Friday, February 26, 2010
In Las Vegas
I just ate a steak and decided to blog about it with my mobile phone. Yea to steak and weekends in Vegas. If you need a bet made please let me know. I like to gamble on sports.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Avatar
What the hell was that?
Could James Cameron have been any more heavy handed with his political and enviroment messages? It was hard to watch at the end because the dialogue and plot got borderline unbearable. I don't mind subtle plot points and the occasional lecture but Avatar was so over the top I groaned several times during the movie, bah. The special effects were pretty good and worth watching on the big screen AND in 3D so I would go see the movie just because of that (which is why I did) but don't expect a lot from the plot. I don't think this movie will stand the test of time like Star Wars has simply because it's going to get passed by quickly with movies that have much better plots.
Our team party was on Friday and it was held at a small glass blowing company called glassybaby that sells high end candle holders and glasses (tumblers). I bought two just so people would stop hassling me but at $40 a piece I wish they would have come with $20 worth of something to offset the insane cost of 2 at $88. SOB!
After missing Big Brother / Big Sister for a few weeks due to x-mas vacation, my trip to the midwest, and various other school holidays, I got back to elementary school for the second time in 2010. He's a good kid who needs somebody to talk too and he seemed genuinely excited to get a fridge magnet. BBBS is a neat program with various levels of involvment and I would recommend it to people who want to volunteer in small way. It's one long lunch a week.
I need to post pictures soon. I'll try to do that this week.
Could James Cameron have been any more heavy handed with his political and enviroment messages? It was hard to watch at the end because the dialogue and plot got borderline unbearable. I don't mind subtle plot points and the occasional lecture but Avatar was so over the top I groaned several times during the movie, bah. The special effects were pretty good and worth watching on the big screen AND in 3D so I would go see the movie just because of that (which is why I did) but don't expect a lot from the plot. I don't think this movie will stand the test of time like Star Wars has simply because it's going to get passed by quickly with movies that have much better plots.
Our team party was on Friday and it was held at a small glass blowing company called glassybaby that sells high end candle holders and glasses (tumblers). I bought two just so people would stop hassling me but at $40 a piece I wish they would have come with $20 worth of something to offset the insane cost of 2 at $88. SOB!
After missing Big Brother / Big Sister for a few weeks due to x-mas vacation, my trip to the midwest, and various other school holidays, I got back to elementary school for the second time in 2010. He's a good kid who needs somebody to talk too and he seemed genuinely excited to get a fridge magnet. BBBS is a neat program with various levels of involvment and I would recommend it to people who want to volunteer in small way. It's one long lunch a week.
I need to post pictures soon. I'll try to do that this week.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Back from the Midwest
That's right. I went to the Midwest two weeks ago for what is turning into an annual pilgrimage to see a Marquette game and hang out with friends. Jessica came along with me as we celebrated a 201 and friends X-Mas. Good times were had by all and MU won a game against Providence easily. After Milwaukee we went down to Chicago and stayed with David and Emily and their wiener dog puppies, they're so cute. The rest of the trip was a leisurely drive through along I-80/90 to the Akron OH area, where I have an aunt and Jessica has family. It was a long but fun week.
To anybody I missed on my short trip through Milwaukee, I'll be back in March for the NCAA tourney so let me know and maybe we can meet up then.
I should probably post some of the pictures from the trip to the top of Rainier from a few weeks back plus any pictures I can steal from Jay of the 201 and friends X-Mas. I'll try to do that in the next day or three.
A little notebook is something that I have to look into purchasing because all these great ideas to blog about during the day escape me on my walk home. I do know that Broadstripe Cable sucks and if possible it should be avoided at all costs. The managed to miss an appointment TWICE, screw up and install, and only managed to correct said screw up after a few days and multiple phones calls to tech support by me. Awful.
The Vikings game this weekend took a few days off my life and left me feeling numb inside in a way that hasn't totally gone away yet. Brett Favre - I still haven't made up my mind how I feel but the lack of interceptions during the regular season was a red flag for me. Somehow, someway, he was going to throw a pick when it mattered and SOB, there it went.
Drew hates American Idol, and while I don't really like it, I do enjoy the early rounds when people are delusional and have no idea they're really, really, bad singers. Oblivious people make my laugh.
Blog written and I'm out.
To anybody I missed on my short trip through Milwaukee, I'll be back in March for the NCAA tourney so let me know and maybe we can meet up then.
I should probably post some of the pictures from the trip to the top of Rainier from a few weeks back plus any pictures I can steal from Jay of the 201 and friends X-Mas. I'll try to do that in the next day or three.
A little notebook is something that I have to look into purchasing because all these great ideas to blog about during the day escape me on my walk home. I do know that Broadstripe Cable sucks and if possible it should be avoided at all costs. The managed to miss an appointment TWICE, screw up and install, and only managed to correct said screw up after a few days and multiple phones calls to tech support by me. Awful.
The Vikings game this weekend took a few days off my life and left me feeling numb inside in a way that hasn't totally gone away yet. Brett Favre - I still haven't made up my mind how I feel but the lack of interceptions during the regular season was a red flag for me. Somehow, someway, he was going to throw a pick when it mattered and SOB, there it went.
Drew hates American Idol, and while I don't really like it, I do enjoy the early rounds when people are delusional and have no idea they're really, really, bad singers. Oblivious people make my laugh.
Blog written and I'm out.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
New Year, New Me
It's 2010. It tends to feel a lot like a few days ago but I'm pretty OK with it so far. 3648 days from now I probably will know quite a bit more about what this decade will be like but I'm unimpressed to this point.
I had a solid X-mas with presents and such, including a delivery by the Post Office at 2PM on Christmas Day. It makes me wonder what went wrong. New Years was very low key this year. Fireworks made sure I was awake for the New Year but it was significantly less insane that 1999 was. I was in college and there was lots of partying involved and this year I struggled to stay awake. As I asked in my last blog post: when did I get old?
One thing has already changed. Dubai can't pay their bills and got a loan from Abu Dabi but they did complete and will soon open the tallest building in the world. Forgive the weird angle, it is Google maps afterall.
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The Burj Dubai is taller than even the TV tower in North Dakota. They might not be able to pay for it, but darn it, you're going to enjoy seeing miles and miles of sand in the middle east. I'll give Dubai credit, they might not be able to pay bills right not but at least they spent their oil money building a bunch of crap rather than hoarding it and enriching a few people. It's just to the East of the World in this map.
Flight is booked to Milwaukee for a few days before heading off to Jessica's family in Ohio. I fully intend to drink beer and eat German food in Milwaukee while going to a Marquette game.
Homemade tacos might be the finest food ever. I don't care if they are "easy" because I love them and I could eat tons of them before I get full. Gorging myself on tacos was an outstanding way to spend New Years Day. Mmmmmmm, tacos.
Blogging for today complete.
I had a solid X-mas with presents and such, including a delivery by the Post Office at 2PM on Christmas Day. It makes me wonder what went wrong. New Years was very low key this year. Fireworks made sure I was awake for the New Year but it was significantly less insane that 1999 was. I was in college and there was lots of partying involved and this year I struggled to stay awake. As I asked in my last blog post: when did I get old?
One thing has already changed. Dubai can't pay their bills and got a loan from Abu Dabi but they did complete and will soon open the tallest building in the world. Forgive the weird angle, it is Google maps afterall.
View Larger Map
The Burj Dubai is taller than even the TV tower in North Dakota. They might not be able to pay for it, but darn it, you're going to enjoy seeing miles and miles of sand in the middle east. I'll give Dubai credit, they might not be able to pay bills right not but at least they spent their oil money building a bunch of crap rather than hoarding it and enriching a few people. It's just to the East of the World in this map.
Flight is booked to Milwaukee for a few days before heading off to Jessica's family in Ohio. I fully intend to drink beer and eat German food in Milwaukee while going to a Marquette game.
Homemade tacos might be the finest food ever. I don't care if they are "easy" because I love them and I could eat tons of them before I get full. Gorging myself on tacos was an outstanding way to spend New Years Day. Mmmmmmm, tacos.
Blogging for today complete.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
When did I start getting old?
I bought an album of Christmas Music today. I used to hate Christmas music and now I'm listening to albums that are 45 years old and debating whether I want to buy more. Answer: No, if I buy any additional albums it won't be until next winter at best.
The kickball team has a white elephant party and this was the second year I went and the first with Jessica. I ended up with a couple of airplane bottles and a book of cocktails for an occasion that requires a drink. I gave much more inappropriate gifts as was the theme for this party but it was fun and I got to laugh a lot.
I'm going to my second Hardwood Classic on Tuesday. The Hardwood Classic is the annual Washington State game they play in Seattle for local WSU grads / fans. My buddy Aaron is a huge fan and I go with him every year. They play LSU so it should be a fun enough game to watch but it won't be a substitute for Marquette games. They won this weekend at least. (Stupid Vikings!)
Dear Santa;
All I want for X-mas is a snow day.
Thank you.
The kickball team has a white elephant party and this was the second year I went and the first with Jessica. I ended up with a couple of airplane bottles and a book of cocktails for an occasion that requires a drink. I gave much more inappropriate gifts as was the theme for this party but it was fun and I got to laugh a lot.
I'm going to my second Hardwood Classic on Tuesday. The Hardwood Classic is the annual Washington State game they play in Seattle for local WSU grads / fans. My buddy Aaron is a huge fan and I go with him every year. They play LSU so it should be a fun enough game to watch but it won't be a substitute for Marquette games. They won this weekend at least. (Stupid Vikings!)
Dear Santa;
All I want for X-mas is a snow day.
Thank you.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Holy Mid Week Post Batman!
That's right! I'm posting in the middle of a week bitches!
I just heard a headline that Detroit has nearly 50% of it's population unemployed. So if you're keeping score: the Auto Industry will probably never be able to pay back their bailout money, Michigan football finished tied for last in the Big 10(eleven), the Lions suck, the Tigers blew a huge lead and lost to the Twins in a 1 game playoff, the Pistons are down, and even the mighty Red Wings a middle of the pack right now.
Michigan: you're on the clock. That's right Michigan, you've become a drag on the states around you, they're picking up your misses right now and covering your ass. You either need to pick up the pace or risk being relegated English Soccer Style. If you don't step it up in the next 6 months you are running the risk of being returned to Territory Status. Puerto Rico has been stepping up very nicely lately and is a much more desirable tourism destination and would replace you quite nicely I think. Michigan you're on notice, and Ohio, don't think Guam isn't watching very closely.
I love Trader Joes. There I said it. It's a crazy company owned by some German lunatics. It's not quite as crazy as the whole Adidas - Puma thing but it's up there. They have the best sugar cookies, dried fruit, cheap wine, and don't even get me started on the potato chips. Best ever.
Mmmmm. Trader Joes.
I just heard a headline that Detroit has nearly 50% of it's population unemployed. So if you're keeping score: the Auto Industry will probably never be able to pay back their bailout money, Michigan football finished tied for last in the Big 10(eleven), the Lions suck, the Tigers blew a huge lead and lost to the Twins in a 1 game playoff, the Pistons are down, and even the mighty Red Wings a middle of the pack right now.
Michigan: you're on the clock. That's right Michigan, you've become a drag on the states around you, they're picking up your misses right now and covering your ass. You either need to pick up the pace or risk being relegated English Soccer Style. If you don't step it up in the next 6 months you are running the risk of being returned to Territory Status. Puerto Rico has been stepping up very nicely lately and is a much more desirable tourism destination and would replace you quite nicely I think. Michigan you're on notice, and Ohio, don't think Guam isn't watching very closely.
I love Trader Joes. There I said it. It's a crazy company owned by some German lunatics. It's not quite as crazy as the whole Adidas - Puma thing but it's up there. They have the best sugar cookies, dried fruit, cheap wine, and don't even get me started on the potato chips. Best ever.
Mmmmm. Trader Joes.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
I have a tree
Yep, I actually put up a Christmas tree. It is a few years old, made of cheap plastic, and has the lights already attached. What can I say, I'm lazy.
I saw the Fantastic Mr. Fox and it was excellent. It was stop motion animation and it was worth seeing at any price. I will be buying it when it comes out on film soon enough. George Clooney, who I normally dislike in films, did a very excellent job with the voice-over work and made me laugh several times.
The Vikings won again, over the Bengals, and have now cliched a spot in the playoffs which is outstanding but there is still work to be done. Get 'er done.
Jay was giving me crap the other day about the various things Beutler, so I looked my surname up and will provide a few links.
1. Beutler Corporation Heating and Air Conditioning in Sacramento CA. The best page is this one.
2. Beutler and Associates Real Estate in Idaho, oddly enough I'm pretty sure I'm related to them. I'll dig a little deeper since I do have relatives in Idaho.
3. Beutler Auto Serving Northern Utah since 1946.
4. MEAT! Serving Lafayette since 1953. Get your X-mas gifts here.
5. Prove your a Beutler with Beutler Genetics at the Scripps Research Center.
6. Need a bull? Go here if you read a little you will see "Beutlers will continue to be a part of rodeo's folklore."
7. Wikipedia Beutler and you get a few links. Most notably the current Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska.
I could keep going and listing individual Beutler's but I'm getting tired and I've certainly amused myself to this point.
It might snow in Seattle overnight and people are going to freak out over and inch or less of snow. Tomorrow could be fun.
I saw the Fantastic Mr. Fox and it was excellent. It was stop motion animation and it was worth seeing at any price. I will be buying it when it comes out on film soon enough. George Clooney, who I normally dislike in films, did a very excellent job with the voice-over work and made me laugh several times.
The Vikings won again, over the Bengals, and have now cliched a spot in the playoffs which is outstanding but there is still work to be done. Get 'er done.
Jay was giving me crap the other day about the various things Beutler, so I looked my surname up and will provide a few links.
1. Beutler Corporation Heating and Air Conditioning in Sacramento CA. The best page is this one.
2. Beutler and Associates Real Estate in Idaho, oddly enough I'm pretty sure I'm related to them. I'll dig a little deeper since I do have relatives in Idaho.
3. Beutler Auto Serving Northern Utah since 1946.
4. MEAT! Serving Lafayette since 1953. Get your X-mas gifts here.
5. Prove your a Beutler with Beutler Genetics at the Scripps Research Center.
6. Need a bull? Go here if you read a little you will see "Beutlers will continue to be a part of rodeo's folklore."
7. Wikipedia Beutler and you get a few links. Most notably the current Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska.
I could keep going and listing individual Beutler's but I'm getting tired and I've certainly amused myself to this point.
It might snow in Seattle overnight and people are going to freak out over and inch or less of snow. Tomorrow could be fun.
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