Alright all you Republicans..er...Conservatives! What's it gonna be? C'mon...you know you're gonna watch it. Where else would you rather be at noon tomorrow? (Besides work, I mean.) I just hope that once tomorrow is over we don't get "day after" coverage. I'm tunin in, however, and I plan on enjoying it. I've avoided most of the hype thus far, except for the concert at the Lincoln Memorial. That was pretty cool.
Ohp! The local newscaster just told me that "seven is the inauguration station". Get it? "Inauguration" and "station"! They rhyme! The media is so clever!
Oh geez...now I heard that Cheney will be there in a wheelchair due to a pulled muscle in his back moving boxes into his new house. Think the comedians will find any humor in that?
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Unfortunately I'll be workin. But I'll catch a glimpse of it on the news.
It's HISTORIC, case you didn't know.
It better be after all this hullaballoo.
My cousin who lives in MD, works for a cosmetic company and she's been working a booth at the St. Regis there in D.C. all weekend...watchin the celebs go by. She's havin a ball. My aunt and uncle scored tickets to the Midwest Ball, so they're out there.
Ha, as Obama was signing papers, Wolf Blitzer pointed out that he's seen his writing and his penmanship "has a flourish..it's quite impressive." This guy can do no wrong.
I originally thought he mussed up the oath, but I've found out that the Supreme Court judge who swore him in (Robertson?) goofed instead.
I enjoyed that today. I don't think I've really watched one in its entirety before.
Yes, according to media reports, on the way to the Inauguragtion he walked across the Reflecting Pool. I believe he also fed all 2 million visitors with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
Obama! Obama! Obama!
Sorry, got caught up in the moment.
Reck -
> Obama! Obama! Obama! ...
Dude, it's "President Obama".
Cold mornin here. Warmin up pretty fast tho today. Man, I'm bummed. Gotta go de-ice the car wimdows, shovel out the drive...oh, sorry..that's yall :)
Stan-
>Dude, it's "President Obama".
Dude, it President Barack HUSSEIN Obama.
You're such a southerner. "De-ice the car windows"....it's "scrape the windshield". You don't shovel "out" the drive, you just "shovel the drive". I'll let it go, you know not what you say.
Cold one here this morn, too! Well it's up to 13 now, so it's better. We're gettin a humidifier installed tomorrow. I suppose you guys don't have to worry much about the humidity in your house. I didn't realize we didn't have one, but we get shocked constantly and there's been some bloody noses. So my folks are buyin us one for Christmas. It's supposed to help w/ the heating bill, too. I hope to tell a difference.
That's weird. It's been drier than normal here and I keep gettn shocked when I run the shop-vac when I'm workin.
I'll tryn remember the proper phraseology.
I got a big shock right on the face the other day. Boys have an extended pully thing off their ceiling fans in their bedrooms so they can reach it themselves.
It was dark and I walked into it....ZAP!
You gonna have to dvr Lost tonight?
No, skippn workin tonite because a THREE HOURS A LOST!!
Hey, I got priorities.
My thoughts so far while watchin this preview/review...
The behind the scenes Other guy who doesn't seem to age represents Satan (evil) and Jacob represents God (good); so to speak.
Hmmmm....I'll consider that.
Too bad they have to take Aaron back. Can't they find a sitter?
Didn't Jacob turn out to be Jack's dad? Remember how he was in the cabin in the rocking chair, and you saw his face and it was Jack's dad? And then when Locke goes into the cabin he talks to Jack's dad and the Aussie chick. Can't remember her name right now.
Christian Shepard (Jack's dad) said he's Jacob's messenger. Hmmm...Christian shepard, just caught that. Plus, Ben spoke to Jacob prior to CS's death.
Didn't Jack's dad die in Australia? So Ben talked to Jacob before then? Or did he "die" again on the island? Meh...probly neither here nor there.
Ok, any time you have to put "die" in quotes...you know the show's seriously screwed up.
"Ya know, maybe if you ate more comfort food you wouldn't have to go around shooting people." Hurley
"It points north"
Richard
Are you "lost" yet?
This time tread thing is mas confusin.
"When am I?" Locke
Yes, it's nuts. I'm wondering if the time changes are gonna come to a stop, or if this just goes on like this. I'd think that would be too hard to do. What's really bothering me is that Sawyer may never get a shirt on.
I need Hurley's "I love Shih-Tzus" shirt to go with the Roxie socks I got for Christmas.
Ok, help me out. Who was the older lady in the church at the end? She looked familiar.
She's the one who ran the antique shop where Desmond went to buy an ingagement ring for penny. She's the one who warned Desmond that things can't be changed or somethin like that. Pretty sure she's the physicists mom.
I wanna know who the army men are. And, what the hell was Hurley runnin to the coppers? Is it back to the luney in? Actually, I've got more questions after watchin it than before.
S says she's startn an anti-every freakin two minutes there's a commercial durin Lost petition.
Ok, "And, what the hell was Hurley runnin to the coppers? Is it back to the luney in?" are Svet type sentences.
Make that "why" and "loony bin".
Yeah, it's gonna be tricky getting Hurley to the island now.
I guess I don't remember that engagement ring scene well enough.
I'll sign that petition!
gn!
Reck -
> Dude, it President Barack HUSSEIN Obama.
That's correct as well.
Dang. Sean Penn's movie, "Milk" got an Oscar mom for best picture. The other 4 I actually want to see. Well, maybe it'll be good. Weirdoness aside..I heard he was really good in it.
Say Reck. You have any good recipes for pork loin? Ever breaded em? I'm lookin for something different. Maybe I'll get the snow off the grill. I think it's gettin up into the upper 20s today!
Grill it.
C/o Sean Penn:
You should seriously consider botcottn any SP movie. This is the guy who went and made the propaganda movie for Saddam just before the Iraq War.I'll be d*mn*d if any a my money, in any way, goes to someone who supports and defends the systematic, literal rape of women. The guy is SCUM!
Yeah, but..but..his movie's up for an Oscar. You can't expect me to boycott an Oscar nom! can you?
Ok, I read his bio on wiki.
Geez..why do you have to be so principled? My OTHER friends aren't. They'd say, "I heard that was a really good movie! Eat some popcorn for me!" But, nooooo...
SUCH a buzz kill.
Oh! Remember my Oscar nom predictions for Slumdog? I got all five right! Yea for me.
(I know...but it's the little things that make me happy.)
Linda, I think maybe Reck doesn't think that it isn't easy for a heterosexual to play the part of a homosexual.
Oops, Larry Craig played it well for awhile, ... and Lindsy Grahmm still hasn't been uncovered ...
Never mind. Maybe Reck has a point in thinking it's not Oscar worthy. ;-)
Oh, and I'll bet "20,000,000 dollars in his heavenly bank account" (Frank Zappa) (fake dollars in my case, since I don't have that kind of cash to be placing bets with) that Rick Warren is gay.
Linda,
Sean Penn is the guy who said that he wants his children to be revolutionaries like Fidel Castro. He talks about Hugo Chavez, like Chavez is George Washington. Penn never met a Fascist/Socialist/Communist Dictator that he didn't like. It's definitely worth boycotting him.
Nestor, IMHO Fidel Castro has been used by the United States as a "straw man" to attack instead of attacking any supposed real threat by Communism (say, like China which holds alot of our debt. And jobs.)
Hmm.. I think I agree w/ ya Stan about China. BUT, Castro's a thug.
L, are you still gonna see it?
Saw first promo for Slumdog earlier tonite; looks different.
I read the Wiki thing on Penn. He's quite a guy, eh?
Tho, not one mention of his support for Saddam.
Wiki cowards.
Reck -
> BUT, Castro's a thug.
Even if true, he's still being used as a "straw man" by us to distract (a "red-herring") from the fact that China's a *MUCH* bigger Communist threat to us (because they hold our debt and jobs.)
Am I gonna see it? Well if I do, I know who not to tell!
I look at this way...I rarely get around to seeing all 5. I'll put it last on my list, so I probably won't.
Stan, if you think Castro's such a nice guy you should move to Cuba. Get a taste of communism first hand. You may want to take a Chilton's manual for a 55 Chevy with you though.
I do agree that China's a bigger threat than Cuba, but I'm sure we've covered China in the past. The bottom line is Penn loves the revolutionary side of Castro. The raping, murdering terrorist. Castro, Che Guevara, Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez and bums like that who will resort to any means to keep and gain power. Those are Penn's idols. I like to look up to guys like Churchill, T. Roosevelt, Lincoln, Washington. Men who stood up to tyranny, met it face to face and didn't hold their people down to keep power.
A fifty-five chevy mane.
A Chilton's manual, that cracks me up.
Liberals turn a blind eye to murders and rapists if it helps their political cause. Penn however, is pro-rape, imo.
On a lighter note I'm seein Frost/Nixon at 1:10.
Extra butter, please.
R, when you went to see Hotel for Dogs, did you see the trailer for that DisneyNature movie that comes out on Earth Day (April 22)? It's called Earth? It looks simply gorgeous.
Had Beck's new show on, and he said "..get off your a** America...",
Tony says, "Wow! New show, new language!" ha.
Yeah, I've been wondering if his language and content pass the Mormon test. He was talking about porn on the radio show today while I had the kids in the van. I had to switch to 'The River'.
I heard somewhere once that hardcore Mormons think he's not a good representative. I'm deja vueing. Maybe it was you who said that before, Nes.
Yes, it looks quite good. Wondern if there'll be a man-made GW message to it tho.
Still haven't caught GB on Fox.
I REALLY need to find a way to post a rolling eyes smiley.
Nestor -
> Stan, if you think Castro's such a nice guy you should move to Cuba.
Straw man. Attack the real me, you're missing your target as-per-usual.
Reck -
> Liberals turn a blind eye to murders and rapists if it helps their political cause. Penn however, is pro-rape, imo.
Straw man and projection.
Linda -
> I heard somewhere once that hardcore Mormons think he's (Bleck) not a good representative.
Good for them for seeing through this one.
Stan,
Sayn that a liberal turns a blind eye to murder (ie. protestn against the Iraq war where hundred of millions of people were savagly murdered by the Sunni's) or that Penn (who made a propaganda film for Hussein) while systematic rape rooms were bein used by the Saddamists is not projection.
You're straw man's a straw man as-per-usual.
Mornin Texans! It looks like our heat wave is over. ~sigh~
(I keep forgetting to sign into Blogger before I post something.)
So's ours. It's only supposed to get to the mid 50's today. Brrrrrr.
W/ the wind it's actually quite cold today. Definitely jacket weather.
What's up?
We be grilln & chilln.
Gonna finish that restaruant tonite as well, thankfully.
I'm in a hotel room. Brought the boys to one a those indoor waterparks. Fun stuff. I thought the waterslides were pretty good considering it's a smallish place. It's only about 50 min. from the house, in Dundee. It's called Splash Universe. I think the website's splashuniverse.com if you're bored after you put away the cedar paper.
Oh, and I'm watchin the Miss America pagent. The last contestant thinks the government should bail out businesses AND the citizens. "Recknhavic from Texas...do you agree?" (keep smiling while you answer.)
I cannot believe Texas is out of the running already. You guys always do well in these things. Michigan's still in it, but her talent had something to be desired.
Oh. Yes, I think pageants are really silly, but my bro and I used to bet on it, so I hold a fondness. We had to write down our top 5 during the opening intros when they first walked out. (I know...we'll make a game out of anything.)
Miss Indiana won. She looks really surprised. I'm reading her lips and she's saying "oh my gosh". Her hands are shaking. Her head is also shaking..back and forth..back and forth. Op! Hand to the chest WHILE shaking head. Nice touch. She's waving frantically. Mouth agape. All that practicing the shock has paid off. Like the boob job and collagen injections.
Ok, that last bit wasn't very nice.
(I'm not ignoring my family...they're at the arcade.)
Reck, you're full of s***.
INDOOR waterpark, that's good. For a second I misread that and thought you were some tough freakin folk.
Bet the kiddos are havin a good time. And an arcade to boot.
No cedar paper. You had mentioned pork loin the other day so I grilled one last nite.
Didn't finish that job last nite. I gt there 15 mins after they close (hey, it's sat nite, they should be busy right) cause they make me wait till every customer is gone before startn (a good 20 to 30 mins every other nite this week). The place is shut down, no lites, no cars. Bummer. Gotta go back tonite :(
Sooo...we watched Ghost Town last nite amd it was pretty good. Some funny lines.
Enjoy the resta yalls get-away!
We're back. (They boot ya at 11am.) Never got around to that pork loin..it's on the menu for tnite.
Oh drag. They couldn't leave the door open for you? No, I guess not.
Ghost Town...I don't know what that is. I'll check it out cuz I like ghosts and I'm also fond of towns.
B and I had some Chi-town style pizza last night w/ shrooms and olives. Way too heavy on the olives..I was pickin em off. Kinda made me laugh.
Oh, and I was tryin to explain that..was it Redbox?.. the video rental box, to Dave. We don't get what prevents you from not returning the movie. We need more explanation, please.
all of the redbox machines in our area were not workin; all they said was "rebootin, ready in three minutes". It's ok tho, they credited the extra day back to my cc.
We hit Costco today & set a minimum record, 21 dollars & change. Samples were subpar today as well. Did do the ol 1.49 dog & drink tho.
Been pricn engines for my van today; thinkn a droppin a rebuilt in cheaper than head gasket & valve job, we'll see.
GhostTown I give a solid 6, btw. BUT, that's does not count for THE flick, which I need to track as it shoulda been here by now.
I meant an explanation of how it works. But I googled it and found it's on online thing where you give them your cc #. Then you request that they send it to a certain box? Are you sure they get the real current ones? I don't trust that.
I tried to set a record at Costco the other day...until they informed me @ checkout that my membership needed renewing. Doh! I think I set a different record.
Oh, and I had a bite of one a those dogs last week...darn tasty.
Good luck w/ that. Gettin the van tomorrow. Found a better deal w/ a different dealership. I felt badly leaving my guy..he's really nice and we've been talking for 6 mos. about options. I was poppin in there all the time... but whatta ya gonna do? I even had D call him and tell him we had this deal and if he'd match it, we'd go to him. But he couldn't guarantee it, so we went somewhere else. Tell me not to feel bad.
Ricky Gervais is funny.
The kosher dogs are pretty good, imo. Tho the crunchy ones we avoid down here.
At Redbox here you can just walk up and rent what's available at that particular one of reserve a copy online. They seem pretty up-to-date. Hey, it a movie for a buck!
You used that poor salesman...shame! shame! shame!
Ok, gonna pull a Stan and ask, "who the h*ll's Ricky Gervais?"
Is he the English dude in GT?
Yes, he is. He got famous in the U.K. bein the main guy in their "The Office", then he got more popular here over the last few years.
So there's a box full of videos sittin on the corner? And what..you put a buck in the movie vending machine and one pops out?
I DON'T GET IT!!
Alright, this is new and irritating...now when someone posts something here I get an email letting me know. arg. I can't seem to see that my settings have been changed in any way. I do not have an email addressed typed in the window where you set that up.
Yes, we're all so honest down here ya just stick your dollar in the cup duct taped to the box and take your movie.
Ok, you scroll through the choices on a touch screen, select the one ya want, insert your credit card and out pops a DVD. If you don't return it in a week (I think) they bill your cc for the cost of the movie. It's a dollar and eight cents a day (tax and all). Got it?
Btw, they're extremely popular here so the lines are startn to get longer. The bummer part is that if your returnin a movie you still gotta stand in line. Quicker than Block Buster at peak time tho.
I CAN picture that actor in The Office.
YES. I finally get it. (for the love of pete, it's like pullin teeth...)
There's one at Walmart apparently. It's not super close, but you know I'll try it cuz I can't not. I'll say that's a bit of pressure, tho. Every day you forget to bring it back you're kickin yourself and sayin, "there's a doller eight out the window".
I'm goin up. I slept poorly last night. The mattress was fine, but the (too thin) comforter didn't even reach my nose. C'mon. A comforter that stops short? It's absurd. Plus I turned the heat off, so the nose I couldn't cover was ice cold. I slept w/ B and I buried my face into his back, but it didn't help much. So anyhoo, I'm goin up to REAL covers and to continue watching the S.A.G.s. Yes, I watch those, too. And yes, I know you don't know what they are.
Good luck tonight..I hope you finish up. :)
I finished.
You know, we turn on the heat when it's 50, do you should probably use your heater.
Don't panic the first time you use it & don't let the person behind you in line pressure you into hurryn. You'll hafta register & enter an e-mail add when you do; tho I guess you could do it online first. Pre-ordern movies online is a good option as well. You'll do fine. AND, knowin that you get billed directly to a cc for bein late is a good incentive to return that sucker.
Yeah...enjoy the SAGS, whatever that is.
gn
The Redbox things are cool. When we lived in SA we would use them from time to time. It sure beats Blockbuster at $5 a pop. But they're not very convenient out here in sausage country. Plus the Blockbuster here doesn't charge late fees as long as you bring the movie back within about a month. We rent a movie for the kids, keep it like two weeks and bring it back. By then, they've seen it five to ten times and don't really care anymore.
Wait, the redbox has online stuff??? The ones at HEB never asked for that. (at least when we lived there) Just pick movie, swipe card, watch movie, swipe card, return movie.
I'll do fine? Lol..I think I'll stick to Blockbuster! Geeeez..got me all nervous now! I dunno if I can handle the pressure.
I like BB for that reason, too, Nestor. We'll rent something and not get to it for a couple days,too. (Ya know, I'll remember that The Bachelor's on..and it gets put off.) It sounds good for those times when you want to watch one right then. But then drivin all the way to Walmart will be a pain.
No, I'm not makin excuses cuz I'm SCARED.
Don't be Redbox haters.
The BB no late fee thing is cool, but, alotta the time we end up not watchn em (usually cause we rent too many). Plus, I dig the "back by 9pm the next day" pressure ;)
Rockets 108..Pistons 105....any questions?
I can think of a few, but they're not appropriate. I saw that score last night. Thought maybe you'd forget by morning.
One more thing about redbox...I can see using it more in the summer. Right now, if the movie mood strikes, no one wants to get in their freezing car, and drive further than BB, in the dark. Hence, On Demand.
But on those nice summer nights, I can see driving the extra mile..and maybe stoppin at DQ on the way back. :)
I figured out the email thing! (No thanks to you two.) I had the box checked that says 'email follow-up comments to...' underneath this comment box! I was going to settings. Happy happy, joy joy.
I'm off to go food shoppin. I've been waiting for it to warm up, so I could venture outside. It's 12 now, so off I go! (res)
(that's 'rolling eyes smiley')
Wow,
Thank you for continually reminding me to never move to the midwest...or to visit between October and May.
So, are you goin in your new ride?
I guess i can see RB bein a regional/seasonal thing. What sucks about it here is that there are times you hafta throw on a lite jacket and that's just tiren.
Oh c'mon Nestor..I thought you were tougher than that. October is the best month, imo.
Nope, but we got it tonight. I'm lovin it.
You must post a pic.
Ok, I will. Can't tnite..it's covered in snow. grrrr... There I go talkin weather again. N's got me paranoid after "thank you for continually reminding me..."
Knicks 104, Rockets 98.
Hey, I haven't been able to get excited about the Knicks for a LONG time.
yeah...go...knicks...
Well, maybe the Pistons will beat em and somehow that'll make us all even.
Severe Winter Weather Advisory for Austin/San Antonio area tonite.
Quit laughin Linda.
:) My lips are sealed.
Except for this- what exactly quantifies as "severe winter weather" in south tx?
Severe winter weather for Central and South Texas usually means precipitation combined with below freezing temperatures. I know, it sounds stupid but there's not really much in the budget for plows, salt, sand, etc. I remember when I went to Quebec and my French teacher (who was from Quebec) said that they almost never have cancellations due to snow/ice. But since they get so much snow, they have much better equipment to handle it. Same thing here, but the reverse. Hopefully they haven't already depleted the reserves of sand and salt with the last couple of 'winter weather events'.
Severe winter weather for Central and South Texas also means no shorts.
Well we're all lucky we're not gettin that ice storm that's goin over my girlfriend's house in KY right now. Those are rough.
No shorts? The HORROR! (That's so cute you get little warnings.) ;)
Quote Of The Day
"The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weight-lifting sessions each week and a body toned by regular treadmill runs and basketball games."
Christmas morning, PAGE 1, Washington Post story about Barack Obama's exercise regimen.
Yep...fair and balanced.
"A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND MAY POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY." weather.com
I'd worry bout you, but it doesn't mention no shorts.
"That's so cute you get little warnings."
Wise acre...
Have a good day!
You sure that didn't come outta one of S's Harlequin romance novels? Sheesh!
You too. Watch those bridges and overpasses.
I hope they don't have to shut down the 35 to 290 flyover before I get there tonight. It adds like 5-10 minutes to an already 30 minute drive.
I was also thinking that the story on Obama was from one of those 'romance' novels.
The severe winter is over.
Obama is now the President.
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