Playlist

Here is a sample of what's on my playlist when I run on the treadmill.

Renegade Cavalcade- Ash
London Calling- The Clash
Rock Me Amadeus- Falco
Amber- 311
The Adventure- Angels & Airwaves
Something to Talk About- Badly Drawn Boy
No Rain- Blind Melon
Can't Stand Me Now- The Libertines
Steady As She Goes- The Raconteurs
Here's Where the Story Ends- The Sundays

Ubiquity

Have you noticed how popular MySpace has become? People are not only giving away their web address but also their MySpace address now. It's almost out of control.

"Log onto mycrazycat.com or myspace.com/mycrazycat"

It's so far reaching that I'm wondering where the limit is with this.

Why Your Netflix Queue is Exactly the Same as My Netflix Queue

Netflix is cool. I like the convenience and what not, but what's really interesting is that renting movies has become a social thing somewhat like MySpace. I'm linked to 2 of my friends' Netflix queues and I can see what they're watching and send recommendations (or warnings) on certain movies and whatever. It's actually sort of voyeuristic. If there was actually porn on someone's queue, that would be embarrassing. "Hey, how was the movie last night. Wink wink nudge nudge."

Sometimes I feel like I need to overhaul my whole queue so that in the odd case someone looks at my queue, I'd just seem a little cooler. But screw it, right? I really do want to watch Weird Al Yankovic's video collection.

I log on one day and find that someone else put that same video collection in his queue!!! Hey wait a second, he just stole my rental pick! And then I realize that a lot of the videos in my waiting list are also on other people's list. Is that why we're friends? Because we have the same taste in video rentals? Or is this the new strategy for choosing movies, stealing from other people's list?

Zero Gravity Sex? Really?

I caught myself actually wondering about how this would work. And then I laughed. And then I think I might have blushed.

Here's what started it: Do Astronauts Have Sex?

Guilty Pleasure Revealed!

Last weekend, Joe put 2 and 2 together and figured out that I bought the 30 Seconds to Mars CD because of Jared Leto.

Yeah ok, I admit it. I think Jared Leto is pretty dreamy and I'm willing to give his band a listen. It's not the best thing in the world but it isn't too bad either.

A.I. Artifical Intelligence vs. I, Robot

Ok, I realize I'm comparing Stanley Kubrick to Isaac Asimov. But I put them right after another on my Netflix queue and now I feel like I have to compare them.

I think it's interesting that anyone would try to debate whether or not robots should be given human qualities. I think it defeats the purpose of what a robot is. But in any case, that's what these 2 movies did.

In A.I., the question is whether to make a boy robot real (a la Pinocchio) in order for him to feel love. He waits through ages, wishing on a blue fairy, to become a real boy so he can go back home and be loved by his mother. And then in I, Robot the question is whether we should give robots free will (meaning the ability to break from the 3 Laws and kill). I guess A.I. was suppose to be really touching, but I think it came off the wrong way. For me, I don't see the point in building robots to be humans. That's what we have cloning for.

I guess what I'm saying is, robots should be robots. I think I pick I, Robot as the better movie. Plus, I really think Jude Law is a doofus.

The Importance of Black History Month

Me: Hey, why haven't we gotten Black History emails yet??

Dana: Yeah, February is Black History Month! Carol, did we eliminate the Diversity Department?

Carol: Don't you know? The Diversity Offices waits until after the month is over before they send emails.

Dana: Oh yeah. Duh, Sophie.

Me: Oh yeah, duh. Sorry folks, I'll wait until March before I ask about Black History.

My Love/ Hate Relationship with Dairy Products

I'm pretty confident that I'm not lactose intolerant. But when I get the belly aches, I blame it on my lactose intolerance.

Oh, To Be a Fly on the Wall

Joe: I read on the internet that the military has this thing now that makes you feel like you're on fire.

Me: Yeah, the ray gun. I read that too.

Joe: Yeah. If they had a ray gun that could make you feel like you're on fire, why not just make something that could actually make you catch on fire?

Me: I don't know, I don't think you can do that. Like, it's inhumane or something.

Joe: Yeah well, war is inhumane.

Me: So true.

(pause for deep thought)

Joe: I wonder what that meeting was like when they were planning the whole thing..."Hey guys, how 'bout we make a gun that catches people on fire?"

Me (with fingers to chin): "Nah, we can't do that. People will be up in arms. How but we just make them feel like they're on fire, but they actually aren't."

Me: I bet they still have a switch for fire though.

Joe: A dial. Like on the stove: warm, low, medium, and high.

Me: Mm, just a switch. Hot and incinerate.

Drinky McDrinkersons

1.What is your favorite beer?
Guinness Stout. With fork and knife, please.

2. What is your favorite mixed drink?
Cap-n-coke.

3. What is your favorite shot?
Irish car bomb

4. What will you NOT drink?
Cement mixer...and 3 Wise Men.

5. Are you a lightweight when it comes to drinking?
I am now.

6. Do you like the drinks with the little umbrellas?
Of course.

7. Do you ever drink Bacardi Silver?
mm hmm.

8. Do you like frozen drinks?
mm hmm.

9. Do you drink liquor straight?
mm hmm.

10. Do you ever drink out of the bottle?
gross.

11. Have you ever drank a jager bomb?
what's that?

12. Are you drunk right now?
possibly.

13. Do you consume more than 2 alcoholic beverages a day?
Nah.

14. Do you drink a lot of wine?
Nah.

15. When's the last time you drank?
er, I suppose that was 2 weeks ago.

16. What are your 3 favorite alcoholic drinks?
Captain and Coke. Bailey's on ice. Guinness.

17. Have you ever thrown up from drinking?
mm hmm.

19. Ever done a Keg Stand?
I don't recall.

20. Name someone that will repost this.
Wah.

21. Ever been streaking while drinking?
Nah.

22. Hot tub/pool naked because of alcohol?
That's personal.

23. Failed any college courses due to alcohol alone?
Nah.

24. Ever hooked up w/more than 1 person in a night bc of alcohol?
That is also personal.

25. Ever woken up & said "dude where's my car?" and meant it?
Nah.

26. Ever carried someone up & down the same flight of stairs due to their drunkenness?
Gross.

28. Puked in a friends car?
Not in a friends car. But rather out a friends car. Hahaha.

29. Puked in a friend's house?
Nah.

30. Ever drank more beers than years you were old in one outing?
Nah.

31. Ever done a body shot?
I don't recall.

Random Shite #10

I have a feeling we're not gonna get the new TV in time for the Superbowl. I don't know, just a feeling.

I injured my neck (as usual) from snowboarding, which is seriously hampering my ability to hit the gym on a regular basis. But I am still on schedule with my treadmill routine.

My fantasy soccer team is bordering on disaster and I'm all out of money to make good transfers. Wah!

Is it ever going to really snow?

I'm on a Mission

I'm on a mission to find cosmetics that are specifically made for Asian women. A lot of times I look at magazine ads and see these really cool new colors that look really nice on the models. But the main problem is that I know that those colors will look totally different on me. Or the foundation colors don't exactly match my skin and I end up looking a little ruddier that I'm comfortable with.

We'll see if I am successful finding what I want.

Movie Review: In Good Company

This movie stars Topher Grace, Scarlett Johannson, and Dennis Quaid. It's rated PG-13, so there's no swearing or nudity. So as you can probably figure out, it's sort of a chick flick or family movie.

Dad Dennis Quaid finds out he has a new boss that's half his age (Topher Grace). So there's one plot line. And then new boss Topher accidentally falls in love with dad's daughter Scarlett Johannson. So there's the other plot line.

It's pretty predictable as far as this type of movie goes. So if you're just looking for something to do then I'd tell you to rent this. But only if you've exhausted all other options for entertainment.

3 eggrolls out of 5.

Random Shite #9

Hey guys, a new season of No Reservations started at the beginning of the year and Tony is going to the Pacific Northwest tonight. I just received his new book in the mail over the weekend and I'm excited to read it. The Nasty Bits is pretty much things that got left out of previous books, articles, or his show. So you can bet that what's left over is the good stuff.

I just finished my first sewing project with my new sewing machine and I'm getting excited. Joe gave me some projects to work on for his paintball gear. Crafting's my fave!

I Resolve

This year I actually cared enough to come up with a resolution to walk one mile for every day of the year. Joe and I have gone to the gym twice now, and I've caught up to January 6th. It's a slow and steady process people! If I go later this afternoon while it's slow at work, I can catch up quite nicely and be on track to keep my resolution.

Anyone else got a good resolution?

Movie Review: Superman Returns

First things first. Superman is a super-dreamy superhero.

Ok, so this movie is pretty good. It made me look up Superman on Wikipedia to catch up on the whole mythology. Here are some points I would like to highlight regarding this movie.

- It actually wasn't hokey that Superman in 2006 was still wearing blue tights and red underwear.

- Ok, the crappy dialogue (or lack thereof) was a lowlight.

- Great casting! I'm so glad they got a no-name actor to play Superman, rather than stuffing someone like Brad Pitt into the role. Also, good call on Kevin Spacey being Lex Luthor.

- I had a hard time believing Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane. She just looked too young next to Brandon Routh.

- The Superman curl is awesome, of course.

All in all, I gave this movie 5 eggrolls out of 5. I would happily see it again.

Come and Gone

Christmas has already come and gone and I can't believe how quickly. I always feel like I spend a lot of time preparing for a certain day to come and then it's gone before I can even truly enjoy it. It's sad really. I think I much more prefer the season leading up to Christmas rather than Christmas day itself.

This year was especially bitter because of personal family problems with my dad. Usually family gatherings do end with a bust up between my dad and someone else, but this year he decided to throw in a wrench by not coming at all. In fact, he was on the other side of the planet for reasons unknown.

I picked him up from the airport yesterday. I feel a family meeting coming on.

The Countdown

There are a few things left to pick up that are stressing me out, but overall I'm excited about Christmas. Well, partly excited. My dad isn't around so....

I'm watching Rudolph on tv right now, so hopefully it will cheer me up and get me in the mood.

Merry Christmas everyone. It'll be here and gone before you know it.

Highlights from the Christmas Party

The Axe

Well guys, it seems as though I may lose my job. I haven't been able to stay at a job for more than 2 years without there being a buyout and layoffs. Without whispers abound that the bank may get sold, there's major cost cutting initiatives. Severance packages have been mailed to the local HR reps and it seems like the axe will fall tomorrow.

I will keep you updated.