So I found this to be pretty cool. This student at Drexel University, Jessica Schiffman, took a picture using an electron microscope of a squid’s suckers. These things legit look like tiny little demon monsters straight out of your nightmares. If I were to imagine what the suckers on a squid looked like, I would not think this. So the next time you see or are attacked by a squid, know that you are actually being attacked by millions of little green, sharp toothed, goblins.
Ahh! Real monsters.
Yay I got my first comment today. Ha. Anyway, if you came to this blog looking for high quality writing…sorry. I guess I really could pay attention to grammar and correct punctuation and spelling and all, but I kinda just write this as I think of it. In a conversational way if you will. Maybe if I choose to write an actual essay or something I’ll change my mind…until then. Whatever.
A little nostalgia for you all. Does anybody remember the 90’s board/action game Crossfire? It had that crazy catchy commercial telling you that “you’ll get caught up in the…CROSSFYAR!” I strangely thought of this game after thinking about how my friend had his digital clock shat on this time last year (long and hilarious story), and for some reason thought of the story in song in my head. Something which I seem to do a lot. Any I replaced the word Crossfire with Clock$h!tter and thus it got me to thinking about this awesome game I played while young. I’m assuming many of us kids of the late 80’s played this game, along with other similar classics such as Hungry Hungry Hippos and Mouse Trap. I forget the fine details, but the game was for two players, and each would shoot little metal balls at this moving rolling target on the board to get it into the other persons goal. Twas a fun little game. Until it got out of control and all the metal balls went flying everywhere. Games never ended happily when i was younger….
Welp. Its been a lil while since I updated this. I’m not sure why, I haven’t really been doing much during the week so I have plenty of time. I guess I’m just too lazy to use my brain and fingers to type…yet I can get my ass up to goto the gym almost everyday…makes sense. I think I’ll use this as brain exercise from here on out…
Well I just moved to a new city…ATLANTA. Also known as Hotlanta, ATL and the home of Sweetwater brewing company. They have pretty decent beer, but it does not compare to Yuengling. If you don’t know what Yeungling is..shame on you for not living in Pennsylvania you terrible awful human being.
Anyway, so far so good! I have yet to have been stabbed, shot at, or have my tires slashed!! For real though, its nice down here. I dunno what I was really expecting, I’m not really sure how I figured movies depicted Atlanta. Its nice though, cool city, very spread out, lots of stuff to do and pretty diverse as well. I think I’m gonna like it here, there is a lot to explore. If I could change one thing though it would be for someone to get rid of this annoying lady who keeps yellin at her “boo” on the phone outside my window.
Now a picture of the frosty goodness that is a Yuengling brewski….
Yuenger for the peoples republic of danbania
I’ve had a lot of time on my hands this summer, and thus I have been able to watch a lot of crap on demand. Lucky for me though, not all of it is crap. Unless you haven’t been paying much attention or you watch bad tv (like Vh1 filth and bad CBS sitcoms) cable TV has been getting verrry interesting as of late. Basically, Showtime is on a roll. I love HBO and all the greatness that it has provided with shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, older Entourages, and of course the earlier Sopranos seasons. However, Showtime is giving them a run for the money.
Basically in my mind, Showtime was like that girl who was ugly and had braces w/ decent boobs when you were 14. Then she’s gone for the summer, gets those braces off, discovers make up and POOF! becomes bangin just in time for high school. C’mon, you’ve had to have encountered one of those.
Anyway, while I admit I don’t watch all the shows on either station, I’m Just obsessed with what Showtime has to offer. Dexter and Californication are absolutely perfect shows. These are the shows that make you actually feel something for every single character and want to see how the story progresses no matter how long it takes or how many social engagements you put off. The casts are basically perfect, the story lines are smart and original, and they also make you think. This stuff is unpredictable, yet grounded in reality. People who can’t stomach edginess and sexual material/vulgar language won’t enjoy these shows, but that sucks for them cuz they are amazing.
Also in the new seasons line up which I enjoy are Weeds and Secret Diary of a Call Girl. The first two seasons of Weeds are absolutely brilliant (especially season 2 finale), and while the third dropped the ball, the fourth picked it back up, threw it over the fence and started something new, which is still pretty good. Can always have a good laugh with the show, and from time to time find yourself in some pretty crazy and intense situations. There is nothing like having that “Oh Sh*t!” feeling at the end of a half hour of viewing pleasure. Also the Diary show is pretty decent too. Its not the most invigorating show, but its pretty smart and clever and the star who plays the lead character Belle (Billie Piper) is super hot and mad cool. I’d lock her down if I had the chance. Both guys and girls can relate to this show, which is hard to get sometimes.
There are a lot of other shows on Showtime I have yet to watch that again get a lot of praise and are supposed to be good. Which means I will probably spend more time on my couch with ondemand. One show that my Pop pop seems to enjoy in particular is the L Word. He talks about it all the time. Creepy, but funny. Hey the show is ’sposed to be good, and I’m all for anything that challenges the status quo and peoples beliefs. Rock on lezzies! Other notables are The Tudors and This American Life.
Ahhhhh HBOizzle. Well you’ve provided great entertainment over the years. But sadly you seem to have lost that vigor that made you great. You could use some hours at the gym to shed the few pounds you’ve gained over the years from being on top 24/7. The way I see it, the golden touch is gone my friend, time to learn some new tricks.
We all know the shows that have HBO still in our mindset as a great entertainment venue. Entourage, Curb, Soprano’s, Sex and The City have all been staples, but they are getting pretty old, and repetitive, or are just dead and gone. I love Entourage and Curb especially, and I will never miss an episode of either cuz lets face it, there really aint much else on Sunday nights. But I really do love getting caught up in the antics with Vince, E, Drama and Turtle. Its always funny and interesting to watch, but the story lines have been pretty crappy, hopefully this season they bump it up. Curb again is always amazing to watch. Maybe not always the funniest stuff, but very good. This past season finale I thought was perfect.
The other two shows…well, they are over. I never really watched Sex/City, but girls liked it. Soprano’s was great for a while too.
But now, where is the new stuff???? There is nothing new and exciting that they have. Yes they got the new movie series Generation Kill, which is pretty decent, but I find that I really have to commit to it. They are also coming out with a new vampire tv show based off books, which maybe might be good. I dunno. I like vampire stuff, I liked Buffy and I like vampire themed movies, but its gotta really be good and make sense.
One thing I recently came across that sparked my interest greatly was the news of a David Cross coming back to HBO with either a series or a special. I love David Cross, or at last I loved him in Arrested Development (which if you haven’t watched you need to buy all three seasons immediately). So thats good news…
OH, I ALMOST FORGOT. THE WIRE. The Wire was awesome. Nobody watched this show for some reason but it was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good. I mean, really good. If you just watched it…damn. Omar, so freaking cool. McNutty…classic. The stories were great, the characters were awesome and it was all just so relevant. Thats gone too now though…damnit.
I guess that kind of sums it up for HBO though huh. They used to have all these great shows and now they have shows that are kind of tired, and haven’t really got new ones to replace the old. There are other shows that some people like, such as Tell Me You Love Me and In Treatment. But I haven’t found them to be as interesting as my parents have.
Showtime is the ISH my friends. Yeah I’m kind of biased and I showed it in my review, but its da truth. The network keeps coming up with great and new genre bending stuff, and the old shows continue to perform and evolve into something else. HBO is lacking in originality and in general substance. I’m looking forward to the fall though…lets see what develops.
