October 30, 2003
Highlights of my recient travel to New Mexico:
1) After watching a very hilarious 'Scary Movie 3', I decided to ride with my sister back home in her car, rather than go home with my brother in his car. This turned out to be a wise decision. Upon getting gas for the car and traveling back to the homestead, I decided that I was hungery. As I was strapped for money, my sister offered to buy me food (I love my sister). As we were waiting in the drive thru line at Wendy's, my sister got the idea that we should order a #3 with double the meal, just to be stupid and funny. She got the idea from one of her friends. When we finally got up to the place to order, my sister placed the order and as it was being read back, the girl figured out what it was that we were wanting.
vikki: 'we want a #3 with double meat and a Dr. Pepper to drink!'
girl: ' ok, so that's a triple burger with .... what ?!? '
At this point, I was laughing so hard I couldn't breath and we could barely hear the drive-thru girl. But this is not the end of it. As we drove up to the pick up window, we saw the cashier girl with a very disgruntled look on her face and one of the employees standing behind her. So as we drove up, he smiled and gave us the thumbs up, 'Alright guys, that's cool.' Needless to say, we were still laughing, even when we were trying to eat a 6 pattie burger. Good times !!
2) While looking through the books at Waldenbooks, I made a very wonderful discovery. I always look through the 'sale bin' and look for the good deals. While doing this I found what was one of the best purchases that I've ever made at a bookstore. I found 'the Vampire Book: the encyclopedia for the Undead'. Not only was it a festive buy, but it was also on sale, and with my Preferred Reader' card I got an additional 10% off. So I really paid less than the price that was on the sticker. Excellent !!
3) While driving the uhaul from Provo to New Mexico, I was in the mood for some tunes to keep me company. Unfortunately, uhaul trucks are not known for their quality stereo system. All I had to keep me awake was an Am/Fm 'older than dirt' radio. Strike two: there are very few towns between Provo and Fruitland, NM. and they are few and far between. Strike three: It was the late evening, which means I could only pick up meaningless talk show radio and high school football broadcasts. So as I travel along on my 7 hour drive, I have a fine variety of Contemporary Christian rock, Country music, po-dunk high school football, and radio evangelists. The only good thing about his whole experience, I caught up on my LeAnn Rimes singing and my Alan Jackson lyrics, which have sadly dwindled over the past few years. But someone was looking out for me because when I thought I couldn't take it anymore and was on the verge of driving into oncoming traffic, I would pick up an oldies (50's) station and that would pull me back from the brink of insanity. Lesson Learned: Always have a portable CD player with you wherever you go.
1) After watching a very hilarious 'Scary Movie 3', I decided to ride with my sister back home in her car, rather than go home with my brother in his car. This turned out to be a wise decision. Upon getting gas for the car and traveling back to the homestead, I decided that I was hungery. As I was strapped for money, my sister offered to buy me food (I love my sister). As we were waiting in the drive thru line at Wendy's, my sister got the idea that we should order a #3 with double the meal, just to be stupid and funny. She got the idea from one of her friends. When we finally got up to the place to order, my sister placed the order and as it was being read back, the girl figured out what it was that we were wanting.
vikki: 'we want a #3 with double meat and a Dr. Pepper to drink!'
girl: ' ok, so that's a triple burger with .... what ?!? '
At this point, I was laughing so hard I couldn't breath and we could barely hear the drive-thru girl. But this is not the end of it. As we drove up to the pick up window, we saw the cashier girl with a very disgruntled look on her face and one of the employees standing behind her. So as we drove up, he smiled and gave us the thumbs up, 'Alright guys, that's cool.' Needless to say, we were still laughing, even when we were trying to eat a 6 pattie burger. Good times !!
2) While looking through the books at Waldenbooks, I made a very wonderful discovery. I always look through the 'sale bin' and look for the good deals. While doing this I found what was one of the best purchases that I've ever made at a bookstore. I found 'the Vampire Book: the encyclopedia for the Undead'. Not only was it a festive buy, but it was also on sale, and with my Preferred Reader' card I got an additional 10% off. So I really paid less than the price that was on the sticker. Excellent !!
3) While driving the uhaul from Provo to New Mexico, I was in the mood for some tunes to keep me company. Unfortunately, uhaul trucks are not known for their quality stereo system. All I had to keep me awake was an Am/Fm 'older than dirt' radio. Strike two: there are very few towns between Provo and Fruitland, NM. and they are few and far between. Strike three: It was the late evening, which means I could only pick up meaningless talk show radio and high school football broadcasts. So as I travel along on my 7 hour drive, I have a fine variety of Contemporary Christian rock, Country music, po-dunk high school football, and radio evangelists. The only good thing about his whole experience, I caught up on my LeAnn Rimes singing and my Alan Jackson lyrics, which have sadly dwindled over the past few years. But someone was looking out for me because when I thought I couldn't take it anymore and was on the verge of driving into oncoming traffic, I would pick up an oldies (50's) station and that would pull me back from the brink of insanity. Lesson Learned: Always have a portable CD player with you wherever you go.
October 18, 2003
Things that must go. (Inspired by the X96 'radio from hell' morning show):
1)Tests that you study long and hard for but bomb because the teacher/review sheet/ homework didn't cover the material and it is assumed that you remember everything that has been taught you since kindergarden and there are also made up answers in which you have to choose from but don't really exist but you have to choose from them anyway just because you are under the dictatorship of the instructor and they feel that they can make up stuff just because they are the instructor and have an inner need for excercising their authority over their poor helpless students who are only trying to do their best and make the most of this college experience so that they can some day provide for their family and follow the prophet and get a house and car and a new tie but now they probably can't because of made up answers on a test that was very much prepared for but due to the lack of inattention to relevant provided answers so now all hope is lost in the universe and the Empire will take over and we will be under oppression until we can form another rebel alliance and take the one ring to its place origin and destroy it and then maybe we can have peace and love and orange-flavored chicken.
2) Run-on sentences.
3) These!
4) And referees/ game schedulers that cause the US national team to not get the World cup. I smell a conspiracy brewing.
1)Tests that you study long and hard for but bomb because the teacher/review sheet/ homework didn't cover the material and it is assumed that you remember everything that has been taught you since kindergarden and there are also made up answers in which you have to choose from but don't really exist but you have to choose from them anyway just because you are under the dictatorship of the instructor and they feel that they can make up stuff just because they are the instructor and have an inner need for excercising their authority over their poor helpless students who are only trying to do their best and make the most of this college experience so that they can some day provide for their family and follow the prophet and get a house and car and a new tie but now they probably can't because of made up answers on a test that was very much prepared for but due to the lack of inattention to relevant provided answers so now all hope is lost in the universe and the Empire will take over and we will be under oppression until we can form another rebel alliance and take the one ring to its place origin and destroy it and then maybe we can have peace and love and orange-flavored chicken.
2) Run-on sentences.
3) These!
4) And referees/ game schedulers that cause the US national team to not get the World cup. I smell a conspiracy brewing.
October 14, 2003
I took another quiz. I thought this one be understood and enjoyed by all.
Which Buffy the Vampire Slayer character are you most like?
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The only difference is I'm not Gay!
Which Buffy the Vampire Slayer character are you most like?
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The only difference is I'm not Gay!
October 11, 2003
Important points that must be addressed:
1) Some people have too much time on their hands and too many braincells. The Smurfs are a cartoon. They neither promote nor condemn communism or witchcraft. They are cute little blue elves that have cool adventures. They may have a communistic lifestyle and use magic, but only for the good of the community and for the simplicity of their story.
2) The US national team was robbed of The Cup. Stupid refs...they always ruin everything.
3) To the sorrow of all who were regular visitors, the Hulk finished his blog so he could pursue other life experiences. I guess even the Hulk has to grow, just like the rest of us.
4) Although a very excellent story, wonderfully put together, and extremely funny in its referrances to other films, 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' was just too too unnecessarily violent. I love the stories that Quintin Tarantino puts together and they way his films are thought out and produced, but the 'on Screen' images that are conveyed to the viewers are rather disturbing and very graphic. I probably won't be seeing Vol. 2 just for the fact that it will be just as graphic. I would love to see how the story plays out though.
5) After viewing the trailer for Matrix: Revolutions, these theories are becoming valid. But I guess the only true test is to see the actual movie. But theories are candy for the mind.
1) Some people have too much time on their hands and too many braincells. The Smurfs are a cartoon. They neither promote nor condemn communism or witchcraft. They are cute little blue elves that have cool adventures. They may have a communistic lifestyle and use magic, but only for the good of the community and for the simplicity of their story.
2) The US national team was robbed of The Cup. Stupid refs...they always ruin everything.
3) To the sorrow of all who were regular visitors, the Hulk finished his blog so he could pursue other life experiences. I guess even the Hulk has to grow, just like the rest of us.
4) Although a very excellent story, wonderfully put together, and extremely funny in its referrances to other films, 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' was just too too unnecessarily violent. I love the stories that Quintin Tarantino puts together and they way his films are thought out and produced, but the 'on Screen' images that are conveyed to the viewers are rather disturbing and very graphic. I probably won't be seeing Vol. 2 just for the fact that it will be just as graphic. I would love to see how the story plays out though.
5) After viewing the trailer for Matrix: Revolutions, these theories are becoming valid. But I guess the only true test is to see the actual movie. But theories are candy for the mind.
October 5, 2003
One of the most tragic events occured over this past weekend. Something extremely bad happened and most people missed it. Something that is almost too painful to mention, but if kept inside, will only lead to more pain and anguish. The tragic event that I am talking about is the 3-0 upset of the women's US national soccer team. In a very hard fought and one of the most intense games I've seen, the US just could not pull off the victory... I mostly blame the ref. It's always the ref that causes important games to be lost. I have much evidence to back up this claim. But to the US's credit, they fought hard, took many good shots, and made many brilliant plays. Worthy of European league play even. But in the end, it just wasn't a good day for women's soccer. With this loss, the US will play for 3rd place in the World Cup. My heart aches for them. Only one other time in history did the US fail to make it to the finals. I was very much in pain that year too. But rather than focus on the negative (dumb ref !!) I would just like to give Props to the awesome ladies that make up the US national team. Even though this year sucked for women's soccer, (with the dissolving of the WUSA) there is always the hope of the next World Cup. See you in 4 years.