish that were the case, but we moved into what can only be equated to a large scale senior community. It's more like Buicks, Placards, and Moth Balls all year long.

We now live in a quaint (not sure if it correctly describes my place, but it sounds classy) 3 bedroom house about a block from the beach.

One of the many beautiful sunsets and it's only a block away! I can seriously hear the ocean on quiet nights.
This summer is going to be amazing.

So here is the nickel tour of our new abode (the interior shots were taken on our first night in the house):

The adorable front porch all decked out for Halloween.
Decorations to take note of: illuminated tin pails, a hay bale and mum, glittery scary words in the windows,
and the cutest homemade ghosts. And our jack-o-lantern...

Lorlita was over and suggested we carve a PBR-o-lantern. Way to class up the neighborhood! Yes, we did keep it out during trick-or-treating. The parents all got a laugh.

The new place isn't very large. Our living room is more long and narrow, so we had to give up part of our sectional and both end tables (that mean kiss away lighting.) Conversely our bedroom is large so we were able to add in the two missing pieces of our bedroom set that we couldn't use in our apartment. 

Win-Win.

 

1) Our ski lodge bathroom.

2) The master bedroom with an extremely romantic 3)washer and dryer.

4) I always wanted a breakfast nook!

5) The kitchen is the largest room in the house. Literally.

6) The living room with beautiful natural wood ceiling (not so attractive fans)

7) My home office. It's the best room in the house and with the best view.

8)The guest bedroom. It's the warmest room in the house.

So that is the new crib in a nutshell. Once I straighten up (things have gotten out of hand with the holidays) I will post some pics of the furnished rooms.

Sorry again for the long delay. I hope never to make it lapse that much again.

Your Daily Barista

Book Reivew Hiaku: Sleeping Arrangements

Book Review Haiku: Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham

Helping a sista out!

One of my favorite peeps and fellow blogger LizzieBeth over at Lizzie in Progress just got hitched! Hooray. Let me tell you, this is one crafty craftsman and came up with nifty ideas for her ceremony. And the best part, she is now selling them to brides-to-be like YOU!

You can check out her wares at this site.  So, what is it that she is selling:

Picture Frames (a ton of them, too)

A really sweet homemade (kudos Lizzie! it came out amazing) parasol that she used in her photos:

Some unused unmentionables:

And there are some other really killer (and I would assume useful) things on her for sale page. So if you are getting married andwant that DIY look with no effort on your part, help a sista out!

Happy purchasing and best wishes on your future nuptials!!

Your Daily Barista

Book Review Hiaku: The Lost Symbol

Book Review Haiku: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Same shit different book

'these symbols mean something'

So over Dan Brown 

I would totally pass on The Lost Symbol, but hey, different strokes for different folks right?  If I was going to recommend a Dan Brown book, I would go for Angels & Demons. It's a far more entertaining plot. Art, dead pope, science. And the science aspect really aids in the plot of the book. In the Lost Symbol it kinda is just there. It doesn't add to the story and it is very distracting.

 

3 Faves of the Week

TV University

 

Stumbling the other day I found the greatest blog post: TV University Faculty by 4 Dudes. That got me thinking, "What would I major in at TV University? A study of all things awesome of course!"

In case you were wondering:

ParaPsycology with Mulder and Scully
Automotive Engineering with Jeremy Clarkson
Astronautical Engineering with Scotty
Marketing with Don Draper
Public Speaking with Billy Mays
Practical Business Management with "Great" Scott
Graphic Arts with Sal Romano
African American History with Franklin (I guess G.O.B. is the Teacher's Assistant)
Women Studies with Hank Moody

Do You Remember the Time?

I happened to be on Facebook a while back and a friend of mine posted a link to a Blog called "I'm Remembering!."

I took one look at this site and fell in love. One the first page there is a screen shot of my favorite 80s movie ever, Just One of the Guys!!  I am crazy for 80s/90s nostalgia and this site has it all.  Scrolling through all the pages makes me long to go through our family photo albums and relive some amazing childhood memories.

Drunk History

Funny or Die has an great episodic series called Drunk History. Concept is simple, tell a factual story while drunk. I know deep down we all have been in this situation. The drunker you get the more you feel a need to impress upon others your wealth of knowledge. The only difference, you don't have celebrities doing the reenactments.  Here is one of my favorites, but you can check out the rest on their site.

Drunk History Vol. 5 w/ Will Ferrell, Don Cheadle & Zooey Deschanel from Will Ferrell

and on a side note: 

My new favorite drink, a hard Arnold Palmer (that's what she said!)

 Hey there sailor!

They are hard to find but funnily enough, the best one I ever head was at Mexican restaurant in South Jersey. According to the all knowing Wikipedia, a hard Arnold Palmer is known as a John Daly. It's easy: lemonade, ice tea, and vodka. I did see on one site that it is best with Limon vodka.

YDB's Amish Adventure

This past Sunday The Captain and I decided to take an adventure. Here is our tale, as told through Facebook and Twitter updates... 

"look out Amish! [YDB] is coming and she's bringing zippers with her!." 11:18 AM Jul 11th via txt

"In this day of home computers and space travel, the Amish eschew zippers as decadent, electricity as unnecessary and flush toilets as wasteful. They forgo the automobile in favor of sleek trotters and canvas-topped carriages of hickory wood."  Read more

"first adventure stop: marsh creek state park." 12:13 PM Jul 11th via txt 

"so far 1 of little chris' presents. haha. i wish they still had the rusty playland of my youth." - facbook via text

I totally ganked him a few of the these awesome McDonald's Bibs from the Mickey D's in Blue Ball, PA. I am sure I could have got them at a Mac Donald's around here but they are never out to just take. I always feel funny asking since I never have a kid with me.  Along with the bibs he's getting some crappy toy from my Happy Meal. McDonald's really needs to step it up in the free toy department.

As for the dangerous Playland of my youth:

Breathe it in. The Big Mac Jail that I used to be afraid I wouldn't be able to climb down from. The Grimace shake thingie that never quite shook that well. If you remember these rusty marvels check out an amazing article from RetroJunk!

"just took a pic of an Amish guys cow. do u think i stole its soul? i figured it was cool cause the dude waved." 12:47 PM Jul 11th via txt

"Oh Amos, this bitch just stole my muthafuckin soul."

Old Order Amish and Mennonites forbid photography of their people, and their objection is based on the second commandment..." Read more interesting facts about the Amish.

 
"The Captain has apparently found the ghetto of Lancaster. who knew?" 2:10 PM Jul 11th via txt

"leaving strasburg, now on our way to bird in hand by way of intercourse." 3:26 PM Jul 11th via txt 

Yes, PA outsiders...these towns really do exist

 

 

Note that they changed the town's name to Intercourse. WTF Amish. I wonder if they get the joke. I bet that there isn't much intercourse happening in Intercourse. Thoughts?

 Not as funny as Intercourse but Bird-in-Hand is yet another example of the dirty minds of the Amish. Shame on you Malachi shame on you.

 Blue Ball is lame and does not have a logo (I am smelling potential client!!) Get on the ball Blue Ball!

"Amish puppies!! i would name them Jedediah and Malachi" 3:47 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"looking for the intercourse brewing company. no add on site. going by label. a silo b/w 2 bushes. use ur imagination." 3:48 PM Jul 11th via txt  

I know what you are thinking Beer... and the Amish. Yeah I know who would have put the two together. They are not exactly peas and carrots.  But, yes my friends, Intercourse Paradise Pale Ale is my new favorite beer. The Captain and I attacked their booth at the Beer Festival we went to a few years back and have been on the hunt for it ever since. It's not readily available in our area but I am thinking a Blue Anchor Adventure for beer next time.

Unfortunately we couldn't find the brewery in our Amish travels. My mom had an interesting point "Perhaps it is brewed by renegade Amish guys out of the family farm. They don't want to be found out so they don't advertise in the area?" I think you maybe on to something there lady...good thinking.


Whatever the case maybe, the bottom line is I totally want to have Intercourse in my home. And I want all my friends to have Intercourse in my home as well. So please Intercourse, please distribute in Philadelphia! My dry spell has lasted far too long.

Give Intercourse some love by following them on Twitter.
Do it for the logo alone! Look carefully.

"remember EAGLE 106.1? i think it still lives on in Lancaster. "mr. vain," anyone?" 3:57 PM Jul 11th via txt  

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Yeah you know you remember its Top 40 greatness.  Then it turned to all Jazz and people stopped listening. Relive it with me:

  
"i love dutch wonderland! i totally want to go now! but if i don't have a kid, i will look like pedophile." 4:00 PM Jul 11th via txt

"again. lost in the ghettos of Lancaster." 4:15 PM Jul 11th via txt 

"decided to blow off bird in hand. heading to Maryland coast...its a full on adventure" 4:36 PM Jul 11th via txt

"wtf pa! where the hell are we?" 5:53 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"weather is beautiful again. roof is back down. heading towards home finally." 5:54 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"lessons learned: adventuring is far more fun on Saturday, shits open. 2) should've went to dutch wonderland." 5:56 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"now on to a place for BBQ - Carly wants some ribs." 5:57 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"strike that! we did make it to Maryland! crabs instead tonight!" 5:59 PM Jul 11th via txt  

"looking at the strasburg railroad i realized i could've bought lil biff a conductors hat. unkie fantastic didn't want to stop" 6:09 PM Jul 11th via txt

"bugaboo creek - the Canadian TGIF Fridays? i think yes, yes." about 24 hours ago via txt   

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"Would you like to hear aboot our specials."

"So you liked your steak, eh?"

Nah, they didn't say that. But it would have been so great if they had.

"it never fails. i get more burned while driving with the roof down, then I do on the beach." - - facbook via text

Happy and Safe travels this summer,
YDB

 

 

009: That's What She Said

Watching Sesame Street with my nephew. During Abby Cadabby's Fairy School, the teacher yelled:

"You better stop rubbing that Abby"

That's what she said!

YDB

OH. MY. GOD!

I  don't think I could wait until November to see this! This looks utterly amazing. Boooooo to breaking it into two films. I call shenanigans on you Hollywood. Shenanigans I say!





I just told the Captain, that the battle scene is the best piece of fiction writing I have ever read. I get chills just thinking about it. Naturally he rolled his eyes at me. He just doesn't understand how us wizards think...stupid Muggle (hehe)

So who's in come November? (FYI: I am totally seeing this in 2D. 3D is so overrated.)

A Very Excited YDB

3 Faves of the Week

Bubble Tea! 

I first had bubble tea at a great Thai restaurant in University City called Bubble House about 5 years ago. I loved it there and I'm dying to go back. But until I get there ('soon enough my pet,' I coo at my grumbling tummy) I have found it in Center City at a cute little tea bar called (try to guess)…T-Bar (oh you're a clever hipster doofuses.)

I only get Iced Bubble Milk Black Tea. I am little afraid to taste the other flavors, cause lets face it it's a bit pricey at around $4.75 a glass.  My favorite part of Bubble tea? The slimy black tapioca balls at the bottom of course! As my friend 'Lissa said to me once "Oh so you like slimy, black balls in your mouth?"

Is this a gimmick? I am not entirely sure, but I do know that I love it and will be buying into like a 9 year old buying Silly Bands*.

* On a side note: What the fuck is up with those Silly Bands? They are everywhere. I saw them at the super market, at an office supply store, and boxes of them at the local outdoor flea market.  My intern has one that her mom found in the ocean of all places. Apparently it says Phillies but if you turn it side ways it looks like a seahorse (which I, naturally, thought it was.) I tired it on and let me tell you, it wouldn't fit over my giant country wrist. According to my mother, my 9 y/o cousin has like a million of them and insist on wearing all of them at once. I don't know. I guess it's the Snap Bracelets of 2010.




Nail Polish

I never thought I would say that. But recently I have become obsessed about painting my nails. I have a tendency to put on a color, take it off, then reapply another color in the matter of a half hour. The Captain doesn't get it and keeps complaining about the smell. I told him it's what comes with living with a woman: nail polish and Sex and the City.

I have found that the cheap nail polishes like Funky Fingers and N.Y.C. work the best. The go on easy and usually in 1 or 2 coats. But I went through all of this in a previous product review called Polish Me… Indifferent.

Futurama!

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In Bender Bending Rodriguez's own words "I'm Back Baby!" and I am totally stoked. Seriously Futurama is back for a whole new season starting on June 24th. It's going to be amazing. For those of you who never gave this show a chance, I highly recommend that you do. It is the perfect spoof of old Sci-Fi shows specifically, my personal favorite, Star Trek: the Original Series. I'll admit the last of the 3 "made-for-TV-movie" style episodes, left much to be desired, but at the time, it was better than nothing. 

But now it's back and I can forget the terribleness of Into the Wild Green Yonder.

Futurama is smartly written, well voiced, and all the characters sort of look like the Simpsons.  How could you go wrong?

Never seen the show, but want to get caught up quickly? Check out this recap, narrated by my favorite cartoon character (as well as the namesake of my future dog!) Captain Zapp Brannigan!

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Recap-O-Rama: 5 Seasons in 7 Minutes
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Futurama New Episodes Futurama New Episodes Ugly Americans

So now you must be like: "Holy hell, I can't believe I ignored this show! I totally need to watch some episodes before June 24th!!" Here is where to start my friends. I give you my top 5 Futurama episodes (in no particular order):

Where No Fan Has Gone Before
Entire episode based on Star Trek: the Original Series. My favorite quote from the episode "Double Yes!

Bending in the Wind
Bender becomes broken and tours with Beck.

Love Labour's Lost in Space
the one where "Zapp mated with a woman"

Amazon Women in the Mood
OK this is the greatest episode of the entire series!!!! This is a must watch.

Spanish Fry
Fry's "human horn" gets stolen and it opens the door to a slue of sexual innuendos by Bender.

On a side note: Jurassic Bark always makes me cry. Poor Seymour. Keep on waiting buddy!

YDB

I want to go to there

In the immortal words of the Liz Lemon "I want to go to there" with the "there" being the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Unless you have lived under a rock for the past few years, you know that last week was the official launch of the new wizard themed theme park at Universal Studios...in Florida. Not California as I had once believed.

It looks AMAZING! (Bear with me while I nerd out right here) Butterbeer, Every Flavor Beans, Chocolate Frogs, owls, robes, wands (that's what she said? lol), sneakoscopes,  Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, and just about anything else imagined by J.K. Rowling will be featured. I need to go there and I need to buy everything they are selling.

I am Universal's ideal customer. I'm a Harry Potter nerd with cash-in-hand and willing to go into debt just to outfit my nephew in full Gryffindor regalia. I can picture him now in a maroon and gold scarf and a eyeliner lightening bolt scar over his right eye (I must get there prior to Halloween!) Oh he is going to be so cute. See!!

Poorly photoshopped projected image of Lil' Chrissy Potter!

YDB

Book Review Haiku: The Murder of King Tut

 Book Review Haiku: The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson & Martin Dugard (well that is how it looked on the book.)

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It's hot in Egypt

Tut is 'my favorite Honky'*

 Wish I saw the show**

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It was a great read. I never read Patterson based on the knowledge that my Bro likes his books. I don't think I would read any other Patterson's. But I will say I do know why my Bro does read them: it's like writing for dum dums. Seriously. I felt like an Ivy League literature scholar reading this.










** I totally wanted to go but never made it :(  http://www.kingtut.org/home. 

Public Discomfort: It's a bank R-tard.

I went to the bank today to deposit my paycheck (yes, I know what your are thinking, "no direct deposit?!," Tell me about it! But I digress) and there was this dude who took $100 bucks out of the ATM. Now usually it wouldn't phase me that someone took out money, but what I found so fascinating was that he inspected each $20 bill by holding it up to the light to make sure the security strip was visible. WTF. You got the money out of a bank ATM. I am pretty sure they are not stuffing it with counterfeit bills.

Although now that I think about it, it was a TD Bank and they are run by 12 year olds.  My teller tried to cheat me out of a $20! But I called him on it.

So maybe that guy was right for checking his bills. I think those TD Rejects would accept Monopoly money if you tried to give it to them.

On another Public Discomfort rant, check out this chick! I had to run to catch up to her just to try to figure out what that shit is that is tattooed on the back of her legs. And you what? I still don't know what it says. Any thoughts?

YDB

Book Review Haiku: The Second Assistant

Book Review Haiku: The Second Assistant by Mimi Hare & Clare Naylor

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Lara is no Lloyd

Extremely predictable
Too many players

It wasn't a terrible story. I found it very entertaining and it would be an excellent beach read. I can't wait to finish the story with the followup, The First Assistant.

008: That's What She Said

My father discussing his decision to have a Doctor operate verses having a, what he described as, 'robot' do it:

"I just feel better knowing the Doctor's hands are inside me"

That's what she said!

YDB

Book Review Haiku: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Book Review Haiku: The Curious Cast of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Book was far too short

the film was way, WAY too long

Brad Pitt is so cute

Dear God this movie was faaaaaaaaaaar too long. I felt like I was aging just watching it. In fact I remember getting up and cleaning half of the way through. If I started cleaning you know it's bad.

Who got a hundred dollar bill, y'all?

So by now my more astute readers must have noticed all of the Amazon links on my site. Why are you whoring your blog out to Amazon?

Well the answer is simple! I can only afford PBRs (Pabst Blue Ribbon to all you non-rednecks out there) to drink and Amazon will give me money. OK, so it's not that simple. You, my faithful readers, need to do your part, too. Here is how it works:

• I write about something I love or hate
• I offer up my review*, good or bad, and try to make humorous. 
  *I will always be honest with my review. It is up to you if you want to buy it.
• After reading my awesome post, you decide "Fuck yeah, I totally want that product!"
• You then click on the link provided.

The deal is, if you purchase something through a link on my blog, I get an ever so small kickback from Amazon.

So bust out them credit cards and support my alcohol habit and my love of craft beers.

YDB

Oh, by the way, there is a sneaky aspect of these links. I plan on writing about things I want to make it easy for people buying me gifts. That's right. I am that shallow. 

Book Review Haiku: Snuff

Book Review Haiku: Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk

 Tale of Two Titties

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

it is still my fav 

Wanna read more amazing porn titles! Ever wonder what happens backstage at gang bang? Pick up Snuff at Amazon. It's a quick and easy read. But be warned you will chuckle with every great title.

Public Discomfort: In-d-pen-dant

Look who I found riding on PATCO this week, Betsy Ross! The bitch was late to work. That flag ain't gonna sew itself. Who knew she was so ahead of her time: duffel bag, long johns under her gown, bobby pins, and orthopedic shoes! Glad to see Philly is keeping it real.

YDB

Book Review Haiku: The Reader

Book Review Haiku: The Reader by Bernard Schlink

Simple writing of

child molestation

made me feel dirty

Buy the book, it's a quick and easy read!

Too lazy to read? If so that's pretty sad! I'm a slow reader and I was able to turn this shit out in a week! But anyway. Too busy to read, then buy the film. There is a lot (*wink, wink*) of Kate Winslet in this movie so the dudes are bound to L.O.V.E. it

Public Discomfort: It was wet and wild.

In the hospital waiting room - "he's taking waaaaaaay to many enimas. way too many. oh lord. and laxatives too, honey"

Totally Tase him, Bro!

I am sure as everyone knows by now, both locally and nationally, a 17 year old was tasered at a Philadelphia Phillies game this past week after jumping a fence and running around the outfield.

The police commissioner said, after an investigation into the incident, that the officer acted within protocol. I completely agree and here are my reasons:

1) Running on a field during the game is frowned upon at any ball park. The Kid is "being charged as a juvenile for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and defiant trespass."* See!

2) I am sure the police officer informed the Kid to "Stop" prior to firing the taser. I doubt very much that nothing was said prior to the firing. I believe that if a police officer tells you to stop and you don't that qualifies as evading the police. If you are evading the police, the officer has a right to bring the criminal into custody either by running him down, tasering him, or shooting him.

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Also if you watch the video, the Kid clearly sees the cop chasing him with his taser drawn and purposefully changes directions. He should have stopped but didn't. If he would have stopped running and put his hands up then he wouldn't have been tased (if he would have been tased after stopping and surrendering then, yes, it would have been excessive use. But, no, he was still running from the police when he was tased.)

3)  Luckily none of our players were in danger, but the police and security on the field at the time did not now that. If this kid did have malicious intentions and acted violently towards a player or Citizen's Bank staff and guests, and the officer only chased him, then everyone would be crying that the officer didn't do enough.

I think it is more disgraceful that people are booing a police officer for doing his job and keeping people safe. But, what else would you expect from sports fans who threw snowballs at Santa Claus? Again, no one knew what this Kid was going to do. Even though he was running around, he still could have had a mental disability and went crazy on someone. Or pulled out a knife when someone got close.

I will say that if the cop had shot the Kid with his service revolver then, yes, it would have been excessive force. Cops are issued tasers because (although people can go into cardiac arrest when tased) there is less of a chance of killing the criminal, or an innocent bystander.

I wish I could be on the jury cause I would totally send this Kid to prison for simply being stupid.

Because seeing people get tasered on COPS is amazing, I  have posted the clip below.




YDB


By the way if you are interested in seeing snowballs being chucked at Santa, well video of that doesn't exist (stupid pre-cell phone era), but you see an interesting news report about it below. I am proud to call myself a Philadelphia Sports Phan (that's right, I used the PH!)

Philadelphia Eagle fans pelt Santa with snowballs @ Yahoo! Video

*http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Teen-fan-tasered-by-Phillies-security-after-runn?urn=mlb,238457

3 Faves of the Week

My Three Faves of the Week: YouTube Edition!


1) We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!

I stumbled on this video a few weeks ago, and I am still singing. I find it strangely hypnotizing, and it's not just the "Gooble Gobble" chant from Freaks.

 

Let me know some of your favorite lines from Pop Culture depicted in this video? My favorite surprise, Grover as the waiter (and the always great "I want to go to there")!

 
2) The opening credits to Watchmen

I have yet to see this film, but a friend of mine brought the opening credits to my attention. I am sure most of you have already seen the clip, but it's just too well executed that I must share it here. To me it is a perfect example of how film credits should be treated! If filmmakers are going to run them separate from the film, then they should be used to draw the viewers attention into the film, get them curious and excited about what they are about to experience.

From the cinematography to the historical references to the excellent use of Bob Dylan's Times They Are a Changin' (one of my favorite Dylan song), these credits actually have me excited to see what the movie is all about (regardless of how bad people tell me it is.)

Unfortunately the embedding has been disabled, but you can view it at the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVZV__w500

 

3) 70 Million by Hold Your Horses

Maybe I am just a nerdy art student, but I love everything about this video! Can you name all of the painting use?

A little aside: 70 Million reminds me of those fabulous Kindle commercials:



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And now for the shameless product placement!

Wanna by be freaked out by Browning's classic Freaks!  You can pick it up on Amazon (along with any other movie/TV show you saw in "We Came We Saw...")












 Do one step better than me and watch Watchmen, then you can tell me what you think (or I could just bum it off of you. I'll return it. Promise!)












 Don't you just love 70 Million by Hold your Horses? Buy the download from Amazon so you can rock out to it on your iPod!













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