I got nothing to say except, "What would Johnny Go do?"

From chud.com:

"Regardless of their differing opinions in mutant-human affairs in the X-Men movie franchise, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan will always have one other thing in common: Billy Shakespeare.

The duo are reportedly planning a feature version of Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, but unlike Al Pacino’s recent version that scarcely anyone saw, the plan is to set the tale in contemporary Las Vegas, specifically the swanky Venetian hotel. The perception is that the story’s themes of gambling, greed and homosexuality are a great fit for a town defined by its accessibility of vices and glitzy excess.

Though set in modern times, the latest adaptation (budgeted around $35 million and produced by Stewart) will retain the original grandiloquent dialogue. Shakespeare’s play revolves around lusty elder Antonio who borrows money from a loan shark named Shylock after a failed attempt to score points with a handsome younger lad, who’s off pursuing a hot babe. McKellan would take the Antonio role with Stewart demanding his pound of flesh as Shylock, a role he’s previously performed on stage."

Misc. Thoughts- Free Form

I told Kristen the Hefner Monologue about my grandfather. She didn't laugh at the punchline. She thought the whole thing was too sad. I hope this isn't a red flag or anything, he thought half-whimsically.

Why would anyone have the toilet paper feed under the roll? It just makes no sense. And for that matter, why do the majority of people in retail hand back change with the coins on top of the dollar bills? I have made it a point to hand the customer back the change first, then the bills. Why would anyone do it with the coins on top, where they can so easily slide off and scatter?

And what is the deal with intrgrated bumpers? They kind of totally defeat the purpose of bumpers as protection of the car. Now my bumper has a huge ass dent in it that it wouldn't have if it had been a regular old rubber bumper.

It makes me very sad to see that Gwen Stefani has gone from being an indie ska queen to a hip-pop label whore Madonna wannabe. Sure, her new stuff may be catchy, but just because something like Titanic can get an emotional reaction out of me, it doesn't make it good.

Who here can remember Professor Bob Day's mantra on what's good? It may come in handy again.

Christopher Walken is running for president. Really. http://www.walken2008.com/index.html. It helps to read his platform aloud in Walken voice.