Song O' The Day

I thought it would be cool to share the songs I obsessively play over and over in iTunes and on my iPod. So here goes... I checked with the boys from Anthrax and the surviving members of the Ramones and they're cool with me using this clip...


Song of the Day

Atta's Father Praises Terror Attacks

If this article doesn't make you mad, nothing will...


http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/19/atta.father.terror/index.html

Squilky...on the aisle

Went to see War of the Worlds this weekend. The movie intrigued me, despite the fact that the mentally unstable Tom Cruise is in it. So we went to see it yesterday to escape the heat and humidity for the cool darkness of the movie theatre. Other than Star Wars this is the only movie we've gone to see so far this summer.

I will say that the movie is somewhat far fetched, but what science fiction movie isn't? Tom Cruise is very annoying in the movie. Tom Cruises son is annoying. The character played by Tim Robbins is annoying. His daughter, played by Dakota Fanning really disapointed. I think she's one of the best young actresses out there, and this movie just doesn't challenge her in any way. She's just a scared 10 year old girl who screams alot. If you saw her in I Am Sam, you know she is capable of so much more. I think everyone in the movie was a little too over the top.

But the effects in the movie and the concept behind the movie is pretty awesome. From the way the movie was shot, to the creepy sound effects, the movie is really entertaining. Even as hell is being unleashed on earth, it is shot in such an artistic way, that it's like a work of art. It reminded me of scenes from Kill Bill where blood is being shed, but in an environment so beautiful.

On a scale of one to ten, ten being best, I would give War of the Worlds an 8. It's not the greatest movie, but it definitely has a wow component to it.

The weekend is here...have a can of beer

Forget about TGIF, tell all your buddies and co-workers to have a can of beer...

Glad to see they made some progress in the London bombing investigation. I was shocked to find out the people behind the attack were Muslim males in their mid 20's. Who would have thunk it?

Holy crap was last nights Yankees-Red Sox game exciting. Yankees were down 4-0 after the 1st inning. I turned the game off and went to run a few errands with Rachel. Turned the game on about 90 minutes later and it was 5-5. After David Ortiz hit the go ahead home run in the 7th I thought the game was over. Yankees havent had a good track record when it comes to coming from behind. But they manufactured a run in the 8th by playing sound, fundamental baseball and took the lead when A-Rod went deep off of Kurt Schilling in the top of the 9th. BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!!!

Glad to see that the NHL is back and we'll have hockey again in the fall. I'm not a huge hockey fan, but it was strange not having professional hockey around for over a year. I hope the other major sports and players associations learn something from this ugliness. Greed is a bad thing. I hope hockey fans don't blindly go back to games. There needs to be a backlash. Don't buy tickets, don't buy merchandise, show the players and the NHL you're pissed. You have every right to be.

The past two years at work, during the summer months (memorial day through labor day) we have a tradition called "Freaky Shirt Friday". On friday, everyone would wear a tacky, painfully colorful Hawaiian shirt or something similar (with no pants). Well this year, "Freaky Shirt Friday" has been replaced by "Don't show up to work on Friday". I can't remember the last time we had a full staff on a friday. So today I'm the only jackass who looks like he just got back from a loo aw. Mahalo my friends!!! Please pass the pineapple.

Random Thoughts...

Have a bunch of little things I wanted to talk about...

We have a few college "kids" interning at the office. It's funny to me to see how unpolished most of them are. I guess real world experience is as important as any education. Anyway...I went to the bathroom this morning and heard someone singing "Nothing But a Good Time" by Poison from one of the stalls. They must hav been listening to it on an iPod or something and they were just singing along like they were alone in the shower. Very funny.

I hate public bathrooms. I hate the smells, the way they look, I just hate everything about them. But one of my biggest problems are the unpleasant noises you hear while in a bathroom. Various gases being expelled, splashing of toilet water, people hacking up lungs etc. Since I don't have the knowhow or resources to do this myself, I'm throwing this idea out there. Sound proof bathroom stalls!!!

Speaking of inventions, I can't really say one single invention is better than all the rest, but I have to say that air conditioning has to rank up there near the top. On days like yesterday when the heat index is a ridiculous 116 degrees, the AC really takes the edge off. I think there would be far more spur of the moment and road rage crimes if it wasn't for air conditioning.

There has been a lot of talk lately about how ticket sales at the movies are down. And personally the only movie I've seen at a theatre this spring/summer is Star Wars. For me, I don't like going because of the other people. It really irritates ne when people bump my seat, get up from their seats, talk on cell phones etc. Im just much happier watching a movie on my couch. Have you been going to less movies the past year?

I'm a big fan of the syndicated "Don and Mike Show". So I was shocked when I heard that Don's wife Freda was killed in an automobile accident on Sunday. The thing that I love so much about the show is how the guys on the show take you into their homes, into their lives. You get to feel like you know them personally. So I was really saddened by the news. But it really made me think of how quickly ones life can change. I mean on Sunday morning Don and Freda woke up in their vacation home in Ocean City Maryland. They were happilly married. Don was probably looking forward to going back and doing the show after two weeks off. Then by that evening, Don was a widower, Freda was dead. Their son left without a mom. It's just nuts. So while it may sound corny, don't take loved ones for granted. You never know how long they will be around you.

Ok now to get back to less serious matters...
Is it just me or does Philladelphia Phillies Bobby Abreu look like a mildly retarded/crosseyed Sammy Sosa?

Guess Who's Back!?

I'm bck after about a week and a half. Thankfully about 98% of the stuff went well with the move into the new house. Still a few outstanding issues, but overall everything went pretty well. One of the most frustrating things so far has been dealing with Comcast. I've been without internet access at the new house for over a week now. And since my phone service is through Vonage and dependent on a broadband connection, I have no home phone service either. I've made over 2 dozens calls to Comcast. They inform me there is an error when they try to provision my modem at the new address. So finally they clear the error message yesterday, only to find out my cable modem is "ghosting" somewhere else on the Comcast network. So I have to try to swap my modem out after work today. HOPEFULLY once I do that, I will have internet access at the house.

One think I learned after moving is to THROW SHIT AWAY! Ya know that thank you card from grandma you've been holding on to since 2002? Or that receipt from Linens and Things back in June of 2001? Throw it out!!! It's amazing the amount of crap two people can accumulate in 6 years. So please take my advice and throw things away, it will make moving that much easier!!! You'll thank me later!