And…Futurama Movie Set For November 27!!!!!! Red Light Cameras become Spy Cameras. Armed neo-Nazis assault New Jersey protestors, police assist their agenda. The iPhone is a piece of shit, and so is your face. TRANSFORMERS parodies on youtube! (more…)
July 2007
Monthly Archive
July 31, 2007
LINKS: Funny Transformers/iPhone parodies/critiques, fascism rising, technology war
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Articles, Cartoons, Comedy, Hardware, Media, News, Politics, Racism, Technology, Technology War, Video1 Comment
July 31, 2007
This blog reaches 150,000 views!
Posted by Claire CJS under Clio, Computer, Journal, People[3] Comments
A self-congratulatory pat on my own back for this blog reaching 150,000 views. It took over 2 years to get the first 50,000, and less than 4 months to get the next 50,000. About 3.25 months to get the 3rd 50,000. At this rate, I would expect to hit 200,000 around Nov 15th. We’ll see.
This also beats out all individual pages on my webpage, except for my media query page which has over 1,000,000 views. I really should slap some Google AdSense on that!
July 28, 2007
LINKS: American (and other) justice systems dole out disproportionately harsh sentences
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Censorship, Overly-Harsh Punishments, Politics, The War On Drugs1 Comment
25 years in prison for possessing pills that you have a legal prescription for. Arrested, assaulted, tasered for flying a flag upside down. Fined $100 for throwing trash in a trash can (that’s littering, y’know!). This is the sick sad world we live in. Totalitarianism is spreading. (more…)
July 27, 2007
LINKS: “Heroes” finale questions answers, Lady detained for bringing ice onto plane
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Articles, Hobbies & Activities, Live-Action Shows, Media, Petitions, Pictures, Politics, Sex, Technology War, The War On Terror, Video[4] Comments
Also: Necrophilia is legal in Wisconsin. “Get it while it’s cold!” 4 Men Framed By FBI Awarded $101 Million After Decades In Prison For Murder They Did Not Commit. Sign the petition to stop New York’s new restrictive photographer laws! (more…)
July 26, 2007
LINKS: Prisoner convicted for masturbating in his own jail cell, cat predicts death, calls for internet censorship, 911 critics arrested, police brutality, and some more dirt on Prescott Bush.
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Articles, Censorship, Documentaries, George W. Bush, Internet, Media, News, Overly-Harsh Punishments, Politicians, Politics, September 11th, Sexual Freedom, Technology, Technology War, The War On Terror, Video[2] Comments
Cop taped beating man in post-Katrina New Orleans gets off scot-free (except for losing his job). “Loose Change” 911 documentary co-creator charged for desertion of army – despite having served 3 years, and left over 2 years ago. New BBC documentary to expose 1933 plot to overthrow US government, which included George W. Bush’s grandfather. U.S. Senators Call for Universal Internet Filtering (related: Deep Packet Inspection & Net Neutrality). Man convicted of indecent exposure for masturbating in his own jail cell. Students jailed for having extremist material. Fairfax Virginia Police Officers Sean Cheetham, Lt. Michael Grinnan, and Lt. Lance Schaible, Sued By County Planning Commissioner For Assault. The cat that can predict death. (more…)
July 25, 2007
JOURNAL: HOUSE: Strange call from my building addition contractor.
Posted by Claire CJS under Carolyn, Clio, House, Journal, People, Work comedy[16] Comments
So last Thursday, my contractor (Dan Lopez of Virginia Design Builders, who lives in Laurel, MD) called me and asked for me to return his call. I thought we were done. But after a few minutes, I called him back, wanting to find out what the deal was this time. His tone and demeanor seemed to have changed from previous times we’ve dealt with him. He practically apologized for the way the whole thing went down. He may have even said the word “sorry” in the context of a larger sentence. (I think I replied that I was sorry things turned out the way they were — which is really a non-apology, because none of this was my fault.) More: (more…)
July 24, 2007
LINKS: Bob Barker to be replaced by Drew Carey?! You gotta be kidding me!
Posted by Claire CJS under Cartoons, Celebrities, Live-Action Shows, Media, Movies, Overly-Harsh Punishments, People, Politics, Video1 Comment
Plus: Teens face ten years in prison for slapping girls’ butts. And, Reboot will be renewed as feature-length movies! Also: Netflix subscriptions dropping. Join now! It’s way better per dollar than cable! (more…)
July 24, 2007
JOURNAL: Quotes from work.
Posted by Claire CJS under Clio, Comedy, Journal, People, Pointlessness, Quotes, Work[3] Comments
“That Osama Bin Laden — he was quite a nice guy, until he started shitting black ducks.”
July 23, 2007
JOURNAL: Family genealogy. I am descended from like 45 kings..!
Posted by Claire CJS under Britt, Clio, Dad, Journal, Mom, People[32] Comments
So, my Dad’s been tracing my family genealogy, and has been putting it all into a tree I maintain at http://www.Geni.com. As mentioned before, I am descended from some kings, including William The Conqueror, King of England.
Well, my Dad’s done some amazing work, in no small part due to the great efforts of my dad’s dad, before he died. Now I see that I am also descended from none other than Julius Caesar!
The tree now contains over 800 people, and goes back 3 generations before someone who died in 381 B.C!!!
It helps that there are some intersections with royal lineages, which are heavily documented. Helenus IV, King, Cimmerians started it all. Then I can count down via 37 kings (and 1 queen), to 2 dukes, to 8 more kings, a princess, king, princess, duke, 2 emporers and an empress of the Holy Roman Empire, 4 princesses, 2 counts, a schlub, Henry I (King Of England)…. Then we get to about the 1100s and things get less interesting as more and more non-royal people fill the planet and somehow end up getting laid. It’s all very interesting.
And he says the best is yet to come.
I’m kind of freaked out by all this. It’s awesome though. Any relatives who want to join my tree — drop me an email. (Since I haven’t really disclosed my last name here, good luck.)
UPDATE: Dad wasn’t kidding. The family tree goes back to Adam. Yes, Adam & Eve Adam. I have to wonder, at what point does the line get crossed, and a family tree simply becomes mythology? William The Conqueror I can accept. By now, that realization almost seems Banal. Julius Caesar I can even accept, though it hurts my brain. But Adam? Fucking Adam? You have got to be kidding me! That’s insane! I’m sure there must be a tenuous link in there somewhere, but good luck disproving anything. This is nuts!!!
Adam!
UPDATE: Later, he removed the biblical part, because it reduced the overall credilibity of the tree.
July 23, 2007
GLEN: Predictably Unpredictable As Ever! Harry Potter 7/21/2007 parking lot videos.
Posted by Claire CJS under Books, Glen C, Media, People, Reality, Video[6] Comments
Glen being Glen. And he put it up on YouTube for us all to see. Anyway, this is what it’s like going out in public with him. You be the judge.
^^^ There are 5 videos. That one was the first. To see the rest, click more. (more…)
July 23, 2007
LINKS: War On Noise, iPhone hacked, Bush shenanigans (and D&D stats), FREEZEPOP VIDEO!!
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Audio, Comedy, Console Games, Games, George W. Bush, Hardware, Media, Overly-Harsh Punishments, Politicians, Politics, Technology, Video[4] Comments
Bush’s Dungeons & Dragons stats revealed!!! DING DONG, Tammy Faye is dead. Police Vs Children’s Birthday Parties. iPhone hacked. And a Freezepop music video, or is it?:
July 23, 2007
SHOWS vs. MUSIC: Ween song “You Fucked Up” featured in the Season 3 premiere of “Weeds”
Posted by Claire CJS under Audio, Live-Action Shows, Media, Music, Video[6] Comments
The Ween song “You Fucked Up” is the final song in the Season 3 premiere of Showtime’s acclaimed show “Weeds“. It’s use is very appropriate, and I was very happy to see Ween pop up somewhere unexpected yet again. (more…)
July 22, 2007
LINKS: Cops kick man hard enough to rupture his bladder — because too many cars were parked out front
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Overly-Harsh Punishments, Politics1 Comment
He had to have four surgeries. Also: It’s safer to ride in the back of a plane. And hey, our staining is almost done! (more…)
July 21, 2007
LINKS: TECHNOLOGY WAR, or FUD? iPhone == Surveillance Tool.
Posted by Claire CJS under Articles, Corporations, Geek Politics, Hardware, News, Politics, Technology, Technology WarLeave a Comment
Apple’s iPhone is likely a Trojan Horse For Government Surveillance, in some people’s opinions. Considering both the U.S. and U.K. governments have turned on the microphones of peoples’ cellphones even when they are not in use, and that the U.S. government now has “spyware” that they can install on your computer (used recently to catch the teenager who was making bomb threats on Myspace) I’d say the likelihood of someone’s iPhone being used to spy on them is pretty much 100%. (more…)
July 20, 2007
LINKS: South Park, Robot Chicken, Simpsons nominated for Emmys
Posted by Claire CJS under Cartoons, Censorship, Media, Overly-Harsh Punishments, Politics, Video[4] Comments
Plus, censorship is trying to find a stronger voice in america: Senate Committee Passes FCC Indecency Bill. And of course, the American police state becomes more and more obvious every day: Cop crashes into tractor trailer and dies in search of fugitive; fugitive *40 miles away* charged with his murder. And in Texas, more than 10% of citizens are currently wanted by police. (more…)
July 19, 2007
JOURNAL: CAMPING: Me trying to get in a hammock.
Posted by Claire CJS under Aaron E, Audio, Camping, Casey D, Clio, Comedy, Hobbies & Activities, Journal, Media, Movies, Music, People, Reality, Video[5] Comments
Video courtesy of Casey D, audio and effects courtesy of Aaron E.
Also, check out Aaron E’s tribute to “Home Rainbow” (by Ween), combined with the movie Rocky — this shit is hilarious:
July 19, 2007
JOURNAL: *ANOTHER* parking ticket at a location I was never at!
Posted by Claire CJS under Clio, Journal, People[8] Comments
It’s happened again. I’ve gotten another parking ticket from a location I wasn’t at! At least this time, it wasn’t from Ohio. But I was at work in McLean when I allegedly didn’t fill the meter in Alexandria. TOTAL BULLSHIT. What the fuck is happening? And how do I stop the City Of Alexandria from doing this shit to me?
July 19, 2007
LINKS: Humanity is inherently violent and cruel?
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Articles, News, People, Politics, The War On Noise[2] Comments
Teen Girls Accused Of Setting Kitten Ablaze. Police brutality over a noise complaint at a party. Man decapitates himself after driving off with neck tied to tree in Nagoya. (more…)
July 18, 2007
LINKS: Apparently I am descendended from William The Conqueror, a King of England
Posted by Claire CJS under Comedy, Dad, People, Politics, Religion, Technology War[7] Comments
And a few kings from Norway, and an Attorney General of Virginia in the 1700s. Go figure. Kings on the left, prophets on the right. So anyway, did you know that Harry Potter is thinly-veiled homosexual propaganda? CHRISTIANS SUCK? UK road cameras track all movement? (more…)
July 17, 2007
LINKS: Kevin Spencer DVDs, how to start a fire with sticks
Posted by Claire CJS under Camping, Cartoons, Hobbies & Activities, Media, Video[2] Comments
Starting a fire with sticks is a very useful skill in an emergency. And in a non-emergency, Kevin Spencer is an awesome cartoon to watch! I could go on and on and on… (more…)
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