OMFG?!

The Red Sox win the World Series the Red Sox win the World Series!!! 86 years later the Red Sox are able to break the curse of the Bambino, and there was a lunar eclispe to boot.

The move is almost complete, and I am waiting on me broadband modem. Just a little while longer.

Movin'

This will be a quick hit type of post.
Moving is tedious alone, but so is trying to put together a place where you dont really own anything. I have been busy rounding up things for the new place, and yes that includes getting poked for a couch, chair and armoir.

I expect to be wired up by next week some time. Let the broadband begin then.
Until then:

Go Astros!!!!
Go Red Sox!!!

If they both make it to the series I dont know who to root for...

Pet Peeve

This happened to me in the gym today, and I must say it was one of the first times it happened. I was using one of the machines for some leg work, and next to it is the complimentary one that I typically hop between. If the other machine is occupied at the same time I am doing my work I may ask them from time to time if they would mind if I hopped on theirs, and they could use the one I was on. Works out most of the time.

So onto my nag of the evening, I leave my towel covering the seat while I go grab a sip of water. When an individual typically sees this display it means that some one is in the middle of using it, and chances are they will be back shortly. As it turns out I was gone for all of about 30 seconds, and what do I find when I come strolling back?

Thats right, some one sat their ass down at the machine I was using. So what you may think, it happens ~ deal with it. I am contempt with it happening had I not left my "mark", my towel was draped over the back support. The kicker is, the lady ignored the towel and promptly sat her ass down there without even moving the towel. Then the lady put it on the lightest weight the machine will do and proceeds to perform one set of like 70. 70 of these things and didn’t even walk funny after doing it. Memo to anyone that does 70 reps of one exercise and doesn't feel a damn thing when you are done: put a little more weight on there. That way you will actually feel something when you are done, and may actually see some progression rather than bitching about not seeing any results after the two weeks you have been "working out" and promptly cancel your membership. Of course this may not be all that bad if it eliminates people like this from going to the gym making it easier for others to get their work in a wee bit faster.

So now that I have ranted about that, if you see a towel draped on a piece of equipment, wait a sec and see if the person comes back. If you are that impatient about it, ask some one around if they know if some one is using it. There is a good chance some one will be able to tell you if they saw some one using it in the past 25 seconds. And finally if you have the audacity to use it with out asking, or waiting move the damn towel off, seriously. None of the other machines have complimentary towels draped over their backs so why the exception for this one?

Wow, do I sound like an asshole or what? I am not always like this, really.

Another Black Eye

It was reported today that there was another blunder in the Bush administrations assessment of what Iraq was capable of, and what they were actually doing. The New York Times reports:
The Bush administration repeatedly cited the existence of the tubes as definitive evidence that Iraq had a nuclear program. But what the Bush administration never revealed was that the top officials inside the Energy Department had concluded the tubes were being used not for a nuclear program, but to build conventional rockets.
The result was a largely one-sided presentation to the public that did not convey the depth of evidence and argument against the administration's most tangible proof of a revived nuclear weapons program in Iraq

Just another case of Bush hiding the truth, covering up things, or telling a nation what he wants them to hear. Its a shame that the truth has to be delayed several months to finally come out.

The other bit of news today was Spaceship One reached an altitude of 62.5 miles up. The crew celebrated with campaign, and the lead engineer was reportedly drinking straight from the bottle. There is some chatter about making tickets available to the public for about $200,000 where they would enjoy fantastic views and about 5 minutes of weightlessness. Oh yea they claimed a 10 million dollar prize too. Apparently the sponsoring group took out an insurance policy on it, so those responsible will only be required to fork over about half of the purse. Some one have 5 million laying around?

OK Computer

The first time it happened it was on my friends stereo which has a vintage CD player on it. While listening to the song Let Down I was told to listen to right around the 3:40 part, and the lyrics:

"you know where you are with
you know where you are with
floor collapses floating bouncing back and one day..."

This portion of the lyrics is missing on this particular CD player. The other layers in the song are perfectly audible, but like some one with a mixer managed to eliminate these vocals. This phenomenon became known as version 2.0, and the trend continued onto other Radiohead albums. The same CD player played 2 + 2 = 5 from Hail to the Theif with some of the guitar parts excluded.

Then last night, while listening to Let Down again and on this particular stereo all of the highs were missing. This stereo was not a component system, and played other CDs just fine with the full range of sound of them present and audible. Version 2.1 was heard, and I am beginning to wonder if anyone else has ever had this happen to them? Would Radiohead produce their albums to give off this bizarre effect?

And before I leave, ShadowLynx probably posted one of the best comments that I have seen. Other than that tongue-lashing I received for calling Pete Rose a bad manager, who should remain banned from baseball. The Pete Rose comment was great simply because I laughed about it, and it was from a complete stranger.

Attached to What?

It seems that when I am driving around town I see various vehicles with political stickers on them. One of the most common traits seems to be the notorious "W'04" sticker. 24 times out of 25 it is attached to either a truck or large sized SUV. Today for example I saw two of these stickers, one attached to an Expedition and the other attached to a Silverado 1500. These are the one that benefited the most from the tax breaks that came, and they will continue to support him because they will support their "texas boy".

I also did some browsing today; a couch, bed and TV. Averaged out they each come to about $700. Needless to say I will have to prioritize these items. Couch is the top one, because if I ever have people over where the hell are they going to sit? Bed would be next simply because I am tired of my feet hanging off the end of my present one, and then the TV. The TV is last because I don’t watch a great deal of it, and I would use it mainly for movies or games that I play. Furthermore I don't intend on having cable television for the time being, but I do want an HDTV for the digital signals. I want a nice TV that will produce a sharp picture. Thats why that will wait.