So my weekend was pretty average. We went to Glory Days Friday night for dinner. You know it's a slow night when the sports bar is showing Scooby Doo and some political talk show
"Camus can do, but Saartre is Smaartre"
"Scooby Doo can doo doo, but Jimmy Carter is smarter."
Saturday, the better half and I brought her car to the dealership to have a headlight replaced. i tried to replace it, but I think I would have to take the battery out to see what I'm doing. Luckily, it was only $12, though you'd think it would be covered by the warranty....
Anyhoo, I brought her in to work (sucker) then ran some errands. I took some time to catch the UMD game from Will Bowers's hometown. Unfortunately, UMD really stunk it up.
If there's a guy who played plenty minutes as a freshman, don't you think he'd either be starting as a senior or coming off the bench to give Sean Kemp (the young one, not the fat one) some rest?? UMD's championship team in '02 might have won the final 4, but this year's class beats them in arrests.
Anyway, I digress.
Eventually, I picked up Cara from work and we walked down to Penn Ave to eat at Elephant & Castle. It was fairly tasty and had a pint of Boddington's. Hadn't had that in a long time. Then we came home and didn't binge drink. It was like the first time in a month.
today was a trip to Costco, the butcher and the grocery store.
I finally made use of the pressure cooker that my better half gave me for my birthday two years ago. I made this chili recipe courtesy Alton Brown & Good Eats. It was ok. I wound up only using beef, no pork or lamb.
I'm sure you'll all be happy to know that the pressure cooker didn't blow up. I think tomorrow I'm gonna make Alton's beef broth
But, the whole reason I'm writing tonight is this: During the Simpsons tonight, there was a background voice that was saying what the characters were doing. It's like a vocal closed captioning. We talked to two other people and their tvs were normal. Has this ever happened to you? It was only that show, not the ones before or after, though they suck so much, who would know?
Dang, my brother just called and now I've lost all train of thought.
I'm still trying to figure out how to get these links to work. Any ideas?
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
this clip is incredible.
Click on the "JJ Creating space" link
I'm not sure what I like most:
the elbow
the other guy's reaction
the non-acknowledgement by the announcers
Gotta love the low-angle camera shot, too.
At least it was only an elbow and not a full grab, which is what you'd expect from someone in that uniform (especially him)
Click on the "JJ Creating space" link
I'm not sure what I like most:
the elbow
the other guy's reaction
the non-acknowledgement by the announcers
Gotta love the low-angle camera shot, too.
At least it was only an elbow and not a full grab, which is what you'd expect from someone in that uniform (especially him)
Porch sittin' What are the odds that Sean Taylor from the Redskins will pull a Last Boy Scout in the next year or so?
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Julius Peppers, currently a defensive end for the Carolina Panthers is so ugly, there should be a law to force him to wear a football helmet any time he leaves his house. I had to endure 4 yeas of his playing basketball at UNC! Yech.
http://www.panthers.com/team/teamRosterDetails.jsp?id=894
http://www.panthers.com/team/teamRosterDetails.jsp?id=894
Porch sittin' For those of you who know me well, you know that I have a sizeable collection of take-out menus. I put together a spreadsheet to track them all. Would anybody out there know how I can provide a link (or some other access) so that you guys can look at it? I also have a catalog of all of my cds, dvds, and so forth that I'd like to share.
Cara once suggested that I maybe scan in the menus so that y'all can look at them as a .pdf or something like that.
Or you can tell me to go f myself, nobody wants to see that, what the hell do I care?
Cara once suggested that I maybe scan in the menus so that y'all can look at them as a .pdf or something like that.
Or you can tell me to go f myself, nobody wants to see that, what the hell do I care?
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Has anybody noticed how long store receipts are getting? Best Buy and Home Depot are the two worst stores at this. Last year I bought some batteries from BB with cash and my receipt was over one foot long!!
Home Depot seems to have some contest that's been going on for 2 years on their receipts.
Aren't these the same companies that make a big deal about how environmentally responsible they are? F them.
I've started tearing off the unnecessary part of the receipt and leaving it somewhere in the store, either at the register or on the ground somewhere. Maybe the minimum wage kid who has to pick them up will complain and management will stop with these mini-toilet paper rolls.
I say we band together and start showing our disdain for these super-sized receipts by tearing off the bottom of the receipts and leaving them in the store. Hoorah!
(I probably could have worded this better, but I'm more of a complainer than a motivator, deal with it)
Has anybody noticed how long store receipts are getting? Best Buy and Home Depot are the two worst stores at this. Last year I bought some batteries from BB with cash and my receipt was over one foot long!!
Home Depot seems to have some contest that's been going on for 2 years on their receipts.
Aren't these the same companies that make a big deal about how environmentally responsible they are? F them.
I've started tearing off the unnecessary part of the receipt and leaving it somewhere in the store, either at the register or on the ground somewhere. Maybe the minimum wage kid who has to pick them up will complain and management will stop with these mini-toilet paper rolls.
I say we band together and start showing our disdain for these super-sized receipts by tearing off the bottom of the receipts and leaving them in the store. Hoorah!
(I probably could have worded this better, but I'm more of a complainer than a motivator, deal with it)
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
Thought of the day, er, evening: If you go to a bar, run up a huge tab, get into a fight with someone, and then get carted off, whether by ambulance or bouncer, do you still have to settle the bill?
Thursday, January 19, 2006
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Remember that door I locked? Well there's a wee little hole on the flange and I figured that an end of a wire hanger would fit perfectly in there, and I WAS RIGHT!!!! Not only that, but doing that unlocked the godforsaken door!! If I had a happy dance, this is probably what it would look like: (see above)
I did the same thing last night when I figured out how to get the stopper thingy out of the drain in the sink upstairs. The drain was clogged something awful. Once I got the stopper thingy out, getting the gook out was fairly easy, as well as nasty. I described it to my better half as "guts, some black stuff, and about 50 Slim Jims" and some hair to boot.
Now that it's unclogged, it drains like an airplane bathroom, with air pressure sucking the water down. Just watch out for the blue ice if you're downstairs.
I'm trying to watch the Knicks-Pistons "game" and the strangest thing is happening. In the background, you can hear all the sound about 5 seconds before you hear it in sync with the picture. The other channels seem to be working normally, though they do sometimes sound a bit tinny. I'm thinking it's time to get a new receiver. I've had this one for about 3 years, and I think when I got it, it was a bit behind the times. since we moved, it tends to 'Overload' when there is a short, loud sound like gunshots. It's pretty annoying. I guess it *could* be the way I wired it which may or may not be the same way it was before we moved. Eh. Something to look forward to.
Time for an ice cream sandwich and then OC!
Out.
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Have I ever told you how much of an idiot I can be?? It doesn't happen often, but I make sure to get my money's worth: One of the many bedrooms we have here at FuzzyMansion contains our treadmill, a tv/dvd combo, and a whole bunch of crap. Some people have a drawer, we have a room. Anyhoo, I decided that one way to keep the rest of the house a bit warmer would be to keep the doors closed to the rooms that we rarely use. I'm in this room for about an hour when I get home from work to use the treadmill. After that, I might peek in to use some of the food we have stashed in there, or maybe to look for something that I think my better half hid in there when we were moving in.
The knob has a lock on it that engages by pushing in a big button from the inside of the room. On the wall, there is a big rubber stopper to help keep the knob from scuffing or indenting the wall. It makes a lot of sense to be there, and I'm happy that it is. However, when the door is opened with enough force, the rubber stopper thingy is perfectly positioned to engage the lock. I discovered this a few months ago but forgot. Needless to say, I just locked ourselves out of that room.
I guess now when I go for my Weight Watchers' weigh in, I'll have a great excuse for fattening up.
There is no obvious way to unlock the door. I had to remove a similar knob from the door to the garage and it took me a few days to do it, even after I resorted to bashing the bejesus out of it with a claw hammer.
Maybe I left the window open that looks out onto the patio? Or I could install a doggy door from the other bedroom into that one (I have been meaning to drill a hole between the two rooms to feed the cable to the tv in there...) for whenever this happens again.
I guess I'll be shopping for more knobs for the other 6 doors in the house. ARGH!!!
On the plus side, tonight's OC has the most potential for an all-time great episode since the one where skinny girl and the hot blonde lesbian kissed.
Have I ever told you how much of an idiot I can be?? It doesn't happen often, but I make sure to get my money's worth: One of the many bedrooms we have here at FuzzyMansion contains our treadmill, a tv/dvd combo, and a whole bunch of crap. Some people have a drawer, we have a room. Anyhoo, I decided that one way to keep the rest of the house a bit warmer would be to keep the doors closed to the rooms that we rarely use. I'm in this room for about an hour when I get home from work to use the treadmill. After that, I might peek in to use some of the food we have stashed in there, or maybe to look for something that I think my better half hid in there when we were moving in.
The knob has a lock on it that engages by pushing in a big button from the inside of the room. On the wall, there is a big rubber stopper to help keep the knob from scuffing or indenting the wall. It makes a lot of sense to be there, and I'm happy that it is. However, when the door is opened with enough force, the rubber stopper thingy is perfectly positioned to engage the lock. I discovered this a few months ago but forgot. Needless to say, I just locked ourselves out of that room.
I guess now when I go for my Weight Watchers' weigh in, I'll have a great excuse for fattening up.
There is no obvious way to unlock the door. I had to remove a similar knob from the door to the garage and it took me a few days to do it, even after I resorted to bashing the bejesus out of it with a claw hammer.
Maybe I left the window open that looks out onto the patio? Or I could install a doggy door from the other bedroom into that one (I have been meaning to drill a hole between the two rooms to feed the cable to the tv in there...) for whenever this happens again.
I guess I'll be shopping for more knobs for the other 6 doors in the house. ARGH!!!
On the plus side, tonight's OC has the most potential for an all-time great episode since the one where skinny girl and the hot blonde lesbian kissed.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Sigh, I was in the middle of blogging last night and tried to save what I had but now it's gone. Forever. I should probably be more pissed about it but I'm too Even Steven for that now.
I got this from the Greenbelt, MD police report for the week ending 1/13/06:
First of all, does this mean that someone can be legally charged with "Flim Flam"? Do these people get their own prisons to keep them away from the murders, thieves, and jaywalkers?
Second, shouldn't the "victim" be locked up for a couple of weeks in stocks in the center of town for all of us to let this woman know that she's an idiot and should have some of her freedoms taken away for wasting everyone's time?
"Hey Complete Stranger, here's a wallet with something that looks like cash. If you give us some of yours, you can have some of this. Just wait right here and somebody will eventually be back with your prize" Frankly, the flim-flam artists should be given an award for not laughing in this woman's face.
I know my mom always told me to stay away from someone with "bad teeth and a curly wig".
I got this from the Greenbelt, MD police report for the week ending 1/13/06:
01/10 7500 block Greenbelt Road. Flim flam. The victim advised that she was in the parking lot
7:06 P.M. of Greenway Shopping Center when she was approached by the first suspect. The suspect was holding a wallet and asked the victim if it was hers. The victim stated no, at which time the second suspect grabbed the wallet and opened it. Inside was what appeared to be a large amount of money and some sort of bonds. The suspects told the victim that if she would withdraw money from her bank as a show of good faith she could take part in the proceeds of the found money. The victim then went to her bank, took out a large sum of money and gave it to the suspects, who then told the victim to wait inside the Safeway until a man arrived to ! give her more money. The suspects then fled the scene with the victim's money. The suspects are described as a black female, 40 to 49 years of age, 5'8", 200 pounds, with a dark complexion and bad teeth, wearing a black curly wig, a black leather coat , a beige shirt and black boots and a black female, 40 to 49 years of age, 5'9", 200 pounds, wearing a black hat, a grey jacket and skirt.
7:06 P.M. of Greenway Shopping Center when she was approached by the first suspect. The suspect was holding a wallet and asked the victim if it was hers. The victim stated no, at which time the second suspect grabbed the wallet and opened it. Inside was what appeared to be a large amount of money and some sort of bonds. The suspects told the victim that if she would withdraw money from her bank as a show of good faith she could take part in the proceeds of the found money. The victim then went to her bank, took out a large sum of money and gave it to the suspects, who then told the victim to wait inside the Safeway until a man arrived to ! give her more money. The suspects then fled the scene with the victim's money. The suspects are described as a black female, 40 to 49 years of age, 5'8", 200 pounds, with a dark complexion and bad teeth, wearing a black curly wig, a black leather coat , a beige shirt and black boots and a black female, 40 to 49 years of age, 5'9", 200 pounds, wearing a black hat, a grey jacket and skirt.
First of all, does this mean that someone can be legally charged with "Flim Flam"? Do these people get their own prisons to keep them away from the murders, thieves, and jaywalkers?
Second, shouldn't the "victim" be locked up for a couple of weeks in stocks in the center of town for all of us to let this woman know that she's an idiot and should have some of her freedoms taken away for wasting everyone's time?
"Hey Complete Stranger, here's a wallet with something that looks like cash. If you give us some of yours, you can have some of this. Just wait right here and somebody will eventually be back with your prize" Frankly, the flim-flam artists should be given an award for not laughing in this woman's face.
I know my mom always told me to stay away from someone with "bad teeth and a curly wig".
Saturday, January 14, 2006
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I'm finally watching Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on one of the hbos that we have. How is it that Mr. Steve Martin didn't win an Oscar for the scene where Michael Caine kept whapping him with the little metal dealy? He was robbed.
I just finished making waffles. Cara and I got the ubiquitous (Belgian) waffle maker for our wedding, probably at my request, and I haven't used it as much as I would've liked, though it's probably about the norm for wedding gifts such as this. The recipe called for enough batter to make 4 waffles, but I only ate one. I'm gonna try the Good Eats method to freeze the rest. It's not really a method so much as it is putting each one in a ziplock bag and putting them in the freezer. Maybe I can get my name attached to that method, much like the "Caine-Hackman Theory".
For those of you who may not know, the Caine-Hackman theory was introduced to us in the movie PCU with Jeremy Piven and David Spade. One of the members of the frat was researching a thesis that at any time of day or night, there is a Michael Caine or Gene Hackman movie on tv. A Bridge Too Far, with both actors (also: James Caan, Sean Conery, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal) would be his closing argument.
Frankly, this movie sounds like a key step in any 6 Degrees game.
My weekend plans: My buddy Tu is coming over so we can get sushi @ Sakura here in Bowie, and then maybe we'll watch some football. Actually, it's a guaratee that I'm going to watch, it's just a question of how long he sticks around for.
We both really really really want the Redskins to lose today. I wasn't surprised that they beat Tampa last week. It seems like the wild card games are filled with teams that aren't complete, they just played an easier schedule than some other teams. Seattle seems to be a vastly more formidable opponent than Tampa. But then, if Washington didn't get all those turnovers, they would've lost the game.
Tonight, if Cara ever gets out of work, we're gonna have dinner and maybe watch a movie. I'm going to make the Macaroni and Cheese recipe that was in the NY Times a few weeks ago. We'll probably also wind up drinking a lot too. That's been our new thing is Saturday night binge drinking. It's pretty fun. Cara has her margaritas and appletinis, and I'll drink pretty much anything that isn't 'girly'. It's always nice to hold on to a bit of your youth, isn't it?
Anyhoo, I gots to get a shower so I'll talk to y'all later.
I'm finally watching Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on one of the hbos that we have. How is it that Mr. Steve Martin didn't win an Oscar for the scene where Michael Caine kept whapping him with the little metal dealy? He was robbed.
I just finished making waffles. Cara and I got the ubiquitous (Belgian) waffle maker for our wedding, probably at my request, and I haven't used it as much as I would've liked, though it's probably about the norm for wedding gifts such as this. The recipe called for enough batter to make 4 waffles, but I only ate one. I'm gonna try the Good Eats method to freeze the rest. It's not really a method so much as it is putting each one in a ziplock bag and putting them in the freezer. Maybe I can get my name attached to that method, much like the "Caine-Hackman Theory".
For those of you who may not know, the Caine-Hackman theory was introduced to us in the movie PCU with Jeremy Piven and David Spade. One of the members of the frat was researching a thesis that at any time of day or night, there is a Michael Caine or Gene Hackman movie on tv. A Bridge Too Far, with both actors (also: James Caan, Sean Conery, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal) would be his closing argument.
Frankly, this movie sounds like a key step in any 6 Degrees game.
My weekend plans: My buddy Tu is coming over so we can get sushi @ Sakura here in Bowie, and then maybe we'll watch some football. Actually, it's a guaratee that I'm going to watch, it's just a question of how long he sticks around for.
We both really really really want the Redskins to lose today. I wasn't surprised that they beat Tampa last week. It seems like the wild card games are filled with teams that aren't complete, they just played an easier schedule than some other teams. Seattle seems to be a vastly more formidable opponent than Tampa. But then, if Washington didn't get all those turnovers, they would've lost the game.
Tonight, if Cara ever gets out of work, we're gonna have dinner and maybe watch a movie. I'm going to make the Macaroni and Cheese recipe that was in the NY Times a few weeks ago. We'll probably also wind up drinking a lot too. That's been our new thing is Saturday night binge drinking. It's pretty fun. Cara has her margaritas and appletinis, and I'll drink pretty much anything that isn't 'girly'. It's always nice to hold on to a bit of your youth, isn't it?
Anyhoo, I gots to get a shower so I'll talk to y'all later.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
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Have I mentioned how much I hate Olive Garden?
Probably not as this is my first post (maybe the 2nd if I figure out how to retrieve a draft)
Back when i was 16, I loved the place. It was the first of the chain, flavorless, crappy service restaurants that make a living of their advertising campaign. Since then, I've found that i can make a better dish. The marinara sauce is watery and bland, and everything else is in an unhealthy alfredo sauce. The serving portions aren't enough to overcome those deficencies. The service is routinely awful.
They're nice enough to indicate a few lower calorie dishes, but there's only like 3 of them. 3. I think one of them is just the salad.
Last Monday, Jan. 2, I had to work (such is the life of an accountant, we can't get enough of it) As a reward, we were bought lunch on the company. My boss was going to make the pickup and told me that she wasn't going to Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse in Landover/Largo but would drive to the OG in Bowie. I was highly disappointed with this, but the big picture was the free lunch.
I made sure to get my money's worth: linguini with seafood, liter bottle of mineral water, and a slice of cheesecake to bring home to my better half. If I had to work on her last day off before busy season, she was going to get something out of it.
The seafood amounted to 3 mussels, 4 or 5 of the little scallops, and maybe a half dozen of the inch-diameter shrimp. Oh, and there was maybe 2 ounces of pasta, all for the outrageous price of $10!!! (the special lunch price)
I will never be going there again. If I really need a pasta fix, I'll just make it myself. Lord knows I have enough of it sitting around.
Quote of the day: "Sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I wouldn't know because I'd never eat the filthy motherfucker."
- Jules - Pulp Fiction
Have I mentioned how much I hate Olive Garden?
Probably not as this is my first post (maybe the 2nd if I figure out how to retrieve a draft)
Back when i was 16, I loved the place. It was the first of the chain, flavorless, crappy service restaurants that make a living of their advertising campaign. Since then, I've found that i can make a better dish. The marinara sauce is watery and bland, and everything else is in an unhealthy alfredo sauce. The serving portions aren't enough to overcome those deficencies. The service is routinely awful.
They're nice enough to indicate a few lower calorie dishes, but there's only like 3 of them. 3. I think one of them is just the salad.
Last Monday, Jan. 2, I had to work (such is the life of an accountant, we can't get enough of it) As a reward, we were bought lunch on the company. My boss was going to make the pickup and told me that she wasn't going to Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse in Landover/Largo but would drive to the OG in Bowie. I was highly disappointed with this, but the big picture was the free lunch.
I made sure to get my money's worth: linguini with seafood, liter bottle of mineral water, and a slice of cheesecake to bring home to my better half. If I had to work on her last day off before busy season, she was going to get something out of it.
The seafood amounted to 3 mussels, 4 or 5 of the little scallops, and maybe a half dozen of the inch-diameter shrimp. Oh, and there was maybe 2 ounces of pasta, all for the outrageous price of $10!!! (the special lunch price)
I will never be going there again. If I really need a pasta fix, I'll just make it myself. Lord knows I have enough of it sitting around.
Quote of the day: "Sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I wouldn't know because I'd never eat the filthy motherfucker."
- Jules - Pulp Fiction
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Did anyone see this article http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/07/AR2006010701009.html ??
From what I gather, this guy cursed in front of some other Navy guys. Since when is it a crime to cuss like a sailor when you actually ARE a sailor???
Quote of the day: "Scotty doesn't know, Scotty doesn't know..."
Did anyone see this article http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/07/AR2006010701009.html ??
From what I gather, this guy cursed in front of some other Navy guys. Since when is it a crime to cuss like a sailor when you actually ARE a sailor???
Quote of the day: "Scotty doesn't know, Scotty doesn't know..."
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