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Watch Republicans Literally Walk Out on Democrats Yesterday - Lovely

Astounding, simply astounding.  And this is how Republicans address your $1,000 dollars being taken out of your paycheck next year.  

So let's see if you got a $1,000 raise this year, you're not going to see it in 2012. You're not!  And if you received a $1,000 Christmas bonus this year, save it. You'll need it next year.  

In other words, if you receive a bi-weekly check, your check will be $40-60 less than what you originally were receiving.  Trust me, you'll feel it.  Actually 160 million Americans will feel it.  Watch as the GOP speaker pro-tem, walks out as Democrats are pushing for a vote on the Payroll Tax-cut before it expires this month.

Yesterday morning, Speaker Pro Tempore Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), under orders from Speaker Boehner, refused to allow Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer to speak on the floor and ask for unanimous consent to bring up the Senate bipartisan compromise to extend the payroll tax cut. Whip Hoyer and Congressman Chris Van Hollen are continuing to try to offer the Senate compromise even though Republicans walked off the floor. Once again, Republicans are risking a tax increase on 160 million Americans and the loss unemployment benefits for those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

This Is Wong On So Many Levels!

It's Purely Animal - Issue No. 42 - Piggy and Puggy Wrestle

Oh, Ryan is gonna love this.  I don't like to think about it, but once our little ones have gone across the Rainbow Bridge, he will want a piggy.  And I'm going to make sure he gets one dammit.  Watch this adorable video of "Piggy" and "Puggy".

From YouTube Description:

Piggy (Tabitha) and Puggy (Susie) the boxer playing together at Hillside. We thought this would be nice for everybody to see, especially our supporters who sponsor Susie at Hillside. Susie was an ex breeding dog, rescued from a Welsh puppy farm. The owner was successfully prosecuted for keeping dogs in atrocious conditions. 

See link below for details
http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?id=20813

To sponsor a dog at Hillside please click http://www.hillside.org.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Adoptions.html

Movies to Watch: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Awww, a breath of fresh air.  No more wolves, no more vampires, no more witches, no more fairies, no more wizards.  Oh wait, Gandalf is a wizard.  Scratch that.  It's time for some Hobbits!!!

The first trailer was released and it is truly an unexpected journey.  I can't wait to watch it.  It will be released a week before the end of the world!!! Woo hoo!!!  The film reunites us with Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, and Gollum.  And a huge list of new characters!  Oh, and you can't forget Orlando Bloom as Legolas! :-)

 

Synopsis:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths ofguile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

OMG Hilarious! - Merry Happy

Battlestar Galactica Ruins Lives!

Luckily for Ryan and I, the television series, "Dallas" didn't ruin our lives, considering it was 13 seasons long!  But then again, neither did "North and South", "Star Trek Voyager", "Dexter", "Queer As Folk", "Boston Legal" or "Mad Men".  And two of these shows are still running.

But "Battlestar Galactica"on the other hand... That's a whole different ball game!  I think if Ryan and I were to sit down and watch the first season, we'd lose our jobs, our utilities, and our home.  We wouldn't be able to stop watching it from what I've heard.

Check out this hilarious take on what would happen to you if you started watching the series.

Kiss of the Week - Issue No. 005

When I started my "Kiss of the Week" series in 2007 on Peter's Daily Blog, I never thought I would get as far as I did with it.  At the beginning I was only posting photos of two hot guys kissing, but later incorporated a "Quote of the Day" with it - and the rest is history.

Over the next few months I will be posting my original posts and slowly introducing this series to my current BLADE 7184 readers.  So without further ado, here's the fifth issue, originally posted on July 21, 2007...

Final Images of the Space Shuttle Atlantis Flight Deck

Well, the stripping has started for the Space Shuttle Atlantis.  The shuttle will be stripped of it's interior to make it lighter for it's public display at The Kennedy Space Center.  On July 8, the Space Shuttle flew it's final mission which also concluded NASA's 30-year program.  At that time, I posted a video of the Space Shuttles' illustrious career. Feel free to check it out.

The lovely folks at collectSPACE were were able to take final images of the Space Shuttle's flight deck, airlock, bay, and a few with the engines out and wheels down.

According to collectSPACE, it is now being prepared for its public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Its insides being pulled out to ensure it is safe for exhibit, as well as significantly lighten it for its planned steep-angled display, Atlantis is scheduled to be powered down this week for the final time.

collectSPACE had the rare opportunity recently to tour Atlantis to photograph its preparation and capture its glass cockpit powered and lit for one of its last times.

The following photo gallery starts on Atlantis' flight deck, and then proceeds to its now mostly empty middeck, out into and above the 60-foot payload bay, and then around and under the winged spacecraft.

These photographs were taken inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 (OPF-2) at the Kennedy Space Center, where access platforms envelop Atlantis.

 

Make sure to check out collectSPACE's website to see the entire gallery.

Quoted: Angelina Jolie on Guilt

"I don't believe in guilt.  I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person and don't judge people in your life.  I think you should live completely free."

- Angelina Jolie

2012 Fitness Plan

Yep, this pretty much sums it up for me. LOL.

Must Watch: Best Fails of 2011

We are coming towards the end of the year and today starts the Mayan Calendar countdown.  

As you all know by now, the end of the world is upon us and it will end exactly one year from today.  Nevermind that God said no one will know when the world will end. If the Mayans say it is so, then it is.  

In the meantime, keep yourself entertained for 12 minutes by watching this great video of the Best Fails of 2011.  These are definitely some of the best and dumbest stunts I've seen.

Archuleta To Pray The Gay Away

So it seems little boy-wonder, David Archuleta has decided to pray the gay away by devoting himself to a full time mission to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

“It’s not because someone told me that I’m supposed to do it, not because I no longer want to do music anymore, but it’s because it’s the feeling that I feel I need to do next in my life,” Archuleta said with a shaky voice, after regaining his composure on stage. “It’s just the same feeling that I’ve always tried to follow in my life… I’ve learned to trust that feeling and I’ve learned that I need to answer when it calls.”

Yeah.  Good one.

You will no longer see him singing at those huge sold-out concerts, because he is putting his career on hold.  Watching the video below made me think he was in Utah for a concert, because what type of fan would scream and yell in congratulatory applause for over a minute on this news?  This is blasphemy, I tell you!  It's heartbreaking dammit!

Personally, I think his overbearing Daddy told him he needed to have electro-shock treatments as soon as possible or else he would be ex-communicated, and go to hell just like the rest of us.

OMG Hilarious! - Back In The Day

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Issue No. 7

I haven't posted an issue of "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" in over 5 months.  I have so many series on my blog that by the time I get to one I really want to talk about, a new story pops up, or a funny video takes it's place.  

In keeping with current events I felt the best place for this post was in this series, because while the art itself does not consist of words, it does consist of a broader message.  In contrast to my other posts, where the words made the art, in the portrait below, The National Post’s graphics team uses artillery shells to convey it's message.

With the death of Kim Jong-il there is uncertainty about how much support the third generation of the North Korea’s ruling dynasty has among the ruling elite, especially in the military, and worry that successor Kim Jong-un might need a military show of strength to help establish his credentials. The National Post’s graphics team explores the firepower available to the great successor.

It's Purely Animal - Issue No. 41 - Stuart, The Salsa Dancing Dog

As most of you know, Ryan and I have 4 chihuahuas.  Duchess has ADD, Puffs is extremely overweight, Lady is scared shitless, and Nacho, well... being that he's the only boy, overly sensitive, and loves his little blanky, I'm gonna say gay.

But no one can do it quite like Stuart here.  Watch as he dances the salsa, and better than any of us ever could.  Hell, they should do a Dancing With The Stars for dogs.  He'd get all tens!

Of course, with all the lovers, come the haters.  So the owner of the dog had this to say on his YouTube site.

Ok, for all of you conspiracy theorists and such, I have to address a number of inanely negative comments and observations. 1) Stuart is on a leash, not a string. He uses this for balance and to keep from running out into the street. 2)HE LEARNED TO DO THIS ON HIS OWN. 3)He is never forced to do anything because he runs the show in his house. Just stop with the abuse comments. You are completely uninformed. If you want to see animal abuse, maybe you should search a video of the cockfights on the Island so you can tell the difference.

It's Was Definitely A Lego Year!

Remember the Lego posters I blogged about back in February which depicted the Oscar contenders in Lego?  How about the ones in May by Nextmovie.com with their rendition of the summer blockbuster movies in Lego?  If you can't recall ever seeing them, you can take a look here and here.  They were pretty hilarious.

Well it seems like 2011 has been a Lego year, and several Flickr members have created some pretty excellent renditions of what's happened over the past year, all in Lego. Check out these amazing depictions of the Royal Wedding, The Pepper Spray Incident at UC Davis, Occupy Wall Street and more.

Occupy Wall Street

Libyan Uprising

Pepper Spray Incident at UC Davis

The Royal Wedding of Will & Kate

The Situation Room During Osama Bin Laden Raid

Movies to Watch: Jack The Giant Killer

The fables continue in Hollywood, and with it, a beanstalk.  They didn't want it titled, "Jack and The Beanstalk" so they went with "Jack The Giant Killer" instead, because that sounds so much better. Okay, okay, I know it's based off the book of the same name, and pretty much a remake of the 1962 movie.  But as a kid we knew it as "Jack and The Beanstalk".

And as far as fable movies go, you may have heard there are 2 different versions of "Snow White" being released in 2012, as if there weren't already plenty of them to begin with.  But to each their own.

Watch the trailer below, and tell me what you think?  Is it worth the $9 or $11 ticket price? Would you go and see it?  For starters it doesn't consist of damn vampires, and it stars cutie, Nicholas Hoult as Jack.

Synopsis:

"Jack the Giant Killer" tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittinglyopens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend--and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

OMG Hilarious! - Bullet Dodger

Back In The Day - The Mouth-Watering James Franco

There's nothing better than watching James Franco all tied up on a bed with nothing on, but a g-string bikini. 

I mean, what more could you ask for in a guy with the perfect legs, the prefect abs, the perfect smile, the perfect everything? GIF clips from the 2000 movie, "Whatever It Takes."

Pure Evil

Absolutely Love It!  There is truly no better way to call it, but PURE EVIL!

Laugh of the Day: Merry Christmas...

I'm serioulsy LMFAO over here!!!  I remember posting this on Facebook last Christmas and completely forgot about it.

OMG, it is absolutely hilarious!  

This will definitely constitute as your Laugh of the Day.  Check it out, and see how many of you remember it.

If The World Were A Village of 100 People: Issue No. 16 - Air

This is the 16th poster out of the 20 posters I have shared with you over the past several months.

Every week I have been asking, "What if the world were a village of 100 people?"  And by using statistics based on the spread of the population in the world, Toby Ng Design created these posters as another way of looking at how our world is today. 
 
If you missed any of the previous issues, click here.

Isn't This The Truth? Career Advice

So yeah, I'd say this sounds a little bit like the truth.  LOL.

Granpa Shuffelin'

Just when you think it's all over.  Grandpas come a shuffelin'.  OMG, too funny, but watch as these grandpas get down to LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem".   

I could've sworn Snoopy doing the Shuffle was the last draw, but I was wrong again!

The Glove and Boots Christmas Spectacular

You know I couldn't go a month without posting a Glove and Boots episode.  It's The Glove and Boots Christmas Spectacular!

This time around, Mario and Fafa accidentally knock out Santy Claus, then they question if he's really Santa or not, so they tie him up in Christmas lights and interrogate him. LOL. Very '24' of them.

Internet Justice League

College Humor's cartoonist Caldwell Tanner came up with these these fabulous internet superheroes representing today's power of the internet.  Each representing an Internet entity, including Facebook, Google, Google+, Amazon and more, all fighting for internet superiority.

I found them quite humorous and to the point.

Ryan Phillippe In His Santa Outfit

I can't believe it's been 13 years since we last saw Ryan Phillippe bearing his half-naked body in the movie Studio 54 in 1998.

Wow, the years fly by, and he still looks just as hot as he did back then.  Merry Christmas folks!

I Quote That - Change

The Amazing Ambidextrous Artist

Brilliant artist, Xiaonan Sun pays tribute to “Shawshank Redemption” by drawing Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins at the same time, one with each hand. Absolutely Amazing!

You can check out Xiaonan's work at The Portrait Art, watch videos, and also order prints.