2,0: “I played the vibraphone…I also play the Marimba…any melodic percussion instrument really…I used to own a rosewood marimba…”

and in honour of 2,0 http://www.slate.com/id/2176198/

its Jean Claude van Damme…I don’t even like van damme, but the article is funny…here’s a bit:

Jean-Claude’s other limitation, however, has turned out to be impossible to overcome: He can’t act. If that sounds judgmental, then I suggest you watch Universal Soldier, a movie in which both he and Dolph Lundgren play cybernetically enhanced, reanimated corpses. You’d think this was the perfect showcase for Jean-Claude Van Damme, but watching him pit his acting ability against Lundgren’s is like watching one of Jerry’s Kids get in the ring with Mike Tyson. Even as a zombified killing machine, Jean-Claude is clearly out of his depth.

But he’s managed to do a lot with a little. Jean-Claude has three expressions: worried, charming, and doing a split. Of the three, doing a split is the most convincing. Getting crucified in Cyborg? Worried. Disposing of a bomb that could blow up a sacred Muslim shrine and start a jihad in The Order? Really worried. Meeting a spunky lady reporter in any number of movies? Charming. Confronting the hitmen who killed his wife? Do a split.

For a lot of actors, not being able to act would be an obstacle, but Jean-Claude has transformed it into his trademark. Acting? Acting is for weirdos like Forest Whitaker (Bloodsport), Kylie Minogue (Street Fighter), or Kieran Culkin (Nowhere to Run). Jean-Claude is just a normal, average guy, you know? When he fights, he likes to head-butt his opponents and kick them in the nuts, the way normal people fight.

It turns out that Minnesota is in fact 2,0’s GF…geez….

its incredibly cold here (1-2 C) and I realize I am woefully unprepared for winter… last year i just wore sweatshirts all winter, but they are now either worn out or don’t fit so I need some warm clothes…drat…more shopping…