I Don't Feel a Damn Bit Safer

Found this little gem at God is for Suckers.
Starting October the first, they'll be watching us. Cue up Sting and that '80s song about stalking.

From the source:

Beginning in October 2007 the Department of Homeland Security will open a new office called the National Applications Office (NAO) charged with civil/domestic intelligence gathering. This new division of Homeland Security was conceived entirely by the Executive Branch, with no Congressional input, and will serve as a clearinghouse for requests to access the data provided by military spy satellites, with a resolution of inches, to view the territorial United States. During the hearing Charles Allen, Assistant Secretary for Intelligence & Analysis told Chairman Bennie Thompson that their legal and civil rights oversite concerns were misplaced. […] The plan is for the NAO to serve as a clearing house for law enforcement requests to access the spy satellite data upon NAO’s approval. That approval will be granted through inhouse review, with no Judicial oversite, and no explaination forth coming to the Committee as to what, exactly, the guidelines for approval would be. The legal staff of both Homeland Security and the NAO declined to attend the hearings, claiming, according to Chairman Thompson that they did not wish to appear on a panel that included the ACLU.

Boy, I feel safer already. Don't you?



Pic from LOL BOTS. Trust me, if it were Bumblebee watching over me, I'd feel a helluva lot safer.

And People Wonder Why I Moved

It wouldn't be because of this bullshit, would it? Nah.

Wow, way to go idiots. So much for the "liberal" educational system. Makes NC colleges look all warm and inviting, doesn't it? You know, there's a reason I called UNC-Wilmington UNC-Worthless.....

--Weasel, "What liberal educational system? I didn't know that even existed."

What in the Flying Shitfuck?!

From the "You Can't Make this Shit Up" files and found via Canadian Cynic:

Freddie Phelps' clan is set to picket Senator Craig.

From the mouth of the dear brain deficient asshole Reverend:

"Thank God for revealing a bit of truth about Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho; and, by a logical extension, about the United States Congress."

You know, Phelps, I would quit speaking for God. You may just piss him off. Royally.


Completely unsure where I found this pic. If I can ever find the exact URL, I will give credit.

Update from the Living Dead

I would have posted sooner, but I haven't felt up to it.

Truth be told, I've only really felt like sleeping. Eating? Forget about it. Been sick since Wednesday and am just now feeling somewhat human. (Hey, I can actually consume semi-solid food! The joy!)

Future updates will happen when I feel less like total ass. Until then, I retire.

--Weasel, "I'm sick of sleeping and tired of Jell-O. This sucks!"

I Pray to the Gods of Pop Culture that This be Bullshit

Seriously. What. The. Fuck?!

It's all rumor at this point, but Good Lord. This does not look good.

I Honestly Don't Know What to Say

Pavarotti is dead.

I'm shocked, honestly. I thouhgt he'd stay around a helluva lot longer.

Is It October Yet?

Amazon.com has a track listing for the upcoming Transformers movie score.
It is safe to say that I will wear out track number 7 and repeatedly skip number 16.

--Weasel, excited little nerd-bot :)

Well, I'm Hell-bound!

At least, according to this lovely website.

Transformers is on their "Blasphemy List". I've seen it five times. Guess my soul is damned to hell, huh?

Ye gods, the stupid is killing me......



Pic from I Can Has Cheezburger?

Why Was I Not Informed?!

I don't care what in the hell I have to do to get this poster, but I will have it.
He will grace my wall!!

--Weasel, "Words don't do it justice... it's just too beautiful..."

Aftersqueal: Wouldn't mind getting this shirt either, even if it is unofficial.

Round Two....

And here we go again!

Wal-Mart has been quietly pulling dog treats off of their shelves since July. The products were Chinese made and might have sickened pets.

So why hasn't anything really been done about this? Where the hell is the outrage over this latest round of recalls? What's it going to take to stop this bullshit?

The stupidity just makes my head hurt.

Warning Sign created here.

Holy. Shit.

I heard about this a few days ago, but I haven't had a chance to blog about it.

It's been discovered that, under the right conditions, space dust can come to life.

SCIENTISTS have discovered that inorganic material can take on the characteristics of living organisms in space, a development that could transform views of alien life.

When Prime read the article to me my heart quite literally leaped for joy. Non-organic life can exist out there in the universe. A ripple of hope ran through me.

An international panel from the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Max Planck institute in Germany and the University of Sydney found that galactic dust could form spontaneously into helixes and double helixes and that the inorganic creations had memory and the power to reproduce themselves.

Suddenly, the idea of "autonomous robotic lifeforms" from another planet doesn't sound so far-fetched.

I wish it weren't raining right now. I'd love to go stargazing tonight.

The Apocolypse is Nigh

Jenna's engaged.

Jenna Bush, 25, is marrying Henry Hager, 28, a former White House aide who used to work with Karl Rove.

The groom to be is a former aide to Karl Rove?! ::insert canned wolf howl from American Dad::

To steal a quote from an obscure 90s cartoon called Animaniacs: "Be afraid. Be very afraid."

The Results are In!

Why am I not really surprised?

Which 2007 Transformer are you?

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Well, at least I'd look good in yellow.

I Feel Safer Already

Bush is trying to fast track executions.

The Bush administration is preparing to speed up the executions of criminals who are on death row across the United States, in effect, cutting out several layers of appeals in the federal courts so that prisoners can be "fast-tracked" to their deaths.

Good old W. He truly cares about the living.

President Bush has always been a death penalty enthusiast. The 152 prisoners he dispatched to their deaths in his eight years as governor of Texas set a high-water mark unmatched before or since.

I'm so glad GW is watching over us. I'm sure Joe Amrine feels the same.

Four years ago, a Missouri man, Joe Amrine, was released after 17 years on death row after the collapse of all evidence that led to his conviction for a jail murder. The state argued, with a straight face, that even the establishment of innocence was not a reason to stop his execution, because nothing had been procedurally incorrect about his original trial. Again, it was a federal appeals court that weighed in on Amrine's behalf.

I'll sleep soundly tonight, yessiree. No worries here. Wait, is that the thud of boots on the pavement?

Ah, it's just my imagination.

......

I hope.

Only in America

We are spending billions in Iraq, but some people can't afford health care.

According to court documents filed Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, Stanley Reimer walked his wife to the balcony of their apartment and kissed her before throwing her over.

The reason?

According to the court records, she had no health insurance to pay for medical bills that ranged from $700 to $800 per week.

What the hell is wrong with this country? Where are the protests over this? Does anyone even care? Or are we too damn busy pissing our lives away over Britney Spears and Paris Hilton?

What happened to America? Where did my country go? I weep for our future, for it is grim indeed.

A shoutout to Shakespeare's Sister for the info.

The Top Thirteen: BotCon 2007 Edition

I'm listening to 80s music, which helps "get me in the mood", so to speak. So without further adieu, here are my personal favorite moments from this year's BotCon. Enjoy the geekiness, if you will.

13) Bonding with a Beatmix Bumblebee and causing Prime and our friend Shawn to nearly puke.
Beatmix Bumblebee happens to be sound activated, so when I started talking to a demo version at the Providence Place Sharper Image, it responded. So I kept talking. And it kept reacting. Within a few minutes, it had obviously taken a liking to me..... and Prime and Shawn were trying to suppress their gag reflexes. Easily one of the most fun and geeky moments I experienced. The little bugger won me over so much that two days later, I bought one.

12) Prime injuring himself at the customizing class.
The hazards of being a guy who works with his hands. Prime managed to stab himself in the hand with a screwdriver while assembling his custom figure. When I met up with him after coming back from the tours, he was sporting a homemade bandage. And I thought I was supposed to be the klutz around here. :)

11) The awesome swag.
The exclusive toys, the exclusive hotel keycards, the freebie bag for the cocktail party. We got lots of killer stuff, which helps keep the memories fresh. My personal favorite? The hotel keycard from the Westin. Bumblebee, of course.

10) Made in China? Melamine!
This became a running gag between me and my friend, DA. He'd point out something was Chinese in origin and I'd yell out, "Ut-oh! Melamine!". Then, we'd both laugh. Don't ask.

9) Running on 2 hours of sleep, a handful of tortilla chips, a shitload of caffeine and still feeling fine!
The unwritten rule at any convention is "Thou shalt not eat or sleep". It may sound exhausting (and it is) but while you're there, you realize you don't really miss sleep or food. Caffeine, however, is a necessity, since adrenaline can only do so much.

8) The dealer room.
The dealer room has always been the heart of BotCon. The dealer room is where you meet friends, look for deals and just hang out. This year was no exception. If you wanted good deals and good conversation, you hit the dealer room. I never wanted to leave.

7) The Sector Seven Experience.
If you were lucky enough to hit the Hasbro Toy Shop room, you probably saw a big semi near the back of the room. No, not that one; this one had a a trailer. If you decided to stand in line, you were let in and treated to the Sector Seven experience, which was actually quite fun. A pair of "agents" told you about N.B.E.s (Transformers) and you got a glimpse of some of the footage from the movie. Just make sure you didn't react to the word "Transformer", or one of the agents would start to question you. (It happened to me! An agent asked if I had any aches or flu-like symptoms. I wisely said no.) It was a lot of fun, in a geeky way.

6) Meeting Optimus Prime.... in more ways than one.
We had two special guests this year: Mr. Peter Cullen, who is the voice of Optimus Prime, and one of the actual rigs from the movie. I got two autographs from Mr. Cullen and have a couple of pictures of myself with the semi. (In one, I'm saluting the truck, in the other I'm snuggled up next to him. I hope Bumblebee won't get jealous.) Before leaving on Sunday, I said good-bye to the rig, passed it a kiss(!) and told him to bring Bumblebee next year. I hope he heard me. :)

5) The cocktail party.
Live music, swag and nerds, along with a cash bar. How much fun is that? Plenty. Where else can you see a couple of Hasbro reps dancing onstage or get freak danced by a friend? I'm still laughing at that last one and can't get KISS's "Rock and Roll All Night" out of my head. I'm not really a party animal, but I hope there's another party like that one next year.

4) The tours.
While Prime was injuring himself, I was touring. I got to tour the tours at Wood's Hole (yes, that one!) and went whale-watching. Did I get lucky enough to see whales? Yes. Was it cool? Hell yes. (I seriously need to post some of the pictures.) It was also the first time in nearly eight years that I got to see the Atlantic Ocean again. And having seen it again I realize I actually miss it, but not the hurricanes.

3) The Hasbro tour.
This is the place where it all began. If it weren't for Hasbro, we wouldn't have Transformers. And I wouldn't be a robo-geek. As crazy as it sounds, the brick walls of those buildings just screamed history, and I would have sold body parts to live there. (I could have been a gopher! Hire me, Aaron Archer! I work cheap!)

2) Seeing the Transformers movie before it hit theaters.
Imagine an entire theatre filled with nothing but Transformers fans. Imagine sitting next to your geeky Transformer loving friends and seeing their reactions to a movie you've been waiting to see for a very long time. Yes, it was awesome. Seeing Tyrese Gibson and Rachael Taylor enter our theatre sent us into a frenzy. Tyrese was right: that shit really was off the hook. We cheered, we yelled, we had a helluva time. No matter how many times I see it, the first viewing of Transformers will be my favorite. The huge crowd of geeks made it an amazing experience

And the top moment from BotCon 2007 is....

1) Seeing my friends again.
As much as I love the convention, seeing my friends is what makes it so special. Where else can I discuss in depth, why I love Bumblebee? Where else can the hottest topic of conversation be about upcoming toy releases and variant figures? Where else can I feel so accepted? Normal, even? Being at the convention is like a huge family reunion and I cherish that. So with that I say to my friends (DA, Groo, and everyone else, you know how you are), I'll see you next year, Primus willing. I miss all of you guys!

--Weasel, still re-adjusting to "the real world"

You Have Got to be Shittin' Me

Apparently, the SCLC plans to honor Michael Vick.

What.

The.

FUCK?!

"We're in support of Michael as a human being," SCLC president Charles Steele said. "Right now, he's feeling discarded, ostracized by people who are rushing to judgment. It's our responsibility to save him."

Um... no offense here, guys, but where in the flying hell were you when Vick was toturing dogs? Why the hell didn't you get up and, oh I don't know, HELP THE REAL VICTIMS HERE?!

Fuck this shit, I'm getting a new pet toy.

A big thanks to AMERICABlog for the 411.

An Observation

Humans didn't become the dominate species on the planet due to intelligence; they became dominate because of their ability to out-kill nearly every other living thing.

Fuck You, Sam Walton

Seriously, fuck you.

I pray to Primus that BotCon is never held in Arkansas, because I might just get arrested for what I may do down there: i.e. taking a shit on Sam Walton's grave.

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

--Weasel, "Target may suck, but it's looking a lot better than this!"

Movin' On Up!

That's a bit more like it. I'm still shooting for "R", though.

I Want this Fucking T-Shirt!

Seriously, I must have this shirt.

I will wear it to every BotCon I attend for the rest of my natural life. Just please, somebody get me this fucking shirt!

--Weasel, easily influenced by geek culture.

An Apology

As of late, I have been neglecting my blog. I'm still recovering from PEBS*, but I'll try to update a bit more often. Thank you for your patience.


*Post Ecstatic BotCon Syndrome

My Faith in Humanity is Slightly Restored

Stupid, spoiled skank loses her inheritance.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer girl.

Schadenfreude anyone?

--Weasel, "Aw, poor Paris.... my heart just bleeds for her......"

The Things We Do For (Autobot) Love

Yesterday, Prime and I went out and about, hitting a few stores for the hell of it. While Prime hit Toys R Us looking for TF movie merch, I went to the local mall. I was looking for a little something at Hot Topic, namely this.

That's right, it's a Bumblebee pin. A G1 Bumblebee pin. I've known about it since BotCon and have been trying like hell to track one down, with absolutely no luck. And last night looked like it I would strike out yet again. The local mall Hot Topic had only two Megatron pins; no Optimus and no Bumblebee.

Dejected, I headed back to the car, told Prime and we left the mall area. We hit a couple of other stores and it looked like we were going to head home, when I mentioned how much I wanted the pin. Prime asked if there were any other Hot Topics in the area, and I told him about the one in Green Bay. (A friend of ours told me about that location.) So, he borrowed my cell, called the Green Bay store and asked the question.

They had the pin. The only problem? They closed at 9 pm. It was now 8:35.

Prime turned the car in the right direction, got the old heap up to 75 mph and we burned to Green Bay.

We got to the mall at 9pm. I practically jumped out of the car and ran inside, heading straight to Hot Topic. I was running so fast, I ended up with a frigging stitch in my right side.

I purchased three pins, all Bumblebee. I was their last customer for the night. When I get the chance, I'll post a pic or two.

::sigh:: The things I do for the character I love.......

--Weasel, pathetic Bumblebee worshipping Transformer freak..... and proud of it!

Must Work Harder

I was thinking I'd at least get an R rating....

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.

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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.

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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.