This can only end in tears.
We've hired a woman who can sneer and say "Star Trek" at the same time.
Just when you thought it was safe.
Yes, it's the movie sequel you've dreamed of, the followup to Piranha 3D - what else but Piranha 3DD. Ms. Smith, who was responsible for me seeing the previous iteration in the series, has already issued an invitation to see the film, and I feel some kind of obligation to my blog - an oblogation, perhaps - to see just how much worse it could be. (Actually, Laurie was kind enough - sure, let's call it "kind" - to send a link to the preview, for those of you with a morbid sense of curiousity:)
Everyone who would name their son "China" please raise your hands.
I finished Railsea, the new China Miéville novel that I bought at Borderlands Books in San Francisco, and sadly, it never quite made it for me. My friend Colin also agrees that it lacks the kick of some of his other books. But I still don't think he should go back to the New Crobuzon series until he's ready to, too many sequels seem to have been written just to make a buck off an earlier success.
"Charles always wanted to build bridges."
Hey, that scene at the end of X-Men III would actually work! (Well, at least in terms of distance. Unless Magneto is supporting the bridge constantly, it couldn't stay up like that, that's not how suspension bridges work.)
Length of Golden Gate Bridge: 8,981 feet.
Distance from Alcatraz to shore: 6,600 feet.
Hey, they're doing the Trash Compacter at 1:20!
Again, how much worse could things get? If you thought the Kinect Star Wars Dance mode thing was bad, look at this:
"We thank you for your patience.""What we want to see before commercial operations is no surprises. We could reach no surprises relatively quickly or we could take a while to get there."Although Sir Richard Branson was originally planning to take his first orbital flight by the end of this year, it was announced today by Virgin Galactic that they are expecting to finish developing their rocket engine "within a month or two". That rather fuzzy timeline, coupled with the need for actual flight testing, will probably push commercial flights to the end of 2013. (Which, let's be honest, may well mean the start of 2014.)
Virgin Galactic Chief Executive George Whitesides
Wow - I've heard of flight delays, but this is ridiculous...
- Sid
So there ARE some, uhhh...."practical" mascot costumes out there! Hallowe'en is just over 5 months away, lots of time to plan. And we can come in costume to work that day!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy god, are you referring to Dancing Chewbacca? Tell me you're not referring to Dancing Chewbacca, because that would be just as bad as THE mascot costume - you know what I mean...
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Yes, I was thinking of the dancing Chewie costume. If he can do it (dressed like that) and bust some smooth moves on the dance floor, then I can train people and teach a class like that. You know how I sometimes crave anonymity? This would be the perfect disguise, no one could tell who was in there! :-) And THE mascot costume was a good idea (in my mind) at the time, it just didn't lend itself very well to movement. It could be argued that the white Princess Leia costume would be more flattering, but I'm feeling decidedly non-exhibitionistic these days/months/years.
ReplyDeleteAre you referring to the standard Princess Leia white costume from the first film, or are you mixing that up with the white Queen Amidala exposed midriff costume featured in the video? (I'm fairly positive you wouldn't ever consider wearing the infamous Slave Leia outfit, although it would probably be quite flattering, as you put it.)
ReplyDeleteBut, explain to me - if you acknowledge that THE mascot costume didn't lend itself to movement - ie walking, dancing, going down stairs - what made it a good idea (in your mind, as you put it?)
- Sid
Piranha 3DD comes out as a rental in September.......just a couple more weeks! :-)
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