This is my Boomstick! (Or how I have come to stop worrying and love firearms)

I Stumbled across a list on Geoff Metcalf's website this morning called 40 Reasons for Gun Control. A tongue in cheek look at government hypocrisy in regards to gun control, the list offers an interesting view of how politicians and activists spin the issue. Being an advocate for Second Amendment rights, I feel that the list made a good point. (Yes, Geoff Metcalf is a Conservative, but I give him benefit of the doubt.)

I couldn't tell you where my fascination with guns came from, but it is certainly there. Not wanting to beat around the bush any longer, I'm just going to say this so that there are no more questions: I think guns are awesome.

This doesn't mean that I think violence is awesome. Being an active pacifist, I believe violence to be the antithesis of awesome (unless zombies are involved). It's just things that go "boom" have always held a certain appeal to me. Furthermore, adhering to a mentality of "pacifism no matter what" is just naive and silly. If you aren't willing to and/or prepared to defend yourself from harm, Darwin makes it a point to take care of the rest of your (shortened) life.

Zombies aside, American citizens have the right to defend their personal belongings, personal freedoms, and lives. Personal defense against criminals seeking to harm you goes without saying, but I see a larger issue here. Should the right to bear arms be taken away, where does that put the United States of America on the scale of fascism? Look at it this way: if police officers and soldiers, ie. government lackeys, are allowed to tote firearms and we are not, are the scales of power tipped too far in the wrong direction? While Second Amendment rights are not going away anytime soon, when the issue inevitably comes up again, that point should be brought to the table.

Anyway, enough of this jibber jabber. For those of you strapped for Christmas ideas, here's my favorite revolver. It's called The Judge and it fires .45 slugs or .410 shotgun shells. I need it for zombies.

Speaking of zombies, here's your random video for the day: NAZI SNOW ZOMBIES!

Being that i Godwined my own post, that's all for now.

- Rev.

Entertainment Tonight

For starters: Perhaps it is time for me to make this whole blag thing a regular habit. Why not? At least it isn't Xanga.

On my mind right now is this new fantasy television show called Legend of the Seeker. Episode one was aired on November 1, but I just found it on Hulu today.

Any who,

I'm about five minutes into the pilot episode and I must say that I'm quite impressed with how stereotypical the show is.

Opening scene: large breasted women are riding horses, fleeing from some "damsel in distress" inducing problem. The women are clad in flattering, low cut dresses which one would assume to be too impractical for equine recreation. One dies, one epically escapes using some form of witchery. Cue epic opening theme song played on top of Peter Jackson-esque scenery shots.

Scene two opens with a close up of some shirtless beefcake's abs as he uses an ax in a most manly fashion. Presumably this is the protagonist, given the amount of on camera time his pecs got.

After finishing the episode, I realized that I need not comment any further than the opening scenes. The script writing, acting, and plot make it very clear as to why the show had to use sex appeal to hook you into watching. After the boobs, Legend of the Speaker goes downhill. As fantasy shows go, this one fell down the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down.

If you are itching for an idea of the current plot line, think about Star Wars and King Arthur having an inbred child.

For something more entertaining, here is a video that proves Japanese cops are trained in how to use a lightsaber. It's worth your time, trust me. I'd like to think that the guy at the end is saying "Princess Leia gives me a boner, desu!" But it's probably just a quick advertisement for Panty Vending Machines.


That's all for now.

- Rev.