tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56364471978387597152024-03-13T07:16:13.865-07:00Musings and tirades from a krazy MinnesotanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-39848717333932355222013-09-10T18:26:00.001-07:002013-09-10T18:26:36.972-07:00Did Barry (B-Rock) Obama pull a fast one on Republicans and the American Public? It appears that a peaceful solution has been found with Syria. Or, well, it's on hold. But, as I think about it, Barry's stance never made much sense. He pushed so hard for intervention, against the wishes of America, Democrats, and many Republicans. Still, he kept pushing. While I didn't watch, supposedly, he made the case on national television last night. Then, when he met Putin, they talked for 20-30 minutes. Within a week, Russia proposes that Syria had over their chemical weapons, and we're on the way to peace. Yeah, so what's the big deal?
Well, if Barry wasn't in support of the bombing, Republicans would have taken a conflicting stance because they can. Hell, that's how they do with Barry. But, before that, he didn't even want to ask them. What's the response of the American public and the Republican house going to be? Outrage, pure and simple. Republican and some Democrats call on President Obama to ask congress. Everyone is outraged. The progress is slowed. The evidence remains unclear.
The bombing lags, but the military is going in. China and Russia say "hey, don't you do this." Ships move into striking distance. The pressure is on Assad to give up his chemical weapons. Now, Russia and, maybe, China is pushing for a diplomatic solution. By the way, France is behind us! France? This country is supporting us. Weird, right? So, the public is outraged. Russia is looking for some kind of diplomatic solution. Republicans are furious. The invasion is at a standstill, and we might not even go in.
Then, it's solved, like that (snaps fingers). Putin (this guy?) has a diplomatic solution. There is no attack. And, the US still wins. Assad's chemical weapons will be taken away, strengthening the rebel's position. The rebels may still have chemical weapons. We can still overthrow Assad without the collateral damage that comes with bombing. Based on President Obama's past history, this is highly unlikely, but, as someone who used to be a fan of him, it's kind of amusing to think that he may have successfully played a game of politics.
P. S. This blog has not been proofread or edited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-89765487339601949382013-06-16T07:04:00.002-07:002013-07-15T07:12:21.921-07:00Free book on Kindle today only: The Future is the Past (A Back to the Future Parody Sequel)Last fall, I completed a parody sequel to Back to the Future. I wrote it because I thought it'd be fun. I loved the trilogy but also recognized some oddities in it. The story is as follows. It is the very near future, and the 2015 from Back to the Future II is likely not going to occur. Arty (a not so clever play on Marty) works at a lowly job and wonders if his time travel stories were just a delusion. He hasn't seen Doc since he traveled to 1885 and returned to 1985. His life isn't what he hoped it would be, but things take a turn when Doc appears out of no where.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009642R5M">The Future is the Past: A Back to the Future Parody Sequel </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-89143447314157258832013-06-07T22:27:00.000-07:002013-06-07T22:27:40.763-07:00Google searches I'm ashamed for the NSA to see...With the news that the NSA has been backdooring (not a euphemism) our information from Google, I've compiled a top ten list of embarrassing searches to create some plausible deniability. The list is as follows: <br />
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10. Unicorns are real<br />
9. Unicorn porn<br />
8. Unicorn Sasquatch porn (I went through a weird phase)<br />
7. Estelle Getty nude<br />
6. Rue McClanahan nude<br />
5. Golden Girls nude<br />
4. Golden Girls porn<br />
3. Ryan Gosling nude (this was totally an accident, I swear)<br />
2. can I get herpes from my dog? (don't ask)<br />
1. Joey Fatone Lance Bass porn<br />
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Most of these are just curiosity searches. There, I have nothing to hide from the NSA except for a few other things. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-53690946677485028672013-04-21T16:53:00.001-07:002013-04-21T16:54:35.891-07:00Batman: Bruce Wayne in Crime Alley<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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wouldn’t be a stretch to say that I was angry. I wanted a fight. I wasn't even sure why I was angry. The day I was released from Arkham Asylum, I thought Dr.
Pennyworth was going to give me a ride home. As usual, something came up,
another life to save. So, I took a cab. Half way through the ride, I
changed the destination. He didn't say anything about it. </span></div>
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place hadn’t changed much. I heard it was dubbed Crime Alley after my parent’s
death. In a lot of ways, I still blamed myself. I know there was nothing I
could have done, but we were in that alley because of me, because I couldn’t
handle some anxiety. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hey,
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voice came from behind me. I turned to look at them. Four men wearing dark
clothing. It was dark enough that I couldn’t see their faces. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Nothing.
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“This guy doesn’t want any trouble. You came to the wrong place.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They
kept coming closer to me. The leader pulled a knife from his pocket, a
switchblade. He flipped it open. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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five feet from me, then three. I pulled my wallet out of my back pocket and
started to hand it over. I dropped it at his feet. He didn’t fall for the
trick.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Pick
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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his face. It was the best punch I had landed up to that point in my life. The
leader tumbled backward and flipped head over heels. His buddies just watched
while I side kicked one in the face and front kicked another in the kidney and
the face. They were down, so I moved onto the last attacker. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hey,
this is the police. FREEZE!”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
looked at the noise and saw the flashing lights. I threw my hands up and stood
where I was. The perpetrators took off, bruised and beaten. A plainclothes cop
got out of the car. He had a mustache as many cops do. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What
are you, crazy? I saw you walk down here. You’re lucky I showed up when I did. Those
guys…” </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
steps closer to me and sees the blood on the street. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Never
stood a chance. Who are you?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“My
name is Bruce Wayne. My parents were murdered here. I was just paying my
respects.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Wayne of Wayne Enterprises? Well, I wouldn’t come here alone, and I’m a cop. Next time you
want to visit, I recommend buying some security or at least giving the GPD a
call.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sorry,
officer. I thought I could handle myself. Thank for your help Officer.. I didn’t catch your name.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No,
I’m sorry. I never gave it. The name’s Gordon, Jim Gordon. I’m a Sargent in
Homicide or, well, I used to be. I’m just on my home if you’d like a ride.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’m
out of your way.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“My
wife can cook you dinner, and I can take you home after.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Is
she a good cook?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Not really, but don’t tell her I said that.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Alright,
that sounds pretty good.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
got in his car, and we went to his house. His wife, Sarah, cooked an amazing
meatloaf. I saw a picture of his son, but he wasn't at the house. I
decided not to inquire. His daughter joined us for dinner. She was ten at the
time. Dinner was quiet, mostly. I didn’t have much to say anyway. After a
while, Jim took me home. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Mr.
Wayne, what are you going to do now?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Now?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Now,
that you’ve overcome your issues.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’ve
been in and out of Arkham for a decade. I don’t think it’s the last time I’ll
leave.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Oh.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What
happened to Gotham? It’s worse than I remember. It only seems to get worse.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Four
mafia families and a corrupt police force.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“There
are good cops, too? Like you?”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“They
are few and far between. It’s so bad that I’ve thought about going back to
Chicago. There’s no room for advancement here. Well, I'm not even in homicide anymore.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Why
is that?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“A few years ago, I solved a murder involving a mafia hit man. I
was told not to solve it. The guy who did it, killed this guy and got high in
the scene of the crime and passes out. The dead guy’s wife comes home, calls the cops, and we
arrest him. They wanted me to destroy evidence. I said no, and the rest is
history.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You
don’t work homicide anymore?”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Nope.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Where
do you work?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“The
pawn shop unit.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“There’s
a pawn shop unit?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yep.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That
has to be terrible.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yep.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What
would it take to get Gotham back?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Back to what?"</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"To where Crime Alley is just Park Row again." </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Bruce,
I don’t think that’s possible.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Say
you had the help of a multi-billionaire. What would you do then?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Well, in that case, I have some ideas. Do you think Wayen Enterprises would have anything to offer?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In and out of Arkham Asylum for 11 years, I was finally starting to
overcome my fears. Bats were nothing after some exposure therapy, and
the darkness was starting to become normal, even comforting. Sudden
loud noises and the nightmares were other problems that still needed
fixing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The attack was unexpected. I was 21 at the time and lifting weights. There wasn't much else to do other than some cardio. I’d become strong physically, and I’d learn
plenty from the fights that’d broken out and from the constant beatings. Once I moved to
the adult floor, I was usually left alone. I finished a set and started to take
the weights off when I heard a loud bang behind me. I froze and dropped the
45lb weight. I barely avoided crushing my foot. I stared in shock at the weight
on the floor and breathed a sigh of relief. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Way
to go Bruce. You could have broken your foot.” I said under my breathe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Embarrassed,
I looked around, but I didn’t notice anyone else except for two men. I put the
rest of my weights back and waited for the recess to end. The orderlies
disappeared for a few minutes. I did some pull-ups while I waited. The
orderlies still weren’t back. I picked up a 10lb weight and swung my arm
around. Sometimes, the scar tissue still hurt. I thought of it as more of a
psychological than a physical wound. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
other two guys started fighting. I looked around for the orderlies, but they
weren’t anywhere to be found. I don't know why I got involved. I guess it's just in my nature. I kept holding the weight and used it to work my
way between them. One of them hit me in the face. I didn't expect it at all. The man behind me grabbed me
around the neck and waist. The other man pulled out a shiv. Then, I realized,
this was no accident. I couldn’t explain what happened inside me. In that
moment, I changed…forever. I used the weight to crush the hand around my waist.
I dropped down and smashed the weight into his elbow. He let go of me. I hit
the shiv as it was lunged toward my eye, just in time, but I found I wasn’t
scared. I was exhilarated. I snapped back up and crashed the back of my head
into my restrainer’s face. The other man lunged again. The impromptu blade nicked my side, but
I backhanded the weight into his nose. He was dazed. I raised the weight above my head and slammed it
into his head as hard I could. I heard something crack. The man crumbled to the ground, bleeding from the head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I turned around and a
fist rearranged my face. I swung at him with the weight, but it was a clumsy,
stupid attempt. He threw a left hook into my nose. I didn’t know someone could hit so
hard. The force knocked out a tooth or two. It was enough for me to drop the
weight. I fell to one knee with my hands on the ground. A sharp pain ripped
through my side as he kicked me as hard as he could. I rolled on my side and looked at him. My eyes begged “make it quick,” but I had different plans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
guy was a mountain, but he was bruised and slow. I was beat up too, but I was young
and fast. Everyone has a weakness. His was the same as everyone else’s. He stomped down on my face. I caught his foot inches from
my face. He had all of his weight on it. I brought my leg up to my face and kicked
into his other ankle as hard I could. Something snapped in his leg as he started to do the splits. I twisted
his other ankle as he fell on top of me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The man didn’t give up. He kept
wailing on my body. My left arm was pinned under him. I could barely breathe. I
focused on his eyes. I poked at them until he finally got off of me. He
stood up and went for the shiv of his friend. Why they only had one, I’ll never
know, but I wasn’t going to let him get it. I stood and sprinted toward his
hobbling frame and kicked him in the back just as he picked it up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
force dropped him to the floor. I stood standing behind him. I could see he was
bleeding. The man turned toward me. The shiv was buried in his chest, right
over his heart. He pulled the shiv out. Blood started spurting from the wound.
I thought he’d go down, but the crazy fucker charged at me, limping. I had
enough time to pick up a weight. I avoided the shiv lunge and hit him in the face
with the weight. I grabbed his arm holding the shiv and smashed the weight into
it above his wrist. Still, he held onto the blade. I slammed the weight into his
temple. The guy was finally done. He fell like a ton of bricks. Magically, that was when the guards
walked back in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Where
the fuck were you when those fucks were trying to kill me? What the fuck?!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After the cameras confirmed my story, I didn’t spend much more time at Arkham Asylum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://krazyminnesotan.blogspot.com/2013/04/batman-bruce-wayne-in-crime-alley.html">The Next Chapter</a><br /> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-26308836797760612932013-03-29T21:31:00.000-07:002013-04-02T16:26:51.168-07:00Flash fan fiction: A new beginning to BatmanFor a year or longer, I've had a Batman idea rattling around in my head. Slowly aching to come out, I tried to think of a way to get such a story to an audience. I was obviously using someone else's characters, so I thought through my blog would be a good way. I wanted to produce about 500 words at a time, but I realized that this would probably be boring and would take a long time to tell a story that's typically told with pictures. My solution is to write different pieces of flash fiction that combine into a longitudinal narrative. In short, the audience has to fill in some of the gaps, but I don't mind that. So, here is the first part to Batman: A new beginning.<br />
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Scared. I was always scared. I was just a child, but I could tell it upset my parents. My dad was never afraid, and my mom got by on his strength. I was a boy, but, someday, I would be a man. I knew I needed to overcome my fear. Two years after the fall and the cave, I was still terrified of flying creatures and the darkness. I could see the look of disappointment every time we had to leave a public place because I couldn't handle it. It would be a long time before I learned to embrace those fears. That night, we exited out the back way into an alley. Immediately, I knew something was different, wrong. My father's pace quickened as did my mother's. I raced to catch up. He noticed that he pulled ahead and stopped. I crashed into his side and somehow ended up in front of him, but I didn't even notice him, the man who would change the course of my life.<br />
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"Change?" He asked.<br />
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My father was a giving man. He reached for his wallet. Mom watched him. I looked at the surprisingly well dressed man. He didn't look homeless. We'd encountered enough homeless people through my father's charity work for this guy to seem suspicious. I saw his hand move, and I moved in front of my dad. My mom was too far away to protect her. My movement startled him. A flash and a bang disrupted the peacefulness of the night, then another. I was on the ground before I realized what had happened. My mom was dead before she hit the ground. My last image of her was with a bullet hole in her forehead. The first bullet nicked my sub-clavicle artery. The doctor, though bleeding profusely from his abdomen, applied pressure on the wound and saved my life along with the help of one Dr. Pennyworth. I would find out about his death when I woke from a coma three days later. <br />
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Police called it a classic mugging, but the man was no mugger. He was never found, either. It'd take 25 years, but I'd find out the truth about that night.<br />
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<a href="http://krazyminnesotan.blogspot.com/2013/04/batman-arkham-asylum-attack.html">Part 2 </a> <br />
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Let's say you're using a story that involves some sort of relativistic kill vehicle. Say, the object weights 100 kgs and is traveling at 0.1c (c being the speed of light). Now, Einstein's famous equation is <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">E=mc<sup>2 </sup></span>but this is only true when the object is traveling very close to the speed of light. Normally, the energy equation is E=(1/2)mv<sup>2 </sup>and this is still true even at 0.1c. In this equation, m is mass in kilograms, and v is velocity in meters/second. So, in this case, the energy is ((100/2)((0.l*300,000,000 m/s)(0.1*300,000,000 m/s) which equals (50)*(9x10^14). This equals 4.5 x 10^16 joules. The amount of energy released by one megaton of TNT is 4.2 x 10^15. So, to figure out the megatons of damage take your energy divided by 4.2 x 10^15 joules.<br />
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In this case, it's essentially 45/4.2 (you can subtract the scientific notations: (10^16)-(10^15)=10^1=10. So, there are 10.7 megatons of damage that occur in this case.<br />
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Now, let's say something like this hits Earth. What kind of damage would it cause? To figure out a rough estimate of damage, square root the megatons (sqrt(10.7))=3.27. Then, multiply it by 4 to get the rough blast radius in miles (4 x 3.27=13.08) which is a 13.08 mile blast radius. This is pretty amazing damage, and the blast radius includes moderate damage. On the edge of the blast radius, the wind power is still 2 psi which can completely destroy most buildings. It important to note that this calculation is just a rough estimate, but it's an interesting idea. If someone knows of a calculator, please let me know.<br />
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So, things you need to know: E=(1/2)mv^2; one megaton of TNT releases 4.2 x 10^15 joules; and the speed of light is 300,000,000 m/s (roughly). <br />
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</xml><![endif]-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-50840423735653787722013-02-16T11:59:00.000-08:002013-02-16T12:00:55.781-08:00The weight loss continuesSo, I'm keeping it up. I exercise almost every day, and I feel a lot better than I used to. There are still improvements I can make, but I feel great. My weight fluctuated a lot this week, but the most accurate (not the lowest) estimate of my weight was 317.2. I was as high as 322.2 and as low as 312.8 (on a different scale after a workout). It's not an insane amount of weight to lose, but it's slowly coming off.<br />
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I've continued to use the MI techniques. I try to rate my behaviors every day and stay in the positive. In the future, I'll have to place more negative value on drinking pop. I want to quit it entirely, but I've cut down significantly. So, I'm not terribly concerned about it yet. I've amped up my fruit and vegetable consumption to roughly 4-5 a day. Some days, I still do poorly, but this has also improved significantly. <br />
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Today, I had another highlight. I went to work out at a local fitness place, and I ran on the treadmill. What I've usually been doing is going for half an hour and often covering a little over two miles. Today, I didn't have half an hour, and I wanted to cover at least two miles. I walked my usual 0.15 miles and started to jog at a pace of 5.2 miles/hour. At the 0.5 mile mark, I wasn't tired, so I kept going. I eventually ran it out and did two miles at that pace. I am so proud of myself. <br />
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I've used other techniques to keep me focused on my goals such as focusing on how my weight has limited me. This hasn't worked as well as I'd hoped. It's helped to keep me going, but the two examples I was thinking of aren't as false as I thought on further examination. But, it's true that being this weight really limits my confidence. In that regard, it's still useful. <br />
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What are your weight loss stories? How did you overcome obstacles? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-67444806036832402282013-02-02T07:20:00.001-08:002013-02-02T07:20:13.340-08:00Continuing to use MI tools: weight loss updateSo, in December, I weighed in at 317.5 which was my lowest weight in a couple of years. Over Christmas break, my healthy habits fell by the wayside, and I, gladly, leaped off the wagon. Surprisingly, I didn't gain a huge amount of weight, but I was back up to 324 or so when I first weighed in after starting school. This morning, I weighed in at 320.1 without running yesterday (I sweat a lot). A few other MI things I've adopted are the idea of writing a letter to myself from five years in the future. I will do that soon enough, but I'm not ready yet.<br />
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I've also created a reward scale where eating four or more fruits and vegetables is +3, exercising is +1, eating after 8pm is -1, eating a second helping is -1, eating out is -1, and drinking pop is -1. On Wednesdays, I received a +4, the maximum rating. On Thursday, I received a -1. Yesterday was a +3. So far, for the week, I'm at +6, and my goal was +10. The goal is to be in the positive daily, and the good thing is that one bad day doesn't negate all of your work. My daily reward is that I get to write for fun for 1 hour on days where I'm in the positive. I'm trying to develop weekly and monthly goals.<br />
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One other thing I've discussed before is the idea of values and being consistent. I value health and eating like crap and not exercising is vary inconsistent with my values. I've also thought about how being obese has limited me not just physically but socially. I think about two amazing relationships that I passed on because I didn't feel good about myself, and I don't ever want that to happen again. Never. I've also affirmed myself by realizing that I've let anything beat me. There are things that I can't do, but becoming healthy isn't going to be one of them. The great thing about using this MI approach is that writing this confirms the changes I'm making. I'm trying to think of a basic way to make this work for everyone. I know one thing, I'm going to keep going.<br />
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For more information about Motivational Interviewing:<br />
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Why don't I want to change my eating habits (especially drinking pop, eating out, and eating large portions)? This is good question when you're just thinking about changing, possibly even before.<br />
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Well, I think food has an emotional benefit for me. I eat when I'm stressed out, and I often mistake hunger for stress.<br />
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Reflection: Food is important to you, and it makes you feel better. There are only positives to continue eating like you do.<br />
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It is important, but it doesn't make me feel better anymore. There are a lot of downsides to eating as much as I do. I feel tired. I have to buy large clothes that are harder and harder to find. I get tired easily. I miss being in shape, and I want to be attractive to women. I don't feel that way currently.<br />
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What are the negatives of not changing?<br />
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Well, things will stay as they are. I'll probably develop diabetes, and probably die early of a heart attack. There's nothing that can be done for me at that point.<br />
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It's a bit early, but I'm going to summarize.<br />
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So, I recognize that they are some short term benefits to keep eating the way I do. There are also some serious benefits. I think that I'll feel better and not be so tired. It will also help me to get in shape and lead a healthier lifestyle. It will also help me to feel more confident and possibly meet women. Overall, it will make my current focus on health less inconsistent with my lifestyle (developing discrepancy). <br />
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For anyone interested in learning more about motivational interviewing:<br />
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A couple of my stories on the Kindle are available for free today.<br />
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Sex, Lies, and General Competence:<br />
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The Debt:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RL9NFI">The Debt</a><br />
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This one isn't available for free, but I included it anyway. It's called the Future is the Past, and it's a Back to the Future parody sequel.<br />
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Kindle:<br />
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Paperback:<br />
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Enjoy!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-61254319754397223512012-12-13T06:28:00.001-08:002012-12-13T06:28:21.231-08:00Lifestyle change progressLast week was my birthday, and it was a particularly bad week for eating. I ate out a lot, and it showed. Somehow, this week, I was able to get back on track. When I weighed in this morning, I weighed 317.8lbs. That's down from 321.7 a month ago which was down from about 328 pounds. I feel great. <br />
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To recap, the changes I've made include not eating any food with 20g of sugar or more (this is slowly decreasing to 10g, but I have broken the rule a few times), not eating after 8pm (broken a few times too), not eating second helpings (also broken once or twice), and I mostly quit drinking pop (broken a few times also). Still, I've done enough to keep losing weight, and, while I'm not losing weight at an insane rate, I'm still dropping pounds in a healthy slow way. I still need to find a way to exercise more and to eat more fruits. Vegetables aren't a problem though I could be more consistent. Some days, I eat five servings of veggies and some days it's zero. Overall, I'm happy with my progress, and I plan on keeping it up. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-2047358444909450282012-12-06T19:08:00.001-08:002012-12-06T19:08:48.255-08:00Reflecting on 28Today is my 28th birthday. Honestly, I feel old, but I also feel the best I've felt in a long time. I'm wonderfully busy. I'm in a Ph. D. program. I'm almost done with a Masters of Public Health program, and I'm losing weight. Three years ago, I was unemployed, lost, and very unhappy. The difference is incredible. Yet, I still think about the past, my mistakes. I don't know if I'll ever truly let them go even though I should. I think about missed chances, and, then, I ponder if I'd even be where I am if those things had come to fruition. <br />
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The next line of thought comes back to how much I've changed and how much I've improved. The truth was I was trying to fix myself for so many years. So many of my pursuits had been about me. It's not selfish for a while. I think someone has to focus on their happiness, or they will make others around them unhappy. I've finally done that. I've finally focused on my happiness, and the results are fantastic. There is no real point to this post except to say that I'm becoming a different better person. These words are for me, but I hope they can give hope to others in whatever way possible. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-56239640886935361722012-11-09T20:36:00.000-08:002012-11-09T20:36:18.863-08:00Lifestyle change progressSo, I'm trying to improve my health again. The difference is this time I'm doing it differently. Back in September, I listened to the audio book version of "Mindless Eating" by Brian Wansink Ph. D. The book presents research highlighting how we eat without thinking. It can be for many reasons. We're bored, happy, sad, tricked, or simply terrible at estimation, but it's clear we mindlessly overeat. While I don't use much of the principles presented in the book yet, I do plan on applying many of them, slowly. <br />
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That's the point of the book and Dr. Wansink's research: little things have huge consequences over time. Consuming just ten extra calories a day can lead to a pound of weight gain in a year. One hundred extra calories a day can lead to ten pounds gained in a year. But, and it's a fantastic but, we can use this to our advantage. Making one behavior can lead to ten pounds being lost in a year. It's something fairly simple. Quit drinking that can of pop every day. Eat less chips, less ice cream, or don't take a second helping are just a few options. Mine was a fairly drastic step. I quick drinking pop almost entirely in late-September. I consumed at least 1.5 liters a day, but 2 liters or more was not unusual. That's about 600 calories a day, give or take. Assuming those are excess calories, this behavior change can amount to roughly 60 pounds in a year. <br />
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I'm probably not actually cutting out 600 calories a day, but I am losing weight. I've lost about 7 or 8 pounds in six weeks. There are ways that I can improve, but this is a fantastic first step. I'll keep tracking my progress and muse about possible hypotheses. When this experiment began, I weighed a disheartening 328 pounds. This morning, I weighed 321.6. It's not much difference, but it's a start. <br />
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When I find a good deal, I like to pass it along. Today only, select Philip K. Dick novels are on sale at the kindle store for $1.99.<br />
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The Best of Philip K. Dick: <br />
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The Man in the High Castle:<br />
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Total Recall:<br />
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Ubik:<br />
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A Scanner Darkly:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sometimes, a movie studio just doesn’t
understand how much fans can love a movie franchise. There are times when a
movie can define a decade for someone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It could be the one with that guy named Luke or Indiana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some, it’s the franchise about time
travel featuring a Delorean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, you
know what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movie studio doesn’t get
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fucking love this series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a kid and even an adult, I wanted to
travel through time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to be the
assistant to a scientist, especially a sexy older scientist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Come on! It's worth it! <br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Future-Past-Parody-Sequel/dp/1479285226/">In Paperback </a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009642R5M">On Kindle </a><br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/back-4-the-future-nick-kuvaas/1112761183?ean=2940015114874">On Nook</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is it a surprise that I didn’t want it
to be over?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three movies was all I
got.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How is that fair?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted more, so I wrote another one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, apparently, fan fiction isn’t the same
as a spec script. Big deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the
comments I received from Universal Studios were insane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe, it’s quote “riddled with anachronisms”
whatever that means. Yes, there are definitely some homosexual overtones
between the young man and the scientist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Let’s be honest here. Why would a genius scientist have a high school
boy who dreams of being a rock star and has sub-par grades be his research
assistant?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t make any sense.
I’m just saying he clearly wanted to tap that ass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really, who doesn’t want to bone Michael J.
Fox, even now? Hell, I know I do, and I know he’d be creeped out by it too. And
what does me supposedly sending naked pictures of myself to the stars of this
franchise have to do with the quality of my story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talk about a non-sequitar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I were a woman, they wouldn’t be
complaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I maybe sent some naked pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So FUCKING what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why don’t you read it before you judge
me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just read it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read it and decide for yourself.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-57916632597711457742012-09-18T20:51:00.000-07:002012-10-07T12:04:44.380-07:00Samurai sword deal!I was just looking at samurai swords, and there a great deal on a set at amazon. I won't be able to purchase this, but, if you're looking for samurai sword set, this is a pretty sweet deal. The set is about $70 cheaper than usual and only 4 are left. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-57625661244482657742012-09-14T18:54:00.001-07:002012-10-07T12:05:24.190-07:00Kettlebell or Girya, The Name Doesn't MatterIt's a fairly simple weight. It's made out of cast iron, and it is basically a cannonball with handle. The kettlebell or girya is not only a weight but a form of exercise. You can do practically anything with them including cleans, snatches, lunges, bench and shoulder presses, squats, swings, and curls. They also increase grip strength and endurance. If you're wondering about their effectiveness, well, I heard a story about kettlebells being used to get soldiers into shape. The weight was so effective that nothing else was used to accomplish this. Now, this seems unlikely, but it's a great story. <br />
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Kettlebells are also great for workouts. Kettlebell workouts are more aerobic than traditional weight lifting workouts. These workouts are closer to a high intensity circuit training. One study even found a 20 minute snatch workout with kettlebells <a href="http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/studies/kettlebells012010.pdf">burned as many calories as running</a> for that 20 minutes at a six minute per mile pace. However, it should be noted that these workouts are to be done with caution. Linked at the bottom of the page are videos that show proper techinque. <br />
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Dumbbells are nice, but they can be unwieldy. Kettlebells are comfortable. The handles are actually smooth and don't beat up your hands as much as other weights. They're easy to handle and easy to store. The price is comparable to dumbbells, and the range is similar: 15lbs to 70lbs. Honestly, considering their versatility, a few kettlebells can be just as good as a complete gym. That sounds like hyperbole, but I'm sticking by it. <br />
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Workout instructional:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkXw9hB0Zpo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkXw9hB0Zpo</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-44803101697854979262012-09-05T15:51:00.000-07:002012-10-07T12:06:06.850-07:00Back to the Future and a Sequel Parody When there's something strange and it don't look good, who gonna callllll? Ghost...no wait. That's not the right movie. The movie I'm thinking about involved time travel and Delorean. It followed the wacky adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they routinely fucked with time. They messed everything up, and, then, they had to fix it. For some reason, a fairly formulaic story resulted in a great movie. There were some blaring questions. <br />
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<b>Why was Marty the assistant to a genius inventor when he seemed to only really care about being a musician? </b><br />
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Well, there is an obvious reason for this. Doc met in 1955 and made sure to hook up with him in the early '80s. Why? Because Marty would have to give him the letter that saves his life. This, however, leads to the first and real question.<br />
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<b>How did Marty originally become Doc's assistant?</b> <br />
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We don't know. He may have just been able to operate a video camera. It have been that simple. There are other possibilities as well, and this is where my parody comes into play. Honestly, I wasn't satisfied with the three original movies. They were good, but I wanted more. So, I created more, another adventure for them. <br />
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<b>What's the story this time?</b><br />
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Well, the characters had to be renamed slightly to Farty and Dr. Poop (childish, I know, but funny none the less). In 2013, Farty is down on his luck family man working as the mail boy at an office. That is, until Doc comes back and strongly suggests that they travel across the country to Washington, D. C., so Doc can go back in time to meet his future wife. Doc chooses an important date in history to do this, April 14, 1865. From there, everything goes to hell, and they have to put the pieces back together again. If you'd like to read the story, it's available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble as e-books. A paperback copy is currently being produced. A link to Amazon is below. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-59670489169552146342012-09-03T09:06:00.001-07:002012-09-03T09:06:36.915-07:00Watchmen: Comic vs. Film"Who watches the Watchmen?" Apparently, a lot of people do. When a movie was finally announced after 20 years of developmental hell, I was excited. I was a bit leery about Zack Snyder being at the helm, but I thought it could be awesome. I am a huge fan of the graphic novel by Alan Moore, so much so that I read it about twice a year and own multiple copies (so I can borrow them to people). When the movie came out, I was there opening night. The first half was a pleasant surprise. It had been shot beautifully, and the story was close to the comic albeit less nuanced. This was forgivable, even understandable. Fitting 12 dense issues into a 2.5 hour movie was nearly impossible. Patrick Wilson was nothing short of incredible as Nite Owl II, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan was perfect as the Comedian. Rorschach was also awesome as was Carla Gucino as Sally Juniper. Although, from the beginning, I wasn't happy with Malin Akerman as Laurie. I had never found her to be a skilled actress, and this character carries much of the story. It could even be argued that she's the most important character in the graphic novel. Then, there was Matthew Goode playing Adrian Veidt in a weird turn. He had an accent. Apparently, being born to immigrants means that you have an accent when you speak English. Who knew? <br />
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There were flaws to be sure but there were flaws with the graphic novel too. Sometimes, the story could drag a little, and the added bits between issues didn't always add much. For many, the ending was a disappointment, but I loved the ending. <br />
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Other than the flaws already addressed, there were more in the movie. Laurie's character is reduced to the point of not mattering. Doctor Manhattan is well endowed when the dude honestly wouldn't give a damn about it. The nuance is gone, and the violence is ramped up. It's basically stated that the Comedian and Sally were an item, possibly in love, in the first few minutes. The violence is bloody and extended when the comic had muted violence (this is important later). Slow motion was included (a Snyder staple), but it doesn't add anything. It's a style over substance decision, and, while I get that he must like these kinds of shots, they don't work in this film well. <br />
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Then, the ending is completely changed (Thar be SPOILERS ahead). I actually wouldn't have had a problem with it except that the ending literally makes no sense. I don't mean that in the "this couldn't happen way". I mean that the same outcomes would not happen at all. Adrian bombs cities and blames Dr. Manhattan. The other heroes discover this, but they all agree to stay mum except for one. Now, the comic makes it appear as an alien threat which has attacked us. It works because the threat feels real, and it is unknown. It also has an emotional impact when bloody bodies are strewn everywhere. It's first encounter not only kills three million people, but it also leaves people mentally distraught for years to come. In the movie, as previously stated, a bunch of cities blow up, and they blame Dr. Manhattan. So why doesn't this work? Well, Dr. Manhattan is a known entity, and, seemingly, he left Earth, for good. Unless Doc wants to hang around and terrorize people, this is rather pointless. Secondly, he worked for the US. The Soviets are going to be suspicious. Hell, they might have even launched nukes in response. The US might also have responded like that since neither knew where these explosions came from. They're just going to wait around to see if it's something else? Also, how do they know it has Dr. Manhattan's signature. In short, this plan is also stupidly risky and doesn't guarantee peace at all. Lastly, no one has ever been able to stop Dr. Manhattan. There is literally no defense against him. The best the world could hope to do is make peace with him, but he's left Earth. In the comic, the world is on the brink of nuclear disaster. The only deterrent, Dr. Manhattan, is gone. When a creature suddenly appears, the world is looking for a solution and looking for peace. In short, it makes sense whereas the movie just doesn't. Then, to add insult to injury, the film has arguably the most important line of the book said by the now least important character. "Nothing ever changes." Laurie says this to Adrian in response to "I did the right thing?", and it immediately removes the power of it. Having Dr. Manhattan say that line actually means something, and Laurie saying it could have except that she was basically downgraded as a character. I understand why Snyder didn't want the squid, but the movie ending is a logical catastrophe. <iframe border="0" frameborder="0" height="250" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=krazykuvaas-20&o=1&p=12&l=ur1&category=books&banner=0FJJ5N860RNJAV2PXB02&f=ifr" style="border: none;" width="300"></iframe><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-253371781082652532012-08-23T10:57:00.002-07:002012-08-30T23:02:11.098-07:00The Romney Effect: Will Mitt's beliefs hurt his chances to become president?It seems like a preposterous idea. There is no way that it can happen. People don't care about religion anymore or lack their of it. Right? Evangelical Christians will happily support a Mormon for president, just like any other Republican. However, every other past candidate has been a Christian.<br />
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In a recent poll conducted by Gallup, they asked respondents if they would vote for candidates of different religious backgrounds. Atheists scored the lowest with 54% saying that would vote for that candidate, and this was closely followed by Muslims (58% would vote for this well qualified candidate) and being gay or lesbian (68%). Included in this poll as a choice was also Mormon. Of the responses, 80% said that they would vote for this candidate including 90% of the Republicans polled. Now, this poll was published on June 21st of this year (2012), and the polling took place on June 7-10. So, candidates knew that Romney was their guy. This could have had some effect on these numbers, but it's hard to know.<br />
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Now, this possible bias could skew the results, but there's no way to be certain of this. Generally, Gallup has excellent polls that are well organized and have been conducted for a long period of time. The numbers have changed little since 1968. All of this would suggest that being a Mormon will not hurt Mitt Romney's chances of becoming president, but, with Paul Ryan as his VP, it's also hard to believe that his campaign wasn't, at least, a little bit worried about this. <br />
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There is also a somewhat similar real life example of polls not matching up with the outcome due to prejudice. The primary example is Tom Bradley who ran for governor of California in 1982. According to the polls, he was ahead going into the election, and, then, he lost the election. The thing is that Tom Bradley was African American, and this result led to the creation of the theory know as the Bradley Effect. You see, when respondents were interviewed, they claimed that they were undecided or voting for Bradley due to social desirability bias (telling people what you think they want to hear to appear less prejudiced). So, people could be saying these things because they feel like they're supposed to, but it may not be the case. Now, in direct opposition to this idea is the last presidential election where Barack Obama won the election. Will there be a Romney Effect? Only time will tell. <br />
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Give Me Liberty revolves around the aptly named Martha Washington who lives in, for lack of a better term, a ghetto for African Americans. Like most children, she attends school but is just an average student. She is excelling at computer programming but is just a 13 year old when the story begins. Martha befriends a teacher who smuggles her goodies from outside the ghetto, and he encourages her computer skills. That is, until he is murdered by a local thug, and Martha subsequently kills the thug. This action leads to her being placed in a mental institution until it is suddenly closed down, and she is forced to live on the streeets. When two men try to recapture her, she kills one and injures the other. However, with no place to go and a criminal record, she joins the PAX, the new American military armed forces. Martha is just 14 years old, but the PAX accepts her and clears her record. <br />
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The world has changed significantly by 2009 in this world. The US has annexed Mexico. The president has been in office for 13 years, and, during his tenure, over 50 amendments have been added to the constitution. The US is engaged in multiple wars including a war against fast food companies in South America, and this is where Martha is off to. This is also where she meets Lieutenant Moretti, who becomes the main antagonist of the story. The rest of it is a bizarre fun ride, and the ending is especially good. This is a comic that has to be experienced, and to tell you more about it would be, simply, unfair. It's a must read, even if you don't like comics. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-40418506868591972492012-08-15T18:58:00.000-07:002012-08-15T18:58:12.882-07:00So, you haven't heard about Post Secret?Do you have a secret that you wouldn't disclose to anyone? Well, you're not the only one. Every week, Frank Warren receives hundreds, if not thousands, of secrets inscribed on postcards. Some are funny; others are very serious, and some are weird. All in all, they're a pleasure to read and fully anonymous. This blog has been appropriately dubbed PostSecret, and it is the largest ad-free blog in the world with new secrets posted every Sunday. <br />
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Frank has expanded the website into a series of books and yearly speaking tours. I attended one of Frank's speaking engagements, and it was unbelievably fun. He talks about the creation of PostSecret as an art project and about its explosion into the popular blog that it is today. His events regularly sell out, and, here, secrets aren't so secret. People share some of their secrets in front of an audience. The site is anonymous though, and, if you're interested, the site is simply <a href="http://postsecret.com/">PostSecret.com</a>. <br />
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Yet, he has an amazing supporting cast as well. You'll recognize a lot of the actors in this flick including Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Craig Robinson, Harold Ramis, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Chris Parnell, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch. Many of these cameos, but they don't steal the show. The only actor to really go to toe-to-toe with John C. Reilly is Raymond Berry, who plays Pa Cox. He hates his son and pulls a gun on him as well as fights him with a machete. Why? You gotta see the movie. So what is this all about? <br />
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Walk Hard is a spoof of all of the biopics out there focusing on musicians, and there are a lot. It lampoons many musicians including Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, and David Bowie. I'll be honest, the first time around, I didn't like it that much. But, I watched it again, and it got better. Then, I couldn't stop watching it. There were new things to appreciate with each viewing, and most of it is the work of John C. Reilly. He does so many little things that are easily missed, but it really shows how much work he put into this role. In my opinion, it is an extremely underrated comedy and movie, in general. <br />
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As a bonus, there's plenty of nudity, if you like that sort of thing. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02880026440986953989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636447197838759715.post-67977909136879541832012-08-09T11:17:00.000-07:002012-08-09T11:17:00.794-07:00So, you haven't seen Not Another Teen Movie?It's the kind of comedy that didn't get the attention that it deserved when it was released. Still, I don't hear much talk about it, and I wonder why. Truthfully, the first time I saw it, I didn't love it. It was kind of funny, but I wouldn't have called it amazing or even a stand out comedy. <br />
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Not Another Teen Movie spoofs many of the teen movies from the '90s and even some '80s movies. The most obvious is She's All That with Janey Briggs playing the Pretty Ugly Girl who would be gorgeous except for glasses, ponytail, and paint covered overalls. There's football, that annoying best friend, the nasty ex-girlfriend, a pig, and a bet. It also spoofs the Breakfast Club, Almost Famous, American Beauty, Varsity Blues, Bring it On, Cruel Intentions, and American Pie. With all of this, it seems like it'd be too much, and the movie must be a mess. However, it isn't. The story takes some minor turns, but it somehow hangs together. <br />
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Still, I didn't appreciate this until I watched it again. When that happened, all of the secondary jokes came out ("Sex club meeting after school"), and the movies that are being spoofed become clearer. Watching it for the first time, it was almost like being overwhelmed by comedy. With repeated viewings, I was finally able to truly appreciate this flick, and it is great. The cast includes a young Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Chyler Leigh, Eric Christian Olsen, Samm Levine, and Sam Huntington. They're all excellent in it, too. I badly want to quote it, but that spoils the fun. While I wouldn't call it a perfect movie, it is a joy to watch. If you haven't seen it, you should. <br />
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