Alizée - L'Alizé

Alizée is a famous French singer... I need to freshen up my French.

"L'Alizé" means "The Tradewind."

Another X-Men inspired post

In case you don't know, in the new X-Men movie, the Juggernaut has a line where he says, "Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!"

That line is actually in reference to this clip from the animated X-Men series, which has been dubbed over for a more comic effect. This line, like Snakes on a Plane, would only have found amusement for the people who've seen it on the net. He never actually said it in the animated series.

Snakes... on a plane!

If you went to watch X-Men: The Last Stand over the weekend, you might have seen a teaser trailer for Snakes on a Plane. And depending on the type of audience you were with, you might have heard cheering for the teaser for such a movie.

And you may be wondering why. Here's why.

Samuel L. Jackson revealed that he was involved with this movie on The Ellen Show. Pretty soon, it developed a following on the Internet.

He went back after shooting for the movie wrapped, by which time there have been many spoof trailers made.

An actual clip from the movie is shown, then he goes on to explain some of the reshoots that had to happen due to the Internet following.

Here's a clip from Google Current, which further explains the online popularity, and also includes the actual trailer for the movie.

You can find a whole slew of spoof trailers on various online video sites, such as YouTube and Google Video.

Samuel Jackson beer

At George's Memorial Weekend barbecue, he had some Samuel Adams beer, which reminded me of this parody that Dave Chappelle had for his show. It's a shame that he decided not to continue his show, breaking his contract with Comedy Central. His show was hilarious.

The last line, "Yes, they deserved to die, and I hope they burn in hell!" is from the movie A Time to Kill.

Hate Me

Hate Me
Blue October

I have to block out thoughts of you so I don't lose my head
They crawl in like a cockroach, leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I'm alone
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you. Will you never call again?
And will you never say that you love me just to put it in my face?
And will you never try to reach me?
It is I that wanted space

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you

I'm sober now for three whole months, it's one accomplishment that you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing I won't touch again
In a sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I'll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you

Hate me in ways
Yeah, ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you

And with a sad heart I say bye to you and wave
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I had made
And like a baby boy I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes crying and I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down, yelling, "Make it go away!"
Just make a smile, come back, and shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered, "How can you do this to me?"

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you

Hate me in ways
Yeah, ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you
____________________________________

Heard this song on the radio the other day, it's basically a round-about sort of apology. The song makes me feel sad.

A shout-out to my partner of seven years

Man, that's cold.

Danger Seekers

It's been said that the test of a man's courage is how he performs in the face of danger...

Whatsername

Whatsername (Live)
Artist: Green Day
Album: American Idiot

Thought I ran into you down on the street
Then it turned out to only be a dream
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I can't recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been

Seems that she disappeared without a trace
Did she ever marry old what's-his-face?
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I can't recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been

Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
The regrets are useless
In my mind
She's in my head
I must confess
The regrets are useless
In my mind
She's in my head
From so long ago

(Go, go, go, go...)

And in the darkest night
If my memory serves me right
I'll never turn back time
Forgetting you, but not the time

Things that make you go... WTF?!

Apparently, this has been a growing problem in the fast food industry...

They get phone calls from someone who identifies himself as a police officer, and proceed to ask them to conduct strip search(es) on their employees. And they comply with no questions asked!

What's worse, the "police officer" will ask them to perform sexual acts, which they also comply to. What are these people thinking?

My sister's wedding banquet

This past Sunday, my sister and my new brother-in-law held their wedding banquet... I took somewhere between 400 and 500 megs worth of pictures.

Three-dollar movie tickets

Ah, the '70s. Pay $3.00 for your movie ticket, $1.00 for your popcorn, and enjoy your movie presented in "Feel-a-round technology."

Beware of evil reality game shows

What would you do?

The evolution of dance

Goodbye Alice in Wonderland

It's 4 in the afternoon
I'm on a flight leaving LA
Trying to figure out my life
And my youth
Scattered along the highway
Hotel rooms and headlights
I've made a living with a song
Guitar as my companion
Wanting desperately to belong
Fame is filled with spoiled children
We grow fat on fantasy
And I guess that's why I'm leaving
I crave reality

So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye yellow brick road
There is a difference
Between dreaming and pretending
I did not find paradise
It was only a reflection
Of my lonely mind wanting
What's been missing in my life

I'm embarrassed to say
The rest is rock n roll clichè [sic]
I hit the bottom
When I reached the top
But I never knew it was you
Who was breaking my heart
I thought you had to love me
But you did not
Yes a heart can hallucinate
If it's completely starved for love
It can even turn monsters
Into angels from above

You forged my love just like a weapon
You turned it against me like a knife
You broke my last heart string
But you opened up my eyes

So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye yellow brick road
There is a difference
Between dreaming and pretending
That was not love in your eyes
It was only a refelction of my lonely mind searching
For what's been missing in my life

Growing up is not the absence of dreaming
It's being able to understand the difference between
The ones you can hold and the ones that you've been sold
Dreaming is a good thing cause [sic] it brings new things to life
But pretending is an ending that perpetuates a lie
Forgetting what you are seeing for what you've been told

Truth is stranger than fiction
This is my chance to get it right
Life is much better
Without all those pretty lies

So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
You can keep your yellow brick road
There is a difference
Between dreaming and pretending
These are not tears in my eyes
They are only a reflection of my lonely mind finding
They are only a reflection of my lonely mind finding
I found what's missing in my life

And, wheeeeee~~~!

Um, I mean, Wii. And by that, I mean Nintendo's Wii. Man, if that was spoken out loud, it would sound pretty weird right now.

"Wii" is Nintendo's upcoming, next generation gaming system. Originally codenamed "Nintendo Revolution," it is set to compete with Microsoft's X-Box 360 and Sony's Playstation 3. The big thing about Wii is not so much the gaming system, but its new, remote-like controller.

It is important to note that, according to Tycho of Penny Arcade (and as I have already suspected), who got to test-play the Wii-mote at E3, you do not need to move so dramatically and with such fervor to use the controller. Or, in his words:

"every video of people playing this system shows them utilizing gross motor movements and generally behaving like spazmoids, and you have a scenario where their own promotional materials have taught every person to play it wrong."

Most of the gameplay look very interesting, and I would love to get some hands-on experience to see how it works. However...

"Orchestra conductor" game? That's quite possibly the most boring game ever conceived.

Teriyaki chicken... Flavorwave revisited

I haven't been using the Flavorwave oven for a while, and last week decided to use it for some of the things I typically only make when I barbecue. I guess it started when I had a craving for corn-on-the-cob. I know that these days, my mom usually uses the microwave when she wants corn-on-the-cob, but I wanted something more similar to the barbecue taste. I wrapped the corn in tin foil, with some butter and ground black peppers. It turned out pretty well, so I wanted to try the same with teriyaki chicken.

This is after one side had been sitting in the convection oven for about 9 minutes, at 400°F. I simply placed two pieces of skinless, boneless chicken thighs inside the oven, and brushed on some thick teriyaki sauce, mixed with a little bit of pepper sauce.

After ten minutes (the Flavorwave has a built-in timer), I turned the chicken over.

Next, slather this side of the chicken with the same sauce. Set for another 10 minutes. It probably doesn't need to be this long, as supposedly the convection method of this oven cooks the meat more evenly and faster than a traditional oven, but this added time caramelizes the teriyaki sauce quite well, for a much better taste.

Ten minutes later--the chicken looks nice and golden brown. I should see if they sell boneless chicken thighs with skin, since I don't have to worry about undercooking or over-charring the skin, it should be even better.

Chop chicken thighs with a meat cleaver (just like they do at Yoshinoya and Spike's), and it's ready to serve.

Darth Vader is a whiney bitch

"What the hell is an aluminum falcon?!"

This is from the Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" show, Robot Chicken. The 24 inner-office ringtone is a nice touch.

Bugatti Veyron

So Tom Cruise drove a Bugatti Veyron to the premiere of Mission: Impossible III, and it turned out that trying to get the passenger door open proved to be a bit of a Mission: Impossible, too. I guess they didn't bother to put power door locks in the supercar.

As you can plainly see, they looped the video a bit for dramatic effect.

The Hilton... in Paris

I tried to upload my own version, but it was rejected by YouTube. They probably filtered the filename for anything to do with SNL. Who knows how long this one will get to stay online before they yank it.

Allen Wrench of Doom

Ever since I got my car back from AAMCO, I've noticed that the tire on my front passenger side is running a bit flat. After checking the pressure of my tires several times (and pumping in air after each check), I was certain that it's got a leak. The tire on the rear driver side also seemed to be leaking, albeit not as much as the one in the front.

So, on Monday, I went to Firestone (closest shop near work) on my lunch break, and had them check and patch my tires. As it turned out, three of my tires had been punctured in four places. Two in the front passenger tire (hence the reason it was leaking faster than the rear), and one each in the rear. The one in the rear passenger tire was near the sidewall, and could not be repaired, but as it wasn't leaking and the thread was nearing the end of its life, I'll simply replace it in a short while.

A few minutes after they started working on my tires, they pulled out an Allen wrench from one of the tires. The only place I can think of that I've been to, that would have an Allen wrench lying on the ground, would be AAMCO. Hmm.

Beware the Grim Reaper

I wonder if I'd be freaked out if I saw this in real life...