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IMDB Top 100 Films Meme

Posted by Jeff on Monday, 31 October, 2005

 

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IMDB’s Top 100 Best Movies of All Time
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Rank

Movie

Didn’t See It/
Started It/
Finished It/
Hated It!

1

Godfather, The (1972)

Finished It

2

Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

Finished It

3

Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

Finished It

4

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

Finished It

5

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

Finished It

6

Casablanca (1942)

Finished It

7

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

Finished It

8

Schindler’s List (1993)

Finished It

9

Shichinin No Samurai [Seven Samurai] (1954)

Finished It

10

Star Wars (1977)

Finished It

11

Citizen Kane (1941)

Finished It

12

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

Finished It

13

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Finished It

14

Rear Window (1954)

Finished It

15

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Finished It

16

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Finished It

17

Memento (2000)

Finished It

18

Usual Suspects, The (1995)

Finished It

19

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Finished It

20

North by Northwest (1959)

Finished It

21

12 Angry Men (1957)

22

Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Le [Amelie] (2001)

Finished It

23

Psycho (1960)

Finished It

24

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Finished It

25

Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il [The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly] (1966)

Finished It

26

Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

Finished It

27

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Hated It!

28

Goodfellas (1990)

Finished It

29

American Beauty (1999)

Finished It

30

Vertigo (195 8)

Finished It

31

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Finished It

32

Matrix, The (1999)

Finished It

33

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Finished It

34

Pianist, The (2002)

Finished It

35

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

36

C’era una volta il West [Once Upon a Time in the West] (196 8)

37

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Finished It

38

Third Man, The (1949)

39

Taxi Driver (1976)

Finished It

40

Paths of Glory (1957)

41

Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi [Spirited Away] (2001)

Finished It

42

Fight Club (1999)

Finished It

43

Boot, Das (1981)

Finished It

44

Double Indemnity (1944)

45

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Finished It

46

Chinatown (1974)

Finished It

47

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Finished It

48

Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

Finished It

49

M (1931)

Finished It

50

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Finished It

51

Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

52

All About Eve (1950)

53

Se7en (1995)

Finished It

54

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Finished It

55

Saving Private Ryan (199 8)

Finished It

56

Cidade de Deus [City of God] (2002)

57

Raging Bull (1980)

Finished It

58

Rashômon (1950)

59

Wizard of Oz, The (1939)

Finished It

60

Sting, The (1973)

Finished It

61

Alien (1979)

Finished It

62

American History X (199 8)

Finished It

63

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Finished It

64

Léon (1994)

65

Vita è bella, La [Life is Beautiful] (1997)

Finished It

66

Touch of Evil (195 8)

67

Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

Finished It

68

2001: A Space Odyssey (196 8)

Finished It

69

Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (194 8)

70

Great Escape, The (1963)

Finished It

71

Wo hu cang long [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] (2000)

Finished It

72

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Finished It

73

Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

Finished It

74

Amadeus (1984)

Finished It

75

Modern Times (1936)

76

Ran (1985)

77

Annie Hall (1977)

Finished It

78

Jaws (1975)

Finished It

79

On the Waterfront (1954)

80

Braveheart (1995)

Finished It

81

High Noon (1952)

82

Apartment, The (1960)

Finished It

83

Fargo (1996)

Finished It

84

Sixth Sense, The (1999)

Finished It

85

Aliens (1986)

Finished It

86

Shining, The (1980)

Finished It

87

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Finished It

88

Blade Runner (1982)

Finished It

89

Metropolis (1927)

Finished It

90

Duck Soup (1933)

91

Finding Nemo (2003)

92

Donnie Darko (2001)

Finished It

93

General, The (1927)

Finished It

94

City Lights (1931)

95

Princess Bride, The (1987)

Finished It

96

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Finished It

97

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Finished It

98

Great Dictator, The (1940)

Finished It

99

Sjunde inseglet, Det [The Seventh Seal] (1957)

100

Lola rennt [Run Lola Run] (199 8)

Finished It


Which movies have you seen?

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What’s the deal with all the spam?

Posted by Jeff on Monday, 31 October, 2005

I wonder if anyone really gets this message. First, I’m NOT a resident of the USA (not a commentary, please read on), and as such, and please keep this in mind, NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ALL FREE MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE TO ONLY AMERICAN CITIZENS. I do not want Viagara. I don’t want to buy Microshaft software. I don’t want to spam other people to hock your cheap ass wares.

And mostly, I don’t want to go to University online. Not that telecommuting for a course is a bad idea, for many courses, quite the opposite. In fact, I moreso mean this…

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And what were the results? Let me tell you some stories:.
Those janitors aren’t missing sleeping right now..
I’m not enjoying fighting over there..
12. Ninety six bottles of beer, three a’s, three b’s, one c, two d’s, thirty three e’s, seven f’s, three g’s, nine h’s, twelve i’s, one j, one k, six l’s, fifteen n’s, eleven o’s, eight r’s, twenty five s’s, twenty two t’s, two u’s, six v’s, eight w’s, four x’s, and five y’s on the wall.. I didn’t love dancing for two hours.. i need to get my nails manicured. Don’t you practice dancing as often as possible?. Have you missed reading recently?. But, I spent the next three weeks making a piece of simple software for her son to her specifications. While I was at it, I put 4-8 pictures on the screen as well. The simple program was finished and ready for her child to see. As I was presenting it, the other children in my classroom were pushing each other to get to the computer screen to touch that Touch Window and hear the word spoken again and again. I looked at these kids and was amazed. There was no music, no animation, nothing cute about this program at all, just real pictures with real words. I was stunned. I just watched the children. Within 10 minutes, several children who had never said a word in their life, made approximations of several words. I was hooked.. I am missing working right now.. Then I started ‘teaching’. You know, I’m a good teacher. (Well, maybe just an average teacher, but you get the jist). I know what good teachers do. Or I thought I did. I sat with the children at the computer. When they pressed the IntelliKeys’ keyboard or the Touch Window’ and the computer said the word, I repeated the word and then expanded on the word. After they had pressed the same word several times, I said, “That’s right, that’s a cat, can you find the dog?? Suddenly, I would see the child’s back get stiff, and before you knew it, he got up and left the computer. I didn’t understand. Just a few seconds ago, he loved it. What happened?. They are not missing shouting today.. Joseph has just remembered walking.. 12. Ninety six bottles of beer, three a’s, three b’s, one c, two d’s, thirty three e’s, seven f’s, three g’s, nine h’s, twelve i’s, one j, one k, six l’s, fifteen n’s, eleven o’s, eight r’s, twenty five s’s, twenty two t’s, two u’s, six v’s, eight w’s, four x’s, and five y’s on the wall.. I didn’t dislike cooking at home.. i am terribly hungry, do you want to get some food later on?. I have just practiced talking.. THE PARENT arrived back on the scene. She gave me a tape by Dr. Laura Meyers from UCLA. I listened to that tape eight times. I listened over and over and heard the same thing again and again. Ms. Meyers said, ‘These kids may need to hear a word many times (perhaps 72 times) before they ever say a word. A computer can be patient and say it the same way every time.’ Now I understood. I was not patient enough. I did not allow the student to hear the words over and over. I was interrupting their learning by interjecting, when they were totally engrossed in what they were doing. I was asking questions they were not ready to answer. They were just learning language. They didn’t have the answers yet.. The politicians dislike playing all day long.. Then I started ‘teaching’. You know, I’m a good teacher. (Well, maybe just an average teacher, but you get the jist). I know what good teachers do. Or I thought I did. I sat with the children at the computer. When they pressed the IntelliKeys’ keyboard or the Touch Window’ and the computer said the word, I repeated the word and then expanded on the word. After they had pressed the same word several times, I said, “That’s right, that’s a cat, can you find the dog?? Suddenly, I would see the child’s back get stiff, and before you knew it, he got up and left the computer. I didn’t understand. Just a few seconds ago, he loved it. What happened?. Does Joe hate laughing over there?.
EDWARDS: But what have we seen? Relentless negative attacks against John. So in the weeks ahead, we know what’s coming, don’t we?. The gardners regret skiing well.. i need to get a pedicure. my feet smell and itch.

This email just made me howl. And for those of you not familiar with me, I’m a HIGHLY OVEREDUCATED BOFFIN (read brainy geek), here are just a few of the reasons.

1. Somebody offering higher education to me should know how to spell deal.

2. A PhD in two weeks? I did two years of fluids with satan himself, Dr. Pollard, and it took the whole time to finally get a few simple concepts. So I ask, how worthwhile is your PhD you get with two weeks of “effortTM“?

3. What the fuck is the rest of that email about? Sounds to me this whole course is more about the narcotics experimentation part of “higher” learning rather than getting something of value.

As such, obviously, this is some asshole trying to get rich quick, making suckers believe they’ll get smart quick. So you know what we should do? Everybody, and I mean everybody who reads this, forward ALL OF YOUR SPAM TO this email addy…

yxbtsptzsdxyjp@aemail4u.com. No, it won’t kill this asshole, but hey, it may fill his inbox far too readily.

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I’ve done crying in my beer.

Posted by Jeff on Monday, 31 October, 2005

All I have to say is WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED? It was supposed to be 6-0, Vancouver over Quebec, but, the team held hostage in Colorado had other plans. Quebec won 4-3 in overtime. Well, we got 1 point out of the ordeal.

I’m in denial. I don’t care. It doesn’t help when we played virtually the entire second period short handed. Somebody should tell the refs that the Bertuzzi rule (that infractions he may be responsible for cost him harsher penalties) DO NOT CARRY OVER TO THE REST OF THE CANUCKS ALSO. I don’t care that Quebec is the team that all this hub-ub started with. Grrr. At least there was some humour Saturday night. Ottawa quietly dismantled the worst team in the history of the NHL, the Make Me Laughs, by a score of 8-0. What little relief that was.

In other news, George “Sulu” Takei, 68, came out of the closet, letting the world know the news that he has been with his partner, Brad Altman for 18 years. First off, wow, what a shock. And by shock, I mean meh. Secondly, even with this revalation, Sulu, a supporting character, still got laid way more than Picard ever did, though nobody tops the intergalactic sex this man has had…

So Sulu’s been with Brad since he was fifty. Wow. I still can’t imagine being fifty. Please don’t ever come. But, as such, fifty, as in percent, is just like half. And half of Takei’s current age is 34. And the actual score of the Canucks game was 3-4, for the Nordiques. So, as you can see, George coming out completely changed the whole outcome of the game, and as such, gives us

Utter Golden Perfection.

For our next game, Minnesota finally comes to GM Place to get trounced by the hometown faithful. And, as such, and just to one up Will, Tris, and the rest of Minnesota, the Bert-accu-scoreTM shall be

Vancouver 12 Minnesota 0

Cha Gheill!!

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Watch out tomorrow night

Posted by Jeff on Sunday, 30 October, 2005

Ahh, Hallowe’en. One of my favourite holidays. And now, this cartoon, from my buddy Jake (no blog/link available), as a public service announcement to not make a certain mistake…

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An in depth meme

Posted by Jeff on Sunday, 30 October, 2005

Stolen borrowed from Laura

The Personality Resume
Would you rather be an African elephant or an Asian elephant? Why?: An African Elephant, only because it’s ears are bigger (and shaped similarly to the continent). I know it’s silly, but I have big ears anyway
Would you rather freeze to death or burn alive? Why?: Freeze to death, only because being so cold would numb you and you wouldn’t feel so much pain.
Name three movies you like: Star Wars Saga, The Godfather Trilogy, Bowling for Columbine (which I’m watching right now).
Name three books you like: Lord of the Rings, The Art of War, Tao Te Ching.
Have you ever fallen in love with a fictional character? Which one(s)? Why?: No. I’ve had crushes (like Colleen McMurphy from China Beach), but I’ve been grounded enough not to take these things so far.
Republican, Democrat or other? Why?: Liberal. First, we’re in Canada. Second, the Liberals are a much better alternative to Conservatives like Stephen Harper.
Attendance percentage at high school dances?: 99%
What television shows do you watch regularly?: Trailer Park Boys, Family Guy, South Park, Hell’s Kitchen
Abortion is…: More necessary than the religious right would have you believe.
The death penalty is…: Flat out wrong.
How do you take your coffee?: Black, with an espresso shooter.
How do you take your tea?: Black. Except it’s usually green tea, so green.
Who’s your favorite teacher/professor?: Hmm.. High School, gotta be Sarge, my Phys. Ed./Football/Ski Coach. University, gotta be Oostie, who taught Applied Thermodynamics. Film School, gotta be Andy A.
How do you feel about your parents?: They’ve always tried to be there, though sometimes misguided.
What sort of music do you listen to?: Anything but two kinds. One being country, the other being western.
List five or ten bands you listen to.: Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Barenaked Ladies, The Tea Party, Bob Dylan, The Beatles
Do you use public transportation?: When I can. In Vancouver, the system isn’t terribly efficient or expansive.
Ever told someone you love him/her?: Yes, most importantly, my Dawn.
Morning person, night person or both?: Night Person.
Siblings?: Just Jana, ma wonderful sis up in the Cariboo.
What are your friends like?: Few and far between. But those friends of mine I will cherish always.
Amusement parks are?: Too far east to get to now. All we have is Playland. Blech. Make a Wonderland out here dammit!
Cafeterias are?: Poor servers of pasta. It’s always crunchy.
Dogs are?: Dawn’s favorite pets. I’m more a cat person.
Any phobias, traumas or other weirdnesses?: Heights, but it’s weird. Just in certain conditions.
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You’ve been totally Bzoink*d

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Thank you fans

Posted by Jeff on Sunday, 30 October, 2005

Well, as all of you who watch hockey, well, read NHL hockey have noticed by now, all the arenas in the NHL have painted THANK YOU FANS in big clear letters right behind the blue lines. Not that this one little token will erase the missed 2004-2005 NHL season, but rather, as a token that both the players and owners recognize who really got hurt during the lockout, us, the fans. It’s not much, but a start, so long as they maintain the attitude that our enjoyment is paramount.

Well, except for two exceptions. Both Canadian. In Montreal, the message is more universal, as on one blue line it reads THANK YOU FANS, whereas the other blue line reads MERCI A NOS PATRONS, the obvious en francais version, to reach yet even more hockey fans.

So, not to be outdone by the greatest hockey franchise in NHL history, the assholes of the universe Toronto Make Me Laughs Maple Leafs, the only franchise, modified this phrase to read the following:

THANK YOU LEAF FANS.

I wonder if these village idiots realize something. There’s this lovely invention. Let us call it television. Now, Maple Leafs, and Maple Leaf fans, there’s something to realize about the power of this “box” called “television”. It allows the fans of your opponents to watch the game at home when their team visits Toronto to play. And you, Toronto, have singlehandedly, by being different, tainted the solidarity of thanking all the fans as a group, making your fans paramount, and by virtue, giving the bird

just to play to your fans, the suckers they are, so they’ll spend more money on your team than any other NHL fan in North America, despite the 38 year championship drought, and that you’re replacement leader

Eric Lindros, will never, EVER reach the promised land.

Leaf fans, Leaf management, for being elitist, clique minded, and overall whiny and irritating, by not playing as a team (hey, maybe that’s your first hint), I hereby give you

which will not only continue your championship drought, but create a playoff drought of 88 years, the equivalent of the White Sox championship drought. You sorely deserved the 8-0 thrashing defeat at home, to the hands of your provincial rivals, Ottawa.

Cha Gheill!

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Evil Genius Test

Posted by Jeff on Saturday, 29 October, 2005

I am 71% Evil Genius.
Deceitful & Crazy!

Evil courses through my blood. Lies and deceit motivate my evil deeds. Crushing the weaklings and idiots that do nothing but interfere in my doings.

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Asshole/Bitch Test

Posted by Jeff on Saturday, 29 October, 2005

Yayayaya meme’s.

Here we go…

I am 51% Asshole/Bitch.
Sort of Assholy or Bitchy!

I am abrasive, some people really hate me, but there may be a group of other tight knit assholes and bitches that I can hang out with and get me. Everybody else? Fuck ‘em.

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*BBUUURRRPPP*

Posted by Jeff on Saturday, 29 October, 2005

Okay, okay. I’m back. Kinda sorta. Anyhow, to important business.

As for the last game, the The Bert-accu-scoreTM was Vancouver 4 Quebec 3, whereas the fixed result the fans saw was 6-2, for the wrong side. What a bloody travesty. First off, Colorado fans of the Nordiques booed Bert loudly, not letting the guy forget about the terrible incident that is still referred to until this very day, and may haunt Todd throughout the rest of his career. Secondly, this, in the NHL’s lack of scheduling ability “wonderous insight”, the first of two back to back games at the same venue. And since there were two games, Quebec decided to get all of their goals out of the way in the first game, doubling their score. But, to keep things in balance, much the same way an equation is kept in balance, the Vancouver score was cut in half, which gives us

Utter GoldenTM perfection!

As such, the rubber match is tonight, and the score of the game shall be

Vancouver 6 Quebec 0

Cha Gheill!!

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Who would you be if you were a character in an epic fantasy?

Posted by Jeff on Saturday, 29 October, 2005

sage
SAGE

You are the Sage, the mysterious
wise one or shaman. Sages dedicate their lives
to the pursuit of knowledge. They are very wise
and are good with philosophy and theology. They
make good teachers, counselors, and
advisors.

Color: Gold
Animal:
Raven
Gem: Topaz
Symbol:
Pen

Image:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5258606/

Who would you be if you were a character in an epic fantasy? (beautiful pictures)
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