Vioxxxxx

Twenty five million patients just paid ten dollars extra for their Merck prescriptions.

double reverse

Having been in a relationship for ten years, I can't say that my moves are the smoothest when it comes to picking up ladies, but I did have what I think was a novel idea to try and break through the panty barrier if things seem to be stalled after a few/several dates.

Tell the girl you think you're falling in love, but you have to break up. That way, if she is looking for the whole love thing - you're in. BUT - if she prefers the stand off hard to get strategy, you are also in.

If this is a time honored secret that I just wasn't in on, please let me know.

Outlook questionable

whew. Sorry for the long absence - got back from the beach & a trip to Charleston monday pm and life has been hectic. I started using the electronic calendar in MS Outlook several months ago and while it was helpful, I could still remember everything I needed to do.

Well those days are long gone. It's job application & interview season at school, and when you add in trips, extracurriculars and class, I would be hopelessly lost if my laptop crashed. My new goal in life, rather than kids, a good job or retirement, is simply to regain independence from Outlook. I have a feeling it will take years if not decades.

beotch

I'm headed to Emerald Isle with my folks. I may have internet access there, but if I post at all this week it will only be to remind you that I am at the beach and you are not.

$ fo nothin

"I'm just playing football," Panthers Linebacker Dan Morgan said. "I've done it from when I was six to high school for free, up until college for free."

Yes, he DID go to Miami.

___sploitation

So, my girl travels for her job - and I mean travels. She regularly has 3-5 week trips to places like Zambia. Where does that leave me? At home with Netflix. At somepoint I decided to go with themed selections of movies while she is gone, and the most recent theme is/was Blacksploitation Films.

This all started way back when I was procrastinating one sunday afternoon with school work to do and I watched the Independant Spirit Awards and saw Mario Van Peebles get nominated for his movie Baadasssss! that chronicled his fathers efforts to make Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song. So I had this in the back of my mind, and something a couple weeks ago reminded me that I had never seen Pam Grier naked. Well, Pam Grier naked and Blacksploitation go hand in hand. If you are familer with either 1)- Melvin van Peebles or 2)- Pam Grier naked, it will not suprise you to find out that my mission has been more fulfilling than I expected.

First of all, Pam Grier is super hot. No woman with a frame like that should have breasts like that. And it's really nice to see some non-plastic nudity.


With that out of the way, lemme say that everyone should see Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song. As a movie, it is pretty bad - but as a culturally significant event, it is eye opening. This post is already too long, so maybe I'll leave further explanation for a later date - or e-mail me & I'll give you more details.

My recomendation is to watch Sweetback, then watch Baadasssss! and then watch Sweetback again. Pam Grier is not in those movies. She will get her own post at a later date.

On this very night...

10 years ago...

along the same stretch of road...
in a dense fog...
just like this...
I saw the worst accident I ever seen...
There was this sound...
Like a garbage truck!
Dropped off the empire state building!
And when they finally pulled the driver's body...
From the Twisted... Burning... Wreck...
It looked like...
THIS!!!!!!

Quote of the Day

"We call him the next evolution of man. Some of the things he does, it just doesn't make sense. If I did that, I'd probably tear every ligament I had in my knees and shoulders and probably pop a couple discs out of my spinal cord."
--Kris Jenkins on Julius Peppers

Me & Lorenzo

So apparently this dude Bill von Zehle is stationed in Iraq and bought an oldish Benz-O from some dude for like 5 grand. Turns out the car is one of 3 armored vehicles that the Iraqi government bought back in 1988, and comes fully equipped with flamethrowers. Yeah, pretty dope. It's a 1988 560SEL, which looks like this (although this is not the actual car & I assume his is black or dark blue):


One day I will have an old-school Benz - somewhere between 1975 & 1985. I'll just need to restore the Houride first.

Now, I admit, I may or may not have found this story on Fark - but I assume not all of you check that site, and probably none of you conduct the additional research to pull down a picture of that model car, or found his original post on Benzworld.

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation is one of the most embarrassing things white people have ever produced for "entertainment." We watched it in a History of Motion Picture class I took at Georgia State University as an undergrad and it is amazing. (I highly recommend taking a history of motion picture class if you ever have the chance) I'm grateful for all the people that fought to make America what it is today and feel burdened to continue their work.

DJ Spooky made this remix of the movie put to music. It's pretty freaky.