Hell of Words

I was tagged! Grrrr!

2008-08-20T21:41:00.000-07:00

Here’s the rule..

Click copy/paste, type in your answers and tag four people in your lists! Don’t forget to change my answers to the questions with that of yours.

1. Four places I go over and over
@#*&^*&^ Draper!
Stupid Herriman!
WOOORRRRKKKK! GAHHHH!
School's OK.

2. Four people who e-mail me regularly
email? I don't really use it much.

3. Four of my favorite places to eat?
Wherever Johnny is cooking.
Bombay House
Thai Siam
Kim Long

4. Four places you’d rather be?
Con mi esposa. Nada mas.

5. Four TV shows I could watch over and over.
The Simpsons x 4

6. Four lucky winners ( of this tag..)
Em-Cat
Well, that's it. I don't really read blogs, and Johnny took all the ones that I do look in on from time to time.

P.S.
I post when I want.

2008-07-22T19:21:00.000-07:00

Oppinion. Snarky comment. Vague ending.

Watch and Discuss?

2008-06-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

So, I've been watching way more VH1 than I care to admit lately. I've noticed that during commercial breaks they run these short spots that say "Watch and Discuss". They also have the little bubbles that show up from time to time at the bottom of the screen encouraging viewers to "Watch and Discuss". The problem that I have with this is that these appear on screen during every program. One might ocasionally see a show on VH1 that merits serious discussion, but "Flavor of Love"? Come on.

You're all Sukkas!

2008-06-03T22:10:00.000-07:00

It's "Take on Me" by Ah-Ha. You probably couldn't see the Norwegian accent in the typing, so it's OK that you didn't get it right.

Guess this song.

2008-05-29T20:46:00.000-07:00

da da da duh duh duh duh duh da da duh duh da da da duh duh duh duh da duh duh da duh.

What song is that?

No guessing from Johnny. She heard me humming it to figure out all the da's and duh's.

(Altogether too) Democratic Chinese Food.

2008-05-27T16:24:00.001-07:00

I ate at a Chinese Buffet today. Big mistake.

This was my first time ever eating at an all you can eat place like this. I honestly expected a lot of really crappy food. What I got was a lot of not so bad food. Seriously, it was a lot tastier than I thought it would be.

The problem with a buffet is that it is not intended to be a meal. When one eats at a buffet one does not enter with the goal of satisfying their hunger, one enters with the goal of getting his money's worth. And that's what I did. So even though the food was pretty good, I walked out of the buffet deeply regretting having come in the first place. Go figure.

New Blog Post

2008-05-12T15:47:00.000-07:00

I can't think of any conceivable reason for anyone to actually want to read up on my opinions. I'm going to think about this for a while, and I'll get back as soon as I come up with one.

School is over!

2007-12-13T18:55:00.000-08:00

I just finished my last final, which was nowhere near as difficult as the papers that I had to write over the last few weeks. I'm relieved, and yet a little sad that the semester is over. I've discovered something about myself: I'm really only happy when I'm with my wife or when I'm at school. I really think that it's a good thing that I've decided to be a college professor when I grow up. I've also learned that, in a pinch, I'm a pretty decent writer.

MONOSYLABIC MADNESS!

2007-12-10T18:44:00.000-08:00

This is first post in a while. I am in school. It's near done. Brain ow! Work lots. Last two weeks real hard. Can't use big words. Must watch box now. Bye

Music

2007-11-16T20:34:00.000-08:00

OK sisters and wife. Next topic.

I want you to tell me what music, not perfomed by U2, has impacted you the most.

I think that I'm going to need a little bit of time to think about this one. I'll wait for your answers and post my own in the comments within the next couple of days.

Books and Books.

2007-11-15T22:24:00.000-08:00

I've read a lot of books in the last two and a half months. I'd be interested in knowing what people's favorite books are and why.

Some of my favorites from the recent batch of books have been: Jane Eyre, In Cold Blood and The Grapes of wrath.

I loved Jane Eyre because it turned my idea of the victorian novel on it's head. This book is pretty dark. The story starts with a pretty horrific scene of abuse (although not nearly as graphic or degrading as you might see today) and picks up from there. Certainly not the comedy of manners that I was expecting.

In Cold Blood was another book that I enjoyed because of its dark qualities. The way that Capote makes you feel sympathy toward a psychotic gives the book a feel of menace and of tragedy.

I first read The Grapes of Wrath when I was 17 years old. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this book the first time around. Steinbeck has a way of writing characters that really resonate. I think the man just knew people, and he found nobility in even the poorest and most pathetic of them. Even in his more comic novels like Cannery Row you see this.

Not only do I want a discussion, I want some ideas of what I might read when I'm not in school and have some time for recreational reading. Please leave Comments.

The saddest thing in the world.

2007-11-13T20:51:00.000-08:00

What is the saddest thing in the world?

Please respond in the comments section.

"Hell" as in "lots of"

2007-11-13T19:36:00.000-08:00

I don't mean to imply that reading my blog is hell. I mean "hell of" as in "hella". I'm trying to connect to the younger demographic. You know? Make millions of dollars pandering to people who don't really have a clear picture of who they are yet. It's the way we do it.

So welcome to my blog folks. It will mostly be about whatever is on my mind when I'm writing. I'll probably write a little about what I've been reading lately, and I welcome comments. Especially comments that involve big words. they make me feel important. So happy posting.