Giving the world a hand since February 3rd, 2002. "If you're gonna dine with them cannibals, sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten."




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GO! NOW!

What? You haven't been reading VodkaPundit? Well, why the hell not?

Go check out this excerpt of what he thinks of France, and why it's partially the fault of the U.S.:

If you’re going to learn from your mistakes, they really ought to hurt. Drink too much, and you’ll spend the wee hours discovering what bathroom tile feels like on your knees, and become entirely too familiar with the inside of your buddy Brien Ferguson’s toilet bowl. Come morning, you’re stuck between the competing desires to chew aspirin or take a Brill-O pad to your tongue. Lesson learned – don’t mix six White Russians with a cocktail tray full of Zombies.

France has been overindulging for over half a century now, and we’ve been the overly-helpful friends, holding their hair while they puke and making them Bloody Marys the next morning.

He's smart, he's funny, and (sorry, ladies) he's taken.


so wrote Leper around about 11:57 PM

 
INSOMNIA OBSERVATIONS

As enivitable as mudslinging during an election campaign, after awhile your body will begin to tell you things. With insomnia, one of the bad things is that your body will eventually reach the point of fatigue where it simply tells you "You're going to sleep...<sound effect of toggle switches being thrown & power being turned off>...now, asshole!" At that point, it's much like taking Nyquil: you can't control what happens next, you can only look for a soft place to land.

...six hours later, I was awoken by the tiny, high-pitched screams of my contact lenses wanting out of my head. "Help meeee! Help meeeeee!" and "Hey! Set me free, why don't you? Let me be, why don't you? You just keep us hanging on..."

My contacts have two distinct voices.

No, I didn't take my medication today, why do you ask?

(Anyone that can identify the above mentioned song will get immunity for the next tribal council.)
so wrote Leper around about 10:36 PM

 
IN BED!

My fortune from the Chinese fortune cookie from last night:

Negotiations move along smoothly. The outcome is favorable...in bed!

Ok, I added the "in bed" part as per tradition, but the rest is comedy gold, baby!
so wrote Leper around about 11:23 PM

 
BRRRRRRRRRR

According to weather.com, it's currently 2F outside.

That means it could warm up 30 degrees and still be at freezing.

Tuesday is supposed to have a high of 51F.

Dude, that's just fucked up.
so wrote Leper around about 2:19 AM

 
WHY WON'T MY BRAIN SHUT UP?

Can't sleep. Insomnia taking hold.

I haven't had any caffiene since 8:30pm, so that's not it. Maybe it was the Chinese food I had for dinner?

One of the worst things about insomnia--or my version of insomnia--is that as soon as my head hits the pillow, my brain goes into overdrive, racing like I've got my foot on the gas & the clutch at the same time. I go over old memories, what-if scenarios, and also just think completely abstractly. Perhaps my subconscious is just jumping the gun, not wanting to wait for the body to be asleep before it pours inself out into the psyche. Is there a way to nail shut the Doors of Perception?

Oh, and to top it off, I've had Frank Sinatra's "My Way" stuck in my head since about 10:30pm.

It's too late (or too early in the am) to drug myself into submission. Alcohol will tear my stomach up. I guess I'll just have to tough it out.

All I do know for sure is that my blogging increases when my sleep decreases.

Lucky you.
so wrote Leper around about 2:15 AM

 
SATHER MUST GO!

The New York Rangers traded away defenseman Mike Mottau to the Calgary Flames in return for a sixth-round draft pick. Mottau was the 2000 Hobey Baker Award winner. He was never really given a chance with the team.

Glen Sather has frittered away almost all of the young talent drafted by the previous GM. What has he gotten in return? A team of over-30's, underachievers, has-beens, and almost-weres. A team that prefers to spend lots of money on overpriced, overvalued free agents than take the time to develop their own players. A team that is headed for yet another no-show in the playoffs. Sather has become the opposite of what he was in Edmonton, the perfect example of everything he then-professed to hate about the sport.

Sather is bad for the team, and bad for the sport in general.

Sather must go. Now.
so wrote Leper around about 12:59 AM

 
DEAD ON!

What does your name mean?

The first name of Neil creates a dual nature for, on the one hand, you desire change and varied experiences in order to avoid monotony, and yet you are attuned to system, order, and attention to detail. You can be very analytical, exacting, and patient in your undertakings until your interest is exhausted, at which time you switch to something else even though it means leaving your undertakings unfinished. This name makes you inquisitive and scientific in your approach to life, requiring everything to be proved to satisfy your skepticism. You can be a stickler for detail, and very fussy and particular. As spontaneous verbal expression can be difficult for you, you often feel awkward and embarrassed in situations requiring tact and diplomacy. This name creates strong physical desires, such as an appetite for heavy, starchy foods and meat. Tension affecting the solar plexus and digestive organs could lead to ulcers, growths, or constipation.

All of you who know me, is this accurate or what?

(link via freakgirl)
so wrote Leper around about 7:51 PM

 
A VICTORY FOR COMMON SENSE

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against McDonald's that alleged the fast food chain was responsible for children's obesity. Said U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet:

"This opinion is guided by the principle that legal consequences should not attach to the consumption of hamburgers and other fast food fare unless consumers are unaware of the dangers of eating such food."

Just because you made your kids fat by feeding them commercialized crap doesn't mean that anyone owes you money, nor does it absolve you from your responsibility as a parent to raise them correctly. What kind of a lesson are these parents teaching to their kids? No matter what you do, someone else is always responsible for your behavior.

Update: I prefer the NY Times headline: Big Macs Can Make You Fat? No Kidding, a Judge Rules

"If a person knows or should know that eating copious orders of supersized McDonald's products is unhealthy and may result in weight gain," Judge Sweet wrote, "it is not the place of the law to protect them from their own excesses."

He added wryly: "Nobody is forced to eat at McDonald's. (Except, perhaps, parents of small children who desire McDonald's food, toy promotions or playgrounds, and demand their parents' accompaniment.)"....He also dismissed claims that McDonald's foods were dangerous because they were addictive.

<Nelson> HAA-ha! </Nelson>
so wrote Leper around about 7:16 PM

 
W.W.D.D.?

Josh Marshall over at Talking Points Memo points to a story today in the New Yorker that states that North Korea had help developing what nuclear technology it currently has. Guess who?

Nope, guess again.

Nuh uh, try one more time.

Give up?

Pakistan.

You wanna know the worst part?

Dubya has known about this since June 2002.

So, now that it has been found out that Pakistan, one of our major allies in the War on Terrorism™, has assisted North Korea to aquire nuclear technology, What Will Dubya Do?
so wrote Leper around about 2:36 AM

 
CLUE #1 THAT IT WILL BE A LONG SLEEPLESS NIGHT

It's 2:14am, you're wide awake, and you're munching on Doritos & posting on your weblog.

I really hope this isn't a new bout of insomnia...
so wrote Leper around about 2:16 AM

 
THE iBACHELORETTE?

Dawn is having a pseudo-"Bachelorette" contest to find a good man for Moxie. Me, being the clueless wonder that I am, piped up & threw my hat into the ring.

Oh, yes, this will get ugly.

Just remember, kids: it's all fun & games until someone loses an eye--then it's really funny!
so wrote Leper around about 2:09 AM

 
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT DOING ON MY DVD?

Bought "The Bourne Identity" on DVD today. Total impulse buy. When I get bored, I impulse buy. It's a character flaw.

Anyway, I hadn't seen it yet, but I wasn't too concerned as Matt Damon doesn't seem to make poor script choises, unlike Ben Afleck ("Reindeer Games", anyone?). In the process, I noticed a couple of things.

First, the DVD case has these little clips on the side that lock the case closed. Not sure why they're there, though. I've never had any problems with cases flying open. Kinda neat, but I nearly ripped them off trying to open it.

Second, when I put the disc in the player, it began autoplaying. Ordinarily, I wouldn't mind, but it went directly into a couple of DAMN PREVIEWS FOR OTHER MOVIES! Previews belong in the theater, not on my DVDs!

As for the movie, I liked it a lot. It reminded me of "Ronin" (with Robert Deniro & Jean Reno). It also had one of the best car chases I'd seen in awhile. A Mini racing through the streets of Paris! Have you ever seen a Mini? The tires are 14" across, and this car was flying down alleys & zooming down a flight of stairs. A not-very-deep spy thriller, cool stunts, good music (lots of Moby-esque music, as well as a song by the man himself) & a great car chase. Good, simple action fluff. I give this movie a "thumbs up", as long as you're not looking for anything profound.
so wrote Leper around about 1:52 AM

 
I'M DRUNK

Company post-holiday-survival party was tonight. Came home with a breadmaker. Go me!

I'm really disappointed that I've become such a lightweight, but that's bound to happen when you can count the number of drinking events you've attended in the past 18 months on two fingers.

Time to pass out. G'night.
so wrote Leper around about 11:02 PM