It's All In The Details

Anger (Mis)Management

doomflower — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:26:34 GMT

Nooo, I'm not angry. But that's what I'm going to discuss!

This week, we had a man in Texas who's had a decades-long dispute with the IRS. Finally, he reached the last straw, and decided to write an internet manifesto, followed by burning his house to the ground...followed by flying his plane into an IRS office building. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/texas-plane-crash-austin-office-complex-hit-single/story?id=9874966

In a northwest Tampa neighborhood, a man snapped, going on a shooting rampage through a suburban neighborhood before finally being apprehended. http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/shooting-suspect-watkins-arrested-021310

I mean, I could go on and on and on, but I'll leave you with this week's best examples of what I'm talking about. There once was a time when people settled arguments and disputes face-to-face. It wasn't always clean or pretty, but things got settled one way or the other. These days, it seems that people sit like a slow-simmering kettle, until one day they get pushed, and the entire mess just boils over into a psychotic episode. Why else would otherwise normal people go on batshit killing sprees?

Has 'flipping out' become our society's new coping skill? And if it has, why?

What do you think? Weigh in on this if you want. I'm gonna make it public, and add a poll to make it more interactive and entertaining. Yay!

View Poll: #1527788

Coraline

doomflower — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:56:02 GMT

This looks amazing.
They Might Be Giants provides original soundtrack music, too. I'm already sold. Anyone else hyped about this?

Love In This Club

doomflower — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:01:12 GMT

...As performed by the Showbiz Pizza band. Not just a sloppy dub-over, but the REAL DEAL.

Nightmare fuel? Hey, I got you covered!

Pure Awesome: Hifana

doomflower — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:08:22 GMT

If I'm gonna be a weeaboo, I want to be this kind of weeaboo fo sho.

Enjoy Japanese hip-hop artist Hifana, with a surreal video escapade.

What's Fun in Tampa? Hmmm...

doomflower — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:57:42 GMT

I did a YouTube search for 'Tampa', and this is one of the first results. In all actuality, I'm not surprised. Enjoy!

Wasn't He Here Just A Second Ago...?

doomflower — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:56:24 GMT

RIP George Carlin, funniest man I knew. Pour one out for Rufus today.

South Park will have to add him to the cast of Hell, or something.

More of an update later.

"Everyone's always talking about the children. What about the children, save the children. You know what I say? FUCK the children." -- GC

Zero-G SCIENCE!

doomflower — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:49:26 GMT

This is a long video (just over 45 minutes), but extremely cool. It thrilled my inner geek. Check it out if you have time.

WTF, Australia?!!

doomflower — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:04:12 GMT

OK, usually it's Japan's stuff I pick on, but this time it's Australia. What on Earth were they *smoking* to give this ad the green light??

Jozin From The Bog

doomflower — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:15:06 GMT

Behold! An earworm you're sure to enjoy. Bonus: Czechoslovakian playboys gettin' down with their bad selves.

Don't say I never gave you anything.

Usavich!

doomflower — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:21:10 GMT

Apparently, MTV Japan is a lot better than its Western counterpart.
As proof, I bring you: Usavich.

You don't need to know any Japanese to enjoy it, but if you want some sort of explanation for this madness, you can find it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usavich

Check out the whole series, after the jump.

(Note, each volume is only 90 seconds long, so this isn't quite as long as it seems!)

Vol. 1-5

Vol. 6-10

Vol. 11-15

Vol. 16-20

Vol. 21-26

Creepy...

doomflower — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:59:31 GMT

View Poll: Who's Creepier?

You Say Hillary, I Say Obama

doomflower — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:04:46 GMT

What makes the Democratic race even better? Rapping Jewish Lesbians, that's what!

You Say Hillary/I Say Obama
Uploaded by urbancoco

Girl Scout Cookies Differ in Quality!

doomflower — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:59:08 GMT

They do! Ever wonder why you order Do-Si-Dos, and they're not quite as good as you remember them being?

Wonder no more! This article explains extremely well how two different companies are vying for top banana among Girl Scout councils:

http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/16247282.html

Furby vs. Microwave

doomflower — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:41:55 GMT

SPOILER: The microwave wins.

Friday Earworm - "Lollipop", Mika

doomflower — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:28:54 GMT

Here's a little something for you to hum today. :D

80's Q&A/Quizzy Meme

doomflower — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:57:16 GMT

Ganked from amykay73!

1. How old were you in 1980?
8

2. How old were you in 1989?
17

3. Were you a Toys R' Us kid?
When Mom was feeling generous, sure!

4. Did you watch Transformers?
Oh hells yeah.

5. Did you see E.T. on the big screen?
I did. "E.T., don't die!" *sobs*

6. Did you own a Lite Bright?
No, but I loved messing with those things when I could get my hands on them.

7. Who is your Favorite Golden Girl?
Whichever one was played by the butchy chick.

8. When someone says " Who you gonna call? " You think:
GHOSTBUSTERS!!! :D

9. What was your favorite toy?
Doesn't really count as a toy, but in 1980 I got a tape recorder, and I pretty much recorded everything around me on cassette tapes until I hit puberty.

10. Did you have a Pogo Ball?
Nope.

11. Did you listen to New Kids on the Block?
Kind of. They had me at 'Hangin' Tough', but they lost me with 'This One's For the Children'.

12. Which New Kid was your favorite?
Marky Mark.

13. Did you play M.A.S.H?
I did!

14. Did you watch The Care Bears?
Sometimes, though I was getting a bit old for it once it got big.

15. Did you have Jelly bracelets?
Oh yeah. So many, every color.

16. Did you have a charm necklace and/or bracelet
I did. :) With bright, plastic, chunky charms.

17. Did you own a glo-worm?
Nope.

18. Did you ever own a slap bracelet?
Yes! Several of them.

19. The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles?
Sixteen Candles. But they were both epic.

20. Did you have a crazy hair style?
Not really. Unless you count the time I got a perm. What the hell was I thinking?!

21. What was your first bike?
A Schwinn!

22. Name one thing you still own from your childhood?
A Curious George plush monkey I got in 1976.

23. Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid?
Yes. Still have her, in fact. My aunt got her for me in the middle of the craze, so the doll holds high sentimental value (since my aunt passed away).

24. Did you dress like Madonna?
A little. :) I liked neon clothes.

25. Rainbow Brite or Strawberry Shortcake?
Strawberry Shortcake!

26. Did you watch Miami Vice?
Nope. But I had a 'Miami Mice' parody tee-shirt.

27. Did you own a pair of Jelly Shoes?
Yes indeed!

28. Did you own a Trapper Keeper?
Yup. It probably had a unicorn on it, too.

29. Atari or Nintendo?
Atari. :)

30. Did you play Pac Man?
Yes, and Ms. Pac Man too!

31. Which was better: Jem and The Holograms or Barbie and The Rockers!?
Jem! Barbie was just a wannabe on the rockin' doll scene.

32. He-Man or She-Ra?
I'll have to go with He-Man. But She-Ra was great.

33. What movie scared you the most?
The Omen.

34. Did you try to dance like Michael Jackson?
*sweats* I don't recall anything like that... o_o

35. What Is The First Thing That Comes To Mind When You Hear "FLUX"?
Capacitor! 88 miles per hour! Great Scott!

36. What other colors did Pepsi come in? Which is best?
Pepsi Clear? I dunno, that soda wasn't so great...

37. Roger Rabbit Or Howard The Duck?
Roger Rabbit!

38. Did you ever beg your parents to have your school picture taken with the "Laser" background?
It was tacky even back THEN. So no.

39. Do you know what the Ninja Rap is?
Go ninja, go ninja, go!

40. Do you know why people cringe when they hear the word BUCKNER?
Yes. spiralpegasus had to set the record straight for me, though.

41. Can you name the family members from National Lampoons Vacation movies?
The Griswolds! :D

42. Wally World or Europe?
Erm...CHRISTMAS..."That's not the North Star, Clark! It's the light on the sewage treatment plant!"

43. What was your favorite movie from the 80's?
Tough one. Probably Ghostbusters.

44. Who puts Baby in the corner?
Nobody!

DRAGON STRIKE!

doomflower — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:34:31 GMT

This is just beautiful. Someone posted an MST3K-type lampooning of an old Dragon Strike VHS instructional video. Interestingly, the video was cowritten by Flint Dille, who I believe wrote some of the GI Joe: Real American Hero episodes in the 1980s.

Anyhow, this is some real serious cheddar that's also seriously hilarious. Enjoy!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Christmas -- Then & Now

doomflower — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:25:51 GMT

You know it's true. :)

Caption Time!

doomflower — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:01:22 GMT

What do you think these two fuzzfaces are discussing? :)

Aussie Lingo=TERRORISM

doomflower — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:44:36 GMT

This one's mostly for you, sydneygb, but I'm sure there's some others who will also find this completely ridiculous. Apparently, the TSA considers Aussie Lingo TERRORIST TALK...as one woman inadvertantly found out on a flight to Pittsburgh.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/fair-dinkum-lingo-sparks-us-scare/2007/08/10/1186530597194.html?s_cid=rss_news

Are we safer yet??

Fascinating Artwork on Movie Posters

doomflower — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:59:52 GMT

Ganked this gallery link from Digg...this is artwork from mostly Polish movie posters. So why does Poland get these great posters, and not us??

NSFW due to a few artistically-rendered boobies.

http://www.agrayspace.com/posters/

Star Trek: The Lost Episode

doomflower — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:05:30 GMT

LOL!!! Here's someone's Universal Studios Star Trek Adventure video from the mid-90's. Chock full of unintentional hilarity. Souvenir videos just don't get much better than this.

Transformers Toys

doomflower — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:27:51 GMT

Awww...why is the really cool, die-cast and articulated version of the movie Bumblebee toy $90.00??? :(

That's a ridiculous price! I mean, I knew it wouldn't be cheap, but I was hoping the retail price would be closer to $50.00. Phooey.

I'd still like to get one of the movie toys, but it won't be the crappy-looking plastic Bumblebee which will probably break in 5 minutes. Fark that. The 'desert pack' with the helicopter & scorpion Decepticons looks like a pretty good deal for $25.00.

Has anyone gotten any of the movie toys? I'm kinda in the mood to hit Toys R Us today and see what's available, but I'm not paying no $90.00 for Bumblebee no matter how cool he is.

Request

doomflower — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:29:32 GMT

One of my best long-term online friends has suffered a major setback with his health. Please offer daddy_tank your best wishes/prayers/good mojo. He's far too young to be suffering heart problems, far as I'm concerned.

FINALLY Jumped On the Transformers Bandwagon.

doomflower — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:52:01 GMT

Yup! Went to see it today. I picked a great time to go, because there were only a few people there and none of them were in the least bit obnoxious, thank god.

My spoiler-type impressions of Transformers are beneath the fold.

I can see why this movie's grossed so much. In a lot of ways, it was GREAT. It played like a really entertaining comic book would read.

THINGS I LIKED:
~ The Transformer designs. And they sounded and looked very much how I pictured in my mind RL Transformers would be. The movie really made me want to go see how the toys are, which I guess was the point. :)
~ The group of young Pentagon crack-hackers...I'm very sorry they didn't get more film time, in fact.
~ The non-stop action pacing was very good. No dull moments in this film. Predictable, sometimes, but never dull.

THINGS I *REALLY* LIKED:
~ The fight scenes...holy shit. I'm not a fan of CGI because I think it's way overdone, but this was first-rate stuff.
~ The military special missions force. It was like having a little bit of GI Joe in my Transformers. Like having a little bit of Bailey's Irish Creme in my coffee. Just an unexpected treat.

THINGS I FAN-GASMED OVER:
~ Starscream. OMFG, Starscream. EVERY scene with Starscream. Did they EVER get him right.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE:
~ Didn't like Sam Witwicky, and I didn't like his love interest Mikayla. Which is unfortunate, because they took up a lot of the movie. :(
~ Sector 7/Men in Black. Very lame. I realize they needed this to explain why Megatron was on ice in a military base, but why did they have to make the main Sector 7 guy such a dumbassed choad? He wasn't even intimidating, and his lines were stupid.

I guess that's pretty much it in a nutshell. :) Overall rating: B+. some things could have done better, but I thought that the Transformers themselves were done exceedingly well, so that made up for some of the plot and supporting character shortcomings.