Countries I have been to:Canada (Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan)Mexico (State of Sonora)GreeceNetherlandsGermanyPolandCzech RepublicUnited Kingdom (England)Places I'd like to go next:IcelandIreland (red heads!)Scotland (more red heads!)BrazilAustralia ...

nowhereman: Only in AZ. It's over 100 degrees, the sun is shining, and it's raining. ...

June really did bust out all over! It was all about birthdays and boobs. Today was Kristin's 7th Annual Birthday Bowling Bonanza. (Happy birthday Sweetie!) Jenn wouldn't let us list her name as MILF on the scoreboard so we used HOTT JENN instead. I said I needed a cool name so mine was COOL NAME BRIAN. Gotta love friends. ...

I went to see Wanted with Yellow Hat Friday night. I don't go to see movies in the theater very often and let's just say I'm that much less likely to do so again any time soon. Wanted was a "giant seaming pile of crap" as someone from my past might say. Let's start with the story. A secret band of assassins who go around killing perfectly innocent people based on the whims of a magic loom that speaks binary and the plight of one of their sons who, up till now believed himself to be painfully ordinary and ...

Shipped on 06/27/08. After being chomped by a genetically altered spider, shy high schooler Peter Parker (Toby Maguire) is endowed with amazing superpowers. Kirsten Dunst plays Parker's smitten (not bitten!) girlfriend who willingly falls into his web, and Willem Dafoe is a mad scientist who becomes the Green Goblin -- Spider-Man's erstwhile enemy. The CGI scenes of Spidey swinging from building to building are enough to give Tarzan pause! ...

While Phoenix isn't known for it's art scene, this year I've made it a point to seek out more cultural experiences in town. The latest is Nearly Naked Theatre's production of Reefer Madness: The Musical. This was the second of NNT's I've seen -- the last being their production of As Bees In Honey Drown. NNT stages their production in the Phoenix Little Theatre -- located in the Phoenix Art Museum complex, the Phoenix Little Theatre is a small, intimate space that puts the audience almost on top of the actors. Seating a little under 150, I was pleased ...

So 16 Republican Arizons state senators voted to put the anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot, again. Below is a list of these bastards. Sen. Karen Johnson has been married five times. What can you say about this person, she is a fucking lunatic. Johnson. Sen. Sylvia Allen said in the Senate chambers that gay marriage would bring about the end of our civilization. I guess I missed the destruction of Massachusetts on the telly, I must have been watching PBS or maybe Dancing with the Stars. Allen. Timothy Bee, the Senate leader, brought up the amendment hoping to stir up Republican ...

nowhereman: "Wanted" is a BAD movie. Five minutes in I was wishing I could walk out. ...

This should be subtitled, "Why Brian Shouldn't Not Have a Cell Phone Near After Having Beers." I apologize for the volume. Part One You might think I'd just stop, but oh no... there's more. Part Two I've been listening to the podcast, How Much Do We Love a lot this week. Clearly, it's in my subconscious. When did I start laughing like Mumbly? Part Three I apologize to all women for this one. Clearly alcohol was a factor. Anyway... ...

nowhereman: I love it! San Fransisco will have a ballot measure to rename their sewage plant after Bush http://tinyurl.com/5df8f4 ...

In my immediate family (siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, first cousins) there have been 24 marriages. Of these, 11 have ended in divorce (about 46 percent). My evil grandmother divorced back in 1939, back when divorce was a very naughty thing to do. Her son, my uncle, was married five times, divorced four. Every time I hear some Born Again or politician flapping their mouth about the "sanctity of marriage" I grit my teeth and think very unpleasant (for them) thoughts. Straight people have already destroyed whatever sanctity marriage once had. Many people get married for the wrong reasons (pregnancy, escape ...

Alex just posted Entertainment Weekly's list of Top 100 movies in the last 25 years. The meme is to bold the movie if you've seen it, place asterisks next to the ones you really love (I've rated them from 1-3 with * with 3 being the highest) and cross out the ones you hate.

1. Pulp Fiction 1994
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy 2001-03***
3. Titanic 1997
4. Blue Velvet 1986
5. Toy Story 1995*
6. Saving Private Ryan 1998
7. Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
8. The Silence of the Lambs 1991**
9. Die Hard 1988
10. Moulin Rouge 2001***
11. This Is Spinal Tap 1984
12. The Matrix 1999**
13. GoodFellas 1990
14. Crumb

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Now that I've had a chance to recover from my trip to Denver, here's the scoop. Not only was this my first trip to Denver, as well as my first chance to visit my friend Paul (on the right) since he moved back to Denver several years ago (he's visited Phoenix a few times in that span), but it was also my first chance to meet Paul's partner, Michael (on the left), in person. We've gotten to know each other via e-mail, chat and over the phone, but it was a great experience being able to meet someone in ...

All work and no playsure does make Jack a dull boy.Hey, here is Johnny! ...

Shipped on 06/24/08. When scientists develop a miracle drug to treat unwanted mutations, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his heroic band of X-Men must battle a group of mutants known as the Brotherhood, led by Xavier's former ally (Ian McKellen). Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn and James Marsden reprise their roles from the first two films, with the addition of new recruits Kelsey Grammer and Ben Foster. ...

Vincent is in town from Portland, so I made a quick dinner last night and invited Sandy, Forrest, and Sarah over. Sarah, Sandy, Vince, and Forrest.I may be through with most cooking for the summer- my house gets so hot when the oven is on!Afterwards we hung out talking and walking a similar Japanese prank show segment on YouTube. It was a fun evening. ...

I'm back home after several days in Denver. Took most of today to get caught up with sleep. I'll write more about the trip tomorrow. ...

Seriously. Only a lesbian would have this wind chime. Korina and Cara are out of town on vacation so I'm periodically stopping by to check on their cat Roscoe. He misses them terribly. The first day I showed up he was huddled in the corner in the fetal position mumbling Mary Had a Little Lamb. After coaxing him out of his fugue state, we chilled by the TV and watched Bravo. I tried to take some pictures of Roscoe, but he WON'T. Sit. Still. This is the best I could do.    ...

nowhereman: @mercutiom I recently discovered Sliders via NetFlix's streaming service. They have the first five seasons available. ...