It's Friday (finally!). So in honor of such a momentous occasion, I hope to have a really good blog for you to start your weekend with (mine starts around 11 with a half day!!)
I had a weird Text Message come through yesterday from a Rochester number, but not a familiar one. It simply said:
Hey Ashley, I'm sitting next to (Jon Doe) right now.
Name was changed to protect the idiots. So having just given a teammate crap for not having fun with a random caller that called our IBM team room looking for a new belt for his car..... I decided to have some fun. My response:
Who's Ashley? Is (Jon) hot?
Their response: Wtf who dis?
My response: Not ashley - u didnt answer my ?s:)
Their response: Im a guy but i guess so if ur a girl now who are u
And I left it at that. But then last night at rehearsal, I get the following.... FROM A DIFFERENT ROCHESTER NUMBER:
lol - i was jk. (Jon Doe) told me to say it. I dont even know you either. they just say ur name is either ashley or tipdrill? idk. sorry tho i guess. peace
So of course I have to inquire about "tipdrill":
Tipdrill? Sounds kind of kinky! I hate to tell ya but ur way off here:) Good luck with Ashley and the Tool woman.
And that's all I gots to say about that. I at least take the time to add punctuation when I TM. Guess I'm old fashioned like that.
I also decided to come up with my version of "The Greatest CD Ever Made" and despite my best efforts, I had to break it into a double disc set. So here are my selections for what would be "The Greatest CD Ever Made". Considering each CD should be able to hold 15 songs easily. Or in iPod speak "the greatest playlist limited to 30 songs". The order is determined not in importance, but to make each CD flow well together.
Greatest CD Disc 1
1) AC/DC - Thunderstruck
2) Michael Jackson - Thriller
3) U2 - Beautiful Day
4) Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
5) Dee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
6) Van Halen - Panama
7) Metallica - Enter Sandman
8) The Who - Pinball Wizard
9) Eminem - Lose Yourself
10) Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
11) Guns 'N Roses - Patience
12) Ozzy Ozzbourne - No More Tears
13) Prince - Kiss
14) Korn - Freak On A Leash
15) Madonna - Vogue
Greatest CD Disc 2
1) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2) NIN - Closer
3) Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
4) Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
5) DC Talk - It's Killing Me / Dive
6) Rose Royce - Car Wash
7) Aerosmith - Rag Doll
8) Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
9) Garbage - Androgyny
10) Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge
11) The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
12) Cake - I Will Survive
13) U2 - Please
14) Michael Jackson - Billy Jean
15) Elvis - Viva Las Vegas
(hidden track) - The Pennsylvania Polka
There ya go. Have a great weekend! I'll be in La Crosse for my last concerts of the 2005-2006 season!!
Song of the Day - Take your pick from above. Although I do have that particular list up right now and currently Smashing Pumpkins is on. So there.
Video of the Day - This one might take some effort if you want to really see the good stuff. This is a link to the official trailer for Mel Gibson's movie Apocalypto. There is a funny easter egg in here to look for if you have a minute or two and would like to see it. Wait for the shot of the monkey screaming (about 3/4 of the way through it) and then hit the pause button in the lower left. Then use the frame back button to rewind about 10-15 frames. You'll know you found it when you get there! Well worth the effort!
Webpage of the Day - Even though the guy hit his goal, this was pretty funny to stumble across yesterday. There still is no comment as to his sudden popularity around the world in one day. Plus no pictures yet as to how he plans on collecting. I don't think Hazel would like a bet such as this!
Peace! I'm outa here!
Friday, April 28, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
'Cause You Had A Bad Day
AI saw the dismissal of Kellie. So all of my conspiracy theories go out the window (for this week) and the American people (some 47 million people!!!) have spoken. Good riddance. I am glad to see her go as for two weeks in a row, she was horrible. My ranking for this week: Elliott, Chris, Katharine, Taylor, Paris, Bye-Bye Kellie. And no, I wasn't impressed with Andrea Bocelli who's comments were about as helpful as Paula's. But David Foster was pretty cool. He wasn't afraid to work on the "nuts and bolts" of the performance. Stuff like pitch problems, technique, etc. That's what these folks need right now.
One thing I find ironic is not only do we have more people voting for American Idol every week than vote for the president every 4 years (AI only has a 2 hour window where most voting offices are open 12+ hours), but how the AI results are major headlines on every news webpage. Right up there with the abolishing of FEMA, Gas Prices issues, and Snoop Dogg going into custody at Heathrow. Scotland Yard obviously doesn't like the D-O-double-gizzo.
We had an "ice-breaking" event here at work yesterday. We had beautiful weather and gave the people in our area an hour to go mingle and play some simple games to try to win fabulous prizes. It was a good time except I got too much sun in the hour that I was out there without a hat. It's time like this that I hate being bald. So now the top of my head is red (doesn't hurt, just looks red) and I'll probably hear jokes about it all day. I don't mind shaving my head since there's no hair up there to really save anyways - but there are a few bad things that come with being bald. Obviously the sun and burning every time I spend more than 10 minutes in the sun without a hat. Another thing that I hate are the constant bald jokes.... think I haven't heard them all yet? Plus it seems so easy to make fun of the bald guy. I also hate having to buy new razors all the time to continue shaving it every couple of days. Gets expensive!!! Oh well......
Golf last night was horrendous for me. I shot somewhere between 30 and 100 is all I'm going to say. I was driving the ball really well (only missed one fairway when using my driver), but then it was a challenge from there of getting the ball onto the green. And my putting was pretty crappy as well - just had an overall hard time judging speeds and distances last night. Must have been all that sun. I did enjoy the nice cool weather and the ability to be outside enjoying it. That's enough reason to golf right there.
Song of the Day - I pulled the Stone Temple Pilots back out. I know most people who enjoy STP don't even own Shangri La Di Da (their last studio album), but I rather enjoy that album. Today on the way in to work I was listening to Wonderful which is an awesome song and I would place it in their top 5 list of greatest songs. I wish STP was still together as they were one of the most musical bands of my generation.
Video of the Day - I watched Good Night and Good Luck this week. I didn't live through the McCarthyism era, only read about it in history books, so I enjoyed the movie, but probably didn't fully appreciate it. I did find it ironic the parallels between McCarthy accusing everyone of being communist, and today's current administration accusing everyone of being a terrorist. Interesting how history has a natural way of repeating itself.
Webpage of the Day - All of you Nickelback fans will appreciate this one. Kahn sent this to me and I thought it was well done and proves a point. I'd still go see Nickelback in concert though. I don't care for their new song though. Sounds too much like their other ones probably:)
One thing I find ironic is not only do we have more people voting for American Idol every week than vote for the president every 4 years (AI only has a 2 hour window where most voting offices are open 12+ hours), but how the AI results are major headlines on every news webpage. Right up there with the abolishing of FEMA, Gas Prices issues, and Snoop Dogg going into custody at Heathrow. Scotland Yard obviously doesn't like the D-O-double-gizzo.
We had an "ice-breaking" event here at work yesterday. We had beautiful weather and gave the people in our area an hour to go mingle and play some simple games to try to win fabulous prizes. It was a good time except I got too much sun in the hour that I was out there without a hat. It's time like this that I hate being bald. So now the top of my head is red (doesn't hurt, just looks red) and I'll probably hear jokes about it all day. I don't mind shaving my head since there's no hair up there to really save anyways - but there are a few bad things that come with being bald. Obviously the sun and burning every time I spend more than 10 minutes in the sun without a hat. Another thing that I hate are the constant bald jokes.... think I haven't heard them all yet? Plus it seems so easy to make fun of the bald guy. I also hate having to buy new razors all the time to continue shaving it every couple of days. Gets expensive!!! Oh well......
Golf last night was horrendous for me. I shot somewhere between 30 and 100 is all I'm going to say. I was driving the ball really well (only missed one fairway when using my driver), but then it was a challenge from there of getting the ball onto the green. And my putting was pretty crappy as well - just had an overall hard time judging speeds and distances last night. Must have been all that sun. I did enjoy the nice cool weather and the ability to be outside enjoying it. That's enough reason to golf right there.
Song of the Day - I pulled the Stone Temple Pilots back out. I know most people who enjoy STP don't even own Shangri La Di Da (their last studio album), but I rather enjoy that album. Today on the way in to work I was listening to Wonderful which is an awesome song and I would place it in their top 5 list of greatest songs. I wish STP was still together as they were one of the most musical bands of my generation.
Video of the Day - I watched Good Night and Good Luck this week. I didn't live through the McCarthyism era, only read about it in history books, so I enjoyed the movie, but probably didn't fully appreciate it. I did find it ironic the parallels between McCarthy accusing everyone of being communist, and today's current administration accusing everyone of being a terrorist. Interesting how history has a natural way of repeating itself.
Webpage of the Day - All of you Nickelback fans will appreciate this one. Kahn sent this to me and I thought it was well done and proves a point. I'd still go see Nickelback in concert though. I don't care for their new song though. Sounds too much like their other ones probably:)
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
More Cowbell!
I did not get to AI last night. I came home at the start of the 3rd period with the Red Wings trailing 3-1. With an awesome 3rd period, they came back to tie it at 3-3. Then what looks like they should have won turned into a fluke (Roloson is cheating again) so into double overtime they went. RedWings lose 4-3. Dangit. Not only was I up until after 1am watching it, but they lost on top of it all. So now what? I still think Legace is the man, someone just needs to kick him in the ass to make him start playing up to his potential. The offense is starting to gel (like Magellin) so there's still a lot of hope for them Thursday night in game 4. Hazel still fails to see the importance of hockey on our culture and society influences.... especially from double overtime. I'll continue to work on her.
On my drive to La Crosse last night, I picked up the hiccups. I caught them at around 5:32 (yes, I looked at the clock) and was still having them around 6:05. So over 30 minutes of the dang hiccups. I get hiccups maybe 2 times a year, but never this bad. I'm not a doctor (but I play one on TV) so I looked up the phenomenon known as "hiccups":
The medical term is singultus. While many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, or drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage.
Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors. It is still unclear to scientists exactly why hiccups occur, particularly because it doesn't seem to give us any specific benefit. Some speculation exists that hiccups are a remnant of a bodily function that has been phased out by evolution, such as the move from aquatic gilled creatures to land animals. More research is required to ascertain their true nature, origins, and purpose, if any.
While some people who have seen me eat might think it was from eating too fast.... I beg to differ. I had just taken a big cold gulp of water when they occured. So your guess is as good as mine. I did try to "cure myself" on my drive to La Crosse (for lack of anything better to do). I did the deep breaths for a couple of minutes, but that only made me light headed to the point of wanting to pass out. Not good on I-90 going 74 miles an hour (speed limit is 70, btw). Then I tried the hold my breath as long as I could. This also causes light headedness but I was actually shocked at how long I could hold my breath without being forced to. Finally I resorted to my engineering mentality to scare myself. I would set my alarm on my new kick-ass phone and turn it to as loud as it would go. I would then hold the phone next to my ear and try to relax while I was driving (and hiccupping all the while about every 6-7 seconds). Then without warning the phone's alarm would go off and "scare" me. The first one didn't work so I tried it again - finally with some success!
I remember my mom having hiccups once in the car (about a year ago) and while dad was filling the car with gas, I pulled out a $10 bill and offered it to my mom if she had one more hiccup. She couldn't do it anymore. I've done that to Claire before (who would act another hiccup just to take my money) and it also worked. Not sure why it works but it does usually if the person isn't suspecting it. My mom called it "black magic".
Rehearsal went much better last night than last week - so I'm more excited for this concert than I was last week. We also got the 4-1-1 on the music for next year.... more on that later on. Golf league tonight - I'm shooting for sub-50 tonight!
Song of the Day - In researching the next link, I now have Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear The Reaper going through my head. And yes, with more cow bell!
Video of the Day - In one of the greatest Christopher Walken clips (no, not the shiny gold watch), "Bruce Dickinson" (no relation) demands simply.... MORE COW BELL!! Some wonderful words to live by in our daily actions.
Webpage of the Day - Here's a new idea - blacklight ink tattoos!! So you can't see it 99% of the time, but get under the blacklights and instant tattoo! I might have to keep my eye on this idea. See if they can do a kickass Cy tattoo for me to enjoy at Rock N' Bowl.
On my drive to La Crosse last night, I picked up the hiccups. I caught them at around 5:32 (yes, I looked at the clock) and was still having them around 6:05. So over 30 minutes of the dang hiccups. I get hiccups maybe 2 times a year, but never this bad. I'm not a doctor (but I play one on TV) so I looked up the phenomenon known as "hiccups":
The medical term is singultus. While many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, or drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage.
Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors. It is still unclear to scientists exactly why hiccups occur, particularly because it doesn't seem to give us any specific benefit. Some speculation exists that hiccups are a remnant of a bodily function that has been phased out by evolution, such as the move from aquatic gilled creatures to land animals. More research is required to ascertain their true nature, origins, and purpose, if any.
While some people who have seen me eat might think it was from eating too fast.... I beg to differ. I had just taken a big cold gulp of water when they occured. So your guess is as good as mine. I did try to "cure myself" on my drive to La Crosse (for lack of anything better to do). I did the deep breaths for a couple of minutes, but that only made me light headed to the point of wanting to pass out. Not good on I-90 going 74 miles an hour (speed limit is 70, btw). Then I tried the hold my breath as long as I could. This also causes light headedness but I was actually shocked at how long I could hold my breath without being forced to. Finally I resorted to my engineering mentality to scare myself. I would set my alarm on my new kick-ass phone and turn it to as loud as it would go. I would then hold the phone next to my ear and try to relax while I was driving (and hiccupping all the while about every 6-7 seconds). Then without warning the phone's alarm would go off and "scare" me. The first one didn't work so I tried it again - finally with some success!
I remember my mom having hiccups once in the car (about a year ago) and while dad was filling the car with gas, I pulled out a $10 bill and offered it to my mom if she had one more hiccup. She couldn't do it anymore. I've done that to Claire before (who would act another hiccup just to take my money) and it also worked. Not sure why it works but it does usually if the person isn't suspecting it. My mom called it "black magic".
Rehearsal went much better last night than last week - so I'm more excited for this concert than I was last week. We also got the 4-1-1 on the music for next year.... more on that later on. Golf league tonight - I'm shooting for sub-50 tonight!
Song of the Day - In researching the next link, I now have Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear The Reaper going through my head. And yes, with more cow bell!
Video of the Day - In one of the greatest Christopher Walken clips (no, not the shiny gold watch), "Bruce Dickinson" (no relation) demands simply.... MORE COW BELL!! Some wonderful words to live by in our daily actions.
Webpage of the Day - Here's a new idea - blacklight ink tattoos!! So you can't see it 99% of the time, but get under the blacklights and instant tattoo! I might have to keep my eye on this idea. See if they can do a kickass Cy tattoo for me to enjoy at Rock N' Bowl.
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