Bond is back again and Lazenby plays him. Join me as I investigate the one and only appearance of George Lazenby in the role and try to figure out what the hell is going on. I mock the nonsensical missions-that-aren’t-missions, gadgets-that-aren’t-gadgets, and Blofeld’s plan-that-isn’t-a-plan that amounts to hypno-zombie debutantes with poison spray bottles.

I analyze Blofeld’s weird philanthropic tendencies, Tracy’s unexplained suicidal tendencies, and her father’s henchmen’s random homicidal tendencies. And I analyze Bond’s cozy relationship with the self-confessed second-biggest crime lord in Europe.

I obsessively identify the various cars. I try to imagine a less likely man to pretend to be a homosexual in a skirt and frilly blouse. I try to identify the moment Bond genuinely falls in love. And I try to identify the moment Bond realizes that his sex addiction has allowed a known international terror-extortionist to successfully launch his plan.

 

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I’ve now uploaded the last part of my European vacation photos to my Fotki site.

After staying overnight in Venice, I flew to Paris to spend Sunday before returning to Amsterdam on Monday for work.

I’ve now uploaded the second part of my European vacation photos to my Fotki site. The second half of the Greek cruise was the best.

I just ended a cruise vacation in Europe. I say “Ended” instead of “Came back from” because I’m still in Europe at this moment, continuing to do some work in the Netherlands. I’ve uploaded the first part of my trip photos now to my Fotki site.

My nephew Drew graduated from high school this past weekend, and my sister used my camera to take pictures. Congratulations! See the whole gallery on Fotki. You can order prints from Fotki by clicking the link and choosing the size in the shopping cart.

My nephew Jacob graduated from junior high school last week, and my sister used my camera to take pictures. Congratulations! See the whole gallery on Fotki. You can order prints from Fotki by clicking the link and choosing the size in the shopping cart.

I’ve gotten Tysto listed on iTunes now. To facilitate that, I added a special plugin, so the look of the individual commentary pages has changed. I still haven’t changed the Firefly page over to the new style, but now all the other commentaries have posters, streaming players, and links on iTunes.

Sweet.

I don’t have a button to link to iTunes, but I’ll do that soon.

Bond is back again and Connery plays him, this time as a humble Japanese fisherman with a “yen” for smoked salmon. (Get it!?) Ah, but the mysterious Osato Corporation has it out for him and will surely do him in if they ever get their miserable act together and if they aren’t foiled by a girl. I examine the overall plan of Spectre, the specifics of that plan, the lack of a plan by Bond, and the awesomeness of ninjas and secret volcano lairs.

I mock the color-coded uniforms of Blofeld’s men, the awkwardness of the gadgets in Aki’s sweet Toyota 2000 sports car, the incredible convenience of certain plot twists, and the absurd unlikelihood of building a rocket base in a hollowed-out volcano with no one noticing. The film mocks me by serving up ninjas attacking a rocket base in a hollowed out volcano with no #@*&$ CGI. I mistakenly say that in the novel “Suki” tries to keep Bond and gets pregnant by him, but her name is “Kissy”. “Suki” is the original name for film’s character “Aki”, who doesn’t appear in the novel. Also, in keeping with the film’s rating, I bleep myself a couple of times.

 

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Drew’s photos commemorating his senior year. These were taken in the back yard on a very sunny Saturday afternoon. You can find the full gallery at my Fotki pages. You can order pictures by clicking the “Order Print” link next to the picture in the single image view or under each picture in the gallery [...]