One of my best friends

me and jay webb at Gamer's Edge.

For reference, that suave broski on the left is frenchie and the chick is steph.

You bunch of buffers

Marnie has recently started watching this show on iTunes. She said it's probably one of the funniest shows she has seen in awhile and has nothing but praise for it. She convinced me to start watching it (after we bought the DVDs for Season 1 and she sat through Resident Evil: Extinction with me).

I must say that I am thoroughly enjoying this show. I think the acting is very well done. I like the people I'm supposed to like and I hate the people I'm supposed to hate. The show has some very geniune funny moments and there are also a fair share of heart tugging moments. I haven't cared for Minnie Driver in the past, but I think she's pretty hot and does a good job in this show. Eddie Izzard has always been funny and he brings great comedy to the table in this show.

I'm also very intrigued by the whole traveler philosophy/lifestyle. They have their own set of rules and often break the law. It is interesting to watch how they interact with the buffer lifestyle on a daily basis, especially when the morals conflict with their own beliefs.

Anyway, I think the show is funny and entertaining. I can't wait to finish watching Season 1 (we are heading into the last disk) and Season 2 starts on March 14. It's also nice to see Marnie watching something other than reality crap (Rock of Skank 2 and Flav needs a hootchie 3).

Da Big Shaq Daddy

I can't believe I haven't blogged about this. I'm freaking estatic about the Big Shaq Daddy landing in the valley of the sun. If Kobe hadn't been lights out tonite (sure, the Lakers big three shot 65% from the field), Shaq would have had a great debut. Watching Shaq clog up the lane and Stoudamire scooping up the offensive rebound was pretty. They are still getting used to each other, but I must say, I liked what I saw.

Random Memories

So I was watching VH-1 today (we have it set up for the TV to turn on as a backup alarm) and a video came on. It was a couple that sang the song from the movie Once. I don't know who they are, however, one thing stuck with me.

The dude playing his guitar has the freaking guitar strings not cut at the end of his guitar. They are just dangling there, looking totally unkept. I remember when my sister, Heather, told me that this sort of thing pissed her off and I tend to agree. It pissed me off this morning to no end.

I can die a happy man now

Well, it finally dropped. I lost count around 32 or so successful attempts at Chess, but the damned King's Defender finally dropped. My WoW career is complete in my eyes. This is the single most sought after piece that I have been coveting since the expansion came out. It was within reach and easily obtainable, but I just never got it. That is all in the past now, for today I am a real tank.

I'm excited

Watch the Trailer on Yahoo! Movies

In case you missed the announcement

We are doing a new product

WoW Minis

I originally thought that we were going to be hurt by Figureprints coming out, but they are so swamped and slow in getting out their figures, that I think this product won't be hurt by that when it comes to the casual consumer.

Snore Bowl

The commercials were kinda meh. I liked the Victoria's Secret, Bridgestone, Pepsi...i think that was about it.

The game was pretty fun to watch. It was a well played game by both teams and very low penalties. It would have been some heroics for Brady to pull it out, but he didn't.

GG 72 Dolphins.

Sometimes they have quotas to fill

Marnie and I were out and about today, feeling kinda bummed because our internet signal at the new house is pretty weak. They are installing an amplifier this next week, so until then we have to unplug it from the splitter and plug it directly into the wall.

Anyway....

I turn right onto Vista Way as we head to Bed, Bath and Beyond. The jeep is a little sluggish so I give it some gas and as we crest the hill I look in my rearview, guess what I see? Yea, a boy in blue on his bike, giving me the flashers. I pull over, he saunters up on Marnie's side. He's like "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Of course I don't, and well Marnie was a little beside herself. He proceeded to then ask me what the speed limit was. I replied that it was 45 mph. He said it is now, but back by the light it was 40 mph. I apologize and said I thought all of Vista Way was 45 mph (which, I believe the rest of it is, even by the residential portion). He said he clocked me at 55 mph. Marnie about fell out of the jeep. She said that she was pretty sure I wasn't going that fast because she would have yelled at me for going that fast. He then tried to get me for not wearing a seatbelt either.

I explained that I was a large man and that I had to take it off the get the registration out of the glove box. He said he was sure that he didn't see me wearing a seatbelt. He came back with a ticket for the speeding and said that he would let me off with a warning for the seatbelt. Well, Marnie and I were pretty upset at that point, but I just took the ticket and said I would drive safer.

The ticket is $160. I can spend an extra $28 on top of that and go to traffic school to make sure it doesn't go on my insurance. I guess the increase in insurance will be more than $28 so I will go to traffic school.

What was more interesting is that we went back that way after coming back from the store and he had pulled over someone else as well. Interesting...