Ok, not much to write here, but I wanted to share that I bought a bike… got a killer deal off craigslist and I am planning on entering the Nation’s Triathlon this September. Here is a photo of my new bike!’

Sorry all for my recent lack of posts. I’ve been caught up volunteering and campaigning for Congressman Ron Paul.

Hes running for president and hes making waves. I’ve been over at www.ronpaulforums.com alot and have been keeping up with the developments surrounding the launch of the RON PAUL BLIMP!

Situation: I’m moving
Issue: I need furniture
Problem: I am Cash poor (paid almost 2000 just to move in!)
Solution: Craigslist!

I found these two end tables on craigslist for $10 bucks (pretty good deal, solid wood, sturdy). How they looked than was not really my cup o tea… not really into the gold trim or the mirror inlay but when I saw the ad online the left side (thats the creative part) of my brain kicked in…

After a short trip to Home Depot and about 2 hours of labor (spread over a couple days) this is the out come. Two asain modern black zen end tables for use as night stands of in the living room.. or one in both.

Cost
Tables: $10
Paint: $7
Sandblock: $3
Velco: $5
Red Fabric $4

Total cost for 2 cool end tables I can say are one of a kind PRICELESS, HA! Actually the total was $29. Not bad…. Not bad…

“You should pay for this dinner. Be Generous.”

“Your problem just got bigger. Think, what have you done?”

What the hell kind of fortunes are those! I mean come on!! Since when are we suppose to get directives and negative remarks in our Chinese treats? I thought we were suppose to get fortunes that are thoughtful and witty and make you smile when you add the words “in bed” to the end of them. These two just stink.

You’re walking down the street. Approaching the intersection, perpindicular to yourself, you see an attractive person. You quickly size them and the situation up.

Should you drop your book bag when they cross your path, should you bend down to tie your shoe, should you yell out a creative cat call? No time to think; just do something, anything! And right when you are about to unleash your best effort, it hits you. BAM!!! SLAP!!! CRASH!!

Its not “what to say” that hits you either. Its the horrific and disappointing view of their face when they actually turned and you viewed them head on. They picked up on your thoughts like a beacon and rotated their face to make contact. This allowed you an unobstructed view. The resulting cringe is hidden only by the gasp escaping from your mouth. Quickly you look away, fearing the dreaded unwanted eye contact. You peak again, just once, to make sure your eyes had not fooled you and you walk on. You continue forward, a bit disappointed and ever more clear of the dreaded side effect.

Of course not every case of the “side effect” is going to be this dramatic. But watch for it. I bet you’ll encounter often.

It may not seem new to my regular readers because it uses the same color scheme as my old theme but I’ve just spent the last 8 hours looking for, finding and changing / modifying the theme before you. I think it rocks.

wow, i’m exhausted.

Good Night.

For everyone who did not realize it, today is FRIDAY The 13th! A national day to pay our respects to the horror movies and scary films we love so much! In that regard I thought I’d take a diffrent approach and list the top ten worse horror movies of all time (at least according to IMDB and their voters). If you feel really brave pull up a couch and go rent a few of these! Then let me know how bad they actually are because frankly I’ve never seen any of them!

1. The Maize: The Movie (2004)
2. Die Hard Dracula (1998)
3. Evil Behind You (2006)
4. Bigfoot (1970)
5. At Dawn They Sleep (2000)
6. Witchcraft 8: Salem’s Ghost (1996)
7. Voyeur.com (2000)
8. Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
9. Girls on the Road (1973)
10. The Legend of Diablo (2004)

P.S the Top 50 horror movies of all time are also listed on IMDB. So if you want to actually crap your pants, pick a few of those for tonights movie time.

I love the History Channel. It has given us some great programming over the years and one of my favorite shows is Modern Marvels (did you know its been on since 1995!!!). They cover so many interesting things. The Empire State building or the Golden Gate Bridge are two of my favorites, but last night I was watching a rerun on my DVR and I was a bit let down. The show was on Snow, yup… snow as in the ice crystals that fall from clouds when its cold outside. They even had a show once on Ice that I watched. Some of the less interesting shows included topics such as Buses (shown July 27, 2000) and Hardware Stores (shown June 25, 2001). I understand that every show can’t be a winner… but come on! Lets get a bit more creative than Hardware Stores and Ice!

Anyway I’ll admit I still sat through the whole show and it saddens me. I am so bored that I need to watch an hour long show on Snow and Ice? I mean the guy that narrates the show is good but hes not THAT good. I think maybe a need a new hobby.

On a sidenote I am reading a new book! Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. I just recently finished The Last Ship by William Brinkley. That one was 616 pages long, probably the longest book I’ve ever read. It was ok overall but the narrative was a bit overdeveloped at times and the plot took quite awhile to unfold. So far Earth Abides has been a bit faster moving, though some parts have been unpleasant when referring to race and such (it was written in 1947). If anyone else has read these books and wants to chat about them (I know, NERDY!) shoot me an email or leave a comment. Also, if anyone knows of a post apocalyptic book club pass along the info, I’d love to join.

I deleted my automatic reposts of my blog on facebook and I’ve gotten a link or two coming in from some people with decent scores on Technorati.com.

I’ve official gone up from an authority ranking one 1 to a big jump up to 2! Oh yea! That jump was enough to plow past over almost a million and a half blogs. Watch me go baby watch me go!

On another related note. Now that I’ve been posting a little more frequently I’ve also seen a big bump in my daily unique visitor hits. I am up to about 150 a day. Not to shabby I’d say. Plus I’ve got a decent RSS subscription base if I can trust my stat counter.

Anway, like I said before (or maybe I just thought I mentioned it) I write this blog for myself, as an outlet, but its always nice to see that other people are getting some type of value out of it.