You know it's a slow news day when CNN reports on a "The Smoking Gun" article about Dick Cheney's hotel rider. Apparently he likes Diet Sprite and FOX news.
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And if that isn't enough to satisfy your lust for trivial information, Fidel Castro incinerates all his dirty underwear and has love for Spanish Ham.
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Ahh, St. Patrick's Day. The one day in March when you can get rip-roaring drunk and translate that to a celebration of Irish heritage. I was at my good friend's house celebrating their birthday, drinking Guinness, being attacked by small green girls. The crowd was getting restless and had run out of liquor so they were getting ready to go downtown to hit some bars. One of the house residents, let's call him.... R, stumbles up next to me as I'm sitting at the kitchen table and appears to be talking to someone on his cellphone. To this point he had been drinking Fireball Whiskey and Caffinated Beer and staying quiet as far as I could see. I look over to him and notice that he's not talking to anyone and looks like he might be sick soon, so I stand up.
It is at this point that I notice that he's peeing on the floor.
Yes. The floor in the middle of the kitchen. Right next to me. People start to take notice but no one can comprehend this situation, let alone do something to stem the ever growing pool of urine that is gathering on the kitchen floor. He doesn't quite finish up but he does fall down and hit his head off the cabinet. He is quickly rushed upstairs while we try to clean up and make sense of what is happening.
After a little cleaning I go upstairs to go to the bathroom, which is right next to R's door. Another roommate is sitting in front of the door to keep him from getting out. I do my business and come out to see him re-entering his room. A few minutes later he comes up the stairs again. Knowing that there is no staircase in his room to the other floors of the house we realize that he has been jumping out the window... on the second floor of the house... and coming back in. An attempt is made to settle him down but he will not be stopped. He runs out of the house without shoes or jacket. We decide after a few minutes that he is probably in danger and send people out to look for him. They return with no sighting.
As funny as it was at the time I'm still worried. Hopefully this will just be a thing we can look back at and laugh at someday.
It is at this point that I notice that he's peeing on the floor.
Yes. The floor in the middle of the kitchen. Right next to me. People start to take notice but no one can comprehend this situation, let alone do something to stem the ever growing pool of urine that is gathering on the kitchen floor. He doesn't quite finish up but he does fall down and hit his head off the cabinet. He is quickly rushed upstairs while we try to clean up and make sense of what is happening.
After a little cleaning I go upstairs to go to the bathroom, which is right next to R's door. Another roommate is sitting in front of the door to keep him from getting out. I do my business and come out to see him re-entering his room. A few minutes later he comes up the stairs again. Knowing that there is no staircase in his room to the other floors of the house we realize that he has been jumping out the window... on the second floor of the house... and coming back in. An attempt is made to settle him down but he will not be stopped. He runs out of the house without shoes or jacket. We decide after a few minutes that he is probably in danger and send people out to look for him. They return with no sighting.
As funny as it was at the time I'm still worried. Hopefully this will just be a thing we can look back at and laugh at someday.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Snakes! On A Plane!
A trailer for SNAKES ON A PLANE is out! I'm glad Sam Jackson fought for the name to stay. I can't imagine this movie even pretending to be serious.
Ain't It Cool News Article
And there is new evidence to support the theory that the universe went through rapid expansion in its earliest days.
The Universe
Ain't It Cool News Article
And there is new evidence to support the theory that the universe went through rapid expansion in its earliest days.
The Universe
Ahh. Lockeian politics at 9:00 in the morning.
I think it says something unflattering that I enjoy learning about property rights when my coffee hasn't even kicked in yet.
I caught up on Veronica Mars this past week. The first season was quite good, even if it's a little too OC/high school for my tastes. Season two isn't really impressing me so far but the clues they drop at the end of the episode keep me interested. I was pretty happy to see THE TODD from Scrubs as a juror in the New Years episode.
Eels: With Strings - This has been my album for the past few day. I've always like Eels but the strings really bring this up a level. I admit it, I'm a sucker for the chello.
I caught up on Veronica Mars this past week. The first season was quite good, even if it's a little too OC/high school for my tastes. Season two isn't really impressing me so far but the clues they drop at the end of the episode keep me interested. I was pretty happy to see THE TODD from Scrubs as a juror in the New Years episode.
Eels: With Strings - This has been my album for the past few day. I've always like Eels but the strings really bring this up a level. I admit it, I'm a sucker for the chello.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
The Blue Kaffee show last night was, as I expected, a flop. I don't really know what the real reason for the severe lack of participation but I would guess that it's a combination of everyone going to the other show, people taking BK for granted and an unreliable revenue gathering system. You can't rely on one show every few months to cover all the costs. If you do, you get situations like this where your event busts and you're shit out of luck.
I came across Scrubs the other day and don't think I've ever seen any show that so addicting. After watching Season One in a single sitting it's been hard to not watch 8 episodes in a row.
In local news: We're getting some of the fallout of the Williams/McCarthy debate on the sealing industry about now. Williams dominated the debate. No one was expecting any of the debaters opinions to change but I was kind of expecting some of McCarthy's arguments to be more then a poorly defended "animals are people too" and the same old stock propaganda that people have been using for years without realizing how wrong it is. Link:
And as for music this week: I finally started to enjoy Guided By Voices. I think I over did myself on Neko Case and The Sadies and My Morning Jacket last week so I'm making up with some good old 90s rock.
The Eels - With Strings: Live at Town Hall - What can I say. It's Eels with strings. Nothing really new here but I always like hearing orchestral renditions of music I like. I'll probably won't be listening to this over and over but It reminded me of the good old days of Shootennany.
Scrubs Season One Soundtrack - Everything on this counts as a guilty pleasure. It's like the OC soundtrack. Lots of poppy little songs that I either really like or at the very least are catchy.
See You on the Moon! Songs for Kids of All Ages - Lots of my favourite artists singing childrens songs. Sufjan Stevens, Great Lake Swimmers, Broken Social Scene, Mark Kozelek, Kid Koala, etc. This album hits a lot of different styles and works as an introduction to the styles. The Broken Social Scene song, Puff The Magic Dragon, is probably the saddest version of it ever made, though.
The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mysics - About what you'd expect after Yoshimi. It's great and it feels like they're being a bit more preofessional with their production. Free Radical is flat out addicting and Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung feels like something straight out of Pink Floyd. Highly Recommended.
I came across Scrubs the other day and don't think I've ever seen any show that so addicting. After watching Season One in a single sitting it's been hard to not watch 8 episodes in a row.
In local news: We're getting some of the fallout of the Williams/McCarthy debate on the sealing industry about now. Williams dominated the debate. No one was expecting any of the debaters opinions to change but I was kind of expecting some of McCarthy's arguments to be more then a poorly defended "animals are people too" and the same old stock propaganda that people have been using for years without realizing how wrong it is. Link:
And as for music this week: I finally started to enjoy Guided By Voices. I think I over did myself on Neko Case and The Sadies and My Morning Jacket last week so I'm making up with some good old 90s rock.
The Eels - With Strings: Live at Town Hall - What can I say. It's Eels with strings. Nothing really new here but I always like hearing orchestral renditions of music I like. I'll probably won't be listening to this over and over but It reminded me of the good old days of Shootennany.
Scrubs Season One Soundtrack - Everything on this counts as a guilty pleasure. It's like the OC soundtrack. Lots of poppy little songs that I either really like or at the very least are catchy.
See You on the Moon! Songs for Kids of All Ages - Lots of my favourite artists singing childrens songs. Sufjan Stevens, Great Lake Swimmers, Broken Social Scene, Mark Kozelek, Kid Koala, etc. This album hits a lot of different styles and works as an introduction to the styles. The Broken Social Scene song, Puff The Magic Dragon, is probably the saddest version of it ever made, though.
The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mysics - About what you'd expect after Yoshimi. It's great and it feels like they're being a bit more preofessional with their production. Free Radical is flat out addicting and Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung feels like something straight out of Pink Floyd. Highly Recommended.
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