Yeah, okay...

So, today the boys enjoyed a trek to the zoo with their aunt and uncle, who were in town for their anniversary. The boys enjoyed seeing them, and vice versa. The weather was rainy and what-not, but just a light drizzle. I have a bit of a summer cold -- my first cold in a long time, likely from work.

Tomorrow I'm going to take a car to the grocery store and Target with the boys; they always love those trips, since it's like an urban adventure for them.

You know, my big beef with those Rapture dickheads is that they bilk their followers out of millions of dollars -- the leader of that particular cult has a church of over $100 million, and squeezes nearly $20 million a year out of his followers for this nonsense. False fucking prophets -- that has always been a lucrative profession. Now they'll have to come up with some new date (the guy was wrong the last time he said the world was going to end, back in 1994, and he's wrong this time, too -- but you just know his followers will keep on giving). That's the thing about messianic cult leader types -- when reality doesn't fit their delusions, they just keep on blundering on, as it reality were some kind of negotiable irritation they can ignore. That people follow them and give them money is worse, still. That's why I ridicule them -- charlatans and frauds, manipulators and controllers; they're all the same, with the same empty ambitions.

Otherwise, today was a nice day, and the boys were all huggy and sweet, enjoying their time with me. I just got'em bathed and in their jammies. They're ready to go.

Rapture Capture

Perfect for my 1000th post. Look what happened to ME today...

ICU

Rapture Ready?

All you tinfoil cap-wearing folks, here's your soundtrack (near-perfect, really)...

Villainous Villainess

I figured out the perfect movie move for Gwyneth Paltrow -- villainess! I doubt she's got the moxie to ever make that move, but she should, because her icily patrician, "rich girl next door" bearing, and those dead eyes would make her a perfect (and classic) villain. It's a far cooler move than her whole "country music starlet" thing she's doing these days...

Yeah, so...

...Comcast came Monday, but I had missed their confirmation call when the tech had gotten to my place, so I missed them, had to reschedule. Tonight, I made sure that things went well.

Some of my family is in town, and it was nice seeing them. The city is all foggy, so it was kind of nice. The boys enjoyed seeing some relatives on my side of the family -- they hadn't seen them since the road trip last year (or was it the year before? Lordy, I lost track) to the mountains down south.

Things are going pretty well, all around. I've been having some odd dreams of late -- various people I know have had walk-on parts in my dreams, to the extent that I kind of jolt in my dream, like my subconscious kinda goes "Whhhha -- ?"

Once the weather gets reliably good, I'm going to bike to work again. I like working in my fitness routine into my commute that way.

FINALLY

Comcast finally came through, replaced their faulty modem, so my computer at home is, again, Net-compatible. I know you've all been worried, wondering when my sparkly self would return. Bahah!

I have to mentally backtrack, since I'm many days behind, obviously!

DSOL

Thanks to some hi-tech glitchery, my DSL connection at home is screwed. So, I decided to make an entry using my iPhone, just out of spite. Love how a problem occurs on a Friday and they cannot get to it until Monday. Woo hoo.

C'est Magnifique!

This is a stitch...

Religious Cleansing

Oh, my. "Yes, a Rolex watch will take away the demons...."

3 accused in Fla. with evil spirit cleansing scam
By Associated Press

Three women are accused in Florida with scamming people out of thousands of dollars by promising to cleanse them of evil spirits.

Federal prosecutors in Fort Lauderdale say 36-year-old Polly Evans, 32-year-old Bridgette Evans, and 22-year-old Olivia Evans are facing federal fraud charges. Court records Monday did not list lawyers for them.

Prosecutors say they promised people they could get rid of evil spirits through religious cleansing. One person was told a Rolex watch was needed to remove demons. Prosecutors say at least $59,000 was scammed from victims in the U.S. and the Caribbean nation of Anguilla.

Bridgette Evans, who is Polly's sister, is being held without bail in South Florida. Polly and Olivia Evans, who are mother and daughter, were arrested in Texas and will be extradited to Florida.

And speaking of evil spirits, the Kardashians are influencing baby names.

iKnow, Right?

I picked up an iPhone today; it's been about three years since I got my first cell phone (I held off for the longest time), decided that I should treat myself, get an iPhone. Like all Apple stuff, it's slick, cool, and incredibly obtuse -- it somehow manages to be easy to use while also stonewalling you. Maybe I'm just so used to PC-based computer tech that I run into a bit of culture shock with Apple products. It's like having a semi-helpful acquaintance who insists "No, really, it's so much better if you go THIS way." and you tell'em "But I want to go THAT way." and the "helper" is like "Well, you COULD do that, but why would you? THIS way is so much better." Seems like all Apple products are like that. I already miss my lil' old phone, although it had been dropped enough times that, while faithfully serving its purpose, it was showing wear and tear. Maybe I'll get used to it, or maybe not. I'm glad I gave the iMac we had to Exene, honestly. So much behind-the-curtain stuff with PCs is more accessible than the cryptic, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtains" mumbo-jumbo of Apple stuff. We'll see how it goes.

Predatory

Happy Birthday to Kevin Peter Hall!! (he played the Predator)...



His first screen role was the monster bear in "Prophecy" (which scared the hell out of me as a kid -- seriously, I resolved to NEVER be in a sleeping bag like that because of this movie)...



Of course, I can laugh about it, now. But as a 9-year-old, it was scary as hell!

Viva La France

Here's a great shot of the tiny, beautiful, late Marie-France Pisier...