It totally blows goats that Mr. Tony's radio show is over. With Dream Job ending last night I'm sure today would be a GREAT show. Damn it. New guy's show starts in 10 minutes. From what I've read about him it looks like he's a sports zoo crew idiot from Portland.
That's just great.
Monday, March 29, 2004
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Forgot to mention two things about 'Dawn of the Dead'...
One, the fact that a chinese man had brought to very young children to see this movie, and they sat behind me. They left about 30 minutes in. Children have NO business going to see that movie.
Second, the mall the film is set in, supposedly in Milkwaukee, contained a 'Roots' store...which I've only seen in the Canada area of Epcot. Turns out the movie was entirely filmed in Canada and that's where the mall was.
Anyway...I saw 'Jersey Girl' today. It was superb. Fantastic movie. Go see it. If you don't like it, I'll buy your ticket.
(if I know you) :D
One, the fact that a chinese man had brought to very young children to see this movie, and they sat behind me. They left about 30 minutes in. Children have NO business going to see that movie.
Second, the mall the film is set in, supposedly in Milkwaukee, contained a 'Roots' store...which I've only seen in the Canada area of Epcot. Turns out the movie was entirely filmed in Canada and that's where the mall was.
Anyway...I saw 'Jersey Girl' today. It was superb. Fantastic movie. Go see it. If you don't like it, I'll buy your ticket.
(if I know you) :D
Saw 'Dawn of the Dead' tonight. It was ok, for what it was. I was able to make it past the logic-leap of zombies and such, since it's the movie's own 'reality', but there were still some logic issues inherent in the film to me. I mean...sometimes you just have to accept a movie's reality...like a movie where dogs and cats talk, for example. You can't spend the whole movie going dogs don't talk...cats don't talk...dogs don't talk...cat's don't talk... it just doesn't work that way. The movie will never work for you if you think that way. So, I'm going to get past the whole 'zombies' thing.
They don't say how the 'dead' become zombies at the very beginning. They just kind of 'show up'. Now...it's the numbers that bother me in this film . They're suddenly *everywhere*. This doesn't work out for me...here's some things from the movie's 'reality'.
-There are X amount of zombies at the beginning of the movie.
-People bitten by zombies become a zombie.
-People who do not die of zombie bites just die and stay dead.
Now...as I said, the movie does NOT elaborate on how the zombie thing began. They just kind of show up. I don't know how many people die of in the US (or Wisconsin, where the movie was set) in a given time. I'd say that it's about a few thousand people a day. Now, at X time when this all begins I assume everyone who dies becomes a zombie. How many people could that be? For it to become as many people as it became in the movie, it seems that victims would have to become zombies just be HEARING about the zombies. It just happens way too fast, and to too many people. News and information just gets out too fast in the world now. After the first half-dozen times of this happening it'd be all over everywhere and measures could be taken.
Also, there's a time in the movie where zombies are said to have (offscreen) overrun a military fort that's acting as a refugee camp. I have no clue how this could happen. I'd assume at a military base there'd be automatic weapons and trained personnel. Also, TANKS and PLANES, dangit. The zombies travel in packs and they'd be ripe for carpet bombing. They exhibit NO teamwork, intelligence, or ingenuity. They just skulk about looking for regular humans. They don't band together to tip over the buses at the end of the movie. They only worry about getting at the humans inside.
Now, the movie ends on a kind of negative tone...I think it wants the viewer to think that most of the country has been overrun by the buggers. Sorry...I think that with the US Navy alone...with aircraft carriers, subs, and other vessels at sea (and safe from the zombies) there'd still be too much of a resistance to these things. These ships have NUCLEAR weapons, afterall...though napalm would be enough to destroy zombies.
In any case, humanity would DEFINITELY survive. Too many people in too large of a space. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Obviously, the very premise is implausible, but these are the kinds of things I thought about during the movie.
Time for the /crazy tag I think. :)
They don't say how the 'dead' become zombies at the very beginning. They just kind of 'show up'. Now...it's the numbers that bother me in this film . They're suddenly *everywhere*. This doesn't work out for me...here's some things from the movie's 'reality'.
-There are X amount of zombies at the beginning of the movie.
-People bitten by zombies become a zombie.
-People who do not die of zombie bites just die and stay dead.
Now...as I said, the movie does NOT elaborate on how the zombie thing began. They just kind of show up. I don't know how many people die of in the US (or Wisconsin, where the movie was set) in a given time. I'd say that it's about a few thousand people a day. Now, at X time when this all begins I assume everyone who dies becomes a zombie. How many people could that be? For it to become as many people as it became in the movie, it seems that victims would have to become zombies just be HEARING about the zombies. It just happens way too fast, and to too many people. News and information just gets out too fast in the world now. After the first half-dozen times of this happening it'd be all over everywhere and measures could be taken.
Also, there's a time in the movie where zombies are said to have (offscreen) overrun a military fort that's acting as a refugee camp. I have no clue how this could happen. I'd assume at a military base there'd be automatic weapons and trained personnel. Also, TANKS and PLANES, dangit. The zombies travel in packs and they'd be ripe for carpet bombing. They exhibit NO teamwork, intelligence, or ingenuity. They just skulk about looking for regular humans. They don't band together to tip over the buses at the end of the movie. They only worry about getting at the humans inside.
Now, the movie ends on a kind of negative tone...I think it wants the viewer to think that most of the country has been overrun by the buggers. Sorry...I think that with the US Navy alone...with aircraft carriers, subs, and other vessels at sea (and safe from the zombies) there'd still be too much of a resistance to these things. These ships have NUCLEAR weapons, afterall...though napalm would be enough to destroy zombies.
In any case, humanity would DEFINITELY survive. Too many people in too large of a space. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Obviously, the very premise is implausible, but these are the kinds of things I thought about during the movie.
Time for the /crazy tag I think. :)
Friday, March 26, 2004
ESPN.com - NCB - College Basketball Game Update
Just finished watching Duke beat Illinois. It's too bad...Illinois was playing very well in the beginning of the game. They just took some silly shots and some shots just didn't fall their way. The announcers seemed very Pro-Duke...they practically worshipped the Duke team captain, even when he did some things that didn't seem so spectacular, and then an ILL player would do the same thing and they wouldn't react the same way.
Oh well. This helps my bracket, but I would have been happy to see ILL win.
Just finished watching Duke beat Illinois. It's too bad...Illinois was playing very well in the beginning of the game. They just took some silly shots and some shots just didn't fall their way. The announcers seemed very Pro-Duke...they practically worshipped the Duke team captain, even when he did some things that didn't seem so spectacular, and then an ILL player would do the same thing and they wouldn't react the same way.
Oh well. This helps my bracket, but I would have been happy to see ILL win.
CNN.com - Bush's WMD jokes draw criticism - Mar 26, 2004
Man, oh man. I voted for this guy. What the hell's the matter with him? When your house is on fire, you don't go around pouring gasoline.
Man, oh man. I voted for this guy. What the hell's the matter with him? When your house is on fire, you don't go around pouring gasoline.
Yahoo! Sports Tournament Pick'em
Somehow, my "Gotham Knights" are in the lead in my NCAA Tournament bracket group. We'll see if that holds up through the Final Four.
Somehow, my "Gotham Knights" are in the lead in my NCAA Tournament bracket group. We'll see if that holds up through the Final Four.
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
TV arrived yesterday. Delivery company phoned in the morning saying it'd be between 2pm-5pm that day or would maybe have to be the next morning. As soon as I heard that, I thought "well, it'll be tomorrow then".
Around 4:30pm delivery guy called saying that while his partner had gone home for the day he could bring the TV over and deliver it now if I would help him with it, or he could come with his partner the next morning. I said "Sure, I'll help you."
He was a nice guy. TV was damn heavy. My older (though it's not old at all) TV I put upstairs in our guest room...at around 100lbs it wasn't a lot of fun taking up the stairs, but oh well.
TV looks VERY nice. I tried calibrating the color/hue/brightness/sharpness myself but I ended up buying a 'home theater TV calibration DVD' on ebay to help me. My THX-blue glasses came today, so I'll be able to use a THX DVD (like Episode II) to do some calibration. I'm sure the screen looks fine enough, but I'd like for it to look as good as it possibly can.
Around 4:30pm delivery guy called saying that while his partner had gone home for the day he could bring the TV over and deliver it now if I would help him with it, or he could come with his partner the next morning. I said "Sure, I'll help you."
He was a nice guy. TV was damn heavy. My older (though it's not old at all) TV I put upstairs in our guest room...at around 100lbs it wasn't a lot of fun taking up the stairs, but oh well.
TV looks VERY nice. I tried calibrating the color/hue/brightness/sharpness myself but I ended up buying a 'home theater TV calibration DVD' on ebay to help me. My THX-blue glasses came today, so I'll be able to use a THX DVD (like Episode II) to do some calibration. I'm sure the screen looks fine enough, but I'd like for it to look as good as it possibly can.
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Q&A With Shawon Dunston
MLB.com: You played for Dusty Baker with the Giants. Does that help coming here?
Dunston: He knows I appreciate the game. I live comfortably because of the Cubs. I never had a job. I never filled an application for a job. I played baseball and now I'm set for life. I have no problem coming back and giving back to baseball.
MLB.com: You reached the World Series in 2002 with the San Francisco Giants, which is more than a lot of former Cubs can say.
Dunston: When I watch baseball and see the Angels, it bothers me because we lost to them in the World Series. My kids say, "Daddy, get over it." I say, "I can't." Then when the Cubs lost (last year in the NL Championship Series), I was hurt. They said, "Daddy, you don't even play." I said, "You see this house? They paid for this house. We live good because of those people. I know I don't play for them but you don't understand loyalty." They say, "Daddy, you don't play." I say, "I'm a Cub. I'm a Cub."
The man is a class act. Glad he's with the Cubs in some capacity.
MLB.com: You played for Dusty Baker with the Giants. Does that help coming here?
Dunston: He knows I appreciate the game. I live comfortably because of the Cubs. I never had a job. I never filled an application for a job. I played baseball and now I'm set for life. I have no problem coming back and giving back to baseball.
MLB.com: You reached the World Series in 2002 with the San Francisco Giants, which is more than a lot of former Cubs can say.
Dunston: When I watch baseball and see the Angels, it bothers me because we lost to them in the World Series. My kids say, "Daddy, get over it." I say, "I can't." Then when the Cubs lost (last year in the NL Championship Series), I was hurt. They said, "Daddy, you don't even play." I said, "You see this house? They paid for this house. We live good because of those people. I know I don't play for them but you don't understand loyalty." They say, "Daddy, you don't play." I say, "I'm a Cub. I'm a Cub."
The man is a class act. Glad he's with the Cubs in some capacity.
Monday, March 22, 2004
Since Tony's last radio show is Friday, will Dan and Dibbs make up for his loss in my day?
No, no they won't. But I'll still listen.
No, no they won't. But I'll still listen.
Saturday, March 20, 2004
CNN.com - Britney Spears suffers knee injury - Mar 19, 2004
Weird, considering I had heard there was talk of her concert being cancelled in Chicago due to decency concerns or some such.
Conspiracy theorists rejoice.
Weird, considering I had heard there was talk of her concert being cancelled in Chicago due to decency concerns or some such.
Conspiracy theorists rejoice.
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Been watching 'Transformers' on DVD after picking up Season One some time ago and Season 2 part 1 during my trip up to IL a few weeks back. It's very cool to be able to watch these shows again, knowing that the first time I saw them it was probably during Bozo's Circus 20 years ago.
The episodes still hold up, to me at least. Still enjoyable. I still have to wonder why Optimus Prime didn't just call in the Dinobots before every battle since every time they show up in an episode they kick ass.
I'll definitely finish out the DVD sets, and probably pick up the GI JOE ones as well. Fun stuff.
The episodes still hold up, to me at least. Still enjoyable. I still have to wonder why Optimus Prime didn't just call in the Dinobots before every battle since every time they show up in an episode they kick ass.
I'll definitely finish out the DVD sets, and probably pick up the GI JOE ones as well. Fun stuff.
Monday, March 15, 2004
The TV has been purchased from Sony.com. I got a decent price on it, considering it's HDTV capable. It'll be the TV we have for the next 'really long time'. It's a nice size, not too big. I think a 36" would dominate our livingroom and I really didn't want that. Also, it fits in our entertainment center perfectly, and that entertainment center was a dealbreaker. Anything that wouldn't fit in there we would not get, because we like our entertainment center a lot.
There's a story behind the purchase...turns out my credit has gotten a LOT better than it has previously been. I have no clue why. I'll have to be careful though...it looks like I've now got an identity worth stealing, to a point. Very strange how things turn out.
There's a story behind the purchase...turns out my credit has gotten a LOT better than it has previously been. I have no clue why. I'll have to be careful though...it looks like I've now got an identity worth stealing, to a point. Very strange how things turn out.
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Court was off yesterday, so during lunch we stopped by Circuit City (TV spotting and MS Flight 2004 w/$20 rebate) and Sam's Club. I hadn't been to Sam's since I've been down here. I've always kinda liked Sam's, even though just being one guy it wasn't very useful to me. Every once in a while I'd go and pick up a few things...snacks mostly, like a big container of cashews for my Dad. We were actually looking for stuffed shells (which Court likes...and I guess I do too) but they didn't have them there anymore. On the way to that aisle we passed a woman cooking up Tyson chicken tenderloins and they were so good I had to get a bag of those. Also picked up a big box of 20 SuperPretzels. A few other things later, and the freezer is full...and we've got Omaha Steaks coming by the end of the week. Uh oh.
Court also picked up a book on 'The South Beach Diet', which is a big thing down here. She's going to go on it. It's a carb-cutting diet...first two weeks, you cut just about all carbs...then, you gradually allow them back in to your diet at a slow pace. Some things you can't eat in the first two weeks (by memory):
And those are just the ones I remember. Basically, you can eat three meals a day, with 2 snacks eat day. Snacks are usually something like skim-milk string cheese and 20 strawberries or cherry tomatoes.
I was thinking of going on it before I read the book. Then I saw that just about everything I enjoy eating...milk, bread, corn, potatoes, fruit juice...was on the list. Those things make up like 80% of my diet, with meat being the other 20%. EVERY breakfast suggestion they give you during the first 2 weeks involves eggs, which I will NOT eat in any form. Oh yeah...no cereal either. I figured that if I did go on this diet not only would I be MISERABLE but I'd probably collapse during working out, since juice (apple, orange, grape) is my personal gasoline during the day. I mean, I can drink a lot of water, but still.
This book even corked up the idea that whole milk is better than 2% milk, for some BS reason.
Court also picked up a book on 'The South Beach Diet', which is a big thing down here. She's going to go on it. It's a carb-cutting diet...first two weeks, you cut just about all carbs...then, you gradually allow them back in to your diet at a slow pace. Some things you can't eat in the first two weeks (by memory):
- 2% or whole Milk
- corn
- yogurt
- absolutely anything having to do with potatoes
- fruit and fruit juices
- bread
- candy, ice cream, all those bad things you shouldn't eat anyway
- soda
- alcohol
And those are just the ones I remember. Basically, you can eat three meals a day, with 2 snacks eat day. Snacks are usually something like skim-milk string cheese and 20 strawberries or cherry tomatoes.
I was thinking of going on it before I read the book. Then I saw that just about everything I enjoy eating...milk, bread, corn, potatoes, fruit juice...was on the list. Those things make up like 80% of my diet, with meat being the other 20%. EVERY breakfast suggestion they give you during the first 2 weeks involves eggs, which I will NOT eat in any form. Oh yeah...no cereal either. I figured that if I did go on this diet not only would I be MISERABLE but I'd probably collapse during working out, since juice (apple, orange, grape) is my personal gasoline during the day. I mean, I can drink a lot of water, but still.
This book even corked up the idea that whole milk is better than 2% milk, for some BS reason.
I'm back. Actually, I was back on Sunday. Return flight featured a woman sitting next to me asking me about my GBA. She even asked me about SMB3 and she obviously had never heard of it before and had no clue about the 'Mario' games at all.
Settings my sights on a new TV.
Settings my sights on a new TV.
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
I spent 6 hours at Orlando International yesterday, and boy is my *EVERYTHING* tired.
Man oh man. My flight was supposed to leave at 8:05pm last night. Court had to work late (last-minute thing) and I had to call a cab to come...asked them to show up at 5:30p and he showed up a little earlier. He didn't have a receipt to give me for the fare so he wrote it on the back of his business card. (we'll see if work takes that when I claim expenses)
Got to the airport around a quarter to six...checked it...and the flight was now leaving at 10:10pm. I usually check the flights online to check any changes but this time I hadn't. And Uncle Bruce had told me earlier that there were storms and stuff around Chicago. I should have known.
Anyway, I was in for 4 hours of sitting around. If only that was the case...around 8pm it changed to 11 and around 9 it changed to 11:50pm. I got in to Chicago around 2:45am (eastern time). Got my luggage and a cab at a DEAD O'hare...our plane was the only people there. Cab driver had no idea how to get to the Amerisuites and we got lost. Thankfully I'm from around here and we eventually found the place...good thing I wasn't from Seattle. I got settled in the hotel around 3:45am (eastern). This left me with around 4 hours of sleep last night...and after barely any sleep on Sunday night I'm exhausted. Class was fun...one of the teachers looks like Disher from Monk.
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