So in February and March I went on a tear, blogging almost every day. Don’t Break the Chain was quite happy with me. Then in April and May I posted a combined total of once. Now DBtC is griping that I’ve been dropping the ball for 80 days.
Oops.
I’m going to see about maybe doing this blogging thing again, though.
This past weekend I went to see The Hangover. I wasn’t expecting much. Most movies I hear that much about are big let downs. That said, I loved that movie. Absolutely hilarious. Go see it.
More another day.
For now, you may heap insults on me for being such a terrible blogger.
This song has been stuck in my head all morning.
Baby’s Got It by Roman Candle
This week has been a little crazy. Lots of stuff to do at work. Ultimate this past weekend wasn’t particularly good for the shoulder, but more on that another time.
Tags: Music, Roman Candle, YouTube
Remember to observe the Three D’s:
So there I am, on my way home from a successful attempt at walking Scout around Piedmont park with Ollie and Hattie1. I’m driving down the road at a reasonable, and legal, speed. Somewhere in the 35-40mph range, I believe. All of a sudden, some middle-aged former hippie steps out into the street holding out his hand in the universal gesture of “please run me over stop.”
What was this fine gentleman (read: raging asshole) doing? He was stopping traffic so that someone could pull out of his driveway.
He gave me about 100′ to stop. If “what moron steps out in traffic like that!?” was a valid defense to vehicular manslaughter, he’d have been plastered to the front end of my truck.
The most irritating thing about it was how close his driveway was to a stoplight. Had he waited for it to turn red, everyone would be slowing down anyway, and he could easily have let his friend out . . . but I guess it was vitally important that she get out into traffic (where she proceeded to go half the legal limit) immediately.
I’ve created this handy map to help you visualize the situation more clearly:
View Idiot Guy in a larger map
Can you believe this guy flipped me off just for honking at him?
But a failed attempt at actually going to the Dogwood Festival which, strangely, bans dogs.
Tags: Atlanta Traffic, Idiots
Today I walked down the street to Quiznos (They have a pepper bar) for lunch. This is a pretty happenin’ place most days. Lots of business folks, bums, college students, etc. The line can be long, but it tends to move pretty quickly. Today the line did not move as quickly as it should. This is an open letter to the guy in front of me today. (Warning: language only family-friendly if you happen to be The Osbornes)
Tags: Open Letter, Quiznos
You know there’s a prosecutor somewhere in Maryland who is going to be telling this story at Bar Association mixers for the rest of his life:
Accepting a plea bargain that her attorney described as unprecedented in American jurisprudence, a 22-year-old Maryland woman yesterday agreed to cooperate in the prosecution of other defendants in the death of her son under the condition that charges against her be dropped if the child rises from the dead.
After hearing the news, John Grisham and Steven King decided to start discussing some sort of collaborative work.
[Via: Splenda]
It’s not an interesting day on the internet unless someone has threatened to sue you.
Lately I’ve been in the market for a roommate. To facilitate that, I’ve been keeping an eye on Craigslist. Unfortunately, my user experience over there has been negatively impacted by one particular realtor. John Adams Realty seems to think it’s a good idea to repost their half-dozen ads every single day. On top of being annoying, it’s against the Terms of Service . . . so after a week of seeing this particularly annoying habit, I started flagging the posts.
Apparently I wasn’t the only one.
Tags: Craigslist, John Adams Realty, Lawsuit, Spam
Someone got the bright idea to translate an episode of Cribs from whatever language the Ying-Yang Twis were speaking into honest-to-goodness English. The result is hilarious. If the video isn’t big enough to read the words on the bottom, you’re missing out.
Once you’re done laughing at the translation, watch it again to get a feel for just how ordinary and plain their house is. How did this make it onto Cribs?
Tags: Cribs, MTV, Ying-Yang Twins, YouTube
Today Scout is three years old. If that whole thing about dog years being people years times seven is actually true, we’re going to have to get wasted tonight to celebrate! In honor of the furry beast, I figured I’d post a nice selection of pictures from his first day at home to his recent exploits. As usual, the whole complement of pics can be found in Scout’s Flickr Set.
