Free publicity.
Passion of the Christ. Michael Jackson. Sex. Howard Stern. Oscars. Charlize Theron. Porn. More sex. Bubba the Love Sponge. Lord of the Rings. Haiti. Liberal sponsorship. RIAA. Tyra Banks. Diego Luna. Shrove Tuesday. Pancakes. Leap year. Peter Andres. Formula 1.

It is my hope that the above will generate more traffic through random searches. As it stands now though, I get about 75 visits a week, which for a blog that is known to as many people as I have fingers and toes (at least as far as I know), I don't think that's too bad at all. I'm still not on Google, so that might hinder my plan, but I'm still hopeful. I do show up when searched for, but only indirectly. Not that it really matters, since most of this isn't for your benefit, but it makes me feel better. Not everyone can say they're a minor celebrity. Of course, you do need to say how minor when pressed, but it has a decent face value.

Jiggity Jig.
FEAR THE PERAMBULATOR!!!! Yes, that is the proper name for one of those things. Sounds like a wrestler to me, but then again, so does THE DENOMINATOR!!! I think it's the "-ator" ending.

For those who like Clerks, and those who like Marvel, and those who like making fun of both. Now given that I am a huge fan of the Clerks animated series, I think this just rocks the hizzouse. Daredevil as Randall is just classic, and making Galactus play Silent Bob's role is just gravy. Kevin Smith also put in his Jersey Girl production diary thing that he loved it, so that's also a plus. Go watch it now, or perhaps your foot will fall off? Bah, I got nothing.

WARNING: If you are female, exercise great caution in watching the following link. Studies have shown that upon seeing these carrots, most women are immediately stricken by a critical case of going "Awwwwwwwww! They're so CUTE!". The risk is astronomically reduced for men since they can easily dismiss the cartoon with a grunt. Ladies, however, you have been warned*. Now go watch the carrots. (* For an added challenge, just TRY to watch with a straight face when the carrot is crying on the plate. I dare ya!)

One of the guys in my software engineering class last term runs this site here. I include it not because he updates with strange posts daily like I do, but mainly because the "Word" box he's got up now is really cool. The Millenium Falcon repair manual is also neat.

Zip
So my membership with Zip.ca is going just great so far. Seen a bunch of movies, most recent of which been High Fidelity, and I guess I have Ghost Dog and Last Man Standing heading my way now. I also have Boogie Nights rented, but I can't say how that one is. I never got it. See, according to my queue, it was shipped on the 2nd, but I haven't gotten it yet. I've sent a message off to Zip asking what to do, but I don't know if they'll grill me and try to claim I'm stealing it. I really hope not, since that would be a rather smacktardish thing to do. The paranoid bit of my brain is going nuts about this right now though.

As for High Fidelity, it's easily on my All-time Top 5 "relationship" movies list. The full list goes as follows, in no particular order:

1. Chasing Amy, directed by Kevin Smith.
2. Free Enterprise, directed by Robert Meyer Burnett
3. Amelie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
4. High Fidelity, directed by Stephen Frears
5. Run Lola, Run, directed by Tom Tykwer

I'm not entirely sure about that last one, since I can't be sure there isn't a better pick that I can't think of at the moment, but there it is, right in the spirit of High Fidelity. You'll probably notice that they aren't the most traditional picks for romances, but then again, I don't tend to like romantic movies unless they're kind of quirky or have some sort of gimmick to them. In Amy, it's the low-brow humor; in Enterprise, it's the addition of William Shatner and the whole Trekkie spin on it; in Lola, it's the "choose your own adventure" style to it; in Fidelity, it's the "asshole factor"; and Amelie, well I just love everything about Amelie. For those confused about the Lola bit, you have to watch the movie. The asshole factor however, I can explain. See, High Fidelity is about a record collector who owns a record store, and is basically a total asshole (as mentioned by a few of the women in the movie). Also, Jack Black is in this flick, and cranks the snobbish music ass role up to 11. The other thing I particularily liked was the broken 4th wall tilt on the film, where John Cusack is talking to the audience. Anyways, I recommend it highly, as I do the rest of my top 5. Thumbs up.

I almost forgot.
Kast posted his thoughts on the new Ninja Gaiden via Valrik's site. They contrast highly with those of Penny Arcade, with the exception of the sheer difficulty of the game. Anyways, I really want to play this game BADLY now, and I still don't have an Xbox. Phoo. I did, however, finish Jak 2, and buoyed by the kickassness of that title, I went out and visited EB to get something new to play. I settled on the double-deuce teamo of Beyond Good and Evil and Maximo: Ghosts to Glory.

In a word, Jak 2 is, in one word, uber. It's like Crash Bandicoot Theft Auto. You've got your Jak & Dakster/Crash style platforming mixed with the "adult" themes and racing/guns/carjacking/big city styles of GTA. The adult bit isn't quite accurate though, since it's "adult" as viewed by a 14 year old boy. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not really a great thing either. Regardless, the gameplay is top notch and it's a decently meaty game (took me over a month to finish, played rather casually), so I recommend it highly if you liked the first Jak game, and also (but not as highly) if you liked GTA (not as highly because it's still a very platformy game and not a crime-type game). Maximo, which I've now started, is in one word, hard. Probably not on the same level as Ninja Gaiden, but still tough. It's very old school, which since it's the semi-sequel to Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts is not surprising, and hella fun. Smashing the undead never gets old. I'll talk more when I finish.

This is a really long post now, so I'm going to stop now.   ¶ 4:48 p.m.