Republican Debate

If I were to vote Republican, I would have to vote for Ron Paul. My God, what a bunch of petulant assholes other than Paul and Huckaby. This means McCain and Romney. Goddam, I can't believe these are the frontrunners. I wouldn't vote for either of them just because of the shit-eating grins each sported when we watched them listen to Paul or Huckaby. My opinion is that the Republican elite-those that REALLY control the party-are shitting their pants at the possibility Romney wins. I think he is a weird motherfucker, apart from the fact that he's Mormon. Not that they are nice people. Hell, I had a flirting with that crew with a subversive purpose of seeing if I could hook up with a Mormon chick. Their beliefs, though, are a little bit weird for me. From the talk I'm hearing, the "traditional" Republican machine is lining up behind McCain, while all of the batshit talk show crew, like Limbaugh, Savage and Hannity are lining up behind Romney. All in all, it should be an interesting race, both for the Democrats and Republicans.

Cloverfield and the savage human

Just saw Cloverfield. Liked it a lot. It reminded me,in a sort of wierd way, of the Jimmy Stewart as the ordinary man in his films. The guys in Cloverfield are as ordinary as it gets. The power of the film is its chronicle of these ordinary folks as they try to simply, stay the fuck alive. I liked the "Jaws" angle where we get a glimpse here and a flash there of the monster. I found myself craning my neck in the theater, trying to see what the buildings were blocking.

Another part of the film addresses itself to an interesting theory on the idea of a person's desire to stay alive. I have always believed that when faced with a situation where they could be killed, a person - any person, not just some ultimate fighter or survivalist, turns into a fucking neanderthal and Incredible Hulk combined. By this I mean that when a person has to fight something that is going to very likely kill them, they transform into a savage human animal that will fight like the most savage wolf or tiger and find the superhuman strength to stay alive. This is evident in the scene in the subway tunnel when the small monsters attack our people. The girl, in particular, shows this savage, powerful human instinct. She uses whatever weapon at hand, in this case a pipe, and beats the crap out of the monsters until they can escape. Scared, cornered humans would act like any other animal - do anything, fight anything, be as savage as necessary to live.

No Sharing This Time

LSU is the national football champions. No sharing with USC this time. They did it with superior talent and coaching, as well as being battle tested, week after week, in the SEC. When they fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter, there was no panic, no worry. For three years now we have seen what a Les Miles coached football team can do when they have four weeks to prepare. Even though the score was sort of close, it was only because of a late, meaningless touchdown. LSU dominated with speed, but also with strength and execution. Ricky Jean Francois absolutely abused the OSU offensive linemen. Also, the value of Tommy Moffett, the LSU strength and conditioning coach, cannot be stated enough. All through the season we saw how much better conditioned LSU was, and it showed again against OSU. It is a good time to be a LSU football fan.