Day: March 6, 2014

As you go to sleep.. pray the Gentlemen will not creep

A friend of mine reminded me tonight some of the greatest and freakiest horror characters in history: The Gentlemen.

They starred in a BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER episode in 1999 before the turn of the century.

They were a group of demons that roamed from town to town and needed human hearts to stay alive.

I always wondered with Joss Whedon based the GENTLEMEN on.. Perhaps Slenderman? Maybe the men in black.. Not the Black Eyed Children, since the BEKs are more of a new found group of paranormal entities.. The answer appears to be this: Whedon had a dream when he was a child about a floating monster approaching his bed.

Doug Petrie said they were the creepiest villains ever done on BUFFY ..
He’s right.

Only 17 minutes of the 44 minutes of HUSH had dialogue.. it was the only episode of the series to get an Emmy nomination.

If you don’t remember the episode HUSH here’s a clip of the gentlemen and the creepy song that accompanied them.

Sleep well..

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Uk1KITymI]

March 6, 2014
U.S. Moves Six Fighter Jets to Baltics, More Airmen to Poland »

The U.S. military is increasing its presence in Poland and the Baltics in response to the crisis in Ukraine, officials said Wednesday….

So much for not ratcheting up tensions, I guess…

Russia firing off ICBMs.. The United States reestablishing its Cold War footing.

Secretary of Defense Hagel also said supplying additional arms to Ukraine would be a joint NATO or presidential decision.

But another bit of Russia related news making big news is the news business itself. The LA TIMES reports it this way:

An American journalist said she was quitting a Russian-backed TV station in an on-air protest Wednesday, telling viewers “I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government, that whitewashes the actions of [President Vladimir] Putin.”

Her name is Liz Wahl. I’d imagine she is taking extra precautions since her decision and her video quitting has gone beyond viral ..

No word from RT on the Wahl decision. I am sure Vlad the Impaler will get over it.

March 6, 2014
UPSKIRT BERSERK

Mass. High Court: Subway Upskirt Photos Not Illegal! »

Ok.. I get the first amendment.. I get it. But upskirt photos? I also get common sense. And I sense this is a bad decision..

I received a comment about this:

Yeah, I know the law can be subtle, but if upskirt photos are legal, so is taking a photo of a woman’s cleavage or up her nose or of the contents of her pockets or handbag. To me, all of these things seem like they should be considered harassment, aka something illegal.

My reader has a point.. to an extent.
I guess it comes down to what is ‘off limits’ when it comes to the public. In a sense, I’d say if you bare your breasts in public or allow cleavage to be shown, you’re aware that it’s in the public domain. But the hidden areas should not be in the public domain. Or the pubic domain…

BUT THIS!!

‘Photography is not a crime:’ Kansas teen charged after filming cops speeding »

So in this nation you can get charged for that.. but it’s ‘ok’ take take upskirt shots.

Okay then..

March 6, 2014
A mighty fine ash

From my other site, the COAL SPEAKER

My Daily Doodle for Ash Wednesday.. inspired by a few things.. First off, it’s inspired by some of my funniest times in life, Catholic High School in the late 1990s. Which explains, perhaps, why my priest image looks a little but like former President Bill Clinton. Slightly.

Also, the joke of having a nice Ash was one used heavily back in the former school Cardinal Brennan High .. Hopefully, if you chose to keep up with this old tradition of wearing your faith like a badge of honor on your head, your ash was as fine as you expected it to be.

March 6, 2014