Nevsky's Top Ten! (Special Cowboy Bebop edition)
Now that the songs on my station have changed enough to make this "interesting":
10) "Loving The Alien", David Bowie
9) "Gold", Spandau Ballet
8) "Super Electric", Stereolab
7) "One More Time", Daft Punk
6) "Time 4 Sum Aksion", Redman
5) "Stakes Is High", De La Soul
4) "Blue", The Jayhawks
3) "You're Not Up To Much", The Fall
2) "Top of the Hill", Tom Waits
1) (tie) "Call Me Call Me", Steve Conte / "Blue", Mai Yamane
"Mind you, I quite agree that twice-two-makes-four is a most excellent thing; but if we are to give everything its due, then twice-two-makes-five is sometimes a most charming little thing, too."
13 March 2007
03 March 2007
Isn't it cute when a kitten learns to use his claws?
Since Mitt Romney took such pleasure from the Obama/Clinton scrap a couple of weeks ago, I would have assumed that he would take the high road while going through the Repub primary. But it seems that instead of foregoing attack politics, it's the direct, forceful, honest nature of the attacks that he finds so disconcerting.
Which is probably why, as before, he's having his wife doing it for him:
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He called his wife Ann on stage at the start of his speech. "Mitt and I will be celebrating our 38th wedding anniversary this month," she said — a reminder that McCain and Giuliani have been divorced.
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I wonder how long Romney will get away with his passhole-aggresshole digs not being challenged, but I must say, I get a little chuckle out of him.
But if Romney wants to learn how to man up, I'm sure Ann Coulter will be happy to teach him...
Since Mitt Romney took such pleasure from the Obama/Clinton scrap a couple of weeks ago, I would have assumed that he would take the high road while going through the Repub primary. But it seems that instead of foregoing attack politics, it's the direct, forceful, honest nature of the attacks that he finds so disconcerting.
Which is probably why, as before, he's having his wife doing it for him:
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He called his wife Ann on stage at the start of his speech. "Mitt and I will be celebrating our 38th wedding anniversary this month," she said — a reminder that McCain and Giuliani have been divorced.
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I wonder how long Romney will get away with his passhole-aggresshole digs not being challenged, but I must say, I get a little chuckle out of him.
But if Romney wants to learn how to man up, I'm sure Ann Coulter will be happy to teach him...
27 February 2007
Adhering to today's standards of crappy journalism...
As of noon today, I shit you not, this was a headline on cnn.com:
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Crappy grades get minority kids acceptance
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They've already changed it to "lousy", but is there something wrong with "poor"?
My friend showed me clips from the film Idiocracy last night, I'm starting to think Mike Judge was optimistic...
As of noon today, I shit you not, this was a headline on cnn.com:
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Crappy grades get minority kids acceptance
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They've already changed it to "lousy", but is there something wrong with "poor"?
My friend showed me clips from the film Idiocracy last night, I'm starting to think Mike Judge was optimistic...
26 February 2007
Way to go, Marty!
I'm certainly applauding the fact Scorsese won his first Oscar. So what if it's for his lifetime achievements? It's not as egregious as Paul Newman's award for The Color of Money. And The Departed was the best of the nominated films that I saw...
Granted, the only other one I had seen was Little Miss Sunshine.
And when I heard that film got nominated, all I could think was "Really? That was one of the best five films of the year? In the world?" And I liked it. It was a good film was some nice performances. And it also had the advantage of being sweet while touching on some difficult issues. But...Oscar? Well, maybe for the kid and Steve Carell (and OK, Arkin), but if that was the best of the year I may as well stop going to film festivals.
As for The Departed, well, from the technical standpoint The Aviator and Gangs were better DIRECTED films, but when you see that first tracking shot into the Boston diner you know you're watching a fucking Scorsese film, and it's AWESOME. And with too many great performances to count, well, it's been in our DVD player for the last two weeks, and will probably get more plays than Casino, despite the fact that the film doesn't take place in a casino...
I'm certainly applauding the fact Scorsese won his first Oscar. So what if it's for his lifetime achievements? It's not as egregious as Paul Newman's award for The Color of Money. And The Departed was the best of the nominated films that I saw...
Granted, the only other one I had seen was Little Miss Sunshine.
And when I heard that film got nominated, all I could think was "Really? That was one of the best five films of the year? In the world?" And I liked it. It was a good film was some nice performances. And it also had the advantage of being sweet while touching on some difficult issues. But...Oscar? Well, maybe for the kid and Steve Carell (and OK, Arkin), but if that was the best of the year I may as well stop going to film festivals.
As for The Departed, well, from the technical standpoint The Aviator and Gangs were better DIRECTED films, but when you see that first tracking shot into the Boston diner you know you're watching a fucking Scorsese film, and it's AWESOME. And with too many great performances to count, well, it's been in our DVD player for the last two weeks, and will probably get more plays than Casino, despite the fact that the film doesn't take place in a casino...
25 February 2007
How nice of your wife to fight for you, Mitt...
In this article about Romney's position concerning multiple wives (he's against them! How progressive!) I enjoyed this li'l zinger...
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This month, Ann Romney tried a different tack, taking a lighthearted jab at her husband's main Republican competitors, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, as she introduced Romney at a Missouri GOP dinner.
The biggest difference between her husband and the other candidates, Ann Romney said, is that "he's had only one wife."
McCain has been married twice; Giuliani three times.
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Ha ha, how lighthearted! That wacky Mitt, tweaking his competitors' painful divorces! Oh, I'm sorry, I meant, getting his wife to do it for him! That lovable scamp! I'm sure Johnny Mac and Rudy G. had a good chuckle. Hope Ann's there to protect Mitt when they meet at their first debate...
In this article about Romney's position concerning multiple wives (he's against them! How progressive!) I enjoyed this li'l zinger...
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This month, Ann Romney tried a different tack, taking a lighthearted jab at her husband's main Republican competitors, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, as she introduced Romney at a Missouri GOP dinner.
The biggest difference between her husband and the other candidates, Ann Romney said, is that "he's had only one wife."
McCain has been married twice; Giuliani three times.
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Ha ha, how lighthearted! That wacky Mitt, tweaking his competitors' painful divorces! Oh, I'm sorry, I meant, getting his wife to do it for him! That lovable scamp! I'm sure Johnny Mac and Rudy G. had a good chuckle. Hope Ann's there to protect Mitt when they meet at their first debate...
15 February 2007
You said it, bro...
As a resident of VA-5, I don't honestly expect much from Virgil Goode, but I would appreciate a good faith effort on his part to stop saying incredibly stupid shit. At least Tancredo's hysterical xenophobia doesn't include Archie-Bunker-style malaprops...
As a resident of VA-5, I don't honestly expect much from Virgil Goode, but I would appreciate a good faith effort on his part to stop saying incredibly stupid shit. At least Tancredo's hysterical xenophobia doesn't include Archie-Bunker-style malaprops...
11 February 2007
Retail and restaurant workers everywhere, here comes Nevsky with his new arsenal!
One of my many oh-so-annoying affectations was the insistence on using Sacagawea dollars far past their prime. I loved the idea of a dollar coin and thought the Sac-dolls were awesome, but always wondered to myself if the government were truly interested in having them become mainstream, why they didn't simply put George Washington on them.
Well, here they are! I can't wait to stock up for use in tips and home poker game payouts! Everyone who has an occasion to exchange legal tender w/me better get used to them as well, and my crystal meth dealer will probably need to use his fifth jeans pocket...
Just kidding, he doesn't wear pants...
One of my many oh-so-annoying affectations was the insistence on using Sacagawea dollars far past their prime. I loved the idea of a dollar coin and thought the Sac-dolls were awesome, but always wondered to myself if the government were truly interested in having them become mainstream, why they didn't simply put George Washington on them.
Well, here they are! I can't wait to stock up for use in tips and home poker game payouts! Everyone who has an occasion to exchange legal tender w/me better get used to them as well, and my crystal meth dealer will probably need to use his fifth jeans pocket...
Just kidding, he doesn't wear pants...
01 February 2007
Our president is a six-year-old.
Apparently he actually said this:
I can only assume they edited out "...and they go VROOOOOOOM!!!!"
Apparently he actually said this:
Yesterday, I went to the Caterpillar plant in Peoria, Illinois -- that's where they make big bulldozers.
I can only assume they edited out "...and they go VROOOOOOOM!!!!"
22 January 2007
Why just yesterday I blogged about how I hoped Mark Warner would reconsider running for president in 2008, and just look at the news today!
Oh, wait.
Shit.
Oh, wait.
Shit.
21 January 2007
Well, she's in...
And my first thought on the matter was "well, she'd be a vast improvement over what we have in the White House now".
The thing is you can pretty much say that about every candidate from both major parties...
Except for Kucinich, Hunter, and Brownback, who would only be minor improvements...
And Gilmore and Tancredo, who could actually be worse...
I'm still hoping Mark Warner will reconsider meself.
And my first thought on the matter was "well, she'd be a vast improvement over what we have in the White House now".
The thing is you can pretty much say that about every candidate from both major parties...
Except for Kucinich, Hunter, and Brownback, who would only be minor improvements...
And Gilmore and Tancredo, who could actually be worse...
I'm still hoping Mark Warner will reconsider meself.
15 January 2007
Well, a month has gone by...
And the blogger world seems to have progressed just fine without me. And can't say I've missed it sooooooooo much meself. Still, no reason why I can't take advantage of the family's morning shut-eye just to comment on a couple of things...
* There must be some ulterior motive for Jim Gilmore's crack at the presidency. But assuming it's not, all I'll say is I hope Jimmy's strategy does not involve winning the state of Virginia.
* It surprises me that even libs were skeptical of Jim Webb and what sort of senator he would be, but then they probably weren't thinking in terms of comparison to George Allen, where luncheon meats left in refrigerators for extended periods of time would compare favorably. But just this past week Webb's performance has exceeded Allen's six years.
* Ol' 6-doc has written three awesome posts in a row about the unprecedented balls of Li'l Emperor George trying to double down and pass the buck simultaneously, so I'll just say it amazes me how The Twenty-Percent Gang (his supporters) can still conveniently ignore a) how wrong he was in the first place b) his lack of a plan before the invasion and his inability to come up with one now and c) the number of plans that have been created by Dems and undeserved friends to somehow create the least bad option that can now arise from his FUBARring of the region.
And the blogger world seems to have progressed just fine without me. And can't say I've missed it sooooooooo much meself. Still, no reason why I can't take advantage of the family's morning shut-eye just to comment on a couple of things...
* There must be some ulterior motive for Jim Gilmore's crack at the presidency. But assuming it's not, all I'll say is I hope Jimmy's strategy does not involve winning the state of Virginia.
* It surprises me that even libs were skeptical of Jim Webb and what sort of senator he would be, but then they probably weren't thinking in terms of comparison to George Allen, where luncheon meats left in refrigerators for extended periods of time would compare favorably. But just this past week Webb's performance has exceeded Allen's six years.
* Ol' 6-doc has written three awesome posts in a row about the unprecedented balls of Li'l Emperor George trying to double down and pass the buck simultaneously, so I'll just say it amazes me how The Twenty-Percent Gang (his supporters) can still conveniently ignore a) how wrong he was in the first place b) his lack of a plan before the invasion and his inability to come up with one now and c) the number of plans that have been created by Dems and undeserved friends to somehow create the least bad option that can now arise from his FUBARring of the region.
22 December 2006
2 + 2 does not make three...but baby does.
My wife and I have been blessed with the arrival of our first child, a beautiful baby girl, earlier this week. So please excuse me as I leave blood uncle Sixthdoctor and honorary aunt CmdrSue and uncles C. Franz and Lucretius to be brilliant and battle the forces of evil day-in and day-out over the internets while I explore the joys of burpin' and ticklin' our li'l boo-boo...
Happy Holidays everybody!
My wife and I have been blessed with the arrival of our first child, a beautiful baby girl, earlier this week. So please excuse me as I leave blood uncle Sixthdoctor and honorary aunt CmdrSue and uncles C. Franz and Lucretius to be brilliant and battle the forces of evil day-in and day-out over the internets while I explore the joys of burpin' and ticklin' our li'l boo-boo...
Happy Holidays everybody!
20 December 2006
What a disgrace.
Recent personal changes well-known to my friends and family have cut into my blogging time, but I must just say that Virgil Goode's idiotic comments, of which he seems to be proud for some unfathomable reason, are shameful and disgusting, betray his woeful ignorance of immigration law (how are his proposed immigration law changes supposed to stop the election of a United States citizen to Congress?), and do not represent my views or the views of a lot of people I know in his district. In between the two hundred things I must juggle now I hope to compose him a letter to tell him this.
Which his staff will probably promptly throw away.
Recent personal changes well-known to my friends and family have cut into my blogging time, but I must just say that Virgil Goode's idiotic comments, of which he seems to be proud for some unfathomable reason, are shameful and disgusting, betray his woeful ignorance of immigration law (how are his proposed immigration law changes supposed to stop the election of a United States citizen to Congress?), and do not represent my views or the views of a lot of people I know in his district. In between the two hundred things I must juggle now I hope to compose him a letter to tell him this.
Which his staff will probably promptly throw away.
10 December 2006
Just like the Prodigal Son, they've returned, anyone steppin' to them'll get burned...
C. Franz has just come back after a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
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ooooooooooooooooooooong absence, and Lucretius, after disappearing off the face of the earth in order to, and I'm just guessing, mind you, go on a spiritual journey, supporting himself in the interm by participating in Malaysian pit fights, has returned with a brand new blog!
Welcome back, homeslices!
C. Franz has just come back after a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
ooooooooooooooooooooong absence, and Lucretius, after disappearing off the face of the earth in order to, and I'm just guessing, mind you, go on a spiritual journey, supporting himself in the interm by participating in Malaysian pit fights, has returned with a brand new blog!
Welcome back, homeslices!
12 November 2006
Why, look at this, another Top Ten!
Because you gotta listen to something while you're doing your happy dance.
10. PIL, "Acid Drops"
9. Goo Goo Dolls, "Broadway"
8. Frank Black, "If Your Poison Gets You" (hey, 3rd time on the list!)
7. Fatlip, "Writer's Block" (very apt considering my recent output)
6. Ride, "Twisterella"
5. David Bowie, "New Killer Star"
4. Ride, "Vapour Trail"
3. Wire, "Three Girl Rhumba"
2. Men at Work, "Maria" (how come this one was never a hit?)
1. The Fall, "You're Not Up To Much"
Because you gotta listen to something while you're doing your happy dance.
10. PIL, "Acid Drops"
9. Goo Goo Dolls, "Broadway"
8. Frank Black, "If Your Poison Gets You" (hey, 3rd time on the list!)
7. Fatlip, "Writer's Block" (very apt considering my recent output)
6. Ride, "Twisterella"
5. David Bowie, "New Killer Star"
4. Ride, "Vapour Trail"
3. Wire, "Three Girl Rhumba"
2. Men at Work, "Maria" (how come this one was never a hit?)
1. The Fall, "You're Not Up To Much"
21 October 2006
All-new Nevsky's Top Ten!
Because who wants to be fossilized and listen to the same goddamn ten songs all the time?
10. Frank Black, "If Your Poison Gets You"
9. Morrissey, "Teenage Dad On His Estate"
8. Ludacris, "Stand Up"
7. David Bowie, "New Killer Star"
6. Billy Bragg, "The World Turned Upside Down"
5. Weird Al Yankovic, "White And Nerdy"
4. Wire, "Three Girl Rhumba"
3. Ride, "Vapour Trail"
2. The Fall, "You're Not Up To Much"
1. Blue Aeroplanes, "Sugared Almond"
Because who wants to be fossilized and listen to the same goddamn ten songs all the time?
10. Frank Black, "If Your Poison Gets You"
9. Morrissey, "Teenage Dad On His Estate"
8. Ludacris, "Stand Up"
7. David Bowie, "New Killer Star"
6. Billy Bragg, "The World Turned Upside Down"
5. Weird Al Yankovic, "White And Nerdy"
4. Wire, "Three Girl Rhumba"
3. Ride, "Vapour Trail"
2. The Fall, "You're Not Up To Much"
1. Blue Aeroplanes, "Sugared Almond"
15 October 2006
We still great power! Our elements heavier!
Russia might not be so great for journalists who don't wish to be murdered right now, but they have some damn fine scientists, who've synthesized Element 118.
I wonder if they're still working on those anti-gravity shoes to make Putin seem taller...
Russia might not be so great for journalists who don't wish to be murdered right now, but they have some damn fine scientists, who've synthesized Element 118.
I wonder if they're still working on those anti-gravity shoes to make Putin seem taller...
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