Yesterday, Theresa brought over some Bernie Bott's Every Flavor Beans made by Jelly Belly. (If you haven't read Harry Potter, you should be ashamed of yourself. Go read it and come back to this post once you've read it.) Needless to say they had a number of off color flavors like soap, dirt, earthworm (tastes like a mild form of dirt), etc.
In any case, we had fun dumping the lot on the table and sorting them into their different flavors based on the "flavor guide". We ate all of the standard flavors and sampled some of the less offensive exotic flavors. I think Theresa was going to die laughing when she asked me what I had just eaten and she got a luke-warm answer of "earwax".
In the end, we had a pile of "exotic" flavored beans, some of which border on disgusting. I got to thinking, this is a great prank. I've got nasty jelly beans...I know my sister keeps a stash of jelly beans at the office...why don't I mix the two and wait for chaos to ensue.
Here's the problem. I can't do it. I just cant bring myself to do it. I keep thinking of the looks on their faces when they eat a jelly bean that looks like it will taste like coconut but really tastes like sardines and it makes me laugh so hard. And still I can't bring myself to do it. I guess I'm just not evil enough.
PS Sparky's ghost cat has come back and now taunts him. She is evil enough.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Psycho-kitty Deluxe--part 2
So I was in a bit of a halloweeny mood before and thought you might enjoy a bit of creepy goodness along with the weird story of Sparky and his obsession with the cat outside.
Seriously, this cat is a little creepy. It only shows up at night and it is white, fluffy, and makes Sparky go absolutely crazy. It is like he's been given catnip spiked with speed.
There are about six or seven cats that periodically visit Sparky from the neighborhood. One is a mangy cat from Pennsylvania street who braves the busy street to say hello to S. Another is an orange Tabby who is super friendly and loves to make Sparky jealous by asking me to pet him on the way in the back door. Another is a long haired little guy who sits below the side window and stares up at S with the wisdom of an old owl. The white cat is the one that makes S go bonkers. More bonkers even than the squirrel.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Psycho-kitty Deluxe
On Halloween night, about two in the morning, the house is all quiet. I'm dead asleep.All of the sudden, I hear this pounding from the next room. Loud, aggressive pounding.
Startled, I walk to the next room and see the blinds to the front window are moving. I hear a faint hiss... Sparky is hissing quietly and pawing at the window. He was between the blinds and the window, going berserk at something outside.
Is it a burgler? Is it pumpkin smashers? Is someone digging a grave in my front yard?
I peek outside and a stark white cat is on my front porch. It is teasing Sparky. Watching him... like it is his conscience is outside the door... haunting him... Is this the ghost of a cat Sparky once wronged? Is this his long lost soul mate? Is this the Kitty cat devil or angel?
[to be continued...]
Monday, October 30, 2006
What's On TV
So you all know that I am a big Joss Whedon fan (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Firefly fame); you also know that Joss doesn't have anything on TV right now. We are waiting for him to get his Wonder Woman script into production, but who knows when that will be. Instead we are left with what is on TV now. So here's my rundown of what I think is at all worth watching on TV given my self imposed limits.
First, a short list of what not to watch. Any thing with news (AP stories will get you a lot further), anything with no characterization whatsoever (ie most Law and Order franchises), and anything with a talking head (Think for yourself and screw Hannity and Combes or whoever).
What to Watch or What I Watch
We know that Veronica Mars is one of Joss's favorites. And can you blame him! It is
a detective show where the dectective is a college age woman who's father is a PI. A modern day Nancy Drew with witty dialogue and a sexy star. (grr)
How I Met Your Mother.
A show about how Ted met his wife. We don't know who his wife is, which makes it more interesting to watch. The show has been compared to friends, but I think the show is funnier, the characters are more interesting and Barney is way more of a stud than Joey. Plus, I like red heads (Allyson Hannigan).
Lost.
God damnit. I got sucked into another JJ Abrams show.
Heros
The premise is what happens when ordinary people discover they have superhuman powers. The show has an arc that has sucked me in. The writers have kept the "worry line" alive and now we just have to wait to find out if they save the cheerleader do they really save the world. The best part of this show is that it has interesting characters. The Japanese suit who can bend the space time continuum; Ali Later's character who is, well, sexy, and has an evil or at least purely pragmatic alter ego; the artist who paints the future, but only when he's high on heroine; and the indian Doctor who is searching for his father's killer and seeking to walk in his father's intellectual footsteps.
Ok. So I also watch nip/tuck, but I only fast forward to the "good parts"!
More later. Let me know if I'm missing anything else.
First, a short list of what not to watch. Any thing with news (AP stories will get you a lot further), anything with no characterization whatsoever (ie most Law and Order franchises), and anything with a talking head (Think for yourself and screw Hannity and Combes or whoever).
What to Watch or What I Watch
We know that Veronica Mars is one of Joss's favorites. And can you blame him! It is
a detective show where the dectective is a college age woman who's father is a PI. A modern day Nancy Drew with witty dialogue and a sexy star. (grr)
How I Met Your Mother.
A show about how Ted met his wife. We don't know who his wife is, which makes it more interesting to watch. The show has been compared to friends, but I think the show is funnier, the characters are more interesting and Barney is way more of a stud than Joey. Plus, I like red heads (Allyson Hannigan).
Lost.
God damnit. I got sucked into another JJ Abrams show.
Heros
The premise is what happens when ordinary people discover they have superhuman powers. The show has an arc that has sucked me in. The writers have kept the "worry line" alive and now we just have to wait to find out if they save the cheerleader do they really save the world. The best part of this show is that it has interesting characters. The Japanese suit who can bend the space time continuum; Ali Later's character who is, well, sexy, and has an evil or at least purely pragmatic alter ego; the artist who paints the future, but only when he's high on heroine; and the indian Doctor who is searching for his father's killer and seeking to walk in his father's intellectual footsteps.
Ok. So I also watch nip/tuck, but I only fast forward to the "good parts"!
More later. Let me know if I'm missing anything else.
Friday, October 13, 2006
The Blog is dead; Long Live the Blog
So... I really haven't been a very consistent blogger. :(
But I have been steady Eddy on the Podcast. :) I've had loads of fun on it.
In any case, I wouldn't count on lots of new posts here, but I'll probably start posting a little more frequently.
In any case, here is something a little funny to whet your appetite.
It's called Neitzshe Family Circus. It pairs a Neitzsche quote with a Family Circus cartoon. Thanks to NoodleFood for this one.
link: http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/
But I have been steady Eddy on the Podcast. :) I've had loads of fun on it.
In any case, I wouldn't count on lots of new posts here, but I'll probably start posting a little more frequently.
In any case, here is something a little funny to whet your appetite.
It's called Neitzshe Family Circus. It pairs a Neitzsche quote with a Family Circus cartoon. Thanks to NoodleFood for this one.
link: http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Into the black....
Well, not the black of space, but the black of silence on the blog....
So I've posted several podcasts...
I've been in Dallas for three weeks, Austin for two, and now Houston for one. Oh, yeah, and I ran out of gas at one stop.
Lots of show's eh. I even got my own theme song using my Nomme de Guerre (sp?).
Here's a link to fan created trailer to the sequal of serenity. Thanks to Whedonesque.
Oh, yeah... I got in a boating accident a few weeks ago. I'll post on that in a bit. The long and short of it is: don't race sail boats unless all of your crew mates can follow the skipper's instructions.
So I've posted several podcasts...
I've been in Dallas for three weeks, Austin for two, and now Houston for one. Oh, yeah, and I ran out of gas at one stop.
Lots of show's eh. I even got my own theme song using my Nomme de Guerre (sp?).
Here's a link to fan created trailer to the sequal of serenity. Thanks to Whedonesque.
Oh, yeah... I got in a boating accident a few weeks ago. I'll post on that in a bit. The long and short of it is: don't race sail boats unless all of your crew mates can follow the skipper's instructions.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Sail Log
Friday June 16, 2006
I showed up at CC Reservoir to rent one of the little boats. The park rangers weren't there---again, so I was about to go home. Fortunately, Bruce and Jeff were there. They were taking out one of Victoria Sailing School's J-boats and they invited me along.
The winds picked up. We heeled the boat. I got totally soaked. It was a great night of sailing.
Monday June 19, 2006
My crew bailed. YK was "sick". So I took one of the J-boats out myself. It is so much of a challenge to get one of those boat by yourself. It can be done, but it is a challenge... mostly intellectual. I managed it with only one little hitch. I did ram the dock a wee bit when I came in the first time. I fortunately wasn't going fast enough to do any damage.
So it's been a learning, fun, sailing week for me.
I showed up at CC Reservoir to rent one of the little boats. The park rangers weren't there---again, so I was about to go home. Fortunately, Bruce and Jeff were there. They were taking out one of Victoria Sailing School's J-boats and they invited me along.
The winds picked up. We heeled the boat. I got totally soaked. It was a great night of sailing.
Monday June 19, 2006
My crew bailed. YK was "sick". So I took one of the J-boats out myself. It is so much of a challenge to get one of those boat by yourself. It can be done, but it is a challenge... mostly intellectual. I managed it with only one little hitch. I did ram the dock a wee bit when I came in the first time. I fortunately wasn't going fast enough to do any damage.
So it's been a learning, fun, sailing week for me.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Traveling Juke Joint-Dallas Part 2
The Traveling Juke Joint 13, Dallas Part 2 just posted.
You can visit the site at: http://travelingjuke.libsyn.com/
or a direct link to the show is here.
You can visit the site at: http://travelingjuke.libsyn.com/
or a direct link to the show is here.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
$0.49 Breakfast
No shit. I paid 49 cents for breakfast. And not that crappy "continental" breakfast. Real breakfast... with eggs and hashbrowns.
I went up to Cripple Creek with TG to ride the narrow gauge railroad. It brought me back to my Disney days as a conductor on the steam trains. The big difference was the size of the trains and that these were coal burning instead of deisel.
Anyhow, we arrived early and were planning on breakfast. I didn't realize that Cripple Creek was a gambling town (slots only), so the casinos almost give away food to entice their clients to stick around. Damn good breakfast.
In a sense, it was like going back in time, when a dollar was worth something. It was marvelous. The total bill, with coffee and a side of green chili---$3.70. Awesome!
I wish I had categories on this blog like you do on wordpress... I'd definitely put it under "cheap bastard".
I went up to Cripple Creek with TG to ride the narrow gauge railroad. It brought me back to my Disney days as a conductor on the steam trains. The big difference was the size of the trains and that these were coal burning instead of deisel.
Anyhow, we arrived early and were planning on breakfast. I didn't realize that Cripple Creek was a gambling town (slots only), so the casinos almost give away food to entice their clients to stick around. Damn good breakfast.
In a sense, it was like going back in time, when a dollar was worth something. It was marvelous. The total bill, with coffee and a side of green chili---$3.70. Awesome!
I wish I had categories on this blog like you do on wordpress... I'd definitely put it under "cheap bastard".
Friday, May 26, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
Joss vs. Joss (or Buffy vs. Angel vs. Firefly)
Kim... you asked... so here it is...
This is the long awaited Joss v Joss post. I have to say that I love everything Joss has done for various reasons and I'm not choosing. It would be like choosing among Joss's children.
Lets start with the easy piece. What is the same? (I mean aside from the mastermind.)
Characterization. All three shows have great characters. They are all distinct and like nothing you've ever seen before. In Buffy, you have Buffy herself, Angel, Spike, Giles, Willow; In Angel, you have Fred, Gunn, the new-Wesley Windham Price, Lila, the new-Harmony, Cordelia, Conner. And Firefly has the captain, Zoe, Simon, River... None of the characters are rehashes of other characters. There is no cardboard here. They are all unique and they all grow over time.
The Big Bad or Good v. Evil. This is prominent in each of the shows. There is a definite good guy and bad guy. The characters struggle with moral issues. They have to deal with the consequences of their actions, both good and bad. There is no free lunch in the Wheedonverse.
Genre. Wheedon runs amok over all of the traditional lines of genre. Buffy is listed on Direct TV as: Drama/Horror/Comedy. Firefly was a scifi/western. What more can I say.
And most importantly.... writing! The writing on all of the shows is incredible. The writers in this show know how to turn a phrase in a way that is unique, clever. It makes you think. It makes connections you wouldn't. For evidence, see the quotes from my Buffy top 10. For the reasons, read Jane Espenson's blog. (Jane was one of the writers on Buffy).
So those are the glaring and obvious similarities. If I think of more, I'll post later. Part 2 will be on the differences.
PS There is enough room for the brown coats and the black coats in the Wheedonverse!
This is the long awaited Joss v Joss post. I have to say that I love everything Joss has done for various reasons and I'm not choosing. It would be like choosing among Joss's children.
Lets start with the easy piece. What is the same? (I mean aside from the mastermind.)
Characterization. All three shows have great characters. They are all distinct and like nothing you've ever seen before. In Buffy, you have Buffy herself, Angel, Spike, Giles, Willow; In Angel, you have Fred, Gunn, the new-Wesley Windham Price, Lila, the new-Harmony, Cordelia, Conner. And Firefly has the captain, Zoe, Simon, River... None of the characters are rehashes of other characters. There is no cardboard here. They are all unique and they all grow over time.
The Big Bad or Good v. Evil. This is prominent in each of the shows. There is a definite good guy and bad guy. The characters struggle with moral issues. They have to deal with the consequences of their actions, both good and bad. There is no free lunch in the Wheedonverse.
Genre. Wheedon runs amok over all of the traditional lines of genre. Buffy is listed on Direct TV as: Drama/Horror/Comedy. Firefly was a scifi/western. What more can I say.
And most importantly.... writing! The writing on all of the shows is incredible. The writers in this show know how to turn a phrase in a way that is unique, clever. It makes you think. It makes connections you wouldn't. For evidence, see the quotes from my Buffy top 10. For the reasons, read Jane Espenson's blog. (Jane was one of the writers on Buffy).
So those are the glaring and obvious similarities. If I think of more, I'll post later. Part 2 will be on the differences.
PS There is enough room for the brown coats and the black coats in the Wheedonverse!
Sunday, May 14, 2006
New Traveling Juke Joint
Click the title for the newest episode and get ready for the heat... we're in Phoenix this week!
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Sailing
With a name like HMS Lydia, you'd think that I'd post about sailing a little more...
well, I'm finally getting out on Saturday!!!
well, I'm finally getting out on Saturday!!!
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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