National Gorilla Suit Day
joy.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
My Country Is Nutz
Passport Now Required to Canada, Mexico
Apparently, we gotta keep them crazy Canadian and Mexican terrorists out of the U.S. They're always coming over and blowing up stuff.
I can't wait 'til we drop a big, plexiglass dome over the entire country like how you use one of those food tents to keep ants away from your food while you're at a picnic.
After 2008, when the madness ends, I think the U.S. deserves a big, long vacation...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Next Time, On A Very Special Celebrity "Intervention"
So I'm sitting here watching E! Television (not my choice... but I'm too lazy to grab for the remote) and it's reporting on nothing but Lindsey, Britney, and Paris.
Show of hands: who's tired beyond tired of those three names? I can understand why the entertainment shows focus on them. TV loves to document celebrities imploding under the weight of their problems. TV has no sympathy or concern for them. It gets off watching the day-to-day decline: drunk here, rehab there, firecrotch here, no panties there.
But enough's enough. It's just plain boring. I'm glad Lindsey's checked into rehab. If you strip away the celebrity, she's a girl from a very broken home (c'mon - Dad's been to jail). She's has been thrust into the celebrity machine with a lot of money, no privacy, and no therapy. Of course she's gonna snap. Of course she's going to drown her pain by partying like a maniac. I wish her the best and hope she comes out healthy and happy.
I know entertainment news shows are not expected to report on world events like Iraq and who might be running for President in 2008 (which can't come soon enough), but there's a LOT more going on in Hollywood than Lindsey, Britney, and Paris. For once I'm actually thankful the awards shows are coming up (the Globes just finished, the Oscars coming up) -- it distracts the TV machine from it's current prey.
Show of hands: who's tired beyond tired of those three names? I can understand why the entertainment shows focus on them. TV loves to document celebrities imploding under the weight of their problems. TV has no sympathy or concern for them. It gets off watching the day-to-day decline: drunk here, rehab there, firecrotch here, no panties there.
But enough's enough. It's just plain boring. I'm glad Lindsey's checked into rehab. If you strip away the celebrity, she's a girl from a very broken home (c'mon - Dad's been to jail). She's has been thrust into the celebrity machine with a lot of money, no privacy, and no therapy. Of course she's gonna snap. Of course she's going to drown her pain by partying like a maniac. I wish her the best and hope she comes out healthy and happy.
I know entertainment news shows are not expected to report on world events like Iraq and who might be running for President in 2008 (which can't come soon enough), but there's a LOT more going on in Hollywood than Lindsey, Britney, and Paris. For once I'm actually thankful the awards shows are coming up (the Globes just finished, the Oscars coming up) -- it distracts the TV machine from it's current prey.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Mr. Toad's Lit Ride
Somebody took pictures of Disneyland's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride with the lights on after a mechanical failure occurred. Pretty cool stuff. That ride freaked me out when I was six - I thought the on-coming train light was a real train.
Link (via BoingBoing)
Many, many years ago I got to ride Space Mountain with the lights on after a mechanical failure. We had to sit on the ride, lights on, for half-an-hour while a faulty brake sensor was fixed. Once it was fixed, they ran us through the rest of ride at full speed with the lights on. Talk about scary. You don't realize how close the tracks are when you're in the dark. Of course this was before the big, year-long refurbishment in 2005, so the tracks might be totally different now.
Link (via BoingBoing)
Many, many years ago I got to ride Space Mountain with the lights on after a mechanical failure. We had to sit on the ride, lights on, for half-an-hour while a faulty brake sensor was fixed. Once it was fixed, they ran us through the rest of ride at full speed with the lights on. Talk about scary. You don't realize how close the tracks are when you're in the dark. Of course this was before the big, year-long refurbishment in 2005, so the tracks might be totally different now.
Random Musings
Well, so far January hasn't been a very bloggable month. I think my brain made a New Year's resolution to not think about anything...
So, what do we do when the ideas dry up? Talk about movies!
Saw "Pan's Labyrinth" - excellent.
(Peek-a-boo!)
Don't let the advertising angle fool you (which feature pretty boy above). It's not a fantasy movie full of monsters and magic. It's a much deeper story about a girl trying to survive in a civil war torn Spain under fascist rule. If you don't mind subtitles (unless, of course, you're fluent in Spanish), it's a worthwhile film.
Saw "Night at the Museum". One word: cute. Definitely geared towards kids. If you can get past the very formulaic script, there's some funny moments and I always enjoy watching Ben Stiller and Robin Williams. Take a kid with you.
(Make a wish)
Right now, we're watching "Cold Case". You know what makes you feel old? When you see the episode is dated 1996 and you think "Wow... that's not that long ago", and then you realize that it's over a decade ago. And then you feel old.
So, what do we do when the ideas dry up? Talk about movies!
Saw "Pan's Labyrinth" - excellent.
(Peek-a-boo!)
Don't let the advertising angle fool you (which feature pretty boy above). It's not a fantasy movie full of monsters and magic. It's a much deeper story about a girl trying to survive in a civil war torn Spain under fascist rule. If you don't mind subtitles (unless, of course, you're fluent in Spanish), it's a worthwhile film.
Saw "Night at the Museum". One word: cute. Definitely geared towards kids. If you can get past the very formulaic script, there's some funny moments and I always enjoy watching Ben Stiller and Robin Williams. Take a kid with you.
(Make a wish)
Right now, we're watching "Cold Case". You know what makes you feel old? When you see the episode is dated 1996 and you think "Wow... that's not that long ago", and then you realize that it's over a decade ago. And then you feel old.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
And I Thought I Liked The iPod
Apparently the fine folks in Dubai love 'em, too. They're going to construct an iPod-themed building...
Link (via BoingBoing)
Link (via BoingBoing)
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Mmmm. Toys.
I got my iPod Connector Kit for my Bose radio today at work.
So now I have a little docking station that I can plug my iPod into so it plays through the Bose radio instead of having to own a separate SoundDock for the iPod and a Bose radio for the CDs.
And I'm in a great building. The ceiling is very, very high so I can crank up the volume without bothering my cubemates.
2007 is gonna be a cranked up musical year.
So now I have a little docking station that I can plug my iPod into so it plays through the Bose radio instead of having to own a separate SoundDock for the iPod and a Bose radio for the CDs.
And I'm in a great building. The ceiling is very, very high so I can crank up the volume without bothering my cubemates.
2007 is gonna be a cranked up musical year.
2007 Will Be Your HAPPY Year
Okay, class - we're going to try something differently this year.
You're still going to experience challenges and surprises and advancements and setbacks and shocks and oodles of joy just like last year and the year before, etc.
But this year we're going to view everything, the good and the bad, with a sense of joy and appreciation. We're going to believe that even the bad stuff that happens needs to be happen in order to guide us towards even greater joy and happiness.
Instead of viewing a setback as a SETBACK, we're going to view it as an indicator to either challenge ourselves harder to make the setback a victory or we're going to see it as a sign to take a different path to an even greater victory in our lives.
Give it a try this year. Think differently. Let's see if you don't look back on 2007 and say it was the best year you ever had.
Awright then. Off you go.
You're still going to experience challenges and surprises and advancements and setbacks and shocks and oodles of joy just like last year and the year before, etc.
But this year we're going to view everything, the good and the bad, with a sense of joy and appreciation. We're going to believe that even the bad stuff that happens needs to be happen in order to guide us towards even greater joy and happiness.
Instead of viewing a setback as a SETBACK, we're going to view it as an indicator to either challenge ourselves harder to make the setback a victory or we're going to see it as a sign to take a different path to an even greater victory in our lives.
Give it a try this year. Think differently. Let's see if you don't look back on 2007 and say it was the best year you ever had.
Awright then. Off you go.
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