tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35592272011-04-21T20:17:58.140-05:00Keeping ScoreBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1165275195813876742006-12-04T17:22:00.000-06:002006-12-04T17:33:16.286-06:00The Fire Lord Strikes Back
So we got the Season 2 Finale for Avatar last night, and lo, it was awesome. However, multiple times throughout the ep I caught myself wondering where I'd heard this story before.
Quick Synopsis: Warning, Spoiler content ahoy!
Luke Aang must leave his friends behind go find Yoda a guru of sorts who lives on Degobah at his old Air Temple in order to complete his Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1162013706002509872006-10-28T00:01:00.000-05:002006-10-28T00:35:06.253-05:00The BMW
Tonight on the ride home I had the distinct non-pleasure of having to piss off a proud BMW owner even more than he was evidently already pissed off. It was right after the York toll there on I-88, where all of the lanes merge down from 4 to 3 lanes.
I used to be one of those angry guys who'd sit there in the lane that gets merged into, shaking my fist at all of the people flying by on Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1159848779077012892006-10-02T23:10:00.000-05:002006-10-02T23:12:59.303-05:00Hiro Protagonist
Okay, if you're not watching NBC's Heroes, get off of your collective assbutts and get that show on the T(i)V(o). While it still has the plodding and awkwardness of a pilot series trying to find its voice/look, it is starting to feel like a show that could wade in against an X-Files or Lost.
And I love that the space/time bender is named Hiro. One of my favorite books has a Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1157519364803842822006-09-05T23:59:00.000-05:002006-09-06T00:11:58.626-05:00File under Haikiba
It's no secret I'm a huge fan of all things Samurai related (which immediately puts me in some kind of weirdo fan-boy company, I guess). I've always wanted an authentic Japanese katana (Iai-do?), but can't afford one (they cost well over $10k and probably won't sell you one without a list of references anyway, let alone allow an actual one to leave the country).
I've read Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1156273146519922702006-08-22T13:57:00.000-05:002006-08-22T13:59:14.860-05:00Spotted
This morning on the way in to work:
Middle aged overweight white guy. Looks like the golfing Dad type. Wearing a sun-visor, crappy sunglasses, driving a convertable Mercedes with the top down.
Listening to: gangsta rap.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1156273031176495072006-08-22T13:51:00.000-05:002006-08-22T13:57:11.720-05:00Speaking of Disasters...
Hi, me again. I know, it's been a month. Shut it.
Just wanted to stop by here and point out that the media's still doing its job of not reporting the news. Why, here's a nice piece that's warning people of impending danger! Hurricane Worse than Katrina is Coming.
When you might ask? Where? Are you frantically packing your belongings? Stocking your basement with Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1153453363631183532006-07-20T22:30:00.000-05:002006-07-20T22:42:44.056-05:00Not So Super
Been reading some comics again lately, and talking about the Superman mythos with some friends, and I've come to two conclusions about recent comic/comic movie fandom:
1). Wolverine sucks at fighting. No, he does. Sure, he's got the mutant healing ability, and the claws and the adamantium skeleton, et al. But he more than anyone on the X-Teams gets cut up and the shit kicked Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1152126161757640882006-07-05T14:02:00.000-05:002006-07-05T14:10:05.023-05:00The Decline of the Word "News"
I'm finding it harder and harder to find actual "news" anymore. Both online and on TV, too many rules are being bent and too many opinions are being injected. Recently Katie Couric toured the country asking people "what they're interested in seeing in their news." Uh, NEWS maybe? I guess that's just me though.
The most recent affront to "news" is Yahoo's Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1150842780167341102006-06-20T17:32:00.000-05:002006-06-20T17:33:01.996-05:00It's a Bird, It's a Plane
It's a fucking ripoff.
The Superman Returns Soundtrack was just released today. Go take a listen, and then look at the credit listed above on the site.
The stunning original score for the hotly anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures epic feature film. Scored by award-winning composer John Ottman, whose previous credits include Fantastic Four, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, X2, and Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1145164671335072162006-04-16T00:15:00.000-05:002006-04-16T00:17:51.600-05:00My New Hero
Okay, Benny Benassi is the greatest DJ/Music video creator on the face of the planet.
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
I will accept no arguments to the contrary. That is all.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1145159854806324852006-04-15T22:51:00.000-05:002006-04-15T23:00:56.416-05:00Lyrical Nonsense
For whatever reason, these two lyrics have stuck in my head lately. I don't know if it's because they're clever or what, but I love 'em.
1). Ridin' sound waves like Poseidon.
2). Yo DJ, bless the crowd with the sign of the cross-fader.
/buffalostanceBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1144621269568394672006-04-09T17:20:00.000-05:002006-04-09T17:21:09.893-05:00A Conversation Already in Progress
Bowler: That's like, totally bogus or something?
Liz: What, are you Butthead now?
Bowler: Yes... And to think, all of those years of quality TV spawned from...
Liz: Frog Baseball!!!!
Bowler: Liquid Tv, where are you now? What else got big from that show? Aeon Flux.
Liz: Yeah, didn't they make a movie or something?
Bowler: A horrible movie by all accountsBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1144553688639843012006-04-08T22:31:00.000-05:002006-04-08T22:34:48.853-05:00Yet Another Awesome Daughter Post
Today we watched her favorite DVD three times, because she asked us to.
Toe..toe...row.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1144123207830062812006-04-03T22:57:00.000-05:002006-04-03T23:00:08.173-05:00Holy Crap
We just spent more on Riley's playfort/swingset than we've spent on any computer/home appliance since 1994.
She's worth it, but man, this ranks third right behind house/car nausea for huge purchase signoff. However, seeing her laugh and squeal and sing "wheeeee!!!" every time she went down the slide? Totally worth every penny.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1143955971273146392006-04-01T23:22:00.000-06:002006-04-01T23:32:51.593-06:00Why My Daughter is Awesome, #341931
We're waiting for our lunch at Applebees (don't ask), Riley is craning her neck around looking at all of the local memorabilia on the walls, and starts spouting "A CLUE A CLUE!!!" while pointing at the wall.
It took us forever to figure out what it was she was talking about.
She mistook this for this.
(The first paw logo was really for the Neuqua Valley Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1142960446368793392006-03-21T10:57:00.000-06:002006-03-21T11:04:28.336-06:00Holy Immersion Batman
Okay, holy mother of pearl does Oblivion deliever the goods. I am determined not to use the strategy guide for as long as I can, but that determination cost me an hour and a half just to find the Thieve's Guild when I started out.
It's amazing. This time around the Thieve's Guild isn't just a building with a bunch of thieves in it. You have to FIND THEM. Rumor has it Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1142748591745243972006-03-19T00:05:00.000-06:002006-03-19T00:09:51.953-06:00Logan's Robot
Is it just me, or does anyone else think this robut is just going to throw the elderly right out the window?
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1142741133148062982006-03-18T21:53:00.000-06:002006-03-18T22:05:33.346-06:00Animators Have it Down to a T (Rex)
Saw this article today at Yahoo! News: Animations Reveal How Dinosaurs Might Have Walked.
Wow, I'm thinking. Someone at Yahoo! finally got around to watching Jurassic Park. I guess that's news these days or something. "I finally saw Jurassic Park! Say, let's put it on the front page!"
No, no, it's much more pathetic than that. These "scienticians" Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1142266084496267212006-03-13T10:06:00.000-06:002006-03-13T10:20:12.633-06:00Just FYI
If you buy a little container of milk, and it smells a bit funny, don't drink it, even if the "sell by" date is tomorrow.
It will haunt you the rest of your day. Especially when you rinse out the bottle and find an dried rink of milk stuff around the top lip of the container.
[Not Mind Safe Update: I just "coughed up" something resembling cottage cheese. This is going to be a fun Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1141748755488053052006-03-07T10:22:00.000-06:002006-03-07T10:43:29.273-06:00An Asshole of One
I get flipped off before 9am more than most people get flipped off all day.
Evidently Mr. Crankypants in his BMW X5 didn't like Joe Whitey in his wussy Honda Civic obeying those pesky "laws" of "right of way" when Crankypants tried to just blaze across the parking lot ignoring everything smaller than him. I don't know if it was just because he hadn't had his morning coffee (Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1141617769531880562006-03-05T21:46:00.000-06:002006-03-05T22:02:49.750-06:00Dear Hollywood
You've completely lost touch with reality.
I don't care about your politics (even when they might happen to agree with mine). I watch movies and tune into your stupid poorly produced awards show to be entertained. If I want politics (or even jokes alluding to them) I'll watch The Daily Show. Don't bring The Daily Show to me. I've seen it already. I'll tune in if I'm Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1141451769247233782006-03-03T23:53:00.000-06:002006-03-03T23:56:09.463-06:00This is Where the Magic Happened
My buddy Josh linked to a piece on IGN discussing their tour through the Disney animation archives there. Just seeing all of the beautiful 2D painted backgrounds there made me pine for the old guard of pencil and paper again.
Here's hoping that Pixar and company will force convince Disney to start doing compelling 2D stories again.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1141103357356446622006-02-27T23:02:00.000-06:002006-02-27T23:09:17.550-06:00There's One Born Every Minute
Okay, if you think this pic is the genuine "alien symbiote" costume, you're a damned fool.
"You may think you're looking at a black and white photo." We are. Notice they do not say that we are not looking at a black and white photo.
"Look closely, Spider-Man wears a black suit in Spider-Man 3." Also notice that they are not saying that the suit he is wearing isBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1141017080155466662006-02-26T22:41:00.000-06:002006-02-26T23:11:20.296-06:00Winter Games
Once again the Winter Games are over and nobody watched, despite the lack of "controversy" (was I the only one who watched Bode Miller suck out loud?).
So, the gamer in me has decided the following suggestions might actually get people to y'know, WATCH the Winter Games:
1). Despite the fact that "figure skating" (scarequotes because they're no longer required to actually skate Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1139899016121937802006-02-14T00:31:00.000-06:002006-02-19T23:08:37.500-06:00Why You Should all Love Dick Cheney
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III
"Hey, you wanna go hunt some quail?" -- Dick Cheney.
He's doing us a favor here, folks. Quitcherbitchin.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1139872641677027082006-02-13T17:13:00.000-06:002006-02-13T17:17:21.996-06:00Much Ado
Look, I'm not one to just come out and call someone a liar, but is anyone else believing that Michelle Kwan is actually injured physically? Because I've seen athletes be injured enough to not participate in their chosen field. Ones who complain of groin muscle injuries typically have a certain gait or limp if you will, and I'm not seeing it with Ms. Kwan. Obviously, I'm no expert, Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1139199236934803062006-02-05T22:10:00.000-06:002006-02-05T22:13:57.143-06:00The Taste of a New Generation
Of water treatment employees, evidently.
Worst ad campaign award for the Superbowl goes to: Pepsi. "Brown and Bubbly" doesn't exactly make me think of delicious soda.
It makes me think of raw sewage.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1139116558939903972006-02-04T22:46:00.000-06:002006-02-05T17:22:25.860-06:00Because I'm Lame
The Four Things Meme. It's been going around, and since I have nothing to say lately, I figured I'd participate in it. And I hate memes. So that should tell you just how lame I'm feeling of late.
Four jobs I’ve had
1. Greasy spoon worker
2. Computer Lab Tech
3. 2D Animator
4. Lead Motion Capture/Animator (includes being Motion Capture talent)
Four movies I can Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1138489520268697952006-01-28T16:40:00.000-06:002006-01-28T17:05:20.420-06:00Pixar buys Disney
Years ago some friends and I began speculating how long it was going to take before Disney bought out Pixar. Everyone thought it was inevitable. I was the lone standout who thought that someday, somehow, Pixar would buy Disney. I didn't really know how it would go down. I couldn't really picture an animation house somehow out profiting the monster corporation who would Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1138334525771830592006-01-26T21:54:00.000-06:002006-01-26T22:02:05.970-06:00THANK THE GODS
The iPod has decided to wake back up. After much gnashing of teeth and being VERY nice to technical support asshats from both Apple and HP who both wanted to charge me $47 and $45 respectively to "help" me diagnose my iPod's issues, I decided to start checking the web for everyone's combined FAQs and otherwise sage advice.
It turns out the battery just decided that it needed to Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1138248379767342532006-01-25T21:58:00.000-06:002006-01-25T22:06:20.000-06:00Rotten
My iPod died on Monday, when I tried to plug it in to my PC and upload one song onto it that I wanted to listen to on the way to work that morning.
It was fine when I plugged it in. Everything was going fine for a few seconds and then poof, nothing. Grey screen. No "do not disconnect" message, no charging battery icon, no Mac logo, no nothing.
So tonight on the way home I finally Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1138210572060549052006-01-25T11:26:00.000-06:002006-01-25T11:36:12.156-06:00Return of the Sketchbook
Well, not entirely. I've been trying to sketch more, and started attempting (weakly at first here) to contribute to the jams at DrawingBoard.org (previously SketchbookSessions). (Jack, you really need to lurk there).
So, in the interest of content, here's an unfinished Green Arrow re-concept. It's unfinished as my trial version of Open Canvas expired and I didn't Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1138077449742387712006-01-23T22:24:00.000-06:002006-01-23T22:37:29.940-06:00You Like Me!
Okay, so it appears that there are a few people (okay at least one) out there who read this thing other than my close personal friends, which I find on the side of exciting, so I promise to endeavor to actually write more than once every quarter.
I'd like to blame it on a work-related political issue (let's just say there's shady 1st Amendment issues at stake), but I'm not going toBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1137780528878997092006-01-20T12:08:00.000-06:002006-01-20T12:08:49.073-06:00Finally
100mph in the Civic this morning.
GO SPEED RACER, GO!!!
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1137780445318862732006-01-20T12:03:00.000-06:002006-01-20T12:07:25.520-06:00On Film Festivals
Stop calling your festivals or your films "Independant" if they have people like Jennifer Anniston in them. If I were going to make a film next week, based off of a small art grant or what I could afford to charge to my plastic in my wallet, I would not get Jennifer Anniston.
Just because it's not funded by a giant conglomerate doesn't mean it's "Independant." Independant Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1137384984607385602006-01-15T22:16:00.000-06:002006-01-15T22:17:49.393-06:00Oh for Fuck's Sake Part 3
Tonight's events, in order:
1). Bears start to lose and never come back.
2). Furnace (pilot light) dies and never comes back.
3). Bears lose.
4). Furnace still dead. House slowly getting colder (by 1 degree per hour).
5). Missed most of first hour of 24 due to Bears game running long and fucking over Tivo.
So for the record, this year, it's been:
A). The hot Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1137185938958731862006-01-13T14:58:00.000-06:002006-01-13T15:03:49.903-06:00Wanker.edu
And here I thought this school was going to be all about uh...hard...knocks?
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1136921216458294672006-01-10T13:24:00.000-06:002006-01-10T13:26:56.636-06:00The Store of Bowler
Okay, now that I have TWO T-Shirt ideas, I'm going to finally open up a useless Cafe Press store (just need to make the cheap-assed graphics for it at home)
T-Shirt Ideas:
1). Hi, I'm Buzz
2). [NSFW]
If you don't know what the second one means, chances are you're not Buzz.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1136908792135603612006-01-10T09:58:00.000-06:002006-01-10T09:59:52.310-06:00It's a New Record
96 mph on I294 Northbound this morning on the way into work. I thought, what the hell, traffic's really hauling this morning (everyone else was doing almost 90), why not push it to 100? And then I realized I didn't want a ticket for 100mph.
I'm too cute for jail.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1136498510955376962006-01-05T16:00:00.000-06:002006-01-05T16:01:50.966-06:00Oh Dear Lord
Filed under "shit I didn't need to see at work":
A pair of (previously worn) silk purple boxers in the bottom drawer of my desk in my new office. Presumably left by the previous occupant or the occupant before him (as this was a temporary office for him).
Yeeesh.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1136261132671715812006-01-02T22:02:00.000-06:002006-01-02T22:05:32.683-06:00Things I Don't Believe in
(Or "why advertising isn't as effective as idiots in PR would like to think it is").
1). Queen Latifa shops at Wal-Mart, or worse, buys her friends and relatives Wal-Mart gift cards.
2). Jenna Elfman is really worth 24/7 advertising. Jesus fuck, I'm going to patently avoid her new show now, because I've already watched the equivalent of your first episode (20 Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1135980538719840552005-12-30T16:06:00.000-06:002005-12-30T16:08:58.730-06:00Irony Begins
Just saw Batman Begins for the first time this past week, and I have to say it's the best Batman "genesis" story yet. I am especially in awe of how they made Bruce feel responsible for his parents' deaths.
The bonus added touch was the removal of "Zorro" for the play they saw, and the addition of DeFlatermaus. First off, Opera is more of the Waynes' speed, and second off, an Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1135920454914827882005-12-29T23:16:00.000-06:002005-12-29T23:27:34.926-06:00The Obligatory Now Annual Post
Yeah, so I've been away for awhile.
I decided I wanted a new leather coat for Christmas, and the family came through for me and put a bunch of money towards it, so I could pick out what I wanted. As it turns out, style is evidently a thing of the past and everyone should stop being concerned with any kind of individuality, and just buy the plain old leather coatsBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1125195417899394732005-08-27T21:14:00.000-05:002005-08-27T21:16:57.903-05:00Hi, Remember Me?
Okay, long time, no post, etc.
Was freaked out this morning as I went to go murder a mud-wasp den that had decided to make the root system of one of Liz's rosebushes its home, and found out that some local animal had beaten me to it, and had dug up the entire hive and eaten them all (presumably).
There's just a giant hole there where there used to be wasps pouring in and out Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1120840277874299642005-07-08T11:22:00.000-05:002005-07-08T11:31:17.880-05:00Cancer!
The AP just released a piece stating that the EPA has found that the chemical used to make Teflon, PFOA, has a higher chance to cause cancer in lab rats than DuPont initially stated.
The headline: Board: Teflon Cancer Risks Downplayed
Please note: TEFLON Cancer Risks Downplayed.
It then goes on to generally beat about the bush, stating that PFOA is bad for lab rats, but DuPont Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1120798629227183512005-07-07T23:46:00.000-05:002005-07-07T23:57:09.233-05:00Headache
Okay, so I did something incredibly stupid two nights ago.
I was struggling with my new PC build. First, I couldn't get power to my video-card, when it was just the new motherboard, RAM, and main CPU chip. Then, the retailer told me that I needed a 24 pin power supply, so I bought one. Still, no signal to the monitors.
So this time I take it in to the retailer. Their business cardBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1120714346813070592005-07-07T00:28:00.000-05:002005-07-07T00:32:26.820-05:00It's Got Something to Do With Closets
So R Kelly just released this new album, and while I normally don't like his stuff, this one is extra bad with a heaping side of awful sauce on the side. A kid today in a motion shoot was all "no, the lyrics are so descriptive, it's like you can see what's going on!"
Here's a sample of when he's almost discovered in the closet, hiding because the husband Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1120538729995510382005-07-04T23:29:00.000-05:002005-07-04T23:45:30.006-05:00Getting it Wrong. Again.
CSI: Miami just aired an ep where they tried to somehow tie in Tony Hawk, video-games, and motion capture all into one episode, and barely managed to get the Tony Hawk (guest-star) part right.
A lot of people (I guess mainly actual crime-scene forensics experts) complain that the tech on the show is mostly fictional, that it's based somewhat in reality but they "trump"Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1120368143824557662005-07-03T00:12:00.000-05:002005-07-03T00:22:23.830-05:00Yet Another 4th
Went to Skydive Chicago yet again this year, for their annual 4th of July extravaganza. As usual, we enjoyed the intimate setting of sitting so close to the fireworks you get ashes dropped on you if the wind even hints in your direction. The food was pretty good, the pre-game show was good (people dropping out of the sky every 10 minutes and landing not 50 yards away from you, Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1119298785376716442005-06-20T15:13:00.000-05:002005-06-20T15:19:45.383-05:00such an idiot
Finally saw Napolean Dynamite this weekend, and I finally understand how it's a "love it or hate it" kind of movie.
We loved it, but it left us drained afterwards. Absolutely hilarious, but there isn't a single non life-draining character in the whole movie. Pedro is by far the very worst. If a character was a temperature, he would be absolute zero. I'm not sure if it's Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1118721171238343362005-06-13T22:50:00.000-05:002005-06-13T22:53:01.770-05:00These Are the Jokes, People
Today, overheard in my house:
Liz: Hey, did you hear that Jackson was aquitted?
Me: No, it's only been all over the news and internets all day.
Liz: It's just like OJ. All the famous people get away with everything.
Me: Yeah, but it's nice to see a white guy get away with the crime for once. Oh, wait.
Ba DUM bum.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1118417281067486002005-06-10T10:17:00.000-05:002005-06-10T10:28:01.083-05:00Royale With CHEESE
Oh man, the day I dye my hair red, put on Ronald McDonald work clothes rejects, and forget which way suspenders go (Kris Kross anyone?), please, fucking shoot me. This is not the new man. This is a typical French man. There's a difference.
Lilek's take on this is absolutely priceless.
"Can't sleep. Clowns will dress me."
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1118375025184105352005-06-09T22:36:00.000-05:002005-06-10T01:37:44.816-05:00Fate Accomplis
Lately I've been wanting to work somehow, someway, on my old Cut to the Chase show I storyboarded and started animating on when I worked at Startoons.
So on the way home, I listened to the long radio edit of the song I was going to use. After we put Riley to bed, I came upstairs, and (woo-hoo!) found the instrumental edit that Phil and I came up with of said song, and ripped it Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1118291622321596122005-06-08T23:23:00.000-05:002005-06-08T23:33:42.326-05:00Hizouse
Watched my first (and last) ep of House last night, and I have to say I was largely unimpressed.
The plot was basically thus: Every 6 minutes, House and the other 3 inept 20-something yes-men Doctors would try and diagnose this kid who had some crazy-assed disease.
First it was like, some sleeping disorder, and then it was MS (?), and then eventually, with 5 minutes left to go in the Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1117640201763570882005-06-01T10:32:00.000-05:002005-06-01T10:40:33.606-05:00It's True
Saw the Truth fish again on my way into work this morning. For those of you unfamiliar with it, here it is:
Huh. Bigger fish is eating the smaller fish, eh? Truth is leveraging its larger size and no doubt superior strength and speed in order to eat the smaller Darwin fish.
Sound like any theories forwarded by any evolution concerned scientists to you?
Here's a tip for you "Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1117639263732677472005-06-01T10:19:00.000-05:002005-06-01T10:21:03.736-05:00Fuck Outlook
It just decided on a whim last night when I booted up that it wasn't going to remember any of my settings, or the fact that I had a shit-ton of mail in the in/outboxes, and reset itself to a "new install" blank slate.
I'm done using Microsoft products whenever it can be helped. Just done. An entire of email and contacts down the drain. Hopefully I can find my freelance email Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1115180501882887762005-05-03T22:57:00.000-05:002005-05-03T23:31:56.286-05:009:31 am
A year ago, I had no idea what it meant to be a parent, or a Dad, or really an adult, for that matter. I thought I did, but at 7:30 on Monday the 3rd of May, 2004, I awoke to the sound of your Mother in labor, insisting that this was still just false labor. Two hours later, I was in the delivery room watching the doctors lift you out of Mom's abdomen butt first, and in that moment, Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1115129911659392502005-05-03T09:12:00.000-05:002005-05-03T09:24:32.046-05:00State Capitols for 1000
If you're not checking Google Sightseeing, you really should be. Someone blogging all the coolest places to spy on from space via Google's new Maps feature (still in beta right now). Today's post features the Capitol building of Madison, which I can attest to being a rockingly awesome Capitol building, complete with marble floors. However, they missed an important Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1114400353657512882005-04-24T22:39:00.000-05:002005-04-24T22:39:27.160-05:00Thoughts on Empire
So The Empire Strikes Back was playing on Fox (I think) this afternoon, and a bunch of stuff came up:
1). Stewie, the little baby on Family Guy, is like an evil C3PO in an infant's body. The accent, the timbre of the voice, they're nearly identical. At least to me.
2). Empire Carpet ads played throughout the showing. Normally I don't even "hear" Empire ads, because theyBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1114094281812448832005-04-21T09:32:00.000-05:002005-04-21T09:38:01.813-05:00Slow Going
Well, the glory of the new record has quickly come to an end, as I sat in some of the worst traffic on my drive in yet again this morning, the fourth day in a row. It's getting so bad that I have time to actually recognize cars every day. If this continues I'm going to have to start waving to them like they're neighbors or something. Maybe if I had bluetooth I could have some IM Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1113965533531797942005-04-19T21:38:00.000-05:002005-04-19T21:52:13.533-05:00It's a New Record
While I've been lamenting the commute a lot lately (2 hour drives into the city, two mornings in a row, thanks), I have to brag about the trip home tonight for a second.
I did the 51 mile commute in a new record low 45 minutes. We're talking time from me turning the ignition in the parking lot to pulling into the garage, for an average total speed of 68 mph. In a Honda CivicBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1113793640199638882005-04-17T22:01:00.000-05:002005-04-17T22:12:01.703-05:00Wonderful One
Mtv's got this trainwreck of a show (yes I realize this could be ANY of their shows, but stay with me here) called My Super Sweet Sixteen. It's a show where they evidently follow the life of rich spoiled bitches who act as if Paris Hilton is their role-model.
On today's episode that I happened to stare at slack-jawed for ten minutes before running out to the store on errands, Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1113341144806834552005-04-12T16:22:00.000-05:002005-04-12T16:25:44.806-05:00I Want My Fucking Country Back
It's stories like this that make me a proud independant voter. Normally, I try and keep any semblance of politics off of this lousy site, but uh, Clintons pointing fingers at gays pointing fingers at Clintons?
Seriously, what happened to this country? At what point was it okay for a Clinton to point out that someone's gay and that they've got some form of "Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1113084980531104972005-04-09T17:11:00.000-05:002005-04-09T17:16:20.533-05:00The Commute
It's days like yesterday that make me think maybe I should start a blog about the commute every day, but most days that would probably be pretty boring. Like "long delays due to tolls being backed up," or "long delays because it's Tuesday," or "oh god please fucking kill me now if I have to do another hour and a half in the car I'd rather die."
But yesterday was one of those Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1112758985424294132005-04-05T22:36:00.000-05:002005-04-05T22:54:25.826-05:00Late Nite
Y'know, people always ask me, "Bowler, why do the Japanese rock so hard?" Well, now I have my answer:
Because years from now aliens will land on earth and attempt to communicate to us the typical "take me to your leader" phrase through pop-locking and doing the robot because they will have seen this video after it was broadcast throughout space, by translating the dance between the Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1111081089534887502005-03-17T11:33:00.000-06:002005-03-17T11:38:09.540-06:00The Cyborgs Are Here
And I want some of this.
First Cybernetic eye. First Cybernetic Limb, that actually can send back stimuli to the brain (touch, pain, pleasure, etc.).
Sorry, I find cybertechnology an insanely interesting field. This is some cool shit.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1110907736378582942005-03-15T11:27:00.000-06:002005-03-15T11:39:47.093-06:00BUSTED
It appears I've been fined for a sexual misconduct with a maiden?
Read the whole thing, and let me know if it makes any sense to you. Evidently you can't be caught kissing a woman on videotape in New Zealand.
But Liz, I SWEAR IT WASN'T ME!!! I'VE BEEN FRAMED!!!
Thanks to Linda for the linkBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1110900446754476412005-03-15T09:22:00.000-06:002005-03-15T09:57:33.516-06:00Tell Us a Story...
About robots, named Rod and Todd.
.
If you don't get it, Google the phrase.
Trust me, this seemed a lot funnier when I was picturing it. Or when Liz was saying it at the end of every commercial.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1109738474087023002005-03-01T22:39:00.000-06:002005-03-01T22:41:14.090-06:00Just Listen
Look, don't mess with little old ladies from Texas, okay?
I swear to god, this is the funniest thing you'll listen to all year. Prepare for ROTFLYAOWTIYE (with tears in your eyes).
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1109558782519630782005-02-27T20:35:00.000-06:002005-02-27T20:46:22.523-06:00Thoughts From This Weekend
If you're not watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, you're missing what is possibly the greatest modern animated series on television right now. Great effects, great characters (design and acting), great animation, an epic plot, great fight sequences.
It's like Miyazaki is doing a kung-fu epic, only it's not Miyazaki, or Kung-Fu.
____________________________________Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1108352041600999452005-02-13T21:27:00.000-06:002005-02-13T21:43:12.120-06:00Fear Increment
Okay, so we're sitting on the couch, and Liz is all:
Liz: Fear Factor has totally gone too far now.
Steve: I don't want to hear about it. I'm eating.
Liz: They should totally make Baby Fear Factor. The first stunt would be to see if the baby would gnaw on the shiny cloth beetle wings in the cloth baby bug book.
Steve: Then the next stunt would be to see if they'd crawl off Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1107988380695973812005-02-09T16:27:00.000-06:002005-02-09T16:33:00.696-06:00It's a Jewel, Not a Diamond
I don't care if I'm blatantly ripping this theme off from Dooce.
How to Annoy Me: Work at a Jewel-Osco and pretend like my never having my "Preferred Card" is some kind of day ruining hassle on your part. Because you know what? If it's such a god-damned pain in the ass to reach over the half-foot between your hand and the register to grab the store card and Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1107748277783114192005-02-06T21:42:00.000-06:002005-02-06T21:51:17.786-06:00RockIN, apostrophe
So today I'm out getting gas for Liz's car (we had all taken her car to go out to Target for a file cabinet and diapers, oh the racy life of the married couple with children!) with Liz and the baby.
This car pulls up ultra fast to the pump kiddie-corner from us, and it's a BMW M3 (my dream car), and I can hear the music playing with the doors closed.
The license plate?Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1107467206651925122005-02-03T15:45:00.000-06:002005-02-03T15:46:46.650-06:00Go Joe!
Because my friend beat me to it, I'm stealing his image and his bandwidth.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1106799740514500722005-01-26T22:13:00.000-06:002005-01-26T22:22:20.513-06:00Nerd Photography
I promised myself I wasn't going to buy any more action figures, ever.
But then I saw the new Mace Windu Unleashed figure, and realized that he and Morpheus, well, they've got a score to settle.
And who am I to get in the way of that epic showdown?
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1106761378371397872005-01-26T11:31:00.000-06:002005-01-26T11:42:58.370-06:00Get Your _____ On
Advertisers: Stop it.
"Get Your Smile On" and "Get Your Snack On?" No, seriously, stop.
In my film class, we learned this term called "The Parody." You see, once something has been parodied, that means that it shouldn't actually be used in a serious fashion. The genre is "dead," and either needs to be left alone or re-invented.
I submit to you The Delta Ad. Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1106455010973217322005-01-22T22:35:00.000-06:002005-01-22T22:36:50.973-06:00When Good Artists Go Bored
Yes, I did another one.
No, I'm not proud of it.
Well, maybe, just a little.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1106371691200585942005-01-21T23:17:00.000-06:002005-01-21T23:31:00.056-06:00Micro Machines
Something Awful just hosted their weekly Photoshop Phriday, and this time, it was all about the Micro Machines. I don't subscribe to their forums, although I probably should, so I could get in on these things when they happen, but just out of curiosity, I wanted to see if I had what it takes to make my own Micro Machine.
I was worried I couldn't figure this one out. Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1105763681154969132005-01-14T22:26:00.000-06:002005-01-14T22:34:41.153-06:00Remote Access
Had a revelation while looking for OEM instructions on how to remove my in-dash CD-player to install my iPod cable correctly (no, I haven't ordered it, and yes, I warned you I'm not done talking about the iPod-In-My-Car-Thing yet).
I started browsing stuff on the site for '99 Honda Civic HX's, and lookee there! Keyless remotes! Hey, why would they only sell the remote Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1105417298445174482005-01-10T22:13:00.000-06:002005-01-10T22:21:38.446-06:00The New Spam
Got this as a body of email today:
831y 20 hq4300 7g e6 01 0yzl7l b7 0d 23s46g2013
x5xe 88 4t00 06 21 z0Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1105045826174614392005-01-06T15:03:00.000-06:002005-01-06T15:10:26.173-06:00Last iPod Post
I swear, at least until I make my next iPod post.
I found this site while desperately researching how BMW got their radios to play nice with the iPod, and lo, and behold, I find the guys who made the damn connecters that BMW made for the iPod. Only now they make them for all cars. Well, almost all cars. The irony here is that you can probably connect your iPod to the Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1104942984145140662005-01-05T10:34:00.000-06:002005-01-05T10:59:06.236-06:00Darth [Insert Evil Sounding Word Here]
From a conversation I just had at work:
[10:24] Seret: Count Dukoo = Darth Tyrannus
[10:24] Bowler: That's what I figured.
[10:25] Bowler: He should have been called Darth Tyrannus Aurus Ex.
[10:25] Bowler: That would have been even MORE clever
[10:27] Seret: or Darth Stupdenous. No thats my name when Seret becomes Sith.
[10:28] Bowler: What?
[10Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1104899977261026802005-01-04T22:34:00.000-06:002005-01-04T22:41:33.093-06:00Podcasting
Well, this was supposed to be a comments entry, but it got so long I figured it could just be its own post. Ellewiz asks just what kind of FM transmitter I'm using, as her Monster Cable one doesn't work so hot.
I'm using the Belkin one. I can't remember which one it is exactly, but it's the cheapest Belkin one you can get, for about $35 that only broadcasts on 88.1 - 88.7.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1104163094680743512004-12-27T09:56:00.000-06:002004-12-27T09:58:14.680-06:00Happiness is...
Getting a new 20G iPod for Xmas and then buying yourself an FM transciever for it so you can listen to your own music on shuffle in your car.
Combined with today's lack of traffic due to the holidays, this has been the Best. Commute. EVER.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1103604807522750742004-12-20T22:41:00.000-06:002004-12-20T23:00:08.783-06:00Pot, Meet Kettle #831
Normally, I try and keep politics off of this thing (hell, lately it seems like I'm trying to keep posts off of this thing), but since spelling errors have made the news lately (and a bit one sided, I might add), I just wanted to point out that this blade as two edges.
Exhibit A: A sign that Bush had no part in making.
Exhibit B: The entire state of New York not Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1103603726889590212004-12-20T22:27:00.000-06:002004-12-20T22:35:38.476-06:00Monster Revenge
By now I'm sure you've all heard about the Monster Litigation Machine. Quick recap for those of you who haven't: A company that sells shitty RGB and coax cables is attempting to strongarm everyone and their moms for using the term "monster" in their company name, movie titles, etc.
So I have a simple proposition to the Board of Directors at Comcast:
Please sue the ballsBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1102913358925842472004-12-12T22:38:00.000-06:002004-12-12T22:51:03.586-06:00Children's Toy, or Pr0n Star?
So the wife and I were looking at Fisher Price's catalog for things to buy lil' Riley for Crimmas, and we came across the Rescue Heroes page. No, wait, don't click on it yet.
They've got these "teams" of Rescue Heroes, an action figure and their dog and/or robot, and they have the most rediculous names. It was Liz first who discovered that, indeed, they soundedBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1102219472663247082004-12-04T21:59:00.000-06:002004-12-04T22:04:32.663-06:00Not Getting It
Okay, is this a joke or not? Elite Designers Against Ikea.
Because if you're an "Elite Designer" and you're worried about Ikea stealing your business, well, you're not an Elite Designer.
Also, no Elite Designer in their right mind would sell this crap through their company store. The T-shirts aren't even ironic or retro. I'm going with "joke," even if these so-called Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1102139948697599242004-12-03T23:48:00.000-06:002004-12-04T00:05:24.066-06:00Oh Elmo, We Hardly Knew Ye...
So, a couple of weeks ago, we headed to Babies R' Us, (or BRU for you folks with kids) to get Riley's Xmas picture taken. Yes, I swear to god, we'll put it up there for all to see. Hopefully, if you've been very, good this year, we'll send it to you in a Xmas card.
But I digress.
Does anyone remember back when Elmo was cute? Like, before he got horribly Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1101179327287622082004-11-22T21:07:00.000-06:002004-11-22T21:08:47.286-06:00Change is Good
As an apology for having nothing to say for a month and then talking about some fringe politics (I swear, I don't like airing politics on my blog), I figured I'd talk for a second about why I've been quiet for so long (if any of you are still reading, that is).
I've got some cool stuff in the works, so posting might be light for awhile ("lighter than one post a month?"). TheBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1101179238195698982004-11-22T20:53:00.000-06:002004-11-22T21:07:18.196-06:00Peace and Happiness
Hey, Bible Belters...
...do you think you could lay off the "holier than thou" speak? I know that the definition of "Marriage" to you means that you have to be hetero, and have children, but to me it means "happily committed to your spouse."
If you're worried about the definition of Marriage, how about you stop trying to point fingers at all of the divorces and Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1098809017842612402004-10-26T11:29:00.000-05:002004-10-26T11:46:35.183-05:00Red Paintballs
Guess what? It's time to debunk CSI again.
(audible groaning from readers)
No, it's really not that bad this time. Just that, once again, TV producers thought it would be really "edgy" to have someone get shot with red paintballs. In last night's CSI: MIAMI new ep, the side-story was that some transient old guy (read: bum) died of a heart-attack after some kids shot himBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1097174965773646402004-10-07T13:24:00.000-05:002004-10-07T13:52:05.476-05:00Top Ten List for Complete Morons
I've been getting tired of MSN's "news" features they throw up at the top of the page. Today's is Top Ten Things You Should Never Buy Used. Laptops? Helmets? Wetsuits? THANK YOU MSN FOR SAVING ME FROM ALMOST BUYING THAT USED WETSUIT/HELMET COMBO.
I, for one, think a more practical list is in order. Obviously, if MSN's readers can't tell for themselves Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1096858383011265402004-10-03T21:38:00.001-05:002004-10-03T22:12:18.966-05:00Pests
There is nothing quite like getting up at 5am to feed the cat, only to hear something eating your food in your pantry on the TOP SHELF. Why more horror movies haven't started out like this, I don't know.
We officially have a mouse, and it likes to jump at people, making them look like every fool who's ever done a cheerleader scream as seen on America's Funniest Home Videos.
I HAD Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1096858294877468432004-10-03T21:38:00.000-05:002004-10-03T21:51:34.876-05:00Bowler: 1 Mouse: 0
Y'know what? Live catch mouse traps are a total joke. I heard the trap door spring shut, and decided to let him stew about his capture in there for awhile before removing him (besides, Riley wasn't in bed yet, and last thing I need is a hysterical wife holding the baby [and before you think I'm being misogynistic, ask Liz who was sitting on the kitchen table when I Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1096580623596399112004-09-30T16:41:00.000-05:002004-09-30T16:43:43.596-05:00Pinhead
We had a motion capture facial shoot to do at work today, and I got tired of everyone trying to shirk out of being the talent, so I finally volunteered. I think you can see why from this pic why nobody ever wants to be the face talent.
And yes, the ones on the eyelids are extremely annoying.
Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1096519206403159122004-09-29T23:19:00.000-05:002004-09-29T23:40:06.403-05:00CSI:WTF
I'm trying to picture the pitch meeting for yet ANOTHER installment of CSI, especially after watching the NY premier. I mean, I'm a FAN of Vegas and Miami, and I begrudgingly tuned into NY (just like I did with Miami), but holy mother of pearl, the letdown was AUDIBLE.
Gritty, Matrix-style green and blue lens-filters? Check.
A-List talent? Check.
Big-city appeal? Check.
StoryBowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1095454266170905542004-09-17T15:26:00.000-05:002004-09-17T15:51:06.170-05:00Definitely More Than You Need
My friend Gina's outrage at this freak of vehicular nature reminded me that I was going to post about my one day adventure in the GMC Envoy XL.
GMC has an expression: "Not More Than You Need; Just More Than You're Used To."
Nowhere in the history of car slogans has there been more b.s. flung in the face of consumers.
That thing is the very definition of Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1095307856854305912004-09-15T22:16:00.000-05:002004-09-16T10:24:00.543-05:00It's Only a Matter of Time...
I used to tell myself that phrase as I'd pass by wrecks on the highway on my way to work. Some days, I'd feel that my driving experience and skill would keep me out of harm's way forever (a somewhat naive thought, yes), while other days I'd do the math and realize that someday, my number's going to come up.
How long has it been? Six years? Seven? I've been Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559227.post-1094359236702362332004-09-04T23:29:00.000-05:002004-09-04T23:40:36.703-05:00A Burger By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
So on the way back from PAX, I felt it would be proper to eat lunch, as most humans are want to do when hunger strikes. My choices in the stranded S concourse at Seatle Tacoma were either to have some Udon noodles or some Burger King. I've come to really hate ethnic food served in a fast-food setting (love ethnic food; hate it when it's mass Bowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282096432684415076noreply@blogger.com0