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dangercocktail
09 February 2010 @ 09:32 pm
Becoming more and more a fan of graphic renditions of movie posters.  Movie trailers and posters have fallen into a stale vehicle of showing the actors involved and little else.  For me, actors aren't the draw unless it's Meryl Streep.  I want style and substance.

Currently impressed with Ibraheem Youssef's stationery and graphic posters of Tarantino films.







http://ibraheemyoussef.com/
 
 
dangercocktail
08 February 2010 @ 10:52 pm

In the current absence of Mad Men, there is still Christina Hendricks with her formidable talent[s].



Ken pointed out the dress is by Christian Siriano from PR Season 4.  My worlds collide in brilliant ways.


 
 
dangercocktail
08 February 2010 @ 04:29 pm

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the only show I have remotely begun to watch on FX, is a brilliant show that stands as owner to my favorite TV musical ever, The Nightman Cometh.  Cue "Tiny Boy, Baby Boy, I Need You" and "Troll Toll".  The real nod is the quietly liberal undercurrent that touches on a multitude of personal topics, most interesting to me being weight and straight guys going gay.

Many times throughout the series, Sweet Dee and Dennis make reference to Charlie, my favorite character, being fat.  He isn't actually fat, just a small beer belly that both of the other guys occasionally have, depending on the season.  I pay attention to this type of thing so even if it isn't pointed out, I know.  Oh I know.  Charlie is a firm argument in favor of beards and cubs in general.  He's a short little guy with manic reactions, a furry belly and beard and you begin to wonder if maybe all cubs are that cute.



On the cute note, the three Irish/Italian looking male leads often find themselves in overly tight clothes or solely their underwear.  Dennis in particular finds ways to get naked or put on a leotard in nearly every other episode.  I used to subscribe to the smooth chest adventures in high school but post college, I have increasingly become a fan of furry guys. Most likely because I am one myself.   Add in hipster hilarity with a porn star mustache and Dennis is offering up drunken rollerrink sex appeal.



It's Always Sunny offers up a lot of homosexual context with its three straight males, epitomized by the line from above mentioned musical "You gotta pay the troll toll if you want to get in this boy's hole".

Supposed to be boy's soul.  Soul.

Watching It's Always Sunny is very close to grabbing a beer with friends from my private Catholic alma mater.  Most of the guys are Irish or Italian and we generally were blasphemous on a daily basis.  Yea, some of us were gay, some of us were drunks but all of us were laughing.  The best seasons of It's Always Sunny were 1 and 2 if you are investigating the debauchery.
 


 
 
dangercocktail
04 February 2010 @ 10:36 pm
Chessboard Networking



Coming from a political science background, I frequently find myself assessing the power of the players in most situation.  A creation of my own political analysis, I like to categorize everyone onto a chessboard. 

The benefit of using a chessboard to analyze a power structure is that the roles are clearly defined, with varying abilities/levels of mobility.  Simple chart to fill out, start with the White Monarchy.  If there is no opposing force in the situation, you do not create the opposing-forced Black Monarchy:

The White Monarchy

1. Determine the community/situation/business you are analyzing.

2. The White King  [determine the person with the most power on the side you work/operate within. For the Black Monarchy, the Black King is the person with the most power rivaling your White King.]

3. The White Queen [determine the person with the second most powerful position.   This does not always mean title, but actual power. This should be someone who has the ability to influence the White King greatly.]

4. White Bishops [person(s) with the ability to influence the Queen and somewhat influence the King.]

5. White Knights [person(s) with the ability to influence the Bishops and able to contact the Queen.]

6. White Rooks [person(s) with the ability to influence the Knights and able to contact the Bishops.]

7. White Pawns [person(s) with little to no influence. They operate within the community and are subject to the power of all ranks above them.]


Once you have determined the rank of everyone involved in the situation/community, you can now ascertain who you need to network most with.  Determine the opposing Monarchy and identify who poses the largest threats to the members of your own Monarchy.  I find myself, bored at conferences with paper in front of me, building the tiers of the chessboard for Beefyfrat, for my work, for my friends, for the town I live in.  It clears my mind and also clarifies how to approach almost any problem in any community I'm involved with.

 
 
dangercocktail
03 February 2010 @ 07:02 pm

Sigh.

After work, I head straight to Best Buy and zip to the PS3 video game section.

But where is Bioshock 2?

I look high.  I look low.  I look to, I look fro.

...

Official Release Date: February 9th

...



 Sad cowboy.
 
 
dangercocktail
02 February 2010 @ 11:44 pm

My good friend Jake and I get together and outline theories/ideas we need help understanding. I pull out paper, draw diagrams and he helps point out problems with my line of thought.  For example, we tackled "ontological paradox with butterfly effect in the progression of time" the last time we hung out.  Also he's a voracious eater so we go on several food runs, watch bad movies and generally nerd out.  The bummer on that end is that he's 6'4'' and extremely trim. Little belly started, there's a bit of hope.

This last weekend, we watched the documentary Monster Camp.



Besides the general hilarity, I learned the following definitions:

1. LARP: Live Action Role Playing

2. Phys Rep: Physical representation of a spell or weapon

3. The Strega:  Italian for witch, American for bitchy female nerd



The general thrust of the movie is following Seattle's LARP community of NERO.  These are a community of people who meet to create live versions of role playing games.  With extremely bad costumes.  Honestly, I readily admit my friends and myself are hardcore nerds.  As I said, the guy I watched this doc with, we had just finished working out ontological paradox for kicks. This movie reminds you of the social awkward nerds, the ones who didn't graduate from high school, dress in robes for going to the mall and have a serious disconnect in making uncomfortable situations.



You want to feel sorry for everyone because they truly are so extremely out of touch but I dare you to watch the 'End of the Sea Elf Race" and not laugh.  Dare you.  I'm considering a "7th Annual Remember the Sea Elf Fun Run".  True tragedy, the elimination of that race.  You will not be forgotten.

All in all, the movie moves back and forth between tragedy and comedy.  I laughed, I felt extremely sorry for the disabled woman who clung to the fantasy, and ultimately laughed again at the grown man who refers to himself as Tinkerstouch the Dwarf.  I recommend it not for the cinematography or the sweeping visuals but the inside look at a group of nerds let loose with foam swords and pillowcase costumes.  You might even halfway want to join them.

 


 
 
dangercocktail
02 February 2010 @ 04:30 pm

*runs in circles*






 

*stops for air*

One more day.  Fire up Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea, baby.  It's time to return to Rapture.
 


 
 
dangercocktail
01 February 2010 @ 08:01 pm

United States of Tara, great show withstanding, offered this.







John Corbett has gone up and down with his weight. First story arc on Sex and the City, he was chunky and one issue in his relationship with Carrie was that he wanted to stay home and eat fried chicken instead of going to clubs.  In that episode, she came home, he was stuffed and shirtless, gut rounded out and he asked her to rub his belly.

He later showed up in a second story arc with all the weight gone and they talked often about how he lost the weight and had to stay at the gym to stop himself from getting soft again.

Apparently his marriage to Toni Collette in the United States of Tara helped him relax and put the belly back on.  Thanks Toni!

He's more than welcome to show up in my shower at his leisure.
 
 
dangercocktail
26 January 2010 @ 07:05 pm




When I discovered that Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline and the Sandman Series, was the recipient of the Newberry Medal award for his novel The Graveyard Book, I immediately picked up a copy from Borders. 

First, shopping the Young Adult section of a bookstore is the fastest way to feel like a pederast.   I was close to fake inquiring with a salesclerk as to where I might find this book so that they would walk with me.  I ultimately stepped up to the plate, found the book and made my purchase.

The book opens with a multiple homicide and goes from there.  That's all I will really say about storyling, other than this is a Newberry Award winning children's book that opens with a knife murder of two adults and a child.  FINALLY!  I felt as if I were coming home.

In this book:

1. Vampires
2. Werewolves
3. Ghouls
4. Ghosts
5. League of Assassins
6. Magic
7. Possession
8. Flying Mummies
9. Ancient Evil
10. Heartbreak



I really, truly enjoyed The Graveyard Book and yes, I was earnestly crying at a very certain point.  It was a lovely read and I'm now picking up the rest of Gaiman's Young Adult literature so that I can pass the books down.  This is a writer who understands those of us growing up who already knew the world was more than just a little dark.


 
 
dangercocktail
24 January 2010 @ 01:42 am

In lieu of gifts, please send Ben Cohen to visit:


 
 
dangercocktail



Hi Iris!  I never use exclamation points but you deserve them! 

Iris, you crazy nut!  You are a pinnacle of inspiration for us all and hip hip hooray for you on that note!  Let me throw a few of your most inspirational quotes out there for any screwball who doesn't know how brilliant you are!

The Quotable Mrs. Iris Robinson

1. I cannot think of anything more sickening than a child being abused. It is comparable to the act of homosexuality. I think they are all comparable. I feel totally repulsed by both.


2. There will be a judgement day and when I am judged I want to know that I did all I could to spread the word of God.

3. I have a very lovely psychiatrist who works with me in my offices and his Christian background is that he tries to help homosexuals - trying to turn away from what they are engaged in. I'm happy to put any homosexual in touch with this gentleman and I have met people who have turned around and become heterosexuals.



Iris! Gee whiz chickadee, you sure are a confident strong moral woman!  I'm happy to see someone who exercises freedom of speech and stands by her convictions!  You are a beacon for Christianity and a role model for us all!


[The lovely Mrs. Robinson pictured with husband, First Minister of Northern Ireland]

Kudos on your extramarital affairs!   Frankly, I appreciate a woman who gets some extra on the side!  Screwing that nineteen year old boy who you have known since he was nine is hot!  As that you are 60, I"m super impressed you have raging hormones! 

Oh and the fact that you also banged his dead father is even cooler!  Banging the son in the grieving time period after his father died, super hot!  You know how to press an advantage and you should! Women are making it on their own!

Sure you cheated on your husband multiple, multiple times but you deserve it!  I know you love the Bible and will be pleased as punch to be judged but frankly, we all know God is going to give you a free pass on the multiple extramarital affairs!  Psh! Who even reads those parts of the Bible that says that's bad?!

Anyway girl, I'm glad you got yours in more way than one! Girl needs to do what a girl needs to do! 

Keep your head up!  Ignore the media scrutiny!  You are above it all girl!


[Sassy!]


 


 
 
dangercocktail
19 January 2010 @ 08:14 pm



Favorite piece of advice cross-curricular to gaining:

Divide to conquer.

"Reversing" food means instant disqualification. Suppress your gag reflex by dividing the chow mentally into smaller, more manageable portions. Drink water to push vittles to the small intestine and free up your gut.

http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Win_an_Eating_Contest
 


 
 
dangercocktail
19 January 2010 @ 12:04 am

Reversing Before/After is more fun:

 


 
 
dangercocktail
17 January 2010 @ 12:45 pm
One week until my birthday:


 
 
dangercocktail
15 January 2010 @ 09:42 pm
Doe v. Fortuny

Grimm's Fairy Tales functioned as cautionary warnings to children about the dangers of the dark, the forest and strangers.  In modern versions, we find Federal case law.

Summary:



Internet sociopath Jason Fortuny posted a false Craigslist ad, advertising as a woman wanting to meet straight men into BDSM [Bondage, Domination, Sado-Masochism].  When men gave their names, phone numbers and addresses to organize a meeting, Jason posted the information with corresponding photographs online, calling it "The Craigslist Experiment".  The private sex lives of these men were made public, including the type of sexual encounters they wanted to set up. 

He posted the information of over 100 different men and claimed 'he was showing the danger of fake profiles".  Rather, he was destroying lives.

The case is further examined here: http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/doe-v-fortuny#description

 
 
dangercocktail
15 January 2010 @ 12:03 am

Tonight I had my first Coconut Gelatto.  Brilliant.  Taste explosion of near pina colada perfection.  Yes, I enjoy getting caught in the rain.



He had a little hat.

Tonight was also important because of Project Runway's much needed return after the dismality [word?] of last season. 

Quick Summary

1. Cutest Guy to Watch



Jesse LeNoir:  Style so far seems to be military/vintage inspired lines with one piece of unexpected modern ideas.  This week: red shirt, tweed suit.  Would have succeeded with a cream top as opposed to red.

2. Crazy McCrazyton



Ping:  Racially inappropriate hilarity broke out at my house. I can't go into it but it had me in tears.  Also, covered my deposit on the condo in hell.

3. Worst/Most Fantastic Previous Work



This "piece" is offered up by Amy Sarabi.  I have retitled it: Bruno with Inverted Penis Head Dress with Matching Penis Hairdo.


Brief and to the point, there was too much work going down the runway to get a solid feel for the majority of the designers.  However, already happier with this season than the nightmare that was last.  We have more exciting pieces and options to debate/discuss.

Next week, Shear Genius.  I hope Tabatha guest judges with that assclown Jonathon.
 
 
dangercocktail
13 January 2010 @ 06:46 pm
Hi [redacted]!

So here I come at you out of left field but hear me out. A little while ago I broke up with my boyfriend of three years. Yadda Yadda, we were in different places, cry cry, you know the scoop. Well, I was out on a walk today and saw two runners approaching. They were obviously not a couple, and not related, but looked like a cute girl with her best gay guy friend. As they approached me, as if in slow motion, I thought I haven't had that in YEARS and I want that again!!! Hence this email was born. How does a girl like myself find myself a best gay guy friend. Yes, I realize I am right next to San Francisco (the city is big and scary!!! : ) but I am asking for your honest to goodness, creative, plan/thinking of how I go about finding one. I thought even though we haven't talked in forever your name just kept popping up in my mind as just the persons help I need.

Let me know your thoughts. Is this offensive? I don't know anymore but from what I remember of you you can take it.

Sincerely from "I need a Gay and I live by the Bay"
[redacted]


*sigh* really? 
 
 
dangercocktail
12 January 2010 @ 09:51 pm

Grant Hackett: Swimmer





Something to be said for becoming accustomed to carb loading. 


 
 
dangercocktail
11 January 2010 @ 09:46 pm


Dan Savage's podcast is what I listen to most often at the gym.  The usual wry hilarity of Dan's sound advice and the sheer insanity of sexual expressions out there always make for interesting listening while lifting.

Episode 168: January 5th 2009 ultimately was emotionally wrenching.

A young caller in his twenties explains that he has been diagnosed with ALS [Lou Gehrig's Disease] and has roughly 24 months to live. The disease is always fatal and wants to know if it is okay to date someone before his symptoms take hold.  He doesn't want to die without someone by his side.

Dan handled the call with tact and honesty.  He explained that he should be taking advantage of the time, hooking up or trying to date if that's what he wanted.  Ultimately, Dan mentioned that during the AIDS epidemic, fulfilling stories happened as much as horror stories. Yes, guys were dumped by their boyfriends due to their diagnosis.  There were also men with room in their heart to stay.  Basically, Dan said to pursue whatever the caller wanted, not to spend time overthinking.

Heartbreaking.

 
 
dangercocktail
09 January 2010 @ 03:00 pm



One and a half hours later, my Little Sister was complete.  Granted, we were watching movies during her creation but nonetheless, it was a serious undertaking.  Her name is Harriet and she wants to be a dancer when she grows up.  Which will never happen because she's been genetically corrupted and turned into a monster.  The dancing world mourns its loss.


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