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Smurfed from my adorable sister-in-law.

You are 75% Optimus Prime!

Optimus Prime is the heroic leader of the Autobots. He is the personification of courage, strength, and integrity. His personal motto is that “Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.”

Like Optimus Prime, you are good by nature. But beware because mischievous thoughts sometimes tempt you. You are inspiring, confident, and a natural leader. The Autobots have chosen well. In addition, you enjoy being one step ahead of your friends as far as trends and technology.

Sweeeeeeet. :mrgreen:

Edit: hehehe, had a friend at a Branson office email me with her, just after I posted this. Funny! LOL

Today is Judgment Day

At 0214 EST on August 4th, 1997, Skynet became self-aware and started to learn at a geometrical rate, and soon concluded that its greatest threat was humanity itself.

Happy Judgment Day!

Welcome to the Rant-o-rama!

I like to think I’m pretty careful. Whenever possible, I try to avoid spoilers to books and movies that I have every intention on reading/seeing. I don’t mind when people post spoilers, just as long as it’s prefaced with a very blatant spoiler warning, or in the case of LiveJournal, WordPress, Blogger and similar blogging services, hidden behind a cut (aka “read more”).

But what REALLY pisses me off is when some asshat decides to just post a spoiler in plain site with no warning. So plain that you can’t HELP but see it and instantly the movie, book, whatever you’re looking forward to seeing/reading is instantly ruined. I swear, some people apparently have so little of a life that they can only get their rocks off by spoiling the joys and anticipations of others.

You assholes deserve to smacked into next week. And to the bubbleheaded fuckwad who posted the Harry Potter spoiler to Girl Gamers, the admins there are a LOT nicer than I am, but you totally deserve everything you get … get over yourself.

And while I’m hot and bothered and ranting, I’d like to share something I read on The Terminal earlier today:

Watch your speed!

Especially if you’re planning on driving through Malfunction Junction anytime soon. Governor Riley has assigned six more troopers to the state’s busiest interstate interchange (connecting I-20/59 with I-65) to enforce the speed reduction from 60 m.p.h. to 50 m.p.h.

According to information obtained for this report, more than 3,900 tickets have been written since the speed reduction was implemented in late March. Motorists complying with the speed limit change have been left in the dust by those that still disregard it.

There is no word as to if or when the increased patrols would end.

Great, just great. It’s bad enough that he kept lowering the speed limit on the highways and interstates, now the busiest interchange in the city will become more fucked up than it was before.

Take an example: I drive the current speed limit in the SLOW LANE and still nearly get run over several times. 18-wheelers are the worst because they try to pass me while glued to my bumper. Mind you, as opposed to most of the mental midgets around Birmingham, I normally go the speed limit through the Junction while in the SLOW lane. Now just image how fast the other lanes are going … and this is during RUSH HOUR! Take into consideration though, 50 MPH is not really even needed for people going straight through the Junction as the speed limit drop was ORIGINALLY for the 18-wheelers flying through the exit ramps and turning over. But the local law enforcement isn’t ticketing the 18-wheelers … they’re ticketing everyone else! Why? Because the government won’t limit the speeds of the truckers, that’s “picking” on them. (*cough*unions*cough*) :roll:

Anyways, that choke point is in dire need of widening — AGAIN. Also, it would be more to our benefit if law enforcement would enforce speed of the 18 wheelers that they’re not ticketing now. From then on, keep others under 65-70 during rush hour and have a lovely fucking day.

Speed doesn’t kill people. Stupid people kill people.

I witness more “almost wrecks” than I care to, and quite honestly I’ve seriously thought about decking out my car with video recorders and similar equipment to better make my case to local governing bodies. Every damned day I see this shit! I see people dart in and out of lanes of morning rush hour traffic while doing speeds all under the speed limit. I see aggressive driving and excessive tailgating. Then there are the morons who are going 20 MPH *LESS* than the other 3 lanes of traffic around them, but they STILL won’t get out of the fucking fast lane!

*proceeds to bang head against wall*

I’ll say it again … stupid people kill people.

More than meets the eye …

Yesterday Jim and I went to see the new Transformers movie. I’ve been careful not to read too many reviews on this one. Most of my friends who’d seen it already either absolutely loved it or hated it.

Me, I LOVED IT!

It’s not 100% true to the cartoon and comics that I grew up with, but I thought it had a decent enough story line and nice special effects. Honestly, it could have been a lot worse. (and I’m SO glad it wasn’t!) I really hope there’s a sequel.

Anyone else see it this weekend? What’d you think?

God is a good daddy

Last night Jessie was watching Bruce Almighty with us. Once the movie was over, Jessie turned and asked me if I thought God was black. I told her I didn’t know because I’ve never seen Him. She then asked if I thought God was like “Him” in the movie (Morgan Freeman). I said, “Yes, I think so.” She says, “How do you know?” I said, “The God I believe in is a God that loves you as you are, no matter what color, size, or shape you are, no matter how good or bad you’ve been, or what your life has become. He loves you no matter what.” She says, “So just like the movie, He believes in you?” I said, “Exactly.” Thoughtfully, she adds, “He sounds like a good daddy to me.”

Indeed.

I hope all you dads out there had a good Father’s Day! Mine spoke to me for a whole 37 seconds … oh the joy. ??:

In lighter news, here’s a cute bit that Jim’s mother sent me this morning:

Even God Enjoys a Good Laugh

There were 3 good arguments that Jesus was Black:

1. He called everyone brother.
2. He liked Gospel.
3. He didn’t get a fair trial.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish:

1. He went into His Father’s business.
2. He lived at home until he was 33.
3. He was sure his Mother was a virgin and his Mother was sure He was God.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Italian:

1. He talked with His hands.
2. He had wine with His meals.
3. He used olive oil.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was a Californian:

1. He never cut His hair.
2. He walked around barefoot all the time.
3. He started a new religion.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was an American Indian:

1. He was at peace with nature.
2. He ate a lot of fish.
3. He talked about the Great Spirit.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Irish:

1. He never got married.
2. He was always telling stories.
3. He loved green pastures.

But the most compelling evidence of all – 3 proofs that Jesus was a woman:

1. He fed a crowd at a moment’s notice when there was virtually no food.
2. He kept trying to get a message across to a bunch of men who just didn’t get it.
3. And even when He was dead, He had to get up because there was still work to do.

LOL! Cute.

You too can get no respect

Growing up, Rodney Dangerfield was one of my favorite comedians. A friend of mine, knowing this, sent me an article about his Las Vegas condo that has recently gone up for sale. There were no pictures, but I’m pretty sure that it was swank as hell. (As I recall, “The Rod” had good taste!) Part of the article reads:

“Located in the exclusive Las Vegas Country Club and offering everything from 24 hour guard gated security and concierge services, a PGA golf course and valet parking, Regency Towers represents the new world of luxury Las Vegas real estate. Privacy, luxury and security within minutes of the world famous Las Vegas is something which has transformed life in the valley region of the Sonoran desert.”

Sounds peachy to me! :lol:

Ok, so I’ll never be rich and famous, and I’ll probably never own anything that was ever owned by anyone rich and famous, but it’s still pretty interesting to read about that stuff and wonder about the people who actually BUY these things!

(For instance, I wonder who owns the cute little gopher props from Caddy Shack 1 & 2? I wouldn’t mind having one of those! )

I’m a goober, lol

For whatever reason, my WordPress Day post didn’t go through and I was so out of it Saturday morning that I never noticed. LOL! I had a horrible headache that day and that afternoon, had laid down to take a quick nap before my Ladies Night Out meetup and damned if I didn’t sleep right through the alarm and on through the night! :shock:

So yeah, I’m a big ole goob. :oops:

Had a pretty decent weekend otherwise. Jim and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. It was pretty good, but I didn’t care for the ending. It left an opening for another sequel, and I think that if Disney is smart, they’d better do it and make the ending “happier” than this last one. ??:

We also watched Pan’s Labyrinth and while I am a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro‘s works, I did not care for this movie as much as I thought I would. But then again, considering I had felt kind of crappy and moody Sunday anyways (it’s a full moon, what can I say?), my mood also affects how much I like or dislike a movie the first time I watch it.

Imagine that!

So anyways, yesterday was pretty quiet. We laid around the house and I piddled with a few things on my website. Last night we met Jim’s mother at Jim ‘n Nick’s (“our restaurant”, LOL!) for a quick bite of dinner. Jessie is fully enjoying her summer now that school is out, but is a bit disappointed because her mother did not want to continue her karate lessons over the summer. Poor kid, I promised to make it up to her and Jim has already supplied her with several very large activity books/kits so she’ll have new things to do every day.

I think I might swing down to Hoover during lunch. I want to look for a new address plaque to go on our mailbox (the little sticker things we have now are horrid, lol).

How was your weekend?

Happy Towel Day / Day of New Hope!

Aaaaah! Two geek holidays are poking me on the calendar today. :mrgreen:

Towel Day

A day dedicated to the late Douglas Adams. The commemoration was first held on Friday in May 2001, two weeks after his death on May 11, and since then has been extended to an annual event. As a tribute, on this day fans carry a towel with them throughout the day. The towel is of course a reference to Adams’ popular science fiction novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day

Day of New Hope

This day is in celebration of the beginning of the Star Wars Saga.

More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Saga

Oh please, oh please, don’t screw this up!

(via Digg) He-Man returns to big screen: Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver are working with Mattel to turn “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” into a live-action film. (full story)

My first thought was, “Sweet!” … my second was, “Oh please, oh please, DON’T SCREW THIS UP!”

:lol:

I love Bruce Willis

He’s always been one of my favorite actors, but this just proliferates the appreciation and amount of respect that I hold for him.

Bruce Willis Tells Hollywood To Shut Up

“I don’t think my opinion means jack s**t, because I’m an actor. “Why do actors think their opinions mean more because you act? You just caught a break as an actor. There are hundreds – thousands – of actors who are just as good as I am, and probably better. “Have you heard anything useful come out of an actor’s mouth lately?”

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