I swear, that show is so freaking dumb! I don't know why I watch it every week. It's poorly written, it doesn't follow the comic, and tom welling is a piss-poor actor. me and kristen and andrew were watching the 100th episode tonight, and i was actually quoting what they were about to say. It's just gets really lame sometimes. I could honestly write the show better., but, you know, it's still fun.
So, I totally went to my college loan website in december and january and made my payments, and they totally didn't receive my payments, so i'm 73 days and $588 dollars behind. Fortunately, i apparently still have the money in my checking account, so i'm good. But still, i called the people today, and every single one of the people i spoke to were from pakistan. or some damn place. i was so mad. AND and and i have to pay MORE taxes for my car because i bought it out of state. so, i think i've finally found out that i'm allergic to something. money. i am allergic to having money. and that's that.
other than that, great day. really.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Rest in peace, Matilda Claire (1989-2006)
She was 16 years old. That's 80 in cat years, according to the vet.
Matilda was a calico. She was two months old when we got her back in '89. She was the sweetest cat ever. She loved, LOVED, me and my mom, and her friend Bailey. Bailey is my mom's basketball-sized, anvil-weighted gray tabby. Matilda also loved Jake very much, my mom's terrier who died mid year last year, and Daisy, our Boston Terrier who died when I was in college. Matilda was a contortionist. She could sleep in any position in front of the fire place, and she loved sleeping on top of the couch in the sun room. She was a licker. She would just sit there and lick. She would lick your hand, your face, your hair, Bailey, whatever. Licky lickerson, that was her. According to the vet, she got cancer in her hind legs, and one of her legs had actually broken. When mom came home last saturday night, Matilda couldn't walk anymore. People who aren't in possession of wonderful pets can't understand what it's like to lose one. It really is like losing a family member. I was 11, when we got her, and me and my brother used to terrorize her relentlessly. We would put her in a paper bag and shake her around, or trap her under a clothes basket. She loved it. She would fight back, and she got really good. We should have enrolled her in some cat-fighting, maybe won some money. I'm just kidding. Matilda used to catch birds in the yard and bring them up on the porch in triumph. One of her first friends at our house was our black siamese, Samantha. They were mortal enemies by day, girlfriends by night.
Matilda was good people. It was sad to see her limping over Christmas break, and we knew the end was coming soon. We actually caught it pretty soon, and mom was with her when they put her down. Mom explained to me what happened in detail, and I managed not to cry on the phone. It's sounds stupid right? A 27 year old guy crying about a cat? But, you know...
Anyway. I love you Matilda. If we could take pets with us, I would take you. You were a classy broad.
Matilda was a calico. She was two months old when we got her back in '89. She was the sweetest cat ever. She loved, LOVED, me and my mom, and her friend Bailey. Bailey is my mom's basketball-sized, anvil-weighted gray tabby. Matilda also loved Jake very much, my mom's terrier who died mid year last year, and Daisy, our Boston Terrier who died when I was in college. Matilda was a contortionist. She could sleep in any position in front of the fire place, and she loved sleeping on top of the couch in the sun room. She was a licker. She would just sit there and lick. She would lick your hand, your face, your hair, Bailey, whatever. Licky lickerson, that was her. According to the vet, she got cancer in her hind legs, and one of her legs had actually broken. When mom came home last saturday night, Matilda couldn't walk anymore. People who aren't in possession of wonderful pets can't understand what it's like to lose one. It really is like losing a family member. I was 11, when we got her, and me and my brother used to terrorize her relentlessly. We would put her in a paper bag and shake her around, or trap her under a clothes basket. She loved it. She would fight back, and she got really good. We should have enrolled her in some cat-fighting, maybe won some money. I'm just kidding. Matilda used to catch birds in the yard and bring them up on the porch in triumph. One of her first friends at our house was our black siamese, Samantha. They were mortal enemies by day, girlfriends by night.
Matilda was good people. It was sad to see her limping over Christmas break, and we knew the end was coming soon. We actually caught it pretty soon, and mom was with her when they put her down. Mom explained to me what happened in detail, and I managed not to cry on the phone. It's sounds stupid right? A 27 year old guy crying about a cat? But, you know...
Anyway. I love you Matilda. If we could take pets with us, I would take you. You were a classy broad.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Quality blogging? Check!
Silly titles? Check!
by the way, i love my subtitles. i don't know if any of you have noticed, but i always put in a subtitle. and i think hard about them. i want them to be clever, and i want some people not to get them so that i can feel intellectually superior. i'm really not, but i want to feel that way, so humor me.
oh, and the dot over the letter "i" is called a 'tittle.' hence the phrase, jot and tittle. and i'm willing to bet, of all of my readers, only will knew that.
okay. television. grey's anatomy, i've already mentioned. i have recently gotten back to scrubs. i would have gotten back to it earlier, but the season didn't start until two weeks ago. scrubs is most likely the best show on television, thanks to dr. cox. also, on tuesday nights, i have begun watching 'the shield.' this is quality television. good n' violent. thursday nights are grand. smallville goes on at 8. me and my friends get together and watch it pretty much every week, even though the writing is cheesy and the acting is all but totally horrible. still, it's about superman, and that rules. and then, 9 o'clock hits, and 'my name is earl' comes on followed immediately by 'the office.' these are two quality television shows that have broken the recent crap mold of sitcoms. i am now a faithful fan of both.
so, in the vein of television, here's a new top 5:
Name Your All-Time, Top 5 Favorite Television Shows (Situational Comedy only)
1. Friends
2. Sports Night
3. Scrubs
4. The Cosby Show
5. Seinfeld
ok people, we are all rooting for a steelers-seahawks superbowl matchup. i hope all of your mlk days were wonderful.
by the way, i love my subtitles. i don't know if any of you have noticed, but i always put in a subtitle. and i think hard about them. i want them to be clever, and i want some people not to get them so that i can feel intellectually superior. i'm really not, but i want to feel that way, so humor me.
oh, and the dot over the letter "i" is called a 'tittle.' hence the phrase, jot and tittle. and i'm willing to bet, of all of my readers, only will knew that.
okay. television. grey's anatomy, i've already mentioned. i have recently gotten back to scrubs. i would have gotten back to it earlier, but the season didn't start until two weeks ago. scrubs is most likely the best show on television, thanks to dr. cox. also, on tuesday nights, i have begun watching 'the shield.' this is quality television. good n' violent. thursday nights are grand. smallville goes on at 8. me and my friends get together and watch it pretty much every week, even though the writing is cheesy and the acting is all but totally horrible. still, it's about superman, and that rules. and then, 9 o'clock hits, and 'my name is earl' comes on followed immediately by 'the office.' these are two quality television shows that have broken the recent crap mold of sitcoms. i am now a faithful fan of both.
so, in the vein of television, here's a new top 5:
Name Your All-Time, Top 5 Favorite Television Shows (Situational Comedy only)
1. Friends
2. Sports Night
3. Scrubs
4. The Cosby Show
5. Seinfeld
ok people, we are all rooting for a steelers-seahawks superbowl matchup. i hope all of your mlk days were wonderful.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
No seriously, I'ma do this!
MAAAma come on baby tell me what's tha word, a word up!
OK, now that I'm not traveling around anymore, I'm really gonna keep up.
1. Grey's Anatomy. I meant to tell Will the other night and I forgot, but basically I love this show now. The entire first season came and went and I never watched an episode, and then Sunday they played a recap of the whole year, and I DVR'd it and watched it three times. I will never miss an episode again. Favorite character: George.
2. Jack Johnson, Live at the Greek/Live in Japan. New DVD I got that I still haven't watched, but I'm so excited, I may pee a little bit.
3. GMAIL. Seriously, not name dropping. GMail.
4. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Kicking the crap out of King Kong since the latter's second weekend. Killer. Just killer. Seeing that ^^ sentence reminds me of a t-shirt I saw not too long ago. "Vermont: Spooning with New Hampshire since 1791." I want that shirt.
5. Infinite Crisis. DC's ongoing storyline right now. This is one of the most massively impressive things I've read in a long time. DC is beating Marvel right now. The real test will be this summer: X-Men 3 vs. Superman Returns. Good luck.
6. The Shield. Series premier last night. So good I stayed up too late to watch it. It is now in my must list. As is Thursday night on NBC and Scrubs, and I'd like to watch How I Met Your Mother.
Well, we have guests for dinner. Gotta go. And hey, you, I'll be your friend. ;)
OK, now that I'm not traveling around anymore, I'm really gonna keep up.
1. Grey's Anatomy. I meant to tell Will the other night and I forgot, but basically I love this show now. The entire first season came and went and I never watched an episode, and then Sunday they played a recap of the whole year, and I DVR'd it and watched it three times. I will never miss an episode again. Favorite character: George.
2. Jack Johnson, Live at the Greek/Live in Japan. New DVD I got that I still haven't watched, but I'm so excited, I may pee a little bit.
3. GMAIL. Seriously, not name dropping. GMail.
4. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Kicking the crap out of King Kong since the latter's second weekend. Killer. Just killer. Seeing that ^^ sentence reminds me of a t-shirt I saw not too long ago. "Vermont: Spooning with New Hampshire since 1791." I want that shirt.
5. Infinite Crisis. DC's ongoing storyline right now. This is one of the most massively impressive things I've read in a long time. DC is beating Marvel right now. The real test will be this summer: X-Men 3 vs. Superman Returns. Good luck.
6. The Shield. Series premier last night. So good I stayed up too late to watch it. It is now in my must list. As is Thursday night on NBC and Scrubs, and I'd like to watch How I Met Your Mother.
Well, we have guests for dinner. Gotta go. And hey, you, I'll be your friend. ;)
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
The funny thing about the new year is...
resolutions become a joke. Quickly.
I have about four new year's resolutions this year. I've never really taken new year's resolutions seriously before, until this year, but I'm trying to flip that new leaf over on it's butt, and it weighs about 300 pounds. So I already broke one of them twice, but I'm holding strong on the others. And it sucks. I've NEVER wanted a coke so bad in all my life.
So, happy new year to me. I just read that Pedro the Lion is more than likely finished. TW left the group to go support his family, and Dave is going solo under his own name. But the good thing is that he is playing in Columbia at the end of this month, so I'll probably check that out.
Mr. Patrick Steed, say hello to Gmail. After years of the same email address(es), (I have two), i'm dumping them both for a new Gmail account. The others have become overrun with junk, so I asked Will to invite me over to Gmail. So, Gmail it is. Wow, I feel great about this Gmail thing. It's as if Gmail is helping me with that 300 pound leaf. And no, I'm not name dropping. See?
Gmail.
Oops. Sorry.
Anyway, THIS is actually the fourth of my resolutions. Keeping up the Wardrobe Door. See you around.
I have about four new year's resolutions this year. I've never really taken new year's resolutions seriously before, until this year, but I'm trying to flip that new leaf over on it's butt, and it weighs about 300 pounds. So I already broke one of them twice, but I'm holding strong on the others. And it sucks. I've NEVER wanted a coke so bad in all my life.
So, happy new year to me. I just read that Pedro the Lion is more than likely finished. TW left the group to go support his family, and Dave is going solo under his own name. But the good thing is that he is playing in Columbia at the end of this month, so I'll probably check that out.
Mr. Patrick Steed, say hello to Gmail. After years of the same email address(es), (I have two), i'm dumping them both for a new Gmail account. The others have become overrun with junk, so I asked Will to invite me over to Gmail. So, Gmail it is. Wow, I feel great about this Gmail thing. It's as if Gmail is helping me with that 300 pound leaf. And no, I'm not name dropping. See?
Gmail.
Oops. Sorry.
Anyway, THIS is actually the fourth of my resolutions. Keeping up the Wardrobe Door. See you around.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
rain, rain, go...
actually, rain, stay as long as you want. have a cup of coffee.
sometimes, i really think it rains on purpose. you know, the clouds see you and what you are thinking and decide, "i'm gonna make it worse." and so it rains.
good job, cumulus clouds.
sometimes, i really think it rains on purpose. you know, the clouds see you and what you are thinking and decide, "i'm gonna make it worse." and so it rains.
good job, cumulus clouds.
Monday, December 12, 2005
Dangeresque 2!!
This time, it's not Dangeresque 1 !!!
Ah, good times.
Issue 1: LinkSys Sucks (Or, the Weekend in Which I Kept Regal Cinemas in Business)
So, on Friday, the movie I've been waiting for my entire life, opened in theaters across the nation. Now, of course, I am very excited about this. Though not nearly excited enough to dress up for the occasion, like some nerds I saw. You know, this isn't Star Wars or Harry Potter. Geez. So I went to the 7pm showing (awesome), and then I was going to the 10:15, but the girls I was going with decided they wanted to see Walk the Line, which I also wanted to see, and we did. Also awesome.
Then Saturday, a friend from out of town was here to see R&A and Narnia, so we went to the Matinee. And then tonight, I began Stealth, and will finish before the night is over. So, four movies. Oh and LinkSys sucks because their crap doesn't work in our house.
NARNIA IS GREAT!! Many people are disappointed because it's not all dark and broody like LOTR. Well it's not supposed to look like that, you dumbass! Narnia is a children's story. Yes, there were a few things I didn't like, but a VERY few. The biggest was, of course, the changing of Fenris Ulf's name to MauGrim. That was dumb, and it actually sounds like they are trying to make him from Middle Earth. Also, they had Tumnus say the second-most powerful line from the book, and put it at the end of the movie, when it was actually Mr. Beaver, and he said it in his home. AND they left out the most poignant line from the book. "Is he safe?" "IS HE SAFE? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King." That was all Mr. Beaver, and it was all in his house. But still, the movie VERY closely followed the book, and for that I'm happy. It followed much more than LOTR did.
One thing is was worried about, though. I'm an advocate of the old order. I have always read the Chronicles in the order in which they were originally written and published (Wardrobe, Caspian, Dawn Treader, Chair, Horse, Magician, Battle). And I love it. But of course, now, they print them chronologically (Magician, Wardrobe, Horse, Caspian, Dawn Treader, Chair, Battle), and I think this is stupid. Rodger even says that they are CLAIMING that Lewis wanted them read chronologically, but I don't believe that. The original order adds mystery. I love reading 5 books BEFORE I find out how the lamp-post got there, or how Professor Kirke fits into the story. The original order is great. Chronological is boring. I actually tried the Chronological thing once. ME. It was awful. I got bored. I stopped. ME. I actually got bored with the Chronicles. I'm embarassed just to say it. I've read those books every summer since I was eight. Yes, that means almost 20 times. (Next year will be 20) So I was worried that they were going to make the movies in chronological order, but that would be dumb. Wardrobe is by far the most popular book, so it makes sense. But are they going to keep going with the original order, or are they going to be morons and go to The Magician's Nephew next? Time will tell. Or IMDB will tell. Hmm, good point. I'll be right back.
Ok, so no soup for me. There's nothing about it. But I did read some reviews. They were as I suspected. Overall, I wish that Disney hadn't done Narnia. They under-do everything. I think if New Line or someone else had done it, it would have been perfect. Disney sucks. But, the movie was still good, and I'm going to see it again Wednesday.
Issue 2: The New Car (Or, the Day in which Patrick spent $1500 dollars)
Tomorrow I am traveling to Columbia to hopefully purchase a car. 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. It's a pretty cool car, 11 years old, 105,000 miles. Hopefully it's in good shape. I'm taking Jeff and he knows a lot about cars and buying them, so I feel good about the whole thing. Say a prayer and keep your fingers crossed.
Issue 3: Scrubs
I've just watched the first 8 episodes of Scrubs. I had forgotten why I love that show so much. It's extremely well written and EXTREMELY well played. The show stealer is John C. McGinley, the sarcastic, quick-witted Dr. Cox. If you haven't ever seen it, or you haven't watched it in a while, go rent season 1 and start all over again. Now that I have finished my Friends collection, it's time to start on Scrubs.
Issue 4: X-Men 3 Trailer
Apple.com. QuickTime. Trailers. X-Men 3. Watch it. Gasp. Colossus. Iceman. Juggernaut. Kitty Pride. Calisto. BEAST (perfect choice, that Kelsey Grammar). Angel. Jubilee. Omega Red. Multiple Man. EMMA FROST. Oh, and I won't spoil the last one. Just go watch it, fool.
PJ out.
Ah, good times.
Issue 1: LinkSys Sucks (Or, the Weekend in Which I Kept Regal Cinemas in Business)
So, on Friday, the movie I've been waiting for my entire life, opened in theaters across the nation. Now, of course, I am very excited about this. Though not nearly excited enough to dress up for the occasion, like some nerds I saw. You know, this isn't Star Wars or Harry Potter. Geez. So I went to the 7pm showing (awesome), and then I was going to the 10:15, but the girls I was going with decided they wanted to see Walk the Line, which I also wanted to see, and we did. Also awesome.
Then Saturday, a friend from out of town was here to see R&A and Narnia, so we went to the Matinee. And then tonight, I began Stealth, and will finish before the night is over. So, four movies. Oh and LinkSys sucks because their crap doesn't work in our house.
NARNIA IS GREAT!! Many people are disappointed because it's not all dark and broody like LOTR. Well it's not supposed to look like that, you dumbass! Narnia is a children's story. Yes, there were a few things I didn't like, but a VERY few. The biggest was, of course, the changing of Fenris Ulf's name to MauGrim. That was dumb, and it actually sounds like they are trying to make him from Middle Earth. Also, they had Tumnus say the second-most powerful line from the book, and put it at the end of the movie, when it was actually Mr. Beaver, and he said it in his home. AND they left out the most poignant line from the book. "Is he safe?" "IS HE SAFE? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King." That was all Mr. Beaver, and it was all in his house. But still, the movie VERY closely followed the book, and for that I'm happy. It followed much more than LOTR did.
One thing is was worried about, though. I'm an advocate of the old order. I have always read the Chronicles in the order in which they were originally written and published (Wardrobe, Caspian, Dawn Treader, Chair, Horse, Magician, Battle). And I love it. But of course, now, they print them chronologically (Magician, Wardrobe, Horse, Caspian, Dawn Treader, Chair, Battle), and I think this is stupid. Rodger even says that they are CLAIMING that Lewis wanted them read chronologically, but I don't believe that. The original order adds mystery. I love reading 5 books BEFORE I find out how the lamp-post got there, or how Professor Kirke fits into the story. The original order is great. Chronological is boring. I actually tried the Chronological thing once. ME. It was awful. I got bored. I stopped. ME. I actually got bored with the Chronicles. I'm embarassed just to say it. I've read those books every summer since I was eight. Yes, that means almost 20 times. (Next year will be 20) So I was worried that they were going to make the movies in chronological order, but that would be dumb. Wardrobe is by far the most popular book, so it makes sense. But are they going to keep going with the original order, or are they going to be morons and go to The Magician's Nephew next? Time will tell. Or IMDB will tell. Hmm, good point. I'll be right back.
Ok, so no soup for me. There's nothing about it. But I did read some reviews. They were as I suspected. Overall, I wish that Disney hadn't done Narnia. They under-do everything. I think if New Line or someone else had done it, it would have been perfect. Disney sucks. But, the movie was still good, and I'm going to see it again Wednesday.
Issue 2: The New Car (Or, the Day in which Patrick spent $1500 dollars)
Tomorrow I am traveling to Columbia to hopefully purchase a car. 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. It's a pretty cool car, 11 years old, 105,000 miles. Hopefully it's in good shape. I'm taking Jeff and he knows a lot about cars and buying them, so I feel good about the whole thing. Say a prayer and keep your fingers crossed.
Issue 3: Scrubs
I've just watched the first 8 episodes of Scrubs. I had forgotten why I love that show so much. It's extremely well written and EXTREMELY well played. The show stealer is John C. McGinley, the sarcastic, quick-witted Dr. Cox. If you haven't ever seen it, or you haven't watched it in a while, go rent season 1 and start all over again. Now that I have finished my Friends collection, it's time to start on Scrubs.
Issue 4: X-Men 3 Trailer
Apple.com. QuickTime. Trailers. X-Men 3. Watch it. Gasp. Colossus. Iceman. Juggernaut. Kitty Pride. Calisto. BEAST (perfect choice, that Kelsey Grammar). Angel. Jubilee. Omega Red. Multiple Man. EMMA FROST. Oh, and I won't spoil the last one. Just go watch it, fool.
PJ out.
Saturday, December 3, 2005
R.I.P. Pat-Mobile (1994-2005)
So yeah, some girl pulled out in front of me as she was trying to get into the mall. And now my car is gone. Destroyed. Pictures to come soon. It's sad. Today I had to go get all of my stuff out of my car and say goodbye to it, and I cried a little. I love my car. I miss my car. I was apologizing to it for not keeping it cleaner, and thanking it for saving my life. My car's life was cut short, and I will miss it dearly. :(
Um, so wednesday was the worst day ever. I woke up and my sinuses were KICKING. I couldn't breathe, and my stomach was cramping. I only slept for 4 hours the night before, and so I was already off to a bad start. Then, right at the end of the work day, I cut my right index finger to the cartilage. And so then I left work, picked up my comic books, FILLED UP MY GAS TANK, and then had a wreck. And so for the past three days I have driving around in a 15-passenger van that says "buckle up for Jesus." (see my march 4 blog for more on this van)
Thursday was great though. A bunch of friends and I decided to have Thanksgiving dinner, a week late. 11 people, 14 items of food. It was GRANDE. I love living in my house.
Word up to my girl, Jen. I am on the phone with her right now. We are talking about making my ex jealous, which is pretty funny. My nickname for Jen is "the Voice," or "la voce" in some other language, which I may have made up. Vox is her Italian name. I also just called her "O Beautiful One." I love to stroke Jen's ego every once in a while. She has, quite possibly, the best singing voice on the planet. I watch American Idol and think, "man, they suck compared to LA VOCE." I am, honestly, in love with her. She has always been the one. The love of my life. Actually, she is telling me what to type. But I do love her. And she is mean to her cat.
Also, there were three people who commented on my last post, whom I don't know, and who are kinda scary. Who are you people? Oh, and Will, sorry I didn't call you and tell you about my wreck.
Everyone please pray that they give me a good settlement for my car, because whatever they give me is what I have to spend on a new car. So, you know...
Tomorrow, Georgia is playing LSU for the SEC Championship, so, of course, go Dags.
PS...this is what this part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated.
Um, so wednesday was the worst day ever. I woke up and my sinuses were KICKING. I couldn't breathe, and my stomach was cramping. I only slept for 4 hours the night before, and so I was already off to a bad start. Then, right at the end of the work day, I cut my right index finger to the cartilage. And so then I left work, picked up my comic books, FILLED UP MY GAS TANK, and then had a wreck. And so for the past three days I have driving around in a 15-passenger van that says "buckle up for Jesus." (see my march 4 blog for more on this van)
Thursday was great though. A bunch of friends and I decided to have Thanksgiving dinner, a week late. 11 people, 14 items of food. It was GRANDE. I love living in my house.
Word up to my girl, Jen. I am on the phone with her right now. We are talking about making my ex jealous, which is pretty funny. My nickname for Jen is "the Voice," or "la voce" in some other language, which I may have made up. Vox is her Italian name. I also just called her "O Beautiful One." I love to stroke Jen's ego every once in a while. She has, quite possibly, the best singing voice on the planet. I watch American Idol and think, "man, they suck compared to LA VOCE." I am, honestly, in love with her. She has always been the one. The love of my life. Actually, she is telling me what to type. But I do love her. And she is mean to her cat.
Also, there were three people who commented on my last post, whom I don't know, and who are kinda scary. Who are you people? Oh, and Will, sorry I didn't call you and tell you about my wreck.
Everyone please pray that they give me a good settlement for my car, because whatever they give me is what I have to spend on a new car. So, you know...
Tomorrow, Georgia is playing LSU for the SEC Championship, so, of course, go Dags.
PS...this is what this part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated.
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