Talyr's Musings

Me, lawful? Curses! My secret is out

2010-07-22T14:21:44Z

pulled from Thalionar...
I Am A: Lawful Neutral Elf Druid/Rogue (2nd/2nd Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-10

Dexterity-13

Constitution-12

Intelligence-14

Wisdom-15

Charisma-15

Alignment:
Lawful Neutral A lawful neutral character acts as law, tradition, or a personal code directs him. Order and organization are paramount to him. He may believe in personal order and live by a code or standard, or he may believe in order for all and favor a strong, organized government. Lawful neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you are reliable and honorable without being a zealot. However, lawful neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it seeks to eliminate all freedom, choice, and diversity in society.

Race:
Elves are known for their poetry, song, and magical arts, but when danger threatens they show great skill with weapons and strategy. Elves can live to be over 700 years old and, by human standards, are slow to make friends and enemies, and even slower to forget them. Elves are slim and stand 4.5 to 5.5 feet tall. They have no facial or body hair, prefer comfortable clothes, and possess unearthly grace. Many others races find them hauntingly beautiful.

Primary Class:
Druids gain power not by ruling nature but by being at one with it. They hate the unnatural, including aberrations or undead, and destroy them where possible. Druids receive divine spells from nature, not the gods, and can gain an array of powers as they gain experience, including the ability to take the shapes of animals. The weapons and armor of a druid are restricted by their traditional oaths, not simply training. A druid's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that they can cast.

Secondary Class:
Rogues have little in common with each other. While some - maybe even the majority - are stealthy thieves, many serve as scouts, spies, investigators, diplomats, and simple thugs. Rogues are versatile, adaptable, and skilled at getting what others don't want them to get. While not equal to a fighter in combat, a rogue knows how to hit where it hurts, and a sneak attack can dish out a lot of damage. Rogues also seem to have a sixth sense when it comes to avoiding danger. Experienced rogues develop nearly magical powers and skills as they master the arts of stealth, evasion, and sneak attacks. In addition, while not capable of casting spells on their own, a rogue can sometimes 'fake it' well enough to cast spells from scrolls, activate wands, and use just about any other magic item.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

I'm a big girl now!

2009-09-03T23:47:28Z

I was interviewed today for a segment on NPR on energy companies and climate change! If you go to npr.org and listen to the evening's edition of Marketplace, my story starts at 6:50 into the show. Its just a brief soundbite, but its still pretty cool! Plus, knightvln, who didn't know I would be on the show, heard me driving home from work, which i thought was pretty cool.

Dr. Tal

2009-08-12T16:59:13Z

Well, that's it. Dissertation successfully defended, somehow. It wasn't too painful either--very conversational, not a grill session at all. Got lots of good ideas out of it and new directions to take my research in.

And the result is that I have now successfully completed my phd requirements and have earned the title of 'doctor'. It seems rather surreal. For now, i think i'm going to go and get some food at a favorite restaurant, and wait until tonight when i celebrate with copious amounts of alcohol, including a bottle of very expensive champagne.

gulp

2009-08-12T14:46:19Z

In fifteen minutes my dissertation defense begins. I asked my advisor if i should be freaking out, and he said not at all, so that gives me hope. Also, very few people fail their defenses, so rationally i know that my chances are good. But i'm still a pile of nerves.

On the other hand, holy crap! I'm defending my dissertation! I didn't even think i'd ever be able to WRITE the thing and now i'm defending it and there's a good chance that in two hours i'll have my phd and be "Ms." Tal no longer!

Wowsers!!

BLITEOTW 2009, cont.

2009-06-12T17:50:01Z

My neighbor, Tom, said that he had stumbled while standing in the river and that he thinks he must have scraped his leg against something sharp beneath the water. I offered to help him clean the wound, but he said that he'd already called his wife, who is a nurse at the local hospital, and that she would come home and help him. Bit relieved actually. I can barely apply a bandaid properly. Okay, that's not entirely true--i did have CPR/first aid training a couple of times, but i'm still not the person to call on to deal with an injury. Plus, the blood on his pants looked all thick and sludgy brown, which is just gross.

I just got back from running some errands around town. Took longer than I anticipated--I needed gas, but the station near my house was full of cars with some waiting, so I headed to another one a ways away. Stopped at the library to pick up books about faeries--what can I say, i know that faeries and vampires aren't real, but i love reading about creatures of the dark. High Steet seemed really busy--lots of construction crews, fire engines, and police.

Kitties seem a bit anxious for some reason. Ah well. Time to get some more work done! This dissertation won't write itself.

BLITEOTW 2009

2009-06-12T15:23:15Z

Yesterday's storms were apparently pretty bad, huh? I was chatting with a friend on world of warcraft last night, who told me that other wow friends got hit pretty bad--tornadoes I guess. They had damage to their house but were otherwise okay. My friend was worried that I or cheerybeggar might also have been hit (odd question, as the first set of friends lives in Texas and we live in Ohio and DC). She said she might not be playing for the next few days, and I wondered why a normal summer storm had her spooked so bad.

My neighbor just passed by my window--the same one who had to clear up whether it was 930am or pm the other day. He was carrying fishing equipment--the river is really close by, and sometimes people go fishing there. I don't know why--the thing is filled with sewage and who knows what else?

There's a hole in his pants leg though and he seems to be limping, so I suppose it would be the neighborly thing to do to make sure he's okay.

Everyone loves a good dose of schaudenfreude

2009-06-11T02:39:07Z

At 923 on my alarm clock, I awoke with a jerk, and immediately freaked out. My student's final exam is at 930! I blinked my eyes several times--I must have been exhausted not to take out my contacts before going to bed. I could tell it was very overcast outside as I raced around, finding pants and shoes. The living room was rather dark, even though the curtains were open, and I hoped that the bad weather that clearly must be outside wouldn't prevent me from getting to campus. In my head I was panicking, trying to figure out how I could get to my office to grab the exams and then make it to their classroom in approximately ten minutes (my alarm clock, i recalled is set 10 minutes fast). Who could I call to go to my classroom and tell the students that I would be there? What question could I knock off the exam to accommodate the shortened amount of time?

Suddenly, my other senses started intruding on this frantic internal conversation. Why was there no rain to accompany these very dark clouds outside? Why weren't the cats in bed with me like they always are in the morning? And why couldn't I remember anything since I laid down on my bed to read around 6pm the previous evening? Suspicious, I started looking at the various clocks in my room. None of the ones I found told me what I needed to know. A door opened nearby; my next door neighbor crosses by my window. I leap over to the couch and call out, "hey...I know this is going to sound wierd, but could you tell me if its 930 AM or PM?" "PM" he tells me as I see a firefly flash near his head, and I immediately relax as we start talking about how easy it can be to completely lose your sense of time.

So yeah. I apparently took an accidental three hour nap and since sunset is at 9pm here, I mistook twilight for stormy morning and almost drove to campus. *commence laughter at my expense*

Knitting on Monday

2009-01-16T14:45:52Z

I know not everyone can make it on Monday which means that Ill just have to schedule more of these in the future!

But for all who want to and can make it:

Knitting and other yarn crafts!
--if you don't yet know how to knit and want to learn, i can bring materials and teach!

Monday evening, 730 to whenever
Global Gallery Cafe in Clintonville
3535 N High St, Columbus

See you then!

knitting!

2009-01-13T21:32:43Z

this is mostly aimed at lizard goddess, but if anyone else wants to join (or learn!) knock yourself out.

I've reclaimed my knitting mojo and would like to knit sometime soon. This week is slightly full, but would anyone be interested in venturing forth to a cafe for coffee and knitting (or other portable yarn crafts) on Monday evening after dinner?

Web designers, listen up!

2009-01-09T03:21:14Z

My brother is looking to hire a web designer for his fantasy baseball website. He's looking for something professional, and the pay will be good. Anyone out there got experience with web design and interested?

talyr @ 2008-08-21T17:28:00

2008-08-21T21:28:42Z

Can you imagine what the various democratic candidates for VP would say to each other over instant messenger? If only it were actually this funny! http://www.236.com/news/2008/08/20/if_they_imd_obamas_vp_prospect_1_8389.php

Breaking news!!!!! Obama's VP announced!

2008-08-20T18:07:26Z

In a move that stunned the entire political world, Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has chosen the Flying Spaghetti Monster as his running mate.

According to unnamed sources inside the Obama campaign, Senator Obama chose the FSM as his running mate after Saturday's Faith-Based Forum, hosted by Rick Warren. "Throughout the entire Forum, the Flying Spaghetti Monster was never mentioned. Not once! Considering that he was the Creator of us all, or at least the Creator of Ragu, we found this to be something of a slight," said a spokesnoodle for the FSM. "After all, didn't Reverend Rick Warren recognize that we have all been touched by His Noodly Appendage?"

Asked about his political stances, a representative of the Obama campaign said that the FSM is quite concerned about global warming and other environmental issues. Obama plans to look at the FSM's platform to increase the number of pirates worldwide as a method of combating global warming, according to a spokesman.

Washington insiders and political commentators expressed surprise at the choice. "We can't believe Obama chose the Flying Spaghetti Monster over Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Tom Kaine, Hillary Clinton, Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie, or Winnie the Pooh," said Keister Ubermann. "We are... intrigued by his choice."

Spokesbeings for the Cthulhu for President 2008 campaign expressed disappointment at the choice. They had been courting the FSM as their vice-presidential pick for the past six months. "We feel quite betrayed that the FSM has chosen Obama over Cthulhu. We had hoped to consume his followers for ourselves."

Ah, if only. Snark courtesy of dailykos.com :)

Cyrano de Bergerac

2008-08-11T19:44:42Z

Had fun on Friday hanging out briefly with lizard and columbushacker. Good to see you guys again!!

I LOVED the play that night. If you live in cbus, definitely get out to Schiller park and catch the Cyrano de Bergerac production. It's fantastic!! I was only mildly familiar with the play (as in, i knew it existed and that it was French) beforehand, but I loved it. The acting (particularly by the title character) was great, the costumes rather nice (except for the typical but always tragic brown pants-black boots combo), and the sets gorgeous. As noted in an earlier entry, I WAS distracted by the age of the female lead, but that was mostly because i couldn't determine if she was actually as old as I thought she was (she was).

A note on the play I found the end predictable but unsatisfying. I tried to explain my position here to yrmencyn and Roomie in the car, but i'm not sure I was very coherent, so ill try again.

Again, spoiler alert!! If you haven't read the play and plan on doing so, the following synopsis will utterly spoil you. Just fyi.

Essentially, Cyrano--who is dashing and charming and witty, a leader of men and excellent duelist who bears a very large nose which he believes (falsely) curses him to life of unforgivable ugliness bereft of love--spends most of the play helping the woman he loves, Roxanne, with her courtship of the handsome Christian. The two fall in love at first sight based on their looks, and Cyrano enables their trysting by providing all the words and wit for Christian, who is simply hapless at wooing women. Roxanne eventually comes to love 'Christian' for his wit and soul; for his part, Christian, realizing that Cyrano isn't just being friendly but loves Roxanne himself, wants to force Roxanne to choose between her handsome paramour and his witty friend. Before Cyrano can tell Roxanne the truth, Christian is killed during a battle, and Cyrano vows to never let Roxanne know that her beloved was not what he seemed. In the epilogue, 14 years later, Roxanne, still grieving Christian, realizes that Cyrano was her true lover, but the man who made many enemies through his slicing wit and daring swordsmanship dies a rather non-heroic death, denying his love and deception until death.

Wow. I mean, its a tremendous play, really. But there's a couple of things that bothered me about it, once I was done appreciating the play for all its brilliance.

First, it seems like every 'good' piece of fiction requires tragedy and death. I don't limit this just to plays, but also in terms of the movies that get recognized as 'good' (by oscar nominations or other means). In particular, if a 'good' piece of fiction is named after a character, you can be pretty sure that the character will die at some point along the way. Like Antigone and Hamlet.

I went into this play EXPECTING Cyrano to die, even though I knew nothing about the play. We all bring external expectations as an audience member, conditioned by many experiences with fiction. And I think the problem is that there is no real way to get around these expectations. If you go in expecting tragedy, and you get it in a way that feels true to the plot and characters (as this one does), then it works. If, however, you get a happy ending, then it feels trite and cheesy, like we won't cut our fiction any breaks or we have some kind of eternal pessimism that won't allow us to accept that things could actually end up happy.

I like to be surprised. One of my favorite romantic comedies is My Best Friend's Wedding, at least partially because (oops, another spoiler alert) the girl doesn't get the guy. Quick plot: Julia Roberts tries to break up the wedding of best friend Dylan McDermott and his fiance Cameron Diaz because she realizes that she's in love with him) Its predictable to some extent because the 'other' woman, Diaz, is from the moment we meet her presented as a sympathetic character deserving of respect. So we know that the story won't treat her too badly. But instead of foisting her off on some other worthy soul (as in Enchanted, for example, where (opps sorry, i'm really ruining movies left and right here) both James Marsden and...uh, the girl who was with Patrick Dempsey get nice consolation prizes in each other), she gets The Guy. And our 'heroine' ends up single (though still happy, we must note).

So the problem here, I think, is that my expectations get in the way of my being able to enjoy fiction for what it actually is. I appreciate things more when they surprise me, but do so in a way that isn't contrived. I don't want happy endings for their own sake (well, sometimes I do. I do read romance novels, after all, and I'd be PISSED if i didn't get my happy ending. And, uh, my porn). Romeo and Juliet (no spoiler alert, i mean COME ON) would probably have killed each other with all too real (though probably radically different) feelings after being married for a few years. Cause they would have escaped the tomb and lived in poverty with all their friends and families thinking thy were dead, and you KNOW that julet wasn't signing up for that kind of life, no matter how sweetly the nightingale was singing, if you know what I mean.

Eh. I think i'm rambling now. The point relating to the play is that I so wanted the happy ending for Cyrano and Roxanne, and yet if i had gotten it, I probably would have been unsatisfied because it wouldn't have felt true to the story. His death felt right. I suppose this is the essence of tragedy, right? Wishing it were different and yet knowing that this result was in some way inevitable? Maybe I'm just too difficult to please.

My second point is related to that lengthy first. I would have liked to just see what would have happened if Christian had survived and Roxanne had been forced to choose. I had a hard time getting a grip on Roxanne's character. She protests that she would love Christian even if he were ugly...but Christian is not ugly. I think the play turns on the fact that audience is convinced that she would indeed choose Cyrano despite his nose. One of the big points is that Cyrano views himself as much uglier than the rest of the world. But I would have liked to see the moment of realization for Roxanne and the choice and its consequences. I think it could have gone either way--I don't think she would have been happy in the long run with Christian, but she might have involuntarily had an expression of revulsion upon the realization of the deception which would have turned Cyrano away forever. I could have seen an ending, for example, where Roxanne intends to choose Cyrano, but he thinks she will reject him and he runs off and gets himself killed then and there. That would entail a different play, and a different choice regarding Roxanne's characterization than the one I saw on stage, but I find the possibility interesting.

Sorry about the lengthy discussion there. I just found the play so very powerful and needed to get all of that out. If anyone has read/seen it or has thoughts on any of the above i'd love to hear it, and i'm sorry if i'm not very coherent.

Ganked from good kitty

2008-08-09T16:11:38Z

Your result for The Harry Potter Husband Test...

Mrs. Bill Weasley

Your perfect HP man is Bill Weasley.

You like guys who are cool. And not cool in that fake, dicky way, but actually cool. He's so cool that they couldn't find any actor to adequately portray him, so they decided to just leave him out of the movies rather than risk not doing justice to his coolness. He's like the Chuck Norris of Harry Potter: plain freaking awesome. When Voldemort says "You-Know-Who", he's talking about Bill Weasley.

Take The Harry Potter Husband Test at HelloQuizzy

Dr. Horrible!!!!

2008-07-16T03:55:10Z

If you haven't seen it, go to http://www.drhorrible.com/ immediately and watch Act 1 of Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible and the Sing-Along Blog. It stars Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion and is utterly hilarious. Act II will be up on the 17th and III on the 19th and if you don't watch the clips now you'll have to wait until they come out on DVD.

Friday the 13th, what?

2008-06-13T18:02:33Z

I was on my bike earlier, heading up to the library to drop off some books and pick up my reserves. My luggage had gotten wet thanks to stoopid airport attendants in Orlando and two of my library books had water damage. That's a nice $28 down the drain. Anyway, I stopped at one point to grab a drink of water from the bottle i keep in my backpack (HOT today) and saw something you don't see every day. There was a couple in the river, making out. At least that's what i assume they were doing--they were fully clothed but all entangled, and the guy looked like he was trying to practically bite into her neck. They were moaning a lot. I yelled out that they should get a room, and the guy looked up at me and made motions like he was going to head in my direction, but i was back on the bike and heading toward the library. They were gone on the way back, thankfully. I get that people want to do odd things (like public exhibitionism) on Friday the 13th, but that doesn't mean i need to witness it.

Campus was deserted today. Not even any ducks in Mirror Lake, just a few random white feathers. Some of those had some brownish goo on them which was pretty disgusting. I can understand why they'd be shedding though--its pretty hot out. Some of the people i've seen have just been kinda shambling about in the heat, wandering aimlessly. I think if i was forced to walk outside i'd be doing the same thing, though i'd probably just wear fewer clothes rather than rip mine up the way they have.

Ah well. I'd better head home--lots to do!

gakked from yrmencyn

2008-05-23T00:32:12Z

Yay accuracy! New Jerseyan without the full accent? Sounds about right!

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Northern. Whether you have the world famous Inland North accent of the Great Lakes area, or the radio-friendly sound of upstate NY and western New England, your accent is what used to set the standard for American English pronunciation (not much anymore now that the Inland North sounds like it does).

If you are not from the North, you are probably one of the following:
(a) A Southerner who hates Southern accents and tries really hard to "talk right"; or
(b) A New Yorker or New Jerseyan who doesn't have the full accent

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

Tal's issues with her phone, take 36.8

2008-05-08T20:46:30Z

Guess who's phone is dead again? That's right, mine. Three guesses why?

If you guess anything other than 'it got wet, somehow' you don't know me well enough.

I've been putting off a relatively simple errand--fetch my new contact from my eye doctor, located not that far away. I decided for whatever reason it had to be done today, despite the light rain outside. I also decided that i had to bike there as its very close and the temperature is quite nice. I like summer rain, so i put on my rain jacket and headed out.

The only problem is that the light rain became very not-light rather quickly.

So now i'm home, sitting at my computer in a towel with my hair dripping on me. All my clothes--jacket, shirt, jeans, bra, long socks, sneakers, underwear--are sopping wet in the bathtub. And my phone which for some reason i decided to bring with me, which was in my jacket pocket...yeah, soaked and most definitely in the 'off' position. So if you were going to call me...email or get on Skype.

*Sigh*

The only good thing is that, knowing my nature, i demanded water insurance on the thing. So it won't cost me too much to replace it.

If anyone wants to buy me one of those waterproof phones for my birthday, i wouldn't object :)

BSG fans!

2008-05-08T13:41:05Z

Some galactica LOL cats. Hilarious if you know the show, not so much otherwise. Stolen from Puntabulous via Galactica News: http://puntabulous.com/2008/04/11/battlestar-galactica-lol-cats/

Enjoy! I think my favorite is the one about Billy :)

What are YOU doing next Saturday?

2008-04-27T16:14:38Z

If you are in the cbus area then you should be at the 2008 OSU Medieval and Renaissance Faire! Sword-fighting! Dancing! Singing! Juggling! Turkey Legs! Music! Leather goods! Human Combat Chess! What's not to love?

This year's theme is King Arthur, focusing on the 'Sword in the Stone' part of the story. Plus, don't miss Minstrelry, performing at the Grove stage at 12, 2, and 330! I promise the show will provide you with some serious blackmail material...

The faire will be held rain or shine on Saturday, May 3rd from 11-6 on the South Oval of Ohio State's campus (that's at 12th and college). Admission is free!

Hope to see many of you there!

Need...therapist....

2008-04-25T19:10:40Z

I just threw out 20 pairs of shoes.

Me.

Shoes.

(lets get some shoes!)

In the give away pile.

Black boots. White heels. Brown pumps. 2 pairs of beige high heeled sandals. The green velvet so-low-its-not-worthy-of-being-called-a-heel shoes i wore to my senior prom. Soccer cleats. Black velvet heels (prom my sophomore year). The list goes on.

THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH ME!!!

(dives back on pile of give aways to fish out beloved shoes)

Responding to questions...

2008-03-14T21:18:48Z

From spc_andy (who lives in the UK)

Do you think there is any hope for America or is it just going to drag the rest of us English speaking countries down with it?

Heavy I know but it came from a conversation in the pub last night, a good few friends of mine will not even go to visit America while Bush is still in power. I don't really do politics so I was kinda taken a back to discover this.

In short, yes, I do think there is hope. Remember that only about 25% of Americans actually voted for Bush: half of the 50% who bothered to vote in 2000. The number who would do say today is precipitously lower. Bush is fully in lame duck mode, a figure largely targeted with scorn or at best disinterest by most Americans. His approval rating is between 30-32%-to give some perspective, that's just a bit higher than President Nixon's were when he resigned in disgrace (about 27%--but their disapproval ratings are currently about the same). This compares to his 90% approval rating right after 9/11.

The change really came with Hurricane Katrina. The total ineptitude of government response at all levels, and the willingness of the media to take them to task for it, really changed things. Bush saying that his head of FEMA, the emergency management response agency, was 'doing a heckuva job' while people were dying in overcrowded shelters really revealed how out of touch he was. The ongoing war in Iraq (which originally was promised to last '6 days, 6 weeks, i doubt 6 months' by our former Defense Secretary) and the lack of an overt domestic terrorist threat has created a large anti-war sentiment that didn't really exist back in 2003--except for those who knew better at the time (including, by the way, most political scientists).

More hope is provided by a reinvigorated political process during the current primary season. Turn out in the primaries has broken records all over the country, and the messages by the leading candidates for the presidency is one of change and of fixing the wrongs of the Bush Administration. At least, that's the case on the Democratic side of the debate (the Republican candidate, John McCain, is actually fairly liberal on some issues but has shown a willingness to compromise his beliefs and side with the president in order to satisfy the conservative wing of his party).

I can tell you that there is a lot of excitement over here, and a palpable energy directed toward change and undoing the wrongs of the last 8 years. One very visible sign of that hope is that the two people contending for the Democratic Party's nomination are a woman and a black man. Change is coming, and hope is returning. Tell your friends to pack their bags!

Why not? i like jumping off bridges.

2008-03-13T17:40:01Z

Everyone has things they blog about.

Everyone has things they don't blog about.

Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it. Ask for anything: latest movie watched, last book read, political leanings, thoughts on lima beans, favorite type of underwear, graphic techniques, life choices, etc. I reserve the right to filter appropriately.

Stolen from, by now, a ridiculous number of people.

My brother's website

2008-03-06T00:03:12Z

Hey go and check out www.fantasybaseball101.com a website my brother started for....er, fantasy baseball. I don't play but I still think its pretty cool. Pass it along to any friends that do play!

Once more, with answers!

2008-03-05T05:27:49Z

Apparently i picked either some obscure movies or some obscure quotes. I deliberately avoided quotes that would easily identify the movie in some cases, perhaps to the detriment of would-be guessers! Here are the answers...
1. There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?
One of my favorite quotes from easily my favorite romantic comedy, Love Actually.

2. We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room.
From the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice (hey, TV movies count!) Not my favorite quote by any means, but it is directly from the book.

3. I'm a god. I'm not *the* God... I don't think.
As several guessed, this is from Groundhog Day.

4. A bit of musicality, please!
Ah, Strictly Ballroom. How I love thee.

5. I'm right on top of that, Rose.
This is an oft-repeated quote by myself and the bro from Don't Tell Mom...the Babysitter's Dead!

6. You've got an overdeveloped sense of vengeance. It's going to get you into trouble someday.
I can quote pretty much this entire movie. This is less obvious than 'As you wish' or 'Have fun storming the castle!" but Princess Bride had to be represented.

7. Hey, I'm a reasonable guy. But I've just experienced some very unreasonable things.
One of the less memorable lines from Jack Burton in Big Trouble and Little China. Have I mentioned i'm very fond of 80s movies?

8. Give him a hand, he's British!
Can't help but choose movies with Alan Rickman, my favorite actor. He's the subject of this quote from Galaxy Quest.

9. You dwell in darkness without me, and it went away?!
Best quote ever, from Willow.

10. Everything. OK! I'll talk! In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max's toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog... When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I got nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out... But the worst thing I ever done - I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa - and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life.

-Thought this was the easiest quote in the bunch...at least to anyone who has ever seen Goonies.