Thanksgiving did not become an annual national holiday until President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 proclamation. Every President since has proclaimed an annual national Thanksgiving. In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday to the third Thursday in November, to extend the Christmas shopping season. In 1941, this unpopular move inspired Congress to permanently fix the date on the fourth Thursday of November.
(http://www.pilgrimhall.org/)
A lot of you (1-2) may have been waiting for a Black Friday update. Well, seeing five movies in a single day can take a lot out of a guy, so it took awhile to post.
The damage done: Black Friday 2004 in Words and Pictures
As far as I'd rate the movies:
Did not meet expectations:
Christmas with the Kranks
Bridget Jones 2
Met expectations:
Spongebob Squarepants
Finding Neverland
Exceeded expectations:
National Treasure
Of course, my expectations for each movie were quite varied. Check out the movie reviews for a full shake.
As for the experience of seeing 5 movies in a day, I'd liken it to some kind of crazy, sensory-deprivation tank. How much punishment can the human body withstand, movie-wise? I'm not sure but the talk of 6 was raised not long after we emerged successfully, so clearly the four minute mile has been achieved and it's all downhill from here.
As far as shopping goes, I found this year's deals to be tepid at best... and my condolences go out to K-Mart. Its been nice knowing you, but the Mussolini to Walmart's Hitler is being drug out into the street and beaten to death by an irate mob of bargain hunters who refuse to set foot into this bottom notch store.
Black Friday 2004
Mike, 11/30/2004 10:16:44 PM
Oh and I almost forgot: The friendship medallion is officially awarded to RJ for taking up the challenge of both the early morning Black Friday rampage and the 5 movie quest. While neither of these experiences could have possibly lowered his buttercount, except for when he passed out in Spongebob, he put it all out there on the line and walked far more than a mile in my shoes. We salute you!
WHEW! Black Friday was something else once again...How to top it next year once again? Only time will tell.
But by the time we saw the trailer for Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events a mind numbing fifth time, we knew we had accomplished something great. I mean sure, some questions remain unanswered...like for example, which of the following Black Friday Movie Stars had the best Sweater Puppets?
Julie Gonzalo - CWTK
Renee Zellwegger - BJ:TEOR
Scarlett Johannsen - SBSPTM
Kate Winslet - FN
Diane Kruger - NT
Vote now.
As for best and worst trailers? I think that question can be answered with:
Best - Man Of The House starring Tommy Lee Jones and...MONICA KEENA!
Worst - The Ring 2...just dreadful looking.
More Black Friday Updates to come!
But by the time we saw the trailer for Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events a mind numbing fifth time, we knew we had accomplished something great. I mean sure, some questions remain unanswered...like for example, which of the following Black Friday Movie Stars had the best Sweater Puppets?
Julie Gonzalo - CWTK
Renee Zellwegger - BJ:TEOR
Scarlett Johannsen - SBSPTM
Kate Winslet - FN
Diane Kruger - NT
Vote now.
As for best and worst trailers? I think that question can be answered with:
Best - Man Of The House starring Tommy Lee Jones and...MONICA KEENA!
Worst - The Ring 2...just dreadful looking.
More Black Friday Updates to come!
Black Friday News from around the country:
The holiday shopping season got off to a slow start in Lafayette, La., where vandals apparently glued at least 200 locks on dozens of the town's biggest stores. That sent store managers on a frantic search for locksmiths and forced hundreds of would-be shoppers to wait outside.
Garan Wilson, one of the locksmiths to the rescue, made his way at 5 a.m. to Lafayette's Old Navy, pushing through about 500 shoppers to reach the lock.
"I found about a half a tube of glue stuck inside," he said.
In Portland, Ore., activists stood outside local malls urging frantic shoppers to take part in a 24-hour moratorium on consumer spending. They called it "Buy Nothing Day," hoping to throw a wrench into what they say is society's blind habit of consumerism.
Add Comment PermalinkThe holiday shopping season got off to a slow start in Lafayette, La., where vandals apparently glued at least 200 locks on dozens of the town's biggest stores. That sent store managers on a frantic search for locksmiths and forced hundreds of would-be shoppers to wait outside.
Garan Wilson, one of the locksmiths to the rescue, made his way at 5 a.m. to Lafayette's Old Navy, pushing through about 500 shoppers to reach the lock.
"I found about a half a tube of glue stuck inside," he said.
In Portland, Ore., activists stood outside local malls urging frantic shoppers to take part in a 24-hour moratorium on consumer spending. They called it "Buy Nothing Day," hoping to throw a wrench into what they say is society's blind habit of consumerism.
The Holidays Are A Time For Family...and drinking
Justin, 11/25/2004 11:24:23 AM
Wow 3 Holiday Days in a row! First The Biggest Drinking Night Of The Year....according to Connie Chung on Wednesday, Then the anchor of this 3 day Holiday Bonanza, Thanksgiving, and finally, our favorite holiday of the year here at WhatWeSayGoes, BLACK FRIDAY. Yes thats right. Its back for revenge.
But we'll deal with that one a little later. Today is Thanksgiving after all, so heres a top ten list of things to be thankful for during this holiday season.
10.Quizno's Superiority over Subway
9.Scrubs, Arrested Development, The OC, Comedy Central...ah hell all TV. I love you so.
8.The wild and crazy antics of RJ Hagerman
7.Black Friday Sales
6.People generous enough to give you directions when your lost (even if halfway through they stop and say "you know I really don't know how to get there")
5.Antonio Banderas, his cologne, his movies, and his beautiful singing voice
4.Live Rock Music
3.Rachael Ray on the covers of an inexplicable amount of magazines this month
2.Family and Friends of course! It IS the season after all.
1.This website and all the loyal readers out there who keep it...uhhh....read.
Happy Biggest Drinking Night Of The Year, Thanksgiving, and Black Friday to everyone out there!
Add Comment PermalinkBut we'll deal with that one a little later. Today is Thanksgiving after all, so heres a top ten list of things to be thankful for during this holiday season.
10.Quizno's Superiority over Subway
9.Scrubs, Arrested Development, The OC, Comedy Central...ah hell all TV. I love you so.
8.The wild and crazy antics of RJ Hagerman
7.Black Friday Sales
6.People generous enough to give you directions when your lost (even if halfway through they stop and say "you know I really don't know how to get there")
5.Antonio Banderas, his cologne, his movies, and his beautiful singing voice
4.Live Rock Music
3.Rachael Ray on the covers of an inexplicable amount of magazines this month
2.Family and Friends of course! It IS the season after all.
1.This website and all the loyal readers out there who keep it...uhhh....read.
Happy Biggest Drinking Night Of The Year, Thanksgiving, and Black Friday to everyone out there!
South Street Shout Outs
Justin, 11/24/2004 04:56:57 PM
So me and Joey managed to check out the last show of the Matchbook Romance tour last night at the TLA...great time was had, even though Midtown had elected to not play the Philly date for whatever reason. Openers LoveDrug filled out the open slot and did a really nice set, I'd definitely check them out again. Name Taken was ok...good musically, but they either need to find a new front man or teach their current one how to sing on key. Hidden In Plain View was magnificent as always, rocking the crowd hard and instigating a huge circle pit that took up the entire middle portion of the crowd. Their new CD FINALLY hits stores on February 22, 2005...I suggest you be at Best Buy waiting in line to get it that morning. They played a brand new song off it, I'd never heard before called The Garden State-ment, which was pretty awesome, plus 4 songs off their EP and 2 other new ones that they put out on demos so I knew them. Awesome live band.
Matchbook Romance themselves put on another surprisingly strong show, and even if you aren't crazy about their album, I suggest seeing them live, because they definitely know how to work a crowd. Their drummer is pretty fucking fantabulous by the way.
Now while we were there we found out that Don't Look Down and Punchline were doing a show at the TLA today at 1:30 in the afternoon, which I would have loved to have attended. In fact, while in the city earlier I decided to hit up Jim's Steaks on South Street for a nice Pizza Steak lunch and when walking past the TLA, I saw Steve, lead singer of Punchline on the street and talked to him in brief. He asked if I was going to the show, and I said actually I might be, but I just didn't have time to go, So I'm doing the next best thing and telling everyone to go check out Punchline at www.punchkids.com and buy their rocking album Action...or do the next best thing and see them live when they come back to Philly on Dec. 30 with Catch 22 and Socratic at the Trocadero. Rock on....
In the black in 18 more hours...
Add Comment PermalinkMatchbook Romance themselves put on another surprisingly strong show, and even if you aren't crazy about their album, I suggest seeing them live, because they definitely know how to work a crowd. Their drummer is pretty fucking fantabulous by the way.
Now while we were there we found out that Don't Look Down and Punchline were doing a show at the TLA today at 1:30 in the afternoon, which I would have loved to have attended. In fact, while in the city earlier I decided to hit up Jim's Steaks on South Street for a nice Pizza Steak lunch and when walking past the TLA, I saw Steve, lead singer of Punchline on the street and talked to him in brief. He asked if I was going to the show, and I said actually I might be, but I just didn't have time to go, So I'm doing the next best thing and telling everyone to go check out Punchline at www.punchkids.com and buy their rocking album Action...or do the next best thing and see them live when they come back to Philly on Dec. 30 with Catch 22 and Socratic at the Trocadero. Rock on....
In the black in 18 more hours...
'05 Update
Justin, 11/23/2004 10:59:41 AM
As the fiscal concert year draws to a close for 2004 we have this news...
Now confirmed for Warped Tour '05 are Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, and My Chemical Romance.
and coming May 13, 14, and 15 2005...TO ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY...
Thats right. Skate and Surf Fest '05. Confirmed so far is P. Diddy.
Now confirmed for Warped Tour '05 are Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, and My Chemical Romance.
and coming May 13, 14, and 15 2005...TO ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY...
Thats right. Skate and Surf Fest '05. Confirmed so far is P. Diddy.
I also heard a rumor that some old school Cornwells Heights Lazycore would be ringing in the New Year. Does anyone know if this can be confirmed?
Add Comment PermalinkDecember Movie Calendar
Mike, 11/21/2004 07:07:24 PM
Well, here we are entering the home stretch of the movie season. Here's what I'm planning to see, if you're reading this, I hope you can join me for a few:
Closer - 12/3
House of Flying Daggers - 12/3
Blade: Trinity (3) - 12/8
Ocean's Twelve (12) - 12/10
Lemony Snicket - 12/17
Spanglish - 12/17
The Aviator - 12/17
Flight of the Phoenix - 12/22
Meet the Fockers - 12/22
Fat Albert - 12/25
The Life Aquatic w/Steve Zissou - 12/10|25
Kinsey - ?
Closer - 12/3
House of Flying Daggers - 12/3
Blade: Trinity (3) - 12/8
Ocean's Twelve (12) - 12/10
Lemony Snicket - 12/17
Spanglish - 12/17
The Aviator - 12/17
Flight of the Phoenix - 12/22
Meet the Fockers - 12/22
Fat Albert - 12/25
The Life Aquatic w/Steve Zissou - 12/10|25
Kinsey - ?
Don't forget In Good Company with Topher Grace and Dennis Quaid, two of Hollywood's true renaissance men, In this the renaissance of Dennis Quaid (3 movies in one year!)...and the lord said ye unto Abraham, the Quaids will rise up from the ashes, and Randy shall act again.
Hey boys,
Since my friend Amy already posted I thought I would too. We heart your website. We were thinking of making our own, except we'd call it Werebetterthanyou.com. It would be awesome, but we do not have the time, skills or money to undertake such a project. Plus we're lazy. Back to your website. I especially enjoy Justin's movie reviews where he talks about all the hot chicks he wants to have 47 children with, they make me feel really good about myself. My children with Justin will be extremely hot. Too bad they'll also be midgets. So I know you kids are going to see Finding Neverland on Friday. I know what I say won't change your plans, but let me just say, I promise you will get bored. Mike, I suggest you make out with Justin because he's easy. That is all for now, bye bye! ~KT
Since my friend Amy already posted I thought I would too. We heart your website. We were thinking of making our own, except we'd call it Werebetterthanyou.com. It would be awesome, but we do not have the time, skills or money to undertake such a project. Plus we're lazy. Back to your website. I especially enjoy Justin's movie reviews where he talks about all the hot chicks he wants to have 47 children with, they make me feel really good about myself. My children with Justin will be extremely hot. Too bad they'll also be midgets. So I know you kids are going to see Finding Neverland on Friday. I know what I say won't change your plans, but let me just say, I promise you will get bored. Mike, I suggest you make out with Justin because he's easy. That is all for now, bye bye! ~KT
you all must check out thefacebook.com ~ it's a stalkers dream! (not like i'm a stalker or anything...)
Add Comment PermalinkTwo FCC outrages in two weeks?
Mike, 11/17/2004 04:41:40 PM
I'm sure you're all aware of the Terrell Owens - Desperate Housewives incident that preceded Monday night football this week. If not, get up to speed:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/17/fcc.indecency.ap
For those of you who didn't see the spot, let me assure you it contained about the same amount of sexual content as Toy Story 2. That this is some sort of mistake that ABC/The Eagles have to apologize for is simply outrageous. And since when is Monday Night Football a family program? If you're teaching your kids moral values from the NFL, you deserve whatever fucked up little monsters you get. Irene brought to my attention that these so called 'moral value watchdogs' who complained about this skit are probably just grossly offended by the idea of a black-white couple. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't mean to turn this website into a soapbox for social issues, but I'm sickened to my stomach by this 'moralist' effort to turn the clock back to the 18th century. They can preach whatever they want in their screwed up little church groups, but when it comes to messing with my television, you guys just made it personal.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/17/fcc.indecency.ap
For those of you who didn't see the spot, let me assure you it contained about the same amount of sexual content as Toy Story 2. That this is some sort of mistake that ABC/The Eagles have to apologize for is simply outrageous. And since when is Monday Night Football a family program? If you're teaching your kids moral values from the NFL, you deserve whatever fucked up little monsters you get. Irene brought to my attention that these so called 'moral value watchdogs' who complained about this skit are probably just grossly offended by the idea of a black-white couple. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't mean to turn this website into a soapbox for social issues, but I'm sickened to my stomach by this 'moralist' effort to turn the clock back to the 18th century. They can preach whatever they want in their screwed up little church groups, but when it comes to messing with my television, you guys just made it personal.
I hate Terrell Owens...He invites 18 year old girls out to dinner.
Add Comment PermalinkHey, Whats Up With?....
Justin, 11/13/2004 12:36:45 PM
The comically huge receipts from Circuit City.
The Uncle Jesse-Becky wedding episode of Full House...Jesse skydives, gets arrested in Tomato Country, and Becky bails him out of jail...then their car gets towed, so they have to take a church choir bus to their wedding...which in and of itself isn't so strange. But then during the ceremony Jesse sings his "Forever" song to Becky and the church choir comes out and sings backup...Now you mean to tell me he taught them their entire backup parts to the song flawlessly during that bus ride? Sorry, just not happening if you don't have the music or lyrics or score with you, which Jesse did not.
Is Manhattan Clam Chowder actually a Chowder? Because it definitely just feels like a soup to me.
As I type this, Jesse is now singing Jailhouse Rock as his and Becky's first song...Talk about overcompensating man.
Why am I watching Full House?
How come going South on 195 means your actually driving North?
Women
The Uncle Jesse-Becky wedding episode of Full House...Jesse skydives, gets arrested in Tomato Country, and Becky bails him out of jail...then their car gets towed, so they have to take a church choir bus to their wedding...which in and of itself isn't so strange. But then during the ceremony Jesse sings his "Forever" song to Becky and the church choir comes out and sings backup...Now you mean to tell me he taught them their entire backup parts to the song flawlessly during that bus ride? Sorry, just not happening if you don't have the music or lyrics or score with you, which Jesse did not.
Is Manhattan Clam Chowder actually a Chowder? Because it definitely just feels like a soup to me.
As I type this, Jesse is now singing Jailhouse Rock as his and Becky's first song...Talk about overcompensating man.
Why am I watching Full House?
How come going South on 195 means your actually driving North?
Women
hey there,
don't apologize for watching full house...it's quality entertainment. and uncle jesse is hot (girls i know you agree) and that song always used to get stuck in my head. ahh the good ole days..speaking of great TV shows, I want to talk about SCRUBS. I feel that there is a huge difference between people who watch and "get" this show and people who think it's not funny (i.e. me vs. my room mates). The difference would be that people who enjoy the show are much smarter (sorry to offend anyway...wait, actually i'm not). As Katie can tell you, she is like Elliot and I'm like JD. I think this show keeps getting better and it puts me in such a good mood. The sad truth is that I have THON meetings every Tuesday night and have to tape it. Therefore, I'm forced to watch it another day when the roomies are around and they look at me weird when I laugh.
On a side note...some people find it amusing (kt,cough) that my apartment building is flooding as I type this. Now my roomie is the RA so she got a call that woke us all up at 3am..ofcourse, I fell asleep at 2:30 am..this is the story of my life. The joy of it all is that I am running a blood drive from 9am-4pm. Awesome! I hope everyone who is reading this has a wonderful day!! This post is random...but I'm a random person.
Amy :)
don't apologize for watching full house...it's quality entertainment. and uncle jesse is hot (girls i know you agree) and that song always used to get stuck in my head. ahh the good ole days..speaking of great TV shows, I want to talk about SCRUBS. I feel that there is a huge difference between people who watch and "get" this show and people who think it's not funny (i.e. me vs. my room mates). The difference would be that people who enjoy the show are much smarter (sorry to offend anyway...wait, actually i'm not). As Katie can tell you, she is like Elliot and I'm like JD. I think this show keeps getting better and it puts me in such a good mood. The sad truth is that I have THON meetings every Tuesday night and have to tape it. Therefore, I'm forced to watch it another day when the roomies are around and they look at me weird when I laugh.
On a side note...some people find it amusing (kt,cough) that my apartment building is flooding as I type this. Now my roomie is the RA so she got a call that woke us all up at 3am..ofcourse, I fell asleep at 2:30 am..this is the story of my life. The joy of it all is that I am running a blood drive from 9am-4pm. Awesome! I hope everyone who is reading this has a wonderful day!! This post is random...but I'm a random person.
Amy :)
Scrubs is the best show on TV right now.
For more Scrubs related fun, check out: http://gardenstate.typepad.com/, Zach Braff's blog.
Add Comment PermalinkFor more Scrubs related fun, check out: http://gardenstate.typepad.com/, Zach Braff's blog.
The FCC rocks!
Mike, 11/11/2004 08:23:41 PM
So TW's flipping channels and he gets to ABC tonight and there's a message at the bottom of the screen saying that due to concerns about indecent material, Saving Private Ryan will not be shown by this ABC affiliate. Instead, there is this crappy crapumentary about some country bumpkins deep frying a turkey. I find this situation to be a moral outrage. It's not that Saving Private Ryan is a film of deep historic and cultural significance, it's not a bad movie, but it's no classic. To not show a movie because it depicts war correctly? Is this the age we live in?
I think it's a moral outrage that shows like The Apprentice, Wife Swap, American Idol, and the Bachelorette 7 are broadcast because it's corrupting what little intelligence America has left... fuck the morals, does it matter how moral you are if you're a freakin moron? And in a loosely related matter, since when do morals equate to ignorant intolerance? God forbid you should come back from your book burning and find a show about the horrors of World War 2 right there on the broadcast airwaves!!!
Add Comment PermalinkI think it's a moral outrage that shows like The Apprentice, Wife Swap, American Idol, and the Bachelorette 7 are broadcast because it's corrupting what little intelligence America has left... fuck the morals, does it matter how moral you are if you're a freakin moron? And in a loosely related matter, since when do morals equate to ignorant intolerance? God forbid you should come back from your book burning and find a show about the horrors of World War 2 right there on the broadcast airwaves!!!
Stupid E-Mail Forwards
Justin, 11/9/2004 11:50:33 AM
From 1997 through about 2000 My E-mail inbox was always full of stupid chain letters and forwards...Now I don't get very many of them anymore, but I got one today...Remember these stupid things? Well I decided to fill it out and post it here for old times sake, so feel free to edit/copy/fill out/and post it along with me.
1. What color are your kitchen plates? White with Black Stripes around the edges
2 What book are you reading now? Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman (I'm finally almost done it though)
3. What's on your mouse pad? Conan O' Brien and a Chiuhahua
4. Favorite Magazine? Entertainment Weekly
5. Favorite scents? Breakfast...Antonio Banderas' SPIRIT
6.Whats your favorite cereal? Special K Red Berries
7. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? This bed sucks, my back hurts.
8. Favorite color? Red...the color of fire, passion.
9. Least favorite? Fuschia
10. How many rings before you answer the phone? Depends on what I'm doing at the time
11. Future child's name? One Megaton Bomb Kutcher
12. Do you like to drive fast? According to the 5 speeding tickets I've racked up over the years I do
13. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? My cat isn't stuffed...yet
14. Do you like storms? yes
15. What type was your first car? 88 Beretta
16. If you could meet one human, dead or alive, who would it be? Rivers Cuomo or Rachel Bilson
17. What is your Favorite Alcoholic drink? LI Iced Tea
18. What is your sign and your birthday? Aries, 4/4/81
19. Do you like to eat the stems of broccoli? I especially enjoy it
20. If you could have any job, what would it be? Rock Star
21. If you could have any color hair, what would it be? Blonde with Brown highlights
22. Have you ever been in love? I love Quizno's new French Dip Sandwich
23. Is the glass half full or half empty? half full...of shit
24. Favorite movie(s)? Ha..right now the top 3 would have to be Garden State, True Romance, and Matrix:Reloaded
25. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? no
26. What's under your bed? Magazines, First Aid Stuff from college that I just sorta threw under there 2 years ago...Probably some other surprises lurking that I'd be shocked to discover
27. What is your favorite number? what a stupid question. 3.14...mmmmm.
28. Favorite sports to watch? Baseball...I find it soothing.
29 What is your single biggest fear? Getting a brain tumor from my cell phone
30. Say one nice thing about the person who sent this. Shes pretty damn cute, but shes never going to read this, so it doesn't really matter
31. Person likely to respond? Mike, because its his website and someone else has gotta post. but I'm pretty sure he won't do this. Its not a very Mike thing to do.
32.Whats the last song you sang in the shower? Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band
33. Favorite TV shows? Seinfeld, The OC, Aqua Teen Hunger Force...dozens of others
34. Ketchup or Mustard? Matters what I'm putting it on.
35. Hamburger or Hot-dog? Hot dogs...if I was a hot dog, I'd eat myself...I'd smother myself in relish and brown mustard...I'd be so delicious
36. Favorite soft drink? Vanilla Pepsi
37. The best place you've ever been? St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
38. What screen saver is on your computer now? None
39. Burger King or McDonalds? Mickey D'S!
40.Oral or Anal? Both at the same time
Admittedly, I made up #40 myself...I'm pretty funny that way.
1. What color are your kitchen plates? White with Black Stripes around the edges
2 What book are you reading now? Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman (I'm finally almost done it though)
3. What's on your mouse pad? Conan O' Brien and a Chiuhahua
4. Favorite Magazine? Entertainment Weekly
5. Favorite scents? Breakfast...Antonio Banderas' SPIRIT
6.Whats your favorite cereal? Special K Red Berries
7. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? This bed sucks, my back hurts.
8. Favorite color? Red...the color of fire, passion.
9. Least favorite? Fuschia
10. How many rings before you answer the phone? Depends on what I'm doing at the time
11. Future child's name? One Megaton Bomb Kutcher
12. Do you like to drive fast? According to the 5 speeding tickets I've racked up over the years I do
13. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? My cat isn't stuffed...yet
14. Do you like storms? yes
15. What type was your first car? 88 Beretta
16. If you could meet one human, dead or alive, who would it be? Rivers Cuomo or Rachel Bilson
17. What is your Favorite Alcoholic drink? LI Iced Tea
18. What is your sign and your birthday? Aries, 4/4/81
19. Do you like to eat the stems of broccoli? I especially enjoy it
20. If you could have any job, what would it be? Rock Star
21. If you could have any color hair, what would it be? Blonde with Brown highlights
22. Have you ever been in love? I love Quizno's new French Dip Sandwich
23. Is the glass half full or half empty? half full...of shit
24. Favorite movie(s)? Ha..right now the top 3 would have to be Garden State, True Romance, and Matrix:Reloaded
25. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? no
26. What's under your bed? Magazines, First Aid Stuff from college that I just sorta threw under there 2 years ago...Probably some other surprises lurking that I'd be shocked to discover
27. What is your favorite number? what a stupid question. 3.14...mmmmm.
28. Favorite sports to watch? Baseball...I find it soothing.
29 What is your single biggest fear? Getting a brain tumor from my cell phone
30. Say one nice thing about the person who sent this. Shes pretty damn cute, but shes never going to read this, so it doesn't really matter
31. Person likely to respond? Mike, because its his website and someone else has gotta post. but I'm pretty sure he won't do this. Its not a very Mike thing to do.
32.Whats the last song you sang in the shower? Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band
33. Favorite TV shows? Seinfeld, The OC, Aqua Teen Hunger Force...dozens of others
34. Ketchup or Mustard? Matters what I'm putting it on.
35. Hamburger or Hot-dog? Hot dogs...if I was a hot dog, I'd eat myself...I'd smother myself in relish and brown mustard...I'd be so delicious
36. Favorite soft drink? Vanilla Pepsi
37. The best place you've ever been? St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
38. What screen saver is on your computer now? None
39. Burger King or McDonalds? Mickey D'S!
40.Oral or Anal? Both at the same time
Admittedly, I made up #40 myself...I'm pretty funny that way.
This must be why I didn't check my email as frequently back in 1997.
Add Comment Permalink59,459,765 Morons
Mike, 11/7/2004 03:46:50 PM
So I guess I made the mistake of opening up CNN.com today and was rewarded with just a smattering of headlines that made me want to vomit... and the "4 more years" haven't even started.
So here's the TV shows I'm using to distract me from the current state of affairs, at least until '06.
1. Scrubs
2. Arrested Development
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Boston Legal (maybe)
5. Drawn Together (maybe)
6. The L-Word ~ come February
Damn. That's all I got and I'm not even sure about #4 and #5. And #2 and #3 are on at the same time. Also, I doubt any of these shows will be on the air until '06, let alone '08. Anybody else watching anything good? (and don't say the OC).
So here's the TV shows I'm using to distract me from the current state of affairs, at least until '06.
1. Scrubs
2. Arrested Development
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Boston Legal (maybe)
5. Drawn Together (maybe)
6. The L-Word ~ come February
Damn. That's all I got and I'm not even sure about #4 and #5. And #2 and #3 are on at the same time. Also, I doubt any of these shows will be on the air until '06, let alone '08. Anybody else watching anything good? (and don't say the OC).
desperate housewives is AWESOME. thanks for the ride to penn!
Yea dude, I actually forgot to put Desperate Housewives on my list...good episode tonight, looks like Gabrielle is that much closer to getting caught. Also, DH is on right after Arrested Development thanks to its new airtime right after The Simpsons. The ending to the premiere of Arrested took me off guard and cracked me up, as the show continues to take even the smallest details and integrate them into the overall plot, whether it be from a scene that happened 10 minutes ago, or 10 episodes ago...And did anyone else catch the season premiere of The Simpsons and absolutely CRACK UP when the theme song to Perfect Strangers came on? Maybe its going to be a return to form this season...
Well, thanks to the Ravens playing a Sunday night game, not only was my neighborhood overrun with a sea of purple white trash, but the game was also syndicated and Desperate Housewives wasn't broadcast in the Baltimore area. To the internet?
Simpsons gave me a chuckle with the Perfect Strangers theme, but I don't think I laughed at all after that. Arrested wasn't hilarious but was a pretty good season opener, what a glorious web the writers weave.
Finally, I caught Hank Azaria's new cable show, Huff, on Showtime, and I must say it was a pretty enticing first episode... but the jury is definately still out whether this will be added to the rotation. Love the time slot though (Sundays @ 10).
Simpsons gave me a chuckle with the Perfect Strangers theme, but I don't think I laughed at all after that. Arrested wasn't hilarious but was a pretty good season opener, what a glorious web the writers weave.
Finally, I caught Hank Azaria's new cable show, Huff, on Showtime, and I must say it was a pretty enticing first episode... but the jury is definately still out whether this will be added to the rotation. Love the time slot though (Sundays @ 10).
as i recollect, Desperate Housewives was on at 530 pm that sunday during the Ravens game. i'm a devout fan! its like sex and the city...but in the suburbs (and they don't have as nice shoes)
Add Comment PermalinkStatus Quo Update
Justin, 11/6/2004 01:37:56 AM
Hey peoples...heres my current state of affairs:
Current Music in the old player:
Anything Incubus
Anything Midtown
Anything Something Corporate
Anything Brand New
Irish Car Bomb By Hot Rod Circuit
Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets With Silent Earth:3 Album
Current Moods:
Rowdy, Lethargic, Giddy, Claustrophobic, Hungry (In that order)
Current TV:
The OC
Scrubs
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT!!!!! EVERYONE WATCH THE SEASON PREMIERE SUNDAY!!!!
Current Goals:
Get Antonio Banderas Cologne
Learn a second chord on my guitar (The Red Summer)
See the world
Complete the 100 movie quest
Eat a piece of Chocolate Chip Pie from Hard Rock Cafe
Just 6 and a half more months until summer!
Current Music in the old player:
Anything Incubus
Anything Midtown
Anything Something Corporate
Anything Brand New
Irish Car Bomb By Hot Rod Circuit
Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets With Silent Earth:3 Album
Current Moods:
Rowdy, Lethargic, Giddy, Claustrophobic, Hungry (In that order)
Current TV:
The OC
Scrubs
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT!!!!! EVERYONE WATCH THE SEASON PREMIERE SUNDAY!!!!
Current Goals:
Get Antonio Banderas Cologne
Learn a second chord on my guitar (The Red Summer)
See the world
Complete the 100 movie quest
Eat a piece of Chocolate Chip Pie from Hard Rock Cafe
Just 6 and a half more months until summer!
Ok, goal the first accomplished. I now own a magical little bottle of Antonio Banderas's...SPIRIT. I haven't put any on yet, as I don't want to waste any on sitting in my basement. But the second I do, I expect to become instantly desireable to the ladies, and have them swooning over me screaming NO NO TOO SEXY TOO SEXY! I have to be careful where I use this stuff, as the sexiness of a scent wrung from the very sweat glands of Antonio Banderas himself could become dangerously unstable to the sex drives of all females in a ten mile radius of me. Expect a report on all this the second I put some on and leave my domicile. Now all I need is a hunk of choco chip pie and I'm good to go.
I hear that cologne is made of chopped up bits of real panther.
Add Comment PermalinkSome Thoughts on the Election
RJ, 11/4/2004 12:27:47 AM
In his acceptance speech, the president asked for the support of those of us who voted for Kerry. He suggested that not only did he want my support, he "needed" it. Republicans like Dennis Hastert have asked Democrats to consider compromising in order to cross the aisle. The words of healing appear in vogue right now. Yet whether these deep wounds are healed is entirely upon Republican shoulders.
While it pains me to say it, I now recognize that we (the Left) are on the losing side of an American culture war. I know it sounds cliched, but I don't know how else to intepret this election. The fact of the matter seems to be that more traditional liberal concerns (civil rights, living wage/poverty, education, healthcare) simply are not in line with those of most Americans.
What has replaced these progressive ideals that have stood in domestic policy since even before FDR?
I'm not entirely sure of the answer. Certainly, the Republicans are going through their own set of convulsions as the moderates and the Christian right fight it out. Just think of how contentious the battle was between John McCain and Bush 4 years ago.
But more and more it seems that the Christian right, ESPECIALLY following this election, are going to be victorious. What is important to this group? Traditional Christian ideals ("sanctity" of marriage (anti-gay legislation), abortion rights, tax cuts, reduced social spending, strong defense budgets, tight monetary policy, market (rather than public-good) view of environmental policy), lax corporate fraud policies, tough on unions... Yet much is still to be determined about this seemingly new and large group
I think economically, a fundamental difference between the Repulbican and Democratic platform is the approach to international competitiveness. Liberals tend to believe that we must make our country competitive by forcing other countries to follow certain environmental/safety/currencylabor standards. That way, by forcing other countries to pay the same costs (if we must buy smoke stack scrubbers, the Chinese do too) the United States is able to use it's productivity advantage in order to win in the marketplace.
On the other side, there is a belief, often expressed by President Bush, that we must make America an attractive place to do business. How? Well, first we can lower the standards in the United States such that the costs business incur is equal in the United States as in Bangladesh. That means a loosening of the environmental policy, a weakening of labor unions, depression of the minimum wage (by not increasing it, inflation decreases it), and reduction of corporate taxes.
How these economic ideals will eventually be woven into a unified Christian Republican platform remains to be seen. What we can be sure about, at least for the next two years, is that it is not up to the Democratic party.
Bush, his aides, supporters, and fellow Republicans have called for Democrats to compromise. But a compromise is what occurs when two parties, unable to receive all of their demands, agree to lose certain battles in order to gain in other areas. A compromise is required when two sides reach an impasse. And the key to reaching a compromise is that both parties have something to offer in order to break the deadlock.
However, the political landscape of the United States is anything but an impasse. Over the better part of the last 4 years, Democrats have held no power. With the exception of the brief period of Democratic Senate control, the Republicans have held the House, Senate, Executive, and for all intents and purposes, the Supreme Court.
On November 2nd, our country gave President Bush and the Republicans a mandate. Given their numbers, Republicans don't really need (nor have they ever needed) Democratic support. The fact of the matter is, the last 4 years have seen countless pieces of legislation be sent through Congress unchecked by Democrats because there was no power. Nearly all Republican nominations for federal courts have been approved. Yet if one were to listen to the Republican leadership, the Democrats are the big bullies on Constitution Ave.
It is not the Democrats who must reach a compromise with the Republicans, because Democrats have almost nothing to offer to placate their opponents. All that remains of Democratic power is the threat to fillibuster, and that has largely been relegated for use against a small number of reactionary judicial nominees.
Thus, it is only the Republicans who, if they truly value an inclusive national compass that incorporates our dissenting voices, have the power to change the tone in America.
I, for one, will not be holding my breath.
As Brian pointed out, much of the meat of this tantrum can be traced back to a recent editorial by Thomas Friedman, a writer with a NY Times column. I suggest everyone take a look at the NYTimes, at least before people start burning books and other such nonsense.
While it pains me to say it, I now recognize that we (the Left) are on the losing side of an American culture war. I know it sounds cliched, but I don't know how else to intepret this election. The fact of the matter seems to be that more traditional liberal concerns (civil rights, living wage/poverty, education, healthcare) simply are not in line with those of most Americans.
What has replaced these progressive ideals that have stood in domestic policy since even before FDR?
I'm not entirely sure of the answer. Certainly, the Republicans are going through their own set of convulsions as the moderates and the Christian right fight it out. Just think of how contentious the battle was between John McCain and Bush 4 years ago.
But more and more it seems that the Christian right, ESPECIALLY following this election, are going to be victorious. What is important to this group? Traditional Christian ideals ("sanctity" of marriage (anti-gay legislation), abortion rights, tax cuts, reduced social spending, strong defense budgets, tight monetary policy, market (rather than public-good) view of environmental policy), lax corporate fraud policies, tough on unions... Yet much is still to be determined about this seemingly new and large group
I think economically, a fundamental difference between the Repulbican and Democratic platform is the approach to international competitiveness. Liberals tend to believe that we must make our country competitive by forcing other countries to follow certain environmental/safety/currencylabor standards. That way, by forcing other countries to pay the same costs (if we must buy smoke stack scrubbers, the Chinese do too) the United States is able to use it's productivity advantage in order to win in the marketplace.
On the other side, there is a belief, often expressed by President Bush, that we must make America an attractive place to do business. How? Well, first we can lower the standards in the United States such that the costs business incur is equal in the United States as in Bangladesh. That means a loosening of the environmental policy, a weakening of labor unions, depression of the minimum wage (by not increasing it, inflation decreases it), and reduction of corporate taxes.
How these economic ideals will eventually be woven into a unified Christian Republican platform remains to be seen. What we can be sure about, at least for the next two years, is that it is not up to the Democratic party.
Bush, his aides, supporters, and fellow Republicans have called for Democrats to compromise. But a compromise is what occurs when two parties, unable to receive all of their demands, agree to lose certain battles in order to gain in other areas. A compromise is required when two sides reach an impasse. And the key to reaching a compromise is that both parties have something to offer in order to break the deadlock.
However, the political landscape of the United States is anything but an impasse. Over the better part of the last 4 years, Democrats have held no power. With the exception of the brief period of Democratic Senate control, the Republicans have held the House, Senate, Executive, and for all intents and purposes, the Supreme Court.
On November 2nd, our country gave President Bush and the Republicans a mandate. Given their numbers, Republicans don't really need (nor have they ever needed) Democratic support. The fact of the matter is, the last 4 years have seen countless pieces of legislation be sent through Congress unchecked by Democrats because there was no power. Nearly all Republican nominations for federal courts have been approved. Yet if one were to listen to the Republican leadership, the Democrats are the big bullies on Constitution Ave.
It is not the Democrats who must reach a compromise with the Republicans, because Democrats have almost nothing to offer to placate their opponents. All that remains of Democratic power is the threat to fillibuster, and that has largely been relegated for use against a small number of reactionary judicial nominees.
Thus, it is only the Republicans who, if they truly value an inclusive national compass that incorporates our dissenting voices, have the power to change the tone in America.
I, for one, will not be holding my breath.
As Brian pointed out, much of the meat of this tantrum can be traced back to a recent editorial by Thomas Friedman, a writer with a NY Times column. I suggest everyone take a look at the NYTimes, at least before people start burning books and other such nonsense.
oooohhhh rj,
I think you make a lot of good points. And I share your apocalyptic sentiments to the extent that I think the next four years could result in a lot of actions taken by our government that are extremely damaging to causes I hold dear. I hope you're wrong about the culture war though. I can only hope that this is more of a reactionary fad that's uniting disparate parts of the electorate, and that when benefits start disappearing and cancer rings start popping up that someone can come through with a positive sounding progressive message that will garner people's support the same way that Bush's black-and-white view has in this election. But maybe you are right, and I am clinging hopelessly to the misguided idea that "if only people knew more they wouldn't vote bush" I hope not though.
Add Comment PermalinkI think you make a lot of good points. And I share your apocalyptic sentiments to the extent that I think the next four years could result in a lot of actions taken by our government that are extremely damaging to causes I hold dear. I hope you're wrong about the culture war though. I can only hope that this is more of a reactionary fad that's uniting disparate parts of the electorate, and that when benefits start disappearing and cancer rings start popping up that someone can come through with a positive sounding progressive message that will garner people's support the same way that Bush's black-and-white view has in this election. But maybe you are right, and I am clinging hopelessly to the misguided idea that "if only people knew more they wouldn't vote bush" I hope not though.