Everyone say "Awww!"

(Quipu not wanting her picture taken.)

(Exploring the bathroom.)

I have video of her too! ;)

Why??? Why would someone create this crap??!!

A better question to ask is, "Can I get my money back?" I'm sure Cara is going to post on all the historical inaccuracies that run rampant in this movie, so I'm not going to go there. My question is: did anyone else notice that Roland Emmerich plagiarized himself? Cue geeky sci-fi side.

I love Stargate (both the movie and the offshoot tv series), I will admit this and you can go ahead and call me a geek. I'm a geek. How could you not love a show about an archaeologist who gets to travel to different worlds meeting alien civilizations that influenced cultures on Earth (not that I believe in this theory, but it is a neat idea you have to admit that). In 1994, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich wrote and directed a hit movie called Stargate. Although I give them both writing credit, I'm more inclined to think that Devlin did the majority of the writing after seeing the last few of Emmerich's movies. In a nutshell, a parasitic alien race that inhabits human bodies and lives almost indefinitely (The Go'auld) came to Earth and enslaved the Egyptians and ruled as Pharaoh and the whole pantheon of Egyptian deities. They lasted for a few millennia until they were overthrown by the people they had enslaved. So they flew off in their pyramid-shaped space ships and left Earth alone to wreak havoc elsewhere in the universe (this is where the series picks up with different planets and different civilizations). They happened to leave behind a "stargate" that when connected to other gates, allows people to travel to different worlds. Okay, so what the hell does this have to do with 10,000 B.C.?

Well, Emmerich, in this craptastic movie, uses the whole Egyptian overlords theme again. The Pharaoh does not quite seem to be human and they even explain the bad guys' origins as possibly coming from "beyond the stars". How about what the Egyptian city looks like? Are you just re-using the set from Stargate? I've seen that exact same pyramid before. Hmmm. Give me a break! Geez man, if you're going to rip someone off, don't let it be yourself! That's just pitiful! Have the decency to plagiarize someone else, someone with more credibility than you! Someone who can actually write a decent screenplay!!

Okay, I'm done ranting. Just had to get it out. :) Please, save yourself the money and see something better!

I have freezing cold feet ...

... just figured you'd want to know. Is that a good excuse to stop writing my chapter today? I'd much rather curl up on the couch under a blanket and read a book with a steaming cup of tea by my side. That sounds so much nicer than pouring through piles of books looking for that one citation that continues to elude me. How about, "All my books are still in boxes and I don't know which box has the books I'm looking for, so I can't write my thesis." Didn't think so. Damn, where's the tequila when you need it!

Beat This Tam!

I saw this kid on "Ellen" this morning and wow! One of my ultimate goals is to be able to play "Through the Fires and Flames" on Expert on Guitar Hero III. Yeah, I know it's a pretty lame goal but shut up. The first video is the original one found on YouTube (I think) and the second is his appearance on "Ellen". Watch out Tam, I've been practicing and one day I'll kick your ass just like this kid can! HA!