“These are actuall rap lyrics. ‘Life ain’t nothin’ but gritches and money,’ only they don’t use ‘gritches.'”

broderic on September 5, 2008

Link of the Day [9.05.08]

I sing the praises of Macross Frontier, and for those who have watched it, it’s good, right? Yet, I wouldn’t have even cared for it, if not for watching Robotech, the US derivation/adaptation of Macross, Mospaeda, and Southern Cross anime.

You can get Robotech via iTunes, now. In a perfect world, we would also be able to get the original Macross and Macross Frontier as well. When are we going to break down those country ID barriers? Steve Jobs tear down that wall!!!

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=286444269&s=143441

(h/t Anime News Network)

“Je vous telephoné un autre temps. Mon supervisor est ici.”

broderic on September 5, 2008

The Republican National Convention is on. John McCain is set to give his acceptance speech. All week long it was about how the real nominee for change is John McCain.

Conservatives change? Conservatives are looking to make a radical break with the present? Isn’t that the antithesis of being conservative? Looking for the change we need, it’s going to be a lot more of the same. I thought they want it to stay the status quo? Being conservative is to not make any sudden changes that might cause sudden upheavals.

No more Bush. No more McCain phoniness. No more conservatives. No more Republicans in office. That’s the change we can believe in.

“Do I hear the plaintive cry of the crested North American quitter? Quit-WHO! Quit-WHO!”

broderic on September 4, 2008

If it’s September, then it must be that time of year that the Baltimore Orioles baseball team pack it up and head south for the winter. Their record recedes from .500 mark quicker than the falling leaf.

Have they won any game this month? Will they win any?

M A R G E texted me earlier this week that tickets are cheap. They should just give tickets away or at least do a $0.10 beer night or at least $1.00 adjusted for inflation. They would fill that park up with drunks and maybe one would be crazy enough to streak across the infield and hump the second base umpire’s leg.

Well, with the cheap tickets, we should catch at least one more game. Join me won’t you?

“I thought it was because of the rhythm. You know, rap-rap, rappity-tap.”

broderic on September 4, 2008

Link of the Day [9.04.08]

Every time I watch an anime about school yard crushes, there’s inevitably a scene of bike riding. You don’t see that on 90210 do you?

All over the world, people are riding bikes as a form of transportation. They go to school, work or to the store. What did they do to make it so much easier to ride a bike? Can the US change? Or are our cities, towns, and homes too inhospitable to developing a bike culture?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083000632_pf.html

“Wait a minute, you didn’t know rap had words?”

broderic on September 3, 2008

Link of the Day [9.03.08]

Well, August passed by, and I’m still stuck just short of 500 miles for the year. This is worst than last year. I rode about 45 minute per outing then, but a whole lot more of them. This year, the number of times I rode is less, but I put more time in per ride. And again, like last year, my August has been a disappointment. I can only blame myself and lack of motivation caused by the fact that long rides alone suck.

So reading this excerpt of Jonathon Vaughter’s, the manager for Garmin-Chipotle (nee Team Slipstream), ride with Senator Kerry (D-Mass) during last weeks DNC, I just want to go out and cruise. It’s pretty amazing that a sitting Senator can keep up with a former pro cyclists. What’s he do and when does he get the time to ride like that? And if he’s fearless screaming down hair pin descents in the Rockies, what happened in 2004?

I know one thing: I’m in that 12mph lolly-gagging group. I have to get back to the 15 mph.

http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2008/08/29/my-un-conventional-ride

“Exotic?” “Ugly.”

broderic on September 2, 2008

Link of the Day [9.02.08]

Can I cheat at doing NewsRadio Quote Month? Maybe. It seems that most of my readers only have begun reading my blog in the last year or so when the blog impetus blew up with the seed and his crew. So let’s go back to the begin.

Woah! This is too inside baseball to do. Have fun!! Click on the every 9.0x link in the registry on the right for more NewsRadio goodness.

http://browsermetrics.blogspot.com/2004_09_01_archive.html

“I thought Matthew’s favorite holiday tradition was making nativity scenes with Marvel Comics action figures.”

broderic on September 1, 2008

The House Bunny is like Legally Blonde, but with sex appeal. It’s about the characters finding what they are made of and to use it to make a way in the world. And it’s about the bunny costume. But most of all, it’s a remake of Revenge of the Nerds from a woman’s perspective.

Anna Faris plays the eponymous bunny girl, Shelly. She’s kicked out of the Playboy mansion because of some nefarious playmate machinations. She looks for another home wherein the ladies are the best pals, and naturally (sarcasm!) she finds it in a sorority house. The girls of this sorority are the geekiest of the geekiest, worst than omega mus because they can’t even keep more than seven members. Shelly teaches them to be cool and popular. She also learns to be studious and smart from them. But it is all about being true to yourself, and neither the sorority sisters nor Shelly act that way until the script allows them too.

Admittedly, I went for the bunny girl costume. Anna Faris is supposedly Goldie Hawn of the aughts. Maybe, but she needs better scripts and a better leading man than Colin Hanks. The movie was fun, but not funny. Dumb, but not making you dumb while watching it. Stupid, but all in good fun. It’s popcorn for the brain. Too much isn’t good for you.

3 of 5 stars.

“Striking?” “Pretty with a big nose.”

broderic on September 1, 2008

Link of the Day [9.01.09]

Hey! Hey! It’s NewsRadio Quote Month. I’ve changed my approach to it. While not all posts this month will be titled with NewsRadio quote. The Links of the Day will. That means at least 30 more NewsRadio quotes to make you laugh! You’ll love it. Then you’ll go down to your local B&N or Borders (or if you’re the seed, to Amazon.com) and pick up all five seasons of this show. Trust me. You’ll love ’em.

Ready!

Here we go!

http://www.nrquote.com/