Prius Much:
So I took the Prius to a body shop that was recommended by the Toyota Dealer in Redwood City. They gave me a pretty decent estimate, for the scratches they have to pull off the bumper, bondo or something, then repaint and clear coat it. I called the very nice and honest lady that scraped my car and she is going to pay out of pocket. This probably is a good thing for me as I already have a claim in from the accident I am actually at fault for. So the Prius will be almost brand new again very soon. Anybody have a name idea for my car?
Passat not so Much:
I sold the Passat to the VW dealer today. I did get boned but not TERRIBLY bad. I asked for a dollar amount, they offered me $1000 less than that amount I wanted, I played kinda hardball and said I really wanted that grand. They walked out and then came back offering to split the difference AND a free detailing. So I took it. I suck at that. I really should never bargain for anything, EVER.
The most amusing thing to me about this whole process was my driving the Passat back to the dealer. I have been driving the Prius now for 2 weeks (420 miles and still have yet to fill it up). I got behind the wheel of the Passat and began very gently pressing the gas, coasting to stops, just being rather gentle. It is just amusing to me how 2 weeks of being environmentaly concious changes years of agressive driving habits.
The Office:
So Dan here is the review of The Office from Tuesday. Those of you that know me know I keep my TiVo clean – watch it, then delete it. This weeks office was so funny and great that it is being saved for a while. Not forever, but a while at least. David Koechner guest starred and the entire episode was a series of incredibly uncomfortable moments (the title was ‘Sexual Harassment’). The entire episode was a series of highly inappropriate jokes and comments. I have not laughed or cringed so much watching 30 minutes of TV ever, or at least recently.
Lost:
So I am watching this week's episode and yep I feel dumb.
Moviefone:
I am very excited that Serenity is coming out this weekend. Big BIG Joss Whedon fan. I am so stoked about it. Drucker loves movies!
Sports:
Yeah the Angels!
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Take that Prius
Prius 5, Drucker 1:
So I have officially outsmarted both my car and my existing cell phone. I have a new Prius, duh, and my current phone is a Blackberry 7290 (which has Bluetooth). One of the many cool things in the Prius is an integrated phone system that works with most Bluetooth capable cell phones. Unfortunately there is an odd issue with the 7290 that doesn't allow you to send your phonebook to the car. Having the phonebook in the car allows you to use 1 touch dialing from the car's MFD (multi-function display) while the car is moving. Well here is where I get smart (or smarter than usual). I checked the internet for a solution and and there were a bunch involving the use of a computer and an external Bluetooth dongle and so on… I thought about it and realized thatI have an old Bluetooth capable phone that I had when I was an ATT Wireless customer. This phone has no functions without a sim card (small microchip card that tells the network who you are). I checked on eBay and found that I could get an ATT sim card for $4. Got the card, uploaded my phonebook to my phone and then uploaded my phonebook from my phone to my car. So now I am on the scoreboard. Take that Japanese technology.
3 men, 1 phone call, and the internet:
So Dan, Lee and I were instant messaging to determine a plan for the football game this weekend. Then Dan and I began talking on the phone while we instant messaged with Lee (essentially all we were doing was listening to each other type). Finally Dan was able to do a 3-way phone call with Lee and me. This phone conversation deteriorated to a pissing match between me and Dan about our car’s technology. I am pretty sure that the only place Dan won is on the point that he can remotely roll down his windows. I win overall because my car is $20k less expensive, more technologically advanced (Bluetooth anyone), and gets well over 2x the mileage than his grandma-mobile. This was the end result of 30 minutes of my life that I will never retreive (I can only imagine how Lee felt). So, basically we are all idiots and made no solid plans. I cannot wait to read the comments on this one.
Magic Numbers:
The Angel’s magic # is 2. Which means if they win 1 more game v. the A’s they clinch the division. If they lost at this point I would give up on them forever (overstatement yes, but come on). UPDATE: Clinched it. Take that A's. Take that rest of the AL. The Angels can now rest their weary pitchers and position players for the playoffs.
Passat:
It is going away on Thursday. Man I am going to get boned.
H's Favorite Music:
So for some reason H has fallen in love with the song Funky Town. She just loves it and can sing it fairly well, quite cute. So now when we drive it is no longer: Wiggles, Elmo, and Laurie Berkner, it is: Car Wash, Funkytown, Outkast, EWF and so on. Such a nice transition.
TV:
Tonight Amazing Race starts which is my favorite and best reality show. Love it. Stay tuned. We watched the Desperate Housewives premiere last night and yet again I am confused by a show. Alfrie Woodard has a person locked in the basement? WTF? Was that cell there when they bought the house? Are she and her son eerily flirty with each other? I am lost, and confused and well an idiot. But, I love TV.
So I have officially outsmarted both my car and my existing cell phone. I have a new Prius, duh, and my current phone is a Blackberry 7290 (which has Bluetooth). One of the many cool things in the Prius is an integrated phone system that works with most Bluetooth capable cell phones. Unfortunately there is an odd issue with the 7290 that doesn't allow you to send your phonebook to the car. Having the phonebook in the car allows you to use 1 touch dialing from the car's MFD (multi-function display) while the car is moving. Well here is where I get smart (or smarter than usual). I checked the internet for a solution and and there were a bunch involving the use of a computer and an external Bluetooth dongle and so on… I thought about it and realized thatI have an old Bluetooth capable phone that I had when I was an ATT Wireless customer. This phone has no functions without a sim card (small microchip card that tells the network who you are). I checked on eBay and found that I could get an ATT sim card for $4. Got the card, uploaded my phonebook to my phone and then uploaded my phonebook from my phone to my car. So now I am on the scoreboard. Take that Japanese technology.
3 men, 1 phone call, and the internet:
So Dan, Lee and I were instant messaging to determine a plan for the football game this weekend. Then Dan and I began talking on the phone while we instant messaged with Lee (essentially all we were doing was listening to each other type). Finally Dan was able to do a 3-way phone call with Lee and me. This phone conversation deteriorated to a pissing match between me and Dan about our car’s technology. I am pretty sure that the only place Dan won is on the point that he can remotely roll down his windows. I win overall because my car is $20k less expensive, more technologically advanced (Bluetooth anyone), and gets well over 2x the mileage than his grandma-mobile. This was the end result of 30 minutes of my life that I will never retreive (I can only imagine how Lee felt). So, basically we are all idiots and made no solid plans. I cannot wait to read the comments on this one.
Magic Numbers:The Angel’s magic # is 2. Which means if they win 1 more game v. the A’s they clinch the division. If they lost at this point I would give up on them forever (overstatement yes, but come on). UPDATE: Clinched it. Take that A's. Take that rest of the AL. The Angels can now rest their weary pitchers and position players for the playoffs.
Passat:
It is going away on Thursday. Man I am going to get boned.
H's Favorite Music:
So for some reason H has fallen in love with the song Funky Town. She just loves it and can sing it fairly well, quite cute. So now when we drive it is no longer: Wiggles, Elmo, and Laurie Berkner, it is: Car Wash, Funkytown, Outkast, EWF and so on. Such a nice transition.
TV:
Tonight Amazing Race starts which is my favorite and best reality show. Love it. Stay tuned. We watched the Desperate Housewives premiere last night and yet again I am confused by a show. Alfrie Woodard has a person locked in the basement? WTF? Was that cell there when they bought the house? Are she and her son eerily flirty with each other? I am lost, and confused and well an idiot. But, I love TV.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Parallel Parking
Prius Update:
So today I am parked at this event for my synagogue. I was hanging out with my exhausted daughter when someone walks up and asks if the black Prius is mine. In the process of finding a parking spot 2 blocks away she butchered her parallel parking and scraped the heck out of the driver’s side rear bumper (the corner). The amazing thing is that she owned up to it, just impressively honest to me. I got her info and was able to clean most of the scratch but still…. the freaking car is 4 days old. So I am going to find out the cost for a new bumper cover (that is what it is called) and see if she wants to deal with insurance or pay out of pocket. What a freaking pain. On Tuesday I am going to get bent over selling back my Passat. Quite a loss I will take.
Baseball Update:
Well 1 week left, a 4 game lead. If I were a fan of any team other than the Angels I would feel moderately confident right now (well maybe the Cubs). The Angels have blown other leads before so these next 4 games are going to be the key. The Angels really just need to take 1 of the 4 against the A’s (which would give them a 2 game lead with 3 to play). Although that would suck I am hopeful.
Poker on TV:
So for the 3 or 4 people that read my blog yesterday, remember how I commented that I hate Celebrity Poker Showdown? Ok so today because of 2 things (1) I am an idiot, and 2) I am a complete idiot) I found myself watching the Championship Tournament of CPS. The players were: Kathy Najimy (surprisingly good player but oddly uncomfortable playing), Cheryl Hinds (funny as all hell), Stephen something (from 7th Heaven), the dude from Tilt on ESPN, and Andrew Firestone (The Bachelor). Ridiculously bad (but better than the other episode) poker. Why do I watch that crap? Oh yeah I am an idiot! Btw… I didn’t even see who won.
TV in General:
Watched Curb and Extras tonight. Curb was Curb which is funny and odd and funny. Makes you appreciate Seinfeld a bit as Larry David IS George. Well, it also makes you less than appreciate the acting that Jason Alexander did as he just aped LD. Then Extras. Freaking hilarious. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant got Kate Winslet in a nun’s habit to curse and speak astoundingly raunchy. Just a great concept for a show well executed.
So today I am parked at this event for my synagogue. I was hanging out with my exhausted daughter when someone walks up and asks if the black Prius is mine. In the process of finding a parking spot 2 blocks away she butchered her parallel parking and scraped the heck out of the driver’s side rear bumper (the corner). The amazing thing is that she owned up to it, just impressively honest to me. I got her info and was able to clean most of the scratch but still…. the freaking car is 4 days old. So I am going to find out the cost for a new bumper cover (that is what it is called) and see if she wants to deal with insurance or pay out of pocket. What a freaking pain. On Tuesday I am going to get bent over selling back my Passat. Quite a loss I will take.
Baseball Update:
Well 1 week left, a 4 game lead. If I were a fan of any team other than the Angels I would feel moderately confident right now (well maybe the Cubs). The Angels have blown other leads before so these next 4 games are going to be the key. The Angels really just need to take 1 of the 4 against the A’s (which would give them a 2 game lead with 3 to play). Although that would suck I am hopeful.
Poker on TV:
So for the 3 or 4 people that read my blog yesterday, remember how I commented that I hate Celebrity Poker Showdown? Ok so today because of 2 things (1) I am an idiot, and 2) I am a complete idiot) I found myself watching the Championship Tournament of CPS. The players were: Kathy Najimy (surprisingly good player but oddly uncomfortable playing), Cheryl Hinds (funny as all hell), Stephen something (from 7th Heaven), the dude from Tilt on ESPN, and Andrew Firestone (The Bachelor). Ridiculously bad (but better than the other episode) poker. Why do I watch that crap? Oh yeah I am an idiot! Btw… I didn’t even see who won.
TV in General:
Watched Curb and Extras tonight. Curb was Curb which is funny and odd and funny. Makes you appreciate Seinfeld a bit as Larry David IS George. Well, it also makes you less than appreciate the acting that Jason Alexander did as he just aped LD. Then Extras. Freaking hilarious. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant got Kate Winslet in a nun’s habit to curse and speak astoundingly raunchy. Just a great concept for a show well executed.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Grrrrah!
Go Bears:
Last night Cal played NMSU and looked great early then flattened out in the middle and finally stepped it up a bit late. Nice to see that Forsett can step up with Marshawn injured. I am pretty sure that it is 15 or 16 straight games with a 100 yard rusher. Longest stretch in the NCAAs right now. Go Bears. Today I wore a Cal shirt, with a script Cal on it. Hannah looked at it and asked to wear her Cal hat. Smart girl!
2 teams ranked ahead of Cal lost this week so my hope is Cal jumps to 11. The Purdue v. Minn game rocked. 2OT. Minnesota scoring in the 1st OT (Purdue scored a TD on their 1st possession) on a 4th down to extend it to a 2nd. Then they hold Purdue on a 4th down after they had scored a TD in their possession. The other team that lost was Louisville.
They got blown out by South Florida. I was jazzed as, like Utah, they are just a flavor of the week with a spread offense and no defense. Each of these teams (do you hear me Texas Tech) needs to get taken down a notch or 3. The other game I watched was the SC v. Oregon game. Ummm I had thoughts early in the 1st half that SC wasn't that good. Guess what? I was DEAD WRONG. Their offense is sick. We have a chance of being 9-0 when we face them and I honestly think we could just get flat blown out. I hate SC.Poker:
So whenever there isn't anything on TV and I am surfing channels I can always rely on one of the MILLION poker shows on TV now. Today, again, I was suckered into watching Celebrity Poker Showdown. First problem with it is I hate, no rational reason, Phil Gordon. On the other hand I love Dave Foley as a comedian, as a poker commentator he is worse than Vince VanPatten, which says a lot! The celebrities that they get for this thing crack me up. One episode starred: Rosie O'Donnell, Penny Marshall, Travis Tritt, Mo Gaffney, Eddie Cibrian (starred on the poker drama on ESPN called Tilt). I had to shut this episode off after 3 hands. Eddie Cibrian took down all 3 and it with aggressive play. The killer was watching Rosie and Penny play. Penny Marshall kept referring to an order of hands card to determine how to play. Why would someone go on this show to embarrass themselves like this? But the greatest episode of poker ineptitude was the one with reality TV stars such as: Charla (Amazing Race), Trishelle (MTV Real World Las Vegas), Andrew Firestone (The Bachelor), Jonny Fairplay (Survivor) and Omarosa (The Apprentice). So what made this episode so spectacular? Well I watched an hour and the only entertaining aspect of it was Jonny and Omarosa's obvious hatred of each other. For the hour I watched not 1, I mean ZERO, hands were raised pre-flop. It was the most passive poker that I have ever seen. I am by no means a great NLHE player BUT I would have made a ton of dough off these people. Celebrities choosing to go on this show should at least watch 1 of the 400 hours of poker televised every week! Thank Dan for this poker rant!
TV My Friend:
First off I am sooo stoked about both Curb and Extras tomorrow night. Thursday nights are booked with: Survivor, ER, The OC, Reunion, Everybody Hates Chris, and Alias. Survivor so far has been great. First, Gary Hogeboom is one of the survivors and he is lying to everyone telling them he is a landscaper. One of the people from the opposing tribe works in sports radio and last week called him out a little. Should be intriguing. This season of Survivor has been brutal for the contestants, which to me is entertaining. The OC - a solid formula for a night time soap. Just loving this season with the drama etc.... Watching ER as I type and it is ER. Just ER. Still a show I enjoy but it is getting to the point that they have to end this show as it is just the same stuff over and over, albeit intriguing. Stay tuned for Drucker's thoughts on Extras and Curb.
Other Sports Stuff:
Baseball: The Angels are leading now and hopefully on their way to their 8th straight. Good time to start playing really well. Monday they start a 4 game set against the A's and I have hopes that the Angels can at least hold their 4 game lead so that all they really need is to win 1 of 4. My fingers are still crossed.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Nano=smallllllllllllllll
iPod Update:
So today Genentech gave out the iPod Nanos they promised us a couple of weeks back. Originally we had 2 choices to make when the announcement was made - color (Black or White) and whether it would be delivered or pick it up. In one my many genius decisions I chose to pick it up at work, thinking I would get it in a faster manner. The pick up date was today, all the people that had 'em delivered received them FedEx on Monday. So the place to pick them up was a short walk from where I work, I headed up to see that there was a 1.5 hour line. Holy crap! People were burning 1.5 hours of their work day to pick up a present? All of you who read this know I am a lazy person but not a lazy fool! I chose to go on my way home when I had to only wait 5 minutes. By the way the Nano is FREAKING SMALL! Good job Apple.
Prius Update:
Still completely in love with my car. Got 45mpg today to and from work. I expect that the final tally will rest somewhere around 48ish for my highway driving.
Peanut Update:
Still a silly silly little girl. Still using and liking to use the potty, which make us happy. Tonight as I was rocking her to sleep tonight she started her "More" game to get me to sing do a deer again (why anyone would want me to sing MORE is beyond me, I guess that is unconditional love for you). When it was time for the last one I said "Peanut, this is the last one and if you stay up too late no dance class tomorrow." She looks up at me, takes the pacifier out of her mouth and says: "Daddy, if I cry, no dance class, the teacher will be sad, she will have moco (spanish for mucus or snot)." By the way she starts her tap and ballet tomorrow. Stay tuned.
TV Update:
Tonight is the #2 big night of TV for the week. Good stuff. I LOOOOVE TV!
Baseball Update:
Yeah the Angels! 3 game lead with like 10 to go. Magic number is 8. I like baseball again.
So today Genentech gave out the iPod Nanos they promised us a couple of weeks back. Originally we had 2 choices to make when the announcement was made - color (Black or White) and whether it would be delivered or pick it up. In one my many genius decisions I chose to pick it up at work, thinking I would get it in a faster manner. The pick up date was today, all the people that had 'em delivered received them FedEx on Monday. So the place to pick them up was a short walk from where I work, I headed up to see that there was a 1.5 hour line. Holy crap! People were burning 1.5 hours of their work day to pick up a present? All of you who read this know I am a lazy person but not a lazy fool! I chose to go on my way home when I had to only wait 5 minutes. By the way the Nano is FREAKING SMALL! Good job Apple.
Prius Update:
Still completely in love with my car. Got 45mpg today to and from work. I expect that the final tally will rest somewhere around 48ish for my highway driving.
Peanut Update:
Still a silly silly little girl. Still using and liking to use the potty, which make us happy. Tonight as I was rocking her to sleep tonight she started her "More" game to get me to sing do a deer again (why anyone would want me to sing MORE is beyond me, I guess that is unconditional love for you). When it was time for the last one I said "Peanut, this is the last one and if you stay up too late no dance class tomorrow." She looks up at me, takes the pacifier out of her mouth and says: "Daddy, if I cry, no dance class, the teacher will be sad, she will have moco (spanish for mucus or snot)." By the way she starts her tap and ballet tomorrow. Stay tuned.
TV Update:
Tonight is the #2 big night of TV for the week. Good stuff. I LOOOOVE TV!
Baseball Update:
Yeah the Angels! 3 game lead with like 10 to go. Magic number is 8. I like baseball again.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Come on Baby Drive my Car...
Prius Day 1: Wow it is an amazingly cool car. Smooth acceleration, lots of toys, I am still trying to figure the whole kit and kaboodle out but thus far rather pleased. The car made the 30 mile drive from San Jose and got a solid, not spectacular, 41 mpg. Should improve with better driving habits. Have I mentioned how AWESOME it is?
TV:
Watched The Office last night and loved it. Watched My Name is Earl tonight and loved it. Currently in the middle of watching Lost. Great show but like the X-Files before I feel dumb watching it. These complex plots are great but I get confused and tired of being made to feel stupid. But hey that is my burden, right?
Sports:
At this point the Angels are about to stretch their lead to 2.5 games over the A's but with so many games still to play I am SO not counting my chickens yet. I hate baseball. :)
Peanut:
Nothing new, she is just a silly silly girl. R has let her use her tap shoes on the tile in the family room and she has surprisingly good dance skills already (takes after R, ya think?). She starts her dance class on Friday so stay tuned.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Fight for Your Right to Potty!
Peanut Update:
So if you have been reading this blog, and I have no idea why you would, you have been getting updates about the progress with H and the potty. So the entire chronology began in Hawaii last December when she first started to go here and there on the potty. The entire process ebbed and flowed, on again-off again... Finally in the past week she has shown an interest so much so that she has been wearing big girl underwear all week. Not only that but she wakes up with a dry diaper, as well as if we go out. Today what are the big happenings? Well she told us 2 or 3 times that she had to go pee on the potty, and then... She proceeded to go poop on the potty for really the first time ever. Not the biggest thing ever BUT wow, YAY. When she went poop R said: "I might cry, happy tears." H replied: "No don't cry, just do poo poo in the potty dance." At which R did exactly that, not entirely sure where it came from but she had a dance in her.
Also she has become quite helpful in the kitchen (more than I can say about R). She has begun to really enjoy watching and spending time in there when I am cooking. Especially enjoying the process of rolling the cookies in her hands, knowing not to put her hands in her mouth while she cooks.
Car Update:
Good news for the impatient Drucker. Car is in. Car is being detailed. Going to get the car tomorrow, thanks Ken! Tomorrow there should be some snazzy pics of my new whip!
Sports:
The Angels are finally playing really well but the A's are also playing well. Should make for a VERY exciting final 2 weeks.
Stanford lost their home opener to UC Davis, a Division II school. So me and the guys that I go to football games with have hatched a plan to get UC Davis shirts for the Big Game. So the idea is to get the UCD shirts then silk screen onto the back the score of the UCD v. StanfUrd game as well as a quote from Jim Rome saying essentially that the loss by Stanford was the worst loss in the history of college football. Hyperbole aside this ROCKS.
Fantasy football update: So I actually won 2 games this week. I suck!
Minor Rant:
So there is this show on ESPN called Road to Glory or something like that. Dick Butkus is taking the head coaching job for his old HS football team, at least I think it is his old team. So does Butkus have any real coaching experience, other than the fictional coach on Hang Time (the show with the basketball court that couldn't have been longer than 60 feet, and they had a girl on the team, and they won state, and then they had Reggie Theus as their head coach), then head coach of the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL. That is all. Just seems quite odd.
So if you have been reading this blog, and I have no idea why you would, you have been getting updates about the progress with H and the potty. So the entire chronology began in Hawaii last December when she first started to go here and there on the potty. The entire process ebbed and flowed, on again-off again... Finally in the past week she has shown an interest so much so that she has been wearing big girl underwear all week. Not only that but she wakes up with a dry diaper, as well as if we go out. Today what are the big happenings? Well she told us 2 or 3 times that she had to go pee on the potty, and then... She proceeded to go poop on the potty for really the first time ever. Not the biggest thing ever BUT wow, YAY. When she went poop R said: "I might cry, happy tears." H replied: "No don't cry, just do poo poo in the potty dance." At which R did exactly that, not entirely sure where it came from but she had a dance in her.
Also she has become quite helpful in the kitchen (more than I can say about R). She has begun to really enjoy watching and spending time in there when I am cooking. Especially enjoying the process of rolling the cookies in her hands, knowing not to put her hands in her mouth while she cooks.
Car Update:
Good news for the impatient Drucker. Car is in. Car is being detailed. Going to get the car tomorrow, thanks Ken! Tomorrow there should be some snazzy pics of my new whip!
Sports:
The Angels are finally playing really well but the A's are also playing well. Should make for a VERY exciting final 2 weeks.
Stanford lost their home opener to UC Davis, a Division II school. So me and the guys that I go to football games with have hatched a plan to get UC Davis shirts for the Big Game. So the idea is to get the UCD shirts then silk screen onto the back the score of the UCD v. StanfUrd game as well as a quote from Jim Rome saying essentially that the loss by Stanford was the worst loss in the history of college football. Hyperbole aside this ROCKS.
Fantasy football update: So I actually won 2 games this week. I suck!
Minor Rant:
So there is this show on ESPN called Road to Glory or something like that. Dick Butkus is taking the head coaching job for his old HS football team, at least I think it is his old team. So does Butkus have any real coaching experience, other than the fictional coach on Hang Time (the show with the basketball court that couldn't have been longer than 60 feet, and they had a girl on the team, and they won state, and then they had Reggie Theus as their head coach), then head coach of the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL. That is all. Just seems quite odd.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Avast ye Mateys!!!
Prius Update:
I think that waiting for this car is how I am being punished for mis-deeds in another life. I am a horribly impatient person when it comes to getting new toys and here I have to wait as each day the dealer tells me it should be in. ARGH.
Speaking of Argh:
This be Talk Like a Pirate Day, mateys! So fer as long as this swabbie can tolerate it thar blog shall be written like a pirate. Arrrrrrrrr.
A Bounty of Gold:
OK I am tired of it. I tire easily. Today I was bouncing around the web pretending to work when I found what might just be the coolest web site EVER. On the Midway games website they have a place where several old arcade games are emulated and you can play on the web. Of the games available there are: Defender, Defender II, Joust, Tapper, and Dan's favorite Robotron 2084 (please help us all if this is a premonition of things in 79 years, those robots SUCK).
TV:
Wait did someone mention my favorite subject. This is the week it all kicks off in FULL force. Tonight the best comedy on TV kicks it off. Loving Arrested Development and then a show based on a great book following it, Kitchen Confidential. More reviews to follow.
Did I ever mention I like TV?
Hannah Update:
6 days and counting in big girl underwear.... Our fingers are crossed that this continues.
I think that waiting for this car is how I am being punished for mis-deeds in another life. I am a horribly impatient person when it comes to getting new toys and here I have to wait as each day the dealer tells me it should be in. ARGH.
Speaking of Argh:
This be Talk Like a Pirate Day, mateys! So fer as long as this swabbie can tolerate it thar blog shall be written like a pirate. Arrrrrrrrr.
A Bounty of Gold:
OK I am tired of it. I tire easily. Today I was bouncing around the web pretending to work when I found what might just be the coolest web site EVER. On the Midway games website they have a place where several old arcade games are emulated and you can play on the web. Of the games available there are: Defender, Defender II, Joust, Tapper, and Dan's favorite Robotron 2084 (please help us all if this is a premonition of things in 79 years, those robots SUCK).
TV:
Wait did someone mention my favorite subject. This is the week it all kicks off in FULL force. Tonight the best comedy on TV kicks it off. Loving Arrested Development and then a show based on a great book following it, Kitchen Confidential. More reviews to follow.
Did I ever mention I like TV?
Hannah Update:
6 days and counting in big girl underwear.... Our fingers are crossed that this continues.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
House of Pain
Health Update:
So i pulled some muscle in my shoulder last week and somehow exacerbated it yesterday to the point that it freaking kills. I know I am a HUGE baby but man o' man pinched nerves suck. So along with the wonderful skin cancer that I am dealing with (very minor issue) I now will probably have to go to physical therapy. Getting old sucks.
Cal Football:
Following the game at a 2 year old birthday party stinks, for everyone. I was following what looked like a terrible game on my Blackberry much to the annoyance of Robin and many other people there. Good times. The punch line is that Cal won, handily and came out in the 2nd half and blew out Illinois.
Other good news is that StanfUrd looks to stink pretty badly. They lost to UC Davis and, based on the stats and recap, their offense stunk. They put up 2 touchdowns, both on defense. Good times. Very little I love more than a good Cal season, but a bad Stanford one in conjunction is rather nice.
Car/House Update:
Should be interesting as we look at a new house today (10 months and counting). This house on paper seems really interesting so we shall see when we look at it today. Car? Well obviously if we decide to spend a ridiculous amount of $$ on a house this week the car will wait. Which I am ok with. Odd that I am this mature you say?
TV:
Did someone say "Drucker likes TV?" Well late last week I watched Survivor which was really good. Nothing better than taking fame seekers and force them to walk 11 miles through the Guatemalan jungle just to get to their camp. Good times. Shocker that the old dude was voted off first.
The OC. Yes I am a 14 year old girl. Just doing a really good job building suspense early in the season. I was thinking that I would give this show up at some point but it is really good. Did I mention that YES I am a 14 year old girl?
Tonight: Simpsons and Family Guy. Also American Dad (also by Seth McFarlane, the FG dude) started off far more solidly than it ended. I think that it could be a solid 1.5 hours of animated mayhem.
Hannah Update:
So this week she has suddenly shown an interest in potty training. She started being able to tell us that she had to go to the bathroom when we were in Hawaii last year, but has really been at about the same place for the last 9 or so months. Well this week she has started asking for big girl underwear, and having very dry diapers when she would wear them. She has been pretty good at the whole not having an accident, although she did take care of some business in a pair of underwear on Friday, not fun changing that.
Stay tuned for more boring updates from me.
So i pulled some muscle in my shoulder last week and somehow exacerbated it yesterday to the point that it freaking kills. I know I am a HUGE baby but man o' man pinched nerves suck. So along with the wonderful skin cancer that I am dealing with (very minor issue) I now will probably have to go to physical therapy. Getting old sucks.
Cal Football:
Following the game at a 2 year old birthday party stinks, for everyone. I was following what looked like a terrible game on my Blackberry much to the annoyance of Robin and many other people there. Good times. The punch line is that Cal won, handily and came out in the 2nd half and blew out Illinois.
Other good news is that StanfUrd looks to stink pretty badly. They lost to UC Davis and, based on the stats and recap, their offense stunk. They put up 2 touchdowns, both on defense. Good times. Very little I love more than a good Cal season, but a bad Stanford one in conjunction is rather nice.
Car/House Update:
Should be interesting as we look at a new house today (10 months and counting). This house on paper seems really interesting so we shall see when we look at it today. Car? Well obviously if we decide to spend a ridiculous amount of $$ on a house this week the car will wait. Which I am ok with. Odd that I am this mature you say?
TV:
Did someone say "Drucker likes TV?" Well late last week I watched Survivor which was really good. Nothing better than taking fame seekers and force them to walk 11 miles through the Guatemalan jungle just to get to their camp. Good times. Shocker that the old dude was voted off first.
The OC. Yes I am a 14 year old girl. Just doing a really good job building suspense early in the season. I was thinking that I would give this show up at some point but it is really good. Did I mention that YES I am a 14 year old girl?
Tonight: Simpsons and Family Guy. Also American Dad (also by Seth McFarlane, the FG dude) started off far more solidly than it ended. I think that it could be a solid 1.5 hours of animated mayhem.
Hannah Update:
So this week she has suddenly shown an interest in potty training. She started being able to tell us that she had to go to the bathroom when we were in Hawaii last year, but has really been at about the same place for the last 9 or so months. Well this week she has started asking for big girl underwear, and having very dry diapers when she would wear them. She has been pretty good at the whole not having an accident, although she did take care of some business in a pair of underwear on Friday, not fun changing that.
Stay tuned for more boring updates from me.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Master Lock of the Week
Baseball:
Stupid Angels: What is their deal? Beat the freaking Mariners! Well now they get to play the up and coming Tigers and Devil Rays (31-25 since the Break). I hate baseball.
My picks for the awards 2.5 weeks in advance:
AL MVP: David Ortiz (runner up: A-Rod)
AL Cy Young: Bartolo Colon (runner up: who cares an Angel is winning the Cy Young!)
AL ROY: Tadahito Iguchi (runner up: Robinson Cano)
NL MVP: Albert Pooooo-holes (runner up: Andruw Jones)
NL Cy Young: Chris Carpenter (runner up: Dontrelle Willis)
NL ROY: Garret Atkins (runner up: Willy Tavares)
Football:
Two picks that I would take in a heartbeat-
Oklahoma +6.5 v UCLA (in Pasadena): I just don't think UCLA is THAT good and Oklahoma has a ton to prove. I honestly hate OK but road dogs v. a UCLA team that has no D and is boosted by 2 wins v. sub par opponents?
TCU -3.5 v Utah (TCU at home, wherever the hell they play): Utah stinks, I hate them, the f'd the BCS and boned Cal last year. Booooo Utes!
Prius Update:
Nothing to report, man am I champing at the bit to get my darn car.
Home Network Printing Update:
So I ended up getting a new snazzier printer that has a wireless print server built in. So now I can scan, fax, and print from any laptop in my home network that has the HP software to run the functions. How cool has technology gotten? Personally, and I know this makes me a bigger nerd than I already was, I think this is amazing technology.
What Did Drucker Watch Last Night:
WSOP: Loved the Pot Limit event a lot. Couple of suck outs and just solid poker.
House: Well after 3/4 of one episode this season I just decided I really do enjoy the show BUT just not enough to keep watching it. I watch far too much TV anyhow.
Tonight: Survivor, The OC, Reunion (2nd out of 3 tries to captivate my attention).
Most importantly: September 25th on HBO. Curb Your Enthusiasm AND Extras starring Ricky Gervais. Stay tuned.
Stupid Angels: What is their deal? Beat the freaking Mariners! Well now they get to play the up and coming Tigers and Devil Rays (31-25 since the Break). I hate baseball.
My picks for the awards 2.5 weeks in advance:
AL MVP: David Ortiz (runner up: A-Rod)
AL Cy Young: Bartolo Colon (runner up: who cares an Angel is winning the Cy Young!)
AL ROY: Tadahito Iguchi (runner up: Robinson Cano)
NL MVP: Albert Pooooo-holes (runner up: Andruw Jones)
NL Cy Young: Chris Carpenter (runner up: Dontrelle Willis)
NL ROY: Garret Atkins (runner up: Willy Tavares)
Football:
Two picks that I would take in a heartbeat-
Oklahoma +6.5 v UCLA (in Pasadena): I just don't think UCLA is THAT good and Oklahoma has a ton to prove. I honestly hate OK but road dogs v. a UCLA team that has no D and is boosted by 2 wins v. sub par opponents?
TCU -3.5 v Utah (TCU at home, wherever the hell they play): Utah stinks, I hate them, the f'd the BCS and boned Cal last year. Booooo Utes!
Prius Update:
Nothing to report, man am I champing at the bit to get my darn car.
Home Network Printing Update:
So I ended up getting a new snazzier printer that has a wireless print server built in. So now I can scan, fax, and print from any laptop in my home network that has the HP software to run the functions. How cool has technology gotten? Personally, and I know this makes me a bigger nerd than I already was, I think this is amazing technology.
What Did Drucker Watch Last Night:
WSOP: Loved the Pot Limit event a lot. Couple of suck outs and just solid poker.
House: Well after 3/4 of one episode this season I just decided I really do enjoy the show BUT just not enough to keep watching it. I watch far too much TV anyhow.
Tonight: Survivor, The OC, Reunion (2nd out of 3 tries to captivate my attention).
Most importantly: September 25th on HBO. Curb Your Enthusiasm AND Extras starring Ricky Gervais. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Brown is the new Red, Purple is the new Blue
Daddy's Wrong:So for 2 days in a row I realized why I am not allowed to even DISCUSS colors with H. Yesterday we were sitting at the dinner table discussing a Dora episode involving a character named Big Red Chicken (shockingly he is a giant red chicken), She has taken to having a little Fisher Price chicken at the dinner table. In talking with her I said "Oh peanut your chicken is like the big red chicken. How funny." H looks at me quizzically and says "No it isn't, my chicken is brown." I look over at R who is shaking her head and staring at me basically saying you are a color blind fool. Today I was a bit smarter and cleared my color question with R first but I thought H's purple pajamas matched Blue from Blue's Clues. Purple is not blue in case anyone was wondering. Being color blind ROCKS!
Daddy's Health:
Earlier in the week I went to the dermatologist again. Earlier after I had found that I had the cancer he said I had 3 choices on how to progress: wait and see, some topical medication, and cutting more of my leg out. I went to my appointment on Monday and found that my choices had been reduced by 2. Robin decided the most prudent course of action was to have a chunk taken out of my leg. So basically it is great being married to a doctor. Stay tuned, the surgery (minor with just a local) is going to occur in October. Check back in and here me whine about my leg pain.
TV Report (aka What in the World is Drucker Watching):
The Gilmore Girls started last night and it was great. Looks to be a sharp, snappy season and I look forward to it immensely (yes that makes me extra special gay). In talking with Robin about it yesterday she was saying how excited she was, I asked if she was as excited about the GG as I was about my new Prius (and the 3 of you who read this garbage, and know me know how excitable I am about new toys). Robin answered 'Yes.' I believe her too.
Sports Report:
Gymnastics - Hannah started a new gymnastics class yesterday and loved it. This is the next level for her which means it is more regimented and structured, less free play. She stunned Robin with somersaults and jumping jacks, AND she swung from the trapeze thingy which she hated doing before. Stay tuned as she starts dance class next week.
Baseball- Ok real sports. The Angels build their lead over the As by beating the
White Sox then cannot muster anything against the stupid Mariners? They load the bases with no outs in the 9th inning in a 1-1 tie. Double play: 5-2-6, then a line out. What garbage! Then of course the Mariners score in the bottom of the 9th. I am not sure what I hate more, Angels losing baseball games and not competing, or Angels being in a pennant chase and playing like dog junk.Prius Update: I turned down a chance to go to Walnut Creek to get me a silver Prius. This is a different dealership from the one that I am getting the black one from. Just didn't want to schlep to WC to get my car. Lazy much? Also I saw a Prius on the road with a bumper sticker that read: "My other vehicle is the Millenium Falcon." This is the brotherhood I choose to join.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Random Stuff
Cute happenings in the Drucker house:
Lyra's (my sister) dog Sonny unfortunately passed late last week. Hannah was incredibly fond of her which forced us to tell her about it and try to explain it as best as she could understand. We told her that Sonny's body stopped working and he would be in our hearts and memories. So when does this get cute? Well when we said he is in our hearts she lifts her shirt and says 'see Sonny is there.' Also, we had chocolate cake for dessert the other night, we chose to hide it the next morning since Hannah takes after mommy and is a chocolate fiend. Upon waking and seeing that there was no chocolate cake available, Hannah said: 'chocolate cake is gone, in my heart, just like Sonny doggy.' Very sweet and cute.
Prius:
The more I read the more excited I get. Just fired up over the Prius. The dealer called yesterday saying that my car later this week or early next. Have I mentioned how stoked I am? A Prius in black. Almost looks like a sports car. All 110 hp of Tokyo muscle!
Sports:
Looks like Marshawn will be starting or at least playing this weekend which is great. Cal really shouldn't need him but it is always better to have all your weapons available. I don't get to go to the game but will be following closely, or as closely as I can at a 2 year old's birthday party. Good times.
TV:
Have I mentioned my utter love of TV yet? New shows tonight, season premieres, all magic words in my book. Watch this space for the What did Drucker Watch section in.
Books AND Poker:
Just read a cool book about poker and the rise of popularity, AND the richest game in the history. The book is called: Professor, the Banker, and Suicide King. Just a solid read, if you like poker. Started reading another work of non-fiction about an amazing French chef that received 3 Michelin stars and subsequently committed suicide due to his obsession with his craft: Perfectionist is the name.
Lyra's (my sister) dog Sonny unfortunately passed late last week. Hannah was incredibly fond of her which forced us to tell her about it and try to explain it as best as she could understand. We told her that Sonny's body stopped working and he would be in our hearts and memories. So when does this get cute? Well when we said he is in our hearts she lifts her shirt and says 'see Sonny is there.' Also, we had chocolate cake for dessert the other night, we chose to hide it the next morning since Hannah takes after mommy and is a chocolate fiend. Upon waking and seeing that there was no chocolate cake available, Hannah said: 'chocolate cake is gone, in my heart, just like Sonny doggy.' Very sweet and cute.
Prius:The more I read the more excited I get. Just fired up over the Prius. The dealer called yesterday saying that my car later this week or early next. Have I mentioned how stoked I am? A Prius in black. Almost looks like a sports car. All 110 hp of Tokyo muscle!
Sports:
Looks like Marshawn will be starting or at least playing this weekend which is great. Cal really shouldn't need him but it is always better to have all your weapons available. I don't get to go to the game but will be following closely, or as closely as I can at a 2 year old's birthday party. Good times.
TV:
Have I mentioned my utter love of TV yet? New shows tonight, season premieres, all magic words in my book. Watch this space for the What did Drucker Watch section in.
Books AND Poker:
Just read a cool book about poker and the rise of popularity, AND the richest game in the history. The book is called: Professor, the Banker, and Suicide King. Just a solid read, if you like poker. Started reading another work of non-fiction about an amazing French chef that received 3 Michelin stars and subsequently committed suicide due to his obsession with his craft: Perfectionist is the name.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Open faced club candidacy
Sports:
Fantasy Football: So I think I am the worst fantasy football player EVER. Drafted 4 teams live (only actually care about 1) and I am about to go 0-4. THEN I am in a league where there was an auto-draft AND I am going to win that game. What I take from this is, well, I am an idiot.
Gambling: I also entered a suicide NFL football pool and chose to take the Rams. Punchline? I suck.
Baseball: The good sports news are my Angels, they are playing solid baseball and have a 2 game lead. Should be an interesting final 3 weeks to the season. I am praying that they hold on and make the playoffs. Go Angels.
College Football: So the new top 25 came out and there are 3 teams with 1 loss ranked in the top 15. To me that is crap. Not saying Cal should be higher but how can a team like Michigan be ranked ahead? Just because they lost to America's darling? Once again the take away? NCAA football polls stink before like week 6.
TV, TV and more TV:
Reunion: Wow interesting premise done badly. Just forcing pop culture references from that given year (Molly Ringwold, St. Elmo's Fire... Notice a trend). Of course I will give it yet another chance, mostly because I suck.
Family Guy: Funniest show on TV. Plain and stupidly simple. Potty humor done well.
Technology:
Computer woes: Installed a new wireless print-server which in theory is cool, but either I am an idiot, or well it isn't as easy as it is supposed to be. The software seems to link fine but well I cannot print. Ummmm is that a problem? Or am I an idiot?
Fantasy Football: So I think I am the worst fantasy football player EVER. Drafted 4 teams live (only actually care about 1) and I am about to go 0-4. THEN I am in a league where there was an auto-draft AND I am going to win that game. What I take from this is, well, I am an idiot.
Gambling: I also entered a suicide NFL football pool and chose to take the Rams. Punchline? I suck.
Baseball: The good sports news are my Angels, they are playing solid baseball and have a 2 game lead. Should be an interesting final 3 weeks to the season. I am praying that they hold on and make the playoffs. Go Angels.
College Football: So the new top 25 came out and there are 3 teams with 1 loss ranked in the top 15. To me that is crap. Not saying Cal should be higher but how can a team like Michigan be ranked ahead? Just because they lost to America's darling? Once again the take away? NCAA football polls stink before like week 6.
TV, TV and more TV:
Reunion: Wow interesting premise done badly. Just forcing pop culture references from that given year (Molly Ringwold, St. Elmo's Fire... Notice a trend). Of course I will give it yet another chance, mostly because I suck.
Family Guy: Funniest show on TV. Plain and stupidly simple. Potty humor done well.
Technology:
Computer woes: Installed a new wireless print-server which in theory is cool, but either I am an idiot, or well it isn't as easy as it is supposed to be. The software seems to link fine but well I cannot print. Ummmm is that a problem? Or am I an idiot?
Saturday, September 10, 2005
S-a-t-u-r-day Night (well day)
So here we are on a daddy day Saturday. Robin is at work and I got to be home with my peanut for the 2nd consecutive morning. Have I mentioned what a sweetheart she is and can be? Love waking with her walking in saying 'I love my daddy....' Ok enough gushing about what a good girl Hannah is. Onto business.
TiVo:
Of the 3 people that read this and know me I bet you are surprised I took me this long to write about my favorite subject. So TiVo being the 'greatest invention EVER' started something 6 or so months ago for referrals. My frustration with this referral thing is that I probably have gotten something like 20 people to get TiVos in the 4 years that I have had one, either directly or indirectly. I am a member of the cult of TiVo and praise its benefits at ever opportunity (again boring many around me). So now they have a contest for the biggest TiVo fan and well I am him BUT I don't have any referral points. Oh well, just venting frustration. I still love you TiVo.
Football:
Cal is playing today on the road at UW. Scares me that we are 0-7 v. Ty Willingham and we have a questionable QB, and it is supposed to rain but I guess that is why they play the games, right? Hopefully Marshawn goes for 2 bills and we literally run away with it. Go Bears!
TV:
Still have yet to watch Reunion so no review as of yet but the season really kicks into gear next week. Man I love TV. How sad is my life. Don't answer that (all 3 of you who read this garbage).
Current Events:
How badly has the administration messed this whole thing in NO up? Watched Brian Williams on The Daily Show yesterday and was astounded to see that he was in the midst of it and the FEMA director (or Horse Show Exec, or liar on his resume guy) had no idea things were going on in the convention center or Superdome? How can this be? How can the administration continue to work on these lies and expect the American public to buy in? There is a strong level of fear mongering that keeps the red state folks lock step, that and the fact that Gay marriage is far more important than real issues to these people so who cares if we waste billions on homeland security or the war in Iraq, "as long as them damn homos can't marry."
Good times. Have I mentioned recently how much my blog SUX?
TiVo:
Of the 3 people that read this and know me I bet you are surprised I took me this long to write about my favorite subject. So TiVo being the 'greatest invention EVER' started something 6 or so months ago for referrals. My frustration with this referral thing is that I probably have gotten something like 20 people to get TiVos in the 4 years that I have had one, either directly or indirectly. I am a member of the cult of TiVo and praise its benefits at ever opportunity (again boring many around me). So now they have a contest for the biggest TiVo fan and well I am him BUT I don't have any referral points. Oh well, just venting frustration. I still love you TiVo.
Football:
Cal is playing today on the road at UW. Scares me that we are 0-7 v. Ty Willingham and we have a questionable QB, and it is supposed to rain but I guess that is why they play the games, right? Hopefully Marshawn goes for 2 bills and we literally run away with it. Go Bears!
TV:
Still have yet to watch Reunion so no review as of yet but the season really kicks into gear next week. Man I love TV. How sad is my life. Don't answer that (all 3 of you who read this garbage).
Current Events:
How badly has the administration messed this whole thing in NO up? Watched Brian Williams on The Daily Show yesterday and was astounded to see that he was in the midst of it and the FEMA director (or Horse Show Exec, or liar on his resume guy) had no idea things were going on in the convention center or Superdome? How can this be? How can the administration continue to work on these lies and expect the American public to buy in? There is a strong level of fear mongering that keeps the red state folks lock step, that and the fact that Gay marriage is far more important than real issues to these people so who cares if we waste billions on homeland security or the war in Iraq, "as long as them damn homos can't marry."
Good times. Have I mentioned recently how much my blog SUX?
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Crash
So yesterday rocked as a day up until about 3:30.
Morning Hannah rocked, perky and happy. So much fun. Love the goodbye hug. Have I mentioned any of this yet.
Work was work but I found out that I might be getting a Prius sooner than later as a dealership in SJ has access to one that is as they put it 'unspoken for'. So that rocked.
Then we get an email from the CEO of the company stating 2 things:
- we get the week off between Xmas and New Years (which has become expected here, god help them the year they decide to change that policy, all hell will break loose)
- they are giving all regular employees a new, BRAND NEW, iPod Nano. How cool is THAT?
Politics:
So Bush's approval is lingering around 34%. Maybe this is his downfall? Vacation during the storm? God help us all if the republicans carry more seats in the mid-term elections next year. And how long can JP Stephens carry on for? That would be a tragic blow to civil rights.
Sports:
The NFL season kicks off today with the Raiders going against the defendign champs. The Raiders are boned. This game will be a blow out only kept close by the fact that the Raiders offense is decent. NE 28 - Oak 14.
The Angels continue to slide but thankfully are still up by 1/2 a game. I hate being a passionate fan! As Dan puts it... my love of a sports team is 'quaint'.
Go Bears!
Entertainment:
The fall TV season kicks into gear tonight with the start of The OC and Reunion yes I am a dork but hey TV is not all that evil is it? Reunion is a cool premise as it starts in 1986 and each episode is a year all leading to 2006 where some murder is solved. Interesting premise, very 24ish but I like smart ideas not the same crap. Good times. I will write my review tomorrow. YAY TV!
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Larry King
Gracious offer of the Week:
Remarkable to me that they are now going to have to destroy the Superdome in the wake of the hurricane. The oddest and most 'generous' gesture was San Antonio offering to host the Sugar Bowl in place of New Orleans. How nice of them to offer to gain MILLIONS of dollars in revenue and tourism dollars, what sweethearts!
Family Stuff:
Random boring Peanut information.... What is better than coming home from a long day of work and having your sweet daughter run to you as you get out of your car, hug you, and express "I missed you so much!" Melts my heart just recalling it. Ahhhhh. :)
So what is next?
Sports:
Cal football is boned unless 'The White Michael Vick' aka Ayoob steps up on Saturday. Fortunately we have some pretty cake games coming up so he can get his legs under him but I have very little confidence until I see some actual plays. Should be an interesting game on Saturday as it is a conference game. UGH, sometimes I hate Cal sports because I care too damn much. Good times!
I also was in a GREAT NCAA survivor pool for a total of one week. The pool basically has you picking as many top 25 games as you want earning points for # of wins, but if you lose 1 game you are done. Well out of the 57 participants 44 of us chose Oklahoma. Freaking Sooners! At least this week the NFL starts.
Technology:
Well still in love with my remote. The Harmony 880. This is the 5th, yes 5th, version of a Harmony remote that I have had (thank god there are suckers on eBay that buy things at a premium) and it is by far the best. Just a great solid feel. GREAT buttons. As with all Harmony remotes the programming and customization is done via the web. These remotes are activity based so you define what your devices are and then you set up activities, like : Watch TV, Watch DVD, Listen to Radio and so on. Each of these activities take you through a wizard that assigns the functions and inputs. Really pleased with this. Robin is even happy with the upgrade (generally frustrated each time I decide to change remotes).
Entertainment:
My hero Ricky Gervais will have a new show on HBO coming up and it basically looks like he is playing the same character from the office but hell I am going to watch it. 9/25 after Curb Your Enthusiasm.
I feel like my blogs are turning into Larry King columns as they are strings of non-sequitors but I am the first to admit that my blog really sucks.
Remarkable to me that they are now going to have to destroy the Superdome in the wake of the hurricane. The oddest and most 'generous' gesture was San Antonio offering to host the Sugar Bowl in place of New Orleans. How nice of them to offer to gain MILLIONS of dollars in revenue and tourism dollars, what sweethearts!
Family Stuff:
Random boring Peanut information.... What is better than coming home from a long day of work and having your sweet daughter run to you as you get out of your car, hug you, and express "I missed you so much!" Melts my heart just recalling it. Ahhhhh. :)
So what is next?
Sports:
Cal football is boned unless 'The White Michael Vick' aka Ayoob steps up on Saturday. Fortunately we have some pretty cake games coming up so he can get his legs under him but I have very little confidence until I see some actual plays. Should be an interesting game on Saturday as it is a conference game. UGH, sometimes I hate Cal sports because I care too damn much. Good times!
I also was in a GREAT NCAA survivor pool for a total of one week. The pool basically has you picking as many top 25 games as you want earning points for # of wins, but if you lose 1 game you are done. Well out of the 57 participants 44 of us chose Oklahoma. Freaking Sooners! At least this week the NFL starts.
Technology:
Well still in love with my remote. The Harmony 880. This is the 5th, yes 5th, version of a Harmony remote that I have had (thank god there are suckers on eBay that buy things at a premium) and it is by far the best. Just a great solid feel. GREAT buttons. As with all Harmony remotes the programming and customization is done via the web. These remotes are activity based so you define what your devices are and then you set up activities, like : Watch TV, Watch DVD, Listen to Radio and so on. Each of these activities take you through a wizard that assigns the functions and inputs. Really pleased with this. Robin is even happy with the upgrade (generally frustrated each time I decide to change remotes).
Entertainment:
My hero Ricky Gervais will have a new show on HBO coming up and it basically looks like he is playing the same character from the office but hell I am going to watch it. 9/25 after Curb Your Enthusiasm.
I feel like my blogs are turning into Larry King columns as they are strings of non-sequitors but I am the first to admit that my blog really sucks.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Everybody's Working for the Weekend
Go Bears! Fun time at the football game as Cal rolled to a 41-3 win. The game was surprisingly close and the Cal offense looked awfully flat but it was a blast. Here are my annoyances from the game:
Saturday - see above
Sunday - H woke at 7 and we packed up the car and headed to Sacto for a family day. H was great in the car and when we got there basically R and I chilled as H played with Katie all day. Katie is a great big cousin, so patient with her. H played all day with no nap, we had dinner at FC and got back in the car at 7:00p and 2 minutes later she was out cold!
Monday - H chose to sleep until 8am, latest R or I could EVER remember her crashing for. She woke up crazy cranky but after her nap she perked up and was a treat. Had some friends over for dinner and H decided to entertain them. Silly dancing, singing, crazy playing.
Blah blah blah family crap, onto the important pieces of pop culture:
The EW Fall TV preview FINALLY came out so I can decide how I am wasting time in front of the TV this fall/winter/spring. Looks like there are only a few good new shows (Name is Earl, Invasion, Everybody hates...)which is good as I am dropping a few shows and adding a few to my crazy TV diet. The first show to start has been pretty stellar from my view - Prison Break. Just as gritty as TV can get outside of HBO. It is pretty tense and gripping and if Oz didn't scare me from going to jail this most certainly does. Nice use of HDTV.
The new FX comedies are great but will not last as they are just too out there to really find and audience.
Football this week...
This blog sucks as it is just a list of random thoughts on a Monday morning!
- something about the row we were sitting in meant that we were the thoroughfare for all people trying to sneak into the student section.
- there are a couple of idiots behind my seats that choose to comment on EVERY play and come off as fools. Good times.
Saturday - see above
Sunday - H woke at 7 and we packed up the car and headed to Sacto for a family day. H was great in the car and when we got there basically R and I chilled as H played with Katie all day. Katie is a great big cousin, so patient with her. H played all day with no nap, we had dinner at FC and got back in the car at 7:00p and 2 minutes later she was out cold!
Monday - H chose to sleep until 8am, latest R or I could EVER remember her crashing for. She woke up crazy cranky but after her nap she perked up and was a treat. Had some friends over for dinner and H decided to entertain them. Silly dancing, singing, crazy playing.
Blah blah blah family crap, onto the important pieces of pop culture:
The EW Fall TV preview FINALLY came out so I can decide how I am wasting time in front of the TV this fall/winter/spring. Looks like there are only a few good new shows (Name is Earl, Invasion, Everybody hates...)which is good as I am dropping a few shows and adding a few to my crazy TV diet. The first show to start has been pretty stellar from my view - Prison Break. Just as gritty as TV can get outside of HBO. It is pretty tense and gripping and if Oz didn't scare me from going to jail this most certainly does. Nice use of HDTV.
The new FX comedies are great but will not last as they are just too out there to really find and audience.
Football this week...
This blog sucks as it is just a list of random thoughts on a Monday morning!
Friday, September 02, 2005
Day 1 Post 1 - The Reckoning
So here we go (dramatic enough title for an utterly boring blog?). Figured that there were enough things that occur in my life on a daily basis to finally write a diary so here we go, have I said that yet?
What is going on for Drucker? Why is Drucker starting to talk about himself in the 3rd person? Who in the hell is Drucker?
Fun stuff for me. Looks like I am going to be getting a cool new car. I love toys and technology so I really think that I am making the perfect choice for myself. I am getting me some Prius. How much cooler could a car be:
Funny that R is totally cool with this plan but it is a really good decision.
What else is up. Oh yeah H. She is a treat as always. Had a phenomenal day with her until about 8pm tonight (aka her bedtime). We should backtrack a bit since this is my first blog. Hannah has always been a great sleeper (slept straight through the night starting at 7 weeks), but then she turned 2.5. We have been fighting the battle of bedtime now for about a month here and there. She had been taking the slow road to potty training so we just decided to drop it and let her tell us if she ever needed to go. These 2 aforementioned things bring us to the last 2 nights. Her new method to not to have to go to bed is to tell us she has to go 'pee pee on the potty', something we must oblige (UGH!). So tonight... the short end of a long story is she was asleep at 9:23. Good times.
Ok enough of this for now. The Angels won, I am getting a new toy, AND I have the best wife and daughter on the planet (has to be said in this post as it is exceptionally true). Stay tuned for my boring discussions on plasma TVs, remote controls, cars, video games, movies, TV shows. Each of my posts will consist of 1 item of boring (not to me to whomever is reading this) H/R stuff, and at least 1 item of well boring (not to me, mostly to R) technology or pop cultury stuff. YAY nerd!
What is going on for Drucker? Why is Drucker starting to talk about himself in the 3rd person? Who in the hell is Drucker?
Fun stuff for me. Looks like I am going to be getting a cool new car. I love toys and technology so I really think that I am making the perfect choice for myself. I am getting me some Prius. How much cooler could a car be:
- navi system - cool
- hybrid - geek cool
- bluetooth phone integration - UBER geek cool
Funny that R is totally cool with this plan but it is a really good decision.
What else is up. Oh yeah H. She is a treat as always. Had a phenomenal day with her until about 8pm tonight (aka her bedtime). We should backtrack a bit since this is my first blog. Hannah has always been a great sleeper (slept straight through the night starting at 7 weeks), but then she turned 2.5. We have been fighting the battle of bedtime now for about a month here and there. She had been taking the slow road to potty training so we just decided to drop it and let her tell us if she ever needed to go. These 2 aforementioned things bring us to the last 2 nights. Her new method to not to have to go to bed is to tell us she has to go 'pee pee on the potty', something we must oblige (UGH!). So tonight... the short end of a long story is she was asleep at 9:23. Good times.
Ok enough of this for now. The Angels won, I am getting a new toy, AND I have the best wife and daughter on the planet (has to be said in this post as it is exceptionally true). Stay tuned for my boring discussions on plasma TVs, remote controls, cars, video games, movies, TV shows. Each of my posts will consist of 1 item of boring (not to me to whomever is reading this) H/R stuff, and at least 1 item of well boring (not to me, mostly to R) technology or pop cultury stuff. YAY nerd!
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