Jim's Journal

01/27/2009 09:10 #47534

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies
Category: undead

This one is for (e:james)

On Amazon:

As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton-and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers-and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead.

mrmike - 01/28/09 15:07
If it read like that, I'd read it.

james - 01/27/09 11:49
Who says literature is dead!

We all know it is undead.

oh... that was funny in two senses. And the second one makes me sad.

01/25/2009 12:45 #47516

Freakiest Gif Ever
Category: internets

I was googling under construction animated gifs for nostalgia value, and came across this:

Um, whoa. The 90's: so near and yet so far far away.

joshua - 01/26/09 10:42
This is one journal where if I read a title like "Freakiest Gif Ever" I know with confidence that it is referring to a picture and is not a misspelling of "Gift."

zobar - 01/25/09 13:28
And then he starts dancing to 'Hooked on a Feeling.'

- Z

01/23/2009 13:18 #47501

Joe Bruno Indicted
Category: politics

Source:

A federal grand jury today indicted former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, accusing him of eight counts of public corruption.

james - 01/23/09 19:41
What does it say about our state ethics rules and enforcement when the Senate Majority leader of 13 years can take bribes for 15 years? Sure, they are nailing the guy now. But corruption investigations should not take 15 years for an indictment when everyone and their grandmother knew about this shit for over a decade.

Want to fix the hole in the budget? Make bribes taxable and we will have a surplus.

jason - 01/23/09 16:23
One scumbag down, the rest of them still to go. Thanks for sharing.

mrmike - 01/23/09 13:48
Only eight? They're not looking hard enough

james - 01/23/09 13:31
about time!

01/22/2009 10:22 #47486

Scalpel, not a hatchet?
Category: politics

Best Obama toy ever:

tinypliny - 01/23/09 17:01
The other toys are hilarious as well. Who comes up with these genius plastic things?! haha

lauren - 01/22/09 20:00
holy hike those pants up some more batman!

joshua - 01/22/09 10:26
You just made my co-worker LOL.

01/20/2009 09:03 #47456

Inauguration Day
Category: politics

For me, the best part of today is not that it's Obama's first day in office, but instead that it's the 43rd time that power has been transferred peacefully between presidential administrations. Obama is the 44th president in a chain stretching unbroken back to the founding of our country.

It's easy to forget what happens in some other countries. Seeing what happens in Zimbabwe and Myanmar, it's a relief to me to live in one of the countries that's moved beyond institutionalizing personal or party power above all else.

So, cheers to all the Presidents, Washington through George W Bush, who have stepped aside and let the political process govern who gets power.

We're not a perfect country, but we do get many things right and this is one of them.

tinypliny - 01/23/09 17:02
Burma (I refuse to call it Myanmar) is a disgrace. :/

jenks - 01/21/09 17:03
Good point.

Yesterday I just got so sick of all the negativity. And the over-positivity. I feel bad for Obama, because I don't think he is ever going to be able to live up to the ridiculous expectations people have. You'd think he's the second coming of christ, but god... he's just a man. I do not envy him and what he's just walked into. I like the guy. I do. But in full disclosure, I did not vote for him, and do not think he's the messiah. BUT- he is our president and I support him and truly wish him all the best. I really believe he wants what's right for the country, and I hope he can get even some of it done.

The things I got sick of yesterday were the endless bush-bashing (i mean please, can we just put that all behind us now) and the pissing and moaning of the non-obamaniacs acting like the world is going to hell in a handbasket now. Ok, your guy didn't win. Nothing you can do about it now, so just STFU, and support the president.

blargh. enough ranting. sorry.

metalpeter - 01/20/09 19:59
Is he the 44th president or is he the 44th different president? What I mean was Bush 42nd and 43, did the math and he would have to be the 44th different guy.