The Ferris Bueller teaser video is not for a movie, it's for a Honda commercial!
AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
Urge to kill rising, Rising, RISING,
Monday, January 30, 2012
MURDER-DEATH-KILL!!!
AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
The Ferris Bueller teaser video is not for a movie, it's for a Honda commercial!
AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
Urge to kill rising, Rising, RISING,
The Ferris Bueller teaser video is not for a movie, it's for a Honda commercial!
AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
Urge to kill rising, Rising, RISING,
Physics
I don't remember how we got onto the subject yesterday, but we had a great conversation with the kids about physics... of all things.
Between the two of us Jen and I remember almost nothing, but we did manage to get the basics of free fall across to the kids. My step son was fascinated by the thought that if you drop something there is a tiny amount of time when the item you drop is not moving. He had to go over that a couple of times before really getting it (and he was really interested in how long that tiny amount of time is), but he totally got the idea that when you throw something the rules are different and there is not a moment when the object you throw is not moving. We also talked about vectors and how when you throw a ball there is a force acting in the direction you aimed for, but there is also another force acting on the object that pulls it toward the ground. That force is called gravity and its the reason why the ball doesn't travel at the same height you threw it at forever.
It was so much fun, and they both got so much of each idea. We were in the car for most of this discussion and when we got home it sustained itself for a couple of minutes. I was just about to show them how you can use d = rt to figure out about a million things when they decided they would rather play video games. I would have gotten all algebraic up in their faces and blown their little minds, but I'm thrilled with what we did talk about. Hell, we were talking high school stuff with kids who are 10.5 and 9 years old. How awesome is that?
Smart kids RULE!
Between the two of us Jen and I remember almost nothing, but we did manage to get the basics of free fall across to the kids. My step son was fascinated by the thought that if you drop something there is a tiny amount of time when the item you drop is not moving. He had to go over that a couple of times before really getting it (and he was really interested in how long that tiny amount of time is), but he totally got the idea that when you throw something the rules are different and there is not a moment when the object you throw is not moving. We also talked about vectors and how when you throw a ball there is a force acting in the direction you aimed for, but there is also another force acting on the object that pulls it toward the ground. That force is called gravity and its the reason why the ball doesn't travel at the same height you threw it at forever.
It was so much fun, and they both got so much of each idea. We were in the car for most of this discussion and when we got home it sustained itself for a couple of minutes. I was just about to show them how you can use d = rt to figure out about a million things when they decided they would rather play video games. I would have gotten all algebraic up in their faces and blown their little minds, but I'm thrilled with what we did talk about. Hell, we were talking high school stuff with kids who are 10.5 and 9 years old. How awesome is that?
Smart kids RULE!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
NHL 2012
Both kids have their first experience playing EA Sports NHL 2012 on the PS3 today. They both managed to score goals in their very first game. Is this yet another one of my annoying habits/obsessions that I have passed on to these poor unsuspecting children?
I just heard a yell from the other room, "Yeah! Robba, I scored!"
I think so.
I just heard a yell from the other room, "Yeah! Robba, I scored!"
I think so.
Sad Day
We are a one pet family once again. The fish tank has been removed from the premises. The cat has the complete run of the place.
RIP fishies.
RIP fishies.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Dead Duck Day
The kids got their report cards today. The first time in the new school.
Now their teachers know what we already knew:
The kids are Wicked Smaht!
Now their teachers know what we already knew:
The kids are Wicked Smaht!
Ferris Bueller Sequel?
If this turns out to be some bullshit advertising campaign centered around a bullshit super bowl commercial I am going to be so incredibly pissed off!
Joke
I mentioned last night that I didn't watch any of the NHL all-star fantasy draft ridiculousness. After this morning's commute I am so glad that I skipped it. On the radio this morning I heard some audio clips of the event and... well... oh my god was it awful. Just... Awful.
Every time a player was selected they blared music as said player walked up to the stage, or whatever it was, to join the team he was selected for. The music was straight out of a 1980's techno porn movie. It was terrifying. That was lame enough, but the audience (which in the clips I heard sounded like about 30 people) were mic'd in such a way that you could hear everything they said... and... well... imagine an audience full of Bob and Doug McKenzie's. You get the idea. Stereotype is the word that comes to mind. I did clearly hear one person refer to a pick as "a beauty." It was straight out of Strange Brew. Imagine each pick being woohoo'd by 50% of the crowd, and vehemently heckled by the other 50% of the crowd. Really... just... wow.
I'm so glad I had better things to do.
Every time a player was selected they blared music as said player walked up to the stage, or whatever it was, to join the team he was selected for. The music was straight out of a 1980's techno porn movie. It was terrifying. That was lame enough, but the audience (which in the clips I heard sounded like about 30 people) were mic'd in such a way that you could hear everything they said... and... well... imagine an audience full of Bob and Doug McKenzie's. You get the idea. Stereotype is the word that comes to mind. I did clearly hear one person refer to a pick as "a beauty." It was straight out of Strange Brew. Imagine each pick being woohoo'd by 50% of the crowd, and vehemently heckled by the other 50% of the crowd. Really... just... wow.
I'm so glad I had better things to do.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
My Love
My love is the hardest working human in the software business. You can't even believe how hard she works. I'm in awe.
All-Star Lame Crap
So the NHL all-star lame fantasy draft stupid thing happened tonight. I didn't watch. I chose to watch paint drying instead as it offers a higher entertainment value.
The upside of the results is Zdeno Chara picked both of the other Bruins. The downside (beyond the obvious insult of Patrice Bergeron not being on the all-star roster) is that he waited until the second to last round to take Tyler Seguin, 10 rounds after he took that snotty little brat Phil Kessel. He took Tim Thomas in the second round, but Thomas will probably boycott the event due to some tea party horse shit.
Why can't we just have a couple of normal Bruins games this weekend?
The upside of the results is Zdeno Chara picked both of the other Bruins. The downside (beyond the obvious insult of Patrice Bergeron not being on the all-star roster) is that he waited until the second to last round to take Tyler Seguin, 10 rounds after he took that snotty little brat Phil Kessel. He took Tim Thomas in the second round, but Thomas will probably boycott the event due to some tea party horse shit.
Why can't we just have a couple of normal Bruins games this weekend?
Mega Hi Def
This post is probably going to break all over the place, but I'll give it a shot.
NASA released a hi def image of the Earth taken by a satellite. The resolution is 8000x8000. It's humongous... and it's from space. I'm going to link the full sized image here, which means I am going to have to shrink it to display it and it's probably going to load slooooooowly. Once it's there you're going to have to click on it to see the full image. If you use Firefox, the image displayed after you click is also going to be resized to fit the screen, so you will have to click it again. I'll also add a link to the Flickr page I am taking the image from.
Coooool!
Here is the link to the image's Flickr page.
NASA released a hi def image of the Earth taken by a satellite. The resolution is 8000x8000. It's humongous... and it's from space. I'm going to link the full sized image here, which means I am going to have to shrink it to display it and it's probably going to load slooooooowly. Once it's there you're going to have to click on it to see the full image. If you use Firefox, the image displayed after you click is also going to be resized to fit the screen, so you will have to click it again. I'll also add a link to the Flickr page I am taking the image from.
Coooool!
Here is the link to the image's Flickr page.
Thursday
This is one of those terrible Thursday kinda days. You know the ones I'm talking about... the Thursdays that feel like Fridays.
This week is NHL All-Star week. The lamest week of the year. The All-Star game is... how shall I describe it... stupid. Yeah, that's what it is. Stupid. The fan balloting is a joke. Four of the starters play for Ottawa. Four of them. Ottawa's decent this year, but to have four starters in the all-star game is insulting. Obviously the only people who give a crap about the game are those in Ottawa who actually have a chance to go.
The fantasy draft? Lame. The skills competition? That would be cool if they just did it without all of the constant bullshit surrounding it. Of course, if they eliminated the commercials and the in "game" interviews the event would only last about 10 minutes. The game itself? It bears no resemblance to actual NHL hockey. None.
The worst part? No Bruins games for a whole week. A Whole Week. They played (poorly) against Washington this past Tuesday. They don't play again until next Tuesday. Awful. Truly awful.
I'll say it again: I hate the NHL All-Star game.
This week is NHL All-Star week. The lamest week of the year. The All-Star game is... how shall I describe it... stupid. Yeah, that's what it is. Stupid. The fan balloting is a joke. Four of the starters play for Ottawa. Four of them. Ottawa's decent this year, but to have four starters in the all-star game is insulting. Obviously the only people who give a crap about the game are those in Ottawa who actually have a chance to go.
The fantasy draft? Lame. The skills competition? That would be cool if they just did it without all of the constant bullshit surrounding it. Of course, if they eliminated the commercials and the in "game" interviews the event would only last about 10 minutes. The game itself? It bears no resemblance to actual NHL hockey. None.
The worst part? No Bruins games for a whole week. A Whole Week. They played (poorly) against Washington this past Tuesday. They don't play again until next Tuesday. Awful. Truly awful.
I'll say it again: I hate the NHL All-Star game.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Is Today the Day?
Is today the day? He's been posting to this retarded little site at least once a day, every day since November 2008. Sure, some of those early posts got moved to the private page, but at the time they were posted they were public, and there hasn't been a single day since the account was opened that the public page hasn't seen at least one post.
But nothing today. Sure, it's only 4:00, but he usually posts at least one stupid thing by now. Today? Nothing. Maybe today is the day he finally fails. Maybe today is the day he finally gives it a miss. Naw, maybe he's just busy. Maybe he had a meeting in another building and had to truck back and forth.
Or maybe he's just not caring today. Maybe today he just said, "Screw it. I ain't sharing crap today." Yeah, maybe today is the day.
What?
Oh... wait...
Sorry.
But nothing today. Sure, it's only 4:00, but he usually posts at least one stupid thing by now. Today? Nothing. Maybe today is the day he finally fails. Maybe today is the day he finally gives it a miss. Naw, maybe he's just busy. Maybe he had a meeting in another building and had to truck back and forth.
Or maybe he's just not caring today. Maybe today he just said, "Screw it. I ain't sharing crap today." Yeah, maybe today is the day.
What?
Oh... wait...
Sorry.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Tim Thomas
Thanks Tim.
Earlier this year the Bruins organization took a big step toward spoiling the Stanley Cup Championship for me by signing convicted felon Joe Corvo.
Yesterday Tim Thomas finished the job.
He took the one final opportunity we had to bask in the glory of last year's Championship and turned it into a half baked political statement. The Bruins went to the White House yesterday and had their balls washed (figuratively) by The President of the United States of America. The most powerful man in the world gave a five minute speech where he told the universe that the Bruins kicked every flavor of ass. He even pumped Timmy Thomas' tires for him by specifically mentioning how unbelievably awesome Thomas played.
And Timmy Thomas decided to turn it into a political statement by boycotting the event. Thomas made a statement that said it had nothing to do with the political party, and that the government is out of control, and how the country is not what the founding fathers envisioned when they wrote the Constitution. Well Timothy, the Constitution made slavery legal... should we bring back that institution? It's what the founding fathers envisioned. Women weren't allowed to vote. It took a Constitutional amendment to give them that right. Should we take that away now because it's not what the founding fathers envisioned?
Sports are escapism. We watch sports because we want to stop worrying about the real world. Thanks a pant load Tim for trying to turn yesterday into some sort of lame protest rather than what it really was: A chance for the Bruins organization to shine one more time. A photo op. A (probably) once in a lifetime chance to visit the one time residence of both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. And Tim, if you really wanted to make a powerful statement you should have manned up and met President Obama, shook his hand, looked him in the eye, and told him to his face how you feel about the job he's doing. Instead, you took your ball and went home like a friggin' cry baby.
And for the record, this rant has nothing to do with whether or not I support President Obama's policies. I felt the same way when Theo Epstein blew off President Bush and words cannot describe how happy I was to see the end of that particular administration. That's about the politest way I can sum up my feelings on that political subject.
I would have been more than pleased to never learn a single thing about your political beliefs. As long as you play hockey professionally I just don't care. That's the very thing that makes being a sports fan enjoyable. People from all walks of life with all sorts of various beliefs and opinions can come together and support a team as one. The use of the word "nation" is very fitting in that respect. Bruins Nation is made up of countless different people with countless different ways of viewing the world and we all came together to back you and your team... and you pissed on that. Thanks Tim.
Earlier this year the Bruins organization took a big step toward spoiling the Stanley Cup Championship for me by signing convicted felon Joe Corvo.
Yesterday Tim Thomas finished the job.
He took the one final opportunity we had to bask in the glory of last year's Championship and turned it into a half baked political statement. The Bruins went to the White House yesterday and had their balls washed (figuratively) by The President of the United States of America. The most powerful man in the world gave a five minute speech where he told the universe that the Bruins kicked every flavor of ass. He even pumped Timmy Thomas' tires for him by specifically mentioning how unbelievably awesome Thomas played.
And Timmy Thomas decided to turn it into a political statement by boycotting the event. Thomas made a statement that said it had nothing to do with the political party, and that the government is out of control, and how the country is not what the founding fathers envisioned when they wrote the Constitution. Well Timothy, the Constitution made slavery legal... should we bring back that institution? It's what the founding fathers envisioned. Women weren't allowed to vote. It took a Constitutional amendment to give them that right. Should we take that away now because it's not what the founding fathers envisioned?
Sports are escapism. We watch sports because we want to stop worrying about the real world. Thanks a pant load Tim for trying to turn yesterday into some sort of lame protest rather than what it really was: A chance for the Bruins organization to shine one more time. A photo op. A (probably) once in a lifetime chance to visit the one time residence of both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. And Tim, if you really wanted to make a powerful statement you should have manned up and met President Obama, shook his hand, looked him in the eye, and told him to his face how you feel about the job he's doing. Instead, you took your ball and went home like a friggin' cry baby.
And for the record, this rant has nothing to do with whether or not I support President Obama's policies. I felt the same way when Theo Epstein blew off President Bush and words cannot describe how happy I was to see the end of that particular administration. That's about the politest way I can sum up my feelings on that political subject.
I would have been more than pleased to never learn a single thing about your political beliefs. As long as you play hockey professionally I just don't care. That's the very thing that makes being a sports fan enjoyable. People from all walks of life with all sorts of various beliefs and opinions can come together and support a team as one. The use of the word "nation" is very fitting in that respect. Bruins Nation is made up of countless different people with countless different ways of viewing the world and we all came together to back you and your team... and you pissed on that. Thanks Tim.
Monday, January 23, 2012
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