scion owners are weird...

i'm learning that owners of Scion xB's are kinda weird - guess i'll fit in since i'm kinda weird too...

a few things that are on cafe press that i found amusing:

the weekend...

so, i decided against the detroit idea - it'd be great to see the HNIA show, but the anxiety involved in such a last minute thing just isn't worth it. besides, i need to be home doing some house cleaning. brought in some boxes from the garage, and my place is a huge pile of clutter.

i finally got on the iTunes kick, now i've been downloading tunes like crazy - not just from iTunes, but other sites, as well as putting CD's onto my laptop...

went to dinner with Deb last night - yummy!! bd's mongolian barbeque is up north, so i dunno about making it a regular place to go, but hey, if i'm headed to costco or visiting friends up there, i'd definitely go back...

oh yeah, and there's that little matter of me buying a new car. once i get the check from my aunt (danged trust fund!) i'll be purchasing a new 2006 Scion xB. i don't think i'll be pimping it out like most people in the Scion community seem to do, but who knows. i love the "You just got passed by a toaster" stickers - people seem to have a love/hate reaction to this car, with the "negative" reviewers saying that it looks too much like a toaster. Since mine's silver, i'm sooooo tempted to construct a huge piece of toast out of styrofoam or some such and attach it to the top of the car to really enhance the toaster idea...Heywood Banks would approve, i'm sure.

Unnecessary Censorship

Jimmy Kimmel Live's got a bit called "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship" that i find to be farking hilarious, with a gentle poke to the FCC thrown in for good measure.

www.thatvideosite.com has links to a bunch of em, so if you're looking for a laugh, check these out:

http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2654.html #20
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2547.html #19
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2479.html #18
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2419.html #17
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2267.html #15
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2187.html #14
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2125.html #13
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/2068.html #12
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1936.html #11
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1857.html #10
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1803.html #9
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1707.html #8
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1662.html Unnecessary Censorship: Best of the Year
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1653.html #7
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1574.html Unnecessary Censorship: Superbowl Edition
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1109.html #6
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1092.html #5
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1087.html #4
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1081.html #3
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/1075.html #2
http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/984.html #1

His Name Is Alive rocks!

the concert in Chicago was great! i'm soooo glad i went. now i'm pondering going to saturday's show in Detroit since it's the last date on this tour. since Detroit's their home town, i'm predicting this would be a kick-ass show. *ponder*

AWESOME...

awesome doesn't even begin to describe it - the concert KICKED ASS. the band that opened for HNIA was NOMO - very interesting, i picked up their CD...Warren Defever produced their disc as well.

still got songs swirling around in my head (and white castles in my belly) so i can't think, but i'm feeling really good right now... *8-)

in chicago...

so, after some traffic snarls we made it. ugh, construction traffic sucks! along the way we saw signs suggesting you call a toll-free number to see how to avoid using the roads - someone shoulda informed mapquest about this stuff. i'm really glad adam was driving - it woulda probably given me an aneurysm, trying to deal with the stress on my own.

so, we got checked into the motel 8 - i think expedia was being overly generous when saying it was a 1.5 star hotel - and we're chilling a bit before concert time...

we found the dunkin' donuts down the street and got a box of donutty goodness. went to the gas station across the street from the motel to get milk. adam teased me cuz i had "a fan" at the gas station - he mentioned liking my purple hair and that he agreed with my t-shirt (the M [peach] W shirt from tshirthumor.com)

we came back to the room - now our bellies full of donutty goodness. i suppose we should have some real dinner, but damn these donuts are good! a guesstimate of my current blood sugar is about 972...

more later...

giddy giddy giddy!

sheesh, you'd think i was going to see santa claus or something - i'm sooo excited about this road trip! a chance for 1 on 1 time with my bro, an opportunity to see one of my all-time favorite bands (and the friggin tickets were EIGHT bucks!!) and a possibility of getting Dunkin' Donuts. i'm sorry, Krispy Kreme just does not match up! i'm debating whether or not to take my glucometer to check my blood sugars, but i probably won't - they've been so out of whack lately anyways, whether or not i'm eating properly.

Jesus H. Christ on a hotcake!

wow - if i get a JesusPan perhaps i can sell Jesus pancakes on eBay and then GoldenPalace.com will bid and pay $248,108 for each one i make!!

Holy images have been popping up all over... A grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary sold for over 17-hundred dollars on Ebay.
- JesusPan is made from durable steel and topped with a non-stick coating.
- JesusPan is perfect for holiday meals
- Jesus Pan has been featured on Tonight Show with Jay Leno!

Count carbs while getting schnockered!

For the alcoholic diabetics out there, concerned about consuming carbs when they imbibe - links to carbohydrate amounts of booze!

Alcohol Carb Chart

Cocktail Liqueur Carb Count Chart

Low Carb Beer Comparison Chart

optical illusion of the day...

purty cool - after staring at the dot and then clicking on the pic, it appears as tho it's in color, until you move your eyes and then you see it's actually a black and white photo...

http://www.johnsadowski.com/big_spanish_castle.html

Road Trip this weekend!!!!

the brother's agreed, the hotel room's booked, and the concert tickets purchased - adam and i are headed to chicago on sunday to see His Name Is Alive! i'm soo freaking excited i'm about to explode!!!!! they've not toured in years, and i hear their music is going back to their early stuff, which i find much more interesting than stuff they've put out in recent years.

i'm glad adam said yes to being my chauffeur - i think it'll be nice to have a little road trip and some time to talk and hang out away from everything else.

i'm sooooo friggin excited!!!!

learning new words...

The national spelling bee was broadcast on ABC last night, and one of the final words was weltschmerz - seems rather appropriate in this day and age...perhaps one of the word collectors was making a subtle jab at the Bush administration in choosing this word? naah, that thought's even too tinfoil-hat for me...

weltschmerz
Pronunciation: 'velt-"shmerts
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German, from Welt world + Schmerz pain
1 : mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state
2 : a mood of sentimental sadness

misc links...

Introducing - The Cordless Jump Rope! - what the hell?!?!? i dunno why we didn't see this on American Inventor!

i've seen dragon tattoos, but this one is definitely unique (not safe for work, either)

and here's a link to more Really Bad Tattoos

Guaranteed delivery in 30 minutes or less, or we commit Seppuku!

"A dead customer is not a paying customer." - that's a good thing to know if you're planning on becoming an employee of Ninja Burger. You'll learn many things in reading Ninja Burger: Honorable Employee Handbook by Michael Fiegel.

Buy the book on Amazon.com and help a Farker out! - Ninja Burger: Honorable Employee Handbook (Paperback)

OMG!!!

It's kinda creepy - Lisa Welchel blogs like a 12-year-old...

if you're looking to scare the crap outta someone...

the Toilet Monster is probably the way to go!

Index of Psychiatric Disorders

here's a link to the Index of Psychiatric Disorders from the DSM...interesting.

the Sexy Name Decoder...

Antiques Roadshow Drinking Game!

ummm, i think some people may be risking alcohol poisoning.....

From tonkin on TotalFark:

All players drink when/if:

1. The item is worth less because it has been refinished or repaired. Drink twice if it's one of the Keno brothers breaking that news to the collector. Drink 3 times if the item is worth less than 20% of what it would have been worth had it not been refinished or repaired.


2. Anyone says "veneer." (In tribute to Frasier.)


3. Someone uses the word "provenance." Drink twice if the appraiser says the item is more valuable because the collector has documentation of the provenance.


4. The collector found it in the attic/basement of their house when they moved in.


5. The item belonged to someone now dead and the collector had asked for it.


6. The appraiser says "This is one of the best examples of [fill in the blank] I've ever seen!" Drink twice if s/he goes on to say the item is "impossible to value" or "priceless" because it's so special.


7. When asked, "Do you know how much it's worth?," the collector says "I have no idea!" [Must be exact quote.]


8. If it's a letter written by a former president or Civil War hero.


9. If an item is worth more than $100,000. Drink twice if the item is not furniture or jewelry.


10. Anyone is seen wearing a bow tie.


11. If the collector is a child. Drink twice if the child actually seems to know anything about what s/he has brought.


12. If an item is a fake, replica or forgery. Drink twice if it's worth more because it is a fake, replica or forgery. Drink twice if the owner claims that s/he knew it was a fake, replica or forgery, but just wanted to know if it was worth anything anyway.


13. If the collector says "well we'll still enjoy it" when s/he finds out the item is worthless.


14. If the collector paid less than 1/10th the value of the item, or found it. [Inherited items do not count in this category.]


15. If the collector says, "well, I guess I won't be using it as a [planter, serving dish, or other inappropriate use] any more!" after finding out what an item is worth.

16. Any "Signed" item made by L. C. Tiffany, take a drink. Must be signed. (if I see one more Tiffany lamp I'll puke)


17. Take a MINIMUM of 3 drinks if you spot ANYONE wearing a tie with a big fat ugly knot similar to the one worn by the shows' host. (I mean really, where do they get these people.)

Additional items:
Drink if:

* the owner of the item claims to have no idea as to the value of the item.? Drink twice if they give an amount that is hideously low ("Oh, I don't know.....a hundred dollars?" for a Tiffany lamp, for example.)

* the item brought in is larger than the trunk of an average car

* the item is from the Civil War

* the appraiser expresses his/her joy that the owner brought in the item

looney toons...

no posts recently because of an inpatient stay at Community Hospital North - things just got waaaay too overwhelming. things are better now, but i can't seem to stay away from hospitals - now i'm making visits to go see my Aunt Sherry, who's having problems breathing. still not totally sure what the official diagnosis is, she's having more tests done today.

never a dull moment, that's for sure...