God wants us to die of old age, after years of pain and decreased mobility

[vovat]

I wasn't so keen on last night's Simpsons episode. It had some decent jokes, mostly in the pre-bullfighting parts (the Rob Reiner commercial, the Rich Texan's comment about his gay grandson), but didn't elicit a lot of strong laughs from me. I did think it was interesting that they took on physician-assisted suicide. I also found it a little weird that Abe actually mentioned his age, since they seemed to avoid giving an actual number in previous episodes. I guess that means he was in his mid-forties when Homer was born.

I guess they've finally set a date for the Simpsons movie. I have to wonder what the actual plot will be. If it's basically just an extended episode, that'll be fine with me. Well, as long as it's a GOOD extended episode, obviously. But since it's been so long in the making, I'm guessing they're going to try for something more worthy of the big screen (however THAT'S determined).

Also last night, bethje and I watched Jack Van Impe and his wife Rexella talk about how The Da Vinci Code is "trash." Jack was pointing out all the errors in it. Um, Jack, didn't anyone tell you it was FICTION?

Okay, time for some memes.


I know I've taken this at least once before. Possibly twice. The first time was when I'd only been on LJ for a very brief amount of time, though.

The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test
Category	Your Score	Average LJer
Community Attachment	16.13% You've got pals to cheer you up when you're down, but no audience to applaud you... Yet.	22.5%
MemeSheepage	49.12% An expert on multiple-choice questions, an whiz at the cut-and-paste	27.91%
Original Content	51.61% Using LiveJournal to express a few strong opinions	37.71%
Psychodrama Quotient	10.84% Had a comment taken out of context once or twice	16.74%
Attention Whoring	36.36% This quiz is part of a grand scheme to keep people reading	20.57%
Take The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test and see how you match up! (By The Ferrett)

And this one is from rockinlibrarian:

"Ok, are you sick of all these surveys that are obviously made by teenagers, with questions like "Have you ever stayed out all night?" Who cares? Well, I guess when you're 14 that's a big deal. So here is a survey for adults cause there are some of us out there you know."

The adult meme...

[X] I have a Job

[ ] I own a paid off car (although the money I owe is to my dad, not the car dealer)

[ ] I have a house payment or rent

[ ] I've made a house or car payment late

[ ] I've had a car reposessed

[ ] I know my credit score

[ ] I have kids

[ ] I have kids by more than one person

[ ] I pay child support

[ ] I'm married

[ ] I've been divorced

[ ] I'm 30 or older and haven't been married

[X] I have toys from my childhood that are older than half of myspace

[ ] I remember when David Lee Roth left Van Halen.

[ ] I saw "E.T." in the Theater or Drive - In.

[ ] I know who shot J.R.

[X] Fraggle Rock.

[X] "Where's the Beef?"

[X] I've found grey hairs

[X] I have aches and/or pains for no apparent reason.

[X] I've uttered the phrase "Kids these days..." (Well, not exactly, but probaby something close to that)

[X] I've uttered the phrase "When *I* was a kid..."

[ ] I think current teen fashion is laughable, but I own something from the 80's or early 90's thats equally retarded... that I still wear.

[ ] I know off the top of my head who Crockett and Tubbs are.

[X] "Capital Gains tax", "401k", and "Homestead exemption" all mean something to me. (Actually, I'm not so sure about that last one.)

[ ] I wanted a Delorean.

[ ] Yes, I have had sex with people of different ages and backgrounds.

[ ] I remember when it was just "Star Trek"

[X] I had a Trapper Keeper

[X] I know what "Reaganomics" was.

[X] I remember when Michael Jackson was Black.

[X] I remember Max Headroom

[ ] I know who killed Laura Palmer

[X] I remember when VCR's were a "new gadget" And the remote control for the cable box had a long ass wire. (My grandparents had a VCR long before we did.)

[ ]I also remember the first time we rented a VCR and the first movie I ever watched on it

[X] I remember Atari

[ ] I remember when the only anime show you could watch was Robotech. (Hey, what about Speed Racer? Not that I watched that either.)

[ ] I remember when there was no such thing as a computer. (How old do you think I AM? ENIAC was built in 1946!)

[X] I remember Pop Rocks! I also remember the first time that i was told drinking soda and eating pop rocks would make your stomach explode.


And finally, courtesy of the dragonquest community, here's the history of Dragon Quest. It's pretty funny, if you're familiar with the games.

Comments

[bethje.livejournal.com]

Okay, I know that Jack Van Impe is stupid, but Rexella is awesome. And her name is Rexella. Rexella!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

If "rex" means "king," what does "Rexella" mean? I'd say "queen," but that's "Regina."

Hmm, it looks like "Ella" can mean "other," so Rexella is the "other king"? Sounds about right to me.

[onib.livejournal.com]

How sad is it that when I hear her name, my brain goes, "hey, that translates to Woman King, doesn't it?"