I resisted posting this for a couple of days…a couple of days too long. In future I resolve never to hesistate posting something just because it’s:
A) stupid
B) probably fake
C) really, really stupid.
Honestly, if she thought her life was ruined by her fear of pickles, just wait till she finds out what life is like as THE world-famous pickle pussy.
It seems nobody cares if Harry Potter is dead. Nobody but the BBC, that is, which commented on my post about the story in the Guardian. The BBC is trawling my blog for readers: while I am somewhat stunned at this micro-, nay, nanomanagement, I’m okay with it if they’ll only give me the linkie luv. Translation: they don’t allow you to leave the URL of your blog your signature, ie like this: raincoaster. Frightfully Web 1.0 of them.
In other OGMD news, the Mento and Diet Coke Fountain Madness is dying out as those mad scientists lay the smackdown on YouTube and the video has been kaput for a week now, after nicely threatening the existence of my blog. I wonder how long you have to respond to those threats before the powers that be nuke the blog. Could be tricky, as I do not actually have electricity at home at the moment.
And although for the past several days it’s been beating the coprophilia out of the Beautiful Agony post, today nobody is interested in Watching the World Cup For Free. Is it over or something?
I only care about the Stanley Cup, yo. Do they even have ice in Carolina?
One day in February, 1971: A great moment in Canadian history. Someone once said that in Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada has at last produced a political leader worth of assassination, and love him or hate him you just have to agree. Watch the video and make up your own mind.
Thanks to Raj for grabbing and re-formatting, cropping, and uploading. God knows I’m far too lazy to do all that myself.
Plus bonus: The October Crisis, the Kidnapping of Pierre Laporte
This is so damn earnest, it just may be the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen.
What say you all?
Just ask JK Rowling.
“One character got a reprieve, but I have to say
two die that I did not intend to die.”
“They don’t target extras do they? They go for the main characters. Well I do.” In a phrase sure to be closely analysed by the legions of visitors to Harry Potter fansites that deconstruct the author’s every word, she said she empathised with Agatha Christie, who killed off her detective Hercule Poirot so that other writers would not be able to continue his stories after her death.
“I’ve never been tempted to kill him [Harry] off before the end of book seven, because I always planned seven books and that’s where I want to go,” she said.
“I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks ‘Well, I’m going to kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels … so it will end with me, and after I’m dead and gone they won’t be able to bring back the character‘.”
The Guardian has got themselves quite a scoop with that one. Legions of Hermiowanabees will be crying into their butterbeer tonight.
And a few Rons and Dracos as well.
a Christopher Walken questionnaire!!! Although more cowbell couldn't hurt.
I'm not sure, but I think first prize is an old black leather coat that smells like cigarettes and whiskey. It certainly aught to be.
While he has never secured a place on the roster of Hollywood’s leading men, Walken has carved out a healthy niche in the “memorable supporting actors” strata. His most unforgettable parts have tended to be kooks and psychos.
When asked about his quirky roles, Walken purportedly said, “Is typecasting really a problem?”
8. What technique does … Walken … use to … arrive at … his distinctive way of … delivering … lines? He practices his lines by typing them into a Speak & Spell machine and playing them back He crosses out all the punctuation in his scripts to allow him to develop completely original readings He memorizes the script in reverse order and forces himself to mentally reorder the words as he is delivering them He takes inspiration from remembering how his German father’s English sounded He has a slight mental tic and speaks in the same way as everybody else sounds to him
And let us not forget that we have already seen him tap his way to glory on the Night of 100 Stars. I think he's the only one who's still alive, actually; there's gotta…be…a reason…for THAT!
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