Let me preface this little rant by stating that I know that I’m not the best driver in the world. I’ve had my share of dumb-ass moves and been in more than my share of accidents (I’d like to point out that 90% of these accidents were the fault of the other motorist(s), including the policemen with whose cars I collided, which is why my insurance is still low), and will certainly not claim to be holier than the unwashed masses. However, what I experience on a daily basis in this state boggles my mind. I just don’t understand what other people on the road are thinking and can only assume by their idiotic actions that they are, in fact, not. I assume it has to be like this in other states as well, but one thing that the Northeast has is a high density of cars on some outmoded roads. This means that our assclowns are worse than your assclowns only because they have much less space in which to perform their fuckery. What inspired me to tap out this little missive is the fact that my heart rate hit triple digits this morning on my commute into the office. Mind you, due to my recent heart issues I’m on drugs that keep my heart rate down so when I come close to my target exercise heart rate without actually moving, something’s amiss. (more…)

It’s obvious to anyone who reads anything I write or who has spoken with me for more than a few minutes: I’m a nerd. I’m just fine with that. Part of my nerdish nature revolves around horror, fantasy and sci-fi books and movies. With that in mind, try to imagine my horror when I first saw the trailer for the upcoming Will Smith vehicle, “I Am Legend.” “I Am Legend” is a book published in 1954 by Richard Matheson. When I first heard about the book back in the late Nineties, I had tracked down a copy on a fledgling Amazon.com (back when they still sold only books) and, after reading it, added it to my list of all-time-great horror stories. I won’t rehash the plot here (you can read it yourself), but suffice it to say that the idea of Will Smith in the lead role, having it set in a major city, and the fact that it’s directed by a guy who used to direct a lot of music videos for pop stars bodes ill for this project. I know Will Smith can, on occasion, expand his acting abilities beyond snappy one-lines in over-hyped, under-written action films, but the trailers for this adaptation lead me to believe that the studio is approaching this with less than reverence for the source material and more for the CG department. (more…)