Ramblings of an Anonymous Coward

Poke Holes In His Story

i love a good short story and the boy who pierced his labia fits the bill quite well.

Word Association, Week 104

prompts via word association answers by ac.

1. Coroner:: quincy
2. Mystify:: obscure
3. Corroborate:: back up
4. Misinterpret:: assume
5. Humorless:: stuffy
6. Calculus:: (1/x)dx = log(x)
7. Eye for an eye:: tit for tat
8. CPR:: emt
9. Stitched:: up
10. Facility:: building

Between Here And There

on my way home this evening out of nowhere my mind shared with me this little tidbit -- you haven't written anything lately. actually, it was more specific telling me i hadn't written any poetry lately. not a thought, a line, a word, nothing. i didn't even believe myself and checked. sure enough i hadn't. it is startling revelation to say the least and i'm not quite sure what to make of it.

dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
-- william dement

Revenge Of The Nerds

Word Association, Week 103

did you really think i'd miss word association? pffft.

1. Material world:: madonna
2. Satin sheets:: flannel sheets
3. Blizzard:: entertainment
4. Real estate:: market
5. Dress up:: dress down
6. Wesley:: crusher
7. Robber:: cops and
8. Saliva:: spit
9. Slave:: master
10. Shift:: momentum

Experiment

pc magazine published an article called free porn back in april 2003 looking to prove (or disprove) that using those two simple words would increase traffic to their article. they were right. and it is still working.

a follow-up article written on 1/18/2005 (free porn magic for you) where they explain that the original article "every month shows up in the list of top page views. it's never at the top, but it keeps showing up.". frankly i don't get it. why search for porn? my spam quarantine has plenty of porn that seems to be searching for me. i suppose if you had a particular fetish or were picky, but then again i would expect other search terms to rule the roost results.

now if you got here by searching for free porn... move along, there is nothing to see here. go here instead.

Is It An Easter Thing?

i think i find too many of these bunny suicide strips funny.

Not There

yesterday upon a stair, i saw a man who wasn't there. he wasn't there again today, I wish to hell he'd go away. unknown

Going Postal

my mind is all but gone today -- lost in the tides of time. none the less, i found this series of postal experiments strangely amusing and felt the need to share.

Never-opened small bottle of spring water. We observed the street corner box surreptitiously the following day upon mail collection. After puzzling briefly over this item, the postal carrier removed the mailing label and drank the contents of the bottle over the course of a few blocks as he worked his route.
-- from previously linked article

Word Association, Week 102

you'd think i'd have had enough of this already.

1. Yoda:: jedi
2. Mensa:: test
3. Pink:: panther
4. Text message:: IM
5. Galactic:: inter-
6. Chicks:: dudes
7. Quesadilla:: chicken
8. Backpack:: i carry a
9. Socket:: eye
10. Compromise:: agreement

Building

though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. -- carl bard

Word Association, Week 101

well, there is always paris word association.

1. Pistol:: 38
2. Rick:: y ticky tavi
3. Full circle:: back again
4. I wish:: upon a star
5. Frame:: tenth
6. Adult:: situations
7. Photography:: digital
8. Stew:: beef
9. Cheat:: sheet
10. Brad:: pitt

Quiz Time

i try to avoid them, really i do. the results are pretty silly, have no impact on my thinking or day, but still i find myself drawn to taking the darn things. in the extended entry you will find my results to a few quizzes thus answering "what napolean dynamite character" i am, a take on my intelligence, the sort of soul i am, and who knows what else by the time i'm finished.

Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?

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Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
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What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Soul Are You?

You Are a Retrospective Soul

The most misunderstood of all the soul signs. Sometimes you even have difficulty seeing yourself as who you are. You are intense and desire perfection in every facet of your life. You're best described as extremely idealistic, hardworking, and a survivor. Great moments of insight and sensitivity come to you easily. But if you aren't careful, you'll ignore these moments and repeat past mistakes. For you, it is difficult to seperate the past from the present. You will suceed once you overcome the disappoinments in life. Souls you are most compatible with: Traveler Soul and Prophet Soul

What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!

51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.

71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.

91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.

111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.

131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.

150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

ok, i'd say that is enough for the day..... week.... month.

Simple Movie Reviews

eleven more movies watched since my last review and some of these will stick with me for a while. tom cruise's collateral was an interesting movie where jamie foxx (max) ended up driving a hitman around the city to do his rounds. this flick certainly had it's moments and an original plot, but couldn't seem to take it up a notch to become an excellent movie. definitely rental material at 3-stars.

next was the 2004 version of the manchurian candidate. clearly they were taking a few stabs at the politics of the time and didn't included memorable moments from the original. it would have been a fine movie had i not seen (or remembered) the original. i'll still give it 3 of 5 stars for not butchering this classic.

i told myself several times i wasn't going to watch ELF, but i buckled under pressure (and a lack of other movies available). ok, it was cute through a good chunk of the movie, but eventually became the dull movie i expected. some of the original bits allow me to give it 2 of 5.

surprisingly, anacondas turned out to be a better movie than anaconda. granted the bar wasn't terribly high, but usually sequals are the downward slide, but this one was a definite improvement. a solid 3 stars.

gosh! idiot! go this this movie already. napolean dynamite is definitely a fad movie and time will tell if it becomes a cult favorite. in the mean time, vote for pedro. 4 of 5 for its quirky uniqueness.

shaun of the dead didn't mock zombie movies the way i thought it would, but it was very entertaining none the less. i'd say more, but i need to head off the the winchester. 3 stars.

now here's a version of a king arthur tale where guinevere is not only the famed beauty, but she kicks serious ass with the bow. if that wasn't enough, we got plenty of good battles, some creative military maneuvers, and plenty to root for. i've been greedy handing out stars and am going to give this one a full 5. with apologies to cerdic -- "finally a movie worth watching".

i don't want to give anything away regarding open water, but i found it to be one of those movies you either like or you don't. two divers are mistakenly left out in the ocean and forced to deal with the time that comes with it. i think the movie was very realistic in terms of how the characters reacted and dealt with the situation and the movie from start to end kept it real. trust me, the movie won't be anything like what you expect going in. the more i think about this film, from an artistic perspective i like it more and more. according to the local blockbuster; however, i'm not in the norm. doesn't surprise me. i'm going to give it 4 of 5. it started as a 2.5 or 3, but i think it will finally rest at 4.

there were definitely parts of garden state that i liked, but it just wasn't the sort of movie (again) that i was expecting. the characters were interesting, but the movie just couldn't seem to get rolling. it made me think quite a bit of the flick "united states of leland". 3 of 5.

wicker park, i thought was going to be a mystery/suspense thriller. the trailers definitely built it up that way. i'm sorely disappointed. it tries to give it the little twist at the end as it unravels the story for you, but most people will catch on far before they start making clues obvious to the actors. this film loses a point for stirring up craziness around here as well. 2 of 5 and that's all i'm gonna say.

Word Association, Week 100

starting the new year off with a comfort post of word association. who'd have thought?

1. Newspaper:: article
2. DVD:: movie
3. Resolution:: dpi
4. Intimate:: relationship
5. Song:: , artist, album
6. Essential:: required
7. Whistle:: while you work
8. Glass:: heart of
9. Countdown:: final
10. Child:: star