from a conversation this morning:
"of course she's qualified! She was mayor of a town and ran her own fishing business! She'll be great and really shake up DC."
Me: "..."
"I'm a little concerned that she's so evangelical and all that*, of course, but maybe being around different people in DC will help her see a different way of thinking about things."
Me: "!...!!!"
"Do you know where she went to college? And why do you think she isn't a good choice?"
Me: very controlled, because of who was doing the asking. "Idaho. And I think that there are some very interesting candidates who have more experience by far, especially when it comes to national politics and foreign policy. If they were looking for a gender-specific pick, why in the world didn't they look at someone like Rice, or [list of female, republican senators and long-time governors here], or ....?"
"Oh wow. I wonder why they didn't look at Rice."
::headdesk::
"Oh wow. I wonder why they didn't look at Rice."
It's my firm belief that ANY remotely qualified Republican woman politician would have (and MAY have) laughed in McCain's face. Hence, Palin.
Today is not the day key people need to take long lunches, damnit.
Desk is organized! There are still two Deadly Drawers that I need to deal with, but just looking at it, no one can tell that.
Also need to figure out where/how to store my comic books. I've never had to deal with that before. Boxes, I guess. But what kind? So much to consider.
Also need to figure out where/how to store my comic books. I've never had to deal with that before. Boxes, I guess. But what kind? So much to consider.
Not comic books, but the Hub would store all his old Dragon mags in plastic bags with the cardboard sleeves to keep them stiff, then file them in the plastic filing boxes that you can pick up at Staples or Target.
Jen, they make boxes specifically sized for comic book storage that you can probably get at any local comic store.
I have the plastic bags, but I don't have the cardboard backings. That should still be OK, though, right? I don't need them to be in any kind of perfect-o condition, just not ripped to shreds would be nice.
ETA: Oh, cool. Thanks, Matt.
That Voiceover Guy, R.I.P.
In a world where celebrities such as George Clooney and Gene Hackman have been taking over the voiceover business, this man had the most recognizable voice of anyone whose name and face you wouldn’t recognize.
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His name was Don LaFontaine, but to most of us he was That Voiceover Guy. He died Monday at age 68 in Los Angeles from complications of a collapsed lung.
The Web site for this “king of voiceovers” credits him with voicing almost 5,000 movie trailers and nearly 350,000 commercials and other works.
“He is arguably the most successful Voice Actor of all time,” the site states, and actually it’s hard to argue.
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In a world without Don LaFontaine, there are going to be a lot of strange sounding trailers and ads.
In a world without Don LaFontaine, there are going to be a lot of strange sounding trailers and ads.
It's not a proper trailer, without the proper voice.
sniff
It's not a proper trailer, without the proper voice.
sniff
Yep.
In my link, there's a video of a funny commercial he did for Geico. It's weird hearing that voice coming from him in the commercial.
