Off-Topic Thread #2 - Southfork Ranch

Thai Basil and Fluffernutter…. mmmm… drool.

has arrived. This and the free beer are my only consolations today. I dont even get paid today, because they f’d my paycheck last time :(

There are some days where I want to move off the grid and live on a farm in Iceland or something. Am I the only one that has those?

Clearly I have nothing much to say about that trip. Our group is returning this Fall, but I don’t believe I’ll go. Next on my list (aside from a hopeful return to Iceland) is South America… I want to hit up some spots in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Not sure I’ve included enough countries, there :)

looking like you may well get your ROI. I realllllly hope Giants make this happen. Can’t believe with the way this game started where the scoreline sits. It was sort of crazy at the start.

and old CL match with Benfica. I saw his hair bounce across the screen. They are slaughtering Lyon in this match.

I meant to say thanks to both of you in my post… it didnt come across well.

isn’t that funny? And my luck? I’m allergic to acetaminophen in large doses (I think.. .it is the common ingredient in all the cold medicines I’ve totally gotten fucked up by). It’s basically like I am suuuuper drunk-like whenever I take it. Slurred words and everything… it must be good entertainment for those around.

Some other people tell me we all dont get enough vitamin C… like you are supposed to take some ridiculous amounts to get it to work. Weird. Thanks for the tips… I get colds like crazy… but haven’t had the flu in over 10 years. Guess I get what I deserve, for that.

and return tip for you DPeezy… if you have not watched the game, dont. You are lucky you only had radio. It and the game related posts are making me sad, which probably makes this cold suck all the more. I’m gonna steer clear of them, as my attempted positive spurts are not what people want in there, lol.

hahahha. Something about “person/incident” could be perceived in many different ways. But yeah… some colds can be a real pain, but when things you hope can provide a small pick me up dont go your way, things can feel much worse. I am determined to get and look better this week, though… birthday is coming up and I think my friends are going to make me dress up… in this weather, that probably means another head cold before I know it! ;)

Feel better soon!

I remember being so excited for the music award show season to kick in when I was a youngster… mind you the first of the year used to be the AMA’s… feels so long ago. Because they all went to shit. I don’t expect much of them anymore, but I endured Maroon 5 to get to the Beach Boys themselves. And I probably squealed.

I did appreciate Adele getting the biggest ovation of the night… at least there is some hope for people that can sing and write music, and don’t have to look like a supermodel to do it. She may have had more applause than the Whitney tributes (shhh dont tell).

I still think Bruno Mars looks like a potential father to Chicharito.

I knew I hadn’t had it until I moved (I had Comcast at my previous apartment)… thus my lack of watching much of the sport before moving. I was pretty relieved when the World Cup came around, because I could catch a game that wasn’t the random MLS match. But I moved to a location where my current cable company, RCN, does things to cater to the demographic, in their opinion (it is very Portuguese, Brazilian, and Hispanic). So yay, FSC is included in the standard lineup, as well as some Spanish-speaking channels where I can sometimes catch some big matches. And some local channel that plays all the Revs games.

I am trying to determine if I was just really fortunate with pricing before. I mean, it was awesome when I first got it… cost maybe $60 a month for cable and internet. Then it jumped in the summer and they took away the contract pricing, so it can just keep jumping. Now it is about $100 because they stopped outsourcing their tech support and bumped internet speed. Now, in comparison to some companies, not so bad. But definitely worse than a couple years ago. And the best part? If I wasnt a customer and signed up today, I could get double the internet speed, HD converter included (I currently get charged for a regular converter that I am not even sure I need), same channels and then some, for $10 less. Locked in for 2 years. Assholes.

I mean, give me an a la carte model with a minimum of channels or something. I don’t even have a fucking HD converter because when I got the cable service, it cost to have HD (see things better? pfft, I could give a damn… that’s what I bother you guys in game threads for). Now I’ve learned that HD channels are included in my service, but I have to take a bus to go to the office mid-day and pick up a damned HD converter, and then pay for it. Not sure it’s worth it. Except maybe for games on ESPN.

Apple TV isnt a bad idea… except that it doesn’t have the sports I want, so that sucks. My friends do that method, though. I’ll have to take stock of all the shows I watch and see where I can stream them all.. but only if I can figure out the hookup between my laptop and TV (hate watching stuff on a computer) and if I can finagle a magical connection with my Tivo, somehow (I feel like that’s a no). Hey… remember WebTV?!?! So funny.

I used to sing the song that they all sang along with in the car… now I can’t remember it. Suppose that means I ought to watch the film again myself!