Beowulf

Last night I saw an advance screening of Beowulf, so I thought I would give my thoughts on it here. While I have read Beowulf, it's also been nearly 10 years since I did so, so my recollection of the actual story versus the movie left me feeling that they did a good enough job as to satisfy the literati (copyright Stephen Colbert), while marking it up enough to make into a good movie.

The version of Beowulf that I saw was the 3D version, though not the IMAX, and I would highly recommend this version to anybody that wants to see the movie as there are certain scenes that are even more intense in 3D (arrows coming at your head certainly adds to the excitement), and of course there's something to be said for nearly-naked digital Angelina Jolie in 3D. Don't worry, Ray Winstone does the same for the ladies out there.

While hubris exhibited by Beowulf in the movie far exceeds what it did in the original work, it's not so far over the top as to be unbelievable, and when coupled with visuals, Beowulf's boasting of deeds committed is something to behold. The end of the movie is predictable of course, and there are certain elements hinted at in the story that are much more obvious in the movie (Hrothgar being the father of Grendael is blatantly stated in the movie but only suggested in the original story).

Over all the movie was an enjoyable experience that I would recommend any fan of the original go and see (which means anybody that possesses an English degree like myself). Check out the 3D version if possible, but I don't think you'll miss out on anything if you don't.

-George R Perry

Bling Bling

Well, this weekend April and I didn't get to take our engagement photos as planned, however we were able to get some shopping done, and some of that shopping included getting our wedding bands. We found both our wedding bands at Ultra Diamonds and we couldn't be happier with out selections. Mine is titanium with 3 diamonds set in the band, April's is white gold with channel set diamonds and a curve to fit around her engagement ring. Check them out.


George's Wedding Band




April's Wedding Band

Not Dead Yet

Ok, so I know it's been a while since I posted here. Too long in fact. But the truth of the matter is I've had nothing to say. I haven't had anything that's been pissing me off, nothing I found particularly interesting, and nothing of overly great import has happened in my life that everybody isn't already aware of. Life has been....good. But don't worry, it won't last, and before you know it I'll be back on here ranting about something else.

George R Perry

Drop the Curtain

The last remaining member of Sinatra's Rat Pack died today. Joey Bishop was 89 years old.

Home Sweet Home

Well, it certainly happened much faster than April and I anticipated, but after only a month of starting to consider buying a house, we've done so. Boulder Parke is still under construction (they don't even have a model up yet), but in the January to March range April and I will have a brand new, custom designed, 2300 sq ft townhome to call our own.
Ryan homes is building these new homes over on the Southside off of Jahnke Rd, and with all of the incentives and discounts, it was sorta hard to pass up nearly tripling our living space. There will of course be a huge house-warming party once we get in there, and we will of course be enlisting everybody's help to actually get us into the new place. I'll post pictures as they become available.

George R Perry

Do You Want To Take My Picture?

Well, in our continuing efforts to get everything we need for our wedding, April and I have picked out a photographer. Rick Martin Photography has become our photographer of choice, not the least of which was because they had a really great package which included a DVD and the rights to the digital prints which will include between 1000 and 2000 pictures. April's going to go scrap-booking crazy.
Rick and Susan Martin are a husband and wife team of photographers based in Manassas and on Monday we met with Susan (Rick was out of town on family business). She was great - great energy, fun personality, and just real personable. I'm more than confident that we're going to get absolutely amazing pictures from them. Just another reason to come to our wedding...to be in our photos.
Now, April just has to find a dress and I'm still working on finding us a DJ....but at least we've already picked a date and place.

George R Perry

Drinking

Ok, so I think at this point we all know that I like the sauce. What you might not know is that I actually advocate lowering the drinking age. Yes, as a former bartender that was a fan of turning down under age people from trying to drink, I firmly believe that we should lower the drinking age to 18. A recent article on MSNBC.com caught my eye, and is really the source for this post, but it's something that I've debated with people for a long time.

At the age of 18 you are legally able to vote for a President (a right that people clearly abused by voting for Bush), own a gun, and enlist in the military to, at least currently, more than likely die for your country. At the age of 18, however, you cannot order a cold beer.

Recent legislation in a handful of west coast states is pushing through the idea of lowering the drinking age to 18 based on the points I just made, but of course there are those that argue that lowering the drinking age will only increase teenage drinking fatalities and teenage alcoholism. Now I don't know about the rest of you, but I never had an issue getting booze when I was under 21. The difference between myself and most of the people that I knew is that when I was 18, alcohol wasn't a taboo. I typically had wine with dinner when eating with my parents, and when I turned 21 it was no big deal. The reason for this is that I grew up in Europe, where there is no secret about alcohol.

In the US, we like to avoid topics like sex, drugs, and alcohol with our children, so that when they get old enough to indulge in these vices, they over indulge and bad things happen. With the move to lower the drinking age to 18 also comes the requirement that those between the ages of 18 and 21 go through repeated alcohol classes and training - essentially removing the taboo and secrets associated with alcohol and helping those newly allowed to drink learn the truth about what alcohol can and will do to you without the handcuffs that your local high school's health class tends to lay on their teachers.

While I certainly don't believe there will ever be a law passed that lowers the age to 18, what most people tend to forget is that there isn't actually a federal law placing the drinking age at 21. Each state sets their own alcohol standards, and in fact it was legal to drink under the age of 21 in Louisiana until around 1995. The federal government, in their moronic wisdom, decided to mandate that any state that didn't raise the drinking age to 21 would lose 10% of their federal funding for streets and highways. Now, I'm a bit rusty on my history, but the last time the federal government tried to pass laws relating to alcohol was the 18th Amendment - an I think we all know that didn't last.

George R Perry

Register

So this weekend April and I did something that I think really cements being engaged and moving towards a wedding for a lot of couples. We created a wedding registry. Walking around both Target and Crate & Barrel scanning items that we'd love to have other people buy for us I realized that this is the moment that it all sinks in. Not the ring buying, not even setting a date and finding a location. Shopping together for things that we want to have as we start our lives together. Funny how a serving platter can do that for you.

George R Perry

He's Here

Well, after months of anticipation, Sarah, my sister-in-law, finally had her baby. Matthew Conrad Perry was born around 10:40 pm on Friday, July 27th. He weighed in at 7 lbs 14 oz and was measured at right around 20 inches. He's got dark hair, dark eyes, and basically looks just like my brother did when he was first born. April and I are already looking forward to years of spoiling him and then giving him back. There will be more pictures to follow as my mom emails them to me.



George R Perry

Copper Top

So this past weekend, after much searching and trying, April and I finally adopted a dog. His name is Copper and he's a puggle (a pug/beagle mix). I don't know who had him before, but he is very well trained, knows how to sit, shake, and I'm fairly certain he's housebroken as we haven't had any problems so far. He's certainly a little ball of cuteness that we're happy to have added. Now everybody just has to come and see him...well....GET ON IT!



George R Perry

You Mean He Hasn't Already?

So MSNBC.com reported today that President Bush will be ceding power to Vice President Dick Cheney while he's under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy. This brings up the question that I'm sure we're all thinking about - isn't Cheney already in power? Why does Bush have to have a colonoscopy (though maybe they can find whatever stick he has up his ass in regards to Iraq) for the world to know that Cheney is calling the shots?

George R Perry

Checking it In

Well, after 3 years I've finally handed in my bachelor card. On Friday I proposed to April and she said yes, so I am officially engaged. To all the ladies, I'm sorry, but she's m April and I can't think of anybody else I'd rather spend the rest of my life with. We're looking at around June of next year for the wedding, but as details come out I'll be sure to keep the world informed.

George R Perry

Credibility Out the Window

Well, it's official. Whatever credibility Bush was hoping to hold out for his presidency has officially been thrown out the window. Yesterday Bush commuted the sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Mind you, he didn't pardon him, but Libby isn't going to have to serve the 30 months of jail time that he had been sentenced to. Welcome to the fraternity that is our Executive branch of government (minus Dick Cheney, because he's not really part of the executive branch according to his offices).
While this certainly saves the Republicans running for office in 2008 the hassle of having to worry about the question of pardoning Libby, it's unfair to get rid of the real punishment of Libby's conviction. Bush was even quoted as saying that he respected the conviction but thought the sentence was too extreme. Obviously he did not respect the conviction because he circumvented the real punishment that the conviction resulted in. Sure there's the 2 years probation and 250,000 dollar fine, but that's not 30 months in prison like it was supposed to be.
So, in light of all of this, I would like to congratulate Bush on handing the 2008 elections to the Democrats, again. You've continued to do things that screw your party out of having any hope of winning a major election in the near future. And any hope your brother Jeb had of ever running for President is gone. Way to stick it to the family. Ass.

George R Perry

How to Survive a Catholic Wedding

So I'm writing this after having returned from Roanoke where April was a bridesmaid in her friend Amanda's wedding - excuse me, her "Christian Marriage." Now, many of you out there in blog land might be looking at my title and thinking, "But George, if it was a Catholic wedding then there must have been lots of liquor. Catholics like to drink." This is a common mistake, and it's understandable that you've made this error. Irish Catholics like to drink - not so much because they're Catholic as Irish, but they like the sauce none the less. This was not an Irish Catholic wedding.
Fortunately I am never without a plan - and in this case, willing participants in two days worth of hotel parties that saw the demise of quite a bit of rum, whiskey, beer, cheap champagne, and tequila. So, while the wedding reception offered up cheap champagne and poor choices in beer, the real party was in my hotel room. Just because there's not a party when I get there doesn't mean there doesn't have to be one at all.
All in all the wedding wasn't bad - a bit preachy for my taste, but what can you do. Congrats to Amanda and Ross and their impending pregnancy (Catholics don't like condoms ya know).

A Change of Venue

So, it's been a little over a week since April and I took control of the new apartment, and only a few days since we really moved in. To say that the last week has been stressful would be an understatement. I've forgotten how much I hate moving. Between the packing, the unpacking, the assembling, the decorating - I hate moving and plan to pay somebody the next time I have to do it.
On the plus side, after tonight we should be pretty much done with the old place and can really set down to making the new place feel like home. It's really come down to decorating, as pretty much all of the furniture has been put away. This of course means that everybody has to come down and visit now that I have a spare bedroom for people to stay in. Jim and Christian are coming down this weekend, so you can ask them how nice Chateau George is.
Other than that it's been work as usual. I continue to enjoy working at Big Oak, we've actually hired two new people in the last 2 weeks, and I only see good things happening for the company, especially since we just got MTV as a client - and that's going to bring in a ton of revenue.
I look forward to hopefully seeing people, though the rest of this month is spoken for, but start scheduling now people - I'm in demand.

George R Perry

The Simpsons pt. 2

Here's the final version...the only thing that's different is that the skin's lighter.



George R. Perry

The Simpsons

Ok, so not the Simpsons that you were thinking, but here at Big Oak, Inc. they seem to have a tradition of getting Simpson-esque drawings done of the staff. Mine is still being worked out, namely my skin needs to be lighter, but here's the rough draft along with the people that I work with.

George Simpson

Alyssa Simpson - keyword research/content writer

Chris Simpson - SEO Specialist

Shell Simpson - President/SEO Specialist/Sales


George R Perry

A New Sound

So I picked up the new Linkin Park CD last night (on sale at Hot Topic for $9.99 through Monday) and I'm surprised by it. Not that I wasn't expecting to enjoy the CD as I've enjoyed the previous two they released, but it was a definite departure for the band.
The first departure is the fact that this album, unlike their first two, got a Parental Advisory label. The CD is at times angry and political on tracks like "Bleed It Out" and at other quite and reflective. The band claims that they wanted to have more fun recording this album and I would say that they succeeded as their is a much more relaxed feel to all of the tracks. A great new album and a huge step forward for one of the biggest names in mainstream music.

George R. Perry

Conflicting Emotions

I recently read an article by in Newsweek debating whether we need to increase the size of our military. While many would argue that we need to pull troops out of Iraq and other Middle East locations, the focus of the article seems to be more on the effects that spending so much time in a combat zone is having on our troops.
With the recent increase in tour of duty times, our troops are spending more and more time away from home. With this comes an increase in mental health problems, ranging from alcoholism to abuse and marital issues. While it would be nice to give our troops the downtime they rightly deserve to help preserve their mental health, troop levels, including Reserves and National Guard, aren't at a level that allows for this. So what are we to do?
While the article doesn't out-right call for it, the author does say that maybe it's time for America to make some sacrifices the way our troops and their families have been making....maybe it's time to start the Draft again.
The subject of re-enacting a draft has been debated quite a bit lately, with affluent families that don't want their children going to war seeming to win out, but as the son of a retired Army officer, and the son of an affluent family, I think it's time we seriously consider enacting a draft.
Instead of depleting our troops and increasing their tours of duty, we could, at least temporarily, increase troop levels, ensuring that nobody would have to serve unreasonably long tours of duty in the Middle East.
I understand that a Draft implies certain things about the state of things in the Middle East, and I'm not advocating that we stay there any longer than is truly necessary, but if we are going to be forced to stay there, and if the Iraqi President is saying that they need troops for another 1 to 2 years, it's time to do something to help out existing troops. As a male I am required to get a draft card...what's the point in making us sign up if you're not going to use it when we need it the most? I'm not saying that I would enjoy the idea of having to leave my family and serve in the Middle East, but that's not saying that I wouldn't understand the need and wouldn't go and do it.
Something has to change, and it's time that people other than out volunteer troops and their families make the sacrifices for an entire country.

George R Perry

It's About Time

So, a judge finally put his foot down. In case you missed it, Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail this past week for violating her probation and driving on a suspended license. She claims she didn't know it was suspended or that she couldn't drive to and from work (whatever that entails).
In a world where celebrities are increasingly treated like a separate sect of society that doesn't have to answer for their crimes, it's nice to see a judge that doesn't care how much money Paris or her family has. She broke the law, and now she's going to jail like the rest of us would. Maybe this will be a lesson to the other celebrities and athletes out there that don't think the law applies to them, or that they can buy their way out of any trouble they might actually get themselves into.
I hope prison suits you Paris, because you're going to be spending some time there. Orange might turn out to be your color. You never know.

George R Perry

Just in case you hadn't heard

So, just in case you hadn't heard, I'm now working as a Copywriter in Richmond instead of Chesapeake. The company is Big Oak, Inc., and the job, so far, is great. I left Targetem.com because the money wasn't working out and the drive was even worse.
I'm thinking this new place could work out since they seem to value me a lot more than the last place did, so here's to hoping everything works out the way it's supposed to.

George R Perry

I couldn't have said it better

I saw this article while poking around MSNBC.com and really couldn't agree with it more. Not to cheapen what happened at Blacksburg, but I agree that we should honor our fallen soldiers with flags flying at half-mast at the base and state that they hail from. I saw a political cartoon on MSNBC.com that summed it up quite well, with people sleeping through the accounts of dead soldiers overseas, but getting angered at the deaths of the students and faculty at Virginia Tech.
I'm not saying our priorities are misplaced, but perhaps they're concentrated too much in one place.

George R Perry

Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger

Ok, so I'm totally stealing this idea from Stephen Colbert (love that show), but I think it's a good way to give a congrats and shake my head at two different people.
First, I give my tip of the hat to Sean Penn. While I don't usually like Penn's work, I don't think he's really all that good of an actor, and his hyper-liberal politics can be annoying at best, when he appeared on the Colbert Report yesterday for a Metaphor-off with Stephen Colbert, he was funy, self deprecating, and very relaxed. Mr. Penn, you get my tip of the hat for not being a douche and having a sense of humor that many seem to lack when they go on the Colbert Report.
My wag of the finger goes to, possibly, the biggest douche-bag out there right now. Jack Thompson didn't even wait for the bodies at Virginia Tech to cool before he was on the air condemning the video game industry. Even as reports filtered in that the shooter wasn't an avid video game player, didn't play any of the violent games that Thompson blames for pretty much anything my generation does, he was insistent that he knew what was going on better than qualified law and mental health professionals. Mr. Thompson, even though it's pretty obvious the Florida is going to disbar you before too much longer, why don't you save us all some time and just go and play in traffic. Frogger wasn't really violent, but I'm pretty sure if you play it a few times and then emulate, everybody will be happy with the results. Douche.

George R Perry

And the baby goes to....

So, after months of speculation, more media coverage than it really deserved, and people popping up all over the place....Larry Birkhead is the father of Dannielynn, the late Anna Nicole Smith's baby girl. Congrats dude, you're the father, we're all happy for you, have fun with the kid.
Now maybe we can go back to our regular lives and quit making this child the center of so much attention....until she's old enough to claim her inheritance.

George R Perry

They're Just Kids

Today I found this article on msnbc.com and it just made me shake my head. Kids being diagnosed with mental illness is nothing new, but a 4-year old being diagnose with ADHD and bipolar disorder is just absurd, and eventually lead to her death.
The Riley's over-medicated their child and eventually killed her. Now, the medicine was all prescribed, but instead of being used to treat her "illness," it was used to control her so that the parents wouldn't have to deal with her.
First off I want to address the fact that a 4-year old girl was diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disease. How can you think for even a second that it's fair to make a diagnosis of a child that age a) from a family history given by parents, b) accounts of behavior given by parents, and c) of a damned child! I'm not saying that she didn't necessarily have these diseases, but having been around children that age enough, it's hard to say that they're ADHD or bipolar and not just rambunctious toddlers with the normal mood swings that one usually attributes to small children.
This sad death probably wouldn't have happened if we hadn't become a society that wants to have a cause outside of kids being kids for our inability to control our children. From what I can discern, this child was nothing more than a healthy 4-year old that may or may not have had ADHD...not something I would get too worried about as a parent. This is another case of what happens when uneducated people are allowed to breed.
Damn I hate people.

George R Perry

Charity Starts At Home

This week, Angelina Jolie adopted another child from a foreign country. Now, normally I would applaud this, because it's a noble thing to do and as she has the resources to give these children a better life, and is doing so, she's doing some good in the world. But. Jolie now has 5 children, 3 adopted from other countries and one she actually gave birth to. I recently saw a billboard asking when Jolie was going to adopt an American child and it made me think; why are all of these celebrities adopting foreign children when there are plenty of children right here that don't have families and need to be loved.
Again, I'm not saying that she's doing something wrong, but it would be nice to see one of these celebrities remember that there are plenty of children right here in the US that need their help as well. Just remember...charity starts at home.

George R Perry

Boys Club

Normally I don't pay too much attention to politics until it's time to go to the voting booth and pull the lever. It's not that I don't think it effects my life, or that it isn't important, but over the last 6 years, it's been nothing but bullshit anyways, and the last month has done nothing to change my view on that.
With the firings of several US Attorneys by the Justice Department, supposedly because of poor reviews, but really because they weren't loyal "Bushies" (an abhorrent term to be sure). In light of this, our newly Democratic Congress has been questioning those involved. That's where it gets really good.
According to emails, those that were doing their jobs, but weren't loyal Bushies were fired. Those that were terrible at their jobs, but were part of the Bushie camp, got to keep their jobs. See the flaw in that reasoning? Congress is trying to subpoena members of the Justice Department to have them testify under oath, but our "President" (of a frat) is trying to block that. One would wonder why he wouldn't want them questioned under oath, since he's claiming to have nothing to do with the firings. Could it be that he did in fact have something to do with it?
Congress has already revoked the Justice Departments ability to name attorney's without Congressional approval, essentially taking back a power that the Patriot Act gave them. While it's too late to help those that lost their jobs, hopefully these hearings and the potential firing of Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez will make everybody realize what the White House really is...a frat house for Bush's friends.

George R Perry

Hmmmm....

Ok, now I usually try to be pretty understanding of people's quirks and personality traits, because God knows I have plenty of my own, but yesterday something happened that sorta just made me shake my head. As the three of you that read this blog know, I took a job as a copywriter in Chesapeake right at a month ago. While this was tricky since my current apartment is in Richmond, April and I had decided to reach an adult compromise and move to Williamsburg, which is about half way between both of our jobs. While we were working out the details on this, I was staying with some family friends in Yorktown.
The Scullys are my parents friends, specifically, Donna Scully is my mother's friend. The last few weeks of staying with them during the week and going home to Richmond on the weekends had been working out ok, but this past week they took a cruise. Donna and I had discussed the situation, and she had asked me if I was planning on having anybody over while they were gone, which, at the time, I wasn't. This changed, and I called and left her a message before she got on the boat, asking her if it would be ok if April came down for a few days, and to call me back if this would be a problem. I never got a call back.
The weekend went by quite nicely, April came down and were able to do some exploring of the area we would soon be living in, spent a fairly nice St. Patrick's Day together, and then went to the aquarium in Virginia Beach on Sunday. While at the aquarium Donna called me, reminding me that Matt would be getting back that day and wanted to know when I would be back at the house. I told her that April and I were already in VA Beach at the aquarium and that we would probably be back around 5. Now Donna didn't say anything to me at that point, as I made it clear that April had indeed been down for a few days, as I had stated in my message to her before she ever left.
A few hours later I get a call from my mother. Donna is pissed that I had a guest her in house while she was gone and wants me out. Now, this brings up a few points. First of all, if Donna was so pissed, she should have told me herself instead of calling my mom. I don't answer to my parents anymore, and haven't for quite a few years. Secondly, Donna knows April, knows her parents, and seemed more than willing to welcome her down for a weekend when they got back. Thirdly, my mom informed me that I needed to apologize to Donna. Yeah, that's not going to happen either. If Donna wants her apology, she can call me like a grown up and voice her issues to me, and then after I use reason on her drugged out, boozed out brain, she can apologize to me for making my life more difficult.
I try to be understanding and just go with the flow on most things, but the fact that this woman that my family has put up with on more than one occasion would get so much of an attitude over something so trifling is beyond reason. I'm under the impression that Donna and Matt will be at my brother's wedding in two weeks, so it should be fun to see what she has to say for herself then. Leave it to Psycho Donna to nearly ruin what was such a wonderful weekend up until that point. Bitch.

George R Perry

Hooray for Hypocrisy

Newt, Newt, Newt. For anybody that missed it, Newt Gingrich was having an affair during the same time that he was attacking Pres. Clinton for his affair with Monica Lewinski. Now, I'm not saying this is the pot calling the kettle black, but Newt is sorta round shaped.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm by no means advocating what Gingrich did, but if you're going to attack a sitting President for something that you're doing, only you're not getting caught, then you've really got to re-evaluate your moral compass, because I'm guessing that it's not pointing North.
So Newt, you get the Hypocrite of the Decade Award, because you helped to impeach a President for the first time in 100 years....and then went and banged your mistress. Go you.

George R Perry (not a hypocrite)

It's A.....

Boy. My brother just called me to let me know that they just found out that his and Sarah's child will be a boy. Matthew Conrad Perry is due in August, and while the Matthew comes from my father, and possibly her side too, I have no idea where the Conrad comes from. Still, it gets my brother out of the woods, because another woman in his life would have been the death of his since Sarah's first child, Emma, already has him wrapped around her little finger.
Still, I'm happy for him and Sarah and I can't wait to be an uncle....at least now I know I can start buying them "boy" things for the little monster.

George R Perry

Spare Kidney?

Now, my criminal justice might be a bit rusty, but I'm pretty sure that the purpose of serving time in prison is to repay your debt to society for haven broken a crime. The reason I bring this up is that there is currently a bill up for vote in South Carolina that would allow prisoners there to donate organs to people that need them in return for time off of their sentence...up to 180 days off.
I bring this up because lots of people are protesting this proposed bill as unethical. They say that the idea of the Organ Donor Program is to obtain organs without coercion or the promise of reward. Now, I understand that offering somebody 180 days off their sentence is a bit of a reward, but when you take into account that nearly 100,000 people are awaiting organ transplant surgery, and that nearly 6.800 die every year because they don't get those transplants they need to save their lives, wouldn't offering inmates a bit of incentive to donate organs be in the best service of the society they're supposed to be paying a debt to anyways.
I'm not saying that the bill is without its flaws. Diseases are rampant in prisons, and not all of these diseases can be tested for with 100% accuracy, but really, the good outweighs the bad. Given that the prison population is larger than the number of people that need organs by a huge margin (about 2 million prisoners to the 100,000 that need organs), it seems reasonable to assume that you could find enough safe donors to make up for some of the risk.
As for the health risk to the donor...well, they're in prison, and that's not exactly good for your health either. I know that if I was in prison, and I could save somebodies life by giving up a kidney or part of my liver, I would be more than willing to. Of course, that's easy for me to say since I'm not in prison, but I'd be interested to see what a survey of prisoners would tell. I'll be they'd agree with me.

George R Perry

Build a Bridge

So, "supermodel" Naomi Campbell has been sentenced to scrubbing floors in NYC for throwing her phone at her housekeeper. Campbell tried to blame her temper on lingering resentment towards her fathers abandonment of her as a child. Seriously? Campbell, now 36, is trying to blame acting like a spoiled child on something that happened close to 30 years ago.
Now, I'm not saying that childhood traumas can't linger, but unless her father regularly beat and molested her, it's time for her to get over her abandonment issues. This is just a case of somebody with far too much money for doing far too little trying to blame her inability to control herself and act like a normal human being on something other than herself.
Campbell is being allowed to serve her community service indoors since Boy George drew a throng when serving a similar sentence. I say she should have to do the service outdoors. If more celebrities were forced into menial tasks for their stupidity in a public setting then I have a feeling fewer of them would act like complete asses.
So, Naomi, sweetie, quit blaming Daddy for your temper and try to act like you don' t have any money or fame. If you act like the rest of us manage to do every day, you might not be in trouble quite so much. Or is this just a cry for attention since your modeling career is essentially over. Oops.

Why Aren't You Reading?

The new issue of subter.com has been posted. Why aren't you reading it? Quit looking at my page and go to subter! NOW!

George R Perry

Way to go John

Just when we thought that Tom Cruise was the biggest douche-bag follower of Scientology, John Travolta steps up to the plate. While promoting his new movie, "Wild Hogs" (which is sure to suck, even with William H. Macy in it), Travolta said that he believed Scientology could have saved Anna Nicole Smith's life.
Yes, Travolta, who apparently worked with Anna Nicole in the movie "Be Cool," claimed that the former pin-up would be alive today if she had taken Narconon treatment, a detox treatment inspired by the writings of L. Ron Hubbard.
I'm not saying the media swirl surrounding Anna Nicole's death isn't crazy enough, but was it really necessary for Travolta to add his two cents? John, buddy, listen to me. NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU THINK! Just promote your movie, cash your absurdly large check, and smile when the cameras flash. That's really all we want from our celebrities.

George R Perry

Wrong Angle

Ok, while surfing around MSNBC.com today, I came across a story about a man in China that died over the weekend, "After a 'marathon' session of online gaming." Curious as to how this would be turned on the gaming community, I foolishly clicked on the link and read the article.
While MSNBC.com made a big deal about Xu Yan leading a dull life and spending the entire 7 day holiday of the Chinese New Year either watching TV or playing online video games, they seemed to gloss over a very important point...this 26 year old gamer was 330 pounds.
I'm not a physician, I don't even play one on TV, but I'm willing to wager that a big factor in his death wasn't so much that he played online games for a week straight, but that he was massively obese. I'm a big fan of placing blame where it lays, and this article bothered me because it seemed to want to blame an industry that probably had nothing to do with the death.
So, if somebody from MSNBC.com happens to read this (though I doubt they will), in the future it would be nice if you could make the focus of your pieces on something slightly more factually based. I know sensationalism sells papers, but you're only hurting your reputation by putting up stories like this.

George R. Perry

So...

So...as has been pointed out to me at great length, I haven't updated this since the turn of the year. Quite a lot has changed since then, so I guess it's only fair that I bring everybody up to speed. First of all, roughly two weeks ago, April and I spent a weekend in NYC. My parents graduation present to me was a hotel room at the Muse hotel (which I highly recommend to everybody) on 46th st between 6th and 7th ave. Right at Times Square bitches. After that, I finally got my big boy job.
After years of working on my degree and months of looking for a job that didn't involved telling everybody by name, I finally got a job that allows me to use my degree. I'm working for a company, Targetem.com, that does SEO (Search Engine Optimization) as a copywriter. It's a small firm, but I enjoy the work, I get to read about new things every day, and the only people I have to deal with are the people in my office. It's nice.
The only downside to the job is that it's located in Chesapeake, VA...or about 100 miles south of Richmond. If I was swingin' single this wouldn't be cause for any stress, but luckily I do have an April, and said April works in Richmond at her big girl job. We're working on a compromise. Williamsburg. Nothing's official yet, and probably won't be for a while, but we're looking at getting an apartment in Williamsburg to split the difference on our commutes. Until then I'm staying with some family friends in Yorktown during the week and then going back up to Richmond on the weekends. So many miles on my car, but it's worth it for now.
Other than that, it's all been pretty normal. No more uniforms for me, I'm finally grown up and have a job with real hours, benefits, and weekends off. So this is what getting older feels like....not sure how I feel about it yet.

George R Perry
-the Tender Tender

Another Year in the Books

Well, 2007 is here, and there's been plenty of changes in the first weeks of the new year. For those of you that didn't know, just before Christmas I moved to Richmond to live with April after two and a half years. She's happy about it, I'm happy about it, and really, it's been pretty good so far. While I found out this week that I didn't get into graduate school, I did learn that I have options I can pursue to still get in, so I'm down, but not out.

In other news, I am unemployed. This comes as a result of moving to Richmond without having anything lined up. On the good side, I'm pretty sure I'll have a job waiting tables by next week, the bad news is, without grad schoo, I won't be able to become a teacher just yet. Because of this, I'm starting to explore other careers that will allow me to either use my degree or any degree, because I can't be a server/bartender for too much longer.

So, 2007 is here, so long to 2006! I'm happily living in Richmond and I expect plenty of people to come and visit me here and keep in touch.