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Sunday, July 19th, 2009
12:49 pm	I view each of life's challenges as a fresh and new chance to freak out and panic. Les Mis (short for Les Misterman, the spunky jewish bagel shop owner who the plot of the musical revolves around) is finally winding down. I have had more problems with this show than any other that I have had to work in quite a while. Everyone wanted better seats or to move their seats and couldn't figure out why their same seats wern't available for the weekend. Tack on my general hatred of musicals and the French, and you can pretty much guess my feelings about last evening's entertainment. I needed to get out of there for a bit, so I went to Max and Erma's for lunch. I ordered the light and healthy carribean chicken. I was really good.... until I got to the raw part. And no, not pink. Raw. Like Monday nights. Like Eddie Murphy. Like how Gerrardo eats them (that was a reference that I only expect serch27 to get.) I was kinda waiting to see if I got any Salmonella from it. Incubation on that is 8-12 hours, so when I woke up this morning without any symptoms, I knew I was in the clear. Rod-zilla pointed out that they probably don't actually cook anything there, so the meat was probably sanitized when it was flash heated, frozen and packed. Still, glad I didn't have to go through a food poisoning outbreak. After the show, etzelism and I grabbed a cocktail or seven at Bossa Nova. She is heading north soon, and we got to sneak in one more night of booze and general amusement before she enters the real world. In a week or two it is going to become a lot harder for us to have an easy day of drinks and distraction from our obligations, so it's good we scheduled this one. It's not like it's the last time we will ever see each other, but it was a proper end to a really great era. We were enjoying the Charcuterie and cheese board and the best Veg maki in the city when it became pretty obvious that the Maxwell concert let out. A tidal wave of the best dressed black people you would ever want to see poured into BN. It looked like everyone came from a wedding. Soon, Mega-ton was trying to teach herself the choreography to the line dancing that had broke out and I was dripping with envy that I can't pull off fashion like those guys could. I can't get a way with a white blazer and matching shoes, I just can't. There were a couple of jackets that I think you could only get in that color by winning certain golf outings. Eventually we called it a night and I got home just in time to scare the dog into peeing on both the floor and the bed. If you want to see nemesisn4sa at her funniest, wake her up in the middle of the night, make her get out of bed and force her to something that requires motor skills. It's the cutest grump you ever wanted to see. WARNING: I doubt she finds it that cute, and I don't recommend ACTUALLY waking her and getting her to do stuff. If you do, it is at your own risk. Have my eye on a good opportunity. I am terrified of it, but I can't let that stop me. I need to get back to stable footing soon, and I don't see any where I currently have my flag planted. Frankly, I need to ship out a few more resumes. I have been lax at this and I need to get back on it. Although I did hit Powerball the other day... for $4. Who knows, maybe everything is turning up Millhouse! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
2:45 pm	This is the song that cause MOP to sue the WWE. (Comment on this)
Monday, July 13th, 2009
1:07 pm	My favorite explanation as to why Transformers 2 has done so well. $339.2 million in three weeks! Egads. Is Ray Romano in this thing? Did people get confused when they saw John Turturro in the trailer and though it was Everybody's Raymond? Or, wait, I don't know any 14-year-old boys so I haven't heard much about this aspect of the movie, but does Megan Fox blow something up with her tits or something? Is that what it is? Does Megan Fox blow Ray Romano up with her tits? Wait, but then people would be mad and wouldn't want to see it. She blows Doris Roberts up with her tits, right? That must be it. That's it. -Defamer (1 Comment |Comment on this)
12:59 pm	"...the test [of an effective judge] is whether he or she can effectively subordinate their views in order to decide each case on the facts and the merits alone. That is what keeps our judiciary independent in America." - Senator Barack Obama, June 2005 "... [a] wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life and those life experiences." - Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Speech at UC Berkeley School of Law, 2001 These statements stand in contrast to each other. If the President truly believes what he said in 2005, how could he nominate Sotomayor? Had the comments been about how a white, Ivy League trained lawyer would naturally have a better understanding of the laws on the books, would the nomination even had been made? Then-Senator Obama made this speech before voting against confirming President Bush's nomination of Judge Janice Rogers Brown to the SCotUS. There was some concern over her ability to remain impartial based around prevoius rulings and statements. I am not saying this automatically disqualifies Judge Sotomayor, but it would be wrong to not ask for a more in-depth explanation of what she meant with this and other racial comments. This is not something that show just be brushed past becasue some wing nut extremists are calling for her disbarment. This is precisely WHY you have a confirmation hearing. Ok, feel free to open fire. (13 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
8:42 pm	If a brick fell out the wall, what would you AX it? As a wedding gift from MTV, Bam Margera got to pick any band in the world for hsi reception. He went with the reunited Stooges. Money is no object, who would you pick? (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
7:15 pm	*ahem* Kids, I have an announcement. For those who didn't know... I am officially married. nemesisn4sa and I tied the knot at 2 pm. We kept it a secret for a while and finally got the plan in full swing. Mr. and Mrs suicideking Apparently a bunch of the announcements that I texted out regarding this did not get delivered. My apologies if it didn't get to you... or if it gets to you at 5 am. Pictures, info on honeymoon and reception all forthcoming. (16 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, July 6th, 2009
6:26 pm	Bunch of weirdos.... Happy Belated Independence Day! Yes, it makes me laugh every time i watch it. I hope you all had a great holiday. (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
1:28 pm	Dear MENSA, WTF? When did you get taken over by the Hee-Haw fan club. I have never seen so many straw hats with feathers and pooly kept hair styles in all my life. Haven't figured out that the secret word int he life puzzle is "comb" yet? At least the furries keep themselves clean (well, the ones at Furryoke.) Sweet buttery Christ, it's like an Asberger's convention. No one can say excuse me or walk in a straigh line. AND WHY ARE YOU ALL PEDELING HOMEADE CRAFT BUSINESSES?? Gotta tell you, not impressed. Not looking to join Mensa anytime soon. Sincerely, suicideking (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
6:36 pm	I am a full believer in people buying cars to make up for their penis size. However, if you are going to overcompensate, might as well do it right. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
4:32 pm	With Anthrocon in town, I have a few muddled thoughts... I think furries are one of the best ways to show the almighty survival instinct of humans. There is a large group of people that clearly have problems interracting within the current social rules, so they create a hybrid construct of society where they have defined the rules of engagement. They all enter in understanding how the rules work and what is occurring. I don't believe for a second that a majority of them truly believes that they are an animal trapped in a human body. I mean, I am sure there are one or two that fully believe it. Someone had to set up the rules for this, and I think a "true believer" was the one who did it. However, most at this point are in for alternate reasons. They look at the construct, look at the easier ability to get laid, and play along to take advantage of the system. Also, there are a crew of make up artists who are into it just to practice the art. All of this goes to show perhaps the key strength of humanity: The inherent drive to have sex. It is so overpowering that people are willing to dress in full body, fur-lined costumes just to have sex. I have a hard time believing that there would be many furries if celebacy was one of the pillars of the furry community. And lucky them, it is actually chilly this weekend for Anthrocon. They don't have to "earn" it this year. In years past, this is one of the hottest weekends of the year, and the furries are still out dressed in full costume regalia. So here is to the furries. Maintaining Darwinism, one set of ears and tails at a time. (Coincidently, the other key aspect of humanity was it's ability to maintain a high protein diet, which allowed it to mate more often. The primitive man that kept "following the herds" was able to spread it's seed easier and kept the genetic pools well-diversified. So yes, what has kept us on this rock for this long is that we were all meat-eating sluts.) (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
11:23 am	I got my hands on something that I cannot touch... Oh MJ, you sad, sorry Skabillionairre. You had a shitty home life and resented your father so much you went to the ends of the earth to make sure you didn't see him when you looked in the mirror. You froze your development in the childhood stages, always trying to recapture somethign that you deserved to have and never got. You also changed music. Very few people get to claim that, and while Quincy Jones had a big hand in it, you will always get the credit. But really, very vew people got to see the lasting impact that they had on music as immediately as you did. All pop music after thriller was a completely different beast. No one can do what you did as well as you did. Hell, it had gotten to the point where Justin Timberlake (with Timbaland as his Quincy) got famous doing his best Michael impression for all of FutureSex/LoveSounds. I am kinda amazed at how little anyone seems to bring up the fact that you were sued and arrested for allegedly fucking kids. I am not going to say you did it and deserved to be shunned for it, but I am amazed that prior to your death, every ounce of press you got in some way refelcted back on those charges. Now you are dead and it only gets a casual mention in between fawning praise. I wonder if we will be like this for OJ. He was never convicted of the crimes that everyone believes he actually committed. When he dies, will all the coverage be on his sports career and his role of Nordberg in the Police Academy movies? Will the Brown/Goldman murders just be quietly whispered afterthoughts to the Juice's ability to dodge tackles? Where ever you are, I hope you are in peace and it didn't hurt leaving. #### My favorite beer is on tap at RB. It is being served in small cognac snifters. It is pretty awesome. I hope it holds out long enough for me to get a little more of it. Enjoyed a snifter or two with interlagos. WE tried to get bluespark to come down and join us, but she would call off. Probably for the best, as these stewardess' came in and started talking to us about their love of guys who know good beers and ... well, I have said too much as is. Before the Stewardesses showed up, ther ewas a lady at the bar, who exclaimed "Who is this" as the opening chords of "Thje impression that I get" started playing. I told her it was the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and she aske dme if I wasn't sure it wasn't ... someone else, I forget who she said. Trust me, it was the Bosstones. Who can you confuse Dickey Barrett with vocally? A blender? #### Breakfast of Champions tomorrow. Winbgs and beers keep me sexy. And modest. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, June 26th, 2009
9:12 am	A list of things I am cooler than: More to come... (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
8:58 am	It's like turning my Twitter Icon green was POINTLESS!! I would like to congratulate the international community for sitting and watching as 10,000 protesters were massacred in Baharestan Square. I am so proud of the way we all have paid lip service to human rights. Don't worry, we are watching. We will document how savage the beatings you receive will be. Your horrible suffering will be clearly remembered and not altered or interfered with in any way. I am sure the UN will use the stongest wording possible when it condemns these actions. Maybe Columbia University can invite President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over again and he can speak to us and explain his stance on the suppression of dissent. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
2:11 pm	I just want to state that Rosario Dawson has entered the top 3 of the "List of Famous Women suicideking would nail like it was his GODDAMN JOB!" Behold the new triumverate: I should stock up on Gatorade now, just in case. (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
11:45 am	Ha! Glad to see you all survived the end of the world last night. As bluespark said, it was the end of Poltergeist out there. To brighten the day up a little, here is some hotness. She is so close to beign a human being, except: 1) She is like 4'6", which is a little short ofr a human 2) She is way too hot to be of this planet, and 3) Whatever alein overlord built her, they put her joints in wrong. Humans don't move like that. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, June 15th, 2009
10:48 am	I hate gatherings of people in general. I worked downtown yesterday. There was the Three Rivers Arts Festival, a sold out PSO performance of Mahler's second, 2 shows of Legally Blonde, a Pirates game AND a gay pride parade/block party. It was a tad crazy as far as parking and driving. Lucky for me I got in before it got too crazy and left in the window of lull just before everything ended right at 4pm. The Mahler crowd was curmudgeony about anyone other than them beign downtown. To be fair, there isn't normally a lot of traffic down here on Sundays. However,the calls i got whining and crying about how unfair it was that they were stuck in traffic got real old hella quick. Money lets you pawn off personal responsibility, I guess. It is our fault that you didn't bother to catch any news, so you didn't allow enough time to get here by 2:30? Yeah. The Arts fest... it's amazing the things people would rather have than money. It's overpriced, poorly made carny food and arts and crafts! Who was stumped trying to find a photo of downtown or that Dreamcatcher they have always wanted? On the plus side, there was a hot girl that performed named Dana Fuchs. Yes, I think you pronounce it just as think you do. Yes, it must have been a tough childhood. Yes, I am immature enough to be entertained by this. The gay pride activites were... well, to paraphrase BVR, "The Gay Pride movement has gone from 'We are a part of your community and we deserves some basic respect' to 'LOOK AT ME, DAMNIT!!'" I don't get why all of the lesbian acts looked like Ani Difranco, but who am I to judge? Outside of a drag queen stumbling in his heeels and almost falling into traffic in front of me, there was nothing to really report from what I saw of the Pride festivites. I was glad to get out of downtown and enjoy some wings and fancy beers. Oh, and OMG you guys, why didn't anyone tell me about Fatheads Arrogant Bastard Onion rings? SOrry, I guess I shoudl say "warn" me about htem? They were really good, but they stay spicy for the whole journey, if you dig my ditch. Rodney is still sitting in a bowl of yougurt and is afraid to drink any coffee, lest he reaggrivate his "condition." I faired a little better, but I can sympathize with what he is going through. Oh, and Saturday... I saw a dude with boobs. He was clearly a ... Mid-op transsexual? Big, broad shouldered dude with a Scar-Jo-like rack. So yeah... dude with boobs. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
5:53 pm	Captain Lou teaches you how to blade Get that camera off of him! He's doing wrestling business! (Comment on this)
12:41 pm	Who would have though that Misawa would have been the first Tiger mask to die? Mitsuharu Misawa, you sick elbow-throwing, dangerous head-dropping bastard, I hope it was painless. You were a Tiger Mask. You were a superstar in All Japan. You were a founder and a leader in NOAH. Seriously, Misawa v. Kawada for the triple crown is 1999 is about as perfect as a match can get. Brutal and emotionally investing. Here are the last 8 or so minutes. If you want to watch the whole thing, the guy has it posted in three segments: (Comment on this)
9:08 am	Last night she said "Oh baby, I feel so down..." Yesterday was a good day. Got my sweet Jim Gaffigan tickets. Proved that I can still produce and firing me was a huuuuuuuge mistake at the job. Enjoyed a few after work beers where my waitress looked like Lacey Chabert Oh, and I guess there was some hockey game or something? What a great win. What a great game. What a great series. It was amazing hockey. While it's easy to talk about all the bad calls we got, we did dodge some penalties last night. I will openly admit that we scored off of what should have been an icing call. However, all of the interference that Detroit got away with was pretty amazing. And that is hockey. You take the bad calls and the missed calls and you keep playing. Part of a team's worth is how well they weather those ups and downs. I was in high school when we lat had Lord Stanley's cup. I actually got into hockey the beginning of the 90-91 season, and I am sure that the Cup win that year helped keep me interested. I was downtown when we won, and to hear the yells and excitement coming from all over what I thought would be a deserted downtown at 10 pm was kinda cool. There was also a contingent of Detroit Tigers fans who had come over from the Pirate game, so they got into the local bars just in time to see the Pens dash their hopes. Schadenfreude. So, to the Pittsburgh Penguins, thank you for a great year of hockey. Oh, and if someone could pass along some words of condolence to Marian Hossa, I'd appreciate it. He was probably crying his eyes out... next to a leggy supermodel in a four star hotel. (Seriously, googling Marin Hossa for images is like googling Maxim's top 10 hottest chicks. Re-god-damn-diculous. Well played, sir. Well played.) (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
1:35 pm	it hurts me to say this, but Jane's has finally hit the wall. Last night, we went to see Street Sweeper Social Club/NIN/Jane's Addiction. For those who didn't know, SSSC are Tom Morello and Brad Wilk from RAtM, Bootsy from the Coup, and the bassist from Satelite Party. We only caught one song from Street Sweeper, which was good, but nothing you haven't already heard from RATM. Also, nothing kills the credibility of your mission statement to "Help the poor and feed the homeless" by following it with "do your part by texting STREET to 48411." And no, that isn't the real number to text. But I got to see Morello do his "unplugged" solo, so I was happy. NIN was, in a word, phenomenal. It is kind of a shame that Trent doesn't want to tour anymore, because he is such a good live act. I found myslef liking songs that he was performing whose recorded versions I dont care for, most notably Survivalism. He did a lot from PHM, which impressed me, as well as Burn (from Natural Born Killers.) Closer was noticably missing, but he did "Head Like a Hole," so all is forgiven. Jane's ... well, it is unfair to say Jane's sounded bad. The band sounded as good as always. The key problem was Perry, who decided to change how he was going to do his vocals. He sang around the melodies instead of with them. It really detracted from the songs. I get that you can get bored performing 20 year old songs the same way night after night at the tail end of a tour. I get that if anyone has a right to tinker with a song, it's the guys who wrote it. But part of what made Jane's songs so good were Farrell's vocals. The changes he made removed a lot of the power from them (the delivery more than the lyrics,) and the songs suffered for them, which was sad. They opened with Three Days, which was the one song I really wanted to hear. It was mediocre, but i was glad they did it. They did a few more songs (Whores, Pigs in Zen, Been Caught Stealin', Up the Beach/Ocean Size, ...then she did,) but the rain was getting to us and the performance wasn't worth the drenching, so we took off early and beat the rush (aka the Andy special.) So yeah, don't need to see Jane's again... or at least not willing to put much effort or money into seeing them again. But I got to see NIN's last tour (*snicker* does anyone believe that? It's like a pro-wrestler retiting. No one believes it's the end) for $10, so it was worth it. It has been 10+ years since I saw a show at Starlake... and now that I think about it, both shows had the same bassist. Weird. (Comment on this)