Ted: Live-action Family Guy with a Teddy Bear

Take Family Guy, make it live-action, add a teddy bear, and you get the somewhat intriguing movie known as Ted.

Power's Back

Damn, right when you think I'd be back and writing up a storm, the Ohio weather has to rear its ugly head once again.

The power went out in several areas of the country in the aftermath of some freak thunderstorms, and because I live in Ohio, which has the most erratic weather of any place I've ever visited, my house was no exception.  I had to deal with no electricity from last Friday evening until just a few hours ago.  Even though it seems that every other neighborhood in Oxford had their power restored within a couple hours.

But now I'm back (for the second time, but hey, it wasn't my fault), and expect some new content up soon!

Pokemon Project 6/29/12: The Final Tally

Surprise surprise.  I made my way through all the Pokemon generations, and the Generation 2 games (Gold, Silver, and Crystal) came out on top.  See below for the final rankings and explanations.

It's a Tax After All, Charlie Brown

Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a Obamacare), the biggest piece of corporate welfare since the bank bailouts. Not only are Americans now forced to buy health insurance from the companies that corrupted the system in the first place, it was proven that the penalty for not doing so was a tax after all, something everybody else in the country except liberals already knew.

Jack's Fav Musicians #5: Eminem

I consider Eminem to be the best rapper of all time, hands down.  To be fair though, I have really grown to hate rap.  I know I'll come off like a cranky old bastard when I say this, but I think that contemporary rap is just plain shitty.  I look at the popularity of "rappers" like Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa, two people who I consider to have caused more harm to the world than Saddam Hussein, and I seriously doubt the ability of my generation to ever make a positive impact on our planet.  When rappers aren't talking about beating up vaginas or spending all their money, they make attempts at being "serious" by rapping about the oppressors and how the political machine is geared against African-Americans, even though rap artists are obviously the cream of the intellectual crop here in America.

Eminem is another monster entirely.  Whether he's rapping about admiring the pubescent Olsen twins, creating a fictional character to tell a story about his new-found fame, or going into graphic detail about killing his wife, his lyrics are always high-quality and clever.  He's actually interesting and unique; every white rapper since Eminem's debut has tried and failed miserably to capture his essence and mystique.  He doesn't view his troubled past and family life as a badge of pride that enables him to do whatever he wants; he discusses it honestly and openly as a means of elevating his art.