Day: May 4, 2011

Take it from Snee: Lightning (and Tornadoes) Round

Sorry about missing “Take it from Snee” last week. If you were busy watching those crazy British kids getting married or the end of the “Do you remember where you were on 9/11?”-era, then you may not have noticed that Alabama was trying to kill me. (Did you see what I did there, McBournie?)

Believe it or not, this is actually my second draft of this post. I tried to live blog the tornado warnings that, in Alabama, come with World War II-edition sirens. These interrupted me so often that by the time I worked a game out of it, the power shut off and was not restored to my neighborhood until last night.

For six nights–which is how you count blackouts because daylight isn’t blacked out–I lived a preview of our future dystopian nightmare. I survived and bring you the following findings. Continue reading Take it from Snee: Lightning (and Tornadoes) Round

Even Sen. Reid’s metaphors are fruitless, boring

Senate Majority Lead Harry Reid, D-Nev., discontinued his latest run after falling in the street. The impact resulted in a black eye and dislocated shoulder, which opponents believe are unrecoverable, killing any future runs.

Despite his early, hard exit, analysts predict Sen. Reid will still win this race by at least 3,000 votes.

Hey nerds, knock it off!

Shinboku-con 2011 was held in Westlake, Ohio over the weekend, and was a festival aimed at showcasing and celebrating anime and video games. Oh, and pugilism, apparently.

Yes, a rousing bout of fisticuffs most certainly did arise between two lads. Indubitably!

On April 30, two men (both attendees at the show) were arrested after getting into a disagreement over how one of the pair was “playing a video game”. This disagreement spilled over when one of the men punched the other in the mouth (kind of how it would between you and your friends, except you were 12 when that happened). Charged with assault and arrested by local police, the other guy was then also arrested after spitting on one of the cops.

And the third arrest? It came later that night, when one of the earlier pair’s younger brothers was picked up for damaging hotel property at the Holiday Inn all three had been staying in for the convention. This younger sibling and a friend – both 18 – were also nabbed for underage consumption of alcohol.

Nerds: stop trying to not be you.

As if Nicole Kidman wasn’t enough

When “Moulin Rouge” stormed across this planet we were tortured with Nicole Kidman’s blasphemy of everything musical, that included Nirvana’s sacred hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

10 years later, the music industry is not done. Our favorite future hasbeen Miley Cyrus covered the 90s anthem in Europe last week. And believe us, if there’s one thing worse than Cyrus singing, it’s Cyrus singing grunge.

WARNING: Turn down your computer audio if you want to avoid hearing it.

Breast cheese is here

It seems 2011 may go down in history as the year of the breast milk. We’re not really sure why, but it’s happening. People want breast milk. The people may not get exactly what they want, but they may get some sort of a decent compromise.

An art project in New York is offering cheese made from human breast milk. Oh yes, it’s artsy cheese. Lady Cheese Shop, which is serving the stuff, is the project of a New York University student to get people talking about biotechnology, which isn’t working, because here we are, talking about, you know, boobs.

The breast milk cheese comes in three disgustingly-titled flavors: West Side Funk, Midtown Smoke and Wisconsin Chew. So if you have been dying to have some breast milk-related food, and find New York closer than London, it’s time you book your trip, friend.