A Touching Holiday Song

Should an old aquaintence be forgot
And never brought to mind.

So why sing 'bout loser now
Unless you're tanked on really cheap wine.

Happy New Year from your friends at the Night Stalker blog.

Sorry About Missing Last Night

I was tied up...

Good night and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Bond: Day 3

Finished off the Connery films with Diamonds Are Forever and began the Moore error with Live and Let Die and The Man With The Golden Gun.

Good night and good luck.

The Night Stalker

James Bond: Day Two

Watched Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Year Of Our Bond

I decided to spend the last seven days of the year 2-007 watching all 21 James Bond movies. Today: Dr. No, From Russia with love.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

I Have A Very Important Announcment...

Happy holidays!!!

Goodnight, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Still Hating Blogspot

True story.

I Hate Blogspot

True Story.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Five Years- That's All We've Got

Ok, if all the prophecies are to be believed, then five years from today. The world is going to end. Now I don't believe this, but just in case I've made a decision. I will make it my business to investigate the Unexplained, the final frontier. This blog will serve as a record of my adventures. My 5-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Sorry, I was having a Star Trek moment there. Anyway, since we've only got five years, you should listen to this David Bowie song from The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=louXPUW7tHU

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

You Know Who I Hate Right Now? Comcast

So, my mother got a new DVR this week. And, surprisingly, she managed to get it set up all by herself. But she couldn't figure out how to get the remote to play nice with the cable box.

She called costomer service and couldn't get an answer. For two days we took turns searching the net and staying on hold be for we finally found out we had set the bloody thing up correctly and that we need to call are cable provider to get the answer.

Comcast told us that our new DVR (a Samsung) was not compatible with a Comcast cable box. What would be compatible? A Comcast DVR, of course...

LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We finally called up the store we got the Samsung from and someone told us how to set it up.

So, I plan to make Comcast's life a miserable as possible.

Good night, everyone and, good luck.

The Night Stalker

Reason #42 To Avoid Comcast

They lie to their customers. More later.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Why I'm Afaid Of Spiders

Between computer malfunctions and goverrnment corruption, we haven't visited the truly bizarre recently. Allow me to rectify that.



The follwing story was first told by a real night stalker, meaning he gets paid to do this (lucky dog).

http://www.slemen.com/spider.html

Something terrifying was happenong on an Ukraine apartment building in 1990. People were being found on an elevator dead. What's more, thet were missing blood and had bite marks on their bodies. It seemed that a vampire on the loose.

Determined to get to the bottom of the deaths, two officers rode the elevator repeatedly. Less than a week later, the end of there adventure would leave two dead: one an officer, the other, a spider the size of a small dog.

What could cause a spider to grow so large? Many believe the Chernobyl incident is to blame. But I'm not convinced...

So take my adivce: the next you decide to ride an elevator, be sure you're armed for combat.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Another Delay

Still not working.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Windows 95 (BC)

My home computer won't let me login, so I can't post what I wanted to post. Tomorrow.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Just Checking In

I'm finally home.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

A Bold Leap Forward

This just in: evolution has shifted into high gear!

Scientists believe that evolution is speeding up, especially in the old world.

I wonder if this means we'll have less idiots running around in the future...

For full details, see:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7132794.stm

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Out of Danger

Finally, I'm done with my exams!

I've found a way to get around my lack of a laptop. You see, I'm typing this on my phone and sending it via Blogger Mobile.

Back on school computer now. I'm having some difficulties, but I'll work with it out. Blogger Mobile is great, because it it means that anywhere in the world where I can send a text message, I can check in it with you.

Now the main article:

The Bush administration is in hot water (again [why is this considered news?])

They were ordered not to destroy tapes showing the torture committed at Gitmo, but did it any way. Now it remains to be seen whether they will have to answer for their sins.

I assume their defense will be that they did for the American citizens. I wonder how they'll explain the rumors that they've tortured American citizens...

http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20071212/475f6ad0_3ca6_1552620071212-546570070

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Out of Greece

My third test done. It was a little harder than I expected, but I still did Ok.

So, last night my laptop got into a fight with a glass of water.

It lost.

As could be expect, my laptop won't turn on anymore.

The good news is, I can get it repaired. For free at that. The bad news is that, since I have to send it in to be repaired, I might have a hard time posting on every single day. But I'll do my best.

Now, on to the main article. I won't usually have to do this, but I have an update on yesterdays article. I finally got to watch the other two videos that I posted last night.

The second video has nothing to do with 9/11. It's all about taxes. If the claims in this video are true, then if you are an American, do not have to pay federal income taxes. If the claims in this video are true, then the supreme court ruled against the Sixteenth Amendment.

(Oh video, where have you been all my life?!?!?!)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173&q=America%3A+Freedom+to+Fascism&total=584&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

While my roommate and I laughed at it (for the first half hour), the final video is by far the most sinister (and that is saying something...). If this one is true, then we're all in for some tough times.

According to this, the elite are in the final phases of putting the New World Order into power. This video claims that the elite is exploited the middle class/poor to gain power, money, more money, and power.

Doesn't seem so far-fetched, does it?

http://video.google.com/videoplaydocid=1070329053600562261&q=ENDGAME&total=2659&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

So, let's pray/hope that these videos are nothing more than the work of nutcases, but prepare for the possibility that they're true.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

PS. Post 42!!!!!!

Out Of Turkey

So, I took my Math final. I actually think did good on it, which is surprising since I struggled all semester.

More madness from my work: I got a call saying I missed a shift at a cafeteria I didn't (until this week) work at it. I went to the HR (Human Resources) office and tried to figure out what happened. It turns out that the guy who called me wasn't even in the cafeteria that he said I was supposed to be at. He was at the one I was working at on the day in question. Probably at the same time.

And now on to the main article:

When you're the Night Stalker, sometimes you have to chase down stories, and sometimes they just fall into you're lap. Or more specifically, you slip on them. Literally...

I was walking up the stairs at MSU when I slipped on a piece of paper. I picked it up, mostly to curse it and throw it away. I instead I found something far more interesting.

This is the actual paper I slipped on:




















Seeing that I wasn't likely find anything more important, I decided to do what I do best: chasing down the truth.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7866929448192753501&q=Loose+Change+Recut&total=101&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

This first video is very long, nearly hour and a half. And while it brings up a lot of interesting points, it also seems at times to ignore basic common sense. I'll let you watch it and decide for yourself it's believability.

The second and third videos are even longer and sadly I haven't had a chance them in there entirety. Normally, I would have waited to post this until I had seen them both, but I thought this was too important to wait even one more day. So once again, you'll have to watch them and decide for yourself their believability. Here are the links:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173&q=America%3A+Freedom+to+Fascism&total=584&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

http://video.google.com/videoplaydocid=1070329053600562261&q=ENDGAME&total=2659&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

And finally, the text website:

http://physics911.net/

I want to make something clear: just because I take things seriously doesn't mean I necessarily believe them. Maybe these people are paranoid.

On the other hand, I've always said that a paranoid is someone who knows what's going down...

I read these sites and watch these videos, not because believe them, but because they are part of what this blog is about. I don't claim to know the truth, but I will always seek. And the public has the right to know, I will always tell it.

Whether this is true or not, I consider my personal responsibility to ask the tough questions and to seek true answers. And I hope you do to.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Sword of Damocles

The sword of Damocles is hanging over my head
And I've got the feeling someone's gonna be cutting the thread
Oh, woe is me, my life is a misery
Oh, can't you see that I'm at the start of a pretty big downer?

I woke up this morning with a start when I fell out of bed
And left from my dreaming was a feeling of unnameable dread
My high is low, I'm dressed up with no place to go
And all I know, is I'm at the start of a pretty big downer...

Sha-la-la-la that ain't no

The sword of Damocles is hanging over my head
And I've got the feeling someone's gonna be cutting the thread
Oh, woe is me, my life is a mystery
Oh, can't you see that I'm at the start of a pretty big downer?

Sha-la-la-la that ain't no crime

That ain't no crime

So, yeah, last day before finals. I tried to study as much as I could, but my brain kept shutting down. Math will fun first thing in the morning...

As for the tone of this blog, I've sort of been missing it lately, so here are some headlines to tide you over, until I'm not so down. After tomorrow at noon, I should be back to my normal, charming self.

Adoption Madness

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=498789&in_page_id=1811&ito=1595Don't

Flying Reindeer

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4313531a4560.html

Why I Call My Roommate "Fishmonger"

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1482

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Brink Of Disaster

Day one of epic studying. I focused on math and will continue to do so. It's my toughest class.

To avoid going completely insane, my roommate and I occasionally went down to play some pool. In the course of this, he majorly anger the pool gods, so if even one has any ideas on an appropriate sacrifice, please tell us.

We always watch some episodes of Quantum Leap, though I mainly watched for research purposes.

I have to work tomorrow, so I can't spend the whole day studying.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Edge Of Destruction

So, yeah, it's Finals week. Major studying. Not a lot of time for Night Stalkering.

But today was fun, I went to see Shoot 'Em Up, which had almost as much plot as the title suggests. It wasn't great, but it was fun. Though some of the one liners would make even Sir Roger Moore cringe. (Note: See Moonraker [Actually no, don't see it. I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy])

Also, I got promoted! I now am a level 2 clerk, which means I can handle my boss' money and get half a dollar more an hour.

One more thing. There is a website that rates your blog's reability level. Apparently, you have to have be a college under grad to understand this. My roommate and I aren't to sure how valid this is, so I thinking up a test to find out. More on that later.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

She's A British Teacher, And She's Dangerous

This is appears to an old article, but a British teacher has been deported from Sudan.

Why?

She let her students name a teddy bear "Muhammed."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/27/sudan.bear.ap/index.html

I'm scared for this teacher. And if you think I'm over-reacting, just remember the case of the Satanic Verses, where a Middle Eastern government effectively declared war on the author of a controversial book.

Now, nothing so extreme is happening this time. A group of her colleagues argued her case to the government and she has been granted a full pardon.

So, I guess that means she can return to Sudan if she wants. I'd urged her not to. The government has pardonned her, not the citizens who are still calling for her execution.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

PS. One out of four finals completed!

Pool Hall Blues

After watching a Youtube video of trick snooker (Brit Pool), my roommate and I decided to try and recreate it.


Our journey began in the our own hall. That pool table was being used (as it always is, I have no idea why we keep trying), so we went to one next door. That table was also being used.

The fun started at the next hall. We got the key to game room in the basement, failed to recreate the trick and played two games. He won the first one and I won the second.

After that, we decided to go to the final hall in our complex.

Except we couldn't.

The door locked again when we closed it. From both sides.

Luckily, someone walked by and lets us out when I slid the key over the door.

The final hall has a pool table. In it's game room. That no one can get into, because the key is missing.

Finally, we went back to our hall, but the room with the table was closed.

After tonight, my roommate and I have decided to play every pool table on campus.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

All Quiet On The Midwestern Front

Nothing today. I have two tests in the next two days and I'm exhausted. I'm off to bed.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

You *Need* A Bit Of Shock Treatment

No, seriously. I've been pretty sluggish lately, but after having a session with my psychiatrist, he prescribed some electroshock therapy. I'm telling you, I've been jumping like a real live wire all day!

Scratch that; shock treatment is *BAD*. Almost as bad as frontal labotomies. And as my Psych prof is fond of saying, "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal labotomy."

Basically, with finals week coming up, I have no idea how much I'm going to be able to write each day. So, you can amuse yourself with this:

http://www.parapluesch.de/

This German-made (don't panic; there's an english translation) game allows you to play shrink to a group of abused and clinically insane cuddley toys.

Hint: If you drag the cursor around the bed near the floor, you'll find the shock treatment device.

Hint: So far, only one cuddley toy needs shock threatment.

Warning: Too much shock treatment will kill the cuddley toy.

It's a pretty fun game, though very morbid.

While your playing, I recommend listening to this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A3M3jcZvkg0&feature=related

And now a piece on Cruel Intentions.

I actually have no idea what to say about this. I don't whether I liked it or not. After watching it, I had the reaction that I usually reserve for Quentin Tarantino flicks: I blinked twice in quick succession. My first question was "Do I like this?" My second was "Am I allowed to like this?" I can see it now:

St. Peter- Have you ever seen Cruel Intentions?
Me- ...Yes.
St. Peter- Did you like it?
Me- Why, yes.
St. Peter- You go to Hell!

Anyway, if you like movies like Dangerous Liasions, it's a pretty safe bet you'll like this.

Next on my "To View" list is Invasion of the Body Snatchers, starring Donald Sutherland (who played Hawkeye in MASH) and Leonard Nimoy (who was the host of "In Search Of...")

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Censorship and a Cold Shower

If there's one thing I take seriously, it's censorship. Especially when it involves books. So, when I found out that a movie, based on a book that gets banned every three days, was being shown at MSU, I knew I had to fork out the three bucks to see it.

The book in question was, I'm told, a highly erotic novel that took place between the two world wars. The movie was a different matter.

For the life of me, I can't figure out how a movie based on Lady Chatterley's Lover can be so mind-numbingly boring. The mind boggles.

I will say one thing for it: It used actors that looked like real people, unlike an earlier version I saw advertised that I'm sure was glorified porn.

Let's hope my next movie choices are better picks.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Ban On Spanking

No, you read that right.

In California, a bill to ban spanking is about to be introduced to the congress.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2809937

I don't know about you, but I know a lot of people who will freak out about this. And not for the obvious reasons...

But they needn't worry. This ban will only keep you from spanking children under the age of four.

Which means I should probably stop my roommate from making up those "What do we want? KINKY NIGHTS! When do we want them? NOW!" signs.

And now for another addition of "The Night Stalker Rejects!":

1) An American Haunting. This movie was completely pointless from word go. I had to see it. You don't.

Also a couple of new things for the blog.

If you look at the bottom of this page, you will see both a weird news reel and my sloganizer (it changes all the time, so I'm never stuck with the same slogan.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

We've Lost One Of Our Own

Daredevil Evel Knievel died today at 69.

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20071130/474f98d0_3ca6_1552620071130824107869

Rest in peace. You had more balls than any of us.

The Tenth Wonder of the World

Actually, they're calling this the eighth wonder of the world, but I have different criteria.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=495538&in_page_id=1811

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Original "Facebook" Is Being Auctioned!

I'm torn between thinking this is awesome and thinking this is disgusting:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=RKRA3Z3CFRVK5QFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2007/11/27/nbook127.xml

Good night, everyone, good luck.

The Night Stalker

Big Brother Is Watching

George Orwell is rolling over in his grave, crying.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=495986&in_page_id=1770

It's finally happened. It's bad enough that students have to wear uniform (I never did. When they came for me, I hid in a pay bathroom. They were to cheap to come and get me out.)

Now, students in Doncaster will have to have chips in their uniforms, so they can be tracked at all times (that's right kids, no more snogging sessions in the broom closets).

I'm sure that they'll say its "for the students protection" or some other rot.

So, students in Doncaster, here's my advice: fight this one as hard as you can, you out number them. If you're particularly bold, I'm sure you can find way to disable it.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Computer Problems

Even in an alternate dimension, nothing works!

My AC cord has decided to stop working. I called Dell, and they're sending out a replacement. Should be here in a couple of days.

Until then:

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

I Made A Quantum Leap Into Another Dimension

Without the use of drugs.

It all started when my roommate and I decided to play a couple games of pool. We went to the building across the street and signed out the balls and a cue.

Then things got weird. Perfect shots missed, he cue ball would go off course, and balls would fly out of pockets.

We managed to end the game. Against our better judgments, we decided to play a second game. Very early on, the eight ball stopped right on the edge of a pocket. Soon, two of my roommate's balls stopped just short of it.

The climax came when the cue ball stopped for a brief moment and then started again.

Eventually, my roommate got his balls away from the eight ball. But we still couldn't sink anything.

I decided to take things into my own hands...

One of my favorite songs is "Suicide is Painless" (the M*A*S*H theme). One of the verses goes "the only way to win is cheat, and lay it down before I'm beat."

I shot the eight ball into the pocket early, losing and ending the game.

How do I know we entered an alternate dimension? First of all, there was the blatant disregard of the laws of physics.

Then there was what happened next...

We walked outside to find out we were getting sleet. But when we got back to our own building we weren't even wet.

By the time we got to our dorm room, we had figured out that we were in an alternate dimension. So naturally, we checked everything we could to find subtle changes.

We found one.

Usually there's some really crappy music playing to loud in our hall.

There wasn't any today.

I don't when I'll leap back, or if I ever will.

My roommate thinks that we may be constantly changing realities. If so, maybe we haven't met yet. Nice to meet you...again...

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Murder Case Of The Century!

Ok, you wouldn't believe this one, if I didn't provide a source (you might not believe me anyway).

A celebrity has been murdered. You should sit down, this is going to be hard on you.

Babe, the blue ox, has been murdered by decapitation!

http://my.earthlink.net/article/str?guid=20071124/4747afd0_3421_13345200711241289970979

Despite the fact that Paul Bunyan has been standing next to Babe for...many years and is known to own and ax large enough to lob off the ox's head, he is not being considered a suspect.

I consider this and outrage! I will personally following this story until the killer is aprehended.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

How Would YOU Like To Aruge With A Bird That Registers 9...ON THE REICHTER SCALE?!

News flash: Texas has been treated to a rash of giant bird sightings!

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/kens5/iteam/stories/MYSA111507.bird.kens.7e017e4.html

Now, being as this is Texas, my first reaction was to say that what these people have been seeing is a bottle of Jack Daniels, (*Ducks To Avoid The Flying Toaster That An Angry Texan Has Just Thrown At Him*) but I did a little digging.

My decreped copy of Cryptozoology: A to Z has this to say on giant birds:

"The 'Big Bird' that overflew the Rio Grande Valley in January 1976 got its name from the Sesame Street character [In other news, water is wet]. Witnesses described it as, however, less amiable than its television counterpart. Some called it 'horrible looking.' It was at least five feet tall, with wings folded around its body and large red eyes on a 'gorilla-like' face. While it may have been big, it hardly seemed a bird.

When Alverico Guajardo of Brownsville, Texas, encountered it on the evening of January 7,1976, he thought it looked something like a giant bat. A week later, at Raymondville, Armando Grimaldo heard a 'sound like the flapping of batlike wings and a funny kind of whistling.' Suddenly big claws gripped his back and ripped his shirt. The assailant was flying creature with leathery skin. It had a monkey-like face, but unlike the creature reported by Guajardo, it had no beak. Grimaldo fled under a tree, and the creature flew away.

Sightings like these arose out of murky folk traditions about a large evil bird that sometimes attacks people During the Big Bird scaretheorists ascribed the sightings to various conventional causes, such as great blue herons and pelicans. There is good reason to believe that at least some reports can be so explained, though they do not fit the profile for the more exotic sightings, like Guajardo's or Gimaldo's."

But wait, there's more. The same book also mentions "Thunderbirds."

I have no interest in directly quoting two full pages on Thunderbirds, but the gist of it is that birds related to the Andean condor (the largest known "soaring bird").

So what is flying over Texas? I don't know. But take my advice: the next time you happen to find yourself in th Lone Star state, stick with the crowds, stay near buildings or trees or anywhere you can get cover, and most of all, keep your eyes to the skys...

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Little Kids

They’re gonna clean up your looks
With all the lies in the books
To make a citizen out of you
Because they sleep with a gun
And keep an eye on you son
So they can watch all the things you do

Because the drugs never work
They’re gonna give you a smirk
‘Cause they got methods of keepin' you clean
They’re gonna rip up your heads
Your aspirations to shreds
Make You a cog in the crazy machine

I said all littler kids scare
The living @*#$ out of me
They could care less As long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes
Or strike a violent pose
Mayhas they’ll leave you alone, but not me

The boys and girls in a clique
The awful names that they stick
You’re never gonna fit in much, kid
But if you’re troubled and hurt
What you got under your shirt
Will make them pay for the things that they did

I said all little kids scare
The living @*#$ out of me
They could care less
As long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes
Or strike a violent pose
Mayhaps they’ll leave you alone, but not me

Ohhh yeah!

I said all little kidss scare
The living @*#$ out of me
They could care less
As long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes
Or strike a violent pose
Mayhaps they’ll leave you alone, but not me

All together now!

Little kids scare
The living @*#$ out of me
They could care less
As long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes
Or strike a violent pose
Mayhaps they’ll leave you alone, but not me

Oh, Little kids scare
The living @*#$ out of me
They could care less
As long as someone'll bleed
So darken your clothes
Or strike a violent pose
Mayhaps they’ll leave you alone, but not me!

Me. Trapped with a five year old and a two year old. In a small, one-floor condo...

THE HORROR!!!!!

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Must...Stay...Awake...

I'm tired.

And I've got to get to sleep. Family gathering tomorrow. (Oh joy...)

If I don't update tomorrow, good afternoon, good evening and...

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Girl (My Stalker), Charming But Insane

Last night (cough2amcough), I was looking throug the comments made to my blog, and I found out that a girl who met me on another part of the web and started stalking me, has finally found this blog.

Before you tell me to call blogspot.com, the cops, the feds, etc., I know her and we're friends. I'm not worried, she's at least 1000 miles away, so there's not much she can do.

Besides, she's pretty cute (and what guy wouldn't want to be stalked by a cute girl) and she's harmless.

Reasonably, I should have put reasonably there. She did ask me to help her burn Canada once...

So don't worry. I'm not.

And now for some random news:

Church sex scandal (#19 on the list of headlines you don't see everyday...wait...ok my fact checker is telling me that's wrong.)

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hPKlzgBlHChmg3NdrSTG4VhIPSuQD8T0VO5G0

Apparently, a cult in Russia are preparing for the end world. By holeing themselves up in cave:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071115/tod-uk-russia-cult-b7e5c6f_1.html

Also, it is evidently possible to have a "perfect" shipwreck:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7096405.stm

They've found a comet that's bigger than the sun. All the scientist are delirious with glee, but I fail to see how this is a good thing...:

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/071115-comet-holmes-size.html

Can't afford pot? Buy a toad!:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=323510

A household item that can stop cars:

http://keelynet.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/stopping-cars-with-microwaves/

Egg plant fraud:

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75988&in_page_id=2

Mind like rocks? No, minds of rocks:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-lede-t.html?_r=3&ref=science&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

As a least of 2/3 of my readers are women, I'm not going to comment on this one...:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2601333.html?menu

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Your kisses lift me higher. Like the sweet song of a choir. You light my morning sky. Burning Love.

Elvis- A singer I have never quoted before and, hopefully, never will again.

And no, the title has nothing to do with me. It was from an Elvis song that they used in the preview of one of the movies I'm going to be talking to about today, Crazy Love.

Crazy Love follows the classic formula:

1. Boy meets girl.
2. Boy dates girl.
3. Girl finds out Boy is married.
4. Girl Leaves Boy.
5. Boy tries to get Girl back.
6. Girl gets engaged to Boy #2.
7. Boy hires thugs to throw lye in girls face.
8. Girl is (mostly) blinded.
9. Boy goes to jail.
10. Boy #2 leaves Girl once the papers lose interest.
11. Boy gets parole
12. Girl marries Boy.

Crazy, right? Actually, no, that's not the crazy part...









Are you ready to hear the crazy part?









No, you're not.









Ok, here it goes.









Crazy Love was a DOCUMENTARY!

Honestly, I don't know what to think of this one. On the one hand, it's pretty clear they're in love and nothing like that has happened again, but on the other hand...um...WHAT?!

And now on to the more of the Night Stalker Recommends!:

1. Crazy Love. No, seriously, you need to see this. If only to believe it...

2. Monty Python and The Holy Grail. Actually, if you're human and you haven't seen this already, you need to be deported. Off the planet.

3. The Bourne Ultimatum. Yes, I know the last one should have been called The Bored Supremacy, but this one was actually pretty good. I thought one bit (a phone conversation between Bourne and CIA director Kramer) was particularly inspired:

Bourne: Where are you?
Kramer: In my office.
Bourne: I doubt that.
Kramer: Why?
Bourne: If you were in your office, we'd be having this conversation face to face.

The look on Kramer's face is priceless!

4. Beowulf. Have I said this before? It bears repeating. Though I find it a bit odd the Beowulf looks a bit like my uncle (for whom I'm named for).

5. Smoking Aces. A pretty suspensful movie. It reminded me a bit of The Usual Suspects.

6. One Hour Photo. This ain't your grandpappy's Robin Williams!

And something new- the Night Stalker Rejects!:

1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Few movies could fail so completely. Not even Angelina Jolie's pressence could validate it's existence.

News Flash!

To the people who actually know me, you can no longer my residence a "black hole". Why? Because I never lost a Barosaurus skeleton in my room!

http://www.livescience.com/animals/071113-barosaurus-bones.html

Good night, everyone, good luck.

The Night Stalker

PS. I'm recovering nicely from the lightning strike.

PPS. I will not blaspheme

PPPS. I will NOT blaspheme.

PPPPS. Since when do I have a concept of blasphemy?

On A Serious Note (We Seem To Be Getting A Lot These Recently, Haven't We?)

Last year, nearly eleven months to the day, a 13 year old girl committed suicide. Sadly, not an rare occurance. But the events of this one have many up in arms.

Young Megan met Josh on MySpace. And they hit it off. They chatted for about six weeks. Then he told her that he had heard she was mean and ended.

Megan, who was being treated fo depression, ended her short life the following day.

Here's the twist: Josh? He never existed. His account was a fake.

Created my the mother of one of Megan's friends.

Her excuse? She claims she only did to see what Megan said about her child. Full details, here:

http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2007/11/10/news/sj2tn20071110-1111stc_pokin_1.ii1.txt

"Josh?" Nothing will happen to her. There's no real criminal case against her. The worst the law can do to her is find her responsible in civil court.

And maybe that's enough. Now that this has all come out, I can''t imagine she'll have much of a happy life.

I might as well tell you; I'd rather you hear it from me. The family of "Josh" has been out. You can find there address online. I urge NOT to contact them. I'm sure the people who outed them, intended for people to send hate mail, but the release of that kind of inforamation could endanger there lives. It only takes one nut with a gun, or a bomb, or anthrax.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker's Bogus Adventure

This may actually qualify as the best day of my life, so far. How did start? With me getting me up at an ungodly hour of the morning and walking two miles in the cold to Lansing!

No, I'm serious. And I'd do it again in a heart beat.

A few days ago, I read in the newspaper that there was going to be a pulp show nearby, so I got up a nine, this morning, hopped in and out of the shower, and headed out.

Of course, like every other day this week, I said to myself that it couldn't that cold. I think my brain is trying to kill me.

Anyway, I saw some pretty cool stuff and found that there's an old pulp store near my campus.

Honestly, I think I'll just save myself time and have my boss send my paychecks directly to them.

I ended up buying four things:

1. The Holy Grail- An original Shadow pulp. Eighteen bucks!




I found this while hunting for Shadow pulps and decided to buy it. I could never resist time travel novels.



Just a cheap novel about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Well, at least sex and (possibly) drugs.



I only bought this for the green and white (MSU) colors and the joke written on it ("I'm not as green as I look). I swear. To God.



After that, I hiked back into East Lansing. I had decided to go to the movies to day, but got back from Lansing early and had a half hour time to kill before my bus came.

So, I stopped into Barnes and Noble's and got to check out the new Dean Martin CD, Forever Cool. It uses recording tricks to create duets with Martin and others. I'll definitely have to get it.
Lady Luck was with me the bus I got on was fast with very few stops. So, once again, I arrived early and decided to hang out in the mall before going to the theater.

I had some interesting conversations in the mall. This being the holiday season, people at booths in the mall will stop you. I was stopped by a man who said, and I quote word-for-word, "you are looking for special gift for a special lady?" I'm not even lying! I had no idea real people talked like that. The only thing that would have made the cliche even more perfect is if he was Middle Eastern, and I'm pretty sure he was Indian.

Of course that conversation would have been really cool...if I was still a little boy who day-
dreamed about being a knight errant for King Arthur.

I politely told him I was not Christmas shopping then and that I would be back in a couple of weeks. (Note: This is Night Stalker lingo for "not interested".)

Then, I went to the theater and bought a ticket. I was still really early, so I killed some time reading Shadow Girl. After that, I bought a large Coke and some popcorn and found a seat (the only way you can watch this sort of movie is with junk food).

I highly recommend Beowulf it was a lot of fun.

I had to wait for a bus, so I went back to the mall (careful to avoid the Merchant of India).

Once I was back on campus, I had to walk back to my dorm. On the way, I remembered that they were showing a few movies I wanted to see. So I dropped the stuff I bought off on my desk, got a quick dinner (my first meal that day) and hiked over to Wells Hall.

My intention was to see Crazy Love followed by Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Unfortunatly, Crazy Love was the one movie you had to pay. So, I saw Monty Python intstead.

Tomorrow, I'll go to see Crazy Love and the Bourne Ultimatum.

And that's it. Maybe it wasn't actually the best day of my life, but it's the happiest I remember being for a while. And not because, I bought a lot of useless junk, but because I finally got to relax.

Good night, everyone, and good luck

The Night Stalker

PS. This is the Blogspot Web Master. The Night Stalker wishes it to be known that, after adding. "[I swear] To God" as a last minute edit, he was struck by lightning. He is being treated in the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

Calling All You Angels: The Ken Wyniemko Story

At the young age of 18, I can tell you that this is the most important story I'll ever write. And it may just be the most important one you ever read.

This story is unlike any I've written so. It's not about the bizzarre, nor is it satirical. This is story about dirty cops, shady prosecutors, corrupt judges and most of all, exoneration. This is the story of a man who was convicted of a crime he did not commit, a crime that have never event occurred. This may seem like fiction, but the best Hollywood writer couldn't make it up. It's all real.

It all began in 1994, when a woman reported to the police that a masked man had broken into her home, blind-folded her, and brutally raped her for three hours. She was rushed to the hospital and treated.

Though she insisted that she never saw his face, the police somehow convinced her to help them make a composite sketch.

It is important to note that the victim estimated that her attacker was 6'1", 230 pounds and in his 30's. I met Mr. Wyniemko recently. No one with common since would ever say he fit that description. The height alone would exclude him.

Still, they made a composite and released it. Weeks later, an anonymous call pointed the police to Mr. Wyniemko.

They went to his home and arrested him. They took him to the station and put him in a lineup. And here is where this tale gets very disturbing, because the police refused to let him exercise his constitutional right and call an lawyer. Their excuse? They already had their lawyer there and that he could talk to him after being in the line up. He argued you a bit more, but eventually, he agreed to be in the lineup.

Afterwards, he went to talk to the lawyer, but was informed that he had already left the building. The lead detectives smirked when they told him this, as if the corruption of the system was a joke. Mr. Wyniemko then called his father (God rest him), who came to drive him home. When they got there, they were confronted by a police officer who prevented him from entering his own home on the grounds that they were waiting for a search warrant.

So Mr. Wyniemko went to his parents' house for a while, and when he came back, he found his home trashed. The cops had gone so far as to break the jars in his refrigerator.

A few days later, Mr. Wyniemko was arrested outside of his home. At the scene, the lead detective was quoted to say, "I'm going to call you the Million Dollar Man...because when I get through [expletive]ing with you, it's going to take a million dollars to get you out of prison."

The constitution of this country guarantees every defendant the right to a attorney. Sadly, court-appointed counsel is often...insufficient. This was the case with Mr. Wyniemko rightly complained to the judge and asked for a new attorney or he would represent himself. This was on a Friday. They were scheduled to start choosing a jury the following Monday. The judge agreed to give appoint a new attorney, but refused to push back the trial date. Ever try to put together adequate defense over a weekend? I can't say that I have either, but I can promise you, it is by no means enough time.

The evidence against Mr. Wyniemko was unremarkable. Just a women who never saw him, a handful of clothing samples that tested negative for his DNA and a jail house snitch who was getting the "deal of the century" for testifying. Not even nearly enough to convict him. But convict he was. The judge even broke precedent and gave him a longer sentence because he failed to show remorse. Some shocking things about the trial would come to light later, but I'll come back to that.

Mr. Wyniemko never knew much about the law before his trial, but with a long jail sentence, he had plenty of time to study. And study, he did. He went over every bit of his trial, trying to find grounds for appeal. He also did two things other thing.

1) He wrote to the Detroit Free Press, and got a reporter curious enough about his case to look for answers.

2) On the advice of a friend, he contacted the Innocence Project. Back in those days, the Innocence Project was still fairly young. It originated out of a law sch00l, as a way to exonerate the falsely convicted using DNA testing.

Problem: they had used DNA testing at Mr. Wyniemko's trial and it had exonerated him. He didn't fulfill the Innocence Project's requirements. However, they were able to prove that were pieces of evidence that had not been tested. After nearly a decade in prison, Mr. Wyniemko would finally have another chance at justice.

Remember when I said above that there were things about the first trial that were disturbing? Well here they are:

1) The pieces of evidence that weren't tested? The lead detective had specifically asked that they not be tested?

2) The prosecuting attorney? She conspired with the police to convict him and withheld evidence.

3) The jury? Their original vote was 10 to 2. In favor of acquittal. That was before the judge came to talk to him while they were deliberating. He told them that he personally believed Mr. Wyniekmo to be guilty. Then, he changed the foreman. Note: this is not permitted in the American justice system.

4) There is reasonable doubt as whether the rape actually happened. Initial investigations suspected that the rapist had a police background, because the scene was cleaned up. It was later revealed that women was having an affair with a polic officer at the time. Also, no pictures of the injuries she reported (she claimed her wrists were severely swollen.), nor has any doctor or nurse come forward to confirm her story. (Do not misunderstand me. Rape is a horrible thing and no one should ever have to go through it. If she was raped, the real rapist should be caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law. But if she lied, and caused an innocent man to lose ten years of his life, she should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.)

5) And this one is the worst. The jail house snitch? He never met Mr. Wyniemko in his life. He had never even heard of him until the lead detective and the prosecuting attorney told him that he would testify against him, or "he would never see the light of day." Note: this was the second person they approached for the purpose of perjury.

As could be expected, Mr. Wyniemko was released. But aside from 3.9 million dollars he won in a civil suit, he received no justice. The three detective and the prosecuting attorney who were responsible for convicting him? The received no punishment. Quite the reverse. It was the classic Frank Burns scenario. The three detectives were all promoted just after this all came to light. The prosecuting attorney was appointed as a judge by Michigan Governor Engler. She sits on the bench to this very day. The only satisfaction that Mr. Wyniemko gets is the knowledge that federal government is investigating the lead detective.

As for Mr. Wyniemko? He's still out there. He travels around, talking to people about his story and fighting for justice to all those still wrongly imprisoned.

I feel sick to my stomach every time I think about what happened to him. And I'll bet you're feeling a little nauseated yourself. And, I hope, you want to something to help. You can:

1) Visit http://innocenceproject.org/ for more information.

The next few only apply to people who hail from Michigan and can write their congressmen:

2) Tell your representative to vote in favor of House Bill 4922. HB 4922 will change line up procedures. Currently police use simultaneous lineups, meaning a witness views every suspect at once and makes a judgment of who the perpetrator is. HB 4922 will make police use sequential lineups, meaning the witness will see suspects one at time and have to make a judgment about each an everyone. This has been proven to dramatically reduce false identifications, which caused 75% of the 209 exonerated convicts to be convicted.

3) Tell your representative to vote in favor of House Bill 5089. HB 5089 will extend the deadline for filing DNA exoneration cases until 2009.

4) Tell your representative to vote in favor of House Bill 4250. HB 4250 will provide compensation for exonerated convicts.

5) Tell your representative to vote in favor of House Bill 4909. HB 4909 will require certain interrogations to be recording and will revise the procedures for determining the admissibly of evidence.

Now for those of you who don't happen to hail from Michigan:

6) Tell your representative to do these things anyway!

I'll end this post with this: For the past two-plus weeks, I've been writing for this blog. Nothing important, nothing earth-shattering. Just whatever happens to interest me on any particular day. I can do this because I have never committed a crime and my rights have not been taken away. I am a free man. And, you're probably free, too. And as free men and women, it is our duty to ensure that every innocent person has the same freedoms we do.

A recent study by the FBI estimates that 10% of the inmates in America's prisons are innocent. That's approximately 2.2 million people. My estimates say that that is approximately 2.2 million to many.

So tomorrow, I'll probably go back to my random postings. But I won't allow myself to fall back into complacency. I hereby vow to do everything in my power to support and fight for the Innocence Project.

A final thought: if innocent are allowed to be imprisoned without question, one day it may very well be you or me who are imprisoned. So good night, everyone, and, now more than ever, good luck.

The Night Stalker

PS. It might interest you to know that today's title comes from Train's song "Calling All Angels".

Bonnie and Clyde Vs. ...Dracula?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1117379/

Allow me to be the first to say it: What. The. @*#$?!?!

Despite how messed up this is (or prehaps because of it), I'll be there opening day.

More movie news:

Sequel. Burton's Planet of the Apes. It's coming. Beware!

More movie news:

These are the first pictures of the new Spock.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow, because I've got something huge!

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

MONKEY ON THE LAMB!!!!!!

EDIT- For some reason Blogspot is now saying this was posted on the 15th. Ihave no idea why.It wasn't. It was posted on the 14th.



It's astounding! Just one short week after my ground-breaking, award-winning article on Sasquatch, the Fortean is once again buzzing over new reports of the elusive creatures.

Glen St. Mary, Florida has been treated to a rash of sightings of Sasquatch. And this time, they got a clear picture!



So can read more about it at the below link, if you want, but I promise you, there is no way that is not an orangutan.

It's disappointing, but as Freud said, "sometimes an orangutan is just an orangutan."

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

PS. Yes, the title was taken from the Colbert Report. One of the few good things to come off of that show.

PPS. In the future I would advise that Mr. Colbert leave the reporting to the real journalists...

My Teenage Anger Now Has A Body Count Of 4

And by "body count", I mean "the number of stores I had to go to before I could find some @*#$ING SHAMPOO"!!!!!!!!!!

Actually, I could have bought all kinds of shampoo at one of the millions Sparty's all over campus. One problem: THEY ONLY SELL WOMEN'S SHAMPOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This concludes my rant.

I still have nothing for you. I'm working on something earth-shattering, but it's be a day or two before I have all the information.

Until then, amuse yourselves with this:

http://freerice.com/

It's fun, it's free and best of all, it's 100% legal.

It's a word game. You're given a word and have to match it to one of four other words. For every correct match you make, 10 grains of rice are donated to African families.

Also be sure, to look at the bottom-right corner for your vocabularly level. There are 50 levels and apparently no one's got past 48. My record's 37.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Most Important Story You'll Ever Read!

Actually, I've got nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker's The Birds

In 1963, Alfred Hitchcock gave us a very good reason to be afraid of birds. Now, I'll give another.

In the 1970's, the military designed a special spy machine- electronic birds. Even back then, they were good enough to fool people from a distance. However, Project Aquiline, as it was called, was abandoned after the numbers came in on the costs.

Still, is it possible that the military could be trying again? Ideas are bullet proof after all. Some people certainly think it's happening. Check out this story for details:

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/11/its-a-bird---it.html

Of course, if these exist, their being used to protect us.

For now...

So, take my advice: the next time you find yourself being followed by a flock of birds that look a little...off, get inside, as quickly as possible without looking suspicious, and put the blinds. Or just wave to the guy on the other of the camera. Really, the choice is yours'.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker.

How To Occupy A Demon For Four Hours And Other Information That Could SAVE YOUR LIFE!

One week ago today, MSU lost to UM in the football game. Because of this, my roommate and I lost the bet we made with my father. The terms were thus: if we won, we'd get four t-bone steaks; if we lose, we have to take care of my four year old sister for four hours.

She's gone now, of course. And both of us survived the ordeal. So, I guess this makes us experts on combatting demons.

So, here's everything you ever wanted to know about fighting demons, but were afraid to ask:

1. Computer Games- These we'll keep them occupied for awhile, but not long. When they start to get bored, be sure to move onto...

2. Computer Programs- Audacity works very well. Just have them record a their voice and play it backwards. Hours of entertainment!

3. Feed them- It keeps them busy and happy.

4. Music Videos- Our's was particularly fond of Dr. Who music videos.

5. Pool- Have the little Hellspawn watch you play pool. Occasionally, let them hit the ball. This will keep them up busy up until the point when their parents come to take them back.

I guess, I shouldn't complain. We got the steaks anyway. Now we just have to find a way to grill them...

Now, an update on a previous article. The list of boycotted items has been expanded to include:

1. Aflac ~ Rudolph TV ad.
2. Walmart ~ In store Advertising.
3. Garmin ~ Getting Lost "Carol of the Bells" TV ad.
4. Macy's ~ Stupid Christmas Commercials before Halloween even!
5. Sears ~ Wish List Ad
6. Deck The Halls ~ TV Advertisement for a Crappy "Family Christmas" Movie.
7. Turner Dairy ~ Cheeeesey Christmas TV ad with a puppy
8. Glade ~ Scented Oil Flame-less "Holiday" Candle, background music "Joy to the World" TV ad
9. Overstock.com ~ general Holiday savings TV Ad
10. Zellers ~ Put up Christmas stuff the day after Halloween.
11. Best Buy ~"Grandma's House" TV ad
12. Menards ~ Christmas Warehouse Savings TV ad.
13. Ace Hardware ~ Yet another Holiday TV Savings Ad.
14. Lowes ~ "I need a..." Christmas TV ad
15 Home again ~ TV "holiday" ad
16. Ritz ~ Holiday crackers TV ad
17. Burlington coat factory ~ TV ad
18. Future Shop - Christmas commercials
19. Canadian Tire - Christmas commercial 20. Pizza 73 - Christmasy flyer

And now for a new segment:

The Night Stalker Recommends-

1. Stardust- The adventure and fun of The Princess Bride and Indiana Jones mixed with the humor of Douglas Adams

2. Planet of the Apes- The original one, I mean. Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!

3. Lucky # Slevin- It will keep you guessing 'til the very end. I got it expecting some Pierce Bronsan-type Bond flick. What I got was much, much better.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Up Yours Keith Olberman!

If the buzz over the last few days is anything to go by, these photographs will likely go down in history as the most controversial Sasquatch pictures since the Patterson film. All eyes of the Fortean world are on Pennsylvania, as people puzzle over two pictures that may show a young Sasquatch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5LgTjp0h5Q

These videos on the Patterson film might also interst you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7Zon78pqk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YktEWmLVTvM

So, what's the low-down on Bigfoot? Here are the true facts:

Fact: Not only has Bigfoot been seen in every state and every Canadian province, Bigfoot-like creatures have been seen throughout the world. In Tibet, they are called Yetis; in Russia, they are called Almas; in Australia, Yowies.

Fact: All sightings of these creatures are consistent, describing a six to nine foot tall hairy (and usually smelly) humanoid.

Fact: DNA samples have been collected at the sight of Sasquatch sightings. Results? Well, it isn't human, but isn't ape either.

Fact: Similar tests have been conducted on alleged Bigfoot hair and sound recordings. Results? See above.

Fact: Of the thousands of casts made of Sasquatch foot prints, many contain dermal ridges (the ridges that make finger prints). This would be virtually impossible to fake.

Fact: The dermal ridges go left to right. On every other primate, they go top to bottom. On Bigfoot? They go diagonally.

Fact: While the forests of the Pacific Northwest (Bigfoot country) are widely traveled, no less than 75 airplanes have gone down in them. Never to be seen again.

Fact: While no one has ever come across the body of a naturally dead Bigfoot, no one usually finds naturally dead bears either.

Fact: A Bigfoot was once in fact captured. By a circus. They named it "Jacko" and planned to show it as a curiosity. It escaped en route. (Calling this a fact is stretching it, but I tend to believe it).

Fact: Hunter and president Teddy Roosevelt encountered a bigfoot in the wilderness. He wrote about it in a book. Many believe he died convinced the creature was real.

Fact: (And this one is for the people who claim that Bigfoot is nothing more than an elaborate hoax) The earliest known records of Bigfoot sightings can be found in the Sagas of Lief Eriksson. They were written over one thousand years ago. One thousand years ago...

As for the pictures that sparked this article, I make no judgment except to say, that's no bear.

So, the next time you find yourself hiking through uncharted wilderness and start to smell an awful sent, take my advice; stay low to the ground and don't move a muscle. I know of no case where a Sasquatch killed a human being. Save one. It was threatened.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker


PS. Today's title is in response to a video I saw of Keith Olberman. Basically he spent the whole time dismissing the issue without thinking. You can watch it there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5c_XAgwPxM

PPS. It is highly unprofessional of me to diss Keith Olberman on my blog. Fortunately, I'm not a professional; I'm not making a penny from this!

PPPS. I post these things at night, usually between 10 and 12. For some reason, it says I posted that last one at 4:21. I'm trying to fix it. I'm the Night Stalker, after all, not the Early Afternoon Stalker.

PPPPS. I'm watching the original Planet of the Apes right now. Thought I'd mention that.

A Penguin. A Dinosaur. Can YOU Tell The Difference?

It's astounding! Scientists have recently discovered that some dinosaurs, such as Velociraptors, had a highly efficient respiratory system. One that is similar to that of a modern day penguin!

Both animals had/have little sacs running along their ripcages, allowing high levels of activity.

To read more, see:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7081166.stm

Other Breaking News

Toy That Turns Into A Drug

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/recall-for-toy-that-turns-into-drug/2007/11/06/1194329225773.html

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...cow!

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/11/cow_falls_from_sky_barely_miss.html

Part Of The Universe Is Missing (Again)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071102152248.htm

Fish That Live In Logs

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071106-tree-fish.html

So there you have it. The weirdest general news from accros the globe. There were other, more interesting stories, but I choose to withhold them, because they deserve there own articles.

Sorry for the short post. Through no fault of my own, I did not get enough sleep last night.

I'm off to bed.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Late Night TV

It's happened to all of us. Late at night, you're lying in your bed. Awake. You toss and turn, but your mind just won't shut down. So what do you do? Well, if you're not my roommate, you get out of bed, go to the fridge and hope there's something both tasty and healthy in it.

Then, you go over to the couch and turn on the TV. Depending on you're tastes, you watch old reruns of Gilligan's Island, M*A*S*H, Star Trek, whatever happens to be on.

You're tired by now, but this is the one where Mrs. Howell plays matchmaker to Gilligan and Mary Ann and you can't resist staying up just a little longer.

You're fighting to keep your eyes awake, and failing, when all of the sudden, the characters on the screen start watching you!

But that's impossible;you must be dreaming.

But wait! Maybe you're not...

http://www.ghosts.org/stories/tales/muppet-dream.html

I'll only summarize this chilling tale.

Many years ago, a boy, a young boy, awoke form he peaceful sleep to see the TV turn on by himself.

This young boy was initially delighted when he found what appeared to be Sesame Street playing. Then, just like you, he noticed the characters watching and whispering to each other about him. He wasn't scared, though. Why should he be? The characters on Sesame Street often broke the proverbial fourth wall.

Later, he would refer to the creatures as "muppets", because they looked almost exactly like muppets, except for two regards:

1. Their razor-sharp teeth

2. Their long, sharp talons

They beckoned for the boy to come to them.

The boy refused.

They beckoned a second time.

He refused again.

They became angry.

He screamed.

The creatures, hearing someone coming, disappeared, turning the TV off behind them.

His mother and grandparents came to him, which comforted the boy, but could not make him forget.

You will probably put this down to nothing more than a vivid dream. But there is one fact that cannot be denied: he moved from his bed to a chair during the course of the evening.

So the next time you're lying awake in your bed, take my advice: roll over and forget about turning on the TV.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Let's Talk About Sex!

This is serious. It's time that you and I had a little chat. Now, when a man and a woman seduce each other very much, they start to have certain...urges. And at your age, you're probably confused about what to do about these urges. Well, I can tell you exactly what to do...

Nothing! Ignore them entirely!

...

Oh, god, not even I can bare-face my way through this one.

VHEMT

http://www.vhemt.org/

The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement

Despite my jokes, this one is pretty interesting and not the work of wackos. This group has decided that the only way to save this planet is to remove the human race from it. No, not suicide. Or homicide. That wouldn't be voluntary, now would it? Their line is non-reproduction.

Like, I said. It's interesting. Hopeless, though. Never has chance of working. Humans always put pleasure first.

To any VHMT pledges who might ever read this, my straw hat is off to you. I won't be joining you.

Now, onto the other random nonsense.

1. My update may be late tomorrow. Club meeting.

2. Some coughmostcough of last night's narrative was ripped off one of my favorite movies, The Night Stalker. This will happen a lot, so if you recognize it, it's not mine.

3. There is no number three.

4. I have a test tomorrow, so I'm signing off early.

Good night, everyone, and good luck (to me).

The Night Stalker

Lennon Was Murdered By WHO?!?!?!

This is the story behind one of the most public murders in history. Maybe you read about it, or rather what they let you read about it, probably as some minor item buried somewhere on the back page.

However, what happened in that city on December 8th of that year was so incredible that to this day the facts have been surpressed in a massive effort to save certain political careers from disaster and law enforcement officials from embarassment.

This will be the last time I will ever discuss these events with anyone, so when you've finished this bizarre account, judge for yourself its believability, and then try to tell yourself. wherever you may be, "It couldn't happen here."

Monday, May 8th. At approximately 10:50 a.m, John Lennon was about to enter his hotel building to see his son. John Lennon- 40 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, known for his granny glasses, all around international superstar.

John Lennon.

En route to his doom.

At the door, someone on the street called, "Mr. Lennon!" He turned around and was promptly shot five names by a gunman.

Who was that gunman?

None other than best selling author, Stephen King.

Actually, this really isn't my story to tell. All credit goes to Steve Lightfoot, the man who broke this story wide open. You can read his full report here:

http://www.lennonmurdertruth.com/

So that's it. The story's been told. And now you'll have to judge for yourself. I must warn you, however, if you try to verify this account, you will find it quite impossible.

Item- The FBI no longer has a file listing the suspect under his true name or any of his alleged allias.

Item- All of those who were involved have either left town, aren't talking or are dead.

I haven't had a decent night's sleep since I found all this out, and now you might find it difficult, too, because there is still one fact that cannot be buried. If you play one of the Beatles albums backwards, you can clearly hear the words, "John is dead. The King Killed him."

So think about it, and try to tell yourself, wherever you may be, in the quiet of your home, in the safety of your bed, try to tell yourself, "It couldn't happen here."

Stephen King is still out there...

Good night, everyone, good luck.

The Night Stalker

Radio Daze and Boycotts

Time for a rant. Are you ready? Here it goes:

I work at the cafeteria at my university. Most of the time, I work as a host, meaning I get paid for doing practically nothing (I get paid practically nothing, but that's beside the point). Today, however, I was assigned to the dish room. Pretty easy, but you have to keep moving. And the one thing that keep us sane is the radio.

Sadly, everybody else's favorite station apparently can only play five songs:

Shut Up and Drive- Rihanna
How Far We've Come- Matchbox 20
The Superman Rap
Teenagers- My Chemical Romance
Beautiful Girls- Sean Whatisname

It gets old really fast.

And now onto the boycott.

I am getting really sick of seeing Christmas comercials before Thanksgiving. Therefore, I'm boycotting the following stores/brands:

Garmin
Aflac
Macy's
Walmart (Do we even need an excuse?)
Border's
Sears

Rise up and join me in my crusade?

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

The Worst Day of My Life and Other News

If anyone happened to have their eyes one the East Lansing today, they'd have a very good reason to be sad. MSU lost to U of M, 28 to 24. And they're not the only ones! You know who also lost? I did. I lost a bet. To my dad. A die hard Wolverine fan.

The bet? Oh right. Well, being a starving college student, I have no money to bet. So my roommate and I devised a plan. If MSU won, Dad would provide us with four t-bone steaks. If MSU lost, we would take care of my four year old half-sister for a few hours.

The little hell spawn comes next Saturday at three. Pray for my sanity.

And know the other news. If I were you, I'd stay out of Nebraska for the time being. Why? Let's just say that thing are going to be pretty interesting* down there.

Senator Sues God

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20827350/

Now, that you've checked to make sure you read that right, I can assure you, this is no hoax. Nebraska State Senator Chambers has filed a law suit against the Almighty. On what grounds? He claims that God has killed countless people and made terrorist threats.

Now why, exactly would a senator sue the Good Lord? He wants to make a point on the Congress's bill to prevent frivilous law suits. The Constitution, he maintains, grants people the right to sue whoever they want, for whatever reason.

But wait! There's more...

The Almighty Strikes Back

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/09/god-responds-to.html

Once again, you read that correctly. A response has been filed by the Big Guy himself. By clicking on that link, not only will you find the full story, you will also find a link to a copy of the actual response. You'll find that God has signed it himself.

As your reporter of all things out-there, I promise to follow this story to the ends of the earth. Stayed tuned for updates.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

*Note "Interesting" = "Oh god, oh god, we're all gonna die!"

Science Fiction Double Feature

Actually, there's no double feature. Just the one movie, thought it is science fiction. Specifically, it was Children of Men.

You've probably already seen it. If not, you're one of all of three people who haven't. Don't feel bad. I didn't see it until today.

The following is my review of it. Spoilers abound. You have been warned.

Children of Men is the story of a not-so-distant future where people lose the ability to give birth.

The film begins with the death of youngest person on earth and then is pointless for awhile, until Theo (played by Clive Owen) is asked to help to get papers that will allow a underground freedom group to travel. By doing so, he gets entangled in groups mission: keeping the only pregnant woman out of the hands of the totalitarian goverment and getting her to a group of scientists who may be able to help save humanity.

While watching people drop dead around him and dodging both the government and the freedom fighters (who betrayed them) alike, Theo manages to get the women to the place where the scientists are supposed to pick her, but dies in the process. It's left unclear whether the scientists find her or not.

While the premiss of the movie was pretty good, the movie really didn't grab me. My advice, pass this one up unless it comes up on TV and you have nothing else going on in your life.

Good night, everyone, and good luck

The Night Stalker

I Cheated Death. Thspt!

So there I was, tied to a chair in a Nazi castle. The room was on fire. Why? Because my dad dropped the lighter he was supposed to be using to burn through the ropes.

...Wait a minute...

OK, disregard that last bit. Apparently, posting while watching the Last Crusade is a bad idea.

Anyway, not one half hour after I had posted my first installment, I was lying in bed. I rolled over and scratched my arm. On my pillow. Or rather the needle that was sticking out of my pillow.

How did a needle get inside my pillow? I have no idea. It was a knitting needle, by the way, so there's no danger of me being infected with God knows what.

Yeah, I know, a needle. Not very threatening, right? But imagine if I had been asleep. When it scratched me, it could have been my Jugular vein instead of my arm. Or my eye.

At any rate, that was the most interesting thing that happened to me today. Aside from giving a presentation and taking a test on four hours of sleep.

So, good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker

Ghost Hunt

Hello everyone, and happy Halloween, Samhain or Day of the Dead, depending on what part of the world you hail from. And welcome to this, my web log. To any of you who may know me personally, yes, I have finally decided to join the virtual age. Why, you ask. Why not?

To kick off my blog, I've decided to post some pictures I took last Saturday. And not just any pictures. These are from a genuine ghost hunt. Of course, anyone who looked at the title of this post probably already guessed that.

Now, while I believe in spirits (other than the ones at my local pub), I'm not the kind of nut who claims that every single anomaly in a photograph is a ghost. Of the nineteen pictures I took, only a handful are interesting. Of those, anything unusual on them can probably be explained away by spots on the film, a developer's mistake or debris on my scanner.

But enough about what I think. I want to know what you think. Look at the pictures and decide for yourself what they show.

Though faint, if you look at the camera in the picture and then move your eyes up, you can make out a small circle. My roommate insists it's the moon, but I'm not so sure...




This one also shows a possible orb, or more likely a flaw on the film. In any case, it's in the top right corner.

This one gave me a bit of a turn. An object or the shadow of an object seems to be covering that pole. An object I don't recall being there when I was taking pictures.


Normally, I would have dismissed this as light coming off of someone else's camera. However, it bears an uncanny resemblence to the above shadow.

So are these pictures definitive proof of the afterlife or the ravings of a bored blogger? Prehaps a bit of both. But whichever it is, on this night of all nights, it's always a good idea to take the time remember that there are things we don't know.

Good night, everyone, and good luck.

The Night Stalker