Chapel Perilous

CURRENT ATTEMPTS 
posted by Bsti @ 10:37 PM ¶ comments (1)

We've been kinda hitting the politics again, for which I've received a few e-mails.
Well, sometimes you just can't ignore it all.
But I really would prefer it if such posts went to the Forum.
You are welcome to point to that post here, however.
I go there just about every day, andf I know some others do too.

I've been guilty of it too, so I'm not "coming down" on anyone or trying to "kill yer buzz." Just sayin'.
If we go too far, we risk alienating chapelers with our biases, and I have huge respect for you all.
Like I say, sometimes it's unavoidable.

But while I'm here, who can find the error in this statement by GWB?

"One thing is for certain, though, about me, and the world has learned this: When I say something, I mean it. And the credibility of the United States is incredibly important for keeping world peace and freedom."

Not holding it again' him, just pointing it out. 
posted by Bsti @ 10:18 PM ¶ comments (5)

I wonder how often this occurs in Texas.
Or anywhere, for that matter.
(direct link to WMV) 
posted by Bsti @ 10:00 PM ¶ comments (5)

The Hazards Of Starting The Nasty Habit Early

via growabrain 
posted by Bsti @ 9:23 PM ¶ comments

Ayn Clouter's Blog: "Liberals have been blaming the growing public perception of the Democratic nominee's 'Frenchness' on conservative propaganda, as in Spinsanity's 'John Kerry's French connection'. This is typical hypocrisy from the left bank of the blogosphere, which openly flaunts its own Francophilia."

This blog is just plain funny. 
posted by AWolf @ 6:01 PM ¶ comments (1)

Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled.
Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

By the way. seen the new Saturn commercial, advertising an OnStar system in every vehicle?
It occurred to me that they are pretty much admitting you will be under surveillance.
They'll even follow you into the grocery store. 
posted by Bsti @ 4:31 PM ¶ comments (2)

I am currently

 
posted by Bsti @ 4:21 PM ¶ comments (3)

Davids Medienkritik: Just imagine what would have happened...
"if President Bush had reacted to the August 6 memo in a more ... determined way."

I think this covers it. 
posted by AWolf @ 7:22 AM ¶ comments (5)

Weirdpixie recently asked me to relate this story, and while looking through the archives for something else, I found it. 
posted by Bsti @ 7:26 PM ¶ comments (7)

Hey! I forgot all about this!
~JUST FEET~ 
posted by Bsti @ 6:37 PM ¶ comments (7)

Not much of a racing game fan, but this one is fun~
Redline Rumble 
posted by Bsti @ 4:58 PM ¶ comments

How do we know they have WMD's?
Because they have used them before. 
posted by Bsti @ 4:40 PM ¶ comments (4)

Age Gauge:
"6 years old when Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot"
Was that broadcast on TV at the time?
Because I remember seeing a politician take a bullet when I was about that age, standing in front of our B&W with a popsicle. 
posted by Bsti @ 1:58 PM ¶ comments (2)

Caption?
 
posted by Bsti @ 1:08 PM ¶ comments (16)

Chaos Existence
Saturday, May 8th
Portland, Oregon

Awakening Divine Imagination

Experience an incredible evening of Art, Music, Dance and elevated consciousness. Alex Grey will be speaking and exhibiting selections of his work in Portland in a Celebration and Benefit for the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

Thanks, Mark P! 
posted by Bsti @ 12:25 PM ¶ comments (2)

I don't generally go in for these kinds of things, but this is an interesting little morality test...

Taboo - (or "How Moral Are You?")

The game scores you according not only to your answers per se, but also your consistency from one issue to the next. It also shows your scores relative to the seven-odd-thousand others who have taken the test so far.

Is having sexual intercourse with your dinner morally wrong? You decide! 
posted by justis @ 10:44 AM ¶ comments (16)

Stern makes Olsen twins double up with laughter
"Embattled shock jock Howard Stern blah blah blah, but at least he's got the support of America's Sweethearts, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. "
"Oy vey,'' said Ashley, when contemplating the effect the above photo will have on "all those dirty old men out there.''

You took the picture, the dirty old men merely imagined it. 
posted by Bsti @ 2:31 AM ¶ comments (10)

Godsend Institute: "Since Dolly, several scientists have cloned other animals, including cows and mice. Now, at Godsend, we have pioneered a technique that allows a cell nucleus from a recently deceased child to be implanted within a human egg, allowing a mother to carry that child to term again."

Love their choice for a name.
Is it Godsend or God's End? 
posted by Bsti @ 2:06 AM ¶ comments (5)

PRESS RELEASE: Area 51 Microbiologist Ready to Talk: "Dr. Dan Burisch, who is in lock-down, working with the Lotus project, seeks immunity to stand before a Congressional hearing or other appropriate public body, to disclose his first-hand knowledge, with proof, of U.S. government involvement in designer viruses and other black-ops.

Dr. Dan Burisch has first-hand knowledge of the U.S. government's involvement in funding the creation of designer viruses for use in biowarfare and other applications. He is also intimately privy to other covert operations that violate normal standards of human ethics.

Because such involvement could implicate him for war crimes charges, he requests full immunity before making such disclosure."

You know, it's probably a really good thing no other country dares to accuse the US of developing WMD and demand we disarm.
I always thought it was highly ironic that we demand others to desist doing what we've already gone beyond doing.

I know, I know, we are the Good Guys.
 
posted by Bsti @ 2:03 AM ¶ comments (2)

When Fox cancels good shows (and it's guaranteed), at least they have a chance of being picked up by someone else.
New Episodes of Futurama?
Courtesy of the guy who created Adult Swim. 
posted by Bsti @ 9:57 PM ¶ comments (4)

 
posted by weirdpixie @ 8:43 PM ¶ comments

 
posted by Bsti @ 6:44 PM ¶ comments

I don't see Book of Joe in Bsti's blogroll. Joe is an anesthesiologist and his blog is the perfect balance of NSFW and SFW (but they don't cancel each other out, so don't surf from work!) 
posted by sauceruney @ 3:36 PM ¶ comments (3)

 
posted by niqkita @ 11:43 AM ¶ comments (6)

I meant to, Susan, but accidentally deleted your e~
troops are coming home...
If the flags weren't draped over them, we wouldn't know what we were looking at. 
posted by Bsti @ 12:59 AM ¶ comments (3)

Did this really happen?
Bush's "Christian" Blood Cult:
"One only has to check out Bush's record as Governor of Texas to see his own preference for death over life. During his tenure as Governor, Bush presided over a record setting 152 executions, including the 1998 execution of fellow born-again Christian Karla Faye Tucker, a convicted murderer who later led a prison ministry.

Bush mocked Tucker's appeal for clemency. In an interview with Talk magazine, Bush imitated Tucker's appeal for him to spare her life - pursing his lips, squinting his eyes, and in a squeaky voice saying, 'Please don't kill me.'
That went too far for former GOP presidential candidate Gary Bauer, himself an evangelical Christian.
'I think it is nothing short of unbelievable that the governor of a major state running for president thought it was acceptable to mock a woman he decided to put to death,' said Bauer."  
posted by Bsti @ 12:45 AM ¶ comments (8)

 
posted by JohnFen @ 11:47 PM ¶ comments (1)

OTHER Major Government Crimes 
posted by Bsti @ 9:00 PM ¶ comments (1)

Kill Bill came out on video today, and of course it's one movie Hollywood video decided didn't need to be GOS.
Mona Lisa Smile? Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Cheaper By The Dozen? Something's Gotta Give?
All films no one really GIS about, all GOS.
This did not help my jonesing in the least.
They didn't even have the video for sale, the Losers. 
posted by Bsti @ 8:37 PM ¶ comments (3)

If 800 billion bloggers haven't already linked this kick-ass piece of animation (the song's quite good, too) at BOB SCHNEIDER MUSIC DOT COM, I'm linking it now to get this circle-jerk started.

edit: be sure to check out the

MAIN PAGE

AT BOB SCHNEIDER MUSIC DOT COM for a full streaming preview of his CD with commentary. 
posted by sauceruney @ 4:45 PM ¶ comments (4)

I had my doubts when I heard Will Smith would be in it, but I, Robot actually looks pretty good.
Nothing against Will, I was just hoping for an unknown or rising sleb. 
posted by Bsti @ 3:57 PM ¶ comments (7)

I never got a chance to catch these two-minute vignettes on the Cartoon Network; thankfully, the internet provides~
CLONE WARS DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS
As they say, 56k stay away! 
posted by Bsti @ 2:41 AM ¶ comments (4)

 
posted by weirdpixie @ 11:11 PM ¶ comments (20)

I feel ancient.
What other things happened that year?
Penn State Treasurer Budd Dwyer fatally shot himself on television after being convicted of accepting a bribe.
The Unibomber is all over the news after at least two of his bombs explode.
The Iran/Contra Affair is effectively put to rest after all the proponents get a slap on the wrist.
The Jessica Hahn/Jim Bakker affair.
The Gary Hart/Donna Rice affair.
The Iran/Iraq war rages on while we play both sides in hopes they decimate each other.
Harmonic Convergence is observed.
Chunnel digging commences.
The top ten movies are
Three Men and a Baby
Fatal Attraction
Beverly Hills Cop II
Good Morning, Vietnam
Moonstruck
The Untouchables
The Secret of My Succe$s,
Stakeout,
Lethal Weapon
The Witches of Eastwick
The Princess Bride

Hilary Duff is born.
Danny Kaye, Andy Warhol, Liberace, Rita Hayworth, Fred Astaire, Jackie Gleason, Peter Tosh, and John Huston die.
Rudolph Hess commits suicide.
Gorbachev introduces limited freedoms to the Soviet Union, restructuring the Soviet economy (perestroika) and calling for an end to censorship (glasnost).
Lt. Col. Oliver North testifies that he assumed President Reagan knew funds were diverted to the Contras and that key documents were destroyed. Today, he is considered a War Hero and is awarded a television show as well as lucrative book deals, none of which he deserves in the least.
Constitution's 200th Anniversary
The Simpsons debuts on the Tracy Ullman Show
Full House, Star Trek:TNG, and Married With Children premiere.
ALF is the top-rated TV show. That's right, ALF. 
posted by Bsti @ 8:34 PM ¶ comments (10)

Who likes Megadeth?

Courtesy of The Digital Dude, the oh, and the eight. 
posted by sauceruney @ 4:47 PM ¶ comments (3)

 
posted by olivia @ 5:37 AM ¶ comments (5)

Um....
U.S. to Reach Out to Former Iraq Military
"U.S. commanders in Baghdad said Monday they will reach out to former senior members of Saddam Hussein's disbanded army to try to stiffen Iraqi security forces who have proved disappointing against a growing insurgence".

This doesn't really sound like a good idea.
Come June, will you be surprised to hear
"Taliban asked to help look for bin Laden."

I want to spare you of Salon's adverts, so here are the questions the 9.11 Commission won't ask Ashcroft when he "testifies"~
If counterterrorism was a top priority for the Justice Department prior to 9/11, why did Ashcroft ignore the FBI's specific request in August 2001 for additional counterterrorism resources?
Why wasn't counterterrorism one of the seven strategic goals Ashcroft outlined in a May 2001 memo to his division heads?
After 9/11, why did Ashcroft slash almost $1 billion from an emergency FBI request to bolster counterterrorism efforts?
Beginning in the summer of 2001, Ashcroft stopped flying commercial airlines and traveled exclusively by private jet because of an FBI "threat assessment." What, exactly, did the threat assessment say? Why is the threat assessment still being withheld from the public?
Why, in the days after 9/11, did Ashcroft, along with White House and State Department officials, allow two dozen members of the bin Laden and Saudi royal families to circumvent FAA restrictions forbidding flights and leave the country without full FBI questioning?

EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it
An excellent find from presurfer, whom I think comes here every once in awhile.

By the way, as funny as it tries to be this test is not fair.
I have found plenty of guys attractive; doesn't mean I want to touch their naughties.
Johnny Depp is delicious whether you watch basketball or not.
So is Crispin Glover.
And I like Opera sometimes.
 
posted by Bsti @ 2:18 AM ¶ comments (1)

Ah, the songs of frogs outside.
Never liked the group Chcago, but they have this one song, Hard To Say I'm Sorry.
Always thought the line went
"after all the hoo ya been through"
because he damn well sings it like that.
Listen to it in your head....see?
"After all that we've been through"
Why didn't he sing it like that.

This is frelln Genius!
As I listen to the very first track, I imagine two Chapelers conspiring against the Bstihead by not cross-posting this most wondrous find. instead plotting to post a pic of a purple penis (funny!).
Oh, I'm so mad! But you knew I'd find it in your grove, dinja. I tiptoe in during the wee hours and find little treasures all about!

I love it. I.....can't.......stop........listening.......to....MATH!!!!

Oh, and my SynCH for the day was some damned Carly Simon Song.
Woke up with it my head "clouds in mah coffee clouds in mah coffee"
only to hear John Travolta sing part of it in our evening.
 
posted by Bsti @ 1:37 AM ¶ comments (4)

 
posted by weirdpixie @ 12:12 AM ¶ comments (6)

Ever wonder who and what is going on in Tokyo, and occasionally other parts of Japan these days?

After watching Lost In Translation the other night, yeah kinda.
Good film, but Sophia Coppolla claims our socks are "too itchy" for her pampered legs.
Oh, we won't hold a grudge, I guess; the film could have ended worse, but she chose the correct conclusion, in my o. 
posted by Bsti @ 7:54 PM ¶ comments (3)

No.
No, no, no, no.
Canada embarks on mass seal hunt
"Canadian sealers have pushed out to sea for the largest cull in 50 years despite protests by environmentalists and animal rights groups."

The part about this being "ecologically sound"?

"an estimated 5.2 million harp seals in the North Atlantic at present - and commercial fish stocks were vanishing."

If there weren't 5.2 kazillion people on this dirtclod, it wouldn't be a problem. 
posted by Bsti @ 7:50 PM ¶ comments (4)

You've probably heard by now about the tragic death of Weird Al's parents.
Here's A Message From Al 
posted by Bsti @ 7:28 PM ¶ comments (6)

View Earth from any Satellite surrounding her. 
posted by Bsti @ 6:59 PM ¶ comments (1)

WishList Item #778642
Robosapien:
"RoboSapien is the first robot based on the science of applied biomorphic robotics, enabling him to move and react more like a human. Feisty, moody and filled with personality, RoboSapien is artificial with attitude. He waits politely for your commands and then performs them in quick and amusing succession. At 14 inches high, the RoboSapien is a rambunctious, realistic, recreational robot, easily directed and programmed from his remote control. " 
posted by Bsti @ 5:37 PM ¶ comments

I just subscribed to Asleep By Dawn Music & Lifestyle Magazine for free, and you can too.
It even comes with a free CD, which will feature something by Skinny Puppy, so I got that going for me.
Looks like a pretty good rag, unlike Red Pepper, which I still get but hardly ever open. 
posted by Bsti @ 5:11 PM ¶ comments

 
posted by Bsti @ 5:03 PM ¶ comments (3)

Interesting meme I found at evillinn's Journal via Eliza's Journal~
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

There is no shadow; nothing is, but the intensity of Bliss. 
posted by Bsti @ 4:51 PM ¶ comments (7)

I hadn't seen these or heard of them before~
Atlantis in Americas
"Did the sphere-builders and the Mayan astronomers once interact with the peoples of other great megalithic sites, among them the builders of Cuzco in Peru, Stonehenge in England, and the Great Pyramids of Egypt?

Through an extensive examination of the archaeological sites of the Americas, and through a reevaluation of mythic tales of cataclysmic destruction, (only recently confirmed by Chaos Science) we believe we have uncovered the original site of a civilization long believed to be myth."
via DRT 
posted by Bsti @ 4:27 PM ¶ comments (8)

This was fun, though the onion doesn't really do much~
the2chBattle(?) 
posted by Bsti @ 4:12 PM ¶ comments (1)

Remember some time ago we talked about leaving Feral People alon?
Boy raised by dog dies on welfare
"A THAI boy who was partially raised by a dog was found dead at a welfare centre where he had been taken for protection."

Well, maybe in this case they had no choice, since it was a case of guardian neglect. 
posted by Bsti @ 3:51 PM ¶ comments

She makes folding shirts look so easy. 
posted by sauceruney @ 9:37 PM ¶ comments (6)

Lycos 50 -- Camel Spiders: The Official Arachnids of Gulf War II
They run over 25 miles per hour. They make squealing noises like a child screaming when they scamper about. Worst of all, they are called "camel spiders" because they climb onto the bellies of camels and eat their stomachs from the outside, numbing the flesh by secreting a natural anesthetic. The camels don't even notice until their intestines fall out.
Well, not really. But I hate when my monsters are de-fanged. 
posted by Bsti @ 8:31 PM ¶ comments (2)

Yahoo! News - F-16s Intercept Small Plane Near Bush Ranch
Okay, gotta ask--where were they 2 years and seven months ago when there was a real airborne emergency?

They wouldn't have have to shoot them down, at least pace them until they could venture a guess as to what was about to happen... 
posted by Bsti @ 8:28 PM ¶ comments (2)

Check out these Bengal kittens Niq found online. 
posted by Bsti @ 6:30 PM ¶ comments (5)

Discover hundreds of little-known uses for well-known products

You never know what you'll get at Live Journal Image [refresh]
Mostly lots of quizzes, I suppose.

These are the ugliest shoes I've ever seen. 
posted by Bsti @ 6:27 PM ¶ comments (4)

LOOKIE WHAT I'VE GOT (FOR SALE)!!!!



bsti, you're not allowed to bid on this one. ;) 
posted by shelleopard @ 4:52 PM ¶ comments (8)

Hello, Jesus!

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(via Milk and Cookies) 
posted by JohnFen @ 2:17 PM ¶ comments (4)

What's My Line, Part 2 - BuffyGuide.com: "Oz: 'All monkeys are French. You didn't know that?'"

Couldn't help it :D 
posted by AWolf @ 8:36 AM ¶ comments (1)

TELEVISION AND THE HIVE MIND
: "As is now well known, the story was presented as if it were breaking news, with bulletins so realistic that an estimated one million people believed the world was actually under attack by Martians. "

Cut to 2001, where experts in video manipulation are able to....oh, never mind. 
posted by Bsti @ 1:51 AM ¶ comments (3)