Yes watching the playoffs and I am very impressed at how the Cards pulled ahead of the eagles. Course the Cards had help from McNabb. What gets me the most about football games are the announcers. Not so much the radio guys because you expect them to be a little biased toward the home team since you are listening to it on the local radio station and its your team. But on TV the announcers have a wider audience and you would think they would be a little more unbiased. Instead most of the time you get the sway in the breeze announcing. Who ever is winning is the team who has, really done well this season or they really are controlling this game. Unfortunately instead of just letting us know what kind of play it was or some other random stat, the announcers feel they need to give some creative observation about the player and or team. You could really do a drinking game for some announcers. They seem to love the phrases "He plays that position better than most in the league." Or "That's why he is one of the great players in the NFL." I mean if you took how many players these announcers call the best at their position, everyone would be the best.
I realize they get into the game but man stop trying to compliment everyone. If he makes a good play state. Wow that was an impressive play or that is a play that shows what talent this man has. Don't ad the extra thats what makes him the best etc. Because on any given Sunday some player will be the best one week and the next suck ass.
ESPN I think is one of the worst. What ever quarter back is doing better through out the game , he is a god. Especially Bret Favre games. The man can do no wrong in their eyes.
I use to watch the game with the sound off and listen to it on the radio. Thanks to Janet's Wardrobe malfunction I can no longer do this because of the two min delay or however long it is for Live TV from when it happens to when its broadcasted. Now I can hear the play before I see it...kind of a buzz kill.
Any way thats my rant. I make a prediction of the Cardinals and Steelers to the Super Bowl, Hope there are some good commercials this year. The last few years have been flops.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Fae'th Friday
Here is the next installment. Truely hope you like and continue to read. Again feedback, as along as its constructive, is appreciated.
The Doctor slowly moved towards the cage door and pulled out his sonic screwdriver. The Noc did not notice or care about the Doctor’s actions.
“So have you ever been there before?” She asked.
“What Draconis’ Palace I….”
Shade’s sentence was interrupted by a loud bang on the cage.
“It’s the Royal Premier Palace Draconis…” The Noc on the right said. Shade spoke with him in unison, and then added “I know I know.”
The Doctor smiled at sound of English coming from the Noc. I knew you would figure it out old girl he thought to himself. His smile quickly faded as the Noc grunted back and forth to each other. He continued to examine the lock.
“To answer your question beautiful, yesss….” Shades sentence was interrupted again but this time by the Doctor who bent over and whispered something to Julie. She nodded and then moved over next to Shade.
“We are getting out of here and would like you to help us get back to the TARDIS.” She whispered.
“Really, as much as I would love to spend more time with you sweetheart cause I like the way you smell, I will have to take a rain check. Beside I don’t think finding your TARDIS is going to be all that difficult.” Shade said as he pointed toward the back of the cage.
The Doctor stared out the back of the cage and realized things had gotten a bit more difficult. A wagon came up fast behind them and as it passed, the Doctor and Julie followed it with their eyes. In the back of the wagon was the TARDIS, strapped down and guarded by three Noc. Julie stood up and went to the side of the cage as the wagon with the TARDIS pull ahead of them. The wagon then turned toward the right to head towards a stone structure in the distance. The Doctor came up behind her and put his hand on Julie’s shoulder. With a hint of sorrow in his voice he commented.
“It appears we will be staying for a while after all.”
The Noc chuckled at the Doctor’s comment. The Doctor stared at the stone structure and thought it looked awfully familiar. There were a series of rectangular stones around 20 feet tall and two feet thick that stood on end. Laid across the top of the ends of every two stones was a stone of equal length and thickness. They formed a square arch. Each arch touched the other at angle to eventually for a circle.
Julie expressed what the Doctor had been thinking.
“It looks like Stonehedge. Are you sure we aren’t in some like alternate Earth Doctor.”
“I am quite sure this is not Earth, you should know better than anyone that just because such a structure resides on Earth does not mean it couldn’t also exist somewhere else in the Universe. It does beg the question on if they are related at all.”
They saw the wagon with the TARDIS ride into the center of the circle of stones and then in a flash of light it was gone.
“ DOCTOR THE TARDIS!” Julie exclaimed in spite of her self.
“Oh they took it through a fairy gate. I was wondering how long it would be before we got to one. No worries, we’re all going to the same place. You’ll see it again.” Shade said, “It’s the only way to get to the Palace. Its one of the many magical gates designed by the Ancients. They infused it with a permanent transport spell. Magic users use to use them to travel across the land to various other gates rather than walking. When Draconis moved in he re-enchanted them so that the gates all went to the same place…His”
“I should like to meet this Draconis and find out what he intends to do with the TARDIS”
“Don’t get your knickers in a bunch Chief, he will probably put it in his treasure room aka his throne room. Dragons can’t stand to be away from their treasure. Draconis sure loves the shiny.” Shade informed the irritated Doctor., “Now I suggest you grab hold of something cause this filly will buck once we go into the gate.”
Shade took hold of the nearest bar with both hands. The Doctor and Julie sat next to each other and took hold of one of the bars of their cage as the wagon passed through one of the stone archways. Julie saw a strange series of markings lined in a row down the center of the top stone. The markings were of three large swirls with 6 pointed star on each side of the middle star. The Doctor searched the large library of his brain for any patterns that matched the ones on the stone. When his mind found the book it had been looking for, the Doctor snapped his fingers.
“I’ve got it.”
The Wagon lurched forward and back and side to side as they were enveloped in a flash of multi colored light. A moment later they were on solid ground and headed down a torch lit path.
“Just what I thought, a temporal matter transporter, technology that is far above the level this planet appears to be at. I must take a look at it before we leave. I have never seen one that’s made of stone before. Must be a camoflauge of some kind. That would explain the Valdsudian markings. I…”
The Doctor realized he was thinking out loud. Julie stared at him with the smile he loved to see on her face which triggered him to return with a smile of his own. Julie shivered as she stared at the high black slate walls that sat on either side of the path. The sky was filled with low lying black clouds where a occasional flash of lightening would reveal itself followed by a thunderous rumble. The Doctor noticed his companion shivered and slid his coat off and put it over her shoulders.
“Oh, thank you Doctor”
“Not a problem,” The Doctor replied with a half smile as he fought back the shiver that tried to travel up his body.
“How chivalrous of you, all you need now is a white horse.” Shade quipped.
“All you need is some manners” Julie snapped back. She then turned to the Doctor as he involuntarily let out a shiver in spite of himself, “Oh Doctor. Now your cold here take your jacket back.”
“No its quite alright dear. Its not the first or last time I shall be cold.”
Shade let out a long, loud sigh as he pulled out an object wrapped in white cloth that seemed to shimmer in the torch light. Shade unwrapped the item to reveal 5 long thin black stones.
Shade laid out the cloth in the area between him and his two fellow captives. He then placed the stones in the shape of a pentagram, as he went about doing this he explained.
“The cloth is an enchanted piece of cloth I…acquired from a rather talented magician who will not be missing it anytime soon. The black rocks I found actually while exploring the tomb of the first noble of the Badlends. They will help contain the fire to ensure it stays on the cloth and not make our us into barbeque on wheels, I think that would definitely turn the light out on all our plans. Make yourself useful would you sugar doll. Grab that twig with the needles on it next to you and place it in the center of the stone pentagram please.”
Julie’s mouth opened for a moment as if to say something but instead she grabbed the twig and threw it at the center of the stones. Surprisingly it landed directly where Shade needed it to be. Julie and the Doctor stared at it for a few beats as if they expected a flame to magically appear.
“Now what?”
“Well now we just need to start the twig on fire.”
“I think I can handle that” the Doctor said as he snuck his sonic screwdriver out and adjusted it to the setting it needed to be. He pointed it at the twig and activated it. The twig ignited in a bright flash and burned out as quickly as it had caught fire. The Doctor and Julie both looked at Shade.
“That worked well. Looks like you were ripped off by your rip off” Julie said.
“Yeah see the cloth only works when the flame is ignited magically. Now could you please put another pine twig in the middle darling?” Shade replied. Julie sighed and put another small twig on top of the ash of the first twig.
“How do you intend to light it ?” The Doctor inquired as he shivered.
Shade just looked at the Doctor and smiled. They watched as Shade put his finger on the twig and then turned to the Noc guard on the left side of the cart.
“So tell me Noc, when did you come to the realization that your ass looked better than your face? arrrrrgh”
A blue bolt of lightening shot out from the Noc’s wand. When the bolt hit Shade he was enveloped in a spider web of little electrical bolts. Sparks flew out from Shade’s hand and one of the sparks landed on the twig. The twig caught fire and after it burned up the flame turned a blue green color but remained in place. Shade fell in a slump to the floor. The Doctor was about to give the Noc a piece of his mind but the giggles that came from under Shade’s smoking cloak made the Doctor change his mind. Shade righted himself up the best he could and stared out the side of the wagon. The Doctor and Julie huddled around the fire and the shivers soon tapered off.
“Thank you” Julie said quietly as she rubbed her hands over the fire. Shade just waved his hand as if saying ‘it was nothing’. The wagon soon came around a small bend and Shade smiled.
“It’s about time. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Royal Premier Palace Draconis.” Shade motioned with his had towards the left side of the wagon like a Circus Ring Master.
The Doctor and Julie stood up at the sight of massive stone structure in front of their eyes. The structure seemed to stretch for a mile in both directions. Most of it resembled a castle wall with stone towers extending from it every 100 feet. In the exact middle was a large building Julie thought looked similar to US Capital building in Washington DC. There was a large stone stair case that lead up to the foot of the building. A dome rose from the middle of the building and appeared to be the highest point of the building. At the top of the dome was an iron statue of a dragon. There were seven seventy foot tall stone pillars that extended from the top of the stair case to a small stone over hang. Chained to six of the seven pillars were large hyena looking beasts the size of rhinos. All of them barked and pulled against their chains as the Wagon passed by. Flying above the Palace was a large blob of winged creatures that moved similarly to a flock of sparrows.
“Oh my now that is an impressive palace. Built by magic was it?” The Doctor did not take his eyes off the front of the pillared section as he asked the question. Something suddenly made him feel a bit uneasy but he wasn’t quite sure what it was yet.
“Not this prime example of real-estate. Magic could not build a structure like this, but men could and women and children too, as the story goes.”
“Slaves?” Julie asked reluctantly.
“Largest group of slaves history has ever seen in one place. Most were common folk before Draconis ‘volunteered’ them for the task of building his palace.”
Bitterness seemed to drip from Shade as he spoke. It was the first time Julie had the feeling there was more to Shade then he let on.
“All I see here are Noc and those dogs up there. A structure like that had to have taken thousands, tens of thousands to build. Where are they now?”
Julie feared what the answer to her question would be but she had to ask it.
“What do you think this road we’re on is made of sweetheart? It ain’t exactly a smooth surface.”
Shade pointed down as he replied. Everyone looked down. What Julie saw made her gasp and the Doctor felt the rage begin to boil in his blood though he did not show it. Human bones had been imbedded in the path the wagon had been riding on. Every few feet a skull stared up at the sky as if it were searching for a better place to be. Julie turned her face away trying to hide a small tear that had escaped her eye.
The Doctor slowly moved towards the cage door and pulled out his sonic screwdriver. The Noc did not notice or care about the Doctor’s actions.
“So have you ever been there before?” She asked.
“What Draconis’ Palace I….”
Shade’s sentence was interrupted by a loud bang on the cage.
“It’s the Royal Premier Palace Draconis…” The Noc on the right said. Shade spoke with him in unison, and then added “I know I know.”
The Doctor smiled at sound of English coming from the Noc. I knew you would figure it out old girl he thought to himself. His smile quickly faded as the Noc grunted back and forth to each other. He continued to examine the lock.
“To answer your question beautiful, yesss….” Shades sentence was interrupted again but this time by the Doctor who bent over and whispered something to Julie. She nodded and then moved over next to Shade.
“We are getting out of here and would like you to help us get back to the TARDIS.” She whispered.
“Really, as much as I would love to spend more time with you sweetheart cause I like the way you smell, I will have to take a rain check. Beside I don’t think finding your TARDIS is going to be all that difficult.” Shade said as he pointed toward the back of the cage.
The Doctor stared out the back of the cage and realized things had gotten a bit more difficult. A wagon came up fast behind them and as it passed, the Doctor and Julie followed it with their eyes. In the back of the wagon was the TARDIS, strapped down and guarded by three Noc. Julie stood up and went to the side of the cage as the wagon with the TARDIS pull ahead of them. The wagon then turned toward the right to head towards a stone structure in the distance. The Doctor came up behind her and put his hand on Julie’s shoulder. With a hint of sorrow in his voice he commented.
“It appears we will be staying for a while after all.”
The Noc chuckled at the Doctor’s comment. The Doctor stared at the stone structure and thought it looked awfully familiar. There were a series of rectangular stones around 20 feet tall and two feet thick that stood on end. Laid across the top of the ends of every two stones was a stone of equal length and thickness. They formed a square arch. Each arch touched the other at angle to eventually for a circle.
Julie expressed what the Doctor had been thinking.
“It looks like Stonehedge. Are you sure we aren’t in some like alternate Earth Doctor.”
“I am quite sure this is not Earth, you should know better than anyone that just because such a structure resides on Earth does not mean it couldn’t also exist somewhere else in the Universe. It does beg the question on if they are related at all.”
They saw the wagon with the TARDIS ride into the center of the circle of stones and then in a flash of light it was gone.
“ DOCTOR THE TARDIS!” Julie exclaimed in spite of her self.
“Oh they took it through a fairy gate. I was wondering how long it would be before we got to one. No worries, we’re all going to the same place. You’ll see it again.” Shade said, “It’s the only way to get to the Palace. Its one of the many magical gates designed by the Ancients. They infused it with a permanent transport spell. Magic users use to use them to travel across the land to various other gates rather than walking. When Draconis moved in he re-enchanted them so that the gates all went to the same place…His”
“I should like to meet this Draconis and find out what he intends to do with the TARDIS”
“Don’t get your knickers in a bunch Chief, he will probably put it in his treasure room aka his throne room. Dragons can’t stand to be away from their treasure. Draconis sure loves the shiny.” Shade informed the irritated Doctor., “Now I suggest you grab hold of something cause this filly will buck once we go into the gate.”
Shade took hold of the nearest bar with both hands. The Doctor and Julie sat next to each other and took hold of one of the bars of their cage as the wagon passed through one of the stone archways. Julie saw a strange series of markings lined in a row down the center of the top stone. The markings were of three large swirls with 6 pointed star on each side of the middle star. The Doctor searched the large library of his brain for any patterns that matched the ones on the stone. When his mind found the book it had been looking for, the Doctor snapped his fingers.
“I’ve got it.”
The Wagon lurched forward and back and side to side as they were enveloped in a flash of multi colored light. A moment later they were on solid ground and headed down a torch lit path.
“Just what I thought, a temporal matter transporter, technology that is far above the level this planet appears to be at. I must take a look at it before we leave. I have never seen one that’s made of stone before. Must be a camoflauge of some kind. That would explain the Valdsudian markings. I…”
The Doctor realized he was thinking out loud. Julie stared at him with the smile he loved to see on her face which triggered him to return with a smile of his own. Julie shivered as she stared at the high black slate walls that sat on either side of the path. The sky was filled with low lying black clouds where a occasional flash of lightening would reveal itself followed by a thunderous rumble. The Doctor noticed his companion shivered and slid his coat off and put it over her shoulders.
“Oh, thank you Doctor”
“Not a problem,” The Doctor replied with a half smile as he fought back the shiver that tried to travel up his body.
“How chivalrous of you, all you need now is a white horse.” Shade quipped.
“All you need is some manners” Julie snapped back. She then turned to the Doctor as he involuntarily let out a shiver in spite of himself, “Oh Doctor. Now your cold here take your jacket back.”
“No its quite alright dear. Its not the first or last time I shall be cold.”
Shade let out a long, loud sigh as he pulled out an object wrapped in white cloth that seemed to shimmer in the torch light. Shade unwrapped the item to reveal 5 long thin black stones.
Shade laid out the cloth in the area between him and his two fellow captives. He then placed the stones in the shape of a pentagram, as he went about doing this he explained.
“The cloth is an enchanted piece of cloth I…acquired from a rather talented magician who will not be missing it anytime soon. The black rocks I found actually while exploring the tomb of the first noble of the Badlends. They will help contain the fire to ensure it stays on the cloth and not make our us into barbeque on wheels, I think that would definitely turn the light out on all our plans. Make yourself useful would you sugar doll. Grab that twig with the needles on it next to you and place it in the center of the stone pentagram please.”
Julie’s mouth opened for a moment as if to say something but instead she grabbed the twig and threw it at the center of the stones. Surprisingly it landed directly where Shade needed it to be. Julie and the Doctor stared at it for a few beats as if they expected a flame to magically appear.
“Now what?”
“Well now we just need to start the twig on fire.”
“I think I can handle that” the Doctor said as he snuck his sonic screwdriver out and adjusted it to the setting it needed to be. He pointed it at the twig and activated it. The twig ignited in a bright flash and burned out as quickly as it had caught fire. The Doctor and Julie both looked at Shade.
“That worked well. Looks like you were ripped off by your rip off” Julie said.
“Yeah see the cloth only works when the flame is ignited magically. Now could you please put another pine twig in the middle darling?” Shade replied. Julie sighed and put another small twig on top of the ash of the first twig.
“How do you intend to light it ?” The Doctor inquired as he shivered.
Shade just looked at the Doctor and smiled. They watched as Shade put his finger on the twig and then turned to the Noc guard on the left side of the cart.
“So tell me Noc, when did you come to the realization that your ass looked better than your face? arrrrrgh”
A blue bolt of lightening shot out from the Noc’s wand. When the bolt hit Shade he was enveloped in a spider web of little electrical bolts. Sparks flew out from Shade’s hand and one of the sparks landed on the twig. The twig caught fire and after it burned up the flame turned a blue green color but remained in place. Shade fell in a slump to the floor. The Doctor was about to give the Noc a piece of his mind but the giggles that came from under Shade’s smoking cloak made the Doctor change his mind. Shade righted himself up the best he could and stared out the side of the wagon. The Doctor and Julie huddled around the fire and the shivers soon tapered off.
“Thank you” Julie said quietly as she rubbed her hands over the fire. Shade just waved his hand as if saying ‘it was nothing’. The wagon soon came around a small bend and Shade smiled.
“It’s about time. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Royal Premier Palace Draconis.” Shade motioned with his had towards the left side of the wagon like a Circus Ring Master.
The Doctor and Julie stood up at the sight of massive stone structure in front of their eyes. The structure seemed to stretch for a mile in both directions. Most of it resembled a castle wall with stone towers extending from it every 100 feet. In the exact middle was a large building Julie thought looked similar to US Capital building in Washington DC. There was a large stone stair case that lead up to the foot of the building. A dome rose from the middle of the building and appeared to be the highest point of the building. At the top of the dome was an iron statue of a dragon. There were seven seventy foot tall stone pillars that extended from the top of the stair case to a small stone over hang. Chained to six of the seven pillars were large hyena looking beasts the size of rhinos. All of them barked and pulled against their chains as the Wagon passed by. Flying above the Palace was a large blob of winged creatures that moved similarly to a flock of sparrows.
“Oh my now that is an impressive palace. Built by magic was it?” The Doctor did not take his eyes off the front of the pillared section as he asked the question. Something suddenly made him feel a bit uneasy but he wasn’t quite sure what it was yet.
“Not this prime example of real-estate. Magic could not build a structure like this, but men could and women and children too, as the story goes.”
“Slaves?” Julie asked reluctantly.
“Largest group of slaves history has ever seen in one place. Most were common folk before Draconis ‘volunteered’ them for the task of building his palace.”
Bitterness seemed to drip from Shade as he spoke. It was the first time Julie had the feeling there was more to Shade then he let on.
“All I see here are Noc and those dogs up there. A structure like that had to have taken thousands, tens of thousands to build. Where are they now?”
Julie feared what the answer to her question would be but she had to ask it.
“What do you think this road we’re on is made of sweetheart? It ain’t exactly a smooth surface.”
Shade pointed down as he replied. Everyone looked down. What Julie saw made her gasp and the Doctor felt the rage begin to boil in his blood though he did not show it. Human bones had been imbedded in the path the wagon had been riding on. Every few feet a skull stared up at the sky as if it were searching for a better place to be. Julie turned her face away trying to hide a small tear that had escaped her eye.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Theatrical Thursday: "Excellent!!" " Bogus!!"
Yes I was thinking of that most excellent of movies, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and followed by the non-heinous sequel Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. I was thinking of How Keanu might feel about those movies today, now that he is such a big success...ok was a big success...in fact what was the latest movie that he stared in since the House time travel rom com with the hot but hardly seen Sandra Bullock.
Bill and Ted had to be the influence for Beavis and Butthead as well as Waynes World. These two bumbling rockers to be managed to pass their history exam and bring universal peace. They even gave Death a place in the bad. They were most excellent.
A number of reasons why I love this movie.
1. The dialog for the two main characters is just some of the best brain dead teen banter. Especially when they a talking about Bill's totally hot young step mom.
2. The phone booth. Closest thing America will come to having their own Dr. Who TARDIS, this device truely rocked. Totally.
3. You Killed Ted you Mid-Evil Dickweed!!
4. This is one of the last 80's comedies and was a great book end to a wild decade that spawned some of the best Modern Classic in Hollywood.
5. Wylde Stallyons!! I think Keanu truely was good in this film. In fact all the actors did a great job in recognizing just what kind of movie they were making. Having the late great George Carlin as their guide Roofus helped keep the movie from going just that little bit too far into Dumb and Dumber realm. ( Sorry didn't like that movie even if it had Jeff Daniels in it. ALl the greats have one flop. Ben Kingsley in Bloodrayne, enough said)
6. 69 Dude.
7. Very Quotable.
The script for this movie had some great oneliners and it was a story that never took it self too seriously. In the same vein though it also did not fall off the edge to where it was so over the top the jokes became as stale as the popcorn you were eating.
I recommend folks watch this again, if nothing else to remember a simpler time when there were comedies that did not star Will Farrell.
Bill and Ted had to be the influence for Beavis and Butthead as well as Waynes World. These two bumbling rockers to be managed to pass their history exam and bring universal peace. They even gave Death a place in the bad. They were most excellent.
A number of reasons why I love this movie.
1. The dialog for the two main characters is just some of the best brain dead teen banter. Especially when they a talking about Bill's totally hot young step mom.
2. The phone booth. Closest thing America will come to having their own Dr. Who TARDIS, this device truely rocked. Totally.
3. You Killed Ted you Mid-Evil Dickweed!!
4. This is one of the last 80's comedies and was a great book end to a wild decade that spawned some of the best Modern Classic in Hollywood.
5. Wylde Stallyons!! I think Keanu truely was good in this film. In fact all the actors did a great job in recognizing just what kind of movie they were making. Having the late great George Carlin as their guide Roofus helped keep the movie from going just that little bit too far into Dumb and Dumber realm. ( Sorry didn't like that movie even if it had Jeff Daniels in it. ALl the greats have one flop. Ben Kingsley in Bloodrayne, enough said)
6. 69 Dude.
7. Very Quotable.
The script for this movie had some great oneliners and it was a story that never took it self too seriously. In the same vein though it also did not fall off the edge to where it was so over the top the jokes became as stale as the popcorn you were eating.
I recommend folks watch this again, if nothing else to remember a simpler time when there were comedies that did not star Will Farrell.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
William Wednesday
OK so when my kids were smaller they had a hard time getting to sleep. I came up with a couple of stories about a mouse and his friends. About a year ago one of my boys asked me to tell them a William the mouse story, which I did, and when I was done my youngest says, "Daddy you need to write them down so you can become an author and have them printed in a book. Not sure that will really happen ever but I decided to share them here and see what folks thought. Again please excuse the spelling and grammar. Every Wednesday for the next few weeks I will post a William story. Let me know what you think and if you really like them feel free to tell them to young ones that you know.
William the Mouse and A New Friend
By
Mark Krawczyk
In the really old house,
on top of the very large hill,
just outside of town lives William.
William is a mouse and this is a his tail…I mean tale.
William was just your average mouse. He had a short smooth tail and light gray fur that covered his body from back to front. His dark eyes were just in front of his little pink ears and looked like little black spots. He had five and a half white whiskers that stuck out from the tip of his long nose. You may ask how William lost his half of a whisker, that is a tale for another time.
Now William lived in a small hole in the kitchen wall of the really old house. In the hole is where he slept on a bed of shredded paper he made himself and it kept him very warm at night. During the day William explored the really old house and visited with his friends. William was a very friendly mouse who had made all kinds of friends with all kinds of animals and today he was about to make a new friend but he did not know it yet.
William had enjoyed the warm spring day running around the inside and the outside of the really old house, eating crumbs he found along the way and talking to the various animals he met. He could tell by the orange colored sky and long shadows on the ground that the sun was beginning to set. It was his favorite time of the day. William grabbed a piece of salty cracker he had found on the floor and headed for the attic of the really old house.
Being a mouse, the stairs were too big for him to take so to get to the attic William crawled up the pipes and boards that were in the walls of the house. It took a bit of time but soon William arrived in the attic.
No humans had lived in the really old house for years but there were still a few old boxes and pieces of furniture left in the attic. William made little mouse footprints in the dust where ever he went. He scurried across the floor of the attic and made his way to a small old table that was in front of a very large window, all the while he carried the cracker piece in his little teeth. William had just found his favorite sun set watching spot when he heard a ‘THUD’ behind him. The sound made him jump and turn around to see what had made the noise. That’s when he saw a box in the corner move.
William did not remember seeing another animal in the attic. His friend Bart the Bat was still sleeping so it could not have been him. Or could it? William just had to see who was in the box so he jumped down from the small table and hurried over to the moving cardboard box. William slowed down to a crawl as he got close to the box. He didn’t know what type of animal could be in the box and had to be careful. Though William was a friendly mouse, he was still a mouse and there were many animals that liked to eat mice.
When William got close enough to the box, he put his small paper thin ear against the side of the it. He could hear something moving inside, then he heard a voice.
“Hello is anyone out there? Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Could someone please help me!!” the female voice yelled.
“I think I can help you. Are you hurt?” William asked.
“Oh thank you, thank you. No I am not hurt, at least I don’t think I am hurt. No I am not hurt but I am trapped. Could you get me out?” the voice from the box answered.
“Just minute and I will get you out.”
William looked at the window and he could tell that the sun was setting. He knew if he helped whoever was in the box he might miss the sunset, but helping the person was more important and besides there would be another sunset tomorrow. William immediately began to chew on the corner of the box. His teeth were sharp and the cardboard was weak. In no time at all he had chewed a large enough hole in the box to crawl through and that is when he met the owner of the voice inside the box.
The voice came from a little white mouse that was almost as big as William but thinner. The mouse’s fur was completely white and it had a short pink tail. Its eyes were bright red and its ears were the same color as William’s.
“Hello, I am William.”
“Oh thank you William, thank you. I am Wendy.” The mouse replied as it slowly stepped toward William, “ I was trying to get to that small crumb on the shelf when I slipped and fell into this box. I am ever so hungry and now I don’t know how I will ever get up there.”
“Well I have a large piece of cracker, I would be happy to share it with you.” William offered as he got closer to her. Their noses touched and Wendy giggled.
“You are too kind William. Yes I would love a piece of cracker if it’s not too much trouble.”
William smiled “Good then follow me.”
William ran through the hole in the box with Wendy right behind him. They raced across the floor and up the leg of the small table. William looked out the window and was happy to see that the sun had just started to disappear behind the trees. HE had not missed the sunset. He broke the cracker piece in half and pushed one piece over to Wendy.
“Thank you again for your kindness. How can I ever repay you?” Wendy asked as she took a bite of cracker.
“No need to Wendy. Enjoying the sunset with a new friend is good enough for me.” William replied as he took a bite of his piece of cracker. They smiled at each other and sat quietly as the sun disappeared while the night washed over the sky.
William the Mouse and A New Friend
By
Mark Krawczyk
In the really old house,
on top of the very large hill,
just outside of town lives William.
William is a mouse and this is a his tail…I mean tale.
William was just your average mouse. He had a short smooth tail and light gray fur that covered his body from back to front. His dark eyes were just in front of his little pink ears and looked like little black spots. He had five and a half white whiskers that stuck out from the tip of his long nose. You may ask how William lost his half of a whisker, that is a tale for another time.
Now William lived in a small hole in the kitchen wall of the really old house. In the hole is where he slept on a bed of shredded paper he made himself and it kept him very warm at night. During the day William explored the really old house and visited with his friends. William was a very friendly mouse who had made all kinds of friends with all kinds of animals and today he was about to make a new friend but he did not know it yet.
William had enjoyed the warm spring day running around the inside and the outside of the really old house, eating crumbs he found along the way and talking to the various animals he met. He could tell by the orange colored sky and long shadows on the ground that the sun was beginning to set. It was his favorite time of the day. William grabbed a piece of salty cracker he had found on the floor and headed for the attic of the really old house.
Being a mouse, the stairs were too big for him to take so to get to the attic William crawled up the pipes and boards that were in the walls of the house. It took a bit of time but soon William arrived in the attic.
No humans had lived in the really old house for years but there were still a few old boxes and pieces of furniture left in the attic. William made little mouse footprints in the dust where ever he went. He scurried across the floor of the attic and made his way to a small old table that was in front of a very large window, all the while he carried the cracker piece in his little teeth. William had just found his favorite sun set watching spot when he heard a ‘THUD’ behind him. The sound made him jump and turn around to see what had made the noise. That’s when he saw a box in the corner move.
William did not remember seeing another animal in the attic. His friend Bart the Bat was still sleeping so it could not have been him. Or could it? William just had to see who was in the box so he jumped down from the small table and hurried over to the moving cardboard box. William slowed down to a crawl as he got close to the box. He didn’t know what type of animal could be in the box and had to be careful. Though William was a friendly mouse, he was still a mouse and there were many animals that liked to eat mice.
When William got close enough to the box, he put his small paper thin ear against the side of the it. He could hear something moving inside, then he heard a voice.
“Hello is anyone out there? Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Could someone please help me!!” the female voice yelled.
“I think I can help you. Are you hurt?” William asked.
“Oh thank you, thank you. No I am not hurt, at least I don’t think I am hurt. No I am not hurt but I am trapped. Could you get me out?” the voice from the box answered.
“Just minute and I will get you out.”
William looked at the window and he could tell that the sun was setting. He knew if he helped whoever was in the box he might miss the sunset, but helping the person was more important and besides there would be another sunset tomorrow. William immediately began to chew on the corner of the box. His teeth were sharp and the cardboard was weak. In no time at all he had chewed a large enough hole in the box to crawl through and that is when he met the owner of the voice inside the box.
The voice came from a little white mouse that was almost as big as William but thinner. The mouse’s fur was completely white and it had a short pink tail. Its eyes were bright red and its ears were the same color as William’s.
“Hello, I am William.”
“Oh thank you William, thank you. I am Wendy.” The mouse replied as it slowly stepped toward William, “ I was trying to get to that small crumb on the shelf when I slipped and fell into this box. I am ever so hungry and now I don’t know how I will ever get up there.”
“Well I have a large piece of cracker, I would be happy to share it with you.” William offered as he got closer to her. Their noses touched and Wendy giggled.
“You are too kind William. Yes I would love a piece of cracker if it’s not too much trouble.”
William smiled “Good then follow me.”
William ran through the hole in the box with Wendy right behind him. They raced across the floor and up the leg of the small table. William looked out the window and was happy to see that the sun had just started to disappear behind the trees. HE had not missed the sunset. He broke the cracker piece in half and pushed one piece over to Wendy.
“Thank you again for your kindness. How can I ever repay you?” Wendy asked as she took a bite of cracker.
“No need to Wendy. Enjoying the sunset with a new friend is good enough for me.” William replied as he took a bite of his piece of cracker. They smiled at each other and sat quietly as the sun disappeared while the night washed over the sky.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Monday and well ...thats all I got
Yes it this weekend was a busy one and hence I missed posting but much fun was had.Got to see some friends I had not seen in a long time. Played some cool games. All around not a bad weekend...well Saturday anyway. Sunday I went into work and that was not fun. Then Monday reared its head and well...it was a monday.
Also very envious of certain very good friend of mine. He is off roaming the world of theme parks in sunny weather. While here we have a high of zero degrees tomorrow. Zero. Not many places where that can be considered a high. They could easily say freeze your ass off but that wouldn't fit on a thermometer.
Not much else working on more pages for this Friday. I may even start posting some kids stories I have an idea for. Stay tuned for more.
Also very envious of certain very good friend of mine. He is off roaming the world of theme parks in sunny weather. While here we have a high of zero degrees tomorrow. Zero. Not many places where that can be considered a high. They could easily say freeze your ass off but that wouldn't fit on a thermometer.
Not much else working on more pages for this Friday. I may even start posting some kids stories I have an idea for. Stay tuned for more.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Fae'th Friday
So here it is another Friday and I have just Finished another lonely trooper so feeling good about that. I also have a few more pages to post for Fae'th. Its a rather long post and lots of dialog but I like how it is flowing so far. Again constructive feedback is welcome. Now where were we...
“I would like to say there is no need for that. I am the Doctor and if you …”
A loud roar like sound came from the brute that carried Julie as soon as the Doctor said his name. The brute now faced the Doctor and the two lesser brutes. The lead brute looked at the Doctor through narrowed eyes. The Doctor had seen that face before and realized something he said had pissed the Brute right off. The brute in front uttered something to the other two and the two started to drag the Doctor in the opposite direction of the lead brute and a struggling Julie on his back.
The Doctor saw he was being pulled toward a large wagon parked just a few yards away. The main part of the wagon was made up metal bars that were in the shape of a large cage. The front had a bench with room for two and there were two jet black horses at the front to pull the wagon. As the distance grew between the Doctor and Julie so did the feeling of helplessness as the Doctor struggled against his captors. One of the brutes let go of the Doctor to open the cage door. The Doctor managed to pull his other arm free and made a run for Julie but only got two steps be for he caught a forearm across the chest that knocked him to the ground. The Doctor felt he lungs fight to regain the air that had been knocked out of them. The two brute guards lifted the Doctor up by the arms and tossed him into the cage. The Doctor looked up in time to see a rock fly from the ground and hit the lead brute in the rear. The two guard brutes seemed suddenly concerned and put their hands on their weapons. The lead brute swung around as he pulled the axe from his belt. Another rock flew out from the woods and hit the brute in the head. The rock cracked on impact and a small trickle of black blood came from the fresh wound on the lead brute’s head. The brute spun around and this time two more rocks flew at him. By now the guard brutes had their swords drawn and made a noise to their leader. The leader seemed to hesitate but upon being hit a fifth time with a rock he seemed to have made up his mind. He headed straight back toward the cage and as one of the guard brutes opened the cage door, the leader tossed Julie on top of the Doctor. The door slammed closed behind her.
All three Brutes continued to look around nervously as they boarded the wagon. The lead brute took the driver’s seat while the other two stood on small ledges that were on either side of the wagon. Two more rocks rose off the ground next to the carriage and flew past his head. The leader gave a quick whip of the reigns and the wagon took off with a jolt down the road.
“Are you ok?”
“I think so Doctor. Are you okay?”
“Yes, just bruised.” The Doctor answered with a half smile.
A man’s voice came from behind the pair and caused Julie to jump.
“One thing about the Noc. They are a superstitious lot.”
The two turned around in the direction of the voice as it continued.
“They are big and strong but one or two stone throwing ghosts cross their path and they are just scared little kittens.”
The owner of the voice sat with his back against the bars on side closest to the driver. A black cloak with a hood covered the man and Julie was unable to see his face. The only visible part was his hand that was shackled to one of the bars above his head.
“So sweetheart do you always travel with your doctor or is this a special occasion?”
“Actually it’s ‘The Doctor’” the Doctor corrected.
“Really , well which ever it is I would keep it on the Q T. The Noc aren’t exactly warm and fuzzy to you religious folk, Doc.”
“I’m sorry, religious folk?” The Doctor inquired. He had been called many things in his travels but rarely was he called religious. The man looked up at Julie and she could now see his face. He had fair skinned face that was covered with a five day old beard that barely hid his narrow lips. He smiled a half smile as he stared at Julie. His eyes were unusual in that his left eye had a rich blue iris while the other had a deep jade iris. Julie thought he would be quite fetching if it wasn’t for the foul smell of him which filled her nose when the wind blew just right. She couldn’t hold him completely at fault for the oder, there did not appear to be many showers in the area.
“Ah right, you two aren’t exactly locals so you wouldn’t know would you. Long ago a group of non magic users formed to the Real Legion of Science. The leaders of this group like to call themselves doctors. They study and experiment with the common items in the world around them and then invent things that do the same thing that a magical spell can do. The magic users fear this group will undermine their way of life and determined this religion, as they like to call it, must go. The two groups have been at odds for over a century and a half. It’s a feud that has divided our little world called Fae’th”
“Fae’th, its got a nice ring to it. So are you part of this Real Legion?” The Doctor commented as he studied the structure of the cage.
“Nah Doc, I am a horse of a completely different color. I did know someone who was at one time. She has long since gone though.”
Shade looked out in the distance in a sudden daze, as if the last sentence put him deep in thought. Julie looked around and noticed they had headed into the small town she had seen earlier. Most of the homes looked un-kept and the people wore various shades of brown clothing that looked well worn. One of the Noc uttered a loud series of clicks and growls at a group of children who tried to peak into the wagon. The children ran screaming.
“Doctor why is it that we can’t understand them. I thought the TARDIS allowed us to understand any language in the universe?” Julie asked quietly.
“Could be the same reason why she could pin point the location of this planet. Not in her database I imagine, but she usually figures it out.” The Doctor stated in the same volume as he studied the cage that held them.
“ So from where out there are you from Blue-eyes?” Shaden asked loudly, obviously feeling a bit left out of the conversation.
“Earth, a planet that looks a lot like yours, well at least at one time it did.”
“And what about you Doc?”
“Lets just say I am from many places and times and I am sorry but this planet seems awfully primitive to know about other worlds Mr…?” the Doctor answered motioning with his hand toward the man in the cloak.
The man paused for a moment and then shook as if someone had just woke him from a deep sleep.
“Oh of course where are my manners. I am Shaden Dar-Kor but I am better known as Shade and to answer your question, yes this is a primitive planet and not everyone is educated enough to believe in life on other worlds so it would be best to keep that fact about you on the down low.”
“But there are those besides you who do believe in such things?” The Doctor inquired.
“Sure most magic users are quite versed in the ways of the life, the universe and everything. How else are they to become a better user of magic?”
“So you are a magic user then?” Julie asked.
“Hardly, I just like to read a lot. No I am more of a renegade rogue, stealer of hearts, and acquirer of owned items both rare and common.” Shade stated with a bow of his head.
“A thief” The Doctor commented.
“With pride of course, but not just any thief mind you but one of the top thieves in all of Fae’th.”
“You mustn’t be that good if you ended up here” Julie chided.
“Oh this,” Shade said as he rose his shackled hand, ”This was unfortunate but necessary.”
The two Noc guards chuckled and Shade hit the side of the cage, “Hey private conversation here, keep to your noses out of our biz before I knock your block off.”
The guard on the left lifted a small crooked wand and yelled.
“SHOCK!”
The three small bolts of electricity that flew from the wand hit Shade and him wince but he did not scream.
“Yeah, should of have seen that comin.” He said through gritted teeth.
“See told you she would figure it out.” The Doctor stated to Julie with a smile. The Noc then made more unintelligible noises at each other. The Doctors smile disappeared.
“Don’t worry about it Doc. No one can understand a Noc but another Noc. Kinda like how birds can talk to each other but no one but them can understand what they are saying.,” Shade stated as he stood, ” Man Daconis has got to up your dosage there my Noc friends. You’re just too up tight.”
“Draconis is their leader?” The Doctor inquired.
“Not just their leader….” Shade commented as he motioned towards the right side of the cage. The Doctor and Julie looked out in that direction. They were now passing the town square and in the middle of what appeared to be the main street was a large brass statue.
The statue was of a dragon on its back legs with its wings spread out. At the end of the dragon’s long curved neck sat a head shaped like a snake with two large horns above each eye. It looked ready to strike at an invisible foe. The whole statue sat on a large black pedestal. On the front of the pedestal was a golden plaque. To Julie’s surprise, the text appeared to be in English and read:
All Hail Draconis,
Emperor of Fae’th!
Ruler of All
Servant to None
Isn’t That Grand?”
“How charming.” The Doctor commented.
“Sure if you like a sixty foot long, fire breathing, steel scaled bag of wind.” Shade quipped, “Course he hasn’t always been our leader. Before him the Magic users ruled the land through the Council of 7 but that all changed when Draconis came to town. If you think that statue is charming wait until you meet him.”
“What do you mean?” Julie asked a bit frightened and yet also excited at the thought of meeting a live dragon.
“Well where else do you think our little caravan is going but to none other than the Royal Premier Palace Draconis. It’s not everyday we get a visit from someone not of this Fae’th. The old reptile definitely will want to meet you and look over your ride.”
“Not if I have anything to do about it.”The Doctor replied.
“I would like to say there is no need for that. I am the Doctor and if you …”
A loud roar like sound came from the brute that carried Julie as soon as the Doctor said his name. The brute now faced the Doctor and the two lesser brutes. The lead brute looked at the Doctor through narrowed eyes. The Doctor had seen that face before and realized something he said had pissed the Brute right off. The brute in front uttered something to the other two and the two started to drag the Doctor in the opposite direction of the lead brute and a struggling Julie on his back.
The Doctor saw he was being pulled toward a large wagon parked just a few yards away. The main part of the wagon was made up metal bars that were in the shape of a large cage. The front had a bench with room for two and there were two jet black horses at the front to pull the wagon. As the distance grew between the Doctor and Julie so did the feeling of helplessness as the Doctor struggled against his captors. One of the brutes let go of the Doctor to open the cage door. The Doctor managed to pull his other arm free and made a run for Julie but only got two steps be for he caught a forearm across the chest that knocked him to the ground. The Doctor felt he lungs fight to regain the air that had been knocked out of them. The two brute guards lifted the Doctor up by the arms and tossed him into the cage. The Doctor looked up in time to see a rock fly from the ground and hit the lead brute in the rear. The two guard brutes seemed suddenly concerned and put their hands on their weapons. The lead brute swung around as he pulled the axe from his belt. Another rock flew out from the woods and hit the brute in the head. The rock cracked on impact and a small trickle of black blood came from the fresh wound on the lead brute’s head. The brute spun around and this time two more rocks flew at him. By now the guard brutes had their swords drawn and made a noise to their leader. The leader seemed to hesitate but upon being hit a fifth time with a rock he seemed to have made up his mind. He headed straight back toward the cage and as one of the guard brutes opened the cage door, the leader tossed Julie on top of the Doctor. The door slammed closed behind her.
All three Brutes continued to look around nervously as they boarded the wagon. The lead brute took the driver’s seat while the other two stood on small ledges that were on either side of the wagon. Two more rocks rose off the ground next to the carriage and flew past his head. The leader gave a quick whip of the reigns and the wagon took off with a jolt down the road.
“Are you ok?”
“I think so Doctor. Are you okay?”
“Yes, just bruised.” The Doctor answered with a half smile.
A man’s voice came from behind the pair and caused Julie to jump.
“One thing about the Noc. They are a superstitious lot.”
The two turned around in the direction of the voice as it continued.
“They are big and strong but one or two stone throwing ghosts cross their path and they are just scared little kittens.”
The owner of the voice sat with his back against the bars on side closest to the driver. A black cloak with a hood covered the man and Julie was unable to see his face. The only visible part was his hand that was shackled to one of the bars above his head.
“So sweetheart do you always travel with your doctor or is this a special occasion?”
“Actually it’s ‘The Doctor’” the Doctor corrected.
“Really , well which ever it is I would keep it on the Q T. The Noc aren’t exactly warm and fuzzy to you religious folk, Doc.”
“I’m sorry, religious folk?” The Doctor inquired. He had been called many things in his travels but rarely was he called religious. The man looked up at Julie and she could now see his face. He had fair skinned face that was covered with a five day old beard that barely hid his narrow lips. He smiled a half smile as he stared at Julie. His eyes were unusual in that his left eye had a rich blue iris while the other had a deep jade iris. Julie thought he would be quite fetching if it wasn’t for the foul smell of him which filled her nose when the wind blew just right. She couldn’t hold him completely at fault for the oder, there did not appear to be many showers in the area.
“Ah right, you two aren’t exactly locals so you wouldn’t know would you. Long ago a group of non magic users formed to the Real Legion of Science. The leaders of this group like to call themselves doctors. They study and experiment with the common items in the world around them and then invent things that do the same thing that a magical spell can do. The magic users fear this group will undermine their way of life and determined this religion, as they like to call it, must go. The two groups have been at odds for over a century and a half. It’s a feud that has divided our little world called Fae’th”
“Fae’th, its got a nice ring to it. So are you part of this Real Legion?” The Doctor commented as he studied the structure of the cage.
“Nah Doc, I am a horse of a completely different color. I did know someone who was at one time. She has long since gone though.”
Shade looked out in the distance in a sudden daze, as if the last sentence put him deep in thought. Julie looked around and noticed they had headed into the small town she had seen earlier. Most of the homes looked un-kept and the people wore various shades of brown clothing that looked well worn. One of the Noc uttered a loud series of clicks and growls at a group of children who tried to peak into the wagon. The children ran screaming.
“Doctor why is it that we can’t understand them. I thought the TARDIS allowed us to understand any language in the universe?” Julie asked quietly.
“Could be the same reason why she could pin point the location of this planet. Not in her database I imagine, but she usually figures it out.” The Doctor stated in the same volume as he studied the cage that held them.
“ So from where out there are you from Blue-eyes?” Shaden asked loudly, obviously feeling a bit left out of the conversation.
“Earth, a planet that looks a lot like yours, well at least at one time it did.”
“And what about you Doc?”
“Lets just say I am from many places and times and I am sorry but this planet seems awfully primitive to know about other worlds Mr…?” the Doctor answered motioning with his hand toward the man in the cloak.
The man paused for a moment and then shook as if someone had just woke him from a deep sleep.
“Oh of course where are my manners. I am Shaden Dar-Kor but I am better known as Shade and to answer your question, yes this is a primitive planet and not everyone is educated enough to believe in life on other worlds so it would be best to keep that fact about you on the down low.”
“But there are those besides you who do believe in such things?” The Doctor inquired.
“Sure most magic users are quite versed in the ways of the life, the universe and everything. How else are they to become a better user of magic?”
“So you are a magic user then?” Julie asked.
“Hardly, I just like to read a lot. No I am more of a renegade rogue, stealer of hearts, and acquirer of owned items both rare and common.” Shade stated with a bow of his head.
“A thief” The Doctor commented.
“With pride of course, but not just any thief mind you but one of the top thieves in all of Fae’th.”
“You mustn’t be that good if you ended up here” Julie chided.
“Oh this,” Shade said as he rose his shackled hand, ”This was unfortunate but necessary.”
The two Noc guards chuckled and Shade hit the side of the cage, “Hey private conversation here, keep to your noses out of our biz before I knock your block off.”
The guard on the left lifted a small crooked wand and yelled.
“SHOCK!”
The three small bolts of electricity that flew from the wand hit Shade and him wince but he did not scream.
“Yeah, should of have seen that comin.” He said through gritted teeth.
“See told you she would figure it out.” The Doctor stated to Julie with a smile. The Noc then made more unintelligible noises at each other. The Doctors smile disappeared.
“Don’t worry about it Doc. No one can understand a Noc but another Noc. Kinda like how birds can talk to each other but no one but them can understand what they are saying.,” Shade stated as he stood, ” Man Daconis has got to up your dosage there my Noc friends. You’re just too up tight.”
“Draconis is their leader?” The Doctor inquired.
“Not just their leader….” Shade commented as he motioned towards the right side of the cage. The Doctor and Julie looked out in that direction. They were now passing the town square and in the middle of what appeared to be the main street was a large brass statue.
The statue was of a dragon on its back legs with its wings spread out. At the end of the dragon’s long curved neck sat a head shaped like a snake with two large horns above each eye. It looked ready to strike at an invisible foe. The whole statue sat on a large black pedestal. On the front of the pedestal was a golden plaque. To Julie’s surprise, the text appeared to be in English and read:
All Hail Draconis,
Emperor of Fae’th!
Ruler of All
Servant to None
Isn’t That Grand?”
“How charming.” The Doctor commented.
“Sure if you like a sixty foot long, fire breathing, steel scaled bag of wind.” Shade quipped, “Course he hasn’t always been our leader. Before him the Magic users ruled the land through the Council of 7 but that all changed when Draconis came to town. If you think that statue is charming wait until you meet him.”
“What do you mean?” Julie asked a bit frightened and yet also excited at the thought of meeting a live dragon.
“Well where else do you think our little caravan is going but to none other than the Royal Premier Palace Draconis. It’s not everyday we get a visit from someone not of this Fae’th. The old reptile definitely will want to meet you and look over your ride.”
“Not if I have anything to do about it.”The Doctor replied.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Theatrical Thursday: um ok
SO it is another day. I had a good day today. Not so much at work but at home. I completed a lonely trooper episode and am looking forward to posting more Time in Fae'th tomorrow. BTW the nachos were excellent.
I figured thursday is a good day to talk about my favorite subject of Movies.
One in particular I just saw was Hancock.
Now I will not give away spoilers but I will tell you DO NOT BELIEVE the trailer. Again this movie I think would have done loads better had they promoted it differently. It is a superhero story with a more serious side than what all the initial promos seemed to push. They made it seem more tounge in cheek when in reality it covers subject similar to those seen in Iron Man. I also think the movie could have gone a half hour longer. I know it sounds weird but there seemed like they could have even gone further into Will Smith's character as well as just give more depth to the story as a whole.
I do recommend this film and think it is a good superhero movie. One of the better ones in fact, but it could have been so much better I think. The producers I think were trying to go for the quick and flashy and instead of the deep and thoughtful superhero movie. All in all a good film and definitely worth the rental at least.
Just could have been so much more.
I figured thursday is a good day to talk about my favorite subject of Movies.
One in particular I just saw was Hancock.
Now I will not give away spoilers but I will tell you DO NOT BELIEVE the trailer. Again this movie I think would have done loads better had they promoted it differently. It is a superhero story with a more serious side than what all the initial promos seemed to push. They made it seem more tounge in cheek when in reality it covers subject similar to those seen in Iron Man. I also think the movie could have gone a half hour longer. I know it sounds weird but there seemed like they could have even gone further into Will Smith's character as well as just give more depth to the story as a whole.
I do recommend this film and think it is a good superhero movie. One of the better ones in fact, but it could have been so much better I think. The producers I think were trying to go for the quick and flashy and instead of the deep and thoughtful superhero movie. All in all a good film and definitely worth the rental at least.
Just could have been so much more.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Tasty Tuesday
I like nachos. We ok let me back up I not only like nachos, I love them and I am always coming up with new ideas for them. My last one was Ham and Jalopeno. Good stuff. I shred my own cheese and chop the ham myself as well. I usually put a layer of cheese then the topping of ham and peppers and then another layer of cheese on top of Manny's tortilla chips. I stated the exact brand of chips not as some cheap push for the chips but because 90% of the time I will use them. There are many things I will go cheap on but chips is not one of them. Not sure why but Manny's is just the best for my nacho making to me. I have had tuna nachos, balony nachos, summer sausage nachos, turkey nachos, hamburger nachos, cajun nachos, chili nachos, refried bean nachos etc. I once had cinnimon nachos but not by choice but rather by accident. I thought I had grabbed the chili powder but instead I grabbed the cinnimon. I still ate it and it turned out quite tasty. In fact I think I will go make some now.
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Not a whole lot to say
First day back at work since vacation. AS fun and relaxing as vacation was, mentally it was as if I had never left. I sort of like it that way in that I don't feel as if I missed anything. On the other hand it has me pondering if I truly enjoyed my vacation. I am just happy the vi-queens didn't make it past game one of the playoffs. Also chaffing at the bit for the next Doctor Who episode and Torchwood. I also plan on releasing some more of Fae'th in Time onto the world. Tomorrow. I know its not friday but its either I post the story in small quantities or in just one big post on Friday. Not sure which would be better, any suggestions.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Saturday no wait sunday doh
OK so its the last day of my vacation. I have been away from work for two weeks, well physically from work anyway. I did have to check my e-mail once a day, if nothing else just to stay in the loop and so I wouldn't have 100's of e-mails to go through on Monday. I have done some writing over vacation but mostly socializing and shooting lots of zombies.
Watched the Dr Who Christmas special, played around on my PS3 , but mostly shot zombies. Yes a friend of mine got me my new addiction Left 4 Dead. I have always had a certain special place for zombies. I don't know why just have. I have watched many a zombie movie in my day and I prefer them over vampire or other monster horror flicks. Not to say I won't watch those but if given the choice the undead win. So someone came out with a co-op based first person shooter where the whole goal is to get from point A to point B and so on and shoot massive amounts of Zombies. You can play with computer characters but it is more fun to play with three other humans. I have played many hours of this game and it still has not gotten old for me. Maybe its because I have always dreamed about being in a zombie film or making them. Until that time this is a good substitute. Now mind you it took me awhile to get over the fact these zombies run and run fast. But it would not be nearly as an intense and fun game if they were Romero Zombies. I love the schleping Romero Zombies and always will which I give the extra appeal of shooting running zombies, never considered them true zombies.
I have had many debates and in the end we chalk it up to different species of zombies and this I except. Just like there are pure blood vampires and turned vampires.
Now there have been other games that have tried and have had some success capturing the zombie movie feel. Most classic example is the resident evil series. Left 4 Dead takes it up a notch from this series. For one it puts you in first person and two it just looks like a zombie film all around. from the musice to the environments. Definitely recommended and definitely needs to be played with other friends but the AI will do too.
So that was my vacation and it was better than expected. Granted I didn't get nearly as much done as I would have liked but do we ever.
I also watched movies.
Lets talk about
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
This wonderful work of cinema is brought to us by Troma Video. Yes the toxic avenger company. Lloyd Kaufman directs this chicken zombie musical love story about a fast food chicken resturaunt built on top of an old indian burial ground. Course the spirits are pissed and rather that move furniture and talk to a little girl through TV static the spirits decide to inhabit the bodies of the chickens used at the resturant. Anyone who eats the chicken becomes chicken zombies. There is a romance between our hero, a nerdy white guy, and his on/off girlfriend who became a lesbian while the guy was off to college.
Whats great about a film like this is that they know exactly what type of film they are making. The cast all seems to have a great time with the movie. Being an direct to video release they also are not under the constraints of the MPAA so the are alot of crude humor including a zombie chicken person with a large zombie chicken penis.
This movie is definitely for the Gore whore as there is a large body count and plenty of blood splatter. There are also many offensive jokes against native americans, blacks, gays, and nerdy white guys.
The main female character played by new comer Kate Graham is hot and has no problems with doing a nude scene (come on a b-horror movie without nudity is like a pop tart with no filling). She also has a great singing voice and seems to be the only one out of all the cast who actually is trying to act. Probably sincei t is her first acting gig. Look also for a cameo by the director himself and also a cameo by the famous Ron Jeremy, sorry ladies he stays fully clothed in the film).
So to spare you the horror of watching the film I will give you the run down the best I can on the nude scenes and body count. Here we go:
13 breast shots including Musical number with 8 topless women
1 penis shot
1 death by zombie hand through the ass
1 extreme diarea shit covered walls scene
1 death by meat grinder
1 Severed penis
1 death while having sex with zombie chicken carcass
1 death by turning into Zombie chicken egg
2 Beheadings
2 death by disembowling
1 face ripped off
1 death by face through deli meat slicer
1 death by fry vat
1 set of deep fried testicles
1 death by wish bone treatment
1 death by chicken nuggets
multiple zombie deaths
SO if your looking to get your fill of zombies and gore but your significant other is looking for a romantic musical, why not rent this film and get both. It gets the 3 severed heads rating.
Watched the Dr Who Christmas special, played around on my PS3 , but mostly shot zombies. Yes a friend of mine got me my new addiction Left 4 Dead. I have always had a certain special place for zombies. I don't know why just have. I have watched many a zombie movie in my day and I prefer them over vampire or other monster horror flicks. Not to say I won't watch those but if given the choice the undead win. So someone came out with a co-op based first person shooter where the whole goal is to get from point A to point B and so on and shoot massive amounts of Zombies. You can play with computer characters but it is more fun to play with three other humans. I have played many hours of this game and it still has not gotten old for me. Maybe its because I have always dreamed about being in a zombie film or making them. Until that time this is a good substitute. Now mind you it took me awhile to get over the fact these zombies run and run fast. But it would not be nearly as an intense and fun game if they were Romero Zombies. I love the schleping Romero Zombies and always will which I give the extra appeal of shooting running zombies, never considered them true zombies.
I have had many debates and in the end we chalk it up to different species of zombies and this I except. Just like there are pure blood vampires and turned vampires.
Now there have been other games that have tried and have had some success capturing the zombie movie feel. Most classic example is the resident evil series. Left 4 Dead takes it up a notch from this series. For one it puts you in first person and two it just looks like a zombie film all around. from the musice to the environments. Definitely recommended and definitely needs to be played with other friends but the AI will do too.
So that was my vacation and it was better than expected. Granted I didn't get nearly as much done as I would have liked but do we ever.
I also watched movies.
Lets talk about
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
This wonderful work of cinema is brought to us by Troma Video. Yes the toxic avenger company. Lloyd Kaufman directs this chicken zombie musical love story about a fast food chicken resturaunt built on top of an old indian burial ground. Course the spirits are pissed and rather that move furniture and talk to a little girl through TV static the spirits decide to inhabit the bodies of the chickens used at the resturant. Anyone who eats the chicken becomes chicken zombies. There is a romance between our hero, a nerdy white guy, and his on/off girlfriend who became a lesbian while the guy was off to college.
Whats great about a film like this is that they know exactly what type of film they are making. The cast all seems to have a great time with the movie. Being an direct to video release they also are not under the constraints of the MPAA so the are alot of crude humor including a zombie chicken person with a large zombie chicken penis.
This movie is definitely for the Gore whore as there is a large body count and plenty of blood splatter. There are also many offensive jokes against native americans, blacks, gays, and nerdy white guys.
The main female character played by new comer Kate Graham is hot and has no problems with doing a nude scene (come on a b-horror movie without nudity is like a pop tart with no filling). She also has a great singing voice and seems to be the only one out of all the cast who actually is trying to act. Probably sincei t is her first acting gig. Look also for a cameo by the director himself and also a cameo by the famous Ron Jeremy, sorry ladies he stays fully clothed in the film).
So to spare you the horror of watching the film I will give you the run down the best I can on the nude scenes and body count. Here we go:
13 breast shots including Musical number with 8 topless women
1 penis shot
1 death by zombie hand through the ass
1 extreme diarea shit covered walls scene
1 death by meat grinder
1 Severed penis
1 death while having sex with zombie chicken carcass
1 death by turning into Zombie chicken egg
2 Beheadings
2 death by disembowling
1 face ripped off
1 death by face through deli meat slicer
1 death by fry vat
1 set of deep fried testicles
1 death by wish bone treatment
1 death by chicken nuggets
multiple zombie deaths
SO if your looking to get your fill of zombies and gore but your significant other is looking for a romantic musical, why not rent this film and get both. It gets the 3 severed heads rating.
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