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May 6 Chris B commented on Spoiled Rotten: Iron Man 3.

I'm going to agree with all of this, especially the kid in TN. He was just annoying enough and meshed so well with Tony's ego that I was kind of sad that his "chapter" was over.

It's also been a while since I've been so actively pleased to see the villains thwarted and killed. Then again, they'd been such bastards all throughout and each time Tony was beaten down felt more and more visceral that by the end of it... oh yeah, they had it coming.

And was I the only person just a little saddened when all the suits were destroyed at the end? A little?

I'm also going to say it: The Marvel ending (with the Marc Ruffalo cameo) was better than shawarma.

Apr 18 Chris B commented on "Stay Strong, Support the Boys!".

No no no, see that Onion Sports video about the noble basketball player who survived raping the girl? That was SATIRE! Life should not imitate satire.

*shudder*

Apr 11 Chris B commented on KOMO TV and Radio Acquired by Right-Wing Broadcast Group.

Every now and then I miss having a TV.

This isn't one of those times.

Apr 10 Chris B commented on The War on Cabs.

I shot burlesque for a lot of years and I rarely had a problem hailing a cab in downtown late at night to get me home. Which is to say that the driver was invariably curt and spent most of the drive talking on his phone while the radio played the BBC world news.

But calling to have someone pick me up? Last time I tried that was getting one to come to Queen Anne to pick up my girlfriend on a Saturday night and we were informed that it would be a 45 minute wait. I know Queen Anne is a weirdly placed neighborhood and all but that's more than a little ridiculous.

She took the bus downtown and texted me that she was able to hail a cab just as soon as she left the bus. Forty-five minutes in a pig's eye!

I'll use cabs if I have to but, man, I'm not looking forward to it.

Apr 9 Chris B commented on Republicans Regard First and Second Graders As Expendable.

Well because they're children and don't yet know Original Sin, they can be neither good nor bad, which means that they fall beyond the purview of "good guy".

Interesting loophole...

Apr 5 Chris B commented on Too Much Information: Memoir Edition.

Amen.

Then again, I think it's time to give memoirs in general a rest. I was trying to read an occupational memoir and it just hit the same beats that I've read over and again since Kitchen Confidential:
Prologue: Holy fuck this is cool!
Chapter 1: I was aimless and didn't know what the hell I was doing until I...
Chapter 2: Stumbled into this thing and realized it was neat, then I...
Chapter 3: Met someone who played by his own rules who...

Next!

Mar 21 Chris B commented on Newsflash: Murderers Are Assholes.

I saw the video of his statement and, honestly, it sounded like he'd been rehearsing it to sound bad ass. Unfortunately, it sounded very forced and "Oh shit, I gotta say this!!!"

But, hey, if he wanted to be a badass motherfucker, now he can spend more time with them in the future.

Mar 19 Chris B commented on "Why can't I see the Space Needle?" A Letter to the Editor.

I can't see the Space Needle from my apartment! I mean, I live on Queen Anne and even though it's a west facing window, I DEMAND my view of the Space Needle. Seeing it as I walk down the hill to catch a bus isn't enough.

Dammit, why can't I get that Needle in my veins???

[too soon?]

Mar 8 Chris B commented on Breaking News!.

Ed Murray and SGN Announce Housewarming After Successful Move-in!

Feb 16 Chris B commented on Comic Book Stores Refuse to Carry Hateful Homophobe Orson Scott Card's Superman Comic.

"It’s disturbing to see how a small number of people of a particular POLITICAL orientation can inluence the culture so much. Seems to me that the actions of the RIGHT-WING community in regards to those who oppose their lifestyle is rather oppressive. Although they are always screaming about tolerance, I don’t see too much f of it from them."

There, I fixed it for them.