Well, today is such a slow day at work, so all I have to post is my most recently played tunes on the iPod. This is basically a filler post, since my brain is not in any mood to do much of anything.
Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog
PHD - Crystal Method
W.M.A. - Pearl Jam
Devils Haircut - Beck
Warning - Incubus
What You Are - Dave Matthews Band
Precious - Depeche Mode
The Wretched - Nine Inch Nails
Hero of the Day - Metallica
Sister of Mine - Foo Fighters
Not My Idea - Garbage
Que Onda Guero - Beck
New Life - Blind Melon
Soldier Jane - Beck
Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
Lifevest - Black Crowes
House Full of Bullets - Joe Satriani
Crack Baby - Urge Overkill
Geek Stink Breath - Green Day
On a Plain - Nirvana
Alive - Andy Hunter
Army Ants - Stone Temple Pilots
A Higher Place - Tom Petty
The iPod is favoring the 90's music today, especially Beck.
1. Which cable news channel will have the best "2006 In Review" ?
2. Which network will have the lamest New Years Eve bash?
3. Why do people feel the need to say "See you next year!" and think it is clever?
4. How many times will Pam Anderson get married/divorced in 2007?
5. When will the media realize that we don't care what Paris and Lindsay are doing at the clubs?
6. Will K-Fed make a comeback? (assuming he was ever good)
7. How many more terms will G.W. come up with in 2007 to avoid using the word "Civil War" in Iraq?
8. How will O.J. Simpson spend his new year?
9. Will Hollywood realize that Russell Crowe is a jackass, and his window of fame is closed?
10. Could 2007 possibly be a year without having to attend a wedding? The odds are good!
11. Which celebrity will go on a drunkin, racist rant?
You see, these go to 11, because 11 is better than 10.
Read these over, discuss amongst yourselves, and post your answers if you like.
The Lake has posted his answers to my list. Go check them out!
Not sure if this is really in the works or not, and Apple is not talking about it. looks cool, but I have to wonder how good the phone quality will be coming from Apple.
You know, all this media attention on how busy the shopping is the day after Christmas is overshadowing something more important.... Just imagine how busy the garbage men are this whole week! They have it worse I think, they have to be outside, picking up all the cardboard and garbage that was the result of all the holiday shopping prior to Christmas.
Just a little shout-out to the garbage men, courtesy of the B.M.I.
Well, the Christmas hangover starts today and I am exhausted. I feel like I have been running at a constant speed of 60 MPH all weekend. Making me feel like I am in the age range of the numbers on this photo!
After 3 days of running around, opening presents, and eating too much, I am looking forward to having some quiet days at work actually. Have to rest up for the Bears game on Sunday night!
Hey all you fellow bloggers, just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Enjoy the holidays!
This weekend will be filled with so much running around, everything will be a blur, and it will be time to go back to work before you know it!
The title of the entry is Tagged With a Movie Meme.
Popcorn or Candy? My sweet tooth will tell you Candy, but I prefer Popcorn with a Coke.
Name a movie you've been meaning to see forever. Blade Runner
Steal one costume from a movie for your wardrobe. The Orange and Blue tuxedos from Dumb & Dumber.
Your favorite film franchise is: I would have to go with The Matrix trilogy. The Back to the Future trilogy is second. Oh yeah, and the Indiana Jones series.
Invite five movie people over for dinner. Who are they? Why'd you invite them? What do you feed them? Vince Vaughn, Steve Carrell. I like to laugh, and I think these guys would have me cracking up all night. Daniel Craig and Clive Owen- because these guys are the coolest. And probably throw in Salma Hayek for some eye candy. I would feed them Buffalo Wild Wings and Beer!
What is the appropriate punishment for people who answer cell phones in the movie theater? Everyone gets to throw food and hard candy at them the whole movie, or until they leave.
Choose a female bodyguard: Ripley from Aliens, Mystique from X-Men, Sarah Connor from Terminator 2, The Bride from Kill Bill, or Mace from Strange Days. The Bride from Kill Bill. Nothing says “Don’t mess with me” like a tall blonde with a sword watching your back.
What's the scariest thing you've ever seen in a movie? I don’t really get too scared at movies anymore, but when I was younger, In "The Shining" when the blood flowed out of the elevator doors and they kept showing those two creepy twin girls. And also in Blair Witch Project, I know it was staged, but at the end when they showed that dude standing in the corner of the basement, freaked me out.
Your favorite genre (excluding "comedy" and "drama") You mean there are other genres??
You are given the power to greenlight movies at a major studio for one year. How do you wield this power? I would enlist my good friend McGone and his creative mind to help create the best movie ever! I picture it involving K-Fed as the star, Tara Reid as the costar, and I see Elephants, Robots, spiders and clones, LOTS of clones of K-Fed. I figure K-Fed’s celebrity weight will gross us over $500M!
Bonnie or Clyde? Never seen it, but I will choose Bonnie because she sounds like a badass.
Since this is right up your alley, I TAG you McGone, and also Single Girl, Jessie, Dagger and Reynolds Rap.
McGone did this last week, and I thought it was pretty interesting, so I decided to follow his lead. After all, I am just a lemming. (Click on picture to enlarge to see the numbers. You may want to open in a new window.)
Above is a panoramic view of my desk/cube/work area. I spend roughly 40 hours a week here, so I have to keep it entertaining somewhat.
1. A distance chart of the walking paths around the grounds of our building. These are part of the Wellness Center we have in the basement. Total perimeter distance is 2.6 miles. I try to run on this when it is warm, but seeing as how my body hates me when I run, I don't run very much.
2. Picture frame. Photos include (clockwise from top left): Our wedding, Ryan and Brett, our dog Molly, Brett on his 1 yr birthday. I know, I don't have one of Isabel in here, but there are a few of her in this photo.
3. My RAZR phone that MamaSlinger got me earlier this year. Love this thing, and LOVE that she bought it for me, even though it was HER birthday. Thanks baby!
4. Every cube needs this. An oscillating fan. This one is nice because it is tall and doesn't take up much space. I am not sure if everyone else's office is like mine, but it is a given that the building heat/AC be reversed with the seasons. In the summer, when it is 95 outside, it feels like 85 in here, and in the winter when it is 18 outside, it feels like it is 45 in here. I do not have a heater though, those things are major fire hazards. Shhh, don't tell the hundreds of ladies here that use them though!
5. Photo sheets of Brett on the left, and Isabel on the right. We got these from Sears Photo. They are a huge hit in the office. The surrounding grandmothers drool over the setup, like they have never seen 5 pictures on one sheet of paper before. it helps that the kids are cute!
6. Ryan's on his way to becoming an artist. here is a watercolor painting of a snowman. The babysitter assured me she did not help him do this. Not bad huh? The colors are a bit off though. Worries me that he depicts Frosty as having abdominal bleeding!
7. My trusty old work laptop. I actually LOVE this thing. I just got it earlier this year, and when everyone else was getting Dell's, they gave me an HP Compaq. I would probably never buy an HP by choice, but this thing is awesome. But the bad thing about having a laptop? You can work anywhere, and in my job that is so true. I was actually logged in one day in Arlington Hghts. sitting on a side street, tapped into someone's wireless router. AND, now they took away Admin rights, so I am not able to install anything on here without Desktop Support knowing. So I lost iTunes, and that makes me sad. BUT, if I had it, I would probably be spending way too much $$ during the day.
8. My wonderful 5 year anniversary gift from the company that employs me. At 5 years, there really isn't much to choose from, and this is actually a really nice clock. So I can't complain.
9. 30G iPod Video. Do I really need to tell you how much I love this thing?
10. More family photos. I try to change these out from time to time. Have Ryan and Brett on the left, Isabel's 3 month photo in the middle, and MamaSlinger and Ryan from Halloween 2005.
11. More of Ryan's art work. Here is his depiction of "DAD" I obviously have a big head, AND HAIR. At least he gave me skinny legs.
12. Hand Sanitizer. If you work in an office, this is a necessity. Especially when you walk out of the restroom, and the jackass in front of you did not wash his hands, but you are already reaching for the door by the time you realize it. So hurry back to your desk and use this, then go wash again just to make sure.
ALSO in this is my phone. I spend quite a lot of time on this, and if you call me and it shows OUTSIDE CALLER - you can bet I won't answer. Anyone that needs to call me shows up on my caller ID. I know, I'm a jerk. But that is what voicemail is for.
13. The cords that bring life to my toys. My iPod charger cord, and my cell phone cord. Because you know the iPod gets charged about every other day.
14. Important numbers I need on a daily basis. Numbers to my team members, and also numbers to our repair centers that I call daily. Without these I would be lost.
15. My little attempt at organization. Sure, it may look organized now, but keep in mind that I threw all of the paper on my desk into here so this photo would look like I actually keep a clean desk. I will be going through all of this crap this week.
16. Showing my patriotism! The good old American Flag, the best flag in the world (sorry Single Girl!). My neighbor on the other side likes it too, he is the ex Navy guy.
So, that is a rundown of my desk. Not glorious or anything, but it is where I spent most of my day on my ass. My home away from home (I hate that term by the way). What you can't see here is my wonderful chair, that obviously failed the ergonomic test in the factory. It is about as comfortable as sitting on a milk crate some days.
I am not tagging anyone to do this, but if you feel inclined to do so, be sure to let me know.
And oh how sorry I am that I did it. I have seen on other blogs this link to http://www.myheritage.com/ and you can put in your picture and it will match you with celebrities. So I did a few pictures (bad pictures at that) and after it did the "try to be cool like in Face-Off"" scan thing with a graphic of a head, I got the following results....
First attempt - Ok, Two of these dudes I don't even know. But I got linked to the HOFF! WOOHOO! But, WTF?!?!?! Annette Bening? Really? SERIOUSLY?!?!?! I guess I can kind of see how she looks like me, being a bit man-ish and all. But damn, that made me laugh. At least it evens out with the ex James Bond.
Second attempt: Ok, now this thing is just trying to piss me off. I was happy when I saw the first face as Edward Norton. But then I look at the whole picture and see not one, but TWO women! And, I think just to mess with me more, and to elevate the humor level, they throw in James Doohan and WILLIAM McKINLEY!!! Very funny guys.
This was pretty funny, and I tried it a few times and got pretty much the same results. But if you are curious, you too can go to the link on the above pictures and try it out.
As I sit here listening to my iPod, I find that I have a few bands on here that have been around for about 20 yrs or longer. And I got to thinking about how good/bad they are and what has changed over the years. So here is a little breakdown...
Van Halen
Whether you are David Lee Roth fan or a Sammy Hagar fan, you have to admit that Van Halen can rock. Eddie Van Halen - incredible guitarist. I am not a huge David Lee Roth fan, his constant screeching kind of bugs me, but there are some songs from VH that just rock with his voice. Plus he was a pure showman on stage. A few of my faves:
Unchained
Everybody Wants Some
Panama
And a lot of fans will say that Van Halen went soft when they replaced DLR with Sammy. And yeah i will admit, their style changed, but I still like it. A few of my Sammy faves:
Cabo Wabo
Get Up
Poundcake
I would have to say that my favorite Van Halen albums for each singer are:
David Lee Roth - Fair Warning
Sammy Hagar - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Even though I liked Extreme, let's not even talk about Van Halen III with Gary Cherone as lead vocalist. He was a good singer, just not a good fit.
U2 
I didn't really get into U2 until around 1989 when I heard Desire from Rattle and Hum, and I was hooked. I had heard a few of their songs from earlier albums, but was never really a huge fan. Then when Achtung Baby came out in 1991, I was blown away. "How had I not been a fan of these guys already?" Thus began my love affair with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. I had bought every new album since that day, and a few of the older ones.
Once I got Joshua Tree, I was again baffled at how I did not already own that album. I must have been in a daze from the whole transition from 80's rock and pop, to the grunge of the 90's.
As for a band growing over the years, U2 is the perfect case study. Achtung Baby was a different style for them, but it worked wonderfully. Then came Zooropa which I liked, but found a hard time listening to the whole album. They had gone toward the techno/dance side here, and continued that way on Pop. I liked that style, but still found it hard to listen all the way through Zooropa. Pop is considered to be their worst album, but I have to disagree. I think Zooropa is their worst, but we all know I am no music expert.
We all know the huge success that All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb has seen around the world. I do love these albums as well, but I am starting to get annoyed with Bono and all his world missions. Not to mention the stupid U2 iPod frenzy that they inked with Apple. Thank god I didn't buy one of those!
I do recommend anyone to go see U2 live in concert, they are incredible. The Zoo TV tour was incredible, but I have only seen it on video. It is amazing how U2 has survived for almost 30 years in the music world, given all of the style and genre changes. They are definitely here to stay, and I will continue to buy their albums.
Well, for all of those future model hopefuls, this is GREAT news. Just get busted doing Cocaine, and you too, can be a million dollar model!
We live in a messed up society these days. How is it, that a model that was caught doing cocaine, attended rehab, and even was given the nickname 'Cocaine Kate', is now making 3 times the money she was before rehab?!?!
Wow, what a nice message we are sending the young female population these days. I just watched a video clip on CNN and they referred to her as having "a wavy figure"and the style that used to be know as 'heroin sheik'. I don't know about all of you, but this woman disgusts me. I have never found her to be attractive.
It just amazes me how society is applauding her for making a comeback! Before her rehab, she was making $5 Million, now, thanks to the white powder in her nose, she is pulling between $17-20 Million. Yeah, she won't be buying any drugs with that money! Amazing, just utterly amazing.
Now, I need to go to bed, so I can rest and go to my job as a grunt worker, and make enough money to support my family. And while I am sleeping, Cocaine Kate will be snorting rows of Coke with $100 bills, and will probably net about $750,000 while my brain is in R.E.M. state. SWEET DREAMS!
So last week or so, I was tagged by RR and Jessie to do this "Post a picture of you as you are right now" challenge. It took me some time to do it, but here it is. As I am a guy, with no hair, I have no primping to do, so any picture of me is pretty much "as I am". I took this one of me as I was driving to work last week. I am not too happy about pictures of myself as I have a knack for looking like a deer in headlights, but this was good enough.
So now is the part where I am supposed to TAG someone else right? Well, the few people I would tag I know will not do this, so I am going to do a pseudo-tag to Utah Dagger, who already posted a picture of himself last week. Go check it out and enjoy!
Lately I have heard a lot of people say something, followed by "Knock on Wood" and then do just that. I have done it as well, but today I got to thinking..."Where did this everyday phrase come from?" So I went to my trusty Internet and did some digging. Here is what I found:
1. Most do not know that the origin of the phrase and practice comes from the rosary. Rosaries in the old days were made of oak wood and were fingered in time of distress or trouble. Thus, holding on to or rubbing the wooden rosary or its wooden crucifix when danger was near became a common way for Christians to deal with hardships and difficulties. The practice slipped into common use as "Knock on wood."
2. Meaning:
An expression said when knocking on wood in order to keep from having bad luck.
Origin:
One theory is that it originated in the middle ages when there were in circulation, pieces of the Holy Rood or Cross on which Jesus was crucified. To touch one of these was supposed to bring good luck hence touch wood for good luck.
Alternative: The Druids, who worshipped trees, especially Oaks, wore a piece of Oak around their neck to ward off evil spirits. Hence touch wood for good luck.
Alternative: You knock on wood because of those wily Wood Sprites. In medieval times, people believed in mischievous creatures known as sprites. Sprites are actually spirits or ghosts who were reputed to enjoy causing trouble and wreaking havoc in the lives of the living. Among the most mischievous were wood sprites.
If you were to mention something good, the wood sprites would try to foul it up. The thought was that if you knocked on the wood when you said these things, the wood sprites would not be able to hear you because of the knocking sound. Hence they would leave you alone.
There is your nugget of useless information for the week. Enjoy! And watch out for those Wood Sprites!
Lately my memory has not been all that good. And it is usually on small things. And usually MamaSlinger is there to keep me in check and remind me. But sometimes I do something that is totally stupid, and there is no one to blame but myself.....
Well a few nights ago we were downstairs cleaning up after the kids went to bed, and I let Molly out around 10pm. Then after a while we went up and went to bed. I remember checking to make sure the lights were off, and the doors were locked. The normal routine before heading upstairs. Everything was done and good to go, or so I thought.
Around 2:20am I was woken up by Brett crying and I went to get him. Now usually when I get up in the night, I have to be careful as I walk around the end of the bed because that is where Molly sleeps. Well I noticed she was not on her bed, so I figured she was sleeping in the boy's room. I look in there and nothing, then as I turn around I catch a glimpse of the playset out the spare bedroom window, and I can tell that our back porch light is on. Then, as I am thinking "That's weird.." it hits me....HOLY CRAP! I FORGOT TO LET MOLLY IN! HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN TO LET HER IN?!?!?!
So I lightly jog downstairs and open the curtains and there she is, laying on the deck against the door. I open the door and she jumps up and runs in, not even stopping to look at me. I stop her and kneel down to pet her and tell her that I was sorry. She just looked at me and just sat there, I actually thought she was shivering. She was pretty cold, but thank god it was one of those days that it only got down to 35-40 overnight, as we went through a warm-up this week. You think she would have barked or something to let us know, but nope, nothing!
So still holding Brett, who by now was wide awake and watching daddy freak out about Molly, I was petting her feeling so bad for forgetting her out there. As I turned to turn off the light and lock the door, I hear her run upstairs. All I can think is that she probably thinks "Jerk, I am not waiting for you, I'm going to bed where it is warm!"
So I got Brett a bottle, put him back in bed and then went to check on Molly. There she was, all curled up on her bed, already asleep. She still felt cold, so I went and got a blanket, and covered her up.
I know she was fine, I just felt so bad for her. Even though she does love snow and the cold weather, she is an indoor dog, a spoiled one at that, and she was probably thinking that we abandoned her out there for 5 hours in the middle of the night, never to let her back in.
Now when I let her out at night, she always looks back at me like "Make sure you don't forget me, old man!"
If you work in an office, specifically a cube environment, you need to follow these 10 rules:
1. If you need to listen to your radio "programs" please do so at a reasonable volume. Others may not be interested in the current Dow index or how to make the perfect holiday fruitcake.
2. DO NOT leave banana or orange peels in your garbage overnight. The result smells up the whole cube area.
3. If you need to drink something all day, do not SLURP it.
4. No need to be the office weatherman, the Internet does just fine. If Internet is down, I will look out the window.
5. Take note of the person you are going to visit. If they are eating, on the phone or have headphones on, do not start asking them questions. Go away and come back later.
6. Ziggy is not funny, remove all Ziggy pictures, calenders, comics.
7. If you walk by an area that has a party and there is food out, and you were not invited, do not help yourself to anything. People tend to NOT like that.
8. When you leave your desk for an extended amount of time, please take your cell phone with you. Your neighbors do not like to hear the polyphonic version of "Mambo #5" over and over for 20 minutes when people keep calling you.
9. If you really need to discuss your fantasy football team scores and the previous night's drinking and sex Olympics, take it into a conference room. The older ladies do not like to hear "man I was so drunk I don't even remember taking her home! But at least my boy Sean Alexander got me a lot of points!"
10. Chew with your mouth closed. That sound carries farther than you think!
Ok, so I just wanted to let a few fellow bloggers know that YES I did see the tag regarding the photo post. I have not blown you off, but I have been busy and not had time to do it as of yet.
So in the mean time, go watch this hilarious video and enjoy the holiday season. I found this on Land-o-Lulu, but some have had problems. So I updated the link below.
A Charlie Brown Christmas - SCRUBS style!
* is above link does not work, it is on You Tube also. Click HERE.
Or you can go read THIS for a nice laugh, as well as a reminder on one of the "unwritten rules" of commercial air travel.
Apparently Blogger has been picky with people trying to post comments to some of my entries. I guess the Word Verification was not showing up so you could not see what to type. If you have had this problem, please let me know. I turned off Word Verification for today to see if that helps. I posted a comment to this entry just fine.
Please try to post and let me know if you see the Word verification show up still. If not, post a comment and let me know. Thanks!
Everybody wants a guy like this on their team. 2 Kick Returns for TDs tonight, and damn that guy is just ridiculously quick. And he is a rookie! Hester set an NFL record with his fifth and sixth returns for touchdowns this season. He reminds me of Dante Hall a few years ago for Kansas City. Just makes plays happen and is exciting to watch every time he touches the football.
I have to feel bad for Rex also. Yeah he is inconsistent this year, but give him some slack. When they were 4-0, everyone praised him and said the Bears were going 16-0 , then all of a sudden Rex started his downward spiral. Yeah he has had some horrific games, and has heard it from every media outlet. So now tonight he goes 13-23 200yds 2 TD and 0 INT,s and they are saying how calm and collective he looks in the pocket, and that he is out of his funk.
He did look good, but I would not praise him just yet, given the way this season has gone. Not trashing the guy, but it just kills me how the media is so quick to label players either Great or a Bust from week to week. I will admit, I thought Brian Griese should have been in there weeks ago! That is the beauty of pro sports, the level of play fluctuates, and that is what makes for great games and great upsets.
Thank god the Offense showed up tonight, because it is obvious that the defense is getting burned out. They can only do so much before they start to get injured.
Tonight's win gives them a First Round Bye in the playoffs, another win should shore up Home Field in the playoffs. Go Bears.
I was in a different office today for a staff meeting, and had to sit through something very annoying, and funny. One of the 15 people in the room was breathing heavily through their nose, and every time they exhaled, you could hear their nose whistle. And it was a very clear whistle. I am not sure who it was, but I had to hold back my laughter from time to time. And I am sure others were doing the same.
I am a pretty laid back person, in general, but there are certain things I see on a daily basis that annoy the hell out of me. Allow me to spread my misery with all 5 of my readers...
Lazy Business Men: You know the ones I speak of. They have to have the bluetooth earpiece for their phone. But the biggest thing is when I see them pulling a laptop case/briefcase on wheels. Come on guys! A briefcase, or a laptop is not that heavy. I can understand women using these, because let's face it, they put more stuff in there than needs to be (make-up, pager, the days lunch, a copy of the latest People and Working mother magazines) which all add weight. For a guy, if you really need to use that thing while you carry your bottle of Fiji water, and talk on your bluetooth, then you are not a man. It is obviously not that heavy because I see them pick it up to walk down stairs and swing it up to put in the car. I just find this to be lazy for something so small.
Bad drivers complaining about other bad drivers: A coworker here likes to drive when we go out to lunch. I agree, saves me gas and I don't lose my spot in the lot. The only downfall? His driving sucks. He rides peoples asses all the time, and is always late on the brake! I sit there quietly pressing my foot on the floor hoping he will pick up on my vibe and apply the brake sooner. My main complaint is, he is always bitching about other drivers as he is driving. A guy pulls out of a driveway ahead of us, he will wait till the last second to brake and ride his ass, even though the guy did not cut us off. But the best part is, when I drive, he is always saying things like "Look out for this jackass!" and trying to tell ME how to drive! Drives me nuts.
People on your heels in line breathing down your neck: Everybody has been here. You are in line waiting to get your lunch, groceries, coffee, whatever....and the person behind you is in such a hurry that they think by standing on your heels, huffing and puffing about how slow the line is, will actually make the line move faster. (coworker above is also guilty of this when we run errands on lunch) You have the people that mumble under their breath, and you also have the people that either smack their gum, or breath like a bull in the streets of Pamplona. We live in a rushed society, I understand this. But breathing down my neck and complaining under your breath is not going to make the old lady behind the counter speed up any.
Chris Daughtry, of American Idol fame has a band, and an album. Band name is, get ready.... DAUGHTRY. HUH? you ask. yeah it came out Nov 21st. A friend of mine here bought it on iTunes, and I heard a little of it.
First song - sounds like Fuel. Fuel offered him the job as their new lead singer, but he turned it down.
Other songs sound like Nickleback, Live and Matchbox Twenty.
Surprised? Check this out....
Though Chris is a singer-songwriter, he still collaborated with several other songwriters, such as LIVE's Ed Kowalczyk, Fuel's Carl Bell, Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, SR-71 singer Mitch Allan, and Chad Kroeger of Nickelback.
Band members are:
Chris Daughtry - Lead Vocals
Jeremy Brady - Rhythm Guitar
J.P. Paul - Bassist
Joey Barnes - Drums
Josh Steely - Lead Guitar
Wow, they should have named the band something like "The 4 J's", or "J4". Is there a pool of musicians that a new solo artist can pick from to form a band? A bunch of guys that are talented but are just sitting around waiting fro a job? Kind of like Sammy Sosa in the MLB is doing?
Also, is there a hat full of band names that people can pick from, names that other people think suck. I would hate to think that someone actually suggested the following band names, and that they were just picked from a hat: (just a small sample of some sucky names)
Candlebox
Bush
Sponge
Supergrass
Mens Wear
*coincidentally, all of these bands suck.
For no apparent reason, the Internet gods have pointed me in the direction, twice, of Face, B.A., Hannibal and Murdock. On totally separate sites, I have come across references to The A-Team.
On Flickr I saw a picture of a post with the words Murdock and the description mentioned A-Team. Then whilst surfing blogs, I come across an entry reviewing 1983 and The A-team was on there.
Sadly, I remember taking piano lessons (yes, mom made me) on the same night A-team was on. So I would go to the ladies house early, and if I timed it right, I was able to catch the first 30 minutes of it before it was time for my lesson. I sucked at piano because I hated going there, and that's all I have to say about that.
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.
Santa is obviously messed up on his naming sequence.
Well today is no different. Being a Monday, a COLD Monday at that, and my body still a little achy from the 10+ inches that I shoveled from my driveway Friday night, I get to work, and have a few things to deal with. So right away I can already see the potential that this Monday has. I turn to my trusty iPod. I put all my songs on shuffle and start plugging away at the work. Then, like someone was in my brain monitoring my moods and sending the signal to my iPod through my ear canal, I start to hear one of the best play lists on my iPod in quite a few weeks. Really got me in a good mood too.I stopped at 20, and actually, after the 20th song, I started to skip past songs.
