Archive for April, 2008

Lie of the Day #540

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

If you wear denim continuously for more than 32 hours, it will begin to fuse with your skin.

Street Kings

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Well… I’m surprised.  I really like this movie.  It’s gritty and graphic and there are very few characters worthy of empathy.  It’s well shot and there are strong performances by Forrest Whittaker and Keanu Reeves (surprisingly… he’s gotten better over the years).  There’s not too much special about the story, but I haven’t watched a […]

Lie of the Day #539

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

It’s a little known fact that sharks prefer to eat apple pie over nearly any other sort of food… with the exception of tacos.  Who can resist tacos?

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

Good to watch. Sure, it’s a tad predictable and some of the characters are underdeveloped, but the acting is strong and the editing really carries this film.  I like that, even though their names are heavy on the marketing for this, Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishbourne aren’t the only things that make this movie […]

Lie of the Day #538

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Most pigeons are fully capable of speaking in a human language and holding a sensible conversation.  However, the statutes in most cities forbid this and pigeons, as a species, decided to adhere to the law to prevent themsleves from being forcibly removed.

Lie of the Day #537

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Contrary to popular belief, the number of layers in an onion has no correlation with the age of the onion plant.  In truth, the number of layers corresponds with the number of hours it will take to remove the smell of onions from your breath.

Scratchy Ink

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

And the last pages of Sketchbook 6 are full…

Lie of the Day #536

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

The words punctuality and punctuation share the same basic root word: puncture.  The reason for this dates back to medieval times, where you were equally liable to get stabbed in the chest with a metal-reinforced quill made from the tail feather of a dying ostrich for being late or for writing run-on sentences.

New Category: Movie Reviews

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Just a heads up for everyone.  I’ve been writing very short (and generally poorly written) movie reviews for the last few years.  However, none of them were posted here… until now.  I know have a movie reviews category with reviews for movies I’ve watched dating back to 2002.
Enjoy.

Lie of the Day #535

Friday, April 25th, 2008

The state of Illinois is completely devoid of water.  All drinking water has to be trucked in from adjoining states.