Bite my Shiny Metal ...

Tonight I watched the new Futurama movie, Bender's Game. I thought it was classic Futurama fun, although I thought it was probably the worst movie yet. The previous two were much more fun and had more throwbacks and inside jokes. This one started off very slow, and was only able to get a few more laughs from me towards the end. My main gripe with the movie is that the whole second half plot is based entirely on making fun of The Lord of the Rings. This would have been great if it came out even remotely close to when the movies came out, but it's been like 5 years at least. Many of the jokes just seemed old and stale and as if the whole movie was really a plot for when the show was actually airing. But since I'm a geek, I enjoyed it overall. I got the blu-ray of the movie. Not sure if it was necessary with a cartoon movie, but it looked fantastic.

Some final thoughts on the election that are on the top of my mind at the moment. Why did CNN have their ridiculous special effects show? The hologram of people, the 3d virtual models, etc. It just seemed superfluous.
I'm almost more inclined to think that the antiquated model of the electoral college should be changed. I like the idea of the popular vote or at least doing what Maine and Nebraska do and split their votes. This would allow and make a candidate to focus on the whole country they will be running, instead of just the key battleground. This way maybe people in not highly contested area will get to see the candidates. In four years, I imagine I won't get to see any of the candidates or see much coverage besides what is national. It also might make people feel like their vote counts more. I'm kinda scared to suggest this since it seems like it may harm the democratic party.
I was over analyzing john McCain's choice of Palin, and was thinking of the long shot that since this was a "democratic year" (although very winnable for him) he may have been thinking more about the future of the republican party. Now they have a young, new face that energizes the base beyond belief and gives them a new look. This way if she does decide to run in 2012, she now is recognizable instead of just the Governor of Alaska.
I think xkcd described my feelings almost perfectly concerning the political process that is now over: