the weblog of David A. Price

• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-29 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3mfbj3 #
• @jbacardi Mazel tov, grandpa! Best to you all! #

• Jack Cafferty Tells Us How He Really Feels About Sarah Palin (via YouTube) http://tinyurl.com/5yvws8 #
• Review: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse #1 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/4qrndc #
• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-28 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3md5hd #
• Life Imitates Art (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/4u4dmw #
• @mikenorton What jackass said that? Surely that cannot be a true quote. #
• I Thought It Would Never End… (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/4j38gn #
• @acmacom Thank you, Mr. Macom. That means a lot coming from you. I do appreciate it. #
• @mikesims79 It really should have carried over into another sequel. Renee fell asleep, fer cris’sakes! #
• @wood83 RE: FNM/FRE and Obama: Where would you propose I look to read on the matter? #
• @wood83 Much obliged. Just got in, haven’t checked the boards yet. #
• Preview: Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3ortz4 #

No, not the weekend.  I knew that was going to be over relatively quickly.  I’m talking about The Dark Knight.

This film went on for far, far too long.  It was a great movie, I’ll grant them that, but it could have ended a lot sooner (and left us with a better taste) if everyone did not have a monologue.  Everyone.  I think Gordon’s kid even had a few minutes on a soapbox.  But hey, aside from that , I really dug it.  Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucuis Fox made me chuckle, had some good lines, and played well against Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne (although, seriously, what’s with the voice, man?).  Frickin’ Eric Roberts AND Anthony Michael Hall!?!?  How can you go wrong?  You can’t.  I won’t spoil anything, but I will say that it was a swell follow-up to Begins, picked up where that movie left off and did a real good job of getting you up to speed in case you missed this group’s first outing.  I do recommend it, but Iron Man - even though we’re getting into apples and oranges here but everyone asks which one’s better? - beats it hands down (speaking of Shellhead, I can’t wait for Tuesday).

We also watched Tropic Thunder and there were a ton of laugh out loud moments.  Sure, they were stupid or corny jokes (sometimes the jokes were stupid and corny), not quite at the level of, say, Airplane, but I’ll give it up to the writers for bringing the funny and the actors for getting it out there.  Robert Downey, Jr. was hilarious and I only wish subtitles were an option so I could understand some of what he was saying.  Ben Stiller, Matthew McConaughey, and even Tom Cruise in a surprise appearance all had a chance to make me laugh and it happened many times.  Brainless comedy which is what was needed.  Funny as hell.

I finished the weekend watching Wanted.  And color me impressed.  Having never read the original mini series, I wasn’t sure what to expect, and I’m pretty sure my expectations were a little on the low side.  And bullshit pshysics notwithstanding, I found myself really getting into it.  Again, another movie where I thought everyone brought their working shoes and got the job done.

• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-27 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3k3flb #

• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-26 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3uxk8c #
• R.I.P. Paul. I feel like watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid now. (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/4ypxgr #

• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-25 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/4zgqre #
• At work, hoping the basement stays dry. Would rather be reading… (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/4eqgkp #
• @bclaymoore It’s a great flick. Better than I expected. #
• Just got home from grocery shopping. Doing our part for the environment, used these big ‘Go Green’ re.. http://tinyurl.com/3zbd5n #

• @patloika I think Renee may react to RIP the same way. I’ll have to get her to re-read Batman and Son before then. #
• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-24 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/454fmn #
• @VinceBon I don’t lie! #
• CBS Sarah Palin interview (via YouTube) http://tinyurl.com/3rnfpc #
• David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign (via YouTube) http://tinyurl.com/3fgrmm #
• @wood83 Has the episode been posted? #
• @comix I know exactly what you mean. #
• @citizenDave Thanks, Dave. Love it. #
• Find Out Where a Username is Already Registered [Identity] (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/3jsr4o #
• Battle of the Linux Distros [Lifehacker Faceoff] (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/43zzux #
• The Dark Bailout (via YouTube) http://tinyurl.com/3z5ysz #
• The Late Late Show Monologue, 9.24 (via YouTube) http://tinyurl.com/3sp6du #
• @wood83 Now we just have to get you on FriendFeed. #
• @wood83 http://friendfeed.com/about/ I use it as a one-stop posting place. All of my social media updates are sent via FriendFeed #
• @i_am_scifi Either just or not quite. But not too far at all. #
• Jesse Lee: 40 Days Out: From the Fundamentals are Strong to a Great Depression in Less Than Two Weeks.. http://tinyurl.com/4vrrc4 #
• Japanese Iron Man Toy Has a Ridiculous Level of Detail [Amazing] (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/4lv2uh #
• Teenage Wasteland: Article 7 - An Absence of Heroes Pt. 2 (via Jaiku) http://tinyurl.com/4omust #
• The Lonely Cabin (via Flickr) http://tinyurl.com/49knhw #
• @VinceBon Who dis? #
• @VinceBon I’m gonna plotz with you and the Twittering. Plotz! #
• @VinceBon And we’ll have to get you on FriendFeed, too. #
• Today’s Sinfest (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/3z39mz #
• Today’s Sinfest (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/3qavy2 #
• Happy birthday, @TomBelandTSSTG!!!!! #
• 11 O’Clock Comics Episode 23 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/4ffgf8 #
• @BrionSalazar FriendFeed, Geeks, Identica, Pownce, Jaiku, Plurk… #

• "Need Education" Ad (via YouTube) http://tinyurl.com/4ocmte #
• Manhattan (via Flickr) http://tinyurl.com/3oahjx #
• @wood83 Oh, wait, because the last eight years were wonderful? #
• @wood83 No, I wouldn’t think it is. #
• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-23 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3fa8pc #
• @mbreitweiser That’s a beautiful commission, Mitch. You have a way with ol’ Shellhead. #
• ‘the Fluffy amidst the Blue (via Flickr) http://tinyurl.com/4nw8hl #
• Desktop meme. Home. (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/3npr5m #
• Marvel Noise Episode 49 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3oy2kn #
• @tomkaters Whoa. Was he wearing a tie? Was it urban camo? #
• Campbell Brown Rips McCain Camp’s "Sexist" Treatment Of Palin (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/3vpp9c #
• @iamhannah In My Life #
• Desktop Meme: Work (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/4qogr8 #

• Twitter Posts From 2008-09-22 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/3fe7r7 #
• Review: Daredevil #111 (via Blog) http://tinyurl.com/4uc6ps #
• Did I miss the memo that Frank Caliendo is supposed to be amusing or entertaining? (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/4kdvcp #
• Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” Ads - made on a Mac (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/3s7tkq #
• Current work desktop. (via FriendFeed) http://tinyurl.com/49smax #