Hunger Games

The posters are out for "The Hunger Games" movie. The books are awesome. Nothing high literature, but very fun to read.

http://movies.msn.com/hunger-games-posters/photo-gallery/feature/?photoidx=1

Infinite Jest

I've been reading Infinite Jest for about a month now. I'm ~390pgs in and have another 600 to go. I'm thinking of taking a break and reading something a bit lighter and quicker. It's quite good, but is slow going due to the large pages and packed in words. Plus, I miss my Kindle.

Unsubscribe!

I get way too many emails from sites I've bought one thing from. Places like World Soccer Shop, Mood Fabrics, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Crocs, etc. I've been unsubscribing as they come for the past week or so. Today, I unsubscribed from Unicef. I'm not sure if that makes me a bad person or not.

Bridesmaids

We got through about half of Bridesmaids (it's funny so far) last night before Logan came down for the second time saying he was scared and couldn't sleep. Apparently this little jackoff named Justin saw Paranormal Activity and Bloody Mary and felt compelled to tell Logan and others about them. Who lets their second grader watch movies like that? Logan said that Justin saw them at a friend's house. I ended up sleeping with Logan last night as it was 10:30 or so and he was wide awake. Logan always has stories about this shitty little kid being a dick. It makes me want to do this:

Batman Arkham City

Ooh-wee, today the new Batman game comes out. I preordered it this weekend after getting about $67 for trade-ins. It's supposed to be the best game of the year thus far. On top of that, the new Professor Layton game is out for the DS. Too many games!

What The Walking Dead needs

It's a good show, but it would be so much better with better actors. Some say it's because they hired all unknown actors, thus the not so great acting. You could say the same thing about Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and the Killing. Sure, they have a few people you've heard of or seen in other shows, but for the most part, they weren't famous before their roles on the AMC shows and the acting is phenomenal on all of those shows. The Walking Dead women tend to overact and the character of Shane should have already been shot and killed if they were going by the comics. Hopefully they'll all get more comfortable in the roles as the show progresses.

Be a man

I understand discussing major purchases with your wife before going out and spending hundreds or thousands of dollars. But, if you get a bonus, pull down a good salary, and want a new tv to replace your old tube tv and can easily afford it, and you tell me that "she won't let you," I say to you, "Grow a pair and buy a fucking tv."

One thing read, one thing heard.

The one thing read on a blog about cat names:

Currently I have Domino and Buddy. I've had Dusty, Hook, Yoyo, Cocoa, El Gato, Comma, Black Stuff, Snip It, Gray Stuff, Dapper Dan, Patches, Gabby, Tuxedo Smith (Tuxie for short), Zipper (ZipZip for short), Sugar, Spooky, Snickelfritz.

The one thing I heard:

"That's when I realized, 'Oh, he's not gay. He's Venezuelan.'"

Arthur and Eazy E

Yesterday afternoon I was on the couch and Connor was watching Arthur on PBS. In between the two cartoons, they showed a clip of kids in a classroom learning about money and savings. I'd say they were 5th grade at best. One of the boys was wearing an Eazy E t-shirt. Yep, that Eazy E. Here's his verse from "Straight Outta Compton" -

Straight outta Compton Is a brotha that'll smother yo' mother
And make ya sister think I love her
Dangerous motherfucker raised in Hell
And if I ever get caught I make bail
See, I don't give a fuck, that's the problem
I see a motherfuckin' cop, I don't dodge him
But I'm smart, lay low, creep a while
And when I see a punk pass, I smile
To me it's kinda funny, the attitude showin'
a nigga drivin' But don't know where the fuck he's going,
just rollin' Lookin' for the one they call Eazy But here's a flash, they never seize me
Ruthless! Never seen like a shadow in the dark
Except when I unload, see I'll get over the hesitation
And hear the scream of the one who got the last penetration
Give a little gust of wind and I'm jettin'
But leave a memory no one'll be forgettin'
So what about the bitch who got shot? Fuck her!
You think I give a damn about a bitch? I ain't a sucker!
This is the autobiography of the E,
and if you ever fuck with me
You'll get taken by a stupid dope brotha
who will smother
Word to the motherfucker, straight outta Compton

Nice work kid!

Jury Duty - the day of...

Jury duty has come and gone. I brought my book, my black pen, and my summons. I was checked in and sat down right at 8am when the summons said I should be there. Wearing khakis, a decent work shirt, and nice socks instead of the standard CG white tube variety, I sat in a sparsely populated room with my other prospective jurors. People trickled in up until 8:30 or so even though everything said 8am. The summons said casual business attire. Apparently this means shorts and flip flops for one oddly proportioned man who seemed like a dick from the way he spoke to the lady running the show. He was one of these guys that if you saw him from the waist down, you'd assume, "Hey, that's a normal sized guy in shorts and flip flops when the summons said casual business attire." But, from the waist up you'd say, "Hey, that's a fat bastard wearing a horizontally striped shirt, which is unfortunate as we all know that vertical stripes are the slimming stripes." Another guy, who was in a suit when the summons said casual business attire, asked in an manor which can only be described as assholey, if we were allowed phones since most phones have cameras and the recording about what we could and could not bring said no cameras. The answer was yes. Who knew? Well, Mrs. CG did, but I chose to err on the side of caution thus I had also left my phone in the car, but did not feel the need to go get it when we were on break. We were informed that only one court room was operating today. We filled out paperwork and watched a video explaining how important jury service was to the American way of life. Then we had a break during which I got a pack of chocolate donuts from the canteen and a cup of "coffee." I came back, opened my chocolate gems, and was informed that the one case on this unusually light court day was not going to be tried as the defendant took a plea bargain. We had done our duty in scaring off the criminal who knew a group of savvy prospective jurors would find him/her guilty of whatever heinous crime he/she committed. After giving each other high-fives and spraying celebratory champagne on each other for the sheer power of our jurorness, we left carrying letters saying we had served to give to our employers. It was now raining outside, which made me wish I had been wearing a ball cap like one of my fellow jurors had chosen to do in spite of the casual business attire request. I ran to my car, book under shirt, like a madman fleeing the City-County building. It wasn't even 10am. I could have parked on the street.

Jury Duty

Well, I have jury duty tomorrow. I have to report downtown at 8am. I have to wear khakis. I have to dress overall nicer for jury duty than I have to for work. I cannot bring guns, knives, explosives, children, or an ipod. I can bring a book. I must bring a black pen as I will need to fill out paperwork and a pen will not provided. I need to bring cash for parking. I will be subjected to a security screening. I cannot bring drugs or alcohol. I will be downtown for at least two hours so I cannot park on the street at a parking meter. I could be on a jury for one day or three days as that is the average length of a case. If I get on an O.J. Simpson style case, I could be sequestered. I could be sent home with nothing, but a thank you and $15.

Video game boobs

The main character for Resident Evil 3DS has big ol titties.

Grantland

McSweeney's has stolen the name of my planned themepark and put on the cover of a sports quarterly.

http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_id/7937fb3a-2e7e-4375-b1a8-ad7318e185fb/GrantlandSubscriptionBeginningwithIssue1.cfm

It could be pretty good.

Two very different nights

How can one night be completely fun an awesome and the very next night suck a donkey's ass? Here we go:

Monday - Had an ok day at work, then Lindy and I went downtown to see the Arctic Monkeys at the Murat. We went to the Chatterbox before hand and had a drink, then walked over to Silver in the City, followed by a pretty good show. I taunted a guy in a Chelsea jersey (Torres), pointed at a lot of odd folks including a black guy in a furry hat, acted weird in front of a coworker, and just had a good time overall.

Tuesday - Logan comes home all shitty because he's tired from the previous night with the babysitter. Connor falls asleep, wakes up ok then starts bitching and moaning at dinner. In the bath, water ends up everywhere, then I have to fight the monkeys to brush their teeth and get their pajamas on. Now it's on to books and then lights out on this fucking day.