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The Film of the Week

The WORD of the Week

Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Stupid Fact of the Week

There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

30 June, 2006

So... I've Begun Writing a Book...

It's a murder mystery... It has a very old-timey, Sam Spade-esque feel to it... very who-dunnit noir...

It takes place in the future, choronologically speaking... however, it takes into account the new dark age that begins circa 2830AD(CE)...

The plot centers around a serial killer with an unusual calling card: a steaming pile of poo.

To crack the case, the gumshoe must trace the evidence back to the bowels from which it sprung.

I call it:

"The Origin of the Feces."

Thank you. Thank you.

Yes. You, sir. The bald gentleman in the back... No, sir, I'm sorry. You can't have that 30 seconds of your life back.

That's all the time I have for now, ladies and gentleman. Thank you again. Any further comments can be directed to my attorney.

posted by Rockel @ 7:32 PM 3 comments

One Week

posted by Rockel @ 4:10 PM 0 comments

That's right, Ukraine

That's what you get for screwing up my predictions.

You get spanked.

Hard.

posted by Rockel @ 4:08 PM 1 comments

29 June, 2006

HIDE THE RUM!

Only 8 More Days.

posted by Rockel @ 6:55 PM 2 comments

Sexuality, Nudity & Language

& Zach Braff

posted by Rockel @ 6:34 PM 0 comments

Trace Adkins, Ladies and Gentlemen

How does this man not have a Grammy?

Everybody Now: "Slap your Grandma"

posted by Rockel @ 4:27 PM 3 comments

Driving Home From Work Today...

...I got cut off by one of these:

...I got stuck in one of these:

...I almost hit one of these:

...I tried (and failed) to hit one of these:

...and I saw one of these:

Oof.

posted by Rockel @ 4:14 PM 0 comments

28 June, 2006

The Rockel Results

Round of 16: 6-2
Overall: 6-2

Second Round Results:
GER def. SWE
ARG def. MEX
ENG def. ECU
(NED def. POR)
ITA def. AUS
(SUI def. UKR)
BRA def. GHA
FRA def. ESP

The good news... the two I missed will lose in the next round, and I'll be 4-0 in the quarter finals.

Coming up this weekend:
GER def. ARG
ITA def. (UKR)
ENG def. (POR)
BRA def. FRA

posted by Rockel @ 4:24 PM 1 comments

"The Management of Savagery"

You can download it in its entirety here.

posted by Rockel @ 3:03 PM 0 comments

27 June, 2006

Pay no attention...

to the man behind the curtain.

posted by Rockel @ 5:45 PM 0 comments

24 June, 2006

The Rockel Predictions Get Put To The Test

Here's what I said would happen today:

GER def. SWE
ARG def. MEX

Go Germany!

posted by Rockel @ 5:12 AM 2 comments

22 June, 2006

Got $124.50 and don't know what to do with it?

Buy a burger.

Ten bucks goes to Make-A-Wish.

posted by Rockel @ 7:05 PM 1 comments

Homeward Bound

posted by Rockel @ 6:56 PM 0 comments

20 June, 2006

Coming in 2007

Doyle started it...

here's mine:

Die Hard 4

posted by Rockel @ 5:12 PM 1 comments

Root Root Root!

Home team wins again.
3-0-0. Group A. Number 1.

Here are my predictions for how this thing'll end:

Second round
GER def. SWE
ARG def. MEX
ENG def. ECU
NED def. POR
ITA def. AUS
SUI def. UKR
BRA def. GHA
FRA def. ESP

Quarters
GER def. ARG
ITA def. SUI
ENG def. NED
BRA def. FRA

Semis
GER def. ITA
BRA def. ENG

Third Place
ENG def. ITA

Final
GER def. BRA

posted by Rockel @ 3:18 PM 1 comments

19 June, 2006

Sir Raleigh...

...meet Lord Stanley.

posted by Rockel @ 8:22 PM 0 comments

17 June, 2006

VII

posted by Rockel @ 9:51 PM 1 comments

USA 1 - ITA 1

Goals
22' - ITA #11 Gilardino
27' - USA (og) #2 Zaccardo

Cards
7' - ITA #10 Totti

21' - USA #23 Pope

28' - ITA #4 De Rossi

45' - USA #4 Mastroeni

47' - USA #23 Pope

70' - ITA #19 Zambrotta

posted by Rockel @ 12:21 PM 3 comments

GHANA WINS!

The small African nation managed to do what the U.S. could not - beat the Czech Republic.

What does this mean for team USA? If they can manage to beat Italy by a margin of 2-3 goals, Group E will basically be deadlocked heading to the final group match. This would mean that all the U.S. would have to do to advance is beat Ghana on the 22nd.

USA vs. Italia begins in about 10 minutes... off I go.

posted by Rockel @ 11:31 AM 0 comments

World Cup Update

Advancing:

Eliminated:

posted by Rockel @ 5:56 AM 0 comments

16 June, 2006

"I was on a date & it was going really good....

"I went to fish a Viagra out of my pocket & it wasn't there. I know I brought one with me. This will never happen again. Now I wear a ViagraRing."

posted by Rockel @ 8:18 PM 0 comments

15 June, 2006

Movies

House of Sand

Wordplay
(JON STEWART!)

Loverboy
(Marisa, Kevin Bacon)

The Great New Wonderful
(JIM GAFFIGAN!, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colbert!)

The Road To Guantanamo

posted by Rockel @ 6:16 PM 0 comments

Why do I love French cinema?

Cuz this makes Sin City look like a comic book.

posted by Rockel @ 5:55 PM 0 comments

Nearly Gender-bending

Rockel is Batman

You are dark, love gadgets
and have vowed to help the innocent
not suffer the pain you have endured.

Batman		85%
Catwoman		60%
Green Lantern		55%
Iron Man		50%
Hulk		50%
Robin		42%
Wonder Woman		40%
Spider-Man		40%
The Flash		40%
Supergirl		35%
Superman		30%

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

so close to catwoman... oh, well.

I also love that I am more Supergirl than Superman.

posted by Rockel @ 3:03 PM 3 comments

14 June, 2006

Britney, Britney, Britney...

Your baby is due when?

posted by Rockel @ 7:45 PM 3 comments

Just wait a year or two...

...until people forget all about this...*

and then pass a law making Sudafed(r) illegal.

*that's right, folks... Fox News... even the Rockel has to lower his standards on slow news days.

posted by Rockel @ 7:37 PM 0 comments

What's worse than...

...a politician who can't vote legally?

An author who can't write legally.

posted by Rockel @ 7:20 PM 1 comments

Liberal spin at it ag'in

Well, I guess you can add USA Today to the list of anti-American organizations.

Look how they reported on the World Cup:

"The USA's chances of advancing out of group play for the second consecutive World Cup took a major hit Monday when it was beaten by the Czech Republic 3-0 in the opening match for both countries."

Absolutely no mention of the great passing and running they did.

posted by Rockel @ 7:15 PM 3 comments

90'

posted by Rockel @ 2:07 PM 0 comments

13 June, 2006

One Year Ago

Innocent.

posted by Rockel @ 9:03 PM 1 comments

This one's for Ryan

Shaolin Soccer.

posted by Rockel @ 8:02 PM 2 comments

Casting Call

Any actors out there wanna tap into the Charlotte Theatre scene but just don't have a lot of time to invest?

Problem solved.

posted by Rockel @ 7:55 PM 1 comments

Happy Graduation!

For those of you who missed it.

Holding a diploma and everything.

posted by Rockel @ 7:52 PM 0 comments

Ellsberg Speaks

posted by Rockel @ 7:49 PM 3 comments

So, I heard this again today:

"You can't support the troops and not support the war."

posted by Rockel @ 7:42 PM 0 comments

12 June, 2006

Wednesday Night

Be sure to watch the Carolina Hurricanes take the Cup, while remnants of Alberto sweep thru the Cack-i-lacks...

...then tune in to Leno.

I Love me some George Carlin.

(side note: Gnarls on Leno tonight)

posted by Rockel @ 8:04 PM 0 comments

11 June, 2006

SMACK

This guy's kind of a tool...

but he spanked Coulter, so... yay.

Let's see what Bill has to say...

...and let's get someone to use the word "Hitler" and watch people freak out.

posted by Rockel @ 6:22 AM 2 comments

10 June, 2006

Stirring Up Controversy

Yeah, the Iraqis are picking up the American way of life nicely.

posted by Rockel @ 6:24 PM 0 comments

Let's See If I Can Acheive 99.9% This Time

"My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the Fox News Building"

"Conservatives are always accusing us of repressing their speech. I say let's do it. Let's repress them. ... Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the First Amendment"

"We need somebody to put rat poison in Justice Alito's creme brulee"

posted by Rockel @ 6:07 PM 5 comments

Dodged a bullet there

Heckuva email.

posted by Rockel @ 6:06 PM 0 comments

Look out

Here they come.

posted by Rockel @ 6:02 PM 0 comments

Yeah, the bathrobes were fun

Gnarls makes each appearance a whole new experience...

which is just one more reason why they rock.

enjoy:

C R A Z Y

(I'm kinda partial to the Star Wars performance)

posted by Rockel @ 5:19 PM 0 comments

09 June, 2006

Alright, Nazionale...

I'll see your Gnarls Barkley video...

...and raise you a tall Irish man.

posted by Rockel @ 7:14 PM 3 comments

08 June, 2006

Hurrah for Technology!

Robots gettin' all touchy-feely.

posted by Rockel @ 7:37 PM 0 comments

Oh, Man

The title of the Article:
"Detox Clinic Opening for Video (Game) Addicts"

The fear:
"Video games may look innocent..."

The heartbreak:
"'We have kids who don't know how to communicate with people face-to- face because they've spent the last three years talking to somebody in Korea through a computer,' Bakker said. 'Their social network has completely disappeared.'"

The Gateway:
"It can start with a Game Boy..."

The low point:
"By the time he was in college he was gaming about 14 hours a day and using drugs to play longer."

The ray of hope:
"He says he has been drug- and game-free for eight months."

Go ahead. Read the entire article. You know you want to. Everybody's doin' it. What are you, chicken? Alright, whatever... the leave and don't ever come back. This site is only for cool people, and cool people read articles like this one.

Yeah... that's what I thought. You like that article, don't you?

Alright... you got to read your stupid article, now scram! I got shit to do.

But you'll be back... oh yes... you'll be back.

posted by Rockel @ 7:30 PM 2 comments

BIG NEWS TODAY!

Britney may be spending a little too much time with her "manny."

Or so thinks K-Fed.

Also...

The Hurricanes are on their way to sweeping the Cup.

Oh, and...

"Justice"

posted by Rockel @ 7:16 PM 2 comments

07 June, 2006

Postmodernism, Atheism, Existentialism... Jean-Paul-Charles-Aymard Sartre

"There is no human nature, since there is no God to conceive it."

J-P does a bit of circular reasoning, but makes an interesting point.

He begins with the idea that nothing is created without a use; a cause. No human inventor seeks to invent, develop, or otherwise form an object without a concept of what duty or duties it will perform when complete.

He then moves rather abruptly to the lack of human nature without really building a case for the lack of a God/creator/inventor as it would relate his opening premise.

But an interesting point none the less.

Existentialism. Best rooted in Atheism or Theism?

posted by Rockel @ 7:38 PM 1 comments

06 June, 2006

"Black Propaganda"

I like the sound of that.

(warning: long read)

posted by Rockel @ 7:18 PM 0 comments

6/6/6