Friday, May 28, 2004

Law & Order

I can't get enough of this show! Thanks to the handy DVR, I've watched hours and hours of it this week. My life is clearly not very exciting right now.

Thursday, May 27, 2004

World Wonders

For one of my buddies. Because once he asked, I just HAD to know... Thanks, Google!

What's in a name?

Third of three...

Names changed to protect the innocent.

Mike: Was your friend David raised Catholic?

Me: I don't think so.

Mike: Well he has a Catholic name.

Me: Isn't David a Jewish name?

Mike: And his middle name, Bruce...?

Me: ...Is also Jewish?*

Mike: Yeah, I was just wondering.

Me: Stop blabbering and let me watch tv.

*(according to behindthename.com, Bruce is not Jewish)

For the birds...

Second of three...

Today on the subway home from the movie I stood for the ride home. A guy seated behind me grabbed my backpack as he was standing up, using it as a handle. The woman who had been seated next to him was mortified, which reenforced my concern about someone grabbing my backpack. The contents of my bag were unharmed.

Also on the subway tonight, a guy brought his pet bird on the train. OUT OF THE CAGE. I saw the cage and thought, "Where's the bird?" He turned around and there it was on his shoulder! That's not right. Birds aren't like a dog on a leash.

shrek

The first of a series of three...

I saw Shrek today. Do people in the audience really need to read the funny text? For example, when a sign on the screen says, "Away - 100 miles" does that need to be read aloud in the movie theater? (My answer would be, NO)

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

.01

Why don't vending machines take pennies? In this age of technology, you'd think we'd be able to design a machine that can differentiate yet another coin type.

Monday, May 24, 2004

cheese

Cheese is sooooo good. I hope they make those statin drugs available for over the counter, otherwise I will have a heart attack. I don't want to have a heart attack.

Saturday, May 22, 2004

Bands

One of the reasons that Pearl Jam is my favorite band...

I just finished reading the recent fan club newsletter. It was done in the form of a tabloid newspaper, like The Onion. The "Review Mirror" focused on books and had excerpts from a real variety of writers - Jeremy Rifkin, Cornel West, Ralph Abraham, Adam Bellow and more. I've never read their stuff before but now I'm considering it. An ad in the back of the paper reads, "Enlarge your membership" and includes testimonials from recently enlarged "members." To boot, the single was a 33" record that featured Reach Down (w/Chris Cornell) and the Ramones' I Believe in Miracles. Oh, and the last fan club newsletter was a CD sized book that had photos and set lists from all the shows of their 2003 tour. I got all this for $15/year. Is there any band that gives this sort of diverse material back to the fans? Did I mention that I like the music too?

Thursday, May 20, 2004

One Week

It's one week since I saw the guy who took $2 from me...

I hope I never see him again.

Shirt Color

A real conversation. Names have been changed to protect the innocent (and guilty)

Mike: Do you know if Jim got into Harvard Medical School?
Me: No, why? I think he would have said something about it. He's on the waitlist.
Mike: Well, he was wearing a maroon shirt.
Me: So?
Mike: A maroon shirt and nice pants.
Me: So?
Mike: Maroon is Harvard's color.
Me: So?
Mike: I thought maybe he was wearing maroon to show that he got into Harvard. I'm not the kind of person to ask so I wasn't sure.
Me: What?
Mike: You know, try to wear maroon since he was excited about Harvard.
Me: What are you talking about? That doesn't make any sense. Who does that?

Monday, May 17, 2004

sick

Being sick stinks. Maybe one day I'll get some server space and post a photo of the lung I just coughed up...

Friday, May 14, 2004

I can't get enough...

I don't really hate Red Sox fans, it's that whole "Red Sox Nation" concept that I hate. The fans are fine, and pretty smart, but why do they have to be compared to a country? It's not like rooting for the Red Sox is some incredible hardship.

Also, add to the list of things I like: Pearl Jam.

This Blog

Oh yeah... I'm starting a blog. Here are a few things I hate: Red Sox fans, George W Bush, allergies and random hairs. Here are a few things I like: The New York Jets, video games, and sarcasm. Frankly, it would be interesting to see who actually reads this thing.

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Give me back my F***'N magazines!!

My roommate took my frickin' Sporting News magazine. I got it for free from edealinfo.com, but still, I like to read it. He had taken the mail with him on the way out the other day, and when he returned he said, "Oh your magazine came." At dinner, I saw him reading it. Now I don't have it and he's gone for the weekend. I just want to read my F***'N magazine!

Stop taking my crap!!

Sucker...

Do I have "SUCKER" written on my forehead? I think I might...

As I was entering my apartment, a man approached me and said, "I lost my bag in a cab and I don't have any way of getting home. Do you think you can loan me subway fare?"

I hate giving money to people on the street. I'm thinking to myself, "Don't do it! This is a scam!"

The guy says, "It's okay, I'll even mail you the money back. I'm not trying to do anything, I just lost my bag."

He showed me his watch. It was pretty nice. He had a cell phone and a subway map. He said he was from out of town...

So I gave him the $2. I didn't ask him to mail it to me (Do I really want this guy to have my address?)

Problem: When I was in college I once gave a guy a dollar so he could take the train to the airport. He said he was separated from his wife and kids. Two days later, I saw the same guy, asking me for money to the airport. I was so pissed off!!

Was today's guy a repeat of the guy I met in college? I'll let you know in a few days...