Lately I’ve been thinking about getting away. Maybe it’s the weather- living somewhere where the average daily temperature is above 100 degrees for over half the year can that effect on a person. Way back when, I often dreamed of taking a cruise up to Alaska to see the glaciers. I just think the glaciers are spectacular. Plus, I like penguins.
Lately, my thoughts have turned to visiting England. I have some friends there… I really think the England trip might be more amusing.
My current financial situation means that none of this is an immediate possibility.
My wife and I have been watching Dexter on Netflix. We’re hooked- we end up staying up until three in the morning watching this show… just one more episode… okay, maybe another one. Anyway, the show is about a guy who is a serial killer.. he also happens to work in a crime lab. Also, he only kills murderers.
My wife and I joke about the casting- all of the women are really thin and flat-chested. I think that maybe one of their sponsors are trying to sell diet pills through subliminal messages.
My second thought on this matter has to do with the advent of widescreen TVs becoming the norm- it’s almost as if Hollywood intentionally hired extra-skinny people so that when their square pictures got stretched, the actors wouldn’t look extra wide.
All kidding aside, Dexter is a great show… I recommend it.
I used to absolutely love Mel’s Cool Cap at Einstein’s Bagels. Especially with chocolate. It was a magical, mystical treat of untold awesomeness. There was a time when I would get one every Saturday morning with my wife.
Then, one day, I went to get one while at work. I had a pretty free job where I was able to take breaks when and where I wanted (within reason)… I would sometimes even stop for breakfast while on the job. This was one such occasion.
I ordered a Cool Cap, took a swig and nearly PUKED! The milk was rotten. I talked to the store manager about it, and she refused to actually check the milk. She said that her refrigerator was working and that the date on the milk was good. After a few minutes of dealing with her refusal to actually check the milk in any manner, I finally settled for a plain ol coffee. I added creamer to it.. In retrospect, I overpaid for that coffee by a few bucks, and I should have probably just got my money back.
I don’t order the Cool Cap very often anymore… only on rare occasions, and it just doesn’t seem to taste as good to me anymore.
I’ve started taking a yoga class with my wife. It’s definitely different. Some of the moves remind me of the Tae Kwon Do I took way back when… Anyway, it seems like it’s doing something for me… I keep thinking of making some sort of spiritual hip hop… I think I’d call it zen hop. That would be groovy.
I remember my wife saying that our massages might be covered by our health insurance, but I kinda doubt that the bcbsnc plan will cover our college yoga course… the surprising thing is that we’re getting a half credit for this class!
In other health related things, we pulled the carpet out of our office, and we made our roommate pull the carpet out of his room, too. It was nasty… but he coughs a whole lot less now.
What we have here is a soccer player with a heart condition. He’s aware of his heart condition, so he has had a defibrillator implanted in his chest. The video shows him having a heart attack and coming back from it. All while playing the game.
This is a pretty clever edit. Star Wars clips are set to the tune of the Magnum P.I. theme. The results are convincing, just like those diet pill reviews that I was reading last week. Now I’d like to see the same thing done with the A-Team theme. In related video footage, I’ve also found a video/audio remix of Mary Poppins. Am I the only one who can’t understand a word they’re saying?
I went to the night auction for the first time ever this week. I wasn’t able to get to sleep at a reasonable hour the night before, so I missed my normal morning auction. I decided to check out the night auction instead. At the night auction, they have furniture and jewelry. I somehow was able to leave the place with some electronics anyway- I picked up an MP3 player and a PDA. In the PDA I found some compact flash - a 128 MB SD card… and it had pictures on it… partying teens. That was amusing. My other spoils include a pair of ninja stars and some cheap looking jewelry… plus some silver- I wonder what it might be worth?
It turns out that the MP3 player doesn’t really work… and I have yet to the PDA out because plugging it in to a USB cable doesn’t get a response. What I need to do is to plug it in to a universal power supply to see what happens, but I don’t have one laying around the house.
Meanwhile, I have a few things from my last auction adventure that I still need to sell.
After playing the demo of this game, I thought I might like it, but I had no idea that I’d become completely hooked on Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts. The first day I got the game, I played eight hours straight. I didn’t even think the game was so great… sure, it was fun meandering around the environments and collecting stuff while taking in the sights and sounds… checking out the digital hydrangea and trolling under the virtual sea… but now I know that the game is completely awesome and I am undeniably hooked.
I think that my favorite part of the game is making new vehicles to complete challenges with. Last night, I must have spent an hour trying to come up with a small, fast and agile vehicle to get a good track time with. The night before I came up with a giant flying beach ball hauler. The day before that, it was a flying warship that I needed to do the job…
The game offers tons of cool vehicle parts and loads of challenges to complete as well as many sizable worlds to explore, and a bit of amusing banter thrown in for good measure. With loads of unlockables and plenty of activities, I can wholeheartedly recommend this game.
