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Live Free or Die Hard

A couple really good action sequences in the trailer, I'm excited.

Pursuit of a Quicker Movie

A couple of buddies and I went and saw Pursuit of Happyness last night. After getting over the fact that I haven't been to see a movie in awhile and price of admission here is $9.75, I settled in to watch what I felt was a feel good story.

I wasn't disappointed. Will Smith's character keeps getting knocked down left and right and he keeps pursuing his dream. There are some inconsistencies in the movie, but I guess they had to fudge some stuff in order to embellish some of the miracle. It was rather long or the pacing was off, one of those is true.

I think Will Smith and the boy who played his son both did a good job in the acting department. There were a few heart wrenching scenes.

Although, I don't know why he just didn't go and get a job at a fast food place, I mean if he was really that poor, there are ways to make money.


NOTE - if you are in the Westfield Mall at Plaza Camino Real, don't tell someone to meet you in front of Macy's. Evidently there are two of them.

Congratulations!!!

Time magazine recently released it's Person of the Year and guess what...it's YOU!

Originally, when I read this, I thought that it was a pretty cheap way of getting out of actually naming someone. However, I read the entire article and read a couple other pieces about the story (including viewing some photoshopped pictures of there being porn on the guy's monitor). I think that it's a good choice. There have been a lot of contributions via the Web and new businesses/ideas sprouting up left and right. Most of the time the people are being seen and heard of because of the World Wide Web.

So revel in your new found celebrity, I know I will.

He'll win, Yul see

Bling Bling mofos. I told ya he'd win and guess what, for once I'm correct. My horse comes in, too bad I didn't actually put money on it. That would have been awesome.

Finally watched it

I finally caught this movie on one of the movie channels tonite. I had some thoughts about this movie like everyone else, but I would like to think that I am more open minded than that. When this movie started I thought the pace was going to be rather slow. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was. This movie made me feel something, I don't know the exact feelings that it invoked, but I definitely had some sort of thoughts going on. I can see why it was nominated for the awards. Both actors did a fine job.

Girard Towers here I come!

You may have noticed that I added some Google Ads to the top of the page. I figure this is the first step into a larger business world.

Now to make my blog more appealing so I get more visitors.

Oh...I'll invoke

I got to play some board games last night. Well, it was just one board game. Me, TBS, YIP, and JeffLui all played a couple games of Ra (after some hardcore NBA Live07 action).

I ran the dirt route of old and that did me well in game 1 and I took it home (well that and a full arc of schtuff when there was only 1 head spot left). Game 2 I didn't do to well, there was no water and my 9 dirt were left hanging in the 3rd arc.

It was good to be gaming again. I can't wait to bust out the Puerto Rico, I've been jonsing.

mmmm....murder

meh....it's not a lot

Your Life Is Worth...

$799,000

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

Jerry's Cat has a Mini

I'm sure the cat is very proud.

Are you on the List?

I soooo am on that list.

My power of sarcasm and the ability to send anyone packing on a guilt trip is unmatched.

However, it is unclear that I am a good guy or a bad guy.

I really can't wait until 1/22.

PTQ it is...

So I decided to PTQ it up, for those of you that might not know what that is, here's a little break down.

PTQ stands for Pro Tour Qualifer. It is a qualifying event for an upcoming Magic:theGathering Pro Tour event. The qualifier today was for Pro Tour Geneva happening some time next year. If a person wins, they get a paid plane ticket there and an invite.

The event today is being held at the Coasta Mesa Women's Club where most of LA's PTQs have been held since...well, forever. There were 108 players, I finished 5-2 and that was good enough for 11th place.

I was handed a Foil Jaya, Plague Sliver, Treskavus, double Grapeshot, double Rift Bolt and some dudes. I made the mistake of running 6 blue cards instead of just the Ephramon and the Kracken. I think the Ancestral was calling to me and I wasn't disciplined enough to say no. I boarded into 4 more solid r/b dudes during games 2 and 3. I made a play error that cost me the match in my first lost and just got run over for my second match.

I got 9 packs for being "first runner up billy prize" and the Jaya can probably net me around 20 beans on teh ebay.

Not too bad, I've learned from the mistakes I made.

Weekend Plans?

Here is a list of possible things that I should/could this weekend -

- Get the oil changed - the tires also need to be rotated, I'm about 1k miles over the time that I should have gotten it changed and it might be good because it's getting chilly in SoCal.

- PTQ it - there is a PTQ Geneva this weekend in LA at Coasta Mesa. A buddy of mine is planning on going and I was thinking about hitting it up. I dig me a limited PTQ event, especially since I'm aspiring to be a better Magic player.

- Level Geewon - He is my Tauren Druid on Anvilmar. I have a buddy who plays there (different buddy) and with the sort of dis-assembling of BlakOgre Clan, I kinda have some free time in WoW.

- Clean mah room - it is in bad need of a good cleaning. It doesn't stink or anything, but there are like 27490948 Propel bottles strewn about the place.

- Do nothing - yep, as usual, do absolutely nothing, just watch the netflix that came (a hot husband/wife spy comedy, a boat capsizing, a story about how there is a map on the back of the declaration of independence). So exiciting.

All of them have their negatives as well (bored waiting for car to get done, having connection issues still with WoW, kind of a long drive to Coasta Mesa, cleaning requires effort, etc).

I think the front runner is going to the PTQ. We'll see...

Memory Lane - Part 1

So Mark left a note on my previous entry that he couldn't find the awesome recipe. I went hunting for it and I came upon one of my most favorite blog posts that I have ever read. Definitely top 10 material, who knows, maybe I'll make a list.

Fragments - Tom Lischke

Props to the Lischkes on T-day

Made the Salsa Blanco yesterday and chilled it overnight. Busted it out for the get together and it was a hot commodity. So, the recipe keeps paying off. Thanks for posting it again.

Girard goes to GenCon Socal 2006

Disclaimer: This post might seem pompous at times, but none of it is directed at anyone or anyone's company specifically.

We win Gracie, we win. - Harry Stamper - Armageddon.

This is my first SoCal event and it was pretty small (compared to the other conventions I've been to). I haven't conned in over a year and I got wrecked physically. So I wanted to apologize to the guys that I was supposed to go out and have fun with, I just couldn't move after each day.

UDE's tournament area was full all weekend. The Dragon was slayed just once, but there was a steady stream of competitors looking to take her down. There were 26 more people in the Beginner's Sealed Deck than the Dream Machine Challenge. The place was packed and soo much new blood in the industry. The Vs. Pro Circuit still had a healthy amount of people (same number as last year) and Yu gi oh had like 600+. World of Warcraft TCG was the talk of the convention and everyone that I talked to loved it. It was cool to see people continue to tweak their decks to try and beat Onyxia.

R&D 1 - True Dungeon 0
I was the Bard and I sang it up.

It was good to see everyone that I did; Evan, Beal, Seth and his crew, Trevor, Peiper, Schoe, Ray, Kelly, Adam, Mr. Bond, Bits. It was not good to see Charles Hickey, that guy is an ass.

In Arizona this week...

Heroes Fan and you like spoilers???

If you don't, don't read further.


They spoiled on IMDB who the actor is that is playing Sylar. I must say that I don't think I have ever seen this actor ever play a good guy. It is debatable if he is evil in a movie that came out a couple years ago where there was a tcg based on said movie.

Could I be more vague?

Heroes - 11/13

Holy Crap...Sylar is a Jedi!!!!


now that you've stopped laughing. I was promised some big stuff this week and I got a Sylar Jedi Mind Trick, a not-so-dead waitress, a "suggestive" hot chick, the "good" side of the dad and a missing Hiro. It was pretty full of stuff, but I'm not as keen on the Mohinder part of the story I guess.

Next week, we get to save the cheerleader and in turn, save the world....OR DO WE??!??!?!?!

FOX Sunday Lineup

A lot of times this lineup is just a bunch of cartoons that try to hard, but tonite...it was pretty much outstanding.

The Simpsons - Had a trailer for the new movie, sorry, it was a teaser. It was a funny teaser though.

American Dad - I thought the 2 Fast 2 Furious joke was pretty damn funny. I remember having street racing days in high school. That and they spoofed up World of Warcraft without having to pay some royalties. At least WoW isn't as blatant as the cartoon portrayed with the obvious ways to kill the monster.

Family Guy - Wow, this is probably one of the funniest Family Guys I have ever seen. Stewie laid it on sooo thick and even Lois got in some good jabs. The bit about the change in voice pitch was pretty good as well. Sometimes there is a little bit of that going on with some people I know.

The War at Home - It has an emo chick and some funny "bedroom" issues. The mom is hot too.

It was sort of a "what would Mike Girard like to laugh at" kind of night on Fox. Zune.net looks interesting as well. It was a nice way to complete a weekend that was packed with about 15 hours worth of Star Wars. I need to get out more.

Just couldn't get enough

When I left Hampton Roads, I thought I would be done with large bridges over water. I had to traverse this beast this morning. My knuckles are still white.

The suicide hotline signs at the top of the bridge were rather entertaining though.

Cinemax is running the taunts

So today is the big day, they are running all 6 movies back to back. I'm enjoying the Phantom Menace and then I'm like..."there are pieces missing" and I realize it.

It's in freaking full screen!! Talk about getting pwned. If it's one thing that I learned at Casa de Heuer, wide screen >>> full screen.

The extended pod race was pretty darn cool, they should have included everything in the first place. It makes his win seem more gratifying and less random.

*shakes the fist at Cinemax*

Expectations..

Why are they ALWAYS a let down?

Pwned for being Diplomatic

So I have picked up a bit of the Diplomacy by email bug. I know, I'm about 5-6 years too late, but a bunch of friends and I have started playing regularly. We play gunboat.

This is my 2nd game. The first one I was Russia and Turkey and I made a good deal and we were dominating when the game broke up and this one started (too many people went AWOL).

In this game, I agreed to stay out of GAL and Austria would help me into RUM then in CON. This is a snapshot of Spring 1902.



Everything was going well. I continued to press for Norway and was planning on helping Germany into Norway for them giving me Sweden. Then this happened -



Yea...I got pwned by Germany/Austria. I couldn't recover.

Heroes - 11/6

Wow...nothing like some free advertising for YouTube (I'm sorry Brad, that totally sucked, if I was working on it, I would have had the kid say "I'm soo putting this up on vsocial.com). Clearly the radiation is bad and we have no backup, but let's go in the room anyway.

I think that goateed Ali Larter could kick my ass.

Whoa...two marks on the shoulder. Radioactive hands and the cop have it so far.

- Save the Cheerleader, save the world.

First Earthquake Experienced

Epicenter just west of Tecate, US-mexican border and it was a 4 magnatude. I felt the building shake. It was kind of scary.

The size of my e-peen is pretty infinite

Wise Words

"Forcing innovation is like forcing romance. It just doesn't work that way." - Brad Defruiter - 11/1/06

Heroes - 10/30

This week's episode was kinda lackluster.

I do like how they are starting to answer questions and link things up, rather than just taking the Lost approach (asking more questions, never resolving anything).

What...they aren't her real parents?!?!?! Who knew.

BTW - I kicked the flu sqware in the nits. I'm back to feeling ok and will probably go to work tomorrow. Girard 1 Flu 0.

bleh...

I woke up this morning feeling like crap. I drank a lot of gatorade on sunday, so I thought it was just from overhydrating. I went to work and got through some big meeting that we were having, but didn't last past lunch. I went home and puked. I felt fine afterwards, but I passed out and when I woke up, I puked again.

If this happens a 3rd time, I'm going to urgent care and no, I didn't get my flu shot because every year that I get a flu shot, I get the flu.
I feel like crap.

I know where I'll be at midnight on the 10th

Right in front of my TV in my roomfor like 13 hours or so. And I am going to enjoy every minute of it. Even the podrace.

Save the cheerleader....save the world

I will say, that as a husband who has been married for 10+ years, I think Greg Grunberg's power is the one that I most would like to have.

Have you met this man?

He's not a man to be trifled with.

SWEET!!

do you know what that is? If you have been to Europe, then you might know. It's a Kinderegg. It's an egg shaped, hollow chocolate piece. In the middle, encased in a plastic ball, is a toy. Usually it's some elaborate toy that has like a million working parts that is cool when finally built or sometimes it's a mini statue (like a smurf). I got the mini statue kind, it was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde figurine.

I went to a place for lunch where I had a double bratwurst and some pommes frittes. This is probably the best place that I have been to since I left Germany. I may go back for some lebkuchen.

When you work for a game company...

..you might find something like this on the stall in the guy's bathroom. I'm glad Ackbar was there to save me.

Drumroll please!

So this is my top 10 movies. "MY" top 10 movies. Not the top 10 movies of all time or IMDB's top 10 movies. These are movies that I will watch over and over in the same sitting and never get tired of them. If you came up to me and asked me to watch one of these movies, I would almost 100% of the time say "YES"! A lot of these movies will have some things in common (as you might have seen already with my list).

10 Top Gun (1986, Tom Cruise) - "I feel the need....the need for speed!" This is probably the tops on my list to watch immediately after installing a surround sound system. This movie is chocked full of action and great quotable lines. The characters are developed and the casting is good. Kelly McGillis is hot.

9 Usual Suspects (1995, Kevin Spacey) - "In English, please?" This movie has a great story and a twist ending. I will not ruin it here for those that haven't seen it yet. I loved the entire cast of this movie and it was a real joy to watch. You have to watch this a minimum of 3 times, I highly suggest the first two times be back to back.

8 Blazing Saddles (1974, Mel Brooks) - "Excuse me while I whip this out." I have my dad to thank for getting me to watch this film. There were several times during this movie that I thought I was going to die from laughter. There are sooo many un-politically correct jokes in this movie, it's freaking hilarious.

7 Hudson Hawk (1991, Bruce Willis) - "Long ago, the Duke of Milan commissioned a little known artist to erect a Mammoth statue of a horse. The time was 1481. The artist was Leonardo da Vinci. The guy on the donkey's just a guy on a donkey." I get so much crap for having this movie in my top 10. I absolutely love this movie. They keep track of time by singing songs, how freaking cool is that. So many good lines. "bunny...ball ball."

6 Varsity Blues (1999, Ron Lester) - "You got to be the dumbest smart kid I know." Growing up in Montana, I can relate to most of this stuff from high school. This is a feel good story and moves me emotionally. The montages are excellent as well, very stereotypical.

5 Transformers: The Movie (1986, Peter Cullen) - "They're in our way!" "Wrong, they're our way in!!" I remember watching this movie as a kid and it was bad back then because it had curse words in it. I absolutely love this soundtrack and play it often on my iPod. Stan Bush is the man.

4 Rounders (1998, Matt Damon) - "It hurts doesn't it? Your hopes dashed, your dreams down the toilet. And your fate is sitting right besides you." There was a point in my life when I was watching this movie at least 4 times a week. Generally accepted as THE poker movie. Lots of drama and great lines. I think the acting was excellent and a great story.

3 Ocean's Eleven (2001, George Clooney) - "Off the top of my head, I'd say you're looking at a Boeski, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, two Jethros and a Leon Spinks, not to mention the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever! " A great heist flick. Plenty of action and good lines. I think the casting was spot on and this movie made me think that the Bellagio could really be robbed.

2 My Blue Heaven (2001, Steve Martin) - "What is the difference between a pregnant woman and a lightbulb?" I'm surprised I don't have more Steve Martin movies on my top 100. I love this movie..a lot. It has a ton of quotable lines and the acting is great. The jokes are funny and the premise is solid. oh...you can unscrew a lightbulb.

......and the #1 movie on my top 100 list is....

1 The Fifth Element (1997, Bruce Willis) - "Give me the cash!" In my honest opinion, this is probably the best movie ever made. "Yeah, multipass, she knows it's a multipass. Leeloo Dallas. This is my wife." This movie has everything that I look for in a great movie, one-liners, action, comedy, good acting, funny actors, good visuals. "What was that honey? It was BAD! It had no fire, no energy, no nothing! So tomorrow from 5 to 7 will you PLEASE act like you have more than a two word vocabulary. It must be green." Did I mention that this movie is infinitely quotable?


Well there you have it, my top 100 movies. The list is pinned to the inside of my cubicle wall (right next to Ackbar warning me about the situation) and every now and then someone will stop by and ask what it is and I tell them and we have a conversation about the list. It's good clean fun, you should try making a list.

Heroes - Week 4

Sooo...is Hiro from the alternate 1985 where Biff owns the casino? Or maybe he's from San Dimas, where Wyld Stallyns rulz!


The episode was good and probably one of the best so far. I'm really enjoying this show.

Movies 11-20

20 Fight Club (1999, Brad Pitt) - This movie was actually pretty thougth provoking rather than just guys beating up other guys. I didn't figure it out until the big hints started happening.

19 Armageddon (1998, Liv Tyler) - This is a feel good movie with great action and a fabulous soundtrack. There are a fair number of 1-liners as well.

18 Bull Durham (1988, Kevin Costner) - Probably the best baseball movie...EVAR!

17 Starship Troopers (1997, Casper Van Dien) - This movie is chocked full of action, nekkid scenes, more action, cool one liners, even more action. It's a shame this movie doesn't get more respect than it does.

16 Office Space (1999, Ron Livingston) - I lived this for about 6-8 months this year. It made me appreciate the movie that much more.

15 Star Wars (1977, Harrison Ford) - It's probably a crime that this isn't higher. This movie played an incredible role in my choice of careers.

14 Full Metal Jacket (1987, R. Lee Ermey) - "How tall are you son?"

13 Fast and the Furious (2001, Paul Walker) - I like to drive and I like to drive fast. I remember back in the day (end of high school) where we would do stupid things like drag race and things of that sort. I wish I could have been a stunt driver for this movie.

12 12 Monkeys (1995, Bruce Willis) - Marnie doesn't let me watch this more frequently than every 2 months or so. It gets the voices in my head all riled up.

11 GI JOE the Movie (1985, Peter Cullen) - Lots of action, good quotable lines and a full length movie of my favorite cartoon as a kid.

Mets 1 - Cardinals 0

Hey Chuck...or are you a Rockies man now?

Regardless (or irregardless) the Mets are up 1-nil on the redbirds.

Vegas baby, Vegas

You will have to wait until next week to see the top 20 movie list. I know, you are heartbroken. This weekend I will be in Sin City walking my little sister down the aisle. I bought a pretty pimp sport coat.

Movies 21-30

30 Aliens (1986, Sigourney Weaver) - I liked this one best out of the series of movies. There was a lot more badasses and hardware in this one. It also didn't drag out...constantly like the first one did.

29 Bad Boys (1995, Will Smith) - Lots of action, great 1-liners and an absolutely awesome soundtrack. I also think that these guys are good actors, but that's just me.

28 Shawshank Redemption (1994, Tim Robbins) - "These walls are kind of funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, gets so you depend on them. That's institutionalized. They send you here for life, that's exactly what they take. The part that counts, anyways."

27 Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987, Eddie Murphy) - I think this one is just that much better than the first. Better jokes, more action, funnier lines. I really enjoyed the first one and this one is above that. I also liked how they made references to the first one.

26 Back to School (1986, Rodney Dangerfield) - I'm a Dangerfield fan, but strangely Caddyshack didn't make it. I think this movie is hilarious and it has Journey music and that's nothing but a bonus for me.

25 Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000, Nicholas Cage) - This movie made me think that boosting cars was really that easy. There were numerous cool car chase scenes and a vast array of quality cars.

24 History of the World Part 1 (1998, Mel Brooks) - My biggest knock here is that they never made History of the World Part 2.

23 Demolition Man (1993, Sly Stallone) - My favorite genre is post apocolyptic. This movie has that, lots of action, good one liners, and Dennis Leary. I mean c'mon, who doesn't know how to use the three shells. What seems to be your boggle?

22 Strictly Ballroom (1992, Paul Mercurio) - I don't know if this movie counts as a musical, but it's here anyway. This movie had an amazing soundtrack and after each time I want it, I want to do nothing but dance.

21 The Rock (1996, Sean Connery) - "Your "best"! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and f*ck the prom queen."

Movies 31-40

40 The Breakfast Club (1985, Anthony Michael Hall) - A fair representation of the "clique-ness" of high school life. Plus, who doesn't like the Brat Pack.

39 Dukes of Hazzard (2005, Jessica Simpson) - Now, I'm going to let you in on a little secret, I watched the Dukes of Hazzard as a kid...A LOT. I absolutely loved the show. A couple years ago, Catherine Bach was at ComiCon and I thought he was still hot...older, but still hot. I laughed at this movie and I thought they did a pretty damn good casting job.

38 Jurassic Park (1993, Sam Neill) - Dinosaurs, a lot of them and they are life like. I don't think I need to say much more about this.

37 The Big Lebowski (1998, Jeff Bridges) - I solely blame Joe Alread for this.

36 Predator (1987, Ahnold) - Another Arnold action flick. There was a lot of cool hardware in this film and a lot of badasses. I mean Carl Weathers was supposed to be the pencil pushing desk jockey and he was still a badass. The Predator was a cool villain as well. Also, the one liners were abundant.

35 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, Jack Nicholson) - "If Mr. McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally, I'm sure we can arrange that he can have it some other way. But I don't think that he would like it."

34 Die Hard 2 (1990, Bruce Willis) - Did I mention that I absolutely love this series? There are so many quotable lines from this movie. Plenty of action and cool explosions.

33 Empire Strikes Back (1980, Frank Oz) - Holy Crap, Vader is his father?!?!?!?!?!

32 Ferris Buehler's Day Off (1986, Matthew Broderick) - "Incredible! One of the worst performances of my career and they never doubted it for a second."

31 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Harrison Ford) - Another series of movies that I thoroughly enjoy. This is another movie that is pretty quotable. Harrison Ford is a good actor.

Movies 41-50

50 Matrix (1999, Keanu Reeves) - One of the benchmarks in special effects and I thoroughly enjoyed the story line. There were plenty of great lines from this movie.

49 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, Burt Reynolds) - I remember watching this as a kid and then when I found out that Marnie liked Dolly Parton it was one of the things we had in common when we first met. This is another musical on my movie list, I don't know what that means. I enjoy singing along to these songs, especially when Marnie and I do our rendition of Sneaking Around.

48 Conan the Destroyer (1984, Ahnold) - I liked this one better than the Barbarian. I thought there was more action and I was vested in the characters more. When I was younger, I was scared of the horned demon.

47 Major League (1989, Charlie Sheen) - A fun and fanciful baseball movie. The only thing that would have made this movie better was if it was about the Mets.

46 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Harrison Ford) - "It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them."

45 The Karate Kid (1984, Ralph Macchio) - C'mon, who didn't want to be Daniel LaRusso.

44 Spaceballs (1987, Mel Brooks) - I heard they made a spoof based on Spaceballs and they got Harrison Ford to comprise Bill Pulman's role.

43 Ghostbusters (1984, Bill Murray) - The first movie I can remember where I made sure I had the wide screen version.

42 Weekend at Bernies (1989, Andrew McCarthy) - This could probably be lower, but I find this movie hilarious, especially with the way they try to prop him up and make him look alive.

41 Rambo - First Blood Part II (1985, Sly Stallone) - A great action flick. Stuff blows up. He beats have the Vietcon with a compound bow and a hunting knife. John J Rambo is a badass.

Heroes - Week 3

I'm still pretty hooked. I loved the episode. The only thing wearing on me is the artist on crack thing. What I'm not getting tired of spotting is the emblem.

My Theories -

- I think that Sylar's powers come from the people he kills. His power is to absorb their powers.

- I think that Sylar and the black guy in the bar are one in the same.

- The girl with the son of the scientist is in cahoots with Sylar.


I think I'm hooked for the long haul. I will tell you that I will be disappointed if these people are actually the bad guys and Sylar is the good guy trying to keep them away from NY because they are responsible for the nuclear attack. But that is very glass is half empty of me...which seems to be an overriding theme for me lately.

Love/Hate - 10/9/06

Maybe these posts will be come common place, that's why I put the date on it.

HATE -

I hate the perforated open mechanism on the shells and cheese box. They tell you to push thumb in there and it'll make the box easier to open. In my experience, I have only found that "added feature" only to cause me more thumb pain than to actually get the box open any easier.


LOVE -

When you talk to someone about something random, and then at the end of the message they comment how they like a recent (group of) posts on your blog. Sometimes I worry that no one reads my blog anymore, especially considering there is some animosity from a couple of my former co-workers from the Company. I consider them friends, but evidently they don't share the same thoughts.

Movies 51-60

60 Big (1988, Tom Hanks) - Yea, that's pretty much my everyday job. Seriously though, this was a great story and good acting and the movie came together pretty well.

59 A Night at the Roxbury (1998, Chris Katan) - This movie used to be in my top 10, but since I have seen some pretty good movies so this has slipped a bunch. It's still on my top 100, I just don't think it warrants being put higher. And who do you think it was....Emilio Estevez, the Mighty Duck Man.

58 Total Recall (1990, Ahnold) - This movie was a bit confusing, but it was a great SciFi flick. Get yo ass too Maws.

57 Color of Money (1986, Paul Newman) - Everything I ever needed to know about hustling, I learned from this movie and White Men Can't Jump. I'm a better man because of it too.

56 Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004, John Cho) - I thought this movie was going to be stupid. It was stupid...and AMAZING at the same time. I mean c'mon, it's got Doogie Howser in it, how it could it not be amazing.

55 Blade (1998, Wesley Snipes) - I thought this movie was amazing before I learned it was a comic book. Lots of cool gadgets, gross scenes and cool flex scenes. I am a fan of the whole series.

54 Big Trouble in Little China (1986, Kurt Russell) - "Like I told my last wife, I said, "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see, and besides... it's all in the reflexes.""

53 Goonies (1985, Sean Astin) - I would tell you why I like this movie, but first you have to do the Truffle Shuffle.

52 Commando (1985, Ahnold) - Another blow 'em up type movie that I enjoy. Did you see the arsenal that he's carrying on his back when he hits the island? Totally could happen in real life too.

51 Robocop (1987, Peter Weller) - "Dead or alive, you're coming with me! "

Movies 61-70

70 Urban Cowboy (1980, John Travolta) - This is a Marnie and I movie. We both enjoy this movie and I love watching it with her.

69 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989, Keanu Reeves) - "69 dudes!"

68 Rocky (1976, Sylvester Stallone) - The only Rocky movie to make my list. I liked this one over the other ones the most. "Adrian!"

67 Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Eddie Murphy) - I really like this whole trilogy. Eddie Murphy is a funny mofo and there was a whole lot of good acting in this flick.

66 Back to the Future II (1989, Michael J. Fox) - This is the only BTF on my list. I liked this one better than the other 2 because I like futuristicy type movies. Plus, how could you not understand the alternate 1985.

65 Men in Black (1997, Will Smith) - Good clean fun. Cool gadgets, good one-liners, good soundtrack. This movie is just fun.

64 Se7en (1995, Brad Pitt) - "Tell me what's in the box!!!"

63 Mallrats (1995, Kevin Smith) - "What, like in the back seat of a Volkswagon?"

62 Fellowship of the Ring (2001, elijah wood) - The only lord of the rings movie on my list. I enjoyed this one more than the other 2. I guess I'm just not as big of a Tolken fan as some.

61 Independence Day (1996, Bill Pullman) - This movie should probably be higher. I think this is one of two movies that I have cried at. The speech is just that moving. The rest of the movie is well done as well. Plenty of one-liners, storylines that suck you in, futuristicy cool stuff. It has it all.

My Movies - 80-71

80 Super Mario Bros. (1993, Bob Hoskins) - There were a lot of funny/great things about this movie that I enjoyed. The top one for me was the casting, I think they did an excellent job. Plus, this was a better video game <---> movie attempt than Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.

79 Moulin Rouge (2001, Ewan McGregor) - Another musical. This had a lot of good tunes and the acting was good IMO.

78 Star Trek: Generations (1992, William Shatner) - The two best Starfleet captains in one movie? How could this not be your favorite Trek movie of all time? Denny Crane!

77 American Pie (1999, Jason Biggs) - A fun flick that "went there". The pie screwing scene is still a classic.

76 Coming to America (1988, Eddie Murphy) - Where else would you look for a bride for a prince than in Queens. This movie was very funny.

75 Die Hard (1988, Bruce Willis) - I could argue that this is the best action flick ever. Not the one I enjoyed the most, but pretty much the best ever. Catchy one liners, many explosions, it has it all.

74 Clerks (1994, Kevin Smith) - ....in a row?

73 Return of the Jedi (1983, Ewoks) - The 3rd movie in the classic trilogy and the lowest ranked. There has already been a lot said about Star Wars.

72 WarGames (1983, Ally Sheedy) - A better "computer" movie than Hackers in my opinion. Would you like to play a game?

71 Mission Impossible (1996, Tom Cruise) - I don't share the same hatred for Tom Cruise as others do, I think he gave a good acting performance. It was a good action/mystery movie and I like the property.

OMG

I soooo need a [Sword of a 1000 Truths]

Clever

The Yankee's have a reign delay in New York.

- courtesy of my dad

My Movies - 90-81

90 Grease (1978, Stockard Channing) - This is probably the 2nd oldest movie on my list. Marnie loves this movie and I have grown to love it as well. I like the songs/dancing/general badassness of the movie.

89 Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, Tim Curry) - Ok, I lied, I have a few 70s movies. Again, another "musical". I like this movie for several reasons, none include me liking to where women's clothing. I was able to see this on the big screen and I did have my bag of goodies.

88 Con Air (1997, Nicholas Cage) - An action flick that I enjoy. Has a lot of big names in it and I feel that each actor plays their character well...right down to O'brien.

87 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005, Mos Def) - I would write here why I liked the movie, but you probably wouldn't care anyway.

86 Mr. Baseball (1992, Tom Selleck) - This is probably the single biggest reason why I call people "chief".

85 Cruel Intentions (1999, Sarah Michelle Gellar) - This movie is twisted in a naughty, voyeur way. Also, my first viewing of a big screen girl/girl kiss. That's hot!

84 Dogma (1999, Kevin Smith) - I'm not even religious and I enjoyed this movie. Renewed my fondness for Candygirl by New Edition. I try to request that everytime I go to a strip club.

83 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, Gunnar Hansen) - I have a problem with scary movies. I have since started to break that fear, this was the first big step I took in my adult life. I would like to thank Evan and Kyle for that.

82 Beetlejuice (1988, Michael Keaton) - "Don't mind her. She's still upset because somebody dropped a house on her sister."

81 Rush Hour (1998, Chris Tucker) - Probably Chris Tucker's breakout movie (I don't count Friday). Lots and lots of great one-liners. "Do you understand the words that are commin' out of my mouth?"

Uma Thurman....really?

And...we're off

100 The Mummy (1999, Brendan Frasier) - This movie has some good late 90s special effects that I dig. I also think that Brendan Frasier isn't as terrible an actor as some people think.

99 Roll Bounce (2005, Bow Wow) - I know what you are thinking, but if you know me, you know that I like up tempo/dance music. This movie is chocked full of it and it has a story that makes you feel. I really wanted to strap on a pair of rollerskates after this movie. Not blades....skates.

98 A View to a Kill (1985, Roger Moore) - This has fallen a couple spots on my top 100. This is the first Bond film that I saw and I have enjoyed it ever since. I think Christopher Walken is a pimp.

97 The Running Man (1987, Arnold Schwarzenegger) - I have quite a few Arnold movies on my top 100 list. I also love post-apocolyptic stories. This fits into both categories. Some say this is too close to Total Recall. I think they are pretty different, I mean c'mon, one of them takes place on Mars!

96 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Movie (1990, the Turtles) - I was a big fan of the Turtles back in the day. I remember, back when I was younger, they closed down the BX to stock for the christmas rush. I was with my mom and we were shopping for christmas, but so were a bunch of other people. When the doors opened, I rushed and got 2 big stuffed Turtles (which were a hot item that year). The other ladies that were looking for them weren't very happy that I snagged 2.

95 Romeo + Juliet (1996, Leonardo DiCaprio) - This came out the year that I graduated from high school. I am a fan of the style that this movie was done in.

94 Alien³ (1992, Sigourney Weaver) - Most people didn't like this one. I think Charles Dutton did a good job and despite it being a narrow place to shoot a movie (prison planet) I thought they did a good job.

93 S.W.A.T. (2003, Collin Farrell) - I like Collin and Samuel L. Jackson. Both were good actors in this movie and I was a fan of the action.

92 Wild Wild West (1999, Will Smith) - Cool gadgets + Will Smith + Kenneth Branagh + half naked Salma Hayek = a fun little movie that I enjoy watching.

91 Forrest Gump (1994, Tom Hanks) - I liked the traveling through history and the story being told was interesting to me. I think Tom Hanks did a good job and the explanation of some of the cool little things (like the smiley face t-shirt) are neat.

This is the first installment, hope you had fun.

Heroes

Ok...I gave into the peer pressure and watched this week's episode.

The show is pretty amazing. I didn't see last week's episode, but I have the same feelings the first time I saw my first episode of Alias and 24.

That is my official review and more detailed (read: spoiler) comments in comments.

Updated Movie List

First and foremost, a thanks goes out to Treevor for getting me energized to update my list. His has looked pretty nice thus far.

Today we are going to start with the ones that didn't quite make the top 100 list (either not making it straight up or were on it and got knocked off).

- Back to the Future - This movie was pretty high on my list and it has fallen off. I haven't seen it for awhile and I guess I just lost my love for it.

- Star Trek: First Contact - This was my favorite Star Trek Movie until I started watching all of them for my previous job. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy this movie, but not enough to beat out 100 other movies that I like. There is still a single Star Trek movie on my list.

- The Wizard of Oz - This is an older movie and sometimes I have issues watching older movies. Maybe they seem to drag to me or maybe they aren't as "up to date" for me. This one previously held a spot because I was in a theatrical portrayal of this movie...I played the Tin Man. Some people may find humor in that.

- Walking Tall/The Rundown - I have watched these movies a couple times recently and have enjoyed them. The probably should be on my top 100 list, but I couldn't justify them beating anything else out. The Rock isn't a terrible actor and the action sequences are pretty cool (especially the club scene in the Rundown).

- Swingers - A cult classic that almost made it. This one didn't fair as well as the Big Lebowski did, which has since moved up on my list.

- Episode I/II/III - I liked these movies. I looked past what other people thought were flaws and enjoyed the movies for what I thought they were. An updated/modernized versions of classics that had to appeal to a younger crowd to get them interested in the property. That being said, they still didn't crack the top 100 unfortunately, Episode I was close.

Tomorrow - we start with the updated list.

WSOP

- it is like watching a 9000 person tournament with 200 pros, 200 good players, and 8600 Chickey's
____________________

I can't take credit for it, it was from a friend of mine. But it was still funny nonetheless.

Ozzy is next!!!!

Cecilia got the boot tonite. Jonathan and Yul were able to sway caoboi and the dreds chick. This has been a pretty good season so far. The previews promised something about a game changing event...not sure what that was. The teams look pretty well balanced, maybe Yul's team is slightly weaker.

Go Yul!

Nothing Sweeter

I would say, that in this industry, there is nothing sweeter than holding real cards in your hands after the first set has been made. It has a very "this is real" feeling to it, especially after working on projects that never see the light of day.

Goings On

It's been tough to blog lately. I am pretty busy at work and have been playing WoW more than usual as well. Here are some random thoughts -

- I get to write some art requests again. This is something that I rather enjoy. I sometimes have difficulty visualizing things in my head and keeping a consistent image and this exercise regularly is helping with that. Not to mention I get to get some of my friends' characters into the game.

- PING: Tom. The season premier of Gilmore Girls is on tonite on the CW

- I'm going home to visit this weekend.

- I miss working with Brad Defruiter.

- Only 3 more Fridays until my little sister gets married. Yay for a trip to Vegas to ... see the family.

He's good, Yul see!

Yul is a P I M P. He gets stuck on Exile island for winning and the 2nd episode in he finds the immunity. This kid is smart and he's got the ability physically. I know it's late, but he's my horse.

I feel bad for Billy, he's a simpleton, but whatever. Christina is next on that tribe.

Just incase Braves fans missed it today....

the Braves aren't going to win the NL East this year!!!!

104.3 KBIG

This is the most amazing radio station I have heard in awhile. I decided to give the iPod a rest in the car (mostly because I've been having issues finding a frequency that doesn't have a station on it for the adapter).

Last 5 songs

Since you been gone - K.Clarkson
It's my life - No Doubt
Move Ya Body - Nina Sky
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
I wonder if I take you home - Lisa Lisa & cult jam

This station is like a non-stop dance party. I can't get enough of it. It's practically my iPod playlist. I just have to wait for the Color Me Badd.

Shnibblets

- Saw Assault on Precinct 13 a couple nights ago. I think it was a good movie. There was strong character development and it made me like the characters.

- Thinking about going back to Uther and bringing my 60 NE Druid. It will be rough going from a PVP server to a carebear server, but there are more options for end game raiding....and more importantly, I will get to roll with my friends from the old skool.

- I hope that I do better this week in football than I did last week. I lost to a guy that started Dante Stallworth. More than half of the road teams won last week. Stupid parity.

- There are some entry level positions at my new company. If you are interested in breaking into the industry, this is probably your best bet. Check out the career center at www.ude.com.

- Gencon Socal is going to be a blast.

- Currently playing on my iPod - Around the Way Girl, LL Cool J

Harvey is scary

So, with my badass new cable box, I'm able to get all the movie channels. I happened to see that Donnie Darko was coming on and a certain PhD happens to have this movie ranked rather highly on his top 100 movie list, so I figured I had to watch it.

I went into this thinking that it was going to be sort of like a Memento-esque type movie (meaning, it has a unique plot outline, camera angles, .... just something unique about the film I guess). I was not disappointed.

I don't want to go into details about the movie too much, because well, I wasn't told about it and I was pleasantly surprised.

Once again, Evan knows his stuff and I bow to him and his knowledge. If it wasn't for him, I doubt I would have watched Donnie Darko or Memento.

Horrible Night...

So the air mattress isn't working out, which is why I'm posting this at 330am. I can't get to sleep and I think it might be leaking air somewhere. I can't really pump it up because the pump is super loud.

The Dolphins lost. Yes Heath Miller was out of bounds and the officials should have seen the flag. They stopped Pittsburgh on the 1 yard line the previous drive, no reason to be believe they couldn't do it again. Culpepper was unimpressive in his start.

I tried to do Jailbreak last night and my connection went to crap. Of course the rest of the night it was fine except for like 5 minutes of the escort quest. I got disconnected. I waiting for a GM for nearly 2 hours. The GM said that due to failing the quest by disconnection, he/she couldn't help me. It would have to be escalated to the specialists in order to get the quest completed in my log and that I could just complete the quest again. I asked for it to be escalated and he/she told me that they couldn't help me with that. I asked again to have it escalated to maybe a supervisor and I was told that if I had any feedback, I was to send it to the wowgmfeedback-us email address. I asked again and it was clear that the GM had severed communication because I got the spam of "if you have an issue, please open a ticket". Lousy customer service, IMO.

:(

More Fantasy Football

I think this may be the best team that I have ever drafted in a fantasy football league...ever. It's an 8 person team, I had pick #2.

Almost 7 hours to a little over 5

Switched out the vehicles and am going with the Mitsubishi Galant to see if it can handle the hills of North County a bit better. I shave almost 2 hours off the drive.

I went 2-3 in the actual matches that I played at the GP. One of my wins was against Andre and it was a great match. Both of us recovered from different mana screws during the match. It was well fought and I squeeked it out. I was rusty and probably kept some hands that I shouldn't have (Land, bounce land, signet). It was good to see everyone.

On the way back, I was going about 88 in cruise control and blew past an Arizona Highway Patrolman. I was lucky, he didn't give chase. Then it came to just outside of San Diego. At the Dome Valley exit just before those nasty hills, I pick up a silver Pontiac that seems to want to play some cat and mouse. We go about 80-90 in the hills, going back and forth. I emerge at the front on the last down turn before it starts to get into the residential area. I look at my rearview and the Pontiac is getting pulled over by a CHP. I guess he lost in more ways than one. teehee.

Karma is gonna kick my ass for that last comment, I'll probably get cancer again.

I wanted to apologize to B.Webb. I missed his party, but well, I love you man, but not more than...you know what.

Going Home!

I'm heading home again. I haven't spent a weekend in Cali yet, that isn't a bad thing. This weekend is GP Phoenix. The last time there was a GP in Phoenix, I day two'ed it with a Ray Powers Special. In an Illusions/Donate environment, I played WW and ultimately got owned by Hunted Wumpus/Armadillo cloak. Meh...oh well, I wrecked Donate decks.

This time around it's Ravnica Sealed with Cold Snap draft day 2. I'm good at sealed so I hope to day 2 it yet again.

It's all in the cards.

Buca di Bojo!

YaY! I was lucky enough to spend some time with the Bojanowskis last night. I was invited over for some food and gaming. Had some pretty amazing Mexican food and got to talk some shop with Dan. Afterwards we played a couple games.

Tsuro - Metro lite. This is Wizkids first board game and it bears a very very strong resemblance to Metro.

Blokus - This game was hella fun. It has a certain Tetris feel to it and players can plan turns in advance. Of course, all of that could come crumbling down by one persons play.

Overall it was a great night. I like hanging out with the Bojanowskis and it was good to see familiar faces here in SoCal.

Fantasy Football - 2006

So I flew back to Arizona this past weekend to see Marnie and draft in my dad's Fantasy Football League. It's a $100 buy in. You run the standard players. The only different rule is that if you draft a quarterback, you get all the quarterbacks for that team. For instance, if you draft Warner, you get Leinhart too. There were 15 teams and each has 2 slots for QBs (1 starting 1 bench). I think it's a nifty rule and doesn't screw someone who might get "warner'ed".

Here is the team I drafted -

QB - Jake Plummer
QB - Rex Grossman
RB - Carnel Williams
RB - Duece McAllister
RB - Ryan Moats
REC - Tony Gonzalez
REC - Plaxico Burress
REC - Jerry Porter
REC -
REC - Sinorice Moss
K - David Akers
K - Phil Dawson
DEF - Seahawks
DEF - Browns

I can't remember who the other receiver is, I'll find him. As you might have guessed, I got stuck picking 15th. My 1st/2nd round picks were Plummer and Carnel Williams. I am not at all happy with this steaming pile of players, but there is a lot of potential. I had Chris Sims as my backup QB (which would have been money) but he's on the same bye week as Plummer. My dad stole Mike Bell in Round 5, so my sleeper was gone. And no Joe, my other receivers don't include Justin McCareins.

What you see when the Pillsbury Doughboy bends over...

So I've been in North County for almost a week now and I have made some observations, specifically where things might be different than Arizona.

- There are a ton of donut shops. Like every other stripmall has a donut shop in it. They are all over the place. Do So. Californians love donuts that much that they can justify having this many donut shops.

- The humidity is killing.

- Still don't have internet at home.

- And best...I saw Bojo yesterday. It was good to see a familiar face.

Ok...I'm here

I made it and am at my second day of work. Well, it's not really work. Boy did I miss doing this type of job on a regular basis in an office. I'm having a lot of fun already.

I found a place to live. Evidently, I am now living "in the Valley". Everyone either is or once was a skater. My roomates are cool. I will be getting internet at the house sometime this week (they have to take back the wireless router because it was broken and I'm going through WoW withdrawal). One of my roommates works for a TV station owned by Cox Cable, so I'll be getting cable in my room, at a discounted rate with every...single...channel Cox has to offer. I may never leave my room again. On Sundays, everyone gathers and someone cooks and we socialize. It's like something out of a movie.

I have to readjust myself to the humidity. The Jeep doesn't like the hills in North County. It's having troubles going up the hills. Hopefully the $700 I spent to fix some stuff won't go for not. I also have to get a mattress/boxspring. Right now i have a double-stacked air mattress. It's not very comfortable at all, but I have a plan.

And it's not really a job. It's a hobby where I have a desk and I get paid.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go find an abandoned house with an empty pool.

The Girard Goes to California

First off, I would like to say congratulations to Chuck on his recent opportunities. I hope things really work out for him and I'm looking for some great games coming out of that department of Sony.

I have a bit of an announcement of my own. I will be starting a new job on Monday, August 21st. This position will require me to relocate to southern California, specifically the Carlsbad area. Like Chuck, I will be a Game Designer as well in my new position. My first assignment when I get there will be to work on a game based on a popular MMORPG. It will be fun to once again work with my friend Mr. Bojanowski.

This means that a chapter is closing for me. I will no longer be an employee of Decipher. I've thought about what I wanted to say in this space. I could go out with a bang and just smear the name all over the internet. Confirm suspicions, blast business practices...the list could go on. I'm not going to. I'm going to say that some of the most influential people in my life and my experiences with them have come from working at Decipher. This company gave me my big break in the industry and I will never forget that, however it is time for me to move on.

If anyone needs to get a hold of me, I'm at dvader20 (at) yahoo (dot) com. The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.

Human Version of the Female NE dance.

this is where they pulled it from

Foreshadowing

There might be some more information regarding this and a certain Free Agent game designer in the coming days. Stay Tuned.

ATTK42

I remember Jay wanting to get that for his license plate.

So, I played in the Grand Prix PHX trial this past saturday at Jeff's store, Mana Werx. It was Ravnica sealed with Coldsnap draft top 8. Notables there from "our" crew were myself, Dan Voigt, Michael Bahr, and Jay Webb. There were only 16 competitors, so 7 points should be good enough to get in.

It would seem that every time I play in a sealed deck event, I don't get bombs. I get good solid cards that, when I hit my curve, seem to overrun the opponent. Here are a couple high lights from my sealed (which was less than stellar) -

Vinelasher Kudzu
Rakdos Ickspitter
a 5/5 wurm
Brainspoil

I had a good curve going on, brainspoil was my real only way of dealing with bombs. I had a couple 2for1 cards, which probably were the reason I made it to top 8. I beat Jay and lost to Dan during the Swiss. Dan wouldn't draw, we were both 2-0 and he didn't feel comfortable drawing.

Top 8 draft was coldsnap. The only knowledge I have of this set is what I saw at the pre-release event. This format is bear heavy, if you have a bear that can survive the other bears than you are in good shape. Here is what I drafted -

Juniper Order Ranger - 2nd pick, 1st pack
Phyrexian Snowcrusher
Surging Sentinels
Kjeldoran Gargoyle
Swift Manuever x2
Field Marshal - 2nd pack, 1st pick
Gelid Shackles
Ronom Unicorn
Kjeldoran War Cry x2
Kjeldoran Outrider x3 - my "better" bears
Grim Harvest
Chill to the Bone x2
Gristle Grinner
Gutless Ghoul
Zombie Musher x2
Disciple of Tevesh Szat x2
Garza's Assassin - 1st pick, 1st pack

Sideboard -
Luminesce x2
Deathmark
Gutless Ghoul
Disciple of Tevesh Szat x2
Grim Harvest
a couple Aurouchs that I hated
a bunch of junk

I decided to go with just 2x Disciples because I had the 2x Zombie Mushers clogging up the 4 slot and figured I could get by with just the 2 (plus there was a good amount of damage cards that just damaged for 1 and I didn't want to trade a 4coster for a 1 or 2 coster). 2x Zombie Mushers is tech, I played zero snow covered lands (as the same as Dan Voigt), but these guys were insta threats the minute they hit the board, meaning they shot straight to the top of KTM. The Outriders turned into 3/3 first strikers with the Field Marshall out. I played 1 Forest and only had to wait 3 turns once to draw it when I had Juniper in hand, that guy is truly stellar.

Finals - Me vs. Dan Voigt
He was kind of upset that I wouldn't give him the byes. He told me that the ratings cutoff was back in April and now he had enough rating to get some byes, but back then he didn't. I told him that I would be attending GPPHX, so I would be utitilizing the byes. We sat down and played.
Game 1 - Got the bears when I needed and supped them up with the Field Marshal. He hit a couple Ripple damagers (I believe he said he only had 2). I was able to push through for the win. The curve was hit and I was able to have an answer when I needed it (a swift manuever or war cry).
Game 2 - Again, another great game by both players. He was down to about 3 or 4 life and I was at 11. He swung with 2 fliers and played the red howl from beyond and I was toast.
Game 3 - Another close game, I was getting into howl from beyond range and he was around 7-8 life. I also drew into 2x Luminesce, which were key. He said he was 1 mana away from killing me when I was at 13 or so. I dropped the juniper and then started dropping guys. He had a flier that kept hitting me. I was down to 4, he had a 2/2 flier, on the previous turn, he chumped against my juniper and snow crusher. He swings for 2, I take it, he plays the new relentless assault. I had the swift manuever and that was that.

I had a pretty solid deck and was able to draft enough answers and I'm excited about playing in GP PHX. The prizes weren't spectacular (which is one of the reasons why I didn't want to deal for the byes), 20 packs to first and 10 to second. I gave Dan 2 packs, so I had 6 draft sets and he had 4. All in all, a pretty good day.

Chucking the Rock

^400, 1.8 miles biked, 1hr45min Basketball

Holy smokes. Two things that I know for a fact. 1 - I'm fat and b - I'm a white guy. With all that being said I was able to hold my own for the most part on the court. I ran three games, first to 15 by 1s/2s. I dragged ass for the last half of each game, but I was still able to come up with a couple steals, drove the lane a couple times and had 2 airballs from the perimeter (hey, it's been a long time since I've run it back). Afterwards, my brain was like "yea!!!!, let's go ride a bike" and my left calf was like "do you have any idea how much this bastard weighs?"

This moment as been brought to you by the aussie and Team Lischke Cycling. I miss the nagging.

Maybe we are Por.. Mon....

heh...if you've seen Clerks II, you will get the title. Hey, it's making a come back.

I think that Marnie and I have sunk to a new level of laziness. We are having groceries delivered today between 1 and 3. We ordered our groceries online (here) yesterday and they are delivering them today.

It's pretty hot out you know, so it's...justifiable.

Interspecies Erotica

admit it, you wouldn't look away either.


and I saw Mr. Brad Defruiter's name in the credits.

37

... in a row?

Fatty Fatty 2 by 4...

^400 - ~2 miles on the bike, 40 minutes basketball, 10 minutes sauna


Last week I decided it was time. I went and got an LA Fitness membership. It is about a mile from my work in between the home and the job. It has a basketball court (which I am very happy about), raquetball courts, normal gym stuff, lap pool, sauna, hot tub. I got the buddy pass for the registration fee and there is no contract. Marnie thought that I might be crazy and didn't think that I would go.

I went this morning for the firts time. The guy who signed me up said they had a digital scale that would go over 350 but alas, he was mistaken. I know that I'm over 400, but I'm not sure how far over. I can't really count calories like Tom, so I'll put what I did for the exercise up top. Today I started slow. The bike killed me.

Does anyone know if it's ok to take an ipod in the sauna?

Me and the Sponge

my neighbor took a picture of my spongebob that I have at my desk. I had some crabby patty gummis today. they rocked.

Poor Gigi

This is a secret Italian training video

Never get a Talz Drunk

Yea....talk about unsportsmanlike

Is it a Clone Card or a Wild Card?

Went to the Coldsnap prerelease today. Nothing spectacular at all. I mean there aren't even any chase rares in the set really. I went 3-1 losing 1 match to the 20/20 indestructable land that becomes a creature, I was cursing Chuck the whole time because this seems like the type of card he would build a deck around.

The set isn't very good imo. The format is weird as well. My mana base was very fragile even though I had 2 amulets, a snow rampant growth and the elf dude. In the games that I won, I pretty much just curved for the win.

Afterwards I headed up to Casino Arizona for some gambling. I did average at poker, I think I was down about $50 or so and was getting bored real quick. There was this obnoxious lady that would call with absolutely anything. Twice she rivered me out when I was way ahead and that's where I lost a chunck of change. I decided to try some blackjack. This was a bad idea, I lost a significant amount of money playing black jack, but here is the high/lowlight -

I get dealt A/8, the dealer is showing something like a 7. He points to me. I say stay. He says you have 19. I'm like "uhh, thanks, should I hit on 19?" He said is good to help thin out the shoe (it's freaking constant shuffle). I hit and snag a 6. I can't possibly hit again, so I stay. Dealer flips over a J for 17.

WHY IN THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO HIT ON A A/8???

Someone with BlackJack experience please explain that one to me. thanks..

I Looked Up In The Sky

and I went to see Superman Returns. I have to admit I'm a little rusty when it comes to all the little things that I should be noticing (I should have went and seen it with Tuttle). I thought it was a pretty good superhero movie. It was freaking long...like...really freaking long.

I think Kevin Spacey did a good job. I was kinda "ehh" on Kate Bosworth. And of course every...single...freaking time I see Brandon Routh all I see is Hayden. I don't know if that is creepy or not, I'm leading towards creepy.

I think it's better than average, but it falls way short of my top 100. I enjoyed it, I think I would have enjoyed it more if it was about 30 minutes shorter.

Tuesday is the new Sunday

Of course if I was religious, that title would mean more to me.


Tomorrow is July 4th. It's a holiday so I get it off from work, but it's also a schedule maintenance day for our favorite game.

Don't the powers that be think about scheduling before they put holidays on Tuesdays? I mean I get a whole day off, why should have of it be wasted not playing WoW?

This Space For Rent

More news coming shortly...

EDIT - I hate to do this to you Bojo, but this has been temporarily put on hold. The information that I'm looking for is off visiting in Colorado. I didn't want to post anymore and have this get buried.

It's Late

I just clocked out. I worked a 13 hour day. I didn't get to Mr. Defruiter what I promised him and I feel really bad about that. I promise to get it to you Brad. I think they'll come out fine.

I could really use a 4th meal right now.

F U

This has been what kind of day it was today. My old boss took this for me with his new upgraded from dinosaur to ghetto raz0r phone.

Top 10 Things You May or May Not Have Known About The Girard

Mr. Schaefer if you please...

Number 10 - I am incredibly conceited. I think very highly of myself. However, when dealing with other people in terms of making a decision, I prefer not to make a decision that way I can't be held accountable for it.

Number 9 - I am a passive aggressive person. I will not step to you and tell you that you are wrong to your face. Instead I will berate you and make offhanded comments. I will usually not drop it either, even though I should.

Number 8 - I had a troubling childhood. I was the 2nd of 5 (sometimes 7) and the eldest male. I had spring fever issues where from when I can remember up until about my junior year in high school, I always got in trouble when spring rolled around. The trouble was of verying degrees. I collected baseball cards, but in the 90s the packs started to get more and more expensive. The expensive cards came out of the expensive packs. I was in Target during my lunch hour, dressed in my nice clothes and a tie because I was going to the Honor Roll dinner after school. I lifted some packs of cards and headed for the door. As I was exiting, there was a couple that looked like they were in a hurry so I held the door open for them. The gentlemen came out first and grabbed a hold of my arm. My mother had to pick me up from the police station. That was probably the most mild of my offenses.

Number 7 - I love 90s music. Music from the likes of Ace of Base, Real McCoy, Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, etc. Sometimes this gets me some jeers, but I don't care, I like to jam out.

Number 6 - When I was younger, in our old house out in Mesa. I was playing online poker. I was messing around with a pocket knife and Marnie told me to quit it or else I would cut myself. Pocket Aces came up and I put that knife about blade deep into my left pointer finger knuckle. I wasn't supposed to be playing poker at the time, so I folded (yea yea, I know). Went out and showed the large amount of blood dripping from my hand. We double wrapped it and headed to the emergency room. The lady told us to have a seat. About 5 minutes later I was feeling dizzy, Marnie and I walked back up there and told her that it was bleeding a lot. It had bled through 2 double folded towels by now. She didn't believe me, I pulled it back and it squirted on her desk. She jumped up and I was seen immediately. I still have the scar on my hand.

Number 5 - I've had cancer. I had testicular cancer when I was 17 years old. It just started hurting on Friday, Saturday I didn't really notice it and then Sunday I couldn't walk. Monday I went to see a Urologist (no, not myologist, urologist). He thought that I had a hernia or that it was twisted from playing sports. He got my mother's permission over the phone (she was at work) and I was in surgery within a half an hour, I didn't get to see her before I went in. I woke up bandaged up and in those birthing type chassis on my hospital bed. I had about 8 people staring at my crotch, including my mother. My urologist (who was a pretty cool guy) said he had some good news and some bad news. The good news was that it wasn't a hernia or a twisted testicle, the bad news was that it's cancer (I had been out for about 5 hours or so and they ran the tests immediately after the surgery). They took the lymphnodes out all the way up to my waist, but couldn't finish the procedure because of the facility. The lymphnodes up to my waist all had traces of the cancer. Two weeks later I was on a plane to Seattle to the children's hospital to have the rest removed.

It was an 8 hour procedure. The hospital is connected to the university there and since I was one of 500 guys in the world that had this at this young of an age, if my mother signed a waiver so that I could be taped/used for class, they would pick up 3/4 of the bill. Of course we did it, the military paid for the other 1/4. I have a scar that runs from my waist up to the bottom of the middle of my rib cage. I couldn't really feel sorry for myself in that place, because there were 10 and 12 years old in the same area as me that were on dialysis.

Number 4 - I have Attention Deficit Disorder. When I was younger, my mother just told me that it was hyperactivity and not to drink red Kool-aid and I'd be fine. I got tested about 5 years ago. This was before WellbutranXR hit the market and I was on their test list. That stuff had huge problems back then. It sent me spiraling into a deeper depression than I already was in. It was very bad, suicidal thoughts, etc. I couldn't work, I could concentrate, but I didn't feel product and didn't want to work. I couldn't sleep either so they gave me sleeping pills as well. I was on a bad cocktail. There was pretty much one thing that pulled me from it...I got a job that I always wanted.

Number 3 - I believe that there is one person out there that is perfect for you and is your soulmate. I was lucky enough to find mine early on in life. I love Marnie with all my heart and there would be nothing that would ever drive us apart. We have been through some very very tough times and pulled through each time. And yes, we are still recovering from all the rent we put on our Discover card to start our life together. I absolutely love it when she laughs at my jokes too. I think that's all I really wanted in life.

Number 2 - I do not believe in organized religion at all. Throughout my life, I have been baptized in 5 different religions (Catholic, Protestant, Methodist, Baptist, and Luthern). One of those was on a bet basically. We were all playing football down at the park and a white van pulled up and out hopped some guys in black pants, white button up shirts and ties. They said that the first person to make it to the Baptist church (that was 6 blocks away) would get $10. I made it (this was when I was younger, probably a freshman in high school) and he said that I had to sit through the sermon and then I'd get it. I was hard up for cash at the time so I did it. I eventually was dipped in the water and got my $10. I've been to midnight mass with ex-girlfriends. I've been to teen night, I used to be able to name the first 8 books in the new testament. But I don't believe that there is some higher power that is either governing my moves, or will be there when I cease to exist. I believe that when we die, that is it. I do believe in the Force though (I'm kidding, it's just a fanboy thing).

Number 1 - I don't necessarily eat because I'm hungry. In my life, the place that I have found the most comfort is in food. When I eat a food that I like, it brings me to a better place and takes me from the bad place I was or was going. This has been true thoughout my life. When I was a kid I would sneak food. Not because I was hungry necessarily, but because it made me feel better. Unfortunately, this is a bad thing in terms of my health. I have tried to stop many times in the past, but I just can't do it. When I first started living in Virginia, I went Atkins, which still allowed me to eat some of my comfort food (most importantly...cheese) and I dropped some weight. I'm at the heaviest I've ever been in my life, I have to do something to correct this problem and I think the only way that I can do it is to become more active and try to do some activities that get my heart rate up.

That was probably deeper than it had to be and not as lighthearted some of the others, but whatever.

My Father

One of my greatest regrets in life is not spending more time with my dad.

He is doing better. He still has spells where it takes an effort to breath, but overall he is definitely doing better. He looks happier, so that's a big plus.

He and I are going to take a trip at the end of July. We are going to go to Dallas to visit my mother and catch a Rangers/Yankees game on the way to Illinois to drop of my older sister's pinball machine. He and I joke about how we are going to be tired of each other by the time it's done. I don't think that could possibly happen.

I really like the war stories as well. Listening to him tell stories about his minifridge or the poor sap who took a stick to the can in the middle of the night that looked like a rifle despite there being a curfew.

I'm glad I'm back in Arizona, and right now, there is little that will get me to move away from my father.

Lastings Milledge could beat up Chuck Norris

And here is the proof for those that are doubters.

DAMN IT!!!!

I keep forgetting to go and view this trailer. I'm guessing it's a prequel. I'm not as weary as some of my friends about prequels, but I can't remember for the life of me to view this trailer when it's available.

No Kidding...I'll probably still play it

You knew it was coming and I agree, it probably sounds more like a slot machine rather than a cash register.

Sweden v. Paraguay at lunch

I was able to catch from about the 60 min mark to the 80th or so. The Paraguay keeper just made an amazing play while shielded by two players.

And...

Gerrard scored today for England...Go Girard~!!!!!

Ecuador vs. Costa Rica

Ecuador looks really good. Mendez had a couple of great passes, including that centering pass in stoppage. Costa Rica just looked like they gave up from about the 60th minute on (with the exception of sab's shot that hit the cross bar). Germany vs. Ecuador should be a great game.

Futbol in Koln

yea...I don't know how to umlaut.

Portugal looked "good enough" yesterday and Angola didn't.

However, this morning I heard something weird and for the first time. The US is running a 4-5-1. WTF? 1 forward? Somebody tell me that this has worked for someone in the past...please.

Turn 2: Drain for 5

OMFG....guess where I went today. I played in Arizona Regionals...for SWCCG. That's right, Mr. Girard returned to the scene of the crime 8 years later. Back in 1998, I went to the Star Wars CCG Arizona Regionals and beat Mike Strahan in the finals to earn a bye and a trip to the World Championship. Eight years later, the prizes are different and there are virtual cards, but it's still SWCCG.

Pre Tournament Jank -

Mike the Man Bahr was all like..."dude, you gotta playing SWCCG regionals on saturday." I was like "ehh, where is it...in Eloy?" He says "no way man, the MU." So I was in. I needed to decks. I dial up the Financier and I'm like "I need the tech yo." He dials up the Yellow Menace and the game was afoot. The Chu comes through with a mad tech Tusken/Mines and Watch Your Broken. Bahr didn't have any Corellias in stock (did you know those are fetching like $10 a pop on ebay?) so he made me speeders on Hoth and called it a metagame call. So everyone came through and I was set. I swear I got a woody reading the tech from the Chu.

Tournament Day -

I'm at the MU and Ruston pairs us up for round 1 and we are off. I had a lot of virtual cards that I needed to go through and make sure I don't miss anything. I haven't played a game in years so I was going in cold.

Game 1 - Red haired Kid - Hidden Base Ops

I feel bad because I know this kid from back in the day but I don't remember his name. He had Hidden Base, which is a bad matchup for me. I get UR'rrrurrorr and his bantha down turn one for a drain of 5 turn 2. I get Maul/ship down turn three so I am sitting pretty. He comes out with some systems and regular Xwings and...asteroids. I think I'm ok at this point. I get down another set of bantha and Tusken for the Search and Destroy and it finishes him off.

Dark Side Full Win by 28

- My buddy Bahr is the only light side win, so I play him.

Game 2 - Michael Bizahr - It's a mystery

The pizza at the pizza joint was good.

Light Side Full win by 15 (4 +33)

Game 3 - Brian Choongphol - Cloud City Mains

I have like 4 things that pull stuff on my turn and I'm sure I lost a turn or two early on because I didn't pull something I was supposed to. I chock it up to not playing a game in like 4 years. He comes down to the 4th marker with the Emperor. It is at this time that I realize I can't pull the Hoth: Etcho Lab because it doesn't have Hoth in the gametext and it's not exterior. He follows up the Emp with a Walker and Vader/Stick at the Causeway. I set up Haven, Frostbite at Hoth. We trade losses here and there. Early on I It Could Be Worse and he doesn't catch it because he's afraid I'm going to bust out with something else more deadly. Good call on his part. Turn 1, I pulled Do or Do Not because he dropped the Emperor turn 1. I should have pulled Wise Advise as well, because he immediately Alter'ed Goo Nee Tay. We trade blows on the ground between some walkers and combat vehicles. He puts me on my edge when he Luke, Luuuuuke's on Vader targeting the commander. I'm retreiving a bit here and there and making him lose. I eventually lose a couple battles and it gets down to where I only have Hoth and 1 Hoth site and he's draining for 3 with vader and two at Bespin and time is running out. So of course time is called, it's neither of ours faults we were making calculated moves. I have 9 and he has .... 10. :(
TL -10. (4 +23)

Game 4 - Brian Choongful - Endor/Luke Objective start (OMFG it's been a long time, I can't even remember the Jedi Luke dueling objective).

BAM...Tusken + Bantha...drain for 5 on turn two. He came down, I sandwhirled, he lost guys. That was about the extent of the game. The biggest highlight was when he came down the first time to Tatooine with General Solo, guy and Woislea. Next turn he was going to purchase the Bantha...not on my watch. That speeder selling scheister got lost in the Desert Heart and was never heard from again. The Tusken Raiders and Banthas ruled the deserts and the Sandwhirl kept the hit squads at bay.
FW 20ish (6 +40something)

Game 5 - Chris Shaner - Profit.

I give him no guys. That's right, I have like 3 different tuskens in the deck and Maul. What am I gonna give him? So I get Maul/ship down first turn and he drained for 2 the entire freaking game. I get Urrurrororr/Bantha and Urrur down first turn. He comes down with Leia, gun and lando w/axe. He loses Leia and I lose URRurrurror. I sandwhirl and next turn play another URRurrrorrur. He comes down again and chops up Urrrurror. Great...I have to lose everyone so I am completely out of the best character in my deck. A Mining droid parks his round self in the Audience Chamber. I proceed to blockade characters with an impending Sandwhirl, so nobody wants to go outside and yet the mining droid is keeping people out of the Audience Chamber. Eventually he frees Han, retreives and Luke + Han get blows'ed up by another mine, that .... coincidently goes to the used pile. I'm desperately fishing for cards to play that have ability. I get two bantha, my last tusken and Urrurror's bantha down to the desert heart, I can play Urrur as a react with the Herd. He comes down with Quigon with stick and beats up on my guy and I don't lose too much and still have Banthas around. Early on I Alter his Light side search and destroy and he decides to grabber that. So my senses are now running free. He attempts to Nabrun, I Ghhk/those rebels it away. I Surprise a Sandwhirl that was about to be decimated by the screen door to the Audience Chamber out to the Desert Heart and more rebels go missing. He harvests, but then Owen/Beru go missing. Time is called, I have 20ish and he has around 13. OMG...talk about smoke and freaking mirrors. I ended up draining with 2x Banthas for like the last 3-4 turns.
TW 20ish (7 +55 or so, who knows)

Game 6 - Patrick Hug Bespin Mains and Toys.

I lose to Imperial Command at Hoth with Haven, Capt Han, Coran Horn against Executor and fodder. Two turns later, JQuille comes down (can't find the Meditation to save my life) he makes me lose 3 then Blizzard walkers swarm Reiken, Zev/Rogue2, and an Etcho base Trooper. That was it, I lost by like 30 or something.
FL 30ish (7 +20 or so maybe)

I end up booking out of there before prizes were handed out, so I just told Ruston to give my stuff to the Bahr. I ended up bringing the Jedi Luke DecipherCon shirt (the gray one). I believe it was Patrick Hug and either Choongphol or Mr. Ketchum in the finals. So I came back after like 3-4 years of not playing and lost two games. One was a blowout the other was a close timeout. I'm looking forward to AZ states in like a month, I gotta a lot of research to do if I'm gonna tech out something.

Props -
- Lingrell - came through in the clutch, remind me to invest in your business or something.
- Chu - The yellow menace does it again. Tusken and Mining droids? Who the freak knew.
- Mike Bahr - Thanks for the decks and dragging me out of retirement. I owe you buddy.
- Ruston - You ran a good tournament.
- Choongphol - I always look forward to playing a game with you. You are a thinking man and I can always see the wheels turning. We always have a fun game no matter who wins or loses.
- AZ crew - This game has been dead for how many years? There were 12 people there, I don't even think LOTR TOC had 12 people even last year. I can't explain it, people are dedicated.
- Players Committee - I'm impressed, the game hasn't been produced in years and you keep the pulse pumping.

Slops
- Jay Webb - what's up sucka, where were you?
- The Jew - Sinclair? I pm'ed you, you should have showed.
- J'Quille - Who the hell designed this card?
- Patrick Hug - You always seem to have my number. We always have a professional game but I don't think I have beaten you in a very long time. You are consistent.
- Expensive Weird Cards - Correlia, All wings Combo, Short-Range Fighters combo. Some darkside weapon from Coruscant. Who knew that these cards would command a high dollar value. Weird Market.

Up next...AZ States and there is even talk about going to Utah states to own up their state as well. I can't believe I'm thinking of traveling for this game again, I miss it ... A LOT!

In case there was doubt

I heard that WoW game is pretty popular.

Primetime!

If you are my age and you collected baseball cards...this one was money back in the day. Still one of my favorites. Right up there with Bo, his shoulder pads and the bat on his shoulders.

A Buck for Showing Up

Sometimes there is debauchery that goes on in this blog, this is one of those times.

Me and 3 of my friends all decided to go out and celebrate one of their 2 week old birthdays tonite. That guy would be Steve. Steve is the one that was wearing the picture of the shirt above, I thought it was funny to snap a picture and share with Mr. Defruiter.

The night started at Claim Jumper. That freaking restaurant's portions put places like Buca di Beppos to shame. We got the sampler appetizer and the plate was like a foot and a half long just covered in tasty bites that you would expect from an appetizer sampler. I got the 24oz prime rib and I couldn't freaking finish it. It was huge and the sides were huge. That tells you how much food was there.

We then moved to Christie's. It's right off I-10 by the Arizona mills mall. That area is pretty commercial and pretty public. When they first started to build Christie's a lot of people were up in arms because of the location of the strip club so close to "civilization". We roll up into Christie's about 8pm or so. It was already pretty packed, they sit us on the outskirts tables. It's $10 a table dance and no couch dances. The girls were pretty good looking, there were a number of thick girls so I was pretty ok with it. But then they started ignoring us, we turned down two table dances because we hadn't been there but like 3 minutes and didn't have our first drinks yet. Nobody, other than the waitress, ever talked to us again. After about 45 minutes or so, we were like "screw this place, if they don't wanna take our money, fine, we'll go elsewhere". We then went to Bliss, which is about 30-40 minutes away via freeway.

Bliss is out of the way. It's much less class than Christie's, but the girls tend to do "more for ya". I didn't get a couch dance ($10), I was content with just sitting at the stage. Let me tell you something, there is pretty much one place in the world that it's good to be a big guy and it's at a strip club. Where normal girls maybe be like "ewww, a fat guy" the stripper is like "oooo...a pommel horse". I got three headstands from my crouch. Plenty of legs on the shoulders with my face right in her crouch and plenty of girls leaning right on me to shove my face between her boobs. One girls was like "hey, I see that you couldn't stay away" and I was like "whoa, she remembers me". I was happy through the entire song and probably threw some extra 1s on the stage that I normally wouldn't chuck up there. I turn to Brad and was like "she remembers me". He gives me this look like I just signed up to sell Amway and think it's the greatest thing ever. I sit back in my seat and felt like I just got "Marcus'ed". Only Marcus will get that, I suppose I could have went with "Snider'ed" as well, but "Marcus'ed" has a nicer ring to it. We were there till they put the pasties on. All in all, I pretty much love that place.

I'm down about $170 or so, but hey, it was well worth it. Stopped at Krispy Kreme on the way home and got a couple fresh glazed. It was a good night. It's good to hang out with friends every once and a while.

The title comes from what my canadian friend, Brad, and I have dubbed the first dollar that hits the stage.

Guess what I did last night

no, you goofy mofos, well yea, but that's not what I'm talking about here.


Last night was the first time in like 3 months where I didn't dream about work (part numbers, expeditingk, COI, etc) or World of Warcraft. And let me say that I woke up refreshed.

I dreamt that we were all hanging out at what looked to be a Joe's Crab Shack (Me, Clark, the Canadian, Jay, Steve, Voigt) and then Mike Bahr strolled on in and handed me a check. The check had 6 zeros and a number between 1 and 9 at the front. See, my arm was in a sling because a buddy of mine, Clayton, came in and spray and prayed. Why I don't remember, but fresh faced attorney Mike Bahr was representing me and he just came to deliver my cashier's check and let me know that they settled.

We paid the bill for the awesome shrimp, stopped by the house so I pick up Marnie, hit the bank and then we all went to Vegas. I stepped out of the car at the Mirage and Mr. Defruiter greeted me there. And the whole lot of us, gambled...a lot.

And then I woke up...

Vader calls up the Emperor

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I don't care, just get me the coleslaw, I won't eat it anyway.

Sam pwns an Andretti

Sam wrecked Andretti right before the finish line and took the 90th running. It was a pretty good race. I missed some of the middle of the race, but I saw Danica pit early and she probably would have won if there was no yellow in the last 10 laps.

Oh well, Sam is a good driver. Next up ... some Futbol

I have mine, do you have yours?

A Tribute to Douglas Adams

Again with the pop culture

So...

My account exec at work is going to Vegas this weekend. He's a typical normal 30-something guy who likes sports, etc. He was talking to a team member of mine (single mom, 40-ish, etc) and she says to him "here, here's a dollar, play roulette for me." He asks what spot does he want to bet on for her. They go back and forth about what a "safe" bet is. She comes over to me and asks me. I quickly respond with "Obviously Red 5".

She is like..."why obviously". I look at my AE and I'm like "c'mon help me out here". He has no clue. I'm starting to feel really geeked out here. Luckily the config guy sitting near my desk (around my age) pipes up with "yea Girard, I know why you bet on Red 5"

I explain to them why and then I proceed to start questioning people I know that "should" know this but they don't. My faith in the geeks of the world fades just a little bit today.


And...if you don't know why you should bet on Red 5. I don't even know you...*sniff*

Marnie found vent/teamspeak

And I get to hear little nuggets of goodness all the time, like this one


"I'll just mind control him and tell him that we aren't going to hurt him"

I turn to her all serious and say, "who do you think you are, Professor X"

and sadly, she didn't get it. I thought it was humorous. I guess I haven't pop-cultured her enough.



...silly little fairy.