In more amusing news...
It's been pointed out that Felicia Day will be in an episode of House early this upcoming season. ( Spoilers for Dr. Horrible and House Season 4 )
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See Obama make fun of the handicapped!
This ad (approved by the Obama campaign) claims McCain can't use computers or email. It's correct -- he gets Cindy to type his emails for him -- but it fails to mention why, which this old article does (scroll down to the last six paragraphs).
"McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes."
So no, McCain can't type on a computer. And Franklin Roosevelt couldn't jog, and David Paterson can't drive. Thank you, Barack Obama, for bringing something so important to our attention.
(Meanwhile, here's a much more respectful ad, although it's not officially endorsed by the campaign. Wait for about 1:20 for the payoff... and no, it's not the music.)
"McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes."
So no, McCain can't type on a computer. And Franklin Roosevelt couldn't jog, and David Paterson can't drive. Thank you, Barack Obama, for bringing something so important to our attention.
(Meanwhile, here's a much more respectful ad, although it's not officially endorsed by the campaign. Wait for about 1:20 for the payoff... and no, it's not the music.)
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"The first ten million years were the worst... and the second ten million years, they were the worst, too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline." - Marvin
mullenkamp's journal:When you see this, quote Douglas Adams in your journal.
"The first ten million years were the worst... and the second ten million years, they were the worst, too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline." - Marvin
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My subconscious, as usual, seems to be on something.
Okay, weird dream time.
Seems I was Lelouch from Code Geass. I was in a classroom at Ashford, Geassing people into leaving so they wouldn't notice the Knightmare in the corner. (No, I don't know why someone parked it in the classroom. No, I don't know how it fit in the classroom either. It looked like it was hanging on the coatrack, actually. Yay dream logic.)
Finally it was just me and CC. For whatever reason, while we were there and alone, I decided to zap her with a Geass just to get her to tell me, honestly, what she thought of me romantically. (Yes, I know Lelouch's Geass doesn't work on CC.) Rousing success: she admitted she was head over heels for me (which I guess means even my subconscious is a Lelouch/CC shipper). Then she approached, I took her in my arms... and then the door opened and in burst a shapeless mass of blue fur and googly eyes.
That's right, I dreamt I got cock-blocked by the damn Cookie Monster.
Seems I was Lelouch from Code Geass. I was in a classroom at Ashford, Geassing people into leaving so they wouldn't notice the Knightmare in the corner. (No, I don't know why someone parked it in the classroom. No, I don't know how it fit in the classroom either. It looked like it was hanging on the coatrack, actually. Yay dream logic.)
Finally it was just me and CC. For whatever reason, while we were there and alone, I decided to zap her with a Geass just to get her to tell me, honestly, what she thought of me romantically. (Yes, I know Lelouch's Geass doesn't work on CC.) Rousing success: she admitted she was head over heels for me (which I guess means even my subconscious is a Lelouch/CC shipper). Then she approached, I took her in my arms... and then the door opened and in burst a shapeless mass of blue fur and googly eyes.
That's right, I dreamt I got cock-blocked by the damn Cookie Monster.
The Political Debate/Yelling Match Drinking Game
Yeah, I was bored...
Take a drink every time someone:
- Says that a President McCain would be "Bush's third term".
- Claims that Bush stole the 2000 election.
- Hell, brings up Bush at all as if he were the one running.
- Accuses Palin of inexperience and being on the ticket for charisma or special-interest-vote-grabbing purposes without seeing the irony.
- Says that a President Obama would lead to terrorists on our doorstep.
- Claims Obama doesn't have a position beyond "change!"
- Calls Obama an "elitist."
- Tries to bring Michelle Obama, Bristol Palin, or any other relatives of candidates into the argument of whether the candidate him/herself is right for the job.
- Talks about what "the Democrats" or "the Republicans" are doing to America without being able to name a specific one doing said action.
- Complains that the networks are favoring the other candidate (whichever network or candidate that may be).
- Uses a TV show or some other work of fiction to justify their political view.
- Uses an absolute phrase ("everyone", "definitely", "will happen", "no chance", etc.) as if they know the minds of all voters/the candidates or can see the future.
- Focuses on a candidate's Veep choice, positively or negatively, as if it overrides everything about the candidate himself.
- Grumbles about their OWN candidate's Veep choice.
- Admits they don't like their candidate but "he beats the alternative."
Take two drinks every time someone:
- Claims that Bush stole BOTH elections, or accuses McCain in advance of trying to steal 2008.
- Denies, when reminded by someone who knew them back then, that time back in 2000 when they said they would have gladly voted for McCain if the GOP had just nominated HIM instead of that Texan doofus.
- Describes what WOULD have happened if Gore or Kerry had become president, positively or negatively, as if they'd been to that timeline while hanging with Rhys-Davies on Sliders.
- Thinks parroting a bumper sticker counts as an actual argument.
- Uses the terms "jihad" or "World War III", in support of either candidate.
- Keeps bringing up a gaffe of either candidate as if a tongue-twist counteracts an entire campaign.
- Says a victory/support of McCain over Obama must be "racist", or otherwise seems to be voting for Obama purely to put a black man in office.
- Says a victory/support of Obama over McCain/Palin must be "sexist", or otherwise seems to be voting for McCain purely to put a woman in the Veep seat.
- Declares with certainty that no one who votes for the other guy has actually put any thought into what they're doing.
- Can't name a single specific campaign promise of their candidate.
- Can't name a single specific campaign promise of the OTHER candidate.
- Threatens to move out of the country if the other guy wins.
Drink the pitcher every time someone:
- Thinks Obama is Muslim, or tries to take some meaning out of how much Obama's name resembles a certain bearded Arabian with interest in US flight plans.
- Thinks we should "nuke 'em."
- Uses the term "babykiller."
- Seriously compares either Bush or the GOP in general to the Nazis, the Norsefire Party, or the Galactic Empire.
- Seriously compares either Obama or the Democrats in general to Communists or terrorists.
- Denies, when reminded by someone who knew them back then, that time back in 2007 when they said they hoped the GOP would nominate someone more moderate "like McCain" this time but "that's not gonna happen".
- Declares they don't know a single person who ever voted for Bush, with or without denying that this may mean they live a sheltered life.
- Brings up conspiracies, either right or left wing.
- Can't name a single specific campaign promise of EITHER candidate.
- Argues that Hillary should run as a third-party candidate (and is at least claiming to be Democrat; McCain supporters getting schadenfreudey over the prospect don't count).
- Threatens to move out of the country if the other guy wins, and made the same threat regarding a Bush victory in 2000 and/or 2004.
- Plans to vote Nader.
- Yells until they turn red or start pounding the table (or, if online, uses multiple exclamation points or caps lock for an entire clause).
Empty the pitcher over the head of anyone who:
- Isn't sure who the candidates are.
- After arguing for at least 10 minutes, admits they don't plan to bother to vote.
Take a drink every time someone:
- Says that a President McCain would be "Bush's third term".
- Claims that Bush stole the 2000 election.
- Hell, brings up Bush at all as if he were the one running.
- Accuses Palin of inexperience and being on the ticket for charisma or special-interest-vote-grabbing purposes without seeing the irony.
- Says that a President Obama would lead to terrorists on our doorstep.
- Claims Obama doesn't have a position beyond "change!"
- Calls Obama an "elitist."
- Tries to bring Michelle Obama, Bristol Palin, or any other relatives of candidates into the argument of whether the candidate him/herself is right for the job.
- Talks about what "the Democrats" or "the Republicans" are doing to America without being able to name a specific one doing said action.
- Complains that the networks are favoring the other candidate (whichever network or candidate that may be).
- Uses a TV show or some other work of fiction to justify their political view.
- Uses an absolute phrase ("everyone", "definitely", "will happen", "no chance", etc.) as if they know the minds of all voters/the candidates or can see the future.
- Focuses on a candidate's Veep choice, positively or negatively, as if it overrides everything about the candidate himself.
- Grumbles about their OWN candidate's Veep choice.
- Admits they don't like their candidate but "he beats the alternative."
Take two drinks every time someone:
- Claims that Bush stole BOTH elections, or accuses McCain in advance of trying to steal 2008.
- Denies, when reminded by someone who knew them back then, that time back in 2000 when they said they would have gladly voted for McCain if the GOP had just nominated HIM instead of that Texan doofus.
- Describes what WOULD have happened if Gore or Kerry had become president, positively or negatively, as if they'd been to that timeline while hanging with Rhys-Davies on Sliders.
- Thinks parroting a bumper sticker counts as an actual argument.
- Uses the terms "jihad" or "World War III", in support of either candidate.
- Keeps bringing up a gaffe of either candidate as if a tongue-twist counteracts an entire campaign.
- Says a victory/support of McCain over Obama must be "racist", or otherwise seems to be voting for Obama purely to put a black man in office.
- Says a victory/support of Obama over McCain/Palin must be "sexist", or otherwise seems to be voting for McCain purely to put a woman in the Veep seat.
- Declares with certainty that no one who votes for the other guy has actually put any thought into what they're doing.
- Can't name a single specific campaign promise of their candidate.
- Can't name a single specific campaign promise of the OTHER candidate.
- Threatens to move out of the country if the other guy wins.
Drink the pitcher every time someone:
- Thinks Obama is Muslim, or tries to take some meaning out of how much Obama's name resembles a certain bearded Arabian with interest in US flight plans.
- Thinks we should "nuke 'em."
- Uses the term "babykiller."
- Seriously compares either Bush or the GOP in general to the Nazis, the Norsefire Party, or the Galactic Empire.
- Seriously compares either Obama or the Democrats in general to Communists or terrorists.
- Denies, when reminded by someone who knew them back then, that time back in 2007 when they said they hoped the GOP would nominate someone more moderate "like McCain" this time but "that's not gonna happen".
- Declares they don't know a single person who ever voted for Bush, with or without denying that this may mean they live a sheltered life.
- Brings up conspiracies, either right or left wing.
- Can't name a single specific campaign promise of EITHER candidate.
- Argues that Hillary should run as a third-party candidate (and is at least claiming to be Democrat; McCain supporters getting schadenfreudey over the prospect don't count).
- Threatens to move out of the country if the other guy wins, and made the same threat regarding a Bush victory in 2000 and/or 2004.
- Plans to vote Nader.
- Yells until they turn red or start pounding the table (or, if online, uses multiple exclamation points or caps lock for an entire clause).
Empty the pitcher over the head of anyone who:
- Isn't sure who the candidates are.
- After arguing for at least 10 minutes, admits they don't plan to bother to vote.
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Darn.
USC's Gould School of Law regrets to inform me that they have considered the students on their waitlist against the number of recently-opened slots and cannot offer me admission this year. I got the message to this effect this week.
Know what? I think I'll live. What I don't know is if it would have been more hilarious if they'd offered me a spot; I certainly would have had fun crafting my reply.
Know what? I think I'll live. What I don't know is if it would have been more hilarious if they'd offered me a spot; I certainly would have had fun crafting my reply.
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Girl power.
You know, after Obama rejected Hillary as a running mate, I was wondering something to the effect of the following:
"There are a lot of disgruntled Hillary supporters out there, some of them because they preferred her policies but some because they wanted a female in office. If McCain, never the strongest conservative anyway, nominated a qualified female for Veep, he'd not only take some of the wind out of Obama's 'first African American president' point, he'd also get the Hillary crew to at least give him a second look."
Looks like great minds think alike.
(Governor Palin's Wikipedia page has been blitzed with updates since the announcement, including some vandalism: when I first poked my nose in there, it included the sentence "she was born a man." Real mature, guys.)
"There are a lot of disgruntled Hillary supporters out there, some of them because they preferred her policies but some because they wanted a female in office. If McCain, never the strongest conservative anyway, nominated a qualified female for Veep, he'd not only take some of the wind out of Obama's 'first African American president' point, he'd also get the Hillary crew to at least give him a second look."
Looks like great minds think alike.
(Governor Palin's Wikipedia page has been blitzed with updates since the announcement, including some vandalism: when I first poked my nose in there, it included the sentence "she was born a man." Real mature, guys.)
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I need a BSG icon...
Watching the Battlestar Galactica panel at ComicCon a couple weeks ago reminded me of the question on everyone's mind... okay ONE of the questions on everyone's mind: who's the last Cylon? The only information the audience could milk out of the panel was that the writers hadn't copped out by having it be some guy we'd never seen before. ( Big fat spoilers for BSG right up to Episode 4.10: Revelations )
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With my freeze ray...
Might I propose you watch a certain something cooked up by a bored Joss Whedon. It has superheroes (played by Malcolm Reynolds) and supervillains (played by Doogie Howser). And musical numbers. Yes, it's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog!
Timing is important. On Saturday, the third and final episode will be released on the web. By Monday, all three episodes will be removed, never to be made free again (although they will be released again in other purchasable formats). So take 40 minutes out of your day and enjoy, you won't regret it.
Timing is important. On Saturday, the third and final episode will be released on the web. By Monday, all three episodes will be removed, never to be made free again (although they will be released again in other purchasable formats). So take 40 minutes out of your day and enjoy, you won't regret it.
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No, I'm looking for a house in DC, not Nigeria.
With school fast approaching, I've been hunting via Craig's List for a place in DC to stay. Slow going at first, hunting through ad after ad... then I decided to advertise myself as looking for a room instead, and got a massive flood of responses. "Law student" apparently gets attention.
Several good offers, which I've been narrowing down, but then there are the odder ones. For instance, this was sent from RESOM NEGASSI (with the caps and everything)...
DEAR [CMZERO]
MY PLACE MIGHT FEET FOR YOU. HERE IS THE DISCRIPTION:
BASEMENT with private entrance, bathroom, kitchen and closet. has washer/dryer.cabel, hi-speed internet and all utility included. located in springfield,va 22153. connection bus is on the door to springfield metro station(blue line). it has fenced yard , community tenis and basket ball courts. minutes to grocery store, costco, restaurant , mcdonalds and seven eleven. will be available aug 1 non smoking and no pets.
the rent will be $ 850.00 all included. if you are interested you con contact me.
thanks
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PS: Foot's much better now, though I'm still sitting down more than standing up.
Several good offers, which I've been narrowing down, but then there are the odder ones. For instance, this was sent from RESOM NEGASSI (with the caps and everything)...
DEAR [CMZERO]
MY PLACE MIGHT FEET FOR YOU. HERE IS THE DISCRIPTION:
BASEMENT with private entrance, bathroom, kitchen and closet. has washer/dryer.cabel, hi-speed internet and all utility included. located in springfield,va 22153. connection bus is on the door to springfield metro station(blue line). it has fenced yard , community tenis and basket ball courts. minutes to grocery store, costco, restaurant , mcdonalds and seven eleven. will be available aug 1 non smoking and no pets.
the rent will be $ 850.00 all included. if you are interested you con contact me.
thanks
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PS: Foot's much better now, though I'm still sitting down more than standing up.
On the scabbing of feet.
Getting the initial wrappings off after the required 24 hours (well, 23, but close enough) helped tremendously; they were pressing against the rising blisters. Followed that up by soaking the entire thing in warm water with epson salts and draining the blister while I was at it, and then my foot pain lowered to, and has remained at, a dull ache. I've repeated the "soak and replace the bandages" routine twice daily since then.
Visited DR. TRAN again Thursday to follow up; he cut off the blister's top layer and said to leave it elevated and exposed to the air (the better to dry/scab up the young skin underneath) whenever possible. He remained non-specific as to how long it would take. My current personal estimate, based on how the foot looks right now, is that I've got at least three more days before I can walk on it again. I think I may have been better off with the warts.
My landlady, Maud, has been several levels of awesome during all this. Have I mentioned her before? I don't think I have, beyond a brief mention when I first decided on the place that she "seems more personable". Well, turns out I had no idea at the time. Since Tuesday, she's been making meals for me, going out to buy bandages and other medical needs, preparing the foot baths, driving me to the hospital the second time, and generally making sure I only have to limp out of my chair to go to the bathroom (and she loaned me some crutches for that part). She is an adorably doting grandmother type and, over the past week, an utter godsend. Someone remind me, when this is all over, to treat her out to a meal.
Visited DR. TRAN again Thursday to follow up; he cut off the blister's top layer and said to leave it elevated and exposed to the air (the better to dry/scab up the young skin underneath) whenever possible. He remained non-specific as to how long it would take. My current personal estimate, based on how the foot looks right now, is that I've got at least three more days before I can walk on it again. I think I may have been better off with the warts.
My landlady, Maud, has been several levels of awesome during all this. Have I mentioned her before? I don't think I have, beyond a brief mention when I first decided on the place that she "seems more personable". Well, turns out I had no idea at the time. Since Tuesday, she's been making meals for me, going out to buy bandages and other medical needs, preparing the foot baths, driving me to the hospital the second time, and generally making sure I only have to limp out of my chair to go to the bathroom (and she loaned me some crutches for that part). She is an adorably doting grandmother type and, over the past week, an utter godsend. Someone remind me, when this is all over, to treat her out to a meal.
PAIN.
I developed plantar warts last week, and the Dr. Scholls pads didn't work fast enough to keep one from becoming infected Monday. Tuesday I go to the hospital and DR. TRAN decided I need to amputate the foot. No, not really, but I think that would be less painful than what he did do, which was use cryosurgery to remove every last wart. I am wart-free but unable to walk right now because the cryo-treatment has caused my foot to blister.
It's throbbing. My mental processes sound like a Tourette's sufferer right now...
It's throbbing. My mental processes sound like a Tourette's sufferer right now...
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The train job
I'm up with family this week and the next: there's a mondo reunion for Mom's side of the family (although that part doesn't start until Sunday; right now I'm just catching up with the local family, etc.). Internet will likely be limited next week.
Those who remember my last trip up may think that was the reason I decided to take Amtrak this time, but while that might have been a factor, other issues included:
1) Gas prices. I don't need to say more there.
2) Had some Amtrak vouchers after canceling a leg of my law school tour.
3) Long-term parking at the local Amtrak station is free for customers.
4) I can't read on planes because it makes me nauseous, I can't read in the car because I'm driving. I can read (or watch movies on my laptop) all I want while seated on a train, so the fact that it's longer than either driving or flying doesn't bother me, since I can still keep busy.
Which is just as well, because if the Amtrak choice were just to avoid delays I would have been disappointed. The train had to stop for a full hour because some moron decided the train tracks looked like a good parking space. You heard me. There was a car sitting on the tracks that they had to tow off, then the inspectors had to check the tracks carefully to make sure there was no damage, because you really don't want 1000 tons of metal and 200+ people racing over damaged tracks at 60+ miles per hour.
There was no word on whether the car on the tracks was a Delorean.
Marty: Doc, Doc, why are we trying this again? We're in 2008, not 1885!
Doc: Exactly, Marty! There's no WAY we can afford to refuel!
Those who remember my last trip up may think that was the reason I decided to take Amtrak this time, but while that might have been a factor, other issues included:
1) Gas prices. I don't need to say more there.
2) Had some Amtrak vouchers after canceling a leg of my law school tour.
3) Long-term parking at the local Amtrak station is free for customers.
4) I can't read on planes because it makes me nauseous, I can't read in the car because I'm driving. I can read (or watch movies on my laptop) all I want while seated on a train, so the fact that it's longer than either driving or flying doesn't bother me, since I can still keep busy.
Which is just as well, because if the Amtrak choice were just to avoid delays I would have been disappointed. The train had to stop for a full hour because some moron decided the train tracks looked like a good parking space. You heard me. There was a car sitting on the tracks that they had to tow off, then the inspectors had to check the tracks carefully to make sure there was no damage, because you really don't want 1000 tons of metal and 200+ people racing over damaged tracks at 60+ miles per hour.
There was no word on whether the car on the tracks was a Delorean.
Marty: Doc, Doc, why are we trying this again? We're in 2008, not 1885!
Doc: Exactly, Marty! There's no WAY we can afford to refuel!
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Recent (and not so recent) life.
Given that I've sent in my second deposit, I should probably mention it here already: I've made my decision, and in August, I'll be moving to Washington DC to attend George Washington Law School. Although both Cardozo and Vanderbilt put up valiant fights, GWU was the only one to offer prestige, an IP focus, and great local opportunities, and after I got their financial offer, I sent my first deposit and that was that.
Looking for housing right now... I'll probably sell both the car and my furniture, and look for a furnished place near a DC Metro line. Gas prices are just ridiculous right now and even if I can't find furnishings there, it'll probably still be cheaper to buy new stuff there than to drive a UHaul cross-country. Not like I had anything I was particularly attached to here anyway.
Next week I'll be heading up to a family reunion for Mom's side of the family. I kind of lucked out in that it'll be in Monterey, which means it's a quick Amtrak trip north instead of a long flight somewhere else. And I had vouchers from a canceled Amtrak run during my school tour. Be gone for about two weeks, but I'm taking the laptop with me (loving that thing) so we'll see if I can't duck on from time to time.
Looking for housing right now... I'll probably sell both the car and my furniture, and look for a furnished place near a DC Metro line. Gas prices are just ridiculous right now and even if I can't find furnishings there, it'll probably still be cheaper to buy new stuff there than to drive a UHaul cross-country. Not like I had anything I was particularly attached to here anyway.
Next week I'll be heading up to a family reunion for Mom's side of the family. I kind of lucked out in that it'll be in Monterey, which means it's a quick Amtrak trip north instead of a long flight somewhere else. And I had vouchers from a canceled Amtrak run during my school tour. Be gone for about two weeks, but I'm taking the laptop with me (loving that thing) so we'll see if I can't duck on from time to time.
Where'd my stimulus check go?
On top of the House DVDs mentioned earlier, too many visits to the used game stores, that's where. Over the past two weeks I've hit several, and now filling in the gaps of my collection are:
- Viewtiful Joe 2, Gamecube (two bucks; how could I pass it up?)
- Zelda: Twilight Princess, Gamecube
- Okami, PS2
- Soul Calibur III, PS2 (new copy!)
- Katamari Damacy, PS2 (Teep loaned me a copy already but there were new ones for sale for $10, so I couldn't resist)
- Metroid Fusion, GBA
- Final Fantasy I&II: Dawn of Souls, GBA
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, GBA
- Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, DS
- Elite Beat Agents, DS
- And all three DS Phoenix Wrights, which I'd already played through loaners, but I wanted my own copies already. They're used and therefore completed, so I can re-tackle the cases in whatever order later.
A real doctor!
I figure I should get some use out of my health insurance, so I called to schedule a routine physical. I'd never actually been to the local hospital for anything, so I didn't have a personal doctor yet. I also didn't know any doctors there, and the appointment clerk had no particular recommendation either beyond "these four work at your local hospital." So I asked him to list them off and I figured I'd pick one at random.
This area being what it is, three out of four were Vietnamese. "Doctor Li." "Uh-huh." "Doctor Nguyen." "Uh-huh." "Doctor Black." "Uh-huh." "And Doctor Tran." "Uh-h... what?"
Oh come on, given no other useful information, how could I not go with that greatest of action heroes?
This area being what it is, three out of four were Vietnamese. "Doctor Li." "Uh-huh." "Doctor Nguyen." "Uh-huh." "Doctor Black." "Uh-huh." "And Doctor Tran." "Uh-h... what?"
Oh come on, given no other useful information, how could I not go with that greatest of action heroes?
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Coming out of my silence to remind everyone that Prince Reepicheep... err, Prince Caspian opens this Friday.
What? Reep rocks. He will kick your giant self all over the map. He's possibly the only one who could defeat Chuck Norris (who can't roundhouse kick that low). Worship the Reep.
What? Reep rocks. He will kick your giant self all over the map. He's possibly the only one who could defeat Chuck Norris (who can't roundhouse kick that low). Worship the Reep.