That's right sports fans, it's time for us to pack our things and head out because MEvBLOG Central will be relocating to Central Texas - just our blog, mind you, not the entire Beaumont Enterprise...it has been and always will be a steadfast fixture in Southeast Texas.
The site hasn't been updated in a while as it's tough to blog when your hands are filled with bubble wrap and packing tape. However, starting next week we'll be back to a regular posting schedule and are looking forward to having you join us.
We won't be affiliated with The Beaumont Enterprise any more, but welcome any/all readers from Southeast Texas who've come to appreciate us. We know we appreciate them...you know who you are.
We are itching to get back into the swing of things as there's lots to be covered. And if we're not going to go over it with a fine tooth comb and make fun of it, who will?
See you soon...MEvBLOG
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Moving day is here!
Monday, July 20, 2009
TALK BACK: What did you think of Harry Potter 6?
OK...so we apologize for abandoning you all this past week, but bear with us. There are some exciting changes afoot at MEvBLOG Central - don't worry we're not going away! - and we'll keep you posted.
Now that we got that out of the way, we must discuss more important matters. No, not the argument over health care reform or the still-swarming-around-us recession. We must talk about what has transpired with the newest Harry Potter movie.
(Sorry, what's that? You're not a Harry Potter fan? You're dismissed.)
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opened last week and has already made almost $160 million which, if you think about it, isn't bad for seven days of work. (Mind you it doesn't top creating the world in only six days, but if that's where you're setting the bar these days, might we suggest adjusting your expectations somewhat.)
Visually, the movie is astounding. A loyal reader put it best when she pointed out that it's the first one since the third movie adaptation to really explore the creative potential in the series.
Still...there were more than a few changes to the original story. We think this one is one of the most complex books in the series - thus the most difficult to cram into two-and-a-half hours - but we also didn't expect as many key scenes to be cut.
But that's our opinion. What's yours? No really. We want to know.
Hit us up in the comments with your thoughts, questions, and observations. Try to keep it clean and on topic so we don't have to make like Nate Dogg and Warren G and regulate.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Panties, sex and SUV's
Good morning everyone! We at MEvBLOG apologize for scarcely posting these past couple weeks, but our roles at the newspaper have changed so we're not able to blog as often as we'd like. From now on, be sure to check in with us a couple times a week instead of every day.
And what of the quizzical, testosterone-fueled headline? Those are a handful of popular Internet keywords our web editor likes us to insert into stories whenever possible. For some reason they garner many more hits than words like "sunshine" or "school" or "Sotomayor."
There is actually nothing to do with panties, sex, or SUV's - or any combination of the three - in this post. We apologize for teasing you with the possibility of a salacious blogging.
However, if you're in the market for a smutty triumvirate, there's always Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" music video. Have at it.
Monday, July 6, 2009
The Bang Bang Lady is "Hahhhh-t"
We trust you all had an enjoyable Fourth of July and none of you played any part in an uncomfortable fireworks-related incident.
We only bring this up, not to be morbid or wag fingers at anyone, but because it's the perfect segue into the video clip below. Thanks to "NoGermsHere" - a MEvBLOG stalwart - you can call spend about 30 seconds watching The Bang Bang Lady. (Immediately afterward, you'll probably spend about 30 minutes rolling on the floor while saying, "That's hahhh-t.")
Special thanks to Alabama for producing The Bang Bang Lady - a person whose picture should adorn their Wall of Fame, right next to Bear Bryant, Forrest Gump, and the Ten Commandments.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
To hot for Canada
Holy Mother of Air Conditioning, it's hot outside, folks. We've spent about 20 summers in Texas and can never remember it reaching 100 degrees this soon.
Walking outside and being hit by the wave of oppressive heat is like walking outside and...being struck by...well...a wave of oppressive heat.
Look at that. IT'S SO HOT OUTSIDE WE'VE LOST OUR POWERS OF METAPHORICAL WRITING!
Is it hopeless, readers? Is the Apocalypse next? Are we facing the End Times you read about in those color-coded best-sellers where Orange = rapture; Blue = the Anti-Christ; and Yellow = the Mark of the Beast? (Because the End of Days will be as easy to comprehend as Pre-school.)
Some Canadians think so.
Now before you say the stereotypical things about our Northern neighbors like calling their accent "funny," or pointing out their beer tastes "like water," or saying they're "weirdly-obsessed hockey nuts with cheap health care," you should listen to what they have to say.
For them, it's not about fending off the end of the world - or even making a decent go of it at the Summer Olympics - it's about keeping illegal immigrants out of their fur-trading spaces.
Because, for Canadians, apocalyptic trumpets will sound when Americans run en masse for their border to escape the own too-hot weather they created for themselves via global warming. And you know what, they should be afraid.
Because what will happen when the NHL season is shortened from 15 months to 4 1/2 weeks in order to make room for American football?
What will happen when the Queen of England visits and nobody cares?
What if Canada Day comes and goes because everyone is too busy getting ready for the Fourth of July? Sorry...what's that now? This just in folks...TODAY is Canada Day!
See, it's happening already. Brace yourself Canada, for the end is nigh. And tell Quebec not to get all "Frenchy" when we ask for "freedom fries."
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