The Return of Frankenstein?

I had my regular appointment with my pain management doc yesterday. So I was sitting in the waiting room, reading a magazine, I think it was a "Time", but it was a really thin magazine. Maybe magazines are shrinking the way cereal boxes are? Anyway, there was this article about different languages around the world that are dead/dying, and this psychologist is quoted in the article saying something or other about the disappearing languages (can't remember). But what I found of particular interest was the name of this quoted psychologist. Her name was, I kid you not, Dr. Frankenstein. No really! I did a bit of a double take, rereading the name multiple times, thinking I must have misread or imagined the name or something, but that was exactly the way it was spelled, Frankenstein. So, it appears Dr. Frankenstein is alive and well. This doctor was female though, maybe Frankenstein is masquerading as a women? Could he now be Victoria Frankenstein? Vicki?

Hmmm. I'm having a hard time picturing that. You're all man Victor.

Random Weird Quote of the Day

I was at the grocery store a little while ago to grab a couple things, and I'm at the automatic checkout machine paying for the groceries when I overhear this:

"Are those elephants' butts?"

I have no idea.

Paranormal Activity Yawn

Watched Paranormal Activity 4, got it from Netflix. It wasn't any better or worse than the first 3, just more of the same. The problem with this franchise is that, after the first movie, they where too predictable. All 4 contain the same general stuff, and they all pretty much end the same way. I also think they should have gone a different direction than the old "evil demon" thing. Early on in PA 1, they start in on the whole "It's a demon!" line, at which point it becomes too predictable. I would have kept the nature of the entity a secret, made it really weird and unpredictable. I'd have it do some really bizarre, freaky, unexpected stuff. Because in my opinion, the unknown is a lot scarier than the known.

And why was "Toby" so small in this one? I always got the impression that this demon was quite tall, but in PA 4, he appeared to be like child sized. Maybe demons shrink with age the way people do? I don't know, but I do hope we've seen the last of the PA sequels. They're cheap and easy to make, but enough is enough.

I did go see "The Croods" at the discount theater the other day though, and it was quite good! I wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised by the movie. It was cute, funny, and had some interesting fantastical flora and fauna. It was the sort of movie both kids and adults can enjoy.

Trader Joes has the most delicious mango lemonade! I tried a sample today and loved it so much I ended up grabbing a bottle of the stuff. When you take a sip, you get this really nice sweet mango flavor that is followed by a pleasant lemony taste at the end. It's just a yummy, refreshing, unique lemonade.

A Rude Awakening For Dogs

Okay, time for a giggle.


The joys of owning a dog #397: Seeing your dog fart itself awake.

Okay, I'll confess, I've done the same thing before. A bit scary, I thought someone had broken in.

Of Wolves and Idiots

Ugh. If the government has its way, wolves are about to loose all federal protections. Article. I've been following this for a while now. It's yet another good example of why stupid people should not be allowed in positions of authority. I know a lot of people don't care, but I've always loved wolves and been sickened by their virtual eradication from this country. So, only very recently have they been able to reintroduce a small number of wolves into a tiny portion of what used to be their natural habitat, and even that was rigorously opposed. Now, all the ranchers, hunters, etc. have been moaning, bitching, and leaning on the right people, so that tiny bit of progress at beginning to bring a more natural sized wolf population back into the USA is about to go up in smoke. Wolf hunting has already been legal in several states as it is, with 1,000s being killed for sport (or what they call management, though these wolf populations are so small already there isn't actually any need to "thin their numbers"). So it's just a thinly veiled excuse for "I want to kill it!". Aren't humans great? "I don't like it! It looks dangerous, and it might mess with my stuff! Let's kill it, kill them all!" Wolves where roaming here long before us. This was and still should be, their natural habitat. There is no reason we can't coexist with wildlife. I really don't get how anyone can look at such a beautiful animal and kill it, unless they're sick in the head. I'm afraid if things don't change, wolves (along with lots of other wild animals) are only going to be found in museums and history books.

Move Over LOLcats, Here Comes Dracula!

Oh no! Someone has unleashed a sleep deprived Barguestspirit on the unsuspecting public! Everybody lock up your image editing software!

You've seen the LOLcats, with their stupidly cute and funny antics, but here's something even better...LOLDrac!






Oh good lord, someone stop me!

I B Speekin Gooder Eenglish

Your Language Arts Grade: 100%

100%

Way to go! You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you know "no" from "know." Now, go forth and spread the good word (or at least, the proper use of apostrophes).

Are You Gooder at Grammar?

The Grammar Nazi in me is proud.