So. . . I Saw A Movie Tonight That Was Certainly Not Full Of Fail

So, Let The Right One In was absolutely amazing. It was actually quite tragic, which is not something I was expecting. I won't spoil this movie for anyone who is interested in seeing it. Suffice it to say I thought it was an incredibly tragic ending. This movie, while certainly had plenty of horror elements readily apparent, was just bursting with tragedy. I was certainly impressed. A friend of mine made an observation about this movie being more about relationships than events and that was what "drew" him in. I concur. It certainly wasn't the usual vampire movie fare. What's more, I urge you all to see it. It's currently at the Valley Art, but who know's how long that one will last. Go now and see this one on the big screen while you can.

Obama - Full Of Epic Fail

I winced as the latest round of appointees were announced. And then I laughed cynically. I remembered Matt Taibi speaking of his predictions for the Obama campaign, in that it would consist simply of ever increasing in size signs that simply said "Change" while failing on any level to really bring change. I thought he was correct about Obama (this is one of the major reasons I voted for an actual candidate for change in Ralph Nader- along with attending a Nader event at Changing Hands, etc.). I think he has certainly proved me right so far. I mean, the "economic team" Obama has assembled really brings out the cynic in me. I doubt John McCain and Palin could have done a worse job.

Where is the talk of helping those with real problems brought on by the predatory business practices of these fuckin' capitalist barons? Obama a socialist? Please. Don't be fuckin' stupid. He's appointing these very same asshats that fucked us to begin with. Now they get their chance to fuck us some more. And we have no one to blame but ourselves. To those who wanted the "change" that Obama brings: Enjoy your fuckin' change now.

While I'm on the subject of actual progressive thought, let me mention that I hope that Frankin doesn't get screwed in this fuckin' recount. To those of you that are curious: have you seen the videos that are available on teh internetz of the ridiculous challanges that Coleman is making? I mean, if a person voted for McCain and voted for Frankin clearly, with no other visible markings, Coleman is claiming that those votes should be invalidated because a vote for McCain denotes intent to vote for Coleman. Are you fuckin' kidding me? My favorite though? A guy writes in for president Lizard People and fills in a bubble. For Senate, he writes in Lizard people and draws a bubble, but does not fill in the bubble and instead fills in the bubble for Frankin. Coleman challenged that one of course, though clearly the guy denoted his intention to vote for lizard people with his bubble, and the same happened for Frankin. Whatever.

I had oft (I always wanted to use this archaic word, and now I have) been in argument with people who disputed claims of little difference between Obama and McCain. I submit that the difference has nothing to do with individuals. Rather, it is that there is little difference between the parties that these two candidates represented. Candidates that recieved a nod from these parties have given up whatever differences they had with minor exceptions and moved towards the center/right. Nevermind that this county, in reality, leans more left no matter what Hannity likes to say. Or for that matter O'Reilly. Ah well, c'est la vie.

Whatever. I'm disheartened right now. I can taste the change. And it tastes rotten. Enjoy the fruits of our labor.

Football Coaches Are Full Of Epic Fail

So, last night I was so goddamn frustrated as I watched the Cardinals nearly lose a game that should never have been in contention. The Cardinals were losing practically the whole game to the fuckin' 49ers! The fuckin' 49er's! And the 49ers had two running plays on the goal line to win at the end of the game! The fuckin' 49ers! Give me a fuckin' break!

Seriously, I am so angry with the defensive and offensive coordinators. Let me see. . . at first, the Cardinals were playing a no pressure defense and the 49ers moved the ball at will. Then, the Cardinals wise up and start fuckin' blitzing and putting pressure on the Quarterback and what happens? The fuckin' 49ers can't move the ball for shit! That's what fuckin' happens. So, Cardinals take the fuckin' lead and what do they decide to do? Oh, play a no pressure defense for the last 5 min. of the game and allow the fuckin' 49ers to move the ball at will! Are you fuckin' kiddin' me?

I know why they fuckin' do it. They decide to play prevention defenses because if they don't it reflects poorly on the coach if he's seen to gamble the win away. But seriously, this is the coarse that is for the lose. I mean, it nearly happened against the Cowboys earlier this season. We put pressure on the fuckin' QB, sack Romo more than he had ever been sacked, even fuckin' tear up his body, and in the last few minutes decide to stop doing what works. What happens? Why, the Cowboys come back and take the game to fuckin' OT of course. Fuck me. The same thing nearly happened last night and would have if it hadn't been for some fuckin' luck.

Seriously, everytime I see the Cardinals rush three and play a prevention on like 3rd and 25 or so, I freak out because I know the conversion is coming. It came against Carolina over and over again. It came against Dallas at the end of the game. It certainly came last night. What the fuck! I think people don't understand for what a prevent defense should be used. It shouldn't be used when a team has 2 min. to get down the field and score. It should be used when a team has 1 play to get 50 yards for a score. Prevent gives up a lot of short and medium yardage, which is terrible when a team is going the length of the field on multiple plays. It is not unusual to see a team give up 20 yards on a prevent defense? Why? Because it did what it was supposed to do and fuckin' prevented the fuckin' touchdown that was 50 yards away. With the Cardinals though, this is even worse because the talent and team dynamic is so full of fail when playing a prevention style defense. They are terrible at it. Stop playing it please. Keep hitting the QB. Don't stop hitting the QB. You will lose that way.

And as far as the offense is concerned, give me a break. They need to put a muzzle on this offensive coordinator first. Let Kurt run no huddle more. It fuckin' tires out the defense. And he's fuckin' good at it. Some of the Cardinals best drives this year were during a no huddle offense. Let the man work. Second, stop trying to force the run so much. The Cardinals are terrible at run blocking. It's hard to run when you have defensive linemen in the backfield. Open the game up more. Pass for like 9 straight downs. And when the defense gives up on defending the run, run it a bit. Then pass for like 9 straight downs. When I watch Cardinals drives fail, it is usually because they forced 2 telegraphed runs in a series of downs. That puts a lot of pressure on recievers and QB's to get the first in 1 play, and there's a lot of shit that can go wrong. Give up forcing the run. Run it from like a draw every so often. It will fuckin' work, I promise.

Oh, and take some fuckin' game theory classes. Play to the Cardinals strengths, not weaknesses. Fuckin' stop trying to force them to do shit like prevent defenses, running, huddles when they have clearly superir options. Set the tone for the game. Make the game about what the Cardinals do best. See if the other team can keep up. The Cardinals have so much talent on the fuckin' team. Fuckin' utilize it the way it needs to be used. Give up trying to play against the fuckin' talent. Embrace it. Grow a pair. Go out on a limb. I understand that such decisions might reflect badly on the coaching staff. But seriously, grow a pair. The cardinals should really only have 1 loss right now. In my opinion, the other 2 can be chalked up to poor coaching and a mismanagement of the team at the end of the game. Learn from those mistakes. We are going to need to against teams like the Giants and the fuckin' Pat's.

My Epic Fail Prediction For Tuesday In Lolcat Form!

So, I thought I'd switch it up and tell what I think the story will probably be on Tuesday in a lolcat narrative form. I hope you enjoy it!

















Next up. . . Lolcat narrative about the coming Labour Camps!