Tonight, flipping through my channels, I came across this listing:
Cast your mind to The Road Warrior. Who comes immediately to mind?
I know, I know. It's these two guys, right?
It must be, because they're the ones listed first. Last billing goes to this unknown actor, Melvin Something-or-other…
What ever became of him, anyways?
I went and saw the new Indy Jones picture-show* tonight, and…
…well…
…it wasn't the film I was hoping for, but I suppose it was the film I was expecting.
Too many knowing nods to the audience; too many hat-related gags, like they're trying to work an entire trilogy's worth into one script; too much of Shia Leboeuf**—who [...]
…or "What I had to do for a silver medal".
I'm the one being thrown.
Enjoy!
The throws are, in order:
Uki-otoshi ("floating drop")
Seoi-nage ("shoulder throw")
Kata-guruma ("shoulder wheel")*
Uki-goshi ("floating hip throw")
Harai-goshi ("sweeping hip throw")
Tsurikomi-goshi ("lifting-pulling hip throw")
Okuri-ashi-harai ("sideways foot sweep")
Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi ("blocking lifting-pulling foot throw")
Uchi-mata ("inner thigh throw")
Each one is performed right-handed and left-handed.
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* Which impresses everyone, but really isn't [...]
My first stop-motion video:
Mmmm, trifle…
Update!
Because Doug demanded it, here's the recipe.
You'll want to do this in a trifle bowl, a tall, wide, cylindrical bowl, usually on a stand. I found mine at Wal-Mart for about $8.
Bottom layer: Take an angel food cake and tear it into bits. Put it into the trifle [...]
For my birthday, my darling wife bought me Lego Star Wars (the original series one) for our PC. She also bought a second joystick so we can play the game together.
I tried it out last night. I sat down to play for 20 minutes while I waited for a TV show to start.
Two [...]
Birthday Boy
Discovered in Patrick Johanneson's Flickr photostream.
Just me, wearing my new T-shirt.
My bro-in-law exposed his sons to the Original Trilogy, and ever since then they've been deeply into the Star Wars phenomenon.
I actually was at their place when they watched Star Wars (you know, A New Hope). I was away the next day, when [...]
Warning: Freaky spooky content ahead. Don't click unless you like the heebie-jeebies (or the jibblies, if you're a Strong Bad fan).
Today, on YouTube, I discovered two of the eeriest moments committed to celluloid, and they're both from David Lynch films.
Chronologically first, here's a snip from Lost Highway:
I have the soundtrack to this film. [...]
Last night I saw an ad for Eragon, which ran a bit like this:
"The critics are in agreement! [praise for Eragon]! [praise for Eragon]! Now playing!"
I couldn't help but notice that they had all of two quotes praising the film, so I decided I'd do my own research. I went to [...]
…The Nightmare Before Christmas first hit theatres, and made me a happy camper.
Last night, as we watched it, I asked my wife if it was wrong that this—
—made me feel more Christmas-y than any twenty Christmas songs you hear on the radio.
She said, "No," and that's why I love her.
It's been a busy few days.
Thursday: we went to Superman Returns. The movie was okay, but I think it could have been a lot more fun. Superman was dull and flat, and Lois was just depressed. Fortunately, Lex Luthor was a show-stealer, and provided most of the laughs (though there were [...]
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