Ready for another exhilarating post on movies that I watched in Q1 2014 (ok, no exactly Q1 - but February through April 2014. I already had a January post for some reason). In my records it corresponds to months 26-28.
Would it surprise you, the reader, to know that I watched several movies during that time span? No. oh well. Would it surprise you to know that I "watched" some of these (not every minute). I accidentally added some awful indie movies.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Non-PC Post of the Day: NBA: LA Clippers Owner
So, what topic do I want to mention today? Well, if you read the title you would probably know.
Recently, there has been kind of a blow-up in the sports scene as the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of Los Angeles (Donald Sterling) apparently said some potentially racist comment. You don't get enough money to own a professional sports franchise without being at least a little slimy.
Recently, there has been kind of a blow-up in the sports scene as the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of Los Angeles (Donald Sterling) apparently said some potentially racist comment. You don't get enough money to own a professional sports franchise without being at least a little slimy.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Puzzle and After Easter Sales
Some time ago (I forget how long, maybe a 1-3 weeks) I finished this puzzle. An alleged sister of mine said that she would make me the thing pictured on the puzzle. Here is where you intrepid personages come in here....
What exactly is in the pictured image (not counting the invisible gummy bears that are obviously
there).
What exactly is in the pictured image (not counting the invisible gummy bears that are obviously
there).
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The Blood Moon and Palindrome Week
Based off a news story I got up at 2:45 AM local time to try and see the blood moon (couldn't get to sleep anyway). What I didn't realize was that the stupid news story was wrong and it would just be wrapping up at that time. Between midnight and 3 AM wouldn't have helped me much - I mean it's shouldn't be as hard to predict the time as it is to predict the weather. They said it would be best/brightest at that time - nope. So, no I didn't really see any red in the blood moon (just the tail end of a lunar eclipse).
The next one is supposed to be October 8th or something like that.
So what did I learn this time. The news kind of sucks (stupid third or fourth tier city). Also, autofocus doesn't work worth a damn in low light situations. Too bad I didn't remember that my lens had manual focus (I hate using manual focus, it's too hard/finicky). Also, if you want a moon picture you probably want to use a tripod (actually I already knew that). Long exposure times like to blur far too much. I could have also used more mm in my lens (over 55mm).
Palindrome week: so what's that? Well, a palindrome (why do I keep trying to spell it with and "e") is something that is the same forward as backwards (like the Weird Al "song" called "Bob"). Stuff like Madam I'm Adam. But since these are dates, it will be something like 4/14/14. Basically, 4/10-4/19 will work. That is using the US date format, of course (because the other formats are just weird). I wouldn't have though of palindrome dates if it hadn't been a thing on Bing search.
The next one is supposed to be October 8th or something like that.
So what did I learn this time. The news kind of sucks (stupid third or fourth tier city). Also, autofocus doesn't work worth a damn in low light situations. Too bad I didn't remember that my lens had manual focus (I hate using manual focus, it's too hard/finicky). Also, if you want a moon picture you probably want to use a tripod (actually I already knew that). Long exposure times like to blur far too much. I could have also used more mm in my lens (over 55mm).
Palindrome week: so what's that? Well, a palindrome (why do I keep trying to spell it with and "e") is something that is the same forward as backwards (like the Weird Al "song" called "Bob"). Stuff like Madam I'm Adam. But since these are dates, it will be something like 4/14/14. Basically, 4/10-4/19 will work. That is using the US date format, of course (because the other formats are just weird). I wouldn't have though of palindrome dates if it hadn't been a thing on Bing search.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Psych
Sadly, Psych has ended its run. At least they finally got that Val Kilmer (that guy from Real Genius) cameo in this series. At least I got a decent 8 seasons of crime solving activities (who would have thought White Rock, B.C. - I mean Santa Barbara would be such a murder capital) - there is even a song about that in the show. Now what will I have to watch on TV?
It was one of my favorite shows on TV. In a sea of procedural investigation shows, this one had a more comedic take. It wasn't CSI, SVU (or any other acronym show). It was a show about a fake psychic detective who solved cases along with his magic headed sidekick.
I started watching it from the first episode. Some episodes and seasons were definitely better than others, but compared to what else was on TV at the time, I found it much more entertaining. There are also a lot of interesting quotes and one liners in the show.
Unlike some other previous USA network show that sort of had a detective (who was better as Antonio Scarpacci), I found it to be watchable. Monk was kind of an old person show, I couldn't relate to. Psych was more of a sarcastic, over the top series (with numerous '80s references - awesome). I guess it helps that Shawn Spencer was far more relatable (age, references, attitudes) than some other detectives who are probably in the pantry alphabetizing the canned goods.
Now, I guess i'll have to wait until season 7 and 8 go on sale for less than $20 (I think I don't have season 7).
It was one of my favorite shows on TV. In a sea of procedural investigation shows, this one had a more comedic take. It wasn't CSI, SVU (or any other acronym show). It was a show about a fake psychic detective who solved cases along with his magic headed sidekick.
I started watching it from the first episode. Some episodes and seasons were definitely better than others, but compared to what else was on TV at the time, I found it much more entertaining. There are also a lot of interesting quotes and one liners in the show.
Unlike some other previous USA network show that sort of had a detective (who was better as Antonio Scarpacci), I found it to be watchable. Monk was kind of an old person show, I couldn't relate to. Psych was more of a sarcastic, over the top series (with numerous '80s references - awesome). I guess it helps that Shawn Spencer was far more relatable (age, references, attitudes) than some other detectives who are probably in the pantry alphabetizing the canned goods.
Now, I guess i'll have to wait until season 7 and 8 go on sale for less than $20 (I think I don't have season 7).
Friday, March 28, 2014
Modern "Music" Kind of Sucks
After to "listening" to the radio station a teenage neer-do-well put on, my suspicion has been confirmed.... modern music sucks, it really really really sucks.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Today's True Quote
"Happy Endings? There are no happy endings. Life is an uninterrupted series of humiliating failures"
Brain, The (from uninspired series Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain).
Brain, The (from uninspired series Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain).
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