I usually don’t go in for getting all political … but this site has lots of interesting information. I just hope that Dubya isn’t gonna give evil a bad reputation.
[via Sparky]
Current Events
And … We Opened
So, “Rope” was finally put in front of a paying audience on Friday and the reaction seems to be good. We ended up having to start the show 40 minutes late because an accident on Interstate 40 (in which a local state trooper was killed) shut down both the east and west bound lanes. This, of course, snarled traffic for hours and made Michael (who drives from Asheville) very late. Otherwise things with the show went fine. So, we drank lots after the show to celebrate.
Saturday brought about a trip to see “Finding Nemo” with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. What a fantastic film. Those Pixar guys can do no wrong in my book. The show on Saturday night was good … if not a little sluggish like all second nights are. Certain events during the evening brought out the obsessive, self-loathing inner beast. Need I even say that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was invloved? So, I went home feeling like a total, complete dumbass and drank a lot.
Sunday’s matinee went real well. I was very, very pleased with the performances that the cast gave. Afterwards, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named came over to the house and we ordered pizza, got beer and drank until late. After he left I started feeling like a total, complete dumbass again. I gotta stop having weekends like this past one … way too alcohol soaked and angst ridden.
I know you all have heard the other news from the area. A lot of people are having to pay up. We all thought he was dead.
So Glad
I think that all the news agencies have gotten together and are secretly funding the current war in Iraq. CNN must have some hidden gamma wave in their signal that makes people not be able to switch off the television (or at least change to a different channel). I am so, so glad that I don’t have cable. So glad.
Geez
Assumptions
Ironically, it is only because Iraq’s military forces are so weak that we can even contemplate its invasion. Some advocates of conflict claim that Saddam’s forces are so weak, so demoralised and so badly equipped that the war will be over in a few days. We cannot base our military strategy on the assumption that Saddam is weak and at the same time justify pre-emptive action on the claim that he is a threat.
— Robin Cook, House of Commons Resignation Speech
Unsettled
These are sad times. I can’t even begin to tell you how unsettled I feel … and I don’t even live in a major city.
Defeatist
I hate to sound defeatist … but you all can stop sending me e-mails about petitions, chain letters and form letters that will be sent to our local, state and national leaders. This war is going to happen no matter what we do. No matter how loud the outcry from the American public (or world as a whole), Bush is going to take us there and get many of our fellow countrymen killed in the process.
Seriously?!
This is just about the silliest thing I have ever heard. C’mon folks. You have our country to run … not food to rename.
Updates
Movie Update:
Well, Daredevil was a very lackluster effort. There was just something missing. It didn’t have the “zip and pow” of previous comic book movies. You’ll shoot me for saying this … Ben Affleck did look good in burgundy leather. Mmmmm … leather.
The spring New York City trip that the local theatre group takes will be put off until September. Bummer. I really like NYC in the spring. Usually tons of people sign up, but that is not the case this time around. Steve suspects the looming war and potential collapse of the U.S. economy are factors. And people say Dubya isn’t doing a good job. Ha!
Ouch!
Paying $1.61 for gas this morning really hurt. I know it’s not as high here as other places in the country, but … ouch.