- ...so we'll do my
favorite entry: RANDOMS! It's the 5th edition of
Randoms. Here's a handy list for ya:
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- 9
Randoms - May 2005
- 9
Randoms - February 2006
- 10
Randoms - November 2006
- 12
Randoms June 2007
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- So far the last
one has gotten the most response with the story about
Scottie Pippen's ridiculously sized penis. Sad to say,
there's nothing quite as extraordinary as that one
here. So let's start shall we?
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- 1)
Gotta start with the entry
video while
the embed is still viewable on the page. :-) It
occured to me one night while washing the dishes, that
I had already washed them that afternoon - and
all we had was pasta with a sauce and a salad...yet I
had 15 minutes of dishes to wash. I was halfway
through when it hit me: What the hell? How many dishes
does it take to make one meal? I look around and
notice among other things: 2 used cutting boards...
how the hell is this possible? I mean I know I
tend to be less concerned about the sanitary arts than
most but you can re-use a cutting board - there wasn't
even meat in that particular meal. I just giggled
however. Donna's an incredible cook so I felt
washing the dishes was how I showed appreciation for
the meal. And if it makes her happy to try and use
every single thing in the kitchen, so be it. Happy
wife, happy life. :-) But you all know damn well
there's a "Bread in the Freezer" type song just
itchin' to be written here...
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- 2)
...and it seems that's all I'll have to write about as
I just found out Friedman may be tied up at CBS
until MARCH. (sigh). I always knew that at
worst that was possible, but when we last
talked he seemed confident it wouldn't drag on that
long. When things didn't get wrapped up at the end of
last month it was clear that he may be in for the long
haul of his contract. Ugh. I wrote my condolences
to him as I can't imagine a more infuriating situation
than having to go to work each day, yet not be able to
do your job anymore. And to have that drag on so far
into next year. Anyway, I'm writing just to let you
all know that the new opportunity I was waiting for is
several months away...but I know Steve believes in me
and I'm certain we will meet again. Hang in there
man...
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- 3)
Speaking of hanging in there - I don't think the
writer's guild will work until '08...and this town is
gonna be reelin' from it. People don't realize just
how far-reaching this is. From make-up people to
building security there are so many jobs in the
entertainment industry effected by this and it makes
those people crazy. 'Cause it don't mean
dick to Joe Boom Operator if the writer gets another
penny from a DVD sale. He doesn't see a residual and
they ain't fightin' for him. Not that I'm against the
WGA, I honestly don't know the particulars and
I've certainly had my own battles with big
corporations that pinch pennies, but it's tough when
it effects so many people who had no intention of
quitting their job...and who gain NOTHING one way or
the other! It's a pissing match between people in wet
suits, but everyone else involved is below 'em getting
pissed on. Yeah, someone will win - but you're still
covered in piss. Lemme change that - the majority of
the writers don't have wetsuits, this is hurting them
too - but at least they have something to gain. We'll
see what happens. Usually both sides claim victory.
And while TV shuts down I'll just enjoy my HD-DVD
player...
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Oh good seque Adam. So I've stayed out of the HD-DVD
vs. Blu-Ray war because it's riduclous and I get HD
movie channels through cable and I have no
interest in participating in a format war that was
looking more and more like "Laserdisc" than a true
successor to DVD... and then they literally paid me to
adopt a format. There were a series of deals a couple
weeks back that allowed me to not only get my player
for free, but over $1200 in movies and boxed
sets...for free. Granted, it took a lot of
driving around, and taking things back for store
credit - yadda yadda - but at the end of the day I am
100% an HD-DVD supporter although I have yet to
actually buy a movie. To those of you who don't know
movie studios are exclusive to both formats
seperately. Ugh. It's a mess. Can't get Disney on
HD-DVD, can't get Paramount on Blu-Ray, can't get Fox
on HD-DVD, can't get Universal on Blu-Ray - and
several studios supporting both. But HD-DVD just
dropped their players under $199 and sold several at
Walmart for $99 while giving away upwards of
TEN movies per purchase. You'd think it meant the
format was dying if they hadn't just signed the
exclusive deal with Paramount a couple weeks previous.
Even Sony's CEO (maker of blu-ray) conceded that
they've been trumped the past few weeks and the press
is starting to turn
red
- so to anyone
with an HDTV, try and get in on the incredible deals
out there - although you're never gonna beat the 3
free boxed sets Best Buy was giving away by accident.
They finally figured that one out. Heh. Goofy
corporations.
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I've been frequenting the HD message boards since my
purchase...errrr gift... and someone said: "Yeah well
my wife looks like Nicole Kidman." Which floored me
because Donna gets that damn near every time she goes
out in public - so I posted a picture of us which
brought on the funniest response:
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- "dude,
if that really is you and your wife, then it was a
real real bad idea to post pics on the
internet...."
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- Ha. LMAO. There's
so much funny about this I don't even know where
to start. First off - message boards are obviously
geek havens, but I forget that they're also
anonymous geek havens. The worst thing you
could ever do to said geek is let anyone
SEE THEM! So it was quite funny that this guy
thought a picture (a fully-clothed picture mind you)
was somehow bad to let the world see. But even moreso
is that he's saying this to me. A man who
arguably has more of his life online, than any human
on the planet. Hell I'd take that bet. It's just so
funny to me. But geeks aside, I will admit that
what I've made public is a little over-the-top, but
I've long given up worrying about that. Not 8 years
in. :-)
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Speaking of years - cat piss is incredible.
I forgot to mention this during the Up & Adam
entry but this is CLASSIC. So Donna was ironing the
old Trinitron curtains for the shoot and although
I told her there was no need to go overboard
(just run the iron over it a few times, you're good)
she really took her task to heart. Spraying the
curtains down with water and trying to make them
perfect. I just kept shaking my head as I was cutting
out my Up & Adam sign, as I had done this
several times before and they just don't need that
much effort - but she was happy. What was that line?
Happy wife, happy life - right. That was until she got
to Spencer's curtain. A few minutes in this
unbelieveably strong stench started to build up and
the iron only seemed to make it worse. More water,
more heat - and pretty soon it was almost unbearable.
I look over it Donna and she's smellin' this thing
completely befuddled when it hit me. 2001. J-Dog. He
pissed on the curtain because he was mad at me for not
letting him outside. LOL. It had long since dried and
I used it several more times for the other shows andit
was never an issue other than a slight stain that
never showed on TV. That is of course because I never
got it WET. Oh, dear, jesus did it only get worse. She
spent the rest of the night washing that thing, and
herself, trying to get the smell out - which honestly
you just can't get out. I mean, water re-activated
SIX YEAR OLD piss as if it happened that
day. Seriously, nothing is more amazing than
cat piss longevity. Needless to say I finished off the
rest of the curtains while she scrubbed the red
curtain in the bathroom... and I didn't use water.
:-)
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...been drinking it though. Why do I never drink water
unless I'm working out? I don't mean while I'm
working out - I mean throughout the day.
I just never remember to drink enough water.
Ever. When I'm in "diet" mode - I'm all about
it...but that's just so bad. It should just be
automatic to drink lots of water, but it's always been
a chore for me to remember. So yeah, I'm back in
super-diet mode. Something finally hit me and I just
got angry enough to "Eat Less, Move more". And for the
first time, the word "recovery" has entered my
vocabulary when riding a freaking exercise
bike. The second day my thigh muscles hurt like a
bitch. What the hell is this? It's a friggin'
stationary bike. Never in my life have I been
sore from riding on my stationary bike. Never in my
life have I been 32 however, and I guess I'm just
gonna have to deal with it. Of course you put the two
topics in this paragraph together and you have your
solution. LOL. DRINK WATER YOU DUMMY. I
am, I am.
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Oooh Oooh totally random here (appropriate entry for
that) - If you have a 5.1 set-up for your DVD player,
you absolutely have to - HAVE TO - get the "Love"
CD set from The Beatles. I saw it last summer
(cool
pics if you
care)
and I didn't realize it when this set first came
out - but they included a DVD audio disc that is full
5.1 surround. Ho-LEE Shit. I want to fly my dad just
to sit and listen to this for 90 minutes. It's
extraordinary. Thank God my ears have finally
cleared up as this was almost as amazing as watching
the show was. What I wouldn't give for them to re-do
the Beatles catalog in surround. Just
brilliant.
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...unlike those Buckeyes. (sigh). I hate being
right but I've told everyone that would listen from
the first time I watched Boeckman play (the QB) that
he would cost us a game. He plays young. And although
he is better than he was at the beginning, he was
bound to choke as he just took bad risks and made poor
choices. I will say however, this team should whoop
ALL ass next year. Starting right here in LA with
USC. They could be the pre-season #1 in '08. But this
year, come on we hadn't played anybody. We were
gonna get to the big game and get STOMPED by LSU. And
there's no reason to repeat that performance. We'll be
ready next year - no doubt. For now let's whoop on
Michigan and see if we can't get into a BCS bowl. And
hello playoffs already? How many 1 loss teams are
there gonna be now? What a mess. For the umpteenth
time (been saying this since '95 on WTVN). Take the
top 8 teams, have 4 games on new years day, 2 a week
later (like the final four) and the championship a
week after that, right before the superbowl. It's a
no-brainer. It only really extends the season for 2
teams and you can do all those playoff games in the
traditional bowl stadiums with everyone making a
FORTUNE. Enough of this crap already.
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- 10)
A few of you
asked what became of Remo's call in the middle of his
entry - and so far nothin' to report there. There's
something about the end of the year that shit just...
doesn't get done. You know? Everyone's looking at
Thanksgiving and then after that - well what 3 weeks
before Christmas? Sheeeeeeeeit - forget that - see you
in January. That's just the way this city goes man.
I'll be able to give you more details when everything
is more concrete in the coming weeks... or hell - in
January. :-)
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- Alright that's
plenty long enough. Hope you enjoyed 'em. And Journey
Gods? I'm right here. I have a feeling though, you
blew 3 years worth of favors last year so
I understand why things are so quiet. I'll just
keep scheming - lemme know when I hit on the right
thing.
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- ;-)
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- Adam
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