All posts for the month January, 2009
Never Gonna Join the Snuggie Cult
Posted by CMStewart on January 31, 2009
https://losthunderlads.com/2009/01/31/never-gonna-join-the-snuggie-cult/
Melanie Safka- Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
Posted by CMStewart on January 30, 2009
https://losthunderlads.com/2009/01/30/melanie-safka-lay-down-candles-in-the-rain/
Ukulele Video of the Year 2008
Ukulelehunt, the great and powerful, is running a contest for Ukulele Video of the Year. My vote goes to “It’s a Heartache,” from the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra.
Posted by acilius on January 28, 2009
https://losthunderlads.com/2009/01/28/ukulele-video-of-the-year-2008/
Funny Times, January and February 2009

January 2009

February 2009
The only thing I want to note about either of the first two issues of The Funny Times for 2009 is a cartoon in four panels. It’s not available for embedding, so I have to describe it. Titled “The Stages of Idealism,” panel one shows a man with his head obscured by clouds. Panel two, he’s bending over, his head buried in sand. Panel three, he’s standing, his head up his rear end. Panel four, his head is on a platter.
Posted by acilius on January 28, 2009
https://losthunderlads.com/2009/01/28/funny-times-january-and-february-2009/
Harry Nicolaides hopes for royal pardon
Latest newspaper report about Harry Nicolaides:
THE stress can be seen in Harry Nicolaides’ gaunt face as he leans towards the barred prison window and speaks of his hopes and fears.
“I am so jaded, so cynical,” says the Melbourne writer, hunching his shoulders. “I am placing my faith in my family, my girlfriend, the Australian Government and the reputation of the Thai king. The Australian Government is supporting a pardon for me. But I am gun-shy at the moment. It’s all so opaque.”
Sentenced on Monday to three years’ jail for writing three sentences about the Thai royal family in a novel that sold fewer than 10 copies, Nicolaides, 41, can now only hope for a pardon from Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej. There is no guarantee he will get one.
Read the rest in Australia’s The Age.
Posted by acilius on January 26, 2009
https://losthunderlads.com/2009/01/26/harry-nicolaides-hopes-for-royal-pardon/
Movie Review- Mission to Mars

movies.yahoo.com
Mission to Mars (2000)
Starring:
Don Cheadle, Jerry O’Connell, Kim Delaney, Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise
Cymast’s Synopsis:
The first human mission to Mars results in the mysterious deaths of 3 of the 4 astronauts. The remaining astronaut is stranded on Mars, and a rescue mission is sent. After another accident, the 3 survivors of the rescue crew team up with the 1 original survivor and solve the mystery of the Face on Mars.
Mr. Cymast’s Synopsis:
It’s a rescue mission to Mars gone wrong, and they found a surprise. And it wasn’t a pickle.
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CNN.com: ” ‘Mission to Mars’ takes bad to a whole new level. This film is mind boggling and stupid, a derivative piece of doo-doo that’s an embarrassment for all involved.”
Roger Ebert: “I can’t recommend ‘Mission to Mars.’ It misses too many of its marks. But it has extraordinary things in it. It’s as if the director, the gifted Brian De Palma, rises to the occasions but the screenplay gives him nothing much to do in between them.”
Cymast: As a fan of fluffy sci-fi, I found the movie mostly enjoyable. The characters, at times, are distracting in their ineptitude as astronauts. There’s a drawn-out, smarmy love scene that I’m sure was included just to lengthen the movie: 2 of the astronauts twirl and flirt in zero-G. Twirl and flirt, twirl and flirt, twirl and flirt . . well, you get it. There’s a climactic space death scene which is slightly marred by the expressionless, Julia Robertsesque acting of Kim Delaney. She does have a convincing scream, though. Don Cheadle’s performance as a sole stranded/rescued astronaut saves the movie, IMO. I particulary enjoyed the Martian landscape and what appeared to be its thermal features. I did not care for the the last half of the ending, as it leaves WAY TOO LITTLE to the imagination. That part of the ending also seems cartoonish, compared to the rest of the movie. But, to the movie’s credit, I’m sure it was a tough scene to write. Overall, it’s worth a look, especially if you’re a fan of alternative theories.
Posted by CMStewart on January 25, 2009
https://losthunderlads.com/2009/01/25/movie-review-mission-to-mars/
Goat Man Steals Car

saveourgoats.com
Posted by CMStewart on January 24, 2009
https://losthunderlads.com/2009/01/24/goat-man-steals-car/