thebitterguy

So, yah, Gabe tagged me with the Zombie meme. You're in a mall, there are zombies. Pick your music, your partner, and your hardware.

So, I go in opposite direction.

Gun: Gunzzzzz. I get General George S. Patton's ivory handled revolvers ("Only a New Orleans pimp would carry a pearl handled gun!"), a .45 and a .357 Magnum. They are truly mighty, in terms of being the archetypical sidearm. Sure, you run the risk of running out of ammo. But I lack the upper body strength to swing a shaolin spade for too long.

Guy: Untouchable George Stone, as portrayed by Andy Garcia. Seriously, remember the scene in the train station? I got 'em, indeed! Pow!

Toonz: Because I am predictable and and boring, Ace of Spades by Motorhead.

I tag YOU, true believer.

I teef this from noizangel

( 47 Random Questions )

I have seen deven_science and indefatigable42 both do this, so I must follow suit, as a good Canadian.

Let it be known I am a 35 year old male, raise in small town Ontario. Begin!

What do you call these things?

A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks:
The thing you push around the grocery store:
A metal container to carry a meal in:
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in:
The piece of furniture that seats three people:
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof:
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening:
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages:
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup:
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself:
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach:
Shoes worn for sports:
A flying insect that glows in the dark:
The little insect that curls up into a ball:
The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down:
How you eat pizza:
Where private citizens sell their household goods/stuff in their driveway/front yard:
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are:
The thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places:


TBG's responses may be found ( Beneath The Cut! )

This is what I get when I read LJ at work.
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).
6. Tag five people.

I only do this because of elizalavelle.

:

Based only on suspicions of this illusory threat, which on a narrative level functions only as the obstacle hampering our heroes from effectively dealing with the genuine menace, he therefore institutes a series of draconian measures designed to control what he sees as the subversive elements at the wizarding school.

This is also profoundly reminiscent of real world precedent. Schools and universities have long been seen as the breeding grounds of dissent, political activism, and open defiance of established orthodoxy. They have therefore been long subject to betwen the tug-of-war between the intellectual freedom that gives young people the tools to question their societies, and the guardians of the status quo who believe students should be taught nothing but loyalty.
From Azkaban to Abu Ghraib -- Adam Troy-Castro

Mapping The World of Harry Potter, Edited by Mercedes Lackey, published by Ben Bella Books.

Edit: Tagged: pyat, absinthe_dot_ca, nottheterritory, the_adzo, redeem147

In other news: Apparently, it's been a year since I hurt a blogger's feelings. I should get a medal.

From the misunderestimated ludickid

1. For those who have never spent time in Ontario, explain the charms of the Beer Store.

It's your one stop shop for all your beer needs in Ontario. Literally, since the government holds a monopoly on liquor sales. But it's really an awesome place. There are two line-ups, one on the right for purchasing and the other for returning empties.

The process is pretty simple, if somewhat retro-Soviet: if you're purchasing, you let the clerk know what brand and size you'd like to get, you pay them, and a few minutes later your beer will come sliding down a roller belt. When you've completed the beer consumption, you come back and get your deposit back.

There'll be racks of various beer related accessories, from glasses, mugs & steins to bottle openers and beer branded t-shirts and coolers, if you don't have enough beer related parephenalia coming out of the box itself. The wall will list the available brands and what denominations they come in.

For the beer ignorant such as YHB, it’s a bit of a surplus of wonders. I usually get a case of Steam Whistle, because I got a free tour of the brewery a couple years ago.

It's ultimate charm is the fact it is actually calle The Beer Store.

2. What's the greatest thing about being an Arab-Canadian?

That I can think of myself as pretty much just like any other Canadian. Now, admittedly, with the cultural mosaic that is Canada, every newcomer can maintain a distinct identity, and still be as much a Canadian as either of the founding races (and isn’t it awesome we can say “founding races” with a straight face?) or the other waves, which is great. But I'm pretty much totally assimilated into the Canadian culture (I own a copy of Bon Cop, Bad Cop!).

It’s also cool that I can get Shwarma with a “member’s discount”.

3. What's the worst?

Hairy eyeballs at US customs (although they’re so gentle, and their hands are so soft). And the fact that some of the founding races are still dicks, and have the advantage of numbers.

4. If you could own one item from a comic, RPG or sci-fi story that doesn't exist in the real world, what would it be?

Ah, man. That's hard. Hmm. Something like the cosmic cube or infinity gauntlet would be cheesy. A Pym Particle generator would be handy because then I could shrink down my car and carry it in my pocket, or grow to giant size and trim the trees in my backyard. Or if one of my oldest friends dies giant sized I could shrink him down for his funeral instead of letting him be buried in a giant sized hefty bag.

A viable vial of the super-soldier serum would be cool, primarily because I’m too lazy to actually work out. Or the Weapon Alpha suit

A Green Lantern ring would also be cool, as would a super speed flying bike from the Tharkoldu demon-opoly from Torg.

God, I’m a nerd.

5. Say something nice about your wife.

See, this made me paranoid, because I thought I always said nice things about my wife (with the possible exception of “she enjoyed Ghost Rider”, but who among us?).
She tolerates my foibles and appreciates my good qualities. She’s a huge geek, and even the things we didn’t share previously we share now.


I think you all know what happens next.

One Word
Describe me in one word - just one.
Comment to me, then post this entry to your Live Journal and see how many strange things people think about you.

Home, then, to attempt to beat a dryer into submission. Jesus, for the amount they charge for these friggin' things, they should install themselves.

A - Age: 31, without fear. Although I am upset to learn I missed my Champagne birthday.
B - Band listening to right now: The Blues Brothers
C - Career in future: Writer, God willing
D - Dad's name: Adel
E - Easiest person to talk to: My wife, primarily. My mom and dad. Occasionally mr_weasel but he’s had his own crosses to bear for a while. Badass for a good, objective yet sympathetic pov. No one else, really.
F - Favorite song at the moment: Barret’s Privateers.
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Bears. More texture.
H - Hometown: Napanee, Ontario. Home of… nothing, actually. Wait, no. Avril Lavigne.
I - Instruments: I will skip any particularly obvious jokes about my organ and skip directly to The Keyboard.
J - Job title: Customer Service Rep, whipping boy.
K - Kids: Sure. Got any spares?
L - Longest car ride ever: A ride to Myrtle Beach, probably. Or possibly Halifax. Indy for GenCon was probably the longest in terms of sheer actual on the road time.
M - Mum's name: Ayten
N - Number of siblings: 2
O - Oldest sibling: My younger brother is the oldest of MY siblings, although I’m the oldest of the three.
P - Phobia[s]: Dog sized rats jumping out of the darkness. I’ve been waking up to that image since I was a kid. And THAT is why you shouldn’t wake me.
Q - Quote you like: “I have nothing to gain by lying to you”. By Me.
R - Reason to smile: Cause I’m SO damn funny.
S - Song you sang last: Green Eggs n’ Ham by Moxy Fruvous
T - Time you wake up: 6-6:30 on weekdays.
U - Unknown fact about me: I own a sombrero I bought from Value Village for $3.50 on a lark when I was on a kilt shopping trip. People honked at me as I walked down the side of the road wearing it. The kilt, which was a Larp prop, didn’t fit. I played Mel Gibson as Braveheart.
V - Vegetable you hate: I don’t, really. I even like Eggplant now. Avacados have a odd texture uncut, but as guacamole they rock.
W - Worst habit: Believing that the best defense is a good offense.
X - X-rays you've had: Teeth, skull, a lot of my body after the accident
Y - Yummy food: A good stew/chili/curry. A melange of flavours makes me allllll happy.
Z - Zodiac sign: Aquarius

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