I'm throwing a St Patrick's Day bbq and pool party. Is it still snowing up north? There is over 20 gallons of beer in my cooler. If I see the groundhog I will funnel cold stout down its throat until he chokes. I'll post pictures of my cock later. Don't worry, I got y'all.
Hell no. It was almost 70 and sunny yesterday (day drinking weather) so I fired up the grill for the first time this year and made some kick ass steak and chicken tacos. Now my girlfriend says she wants to make me shepherd pie today and bake banana bread too. Maybe an odd combination, but who am I to complain? I'm just waiting for another snowstorm to drop on us, because this is Minnesota after all, but hot damn this is great.
I think Strange Days is one of the best films of the 90's. So underrated its criminal. Kathryn Bigelow's best film, Cameron was supposed to direct but he still produced and wrote it. His thumbprint is all over it. Possibly the best opening scene in movie history. Mind-blowing.
Agreed, the first person camera work was pretty unparalleled when it came out and still is in some regards. Its definitely dripping with Cameron's style. I never knew what this one is so unknown outside of a cult following.
Angela Basset is the best tough chick ever in that movie. She truly looked like she could kick anyone's ass and she looked great doing it. Juliette Lewis was the movie's only weak spot, I hated her in it. I think the film would have done better if Virtual Reality hadn't failed so bad during that time, which the film was sort of based around.
Well, the ex tried to contact me. I quickly informed her of where to go. I guess it's only a slight contradiction when somebody says that they initiated contact with you because they still care about you as a person... but then, also, that you're a horrible person who will live a miserable life and it's a shame that nobody else will know the real you because you're so good at hiding it. Bit of a metaphor for the whole relationship, to be honest. Oh hi, open bottles of wine in my kitchen. Feeling lonely? Not anymore!
So what happened there; was the host suspended, fired or something? I have no idea what actually went on.
Basically, the guy who came up with the idea and sold it to the BBC, and the main host, Jeremy Clarkson, has a history of doing stupid shit that public figures shouldn't do. He was put on final warning as a result of a previous incident. Then he blew up at a producer a few weeks ago over there being no catering on set... apparently blows were attempted to be struck. This just came to light to the BBC a few days ago, upon which they immediately suspended him and stopped production of the show, pending the outcome of an investigation. There have been hints that they're going to stop doing the show permanently, and not just put this season on hold. Jeremy himself has hinted that he might be leaving: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31885529 It's probably the most-watched show globally, and it'd be fucking idiotic to see it go out over something like this. The BBC was recently publicly roasted for their handling of a pedophile that was on staff (Jimmy Savile Sex Abuse Scandal), so a number of people are thinking that they're overcompensating in this case. Regardless, it's a great fucking show, and even if Clarkson is a douchebag to work for, I say let him carry on with making the show. Give the crew danger pay or some shit, but just don't kill it over something this fucking stupid.
What I don't get is why they're not airing the rest of this series. I don't understand how that's any sort of punishment for Clarkson. He's already filmed the episodes and, I'm assuming, gotten paid for them. Not airing them really only hurts the fans and the BBC themselves at this point. They've also apparently suspended any further filming at this point until the matter is resolved. Which, again, makes no sense. So, not only are you affecting the livelihood of everybody else on that show, you're again hurting yourself by losing the opportunity at the lost advertising revenue by not showing/filming future episodes. If you really want to teach Jeremy a lesson; suspend him for the entire filming of the next series and let it play out however it does from there. Will there be some backlash amongst viewers because he's not on the show? Probably, but it's still better than nothing.
I think they've filmed all the segments, but the final broadcast from the hangar is what they're filming with an audience, and that was what was cancelled... so without that, you wouldn't really have a show. I also remember seeing that their policy was to have a complete suspension, not "suspended except for that work we need you to do".
That makes more sense than. I didn't realize the hangar parts weren't completed yet. Here in the US, they're broadcast on Mondays instead of Sundays like you and the Brits get, so I just assumed they were filmed well ahead of time as well.
Also, (is anyone surprised?) Clarkson allegedly called the man in question an "Irish cunt". It's all in the details.
Oh, we get it at the same time as you guys in the US do... I just pirate the shit out of it. But what if he was an Irish Cunt? I can't think of anything more properly British than calling someone a cunt.
Ive come to realize that I have an incredibly cynical view about women and the start of potential relationships, and until I sort that shit out, I'm not gonna find the sort of meaningful relationship with someone fitting of what I'm looking for. This isn't a Durbanite sort of thing, just a bit of a wall I've set up after a few unfortunate situations in the last 18 months. Just torpedoed something good the other day for not damn reason, other than me being a fuckface.
Watching the Rush: Snakes and Arrows DVD while working on some stuff... and Geddy's just not hitting those high notes like he used to. But fucking hell... the dude's 61 years old and is fucking around on stage in front of thousands of fans. Gotta love it, and I wish I could be like that in my prime, never mind at 61. At least Alex has stopped sporting the leather pants.