True Grit, now with 50% more grit! But %30 less true...

Finally saw the "True Grit" remake by the Coen brothers.  Despite being a fan of the Coens, I was pretty hesitant to watch this one, because of the indisputable doctrine that is "The Duke".  However, despite deviating somewhat from the original (which is to be expected), it was a pretty enjoyable movie.  I was especially pleased to see the setting and characters become more 'gritty', along with some more darker humor placed throughout the film.  Fantastic directing and story boarding also contributed to some great action scenes, and the soundtrack was halfway decent as well.  Overall, it compares well with the first movie, but in my opinion, still comes just short of the gunpowder-coated, cowboy-peppered awesomeness that is John Wayne's. 

Also, just an FYI, I know someone who professes to be a big John Wayne fan, but has never seen True Grit!  Can you believe it?  Anyone who hasn't seen that movie is no true fan of The Duke in my book...

Invention I am proud of #46

Ah, Monday.  We meet again.  And I say to you, "may your blade chip and shatter!"  I just hate my job at the airport so much, that even the people I like there, I still hate 'em.  They say 'hate' is a very strong word, so it seems quite appropriate in this situation.  Anyways, enough talk about that, let's move on to something cheerful!  It's time for the invention exchange!

Some time ago, I was feeling kinda sick and ended up waking up in the middle of the night choking on a ball of mucus.  It was pretty nasty.  So nasty that it woke up just about everyone in the house.  So, after I cough up this hairball, I come to an amazing thought.  What if there was a way to 'emergency apply' some Vicks Vapo-rub to a friend or relative?  Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you the Vicks Vapo-rub 12 Gauge round!

Now when you hear a loved one having a hard time sleeping due to an illness, you can simply lock and load, point down the hallway and scream, "BREATHE EASY!"  Let off a couple rounds, and go back to sleep with the comfort of knowing that the impact of 1100 fps packs of vapo-rub gel has knocked your friend back into bed, and they will now be sleeping peacefully!  No more spending time out of bed taking possibly dozens of minutes trying to sift through your medicine cabinet, and taking even more time to apply!  Simply point, click, and go back to whatever you were doing.  Now you can actually use that shotgun you've had lying around the house, and finally get to fire some shots in anger!  Anger at the congested sinuses, that is!  Find them at your local drug or sporting goods store.  Available now, in 12 gauge, 20 gauge, and .410.*

*Warning: .410 loads must be fired from a standard length shotgun to be effective. So to be clear, the only verdict "the Judge" will give, is 0 relief.  Furthermore, due to reduced dosages in smaller bores, repeated application of the .410 may be necessary.

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Just another sunday

The end of my day and week.  Kinda started off dumb.  I totally forgot about my church changing the meeting times, so I ended up being late for that.  I have no excuse either, because I was on time last week.  Tried to salvage the day by by going to the gun show right afterward.  Turns out no one wants to talk to you at a gun show if you are wearing a suit, and everyone gives you the "'ol laaazy eye", so that was a no-go.  Then, I come to find they are all out of my favorite candied cashews there, too.  So, the day so far is full of win.  So, in the end, I wound up just playing more Starcraft 2 with my roomie.  Played for so long I can still hear the UI and background sounds in my head right now.  I best drown it out with some more music.   Couldn't find a good vid for this one, so just enjoy the tune.  Not really a fan of Tommy Lee at all, but I do like this song.

Update: the dumb embed doesn't seem to like my blog, so here's a link to a crappy music vid for it instead.

Zerg rushed

I got pwned before the day even started.  Spent my morning shuffling around like a zombie looking for a midnight snack.  That's all I'm gonna say about that.  As for the actual day, a couple friends and I played the star battle map for Starcraft 2 all freaking day long.  Loads of competitive fun.

The run around

Some people confuse me.  For example, I'll suggest to do something with an individual, they'll say "nah, that would be weird/awkward".  But then, after only a short time later, they say they want to do the exact same thing I suggested earlier, but that they turned down because it would be 'weird'.  WTF?  I have had this happen about three times this week alone.  I don't get it.

Update:  Scratch that, it's happened five times now.

Winning combo

Boredom and Garry's Mod.  Sometimes scary, sometimes genius.  Here's something I made with it a while ago.

Yep. Like I said, boredom can be a scary thing when you have such tools at your disposal.  I'm especially proud of the pose I managed to get the G-man in.

Funny buisness

I find it hilarious when someone has a used gun for sale on KSL, and the title of the ad reads something like this, ".40 ACP for sale" or "40 mm pistol", and then have a high-res beauty shot of the gun in their ad, which clearly has the correct terminology printed in bold right on the side of the gun.  You'd think someone would take two seconds to simply look at the markings on their gun to see if they got the details right.  Especially if they don't know diddly about guns.

on being a jerk...

Had someone tell me at work today that I make them want to slice their wrists open.  Mission accomplished.

My weekend gone by, I miss it so.

Wow.  I usually spend new year's eve and the following day just sleeping (the way I thought it should be spent).  But this time around, I was practically party-hopping like mad.  Very out of character for one such as myself, but an enjoyable experience nonetheless.  The only problem with that however, was that I was running on about 10-11 hours of sleep in a 72 hour period.  By the end of my week, I was so hopped up on caffeine to stay awake that I was practically delirious.  Fun times.

Well, it's the beginning of a new week, and the start of a new year.  I should mark the occasion with something nice.  Well, it's been a while since I slapped some music up here, so enjoy!

Kwan - Unconditional Love

another conversation

Was watching Star Trek VI with a friend this morning, and he noticed during the first scene with the transporter, that there is huge pane of glass separating the controls from the pad.  My friend quips, "why do they have a giant piece of bulletproof glass in there?"
I reply, "Because, in the future they realize that's more effective than having TSA agents."

Well, I thought it was funny.