Finally, the proof we've all been waiting for.
I wrote my name into retrievr, and this is one of the images that came back.
It must be really scary to be a conservative. To be one, you must live in constant fear of terrorists nuking the United States, of gay people on the verge of convincing you that you really enjoy sodomy, of Spanish becoming the official language of the United States next week, of every African-American voting seven or eight times in the next election, of radical Islam suddenly becoming the latest hip thing among kids across the country, of perpetual lesbian orgies in girls bathrooms in high schools across America, of liberals forcing everyone to become a vegan, of Christians being rounded up into concentration camps, and of Democrats outlawing private property if they were to ever take power again.
The sad thing about that? I know people who he just described. For reals.
(via kos)
Today was an excellent day! I took the day off work to run errands and fix up my apartment a little bit. Jenn just moved in, so I'm having to make my bedroom into a whole apartment, which is pretty fun, actually!
I went to the recycling center to drop off some old stuff and they have a place where people leave stuff that is still good for other people to take. Usually it's really terrible crap, but as I was leaving, I noticed a chair. It was clean and looked like it would match my stuff perfectly. So I brought it home and I think it really ties the room together.
And ya just can't beat FREE!
"I'm not here to say that the government is always right, but when the government tells you to do something, I'm sure you would all agree that I think you all recognize that is something you need to do." -- Sen. Kit Bond (R-Missouri), explaining why his fellows had to lock arms with him and grant telecom immunity.
(via boingboing)
Also, Senator Bond? Fuck you. Fuck you right in your fucking face, you asshole. Try reading that Constitution you swore an oath to defend, you son of a bitch.
Since Stand By Me was on AMC, there have been a crapton of new readers visiting my blog. One of them left a comment this morning, asking about this pile of shit movie I was in when I was 13 called The Curse.
I don't think about this movie very often, because it's pretty depressing when I do, because The Curse is the movie that effectively ended my respectable film career.
Think about it: after Stand By Me, River did Mosquito Coast, and I did The Curse. Who went on to have the respectable film career? I did Python, and River did Running on Empty. I did Deep Core 2000, and River did Sneakers. See the pattern? I take responsibility for the shitty movies after The Curse -- I was an adult, and I had a family to support -- but I can't help but feel that I would have had more options available to me -- better options, more respectable options -- if I hadn't been talked into The Curse by the people I trusted when I was a kid to advise me about the business of making movies.
I was only 13 when The Curse happened. I relied upon other people, who should have known better, to help me make good career choices. Unfortunately, all of those people just saw a chance to make some quick money off of me being in the film, without considering the real consequences of following up a classic, critically acclaimed film like Stand By Me with a pile of shit horror movie like The Curse.
Here's how I put it in the WWdN:iX FAQ:
The Curse: what were you thinking?
Well, at the time, your Uncle Willie was just a young'un, and some really evil producers from a scary foreign country came to him and said, "We have this movie for you to be in, and we want to give you lots of money to be in it." And Uncle Willie didn't have the best advisers at the time, and nobody told him that this big pile of shit would be around forever. Consider it the very expensive lesson. At least I didn't get a tattoo.
I've done great indie film work, like The Girls' Room and Jane White is Sick and Twisted. I've done great television work, like NUMB3RS. Yes, I was also on this science fiction show for a few years as a regular. I don't take any of that for granted, but I can't help but wonder what my film career -- and my whole professional life, really -- could have been like if I'd been advised to pass on The Curse, and accept some of the other roles I was offered around the same time and shortly thereafter.
I don't have a lot of regrets in my life, but that film is certainly one of them. It was a miserable experience making the goddamn thing, and the end result is a major embarrassment to me. It really bothers me that I trusted these people to guide me, and they exploited me. If you've read Just A Geek, you've heard of Prove To Everyone. I don't think Prove to Everyone would exist -- or at least wouldn't have had such a powerful hold over me -- if I hadn't done The Curse.
This is, quite possibly, the stupidest fucking thing TBS has ever done.
Seriously. Who is the fucking idiot at TBS who thought this was a good idea? I hope someone is looking for a job on Craig's List in the morning.
