Just go get a copy

Ok, so like 4 people have asked me if they could borrow a copy of Watchmen. The thing is I dog eared my copy and sold it to some dude in India during the great purge. And, and I can't tell you how annoying it is that all these people have come late to the party. I mean, remember when you were in high school and you found that band and you loved them and you were there first. And then they ruined it by getting super famous and everyone around you was like, 'hey have you heard of these guys."
And your like, "yeah loser I heard of them last year and I got their t-shirt and the vinyl."

It's kind of like that for me.
Also, Watchmen isn't something you can borrow. It's a serious in depth work that requires multiple reading to fully appreciate. You ain't gonna get it over the weekend, you know.

So, here are some Watchmen buying options. Do yourself a favor and go get a copy. And do me a favor and buy it here cause I could use the shiny nickel.






HARDCOVER




THE VERSION BRADY WANTS

For BSG fans only

Last night when Baltar had his little problem I had a vision during the episode. It was Baltar grabbing a bunch of guns in secret and Adama catching him.
It went something like this:

Int. Galactica Weapons Storage locker. Baltar is grabbing a heap load of guns and ammunition while singing "Whistle While You Work." Adama walks in and they look at each other sideways.

BALTAR
Hi

ADAMA
Yo

(Adama turns to leave.)

BALTAR
Hey, wait a minute aren't you going to say something?

ADAMA
'Bout what?

BALTAR
I'm stealing guns!

ADAMA
Yeah, but the great thing about this show is if you kill anyone important we can retroactively make them a cylon and bring them back.

BALTAR
(Scooby voice)
ARROH?

ADAMA
I mean how long have we been on this wacky ship? 20 - 30 years. I just want to spend my days drinking hard liquor, reading poetry, sleeping with the president of the colonies and crying manly cries with my second in command.

BALTAR
But, but you can't trust me with a bunch of guns. I'm Gaius Baltar the betrayer of humanity. I'm responsible for the total annihilation of the colonies. I made a fake cylon detector that left us all in incredible danger and got you shot. I was the worst president in this or any other reality (well, maybe). Every time you ever handed me anything I turned it into a weapon and stabbed you in the back with it. Granted, lately I haven't done much beside lead a cult of mindless sycophants but I'm a very,very bad man.

ADAMA
Look, do you want the guns or not?

BALTAR
Yes, please.

ADAMA
Well, there you go.
(ADAMA walks out whistling "High Hopes.")

And that my friends would be less ridiculous than what happened last night when Baltar convinced ADAMA, ROSLIN and ADAMA Jr. to hand him and his clan a bunch of guns. That was the first misstep this season but boy was it a doozy.

On the other hand I loved Tigh's speech about not wanting to say he loved someone. Powerful, powerful stuff.

coolest mandolin player ever

I wanted to embed the youtube video but some marketing genius somewhere thinks it's better to make things harder for fans.

Anyway, here's the link. Copperhead Road

Furious

Watching Mystery Men. Had this conversation about Ben Stiller's character

Amber
What's his power?

Brady
He gets furious!

Amber
So he's like Nick Fury?

Brady
No,Nick Fury's power is to shoot you in the head.



Nick Fury rocks. Even Hasselhoff couldn't kill him.

And then there are these guys

For whom no amount of money would be enough.

Take it away New York Times

Five hundred thousand dollars — the amount President Obama wants to set as the top pay for banking executives whose firms accept government bailout money — seems like a lot, and it is a lot. To many people in many places, it is a princely sum to live on. But in the neighborhoods of New York City and its suburban enclaves where successful bankers live, half a million a year can go very fast.

And this:

Few are playing sad cellos over the fate of such folk, especially since the collapse of the institutions they run has yielded untold financial pain. But in New York, where a new study from the Center for an Urban Future, a nonprofit research group in Manhattan, estimates it takes $123,322 to enjoy the same middle-class life as someone earning $50,000 in Houston, extricating oneself from steep bills can be difficult.

Cry me a river.

Money, Money, Money

How much have you got saved? Yeah, I don't have anything either except that crummy 401k. But, these two links got me thinking.

This one shows you how much you can save over a given period.

This one shows you how much you need to save to make it to 1 MILLION DOLLARS.

Impossible? Mayhaps but what else have you got to do for the next 20 or 30 years?

Also, Brady highly recommends this site getrichslowly.org/blog/.

Go away now. I have much to ponder.

A dangerous criminal if ever I saw one

This is such a long story.