Lefty Land

I have to admit, I am a bit disappointed. I tend to like to browse eBay. I especially like to thumb through the old cares, more to see what they look like than to actually purchase them. Then I saw what I hoped would be my newest acquisition. A 1966 Lincoln Continental. A whiter/bluer not as nice version of the car they took Neo to his meeting with Morpheus in. But still damn cool. The problem is I am being out bid and I am at the top of my price range already. I undoubtedly will lose the auction and the car, and I am suprisingly disappointed. Normally when I look at buying old cars, I am looking at real junk. This one does need some TLC but it is the 2nd best old car I would have owned. Definitely the coolest. Alas, I suppose it was not meant to be. Bummer.

Anyway, can the Olympic coverage get any worse? Ok, can it get more sparce? I think not.

Springtime is upon us and it is almost mowing season. I guess I will spend the money I would have spent on the car to fix my mower. How responsibly boring (yawn!).

I get the Jones sometimes. I have found, the hard way, that when I do get the urge to get another car, it is way more financially responsible to buy a clunker than to go trade for something new. A couple hundred bucks once as opposed to a couple hundred bucks a month for a couple years. Even if I spent a ton of money on a car over the course of fixing it up, it would still be cheaped than trading for a new one. See, rationalization... ain't it grand?

I had planned to go to class early to try and catch up on a drawing that I just couldn't get under my belt. However, I forgot the old bastard doesn't unlock the door until 10 till. So here I sit, writing this drivel that you will not comment on in more than a grunt. Still, I will blog away.

Let's talk about Dirk Pitt. I like Matthew McCon.....y as much as the next person, but he was all wrong for the part. Even worse casting was that of Al Giordino. The actor did a good job, but it was still all wrong. If you haven't, pick up a Clive Cussler book and buckle up...

Sahara wasn't the worst book adaptation, but it was changed unnecessarily. It goes into a catergory I call the Whys?. Like the Borne Identity. Movies that are good in thier own right, but bare only passing similarities to the books they are "based" on.

The worst one of all time is Starship Troopers. If you like Science Fiction at all, you MUST read this book. In fact, I challenge you all to read it. It is nothing like the book except the names of the a few characters. It rocks man. It is short but it is good, should be an afternoon read for those that read this. Read it an comment here about it. It has a neat little social commentary in it.

Till then... Hasta LaBagel