Goonies Never Say Die

I was just 3 years old when the Goonies was released in theatres and yet it is still one of my favorite movies. With great characters like the Fratellis, Mikey, Chunk, Data, Sloth, and others, the film has withstood one of the greatest tests of time.

In 10 days I will turn 25.

10 minutes ago... i pissed away the last of the beer i drank last night

Tonight at 9 i have an important hockey game. I need to perform well tonight. This is me breathing.

Anna Nicole... wa wa wi

So I'm sure everyone has heard about Anna Nicole and that her death was due to a combination of several things and none of them being illegal drugs. That is great and all I do really feel bad about the situation and death isn't really a funny thing, but reading the autopsy definitely made me giggle a few times.

I think my favorite line in the autopsy was the descriptions of different parts of her body. As noted here:

"The genitalia are those of a normally developed adult woman. There is no evidence of injury. The anus is unremarkable."

I understand the first two sentences, basically implying she wasn't raped or something like that... but what is it that was so unremarkable about the anus. Do people typically have abnormal ones, this would be interesting to know.

I've never read an autopsy, but they do go into a lot of detail about everything that exists on the body. Including all of the tattoos that Anna had:

"There is a pair of red lips in the right lower abdominal quadrant.
Two red cherries are on the right mid pelvis.
A “Playboy Bunny” is on the left anterior mid pelvis.
The words “Daniel” and “Papas” are on the mid anterior pelvis region.
A mixed tattoo on the right lower leg and ankle represents: Christ’s head; Our Lady of Guadalupe; the Holy Bible; the naked torso of a woman; the smiling face of Marilyn Monroe; a cross; a heart and shooting flames.
A mermaid on a flower bed with a pair of lips underneath it laying across the lower back."

All in all, I believe she was more tattered up than Tommy Lee.

Anyways, sad to see her go, but glad to finally find out that it wasn't drug overdose. She will be missed.

Meatout 2007

Meatout 2007 is tomorrow, Saturday, March 23. So I (And you should too) will not be eating meet tomorrow and will only be eating luxurious fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Meatout is an international observance helping individuals evolve to a wholesome, nonviolent diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains. This year's theme is "Stop Global Warming!" Did you know....

1. Animal agriculture produces more greenhouse gases than automobiles
2. Animal waste and feed cropland dump more pollutants into our waterways than all other human activities combined
3. Meat-based diets require 10-20 times as much land as plant-based diets - nearly half the world's grain and soybeans are fed to animals raised for human consumption
4. Eliminating animal products from your diet reduces your personal
greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5 tons .... that's a greater reduction than if you drive a hybrid car!!

There are Meatout events all around the world this weekend. Check for events in your area here: http://www.meatout.org/events/mevents.htm

In honor of Meatout 2007 I will be watching Fast Food Nation tomorrow. Good luck.

WTF... He Did It.

That's my boy Sanjaya Malakar... surviving another round. And this time, he wasn't even in the bottom two. Must have been his stellar performance from the other night that is keeping him in the game.

My question is, what is America really thinking. How can he be worse than Stephanie or Chris, they both at least look good and can sing better than a third grader, which is close to what Sanjaya resembles. His permish long 70sish want to be hair just isn't doing it for me. And his voice is just rancid and way too soft for anyone to even hear. Are people voting for him because they feel bad for him, because that's all i can think of and that is very pathetic.

Stephanie was supposed to be the next Beyonce... hopefully someone will pick her up and she will create some booty shakin music like i know she can.

Peace.

Sanjaya makes little girls cry

Have you been watching American Idol? Because to be honest... i kind of got caught up in it this season for some reason i have yet to figure out. Not sure if you know who Sanjaya is, but everyone thinks he is the worse and he has avoided the cut several times now. I contributed to this a few weeks ago by voting for him... yes i know, I am evil.

Last night he performed "You Really Got Me" and although it was better than all his previous performances, one might say it was like watching a man trying to breast feed three turkeys at the same time. The same sounds that Sanjaya made are the same sounds the blood thirsty turkey's would make as they pecked away at a man's nipples.

One girl even cried the performance was so bad. The camera kept cutting over to her. Some believe that she was crying out of happiness. Clearly the only reason she would be crying out of happiness while watching his performance was if Sanjaya was the Easter Bunny. Which is a small possibility but not likely because he doesn't look like he knows how to hide eggs very well... or how to find them.

Mezmorization Television

Growing up as a kid... i was somewhat deprived and did not have Cable television. Even today, I don't think I would have cable if I didn't have a roommate that wanted it. When I first moved to Dallas, I didn't have cable for the first year, and life was fine.

After that though, i found a station called MTV. Heard of it? MTV stands for Music Television or something like that, but ironically enough, I don't think I've ever seen a video. Maybe it really stands for Mezmorization Television. Because if there is one thing it is good at, grabbing my attention and locking it for long periods of time.

Shows like Next, Real World, My Super Sweet 16, Cheyenne, Jackass, Tom Green Show, Parental Control, Maui Fever, The Hills, True Life, Spring Break 07 Unleashed, and so many others seem to always lock me in like a sniper locks in his next target in the cross hairs of his M40 Sniper Rifle (See picture).

So what is it that locks me in, probably the absurdity of what I am viewing? Most of it is cheesier than Chester Cheetah, but maybe that is the appeal. The fact that most of these people are so cheese and I just can't believe it almost makes me want to continue watching. You dig?

I broke down...

...and joined Netflix. Thus far, I'm very impressed with the interface they have put together. It's very easy to understand, even for someone like me.

Right now in my queue, I have Fast Food Nation (Recommended by my sister), Borat (i want to see the extra 30 minutes), and Sideways (I never got to see the end). After those i have several Everest Expedition/alpine climbing style movies to motivate me to train harder and more. Hopefully this will work.

I checked out external DVD burners... they only cost about 100 bucks and software to burn DVDs is only about 45 bucks. Hard to believe that it is legal to sell these, they are asking for people to just copy movies. Hopefully I can get it all figured out soon.

I look forward to netflixing. It is fun.

Good people

Some people... i love to work with... some people i hate working with because they are difficult.

I sure hope other people think of me as someone they love to work with... or at least not someone they hate to work with. i would be satisfied knowing i was at least in the middle of the two. More to come on this later.

Like Whoa

So normally political things aren't my favorite thing to discuss... but there was this guy, who looked like he just woke up next to a 50 cent male hooker with condoms coming out of his ears and anus after a night of drunken absinthe sexual escapades debauchery. At least he used protection right? Wrong.

So anyways, the guy pictured recently admitted that he decapitated the Wall Street Journal reporter in 2002. He is quoted to saying:

"I decapitated with my blessed right hand the head of the American Jew, Daniel Pearl, in Karachi Pakistan"

First off... your name may be Khalid, but you are not Borat. And i feel like you are serious about your jewist comment. Not that I'm Jewish, and i like to laugh at jokes, but this guy is actually serious about his jewist thoughts.

Second... shave your back or get it waxed... or do something. You look like you spilled rogaine all over you and it just won't stop growing.

Third... Two words for you... Super Cuts.

All in all, i think we should give him the death penalty, Westley style from the Princess Bride... which goes something like this:

WESTLEY - It won't be the last. To the pain means the first thing you lose will be your feet, below the ankles, then your hands at the wrists, next your nose.

HUMPERDINCK- and then my tongue, I suppose. I killed you too quickly the last time, a mistake I don't mean to duplicate tonight.

WESTLEY -I wasn't finished -- the next thing you lose will be your left eye, followed by your right --

HUMPERDINCK-- and then my ears, I understand. Let's get on with it --

WESTLEY - Wrong! Your ears you keep, and I'll tell you why -- -- so that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish -- every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, "Dear God, what is that thing?" will echo in your perfect ears. That is what "to the pain" means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever.


That is how he should die... Westley Style.

The deadliest mountain

Yesterday I continued reading Left For Dead (book about the 1996 tragedy on Everest) on the plane to Dallas. Rob Hall passed away... this is an excerpt from the book describing the situation. Very sad.

"Rob lived through that night, but late that next afternoon, as darkness began to fall and there was no longer any hope of a rescue, Base Camp called his wife, Jan, in New Zealand and patched her through to her dying husband. Everyone on that mountain with a radio bore silent witness to their last moments together. Hall had regained his faculties. He and Jan decided at that moment to named their unborn child Sarah.

Jane to Rob: 'Don't feel that you are alone. I'm sending all my positive energy your way.'

Rob to Jane: 'I love you. Sleep well, my sweetheart. Please don't worry too much.'

Both of them knew exactly what lay ahead. When those moments had passed and Rob no longer had to be strong, you could hear him quietly weeping as he faced his own death. He didn't know the radio was still on."

That can't be easy knowing that you are pretty much left for death and that no one can save you and you cannot save yourself. Several people die on Everest every year, The American Alpine Journal says that one in 29 climbers who summited Everest died on descent. However, many hard core climbers believe K2, where one in seven summiters died on descent is much tougher. I personally know that I am not capable of either (at least not yet). But if you are interested in learning more about K2, you should read this article. It is very long... but some of it is interesting.

Losing it

Am I really losing it. I used to be all up on the latest technologies and computer gadgets and gizmo's... but the other day, i went into the MAC store and used an ipod for the first time. It was not extremely difficult, but there were definitely several features i need help with in order to understand. I must be getting old or something, because i still don't understand what is so great about the ipod. I mean, it's just music. Music is nice, but is it really that necessary to have your iheadphones in all the time such as when you are running, flying, working, etc. You are missing out on hearing so many great things... nature, airplane engines, babies crying, other people's conversations, and so many other great things. So maybe they are the ones that are falling behind because they are missing out on all the sounds of life that go on around them. Think about it.

Work sucks... I know.

Predicting the Future

I'm pretty good at predicting the future so I'll go ahead and predict the rest of my day...

Lunch will consist of a place called Rossies (I believe I can make this happen if I suggest it) where I will order the Fruit Salad, Meat Lovers Pizza, and a water.

Afternoon will be short and sweet and consists of me responding to... 17 emails and reading 25 emails. Work a few big deals with my client to make them happy. Get my stuff done for the day. Start packing up around 315 and leave for the airport around 330 for my flight back to the big D.

Walk my way down to the train station... freezing my ass off in the 20 degree weather trying not to have to use my gloves or my hat (because everyone knows those are for wimps). Typical timing, as I'm 100 yards from the train I will watch it come and go... missing it only by a minute or two. Damn! It always happens. So I'll stand in the cold for another 10 minutes waiting for the next train. Awesome.

Arrive at the airport around 4ish... make my way to the tram to the airport and get in line with all the status /first class folks (since it's typically faster since its 90% business people and we all have the process down stat on how to go through security quickly... unlike the married couple with 3 kids running and screaming and taking 5 minutes to get there bag through security and then 2 times of setting off the metal detector until finally they have to get the wand to search them... only to find that the person didn't take off there Stainless Steel belt buckle, timex watch, and they had 4 silver dollars in their pocket -- seriously who carries silver dollars... and i digress).

Anyways, I will do my Doo-Da-Doo-Da dance through security. Believe it or not in the past year of traveling they have searched my bag twice -- both in the past 3 weeks -- one time though, they did not even check my ID. They got confused by the line and checked the person in front of me and the person behind me...oh well. After making it through security I will make my way down to Chili's (I know it sucks... but there is not much else in MSP airport). Order my chicken sandwich and a tall beer (only a buck more... I'm such a sucker).

Make my way to the gate... prey i get bumped up for first class. "First class is checked in full"... Damn! Oh well... tonight i have an exit row.. it's basically first class for skinny people. As long as Mr. Can I raise the Arm Rest doesn't sit next to me... I should be fine.

Begin doing some reading until the plane talks off... fall asleep. Wake up back in Dallas. Roll of the plane in the wrong terminal of course since I'm flying stupid American. Drive back to my house... pick up hockey equipment. Make it to my 10 o'clock game just in time to play and kick some ass (I'm guaranteeing victory tonight).

Anyways, I'm sure that now you know how the rest of my day will go... I'm sure you can now make it through your day without any problems. Hope that wasn't too boring... because it was boring for me doing it... i just had to show off my skill of reading the future (or maybe it's because I've had this exact same routine every Thursday for the past year almost).

Mothers Day coming soon?

My parents use to live in England so I use to send my mom flowers every mothers day via some UK flowers website.

This morning I got an email from them saying:

"Don't forget Mother's Day.... Sunday 18th March. Buy Mum a gift online"

Few things wrong with this.

1. Mum? I don't understand why they say Mum. Guess the Brits are just a little different.
2. Sunday 18th March - They do dates backwards. Shouldn't it be Sunday, March 18th?
3. Mother's day is not until May. I know this because that is when me mum's birthday is. I guess England has different dates for these types of holidays. Very interesting.

So in about a week and a half... be sure to tell your mother happy mother's day.

When not to brush

There are definitely certain times in life when you should not brush. They all happen to be before eating food. I realized this morning as I took a bite of my pineapple at breakfast and the minty flavor hit the acidy pineapple combining to make some nasty super flavor that did not go over well. Some other things that are bad combinations... beer, vodka, strawberries, orange juice, and several others.

probably the only thing that is okay to eat immediately following a brushing session would have to be flossing or chewing a piece of mint gum (even that might not go over well).

Also, what is up with orange flavored citrus toothpaste, people are doing way too many drugs these days.

books

Sometimes I wish I could be a speed reader. There are so many books available these days... it is a little ridiculous.

Tonight I went to Barnes and Noble... it took me 30 minutes to decide on several different books that I had to choose from. I chose "Left for Dead" which is the story from Beck Weathers survival on the Everest tragedy of 1996. I read Into Thin Air which is another persons version of the story that survived so it should be interesting to see how they compare.

I know you don't care, but you should. Why? Because these books are great. Maybe it's because i love this kind of stuff, or maybe they really are good books. You'll never know until you read one of them.

yeah...

"Why am i naked"

This was the first few coherent thought that came to mind Saturday morning. I laid there longer, and continued to try and figure out the answer to this question. I was very unsuccessful. I tried to unfold the events from the night before... and this was all I came up with.

3:30 pm - I am bored at work. It is time to go drink.
4:00 pm - Arrive at the Gingerman 2 minutes prior to Drew. It's Texas Independence day, so I will only be ordering Texas beers. Order beer 1 - Live Oak Big Bark
4:02 pm - Amy shows up, we get the best table on the patio. Holla!
4:05 pm - Time for my favorite bar food... turkey cranberry sandwich...mmm
4:18 pm - Order Beer Number 2 - (Another Big Bark)
4:45 pm - The sun is bothering me, yet I am somewhat cold. Must need more beer. Order beer number 3 (Real Ale Brewing Pale Ale)
4:46 pm - Potty time.
5:15 pm - More people continue to show up that I don't know. Maybe i should be more social. Get me another beer (old school... Shiner Bock)
6:15 pm - Pam shows up... it's about time...jk.
6:16 pm - One more beer please.
6:50 pm - I'm slowing down... must keep pushing on. Another beer please
7:45 pm - Phil shows up. It's about time slacker. Another beer please
8:00 pm - I begin talking to some girl. Turns out she is from Houston or knows someone from Houston named Misty. Wow. I know who she is talking about. Misty was a popular hot girl in middle school... one of those cheerleader types. The girl talks about how they were great friends... I tell her i barely knew her, but would recognize her. Then random girl tells me Misty was a slut... too bad i didn't know her better in middle school...jk.
8:15 pm - Last beer at the gingerman. Hopefully
9:00 pm - Ride to Quarter Bar with Phil and Pam to meet up with Pam's friends
9:05 pm - Phil orders me a drink... Jack and Coke (it's my party trick drink)... pam pays. Nice of her
9:15 pm - I haven't touched my Jack and Coke and phil notices... "whats wrong with gekius" he says. I tell him no fear... it's all good. Then I chug the entire thing and say... where to next.
9:45 pm - Brien Pierson calls... and says he wants to go out... he will pick us up in front of Quarter shortly
9:50 pm - Phil goes to the bathroom
9:54 pm - I get a text from Brien... he is outside waiting to pick us up
9:55 pm - I grab Pam tell her we are leaving. "What about phil" she asks... i say... "What about him". We leave phil behind. Whoops. I still haven't talked to him since... it happens. He will be ok.
10:05 pm - We go to State & Allen lounge. Brien buys a round and introduces us to all his big time friends. All very nice... just not my style.
10:45 pm - Time for a new bar. Hop in the range rover (Cash M style) We pick... Grapevine... of course... it's brien.
11:00 pm - Get into Grapevine, and Brien order's his typical Grapevine drink. A bottle of Champagne and three glasses. Here we go.
11:45 pm - First bottle done... I've been chugging way too much and can feel the bubbly.
11:50 pm - Brien orders another bottle
11:55 pm - I'm tired. I close out. Drink a little more champagne. And peace out
12:01 am - Pam and I walk out of the bar. Realizing Brien drove us here. Shit. How will we get home?
12:02 am - Pam and Gekius are hungry. Gekius has idea to walk to Cafe Brazil. It's not that far. We start walking.
12:21 am - After the half mile walk (much longer than anticipated) through the gayberhood, we make it. Finally.
1:15 am - I find myself in a cab on my way home with Pam. Did i eat at cafe Brazil? Apparently I did.
1:16 am - The 45 second .75 mile cab ride home was a quick one. I ask pam for money... Thank goodness she has cash and is responsible.
9:15 am - I wake up naked. Still unexplainable.
10:30 am - My car is 1.5 miles away. I have to run in order to get it. I run it in 12 minutes... Nake, Hungover, and still drunk... ok not naked... but either way I'm still capable of running 8 minute miles in that horrible state... wait for it.

Somehow i made it through the night. It was my first super drunk night since MLK day. It was fun. I made some new friends. Discovered a few other things. Until next time... peace out.

Saturday night i go out. I can't even stand the smell of alcohol. My stomach had the strangest pains ever (pretty sure it was my liver saying.. cirrhosis). But i made.

Good bad luck...

Ever heard of it. If not, here is an example.

A buddy of mine had a toight (yes... its toight) deadline approaching and was very certain that the odds of making it were slim to none. That sucks eh. Except for the fact that the person who is expecting the deliverable had a death in the family this afternoon, therefore won't be available until monday at the earliest to check if its done. Good luck for my buddy, bad luck for the VP who wanted to see the deliverable.

That is an example of good bad luck.

Texas Independence Day!!

In case you didn't know... today is Texas Independence Day.

On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico and became the Republic of Texas. For about the next 10 years, Texas was its own country.

On March 2, 1836, the Battle of the Alamo was in progress. Perhaps one of the greatest battles (other than Battle of San Jacinto) to ever take place. The Texas troops were tremendously outnumbered by Mexican General Santa Anna and the rest of the Mexican forces. Santa Anna used about 1,100 soldiers, while the Alamo only had about 200 soldiers inside to defend. The fighting went on for 13 days. Colonel Travis knew what he was up against and knew defeat was most certain. So on March 3rd (or 4th or 5th, no one really knows), he drew a line in the sand with his sword and invited those who were willing to stay and most certainly die, to cross the line.

Several famous Texans died at the Alamo, including Jim Bowie(Bowie knife was named after him), Davy Crockett (Famous quote "they could go to hell and I would go to Texas" and known for wearing his coon skin hat), William Travis, and several others.

Throughout hate rest of the Texas Revolution, "Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad" became the battle cry for Texans.

So today, i ask you for a moment of silence while we remember the Alamo, the Texas Revolution, and what Texas stands for... Independence.

Below is the invite of the celebration i will be attending tonight:


As you may or may not know, this Friday is Texas Independence Day. As such, I'd like to invite you to celebrate the 171st year of the lone star state's independence from Mexico . Without the Texas Revolution, our state would be inundated with Mexican culture. Oh, wait....it is (and thank God for Mexican food—am I right?). Anytoot, I can't think of a more appropriate way to celebrate the culture and traditions of our great state than to drink a butt-load of imported beer.

Please join me in recognizing key battles and fallen Texan heroes like Davey Crockett, Sam Houston and James Bowie at the Ginger Man this Friday evening. Our heroes probably wouldn't mind if we also honored them with a little skittle shaking at The Slip Inn. As Santa Anna always said, "Pimps up, hoes down. If you can't swim, you're bound to drizz-own!" Or maybe that was Snoop Dogg; I always get those two confused.

The festivity details are listed below per The Ginger Man. Please feel free to invite others by forwarding this email to your friends. Some of us plan to get there a little early (around 3ish) so you should think about getting there early if you want to sit at the cool table (which will slowly become the retard/short bus table by 7ish).

Cowboy hats and coon-skin caps are welcome, but save your sombreros for cinco de mayo.

REMEMBER THE ALAMO , BEEYOTCH!
The Ginger Man hosts their 2nd annual Celebrate Texas Fest,
featuring more than 20 Texas beers.
Celebrate Texas Independence Day Friday March 2
with 72 beers on draught and more than 100 in bottles. Live music by
rockabilly greats The Drop-Top Rockets from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. No cover
and beer, bbq and give-a-ways. Festivities begin at 6 p.m


See everyone there!!!

Password expires in 7 days

That's right... my password for my work computer will be expiring in 7 days. That means I technically don't have to change it until next Thursday. So I officially have one week for ideas of what to change my password to. Typically, I use one of my favorite numbers and combine it with a word that is easy to remember and has some significance to me. Unfortunately, I've already used all of these words. Typically I now just look around me at the moment they want me to change my password and see what word pop up... such as:

1. My soup today says Campbell's... so i might make my password Campbells11
2. My mouse says "Logitech" on it... so i might choose logitech88
3. My computer says Latitutde610... so i might use Latitude610... except for that was my password 6 months ago... damn!
4. My phone says IPPhone... so i might choose IPPhone33.

Anyways... you get the point. Passwords expire and you have to come up with new ones unless you want to beat the system (see my previous blog: Beating the System (November 2006))

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Since I'm sure everyone cares what I will be eating today... here you go:
Breakfast Today: 2 pieces of toast with Blackberry Jelly. Glass of Vanilla Soy Milk
Lunch Today: Campbell's Chunk "Soup that eats like a meal" --- Sounds pretty gross, but hopefully it will taste better than it sounds.
Dinner Today: (Chicken Parmesan with Pasta OR Spinach and Mushroom Pizza) AND Strawberries