hmmm. Past couple of days have been pretty much dominated by sports, mainly badminton and basketball. zzzt. Strangely, the more I play badminton, the worse my basketball gets. Shit. I need to play somemore. Then again, it's not good to play with people who are too good.
Today was funny though. It probably won't sound funny when i type it here though. So I'll just say this. 1 air-ball= 20 push-ups. Heh.
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Blade : Trinity. Better than Alexander, but still not very good, mostly because of the lack of plot. Wesley Snipes does kick ass though. Him trying to do a koochie koochie koo to a baby = hilarious. Ryan Reynolds is not bad too. Jessica Biel = customary woman. Dracula looks like a white poser though. Sheesh.
The action was pretty good, actually. And now Vampires die in a really cool way. If you want to watch this movie, watch it for the graphics and action, not to see how the story ends. (because it dosen't seem to)
The storyline is just....there. It dosen't really do anything other than set the stage for witty one-liners and more action.
Overall: Nice to watch, if you don't like to think too much.
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Good- looking movies to come:
Phantom of the Opera
Batman Begins
Fantastic Four
some new movie involving the mask (dosen't have Jim Carrey though, so doubtful)
Ocean's twelve (maybe...)
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Villa hasn't been winning much lately. Shit.
Really hope Man U does start losing soon. All the Man U fans around me are starting to make me hate Man U even more, even if they're NOT title contenders.
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In other news, Andrew still hasn't found his Mogu. And he feels like his world is coming tumbling down on him.
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More news.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
KIM CHANDLER
News staff writer
MONTGOMERY - An Alabama lawmaker who sought to ban gay marriages now wants to ban novels with gay characters from public libraries, including university libraries.
A bill by Rep. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, would prohibit the use of public funds for "the purchase of textbooks or library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle." Allen said he filed the bill to protect children from the "homosexual agenda."
"Our culture, how we know it today, is under attack from every angle," Allen said in a press conference Tuesday.
Allen said that if his bill passes, novels with gay protagonists and college textbooks that suggest homosexuality is natural would have to be removed from library shelves and destroyed.
"I guess we dig a big hole and dump them in and bury them," he said.
A spokesman for the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center called the bill censorship.
"It sounds like Nazi book burning to me," said SPLC spokesman Mark Potok. Allen pre-filed his bill in advance of the 2005 legislative session, which begins Feb. 1.
If the bill became law, public school textbooks could not present homosexuality as a genetic trait and public libraries couldn't offer books with gay or bisexual characters.
When asked about Tennessee Williams' southern classic "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," Allen said the play probably couldn't be performed by university theater groups.
Allen said no state funds should be used to pay for materials that foster homosexuality. He said that would include nonfiction books that suggest homosexuality is acceptable and fiction novels with gay characters. While that would ban books like "Heather has Two Mommies," it could also include classic and popular novels with gay characters such as "The Color Purple," "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "Brideshead Revisted."
The bill also would ban materials that recognize or promote a lifestyle or actions prohibited by the sodomy and sexual misconduct laws of Alabama. Allen said that meant books with heterosexual couples committing those acts likely would be banned, too.
His bill also would prohibit a teacher from handing out materials or bringing in a classroom speaker who suggested homosexuality was OK, he said.
Allen has sponsored legislation to make a gay marriage ban part of the Alabama Constitution, but it was not approved by the Legislature.
Ken Baker, a board member of Equality Alabama, a gay rights organization, said Allen was "attempting to become the George Wallace of homosexuality."
Aside from the moral debates, the bill could be problematic for library collections, said Jaunita Owes, director of the Montgomery City-County Library, which is a few blocks from the Alabama Capitol.
"Half the books in the library could end up being banned. It's all based on how one interprets the material," Owes said.
Sigh. America.
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To the asshole spamming my tagboard. I have you goddamn IP address. So don't think I can't track you down. Bastard. To think there are assholes like you who have nothing better to do than sit in front of the computer and spam people makes me feel bad. I'd feel bad for you and your lame life it you weren't such a dickhead.
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Going to Fish & co. tomorrow. There's another hole in my pocket.
-Wilfred, blogging less often
Today was funny though. It probably won't sound funny when i type it here though. So I'll just say this. 1 air-ball= 20 push-ups. Heh.
---
Blade : Trinity. Better than Alexander, but still not very good, mostly because of the lack of plot. Wesley Snipes does kick ass though. Him trying to do a koochie koochie koo to a baby = hilarious. Ryan Reynolds is not bad too. Jessica Biel = customary woman. Dracula looks like a white poser though. Sheesh.
The action was pretty good, actually. And now Vampires die in a really cool way. If you want to watch this movie, watch it for the graphics and action, not to see how the story ends. (because it dosen't seem to)
The storyline is just....there. It dosen't really do anything other than set the stage for witty one-liners and more action.
Overall: Nice to watch, if you don't like to think too much.
---
Good- looking movies to come:
Phantom of the Opera
Batman Begins
Fantastic Four
some new movie involving the mask (dosen't have Jim Carrey though, so doubtful)
Ocean's twelve (maybe...)
---
Villa hasn't been winning much lately. Shit.
Really hope Man U does start losing soon. All the Man U fans around me are starting to make me hate Man U even more, even if they're NOT title contenders.
---
In other news, Andrew still hasn't found his Mogu. And he feels like his world is coming tumbling down on him.
---
More news.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
KIM CHANDLER
News staff writer
MONTGOMERY - An Alabama lawmaker who sought to ban gay marriages now wants to ban novels with gay characters from public libraries, including university libraries.
A bill by Rep. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, would prohibit the use of public funds for "the purchase of textbooks or library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle." Allen said he filed the bill to protect children from the "homosexual agenda."
"Our culture, how we know it today, is under attack from every angle," Allen said in a press conference Tuesday.
Allen said that if his bill passes, novels with gay protagonists and college textbooks that suggest homosexuality is natural would have to be removed from library shelves and destroyed.
"I guess we dig a big hole and dump them in and bury them," he said.
A spokesman for the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center called the bill censorship.
"It sounds like Nazi book burning to me," said SPLC spokesman Mark Potok. Allen pre-filed his bill in advance of the 2005 legislative session, which begins Feb. 1.
If the bill became law, public school textbooks could not present homosexuality as a genetic trait and public libraries couldn't offer books with gay or bisexual characters.
When asked about Tennessee Williams' southern classic "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," Allen said the play probably couldn't be performed by university theater groups.
Allen said no state funds should be used to pay for materials that foster homosexuality. He said that would include nonfiction books that suggest homosexuality is acceptable and fiction novels with gay characters. While that would ban books like "Heather has Two Mommies," it could also include classic and popular novels with gay characters such as "The Color Purple," "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "Brideshead Revisted."
The bill also would ban materials that recognize or promote a lifestyle or actions prohibited by the sodomy and sexual misconduct laws of Alabama. Allen said that meant books with heterosexual couples committing those acts likely would be banned, too.
His bill also would prohibit a teacher from handing out materials or bringing in a classroom speaker who suggested homosexuality was OK, he said.
Allen has sponsored legislation to make a gay marriage ban part of the Alabama Constitution, but it was not approved by the Legislature.
Ken Baker, a board member of Equality Alabama, a gay rights organization, said Allen was "attempting to become the George Wallace of homosexuality."
Aside from the moral debates, the bill could be problematic for library collections, said Jaunita Owes, director of the Montgomery City-County Library, which is a few blocks from the Alabama Capitol.
"Half the books in the library could end up being banned. It's all based on how one interprets the material," Owes said.
Sigh. America.
---
To the asshole spamming my tagboard. I have you goddamn IP address. So don't think I can't track you down. Bastard. To think there are assholes like you who have nothing better to do than sit in front of the computer and spam people makes me feel bad. I'd feel bad for you and your lame life it you weren't such a dickhead.
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Going to Fish & co. tomorrow. There's another hole in my pocket.
-Wilfred, blogging less often
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