How I Survived My Flights

Trust me, it helped.

Image from I Can Has Cheezburger?, iirc. More later.

How Do You Spell Relief?

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N

and

B-O-T-C-O-N.

You have no idea how much I need this.

--Weasel, "Headin' on down to BotCon, gonna have myself a time!"

The Countdown Begins

Not long now.....

Today, I washed two of my Bumblebee shirts in preparation for BotCon. Only three more shirts to go and I'll have my whole wardrobe. :) I can't help but wonder if something is wrong with me, though. Normally by this time each year, I'm packed and ready. Not so much this time. I think I'm losing my geek touch. =/

After the laundry's done and packed, all I'll need to do is get a few more batteries for Spy Shot (my new digital camera) and I'll be pretty much set. I have more than enough memory for her, trust me.

Nerdvana, here I come. :)

If it were only that easy.....

If this were the case, I'd have left years ago.

From Lio .

Family Values, Anyone?

Mommy must be so proud.

The MySpace page, publicly available until Friday when it disappeared from the Internet, included cartoon depictions of rape, murder, torture and child molestation; photographs of soldiers with guns in their mouths; a photograph of a bound and blindfolded detainee captioned “My Sweet Little Habib”; accounts of illicit drug use; and a blog entry headlined by a series of obscenities and racial epithets.

But remember! It's the gays who are defective! This is just good old-fashioned family values!

...................

I'm gonna be sick.

I Hate Everything That has Ever Existed

Seriously. I do.

And of course, it's fucking limited. Couldn't have popped up at a worse time with BotCon, movie toys, a mortgage, etc. Primus, kill me now.

I'm gonna go cry now.

(Title/quote from here.)

You Can't Make This Shit Up

Jerry Falwell is dead

and

Fred Phelps is going to picket the funeral.

Can I get a WTF? here?!

All My Shines

Some people brag about their kids. I'm a geek. I brag about my Pokémon. So I present to you:

My Shiny Pokémon

Species: Tangela
Name: Vinelight
Gender: Male
Level 40
Found at Treasure Beach (LeafGreen)
Status: Traded to Pearl thanks to Prime, now in Party. No friendship yet.
Currently has 4 Ribbons.

Species: Roselia
Name: Blackthorn
Gender: Male
Level 5
Hatched on February 25, 2007 (Emerald)
Status: Traded to Pearl via Prime, now in Shinies box. No friendship yet.
Currently has 5 Ribbons.

Species: Palkia
Name:Vector Prime
Gender: None
Level: 60
Found at Spear Pillar after 34 resets on July 4th, 2007 (Pearl)
Current status: In Shinies box with Friendship maxed.
Currently has 13 Ribbons.

Species: Milotic
Name: MILOTIC
Gender: Male
Level: 30
GTS Trade: Originally a Belgian Feebas (Barpau) from Hoenn; Level 22. Was offered for trade for a Level 10+ Chimchar.
Met on August 10, 2007.
Current Status: Now in Shinies box, friendship maxed.
Currently has 10 Ribbons.

Species: Azelf
Name: Star Dust
Gender: None
Level: 50
Found at Valor Cavern on October 26, 2007
Current Status: In Shinies box, friendship maxed; awaiting grooming for Sinnoh Smart Contests.
Currently has 11 Ribbons.


Species: Spiritomb
Name: The Fallen
Gender: Female
Level: 25
Found at the Hallowed Tower on November 21, 2007
Current Status: In Shinies box, two small hearts- mid-level friendship established.
Currently has 9 Ribbons.

Species: Combee
Name: Zarak
Gender: Male
Level: 15
Found at a Honey Tree at the Valley Windworks late night Wednesday/early morning Thursday November 22, 2007
Current Status: In Shinies Box, friendship maxed.
Currently has 9 Ribbons.

Species: Sneasel

Name: SNEASEL

Gender: Female

Level: 34

Found via GTS on December 17, 2007. Offered for trade for any Latias. Was able to make trade thanks to Prime parting with one of his GTs traded Latiases.

Met at night on December 17, 2007.

Current Status: In Shinies box, no friendship establised.

Currently one ribbon (Gorgeous Ribbon).

May be traded to Prime.

Species: Charmander

Name: CHARMANDER

Gender: Male

Level: 1
Found late night January 8/early morning January 9 via GTS. Egg received on January 5, 2008. Was offered for trade for a Level 9 and under female Milotic.
Met early morning January 9, 2008.

Current Status: Currently in Shinies box, has not evolved, friendship maxed.

Currently has 11 Ribbons.

Species: Eevee
Name: イーブイ (Ībui)
Gender: Female

Level: 18

Found on GTS late nigh January 25, 2008. Originally met in the Trophy Garden on December 31, 2006. Was offered for trade for a Level 10 and up Ralts.

Met just after midnight on the night/morning of January 25/26, 2008.

Current Status: Currently in Shinies box, has not evolved and friendship is maxed.

Currently has 10 Ribbons.

Species: Riolu
Name:RIOLU
Gender: Male
Level: 1
Found on GTS late evening January 28, 2008. Egg received from Day-Care Couple and hatched on January 16, 2008 in Solaceon Town. Was offered for trade for a Level 30 and up Deoxys.
Met at 8:35 PM on January 28, 2008
Current Status: In Shinies box, no friendship established as of yet.
Currently has 2 Ribbons (Ribbon Syndicate).

Species: Golbat
Name: GOLBAT
Gender: Male
Level: 38

Found on GTS late evening Saturday February 9, 2008. Arrived from Hoenn; had been infected with PokéRus. Was offered up for trade for a Level 30 and up male Mothim.

Met at 11:15 PM on February 9, 2008.

Current Status: In Shinies box, holding Dread Plate; Friendship maxed.

Currently has 8 Ribbons.

Species: Deoxys*
Name: デオキシス (Deokishisu)
Gender: None
Level: 30
Found on GTS late night Sunday February 17, 2008. Arrived from Hoenn. Was offered up for trade for a Level 100 Deoxys.Traded a Level 100 Deoxys from GTS.
Met at 11:45 PM Sunday night.
Current Status: In Party, holding Mind Plate, Friendship maxed.
Currently has 9 Ribbons.

Species: Deoxys*
Name: デオキシス (Deokishisu)
Gender: None
Level: 30
Found on GTS late night Saturday February 23, 2008. Arrived from Hoenn. Was offered up for trade for any Palkia. Traded a Palkia from GTS.
Met at 12:15 am Saturday night.
Current Status: Traded to Prime. (You're welcome. Now stop lusting after my Sneasel! ;P)

Species: Golbat
Name: GOLBAT
Gender: Female
Level: 45
Found on GTS late night Tuesday March 11, 2008. Was originally met on Victory Road. Was offered for trade a Level 20 and up male Vibrava. Traded Vibrava from GTS.
Met at 11:45pm Tuesday night.
Current Status: In Shinies box, no Ribbons, no Friendship established and holding no items.

Species: Psyduck
Name: PSYDUCK
Gender: Female
Level: 41
Trade from Prime for a second shiny male Golbat that I found on GTS. Originally from Kanto, arrived on Oct. 25, 2007. Italian.
Met on Saturday March 15, 2008 during the late evening hours.
Current Status: In Shinies box, no Ribbons, no Friendship established, holding Mystic Water.


Species: Skitty
Name: Sammy
Gender: Male
Level: 40
Met at Route 222, Skitty number 45 in a chain of 54.
Met at midnight Friday March 21, 2008.
Current Status: In Party with 4 Ribbons, holding a Soothe Bell. Trying to establish Friendship.
May or may not be evolved to Delcatty.

Currently Breeding/Soft Resetting For:

Species: Vulpix
Name: None
Gender: Unknown
Level ?
Breeding began February 25, 2007
625 Eggs hatched

Shinies Up for Trade:
Currently none.

Expect this page to be updated as I progress in Pearl and begin chaining. Thanks for reading!

Credits: sprites are from Pokesho, all Pokémon are shown in their shiny forms except for Azelf, Spiritomb, Riolu, and Combee.

* I cannot verify the legitimacy of either shiny Deoxys due to the sheer number of shiny Deoxys that have popped up on GTS over the past few weeks. Unlike most of them, the two I traded for were at Level 30 and not 100, so I am inclinded to believe that they might actually be legit but I am not certain.

Sweet Sanity

It comes in a little box and only costs $35.00!

Hey, it's cheaper than therapy!

(Photo from Amazon)

The Son of the Return of Random Thoughts

Simply because it's been a while. Let's have at it, shall we?

*Mitt Romney is an ass. 'Nuff said.

*Don't worry, the melamine meat is okay to eat..... which is great because it's now been found in fish feed. I can see the new ad campaigns now- Long John Silver's: Yarr, Melamine! Red Lobster, for the Melamine Lover in You...

*I got my copy of Pokémon Pearl on April 26th. That game is the only reason I haven't completely lost my mind. Now all I need to do is catch up to Prime.

*I'm sorry, but this is just plain creepy. And am I the only one who thinks the Queen's visit is a non-story?

*This whole tainted food thing has me freaked out. I'm starting to wonder if photosynthesis is the way to go.

*It's May, which means we have about a month or so until BotCon. Not long until I reach Nerdvana.

*I can has lol? Yep, it's Star Trek, lolcats style. Read. Enjoy. You're welcome.

And that's all for today. Join us again when we pick the detritus from my brain and label it "Random Thoughts"

And It Gets Even Worse

The alert has been expanded.

So, photosynthesis anyone? That might be the safest thing right now.....

Plastic, the Other White Meat

First, we had the tainted pork. Now, we have tainted chicken.

And people wonder why in the hell I want to eat organic so often. =/

...and Miss Sakaki is crying...

Hunters kill one of the last Amur leopards living in the wild.

There just aren't enough tears.....

Situation Normal, All Fucked Up

It's not just in wheat gluten. Melamine is also being found in rice protein.

Oh, and remember how this stuff "didn't get into the human food supply"? Bullshit.

In California, state agriculture officials placed a hog farm under quarantine after melamine was found in pig urine there. Additional testing was under way to determine whether the chemical was present in the meat produced by American Hog Farm in Ceres since April 3, the state Department of Food and Agriculture said. (Emphasis mine)

Plastic. It's what's for dinner. If you'll pardon me, I'm going to go throw up now.

Why?

We all know what happened at Virgina Tech. We all know the details. We know it's a tragedy.

So why does Fred Phelps have to rub even more salt in the wound?

Why in God's name can't he just leave the families alone and let them mourn their losses in peace and dignity?

Does the man have no shame? No decency?

Why?

It Keeps Getting Worse

Whoever pulled this bullshit needs to go. Now. Because it's fairly obvious we are dealing with some class Alpha morons here.

According to AMERICAblog, the CFO of Menu Foods dumped his stock less than three weeks before the shit hit the fan.

Even worse? Some of that tainted pet food is still on store shelves.

Wanna get really pissed off? Head on over to Shakesville.

Way to go, idiots. I'd slap the lot of you, but shit splatters.

I'm switching Sammy's food again. I'm going to look for organic dry cat food. I won't be buying Iams again. Not after this. It's pretty obvious that they cannot be trusted.

Image from Creative Worlds

Cosmic Rust

I have been in the world's worst mood for the past two weeks. I have no idea why.

Maybe it's the stupidity at work. Maybe it's just the world in general. Again, I have no idea.

The sheer volume of idiots has seemingly risen in the past few weeks. And they've been walking through my lane. And it's pissing me off.

Prime and I have been hitting assloads of snags when it comes to the vacation. I could scream, but it won't do a damn bit of good.

Prime's been pissing me off quite a bit. It's probably due to my mood, but damn it's irritating as hell.

And we're getting snow in April. It's April, FUCK THE SNOW! We don't need it!


Picture from Creative Worlds, pissy attitude from the Weasel.

Way to Go, Asshats

You may have done this shit on purpose.

From CNN:

Contaminants that led to a massive recall of pet food could have been added intentionally, according to one theory being considered by the Food and Drug Administration.

"Somebody may have added melamine to the wheat gluten in order to increase what appears to be the protein level," the FDA's Stephen Sundlof told CNN on Friday.

Bravo. Way to go, you shits. Why would they do this? Simple answer: greed.

"Wheat gluten is a high-protein substance and by trying to artificially inflate the protein level, it could command a higher price. But that's just one theory at this point."
(Emphasis mine.)

Fuck this shit. I'll make my own damn cat food. It's brutally apparent I can't trust any of you fuckweeds.

--Weasel, pissed beyond words.

The Pet Food Recall

As most of you now know, there's been a huge pet food recall, affecting both cat and dog food. Usually, this sort of thing doesn't affect me.

Then, I read the newspaper this past Sunday. One of the recalled brands was Iams.

I occasionally give my cat a pouch of Iams wet food as a treat. Needless to say, I panicked.

Prime checked the remaining pouch of food we had in the pantry. It wasn't part of the recall. I dug out a pouch of chicken flavored food that I bought recently. Prime checked that one. With a serious look on his face, he told me to get the empty pouch of salmon we had fed Sammy two nights ago.

As it turned out, the salmon pouch was okay. The chicken was not; it was part of the tainted batch. I could have inadvertently fed Sammy something that could have sickened or killed him.

I pretty much lost it right then and there. I started crying. Prime managed to calm me down, but he was pretty upset, too. We were damned lucky. We dodged a potentially fatal bullet.

Sammy's fine, thank heavens. His appetite is great, he's full of energy, and just as goofy as ever.

The pouch went back to the store. I figure if I'm going to treat the cat to chicken, it'll be the real thing, not processed crap. I refuse to gamble with his health again.

How to Turn a Child Gay

Have Prince perform the Halftime show for the Superbowl. That'll turn 'em gay, alright.

I'd say this douchebag was acting stupid, but I don't think this is an act. I love the letter's closing line, though: Thanks CBS for turning my son GAY.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I leave that up to you.

--Weasel, "It don't get much stupider than this!"

Sounds About Right...

Or Left, actually.

What kind of extremist are you? Your Result: Left-Wing Extremist In all likelihood, you don't actually exist. You lied about your answers to see what would happen. If you did actually believe the things you claim, you would be a social pariah, you would have difficulty finding a respectable job, and no media figure would let you come within a mile of them.
Right-Wing Extremist
Rational Person
Moderate Extremist
What kind of extremist are you? Make a Quiz

It's Been One of Those Weeks

You know the kind.

Artwork from Star Trek Inspirational Posters, depression from the Weasel.

Prepare the Barf Bags

You're gonna be sick.

I should warn you, the following video is disturbing and disgusting. If you cannot handle images of animal abuse, don't you dare click the link.

For those of you who have now fortified your constitutions, click here.

Yes, believe what you are seeing. US soldiers harassing an injured dog. And laughing about it. Yes, you heard one of them correctly; he wanted to go and kill it.

Yes, this is real. PETA is on it now.

Yep, I'm proud to be an American, all right. Pardon me whilst I spend the next forty-five minutes hurling the remains of my dinner into the nearest toilet.

For God's Sake, STFU!!

According to Jesus General, Michael Garbage Savage has been dropped by CAA because of a hate-filled rant directed at Melissa Etheridge. Good. I'm glad some people have some decent functioning brains out there in the real world.

Garbage Savage does not, as you can see:

"I don't like a woman married to a woman. It makes me want to puke. ... I want to vomit when I hear it. I think it's child abuse."

Garbage Savage goes on:

"Normal people are like Mommy and Daddy. Mommy and Daddy are normal."

Oh really, you festering pile of dog vomit?! Having a Mommy and a Daddy makes you "normal" and having two same sex parents is child abuse?!

Dear gods, you really are shit-brained jackass, aren't you?

You want to hear about child abuse? Do you, you brain-dead Neanderthal? Talk to my mother. She'll tell you, in brutal detail, what it was like living with an abusive drunk. She'll tell you how her "father" beat the living shit out of her, her mother and her eight siblings. She'll tell you how she was kicked out of the house at the age of 18 because her "father" didn't want to deal with her anymore. In his eyes, she was an adult and not his responsibility. She was homeless for a number of months before my great-grandmother took her in. She'll also tell you how it took the state of North Carolina 20+ years to finally catch on to what was going on. Once the state intervened and took my Aunt DeeDee away, the alcoholism got the better of my mother's father. He committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. It was 20 years too late. The drunken son of a bitch should have done it a hell of a lot earlier and spared his family a lot of pain.

Is that enough for you, dumbass? Or does Prime need to tell his story? He was raised by a Mommy and a genetic material donor (I won't call that pile of human feces Prime's father; he certainly was not) and his life was hell. Or does that not count because he was raised in a "normal" family?

Because if you consider this "normal", you are more fucked up in the head than I ever would have imagined.

Yes, I'm pissed off, even more so than usual. I have a killer sore throat, and hearing about this rotting pile of bovine fecal matter sends me over the edge. For most of my life, I've seen the damage that can be done to a child thanks to an abusive parent. The idea that having a Mommy and a Daddy makes a child's family life is full of sunshine and rainbows is bullshit. I was lucky; my childhood was mostly stable. But for every story like mine, there are stories like Prime and my mother. I long for the day we can have actual stable and loving two parent homes. Until then, to hell with the idea of the "normal family": it doesn't fucking exist.

Night of the Roses

For the past few months, so many I've lost count, I've been trying to breed for a shiny Roselia on my Pokémon Emerald game. I've doing this in the hopes of transferring said Roselia to Pokémon Pearl in order to get a shiny Roserade. I've been doing this for so long, that I was certain that I would never see any results at all. Every Roselia I hatched was plain vanilla normal.

Until this past Saturday night/Sunday morning.

After my shower this Saturday night, I decided to play a couple of rounds of Emerald. I'd hatch a couple of eggs, save up, then got to bed. You know, nothing unusual or out of the ordinary. If I had only known....

I hatched one Roselia egg. It was a male, normal color, with unspectacular stats. So, I released him and went back to hatching my other eggs.

At 12:43 am, Sunday February 25, it happened.

I hatched the second in my party. I wasn't expecting the sight that greeted me. It was a Roselia, as I had thought, but it was different.

Its green was brighter, more eye-catching. Instead of a blueish face, mine was sporting a shade of yellow. But it was the blooms that gave it away: I wasn't seeing red and blue flowers. I was staring at purple and black roses.

After all those months, my persistence had finally paid off. My brand new Roselia was shiny.

My hands shaking, I managed to give it a nickname: Blackthorn, since it's a male. Had it been female, it would have been BlackRose. After I finished typing in the name, I saved the game and did the only thing a level headed person would do: I screamed.

Prime, who was in the den, yelled "What's wrong?" I screamed back, "SHINY ROSELIA!" He tore up the stairs to get a look. I think he was a bit surprised, too. After so many months, it finally happened.

That was two days ago, and I'm still in a state of shock. Part of me simply cannot believe that I finally have that Roselia, that I'll be able to trade it over to Pearl in a few months and get a shiny Roserade. But I can turn on my Game Boy Advance SP and see it, sitting in my PC, waiting.

I'm a little disappointed that I'm no longer breeding for a shiny Roselia, but I have other projects now. I popped a female Vulpix and a male Ninetails into daycare that night.

I'm hoping for a shiny Vulpix. Sumomo if female. Argent if male. Wish me luck.

--Weasel, "This shiny hunting thing has gotten under my skin. I'm startin' to like it."

Saying Good-bye

As I write this, I have the ending theme from Wolf's Rain, Gravity, running through my head. For some reason, I feel it fits. I don't know why.

And I'm doing everything in my power not to cry right now. But it's tough. It's really, really tough.

It's with a heavy heart that I type this news: Walker Edmiston, the voice of Inferno from The Transformers, has died.

To say that I am saddened is putting it mildly. Transformers was a huge part of my life when I was a kid; it made a huge impact on me. I emulated many of the Autobots and idolized them as heroes. A lot of my morals and values came from that simple little cartoon show. And hearing the news that we've lost another member of the cast is quite a blow to me.

I never had a chance to meet Mr. Edmiston. He never made an appearance at a BotCon. I never had a chance to get a G1 Inferno toy autographed by him, never had the chance to hear him tell any tales of doing voiceover work with the rest of the Transformers cast, never had a chance to tell him how much I appreciated the work he did. And that hurts. It really hurts.

I'll never be able to tell him in person, so I'll try to say it here: Farewell, Mr. Edmiston. Thank you for the work you did as Inferno. I wish I could have had the chance to meet you, to tell you how much I enjoyed your work. I'll miss you.

Been a long road to follow
Been there and gone tomorrow
Without saying goodbye to yesterday
Are the memories I hold still valid?
Or have the tears deluded them?
Maybe this time tomorrow
the rain will cease to follow
and the mist will fade into one more today
Cause the road keeps on telling me to go on...
Something is pulling me.
I feel the gravity of it all.

And John Edwards Took This Yutz Seriously......

We can't find fault with the Catholic Church, but what the hell, let's hear a good old fashioned gook joke.

Wow. Seriously. Wow.

Oh, and John-boy? Fuck you. I refuse to vote for your sorry ass. I don't give a damn that she offered her resignation, you didn't do or say much to actually help the sitch. So, take your "personally offended by previous writings" bullshit and cram it. I'm almost glad you didn't end up as VP, you nauseating douche.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go puke now.

Info from AMERICAblog. Rage from the Weasel.

I (Heart) Toyfare

Thanks to Toyfare we have a nice listing of new Pokémon names. There's also a shitload of Transformers Movie merchandise; TFW2005 has some updates.

.......

Gods, I'm gonna be broke this summer.

I'm Speechless.... Shocked, Really

Anna Nicole Smith is dead.

I honestly don't know what to say about all this. Really. I'm not kidding.

--Weasel, picking her jaw up off of the floor

The Wrath of Spocko!

Forget the "Wrath of Khan".

Spocko's back, baby! Woo Haaaaaaaaaaa!!

One gunned salute to Online Blogintegrity for the vid.

Get Well Wishes

I honestly had no clue about this.

Liberal Texas columnist Molly Ivins has been hospitalized in her ongoing battle with breast cancer, her assistant said Friday.

Be strong and get well soon, Ms. Ivins. We need you now more than ever.

A one gunned salute to AngryBlackBitch for the news.

That's Some Mighty Powerful Stupid

Seriously, wow.

How can anyone be so fucking stupid clueless?

One gunned salutes to Sadly, No! and Firedoglake for the info.

Oh Yeah

I want this fuckin' shirt. I would wear it while shopping just to piss people off. :)

Um, Creepy Much?

Is it just me, or does this guy just seem like a snake oil salesman?

Oh, and you're gonna love the list of naughty bands.

One gunned salute to Jesus General for the linkage.

This Is Some Scary Shit

You have to watch this video. It is disturbing. Truly disturbing.

A one gunned salute to Liberty Street and Shakespeare's Sister for the info.

The Bitch is Back! (Redux)

Been meaning to blog about this, but thanks to a ten ton sack of bullshit, I haven't had the chance. 'Til now. Enjoy.

Does this dumb twit even know how to STFU?!

I mean, seriously. You lost. Fucking deal with it.

A Loganville mother who claims Harry Potter books promote wickedness and witchcraft said she will appeal the state's decision to allow the best-selling books to remain in Gwinnett school libraries.

Laura Mallory, who has three children in elementary school, said Wednesday she has requested an appeal of her case to Gwinnett Superior Court.

Mallory has said the books should be removed from all Gwinnett County public schools.

County school board members said the books are tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination. In May, the county decided to deny Mallory's request.

The state board did not consider the merits of the books in making its decision. Instead, board members were asked to determine whether Gwinnett had properly handled Mallory's complaint. Without discussion, objection or comment, the members upheld the school system's procedure — much to Mallory's chagrin.

"I really feel like they haven't addressed all the issues that I've raised," Mallory said after the state board decision in December.

Mallory said Wednesday she's ready for a legal fight. She said she's contacted a potential expert witness to lend support to her case. And she said supporters who urged her to press on have sent her "significant donations" to help pay legal fees.

I have but one thing to say to all this:



A one gunned salute to Shakespeare's Sister for the info.

(Insert Scream Here)

I've had it with this month. It needs to end. NOW.

Seriously, anymore stupidity that happens this month, and I'm gonna go postal. This is not a joke.

First, we lost our LCD monitor. The backlight burned out. This lovely little incident left us without any real net access for a good long while. We're now using a CRT monitor, but it feels like a huge step down. We'd love to get the LCD monitor fixed, but I'm betting that ten to one there will be no user serviceable parts inside. And trying to get it fixed will probably cost more than a new one.

Then, I caught the stomach bug from hell, and passed it to Prime. It hit him worse than it hit me. He's just now gotten over it.

Because we both felt like shit for at least two weeks, Prime and I were sniping at each other constantly. It was as though we were both ready to start a fight about something. anything, to get our minds off of feeling so lousy. All this did was lead to hurt feelings. (Sorry about all that bullshit, Prime. You forgive me?)

The fucking monster cold that I caught in December is still clinging on; I still have coughing fits from this bullshit. They mostly occur at night, just before bed. And I am dead sick of swallowing cold medication just to get a decent night's sleep.

My transfer went through in October, which is great, but the manager I am under has been in the world's pissiest mood lately; he's been threatening people with termination for nothing more than cracking jokes. I am now walking on eggshells, trying to stay the hell out of his way. And I am forced to wonder if this really was such a great idea.

Now our vacation plans are in jeopardy. We may have to cancel our reservation with our hotel of first choice because we've been screwed out of the special rate for one night. We may have to jump ship to a secondary hotel, which I don't really want to do. (All the good shit happens at the primary hotel.) But we gotta do what we gotta do, like it or not. I am still extremely pissed off about all of this, though.

Great start to 2007, no?

Fuck this month. Let's head straight to February and beyond, starting NOW.

Fear It!

There's been an update on TFW2005, dealing with upcoming TF movie merchadise. You can find the complete list here, but for your convience I'll just post it here.

TRU Canada Listings for TF Movie Merch

as listed by Protoform X of the 2005 boards

Cyber Stompin Robot Asst. Sku 470767 $29.99
Transtech Roleplay Asst. Sku 4707329 $19.99
TF Movie Unleashed Asst. Sku 470988 $29.99
Ultimate Bumblebee Sku 470686 $129.99
Unicron Moive Statue Sku 468363 $179.99
Movie Helmet Roleplay Asst. Sku 470791 $39.99
Prime Arm Blaster Sku 470848 $39.99
Articulated Keychain Asst. Sku 453536 $4.99
Cyber Slammers Asst. Sku 470821 $12.99
Fast Action Battlers Asst. Sku 471003 $14.99
Movie Action Figures Asst. Sku 470392 $14.99 <-----i think this is the Human Characters
movie DLX Asst. Sku 470708 $14.99
Movie Leader Asst. Sku 471046 $69.99
Movie Legends Asst. Sku 470961 $5.99
Movie Plush Asst. Sku 470864 $14.99
Movie Robot Heroes Asst. Sku 470902 $7.99
Movie Voyager Asst. Sku 470716 $29.99
Real Gear Robots Asst. Sku 470651 $9.99 <-----the roleplay bots we've been seeing?
Starscream Blaster Sku 470856 $39.99
Undercover Boxset Asst Sku 453447 $24.99
Opimus Prime Mini Head Sku 467839 $39.99

All I can say is: ULTIMATE BUMBLEBEE!! FEAR IT, BEEE-YOTCH!!! WOOOO HAAAAAAAAAAAA!! (Prime's gonna hate me; I'll want at least three!)

--Weasel, excited nerd-bot unable to wait for 7-4-2007

OH SHIT!

He's got a gun!

For the love of God, people, STAY INDOORS!! And wear your kevlar facemasks!!

--Weasel, "Cheney's got a gun.... AGAIN!"

One gunned salute to AMERICAblog.

EDIT 6:12pm CST: Found this little YouTube vid, thought y'all might like it.

In other news: Cheney misses the quail, bags the Hubble instead.

Fuck Disney

Seriously, Disney can go fuck themselves.

I wish I could tell you that I won't be bringing anymore of Disney's tripe into my house, but I cannot. The sorry ratfuckers have me by the short curlies: they have the exclusive rights to Hayao Miyazaki's masterpieces here in the states. I'm pretty much forced to pay that grinning pile of rodent feces blood money.

Dammit.

I can only hope that the money I pay lines the pockets of Miyazaki-san, who is a true genius, and not the hack who greenlighted the 37th Beauty and the Beast straight to DVD release. =/

--Weasel, "One can hope."

One gunned salutes to Jesus General and Firedoglake.

PS: If you have no idea who Miyazaki is, please take the time to find out. And for goodness sakes, check out his animated masterpieces. They put our current animated tripe to shame. Trust me on this. You won't be sorry.

Oh Holy Fuck

It seems someone brought a cell phone to Saddam's execution.

Worse yet, the video footage is now on the net. Be warned, it's said to be graphic. (I myself refuse to watch it.)

This makes the Saddam hangman look tasteful.

A huge one gunned salute for AmericaBlog for the info.

--Weasel, "How in the hell was this allowed to happen?!"

Out With the Old

In with the new!

2007 is coming and I am ready for it. Ten to one, it'll be a much better year than this year. And here are a few reasons why (in no particular order):

*BotCon will be held during summer, not fall.

*The Transformers live action movie hits theatres July 4th.

*Pokémon Diamond and Pearl will hit the States on April 22nd.

*Tons 'o TFs, thanks to the movie.

*New TF series.

*One full year in the house (hopefully the first of many).

*New Pokémon items, thanks to Jakks Pacific :).

*A nice, long, healthy summer.

*Pokémon Battle Revolution. 'Nuff said.

And last but not least......

*Only two years left and the Shrub is pruned!!! Hot damn!!

--Weasel, "Pop the cork, baby! Bring it on!"

Can I Get a "WTF?" Here?!

Why the fuck would this bullshit even be an issue?

Seriously, why in the flying fuck would anyone want to see that? I sure as hell wouldn't. But, hey what the hell do I know? I'm a soy eatin', pansy-ass, bleedin' heart lib.

A one-gun salute to Simply Left Behind for the info.

In the Spirit of the Season

I give you the gift of Weird Al. Enjoy.



--Weasel, "The classic Xmas songs are always the best."

4

Still down with this damn cold; it's been a week and I still feel like hammered shit. My voice keeps waiting to cut out, I feel like I swallowed mud and I'm constantly tired.

I hate cold and flu season.

I hate December.

As you might have guessed, I'm not exactly in the "Chri$tma$ spirit". I probably won't be for the next few Chri$tma$ seasons, if ever. This same thing happened to me several years ago, when I broke up with my idiot ex. It took quite a few years before I got my "holiday mojo" back.

It may not happen this time.

I may just say to hell with Chri$tma$ altogether. I've just gotten too damn cynical to celebrate much of anything anymore.

7

I feel like hammered shit.

Caught the cold from hell last Friday and the bastard is still hanging on. All I want to do is sleep. That and dose myself with cold medication, for all the good that shit does. (The only reason I'm conscious now is because I need to eat.) I'm congested, I feel hot and cold at the same time, and my ears are completely plugged.

This sucks.

Perfect beginning to a shitty month. Time to crash, again.

11

It's officially December, the ass end of the year. Time for Chri$tma$ shopping, holiday parties and people getting drunk for next to no reason. Hoo-ray.

It's also the anniversary of Wavebreaker's death.

I hate December. It's too damn cold. It's "holidays" are too damn fakey and it has the dubious distinction of giving us the longest night of the year.

And we had a death in the family, not one year ago.

Can we just fast-forward through this wretched month? 2007 will be much, much better.

Why Do They Deserve This?

Un-fucking-believable.

Fred Phelps is a fucking moron. Does he even have a functioning brain anymore? What, were these poor kids members of the Sodomy Squadron or something?

Seriously. What. The. FUCK?!

A big hat tip to Pam's House Blend for the 411.

--Weasel, finding that her migraine has come screaming back at double strength....

Mixed Nuts

With plenty of cashews for your enjoyment!

A Brazilian woman claims her cat just had... wait for it: puppies!
Can we say "genetically impossible"? Of course we can!

The residents of Shiloh, IL. are crapping their collective pants over a picture book dealing with gay penguins. Ummm, ut-oh. There goes the idea that gays make lousy parents.

Oh, and PETA needs to do a little research. Way to go, guys!

And lastly, a Public Service Announcement: If you live near a port, keep your cat indoors! 'Nuff said.

And this has been your helping of "Mixed Nuts". Hope you've enjoyed your serving. Until next time, this is......

--Weasel, signing off.

Saying "Hi" to Kathy Griffin

Yep, I'm a D-lister. Yay me. :)

Truly Frightening

Found this little gem while surfing the net. I warn you, this is not for the faint of heart.

A big thank you goes out to Fundies Say the Darnedest Things!

Where Have You Gone, America?

Where have you gone?

The combined $39.1 million bond for the workers and their supporters is far and above the normal amount of bail set for people accused of even violent crimes in Harris County. While each of the non-violent protestors is being held on $888,888 bail ...

* For a woman charged with beating her granddaughter to death with a
sledgehammer, bail was set at $100,000;

* For a woman accused of disconnecting her quadriplegic mother's breathing
machine, bail was set at $30,000;

* For a man charged with murder for stabbing another man to death in a bar
brawl, bail was set at $30,000;

* For janitors and protesters charged with Class B misdemeanors for past
non-violent protests, standard bail has been set at $500 each.

More than 5,300 Houston janitors are paid $20 a day with no health insurance, among the lowest wages and benefits of any workers in America.

Only in America. So much for the terrorists hating us because we're free.

--Weasel, left to cry "America my country, where have you gone?"

"He's Thinking for Himself...! Get Him!"

So much for the idea that college campuses are liberal havens.

At least the victim is suing over this bullshit.

Thanks to AmericaBlog for the update.

Weasel, "This is some serious bullshit!"

Welcome to Amerikka

I cannot fucking believe this.

It is the most sickening thing I've ever seen.

What the fuck happened to my goddamned country?

Seriously, what the FUCK?! What the in the hell happened to my country? How in the flying fuck could something as gods awful as this happen in a "free society" such as ours?

This goes beyond the pale. I'm too pissed to even think straight.

Maybe this'll help calm me down.

I leave you with this:

Now, this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for

Your Public Service Announcement

Birth control: It's a damn good idea!



This message brought to you by:

--Weasel, who reminds you that kids in the car cause accidents, while accidents in the car cause kids!

In Honor of My Fucking Ex

In memory of my ex, aka Frankie the Fuck-Up, I post this little gem from YouTube.



Let the healing begin, baby.

Something's Rotten in Denmark

Actually, it's the US, but you get the idea.

"Peterson objected to the interrogation techniques used on prisoners. She refused to participate after only two nights working in the unit known as the cage. Army spokespersons for her unit have refused to describe the interrogation techniques Alyssa objected to. They say all records of those techniques have now been destroyed. ...".

.............

"But on the night of September 15th, 2003, Army investigators concluded she shot and killed herself with her service rifle," the documents disclose.

Riiiiiiiiiight. To quote Baby Herman: "The whole thing stinks like yesterday's diapers."

Massive thanks to Jesus' General for giving us the 411.

--Weasel, "The truth? You can't handle the truth!"

Today

Today is a special day indeed: it is Dan Gilvezan's birthday.

Dan is a true celebrity in every sense of the word: funny, charming down-to-Earth and a wonderful human being. I am extremely fortunate that I was given the opportunity to meet him twice. He is an example of Hollywood's finest.

Have a wonderful day, Dan. The world's a much better place with you in it.

This Had Better be a Fucking Joke

For the love of God people, please tell me this is a fucking joke.

If it ain't, I'm gonna need morphine for the migraine that will result from this bit of idiocy.

Seriously, wow.

--Weasel, who just broke her brain reading that little "piece".

STFU!

I mean, damn! How fucking stupid do ya gotta be?

Referring to the recent rash of deadly assaults at schools, Mallory said books that promote evil — as she claims the Potter ones do — help foster the kind of culture where school shootings happen. That would not happen if students instead read the Bible, Mallory said.

No, instead we would have daily stonings. Or daily burnings at the stake. Or daily... oh fuck it. You get the idea.

Bitch, please. Your fifteen microseconds of fame are over. Now please dissipate like the fart in the wind you are. You'll be doing the world a favor.

--Weasel, looks like somebody needs a nice, tall glass of "Go fuck yourself, dumbass".

One Last Update

I'll be on vacation for most of the week. When I get back, I'll update.

A quick aside: DA, I wish you could be there, man. I'm really gonna miss you.

--Weasel, needs this vacation bad

Fuck You, American

Seriously, fuck you.

I refuse to fly your airline ever again. I hope you asshats go bankrupt.

--Weasel, "Someone needs to have their ass fired for this bullshit."

Score!

I got a really cool surprise when I checked the mail today: my Mew DS (which I laid claim to most loudly) was sitting with the rest of the mail.

It's in pretty good shape, for a used game system. I just need to bust out my DS starter kit, which is sitting in a layaway, and find the Mew DS top cover (doink, found it, thanks be to Prime for braving a box forest) I ordered from the Pokémon Center and I'll be ready. Ready to wait for the next six months to pass so I can get my hands on Diamond and Pearl...or more accurately, whichever of the two I will actually play, as Prime will get the other.

Things seem pretty quiet on the job front. My transfer is now in motion. I have no idea when everything will be finalized. It may take a bit; I'm one of a large group of associates who are trying to transfer out. No one enjoys their jobs anymore.

We are hemorrhaging associates. We are down 30 cashiers, have fewer people on the sales floor and in ICS, and the management is now trying like hell to hire new people. Not that they'll last. New associates never last more than a few weeks.

Oh well, enough of the downer. I'm going to admire my DS.

--Weasel, thinking of getting a few DS games to help ease the pain of waiting. Trozei, Nintendogs, maybe Magnetica for Prime if he's good...

Steve Would NOT Approve!

Seriously, stop it.

Acting like this will not bring Steve Irwin back. And do you honestly believe he would approve of this behavior? I sincerely doubt it. So, whoever is doing this: knock it off. NOW.

End of Summer

The calendar may still say summer, but I beg to differ. The leaves are beginning to change, the nights are getting cooler, the days are steadily growing shorter.

This sucks.

I really didn't have a chance to enjoy summer and poof, now it's gone. Never got a chance to hit the pool or the lake. Never got a chance to take a nice, long walk in the park. Never got enough free time to do anything I wanted.

On the bright side, I have vacation (and BotCon!) coming up in a couple of weeks. Gods, how I need the time away.

It'll feel damn good to see my friends again, to hang out, shoot the shit, and forget about my lousy job.

BotCon can't come soon enough.

--Weasel, "Nineteen days and counting."

Fuck You, Disney

Seriously. Fuck you.

And a big old go fuck yourself, Scholastic.

Gods, how I wish another studio had gotten the rights to distribute Studio Ghilbi's films here in the states. Then I could completely cut that craphole called Disney out of my life.

--Weasel, "The Ministry of Truth couldn't be prouder."

Fade to Black

"Conserving koala bears is easy. When it comes to conserving the nasties like spiders, snakes and crocodiles, and things that kill you and eat you, it's a different story to get people to value those animals. People say, 'What the hell are you conserving them for?' and he made a strong contribution in making people think a lot more about the values of conserving these animals."

So long, Steve. I'll miss you. You did one helluva job.