Rules I live by: 1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked. 2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them. 3. When in another's lair, show her respect or else do not go there. 4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat her cruelly and without mercy. 5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the signal. 6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved. 7. Do not c...
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Since I could use the extra money, I created a first-draft entry for the
"Cleaning Up A Crime Scene" Contest .
I had some trusted advisors proofread it.
They returned it with labels such as “Rejected,” “You call yourself a mafoiso?,” and “Are you a fucking moron?!?”
One of them frequently used the word “zhopa”; I don't know what that means, but I'm not going to put it on my business cards any time soon.
Personally, I think they're being a bit too harsh.
But don't tak...
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The Dark Knight, or Clear-As-Day Hype? by David RamirezWhen “Batman Begins” hit theaters it ended the old Batman formula and brought forth a more believable and gritty Batman (Christian Bale) than anyone had ever seen on the big screen. It kept you hooked and never left you feeling like it was a comic book movie but an expertly crafted film instead. Perhaps the only element it was missing was a good villain, and so many hoped that the sequel would keep the same formula with...
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