Rice Crispie treats...
WTF is up with my phone line? I can sign on to the net, but then get kicked off like a minute later, my phone snaps, crackles and pops like Rice Crispies and apparently I'm missing half my calls. Is rain SUPPOSED to have that much of an effect on line quality? I don't think so. I was going to post about my harrowing past couple of days, but now I don't feel like it. Hope you have a better week than I've had!
"Overheard in New York" Quote of the Day20-ish girl #1: Ugh! I feel like total crap right now.
20-ish girl #2: Is it your time of the month?
20-ish girl #1: Yeah. I have to pay the rent. (Always makes me sick to my stomach, too).
--Grand Central Station, New YorkLabels: phone, rain
Ginormous weeds and grasshopper revenge...
Well, I promised an exciting tale of towering weeds, ant skyscrapers and giant grasshoppers. I worked my little fingers to the bone, trying to plow through the green stuff in my front yard. I'm only half done and it's raining AGAIN today so the other half will have to wait. At this rate I'll be mowing forever because by the time I finish the second half it will be time to mow the first half again. I probably should have waited until it dried out a little more, but umm, well, who the hell knows when that will be. There were several spots that were still quite squishy when stepped upon. Not only was I battling the ginormous 4 foot weeds and thick grass, but I was walking rather funnily trying to avoid the mounds of dirt with those nasty little red insects in them. Those bastards hurt! So, I'm highstepping and stomping my feet to get rid of the ants and constantly brushing at my arms and face to slap away the grasshoppers. I must have looked like a raving lunatic. My arms are sore from pushing the stupid thing and my hands are achy from holding onto the bar and I have the beginnings of a blister on my thumb. Oh well. It's good exercise. I definitely need the exercise. I hope the ants don't get pissed off and invade my house. I was getting worried about an uprising from the grasshoppers because they were covering the screen door last night but it looks like I don't have to worry about grasshopper revenge just yet. At least until I plow through the last remaining vestiges of their home. More adventures from The Young and the Boring coming up.
And this is only the front yard. I haven't attempted the back jungle yet.
"Overheard in New York" Quote of the DayLittle boy hopping off bike: I've got to rest my penis, Daddy.
Mom: Shhh!
Dad: Good man.
Biking passerby: Whoa.
--Prospect Park, New YorkLabels: yard work
Die hard genius...
I went to see
Live Free or Die Hard this weekend. I have to confess that I'm not a die hard Die Hard fan, but I really enjoyed the movie. For one, Bruce Willis is hot for an older guy. Two, there's that cute little Justin Long who's hot for a young guy. (I think that Adam Brody would've been a good cast for that part, too, by the way. A little nerdy, a little cute). Anyhow, it was suspenseful and keeping with the times and all that could happen in the "everything computer" age. It was interesting. I have to say, though, poor Bruce took a beating in this movie. I don't think he had to act very much to portray the pain his character felt. And having a "fail safe" for financial records downloaded to one gigantic server seems like something our government would do. Can you say FEMA? I'm pretty computer smart, but it always amazes me how these people, and I know there are really people out there that can do these things, just start typing on a black screen and manage to make the American economy come to a screeching halt. I love the witty banter in the movie, McClain's a bad ass with a sense of humor AND a daughter just like him. I know I'm bouncing all over the place and if you haven't seen the movie you have no idea what I'm talking about. So, go watch the movie.
I actually have more to write about, so stay tuned to find out about the jungle that is my lawn, Dottie and her boyfriend, and Rylie the little Monopoly genius.
I saw the following quote on my friend,
Nick's, MySpace page. It made me laugh out loud. Ahh, the things that amuse me!
"I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, 'Dude, you have to wait.' " -- Comedian Mitch Hedberg
"Overheard in New York" Quote of the DayConductor on PA: Excuse me, ma'am, maybe it would work better if you went to the next door -- it's less crowded.
[Lady walks to next door, but before she gets there the conductor closes them.] Haha, bitch! Toot, toot!
--Crowded 2 train, New York City
Labels: die hard, movies, myspace
Picture interface...
So, Yahoo! Photos is closing down. I liked Yahoo! Photos, Yahoo! Photos made me feel safe. Now they've made me move my pictures. We are given a choice between Flickr (which is actually Yahoo's new photo sharing site), Shutterfly, Snapfish and Photobucket. I researched and studied and played around and had just about decided on Shutterfly. I already have an account with Photobucket because of the ability to link to the photos on their site and the fact that they generate html codes to post into a blog and stuff. So anything I want to independently post into a blog is loaded on Photobucket, but they're not really user friendly as far as organization and visibility. At the last minute, I decided to just go ahead and switch to Flickr since it was affiliated with Yahoo. I'm really glad that I did. It has an amazing organizing tool where you can add, edit, move several photos at once. There is a handy download for a multiple upload interface. You have to play with it before you get down all its capabilities. I didn't think I liked it at all at first, but the more I use and play around with it the more I love it. Not only does it have nice applications and tools but it's an online community as well. It's easy to browse and share photos, join or create a specific group, I just can't say enough. If you've got photos to move before the official shutdown in September, I most strongly recommend Flickr. It's way cool. The only improvement I could think of would be to include linking and html generation like Photobucket. All those handy tools in one site, I might become verklempt!
"Overheard in New York" Quote of the DayLittle boy: Look, Mommy, Shrek has titties!
--AMC, Bay Plaza
Labels: Flickr, photos
Yay, great, good times rant...
I just want to rant a little bit at first. A person that has children they haven't seen in two years is
NOT fucking awesome. It's awfully funny how you have money to do the things you want to do but when it comes to family, your REAL family, you know the one you'd like to forget about, there is none to be found. Guess it's a little too inconvenient. Grow up and get your head out of the cloud [of smoke] already. I could go on, but I won't.
Now that that's out of the way. My former editor at the paper has called it quits and is going into teaching at my high school. He's going to be their new journalism teacher and I think it's great! Congrats Whit! They're losing a good thing, but yay for Pittsburg!
I went to see the fireworks last night in town. They were alright, I guess. I always enjoy them. It just seemed like things were a little off this year. First, they didn't shoot them off from the normal location. People were having to hoof it in all directions in order to be able to see them. Then the "finale" was sadly disappointing and left most with the words, "Was that it?" Maybe it was too wet everywhere and that just threw the whole thing off. It was still worth a trip into town in any case.
Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July this year. Here's to more "good times, good times."
"Overheard in New York" Quote of the DayCrazy lady waving cane at laughing skateboarder: That's right! Run for your life, motherfucker! I'm on a hunt! And you're the prey!
--Outside Barnes & Noble, Astor Pl
Labels: fireworks, rant, work
