Dear Mr. President

Dear President Obama,

Congratulations on your Nobel Peace Prize. And I really mean that. I honestly have no idea what goes into the selection and awarding of the Nobel Prizes, but I am sure it is done by men and women that are like a billion times smarter and more in touch with the world than I am. I fail to understand how this honor is being turned against you or why anyone would want to do that. Yes, I voted for you and for the most part I am very proud that I did. Could you do more on your campaign promises, yes, I believe you could. However, I understand that there are limitations on you even when working with a majority in both houses. As a gay man living as something of a second-class citizen, I truly wish you would move on many of the items you talked about in your campaign, such as repealing the DADT military policy, expanding federal benefits to same-sex couples, repealing DOMA and especially health care reform. Yes, you are making health care a priority...but there has to be more that can be done. There has to be a way to make it better. There has to be a way to keep what works and fix what is broken. So yes, I believe you have a lot of great works that are still in front of you that could be accomplished. But even still, congratulations on your Nobel Peace Prize and as you call it "your call to action".

Sincerely,

Flamingo

Rule #1: Cardio

So, ummm... yeah! Fucking WOW!!! I loved this movie. It was so damned good! I would recommend this movie to ANYONE! Whether you love, hate or are indifferent to the whole zombie genre of movies, go see this one! Just "nut up or shut up!" I laughed my ass off. And yes, I will admit I jumped a few times (but I blame the preview for the movie Legion for starting that).

I'm also so looking forward to World War Z based on a book by Max Brooks. Who has also written The Zombie Survival Guide and the forthcoming The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks. Ugh, I need to get my ass going and finish reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and then move on to the Max Brooks collection. All the while, still enjoying the new found and extremely amazing distraction in my little mad scientist...



Just a few rules to live by:

#1 - Cardio ... "The first ones to go were the fatties..."
#2 - Beware of bathrooms
#3 - Seat belts
#4 - Double tap ... the zombies ALWAYS get back up after the first shot/blow
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#17 - Don't be a hero
#18 - Limber up
#22 - Plan your escape
#31 - Check the back seat
#32 - Enjoy the little things

Dear FCC and your new blogger law... I was not paid for this rave review of Zombieland, nor have I ever spoken with or received any kind of compensation (unless you count the hours of joy I received from watching it and talking about it) from anybody even remotely involved with this fucking-fantastic movie!

Zombieland here I come!

So today, after work... Zombie Queen and I (along with her straight husband... I'm the gay husband here...) are going to see Zombieland. This should fit in perfectly with my love of the funnier side of zombie movies (such as Shawn of the Dead, Fido and Boy Eats Girl).

I do have to admit I've fallen down on my zombie readings though. I love Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but I am just having the hardest time finishing it. I've got like 10 chapters left...but for some reason my lazy ass just isn't reading. Maybe I can blame it on the new little mad scientist in my life... maybe...

My latest creation...

I did this cake over the past 2 days for an 8 year old's birthday party....good god I'm exhausted now!

No good deed goes unpunished

True story...last night, Roommate asked me to help him move his bedroom furniture because he was getting a whole new bedroom set today...bastard. Anyhow, we were moving the outgoing chest of drawers from his room in the basement to the guestroom that was so not in the basement. It actually was a very smooth transition, almost. This thing has got to be near 6' tall and maybe 3' wide. Wasn't too heavy really, since he had already taken out of the drawers and whatnot.

So we get it up the stairs and are maneuvering it into the guestroom. And then it happened. The rug on the floor, which I already thought was ugly, went right out from underneath my god-damned feet! So I landed flat on my ass, hard! As if that wasn't jarring and painful enough, the entire dresser came crashing down onto my left knee. Yes, my left knee, which is already my bad knee that I have to wear a brace on to run or play sports and stuff like that. So, after I had decided it didn't shatter the knee cap thing, it was semi-all good. It still hurt like a mother f'er. And there is a nice little bruise and bump to keep me company the next few days. Do you think I can get worker's comp for that?

One of my favorite people ever!!!

Seriously...I love this woman and her blog and tweets! And I say it in the name of the eight pound plastic baby Jesus...AMEN!

On service and civic duty....

I found this on asofterworld.com today and fell instantly head over heals in love with it! Although, I would have said something more along the lines of "Officer, it IS my civic duty to thank you for your service on behalf of like lots of people or something by providing a service or two for you...."