Chickens Don’t Clap
(Counting Crows – Round Here)

Jon Stewart on the Bush Administration and Katrina : “Anyone who doesn’t want to play the blame game, is usually to blame.”

I think that’s the equivalent of the retort to “It’s not the size of the wand, it’s the magic of the performer.” : “That’s what people with short wands say.”

For the record, I have a big wand that wields a lot of magic.
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Please click on the following link to see powers that you never knew your ass had.

Ass Power

I imagine this is a power that maybe the prison community might have. To avoid being violated in prison, they work out this part of their body every day so that they could snap dicks clean off.

If you ever slow dance with this lady, do not try and cop a cheap feel. You may walk away without your fingers.
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I went to see a contemporary film at the film festival yesterday. It was called All Souls and it was a series of Dutch short films about the assassination of Theo Van Gogh (who was a vocal right wing filmmaker). I think the overall theme of the film was about freedom of speech and the battle between democracy, fundamentalism and racism. I found it to be a little bit of overkill with all the news over the last few years about those very subjects (most of which are related to the war in Iraq). Stylistically, it was very interesting though.

My favourite short film involved the portrayal of Theo Van Gogh trying to get into the Muslim afterlife. He was offered 72 virgins in exchange for not having an opinion or expressing his thoughts. He turned around and decided to walk the Earth as a ghost. My least favourite part of the all the films was the actual Dutch dialect. For some reason or another I just found it very hard to listen to. Occasionally they’d have words that sounded exactly like the English equivalent but they’d be surrounded by dutch. “Blah, blah, blah, you suck rods, blah, blah, blah.” That always throws me off.

It was an interesting film choice by Sonia. Tonight, we get to go see a film choice of mine. I don’t really want to be contemplating the flaws in our society and philosophical stances. So…I chose a kung-fu flick called Seven Swords by Tsui Hark. Everybody was kung-fu fighting!...hehe.
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Some of my favourite Arrested Development Quotes…

Michael/G.O.B./Marta: I’ve made a HUGE mistake.

Michael: You stay on top of her, buddy. Do not be afraid to ride her. Hard.

Michael: So, this is the magic trick, huh?
G.O.B.: “Illusion,” Michael. A “trick” is something a whore does for money... or candy!

Tobias: Well, yes, but I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I’m afraid I have something of a mess on my hands.
Michael: There are just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence.

Tobias: Well, Michael, you really are quite the Cupid, aren’t you? I tell you, you can zing your arrow into my buttocks any time.
Michael: Okay, you know what you do? You buy yourself a tape recorder. You just record yourself for a whole day. I think you’re going to be surprised at some of your phrasing.

(Both Lindsay and G.O.B. are accusing Michael of being a chicken)
Lindsay: Chaw, chee-chaw, chee-chaw.
G.O.B.: Oh, this is priceless.
Michael: You look ridiculous...
G.O.B.: Coka-coh! Coka-coh! Coka-coka-coka-coh...
Michael: Come on. These aren’t even birds.

Buster: Chickens don’t clap!
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