Thoughts for the day

Developed for my "Personal comment" in IM, a traditional place to put an original witticism:

- I am the 1025th best "Geometry Wars: Evolved" player in the world.

- Testament to my fortitude: I made it 37 pages into Terry Goodkind's "Wizard's First Rule" before my eyes started to bleed.

- Prerequisite to winning at life: read "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch. No punchline - it's just a cracking good book.

- There are literally dozens of people who have read the books of Terry Goodkind and have absolutely no idea how bad they are.

- This country's 9th biggest problem is that more people watch "American Idol" than "The Wire".

- There are more than half a dozen people in this country that think Bush is doing a good job as President. Just think about that.

- My not believing in an invisible man in the sky makes 3/4 of the world believe I am a dangerous extremist.

- There are those who believe that people who tell them that they cannot dictate to others how to live their lives are their oppressors.

- There are eleven teams in the Big Ten. And we wonder why our kids can't do math.

- There are actually people that pay Ann Coulter to speak.

- No genre or style of film, even anime, is universally good or universally bad.

- Bruce Springsteen, Ben Affleck, and Martin Scorcese have the same number of Oscars. The world is a strange place indeed.

- One of the world's biggest mysteries is the lasting popularity of "Gladiator".

- Zooey Deschanel, Clea DuVall, and Lauren Ambrose are hotter by far than Jessica Biel, Angelina Jolie, and Jessica Alba.

- Paul Giamatti has the dubious honor of being the best actor that is uglier than I am.

- Julia Stiles is the best American actress under 30. She is likely to win 5 or more Oscars in her lifetime. Heard it here first.