so it's really 3am and i've been up doing some work. sure, i've taken a bunch of breaks to eat ice cream and watch tv while realizing i should be doing situps.
then i started to watch angel eyes. it was horrible. i mean, i'm a big j.lo fan. if i could, i'd have her be j.lau. and the guy in the movie played jesus christ in "the passion". he had less open sores this time, which was good.
basically, the movie lacked a point. the girl had family problems. the guy had a traumatic car accident that he blocked out of his mind. Ok, sure. Those are kinda big deals, but not so entertaining. At 3am, I don�t really want to see people deal with traumatic problems. I�d much rather watch those really long commercials for girls gone wild. They�re on every other channel right now.
And oh, I watched third watch earlier. It was amazing. Three or four big deal problems, with kids shooting cops, goth people breaking into a girl�s house, a guy taking someone hostage on live tv, and wyclef playing some criminal running the streets. Tonight j.lo loses and third watch wins. And I'll sleep. Ok bye
hi. my name is eric, and i have a problem.
well, i'm really not that bad. i got an xbox a few months ago and i've been playing halo 2 ever since. it's WONDERFUL. and with the xbox live subscription you can talk to and play halo 2 with your friends across the globe. brilliant.
so here's funny stuff online about halo 2. my coworker, who is a serious fanatic (he's read all three books based on the video game), showed me these. and i pass them on to you. so really, i'm just one of the middle people in this game of telephone we're playing. i get the message and i pass on the message. and, of course, i fuck it up along the way.
but ok! here it is. here's a list of audio clip out takes from the video game. i highly suggest the "sgt. johnson" clip. it's pretty hilarious.
my favorite quote from the clip:
you can't take a girl to the LIBRARY! ...it's free?!? well, ok, it's not so bad. ...check out a book!
and for those of you who play the game, check these videos out. someone actually took the time to create how-to videos with tips on improving your game. it's kind of ridiculous. the videos are actually pretty well done, i think. they have a black screen with the instructional text in white, then they follow that up with a video capture of the concept they're showcasing.
the things people put up online are crazy. there's so much random crap like this. that's why it's so frustrating when i can't find a restaurant's menu online when i get the urge to order some take out.
dude! EXPLODING toads!
Exploding Toads Puzzle German Scientists
why is this not a bigger story: NFL passes on Sooners' White. this guy won the heisman. that means that in 1993 2003, you could reasonably argue that he was the best player in college football. two years later, NFL teams make it clear that they think he's no higher than the 256th-best player out there.
weren't there a ton of people saying how good it is to stay in college for 4 years before turning pro? jason white should tell them to shut the hell up.
in this wired article "Anti-HIV Bacterium Isolated?", we read of a researcher who isolated a commonly found bacteria that selectively binds to the sugar envelope of the HIV virus. this is great news for a ton of reasons. it could be the start of a new and successful treatment or vaccine against AIDS. this solution (probiotics) could prove to be much cheaper to develop than a traditional vaccine. and it can provide ways to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child, as well as contribute to a method of inoculating the mucosal surfaces where HIV transmission occurs. all good news. this is a good news day.
the thing that gets me confused is not the main topic of the article. rather, i'm wondering about the researcher. the article talks about a man named "Lin Tao," who is "a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago's dentistry college." then it goes on to mention how they collected the bacteria "from the oral and vaginal cavities of healthy human volunteers."
you find the key words there? in case you missed them, they were DENTISTRY and VAGINAL. how do you stumble into that kind of research?
i bet that was a hard sell: "hi. i'm a dentist. we're here doing dentistry research. take off your pants."
so momma forwarded me this story on the wonders of antibacterial ingredients in soaps and toothpastes. it's called Triclosan. it's one of those wonder ingredients that they put in soaps to kill all bacteria and in toothpastes like colgate total (my personal favorite).
and while it plays into the larger debate regarding the use of antibiotics. some people like, say, the Centers for Disease Control say that the "widespread use of antibiotics promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance...Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling the spread of resistance." <link>
The soap and detergent association of america, understandably, disagrees
now, there's an added message in the argument in this news story. researchers in england and some at virginia tech say that a reaction between Triclosan and chlorine can produce chloroform. and that might be a pretty bad thing. cause chlorine can always be found in our water. or maybe in, say, a pool. and since "Chloroform is a central nervous system depressant and carcinogen", maybe it's something we want to avoid. cause i hear that cancer is, like, bad. and stuff.
so, call me a crazy or a spook or a knee-jerk hypochondriac, but i'm getting rid of the antibacterial stuff i have. do you really think that it's just some kind of scare? you think the soap and detergent association of america would tell you if their stuff was unsafe? in 1998, americans spent $540 MIL on those products. how much do you you think we spend on this stuff today? you think people do the right thing when the kind of money is involved? sounds a bit like tabacco to me. "we can't conclusively say that cigarettes are bad for you." blah.
of course, i'm still gonna go to the doctor and get for-real, legit antibiotics when i'm sick. but i'm gonna make sure it's the right thing to do for the right situation. i might just go old school and only use ajax and chlorox to clean my stuff. it's cheaper, too. but whatever. ok bye.
happy tax day, everybody. being a the responsible citizen that i am, i took care of mine a few weeks ago. but then, since i'm a sole proprietor, i have to pay "estimated" taxes quarterly. so i'm gonna have to fill out stuff and send it in by tonight. i also learned that by "estimate" they mean "if you don't pay enough, we will penalize you heavily". oh, thanks!
when you're paying all this money to the government, it really makes you think about the greatness of our country. we have been given so much. all the wars and killings are in some other place that has less money and a lower standard of living. whew! and we have the freedom to spend our days reading about britney spears' newly reported pregnancy.
i also get the image of hacksaw jim duggan chanting "U-S-A!" over and over while waving his flag and brandishing his 2x4. he's make sure you paid your taxes by hitting you with his "old glory knee drop". AW YEEEEH. you will never find a truer american.
so i bought some chocolate today. easy decision. i was tired. i'm fed up with a bunch of junk going on in my life. chocolate helps. and while i'm not so picky about what chocolate i eat, i went with the more fancy-schmancy dove chocolate "promises". they're individually-wrapped milk chocolate pieces with message on the insides of the foil wrappers. they usually have corny lines about how "chocolate IS love" or how you should "melt" someone's heart with a "promise". it's fun, however dumb.
but after i sat there and read the first three messages, i realized that i need to slow myself and my chocolate-fueling before i get sick of the one thing providing me with joy. smart. ok. i'll only have one more.
this last chocolate stepped away from the corny-ness of chocolate-related puns. this one was short and too the point: "go easy on yourself." it made me smile, take a deep breath, and slowly begin figuring my shit out. so i say thank you, chocolate. i think i don't give you enough credit for helping through this world.
so i haven't been sleeping well, again. i've been taking short naps after work so i don't waste entire evenings/nights of my life as a zombie. those naps, though, aren't very good and happy. they're restless, but marginally effective. blah.
then my tivo broke. yeah, life doesn't get much worse. well, it could, but i don't really buy into the idea of celebrating the fact that i haven't been shot in the head. maybe i should start, though. all that looking on the bright side might help.
and i tried to transfer files on tivo to my computer, which should be pretty simple and straightforward and happy. but it's not. i successfully transferred one show, then that's it. now, i can transfer 10% of any show, then it breaks. online community forums gave me ideas on how to fix it all, and it still is broken. blah! it looks like i have to send it in and pay money for a new one. go technology!
so the new studio is gonna be awesome. how awesome? very awesome. so awesome that you should come help. yeah. don't say i didn't warn you.
so apparently there's a right and wrong way to do these home improvement things. actually, the more i read stuff online, the more i find that there's a multitude of wrong ways to do these things. and most of the ideas i had about how to do things are in the "things to avoid" column. poop.
so i think i'm all set on the electrical wiring and cabinet hanging. that's just step one. probably will take all weekend.
so it's thursday night and i'm sitting at home, sitting with my cabinets doing work. it's pretty ok, and i get paid some extra, which is nice. but i'd much rather be drinking a few beers with some friends after getting out of the surf. yes, the same surf that may soon leave me with cut up and bloody hands. it'd be nicer. but i'm sitting here surrounded by reminders that i'm gonna be spending my extra time working. i'm sure i'll try to find out some way to make the renovations fun and enjoyable, but, let's face it, it's work. and there's just more and more. 13' x 16.5' of bamboo wood flooring to put in. AFTER removing the carpet. something something AFTER the other thing and other thing. blah.
but i do have good friends. friends that help and only bitch until i feed them, then they help more. good stuff.
and props to a good friend who's birthday is today. same day as buddha. yesh, THAT buddha. rub my belly, bitches.
and i'll leave you with a line from a scrubs rerun that aired a few days ago:
...People aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are, mostly? Bastards...Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
so the new cabinets came in. this marks the start of a new period of my life. we'll be putting in new cabinets, two types of new flooring, new sink and new countertop. considering that the process of getting the cabinets from the front of my building into my studio was a huge process, i'm not sure how easy this period is gonna be. hey, even getting the cabinets out of their cardboard packaging was an ordeal. i think i'm in big trouble.
anyway, the rough plan is this: (just so you know that yes, i am busy).
- hang upper kitchen cabinets.
- rip out tile in kitchen.
- install lower cabinets.
- investigate new ways to install undermount sink.
- investigate where/how to install a countertop. the choices are granite (easy and pretty but expensive), or concrete (difficult, but neat and cheap).
- put in new sink
- put in new countertop.
- put in new tile in kitchen and bathroom.
- rip out carpet floor.
- put in bamboo wood flooring.
yay.
does that sound like too much for you? it sounds like a lot for me. i'm thinking that it'll be at least two months before i'm done with all of this. AT LEAST.
anyway, it's time for Extreme Makeover: Chairmanlau's Place Edition. bring your stuff. i'll play the roll of the screaming white guy. bring the cameras. i'm not sure the partnership with Sears is gonna be there, but i might be able to make up some sob stories and bring some people to tears. move that bus!
so you hear that the pope died? is there any other news anywhere? maybe after friday?
so i had another dream. i was surfing this really nice wave. suddenly, the water drained away and my bottom turn became a sliding over coral. i slid for a while on the reef but, luckily, the reef wasn't super jagged, just the texture of level but really rough asphalt.
i was sure my entire front side was cut up, but when i stood up on the reef, i found that i was entirely cut-free, except for my hands. my palms were covered with tiny, yet fairly deep, cuts. no blood, really. just a bunch of cuts.
any dream explainers out there? my sleep hasn't been very good lately, so i'm dreaming a lot. the dreams are messed up and sometimes troubling and i haven't really been waking up refreshed at all for the past month or two. but hey, at least we all have some good dreams to keep up entertained!
a bunch of funny jokes by some guy named mitch. i'd do more research into who this guy is. but i'm lame. and lazy. so shut up already.
I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that.I got my hair highlighted, because I felt some strands were more important than others.
I type a 101 words a minute. But it's in my own language.
My lucky number is four billion. That doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling. "Come on, four billion! Fuck. Seven. I need more dice."
An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You would never see an "Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order" sign, just "Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience."
Someone handed me a picture and said, "This is a picture of me when I was younger." Every picture of you is when you were younger. "...Here's a picture of me when I'm older." Where'd you get that camera man?
I wish I could play little league now. I'd be way better than before.