no fashions today, they've gone away
Actually, not completely--New York's over, but London's just gearing up. And I can always grit my teeth and review the Emmy fashions...because I forgot to watch the Emmys! My gods. Awful. Tell me--did Jon Stewart win??
Japanese plan to blow up world. European Union strongly clapping from sidelines.
Pre-frontal cortex: source of fear memories. Oh, so that's why I have problems? Overactive pre-frontal cortex?
Gee, and here I thought I was just screwed up. :)
Nanobot army! Weren't we supposed to develop nanotechnology for health care first?? Oh wait, I forgot, we're Americans. And here's a bit on nanosniffers.
Okay, okay, I'm done now. :)
poppycat tipped me to jennybean42's journal (for other reasons) and I found her transcript of Bill Maher's latest rant against Bush. I asked if I could link it, and she tossed me something better--links to where I (and now you) can see the actual rant in progress.
Here's Maher ranting, Windows version (Windows Media Player), and here's the rant, Mac-compatible (Quicktime).
And, for those not capable of downloading either clip (which is just barely not me, by centimeters, so don't feel bad), here's what he said on said clip:
"New rule: American must recall the president. That's what this country needs--a good old-fashioned, California-style recall election, complete with Gary Coleman, porno actresses, and action film stars. And just like Schwarzenegger's predecessor here in California, George Bush is now so unpopular, he must now defend his job against...Russell Crowe, because at this point I want a leader who will throw a phone at somebody. In fact, let's have only phone throwers. Naomi Campbell can be the vice president.
"Now I kid, but seriously, Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you anymore. There's no more money to spend; you used up all of that. You can't start another war because you also used up the army. And now, darn the luck, the rest of your term has become the Bush family nightmare: helping poor people. Yeah, listen to your mom, the cupboard's bare, the credit card's maxed out, and no one's speaking to you. Mission accomplished.
"Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and walk away. Like you did with your military service. And the oil company. And the baseball team. It's time to move on and try the next fantasy job. How about cowboy or spaceman? Now, I know what you're saying, you're saying that there are so many other things that you as president could involve yourself in. Please don't. I know, there a lot left to do. There's a war with Venezuela, and eliminating the sales tax of yachts, turning the space program over to the church and Social Security to Fannie Mae, giving embryos the vote.
"But sir, none of that is going to happen now. Why? Because you govern like Billy Joel drives. You've performed so poor, I'm surprised you haven't given yourself a medal. You're a catastrophe that walks like a man. Herbert Hoover was a shitty president, but even he never conceded an entire metropolis to rising water and snakes. On your watch, we've lost almost all of our allies, the surplus, four airliners, two trade centers, a piece of the Pentagon, and the city of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky. I'm not saying you don't love this country, I'm just wondering how much worse it could be if you were on the other side. So yes, God does speak to you, and what he's saying is, 'Take a hint.'"
-Bill Maher, HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher," Sept. 9, 2005
This comes by way of Cat's new potential, zebragrrl:
Chaotic-Evil
30% Good, 64% Chaotic
Plane of Existence: The Abyss, "Plane of Infinite Layers". Notable Inhabitants: Demons.
Examples of Chaotic-Evils (Ethically Chaotic, Morally Evil)
Jack The Ripper
Baron Vladamir Harkonnen
Blackbeard the Pirate
Cruella DeVille
Khan Noonian Singh
Dr. Evil
Professor Moriarty
Lord Voldemort
Actively opposes law, order, good, and all other sissy constraints on
doing whatever he or she feels like doing. The stereotypical chaotic
evil character is the black knight, roaming around on his own, looking
for something nasty to do.
Will not necessarily keep their word
Would attack an unarmed foe
Will use poisons
Will not help those in need
Prefers to work alone
Responds poorly to higher authority
Distrustful of organizations
Self-preservation and personal gain are their ultimate goals.
Less inclined to long term planning.
Chaotic Evil
"Destroyer"
A chaotic evil [person] does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust
for destruction drive him to do. If he is simply out for whatever he
can get, he is ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of
evil and chaos, he is even worse. Fortunately, his plans are haphazard,
and any groups he joins or forms are poorly organized. Typically,
chaotic evil people can be made to work together only by force, and
their leader lasts only as long as he can thwart attempts to topple or
assassinate him.
These [people] will commit any act to further their own ends.
Chaotic evil is sometimes called "demonic" because demons are the
epitome of chaotic evil.
Chaotic evil is power without control, selfishness unfettered by any law.
Other Alignments and Tendencies (Tendencies are what you would more often sway towards; esp. for Neutrals):
0-39% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Evil
0-39% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Evil
40-60% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Neutral
40-60% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: True neutral
40-60% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Neutral
61-100% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Good
61-100% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Good
61-100% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Good
My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 5% on Good
You scored higher than 83% on Chaotic
Link: The Alignment Test written by xan81 on OkCupid Free Online Dating
Sad to say...it fits. On t'other hand, for those of you what now worry...I was answering the questions in terms of the characters I usually play...which, before the disconnect on gaming around here, were an assassin; an evil cleric; a stitched-together spider-bat drug dealer; two different necromancers; a gun-toting shoot-first-shoot-again-and-ask-any-survivors-the-questions type; two different 'lab rat' mutant killer-thieves...yeah, you get the idea. :)
Also remember I'm still taking donations-for-comments here.
And that's it for now. More later.
Japanese plan to blow up world. European Union strongly clapping from sidelines.
Pre-frontal cortex: source of fear memories. Oh, so that's why I have problems? Overactive pre-frontal cortex?
Gee, and here I thought I was just screwed up. :)
Nanobot army! Weren't we supposed to develop nanotechnology for health care first?? Oh wait, I forgot, we're Americans. And here's a bit on nanosniffers.
Okay, okay, I'm done now. :)
poppycat tipped me to jennybean42's journal (for other reasons) and I found her transcript of Bill Maher's latest rant against Bush. I asked if I could link it, and she tossed me something better--links to where I (and now you) can see the actual rant in progress.
Here's Maher ranting, Windows version (Windows Media Player), and here's the rant, Mac-compatible (Quicktime).
And, for those not capable of downloading either clip (which is just barely not me, by centimeters, so don't feel bad), here's what he said on said clip:
"New rule: American must recall the president. That's what this country needs--a good old-fashioned, California-style recall election, complete with Gary Coleman, porno actresses, and action film stars. And just like Schwarzenegger's predecessor here in California, George Bush is now so unpopular, he must now defend his job against...Russell Crowe, because at this point I want a leader who will throw a phone at somebody. In fact, let's have only phone throwers. Naomi Campbell can be the vice president.
"Now I kid, but seriously, Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you anymore. There's no more money to spend; you used up all of that. You can't start another war because you also used up the army. And now, darn the luck, the rest of your term has become the Bush family nightmare: helping poor people. Yeah, listen to your mom, the cupboard's bare, the credit card's maxed out, and no one's speaking to you. Mission accomplished.
"Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and walk away. Like you did with your military service. And the oil company. And the baseball team. It's time to move on and try the next fantasy job. How about cowboy or spaceman? Now, I know what you're saying, you're saying that there are so many other things that you as president could involve yourself in. Please don't. I know, there a lot left to do. There's a war with Venezuela, and eliminating the sales tax of yachts, turning the space program over to the church and Social Security to Fannie Mae, giving embryos the vote.
"But sir, none of that is going to happen now. Why? Because you govern like Billy Joel drives. You've performed so poor, I'm surprised you haven't given yourself a medal. You're a catastrophe that walks like a man. Herbert Hoover was a shitty president, but even he never conceded an entire metropolis to rising water and snakes. On your watch, we've lost almost all of our allies, the surplus, four airliners, two trade centers, a piece of the Pentagon, and the city of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky. I'm not saying you don't love this country, I'm just wondering how much worse it could be if you were on the other side. So yes, God does speak to you, and what he's saying is, 'Take a hint.'"
-Bill Maher, HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher," Sept. 9, 2005
This comes by way of Cat's new potential, zebragrrl:
Chaotic-Evil
30% Good, 64% Chaotic
Plane of Existence: The Abyss, "Plane of Infinite Layers". Notable Inhabitants: Demons.
Examples of Chaotic-Evils (Ethically Chaotic, Morally Evil)
Jack The Ripper
Baron Vladamir Harkonnen
Blackbeard the Pirate
Cruella DeVille
Khan Noonian Singh
Dr. Evil
Professor Moriarty
Lord Voldemort
Actively opposes law, order, good, and all other sissy constraints on
doing whatever he or she feels like doing. The stereotypical chaotic
evil character is the black knight, roaming around on his own, looking
for something nasty to do.
Will not necessarily keep their word
Would attack an unarmed foe
Will use poisons
Will not help those in need
Prefers to work alone
Responds poorly to higher authority
Distrustful of organizations
Self-preservation and personal gain are their ultimate goals.
Less inclined to long term planning.
Chaotic Evil
"Destroyer"
A chaotic evil [person] does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust
for destruction drive him to do. If he is simply out for whatever he
can get, he is ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of
evil and chaos, he is even worse. Fortunately, his plans are haphazard,
and any groups he joins or forms are poorly organized. Typically,
chaotic evil people can be made to work together only by force, and
their leader lasts only as long as he can thwart attempts to topple or
assassinate him.
These [people] will commit any act to further their own ends.
Chaotic evil is sometimes called "demonic" because demons are the
epitome of chaotic evil.
Chaotic evil is power without control, selfishness unfettered by any law.
Other Alignments and Tendencies (Tendencies are what you would more often sway towards; esp. for Neutrals):
0-39% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Evil
0-39% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Evil
40-60% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Neutral
40-60% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: True neutral
40-60% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Neutral
61-100% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Good
61-100% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Good
61-100% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Good
My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 5% on Good
You scored higher than 83% on Chaotic
Link: The Alignment Test written by xan81 on OkCupid Free Online Dating
Sad to say...it fits. On t'other hand, for those of you what now worry...I was answering the questions in terms of the characters I usually play...which, before the disconnect on gaming around here, were an assassin; an evil cleric; a stitched-together spider-bat drug dealer; two different necromancers; a gun-toting shoot-first-shoot-again-and-ask-any-survivors-the-questions type; two different 'lab rat' mutant killer-thieves...yeah, you get the idea. :)
Also remember I'm still taking donations-for-comments here.
And that's it for now. More later.