Posted by Andrew on Feb 24, 2009 in
General 
It was brought to my attention that it’s been awhile since I’ve made a post on here, something I’ve realized but decided to see how long I could procrastinate. I don’t have anything in particular I’d like to cover, so I’ll be talking about — cookies. Delicious, warm, cookies. These aren’t your ordinary grandmothers cookies, no sir, these are straight from the freezer, pop them on a cookie sheet and throw them in the oven. Which made me think about all the modern conveniences we have. People complain about not having enough time, but when you think about all the technology we have, you start to realize we have nothing to complain about. Laundry? If you have a unit in your home, 10 minutes to sort/throw in a load. 10 minute to fold/hang. Dishes? Probably about the same amount to load then unload. Staying in touch with people is easier now too. Hardly anybody writes letters, and if they do, its an email which can be typed much faster than written.
Where am I going with all this? Nowhere, back to the cookies.
Posted by Andrew on Feb 14, 2009 in
Showbiz I felt I just had to share this clip since its just so funny. There’s been some speculation that its all an act, but Joaquin Phoenix was on Letterman and gave a very awkward, weird interview. If you appreciate the humor on The Office then you’ll surely enjoy this interview. Whether its all an act or not, it’s worth watching.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDZl22QUl20
Posted by Andrew on Feb 12, 2009 in
General 
…to celebrate another awesome commercial holiday! Hooraw, who’s with me? Lets storm the Hallmark stores in full force! We’ll turn this economy around by buying up all the roses and chocolates.
Driving home tonight, I started to think about how many similarities there are between Valentines Day and Christmas. On V-Day, you try to buy a bunch of worthless crap to demonstrate your love, making up for the fact that you don’t do anything else the rest of the year to demonstrate this. On Christmas, once again, worthless crap, but in addition you also go to church and cram in as many Amen’s as it’ll take to get you through the next year. I think the truth of the matter is as soon as a holiday becomes officially recognized by the federal government, it becomes a washed down, commercial excuse for spending and taking the day off to do who knows what.
In defiance of the holiday, don’t do the cliche, commercial thing. Instead join other couples on a night out. You won’t get in trouble for doing nothing and you’ll be able to have fun with friends. Which I think is the best way to celebrate most holidays.
Posted by Andrew on Feb 7, 2009 in
General For lack of a better word, Tivo-itis I’m calling is when you’ve got so much recorded on your DVR that you feel like theres so much to watch you don’t even bother. I’ve actually heard of this phenomenon happening to other people, and now I too have got it. Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, 24, The Office… it’s all on there… filling up my hard drive.