Asides
Short posts due to not wishing to be overly wordy about an item or simply about, or a link to, another site on the interwebs.
RvB: Season 5
As a registered user, I got a little e-mail from Rooster Teeth on Tuesday to give some discount code for use in their store this holiday season.
“Hmm…” I thought, I haven’t been over there since the last season finished up. Let’s see whud up.
Well, whud up is Season 5 started at the end of September!
What, what, what???
That’s right, I’ve been missing out and so have you! If you count yourself as a Halo fan, you should be following what these guys do…
Hiro’s iTunes
Anyone else upgrade to iTunes 7.0.2 on Windows yesterday and also get stuck with the Japanese version of the iTunes Store? Not that I really ever buy anything from it — I still like buying reflective plastic — but everything is in Yen so I wouldn’t know what it really cost anyway. I can guess that 150 Yen = 99 cents though.
Too bad I didn’t end up with the British version of it. If I did, I could grab some mad imports. Oh wells.
I also lost some album art due to the upgrade. They can never seem to get this right. I am always losing album art for no good reason.
ATHF: “Hand Banana” and “Dickesode”
Last night I finally got all caught up on the TV that recorded while away in Cali. That included the two new episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. I missed the first since the fancy hotel TV didn’t have Cartoon Network on the menu.
Anyway, they were both so totally over-the-top and disgusting. I loved it. Carl gets totally victimized in both. I don’t want to give anything away, but I’ll bet they are both over on YouTube, so you may want to do yourself a favor and check them out.
Do it at work if you feel like getting fired.
Eddie Izzard off 24
It sucked to read in last week’s Entertainment Weekly that Eddie Izzard won’t be appearing on 24 this season after all. I’m not so sure I’ll be able to force myself to watch it this season. I guess I’ll still try it out, but I bet I don’t last more than five episodes before dropping it. That was my M.O. the first three seasons, so I don’t see how it could change with this news.
Yes, I am one of those people that doesn’t dig 24 despite how many people tell me how much it rocks. Get over it. I also don’t like House or Prison Break either.
You know what? I just don’t like Fox shows I guess…
A.T.H.F.
All you need to do for me is tune into Cartoon Network [adult swim] this Sunday night at 10.30 pm EDT to watch the season premiere of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It will take 15 minutes of your life, but it will be worth it. Trust me.
Need more convincing?
Okay, the first episode is titled “Dickesode” and the second one next week is named “Hand Banana.” If you find either of those titles offensive, then you need to watch and get over yourself.
YouTube Googled Up
I almost laughed out loud when I saw the breaking news today. I’m sorry, but that is an insane amount of money to pay out for something like YouTube.
Sure, the kids like it today, but give it another year and something else will come around. Are they going to make enough money off advertising or in free marketing dollars of their other properties, which is really unnecessary since everyone uses Google, to justify this?
They should have bought up MySpace while they were at it…
Yankees Choke… Again
I think it is about time we finally retire the “Yankees Suck” chant in favor of a “Yankees Choke” chant. While losing their ALDS series to the Tigers in four isn’t nearly the cataclysmic choke that was their 2004 ALCS loss to the Sox, it is pretty pathetic for a $200 million plus payroll team chock full of All-Stars, especially since the Yankees owned them in the regular season (5-2).
Does anyone want A-Rod? This guy might as well just play it out for a perennial basement dweller like the Rays, Royals or Pirates. At least he could switch back to playing shortstop. The shame of this is that Torre will most likely lose his job and that is undeserved. I don’t think it is his fault a clubhouse of millionaire All-Star babies can’t get the job done. It is the fault of ownership for pushing that the team be made up that way.
Georgie Porgie still doesn’t get it; you can’t buy a frickin championship…
Downey Jr. to Play Stark
It was announced last week that Robert Downey Jr. will play the role of billionaire and genius inventor Tony Stark in the upcoming Iron Man film. For those that don’t know, that will also mean he’d be wearing the Iron Man suit as well, but you have to assume that will rarely happen in this age of CGI.
I actually like this choice as Downey Jr. can actually channel his inner addict for the role. In the comics, Stark is an alcoholic and has trouble staying off the sauce. In fact, many times getting sauced up helps him get the job done.
Halo Wars
There’s actually a cool little video trailer out there for it and a web site. If your rig can handle the 720p version, I highly recommend it. Some excellent rendering and sound there.
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Stupid Is As Wynn Does
Steve Wynn blows $139 million with his elbow. Want more inside scoop? Check Nora Ephron’s blog post about it.
This isn’t something I would normally post about, but Noelle sent me the link to the story tonight and it got me thinking. This kind of thing is proof to me that no normal person, billionaire or otherwise, should be trusted to own precious works of art. Well, they can own them, but please put them in museums so that we can all enjoy them.
It will have a nice side effect of protection from stupidity.