thebitterguy

The greatest thing about the internet is it has taken the normally diffuse nerd community and brought it together to give it things to bitch about.

For example, somewhere on the intertubes someone did a list of "tough women" (INSERT SEXIST JOKE HERE, am I right, fellas?), and of course feelings were bruised. How dare Character A rate higher than Character B! This is an mockery! A mockery!

Two of the sterling members of that list were Buffy Summers, Vampire Slayer and Ellen Ripley, Xenomorph avoider.

It seems a shame to make them fight. They have so much in common! Ripley’s foes are phallic xenomorphs from the deepest subconscious of a mad Swiss, while Buffy’s are dramatic incarnations of the various trauma of the young adult world.

They’ve both got strange maternal issues, with Ripley upon being informed her daughter has died of old age glomming onto the first traumatized pre-teen she chances upon. Buffy found herself in the unwanted role of den mother to a sprawling army of teen proto-slayers.

They both find their only stable romantic relationships in the arms of strong military men, but both lose them, whether through screenwriter dickishness chance or their own stupidity.

They've both died in climactic scenes by going for a slo-mo high dive. A nine from the Russian judge!

And they’ve both been in lousy movies written by Joss Whedon.

But, in the end, there’s no room for tea and biscuits here in Hoo’d Win. No, there is only blood and honour. Who shall it be? Whose rage burns hotter? Whose limbs are mightier?

You! Make! The! Call!

[Poll #1280435]

I'm watching Once More With Feeling again. Watched it once normal, and now again with the Jay Dub's commentary.

I really enjoy this episode.

Behind the cut is this month's alternate cover for Buffy: Season eight. The series has been less than awesome, but I think this cover sort of makes up for all of that.

( Like the other ones, without Captain America )

Mercedes McNab in Playboy. NSFW, svp.

That second picture? "That bitch is on Dexter, and look at me here!"

I can only imagine the scary look on Creepy Fanboys faces right now.

edit: "in Playboy" does mean there will be bits your boss and parents disapprove of (unless you work for kynn's old boss, then he'd swear at you for being weak kneed or summat).

With regards to all the silliness over on various OBAVA groups, I only have this to say: Leave the drama for yo Mama.

I feel like I'm watching something orchestrated very, very badly.

1:02: "I quit! But if anyone wants to take over, let me know!"
1:10: "Oh, don't leave! But if you are leaving, let me take over!"
1:16: "Oh, okay, thank you random person."

It's like if Mission Impossible were run by retards or something.

Work is beginning to patter on quicker and quicker. Six came around before I knew it. I did manage to begin one review for graveyardgreg and work on another, but I don't get as much time as I'd like.

The B5 rpg is odd; I'm enjoying it quite a bit, but it's still set in the weakest of the seasons, and there seem to be these occasional glaring editing errors that I keep forgetting to sticky note.

Took the TTC to the MTCC for SC2. Got to meet HG & James Leary (aka Clem).

We are right next to Denise Crosby, so I may have to suspend the restraining order I have for the wife speaking to her.

It also turns out she went to a Jays game with her son tonight. So my plan to walk up to her and say "yeah, I loved you on The Red Shoe Diaries. Tell ya, I whacked off like a lumberjack" is foiled by common decency. Fuck.

Got to watch JL chat with the Twins from The Matrix Reloaded. Oddly enough, they talked about acting (Best line of the night:"No one wants to be an ACTOR. They want to be a MOVIE STAR"), makeup, and the New York theatre scene.

HG is the world's greatest guest. I toss him a throwaway line ("You've never had to do a big makeup role, eh?") and he goes into a short monologue about working on Mercy Point. He's gooooood. I love actors who know their cues.

So everyone should show up.

Post script on TAR. Glad the Gay Guys finally won. Of the final 3, none of them were clowns, so I picked Reichen and Chip because FLO v 2.0 and Dave & Jeff annoyed me to death.

I mean, seriously, Jon was concussed and FLO v2.0 still has a broken hand. They were dead.

Creighton & I continue to plan our trip. Once they allow Canuckleheads in (frickin' Yankee bastards. I hate them).

Wife & Colleen r' upstairs watching Once More w/ Feeling on Space's V-Day Buffy marathon.

Earlier, they got a visit from the JW's. Colleen answered the door, and said "Sorry, but we're watching the Buffy Marathon right now". Now I gotta scrub the cross off the door.

Oh, yeah. Check this out. noizangel, I'm looking at you.

Buffy Game: went well. nottheterritory and pyat made it in in spite of Shitty Weather.

Used the first adventure, and time ran out before we got to the first money shot, so I called it and we will reconvene on the 16th of March, God willing.

It is always interesting, the first time you actually USE mechanics. There's a fair bit of 'oh, so THAT'S how it works'. Thank Elvis nottheterritory and his amigo noondaypaisley were familiar with it.

noondaypaisley and WM Cavanaugh, Pyramidian extraordinaire, rounded out the group. The interesting thing is both of the first interested parties did not make it in. Which is unfortunate, but we made it through.

Saw No Way Out at William's. Damn, but that's a huge TV.

The Regal/Storm vs RVD/Kane match was surprisingly lifeless. I think the smarks who've pegged Storm & Regal as not giving a shit anymore may have a point. The HHH/Steiner match was better than their match at the Royal Rumble, but that says little.

Vince once again screwed someone in Montreal, the Benoit/Lesnar vs Team Angle match was awesome, and the Undertaker/Big Fat Show match did NOT suck completely. It rated at least a 5, for the rope walk & UT sailing (SAILING!) through the air.

Hogan Rock almost put me to sleep, but the last match of the night generally does.