Uncaged

I see my life as having two major segments - before and after I first saw this image:

Only after I learned of the magic of invalidating arguments through the use of your hair becoming a bird did I begin to understand how the universe operates.

Saying Goodbye to Andy Samberg

     A few days ago I mentioned that my favorite SNL cast member, Andy Samberg, would not be returning next year for the show's 38th(!) season.  NBC.com has put together a nice collection of some of the best skits that he took part in, so I highly suggest checking it out.  There's more than a few laughs to be had at this link.

     That's all I have for right now folks.  I'm about to head out to pick up the new Rush album that was released today.  This is actually going to be the first time I pick up an album on its release date.  I'll be sure to post my impressions after I give it a listen.  Until then, later.

Captain's Log Part III: Will It Blend?

     I really want to get done with this introduction so I can start posting pictures of cats like the rest of the internet.

Now that's more like it.

     While I am surely not the first person to notice this, it has recently occurred to me that all of my interests tend to "blend" into each other in one manner or another.  Let's run through an example, shall we?

     When I was in the 7th grade, I saw the film Saving Private Ryan for the first time.  This affected my life in a profound way and today I consider it to be my favorite movie.  The opening scene on Omaha Beach was the most intense scene I had ever seen in a movie, and arguably to this day still holds that regard.  The rest of the movie was a harrowing tale of men just trying to do their job as part of a larger picture, with most of them never making it home.  For those who are completely oblivious, this movie takes place in France following the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 (which is, coincidentally, the day on which I am typing this).  That movie profoundly opened my eyes to World War II and these unreal experiences that very real people lived through.