Good Ol' Mel

I've always liked Mel Gibson, even when I was bothered by the whole "Passion of the Christ" thing, even when he became overtly anti-semitic, even when he made those two movies with two completely different kids that absolutely no one can tell apart even though they really have nothing to do with each other. Yeah, you know which two I'm talking about.

Anyway, I haven't really been doing the whole social commentary thing on here in a long while. It just doesn't seem my place anymore. I'm no longer that bastion of pop culture knowledge, that hellion of social causes, that minion of media, that onion of...well shit, you get the point. I used to be and now I'm not. Have I even mentioned Hezbollah? Hizbullah? Bachagaloops? Whatever the hell they're calling themselves now? I didn't say shit about any of Georgie's latest indiscretions or North Korea's missiles. I'm not that guy anymore. But for some reason I want to talk a little bit about Mel.

See I liked the Mad Max movies, The Bounty, The Lethal Weapon movies, Maverick, Braveheart, Ransom, Conspiracy Theory, Payback, The Patriot, We Were Soldiers, I even tolerated What Women Want even though I really wish I hadn't.

I just think the guy is...

...decent. Not even decent in the Kevin Costner sort of way where I watch his movies because the movies were good but I really wish he wasn't in them. Or the Dennis Quaid sort of way where I watch the movies even though their questionable mostly because he's in them just because he's in them. Or the in the Kevin Bacon way where I probably don't watch them period even though I have nothing against the guy. Just normal old fucked up decent.

And slightly anti-semitic. But hey I've never faulted anyone for being racist, not because I don't think it's a horrible horrible thing, but just because I understand that most people are stupid...and don't know any better.

And an alcoholic. But hey let's remember drunk is a reason, not an excuse. And Mel did say he was sorry even if he maybe didn't completely mean it.

And a pedophile. I think I may have just made that one up, but while we're pouring it on...

You know, maybe I don't like Mel all that much...I'll have to think some more about that one. But you know what? I definitely still like Lethal Weapon...definitely.

So anyway...

My father has completely lost his mind. Today he complained about how much water people drink...think about it, seriously, it was 90 degrees out yesterday and 90 degrees again today. But according to him people shouldn't be able to drink that much water. It was a fantastic tantrum...in part because we've always joked that one day he would realize how much the water cooler water cost and he would lose his mind. We'd strut around the office joking that it was time to "cut off the water, and next we'll cut off the air! That will teach them!" And it was infinitely more funny when it actually happened then we were just joking about it. But it was kind of sad...

The house is ALL fucked up...

My puppy is insane...

I worked late, picked up chinese food on the way home. The lady didn't seal the lid properly on something and it leaked through the bag and onto my lap ruining a new pair of pants. God damn.

You have got to love Mondays...I need a drink, and a lapdance, and some heroin.

Night All.