Friday poll: Bestest Hugs

I am very tired. Haven't managed real sleep for over twenty hours now. Too tired for clever poll. So instead cuteness and hugs...

[Poll #1233300]

10 Random Things Meme

Tagged by frustratedpilot

Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 random things, facts, goals, or habits about yourself. At the end, choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names & why you chose them. You can't tag a person who has tagged you. Feel free to be tagged if you want.


10. Mushrooms are not food, they are a loathsome thing that pollutes food...

9. I have a freaky mutant toe. Mutant Tooooooe!

8. I do not yet have a monkey butler. But ONE day!

7. The only Woody Allen movie I've ever liked has been Antz. I do not why he's thought of as funny or a genius...

6. I bite my nails...

5. I once owned an evil cat named Malachi. I miss him. He was mean and would jump on your shoulders to try and steal your cereal...

4. I am scared of spiders and roaches and make other people kill them for me. That was frequently my mom...

3. I really like diet A&W soda...

2. I once put a cousin's cat in an empty birdcage...

1. I think the actress who plays Professor McGonagle is tres sexy. DON'T JUDGE ME!

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

The documentary looks into the world of competitive arcade gaming. People who attempt to gain the world record scores in various classic coin-op games. In this case the old established champ Billy Mitchell and his challenger, science teacher Steve Wiebe. By the mid-point of the doc, Mitchell actually seems like just another asshole, a small time king of a fringe group trying to maintain the status quo. He uses his position as both a record holder and one of the people who VALIDATES submissions in a pretty shady manner. Still, despite all the obstacles thrown in his way, Wiebe is shown to be a true champion...

Persepolis

A lovely animated movie, based on the autobio comic of the same name. Marjane Satrapi talks about growing up in revolutionary Iran, living abroad and then returning to post-war Iran. In French with English sub-titles, an entrancing real life story...

*adds to comics and movie buy lists*

*face palm*

Dozen plus House Republicans throw tantrum. Own staffers cheer. The comments that follow are what makes me the saddest. So much stupid...