I'm Back!

[shanmonster]

Hoorah! The server is back up! I'm glad to see myself back online. Server issues kept the site away from me for almost a week.

I had a great weekend. It started off with me dancing until I was sore, then practicing poi, staff, and kung with with Kathryn and Justin. And yesterday, I hung out with f00dave and snowy_kathryn, and f00 made me my own set of poi. Afterwards, we had a delicious meal. The recipes are too incredible not to share, so I'll add them to my online cookbook:

• Ginger Sweet Potato Soup
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing

Afterwards, we watched a couple of movies: First Blood and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. I was surprised to enjoy Rambo as much as I did. His monologue at the end of the movie made me appreciate his acting skills all the more. Why has he been blacklisted, anyhow? I like Sly! I see First Blood as a more modern, and slightly more realistic, version of Tarzan.

Anyhow, I'm off to the gym now before I go back to the phones. But first, here are a few more links:

Bob Jones University Student Expectations: This school gives me the willies.

Woman beats off burglar with gnome: Best CNN headline, ever!

Heroic Pit Bulls Save Woman From Attacking Chow: It's about time this maligned breed got some good press.

Surfer fends off shark attack: "A surfer fought off a two-meter (7-foot) shark with his board at an Australian beach Saturday -- then continued surfing, a life guard said." Ballsy or foolhardy? I'm not sure.

'Mad Max' Fan Convoy Ends in Arrests: "Eleven "Mad Max" fans were arrested after alarming motorists as they made their way to a movie marathon in a theatrical convoy in which they surrounded a tanker truck armed with fake machine guns."

Artist vandalises cars with key: "An artist who randomly vandalised nearly 50 cars for a project said the owners should be happy they were part of his 'creative process.'"

Decoded at last: the 'classical holy grail' that may rewrite the history of the world: "Scientists begin to unlock the secrets of papyrus scraps bearing long-lost words by the literary giants of Greece and Rome." Very cool!

Comments

[abraxasrutrem.livejournal.com]

I find the irony a bit hard to swallow at times...
I mean, think about it. Here he is, a failed porn star who dodged the draft and taught girls volleyball in Canada during the war only to come back and start flag waving after the fact.

Yes, it's a fun movie (albeit, grossly inaccurate to the point of silliness) but...
It's also a slap in the face to us veterans who have fought.

*steps off soapbox*
Sorry for the rant~

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the movie certainly does have its silly bits (the rat attack was hilarious!).

I had no idea he'd been a draft dodger. Maybe his principles changed after the fact. Or maybe he just liked the script.

[abraxasrutrem.livejournal.com]

Huh, I thought he wrote/co-wrote 'First Blood'. Oh well, it doesn't matter.


I'll never recover from 'Judge Dredd'.

jesus! wow.

[pumagirl.livejournal.com]

So, students at Bob Jones are challenged to develop Christlikeness that is evidenced in consistent Christian character... if they work in a restaurant, they aren't even allowed to serve alcohol!!! You know Jesus drank wine when he was hangin' with the prostitutes...
And what could possibly be the reason for freshmen and sophmores may not use their vehicles to travel to or from work.
WTF !?!?!

Re: jesus! wow.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Maybe they're supposed to ride donkeys, instead.

Re: jesus! wow.

[sorceror.livejournal.com]

I like the part where they condemn Abercrombie & Fitch. ^_^

Re: jesus! wow.

[pumagirl.livejournal.com]

These people are insane.

[archmage45.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link on the Oxyrhynchus collection!!

[miraba.livejournal.com]

"Heroic Pit Bulls Save Woman From Attacking Chow" - what a horrible headline. At first, I thought that the woman was attacking a chow.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Bwahahaha!

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Interesting conjunction of rules for "Residence Hall Life":

· Residence hall students may not watch videos above a G rating when visiting homes in town and may not attend movie theaters.
· All weapons must be turned in for storage. Trigger locks are required for pistols. Fireworks are not permitted on campus.

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Hi there :)

Random australian wandering into your journal via pyronymphomania... you have an interesting place, here. It's always nice to find other martial artists out there.

The ginger sweet potato soup recipie looks fantastic - I'll give it a try tonight :)