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I've been to the gym three times in the past week. Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse or something? The gross thing is that I'm actually starting to like it. It's all Adrienne's fault. She's gone all Olivia Newton John and looks great! I predict Heather is the next to fall under the health club spell.
Brian was right, The Japanese/Polish film Avalon (2001) about a futuristic Eastern Europe dominated by an illegal interactive video game was pretty great, visually. But I have to admit that I often feel like I'm missing out on something with Sci-Fi...like I'm understanding with a 75% accuracy at all times. Doesn't mean I can't enjoy hot Polish chicks with guns.
AND speaking of Polish...
The Good Book: Adam P alerted me to this Polish piece of genius. You have to "manually" turn the pages of the book with your mouse to see all the sky-clad ladies. (Retro raunch...not exactly work safe.)
Ukiah has decided that my next career move should be gaining the title of Sludgette of the Month for Metal-Sludge.com.
My People:
Unearthing Hungary Husband Murders -- Max sent me this article about the interesting phenomenon of the mass extinction of husbands in the village of Nagyrev around the time of WWI.
"The women used to come to Mrs Fazekas with their problems," Mrs Gunya recalls.
She said that when they complained about their drunken or violent husbands, Mrs
Fazekas told them: "If there's a problem with him, I have a simple solution".
That solution was arsenic, distilled by the midwife by soaking flypaper in water.
A Hungarian film called Hukkle (2002) (tagline: "Life, Death, Hiccups") is loosely based on these husband murders...and actually pulls off being a wordless comedy. Parts of Hungary function like a wordless comedy as well.
And as if all this wasn't enough...Joe recommends this gallery of Reflectoporn (yes, photos of reflective items sold on EBay (teapots, etc.), with the naked reflection of the photographer captured therein. Brilliant!
