Wow I was just at IMDB and was looking at Andrew Lawrence (affectionately known as Andy) and see that he will be 21 this year. He is currently in The United States of Tara (2 appearances so far as Jason).
I remember watching Joey Lawrence when he was in Gimme' A Break, he was such a cute little kid and I knew from that show that he would make it big. Now he's bald and the last thing he did was Dancing with the Stars.
I haven't seen Matthew in anything in a long time. The last time I saw him he was on Boy Meets World.
I haven't seen the youngest brother in years, the last time I saw him he was in Brotherly Love with his 2 brothers. I do remember him in Jack Frost but that was the last thing I saw him in. According to IMDB he has a huge credit of 37 titles of movies and tv series. Good for him. He's been working since the age of 3.
Let's just hope that he continues to work so I can see him really grow up. I'm just hoping that his character on US of Tara is not that of a homophobe. Please Andy, don't be that guy in this show.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Aptera Electric Car
I just watched a story on Fox News about this new 3 wheel electric car that is coming out this October. It only goes 100 miles on an 8 hour charge. It has solar panels on the roof to keep the inside of the car cool and it keeps the motor cool while it's parked. The news reporter showed how durable it is by banging on the top of the frame (before painted) with a really heavy hammer (looked like a small sledge hammer) and it didn't dent and there wasn't so much as a scratch.
www.aptera.com
This is basically a commuter vehicle. It can have 2 passengers so you can pick up a co-worker and drive to work everyday and not spend 1 dime in gas. But how much electricity does it use every night? Does it use as much as a refrigerator or a computer or what? I looked at their FAQ section, they won't disclose any of that, probably because it does use a heck of a lot of electricity to charge.
There are electric car parking spaces though in some places. There is an Amtrak station in Lancaster, CA with like 3 or 4 electric car only parking spots. What you do is you plug it in then I guess put dollar bills in it and let it charge while you are commuting on the train to work. I guess. But I'm sure as soon as it becomes the norm for people to have this car there will be more electric parking spots available for employees so they can charge while they work.
Edit: Found it... Here is a quote on the Live page on the right side at the very bottom of the list of fuctions of the car.
That's pretty impressive don't you think? And the seats are recycled from plastic bottles.
www.aptera.com
This is basically a commuter vehicle. It can have 2 passengers so you can pick up a co-worker and drive to work everyday and not spend 1 dime in gas. But how much electricity does it use every night? Does it use as much as a refrigerator or a computer or what? I looked at their FAQ section, they won't disclose any of that, probably because it does use a heck of a lot of electricity to charge.
There are electric car parking spaces though in some places. There is an Amtrak station in Lancaster, CA with like 3 or 4 electric car only parking spots. What you do is you plug it in then I guess put dollar bills in it and let it charge while you are commuting on the train to work. I guess. But I'm sure as soon as it becomes the norm for people to have this car there will be more electric parking spots available for employees so they can charge while they work.
Edit: Found it... Here is a quote on the Live page on the right side at the very bottom of the list of fuctions of the car.
Plug-in
Okay, almost time for bed. You can be proud of yourself because the 100 miles you have driven since you unplugged this morning only cost you about $0.50. And, just think, tomorrow morning your Aptera will be waiting for your next big adventure.
That's pretty impressive don't you think? And the seats are recycled from plastic bottles.
Recycle
We just think this is cool, but the fabric your seat material is made of prevented bottles from ending up in a landfill. How about that for being environmentally responsible.
United States of Tara
There is this new show on Showtime called United States of Tara about this woman who suffers from Multiple Personalities Disorder (but she says it has been reclassified as DID (Dissociative identity disorder).
Unfortunately I didn't start watching this show when it began because I didn't see the commercials for it. I usually only watch Showtime when Big Brother is on or Secret Diary of a Call Girl (notice my title? hehe).
I was bored so I went to Showtime On Demand to see what I can watch and I was going through the shows and found it and was glad they have it from episode 1. It's pretty good. Her personalities are really funny lol.
The first episode showed her teenager personality "T" who gets high and tries to sleep with Tara's husband, who wouldn't? It's John Corbett. Then there was the redneck guy "Buck" with his giant glasses, Larry the Cable Guy type shirt, trucker cap with the missing penis which got blown off in Vietnam lol. I guess when your penis gets blown off in nam you grow breasts? Then there is the homemaker "Alice" who looks like June Cleaver and she bakes and tries to have sex with Tara's husband lol.
I was glad to see Andrew Lawrence (Joey Lawrence's little brother) but unfortunately he's a church going homophobe. Tara's son Marshall is gay and he likes Andy's character but apparently he's not gay. That I know of. I think he might be in the closet because his father is the pastor of the church.
I like this show, it's progressive. The kids are allowed to say every word in the book and the parent's don't even flinch when the 12 year old son says the F word. It's a pretty good show. I'm only on episode 4 and there are 6 in total so I'm gonna go back to it.
I've watched all 6 episodes so far as well as all the bonus interviews and I'm happy to add this to my queue of shows that I watch. Since it is available on Showtime On Demand if I miss an episode and don't catch the repeat then I can watch it on demand. I look forward to see what happens with Marshall and Andy Lawrence's character, to see if he really is gay and if they become a couple or not. I mean, the son is really young. He looks 12 to me but he could be 14 for all I know. And there is nothing wrong with a 12 or 14 year old having a boyfriend.
Oh that's another thing, that he's gay and both his parents are perfectly cool with it. That hits a chord with me because I grew up with homophobic parents who ended up kicking me out of the house because I was gay at 17. I'd give up my parent's for progressive parents even if one of them dresses like a dude, teenage girl and June Cleaver.
Edit: I looked up the son Marshall on IMDB and apparently in real life the actor is 16. So my theory of the character being 12 might be wrong hehe. It would make more sense though that the 16 year old son is in love with his 16 year old classmate. Assuming Andy's character is 16 and not a 21 year old who got held back a lot lol. So much for no child will be left behind eh?
Unfortunately I didn't start watching this show when it began because I didn't see the commercials for it. I usually only watch Showtime when Big Brother is on or Secret Diary of a Call Girl (notice my title? hehe).
I was bored so I went to Showtime On Demand to see what I can watch and I was going through the shows and found it and was glad they have it from episode 1. It's pretty good. Her personalities are really funny lol.
The first episode showed her teenager personality "T" who gets high and tries to sleep with Tara's husband, who wouldn't? It's John Corbett. Then there was the redneck guy "Buck" with his giant glasses, Larry the Cable Guy type shirt, trucker cap with the missing penis which got blown off in Vietnam lol. I guess when your penis gets blown off in nam you grow breasts? Then there is the homemaker "Alice" who looks like June Cleaver and she bakes and tries to have sex with Tara's husband lol.
I was glad to see Andrew Lawrence (Joey Lawrence's little brother) but unfortunately he's a church going homophobe. Tara's son Marshall is gay and he likes Andy's character but apparently he's not gay. That I know of. I think he might be in the closet because his father is the pastor of the church.
I like this show, it's progressive. The kids are allowed to say every word in the book and the parent's don't even flinch when the 12 year old son says the F word. It's a pretty good show. I'm only on episode 4 and there are 6 in total so I'm gonna go back to it.
I've watched all 6 episodes so far as well as all the bonus interviews and I'm happy to add this to my queue of shows that I watch. Since it is available on Showtime On Demand if I miss an episode and don't catch the repeat then I can watch it on demand. I look forward to see what happens with Marshall and Andy Lawrence's character, to see if he really is gay and if they become a couple or not. I mean, the son is really young. He looks 12 to me but he could be 14 for all I know. And there is nothing wrong with a 12 or 14 year old having a boyfriend.
Oh that's another thing, that he's gay and both his parents are perfectly cool with it. That hits a chord with me because I grew up with homophobic parents who ended up kicking me out of the house because I was gay at 17. I'd give up my parent's for progressive parents even if one of them dresses like a dude, teenage girl and June Cleaver.
Edit: I looked up the son Marshall on IMDB and apparently in real life the actor is 16. So my theory of the character being 12 might be wrong hehe. It would make more sense though that the 16 year old son is in love with his 16 year old classmate. Assuming Andy's character is 16 and not a 21 year old who got held back a lot lol. So much for no child will be left behind eh?
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