PET PEEVES: COMIC BOOK EDITION....

Let me preface this by telling you that I am not, I repeat, not a comic book reader. I never have been and I never will be. On the other hand I am a big fan of movies and an even bigger fan of movies that are based on comic books. That being said, I have noticed something that "kinda sorta" irritates me.

When Peter Parker obtained "spidey" powers he worked and worked to get those powers under control. He fell of buildings, he broke a lamp and he couldn't keep paper from sticking to his hands.

Two movies later.....In walks or should I say slithers some space goop to conveniently turn our hero into a less colorful Spiderman. A rival photographer gets ahold of it and instantly has all the abilities that took Peter 41 minutes (approximately 4 months) of the movie to figure out. Why did Eddie Brock learn so quickly?

In the Spiderman franchise it appears that all of the villains are able to learn and use there new found powers many times faster than Peter was. Though I think some may argue that Dr. Otto Octavius was under the control of the arms but they would be wrong.

If I had super powers bestowed upon me I would imagine it would take alot of trial and error to figure everything out. I still haven't figured out everything my new car stereo does and there is nothing super about it.

Anything stated as fact was most likely made up.

I COULD NOT CARE LESS....

I have many pet peeves but one that really gets me is, "I could care less". Let me break this down for you. Saying I could care less by definition means that you care, regardless of the magnitude of your caring, you do in fact care.
The proper wording is as follows, "I could not care less" or for those pressed for time, "I couldn't care less. The later will of course save you little to no time if you are typing or texting your disregard for whatever situation you are involved in.

just so you know.

TO MY DEMOCRAT FRIENDS.....

To all my Democrat friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes
for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress,
non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice
holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious
persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for
the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their
choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you
a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated
recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008,
but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures
whose contributions to society have helped make America great . Not to imply
that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only
America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the
race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual
preference of the wisher.


To all my Republican friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

A Celebration of the Century Mark

Well, there have now been 100 posts here at Peculiar Recountings. That's quite an accomplish- ment if you ask me. That's 100 times an opinion/observation/fact/thought has been published for the free world to bask in the glory thereof. Think about how that could change everything!! I mean where else could you get a Review In 20 Words or Less for "Smokin' Aces" or an in depth analysis of Action Films Vs. Adventure Films ,or, my personal favorite, a full exploration of Why Things Happen. There's just so much information that needs to conveyed it boggles the mind. The treatises here at Peculiar Recountings are a liken to a plump water balloon traveling at 60 mph poised to impact a solid, arid brick wall where the dry minds of the readers are ripe for the inevitable ensuing explosion of wetness.

Now, if this site somehow does not fulfill your dry wasteland of a mind, I invite you over to Milwen.com where the cynicism, among other things, continues.