STOP. ASKING. THE. SAME. QUESTION!

When I finish beating this drunk with memory issues to death I'm going to need an alibi...

Friday Poll: Super-Macho Hunting

[Poll #1188759]

Under the concept shared pain is lessened

From shadesong's journal:

I last did this in 2003. Set up a poll much like this one.

Ended up lighting 236 candles. And it was not just me - people across the country lit candles.

Why?

A sort of alchemy. An attempt to exchange shared pain for peace. A way of reaching out across the dark and sharing love.

You are not alone. We are not alone. We are strong, even if it doesn't always feel that way. We are loved. We will survive this.

Why do I do this on the anniversary of my rape? Not to revisit the darkness. To honor the light. To remind myself that I emerged from that. To hold my flaming sword high.

I lived. More than that - I survived. And more even than that.

Let me light a candle for you. Let me hold you in my heart, if only for a moment - let me remind you that you made it through, too. That you're not alone.

And take whatever healing I can pass on.

If you feel comfortable talking about what happened to you, please do so here. Either way,please take the poll - I'll be buying candles (tealights, as that's what I can afford hundreds of) based on this headcount, and it's a good semi-anonymous way to disclose. Only I will ever see the results of this poll.

Please feel free to pass this on to any other survivors you know. And if you want to - light a candle with me the evening on June 6th.

Go here if you think it can help you by participating

Sunday Drive

Things I've learned from polling, part VII

I meant to post this yesterday. But you know, got distracted by shiny objects...

1) The majority were evenly divided between the Original D&D Magic-user and Cleric as best class. Which is odd, since the Cleric doesn't even get any spells until 2nd level in that edition...

2) The preferred method of psychic attack was mind bullets. Happily I've got a tinfoil hat. Take that Psy-Snipers!

3) The preferred method of drunk beat-downs is to go with AN ULTIMATE COMBO!

4) Most believe Death to be a cute Goth girl. At least thats the hope...

5) Favored Cheese: Sharp Cheddar

6) Best fake band name gave a four way tie between Lightning in a Bottle, The Rats in the Walls, Hillbilly University & Overclocked...

7) And another tie, this time for theoretical the Brave & the Bold pairing with Blue Beetle 3/Star Girl matching in votes with Wonder Woman/Guy Gardner...

8) Nearly everyone agrees, being the family shrink of the Stewards of Gondor & their family would suck the most...

9) Favorite 90s Fighting Game? MORTAL KOMBAT! *starts techno music*

10) Just edging out the others to get the lead as best villain partner? M.O.D.O.K! Probably because he's so cute...

First Snow

Guy Pearce is a flooring salesman who breaks down in some little podunk town. While waiting for his car to be fixed he decides to make use of a roadside fortune teller (JK Simmons) who first predicts a financial windfall and then backs off and returns his payment. Later when Pearce's character returns and pushes him, Simmons says how he saw Pearce's death around the first snow. Not a normal thing for New Mexico...

So Pearce basically gets wiggier and wiggier as he comes to believe he's doomed. Either from a former co-worker he got fired. Or maybe his former best friend he sold out when both got busted for money laundering...

Any broody Guy Pearce is always awesomely broody. And lots of recognizable and good c-listers like Simmons. Always a plus. But the ending is just total ass. I'd rewatch it to try and nail down what the hell happened but at this point I don't care. Plus, no way this thing needed to be two hours. Easily a half hour that could have been trimmed...