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February 28, 2005
Post Weekend Wrap-up
It's 5:15 in the morning. I just got back from a whirlwind trip to the Big Apple about 15 minutes ago. I have to get up at 6:30 for work tomorrow ... I mean today. Awesome!
My friends and I visited MOMA and I suprised myself with how much Art History I remembered from highschool. Caught the Gates installation in Central Park and even managed to take a little bit of it home with us as well. Saw Ground Zero in person which affected me even after so many years. Shopping in SoHo, driving through Times Square at night, and of course lots of subway hopping fun. We couldn't do everything we wanted to do in one weekend, but we did enough to have a great time and to make us want to come back for a longer stay.
Thanks to my friends for suprising me with an early birthday dinner and evening out in Manhattan. I really was not expecting it, nor was I expecting the hangover I had Sunday morning but that was well worth it. You guys are the greatest!
Now I'm going to catch a few more minutes of sleep before work. I did catch some sleep in the van on the way home but nothing beats the comfort of your own bed.
Posted by jeremiahnewbie at 05:30 AM | Comments (3)
February 16, 2005
Go shorty
My birthday is coming up. March 1st, for those not in the know. I only mention this because some of my dearest and closest friends tend to forget ... not to point any fingers or anything.
Right Kristine? Hmm?
Posted by jeremiahnewbie at 12:42 PM | Comments (9)
February 15, 2005
A crappy joke
When Bob died he found himself in hell. Upon arriving he was greeted by the devil. "Hello Bob, I'm Satan and the bad news is you are in hell. The good news is that you get to be the first cursed soul to try out my brand new program here. Instead of me deciding how you'll spend the rest of eternety, you can choose your own fate."
Bob thought that was a pretty reasonable deal considering the circumstances. He followed the devil to a short hallway with three evil looking doors. Behind the first one was a giant vat of boiling oil. On rusty chains and wicked looking spikes, the dammed were strung up and then dipped repeatedly into the scolding liquid below. Bob decided to pass on this door and look at the next one.
Behind the second door was a large cage of barbed wire and solid flame. Inside the cursed souls were being chased and devoured by monsters and demonds, the likes you've only seen in the shadows of your nightmares. As soon as these poor people were eaten up, the beasts would spit them back out whole to face the same fate seconds later. Again Bob decided against this fate and opened the final door in the hallway.
The third door opened up over a field of crap. Feces of all kinds as far as the eye could see. Strangely enough, Bob could see that the people here were standing about waist high in the stuff, naked but drinking coffee. So he though to himself: "If I'm going to spend the rest of eternity in hell, drinking coffee while standing in a pile of crap isn't so bad." He turned to the devil, nodded his head and begain to strip off all his clothes.
Just as Bob jumped through the door he could hear the Devil call out "Alright! Break time is over! Everyone back on your knees!"
Posted by jeremiahnewbie at 10:37 PM | Comments (0)
February 13, 2005
I missed out on the Hulk gloves; I couldn't pass this one up.
After looking at this link from Mr. Kent it probably isn't the best time to reveal that I bought one of these bad boys yesterday. Dang.
Posted by jeremiahnewbie at 08:29 AM | Comments (1)
February 10, 2005
Only on eBay
- A REAL Man
" Mr. Lamb is an Old ex-worn out Motorcycle Racer, 59 and owns his own single-wide deluxe. He was previously on the market - but was pulled off the market temporarily - but is now "back on the market" for a thin, short, petite style woman between the ages of 40 and 55.
Bidding is off limits to all Ex-Wifes and other Ladies of the Night." - FINGER NAIL CLIPPINGS
YOU ARE BIDDING ON A PILE OF FINGER NAIL CLIPPINGS..........FROM 10 FINGERS AND 10 TOES..... - Forehead for Rent! PLUS More Ad Spaces!
"Rent my Forehead! **My bangs will be pulled back for your maximum exposure**" - My Thoughts and Ideas
"Interested in getting access to the thoughts and ideas of a creative and well-educated observer of society? What if you could take those musings and do anything you want with them? You could turn them into essays or term papers, post them in your blog, collect them in a book, or just use them as fuel for your own thinking.
I've had many potentially interested thoughts that I bothered to record. I make it a habit to write down new thoughts and observations. "
Dang ... selling my thoughts so that people can use them for their blogs. Now why didn't I think of that!
Posted by jeremiahnewbie at 07:34 PM | Comments (0)
February 08, 2005
If I were a character in a sitcom,
When I am at a restaurant I cannot order the same thing that someone else at my table has ordered. I just can't. Two people or more ordering the same thing makes no sense to me. It doesn't look right to have a table with dinner X repeated over and over again, especially when you consider the N many meals you could choose from. So to prevent this I make a mental note of a first, second and third choice off a menu. I also try to order first, because if someone orders my dish afterwards it's out of my control.
If given a hard candy to enjoy, I cannot stop myself from crunching it between my back teeth. Breath mints, lollypops, jawbreakers, candy canes, all fall to the relentless grind of my molars. I honestly try to just let them melt in my mouth but it never lasts. This is one of the reasons I had to stop buying Gobstoppers. Back in my hay day I could crack one of these badboys in half in under a minute. After going through a whole box my mouth would feel like it had just been hit by Mike Tyson.
Most people peel their bananas by breaking the peel by bending the "stem" back. I work the other way, using my teeth to bite off the "tip" and then peeling the rind back towards the stem. It is something I picked up after watching Looney Toons all these years. Whenever you see a one in a cartoon you'll always see it with the stem pointing upwards with the rest of the peel spreading out from it. You know I'm right. Bugs Bunny proves that I'm right.
Would anyone else like to share their little quirks?
Posted by jeremiahnewbie at 10:16 PM | Comments (7)
February 01, 2005
Baton Music Meme
You can thank Mr. Kent for this one.
- What’s the total size of music files on your computer?
According to iTunes: 2380 songs, 6.2 days, 12.15 GB. Dang, I have to get working on that number. - What is the last CD you bought?
Travis - 12 Memories, a solid album but I prefer The Man Who - What is the last song you listened to before you read this post?
I Want You - Danko Jones - Name four songs that you listen to a lot or that mean a lot to you.
Sick of Myself - Matthew Sweet = One of my favourite songs of all time, a great get-up-and-go tune
Fade Into You - Mazzy Star = the song reminds me of a moment in time I hold very close to my heart
I Can Feel It - Sloan = I always imagine myself singing this to a girl in the middle of the night as she looks down on me from her balcony
Wonderwall - Oasis = This was the song that started my love affair with this band, one that is still growing strong - Which three people are you passing the baton on to and why?
Kristine because she'll probably want to blog it as well.
Liz because she might find it fun
Jason because he's probably looking for some content to post, ha!
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