Heel Turn

Just Foo Fighters and Gorillaz for me. Two albums I've been anticipating (Beck's "Guero" and Hot Hot Heat's "Elevator") have already come out.

Quick explanation: ripping your own CDs is perfectly legal. I'm actually re-ripping my entire CD collection to --alt-preset standard, and did a little research out of curiosity. Just having your own MP3s on your computer is perfectly safe, and if they're not in a shared folder on a network or on the internet, no one but you will know you have them. In this case, Tristy, your dad is right, but you have nothing to worry about, anyway. Ripping MP3s from your own CDs is well within U.S. personal use laws. Torrenting, however, as well as DLing from an non-secure location can expose your IP to people who are gathering evidence. In the practical sense, though, no one will care or notice unless you're DLing/sharing on a massive scale or on a network that's been well compromised (like Kazaa/Grokster).

Your Champion Jessica Alba Your Final Four Anna Kournikova Jessica Alba Laetitia Casta Scarlett Johansson Alba over Kournikova in the finals.

Show her 4, 5, and 6, and then just stop there.

Picked this up on Thursday, had a chance to play it a bit yesterday before I went out for the night. Short thoughts: Not impressed. The squad control is this game's only real selling feature, as everything else has been done in Medal of Honor/Call of Duty, and some of it better. The lack of destructible terrain and un-enterable buildings really further killed the appeal for me. I figured this would be the be-all, end-all of WWII FPSes, but really, there's a long way to go. It seems that they spent way too much time on historical research and the like, and not enough on actual in-game details.

Arrested Development is one of only three shows I give a shit about right now (Lost and the Shield are the other two, not counting Sportscenter), and the reason it's doing horribly is that they're NOT FUCKING ADVERTISING IT. AT ALL. I was talking with my sister yesterday, and mentioned AD to her as something she might like. Her: "What's that? I've never heard of it." She's about as pop-culture savvy as they come, I should point out. And in the meantime, I can't fucking turn on the TV without seeing a commercial for 24, American Idol, or the Simpsons. Fuck you, Fox, for mishandling AD almost as badly as you did Family Guy. It looks like another brilliant comedy is set to be flushed down the tubes by Rupert Murdoch's gang of retarded chimps.

I can't wait for this. I'm positively gay for Peter Molyneux, so I'm totally looking forward to this. The day it comes out for PC, I'm snagging this.

Artist/ Band: 2 Skinnee J's Are you male or female: Sensitive 90's Guy Describe yourself: Riot Nrrrd How do some people feel about you: 2 Dimensional Describe your ex girlfriend/boyfriend: Girl With the World In Her Eyes Describe your current girlfriend/boyfriend: Irresistible Force Describe where you are: In the Clutches of the Diabolical Sgt. Stiletto Describe where you want to be: In My Room Describe what you want to be: The Best Describe how you live: Wild Kingdom Describe how you love: Love Like Mountains Share a few words of wisdom: You're a Champion

"NOBODY'S GOING TO JAIL, KAREN!"

The motherfucking 2 Skinnee J's.

They might not be taking away records, but there'd damn well better be asterisks.

To save my money so I can spend big. The best song on 4, my favorite is "Girl on the Moon." But that album also has Jukebox Hero, Waiting for a Girl Like You and Urgent. ←

With rare exception, licensed games suck because they're developed quickly, and designed to cash in on the success of a movie. Vastly less money is put into them, and as such, the quality suffers. Also, most licensed titles rely on their name appeal and association with other products (movies, most often) to sell copies. Games that spring wholecloth from the industry (Half-Life 2, GTA series, etc.) don't have that luxury, and are forced to either be an excellent game, or die unnoticed in the marketplace. And the best licensed game ever is easily Goldeneye for the N64. Excellent title.

The End by the Doors. Trippy as fuck. I know it's like a 12 minute song, but it feels like it's only 5.

Good luck regulating the cable industry. Since it's not a free service, like regular network stations are, the chances of anyone cracking down on them is minimal; there's plenty of case law in cable's favor. Additionally, that kind of profanity is almost always kept to the post 10 PM timeslot, so that gives the government even less of a leg to stand on, metaphorically speaking. They might score a symbolic victory over the worst offenders, but this entire thing strikes me as a pre-emptive move to scare cable stations to clean up their act on their own.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme. "La la la!"

It's poker, Pepsi. You made all the right moves, and still lost. It happens. The key is to not let it affect you the next time. Don't be gun-shy, and don't be afraid to keep playing the same way you did, as it's obviously working. You caught a shitload of bad beats, but that game is over. Do your best to rebound next time. My condolences, though. That's some shitty fucking luck, and I'd feel awful if I lost a tourney like that.

It's a shame it's not permanent.

I've been trying to come to terms with this all day. The fact that one of the most unique voices of a generation has been silenced is depressing, to say the least, but his is a body of work that I'm fairly certain will perservere. RIP, Uncle Duke. I'm sure you're giving God hell over the lack of firearms in heaven right now.

Much love for The Great Mouse Detective. Easily one of the best animated movies ever, and it's a shame that it never got the recognition it deserved.