Still that same old Shawn

So I spoke to Shawn on Sunday morning. I, of course, asked him when Susie was due (She's past due and will have labor induced this Thursday if nothing happens between now and then). I also asked about the new house and if there was anything else new to report. He mentioned his mother had visited. Not very exciting. But today I came home and in my mail I found a WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT from him and Susie. So apparently when I asked, "What's up?" having gotten married two days earlier seemed to have slipped his mind. Like I said: same old Shawn.

apparently nerds aren't always intelligent.

Two Star Wars fans are in a critical condition in hospital after apparently trying to make light sabres by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol.
A man, aged 20, and a girl of 17 are believed to have been filming a mock duel when they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it.

The pair were rushed to hospital after one of the devices exploded in woodland at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

A third person present at the incident had been questioned, police said...

star wars gang bang

like dom, i’m eschewing the comments section for this post. andrew and i saw the movie yesterday at the magic Johnson theatre in harlem. (my feelings about the movie fall somewhere between dom’s and tom’s. i didn’t LOVE it, but i didn’t hate it either. the acting kinda stank, and i would have wanted more epic battles, but that’s just me. i agree with dom’s assessment of the “noooo!” scene. totally ridiculous. but putting all that aside, the real interesting thing about my movie-going experience was one of the pre-movie ads featuring magic Johnson himself. it was one of those “turn off your cell-phones/don’t talk while the movie is going on” dealies, but the best part was that besides reminding us that delicious snacks are available at the concession stand, and to throw away our garbage in their proper containers magic Johnson also told us not to wear hats or (gang) colors to the theatre so as to guarantee a good time is had by all. i’d make one of my usual glib comments right about now, but given the furor that the president of mexico caused a few weeks ago, i think it better to just keep my big fat mouth shut.

May the force be over

Notable quotes from the voice's review of Sith:

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"the picture's gruesome climactic duel goes for the legs as well, ending up with a scene out of Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

"Anakin's defection from Jediism to Sithdom should provide the film's backbone, but neither the script nor Christensen delivers the needed nuance."

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And in spite of all my bitching about how Lucas doesn't deserve my money... I'll probably find myself seeing the goddamn movie. Sigh.

Sunday, May 22

So what's the most metal thing each of you has done in the past month? If your answer wasn't, "Go see a heavy metal band at a local club or bar" then perhaps you should consider seeing Dead Men Dreaming at Don Hill's this Sunday. What's so special about Dead Men Dreaming? Well, my brother is in the band. Other attractions that night are:
-Members of the extended Riccobono clan. Feel free to stare awkwardly at them. Throw popcorn or some other small snack food if you so desire.
-DMD will be followed eventually by a Motely Crue cover band. This will coincide with a raffle in which you could win a brand new Nikki Six signature series bass guitar. I know you want one of those!
-Depending on the size of my group, we may get a free meel out of the deal by meeting up with my dad and a few of his office cronies before hand.
The bottom line is the band goes on at 8:15, I'll be there, and I haven't seen any of you suckers in q while. If you're in, let me know because I have tickets that are good for $5 admission as opposed to $10 at the door.

Jefe out

Welcome Back

So it turns out that a science teacher that works with me in Dewey is actually the person on which the title character from Welcome Back Cotter is based on. Apparantly the whole crew from that show is mostly an amalgam of actual students from this guy's class over a two or three year period, and these nuts really did track him down and knock on his fire escape window at ridiculous times at night. I swear, the randomest things go down while working in a high school.

Democrats Voted Out of Baptist Church

(05-07) 06:51 PDT Waynesville, N.C. (AP) --

Some in Pastor Chan Chandler's flock wish he had a little less zeal for the GOP. Members of the small East Waynesville Baptist Church say Chandler led an effort to kick out congregants who didn't support President Bush. Nine members were voted out at a Monday church meeting in this mountain town, about 120 miles west of Charlotte.


"He's the kind of pastor who says do it my way or get out," said Selma Morris, the former church treasurer. "He's real negative all the time."...

ha!

"Stormtrooper Jeff Fults, of Tennessee, shows that even perfect clone fighters from far off galaxies need restroom breaks."

Is one of our own headed for the Hudson?

Gawker seems to think so.


It should be noted that someone was already aware of the impending disaster.

So is Andrew employed? Is Amanda a superstar yet? Is Martha Quinn staging a big come back? Etc. What's everyone up to?

Shameless Self promotion

So I thought ya'll might be interested by THIS

And I didn't feel like copying it all. Note that the Gawker picture is R rated, the NYT is PG, and the links from NYT are NC-17.

That Gawker picture has kept me in stitches all day.

Oh yeah, and I hate scrolling down through all those pictures to get to the comments. Bah humblog!