TV Stuff

For a while, I’ve been touting the humor I find in a cartoon called Chowder. It is damned funny. And for nearly as long, Garvey and a few other others have been trying to tell me that another cartoon, Flapjack, is also hilarious. I was always a little dismissive, basically because every time I watched the show, I’d see a lot about a whale that isn’t very funny. But man was I wrong and I apologize. Flapjack is the deal. It might even be funnier than Chowder, in the right lighting, after a few drinks…

Secondly, Psych, the heir-apparent to Monk on USA Network, had an excellent episode recently where a mentally unstable person believed he was a werewolf. It was filled with several campy horror film references, but there was also a recurring theme on an 80’s classic. Without spoiling the episode:
1. The psychiatrist who had the man as a patient was played by David Naughton
2. When the afflicted character awoke naked in the woods in the classic “not again!” moment every lycanthrope knows well, he fled back to the Psych office for refuge. He showed up covering himself with two bunches of balloons. I get it!
3. The next episode made the reference complete with a gigantic American Werewolf in London poster in Sean Spencer’s apartment.

Don't make no kinda sense

President Obama addressed students today to send a message that there is no excuse for dropping out of school. The media found opposition to this message in some of the more extreme fringes of political society. Was this a media tactic to portray the conservative opposition as a little touched in the head? Perhaps. But never the less, they did find real people, just like the real people foaming at the mouth at town hall meetings and packing heat at protest rallies.

Who would oppose this message though? Isn't hard work, perseverence and self-reliance one of the cornerstones of conservatism? You'd think they'd be ok with this one at least. Maybe they're not thinking too clearly. Especially because their way of preventing their children from hearing about staying in school is to keep them home from school today.

360 woes

About a day after I rashly bid on and won a new xbox 360 elite during a charity event, I came to the conclusion that the Playstation 3 is really better for me. I like blu ray, wifi and rechargable controllers, and one has all of these while the other has none. So onto Craigslist goes the xbox 360 bundled with Resident Evil 5, Fight Night Round 4 and Fallout 3, all new in their wrapping. The retail value, even with the lowered pricing, of all this stuff is $480. I'm asking much less.

Alas, it seems that while Craigslist is a fantastic place to sell your furniture, it is a festering hell hole for video game sales. I'm up against shady characters offering to sell xbox 360's for like $100 new. They've been called out as having "hot" product, but that's my competition and likely how I am probably viewed as a result since I have no store receipt.

My first offer came from a scammer. My second came from a dude who wanted to trade his new blackberry storm for it. No thanks. The third one came from what turned out to be a kid using his aunt's email and only wanted to trade his wii. The latest one came from what I am coming to believe is a person who intended to rob me. There are some folks asking for xbox's who say they have cash, but my inquiries were scoffed at. Apparently, unless I practically give them the machine, they aren't interested.

Anyone want a new xbox 360? It's the cool black one with HDMI. eh? eeehh?

Oregon pics

Here are some pictures from our little trip.

Do I have to go home now?

Greg has earned the achievement [Explore Western Oregon}
On 8/1/2009, Greg (and Caitlin) completed this achievement by visiting the following places:
Portland
Columbia River Gorge
Bonneville Dam and Fish Ladder
Willamette wine country
Drift Creek
Lincoln City
Astoria (heeey you guuuuys!)
Cape Foulweather
Seaside
Newport
Cape Meares
Florence
Cape Lookout
Eugene
Crater Lake National Park

Best vacation ever.

Happy Friday

No Youtube nugget per se... that was someone else's province... but this is worth a post.

They're not for dudes. Or dogs.

From a recent conversation I had a coworker from California.

Coworker: Yeah, you see some weird stuff out here. I mean, you’ve got weird stuff there, but this stuff is on another level. Yuppie weird.

Me: Like a guy on rollerskates with Kenny G hair and no shirt?

Coworker: Do you know what a baby bjorn is?

Me: A young Scandinavian bear.

Coworker:…

Me: Yes, I know what they are.

Coworker: So the other day I saw someone wearing one with their dog in it.

Me: What?

Coworker: I wanted to punch the dude.

Me: What??