A small rant... a rantlette if you will.

Lemme just get this off my chest cause grinding my teeth brings no relief. There is a horrendous vocab trend afoot. I speak of the saying "I know right?" and it's little brother "right?". (Of course there was nothing wrong with "right?" until it was turned into a shortened version of "you know right?" and given the drastic change in pitch.) I can't take it anymore. It started off slowly and was easy to ignore; being used by horrendous television personalities and the occasional co-worker. But now it is a swollen beast gnashing its teeth at my door and being nourished and egged on by the lowest ends of the pop culture spectrum. It has come to people on the internet abbreviating it to "IKR" and print outs in the work place presenting "I know right?" as a vocabulary word in a dictionary. These people can save their syllables and sound infinitely less moronic by simply saying "I know." or "yes." Oh, and while I'm at it, I hate when people say "really?" as a substitute for "Are you kidding me?". I have no substantial reason to hate that one other than the fact that it just sounds idiotic and condescending.


There is also a lot to be said about "FAIL", "EPIC FAIL" and any form of "____ FAIL", recently made popular by the increasingly horrendous failblog. That shit is horrible. If you are unfamiliar, the blog consists of photos of various mistakes and mishaps that on their own contain a punchline and could maybe get a laugh out of somebody. However, to some garbage people they are not sufficient and require the word "FAIL" or "EPIC FAIL" in order to be escalated into the realm of comedic genius. Here's an example that makes me want to kick something with my bare foot just so I can have a tangible reason to be angry.




Aaaanyway, I know these are petty annoyances and that I am probably guilty of some pretty obnoxious shit, but I am entitled to hate whatever I please. And to be fair, I know some cool people who have adopted these sayings and am coming to terms with their new flaws.

Unbelievable video.

Bizarre and incredible.

DVD blowout!

Hey peenpeople. Getting rid of some DVDs. I have too many (something like 340) and need to free up enough space to get rid of this giant shelf. Many of these DVDs I'm getting rid of are movies that I enjoy very much, but will probably never watch again. Anywho, I'm asking like 5 bucks a piece or 5 for 20 bucks. Also down to trade or something.

Kung Fu Hustle
Talk to Her
Running Scared
Lords of Dogtown
Hunted
King of the Cage (10 events, 101 fights, 20hrs)
Blade 2
Troy
The Illusionist
Behind enemy lines
Hostel
Matchstick Men
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Derailed
Collateral
Hellboy: Sword of Storms (animated)
Da Ali G Show (First Season) ($7)
The Invincible Iron Man (animated)
The Thomas Crown Affair (remake with Pierce Brosnan)
Team America
Jarhead
What about Bob?
Six-String Samurai
A Beautiful Mind
Where the Money is
Final Destination
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 3
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (I have two copies so I'm getting rid of one)
Wolf Creek
The Red Violin
Inside Man
Saw
Saw 2
The Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut (Missing case but has cardboard sleeve)
North by Northwest
Cold Mountain
King of the Cage: The Fighers of Japan
Seven
Crank
Kingdom of Heaven
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Snatch
Swing Kids
Labyrinth (Also a double I'm getting rid of)
Capote
Crash
The War
Stay
I Robot
Rebel without a cause
Minority Report
Freddy Vs. Jason
House of Wax
The Door in the Floor
The Whole Nine Yards
The Island
The Goonies (also a double)
Menace to Society
Orgazmo


Comment or E-mail if interested 360morganflip@gmail.com

Put some brutal guitar riffs behind this paragraph.

James Oliver Huberty will forever be remembered for one of the most shocking acts of violence in American history. Huberty, 41, was a welder in Ohio who had lost his job when the plant where he worked closed down. His volatile temper kept him from getting another job so he moved himself and his wife and kids to California where he got a job as a security guard. On July 18th, 1984 he tried to get help for his anger and called a mental health center for an appointment. When the clinic didn't call him back he began an hour-long violent encounter with his wife that ended with Huberty proclaiming "I'm going to hunt humans".

NASA Pic of the day & Eyehategod - Anxiety Hangover

For a few years now I have been frequenting the NASA pic of the day website and today's pic is certainly one of the best yet. I particularly fancy the "pillar of smoky dust about 20 light years long" visible towards the right side of the photo.

Oh, and to contrast the new light-hearted layout I am posting a fan made Eyehategod video a friend showed me. It's a rather unpleasant compilation of footage that makes you want to get a houseboat and stay away from shore.

Conversations at work...

Guy1 at work asks Guy2 if he's seen Beerfest. Guy2 hasn't. Guy1 gasps in such a manner that you would think he had just witnessed some cosmic event or been punched in the stomach. Guy2 asks 'What's it rated?'. Guy1 responds 'It's Unrated'.

This is part one of an ongoing series.

Jenny McCarthy and a customized VHS Tape.

Listened to the newest episode of SGU today. It was a good one. They frequently bash celebrities who use their fame to push bullshit on the gullible masses, and recently they have focused their efforts towards Jenny McCarthy and her anti-vaccination campaigning. There is a whole lot to be said about that group and their claim that the Thimerosal (mercury-containing compound) found in vaccinations is giving children autism despite there being no scientific evidence to support that theory. Sadly her child was diagnosed with autism and naturally she wants somebody to blame, so she hopped on that bandwagon and became a prominent figure of the movement... So on the podcast they pointed out a recent quote of hers regarding botox injections:

"I love Botox, I absolutely love it. I get it minimally, so I can still move my face. But I really do think it's a savior."

So the biotch who has been making a stink over vaccination shots, and consistently reminding the public that mercury is the second most powerful neurotoxin known to man, is praising the number 1 most powerful neurotoxin known to man; Botulinum toxin. (Botox is simply a brand name applied to Botulinum toxin, known also as Botulism.) So they sez, they sez "It's okay to utilize the most powerful neuro-toxin known to man to make you pretty, but it's condemnable to use the second most powerful neuro-toxin to save lives and protect our children from disease."

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Anyway, here's a project I did at work using some white-out, a pen and an old VHS tape found near my desk.

A strange yearning.

There is a theorized video tape of Roy Horn (of Sigfried and Roy fame) getting his face violently chewed on by a colossal Bengal Tiger. I cry myself to sleep every night thinking about the video sitting alone in some dark vault, unwatched. Unloved. If only I could be with it... I hope that someday mankind can bathe in the light of this video and be filled with the wisdom and peace of mind that comes with watching a man lose his face in the mouth of a Tiger several times his size. I truly believe that the video could usher our species into the next golden age.

Mature photo manipulation.

At work I found myself thrown into a spontaneous fit of mature artistry. I understood the objectives of all the great painters and it empowered me to contribute to their collection of timeless art. Behold my creation:

Tim and Eric

I've never been that big of an Adult Swim peenfan, but Tim and Eric is a great show. Here's some proof for you wildmen of the nectar province.

Dante's Inferno Video Game

I have been kind of ignoring this project for a while cause I figured it would be a generic hack'n'slash that held true to the book only in terms of the setting and a few characters... Still not sure if it's going to be any good, but if this trailer is any indication of the game's art direction and scale, then it is going to be a must play for the visuals alone.

Posting for the sake of posting.

So I picked up the Torche - In Return vinyl at Amoeba over the weekend. I have never been a huge vinyl collector. I pretty much only buy tour records and any hot deals I come across in record stores, but this album has such a stellar layout and I truly do miss the days of having a tangible version of my favorite albums. As seen in the photos it has the album on disc AND record, it's just great.


Also, for fun I included this photo of me rocking out in my 'work' space with all my childish possessions. I wasn't listening to any music when the picture was taken. I wasn't even thinking about music, I was rocking out to the memory of some cool movies I had recently watched.

Turkey drawing progress.

So about a week ago or maybe more, a friend who I will just refer to as Courtney, female companion of my dear gentlefriend Derek, told me to draw somethin' and when I asked just what I should draw she presented me with this photo:


Most people have seen that my drawing techniques are pretty much incapable of capturing any kind of charm or cuteness, so I did some research (previous post) and took my own swing at the modern turkey as we know it. Here is the current state of the drawing, I wanted to get it scanned in because I will likely ruin it when I add watercolor and/or add a body. Kind of a bad scan, but bear with me. Or shall I say TURKEY with me. No, that's stupid.

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Turkeys

I've been pretty pumped on turkey's for about a week now. Eating them on sandwiches and calling people turkeys and stuff makes you forget that they are pretty fantastic looking animals. Their feathers form quite an elegant and beautiful pattern to contrast the disgusting texture of their heads... But even their heads showcase some nice colors and look rather pretty when you blur your eyes a little. Here's some proof that these underrated birds rival the peacocks with their magnifacence.




Think about how much more respect we'd give turkeys if they didn't have those revolting wattles hanging from their faces. This one looks like an elderly man's scrotum.

Music Video

If you watch one music video in 2009 make it this one: