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Did you know Mitt Romney's name is spelled Mitt? What is that about? What an ass.

My car got a boo-boo. A big one. It's in the front. It looks like a crater. I have no car. I have the estimate. Gulp.

Here's why Meet the Robinsons is amazing:
1. Time travel paradoxes. Yes we all saw Donnie Darko and blah blah, but this is cartoons.
2. Cartoons. Yes they're still around and still fun even though you're not still a kid.
3. Evil robots. Robots are one thing, but I'm talking evil robots. You don't get that often.

I'm totally excited for Mass Effect, coming out two days before thanksgiving. Mass Effect is a game. It's like when all you wanted to do as a kid was be Luke Skywalker. And now you can, only there aren't annoying things like George Lucas to screw it up.

I joined Facebook. No, I don't know why.

Pre-Party

Updates for next time:
I kept a record of all the debit card transactions I went through from last Tuesday, October 23, until this Tuesday. One week. Prepare to poop your pants. Detailed reports will follow at my leisure.
Script is on schedule. Unveiling likely tomorrow night, although if you get an invite, you might not get it until Thursday. But November 1st is a promise I am keeping.

Meet the Robinsons will blow your mind. I'll explain in due time.

Shake Those Spears

Have you heard of Helio? The phone company that's not a phone company? They sell phones that do things like surf, take pictures, integrated MySpace and Google Maps. Anyway, they're sort of like an alternate I've been thinking about. Helio has a cool phone called "Ocean" that has a full keyboard as well as a separate numeric pad. Why is numeric spelled like that? Why isn't there a b?

Anyway, I'd really like a new phone. I already mentioned this, but you know.

I saw She's the Man, the adaptation of Twelfth Night starring Amanda Bines. What I was hoping for was something akin to 10 Things I Hate About You, perhaps the best film translation of a Shakespeare play next to Ian Mckellen's Richard III (set in an alternate fascist Britain, yes you should see it). And when I say something so inflammatory, I only mean that the film was a great way to appreciate Shakespeare while also enjoying pop-ska and Seattle. You should also watch Ran ("Chaos" in Japanese), by Akira Kurosawa. Based on King Lear and set in feudal Japan. Samurai.
Anyway, She's the Man was iffy. Amanda Bines is very funny for a 12 year old, but she's not. The film lacks a comedic subtlety and maturity that would make it a lot funnier. Whatever, if tweens read Shakespeare, it's all good. Did anyone ever see O? Julia "again" Stiles and Mekhi "There's no movie" Phifer.

Oh, I forgot about The Lion King. That is definitely up there. It is a candy-coated Hamlet. There's no Uncle-Mom stuff and Nala doesn't commit suicide, but it's an amazing adaptation. Rewatch it. For realz.