Jarvis Slacks
4,318 lost soldiers later, We Leave: The Spinning Down of the Iraq War.
Wow. We’re really leaving. Here are a few facts to let you have some context. 4,318 United States soldiers have been killed in US combat in Iraq. 31,368 United States soldiers have been wounded in US combat in Iraq. For what? Yeah. Great question. I would quote the money facts, too. But that isn’t important … Read more
Shouting Match: Off the Wall vs. Thriller
These are the questions that shape men’s minds. Michael Jackson is dead. Did you know that? I was stuck on the Red line in DC when, once I was out the underground tunnels, I was bombarded with texts and emails telling me that the King of Pop not only died, but he died of something … Read more
Check out the “9″ trailer.
I normally don’t care about these little cartoon, live action, digital, weird Tim Burton things. I would rather do something else. Like sleep. Or go to the bathroom. However, 9 seems amazing. Puppets are the only thing alive at the end of the world, and they have to protect the world from the monsters that … Read more
Transformers-Revenge of the Fallen: Impressions
The only problem with Michael Bay’s masterpiece, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is that it is too full of awesome. That’s a vague assessment, but it is a true one. I09 has a much more elaborate and Freudian take on the movie, but I don’t really feel like thinking that hard. The new Transformers is … Read more
Life After the MFA: Brain bits
Stuff you probably don’t know about me. -I work two jobs. Both of them are part time. One is at a book store right down from my house. I help people find books. I put up the books. I also can make you a pretty mean latte, frapp, cap, MMCFL, A Chai tea latte or … Read more
Need a Job? Give up your Facebook password. Seriously.
Yeah, you need a job. We all need a job. This isn’t new. But what are you willing to give up? Are you willing to let your boss all over Facebook? Myspace? Twitter-Twat? Would you give your boss your passwords and usernames? Isn’t that almost like giving a mugger the knife that you are holding … Read more
News Rodeo: Glenn Beck is Stupid, Plastic Hands, and Michael Bay’s Genius Brain.
Yep. I am going to avoid saying, “The Revolution Will be Televised” because every talking head and pundit on the tubes has said that bullshit for the last few days. However, it does look like we are seeing the beginnings of a different Iran, one where people wear lots of green and use twitter to … Read more
Myspace to cut 400 jobs. Yeah, Myspace is still around. I know, right?
First there was Friendster, and Friendster was really stupid and nobody liked it. Then, there was Myspace, and everyone liked Myspace because it was a new way to meet girls to have sex with. Around the same time, Facebook popped up and no one liked it because a bunch of kids were on there. Then, … Read more
Putting Two in the Air: The Iran Election Situation.
What I find interesting about all of this is how it parrallels what happened in in 2000. There was George W.Bush and Al Gore. Bush and Gore contested over issues in Florida and many, many people believed that the election was stolen, that we didn’t have a President that we had voted vigorously for and … Read more
The Reads: The Prestige
I’m not a big fan of Science Fiction/Fantasy stuff. I don’t like it. It makes my body hurt in ways that only a car can do. However, Christopher Priest’s The Prestige is a gem, a hunk of writing that has some true, fundamental problems but that achieves mystery, suspense and interest by not telling the … Read more
