randomly snarky

Don't be that way.

2008-11-04T02:50:07Z

Hello, world.

2008-10-26T07:49:50Z

Long time no see.

Shout out to the jackass spammers for the 915 mostly-junk comments I just flipped through. MovableType loves throwing the good stuff in with the bad, so I have to sift through them all.

HBO just did a coming-up-next promo via my DVR for Never Been Kissed (yes, I recorded this) and said it stars Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson. But Luke Wilson isn't in the movie.

My wireless network didn't work tonight (well, this morning) and it took me 30 minutes to discover I'd turned off the radio on my laptop. I didn't know that particular button even existed, and probably has for every wire-enabled laptop I've ever owned or used. Mildly disturbing.

We did a lot of touring today, all pretty close to home. I'm crushing on Colorado.

So, hello.

Farmer Vincent's fritters

2008-10-12T17:13:59Z

It takes all kinds of critters to make ‘em.

One favorite childhood memory is more random than most: A group of friends and I snuck into the movies with borrowed older siblings to watch Motel Hell. Likely one of the campiest and crappiest horror movies ever made, it featured crazies cooking-up unsuspecting travelers as sausage. As a kid, the best part was how the victims were kept buried in the garden all veggie-like to be fed in preparation. I also loved the old guy riding a rickety bicycle around town yelling “we’re doomed, we’re doomed.”

Most of us hadn’t even hit our teens yet, so the movie was likely far more adult and interesting to us than the producers ever intended. But the fun memories of the night certainly stuck - which may have included my first cigarette, by the way.

A neat side effect of moving are the random memories generated by packing/unpacking. Not sure what exactly sparked this one, probably a combination of the move and the crap I’ve had playing in the background from FEARnet.

Move almighty

2008-10-03T00:04:14Z

The house closing came and went without a hitch. Not bad considering the financial woes all around us. The 1,650 mile drive across the country was blissfully uneventful and the weather was good. i-70 through Kansas was fucking endless.

The movers came today - a couple of hours late - and the furniture looks great in the house. Power, gas, and phone are all set.

The only real flub in my careful orchestration was by the cable company - the installer showed but some of his equipment wasn't working. Cable boxes, that is. So we get another visit tomorrow between 1-5pm. I managed not to implode when things didn't go exactly as planned.

By this time tomorrow we'll be fully moved in and out of the latest hotel. Amen!

Tomorrow's the day!

2008-09-24T02:36:07Z

The closing is set for 4pm MT and everything appears to be in order. So, unless the sky falls down or my bathtub mat locks me in the hotel, I'll be an official Colorado resident tomorrow night. Almost.

Mystery solved

2008-09-22T01:47:35Z

Yawn. Passing the maid's cart in the hall this morning, I noticed she was transporting a new rubber mat. Apparently the Great Disappearing Mat Adventure is nothing more than a rubber mat shortage. Boo.

Only 3 more days! Then it's more hotels as we drive across the country. But I'm okay with that. Actually, I'm GREAT with that. Can't wait!

Random Supernatural notes

2008-09-20T15:48:35Z

- My name is Suzie and I love Supernatural on the CW. (Hi Suzie.)

- The fourth season premiere was the best episode to date

- Love that they've introduced the "other side" of the equation

- Thank you iTunes - my hotel doesn't carry the CW and I'm DVR-less

- Saw the opening at Comic-Con but don't remember the trees at the grave site

- Castiel. Yum.

- The title of the episode, Lazarus Rising, made the plot kinda obvious, but I forgive

- Has a character said mofo on a network channel before?

- And for a non-Supernatural supernatural note, I'm currently watching The Gift on TNT, so now I'm running behind. Bah. But it's really good - how did I miss this movie?

Now I know my ACBs

2008-09-19T02:05:05Z

One typo? $0.
Spelling the name of your own network wrong twice in one newsletter? Priceless.

Overstaying my welcome?

2008-09-18T02:40:48Z

I received mail at the hotel today - a postcard from Florida. Very cute.

My note to the maid this morning scared my mat straight - it's back home tonight.

Hide & Seek

2008-09-17T02:45:02Z

The bathtub mat is gone again. Also, the daily tip I leave for the maid was left behind. Is it a bribe?

This is fun. But weird.

Television time? Not so much

2008-09-16T04:29:07Z

I love checking out the new shows of Fall TV, even if most don’t make it to a third viewing from me. This year’s most promising include Fringe, My Own Worst Enemy, The Mentalist, True Blood and Eleventh Hour. After two eps I’m fading away from Blood, but Fringe remains interesting after its 2-hour premiere.

But please know this: Living in Denver makes scheduled TV viewing a nightmare. Network shows broadcast in Central Time (read: they start at 7pm); pay channels, including HBO, broadcast the West versions; and the national channels like TNT, TBS and USA, broadcast in Eastern Time.

The DVR was clearly invented by someone living in the unholy wasteland of Mountain Time.

I banish you, too.

2008-09-15T02:30:35Z

Unless you're new to my blog (welcome!), you know I geek-out over the Mac vs PC ads. Apple is even getting more creative now with its feature comparisons, like the royal treatment of Mac Genius.

The Mac ads emphasize the total miss of the new Windows ads featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. Love the guys, but not seeing how Microsoft recovers from openly recognizing itself as too far away from the "real people."

It's the same angle as "PC" coming out of a pizza box to attract college students - but much funnier when produced by the competition.

I'm rubber, you're glue

2008-09-14T00:37:51Z

I’ve been here at the hotel for nearly two weeks. Already on two separate days, the little rubber tub mat has disappeared while I'm at work, and then resurfaced the next day. The mat normally sits on the side of the tub rolled-up and standing tall.

Where does the mat go when it leaves? Does it have its own agenda that doesn't always include me? Do I share my mat with occasional guests whose feet are deemed more important than mine? Does the maid take it to an overnight rubber cleaner?

Many questions. And while this is not one of the world’s most intriguing mysteries, it's certainly a curiosity.

The mat is there this evening. I’ll keep you posted.

Shocking!

2008-09-12T11:20:54Z

May this serve as good warning that no cat should be trusted.

My particles feel funny.

2008-09-10T12:41:51Z

Are your innards feeling a little fiery today? No worries, it's just Cern flipping the switch to recreate the aftermath of the Big Bang.

Nothing major.