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A forest planet for apes DOES make more sense than a sandy desert world, tho this is one of the few tweaks to the original that qualifies as any sort of improvement. Putting the "origin" story in the hands of goth cartoonatic Tim Burton is almost as misplaced an idea as it was to have Rod “Twilight Zone” Serling script the original version (very few of Serling's ideas, words, and social commentary actually made it onto the screen, despite him usually being cited as "screenwriter"). Perhaps this franchise should instead be restarted with a do-over, as in the second Hulk movie that attempted to cleanse the public’s palate of Eric Bana(l) – how cool would it be to see Remake of the Apes by Terry Gilliam and the crew behind Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth? Ooooh, or now that Sam Raimi is off Spidey Four….
— February 4, 2010 12:32 a.m.
Have Drums, Will Travel
Outtake: Two more things we don't know about Spud Davenport: 4. “Just because my name is Spud, and I’m originally from Ohio, I actually have no affiliation with the band Devo.” 5. “I know a lot of things about a lot of crap that no one gives a crap about.”
— February 3, 2010 10:40 p.m.
Why jogging on El Cajon Boulevard keeps me centered
Sounds like my old neighborhood, all right. To paraphrase Robert Duvall, "Ah, the smell of sidewalk hooker perfume in the morning - smells like....victory."
— February 3, 2010 8:42 p.m.
Jumping Turtle Still Has Some Bounce
We have begun working with some of these businesses and residents compiling some great information that will hopefully help stop dirty politicians and city employees. Many individuals have been dealing with this for years and are understandably scared of retaliation. However, now many of those individuals are ready to come forward and we intend to help them. We have started organizing and getting ready for the November 2010 elections. I appreciate all of you keeping up with the story and my only request is that you continue to follow the story so that people can be informed. I have heard so many horror stories regarding this city hall’s administration. Our goal is to help prevent this from happening to anyone else. We want to thank everyone who has supported us through this difficult time. The support for our cause has been huge and greatly appreciated by the entire Jumping Turtle Family. Sincerely, Matt Hall – The Jumping Turtle
— February 2, 2010 10:54 p.m.
Jumping Turtle Still Has Some Bounce
UPDATE from Matt at the JT, 2-3-10: This email is to update the press regarding the ongoing situation involving The Jumping Turtle and the City of San Marcos, CA. On Wednesday, February 3, 2010 The Law Offices of Everett DeLano will be filing the first lawsuit on behalf of The Jumping Turtle, Matthew Hall and Laura Mouradian against 1) The City of San Marcos; 2) Susie Vasquez, City Clerk, individually and in her official capacity; and 3) Sgt. Glenn Giannantonio (of the San Marcos Sheriffs' dept.) individually and in his official capacity. We are not litigious people and have tried to handle this situation without filing any lawsuits. However, due to the defendants continued acts of unlawful behavior we were left with no choice. Hopefully, we will not be compelled to file further claims/lawsuits, but that can only be determined by the defendants possible further actions. Of course we are prepared to do so if deemed necessary. The following are the claims listed in the lawsuit: Complaint for Damages Injunctive and Declaratory Relief 1. Deprivation of Civil Rights 2. Conspiracy to Deprive of Civil Rights 3. Abuse of process 4. Nuisance 5. Harassment 6. Permanent Injunction 7. Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress 8. Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress 9. Defamation 10. False Light Demand for Jury Trial No dollar figure is listed in the lawsuit due to the nature of the losses and due to the fact that loses are accruing daily. Our intention is to reclaim the loses that have accrued due to the city’s illegal actions. Losses and damages are already well into the seven figures. (exact dollar figure to be proven in court) We are also suing for punitive damages so the defendants will hopefully think twice about illegally trying to hurt another business or any individual again. We have been approached by other businesses as well as individuals who have also been victimized by San Marcos, CA City Hall. One individual was compelled to start the blog site listed below:
stopsanmarcoscorruption.com
Here people can keep updated on some of San Marcos’ alleged dirty dealings and incompetence. Those who feel like sharing their own stories are invited to post individual blogs. Unfortunately, the stories we have heard, and our own experience, the City of San Marcos' politicians and employees have used their power to unethically and unlawfully hurt many good businesses as well as many good, honest individuals. IT NEEDS TO STOP!!! (continued in comment #3)
— February 2, 2010 10:54 p.m.
innocent until proven guilty
Taken as a whole, it IS poetic - but, oddly, to my mind anyway, it's more LYRICAL than poetic. Like the liner notes of a concept album put to music by Mannheim Steamroller or the Moody Blues, to marvelous effect ---
— February 2, 2010 8:17 p.m.
innocent until proven guilty
It's a bit of a hurdle to get past the e.e. cummings-style disregard for narrative form and proper English construction (is the malformed language purposeful/poetic, or merely unschooled?). That said, it's an interesting way to present an insightful (and frequently entertaining) personal POV. All in all, a good read, if haphazardly presented --
— February 1, 2010 8:28 p.m.
innocent until proven guilty
Nan said she posted the entries to another website in the correct order, so I assume she still has the text. Nan, why not just post all 19 or 20 entries into one blog? Each entry is only a few sentences - why do you feel the need to give each paragraph a separate blog entry? You can easily put the whole thing into one blog entry, OR post the opening section and then post 19 comments with the remainder (tho I maintain that just putting every paragraph into a single blog entry is best - a single paragraph does not really constitute a stand-alone blog, let alone 19 of them in a row, each with their own full page containing only a few sentences each). I'd like to read it all in the correct order myself! But, ideally, since it's already written, all on one page --
— February 1, 2010 1:15 a.m.
innocent until proven guilty
Hey Nan, You could always post the "chapters" in sequence as comments! That way, they'll remain in the order you intended, without filling up 20 different blog slots with only a couple of paragraphs in each slot -
— January 31, 2010 9:14 p.m.
No Country for Old Men
Top 5 Movies to Leave Playing While You Commit Suicide 5 - Pink Floyd, The Wall: Because its worldview is even more bleak than your own. 4 - Lisztomania: Since you're going to Hell anyway, why not Hollywood's own version of an Hieronymus Bosch painting. 3 - Chronicles of Narnia, UK TV show version: 'Cause nobody can survive thru to the ending. 2 - Natural Born Killers: It clearly has no respect for the sanctity life OR good film making, so why not? 1 - No Country For Old Men: 'Cause it sucks even worse than you.
— January 31, 2010 7:38 p.m.
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A forest planet for apes DOES make more sense than a sandy desert world, tho this is one of the few tweaks to the original that qualifies as any sort of improvement. Putting the "origin" story in the hands of goth cartoonatic Tim Burton is almost as misplaced an idea as it was to have Rod “Twilight Zone” Serling script the original version (very few of Serling's ideas, words, and social commentary actually made it onto the screen, despite him usually being cited as "screenwriter"). Perhaps this franchise should instead be restarted with a do-over, as in the second Hulk movie that attempted to cleanse the public’s palate of Eric Bana(l) – how cool would it be to see Remake of the Apes by Terry Gilliam and the crew behind Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth? Ooooh, or now that Sam Raimi is off Spidey Four….— February 4, 2010 12:32 a.m.
Have Drums, Will Travel
Outtake: Two more things we don't know about Spud Davenport: 4. “Just because my name is Spud, and I’m originally from Ohio, I actually have no affiliation with the band Devo.” 5. “I know a lot of things about a lot of crap that no one gives a crap about.”— February 3, 2010 10:40 p.m.
Why jogging on El Cajon Boulevard keeps me centered
Sounds like my old neighborhood, all right. To paraphrase Robert Duvall, "Ah, the smell of sidewalk hooker perfume in the morning - smells like....victory."— February 3, 2010 8:42 p.m.
Jumping Turtle Still Has Some Bounce
We have begun working with some of these businesses and residents compiling some great information that will hopefully help stop dirty politicians and city employees. Many individuals have been dealing with this for years and are understandably scared of retaliation. However, now many of those individuals are ready to come forward and we intend to help them. We have started organizing and getting ready for the November 2010 elections. I appreciate all of you keeping up with the story and my only request is that you continue to follow the story so that people can be informed. I have heard so many horror stories regarding this city hall’s administration. Our goal is to help prevent this from happening to anyone else. We want to thank everyone who has supported us through this difficult time. The support for our cause has been huge and greatly appreciated by the entire Jumping Turtle Family. Sincerely, Matt Hall – The Jumping Turtle— February 2, 2010 10:54 p.m.
Jumping Turtle Still Has Some Bounce
UPDATE from Matt at the JT, 2-3-10: This email is to update the press regarding the ongoing situation involving The Jumping Turtle and the City of San Marcos, CA. On Wednesday, February 3, 2010 The Law Offices of Everett DeLano will be filing the first lawsuit on behalf of The Jumping Turtle, Matthew Hall and Laura Mouradian against 1) The City of San Marcos; 2) Susie Vasquez, City Clerk, individually and in her official capacity; and 3) Sgt. Glenn Giannantonio (of the San Marcos Sheriffs' dept.) individually and in his official capacity. We are not litigious people and have tried to handle this situation without filing any lawsuits. However, due to the defendants continued acts of unlawful behavior we were left with no choice. Hopefully, we will not be compelled to file further claims/lawsuits, but that can only be determined by the defendants possible further actions. Of course we are prepared to do so if deemed necessary. The following are the claims listed in the lawsuit: Complaint for Damages Injunctive and Declaratory Relief 1. Deprivation of Civil Rights 2. Conspiracy to Deprive of Civil Rights 3. Abuse of process 4. Nuisance 5. Harassment 6. Permanent Injunction 7. Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress 8. Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress 9. Defamation 10. False Light Demand for Jury Trial No dollar figure is listed in the lawsuit due to the nature of the losses and due to the fact that loses are accruing daily. Our intention is to reclaim the loses that have accrued due to the city’s illegal actions. Losses and damages are already well into the seven figures. (exact dollar figure to be proven in court) We are also suing for punitive damages so the defendants will hopefully think twice about illegally trying to hurt another business or any individual again. We have been approached by other businesses as well as individuals who have also been victimized by San Marcos, CA City Hall. One individual was compelled to start the blog site listed below: stopsanmarcoscorruption.com Here people can keep updated on some of San Marcos’ alleged dirty dealings and incompetence. Those who feel like sharing their own stories are invited to post individual blogs. Unfortunately, the stories we have heard, and our own experience, the City of San Marcos' politicians and employees have used their power to unethically and unlawfully hurt many good businesses as well as many good, honest individuals. IT NEEDS TO STOP!!! (continued in comment #3)— February 2, 2010 10:54 p.m.
innocent until proven guilty
Taken as a whole, it IS poetic - but, oddly, to my mind anyway, it's more LYRICAL than poetic. Like the liner notes of a concept album put to music by Mannheim Steamroller or the Moody Blues, to marvelous effect ---— February 2, 2010 8:17 p.m.
innocent until proven guilty
It's a bit of a hurdle to get past the e.e. cummings-style disregard for narrative form and proper English construction (is the malformed language purposeful/poetic, or merely unschooled?). That said, it's an interesting way to present an insightful (and frequently entertaining) personal POV. All in all, a good read, if haphazardly presented --— February 1, 2010 8:28 p.m.
innocent until proven guilty
Nan said she posted the entries to another website in the correct order, so I assume she still has the text. Nan, why not just post all 19 or 20 entries into one blog? Each entry is only a few sentences - why do you feel the need to give each paragraph a separate blog entry? You can easily put the whole thing into one blog entry, OR post the opening section and then post 19 comments with the remainder (tho I maintain that just putting every paragraph into a single blog entry is best - a single paragraph does not really constitute a stand-alone blog, let alone 19 of them in a row, each with their own full page containing only a few sentences each). I'd like to read it all in the correct order myself! But, ideally, since it's already written, all on one page --— February 1, 2010 1:15 a.m.
innocent until proven guilty
Hey Nan, You could always post the "chapters" in sequence as comments! That way, they'll remain in the order you intended, without filling up 20 different blog slots with only a couple of paragraphs in each slot -— January 31, 2010 9:14 p.m.
No Country for Old Men
Top 5 Movies to Leave Playing While You Commit Suicide 5 - Pink Floyd, The Wall: Because its worldview is even more bleak than your own. 4 - Lisztomania: Since you're going to Hell anyway, why not Hollywood's own version of an Hieronymus Bosch painting. 3 - Chronicles of Narnia, UK TV show version: 'Cause nobody can survive thru to the ending. 2 - Natural Born Killers: It clearly has no respect for the sanctity life OR good film making, so why not? 1 - No Country For Old Men: 'Cause it sucks even worse than you.— January 31, 2010 7:38 p.m.