I’m not gonna lie to you: Natascha McElhone is a beautiful woman. I’m charmed by her every time I see her on screen. And every single time, it takes me a minute to realize why:
Yep. That’s my mom.
Archive for September, 2009
I Swear It’s Not Œdipal
Sunday, September 20th, 2009Modern Conservatism
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009OK, great. Another one. Big deal, right? See though, this constant barrage of discredited “conservative, family values champion” types is (by extension) only serving to discredit the Republican party as a whole for me.
You, right there, YOU might be a conservative person and I heartily applaud your views. But, if you’ve been swallowing bullshit from lying sacks of shit like Michael Duvall, I really have to wonder what kind of misguided, riddled-with-conflict-of-interest horseshit you’ve gotten used to being spoon-fed throughout your life.
I know that Democrats also get caught with their pants down, but the balance seems to be heavily tipped toward the Republican party, and has been for years. I don’t care so much that he was screwing around. I care that he was screwing around with a lobbyist for an energy company, and that he’s the vice chair of the Committee on Utilities & Commerce.
Good planning, funny follow-through
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Without going into much detail:
I’m working on a new website. Our designer made a really nice design for the client. In the “About Us” section, they’ve got a page for each member of the organization. The design features two photos of the person:
- a professional mugshot, which goes in the right sidebar
- a more candid “action” photo, something that shows the person is a human
Apparently, the client didn’t hear the word “candid,” so each of the “action” photos is just another close-up face photo. Their clothes are more casual, like they’re having coffee with an old friend on the back porch. Most of them are looking out-of-frame with a smile on their face, as if they’re chuckling at something vaguely amusing.
The effect, really, is that they look like they’re gazing lovingly at the other photo of themselves in the sidebar.
Also, one of the people featured on this website has the surname “Bender.” My apologies to anyone whose name is Bender, but I recently discovered that Futurama is funny. Apparently people knew this? Anyway, if I meet you, and your name is Bender, there’s a better-than-average chance that I’m hearing “I am Bender. Please insert girder.” in my head.
A facebook conversation like no other
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009My friend Peter posted a video to Facebook last night, and it has sparked the first serious discussion about religion and science that I’ve ever had on the internet with a stranger. I’ve had many great conversations on the subject with various friends and family members over the years, but I couldn’t help but laugh today: I’m pretty sure nobody has ever had a conversation like this on Facebook before. I needed to archive it here, because it’s awesome. (more…)
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