All right, the George ‘Rush’ St Pierre t-shirt from my Mom was pretty cool. For those anti-violence people out there, GSP is the UFC Welterweight Champion from Montreal, Quebec. We met him on the tram in Las Vegas about 3 years ago (before he was champ). My ONE regret in life was that I didn’t get try to get a picture of him choking me out…so sad.
No, the coolest gift this year was from Kari. It’s a USB Beverage chiller.
The next must-have computer accessory is here. With the USB Beverage Chiller at your side, you can keep your beverage chilled and stay at your computer longer. Just seconds after plugging the chiller into your computer’s USB port (no external outlet needed), the coldplate chills to 45 degrees Fahrenheit, the perfect temperature for keeping your beverage chilled.
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Hmmm, doesn’t seem I’ve posted a whole lot about writing lately. Is that because I’ve slipped and I’m not doing anything? Not exactly, and kind of.
My latest short story sits at 4100 words. It’s been sitting there for two weeks. As usual, it’s not going exactly as I had planned. Vernon Archer, the main character, just isn’t as sympathetic as I had hoped. So that’ll take some editing. Of course, sometimes I get caught up in editing before I’m even finished the story…which can be destructive in the whole process.
Now, some of the delay has been that thing called Christmas. Heard of it? Yeah, things were a little hectic. What with me being Joesph, Kari being Mary, and Cordy being Baby Jesus (and don’t piss her off, or just like in the bible, she’ll smite you with flying alligators).
Oh, and that Ipod thing has kept me plenty busy. Just, you know, fixing it, and stuff. Because I wouldn’t want to disappoint Kari. I don’t want her to think I don’t like it.
Anyways, I plan on heading back to the writing portion of writing today. Today I introduce the fiendish Doctor Penghoul to Vernon’s quest….
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Okay, it could be Arrested Development. Though everyone I talk to watches this show…which makes me wonder why it was canceled in the first place. Or maybe I’m just an elitist and all the people I hang out with are, well, smart, and enjoy a good show like Arrested.
No, the show I know you’re not watching is Battlestar Galactica. The very thing that attracts it to certain people (Sci-Fi) is the very thing that prevents others from watching.
Which is too bad.
Basic Synopsis: mankind is nearly destroyed in a war with a robotic race (the Cylons). With mankind’s population a meagre 50,000, this isn’t just a war , but a struggle against extinction. The only faint hope is to find the lost colony — a place called Earth.
Like Star Trek (original series) , the setting allows for a freedom to explore many themes that would otherwise overpower another genre. Now, with Battlestar, it seems that the story is more important than the theme, so I dont’ think it can be ranked up there with Star Trek (a truly ground-breaking show).
But I’d put it in the same class as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (another show you weren’t watching) that was allowed to explore the themes of teenage life (and the early adult years) while disguising it with metaphors.
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…is an Ipod. Oh, yeah, and peace on earth and whatever.
But anyways, back to the goodies. Kari bought me an Ipod. Now, I’ve ALWAYS been a supporter of Apple and the Ipod. I was the one saying ‘no really, you guys should all buy one because it’s not just clever marketing…it’s not that you’re sheep…”
Okay, Ipod was my enemy. I battled them, staging one man boycotts, throwing eggs at vehicles with the Apple sticker on a window (that means you, John).
But damn it, the Ipod’s a good product. And now that I have one…well, it’s exceeded my expectations.
Another reason I wanted it, is I wanted an e-reader. I’ve found a few nifty programs that basically takes the note capabilities and turns it into a document. Of course, there is some converting from MS-Word to plain text (using Ascii characters to ensure that punctuation comes through correctly). But now, I can read works in progress, critics, other books (manybooks.com).
I downloaded a Thesaurus, a Dictionary, and some of Lovecraft’s works.
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Ever heard of Tony’s Pizza? Neither had I. Until two days ago. I thought I was getting too close to my weight goal (7 pounds to go)…things were getting too easy.
The flu took another 2lbs off (nice!). Why, over Christmas, what could possibly go wrong?
Tony’s Pizza is what could go wrong. Like a freight train made of pepperoni, bacon, and ham, it burst into my house and left us desperately trying to loosen our belts.
Mmmm, doesn’t it look good? The ‘wetness’ you see on the cardboard is the goodness. Who would ever think that bacon, ham, pepperoni and cheese could cause so much grease.
Now, the pizza wouldn’t be bad on it’s own, but I ate Santa’s face two days ago. Chomped it right down. His face was made of chocolate. What did he expect me to do? He was just sitting there, taunting me.
Eat me. Eat me. Eat me.
Screw you, Santa, I won’t listen.
Eat me. Eat me. Eat me.
But it kept winking at me, mocking me, flaunting it’s sugary goodness in my face — what did it EXPECT me to do?
Uggh, I don’t feel so good.
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