Shoulders

If I were obscenely rich, I'd have someone on staff to rub my shoulders anytime I sat down at the computer.

Welcome to winter

It's the shortest day of the year. It started with some shoveling then a pre-sunrise snowball fight with the boys. Now they are downstairs playing video games while I'm screwing around on the internet. I probably should be reading as I have about 30 books on the shelf and a Kindle under the tree. Oh well. I might take the boys to see TRON today or I might wait until tomorrow so we can be out of the house for a bit while Lindy is trying to work.

Not much else is going on around here. We watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and it was ok. Very clever, but I wanted a bit more out of it. Maybe if Edgar Wright had called up Simon Pegg for a bit of help, it would've been better.

I have a ton of new records. I've already talked about the first three White Stripes albums, but yesterday I got the new vault package with a White Stripes picture disc and a Greenhornes demo album. I also received a 7" from the Radical Dads which has a member of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in it. Only 100 of those were pressed, so hooray for that. I think January will see more coming into the mailbox.

Oh, Coop bought me Goldeneye for the Wii and it is awesome. I haven't played very much of the campaign, but the online multiplayer is great and free. Also, if you get it, make sure you get a classic controller too as it makes it much more fun.

Well, that's all. Merry Winter Solstice to all.

White Stripes split vinyl

Yesterday I came home to find the first three White Stripes albums sitting in my mailbox. Upon opening, I found the red and white split version of De Stijl! Only 450 of these were made with only 100 of those being randomly sent out in the mail. As for the other 350, 250 were sold out of the store and the other 100 were sold in the Netherlands. I ordered it for $20 and was lucky to get the split. They seem to be going for ~$100-120 on ebay right now. Woohoo!

(I snagged this pick from an ebay seller, it doesn't do the vinyl justice. The red is translucent.)

Update on Coach

My dad had a minor heart attack and has coronary artery disease, which means he has to exercise more and eat better or else risk another attack. The doctor said he should make a full recovery and will be able to come home on Friday. Hooray!

LSD and baseball

Here's another video, so if you're a person who only checks this blog while at work and you can't watch videos, go home and watch it. It was emailed to me and it made me smile.

Only 49million have seen this

But, I'm putting it up anyway because it made me laugh. Of course, I'm kind of slap-happy today so it might not take much to make me giggle.

Heart attack

As I was riding my recumbent bike and watching Manchester United beat Arsenal, the phone rang and it turns out my dad had a heart attack. Not only that, but he probably had it on Saturday and the tough bastard didn't go to the doctor until today. His blood pressure was very high so they made him go to the hospital. He's in the ICU now on a nitro IV drip, which my mom says is bringing the bp back to normal. They still don't know exactly what happened, but tomorrow will be a fun-filled day of tests for him. He'll probably try to escape at some point, but hopefully the doctors and nurses can talk some sense into him. We hung out with him for awhile tonight and now it's 8:55 and I'm fucking exhausted, so it's off to bed for me.

You can't melt me sun!

The first gift of the year based on a shirt seen on the History Channel's "Gangland." Thanks Jess! I gotta a muthafuckin angry snowman on my chest son!

Something for the kiddies

A simple question

What is wrong with people?

Oprah

Oprah says she's not a lesbian. That sounds like something a closeted lesbian would say.

Rerun

This is how Fronte used to dance back in the day. Why does Dwayne look so damn mad at the 2:34 mark?

Reality stars

Kim Kardashian makes $6million a year. The Situation made $5million last year. What the fuck? I think I'm going to start working out then release a sex tape of me and my favorite sock. That's gotta be worth at least $100K right?

Finally figured it out

Jennifer Aniston is friends with Chelsea Handler according to an entertainment news headline. This is probably why she is still alone. If you're buddies with Handler, there has to be something annoying about you.

Mantracker

If you have the Science Channel, you have to watch Mantracker. It apparently has been on for quite awhile, but I just saw it for the first time and it is awesome. What makes it awesome? It's a giant game of hide and seek. You've got a team of two trying to cross the wilderness without getting caught by a Canadian cowboy and his sidekick. Basically, the prey shoots up a flare and gets going on their trek. Then, they just have to try and get to a set finish line without getting captured. The episode I saw had the guys going for 30 hours and getting caught less than a mile to the finish. It looks like it would be fun as hell. I'm guessing Fronte would watch it, shake his head, laugh, and say, "Stupid white people, what is wrong with them?"

Bitches always trying to change they men

A 106 year old German is giving up smoking for his wife. She better not give up smoking too. BOOYEAH!

11:11am

It is only 11:11. I've been here since before seven, so using my quick math skills, that's just over four hours of being at work. However, this can't be as it feels like I've been here for days. I just cut my fingernails this morning and they've already grown back to what they were. My hair has grown out and I need a shave. This day will never end.

Here's a random video:

Qatar

After the USA lost their bid, I saw comments yesterday about Qatar not being such a great choice for the 2022 World Cup and it sounds like they're probably right. It gets to be ~120F in the months when the tournament happens. It's about the size of Connecticut. You can only get alcohol in hotels. Perfect for the fans! Anyway, here's a brief rundown on it all.

Aliens III

No aliens. Just bacteria that can thrive in an arsenic laden atmosphere. Apparently they can substitute arsenic for phosphorus which has never been observed before. From what I gather they did this in the lab using samples from highly basic, salty lake outside of Yosemite. Whatever. This day is full of disappointment.
I like so many others was hoping for the clouds of Jupiter to be swept away revealing a thriving world ruled by Bull from Night Court. That's right, a Night Court finale call back! I'm on fire today!

World Cup 2

Russia in 2018? Qatar in 2022? What the hell? At least in Russia you can get into a game for a loaf of bread, a pair of blue jeans, and a Beatles tape. That's right I'm taking it back to the 80's on that one!

Aliens 2

I just thought of it, what if the big announcement is that Thetans are real and that L. Ron Hubbard, John Travolta, and Tom Cruise are right? Hahahahahahahahaha, stupid Scientologists.

Aliens and soccer

Today is a big announcement day in the world. At 2pm, NASA is holding a press conference about findings which will have a big impact on extraterrestrial life as we know it. It's probably bacteria or single celled organisms in ice somewhere, but who knows, it could be giant monstrous creatures looking to claim Earth for our natural resources and then once they've stripped our planet bare, they leave.

The other announcement is where the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be held. Let's hope for England and the US. Wherever it is, let's hope the vuvuzelas don't get to come.