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Comments by: YACCS

 
ME LIKEY! ME LIKEY!!
Was just over at daredevilmovie.com, which is the official site for the movie (Big surprise there). Very nice site. The best part is that they currently have 3 trailers (1 teaser, 2 actual), 1 TV commercial, and a clip from one of the fight scenes. I've been waiting for this movie since I first started reading comic books, over 12 years ago. DD is the first comic and hero that I just absolutely fell in love with. I'd seen the Superman movies, and the Batman movie (only the first one by Burton was out at that time), and I'd read some of the comics, but DD just drew me in. I think it's something to do with the fact that I'm rather nearsighted, and the guy is blind. Yup, a blind superhero.
A DD primer for all those unfamiliar with him:
Daredevil is really Matt Murdock. As a boy, he was hit in the face by radioactive waste when he saved a blind man that was about to be hit by a truck. Said truck was carrying said radioactive waste, and the truck crashed, splashing Matt in the eyes. As a result, he lost his eyesight, but every other sense was enhanced to a phenominal degree. He can hear a heartbeat. He can catch the merest hint of someone's perfume from a block away. He can read a newspaper by running his fingers over the type and feeling the impressions made by the ink. But the coolest thing is this: he also gained a sort of 360 degree radar sense. It allows him to "see" shapes and outlines and things other people normally wouldn't.
Hi father was a down and out boxer, named Jack Murdock. He started making a (fixed) comeback, and was told to throw a prizefight. He refused and was killed for it.
Eventually, Matt grew up and became a lawyer. (I think this is one of the other things I've always liked, the character contradiction. During the day, he's a lawyer, working through the justice system. At nights, he goes totally outside the system as a vigilante.)

Those are the basic facts about Daredevil. There's quite a bit more, since the character has been around for nearly 40 years, but that's a start. So the movie starts on February 14th, and I'm anxiously looking forward to it. I'm glad I've got a job that I don't work Fridays, 'cause I'm catching the very first show of the day. I'll probably catch a night show too. :)

Also really looking forward to February 4th, when the soundtrack is released. Daredevilmusic.com is the site for the soundtrack. They've got audio clips of most of the songs on the album, and there's one I've just fallen in love with. It's by a new group called Evanescence. They've actually got 2 tracks on the CD. The one I *really* like is "Bring Me To Life."(This should be a link to the Windows player version of the clip. This should lead to the RealPlayer version. Let me know if they don't work.) The main page of daredevilmusic.com has the first few lines of it playing, and the clip is about a minute and a half long. Most of the rest of the clips are only about 30 seconds or so. Go forth, check it out, let me know what you think.

posted by Obee at 12:18 AM

 
**HORRIBLESCOPES**
Aries:
(March 21-April 19)--You're down and depressed. You feel overwhelmed by all the things going on around you. Remember this. Life is a game. The only problem you have, Ram, is that you are playing "Trivial Pursuit" and everybody else is playing "Monopoly." Tonight: Switch to "Shoots and Ladders."

Taurus:
(April 20-May 20)--Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You need a friend to call your own, but you couldn't even buy one. Put an old sock on your hand and make a puppet. You can tell yourself your deepest secrets, and give yourself advice. Tonight: Hey! Would you lie to you?

Gemini:
(May 21-June 20)--You have the uncanny ability get on people's last nerve in a nanosecond. People cringe when you open your mouth. Put this amazing talent to good use. Start panhandling. People will throw money at you, just to get rid of you. Tonight: Will work for food? Nah!

Cancer:
(June 21-July 22)--You are in your favorite grocery store. Your heart pounds. Your palms sweat. You start to shake with anticipation. You are about to swoon. The new shipment of Godiva chocolates has arrived! Tonight: Don't faint.

Leo:
(July 23-Aug. 22)--It's time for a change. Time to get wild! Dress up in your yellow and black bumblebee costume. Make sure you have your antennas on. Then run around and squirt honey on people. If they don't like it, sting 'em! Tonight: Buzz, buzz.

Virgo:
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)--Horrors of horrors! It's a giant bumblebee! You must conquer your fear and protect innocent bystanders. It is your duty as a member of your local Home Security chapter. Quick! Find a six-foot flyswatter! Tonight: Charge!

Libra:
(Sept. 23-Oct 22)--Lower your expectations. Stop reading those fitness magazines that tell you you can have the body of your dreams in 15 weeks. You'll never get there, Scales. Your idea of exercise is yelling out your spouse to make you a sandwich while you watch TV. Tonight: Eating can be an aerobic exercise.

Scorpio:
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)--Your imagination is getting the better of you. You could have sworn you saw LEO running around in a bee costume. Shake it off, Bug Face. You know your doctor changed your medication. It will just take a while to get used to it. Tonight: Take your pills.

Sagittarius:
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)--Those stupid voices are back. Will they never learn? They can't get you to do anything anymore because you have learned the secret. Put you fingers in your ears and go "yadda yadda sis boom bah!" as loud as you can. Repeat as necessary. Tonight: Forget about CAPRICORN.

Capricorn:
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)--Everything was calm. Everything was peaceful. Then SAGITTARIUS starts screaming. What the heck is wrong with you, you stupid Arrow Thrower? Get your fingers out of your ears and listen to me! Tonight: Buy some earplugs!

Aquarius:
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)--What the…? LEO is dressed in a bumblebee suit, VIRGO is in pursuit with a giant flyswatter, and SCORPIO is trying to find a place to hide. Just when you thought this place was dull and boring. Tonight: Alert the media.

Pisces:
(Feb. 19-March 20)--CAPRICORN and SAGITTARIUS are going at it tooth and nail. You giggle and chortle. Everyone thought you were stupid to take all those ventriloquism lessons. Now it's time for fun! Tonight: Find your next victim.

Note: HORRIBLESCOPES have no basis in fact, scientific or otherwise. They are written on old Royal typewriters by 37 monkeys who have been locked up in a room for almost six weeks with nothing to live on except corn chips, sardines, peanut butter, and prunes. Read HORRIBLESCOPES at your own risk.


posted by Obee at 11:36 PM

 
LONG TIME, NO POST
Well, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody!!! Okay, okay, so it's been well over a month since my last post around here. Sue me. Good thing I don't make new year's resolutions, 'cause one of them would have been to update my blog more often, and I would have already broken that one. :)
All sorts of things going on since last time.
First, and biggest, a new car! I've got a 2003 Toyota Corolla. Dark blue (or if you want technical name "Indigo Ink"). Made my younger sister jealous, since she has a 2001 Corolla. Haven't named the car yet. If you think of a good one, let me know.
Second, the twins are doing well. R.U.M. has been updated.
Third, back fencing again. After the results of my last several outtings, I had planned on taking a little time off to kind of get my fencing head back together. Then the accident occured, and I ended up banging my knee. Finally started practice again about 2 weeks ago. Had a tournament over the weekend. I'm kickin' ass and takin' names. Ended up 6th out of 22. Got a couple of nice bruises to show for it, but they were well earned.
I think that's about it for now. Looking forward to Feb 4th, which is when the Daredevil movie soundtrack is released. And also for Feb 14th, which is when the movie is released.

I promise to update more often.


posted by Obee at 9:06 PM