MicaelS
MicaelS's JournalI think the modern Olympics are a colossal waste…
IMLHO, all the Olympics are is:
An excuse for a certain class of “boosters” in a different city, in a different country, every two years to puff out their collective chest and show off how “great” is their city and / or country.
To spend billions of dollars to bring people to that city, so they can be sold a bunch of crap, and charge wildly inflated prices for services.
To tax the hell out of, and inconvenience the life of the people who live in that city, so some in said city can make boatloads of money.
So the IOC can make boatloads of money off everyone in sight.
So some sports network can make boatloads of money off everyone in sight.
To have a bunch of transnationals spend a bunch of money hawking their crap.
To have a bunch of “amateur” athletes, using every bit of modern technology available, perform like a bunch of circus performers for the entertainment of the masses.
If it were up to me, I would pick two permanent sites, one for the Summer Games, and one for the Winter Games, maybe in the middle of nowhere. Build them especially for the needs of the Olympics, and keep them up as needed. That would save money in the long run, and sure as hell wouldn’t inconvenience the life of the people who just want to go about their daily business in their home city.
What the Space Shuttle booster saw
http://kottke.org/12/03/what-the-space-shuttle-booster-sawWatch, and more importantly, listen to the whole thing...at the very end, you can see the second booster land a few hundred yards away from the first one. Who knew that being in space sounds like being trapped with a whale underwater
Neat!
Be sure and watch it in Full Screen.
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Ron Perlman is a Hell(boy) of a Nice Guy
From SuperHeroHype Ron Perlman Puts on the Hellboy Make-Up Again
Spectral Motion, a well known special effects company which has worked on the Fantastic Four, Hellboy, and X-Men films, has been the location of two Make-A-Wish children's wishes. For one of them, Zachary wanted to meet and become Hellboy. When Ron Perlman heard about it, he couldn't refuse to don the horns once again.
Spectral Motion said: In the past three weeks, Spectral Motion has been honored to host two wonderful Make-A-Wish children, Caleb and Zachary. Zachary loved his visit for two very special reasons. It was Zachary's wish to meet Hellboy and also to become Hellboy. When the Make-A-Wish Foundation contacted Spectral Motion with this request, Mike thought it would be fantastic to have Ron Perlman reprise his role for the day. Ron loved the idea and donned the makeup once more (with the assistance of Lufeng Qu and Eden Elizalde) and also ordered a Hellboy sized meal of burgers, shakes, and fries for Zachary and his family and the entire Spectral crew to enjoy. Later in the day, Zachary was transformed into Hellboy with the assistance of makeup artists Lufeng Qu and Neil Winn. Both of the Make-A-Wish days were a complete thrill for the families of the children, as well as for the crew at Spectral Motion!
When you think of the many spoiled, narcisstic "celebrities" out there, it's good to see there are decent human beings like Perlman among them.
Biker almost killed by idiot driver
Damn, I don't ride, but this video scares the crap out of me. Be sure and watch the video to the very end.
Mother and her 4 girls have 13 boob jobs...
...now she wants one for daughter, 14.Mum Chantal and four of her daughters are all swelling with pride after a series of ops — and now they want youngest sister Britney, 14, to go under the knife.
Chantal, 53, is a size 32GG after four boob jobs. Emma, 30, is also 32GG after three ops, Ripley, 21, is 32DD after one, Terri, 27, is 34HH after three and Tara, 26, has had two ops to become 34F.
In total, the busty fivesome had nearly three litres of silicone put in their breasts in 13 ops.
Words fail me.....
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