Super-Friends 2006

Now that my favorite regular-people-with-superpowers television show, "The 4400", is done until 2007, I'm going to need to fulfill this gap of missing super-powers'y goodness. NBC seems to have the perfect fall replacement for that cable show I love so much. Their less than imaginative title for it, "Heroes", leaves a little to be desired, but it from the trailer above, it looks like it could be pretty good. Let's just hope we don't end up with another "Surface", which I wanted to like . . . but ended up just being retarded.
Edit:
Here's more "Heroes" footage, cut with that Foo Fighter's song. You get a little more insight into what's going on . . . with an apocalyptic-type reveal towards the end. Kinda gave me goosebumps.

It's That Time Again - Search Terms

I'm thinking Thursdays will be housing the Search Terms post for the forseeable future . . . and yes, I can see the future. It's one of my many talents. What other talents do I have? Well, glad you asked. But since this is not about me, and it's about the search terms, I'm not going to steal their thunder by listing all the things I'm good at (which are encyclopedic in length, I might add). So, here is what's been searched for in the past couple of days. I'm not making any of this shit up. People end up here by looking for the stuff below. Sometimes it's clear how they made it here . . . sometimes, it leaves me scratching my head (which I do really well).

REESE WHITHERSPOON + PAPARAZZI PICS - Google Search GR
Emmanuelle in space - Google Search CL
does emma watson smoke - Google Search UK
nude celeb - BlogSearch
gotan - BlogSearch
emma watson's feet - Google Search
girls kissing - BlogSearch UK
"fashion house" - Blog Search Engine
sharon stone basic instinct 2 nude clip mpeg - Google Search CA
daniel radcliffe naked blogs are for wusses - Google Search
emma watson's upskirt - MSN Search
anna farris breasts - Google Search
"evangeline lilly nipple" - Google Search AU
emma watson boobless and trying too hard - Google Search
fergie wardrobe malfunction - Google Search
ufc "baba o'reily" - Google Search
pete from fallout boy crotch - Google Search CA
lohan dress - Google Search
girl fights - BlogSearch
Emilie de Ravin slip - Google Search
natalie portman panty shot V for Vendetta - Google Search
NCIS - BlogSearch
failure to launch screencaps - Google Search CA
joaquin phoenix interview frog in hair - Google Search
gretchen moll - Google Search AR
katharine mcphee boobs video - Google Search CA
scarlett johanssen "full house" - Google Search
lindsey lohan nickelodeon awards upskirt - Yahoo Search
leg cross oops tv - PeoplePC Search
evangeline lilly smokes - Google Search
nip slips accident - Google Search
steal+upn+veronica mars+wardrobe - Google Search
emma watson MSN address - Google Search
"stephen colbert" - Technorati Search
anne hathaway nude havoc clip - Google Search
wrestling nip slips - BlogSearch
gymnastics + crotch - Google Search BE
"kimberly stewart" "no panties" - Google Search
butt slips - Google Search
colbert green screen - BlogSearch
blogs for wusses - Google Search
portman crotch - Google Search
Emmanuelle In Space: First Contact trailer - Google Search
sia furler animal - Google Search
zero 7 fan hollywood bowl - Google Search

Scientology is Teh Gh3y

If this is what they do in the open, I wonder what crazy things are going down at the Scientology Center on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. You know they have to have crazy orgie parties where Scientology wenches strap on phalluses wrapped with tin-foil and proclaim their love for Xenu while tearing some male ass in half.

Or . . . this could just be a socially akward mishap that happened when they intended to kiss each other on the cheeks (all European style) and ended up kissing each other on the lips. One thing though . . . did they need to slip each other the tongue?

Dun dun dunnN!

*Note - I feel like such a subversive blogger posting shit about Scientology right under the noses of my Scientologist Overlord employers. Tee-hee.

iColbert

I love iPods . . . and I love Stephen Colbert (not in a gay way). So when you smash the two things together (thanks to the "Green Screen Challenge" . . . whatever that may be) you get something that rivals the pairing of peanut butter and jelly. It's just perfect. If you're into PB&J. Now that I think about it, I hate Peanut Butter. Wow, that's quite possibly the worst analogy I've made so far. Fuck it. You get the point.

HDH - Vanessa Minnillo

I really have no idea what this chick does . . . other than being Nick Lachey's new "man-chowder receptacle". Why do we care about her again? She's not bad looking. Is she better than Jessica Simpson? Maybe if you want to carry a coherent conversation. I can imagine talking to Jessica is like trying to reason with a puppy who is hopped up on methampetamines and bathtub-whiskey . . . there's no way that you're not going to get that thing to not pee on your couch. And no, I've never been in that position. I don't usually feed my dog speed and homemade hooch . . . at the same time. Anyway, Vanessa Minnillo is the HDH this week based solely on a suggestion from a co-worker (Mike V.), who seems to be quite taken by her looks. I think. He wasn't very excited when I asked him to help me choose a chick to post this week. Maybe he's not aware of how important and Earth-shattering this post really is. I missed posting this last week and look at what happened to that jetliner that crashed in Kentucky. Yeah. Random coincidence . . . I think not! Here's a couple of more pictures of Minnillo hanging out with Lachey in a black bikini. She stands around like a T-Rex . . . which is kinda of strange.

"Hold that position . . . Forever" - Nick Lachey

Cheap Lunch Hata's

Why can't I eat my cup o' soup/maruchan instant lunch in fucking peace! Does someone have to make a smart-ass comment every time I sit at my cubicle and say something like "Hey Jaime, is that all you eat. When you go home, do you like have that for dinner too?". Listen douche-bag . . . I don't still live at home with my parents like you do. Shut the fuck up. It's called "paying rent". When you don't have enough money to actually buy real food, you fall back on the 30 cents per meal solution.

And then, like 5 minutes later, someone else says "Oh, I smell cup of soup, it must be Jaime". Shut up. I know there's tons of sodium in this thing. What am I, retarded? Are you going to buy me lunch everyday? Mind your own business. And yes, there is more sodium/salt in an actual cup of Cambell's soup than in a Cup of Noodles/Maruchan. Read the god damn labels and quit hating on my lunch.

Fuck! People just make me want to vent so much. Thank god for blogs . . . otherwise, that homicidal rampage would have come and gone by now.

Yeah, I'm a little on the disgruntled side today. You want to make something out of it . . . punk!

Fall is Upon Us - Too Much TV

The new fall season is coming up on us. All the networks are either throwing new shows at us or bringing back last season's favorites. Here's a handy guide to what's premiering or debuting this fall season, alphabetically sorted for your obsessive compulsive pleasure. Or maybe that's just my OCD pleasure. Either way, it's a good way to see exactly what you want. Shows I'm looking forward are bolded. And yes, this means that these are shows that you should be watching as well. Shows that made me wonder "WTF Mang?" are italicized. Why? I have no idea.

According To Jim (ABC) Dec. 6
All Of Us (CW) Oct. 1
Amazing Race (CBS) Sept. 17
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) Oct. 1
America’s Most Wanted (Fox) Sept. 9
America’s Next Top Model (CW) Sept. 20 (only because I think it's a trainwreck of a show)
American Dad (Fox) Sept. 10
American Idol (Fox) Jan. 16
Art of Betrayal (MyNet) Dec. 4
Bachelor (ABC) Oct. 2
Battlestar Galactica (SciFi) Oct. 6
Biggest Loser (NBC) Sept. 20
Bones (Fox) Aug. 30
Boston Legal (ABC) Sept. 19
Breaking Bonaduce (VH1) Oct. 22
Bridezillas (WE) Oct. 8
Brothers & Sisters (ABC) Sept. 24
Campus Ladies (Oxy) Oct. 1
Celebrity Duets (Fox) Aug. 29
Class (CBS) Sept. 18
Close to Home (CBS) Sept. 22
Cold Case (CBS) Sept. 24
Cops (Fox) Sept. 9
Criminal Minds (CBS) Sept. 20
Crossing Jordan (NBC) Oct. 20
CSI (CBS) Sept. 21
CSI: Miami (CBS) Sept. 18
CSI: New York (CBS) Sept. 20
Dancing With The Stars (ABC) Sept. 12
Dateline (NBC) Sept. 23
Day Break (ABC) Nov. 15
Deal or No Deal (NBC) Sept. 18
Def Comedy Jam (HBO) Sept. 10
Desire (MyNet) Sept. 4
Desperate Housewives (ABC) Sept. 24
Dexter (Sho) Oct. 1
Doctor Who (SciFi) Sept. 29
Drawn Together (CC) Oct. 5
ER (NBC) Sept. 21
Everybody Hates Chris (CW) Oct. 1
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) Sept. 24
Family Guy (Fox) Sept. 10
Fashion House (MyNet) Sept. 4
48 Hours Mystery (CBS) Sept. 23
Freak Show (CC) Oct. 4
Friday Night Lights (NBC) Oct. 3
Game (CW) Oct. 1
George Lopez (ABC) Dec. 6
Ghost Whisperer (CBS) Sept. 22
Gilmore Girls (CW) Sept. 26
Girlfriends (CW) Oct. 1
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) Sept. 21
Happy Hour (Fox) Sept. 7
Help Me Help You (ABC) Sept. 26
Heroes (NBC) Sept. 25
Hogan Knows Best (VH1) Oct. 22
House (Fox) Sept. 4
House of Carters (E!) Oct. 2
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) Sept. 18
I Pity The Fool! (TVLand) Oct. 11
Ice T’s Rap School (VH1) Oct. 17
Jericho (CBS) Sept. 20
Justice (Fox) Aug. 30
Juvies (MTV) Sept. 4
Kidnapped (NBC) Sept. 20
King of the Hill (Fox) Dec. 3
Knights of Prosperity (ABC) Oct. 17
Las Vegas (NBC) Oct. 20
Law & Order (NBC) Sept. 22
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC) Sept. 19
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) Sept. 19
Lost (ABC) Oct. 4
Men in Trees (ABC) Sept. 12
MI:5 (A&E) Sept. 15
Million Dollar Listing (Bravo) Aug. 29
My Name is Earl (NBC) Sept. 21
Nanny 911 (Fox) Sept. 8
NCIS (CBS) Sept. 19
New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) Sept. 18
Nine (ABC) Oct. 4
Nip/Tuck (FX) Sept. 4
Numb3rs (CBS) Sept. 22
The OC (Fox) Nov. 2
Office (NBC) Sept. 21
One Tree Hill (CW) Sept. 27
Prison Break (Fox) Aug. 21
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO) Aug. 25
Rome (HBO) Jan. 7
Runaway (CW) Sept. 25
7th Heaven (CW) Sept. 25
Shark (CBS) Sept. 21
The Shield (FX) Jan. 9
Simpsons (Fox) Sept. 10 (eventhough it continues to disappoint)
Six Degrees (ABC) Sept. 21
60 Minutes (CBS) Sept. 24
Smallville (CW) Sept. 28
Smith (CBS) Sept. 19
South Park (CC) Oct. 4
Standoff (Fox) Sept. 4
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (NBC) Sept. 18
Supernanny (ABC) Dec. 4
Supernatural (CW) Sept. 28
Survivor (CBS) Sept. 14
Talk Show With Spike Feresten (Fox) Sept. 17
30 Rock (NBC) Oct. 11
‘Til Death (Fox) Sept. 7
TNA Impact! (Spike) Sept. 28
Trading Spouses (Fox) Oct. 6
24 (Fox) Jan. 7
20 Good Years (NBC) Oct. 4
20/20 (ABC) Sept. 8
Two and a Half Men (CBS) Sept. 18
Two-A-Days (MTV) Aug. 23
Ugly Betty (ABC) Sept. 28
The Underground (Sho) Sept. 14
Unit (CBS) Sept. 19
Vanished (Fox) Aug. 21
Veronica Mars (CW) Oct. 3
War at Home (Fox) Sept. 10
Watch Over Me (MyNet) Dec. 4
What About Brian (ABC) Oct. 9
Wife Swap (ABC) Sept. 18
Wire (HBO) Sept. 10
Without A Trace Sept. 24
WWE Smackdown (CW) Sept. 22

New Tuesday Feature - Girls Kissing

So, you've gotten through Monday . . . but what do you have to look forward to on Tuesday? Well, if you are a regular reader of BAFW (or the occasional pervert that lands here while looking for naked pictures of Emma Watson), then I offer you "Tuesday Girl Make-Out". It doesn't accronym into something interesting, just TuGMO . . . but I guess that watching chicks mackin' like there's no tomorrow can make you Tug at your junk mo'(more). So, Tu(Tuesday)G(girl)M(make)O(out) works just fine. Man I'm good.

Getting My LOST Fix

While I am not particularly addicted to nicotine, I am addicted to watching LOST, and it's been a very long summer since the end of the 2nd season earlier this year. To tide you over until this coming October, here's some clips from the Hanso Exposed/Lost Experience strung up together (originally 50 in number!) to make a coherent 4+ minute clip that gives a little more insight into the backstory.

Broken Lizard Wants YOU!

Now, granted, I am at fault for not actually going to watch this movie this past weekend like I should have. But, in all fairness, I didn't watch the Marky Mark movie, or any others for that matter. So my wife and I's combined 20 bucks didn't fund another one of the movies that made bank at the box office, while "Beerfest" staggered along with a disappointingly modest $6+ million. So, the guys at Broken Lizard have made an online plea for help. Here it is. It's your turn to do something about this. Change history if you will.

Ladies & Gentlemen,

As you know by now the number one film in America this weekend was MIRACLE 2: MARKY MARK IN CLEATS.

As you probably also know BEERFEST is fucking great. You've seen our comment board, you've talked to your friends, you've probably already seen the movie.

So you're probably asking yourself how did a football comedy beat out a Broken Lizard movie???

Well here's your answer...

It doesn't fucking matter.

What matters now is that YOU keep BEERFEST in theaters so that your friends, and everyone else in the world will get to see BEERFEST on the big screen.

This is a grassroots comedy campaign of epic proportions. We are asking YOU, the fans, to mobilize and get the word out about BEERFEST. Here are 10 things you can do to spread the word:

1.) REPOST THIS MESSAGE
2.) Copy & Paste this message into an email and tell all of your friends to see BEERFEST this week. And then tell them to forward it along.
3.) Blog this message or throw it up on your website.
4.) Send a MySpace Comment to a friend telling them to go see BEERFEST.
5.) Poke a friend on Facebook and then tell them about BEERFEST.
6.) Buy a ticket for BEERFEST, then walk into another movie and tell everyone in that theater to go see BEERFEST instead.
7.) Put the poster up as your default picture on MySpace
8.) Text message all the numbers in your cell phone with "BEERFEST"
9.) Throw a BEERFEST party. Round up your friends, drink some brew, go see the movie, repeat.
10.) When a telemarketer calls you, instead of them selling you something, you sell them on BEERFEST.

The power is your hands people. Visit us at www.myspace.com/therealbrokenlizard and update us with your efforts.

We sincerely appreciate all of your support.

Cheers,

BROKEN LIZARD

www.beerfestmovie.com
www.brokenlizard.com

Box Office Report - Foosball!

Everyone loves an underdog story, specially if it's put out there by Disney. Marky Mark's latest, "Invincible" takes the number 1 spot this weekend, dethroning Will Ferrell's NASCAR opus. "Little Miss Sunshine" keeps moving in the right direction, unlike all the other movies, and actually climbs a couple of spots up the chart to end up in 3rd place. For an indie Sundance favorite, this is one successful movie. "Beerfest" under-performed at the box office, but expect it to achieve cult status on DVD . . . or Bluray . . . or HDVD . . . or whatever the movie industry convinces us to buy in the next 6 months.

College comedy "Accepted" keeps enrolling viewers, in small numbers. It's more like a community college then. "World Trade Center" keeps knocking down towers week in and week out as it lands this week in 6th. "Step Up" kneels into the 7th spot, beating out the long delayed (my wife's actual words - "I could have sworn this came out on DVD like 3 months ago") Outkast movie "Idlewyld". I guess flipping our concept of movies takes time.

The bottom two movies in the countdown, both animal themed, but totally different. SOAP is running out of jet fuel as it finishes its 2nd week in release. "Barnyard" is getting sent to "Puppy Lake", hopefully getting put to pasture for good. Totals in bold green.

1. Invincible - $17,029,000
2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - $8,000,000 $127,684,000
3. Little Miss Sunshine - $7,500,000 $23,024,000
4. Beerfest - $6,500,000
5. Accepted - $6,476,000 $21,118,000
6. World Trade Center - $6,393,000 $55,557,000
7. Step Up - $6,187,000 $50,419,000
8. Idlewild - $5,892,000
9. Snakes on a Plane - $5,860,000 $26,012,000
10.Barnyard: The Original Party Animals - $5,433,000 $54,710,000

Hollywood Bowl'ing - Zero 7 & Gotan Project

Last night my wife, her friend (Greta) and I went to the concert that we had shown up a week early last week. Click on the link to see what happened that time. Yesterday, though, we were prepared. After scrutinizing the tickets to make sure that this concert was happening on that day, of this month, and on this year, we headed out to one of the shuttle bus locations outside of Hollywood. Traffic was a bit of a bitch last time, and parking at the LA Zoo is free, so no need for validating nothing.

We got to the parking lot, bought our shuttle tickets from a couple of snobby pricks who didn't even look us in the eyes when they were selling us the passes. They snobbily looked the other way as they counted the money and handed back our change and shuttle tickets. This was kind of absurd, but whatever. We hopped on the bus and found a seat in the back. The ride there was pretty slow, but since we didn't have to worry about driving there, we spent most of the time chatting it up between the three of us.

We get dropped off at the top of the hill, right next to the entrance, and almost hesitantly approched the ticket scanners. We were really afraid that our tickets were going to let us down again . . . but they scanned just fine. We hiked up the hill to our section: P2, row 5, seats 111 - 113. We had a nice view of the whole stage, but I should have brought along my binoculars. But they have these gigantic screens that show the concert, so this was sufficient enough for us that we could not only hear the performance, but see it as well.

The first act up was an Argentine-Swede that plays with Zero 7 called Jose Gonzales. His set was bit on the intimate side, as it was just him and his guitar. He played some great mellow tracks and most everyone dug his performance . . . but a large number of people probably missed a large chunk of it. Being the first one up, the majority of the crowd had not filled all of the 18,000 seats yet. He played about 5 - 6 songs and then exited the stage.

The next band up I have no idea who they were, but they started out strong with a fun number that had a lot of electronic beats . . . but . . . as their set progressed, all three of us became more and more bored with them. They finally killed my interest when one of the guys started crumpling a can of soda, recorded the sound onto his laptop right on stage, then started playing around with the sample and attempted to make music out of it. While this sounds cool in theory, the effects are a little grating on the ears, and I think I began bleeding from the ear canal while this "song" was being performed.

Zero 7, the band we came to see, came out after this unknown to us band. While their music is more on the downtempo side, something that you play while relaxing on a lazy Saturday afternoon, their live show is quite the upbeat offering. Singer Sia Furler (quite obviously inebriated . . . at least) kept dancing around on stage like a displaced 1920's flapper dancer. Even Jose Gonzales, who joined them on stage, almost cracked a smile, which is about as upbeat as he gets. They jammed on stage for a really great set. One little complaint, and this is not band related at all. It's actually directed to the Zero 7'ologist sitting one row behind us. I know you are a fan, and that you probably have dissected every single one of their songs and know them by memory, but . . . please refrain from giving dissertations about every single one of the songs as they start playing. I don't need to overhear a lecture on the song and how you talked to the band members about it and so on and so. It's pretentious and you're a prick for even bringing that shit up. Shut up, enjoy the concert, or stick to dancing around (or on) the handrails.

After Zero 7 ended their set (while it was a full one, we would not have minded a couple of encores), the next band up came out on stage. We really had not heard of the Gotan Project and this is a grievious oversight on my part personally. This band rocked and played beautiful music like I've never heard. They're based out of Paris, and infuse tango with electronica. All of their music was in Spanish, but this did not affect my wife's enjoyment at all. She was very into the performance and we all enjoyed expanding our musical horizons just a little bit further. Another complaint comes out at this point. To the moron sitting a few rows behind us . . . Your empty wine bottle is NOT an instrument and you are NOT a member of the band up on stage. This douche-bag kept "klinking" something against the bottle and tried (and failed) to stay on beat with the Gotan Project. It was a miserable 5 minutes worth of this which mercifully ended when the next song started. People suck.

On the way out, we ran into a friend of my wife's (and Greta's) and his girlfriend who had actually driven to the Hollywood Bowl and parked across the street (14 bucks!). They offered a ride back to the parking lot where we had left my car, and we thought it was a great idea. Until we got in the car and his girlfriend got behind the wheel. All three of us in the backseat experienced "near death-life flashing in front of your eyes" experiences as she navigated her car through Hollywood and then to Griffith Park. While my wife and Greta silently prayed, I couldn't help but laugh at the way this girl drives. I almost dropped down on the concrete after briskly exiting the vehicle to kiss "terra firme". While it was very nice for them to offer a ride so that we could avoid a crowded shuttle ride back there . . . it was one of the most frightening experiences of our lives.

That ends our Hollywood Bowl experience. Massive Attack is playing there sometime towards the end of September. We might head out to the Bowl for that concert. We will make sure that we show up on the right date . . . and that our return trip is made in a shuttle bus.

Megatron - A Face only a Hentai Fan Could Love

The "Transformers" movie is chugging along at a nice pace, with a release date of Summer 2007, so character designs are coming out . . . which explains the sour-puss pictured above. Yeah, that's the redeign of Decepticon leader, Megatron. Nothing like the classic cartoon design . . . which I think had lips if I remember correctly. And before you start giving me shit about robots not having lips . . . let me just ask you . . . have you ever been to Cybertron? Yeah, didn't think so. This design looks more like it belongs in an anime Hentai feature . . . and a giant tentacle cock should be shooting out of that serrated mouth (ouch, that would chafe!). Then there's the weird option of not having him turn into an oversized hand-cannon . . . but rather have Megatron convert into a sci-fi inspired jet (pictured below). So, I'm a little apprehensive about just how it's all going to turn out. But, there are sure to be explosions galore that will melt my brain and make me forget about the designs. Just how putting Scarlett Johanssen in a white body-suit made me forget that "The Island" was just a rip-off of a cheesy 70's cloning movie last seen on Mystery Science Theater 3000. *sigh* I miss those wise cracking robots. :(

Cunt Collision Insurance - Got Some?

I'm getting fucked by a cunt. Usually, it's the other way around. And it's not even in a sexual way. My insurance company (Mercury) is most likely going to side with the cunt that claims that I hit her back bumper while I was parking. The insurance adjustor told me that since she has a picture of my bumper touching her bumper, that it's enough for them to go ahead and payout on her claim.

Which is abso-fucking-lutely ridiculous. If I had indeed (big IF) hit her car, would I have left my car parked in contact with hers? I don't think so. Would my wife, who crossed the street after exiting the car by going in between my car and the cunt's car, had space to walk in between these two cars? Wouldn't my wife and I noticed that we actually struck a car?

My theory is that this cunt had some pre-existing damage on her back bumper and thought it'd be a great idea to get someone else to pay for it. So, she backed up enough so that my car touched hers, and then took a fucking picture of it. Totally staged. I'm so sure of this that it's almost not a theory but a certain fact. I did not hit a car in July while parking. This bitch hit me, and now claims I hit her. She has no witnesses of me hitting her car, just a staged picture.

My insurance company has not made a final decision on this yet. It seems that the initial estimate numbers she got for the repair were wrong (no duh! she's trying to scam them as well) and they're waiting for an updated estimate. In the meantime, the adjustor is going to be discussing this with his supervisor(s) to see if they can still deny the claim. I'm not holding my breath though. I'm sure I'm going to get fucked in the end. He gave me a number to the California Insurance Commision (or something like that) so that I could file a complaint with the way this is being handled.

I wish I had enough money and time to hire a lawyer and take this cunt to court and fight the case. I'm sure that a jury of my peers would side with me and I could collect damages instead of her . . . you know . . . for the deep emotional scarring I've endured from this whole process.

But I won't, because that's not the type of person I am. I am an honest and law abiding member of society and I don't go around trying to take advantage of others. If I have damage on my car, I either pay for the repair myself or I leave it there. Fucking cunt. God I hate Los Angeles!

Girl Fight Fridays - What!

Yesterday, it was all about the love between women . . . and today, it's all about chicks fighting. That's how we roll here at BAFW. We like to pull the paradigm rug right from under ya so you can get knocked on your ass. Like the two chicks on this video. It would have been perfect if the initial pronouncement of "Titties!" from the camera-man would have come to fruition. We almost get there, but the tank-top and shorts stay in place, despite being pulled at quite vigorously by the pants'ed opponent. The one confusing part of the whole video is the way it ends. One of the chicks extends her arms and yells "What!?". I'd like to know just what she's what'ing about. Other than that . . . a decent fight clip.

There's Nothing Wrong With That

I love it when chicks make out. I do have one stipulation though . . . they have to be hot. Sure, that's a completely subjective opinion that changes from person to person. So whoever I think is hot, the next person might not. But I think we are all in agreeance (made up word?) that as long as the chicks making out don't sport fe-mullets and Dockers . . . and aren't pushing 3 bills . . . then we're good.

Alba Dorks it up with Fez

I don't know what Wilmer Valderrama's appeal is . . . but he's banged Mandy Moore and Lindsay Lohan (when she was hot), and it looks like he's working his "Fez" mojo on Jessica Alba. The apparent side-effect of this is that she seems to get bouts of dorkiness straight out of Urkel's playbook. I'm thinking close proximity to "Fez" can cause a myriad of health problems to pop-up. So, the Centers for Disease Control needs to hop on this crisis before he keeps affecting Hollywood Hotties. It's obviously a little too late for Alba. Too bad *insert sad face here*.

Weightloss - The Poverty Diet

I've lost a couple of pounds lately. Around 10 if you want to get (almost) exact. I really haven't been exercising much to lose this weight. Well, I was doing at least 3 times a week, but then my schedule changed at work and my free afternoons went kaput. I think the reason that is contributing to my current weight loss is not having enough money to keep a fully stocked 'fridge or pantry.

Now, I've gone through this before, with fantastic results. When I first moved out of my mother's house, I had a shitty job which payed me about $1000/month. With rent, car payments, and a couple of credit card bills, I had just enough to live. Sure, the meals were scarce, but I must have dropped like 40 pounds in the span of just over a year. I was on the Cup of Noodles diet at that time.

Then, I started getting better pay, had more money to buy food, and the weight came back. Over the past few years, I've grown complacent with fitness. I got married and I guess somewhere, deep down in my subconcious, I started thinking that I didn't need to put too much effort in the way I look. I had the girl of my dreams, and she'd love me even if I put on a couple of pounds . . . or 30 . . . yeah.

Lately though, the poverty aspect has come up again. We're currently trying to save up enough money for a move, so any extra cash we get goes into the savings. I'm not making more money now than I was at the beginning of the year, but it seems like the bills just keep getting bigger and bigger, which is taking chunks out of our food budget. My wife helps with the bills, working sparse gigs here and there, but we're commited to putting that money into our impending move next month (crossing my fingers).

So, I'm back on the Cup of Noodles (or Maruchan. It all depends on what's on sale really) diet and drinking coffee for breakfast. Non-dairy powder creamer and Sweet & Low . . . because I likes to keep it "au naturel". The hunger pains throughout the day are a little off-putting, and the headaches I've been getting lately (could be increased by stress . . . who knows) are scaring me a little . . . but this extra space around the waistline on my pants is re-affirming. I think I might start working out again to kick up my current weightloss into an unhealthy over-drive.

I mean, what's the worst that could happen. DJ Tanner lived off of ice-cubes for like 2 days before she collapsed at the gym in that one "Full House" episode. I'm at least getting some calories.

Living in the Future - Concert Date Goofed

This past weekend, my wife her friend Greta and I went out the Hollywood Bowl to see a concert. We had (and still have) tickets to go see Zero 7, the Gotan Project, and some guy called Gonzalo something-or-other. This was part of KCRW's world music concert series, and was sure to be a fun Sunday evening.

We pick up my wife's friend and head out to Hollywood & Highland, the shopping center a few blocks away from the Hollywood Bowl. They have 4 hours of parking for a mere 2 bucks w/validation and a shuttle that takes you to and from the Bowl for 3 bucks. We parked, got a small smoothie so that we could get our parking validated, and headed out to the shuttle.

We had all inspected the tickets to know just what time we should get there. We got on the shuttle bus and at first noticed that the crowd was a little different than we had expected. But, far be it for us to question such a thing as a concert turnout because they don't look like us or are in our same age-group. We figured KCRW has a very diverse listening-base and there was nothing wrong.

We made it to the Bowl and walked up the hill a little bit, and as we're getting our tickets scanned, the scanner starts to beep as if there's something wrong with the tickets. The guy then says "Oh guys, this is going to be a great concert, but it's actually next Sunday, the 27th". The three of us look at each other, the look at the tickets, and then should have collectively slapped ourselves on the forehead. We showed up a week early to the concert, on the 21st of August. Now it made sense why the shuttle was not filled with people that fit our demographic.

So, we sat around, and waited for a shuttle to take us back to Hollywood & Highland. We spent a couple of hours there, people-watching and making fun of freaks and the such. We had 4 hours for 2 bucks, so I wasn't going to let that go to waste. Then, we headed back home, dropped off my wife's friend, got some dinner and watched The 4400 instead.

This coming weekend though . . . we are attending the concert. I just hope we don't have another Darwin moment and end up going to the Staples Center instead of the Hollywood Bowl.

Fraud-ed! BofA Drained

So, I logged into my online banking with Bank of America this morning, expecting to see the usual meager amount of money available. I don't get paid much at work, and they are denying raises for everyone . . . but that's a different story. I take a look at my balance and notice that I have $0.00. After purchases made yesterday and online payments that were deducted, I should have had close to $5. Not a fortune, but still in the green.

So I click on the checking link, and notice that somehow $500 was deducted from my account on the 22nd of this month from an ATM in West Los Angeles. I don't venture out to West LA much, and I would have known if I had made a withdrawal that large. So I immediately dial up Customer Service at BofA and file a fraud complaint with them.

They took down all of my information, credited back the amount missing so that I wouldn't default on my online payments and told me that I would get an affidavit in the mail soon along with a new copy of my card. They kept asking me if any friends or family members might have gotten a hold of my card to make such a withdrawal, but I kept re-assuring them that I have held posession of my card at all times and that I keep my pin number in my head.

So, somehow, someone managed to get a copy of my card, or the information and then cloned themselves a copy of my account onto an empty card. BofA put a hold on my account until this gets resolved, so I can't access my online banking to see what's going on, but I plan on giving them a call somewhat later today to check on the status of this.

This sort of thing happened to my sister a couple of years ago. Someone in Utah cloned her ATM and made three (3) $500 withdrawals that really screwed up all of her payments. She got it resolved, but then it happened shortly thereafter . . . again . . . so I really hope that this is an isolated thing and that I haven't been targetted by some haXXor with a grudge. Whatever the case may be, I hope they find the guy/girl with the security camera on the ATM machine and prosecute his/her ass. It's only $500 . . . but it was MY $500 . . . and I want justice!