Uh, the uh, movie took place post-Left Behind. That's it!

<slaps forehead> D'oh! I knew it was something obvious!

you forgot to close your slaps forehead tag, dude.

What are you, some kinda human XHTML validatin' machine?

So, what I'd like to know is what happened to the 6.3 billion people who apparently "went away" between 2010 and 2011.

See? This is what happens when Congress passes bad tax law. As currently written, 2010 is the year when there will be NO estate tax. In 2011, it reverts to a much higher estate tax. I think we can expect an inordinate number of deaths in 2010. ;-)

Ha! I just knew that somehow the IRS would be involved. Or Congress. Or both.

Have you ever had a client come to you asking advice on exactly when they needed to die? ;-)

Well, it is the year to die if you're going to anyway. Our financial planner actually pointed that out and said (jokingly) "If your parents are getting old, let them know that 2010 should be their year!" However, I'm not quite ready for mom or dad to kick yet.

And I posted a comment last night cause I was hoping Aeon Flux would've been cool from the B movie standpoint but...well, it apparently got eaten. So it's not even good that way, Eric?

Beth, Charlize Theron apparently had a clause in her contract that deducted a large sum of money from her payday each time she smiled on camera. On the other hand, there was a similar clause that added to her take each time she wore a silly costume.

Aeon Flux is the Anti-Serenity, if that means anything.

I will admit that for any sci-fi movie buff, there are some cool things that make it worth watching...once.

By the way, I apologize for the comment-eating beast that my spam blacklist became temporarily last night. Somehow, the URL "ail.com" got added, which meant that no one with a gmail address (among other things) could leave a comment. I've fixed that and severely chastened said blacklist.

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Somehow, the URL "ail.com" got added

Yes, it did...I had to change my email address just to leave a comment, Eric. That's loyalty for ya. ;-)

Have you ever had a client come to you asking advice on exactly when they needed to die?

No, but as Beth noted, we freely offer such advice (okay, maybe it's not free, we charge by the minute). ;-) You can be sure that if the law is not changed before then, there will be a certain increase of "pulling the plug" in 2010 (along with an increase in life sustaining measures taken between Christmas and the New Year, 2009).

Hey, Brian, can you write me a "PERL Slap" script in case my blacklist gets twisted off again? ;-)

By the way, "PERL Slap" would make a great name for a band.

Gwynne, that whole area would be good fodder for a post. It's just rife with implication... serious and otherwise.

And your loyalty is duly noted, even as your judgment is duly questioned. ;-)

What a disappointment that movie turned out to be. Almost as terrible as Ultraviolet, which would have been utterly pointless except that I like looking at Milla Jovavich.

The Island got terrible reviews (according to my bride) but at least had the virtue of an intriguing premise, once it got past the first bit with the early '70s sci-fi look.