As the newly-christened Vanilla Albatross, I feel it is my duty- nay, my imperative to respond to the serious charges that Beerslinger has lain upon this beacon of sanity and reason that is Wetwired. Is this most egregious offense against sanity and reason something that I can abide? I dare say that it is not, dear reader.

I speak, of course, of Beerslinger saying Hackers is a good movie.

Beerslinger says that Hackers is “a low budget, low class science fiction thriller, replete with bad acting and bad writing.” Had he simply refrained from further comment upon that wise and noble statement , we would have had no quarrel. However, he then says the following:

“Take another look at it if you don’t believe me. It’s Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, without Sidney Poitier.”

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Challenge Accepted, old friend.

I will do this, folks. For the sake of make sure I am absolutely justified in my hatred of this movie (and so that I can craft a truly epic rebuttal disputing the line of BS you see in his article) I will make the ultimate sacrifice.

That’s right- I will rewatch Hackers. Once that is done, I will give the full, uncut rebuttal that my round little friend deserves for his masterwork.

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Wetwired Radio Presents: Episode 12, in which our heroes explain about the Lost Podcast, do a quick and dirty review of The Dark Knight, and get interviewed by The Daily Texan for an article on blogging in Austin. All in all, a pleasant outing.

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Update: We’ve had some technical difficulties with this podcast with compatibility of wordpress 2.6 and podpress 8.8.  We are awaiting an update but have managed to get this up with a work around.

 

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Dark Knight Movie Poster

Okay, so here’s the thing about The Dark Knight.

Rarely has a movie had THIS much hype. Going into this movie, you would believe that this movie had reached the pantheon of upper-echelon films before it ever opened. The movie had been mentioned in the same breath as The Godfather Part II and The Empire Strikes Back- and people were serious. Those two movies go beyond the idea of “popcorn movie” or “sequel” and into “true art.”

People had essentially beatified Heath Ledger in his role as “The Joker.” Never mind the fact that a comic book movie had never had a performance even nominated for an Academy Award. Now, Ledger was being virtually guaranteed a posthumous Oscar.

Both the movie and Ledger’s performance had been built up to an almost unmatchable hype.

Almost.

For you see, this movie actually meets and matches the hype. It’s been a week or so since I’ve seen the movie, and I’ve been counting down the days until I can see it again in a much better theater.

The story is essentially that which was laid out in the first movie- the concept of escalation. Everything steps up a level in this movie, from the war on crime that Batman fights, to the profound effect that his villians have upon his life and the city of Gotham.

The best story in this movie is the story arc of Harvey Dent, played brilliantly by Aaron Eckhart. The man brings about a performance that is brilliant and tragic. His rise and fall make this movie.

All I can really say otherwise is to go see this movie- though it appears most of us already have. Thus, go see it a second time. I’d like for it to knock Titanic off the perch if it can.

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- Yes, we’ll be reviewing the movie.

No, not tonight- Pylorns still hasn’t seen it because he wussed out on seeing it this weekend.

The short version of the review is- believe the hype. It is that good.

- So, Myspace is getting hit by spammers/spyware douchebags.

See, it seems that people are creating myspace profiles then adding these pictures to them that would make the average unsuspecting IE user think they have to install a Windows update.

This would be great… if I weren’t using Firefox in Leopard. Naturally, I picked up on the ruse.

Fucking spammer douchebags. See, I know- I KNOW- I’ll have to fix this on my dad’s computer at some point since his family can’t figure out not to click on every damn popup that comes along. That’s going to be fun to fix- AGAIN.

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So yeah, I have my ticket for The Dark Knight. I picked it up online earlier in the week, and I’m going to go see it before work tomorrow.

Here’s the thing, though- for once, I have very little knowledge beforehand. I’ve actively avoided learning too much about the movie. Even today, I’m still very much in the dark about any key plot points.

It’s kinda nice, actually. I’m looking forward to seeing it tomorrow.

Oh, and we’re instigating a rule. Any fucknut that posts any major spoilers for this movie on our site between now and next Friday and ruins it for anyone else gets banned indefinitely. I’m not having a repeat of The Sixth Sense on our site. (The short version- I went to Kevin Smith’s View Askew site within the first two weeks of that movie opening, only to find some asshole had posted the big reveal rather nonchalantly in the middle of a post that had nothing to do with the movie.

I’ll post a review tomorrow and let you know how the movie is.

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Wetwired Radio Presents: our eleventh podcast. In which we present the uncut versions of the Second Amendment discussions from the last Podcast. This is a shorter podcast than the latest ones have been, and a bit more serious in nature and tone.

Listen to this via iTunes or directly below.

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Wetwired Radio Presents: our tenth podcast. In which the new theme music is introduced, our heroes are rejoined by our cohort in Wetwired East, Beerslinger has a “very special” moment, recent political events are discussed along with idiots getting their heads cut off, and general merriment is made.

Once again, this one is for adults. Listen to this via iTunes or directly below.

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 Wetwired Podcast: Episode 10 [42:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

A few items of note:

- the new podcast is recorded and being mixed. It’s out tenth podcast, and our longest yet at over 40 minutes. I think you’ll like it.

- We’re working on some ideas for regular posting. Beerslinger himself has come up with some really rather nifty ideas, and I like what he has in mind.

- We have some new readers joining us, too. Hello, world. Sorry about the floor. We didn’t know we’d have company, otherwise we’d have cleaned up a bit.

- I’m heading down to Wetwired Central (Austin, for the newbies) for the holiday weekend on Thursday. Should be fun.

- Lemme see, what else did I want to talk about…

Oh, yeah. Wesley Clark being a grand high poobah asshole.
Okay, look. Wes- can I call you Wes? I mean, I’d refer to you as General but that would imply some level of respect that you so clearly don’t have for others, so why should I show it here?

Wessy-poo, you were doing SO WELL with what you said, and up to a point you were absolutely right- being in command in the military doesn’t give you the same experience as being commander-in-chief. (I mean, that’s what got you knocked out of the 2004 run, right?) Not only that, but if you’d have just stopped there you could have been seen as a possible contender for a high-level position in the Obama presidency, maybe even the cabinet, right?

But then, well… then you fucked up, as always.

“I don’t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president”

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Okay, never mind that this shows such tremendous tactlessness that  to call witness to such would be redundant. Never mind that you were Army, and he was Navy, and there’s always been this pissing match between the two branches. Never mind that one could make the argument that McCain’s experience in politics timewise runs circles around Barack Obama’s. Even with all that in mind… HE WAS IN THE HANOI HILTON FOR FIVE YEARS, YOU JACKASS!!!

Sweet fucking Christ, when did being a POW become a campaign target? Really, Wesley? Is that what we’re gonna do? Because certainly if those gloves are gonna come off and a man’s service to his country in such horrendous conditions can be used as a verbal barb, then there are SOOOOO many things that could be fair game about the Chosen One for the Democrats too.

I had hoped that we were in a point in our society that such mudslinging was beneath the candidates for the President of this land, and to their credit both McCain AND Obama distanced themselves from Wesley Clark while being respectful.

Oh, and Wes? One thing to keep in mind, you unbelievable douchebag. McCain’s older than you, yes. He’s ex-Navy, if that really matters to you.

But he’s meaner than you, and he’s got a temper from hell. Trust me, John McCain ain’t gonna forget this one.

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Wetwired Radio Presents: our ninth podcast. In which our heroes are joined by a long-lost cohort, the discussions range from newcasters to bagels, Finley is left speechless and women over fifty are judged for their nudeness.

Be warned, folks. This one is definitely for adults. It’s also one of the funniest conversations these three have ever had.

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How appropriate that for a man who changed the use of language on our airwaves, I have no words to express the gratitude towards his genius.

To George, a man who provided some of the finest humor of the twentieth century and redefined what was obscene and what was not.

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Wetwired Radio Presents: Our 8th podcast. Our intrepid heroes (Finley and Pylorns) reunite for the second tag-team podcast, where we discuss summer movies, tucker max, the Master Pancake Theater, our willingness to be corporate whores, two legends in newscasting and search terms for Wetwired.

Listen to this via itunes or directly below.

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I know we owe you a podcast. It’s recorded, and we’re mixing it. I was hoping to have it for you last night.

But look at the timestamp on this post. 4:45 AM.

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I just got off of work. From a shift that started at noon.

Yesterday.
Podcast will be up today, sometime- hopefully.

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Will be out tomorrow. Sorry folks, but I had to work OT today and I’m tired. I’ll send out the next one tomorrow evening.

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UPDATE!!!: Or not. New Podcast coming soon. Sorry.

Tomorrow, I make my way to Austin.

Truth be told, I’m not looking forward to the drive. That being said, it’s at least better than the drive to The OKC that could have been made on Sunday directly from here. Today was mostly spent visiting with friends and family. I saw Beerslinger again, and we went and had lunch with a friend of his from his church. Afterwards, I visited my grandmother and ate- again.

It’s a tradition, you see. Any time I go over there, she insists on feeding me. Mind you, I’m not complaining. The food’s damned good, and I’ve spoken on Wetwired before about how good the food is that my grandfather creates. Still, I was full.

After this, I went and saw the dress rehearsal for my neice’s dance recital.

For almost 4 hours.

With many portions repeated.

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My sister, who has patience for this type of stuff, was begging for the end of the performance portion of her daughter’s recital so we could leave. When that magic moment came, you could have only known which way we went by the dust trail we left behind in our rush.

This is my last day in Baton Rouge until Christmastime. I’ve enjoyed the trip, and though I love Austin and will enjoy being there this weekend I will miss this town after this trip. Baton Rouge has not always been a great place for me, but this time around I thoroughly enjoyed my vacation.

So, I’ve got that going for me I suppose.

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Many people tend to go out and spend ridiculous amounts of money on their vacations, going to parks and doing things that they end up paying doe the rest of the year.

Me, I’m sitting on a couch.

See, my trips tend to be low-cost if possible. I try to stay with people and avoid hotel or motel rooms if possible. I help buy groceries, which tends to be a lot cheaper than eating out. I try to be a good guest. And why do I do this, you may ask?

Well, mostly because one time I was a dick unintentionally and I’ve never forgotten it.

I’ll explain. 7 years ago, I stayed with my sister and her husband while recuperating from surgery. I ended up leaving a bit of a mess, and they were pissed.

Naturally, I was a bit perturbed- at myself.

I mean, who could blame them?

So, from then on I’ve tried to be as good of a guest as I can be. I clean up as  ucha s possible, I help clean, I help take care of the kids, etc. I buy groceries, pick up food if needed… and it works.

Since then, they’re happy to have me over any time. It’s all good, in fact.

We’re going out tonight as a family, for sushi (one of our favorites, it turns out). Tomorrow, I’ll visit my father for a day or two. From there on, I am making the trip to Austin for the weekend.

Good times.

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