Mean Spirited Monday: Wii Edition

Every Monday morning I post a picture of a person, place or thing for you to comment on. Remember to have fun and be mean spirited with your comments.

This week, Super Mario Galaxy boss, Kamella. Let the meaness begin!

Dead Or Alive? Slim Goodbody

The gist of this post is so simple and obvious that I would be surprised if someone else isn't already doing it. However, after a brief scan of my inbox an extensive search, I couldn't find anyone else asking you, "Dead or Alive?"

The rules are simple, I post a picture and ask the question, Dead or Alive? then you answer.

This week, epidermis deprived health nut, Slim Goodbody. So what do you think, Dead or Alive?

pop-o-matic Reviews ... I Survived a Japanese Game Show

Critic's reviews have never influenced my decision to see or avoid something. Thumbs up or thumbs down, five stars, four apples, or ten rabbits - I don't care what someone I've never met thinks. The largest influencers of my viewing consumption are friends and fellow bloggers. In other words, you.

So here is my new review section in which, I'll share my thoughts on something and hope you chime in with your opinion in the comments section. Don't expect anything well thought-out or in depth from me. What you will get is whether I liked it or not.

As the country heads into Summer and the economy heads farther into the shitter, more people are scaling back their vacation plans. Fortunately, the networks aren't scaling back their new Summer programming and my favorite Summer show so far premiered earlier this week. I Survived a Japanese Game Show is an American reality show that premiered on ABC this past Tuesday. The show follows ten Americans, who leave the United States for Japan where they will compete in a Japanese game show. The winner will take home $250,000.



On Tuesday's show, the contestants arrived at LAX, where they thought they were about to take part on a typical reality show, one where someone ends up with a rose, a ring, or ring worm. They were picked up at the curb and immediately driven to the international gate and put on a plane to Tokyo. They barely had time to introduce themselves to one another when they were thrust onto the set of a rowdy and insane Japanese game show where they will compete against each other each week.

If your idea of entertainment is watching people willfully humiliate themselves in front of an audience for money, than this is the show for you. In other words, I like it! Check it out for yourself Tuesday nights on ABC.

Nerd Alert! Ice On Mars

Its official! There is ice on Mars!


Last week, the Mars Phoenix Lander's Twitter feed contained the following juicy nugget:

"Are you ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!"

Who knew that robots had Twitter accounts?

Mean Spirited Monday

Every Monday morning I post a picture of a person, place or thing for you to comment on. Remember to have fun and be mean spirited with your comments.

This week, Dina Lohan. Let the meaness begin!

Dead Or Alive?

The gist of this post is so simple and obvious that I would be surprised if someone else isn't already doing it. However, after a brief scan of my inbox an extensive search, I couldn't find anyone else asking you, "Dead or Alive?"

The rules are simple, I post a picture and ask the question, Dead or Alive? then you answer.

This week, drummer and vocalist Zac Hanson (the youngest of the MMM Bop band). So what do you think, Dead or Alive?

Super Happy Terrific Products: Summer Drinking

It's that time of year again, when we start dreaming of drinking on the beach rather than drinking in front of the TV. Once again, flip flop fabricators, Reef, have introduced another booze-minded article of beach footwear. Last year the company gave us the Flask-Flop and this year, for all of us beer drinkers, Reef introduces the Fanning sandal - a flip flop with a bottle opener in the sole.


Pretty ingenious but at $60, I'll stick with the old fashioned hand-held opener.

Whoa!

Last night we watched the last two weeks of Battlestar Galactica and boy-howdy, were we blown away! Don't worry if you haven't seen it yet, I won't spoil anything here. Bit if you have already watched, what did you think? And how long do we have to wait until the next episode airs?

Mean Spirited Monday

Every Monday morning I post a picture of a person, place or thing for you to comment on. Remember to have fun and be mean spirited with your comments.

This week, Monday. Let the meaness begin!



I'll get things started - Is there anything good about Monday? It sucks! For me Monday begins on Sunday evening when I start dwelling on all the work-related crap I have to take care of over the upcoming week. Then I get even angrier at Monday because it has invaded my Sunday, which is still part of the weekend. Stupid Monday.

Dead Or Alive?

The gist of this post is so simple and obvious that I would be surprised if someone else isn't already doing it. However, after a brief scan of my inbox an extensive search, I couldn't find anyone else asking you, "Dead or Alive?"

The rules are simple, I post a picture and ask the question, Dead or Alive? then you answer.

This week, short statured actor, Mickey Rooney. So what do you think, Dead or Alive?

Just In Case You Live Under A Rock...

Yesterday, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 3G, which will go on sale July 11th.
This new edition will run on a 3G, or third-generation, network that will allow for much zippier Internet browsing (that's good news for you Turkey). In addition to the faster speeds, the new model also comes with built-in GPS, longer battery life (10 hours of talk time on 2G networks and 5 hours using 3G), support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, new downloadable applications available through iTunes, and a flush headphone jack.

The iPhone 3G also sports a new (and slightly thinner) glossy case in black or white, however, if you want white, you will have to step up to the 16GB model.
You might think that all of these new goodies packed into a slimmer phone would mean a higher price but you would be wrong. The 3G iPhone will retail for $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB.

I think I may have just discovered what to blow my Bush check on.

Mean Spirited Monday

Every Monday morning I post a picture of a person, place or thing for you to comment on. Remember to have fun and be mean spirited with your comments.

This week, Denise Richards. Let the meaness begin!

Dead Or Alive?

The gist of this post is so simple and obvious that I would be surprised if someone else isn't already doing it. However, after a brief scan of my inbox an extensive search, I couldn't find anyone else asking you, "Dead or Alive?"

The rules are simple, I post a picture and ask the question, Dead or Alive? then you answer.

This week, short statured actress, Zelda Rubinstein. So what do you think, Dead or Alive?

pop-o-matic Reviews ... Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Critic's reviews have never influenced my decision to see or avoid something. Thumbs up or thumbs down, five stars, four apples, or ten rabbits - I don't care what someone I've never met thinks. The largest influencers of my viewing consumption are friends and fellow bloggers. In other words, you.

So here is my new review section in which, I'll share my thoughts on something and hope you chime in with your opinion in the comments section. Don't expect anything well thought-out or in depth from me. What you will get is whether I liked it or not.


Last night I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth installment in this series that I have grown up with. I was a little nervous heading into the theater since it's been almost 20 years since the last Indy flick. Would Spielberg and Lucas still have what it takes to produce a great action adventure movie or would Crystal Skull become the Phantom Menace of the Jones series?

I'm happy to report that Crystal Skull is a great addition to the previous three films. This latest film takes place in 1957 and finds an older and more cantankerous Dr. Jones still traveling the world in search of artifacts and adventure. Crystal Skull has all the action, excitement, and humor of the previous movies and is definitely the most far fetched, however, you could argue that all these films are complete fantasy.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the perfect summer flick - there is nothing to think about and plenty of over the top visuals. In other words, I loved it!

That's All Folks

After a nasty and at times, ridiculous, campaign, Senator Barack Obama has finally gained enough delegates to be nominated as the Democratic party's presidential nominee. I was hoping that nominee would be Clinton as she is the only person that I have heard speak out for gay rights but I have to admit, that was the only thing I liked about her. Clinton seemed like any typical politician who would say anything for a vote. Obama, on the other hand, appears to be a genuine, altruistic individual and I'll happily cast my vote for him in November. Of course, I would vote for a banana peel if it were the only thing running against the Republicans.

Meat Man Update

You might recall that back in March I was visited by a traveling meat salesman who talked me into buying meat. Don't worry if you don't recall, you can read the original post here. It's a short post so I don't mind waiting while you check it out.

Done? Great! Now that we are all on the same page, I'm happy to report that after sitting in my freezer for nearly three months, we finally ate some of that meat and it was delicious! We threw a few on the outdoor grill for dinner last night and it was, hands down, one of the best carnivorous gastro experiences of my life.

The meat man told me he will be back in September and this time, I'll be waiting with open arms rather than the skeptical eye I greeted him with in March.

Mean Spirited Monday

Every Monday morning I post a picture of a person, place or thing for you to comment on. Remember to have fun and be mean spirited with your comments.

This week, Blogger.com. Let the meaness begin!



I'll get things started - I've been trying to post today's MSM since 7:30 this morning. I was up at a ridiculously early hour but apparently Blogger decided to sleep in and refused to let me access my own blog until a few minutes ago. Thanks Blogger!