Quick Movie Review: Jackass 2

These guys are gonna kill themselves. The Stooges of our day are at it again in Jackass: Number Two. Get it? Give it a second. The movie was funny as hell. People willing to mutilate themselves for my enjoyment are always great. You can tell there are safety elements in place, but you wonder how much they really help.


Some people said they felt sick watching parts of it. I didn't get that at all. And I'm pretty squeamish. I guess I expected it, so it didn't surprise me. One reviewer that gave the movie a half star said she couldn't eat four hours after it. haha Poor lady.

My one gripe is the over-acting, if you could even call it that. It does seem like the guys are playing it up for the cameras some times--not a lot, but a few times. Like not laughing because they feel something's funny, but laugh because it should be funny--if that makes any sense.


And what's with the bruises!? God, those things looked godawful. Welts in weird places, and Wee-man's ass looking like a minefield.

If you like the show, or if you liked the first one, watch it. But watch it with people. Get some friends together, and watch it like on Friday night at 8pm. Annoying kids talking won't be a problem when the entire theater is cracking up and gagging. Good times. B+

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International Talk Like A Pirate Day

September 19 is an international holiday where you and your friends can talk like a pirate all day. Rumored to have been started in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers. There is a song dedicated to the day, and it even has a patron saint, actor Robert Newton, who portrayed Long John Silver in the original Treasure Island.

And all I have to say is...No I'm not gonna say ahoy matey or anything; I was going to say you white people need to get a life. Seriously. Retarded holidays aren't doing any good for your cause. Just like I shudder when I see Lil Jon with his diamond encrusted goblet embarassing black people all over, I'm sure normal Anglos want to slap the shit out of every geek that walks up to them today and says, 'Arrrgh, walk de plank ya scurvy.'

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this country isn't being taken over by Mexicans, blacks, evil corporations, or Gypsies; stupid people are trying to take over. They used to only be on 'COPS,' but now they're all over the tv, in government, and in your neighborhood. Protect yourself and your kids. Arrrgh.

Mac Challenge

I'm thinking of switching to a Mac. I went into an Apple store today and was talking to one of the guys there. He was pretty convincing about switching.

My problem is I'm so confident with the pc OS. Mac just seems so foreign and goofy. But I hate Windows. My internet browser bombs at least once a day. Internet Explorer is more unreliable than an FSU offensive scheme.

I gotta do something though. My classes would be much easier with a laptop. If I have to sit through another International Business class without some kind of escape I'm going to start banging my head against the desk just to get some brain stimulation. Not only is that class boring as hell; my teacher doesn't even speak the language. English is like her fourth language or something.

Pray for me so that the computer gods will smile upon me.

For the fellas. The SexTop 2000, for discrete porn enjoyment. lol WARNING: Not for everyone's viewing. SexTop 2000



post script: If you have a mac, let me know how it's working out for you.

System Up!

The internet is back on at the chateau! And I'm thinking of getting a laptop. It you know any good deals, let me know. Thanks!

System Down

My internet's down right now. A lot of stuff has been happening to me lately, and I would love to share. I'll try to come here to the school library to keep yall informed. Thanks for checking in. :D

Do It, Do It!

F-L-O-R-I-D-A- S-T-A-T-E Florida State Florida State Florida State. WHOO!!!

You know, they really have to stop doing this to me every year. It's too much pressure for one fan to handle, having the biggest game of the year coming up first. Thank god they won't be setting it up like this anymore.

We rocked it out in the Orange Bowl. And we did it with player named Decody Fagg. But I think having a name like Buster Davis kind of makes up for it. We should give that guy a Heisman just for going through his college career with Fagg as his last name. What a terrible name. At least that's better than the newest freshman recruit at Florida State, running back Diarrhea McPenis. Life's gonna be tough for him. story

Say It Ain't So

Steve Irwin, the 'Crocodile Hunter,' died yesterday after being stung in the heart by a stingray. He is survived by his wife and two kids...and everyone that believed he had something to offer. That guy was the epitome of doing what you love. He was always trying to spread knowledge about animals. He said if people can be around animals and start to like them, then they'll help in protecting them.

With all the people with crappy jobs and crappy lives it was refreshing to see someone who really put their heart into everything they do. If I could only be so lucky. So pour one out for Crikey Steve. Rest in peace brother.

What A Jip!

What the hell is wrong with the weather predicting world! These goofballs warn me that Ernesto is headed STRAIGHT FOR THE FLORIDA COAST! And that we should all prepare. So every goddamn soccer mom and Nascar dad goes and fills up their gas tanks right away.

Good thing I live by the ghetto; where no one wants to even stop at the red lights cause they're so afraid they're gonna get carjacked. I'm not even kidding by the way; people just slow down before the light and ROLL towards it until it turns green, to which they slam on the gas as if there was a cruise missile in their rear view mirror.

So I filled up; get home and see my neighbor putting up his shutters. So now I figure I have to put mine up to. Cause if a hurricane blows by and wrecks the neighborhood, I don't want to be the one lazy douche-bag that didn't protect his investment.

I go digging through the garage for the shutters and finally find a bunch of them. I didn't know how heavy they were so picked one up to test the weight. It was almost weightless. So I figure I can lift the whole bunch all at once, about fifteen total. Oh my god, it was like they turned into cast-iron sheet metal. I couldn't even lift it an inch. So I try to take half. No go. I tried FIVE and could barely get it off the ground. What the hell is with those shutters! It's like the weight is multiplied instead of added on. Or I'm as weak as a twelve year-old girl scout.

And of course there's no damn storm. It barely rained and I'm pissed. I wanted a barrage of debris barreling towards my shutters, to which they would prevail against the storm. It's like I got my army of orcs together and the enemy showed up with elves with no arrows. You win, but there was no struggle. What a jip!

Yeah!

I just had to throw this in. Have a great weekend!


Taller people are smarter

Fri Aug 25, 5:55 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - While researchers have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it's not only social discrimination that accounts for this inequality -- tall people are just smarter than their height-challenged peers, a new study finds.


"As early as age three -- before schooling has had a chance to play a role -- and throughout childhood, taller children perform significantly better on cognitive tests," wrote Anne Case and Christina Paxson of Princeton University in a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The findings were based primarily on two British studies that followed children born in 1958 and 1970, respectively, through adulthood and a U.S. study on height and occupational choice.

Other studies have pointed to low self-esteem, better health that accompanies greater height, and social discrimination as culprits for lower pay for shorter people.

But researchers Case and Paxson believe the height advantage in the job world is more than just a question of image.

"As adults, taller individuals are more likely to select into higher paying occupations that require more advanced verbal and numerical skills and greater intelligence, for which they earn handsome returns," they wrote.

For both men and women in the United States and the United Kingdom, a height advantage of four inches equated with a 10 percent increase in wages on average.

But the researchers said the differences in performance crop up long before the tall people enter the job force. Prenatal care and the time between birth and the age of 3 are critical periods for determining future cognitive ability and height.

"The speed of growth is more rapid during this period than at any other during the life course, and nutritional needs are greatest at this point," the researchers wrote.

The research confirms previous studies that show that early nutrition is an important predictor of intelligence and height.

"Prenatal care and prenatal nutrition are just incredibly important, even more so than we already knew," Case said in an interview.

Since the study's data only included populations in the United Kingdom and the United States, the findings could not be applied to other regions, Case said.

And how tall are the researchers?

They are both about 5 feet 8 inches tall, well above the average height of 5 feet 4 inches for American women.

A copy of the paper can be found at http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12466.pdf.

Big News? Big Deal

Someone asked me why I haven't posted about any of the "top" stories this week. Because they are all pretty damn stupid. Let's start the overblown retarded stories of the week!

John Karr

Oh god, if I hear another sound bite of John Karr in his "early" years, I'm gonna hemorrhage. What hairstyle he had; what music he listened to; Dr. Phil to weigh in on how crazy he is; an interview of everyone that has ever met him; Oy vay.

Tom Cruise Gets Canned

So Paramount pictures decided Cruise's antics and bad sinking public image was too much for their business. Okay... go find another damn studio! What's the big deal!? Cruise is represented by CAA, the most powerful agency in Hollywood; I'm sure they'll find him something to do.

The Emmy's

Not so much the show show itself, but it's all the previewing and set up. We know more about the green room that our favorite A-listers are going to be hanging out in than we need. I'm not going to watch, but I hope the Entourage guys do well. And th Office; that's a funny ass show.