-Yahoo, etc... knowing I am a male, and so my computer seems half-filled with ads for off-brand dating sites with video loops of 19 year old girls "flirting" with the camera. I'm good, thanks.
-Seeing 17 year old kids walking down the street, heading away from the high school at 9:45 in the morning, who obviously just ducked out of going to school.
-When the cat pees on me when I take him to the vet
-When the government has to bail out financial institutions who behaved obviously recklessly for years to even a nimrod like myself, putting us even further into crippling debt, in order to keep us from having some sort of 1929-style financial collapse.
-The lack of a proper Hawkman title from DC
-Dolls that can swim. And the inferred message to impressionable kids that maybe babies can swim.
-When your trusted robot goes crazy and tries to kill you.
-Daytime TV ads reminding me I'd probably have a full-time job if I DID just sign up for a trade and technical school...
(edit) - I am also deeply irritated that whenever I turn on my cable TV, it tunes to channel 1, which runs nothing but an ad for the three services (cable, internet, phone) provided by Time Warner Cable. Which I already have. Time Warner, please quit selling me (badly and constantly) that which I already have.
Of course, the only way you can actually see the ad is if you already have digital cable, thus eliminating at least one of the three items they're hard selling.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Kid Invents New Solar Cell
This kid William Yuan, has invented an all-new solar cell. Something PhD's and eggheads are no doubt working on.
Read the article here.
What I was doing at 12:
-raiding Peabo's Mom's cabinet for Dr. Pepper and Teddy Grahams
-Reading Batman and X-Men
-Sitting second chair tuba (in a section of 2)
-worrying about if Sophia Chiang "liked" me
-Growing twice as fast as the other kids (6'3" by 8th grade, suckahs!)
-Working on my free throws
-watching "Aliens" for, literally, the 23rd time
-getting lectured by The Admiral about my most recent infraction
-getting a black eye at the bus stop from Steanso laying me out with a single punch
-Social Studies homework
-Getting a "C" in Talented and Gifted math and getting booted down to plain 'ol "honors" math because of a ScanTron mishap
I was not:
-revolutionizing energy collection
Read the article here.
What I was doing at 12:
-raiding Peabo's Mom's cabinet for Dr. Pepper and Teddy Grahams
-Reading Batman and X-Men
-Sitting second chair tuba (in a section of 2)
-worrying about if Sophia Chiang "liked" me
-Growing twice as fast as the other kids (6'3" by 8th grade, suckahs!)
-Working on my free throws
-watching "Aliens" for, literally, the 23rd time
-getting lectured by The Admiral about my most recent infraction
-getting a black eye at the bus stop from Steanso laying me out with a single punch
-Social Studies homework
-Getting a "C" in Talented and Gifted math and getting booted down to plain 'ol "honors" math because of a ScanTron mishap
I was not:
-revolutionizing energy collection
UT Tickets up for Grabs for September 27th
Hi everybuddy.
Both my folks and myself won't be available for use of the tickets for the Arkansas/ UT game on September 27th. There are 4 tickets available.
If anyone is interested in obtaining the tickets, please let me know.
Both my folks and myself won't be available for use of the tickets for the Arkansas/ UT game on September 27th. There are 4 tickets available.
If anyone is interested in obtaining the tickets, please let me know.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
"Sunny" returns tomorrow
Hey, just a heads-up that League-favorite program "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" returns tomorrow on the FX network.
Official Link, which, I believe, shoots loud, loud music at you. So be careful.
"Sunny" is definitely not to everyone's taste, but, by gosh, it is to mine. Just, uh... clear the kids out of the room before watching.
I confess to a special fondness for Kaitlin Olson's character, "Sweet Dee". The character seems to channel Jamie at times, particularly when exasperated or trying to prove the rest of the cast wrong, which occurs just about every episode, just as it occurs just about every day at League HQ.
Leaguers will be shocked to learn I like scrappy blondes
Due to the nature of many of Sweet Dee's better moments (the welfare episode is still a gem), Jamie will, no doubt, be horrified that I've made the comparison. But there you have it.
Official Link, which, I believe, shoots loud, loud music at you. So be careful.
"Sunny" is definitely not to everyone's taste, but, by gosh, it is to mine. Just, uh... clear the kids out of the room before watching.
I confess to a special fondness for Kaitlin Olson's character, "Sweet Dee". The character seems to channel Jamie at times, particularly when exasperated or trying to prove the rest of the cast wrong, which occurs just about every episode, just as it occurs just about every day at League HQ.
Leaguers will be shocked to learn I like scrappy blondes
Due to the nature of many of Sweet Dee's better moments (the welfare episode is still a gem), Jamie will, no doubt, be horrified that I've made the comparison. But there you have it.
Superman Auctions Raise Goal (the rest is gravy)
Look, it's been a lousy week, news-wise. I don't even feel like talking about it. But here's a ray of hope:
The Siegel house exterior renovations can begin. Already.
There are still several huge auctions left, and they've already raised the $50,000 wanted to fix the exterior of the house. The balance will go toward re-doing the inside. Read the article here.
If you're filthy rich and want to bid on stuff, go here.
If that's a little rich for your blood, you can still donate a sack of money here.
I want to remind readers that Meltzer's new charity isn't just for the Siegel and Shuster Society. It's to remind people that Ordinary People Change the World.
Texas will be digging itself out from under the destruction of Hurricane Ike for a long, long time.
If you can, please think about giving to:
The Red Cross
The Austin Capital Area Food Bank
or other charitable organizations helping out evacuees
The Siegel house exterior renovations can begin. Already.
There are still several huge auctions left, and they've already raised the $50,000 wanted to fix the exterior of the house. The balance will go toward re-doing the inside. Read the article here.
If you're filthy rich and want to bid on stuff, go here.
If that's a little rich for your blood, you can still donate a sack of money here.
I want to remind readers that Meltzer's new charity isn't just for the Siegel and Shuster Society. It's to remind people that Ordinary People Change the World.
Texas will be digging itself out from under the destruction of Hurricane Ike for a long, long time.
If you can, please think about giving to:
The Red Cross
The Austin Capital Area Food Bank
or other charitable organizations helping out evacuees
Comic Fodder Post
New post:
Superheroes should have super friends wherein I make an argument for a strong supporting cast and maybe a little less action.
Superheroes should have super friends wherein I make an argument for a strong supporting cast and maybe a little less action.
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