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Saturday, April 26, 2003 An unusual handwritten letter found stuck in the door of a friend's house (unedited): Hello, My name is [name withheld] and I had tried to reach you at your home and by telephone but to no avail. As a group of serious Bible Students we are endeavoring to help people understand what the Bible say about our world conditions today. Did you know that Jesus said that Satan is the ruler of this world in John 12:31, but this is temporary and will be corrected by means of God's Promise when we pray The Lord's Prayer at Matthew 6:10 where it says: "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." That is quoted from the King James Version. Enclosed you will find a bible-based tract "Who Really Rules the World" that explains these conditions. There are 20 scriptures and you can look them up in your own Bible. If you would appreciate more information, please contact the local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in your area. I thank you for your time. [name withheld] posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 4/26/2003 11:11:00 PM Sunday, April 20, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "Polyester Bride" by Liz Phair ################### 
That is so wrong. This is from a Japanese website where you can buy this and similar products for your cat. I bet those cats are the nerds of their neighborhoods. ################### 
Happy Easter, everybody! ################### posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 4/20/2003 06:18:00 AM Friday, April 18, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "Karen By Night" by Jill Sobule ################### I had recently seen something on tv about hidden cameras when, several years ago, I noticed the air freshener dispenser in the bathroom at work. Paranoia persuaded me to believe it would be a perfect place to hide such a surveillance tool. It wasn't until a couple days later that I realized the brand name on the dispenser was "Vu-All". Hmm... ################### When life gets you down and you don't know if you can go on, just remember: Somewhere up there, Paul Lynde is looking down and keeping watch over us all.  Sunday, April 13, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "A Cigarette Is All You Get" by Crash Test Dummies ################### Oh, man, I've been neglecting this blog. Well, uh, I've been busy. Yeah, that's it. Actually, I have been pretty busy working on Poopsheet and getting the new News page set up, sending out updates, etc. ################### Two movies I've seen recently: 
Kissing Jessica Stein I liked this a whole lot. It's a romantic comedy, but it doesn't go the Hollywood route (in other words, it's smart and literate). The two leads, Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt, also wrote the script. Very funny. Thanks to Laura for the recommendation! Freeway Holy shit, this was awful. It was loaned to me with glowing recommendations from two friends with good taste, so why did I dislike it so much? For point of reference, this film was executive produced by Oliver Stone and came hot on the heels of Natural Born Killers. In fact, the approach seems an obvious attempt to cash in on Killers' recent shock-value box office money. For the record, Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland both handle their bizarre characters quite well. I know Reese Witherspoon seems out of place in an Oliver Stone pic, but she does a good job. I'll also say that I appreciated certain elements of it, such as the Little Red Riding Hood gimmick (it's sort of a modern re-telling). It's not quite a fantasy and not quite a straight drama and its biggest problem, as I see it, is that the blend of the two isn't pulled off. Thus, it came off to me as a hokey, unbelievable, unrealistic drama that could've really been something. ################### My most favorite spam e-mail subject line lately: "Whole lot of ass fucking going on" (think Jerry Lee Lewis). I can't imagine why it would make somebody open up the e-mail and go to the site, but it amuses me nonetheless. ################### Stuff that's come in recently and will be reviewed at Poopsheet soon includes: Leeking Ink #27, Pretty Beaver, Fredo's Shpilkes #1, the latest International Journal of Comic Art, Comic Book Heaven #8, Stratu's new Atomiser anthology and, well, tons more. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 4/13/2003 01:34:00 AM Wednesday, April 02, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "Since I Fell for You" by Dr. John ################### I dreamed I had to take a job at a Sam's Club and was going through training or something. I found a yearbook sort of thing in the breakroom (?) that listed all the employees, their interests, etc. I was pleased to learn that artist Brad Foster worked there and also someone named Nguyen who'd done work for the White Buffalo Gazette (never heard of him in waking life). Eventually, though, I figured out that the book covered the entire region and those guys worked at another location. I was bummed. ################### While shopping for veggies on Tuesday In a shop in the middle of Coos Bay I bought a broccoli juice drink I asked "Does it stink?" The clerk said "No, but your poos may" ################### I continue to be fascinated by the subject lines for junk e-mail that shows up in my inbox. Is there any rhyme or reason to them? Are they typed by monkeys? Illiterate monkeys? Do these titles really make people want to open the messages? For your amusement, here is a list of some of my favorite ones from the past couple of weeks: + coOck sucking tournamates + Attract now dr + forfill your desire + wax brown + Notohinge BOeats No Deubt + leptocephalid + What is up G? + Enlargemtent of the penhis roocks T posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 4/02/2003 02:50:00 AM |
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