August 2008
53 posts
“Waldeinsamkeit (German): the feeling of being alone in the woods”
“Lo interesante de ver a una chica bailando es que el solo hecho de que esté bailando la hace inviable momentáneamente para el acto sexual… y es por eso que no piensas en otra cosa mientras la miras.”
—Igor
Ka-boom
Finalmente convertí Ka-boom en un tumblr. Actualizar a menudo pasa por encima de cualquier otra consideración. Ka-boom dice adiós, Ka-boom dice hola.
“In the event of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will be released from the overhead above your seat. After the screaming subsides, please place the oxygen mask around your nose and mouth. If you are traveling with a child or an adult who is acting like a child, place your mask on first before attempting to help put theirs on.”
—Sassy flight attendant @ Overheard in NY
Why there will never be another Aliens
Deep in the [name an uninhabited jungle or galaxy] in an abandoned [name an additionally isolated location such as an oil rig or a logging station], a crack team of [name a division of the U.S. army] special ops is sent to rescue a missing detachment of [name a group of innocent civilians (ie nuns, orphans, the blind, blind orphan nuns, etc)], only to come up against a force that is [sub/super] human. After brutally murdering [Brick Wall/Slate/2×4], the tough [black/latino] member of the team, and maiming [Hard Drive/Motherboard/microChip], the group’s geeky operations strategist, the entity shows itself to be a terrifying [alien/science experiment] shaped like a huge, grotesque version of a [name a species of reptile, crustacean or mollusk] with a [name a sharp and/or slimy noun]-like mouth. The team’s fearless leader, [Wolf/Bear/Panther], quickly realizes that if he doesn’t stop the creature, no one will, and that perhaps this battle, in addition to saving the human race, will help him [atone for/work through some of lingering emotional issues from] his recent [divorce/wife’s death/brother’s drug overdose].
“The sad thing? I would still potentially watch that movie, if the special effects were good enough.”
Alien/Predator carbon copies, discussed on io9.
Edit: i just made my own version of the text. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t only work for sci-fi action/thrillers.
Deep in the [Shire] in an abandoned [Hobbit hole], a crack team of [Middle-Earth aristocrats] special ops is sent to rescue a missing detachment of [Hobbits], only to come up against a force that is [Nazgül] human. After brutally murdering [Boromir], the tough [human] member of the team, and maiming [Gandalf], the group’s geeky operations strategist, the entity shows itself to be a terrifying [Maia] shaped like a huge, grotesque version of a [Burning Eye] with a [Palantír]-like mouth. The team’s fearless leader, [Frodo], quickly realizes that if he doesn’t stop the creature, no one will, and that perhaps this battle, in addition to saving the human race, will help him [fix] his recent [break-up with pseudo-gay assistant Sam].
We all did watch that one, right?
