Four posts in one!
That's right... four posts! Four of them! Them of four! Count 'em and weep like the small child you are! Mwahahahaha!
Today I'm going to catch up reeeeaaaaal fast to where I should be. So I'm going to post four items today:
Person 1: The Virgo
Thought 5: English Weather
Event 3: The Championship Game
List 9: "That" Guy in Movies (with pics!)
Person 1: The Virgo
You may have heard (seen) me mention The Virgo. The Virgo is ghostly apparition... a beautiful yet mysterious redhead who will appear from time to time... she may even start her own blog! She's managed to stick with me after all of my crap.
I owe her BIG time.
Thought 5: English Weather
I know, there are 3 other ones on the list (see post from a few days ago), but I'll get to them eventually. The last two to three days make this thought more important.
You know, there is a saying that the English love talking about the weather because it's always interesting. However, I know the truth... my British friends and strangers talk about the weather because it always sucks. Not because it is particularly fun, just that it sucks in general. That's why they have about 30 different ways to say that it's raining (only the volume changes).
There is no way I should need a jacket in May/June.
So I've learned a trick to the umbrella game... you need four (4) umbrellas to survive in this country:
1. 1 at Home
2. 1 at Work
3. 1 in the Car
4. 1 "everyday" umbrella that you always carry with you, regardless of what umbrellas you have stashed away.
Event 3: The Championship Game
You're at the game. 1 minute left. One more point/score, and your team wins and gets to the championship game. Your star player does his best, but he's double/triple covered. He passes to a bench player... who drives towards the goal, or swings the bat, or shoots a long shot... and SCORES! It's over! You're team is going to the title game! Pandamonium strikes, and a writhing mass of humanity is screaming and dancing in the stands while the team celebrates the victory on the field.
You're at the pub. You're team has the slim lead. If they hang on to defense, you're in the title game. You've chewed your nails down to the knuckle, but you don't feel the pain. You're pint and cigarette haven't been touched in 5 minutes. The sweat is trickling down your face. 30 seconds left. The other team is putting together a spirited offense. They fire shot after shot, out after out, but your team is holding on. Hanging on, hanging on... 5...4...3...2...1... it's over! You're team is going to the title game! You cheer and dance and scream with strangers in a little corner building in a little corner neighborhood.
For you sports fans out there in the Natemare reading public, you may or may not know what it's like to have your team in the championship game. You've probably experienced the playoffs, but that's different... in the playoffs, you are trying to reach a goal that is still in the future. In the title game, you are AT the goal. This game is it. Win or go home, be the winner of all or the loser of all. That's why the quarterfinals, the semis, they matter in terms of the ultimate prize but ultimately if your guy/gal/team loses you can always look forward to the next time.
But in the title game, this is it. Your peeps have played their little hearts out, and stand only minutes away from glory or defeat.
If your team loses in the playoffs, it's okay. You always tell yourself that next year, finally, will be the year you get to the title and win. You count down the years, and maybe, maybe not, your team just might win once or twice.
If your team loses the title game, the fear strikes... was this it? Was this the best chance for your team to win the cup/title? If you're a fan of one of the worlds BIG clubs, you don't worry that much... the NY Yankees? Always next year. The Dallas Cowboys? Ditto. ManU? The same. Australia in the Ashes? Well, they usually win anyway :-)
I've had the privilege of seeing exactly 1 of my teams make it to the title match, but at least they've done it a couple of times that I can remember.
1. In baseball, the St Louis Cardinals have been in 3 World Series that I can remember, and 1 other while I've been gracing this green earth (85, 87, and 2004, can't remember 82). Unfortunately, they won 82, but lost the other three.... they're leading their division yet again this year, so maybe, just maybe, this will be it....
2. In football (American), I've always been a Miami Dolphins fan. Usually in the playoffs, never in the title game... I can't remember 84, so I'm now working on over 20 years of frustration.
3. In football here in England, I've been in something of a quandry... my family name originates from Sunderland, so they're my team. But it may be DECADES before they reach a point to compete at the top of the premiership :-)
I have other teams too that I follow and root for, but those are it. Those are the ones that, if they reach the title game and win, I might break the record for the world's longest hangover.
List 9: "That Guy" List
You know these guys. They're the ones in the movies that you see and you exclaim "hey, it's that guy/gal!". They make the movie better, they're good journeymen actors/actresses, they even have the face recognition.
They just don't have the name recognition.
You sit through the entire film... you feel you SHOULD know their name, but you just don't...
So anyway, her is a list of my favorite THAT guys. There are some character actors that are excellent as well, but you should already know their names and they are not on this list. So you won't see Ving Rhames or Steve Buscemi, as you know their names.
So here they are:
10. Michelle Rodriguez
Would be higher, but she's more well known than others on this list. You've seen her in the TV show Lost, Resident Evil, The Fast and the Furious, and other smaller films. She's always the tough gal, and she's a great actress so she's got to be here on the list.
9. James Cosmo
Braveheart alumnus. He's getting more and more work, as an advisor to a king or a senior military guy - see Troy, The Four Feathers, and even The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
8. Connie Nielson
You'll recognize her from Gladiator and a few other films. Usually plays the sultry female counterpart - and delivers!
7. Dina Meyer
You'll recognize her from many, many films, including Starship Troopers. She's usually the tough redhead in action films/shows.
6. William Fichtner
You'll recognize this guy from Black Hawk Down, Armegeddon, Go, The Perfect Storm, and many others. He's not a GREAT actor, but he chugs away at the lines and action.
5. Oded Fehr
You'll recognize him from the Mummy films. He's now appearing in quite a few character roles, and he usually plays a tough Arab or Indian man.
4. Michael Clarke Duncan
You've seen him in Green Mile, Armegeddon, The Island, and a many other films. He's a big dude, and always plays the sidekick, and always makes the film much better.
3. Clint Howard
You know him from every Ron Howard film (Maybe because they are brothers?), and he plays character parts in other films. You can remember his face, but you just can't remember more than that he's Ron Howard's brother.
2. Judi Dench (picture would not upload for some reason...)
My British friends will say that she's very well known... she's a longtime British TV and movie actress. However, in the States her face is known but her name is not, and she's always got the part of the strong, older British women who sets the protagonist "right."
1. Desmond Llewelyn
Also known as Q. His passing was a great shame... he was in every Bond film till he handed over the reigns to John Cleese. Always the one to tell Bond to "grow up" and to not damage the special spy equipment, and to not eat Q's lunch, he was a comforting presence even as the face of Bond changed.
Until next time folks... THE NATEMARE STRIKES AGAIN!
Today I'm going to catch up reeeeaaaaal fast to where I should be. So I'm going to post four items today:
Person 1: The Virgo
Thought 5: English Weather
Event 3: The Championship Game
List 9: "That" Guy in Movies (with pics!)
Person 1: The Virgo
You may have heard (seen) me mention The Virgo. The Virgo is ghostly apparition... a beautiful yet mysterious redhead who will appear from time to time... she may even start her own blog! She's managed to stick with me after all of my crap.
I owe her BIG time.
Thought 5: English Weather
I know, there are 3 other ones on the list (see post from a few days ago), but I'll get to them eventually. The last two to three days make this thought more important.
You know, there is a saying that the English love talking about the weather because it's always interesting. However, I know the truth... my British friends and strangers talk about the weather because it always sucks. Not because it is particularly fun, just that it sucks in general. That's why they have about 30 different ways to say that it's raining (only the volume changes).
There is no way I should need a jacket in May/June.
So I've learned a trick to the umbrella game... you need four (4) umbrellas to survive in this country:
1. 1 at Home
2. 1 at Work
3. 1 in the Car
4. 1 "everyday" umbrella that you always carry with you, regardless of what umbrellas you have stashed away.
Event 3: The Championship Game
You're at the game. 1 minute left. One more point/score, and your team wins and gets to the championship game. Your star player does his best, but he's double/triple covered. He passes to a bench player... who drives towards the goal, or swings the bat, or shoots a long shot... and SCORES! It's over! You're team is going to the title game! Pandamonium strikes, and a writhing mass of humanity is screaming and dancing in the stands while the team celebrates the victory on the field.
You're at the pub. You're team has the slim lead. If they hang on to defense, you're in the title game. You've chewed your nails down to the knuckle, but you don't feel the pain. You're pint and cigarette haven't been touched in 5 minutes. The sweat is trickling down your face. 30 seconds left. The other team is putting together a spirited offense. They fire shot after shot, out after out, but your team is holding on. Hanging on, hanging on... 5...4...3...2...1... it's over! You're team is going to the title game! You cheer and dance and scream with strangers in a little corner building in a little corner neighborhood.
For you sports fans out there in the Natemare reading public, you may or may not know what it's like to have your team in the championship game. You've probably experienced the playoffs, but that's different... in the playoffs, you are trying to reach a goal that is still in the future. In the title game, you are AT the goal. This game is it. Win or go home, be the winner of all or the loser of all. That's why the quarterfinals, the semis, they matter in terms of the ultimate prize but ultimately if your guy/gal/team loses you can always look forward to the next time.
But in the title game, this is it. Your peeps have played their little hearts out, and stand only minutes away from glory or defeat.
If your team loses in the playoffs, it's okay. You always tell yourself that next year, finally, will be the year you get to the title and win. You count down the years, and maybe, maybe not, your team just might win once or twice.
If your team loses the title game, the fear strikes... was this it? Was this the best chance for your team to win the cup/title? If you're a fan of one of the worlds BIG clubs, you don't worry that much... the NY Yankees? Always next year. The Dallas Cowboys? Ditto. ManU? The same. Australia in the Ashes? Well, they usually win anyway :-)
I've had the privilege of seeing exactly 1 of my teams make it to the title match, but at least they've done it a couple of times that I can remember.
1. In baseball, the St Louis Cardinals have been in 3 World Series that I can remember, and 1 other while I've been gracing this green earth (85, 87, and 2004, can't remember 82). Unfortunately, they won 82, but lost the other three.... they're leading their division yet again this year, so maybe, just maybe, this will be it....
2. In football (American), I've always been a Miami Dolphins fan. Usually in the playoffs, never in the title game... I can't remember 84, so I'm now working on over 20 years of frustration.
3. In football here in England, I've been in something of a quandry... my family name originates from Sunderland, so they're my team. But it may be DECADES before they reach a point to compete at the top of the premiership :-)
I have other teams too that I follow and root for, but those are it. Those are the ones that, if they reach the title game and win, I might break the record for the world's longest hangover.
List 9: "That Guy" List
You know these guys. They're the ones in the movies that you see and you exclaim "hey, it's that guy/gal!". They make the movie better, they're good journeymen actors/actresses, they even have the face recognition.
They just don't have the name recognition.
You sit through the entire film... you feel you SHOULD know their name, but you just don't...
So anyway, her is a list of my favorite THAT guys. There are some character actors that are excellent as well, but you should already know their names and they are not on this list. So you won't see Ving Rhames or Steve Buscemi, as you know their names.
So here they are:
10. Michelle Rodriguez
Would be higher, but she's more well known than others on this list. You've seen her in the TV show Lost, Resident Evil, The Fast and the Furious, and other smaller films. She's always the tough gal, and she's a great actress so she's got to be here on the list.
9. James Cosmo
Braveheart alumnus. He's getting more and more work, as an advisor to a king or a senior military guy - see Troy, The Four Feathers, and even The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
8. Connie Nielson
You'll recognize her from Gladiator and a few other films. Usually plays the sultry female counterpart - and delivers!
7. Dina Meyer
You'll recognize her from many, many films, including Starship Troopers. She's usually the tough redhead in action films/shows.
6. William Fichtner
You'll recognize this guy from Black Hawk Down, Armegeddon, Go, The Perfect Storm, and many others. He's not a GREAT actor, but he chugs away at the lines and action.
5. Oded Fehr
You'll recognize him from the Mummy films. He's now appearing in quite a few character roles, and he usually plays a tough Arab or Indian man.
4. Michael Clarke Duncan
You've seen him in Green Mile, Armegeddon, The Island, and a many other films. He's a big dude, and always plays the sidekick, and always makes the film much better.
3. Clint Howard
You know him from every Ron Howard film (Maybe because they are brothers?), and he plays character parts in other films. You can remember his face, but you just can't remember more than that he's Ron Howard's brother.
2. Judi Dench (picture would not upload for some reason...)
My British friends will say that she's very well known... she's a longtime British TV and movie actress. However, in the States her face is known but her name is not, and she's always got the part of the strong, older British women who sets the protagonist "right."
1. Desmond Llewelyn
Also known as Q. His passing was a great shame... he was in every Bond film till he handed over the reigns to John Cleese. Always the one to tell Bond to "grow up" and to not damage the special spy equipment, and to not eat Q's lunch, he was a comforting presence even as the face of Bond changed.
Until next time folks... THE NATEMARE STRIKES AGAIN!
posted by NATEMARE at 8:11 AM
17 Comments:
YAY I AM FIRST.
1.Ooooh the virgo....feels ghostly chill....virgo's like lists , they also have these strange magical powers , whenever they enter a room , everyone elses ability to make decisions are suspended.....AND THEY ARE ALWAYS RIGHT (and they are)
Sagitarians however are completely mental and me and 'the virgo' hate them all.
2. Dont discuss sports with Americans , as theirs are just wierd , rugby with girly padding and rounders....world series that only have American teams...blah blah blah.
3.Sacriledge...the sainted Dame Judy on a bit part list....wash your mouth out young man
and I now cant remember the last thing I was going to comment on
Goodbye
The reason why Judi Dench is on the list is because she is in quite a few films, but her name is not known in the States (even if she is borderline deity in British entertainment). Besides, it's my list :-P
And dammit, what did I tell you about insulting baseball!!! Oh, you'll pay Mr. Beast. You'll pay!
Also, a couple of honorable mentions for my list.
- Ron Livingston, of Office Space and Band of Brothers fame.
- Warwich Davis - you know, Willow?
- Brian Dennehy, who is a character actor in so MANY US films.
- Ron Perlman, of Hellboy, Blade 2, etc
I get the impression Americans are crap at sport. Baseball is a glorified game of Rounders (a childrens game here in the UK). Ditto Basketball, usually played here by girls in short pleated skirts. "American Football" so much padding and helmets they look like Astronauts - the big girls blouses. Do you see Ben Cohen playing Rugby wrapped in a mattress? No, you don't, Rugby is a man's game and injury is a badge of honour.
In agreement with Beast about Dame Judy - how dare you. Come over here pinching our jobs and insulting our national treasures. If you say anything about Dame Maggie Smith it could come to blows.
It was spotting with rain earlier and there are a few black clouds on the horizon. I think we could have a shower by tea time.
With the exception of the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (old movie unknown in the States) and the Harry Potter films, Maggie Smith is another great British actress that is unknown in the States. But she is so unknown there, that she isn't a "that gal" (not yet).
Unfortunate but true.
BTW
It is heartening to see I ruffle feathers with my lists. Now run along my little birds (American, not British slang meaning) >:-)
HA!
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For wet weather I suggest a sombrero. Looks good in the wet or dry and people always recongnise you
Blimey a top tip from mental mac.
Oooh I forgot about basketball...your right frobisher A GIRLS GAME.
I bet he was thinking of insulting Dame Maggie , but I think we have frightened the blighter off.
Anyone for a quick chorus of Rule Britannia while I lower my union jack pants for the night
Eek who got deleted
It wasnt me
1. Virgos take your drugs away and advise you to take more vitamens. They are 'interesting' in bed.
2. You only need to know two words: "Manchester United"
3. Everyone knows Dame Judy! Even people living in Australia. and gawd knows they are all bloody dirty criminals
4. I love English weather. I hope it pisses with rain for the first 2 years after I get back. It will give me something to complain about.
Nate do you need to massage your fingers after you write such long posts, hmmmmm?
Who did delete their own post???
Wierd, because I didn't do it. Has that happened to anyone else here before???
I should give that sombrero a try...
JJ - the Virgo does it for me ;-)
Not the Beast, as rumours have it...
Nate likes ghost sex!
Nate likes ghost sex!
Yep, it's always fun to be romantically involved with the supernatural :-)
Scowling =/= Acting. Michelle Rodreguiz couldn't act her way out of a paper bag if her life depended on it. Ugh. Such a horrible actress. Nate, it shames me that you put her on your list. You are dead to me.
Um, didn't Clint Howard play Chakka in the Land Of The Lost saturday morning crap series? Looks just like him - but I wouldn't blame him if he left it off his resume.
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