It's a BIG BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!!!
My dear mother turns 40-something tomorrow! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!
Joey turns the big ONE on Sunday.... ah, to be one year old again... I remember those years well!
And the Teletubbies celebrate 10 years on TV this weekend... has it really been 10 years already? Time flies when you're having fun I guess. We had a couple of drinking games in college while we watched Teletubbies. Yeah, the things you do in the middle of Iowa to entertain yourself.
Bowling season is officially over after our awards banquet last night. No award for me in carrying the league's lowest average. I think it's a crock that I didn't win anything, but I don't write the rules. Now we can turn our attention to golf which has its league starting in less than a month.
Big weekend for NCAA basketball which also finishes its season. The soon-to-be-overpaid players are playing Saturday to go down to the final 2 teams - who then play Monday night. They better hurry before any of them can be declared academically ineligible which seems to happen more than it should for people getting a free ride to college.
Anyway - that's all I gots today... HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!!!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Not Every Little Thing He Sings Is Magic
There are a few "lessons learned" after watching American Idol results last night:
Another thing I didn't know but learned last night was that Jeff Foxworthy worked for IBM for 5 years. Did you know that? The things you learn by watching Jeopardy every night. There's probably a joke in here somewhere, just can't think of it at the moment.
And specifically for Emily - don't you remember the "Great Inquisition of Cincinnati"? I think 50% of choir was suspended for either drinking or being around drinking and not reporting it. The day that everyone served their sentence, there were maybe 40 people in choir that day. I remember there being a KKK rally across the street from our hotel because there were a lot of protesters (and snipers on the rooftops). And I remember hearing about Kurt Cobain while we were at King's Island amusement park (those of us not drinking). Couple of the guys did a Karaoke video of Smells Like Teen Spirit in his honor. How's that for random memories?
Oh yeah - Mexico (pronounced "me-HE-ko" after 2-3 drinks with umbrellas in them) is less than 2 weeks away!
Haiku of the Day -
Sanjaya sucks bad
But 13 year old girls vote
GET A DAMN HAIRCUT
Entertainment of the Day - Flipping through to find something as background while I caught up on things for work, Die Hard - the original one, was on Showtime. Now I know this is one of Eddie's favorite movies, but I realized how bad this movie was (mainly because it's a typical 1988 action movie without a huge budget and acting skills). I think this is one series of movies that only got better as they went on. Samuel L Jackson as ZEUS (not the Zeus from the Friday movies).... ya lost yet?
Weblink of the Day - In anticipation of the July 27th release of the Greatest Movie ever.... there will be a few real life Kwik-E-Marts that sell Squishees and month old hotdogs. With illegal fireworks in the back room too!
- Instead of worrying about pitch problems or forgetting your words while performing, just lip-sync your performance like Gwen did. Much easier if you don't have to actually sing when the microphone is in front of your face. It's amazing how the vocals kept on going strong even though she didn't have the mic up yet.
- Chris Sligh goes home - he was funny, but humor only takes you so far
- My vote for Haley allowed the "sex appeal" to stick around for one more week!
- Notice how 2 of the 3 bottom were the ones who sang the Police/Sting? What did I say yesterday about that? I know this stuff way too well - listen to me next time.
- If you don't vote, you can't complain.... just like the governmental elections..... about Sanjaya or anything else about the show! . I voted (for Haley of course) so I can complain! We all need to vote 2000 times in order to offset the 13 year old votes. Or all parents should take away phone privileges from any girl under the age of 16 for Tuesday evening.
Another thing I didn't know but learned last night was that Jeff Foxworthy worked for IBM for 5 years. Did you know that? The things you learn by watching Jeopardy every night. There's probably a joke in here somewhere, just can't think of it at the moment.
And specifically for Emily - don't you remember the "Great Inquisition of Cincinnati"? I think 50% of choir was suspended for either drinking or being around drinking and not reporting it. The day that everyone served their sentence, there were maybe 40 people in choir that day. I remember there being a KKK rally across the street from our hotel because there were a lot of protesters (and snipers on the rooftops). And I remember hearing about Kurt Cobain while we were at King's Island amusement park (those of us not drinking). Couple of the guys did a Karaoke video of Smells Like Teen Spirit in his honor. How's that for random memories?
Oh yeah - Mexico (pronounced "me-HE-ko" after 2-3 drinks with umbrellas in them) is less than 2 weeks away!
Haiku of the Day -
Sanjaya sucks bad
But 13 year old girls vote
GET A DAMN HAIRCUT
Entertainment of the Day - Flipping through to find something as background while I caught up on things for work, Die Hard - the original one, was on Showtime. Now I know this is one of Eddie's favorite movies, but I realized how bad this movie was (mainly because it's a typical 1988 action movie without a huge budget and acting skills). I think this is one series of movies that only got better as they went on. Samuel L Jackson as ZEUS (not the Zeus from the Friday movies).... ya lost yet?
Weblink of the Day - In anticipation of the July 27th release of the Greatest Movie ever.... there will be a few real life Kwik-E-Marts that sell Squishees and month old hotdogs. With illegal fireworks in the back room too!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Happy Hump Day
American Idol Day - Gwen Stefani was the special guest so of course that means all the performances are songs by..... everyone BUT No Doubt. I was hoping to hear a little of B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Gwen does look pretty cute for being 37 years old! She has too many looks though as there were times I hardly recognized her.I was surprised that the show was only 67 minutes long. Unlike every other "reality" show, when the contestants become fewer and fewer, the show actually gets shorter! The days of 2 hours on Tuesday, 2 hours of Wednesday, and an hour on Thursday is long over.
NOTE: You are docked a position for doing a song by Sting or the Police.
My ranking for last night:
Melinda - Weird outfit, only criticism I can find:)
Blake - Nice call with The Cure - bonus points for a "Cure-like" outfit. Anyone else notice that?
Lakisha - Pretty good, she's so loud when she sings, but so quiet when she talks. If only every woman could be that way! (I'M KIDDING!!!! Don't hate me for saying what every guy thinks!)
Jordin - Finally a No Doubt song! Weird choice though.
Haley- still going for some sex appeal, but not nearly as much as last week:(
Chris/Justin - It was ok, Paula wants to jump him.
Gina - She looked good, tongue ring always looks good. Song was kind of crappy though in my opinion.
Phil - I still hate the Police
Chris Sligh - could be in trouble, go back to DC Talk songs - Sting SUCKS!!!!
Sanjaya - I've got nothing.... seriously
Unfortunately there were no crying 13 year olds.
As promised, I took some pictures of my t-shirt quilt of all of my high school t-shirts for those that remember those days back in Cedar Rapids! My ex's grandmother made it for me probably 9 years ago. Still my favorite blanket.
Starting in the top left on the blanket(see how good my memory is):
And to anyone who may or may not be traveling to New York City this weekend.... HAVE FUN!!!! Enjoy the pizza!
Haiku of the Day -
Spring weather is here
So are the boxelder bugs
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!
Weblink (Video) of the Day - I found this rather amusing and I hope you enjoy it as well.
Weblink of the Day - An interesting page discussing the scams of Carnival games. I'm done playing any more.
NOTE: You are docked a position for doing a song by Sting or the Police.
My ranking for last night:
Melinda - Weird outfit, only criticism I can find:)
Blake - Nice call with The Cure - bonus points for a "Cure-like" outfit. Anyone else notice that?
Lakisha - Pretty good, she's so loud when she sings, but so quiet when she talks. If only every woman could be that way! (I'M KIDDING!!!! Don't hate me for saying what every guy thinks!)
Jordin - Finally a No Doubt song! Weird choice though.
Haley- still going for some sex appeal, but not nearly as much as last week:(
Chris/Justin - It was ok, Paula wants to jump him.
Gina - She looked good, tongue ring always looks good. Song was kind of crappy though in my opinion.
Phil - I still hate the Police
Chris Sligh - could be in trouble, go back to DC Talk songs - Sting SUCKS!!!!
Sanjaya - I've got nothing.... seriously
Unfortunately there were no crying 13 year olds.
As promised, I took some pictures of my t-shirt quilt of all of my high school t-shirts for those that remember those days back in Cedar Rapids! My ex's grandmother made it for me probably 9 years ago. Still my favorite blanket.
Starting in the top left on the blanket(see how good my memory is):
- Concert Choir Tour 1994 (Cincinnati)
- Backside of the above shirt (still one my favorites - Dr. Seuss)
- Church Choir trip to Atlanta
- Drama shirt from 93-94 with some random picture on it
- Yet another drama shirt (94-95) with some random guy on it
- Orchestra trip to NYC 1995
- Backside of this shirt
- MuDaCo shirt from 95
- Madrigal shirt from 93
- Mujibur and Sraujul SIGNED shirt from stopping by David Letterman's while in NYC on tour
- Momentum 95
- Backside of Concert Choir trip to NYC 95
- Coed Naked Euchre - classic
- Econ shirt with McMann.... one of the funnier shirts we did
- Euchre Society - way too much free time in HS
- Madrigal shirt backside from 93
- Backside of Drama 95 shirt
- MuDaCo 94
- Backside of Euchre Society Shirt
- Concert Choir trip to Florida 1993
And to anyone who may or may not be traveling to New York City this weekend.... HAVE FUN!!!! Enjoy the pizza!
Haiku of the Day -
Spring weather is here
So are the boxelder bugs
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!
Weblink (Video) of the Day - I found this rather amusing and I hope you enjoy it as well.
Weblink of the Day - An interesting page discussing the scams of Carnival games. I'm done playing any more.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sports Update
This is the good time of year - NHL and NBA are entering playoff mode, March Madness is down to the final 4, NASCAR is in 2nd gear, and the WNBA hasn't started yet.
NHL - Red Wings won last night so stay on track to try to claim the best record in the league. Pretty impressive considering they lost Yzerman and Shanny this year. Big game Thursday at Nashville who is tied for points against Detroit. 6 games left then the best time of year begins - STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF TIME!!! Expect some late nights watching 3 OTs! The Wild are on a record setting pace for the franchise. As it stands though, the Wild will play Detroit which means my loyalty lies outside of my home state.
NBA - There are about 11 games left for most teams. The 72-10 record by the legendary Bulls is safe yet again, although Dallas is making a statement trying to hit 70 wins. The Timberwolves are most likely missing the playoffs yet again. The Bulls and Heat are charging this time of year for a strong playoff run. Only 3 teams that are sub-.500 currently in playoff positions. Just means there are too many playoff teams.
NCAA - Men's tournament is a strong final 4. If I get a UCLA/Ohio State (sorry... THE Ohio State) final and then OSU winning it all, I win at least one of my 3 brackets. A strong showing in the other 2 if that happens. After this weekend, we start talking college football again... which means Cyclones new coach and tailgating talk can begin!
NASCAR - The "Car of Tomorrow" dominated the talk at Bristol. I think they're just a bunch of whiners, honestly. Gordon is 1st in points over all after another good weekend. Everyone is saying that Jeff Burton "did the right thing" by not bumping Kyle Bush out of the way on Sunday. I think he just didn't want to win enough... how many former Nextell Cup winners would have found a way around bush? Another short track this weekend at Martinsville.
Tennis - French Open starts Memorial Day weekend!
Golf - The Masters starts next week and runs all of Easter Weekend.
Mexico is 15 days away.... got your sunscreen? Ok ok ok - let's start with an easier question.... does everyone have their passport????
And yes Erin, I have a T-Shirt quilt with all of my High School shirts. I'll take a picture and post it for your amusement sometime. It has my Euchre Society shirt, Co-Ed Naked Euchre, all the Concert Choir shirts that Chad and I came up with, Orchestra, and some of the Mu-Da-Co ones that I bought. Only shirt I lost was the funny Madrigal shirt from senior year that had the "follow the bouncing ball"... not sure what happened to that one.
Haiku of the Day
"Family Jewels" is back
Season Two with Gene Simmons
It's on A & E
Entertainment of the Day - Last night at Abs class, she was playing what I considered "worst music to listen to in Abs class"... Walk the Dinosaur came on and she replied "this is one of my favorites... anyone know who sings this?" I replied "Was (Not Was)" and of course I was right. Brings back some horrible memories for some reason.... probably because the song sucks.
Weblink of the Day For Claire - one of her "favorites".
NHL - Red Wings won last night so stay on track to try to claim the best record in the league. Pretty impressive considering they lost Yzerman and Shanny this year. Big game Thursday at Nashville who is tied for points against Detroit. 6 games left then the best time of year begins - STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF TIME!!! Expect some late nights watching 3 OTs! The Wild are on a record setting pace for the franchise. As it stands though, the Wild will play Detroit which means my loyalty lies outside of my home state.
NBA - There are about 11 games left for most teams. The 72-10 record by the legendary Bulls is safe yet again, although Dallas is making a statement trying to hit 70 wins. The Timberwolves are most likely missing the playoffs yet again. The Bulls and Heat are charging this time of year for a strong playoff run. Only 3 teams that are sub-.500 currently in playoff positions. Just means there are too many playoff teams.
NCAA - Men's tournament is a strong final 4. If I get a UCLA/Ohio State (sorry... THE Ohio State) final and then OSU winning it all, I win at least one of my 3 brackets. A strong showing in the other 2 if that happens. After this weekend, we start talking college football again... which means Cyclones new coach and tailgating talk can begin!
NASCAR - The "Car of Tomorrow" dominated the talk at Bristol. I think they're just a bunch of whiners, honestly. Gordon is 1st in points over all after another good weekend. Everyone is saying that Jeff Burton "did the right thing" by not bumping Kyle Bush out of the way on Sunday. I think he just didn't want to win enough... how many former Nextell Cup winners would have found a way around bush? Another short track this weekend at Martinsville.
Tennis - French Open starts Memorial Day weekend!
Golf - The Masters starts next week and runs all of Easter Weekend.
Mexico is 15 days away.... got your sunscreen? Ok ok ok - let's start with an easier question.... does everyone have their passport????
And yes Erin, I have a T-Shirt quilt with all of my High School shirts. I'll take a picture and post it for your amusement sometime. It has my Euchre Society shirt, Co-Ed Naked Euchre, all the Concert Choir shirts that Chad and I came up with, Orchestra, and some of the Mu-Da-Co ones that I bought. Only shirt I lost was the funny Madrigal shirt from senior year that had the "follow the bouncing ball"... not sure what happened to that one.
Haiku of the Day
"Family Jewels" is back
Season Two with Gene Simmons
It's on A & E
Entertainment of the Day - Last night at Abs class, she was playing what I considered "worst music to listen to in Abs class"... Walk the Dinosaur came on and she replied "this is one of my favorites... anyone know who sings this?" I replied "Was (Not Was)" and of course I was right. Brings back some horrible memories for some reason.... probably because the song sucks.
Weblink of the Day For Claire - one of her "favorites".
Monday, March 26, 2007
Warm Weather is Here!!
I am donating platelets this morning so I'll be late to the "real world".
I went 7/8 in the Tournament Thursday/Friday and then I had 2 of the final 4 correct. I still have OSU winning it all so there's probably still a chance at a strong showing. I haven't honestly looked at the brackets since last Sunday so I don't really know where I'm at. Some good games to watch though! Would be better if they involved ISU.
I did paint my bedrooms this weekend. There are no more white walls in my townhouse! I went with green/khaki in my guest room and orange/khaki in my bedroom. The orange is fun, give it a chance! I had a headache for the better part of the weekend from smelling paint fumes all of Saturday. I am glad it's over, but I remember how much I hate painting. Luckily I had all of Saturday to do little else but paint.... and paint.... and paint some more. Here are some pictures for your enjoyment:
Have a good Monday!!!
I went 7/8 in the Tournament Thursday/Friday and then I had 2 of the final 4 correct. I still have OSU winning it all so there's probably still a chance at a strong showing. I haven't honestly looked at the brackets since last Sunday so I don't really know where I'm at. Some good games to watch though! Would be better if they involved ISU.
I did paint my bedrooms this weekend. There are no more white walls in my townhouse! I went with green/khaki in my guest room and orange/khaki in my bedroom. The orange is fun, give it a chance! I had a headache for the better part of the weekend from smelling paint fumes all of Saturday. I am glad it's over, but I remember how much I hate painting. Luckily I had all of Saturday to do little else but paint.... and paint.... and paint some more. Here are some pictures for your enjoyment:
Have a good Monday!!!
Friday, March 23, 2007
I Was a Runnin' Jenny....
Today I shall be called... RUNNING MAN!! Had my best run EVER this morning - 3.15 miles in 30 minutes. Yes, this is past my running goal of a 5k run (3.1 miles) with a 10 minute mile. I'm very happy today. Only problem with running that fast is it takes me a little longer to cool down in the mornings. It was about 6.25 mph which means I can almost outrun a Segway! Do those things have a 30 minute charge on them?
Last night was the bowling finale. And yes, we lost 4-3 as usual but it was a painful loss. Took the first set by 13 pins, lost the second set by 2 pins, lost the third set by 5 pins. Kind of like losing in basketball by 1 point.
Which takes us to the next subject - some interesting basketball last night. I would like to brag that I went 4/4 last night and have 3 more potential elite 8s to go tonight. Go Florida, UNC, and Georgetown. I think USC has the best chance of beating UNC tonight - but what do I know.... oh right, I kick ass at this March Madness stuff!! haha!
Tubby is coming to Minnesota. He'll bring people to watch which is what Minnesota basketball needs. I don't really care due to my anti-big 10 attitude, but I'm curious who's going to turn the Kentucky Basketball program around. Anyone thinking of naming their kid "Tubby" anytime soon?
I'm singing a solo at church on Sunday if anyone wants to come listen. 9:45 service only which gives you a chance to sleep in (or work out since the RAC is open at 7am... I'll pick you up) and still make it to church on time. Evangel Methodist here in town. It's also New Member Sunday so I'll be officially joining the church (was supposed to be last month but was cancelled due to the 60 inches of snow we received).
And it's been a fun week having a roommate yet again, but we say goodbye (yet again) to Roommate-Adam. Back to North Carolina he goes to play golf and rub in the fact that he can play pretty much year round. 'Stard!!!!
Haiku of the Day -
The weekend is here
Get drunk and have lots of beer
Watch bball and cheer!
Entertainment of the Day - So there were two movie references today - Forrest Gump(which was ok, but I had more fun laughing with Chad in the theatre at the stupid girls in front of us.... we did talk too much during movies in High School. I guess I still do!!) and The Running Man which starred both Governor Arnold and Governor Ventura. I might have to look for that this weekend "On Demand".
Weblink of the Day - Thanks to Kahn for the good find (and no thanks to El Pat - spanish for "The Pat" who still won't bring the album over), here's some clips of the infamous "Wizard of Floyd" or is it "Pink Side of Oz"? or "Dark Pink Side of the Lollipop Guild"?
Last night was the bowling finale. And yes, we lost 4-3 as usual but it was a painful loss. Took the first set by 13 pins, lost the second set by 2 pins, lost the third set by 5 pins. Kind of like losing in basketball by 1 point.
Which takes us to the next subject - some interesting basketball last night. I would like to brag that I went 4/4 last night and have 3 more potential elite 8s to go tonight. Go Florida, UNC, and Georgetown. I think USC has the best chance of beating UNC tonight - but what do I know.... oh right, I kick ass at this March Madness stuff!! haha!
Tubby is coming to Minnesota. He'll bring people to watch which is what Minnesota basketball needs. I don't really care due to my anti-big 10 attitude, but I'm curious who's going to turn the Kentucky Basketball program around. Anyone thinking of naming their kid "Tubby" anytime soon?
I'm singing a solo at church on Sunday if anyone wants to come listen. 9:45 service only which gives you a chance to sleep in (or work out since the RAC is open at 7am... I'll pick you up) and still make it to church on time. Evangel Methodist here in town. It's also New Member Sunday so I'll be officially joining the church (was supposed to be last month but was cancelled due to the 60 inches of snow we received).
And it's been a fun week having a roommate yet again, but we say goodbye (yet again) to Roommate-Adam. Back to North Carolina he goes to play golf and rub in the fact that he can play pretty much year round. 'Stard!!!!
Haiku of the Day -
The weekend is here
Get drunk and have lots of beer
Watch bball and cheer!
Entertainment of the Day - So there were two movie references today - Forrest Gump(which was ok, but I had more fun laughing with Chad in the theatre at the stupid girls in front of us.... we did talk too much during movies in High School. I guess I still do!!) and The Running Man which starred both Governor Arnold and Governor Ventura. I might have to look for that this weekend "On Demand".
Weblink of the Day - Thanks to Kahn for the good find (and no thanks to El Pat - spanish for "The Pat" who still won't bring the album over), here's some clips of the infamous "Wizard of Floyd" or is it "Pink Side of Oz"? or "Dark Pink Side of the Lollipop Guild"?
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Things That Have to Go
Today's message is about "out with the old" or getting rid of what doesn't need to be there....
American Idol - Stephanie, who had strong potential early on in the "Hollywood Round" is sent home. Her performance was mediocre, and she's being outshined ever week. She was cute, but she "had to go". And if you want to see the NBC interview with that 13 year old crying girl, it's on MSNBC (scroll halfway down).
Basketball kicks in again today, 4 teams will "have to go" home today, 4 teams tomorrow. By Sunday evening we will be down to the Final 4 teams and then the distractions and new commercials start up. Don't think you'll be seeing any 120 point scores or 42 point wins this weekend.
I shaved this morning... the beard "had to go" as it's becoming spring and I don't need the extra facial hair to keep warm. I did try to do the mustache only when I was shaving this morning but I'm in agreement with Kahn - it just doesn't look right for some reason. I looked like some scary stalker guy with it... NO COMMENTS ALLOWED ON THAT!
I dropped some more weight (the Bachelor Party didn't kill me too bad like originally thought) - so I got my "50 pounds lost" magnet from Weight Watchers this morning. Still a long ways to go, but we're getting there! The weight has "got to go".
Other random things that have "got to go":
Haiku of the Day
Don't like my Haiku?
Don't like my rantings and song?
Go somewhere else then....
Entertainment of the Day - Downloaded Super Mario Cart (N64) and Tecmo Bowl last night for Wheeler and I to play. He beat me at Tecmo (he snagged Da Bears before I could) and I still need a 2nd controller to play 2 person Mario Cart. Brought back some good college memories though! Staying up till 4am playing Mario Cart. Drinking Pepsi... then studying like a good boy. I promise that's exactly how it happened Mom!
Weblink of the Day - Top 10 upsets in the Sweet 16 rounds... notice how half of them are "Team X" over #1 seed Duke. I like to see those (as do 99% of basketball fans). The top upset will please the Arizona readers!
American Idol - Stephanie, who had strong potential early on in the "Hollywood Round" is sent home. Her performance was mediocre, and she's being outshined ever week. She was cute, but she "had to go". And if you want to see the NBC interview with that 13 year old crying girl, it's on MSNBC (scroll halfway down).
Basketball kicks in again today, 4 teams will "have to go" home today, 4 teams tomorrow. By Sunday evening we will be down to the Final 4 teams and then the distractions and new commercials start up. Don't think you'll be seeing any 120 point scores or 42 point wins this weekend.
I shaved this morning... the beard "had to go" as it's becoming spring and I don't need the extra facial hair to keep warm. I did try to do the mustache only when I was shaving this morning but I'm in agreement with Kahn - it just doesn't look right for some reason. I looked like some scary stalker guy with it... NO COMMENTS ALLOWED ON THAT!
I dropped some more weight (the Bachelor Party didn't kill me too bad like originally thought) - so I got my "50 pounds lost" magnet from Weight Watchers this morning. Still a long ways to go, but we're getting there! The weight has "got to go".
Other random things that have "got to go":
- Journey - the band
- Diehard Journey fans
- Women's feminine products commercials
- Erectyle Disfunction commercials during NASCAR
- SPAM mail
- Dick Vitale
- Bowling Season (last night tonight - next season starts in a month I think)
- My over annoying work load lately that seemingly has no end....
Haiku of the Day
Don't like my Haiku?
Don't like my rantings and song?
Go somewhere else then....
Entertainment of the Day - Downloaded Super Mario Cart (N64) and Tecmo Bowl last night for Wheeler and I to play. He beat me at Tecmo (he snagged Da Bears before I could) and I still need a 2nd controller to play 2 person Mario Cart. Brought back some good college memories though! Staying up till 4am playing Mario Cart. Drinking Pepsi... then studying like a good boy. I promise that's exactly how it happened Mom!
Weblink of the Day - Top 10 upsets in the Sweet 16 rounds... notice how half of them are "Team X" over #1 seed Duke. I like to see those (as do 99% of basketball fans). The top upset will please the Arizona readers!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Happy Equinox.... Day... or something
Did you catch it last night a little after midnight? Some people call this the "first day of Spring" - but if you want to sound intellectual (works well on the ladies you're trying to pick up at Barnes and Noble or the Library), you say that today is the "equinox". You can push the borderline nerdy and say that "equinox" is derived from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night). Basically the sun is traveling exactly over the earth's equator so the time above the horizon is equal to the time below the horizon. So NOW you can say the days are getting longer. For more information, visit the almighty Wikipedia page for the Equinox.
British Invasion Night on AI last night. My mom said her vote is for Chris Sligh and Melinda Doolittle (although I don't believe my mom to have voted, nor have I ever seen her send a text message... I could be wrong). Here's my order after last night:
Melinda - She's a natural, but I don't think she'll sell a ton of albums beyond her opening single assuming she wins AI.
LaKisha - Like Wheeler said, she's great at doing Bond songs (a lot of the songs last night could have been Bond songs).
Blake - Interesting rendition that I enjoyed
Chris Sligh - Pretty darn good - he'll get the older votes... if older people vote
Chris Timberlake - Still trying to look like Justin
Jordin - I guess she's good, just boring
Haley - she was lookin' smokin hot! Hopeing the "first on" isn't going to hurt her. I did vote for her;)
Sanjaya - Even though everyone hates him, he'll be around... look at the bawling girl and you'll see which demographic represents probably 50% of the voting every week
My bottom three
Gina - Tongue piercing girl wasn't so good this week
Stephanie - she isn't standing out, although she's not half bad
Phil Stacey - My vote to be going home this week. Those goofy ears!
Paula was horrible as usual. Someone mentioned that she might be bi-polar which could be. Interesting interview with Simon Cowell on 60 Minutes this weekend - worth a view if you're a fan of the show. I still hate Anderson Cooper. Peter Noone and Lulu were a little over the top last night... especially watching Peter clap. That made me laugh. Still too much crying for me last night.
Britney's out on the loose again today... lock your doors and make sure your kids are home by dark! And if you see her, do not take immediate action - find shelter, call 911 and say your prayers. Britney - CALL ME!!
Haiku of the Day
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
One, Two, Three.... stupid seven...
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Entertainment of the Day - Some of the AI songs last night were ok. Not a huge fan of the British Invasion, but only Chris Sligh's version of "She's Not There" was something I would listen to again. Nobody pulled out The Monkees which would have been my first pick if I were singing. I think I have some of The Monkees around here somewhere.....
Weblink of the Day - A nice new song that shows off the power of the Wii and makes fun of the PS3. Truth is hard to admit sometime. I did download Elevator Action and Excitebike last night so come over anytime to play!
British Invasion Night on AI last night. My mom said her vote is for Chris Sligh and Melinda Doolittle (although I don't believe my mom to have voted, nor have I ever seen her send a text message... I could be wrong). Here's my order after last night:
Melinda - She's a natural, but I don't think she'll sell a ton of albums beyond her opening single assuming she wins AI.
LaKisha - Like Wheeler said, she's great at doing Bond songs (a lot of the songs last night could have been Bond songs).
Blake - Interesting rendition that I enjoyed
Chris Sligh - Pretty darn good - he'll get the older votes... if older people vote
Chris Timberlake - Still trying to look like Justin
Jordin - I guess she's good, just boring
Haley - she was lookin' smokin hot! Hopeing the "first on" isn't going to hurt her. I did vote for her;)
Sanjaya - Even though everyone hates him, he'll be around... look at the bawling girl and you'll see which demographic represents probably 50% of the voting every week
My bottom three
Gina - Tongue piercing girl wasn't so good this week
Stephanie - she isn't standing out, although she's not half bad
Phil Stacey - My vote to be going home this week. Those goofy ears!
Paula was horrible as usual. Someone mentioned that she might be bi-polar which could be. Interesting interview with Simon Cowell on 60 Minutes this weekend - worth a view if you're a fan of the show. I still hate Anderson Cooper. Peter Noone and Lulu were a little over the top last night... especially watching Peter clap. That made me laugh. Still too much crying for me last night.
Britney's out on the loose again today... lock your doors and make sure your kids are home by dark! And if you see her, do not take immediate action - find shelter, call 911 and say your prayers. Britney - CALL ME!!
Haiku of the Day
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
One, Two, Three.... stupid seven...
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Entertainment of the Day - Some of the AI songs last night were ok. Not a huge fan of the British Invasion, but only Chris Sligh's version of "She's Not There" was something I would listen to again. Nobody pulled out The Monkees which would have been my first pick if I were singing. I think I have some of The Monkees around here somewhere.....
Weblink of the Day - A nice new song that shows off the power of the Wii and makes fun of the PS3. Truth is hard to admit sometime. I did download Elevator Action and Excitebike last night so come over anytime to play!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Almost Spring
Four things are bothering me this morning:
First - The results of the "I Lost it at the RAC" competition were announced yesterday. With weigh in starting in January and final weigh in the first week of March, it was an 8 week program designed to motivate folks to lose as much weight as possible. The winners (one by total weight lost, one by % body mass lost) would receive a free month of membership (a $70 value!!). I clocked in at losing 34.7 pounds in the 8 weeks... a great showing if I do say so! Well the GRAND PRIZE winner lost 37 pounds. Some dude beat me by 2 pounds. I WANT A RECOUNT! Stupid Florida, they always screw things up. They did post the entire "honorable mention" list of anyone who lost over 10 pounds and I was #2 on the list, preceded by the 37 pound dude. 2nd place is not good enough for me this time. Oh well, just needed to vent about it.
The second thing that bothered me from this past weekend was at the club we were at Saturday evening, there was a dude in the bathroom that turns the faucet on for you, hands you a towel, sells you perfume or cigars, etc, and then you're supposed to tip him. There's something creepy about a dude that stands there while you do your duties. I refuse to tip someone that does something I didn't ask for and I don't need. Especially in the men's restroom. The men's restroom is where you go to get your stuff done and leave, not a social place, not a place to meet people and exchange pleasantries. He would turn the water on for everyone, but I'd shut it off and then walk right by him (knowing there were paper towels on the other side of him). Sorry, it just is a little weird. I'm sure Brian made friends with him though!
Third - The Iowa State women lost yesterday - their season is over... a good week and a half after the men's season. Now back to the football season ahead of us. GO CLONES!!!
Finally - Did you see that postal rates are going up yet again? 41 cents to mail a first class letter now. Playing the "I remember" game - I do honestly remember 25 cent stamps. Not sure I remember anything before that because I would write the letters and my wonderful mother (or father) took care of the rest. I do use stamps unfortunately, about 3 a month. So I'm losing 6 cents a month now. Guess I didn't really even know what the current rate was (39 cents) since all the stamps I buy don't have the price, just the Statue of Liberty. Now when I mail something to BellyItcher, he'll have even more money to owe! Sorry again about that!
On another random note, we are picking out paint colors tonight.... any suggestions? I still want to do an Iowa State room someday in my house, but not right now. With cardinal and gold pin stripes around the room! That'd be awesome! Someday..... someday....
Haiku of the Day
Lots of folks flying
For work as well as pleasure
Hope it doesn't snow
Entertainment of the Day - I caught up on the new James Bond movie yesterday, Casino Royale. It was pretty good, not my favorite James Bond movie, but not my least favorite by far either. It was a little weird how this is the first of the Ian Fleming novels, but the 21st movie. It was also a little weird how the technology and the story take place in modern times, but the story is supposed to precede all the other stories. Daniel Craig as Bond was pretty good as well. Again, not the best - but far better than Pierce Brosnan was in his first role as Bond. As for the Bond girl, Eva Green.... I'd put her in my top 5 Bond girls for now. She's only 26 in real life - I'm getting OLD!
Weblink of the Day - Further web controversies with someone doing a heck of a job on this advertisement for Obama. It's for Democrats and fans of Apple computers alike! And if you fit into neither category, I'm sorry to hear that.
First - The results of the "I Lost it at the RAC" competition were announced yesterday. With weigh in starting in January and final weigh in the first week of March, it was an 8 week program designed to motivate folks to lose as much weight as possible. The winners (one by total weight lost, one by % body mass lost) would receive a free month of membership (a $70 value!!). I clocked in at losing 34.7 pounds in the 8 weeks... a great showing if I do say so! Well the GRAND PRIZE winner lost 37 pounds. Some dude beat me by 2 pounds. I WANT A RECOUNT! Stupid Florida, they always screw things up. They did post the entire "honorable mention" list of anyone who lost over 10 pounds and I was #2 on the list, preceded by the 37 pound dude. 2nd place is not good enough for me this time. Oh well, just needed to vent about it.
The second thing that bothered me from this past weekend was at the club we were at Saturday evening, there was a dude in the bathroom that turns the faucet on for you, hands you a towel, sells you perfume or cigars, etc, and then you're supposed to tip him. There's something creepy about a dude that stands there while you do your duties. I refuse to tip someone that does something I didn't ask for and I don't need. Especially in the men's restroom. The men's restroom is where you go to get your stuff done and leave, not a social place, not a place to meet people and exchange pleasantries. He would turn the water on for everyone, but I'd shut it off and then walk right by him (knowing there were paper towels on the other side of him). Sorry, it just is a little weird. I'm sure Brian made friends with him though!
Third - The Iowa State women lost yesterday - their season is over... a good week and a half after the men's season. Now back to the football season ahead of us. GO CLONES!!!
Finally - Did you see that postal rates are going up yet again? 41 cents to mail a first class letter now. Playing the "I remember" game - I do honestly remember 25 cent stamps. Not sure I remember anything before that because I would write the letters and my wonderful mother (or father) took care of the rest. I do use stamps unfortunately, about 3 a month. So I'm losing 6 cents a month now. Guess I didn't really even know what the current rate was (39 cents) since all the stamps I buy don't have the price, just the Statue of Liberty. Now when I mail something to BellyItcher, he'll have even more money to owe! Sorry again about that!
On another random note, we are picking out paint colors tonight.... any suggestions? I still want to do an Iowa State room someday in my house, but not right now. With cardinal and gold pin stripes around the room! That'd be awesome! Someday..... someday....
Haiku of the Day
Lots of folks flying
For work as well as pleasure
Hope it doesn't snow
Entertainment of the Day - I caught up on the new James Bond movie yesterday, Casino Royale. It was pretty good, not my favorite James Bond movie, but not my least favorite by far either. It was a little weird how this is the first of the Ian Fleming novels, but the 21st movie. It was also a little weird how the technology and the story take place in modern times, but the story is supposed to precede all the other stories. Daniel Craig as Bond was pretty good as well. Again, not the best - but far better than Pierce Brosnan was in his first role as Bond. As for the Bond girl, Eva Green.... I'd put her in my top 5 Bond girls for now. She's only 26 in real life - I'm getting OLD!
Weblink of the Day - Further web controversies with someone doing a heck of a job on this advertisement for Obama. It's for Democrats and fans of Apple computers alike! And if you fit into neither category, I'm sorry to hear that.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Just Another Manic Monday (Oh-Woe)
What a fun weekend! It's been a while but the destructive crew of Eddie, Boy, Pitzen and I were back in full form down in Des Moines/Ames. Well, at least for a little while. We saw what happens when you put the four of us together for a 2 year old's birthday party, then go off to do a Bachelor Party immediately following. In case you're wondering, getting those St. Patty's Day tattoos off is a lot harder than you would think. Can still kind of see a trace of it this morning. Good luck getting all of them off of Emily.
Basketball is through weekend 1. I went 25/32 in the first round, and only 9/16 in the second round. More importantly though I have 7 of my final 8 left playing (STUPID WISCONSIN... who picks them!?!?!?), and all of my final 4 left in the tourney. And we all owe a prayer of thanks to the basketball deities for being nice to Ohio State on Saturday, otherwise I'd be folding by now. Go USC and Timmy Floyd though! I did predict that one correctly;)
Iowa State women are still playing after a good win on Saturday. And unfortunately ISU came up a little short in the Wrestling finals (which there were probably just as many people watching that Saturday night at the bars as there were people watching the basketball) placing 2nd to Minnesota. Now if we can just get back to our winning ways with men's basketball and football!
Another weird episode of The Apprentice last night. The powerful girls team lost and some interesting interaction in the board room. But Muna went home which was probably the right call based on the task they were given. I have a feeling though she will be back to help the final contestants. Looks like next week's episode should be interesting. Is anyone else besides me watching this season?
And finally - Rochester welcomes back Papa Wheeler who will be arriving this evening and staying at the BigShow Inn and Suites for the week! Just like old times around the house for the week. Too bad it's not quite ready for golfing around here.
Haiku of the Day -
So tired today
Shouldn't have stayed out so late
Pitzen wouldn't leave.....
Entertainment of the Day - I watched Stranger Than Fiction yesterday (with Will Ferrell and Dustin Hoffman) which was.... strange, but pretty good. Will Ferrell is very funny as always, plus Maggie Gyllenhaal is super cute in the movie! Worth a viewing since it's plot is unlike anything I remember recently.
Weblink of the Day - 80s music on the violin.... somehow I know people that could this performance with very little preparation. Someone's going to have to download it to a CDR for Shary!
Basketball is through weekend 1. I went 25/32 in the first round, and only 9/16 in the second round. More importantly though I have 7 of my final 8 left playing (STUPID WISCONSIN... who picks them!?!?!?), and all of my final 4 left in the tourney. And we all owe a prayer of thanks to the basketball deities for being nice to Ohio State on Saturday, otherwise I'd be folding by now. Go USC and Timmy Floyd though! I did predict that one correctly;)
Iowa State women are still playing after a good win on Saturday. And unfortunately ISU came up a little short in the Wrestling finals (which there were probably just as many people watching that Saturday night at the bars as there were people watching the basketball) placing 2nd to Minnesota. Now if we can just get back to our winning ways with men's basketball and football!
Another weird episode of The Apprentice last night. The powerful girls team lost and some interesting interaction in the board room. But Muna went home which was probably the right call based on the task they were given. I have a feeling though she will be back to help the final contestants. Looks like next week's episode should be interesting. Is anyone else besides me watching this season?
And finally - Rochester welcomes back Papa Wheeler who will be arriving this evening and staying at the BigShow Inn and Suites for the week! Just like old times around the house for the week. Too bad it's not quite ready for golfing around here.
Haiku of the Day -
So tired today
Shouldn't have stayed out so late
Pitzen wouldn't leave.....
Entertainment of the Day - I watched Stranger Than Fiction yesterday (with Will Ferrell and Dustin Hoffman) which was.... strange, but pretty good. Will Ferrell is very funny as always, plus Maggie Gyllenhaal is super cute in the movie! Worth a viewing since it's plot is unlike anything I remember recently.
Weblink of the Day - 80s music on the violin.... somehow I know people that could this performance with very little preparation. Someone's going to have to download it to a CDR for Shary!
Friday, March 16, 2007
A Shamrock of a Weekend
After Day 1 of some NCAA action, I'm 12/16 which is probably the norm right now. I've only lost one of my sweet 16 (yes, I picked Duke but since they lost, EVERYBODY wins since EVERYBODY hates Duke!) Not like I picked Boston College to make the final 2 or anything like some people might have done.
Congrats to my cousin Cari who had her baby yesterday. I couldn't hear the message very well last night from my dad so I'll have to dig for more details today. Another Dickinson in the world now - and on the IDES OF MARCH!!
And Happy Birthday tomorrow to Rob - the Green Baby!
Some sad news to pass along.... Houghton's our favorite Irish drinking establishment in La Crosse has burned to the ground. This was a regular stop for us as musicians after our concerts with the La Crosse Symphony. Very fond memories of closing that place down (and many times still driving back to Rochester even after closing) and of Eric doing the backstroke on the floor. Simply amazing if you've never seen him do that. So this weekend, raise those pint glasses high and have a toast for Houghtons!!
And speaking of Irish drinking establishments, of course this weekend is St. Patrick's Day who was of course the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patty's day has turned from a religious oriented holiday into a public (and unfortunately a Hallmark infested, commercial, money making holiday for big corporations) holiday full of celebrations. It's the one day of the year where everyone wants to become Irish. For those in Rochester, do NOT go to O'Neils Pizza Pub to celebrate. We did that one year and they ran out of Guinness at 9pm and I will never forgive them for that. Matt and I were pretty pissed (not because we really needed any more Guinness, but just the fact that an Irish bar runs out of the good stuff on the biggest of Irish celebrations).
My plans for St. Patty's Day? We'll be in Ames/Des Moines for Mr. Eddie's Bachelor party weekend! Less than a month till Mexico so we're celebrating on the best weekend imaginable. Plus there may or may not be a birthday party in Ames to attend. Don't worry mama, we'll be on our best behavior for the 2 year olds. The dark side of us doesn't come out till 7pm or so!
Happy St. Patty's Day - Have a good weekend!
Haiku of the Day
Green Beer or Guinness
Celebrating St. Patty's
NO Irish Car Bombs
Entertainment of the Day - You can't talk about an Irish Holiday without mentioning U2. I don't think I've mentioned them for a little while now so I'm over due! I'll be listening to them today, in addition to some of the Irish drinking music I have from my trips to Ireland. Let me know if anyone wants me to send them some of this good stuff for their enjoyment. Beware though, makes you want to go out for a pint!
Weblink of the Day - Pretty simplistic page but you can input just about anything and it tells you how much it sucks or rocks. They could have just put SUX. I just remember in high school was how it was WE RULE, YOU DROOL. That didn't last long. BTW - per this page, Cheerios has a higher rating than does sex.... but keep playing with it.
Congrats to my cousin Cari who had her baby yesterday. I couldn't hear the message very well last night from my dad so I'll have to dig for more details today. Another Dickinson in the world now - and on the IDES OF MARCH!!
And Happy Birthday tomorrow to Rob - the Green Baby!
Some sad news to pass along.... Houghton's our favorite Irish drinking establishment in La Crosse has burned to the ground. This was a regular stop for us as musicians after our concerts with the La Crosse Symphony. Very fond memories of closing that place down (and many times still driving back to Rochester even after closing) and of Eric doing the backstroke on the floor. Simply amazing if you've never seen him do that. So this weekend, raise those pint glasses high and have a toast for Houghtons!!
And speaking of Irish drinking establishments, of course this weekend is St. Patrick's Day who was of course the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patty's day has turned from a religious oriented holiday into a public (and unfortunately a Hallmark infested, commercial, money making holiday for big corporations) holiday full of celebrations. It's the one day of the year where everyone wants to become Irish. For those in Rochester, do NOT go to O'Neils Pizza Pub to celebrate. We did that one year and they ran out of Guinness at 9pm and I will never forgive them for that. Matt and I were pretty pissed (not because we really needed any more Guinness, but just the fact that an Irish bar runs out of the good stuff on the biggest of Irish celebrations).
My plans for St. Patty's Day? We'll be in Ames/Des Moines for Mr. Eddie's Bachelor party weekend! Less than a month till Mexico so we're celebrating on the best weekend imaginable. Plus there may or may not be a birthday party in Ames to attend. Don't worry mama, we'll be on our best behavior for the 2 year olds. The dark side of us doesn't come out till 7pm or so!
Happy St. Patty's Day - Have a good weekend!
Haiku of the Day
Green Beer or Guinness
Celebrating St. Patty's
NO Irish Car Bombs
Entertainment of the Day - You can't talk about an Irish Holiday without mentioning U2. I don't think I've mentioned them for a little while now so I'm over due! I'll be listening to them today, in addition to some of the Irish drinking music I have from my trips to Ireland. Let me know if anyone wants me to send them some of this good stuff for their enjoyment. Beware though, makes you want to go out for a pint!
Weblink of the Day - Pretty simplistic page but you can input just about anything and it tells you how much it sucks or rocks. They could have just put SUX. I just remember in high school was how it was WE RULE, YOU DROOL. That didn't last long. BTW - per this page, Cheerios has a higher rating than does sex.... but keep playing with it.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Beware....
So I'm a bad friend for forgetting Juanita's Birthday yesterday.... makes yesterday possibly the greatest day of the year!! How were the steaks for those that celebrated? I brought in good pies from Baker's Square for my team and didn't have a single piece!!
Today is March 15th which is "The Ides of March" and for those who had to read Julius Caesar (not his brother "Little" who went on to seek pizza fame) you'll remember that today was the day the Senate guys committed "tyrannicide" (killing of a dinosaur especially a Tyrnaisaurus Rex... I think). You'll remember Brutus, Albinoius, T-bonus, Longitudinus, and Maximus Decimus Meridius (aka - Maximus Kickus Assus) all plotted to kill Caesar for the good of the people. This is what they do in GOOD countries that want change.... not suggesting anything - just throwing it out there.
In other holiday news, today is also International Day Against Police Brutality. How are you going to celebrate that????
American Idol saw the "dismissal" of Brandon - did he get hit by the "going first" curse? Was relieved that Sanjaya was at least bottom two. Too many dang 13-15 year old girls with cell phones voting for him.
And tournament time is upon us. So far I have no employees telling me they have to leave at 11 to go to doctor appointments or that they are staying home sick. Although some may be watching online (which we did last year while in the lab). I'll be joining the other 20,000 people that are thinking of going to BW3 today to watch some of the games over lunch.
I'm rolling tonight - stop by Colonial and I'll buy you a beer and you can stay to laugh at me and my pathetic attempt to roll a bowling ball. My final outing of the season I think.
Haiku of the Day -
Picking upsets and
Winners from 64 Teams
I'MA GONNA WIN
Entertainment of the Day - In the American Idol tradition - I've been listening to the new Daughtry CD (Chris Daughtry from Season 5 - THE ROCKER) which is really good. I also saw the new Katharine McPhee video yesterday on Yahoo! Music and she's very cute... just thought I'd share that.
Weblink of the Day - Magneto 3 - use the arrows to move the marble to the bright green goal.
Today is March 15th which is "The Ides of March" and for those who had to read Julius Caesar (not his brother "Little" who went on to seek pizza fame) you'll remember that today was the day the Senate guys committed "tyrannicide" (killing of a dinosaur especially a Tyrnaisaurus Rex... I think). You'll remember Brutus, Albinoius, T-bonus, Longitudinus, and Maximus Decimus Meridius (aka - Maximus Kickus Assus) all plotted to kill Caesar for the good of the people. This is what they do in GOOD countries that want change.... not suggesting anything - just throwing it out there.
In other holiday news, today is also International Day Against Police Brutality. How are you going to celebrate that????
American Idol saw the "dismissal" of Brandon - did he get hit by the "going first" curse? Was relieved that Sanjaya was at least bottom two. Too many dang 13-15 year old girls with cell phones voting for him.
And tournament time is upon us. So far I have no employees telling me they have to leave at 11 to go to doctor appointments or that they are staying home sick. Although some may be watching online (which we did last year while in the lab). I'll be joining the other 20,000 people that are thinking of going to BW3 today to watch some of the games over lunch.
I'm rolling tonight - stop by Colonial and I'll buy you a beer and you can stay to laugh at me and my pathetic attempt to roll a bowling ball. My final outing of the season I think.
Haiku of the Day -
Picking upsets and
Winners from 64 Teams
I'MA GONNA WIN
Entertainment of the Day - In the American Idol tradition - I've been listening to the new Daughtry CD (Chris Daughtry from Season 5 - THE ROCKER) which is really good. I also saw the new Katharine McPhee video yesterday on Yahoo! Music and she's very cute... just thought I'd share that.
Weblink of the Day - Magneto 3 - use the arrows to move the marble to the bright green goal.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
March 14 - The Greatest Holiday of the Year????
Lots to cover today.... first thing is first:
Happy Birthday Christa! She's at home in Arizona on Spring Break and is missing the very warm weather in Iowa.... her loss but I'm sure there's plenty more to go around.
Next:
American Idol - my ranking from last night:
1) Melinda - I wasn't crying at the end, but it was good
2) Lakisha - Isn't "kiki" Larson's name for his blanket?
3) Stephanie - She looked really good and sounded good too.
4) Jordin - Spells her name wrong. Something about her still doesn't work for me on that stage.
5) Brandon - I think he was better than the judges thought.
6) Blake - Bonus points for liking MJ and Prince! Fix your collar next time.
7) Gina - She's got a tongue ring!! That's very HOT in my opinion!!!!
8) Chris R. - He looks like a straight Justin Timberlake! I think he was flirting with Diana to boot.
9) Phil - Fix those dang ears, then sing a little higher in pitch please.
10) Chris S.- Hmmmm.... keep working the humor aspect
11) Haley - She's cute and probably has some potential... still too much crying for me. Plus she used my least favorite phrase "it is what it is".
12) Sanjaya - Why are you STILL here?
Next week's theme should be Ozzy.... everyone is required to sing "NO MORE TEARS" and Paula
Next:
Now for the holidays. Today has 2 significant purposes. First off, it's "Pie/Pi Day". Now to try to explain why it's pie day. March 14 can be written as 03/14/07, or 031407, or for some 03.14.07.... cut that down to 3.14 and you get the shortened version of PI!!! So in honor of Pi Day, I am bringing in Pie from Baker's Square for my team. What a good manager I am! Everyone should have a piece of pie/pi today in honor of the once a year event!
Next:
And the best part of today? For those who are lucky enough to celebrate - it's actually Steak and BJ Day! I seriously don't make these things up! Christa loves the fact that she shares her birthday with such a wonderful holiday for guys. Grill up the steaks for dinner (nice weather outside to help) and then work your magic for your ladies and hope they help you celebrate the true meaning of the Holiday. Get her some Pie to help the mood! Good luck with that. I will not be celebrating this year, yet again....
Haiku of the Day -
No celebration
For me on this joyous day
Still holding out though
Entertainment of the Day - Some new music on my laptop thanks to Kahn. There was a bit of a flashback hour while I listened to Bangles, Snoop Dogg, MC Hammer and some new stuff from Barenaked Ladies. Susanna Hoff was one of my favorite "Ladies of the 80s".
Weblink of the Day - New Strong Bad email to enjoy today!
Happy Birthday Christa! She's at home in Arizona on Spring Break and is missing the very warm weather in Iowa.... her loss but I'm sure there's plenty more to go around.
Next:
American Idol - my ranking from last night:
1) Melinda - I wasn't crying at the end, but it was good
2) Lakisha - Isn't "kiki" Larson's name for his blanket?
3) Stephanie - She looked really good and sounded good too.
4) Jordin - Spells her name wrong. Something about her still doesn't work for me on that stage.
5) Brandon - I think he was better than the judges thought.
6) Blake - Bonus points for liking MJ and Prince! Fix your collar next time.
7) Gina - She's got a tongue ring!! That's very HOT in my opinion!!!!
8) Chris R. - He looks like a straight Justin Timberlake! I think he was flirting with Diana to boot.
9) Phil - Fix those dang ears, then sing a little higher in pitch please.
10) Chris S.- Hmmmm.... keep working the humor aspect
11) Haley - She's cute and probably has some potential... still too much crying for me. Plus she used my least favorite phrase "it is what it is".
12) Sanjaya - Why are you STILL here?
Next week's theme should be Ozzy.... everyone is required to sing "NO MORE TEARS" and Paula
Next:
Now for the holidays. Today has 2 significant purposes. First off, it's "Pie/Pi Day". Now to try to explain why it's pie day. March 14 can be written as 03/14/07, or 031407, or for some 03.14.07.... cut that down to 3.14 and you get the shortened version of PI!!! So in honor of Pi Day, I am bringing in Pie from Baker's Square for my team. What a good manager I am! Everyone should have a piece of pie/pi today in honor of the once a year event!
Next:
And the best part of today? For those who are lucky enough to celebrate - it's actually Steak and BJ Day! I seriously don't make these things up! Christa loves the fact that she shares her birthday with such a wonderful holiday for guys. Grill up the steaks for dinner (nice weather outside to help) and then work your magic for your ladies and hope they help you celebrate the true meaning of the Holiday. Get her some Pie to help the mood! Good luck with that. I will not be celebrating this year, yet again....
Haiku of the Day -
No celebration
For me on this joyous day
Still holding out though
Entertainment of the Day - Some new music on my laptop thanks to Kahn. There was a bit of a flashback hour while I listened to Bangles, Snoop Dogg, MC Hammer and some new stuff from Barenaked Ladies. Susanna Hoff was one of my favorite "Ladies of the 80s".
Weblink of the Day - New Strong Bad email to enjoy today!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
100% Journey Free
Welcome back! And a huge get well soon to Kristi!
March Madness is in full swing after the brackets came out yesterday. I think I'm done with my picks and I hope to get back to my winning ways after taking last year off. I have two unusual trophies sitting on my desk from a group here at work that I hope to reclaim my title as "greatest basketball picker person" or whatever you want to call it. It also means that Thursday afternoon might be a worthless time to be working..... so where we all going to watch some games?
I'm done playing in La Crosse for the season. This weekend's concerts went.... ok. It's always scary playing a piece that we know is NOT ready to be performed. Kind of like getting on an airplane while the maintenance crew is working on replacing an engine, or the wing. You have no idea if you'll get there as intended. But we made it through the Copland somehow and now I have 6 months off. I might be playing one more concert in April with the Austin Symphony - haven't fully decided yet.
Reality TV updates.... Final 12 sing tonight on American Idol. Now you only have to give up 2 nights per week (and the Wednesday night one is just the results show - tape it and you can clear it in about 8 minutes). I still think the judges should vote to the final 12, then America should vote for the person they want to go home every week. I think it'd weed out the wasted talent faster. And we're down to 9 contestants on The Apprentice. Surya was fired even though he had a lot of energy and drive. I think it was the right call, but I still don't think Arrow can win against the powerful girls of Kinetic. I'm still rooting for Heidi!!!
And last night was the induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for REM and Van Halen. Eddie Vedder inducted REM who reunited with Berry, the original drummer. Then came Van Halen, without either of the Van Halen Brothers.... or David Lee Roth. Only Sammy Haggar (who represented the decline of Van Halen in many of our "expert" opinions) and Michael Anthony showed up for the induction. Velvet Revolver did play in their honor... that's pretty cool!
Haiku of the Day -
No Iowa State
To cheer for in the tourney
Still root for TIMMY!!
Entertainment of the Day - REM sounds good for today. I guess it's technically "R.E.M." but it's faster the other way. I have 9 of their albums, but they have 13 all together I see. My favorite song is Nightswimming and best album is easily Monster. You is another good song (playing right now).
Weblink of the Day - McDonald's are now carrying Pepsi!!! Not that I go to McDonald's, but it's about time someone started opening the door for those of us who hate Coke.
March Madness is in full swing after the brackets came out yesterday. I think I'm done with my picks and I hope to get back to my winning ways after taking last year off. I have two unusual trophies sitting on my desk from a group here at work that I hope to reclaim my title as "greatest basketball picker person" or whatever you want to call it. It also means that Thursday afternoon might be a worthless time to be working..... so where we all going to watch some games?
I'm done playing in La Crosse for the season. This weekend's concerts went.... ok. It's always scary playing a piece that we know is NOT ready to be performed. Kind of like getting on an airplane while the maintenance crew is working on replacing an engine, or the wing. You have no idea if you'll get there as intended. But we made it through the Copland somehow and now I have 6 months off. I might be playing one more concert in April with the Austin Symphony - haven't fully decided yet.
Reality TV updates.... Final 12 sing tonight on American Idol. Now you only have to give up 2 nights per week (and the Wednesday night one is just the results show - tape it and you can clear it in about 8 minutes). I still think the judges should vote to the final 12, then America should vote for the person they want to go home every week. I think it'd weed out the wasted talent faster. And we're down to 9 contestants on The Apprentice. Surya was fired even though he had a lot of energy and drive. I think it was the right call, but I still don't think Arrow can win against the powerful girls of Kinetic. I'm still rooting for Heidi!!!
And last night was the induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for REM and Van Halen. Eddie Vedder inducted REM who reunited with Berry, the original drummer. Then came Van Halen, without either of the Van Halen Brothers.... or David Lee Roth. Only Sammy Haggar (who represented the decline of Van Halen in many of our "expert" opinions) and Michael Anthony showed up for the induction. Velvet Revolver did play in their honor... that's pretty cool!
Haiku of the Day -
No Iowa State
To cheer for in the tourney
Still root for TIMMY!!
Entertainment of the Day - REM sounds good for today. I guess it's technically "R.E.M." but it's faster the other way. I have 9 of their albums, but they have 13 all together I see. My favorite song is Nightswimming and best album is easily Monster. You is another good song (playing right now).
Weblink of the Day - McDonald's are now carrying Pepsi!!! Not that I go to McDonald's, but it's about time someone started opening the door for those of us who hate Coke.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
End of the Journey
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!!!! She becomes a "young girl" today at the age of 2. And she'll celebrate this weekend by drinking beers and watching for her daddy and "uncle" Pitzen on TV at the NASCAR race in Vegas. See ya next weekend Emily for the par-tay!! Don't get too wild - at least go to Hickory Park for some free stuff!
The "sort of Lightning Dorks" beat the "sort of Brews Brothers" 5-2 last night - but the season total still resides with the Bros! I say "sort of" since only 4 of 6 bowlers were authentic members. Kahn's a perma-sub as I think he's rolled more games this year than I have. I'll be rolling next week most likely so stop on out if you want to see a professional 120 average roller!
I'd also like to welcome my Mother and Father to the wonderful world of American Idol! They are AI virgins so be kind to them. Now there are 35 million and TWO watching every week. As for last night, yeah - a few surprises in the final 12. Too bad Sabrina Sloan is gone, she was good. And I liked Sundance, but again - with the current methodology of voting, someone good is always going to go home early. But the best news is that the annoying Antonella Booba is gone!! AI-normal watching for me returns next week!
Concerts tonight and tomorrow in La Crosse - should be interesting but it's my final concert with them till October. I'm ready for a break... mainly from the driving.
Oh - and I might have a date tomorrow while I'm in La Crosse...... WITH A GIRL!!! AND SHE'S SINGLE!!! Shary's my best friend for helping me out!
Some more movies I forgot to mention yesterday:
Superman IV - The Quest for Peace - easily the worst of the Superman movies (and the final one with Reeves). This is the one with the "anti-Superman" that is made from the sun. Should have brought back Richard Prior. I'm now onto the brand new one that just came out last summer (with the Norwalk guy!!!)
Cider House Rules - of course I just finished the book so I had to finally watch the movie. It was ok, but definitely missed out some of the best aspects of the book. The role of Angel in the book is what makes it so deep - how Homer was an orphan and now he has created an unusual situation that potentially creates another one just like him. I enjoyed the movie, but as usual I recommend the book more!
The Illusionist - this was one of the better movies I've seen in a while. Has
Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti (not to forget the beautiful Jessica Biel). I really enjoyed the artistic element to the movie, as well as the very intriguing plot. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone some weekend.
Cyclones lost yesterday but had a good comeback in the 2nd half to take the lead. The women did win and are in the final game today... WE GOT GAME!!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Haiku of the Day
Spring Break is on for
Most of the schools around here
Mine starts in one month!!
Entertainment of the Day - the final day of this Journey Non-sense! In Pat's words "Friday we'll end with the grand daddy of them all". I can only assume he was meaning "Faithfully" so that is today's FINAL Journey song that you will ever see me post here at BigShow's Blog.
Weblink of the Day - A funny video of the greatest moments from THE ROCK... The Great One! For all the wrestling fans of the late 90s out there! Ignore the YouTube warning... not sure what their problem is. Just hit "confirm" and start laughing.
The "sort of Lightning Dorks" beat the "sort of Brews Brothers" 5-2 last night - but the season total still resides with the Bros! I say "sort of" since only 4 of 6 bowlers were authentic members. Kahn's a perma-sub as I think he's rolled more games this year than I have. I'll be rolling next week most likely so stop on out if you want to see a professional 120 average roller!
I'd also like to welcome my Mother and Father to the wonderful world of American Idol! They are AI virgins so be kind to them. Now there are 35 million and TWO watching every week. As for last night, yeah - a few surprises in the final 12. Too bad Sabrina Sloan is gone, she was good. And I liked Sundance, but again - with the current methodology of voting, someone good is always going to go home early. But the best news is that the annoying Antonella Booba is gone!! AI-normal watching for me returns next week!
Concerts tonight and tomorrow in La Crosse - should be interesting but it's my final concert with them till October. I'm ready for a break... mainly from the driving.
Oh - and I might have a date tomorrow while I'm in La Crosse...... WITH A GIRL!!! AND SHE'S SINGLE!!! Shary's my best friend for helping me out!
Some more movies I forgot to mention yesterday:
Superman IV - The Quest for Peace - easily the worst of the Superman movies (and the final one with Reeves). This is the one with the "anti-Superman" that is made from the sun. Should have brought back Richard Prior. I'm now onto the brand new one that just came out last summer (with the Norwalk guy!!!)
Cider House Rules - of course I just finished the book so I had to finally watch the movie. It was ok, but definitely missed out some of the best aspects of the book. The role of Angel in the book is what makes it so deep - how Homer was an orphan and now he has created an unusual situation that potentially creates another one just like him. I enjoyed the movie, but as usual I recommend the book more!
The Illusionist - this was one of the better movies I've seen in a while. Has
Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti (not to forget the beautiful Jessica Biel). I really enjoyed the artistic element to the movie, as well as the very intriguing plot. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone some weekend.
Cyclones lost yesterday but had a good comeback in the 2nd half to take the lead. The women did win and are in the final game today... WE GOT GAME!!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Haiku of the Day
Spring Break is on for
Most of the schools around here
Mine starts in one month!!
Entertainment of the Day - the final day of this Journey Non-sense! In Pat's words "Friday we'll end with the grand daddy of them all". I can only assume he was meaning "Faithfully" so that is today's FINAL Journey song that you will ever see me post here at BigShow's Blog.
Weblink of the Day - A funny video of the greatest moments from THE ROCK... The Great One! For all the wrestling fans of the late 90s out there! Ignore the YouTube warning... not sure what their problem is. Just hit "confirm" and start laughing.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Advantage - Brews Brothers
The Big12 Basketball tournament starts today - up first is the ISU Cyclones who need to win the whole thing this week if they want any chance of being in the big dance next week. The odds of that happening are 1 in 10,000,000,000 I think. My odds of winning last night's Power Ball are better!
No unusual occurrences yesterday - I'll take it! Brews Brothers are rolling tonight against the much hated Lightning Dorks. We hold the season points so far at 12-2 with 7 more points on the line tonight. Most of my team is on the IR or unavailable so not sure how competitive it will be tonight. Brews Brothers always win the "smack talk" war - that's a given.
Since my Entertainment section is getting taken up by crappy music, here are some movies I've seen lately to share:
Farce of the Penguins - this one was so dumb it was funny. Samuel L Jackson narrating a Bob Saget written plot based off of the March of the Penguins movie. Lots of swearing and as usual, Lewis Black is a riot. Not really worth a viewing unless you're REALLY bored.
Saw 3 - had to return it after about 30 minutes in. Just not in the mood for the gory crap anymore. Once you've seen one of them, you've seen all of them.
Pulse - unusual film but not bad. It's a sci-fi flick where a virus is going around on computers that infects humans. The only way to get away from the virus is to go out of range of cell phone towers and internet, etc. Yes - this is pretty much the plot line of Stephen King's book The Cell so I think that is why I didn't like it. A movie on his book is coming out this year sometime.
Grandma's Boy - A recommendation from someone at work due to Linda Cardellini being in it - yes she's very cute. The movie is most of the crew from Adam Sandler's movies (no Adam Sandler though) and the plot is rather strange. Still funny though and the nerdy video game programmer in the movie that imitates the Matrix all the time reminds me of WAY too many people I work with daily. It's showing on Showtime channel right now if you search for it and want to watch it. Lots of swearing and pot smoking.
Haiku of the Day
No news is good news
Just makes it harder to blog
Anyone read these??
Entertainment of the Day - The Brews Brothers are going with Journey's Any Way You Want It in order to get pumped for the big match up tonight. There were other funny versions that weren't so serious, but some are not quite appropriate;) Anyways.... one more tomorrow and back to some good stuff.
Weblink of the Day - This was humorous. When celebrities check into a hotel, they of course use alias names to protect their famous identity. Here's a quiz to see if you can guess what some celebrities use.... I need to start working on what I'll use when I check in now that I'm approaching my SuperStar status!
No unusual occurrences yesterday - I'll take it! Brews Brothers are rolling tonight against the much hated Lightning Dorks. We hold the season points so far at 12-2 with 7 more points on the line tonight. Most of my team is on the IR or unavailable so not sure how competitive it will be tonight. Brews Brothers always win the "smack talk" war - that's a given.
Since my Entertainment section is getting taken up by crappy music, here are some movies I've seen lately to share:
Farce of the Penguins - this one was so dumb it was funny. Samuel L Jackson narrating a Bob Saget written plot based off of the March of the Penguins movie. Lots of swearing and as usual, Lewis Black is a riot. Not really worth a viewing unless you're REALLY bored.
Saw 3 - had to return it after about 30 minutes in. Just not in the mood for the gory crap anymore. Once you've seen one of them, you've seen all of them.
Pulse - unusual film but not bad. It's a sci-fi flick where a virus is going around on computers that infects humans. The only way to get away from the virus is to go out of range of cell phone towers and internet, etc. Yes - this is pretty much the plot line of Stephen King's book The Cell so I think that is why I didn't like it. A movie on his book is coming out this year sometime.
Grandma's Boy - A recommendation from someone at work due to Linda Cardellini being in it - yes she's very cute. The movie is most of the crew from Adam Sandler's movies (no Adam Sandler though) and the plot is rather strange. Still funny though and the nerdy video game programmer in the movie that imitates the Matrix all the time reminds me of WAY too many people I work with daily. It's showing on Showtime channel right now if you search for it and want to watch it. Lots of swearing and pot smoking.
Haiku of the Day
No news is good news
Just makes it harder to blog
Anyone read these??
Entertainment of the Day - The Brews Brothers are going with Journey's Any Way You Want It in order to get pumped for the big match up tonight. There were other funny versions that weren't so serious, but some are not quite appropriate;) Anyways.... one more tomorrow and back to some good stuff.
Weblink of the Day - This was humorous. When celebrities check into a hotel, they of course use alias names to protect their famous identity. Here's a quiz to see if you can guess what some celebrities use.... I need to start working on what I'll use when I check in now that I'm approaching my SuperStar status!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Audacity of Journey
I finished Barack Obama's book The Audacity of Hope last night. I really enjoyed it, not only because I think he's a powerful leader and I am hoping he's our next US President - but because it was well written and is truly inspiring in a time when so many people have lost faith in our government.
He's respectful of the presidents past - he's also knowledgeable about the founding fathers. I guess I'm excited to see an "intellectual" take a run at office that isn't snooty about it. Kerry tried the intellectual part but due to his incredibly way too much wealth, he wasn't able to relate to middle class America. Obama is only 45 years old which seems very young for a politician, but I think his youth will play to his advantage. We talk about in leadership class the power of youthful ignorance - when you haven't been around long enough to know "just how it has always been done" and have enough energy to want to try to change things around you. That's what he addresses in his book is how he sees the world today, the stories of people that we can relate to in one way or another and how he sees the federal government's role in helping these people.
He's critical of Bush (which I think almost every politician, Republican or Democrat) is now a days with elections coming up. But he offers solutions on how he would change things or how he feels the future of America should be. He's also critical of the current antics of government - both to the left and to the right - and how split it has caused this country to be. With his hope and desire to take the US back to the leading country of the world, I am hopeful that there is someone that can get this country back on track. I have yet to see another candidate that can do so.
And with that - I officially declare the support of BigShow's Blog to Barack Obama for President 2008!!! Do I win anything?
As for yesterday's unusual events - there was an unexpected death here at work that was very shocking news at 7:30am. I'm hoping these weird happenings are over with for a long while. Not sure I can take any more surprises!!
I am caught up on The Apprentice now - a very shocking week as well for the stronger of the two teams. I actually liked Derek and think he would be good on the final week where old fired candidates are brought back. And Jenn was a good worker as well (as well as being cute) - just not strong enough leader to win this thing. I'm rooting for Heidi still (the "Hottie" as well as being one of the better candidates on the show) and am still hoping that Frankie is the next to go home. That guy really annoys me.
Down some more weight as you can see on the right. Problem is that my new dress shirts are too big now. Hoping to take them back and see if I can at least exchange them;) I should have a good weigh in tomorrow morning and then Friday for the contest that I'm determined to win!
Haiku of the Day
Libby is Guilty
Not really a shock to me
He's just a scape goat
Entertainment of the Day - Tonya has today's Journey request (is this week almost over yet????). Tonya had the duty of holding the spotlight Friday night while we shoveled and pushed the car. So appropriately her request for today is Lights and a couple of videos to enjoy. One of the real thing and of course one by a wonderful tribute band! I think this kid's better than Steve Perry!!!!
Weblink of the Day - Put hair on Britney (quick game). And if you want additional things to keep you occupied today: See how well you can fly a paper airplane!!
He's respectful of the presidents past - he's also knowledgeable about the founding fathers. I guess I'm excited to see an "intellectual" take a run at office that isn't snooty about it. Kerry tried the intellectual part but due to his incredibly way too much wealth, he wasn't able to relate to middle class America. Obama is only 45 years old which seems very young for a politician, but I think his youth will play to his advantage. We talk about in leadership class the power of youthful ignorance - when you haven't been around long enough to know "just how it has always been done" and have enough energy to want to try to change things around you. That's what he addresses in his book is how he sees the world today, the stories of people that we can relate to in one way or another and how he sees the federal government's role in helping these people.
He's critical of Bush (which I think almost every politician, Republican or Democrat) is now a days with elections coming up. But he offers solutions on how he would change things or how he feels the future of America should be. He's also critical of the current antics of government - both to the left and to the right - and how split it has caused this country to be. With his hope and desire to take the US back to the leading country of the world, I am hopeful that there is someone that can get this country back on track. I have yet to see another candidate that can do so.
And with that - I officially declare the support of BigShow's Blog to Barack Obama for President 2008!!! Do I win anything?
As for yesterday's unusual events - there was an unexpected death here at work that was very shocking news at 7:30am. I'm hoping these weird happenings are over with for a long while. Not sure I can take any more surprises!!
I am caught up on The Apprentice now - a very shocking week as well for the stronger of the two teams. I actually liked Derek and think he would be good on the final week where old fired candidates are brought back. And Jenn was a good worker as well (as well as being cute) - just not strong enough leader to win this thing. I'm rooting for Heidi still (the "Hottie" as well as being one of the better candidates on the show) and am still hoping that Frankie is the next to go home. That guy really annoys me.
Down some more weight as you can see on the right. Problem is that my new dress shirts are too big now. Hoping to take them back and see if I can at least exchange them;) I should have a good weigh in tomorrow morning and then Friday for the contest that I'm determined to win!
Haiku of the Day
Libby is Guilty
Not really a shock to me
He's just a scape goat
Entertainment of the Day - Tonya has today's Journey request (is this week almost over yet????). Tonya had the duty of holding the spotlight Friday night while we shoveled and pushed the car. So appropriately her request for today is Lights and a couple of videos to enjoy. One of the real thing and of course one by a wonderful tribute band! I think this kid's better than Steve Perry!!!!
Weblink of the Day - Put hair on Britney (quick game). And if you want additional things to keep you occupied today: See how well you can fly a paper airplane!!
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Lots of Music Videos Today
Short blog today - some unusual news surfacing here at work that we're trying to sort through.
This is the final week of the "I lost it at the RAC" competition where I work out here in Rochester. It started in January sometime and they are doing it by % weight lost. I'm getting close to the 9%-10% lost in the two months with final weigh in having to be done by Sunday. I might do it Friday just to be finished before the concerts in La Crosse this weekend.
And speaking of concerts - this is my final concert cycle for the season. They will pick up again in September/October as usual. Hopefully the music next year will be more attractive to perform than this past year has been. I know many people ask about going, but there hasn't honestly been any concerts this year that I would have recommended.
Anyway - gotta run but of course there is Journey to get to:
Haiku of the Day -
Went to my step class
Not who I was expecting
But Wyatt was there!!!
Entertainment of the Day -
"The Pat" said he's in the mood for "Separate Ways" which is yet another shitty song by Journey. But I did find a much more tolerable video to watch today. I can see most of my bowling team to make a video like this.... Or maybe this one is better..... or this one???? These women are more manly than Journey ever was....
Weblink of the Day - In another musical suggestion.... someone out there seems to think that the guy playing guitar in this video looks like me. Thoughts?? He plays guitar about as well as I can!
This is the final week of the "I lost it at the RAC" competition where I work out here in Rochester. It started in January sometime and they are doing it by % weight lost. I'm getting close to the 9%-10% lost in the two months with final weigh in having to be done by Sunday. I might do it Friday just to be finished before the concerts in La Crosse this weekend.
And speaking of concerts - this is my final concert cycle for the season. They will pick up again in September/October as usual. Hopefully the music next year will be more attractive to perform than this past year has been. I know many people ask about going, but there hasn't honestly been any concerts this year that I would have recommended.
Anyway - gotta run but of course there is Journey to get to:
Haiku of the Day -
Went to my step class
Not who I was expecting
But Wyatt was there!!!
Entertainment of the Day -
"The Pat" said he's in the mood for "Separate Ways" which is yet another shitty song by Journey. But I did find a much more tolerable video to watch today. I can see most of my bowling team to make a video like this.... Or maybe this one is better..... or this one???? These women are more manly than Journey ever was....
Weblink of the Day - In another musical suggestion.... someone out there seems to think that the guy playing guitar in this video looks like me. Thoughts?? He plays guitar about as well as I can!
Monday, March 05, 2007
An Unusual Weekend
Well that is what I can best characterize as a very "non-traditional weekend"....
First off, a HUGE "Get Well Soon" and prayers go out to Fish in his recovery this week. All is ok but still a long ways to go till things get back to normal.
Friday began with dinner and some enjoyment of WiiPlay with Matt and Jen. Around 8pm I thought it would be a good idea to drive to Wal-Mart to pick up "a few things". My thought was that since the roads were far from 100% ideal, there would be fewer idiot drivers to deal with and less weirdos walking the aisles. My plan was actually going well till I drove home and was dumb enough to take the "back way" home which includes two very big hills covered in ice. Yes, I was in 4 wheel drive but I still found a way to slip and slide up the first hill and just when I thought I had caught it, I was wrong and a 180 degree flip and across the other lane into a huge snow bank I went. Luckily we had just had another 12 inches of snow Thursday and Friday so now the snow was up to the window level on half of my TrailBlazer and she was stuck in there pretty well.
So I call my friend "The Pat" and interrupt his viewing of 24 and he and his lovely wife "Tony A" come and help out.... along with about 6 other friendly Minnesotans. Using a tow chain and 5 people pushing (Tonya controlled the spotlight/flashlight with the best of skillz) we finally got her unstuck and I was able to get home - using a different route. No damage to the car that I can see, just a little scary for her and I. My first time getting stuck, even the BSUV (BigShow's Saturn Utility Vehicle) never got stuck!
Saturday I had a great experience in the morning by running a full 5k on the treadmill (3.17 miles) in 33 minutes! That's one of my exercise goals, but now I'd like to knock off those extra 3 minutes.... all in due time.
The Brews Brothers met to do some lunch bowling at Rock and Bowl! Yes, 80s music, black lights, and lots of kids. Afterwards the plans were to do some sledding at Fish's house and then watch some classic movies. This is where things went a little "different than as planned". There was a slight accident during the sledding. I am very proud of my Brews Brothers Boys who used adrenaline and every ounce of energy we had to drag our fallen brother up the steep hill (still think there was a hand of God helping us with that final 30 feet where it's the steepest). We took Fish to the Emergency Room and spent a lot of the evening there. He is doing well and will continue to be there for a few more days. I did have the "honor" of pulling the TrailBlazer into the ER garage next to 3 Ambulances. The one medical person was impressed with our "makeshift Ambulance".
And for those counting at home, this makes it 100% in my last 2 sledding experiences that ended up with someone going to the Emergency Room. I think I'm about ready to retire.
Sunday morning I waited in line in front of Target at 7am in the 4 degrees for a Wii for my good friend Kahn. I was able to get him a Wii, myself a WiiPlay (FINALLY) and a Classic Controller for playing Zelda/Mario Brothers. The Classic Controller is the way to go for the Virtual Games in case anyone's wondering.
Sunday Afternoon I went to Barnes and Noble in my ongoing effort to read more than watch TV. Also, I think it's a fun place to "people watch" (one of my favorite hobbies) and hopefully meet some intelligent women! I made it 1/3 of the way through the book I wanted to start reading - I figure if I finish it while still in the store, I just saved $14!! Yes, I'm that cheap!
And that's my "non-traditional" weekend. What did you do?
Haiku of the Day -
Pat helped bail me out
Now he only asks one thing
Journey Songs all week:(
Entertainment of the Day - Yes, so this week is dedicated to The Pat and his very strange love for Journey (I swear he does it in part to piss me off). Today's song that he would like me to discuss is Open Arms. There's a video here of a live performance. I think Pat's in the 2nd row sporting the mullet! More Journey coming tomorrow... it'll be a long week:(
Weblink of the Day - Two links today. First is a Family Guy clip that came up in discussion during bowling where Chris enters the "Take On Me" video (by A-Ha). The second is a new flick from the 30 Second Bunnies - a Bond marathon where they clip every 007 movie at least one time! I recognize most of them from the college days where they would show a Bond-Marathon right during finals. No wonder I flunked so many of my finals!
First off, a HUGE "Get Well Soon" and prayers go out to Fish in his recovery this week. All is ok but still a long ways to go till things get back to normal.
Friday began with dinner and some enjoyment of WiiPlay with Matt and Jen. Around 8pm I thought it would be a good idea to drive to Wal-Mart to pick up "a few things". My thought was that since the roads were far from 100% ideal, there would be fewer idiot drivers to deal with and less weirdos walking the aisles. My plan was actually going well till I drove home and was dumb enough to take the "back way" home which includes two very big hills covered in ice. Yes, I was in 4 wheel drive but I still found a way to slip and slide up the first hill and just when I thought I had caught it, I was wrong and a 180 degree flip and across the other lane into a huge snow bank I went. Luckily we had just had another 12 inches of snow Thursday and Friday so now the snow was up to the window level on half of my TrailBlazer and she was stuck in there pretty well.
So I call my friend "The Pat" and interrupt his viewing of 24 and he and his lovely wife "Tony A" come and help out.... along with about 6 other friendly Minnesotans. Using a tow chain and 5 people pushing (Tonya controlled the spotlight/flashlight with the best of skillz) we finally got her unstuck and I was able to get home - using a different route. No damage to the car that I can see, just a little scary for her and I. My first time getting stuck, even the BSUV (BigShow's Saturn Utility Vehicle) never got stuck!
Saturday I had a great experience in the morning by running a full 5k on the treadmill (3.17 miles) in 33 minutes! That's one of my exercise goals, but now I'd like to knock off those extra 3 minutes.... all in due time.
The Brews Brothers met to do some lunch bowling at Rock and Bowl! Yes, 80s music, black lights, and lots of kids. Afterwards the plans were to do some sledding at Fish's house and then watch some classic movies. This is where things went a little "different than as planned". There was a slight accident during the sledding. I am very proud of my Brews Brothers Boys who used adrenaline and every ounce of energy we had to drag our fallen brother up the steep hill (still think there was a hand of God helping us with that final 30 feet where it's the steepest). We took Fish to the Emergency Room and spent a lot of the evening there. He is doing well and will continue to be there for a few more days. I did have the "honor" of pulling the TrailBlazer into the ER garage next to 3 Ambulances. The one medical person was impressed with our "makeshift Ambulance".
And for those counting at home, this makes it 100% in my last 2 sledding experiences that ended up with someone going to the Emergency Room. I think I'm about ready to retire.
Sunday morning I waited in line in front of Target at 7am in the 4 degrees for a Wii for my good friend Kahn. I was able to get him a Wii, myself a WiiPlay (FINALLY) and a Classic Controller for playing Zelda/Mario Brothers. The Classic Controller is the way to go for the Virtual Games in case anyone's wondering.
Sunday Afternoon I went to Barnes and Noble in my ongoing effort to read more than watch TV. Also, I think it's a fun place to "people watch" (one of my favorite hobbies) and hopefully meet some intelligent women! I made it 1/3 of the way through the book I wanted to start reading - I figure if I finish it while still in the store, I just saved $14!! Yes, I'm that cheap!
And that's my "non-traditional" weekend. What did you do?
Haiku of the Day -
Pat helped bail me out
Now he only asks one thing
Journey Songs all week:(
Entertainment of the Day - Yes, so this week is dedicated to The Pat and his very strange love for Journey (I swear he does it in part to piss me off). Today's song that he would like me to discuss is Open Arms. There's a video here of a live performance. I think Pat's in the 2nd row sporting the mullet! More Journey coming tomorrow... it'll be a long week:(
Weblink of the Day - Two links today. First is a Family Guy clip that came up in discussion during bowling where Chris enters the "Take On Me" video (by A-Ha). The second is a new flick from the 30 Second Bunnies - a Bond marathon where they clip every 007 movie at least one time! I recognize most of them from the college days where they would show a Bond-Marathon right during finals. No wonder I flunked so many of my finals!
Friday, March 02, 2007
More Snow
Some surprise results on American Idol. Like the 2007 contraversial contestant still sticking around even though she sucks (no pun intended). I was very surprised to see Nick go home. Still agree with Wheeler's idea of voting for the person you think should leave.
I was laughing most of the show though last night as I think every person was crying on stage. And Sunny!!! I like you but quit crying like a little girl up there on stage. You looked like you had just seen Alien 3 and felt as pissed off as the rest of us did.
Alien 3 is one of the movies I've cried at (due to how disappointed I was). The other ones were My Girl (never expected the Home Alone kid to get it), With Honors (Joe Pesci was too funny to die), and Beerfest - I didn't have a beer in my hand and watching that movie made me really thirsty.
It's snowing still here in Rochester. We are experiencing the "10,000 Lake Effect" I think. Rumor has it that another 4-6 inches is on the way today! Might be a good time to head home at lunch.
March Madness talk is increasing.... my early picks at this point would be Ohio State. Still not sure what to think about UCLA. Maryland might surprise some people too!
No huge plans this weekend other than bowling and watching some movies. And finishing Obama's book (I'm about 75% of the way through it).
Have a great weekend, enjoy the snow for those of us stuck in Rochester!!
Haiku of the Day -
Sliding all around
Even with the four wheel drive
Mostly on purpose
Entertainment of the Day - I finished watching The Ringer last night which is the movie with Johnny Knoxville where he pretends to be mentally handicapped in order to compete (and win) the Special Olympics. Yes, it's cheezy - and yes, there are parts of the movie that I'm surprised they can get away with. But it is actually very funny. Plus Katherine Heigl is pretty hot!
Weblink of the Day - I'm guessing from yesterday that some people are better at "parking the boat" than others. And yes, I am thankful that couch is no longer in my possession. Sick-o!! Today is a new King Of The Town cartoon short from your friends at Home Star Runner
I was laughing most of the show though last night as I think every person was crying on stage. And Sunny!!! I like you but quit crying like a little girl up there on stage. You looked like you had just seen Alien 3 and felt as pissed off as the rest of us did.
Alien 3 is one of the movies I've cried at (due to how disappointed I was). The other ones were My Girl (never expected the Home Alone kid to get it), With Honors (Joe Pesci was too funny to die), and Beerfest - I didn't have a beer in my hand and watching that movie made me really thirsty.
It's snowing still here in Rochester. We are experiencing the "10,000 Lake Effect" I think. Rumor has it that another 4-6 inches is on the way today! Might be a good time to head home at lunch.
March Madness talk is increasing.... my early picks at this point would be Ohio State. Still not sure what to think about UCLA. Maryland might surprise some people too!
No huge plans this weekend other than bowling and watching some movies. And finishing Obama's book (I'm about 75% of the way through it).
Have a great weekend, enjoy the snow for those of us stuck in Rochester!!
Haiku of the Day -
Sliding all around
Even with the four wheel drive
Mostly on purpose
Entertainment of the Day - I finished watching The Ringer last night which is the movie with Johnny Knoxville where he pretends to be mentally handicapped in order to compete (and win) the Special Olympics. Yes, it's cheezy - and yes, there are parts of the movie that I'm surprised they can get away with. But it is actually very funny. Plus Katherine Heigl is pretty hot!
Weblink of the Day - I'm guessing from yesterday that some people are better at "parking the boat" than others. And yes, I am thankful that couch is no longer in my possession. Sick-o!! Today is a new King Of The Town cartoon short from your friends at Home Star Runner
Thursday, March 01, 2007
It's American Idol Time
So if you're one of the 10 or 11 people in this country that DOESN'T watch American Idol.... you're at a loss today. It's that time of year when the snow SHOULD stop falling (but actually comes more and more), when we start listening to overpaid baseball players whine about hangnails and how they can't play ball for 4 weeks, and also when we are drawn to the show that takes a bunch of no names and makes them water cooler talk for the next 30 weeks (and not really a week longer).
Thoughts on the Guys Performances:
1) Phil - he's too goofy looking to win, but he's pretty good singer. Was that a Sting song? B+
2) Jared - Pretty boy with a forgettable performance. B-
3) AJ - I actually enjoyed the performance although he didn't look like he enjoyed that style. B+
4) Sanjaya - he's probably the most musically gifted of the guys, but way out of his element here. My pick for being gone. C
5) Chris - he can sing, but he was the "Affirmative Action" candidate in the fact that he doesn't fit the "TV-pretty" mold. A- (for the hot wife and proof that big guys CAN get the cute girls!)
6) Nick - I pick him to be one of the final 6 easily. I didn't like the song. B+
7) Blake - Probably the worst pick of a song and not sung very well. Very disappointing as I think he will be the last guy standing. Plus I hate the sidehat look. B+
8) Brandon - Zzzzzzzzz... don't sing Cyndi Lauper. C-
9) Chris - "Geek in Pink"? Didn't do it for me... although he was pretty good. A-
10) Sunny - I think he's got some potential and is more naturally gifted than the others for this competition. The teary eyed dedication helps too. Probably my favorite of the night. A
Backup Band - A+ best part of the show!!
Girls night last night - It's the girls' show to lose at this point!
1) Gina - I hate Heart. Seriously. No vote for you just because you picked a shitty song. Where were the roller skates and disco ball? B
2) Alaina - She's cute - was hoping she'd dedicate the song to me though:( That was overall pretty crappy and I think she'll be headed home. C-
3) Lakisha - She's good but not as much fun as last week. Definitely gets the "politeness" award. A-
4) Melinda - I like her and thought she was kick ass tonight! A+
5) Antonshitty - That was horrible - Should have been gone last week, should be gone this week. She's this season's Bucky!! F
6) Jordin - spells her name wrong. Good song, good job, too much crying. A
7) Stephanie - She's looking a lot hotter which is the icing on the cake! I didn't like the arrangement by the band but she still was darn good. Last note was flat. A
8) Leslie - She looks like Nichole Kidman, dressed like Avril Lavigne, and sounds like the Karaoke girl at the Viking Lounge (skat was horrible). I said see ya later girl! D
9) Haley - That was kind of hot... she's kind of hot.... Proof that not everyone from Texas has to talk with a heavy accent. B+
10) Sabrina - I'm still waiting for someone to ask me to "couple skate" - BUT that was a heck of a lot better and she'll go far. B... the bridge wasn't really in tune.
It was dedication night. Many emotional dedications to spouses, parents, and many many grandparents. I would have dedicated my performance to Britney and sang Crazy by Charles Barkley. Stay tuned to see who goes home....
Haiku of the Day -
Cyclones beat Huskers
The SECOND time this season
We OWN their asses
Entertainment for the Day - I watched Idiocracy last weekend which is the movie where Luke Wilson (the normal looking Wilson and much funnier) goes into a time capsule and emerges some 200 years in the future and is now the smartest man. The setup of how the average human IQ is actually the funniest part of the movie. The smart people of the world are too focused on their careers to have children, yet the "bad genes" are the ones sleeping around and having way too many kids... thus the decline in smart people in the world. Thankfully it was only 80 minutes long (under 50 with my 1.5x movie watching habit).
Weblink of the Day - Dock your boat (using the arrow keys) into the space shown (in green). Fun little quick game for this morning!
Thoughts on the Guys Performances:
1) Phil - he's too goofy looking to win, but he's pretty good singer. Was that a Sting song? B+
2) Jared - Pretty boy with a forgettable performance. B-
3) AJ - I actually enjoyed the performance although he didn't look like he enjoyed that style. B+
4) Sanjaya - he's probably the most musically gifted of the guys, but way out of his element here. My pick for being gone. C
5) Chris - he can sing, but he was the "Affirmative Action" candidate in the fact that he doesn't fit the "TV-pretty" mold. A- (for the hot wife and proof that big guys CAN get the cute girls!)
6) Nick - I pick him to be one of the final 6 easily. I didn't like the song. B+
7) Blake - Probably the worst pick of a song and not sung very well. Very disappointing as I think he will be the last guy standing. Plus I hate the sidehat look. B+
8) Brandon - Zzzzzzzzz... don't sing Cyndi Lauper. C-
9) Chris - "Geek in Pink"? Didn't do it for me... although he was pretty good. A-
10) Sunny - I think he's got some potential and is more naturally gifted than the others for this competition. The teary eyed dedication helps too. Probably my favorite of the night. A
Backup Band - A+ best part of the show!!
Girls night last night - It's the girls' show to lose at this point!
1) Gina - I hate Heart. Seriously. No vote for you just because you picked a shitty song. Where were the roller skates and disco ball? B
2) Alaina - She's cute - was hoping she'd dedicate the song to me though:( That was overall pretty crappy and I think she'll be headed home. C-
3) Lakisha - She's good but not as much fun as last week. Definitely gets the "politeness" award. A-
4) Melinda - I like her and thought she was kick ass tonight! A+
5) Antonshitty - That was horrible - Should have been gone last week, should be gone this week. She's this season's Bucky!! F
6) Jordin - spells her name wrong. Good song, good job, too much crying. A
7) Stephanie - She's looking a lot hotter which is the icing on the cake! I didn't like the arrangement by the band but she still was darn good. Last note was flat. A
8) Leslie - She looks like Nichole Kidman, dressed like Avril Lavigne, and sounds like the Karaoke girl at the Viking Lounge (skat was horrible). I said see ya later girl! D
9) Haley - That was kind of hot... she's kind of hot.... Proof that not everyone from Texas has to talk with a heavy accent. B+
10) Sabrina - I'm still waiting for someone to ask me to "couple skate" - BUT that was a heck of a lot better and she'll go far. B... the bridge wasn't really in tune.
It was dedication night. Many emotional dedications to spouses, parents, and many many grandparents. I would have dedicated my performance to Britney and sang Crazy by Charles Barkley. Stay tuned to see who goes home....
Haiku of the Day -
Cyclones beat Huskers
The SECOND time this season
We OWN their asses
Entertainment for the Day - I watched Idiocracy last weekend which is the movie where Luke Wilson (the normal looking Wilson and much funnier) goes into a time capsule and emerges some 200 years in the future and is now the smartest man. The setup of how the average human IQ is actually the funniest part of the movie. The smart people of the world are too focused on their careers to have children, yet the "bad genes" are the ones sleeping around and having way too many kids... thus the decline in smart people in the world. Thankfully it was only 80 minutes long (under 50 with my 1.5x movie watching habit).
Weblink of the Day - Dock your boat (using the arrow keys) into the space shown (in green). Fun little quick game for this morning!
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