Posted 01:42 by Grote 0 comments

Get Rich Quick Scheme #345. Start my own Punk/Rock/Cover Band

Went to see Godsmack in concert tonight, It was a pretty good show. Except for the first act, Coping with Ignorance was the band. No, I didn't make that up. It wasn't a very good first act. At one point the bass guitarist wasn't even trying to fake play anymore. Anyway, here's my plan: Using those guys as a model for a cover band (except they were some kind of metal/grunge/thing) my friend Jim can be the singer/shouter extraordinaire. Addison and I can jump around while faking to play the guitar. Sellers can play dj/programmer/bizsiznach and Pip can be the drummer. We'll use a random band name generator for our band name, I personally prefer Uneven Chemical Assholes. Either way we rake in the dough and the chicks that flash us while crowd surfing....

Update 6/1 12:00 AM: I've been informed by our lead shouter/singer that he already had a band name picked out. So prepare yourselves for...The Jim Spurrier DethOrkestraaaaaaah! As he put it: "See, the key is the creative misspelling of the words 'Death' and 'Orchestra,' which will naturally lead to us getting money for nothin' and chicks for free.."

Posted 19:46 by Grote 0 comments

This is why I don't teach....

Yeah for a while I thought about being a High School Teacher. History/American Government to be specific. According to CNN.com the language police have struck again. Say goodbye to boy, blind, old, polo, yacht and sea just to name a few. Sea? SEA??? The reasoning behind this is just in case "a student lives inland and doesn't grasp the concept of a large body of water." WHAT?????? Isn't this the point of school? I hereby challenge anyone to write me, if they agree with this really dumb policy. I might even post your responses if you give me permission.

Posted 19:50 by Grote 0 comments

Time for another fun internet quiz(tm)!

Drum roll please... This month's fun internet quiz(tm) is: Which HomeStar Runner character are you? I am:
You are StrongBad. You hate everyone, especially
HomeStar. Your e-mails and prank calls are
hilarious. You're my favorite character. You
try to be evil, but sorry, being shirtless with
boxing gloves just isn't scary. Don't worry
what everone else thinks because hey, they are
all "crap for brains".

What HomeStarRunner Character are you?

Posted 20:40 by Grote 0 comments

Thank You

Being the observance of Memorial Day here in the States, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the men and women who have served the United States in her defense (Both my Grandfathers in WWII), especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. You're the reason I can type whatever I please on this my blogger.

Posted 20:34 by Grote 0 comments

Nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrds!

Just when you though it couldn't get any worse, TechTV has gone another step in nerdom. I give you the Ant-Farm Case Mod. Yup live ants inside your computer case. Well, not really inside your computer, inside two pieces of Plexiglass attached to your computer. Talk about a buggy computer (ducks tomatoes)

Posted 19:23 by Grote 0 comments

Buffy Finale

Ok, tonight is the final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankly, even if there is reference to Trogdor the Burninator (warning spoilers), I couldn't really care less. It's an alright show, I'll enjoy Addison's marathon this weekend, but I never really could get into it on a weekly basis. On the other hand there are far worse shows out there (Friends come to mind). Oh well, I suppose most of my friends who are Buffy Fans don't watch the West Wing, and think I'm weird for doing so. There's my two cents I feel better now.

Now for something completely different...

Like the Stanley Cup Playoffs. First of all, prepare for the apocolypse. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are in the Stanley Cup finals. Did J.S. Giguere sell his soul or what? Or is this what Agent Smith has been up to lately? I'd be more worried if Miroslav Satan (pronounced sah-tan) was playing for the New Jersey Devils, who look to be the Ducks opponents in the Finals. I tried to find some cool video links of Jiggy's Matrix-esque saves but couldn't find any worth posting... Although if he is Agent Smith, maybe that's why I couldn't find any video...

Posted 17:01 by Grote 0 comments

From the "Turning Lead into Gold" Department

There's this company here in the States that claims it can turn just about any waste into light Texas crude oil. The article states that a 175lb man would be turned into 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas (i.e. natural gas) 7 pounds of minerals, and 123 pounds of sterilized water. It seems on the up and up because it's reproducible. Unlike that cold fusion thing about 15 years back. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go take the red pill just in case....

Posted 17:11 by Grote 0 comments

Well shoot...

Here I was thinking I was ahead of the curve last night and I pop on over to the Animatrix site and the last film has officially been released. Ah well, such is life in the big city.

Posted 20:26 by Grote 0 comments

The Second Renaissance Released?

If you've been to the Animatrix site lately, you've no doubt tried to download the latest and last free short film "The Second Renaissance Part 2" with no success. Well I have it and I have downloaded it from the Matrix's website. Follow these instructions:
1. Go to www.intothematrix.com
2. Click on Second Renaissance - 2 or click here.
3. Click Play.
4. Choose either to download the file or choose a size to watch while online and enjoy :)

I can't claim how long this will be up, no doubt they wanted to wait until "Reloaded" came out to release the last free film, so you might want to hurry if you want it now. If the agents get me avenge my death!

Posted 18:16 by Grote 0 comments

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

I've been offered the 3rd shift radiologist assistant position at work but I've also been offered the new "Image Staging Specialist" position. The difference? About 15% in pay. Both jobs would still require me to take call pay, both mean I work 2 holidays a year, the 3rd shift job is Monday through Thursday nights 9pm to 730 am (i.e. 4 ten hour days)the other job is Monday through Friday 7 am to 330 pm. The new job as far as I know would not mean a pay increase, while the 3rd shift job means a 15% differential. Any input is welcome here

Posted 22:30 by Grote 0 comments

Obligiatory X-Men 2 Review

X2: X-Men United: Rated:PG-13, Director: Bryan Singer For those of you who haven't seen the second installment of the X-Men series, I'll try to keep the review mostly spoiler free. Any major spoilers I'll try to code it in as white text and you'll have to highlight them to read them. If not you may want to plunk down your 8.75 and go see it. Besides I think it's worth it. Our film opens with Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in Alberta looking for the secret government base where he was created. Meanwhile elements of the U.S. government are planning to storm Professor Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) school. Without going into too much detail, Professor X and Cyclops (James Marsden) are kidnapped, Magneto (Ian McKellen) escapes and joins forces with our heroes to rescue Xavier.

Really, there are no real surprises in this movie if you know a little bit about the characters involved. In fact I had figured that Jean would make her transition to the Phoenix at the end of the film about halfway into the film. Having said that, if you've seen the first film and know absolutely nothing about the X-Men except what you have seen on the silver screen then you'll enjoy this film. The plot is a little better than the first film, whereas the first film was more of a "pilot" episode, this one is a stand alone story your basic A to B plot with only enough time to introduce the new characters. The CGI effects are cool, And Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), is now officially my favorite X-Man. Go see this film.

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Posted 12:15 by Grote 0 comments

From the "Hollywood is out of ideas" department:

There is a third Crow sequel. Sadly like the protagonist, this series won't die. It's called "Wicked Prayer". Edward Furlong plays the tortured soul in this instalment. All that is left to say about this is, couldn't they come up with a better gang name than the four horsemen of the apocalypse?

Posted 18:46 by Grote 0 comments

Debate of the Ages

Recently Comedy Central's The Daily Show held a debate between the most powerful man in America vs. the Governor of Texas. Check it out. Heads up though, you need Real Player (sigh).