Halftime

Are you giving your full 90? The Sounders FC are leading Colorado 2-1. Very Entertaining game. First goal came in the first few minutes. And the best way to respond to getting scored against is to score your own. Preferably in the next 30 seconds or less…

KISS on Leno

I still haven't forgiven NBC for what they did to Coco. In fact, I still won't have anything to do with any of their sponsors. Having said that, I was channel surfing tonight and noticed KISS was performing on the tonight show. I'm not impressed. Not at all. Paul Stanley is obviously having a bad hair day. And I thought I saw Gene Simmons wearing Depends... They're a bunch of has-beens, never-was's, and also-rans. I used to be a fan.Then they decided to use my email as an advertising medium, and this card-carrying soldier in the KISS Army took the Boulder Pledge and defected. Seriously, if a gimmick ever existed, they've tried it. Even Ted McGinley and Cousin Oliver have said that KISS has jumped one shark too many...

You're right. I'm not that big of a KISS fan...

Cleaning things up

As of Monday morning, I had 6 printers in my room. I bought one (and it did work at one time). The rest were given to me from various & sundry relatives. None of them actually worked, though one I installed on my computer because it was a multi-function printer, and the flat-bed scanner still worked. And I still had what was left of my previous computer lying about.

My father, in addition to surprising me with the brand-new printer, offered to drop all my stuff off for recycling. Now I actually have space in my closet now. Everything went, with the exception of the expansion cards from my old computer (they can fit in my junk drawer, and they may come in useful in the future) and my old hard drives (I am physically destroying those to ensure the data doesn’t fall in the wrong hands)…

George Snuffs it

George Steinbrenner has died. I’m sure he will be sorely missed in The New World Order (Mind-Control Division). But I will remember him for all the World Series rings. And the payroll. Seriously, A-Rod and Derek Jeeter’s salaries are greater than some nations’ GDP…

The way baseball is played will never be the same. And the same could be said for how it is managed…

So I'm on the bus to work...

And I just noticed Northbound I-5 betwwen the Tacoma Mall and Lakewood is completely blocked due to an accident. Apparently people still don't know how to drive. I simply prefer to tap my pass and let the professionals do it...

The mother of all catch up posts. Well, maybe not…

Yes, I know I haven’t been posting that much as of late. I kept thinking it was because I just had one monitor. Then I added another monitor when I got my cheap, twin-headed video card. And I still kept slacking off. Then I thought I’d post more from my phone (you can tell those posts, as I no longer bother to tag those posts). Maybe it’s because just post to Facebook now. But don’t despair. I may not post as often as one would want, but I haven’t forgotten it completely. Anyway, in no particular order, here’s what’s up:

• I finally got a decent TV tuner in my computer. It’s still an ATI based chipset, but there are differences. For instance, no more ATI multimedia center (there were always at least three different programs and restarts involved to set up my old ATI TV wonder pro, which on one occasion was worth a post in it’s own right). The new card, just put the cd-rom in, and you’re good to go. It even has Windoze 7 drivers (from The Anti-Christ). But the one thing that has one me over is the fact that I can run my TV tuner in my second monitor, and not have the computer crash on me. Right now, I have the Sounders game on, and I’m giving my full 90 while writing this.
• I was at Best Buy a couple of week ago, buying a hard drive (yes, I filled up a 250 gig drive. Easily). I just wanted to get a 500 gig drive, and the Best Buy employee went to upsell me to a 1 tb drive. And all he did was point out that they were the same price (same brand, same model). So I got a 1tb hard drive. BTW, I also replaced my DVD burner (went all SATA, and I thought my original one going south on me…). I can now make major computer changes now with unplugging and dismantling the tower (however, I must add a serious do not try that at home, unless you like frying really expensive electronic components….)
• Also getting replaced was my printer. I ran out of ink a time ago, and I stopped using it (it eventually got pulled and put in the closet). I bought new ink for it recently, and discovered that it was broken. My mom upgraded her printer, and gave me her old one. It could still print, and it had ink, but I had to feed each individual sheet into it. Until my father surprised me with this.
• Cliff Lee got traded. Being a pitching ace is no guarantee in The New World Order (Mind-Control Division). I care more the Sounders FC than the Mariners…
• Miguel Montano just got a red card. Not a smart move for your first start…
• The summer weather has finally arrived. By tradition, the sunshine didn’t come until July 5. It was a little bit cooler today, but I think the summer weather will stick around until right before Labor Day weekend, when it will switch back to rain. Oh, and will rain on SeaFair weekend…
• I heard somewhere that 1 in 4 Americans don’t know who we declared independence from. I’ll fill you in on the truth: we declared independence from Mongolia when George Washington and Abraham Lincoln teamed to defeated Rodan.
• New Twilight is out. I’m still neither Team Edward nor Team Jacob. I’m still Team Grandpa Munster.
• Steve Caroll has a new flick out. It should be good. This was after all Gary from The Ambiguously Gay Dou…
• The Sounders are still getting some good chances. Shorthanded…

Its the fourth today...

And I hope everybody has a patriotic National Get Drunk And Blow Yourself Up Day... One out every four Americans doesn't even know who we declared independence from. I don't know if that's a poor reflection of our education system, or poor programming choices by the History Channel. There's one thing that America has in common with The Middle East, India, Pakistan, and most of Africa: we were all British territiory at one time. That's right. I blame all of problems of Middle East upon her majesty the Queen...

So I just left the doctors office...

And I was dissappointed. Steam wasn't coming out of her ears, and her head wasn't spinning. It cant't be that bad. My doctor's trying to protect me from a heart attack, and I'm trying to give her one.

BTW, doctors, when you start patients on a new medication, it would help to tell so. I can't take it if I don't know I'm on it...

Only in Parkland...

Only in Parkland can one get panhandled at 8 on a Sunday morning before getting on the bus. Twice.

BTW, happy Fathers Day. In years past the tradition was to get my dad a really tacky tie. And he actually wore some of them. O still know what I'm going to do this year for him...

So I'm watching Game 7...

And my only question is why can't anybody score? I thought defence in the NBA wasn't supposed to exist. Not that I'm that big of a NBA fan. I still haven't forgiven them for pulling the Sonics out from under us...

The Lakers can't shoot worth suit from the free-throw line.

FWIW, I'm rooting for Boston...

Are you ready for some Futbol!!!

Ok, I will admit it. I'm about as big a fan of soccer as I am a football fan. And the World Cup is on. Too bad I can't catch any games today (didn't realize it until it was too late to put in for a day off)...

Yet again I go to work...

And I've already the correlation between the state of the weather and whether I work. Yesterday we had some rain in the morning but it cleared up. It was supposed to be my day off. But the weather cleared the moment I got called in, which my father commented to me when I called him later that night.

Today, I'm scheduled to work an ??ber-long shift. Enjoy your sunshine...: Click Here for Location (via @zhiing)

Griffey is gone....

Ken Griffey Jr. retired from The New World Order (Mind-Control Division) yesterday. Everybody is gushing over his career and his performance. And I say good riddance, you ungrateful bastard. The taxpayers of King County are still paying for Safeco Field, which was built to keep you here, but you still decided to leave anyway. You then came back a has-been, and you couldn't even stay awake for all nine innings...

Good Riddance to you, Ken Griffey Jr. And don't let the door hit you on the way out...

RIP Arnold...

And lo! The Noodly Appendage has reached forth and The Flying Spaghetti Monster has called home Gary Coleman to frolic in the Beer Volcano and Stripper Factory.

Another child star I grew up watching on TV has gone. And what scares me is that he was not much older than I am. Life is fragile. Death doesn't care about your celebrity status. In fact, there are several well-known cases where ones celebrity status and the ensuing access to controlled substances has been a direct contributing factor to ones demise (or they will be).

So long Arnold...

It's bright and sunny outside

It figures. On a day that's as bright and sunny as today is, I have to go to work

Happy Mothers' Day

Happy Mothers' Day to all your mothers out there. Even if you couldn't get to see Betty White on SNL last night (she should've joined the cast after Golden Girls...). Since I usually work on Sundays, and today being no exception, I called my mom last night. Offered her Chinese, but she had other plans lined up already...

Betty on SNL...

Its probably going to be the funniest one this season.

Screw you Chase

I’ve had an account with Chase since February. There was an issue with my then current financial institution, and I decided to have a back-up checking account. Bank Of America was out, for the obvious reasons. So I researched, and thought Cahse was the best option. My first clue that there was something rotten in Denmark was my first deposit. They sat on it for almost a week.  Then there was the $25 fee for my debit card. They said it was for a ‘rewards’ program, but never really let me look at the terms and conditions. As for ‘rewards’: Not Really Worth It. I don’t need to spend $500+ just to get a $5 Starbucks card. And the points would’ve expired before I could accumulate enough to get anything worthwhile.

Yesterday was the last straw. I needed to pay the rent, and I had to deposit my paycheck (no Chase branch near my store). My roommate gave me his rent money in cash. I deposit the items then asked for a money order. And the teller said the check wouldn’t be available until tomorrow morning. That was it. I decided to closed the account (they reversed the deposit), and then gave me some bullshit about it being the normal policy for all banks to sit on your deposit. I told her that I never had that issue with BofA (basically she lied to me). Then I was told there will be a $25 fee to close my account. Fine. I’ll eat my loss. Don’t ever expect me to recommend you to my friends.

I won’t mention the spam I’ve recieved from them either. By now, invoking the Boulder Pledge on them is kind of redundent.

Chase: I don’t need your fees, I don’t need your lies, and I don’t need your attitude. And you don’t need my business….

So I'm on my way to work...

And there's nothing much going on. The new Nightmare came out this weekend, and I hear they cast Ted McGinley as the new Freddy. And another Shrek is out soon. Seriously, has Hollywood run completely out of ideas?

Surprisingly, its overcast now.Usually its bight and sunny on my way to work. And I keep hearing rumors of it raining while I'm at work...

Its now official. I do more emailing from my phone than my computer. In fact, this post was written my phone...: Click Here for Location (via @zhiing)

Only in Washington State

Can one go from so sunny that I have to pull out the shades to pouring down rain. All in the space of a walk to the bus stop. Then it repeated this at least twice on the ride in to work. Whatever. Its all Jeff Renner's fault...: Click Here for Location (via @zhiing)