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Blast you sirens and your weekly Wednesday test. Scared the piss out of me again.
Long time no speaky. Lets get down to it. I last posted on a Wednesday. It was November 19th. Since then I have had an interview with OSU (11/21), become sick (11/22-27), had a second interview and receive job offer (11/26), traveled to Chicago with Meryl to spend the Thanksgiving with my dad (in for conference) and little brother (he goes to school there) (11/26-30), went to Hancock Tower (11/27), Thanksgiving Dinner at Magiano's (11/27), black Friday shopping at Walmart and Target (11/28), eating with Meryl's relations (11/28), and Field Museum (11/29), pre-employment physical (12/12), and pre-employment security screening (12/15).
Been busy. I have seen many things. I can fill things in further later. I hope remember more. I will be back.
Been busy. I have seen many things. I can fill things in further later. I hope remember more. I will be back.
Today, as every Wednesday in Columbus, the storm sirens are tested, and I pee myself just a little bit.
I mean, its good to test them, but really, is there going to be a catastrophic failure of all the sirens in one week? Have they ever gone out to test them, had none of them work, and say, "thank God we scare the piss out of Brandon every Wednesday."
I moved here on a Monday night, and I was around for the o' so awesome wind storm a couple weeks prior. So my first Wednesday I was sitting at my computer, doing my thing. Then at noon, "SCREEEEEE-OOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW". First thing that ran through my mind was shit. Second was places to hide:
*Basement - its creepy and no one may find me. OH...
*Pantry - Girlfriend and roommate horde plastic bags there. That could cushion my organs from the inevitable structure collapse. And I got food, BONUS
*Under the desk or table - Nah, too 1950s grade school.
About that time, it stopped. I was alive. And there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I had survive a test of the emergency SCREEEEEEE-OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW system. The ESS.
I mean, its good to test them, but really, is there going to be a catastrophic failure of all the sirens in one week? Have they ever gone out to test them, had none of them work, and say, "thank God we scare the piss out of Brandon every Wednesday."
I moved here on a Monday night, and I was around for the o' so awesome wind storm a couple weeks prior. So my first Wednesday I was sitting at my computer, doing my thing. Then at noon, "SCREEEEEE-OOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW". First thing that ran through my mind was shit. Second was places to hide:
*Basement - its creepy and no one may find me. OH...
*Pantry - Girlfriend and roommate horde plastic bags there. That could cushion my organs from the inevitable structure collapse. And I got food, BONUS
*Under the desk or table - Nah, too 1950s grade school.
About that time, it stopped. I was alive. And there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I had survive a test of the emergency SCREEEEEEE-OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW system. The ESS.
Today is election day. But yesterday was decision day in east Tennessee. Big Orange country. A state school and athletic institution has chosen to dump Philip Fulmer and seek a new direction. Our season is way off from what the expectations were. I do not agree with this decision. Even more so as i watch the Fulmer fight tears back during the press conference from yesterday. He has been in the program for 30 years: a player, a graduate assistant, an assistant coach, and head coach. He will be in the hall of fame. He won a national title.
For the first time since 1963, UT is looking for a coach outside of "the family". A lot of names are already being batted around. I hope that they find someone who can be half the dedicated as Fulmer. I hope they find someone who respect the traditions of Tennessee, who can speak to the people, and does not see Tennessee as a bullet on a resume. I feel that they may have found that in Bruce Pearl for the basketball team. I hope they find it for football.
Goodbye to the Great Punkin, Coach Fulmer! A man of class and character.
For the first time since 1963, UT is looking for a coach outside of "the family". A lot of names are already being batted around. I hope that they find someone who can be half the dedicated as Fulmer. I hope they find someone who respect the traditions of Tennessee, who can speak to the people, and does not see Tennessee as a bullet on a resume. I feel that they may have found that in Bruce Pearl for the basketball team. I hope they find it for football.
Goodbye to the Great Punkin, Coach Fulmer! A man of class and character.
Okay. So an update. The job applied for at McGraw Hill has not come back as a "we don't want to hire you," but they have posted the job on Craigslist. Not a good sign for current applicants. Battelle has yet to move on my applications. One of which was put in on Sept. 18th! Finally, Children's Hospital sent a dear John letter stating they were persuing other candidates.
In other news, I am hot on OSU-Med right now. I got 5 apps floating over there. One has already been put "in review". Whatever that means. Their benefits are great, I a qualified for the positions, and I would be working less than two miles from home. An easy commute for me, only a few turns. I would make a lazy maze rat.
I have "interviewed" at UPS. This means that i have been lectured by an HR guy at 10:30 at night about how great the Teamsters are, then spent 5 minutes on the floor of the warehouse. NEXT JOB PLEASE!
So now I come to World Market, where i put in an app at all 4 stores in C-Bus. Hopefully if OSU and Battelle drag their feet (or continue to as the case may be) I can work retail a bit. I am hoping at this point, that I find a job in my field within three weeks. You know, before shit gets whack on black friday. I do not want to be an unfortunate retail temp when that day comes.
TTFN
In other news, I am hot on OSU-Med right now. I got 5 apps floating over there. One has already been put "in review". Whatever that means. Their benefits are great, I a qualified for the positions, and I would be working less than two miles from home. An easy commute for me, only a few turns. I would make a lazy maze rat.
I have "interviewed" at UPS. This means that i have been lectured by an HR guy at 10:30 at night about how great the Teamsters are, then spent 5 minutes on the floor of the warehouse. NEXT JOB PLEASE!
So now I come to World Market, where i put in an app at all 4 stores in C-Bus. Hopefully if OSU and Battelle drag their feet (or continue to as the case may be) I can work retail a bit. I am hoping at this point, that I find a job in my field within three weeks. You know, before shit gets whack on black friday. I do not want to be an unfortunate retail temp when that day comes.
TTFN
I do not know which is worse. To sit and look for a job and find nothing. Or to find something, put in an application, and then have a 2-4 week waiting period before you are judged. Now I know what OJ felt like. Except he did it, and I am doing nothing. Sort of the same thing.
So i am waiting to hear back from Battelle, Children's Hospital, and McGraw Hill on some apps I put in. Children's said it is a 2-4week process. I know Battelle and McGraw Hill are similar either from experience or from second hand accounts.
I got a guy at a staffing company who is gung ho about getting me hired. At least, he is when I am speaking with him. He doesn't want to place me unless I am out of independent options. Or at least Children's is out of the way.
The positions are awesome.
I gotta get my lady some tires. Because she feels I know better. I think.
Brandon
So i am waiting to hear back from Battelle, Children's Hospital, and McGraw Hill on some apps I put in. Children's said it is a 2-4week process. I know Battelle and McGraw Hill are similar either from experience or from second hand accounts.
I got a guy at a staffing company who is gung ho about getting me hired. At least, he is when I am speaking with him. He doesn't want to place me unless I am out of independent options. Or at least Children's is out of the way.
The positions are awesome.
I gotta get my lady some tires. Because she feels I know better. I think.
Brandon
So I am dieing. At least that is what it felt like this morning. I got up at 5, a little bit of heartburn. This escalated into a full blown shitty feeling fest. I felt like my insides were mush.
Then i vomited and found out my feelings were correct. As a side note, I am also worried about how little had digested. There was a whole shell in there, as in velvetta shells and cheese. A WHOLE SHELL in my stomach for 12 HOURS!! Just chillin'.
Anyways, that didn't alleviate the problem so my body tried to excise the demon in the other direction. 3-4 times. My digestive tract is one long scorching tube of pain. I threw a zantac and milanta (sp?) at it before and after the vomit. It took 4-5 hours to fully subside.
Now, I am trying to find a doctor. Because this is something that needs to be dealt with when you have insurance. I need to adjust my lifestyle too. I eat harsh food, because it tastes so good, but this is the worst bout I have ever had. twice before I have woke up in the night like this. And this is the second involving vomit. I do not like to vomit.
Poll, do you like to vomit?
Then i vomited and found out my feelings were correct. As a side note, I am also worried about how little had digested. There was a whole shell in there, as in velvetta shells and cheese. A WHOLE SHELL in my stomach for 12 HOURS!! Just chillin'.
Anyways, that didn't alleviate the problem so my body tried to excise the demon in the other direction. 3-4 times. My digestive tract is one long scorching tube of pain. I threw a zantac and milanta (sp?) at it before and after the vomit. It took 4-5 hours to fully subside.
Now, I am trying to find a doctor. Because this is something that needs to be dealt with when you have insurance. I need to adjust my lifestyle too. I eat harsh food, because it tastes so good, but this is the worst bout I have ever had. twice before I have woke up in the night like this. And this is the second involving vomit. I do not like to vomit.
Poll, do you like to vomit?
If you are reading this blog, then you likely saw the earlier post about slickdeals.net. Well I have successfully plundered!
I got a 6.1 yamaha home theater set for 75$ from fryes.com. apparently, this store has insane deals every 4-5 days. i missed out on a great mobo/processor combo, I wasn't going to let this one get by me.
This was just the speakers tho. What ever shall i do with speakers and not amp/receiver???
I TELL YOU WHAT! You scrounge the junk in you dad's businesses junk room, find a neglect Harmon/Kardon AVR25-II receiver, vaccum it out, and wiggle a suspect connection and VOILAI! You (you meaning I) have a brand new 5.1 home theater. The 6th speaker is waiting for the money fairy to produce funds for a modern receiver. This is an audio video receiver without so much as s-video connections and input labels such as vcr1, vcr2, vcd, tape 1, tape 2, and phonograph. There may be a "compact disc" input too. And it doesn't decode DTS or Dolby digital, just pro logic. BUT - free is as free can be. And it sounds great! I watched "The Fifth Element" sunday night to test the surround (slow to assemble, due to laziness). Wow. I never knew what i had been denying myself until then.
Needless to say, I got a new stereo and it sounds great.
I got a 6.1 yamaha home theater set for 75$ from fryes.com. apparently, this store has insane deals every 4-5 days. i missed out on a great mobo/processor combo, I wasn't going to let this one get by me.
This was just the speakers tho. What ever shall i do with speakers and not amp/receiver???
I TELL YOU WHAT! You scrounge the junk in you dad's businesses junk room, find a neglect Harmon/Kardon AVR25-II receiver, vaccum it out, and wiggle a suspect connection and VOILAI! You (you meaning I) have a brand new 5.1 home theater. The 6th speaker is waiting for the money fairy to produce funds for a modern receiver. This is an audio video receiver without so much as s-video connections and input labels such as vcr1, vcr2, vcd, tape 1, tape 2, and phonograph. There may be a "compact disc" input too. And it doesn't decode DTS or Dolby digital, just pro logic. BUT - free is as free can be. And it sounds great! I watched "The Fifth Element" sunday night to test the surround (slow to assemble, due to laziness). Wow. I never knew what i had been denying myself until then.
Needless to say, I got a new stereo and it sounds great.
Ok, call me sick. Call me deranged. I don't mind seeing a movie that is offending people over the use of the word "retard" or that Robert Downey Jr is in black-face. If it offends you, don't see it, but I am of the opinion that people take themselves to seriously, or others if you have nothing to be offended by yourself. Sit back and laugh at the ol' PC smother we are in the middle of now-a-days.
That said, on to the review.
I wouldn't say the movie sucked. I mean it did, but not the way some may have thought. It is a movie that isn't set out to change the world, or become an underground sensation spawning and entire series of group/buddy films. This is famous actors (Stiller, Black, and Jr) making an absurd movie about stereotypical superstar actors. Stiller pokes fun at the action stars, Black spoofs the comedians (himself and stiller?) and Jr takes a swipe at committed method actors (himself?):
Oh, and Danny R. McBride (Red from Pineapple Express) is the war hero worshipping pyrotechnics expert. Speaking of war hero, it is Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte), whom Stiller is depicting in the film within the film. The final name I will note is Tom Cruise has a few appearances, took me a bit to identify him. OK, my girlfriend did, but I DIDN'T know he was in it. She had the jump so to speak.
The movie has its funny parts, and is in many ways a series of quotable lines. It isn't overly long for what you are looking for. Some cheap laughs (matinee, HINT HINT) are sure to be found in Tropic Thunder, just don't expect to be the must have movie of the holiday season. I am surprised it was atop the charts for another week, although I am partly to blame.
If you want to see what the fuss is about, go see it. if you are disappointed, you were expecting too much (sorry, you were wrong). I believe I could have waited for the rental in a few months.
Word.
That said, on to the review.
I wouldn't say the movie sucked. I mean it did, but not the way some may have thought. It is a movie that isn't set out to change the world, or become an underground sensation spawning and entire series of group/buddy films. This is famous actors (Stiller, Black, and Jr) making an absurd movie about stereotypical superstar actors. Stiller pokes fun at the action stars, Black spoofs the comedians (himself and stiller?) and Jr takes a swipe at committed method actors (himself?):
I don't come out of character until finished with the DVD commentary! - Kirk Lazarus
Oh, and Danny R. McBride (Red from Pineapple Express) is the war hero worshipping pyrotechnics expert. Speaking of war hero, it is Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte), whom Stiller is depicting in the film within the film. The final name I will note is Tom Cruise has a few appearances, took me a bit to identify him. OK, my girlfriend did, but I DIDN'T know he was in it. She had the jump so to speak.
The movie has its funny parts, and is in many ways a series of quotable lines. It isn't overly long for what you are looking for. Some cheap laughs (matinee, HINT HINT) are sure to be found in Tropic Thunder, just don't expect to be the must have movie of the holiday season. I am surprised it was atop the charts for another week, although I am partly to blame.
If you want to see what the fuss is about, go see it. if you are disappointed, you were expecting too much (sorry, you were wrong). I believe I could have waited for the rental in a few months.
Word.
Is there anything that will stop this guy? I know 2 medals are in relays, but 5 golds in as many days of the olympics and matching new world records. After he hit got his tenth gold, VISA ran an ad congratulating him on him surpassing all other olympians. Keep in mind that Morgan Freeman is voicing these VISA ads, and if I am not mistaken, he is still hospitalized.
So they had the voice done before hand. They probably had most of the ad ready, but they did sneak in the shot of him flexing every muscle in his body after the 4x100m Freestyle relay win.
My question is, will Mr. Freeman soon be sending Phelps kudos on winning 8 golds in one olympics, again surpassing any prior olympian?
If VISA has half a brain, they have it ready, but can Phelps deliver?
Only time will tell, but I do not think that there is anything that can stop Phelps. Other than spontaneous human combustion.
And that might not be enough...
So they had the voice done before hand. They probably had most of the ad ready, but they did sneak in the shot of him flexing every muscle in his body after the 4x100m Freestyle relay win.
My question is, will Mr. Freeman soon be sending Phelps kudos on winning 8 golds in one olympics, again surpassing any prior olympian?
If VISA has half a brain, they have it ready, but can Phelps deliver?
Only time will tell, but I do not think that there is anything that can stop Phelps. Other than spontaneous human combustion.
And that might not be enough...
My Top 5 Favorite General Sports at the Summer Olympics.
1. Gymnastics
2. Swimming
3. Track and Field (I know, a big category)
4. Wrestling
5. Diving
GO USA
1. Gymnastics
2. Swimming
3. Track and Field (I know, a big category)
4. Wrestling
5. Diving
GO USA
Okay. So if you read a little into the trailer, even if it is on TV, you know Pineapple Express is pot. If you didn't I just ruined the movie for you, sorry.
Seriously, do people really have names for all the varieties and flavors and strengths of pot? I mean, it sounds worse than going to a florist trying to find "the right" flowers. You go orchid or roses and you are suddenly *bad word for having sex*ed with a million types of the same damn flower. But I digress.
What I am here to talk about is the movie Pineapple Express, mostly so I can have a review up before Meryl, although I could freeze myself, take a long nap with Walt Disney, and be revived before Meryl got around to her review.
So if you are familiar with this group of guys (40 year old virgin, knocked up, superbad, forgetting sarah marshall) you will recognize a good portion of the supporting cast. It is like watching a Kevin Smith or Adam Sandler or Frat Pack or Wes Anderson (sp?) flick. You will know faces after a few goes. Oh, Coen Brothers too!
The movie follows a bumbling Seth Rogan and a pot dealing James Franco as the ellude the guy and gals out to off them. Friendships, conflicts, and resolution follows as such. The guy that I liked a lot in this movie was Danny McBride a.k.a Red. His character was a little bit weasel, a dash of pathetic, and just a whiff of aerodynamics. He had the largest percentage of funny lines compared to his part as a whole.
The movie did drag in a few spots and took itself either too seriously or not seriously enough at times. These are not seperate times mind you, I am just unsure of the which it is.
my Pineapple Express top 5 is as follows (no particular order):
1. Trunk Clothes
2. BFFF
3. Animal Birthdays
4. Windshields
5. Anal Beads
I hope you have no clue what that means. Unless of course you have seen the film. I would recommend matinee viewing or DVD rental. I may buy this, but not ahead of knocked up (yet to get).
Oh, trailers rocked as well. The run down...
College - High Schoolers go on a weekend college visit, pretend to be freshmen to get chicks, and stay in a frathouse. Hilarity ensues
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - Michael Cera and the daughter in 40 Year Old Virgin (Kat Dennings (minus a her super pale look and goth red lipstick) meet up after Cera gets dumped buy Dennings apparent friend. It looks like one wild night between bandmates losing drunk girls, being mistaken for a cabbie, and finding who really is the girl of your dreams. Also recognized a few people from the PaE, K'dUp, 40YOV, and SB crowd in this trailer.
**** NOTE: LISTED AS ANNOUNCED UNDER CERA'S FILMOGRAPHY - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: THE MOVIE ****
UPDATE: *NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR A TIME AND MERYL DID NOT TELL ME BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT CARE*
The Rocker - A movie with the Office's (a.k.a. Dwight) playing washed up 80s hair band drummer who gets a second chance playing with his nephews band. The laughs really start when he gets posted on the internet naked ( he thought the camera was a microphone HO HO HOoooo) and the band gets signed! Wow a dream come true.
*This is a waiter unless a better trailer comes out. Least appealing of all the trailers shown. Although a few flashes from the superbad crowd.
And finally, I saw a trailer before I went to the theater for "burn after reading". It has a great cast, including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, JK Simmons, Frances McDormand, and John Malkovich. Looks great. Sort of in the Big Lebowski / Raising Arizona vein. What I can gather Pitt is a dim witted gym instructor who finds a cd with some sort of classified document and gets caught up with gov't spooks while trying to blackmail someone (Malkovich) for its return. Clooney is a player sleeping with all kinds of ladies. How these two stories intertwine, I have yet to be informed. But it is the Coen bros and they always deliver.
See y'all later
Seriously, do people really have names for all the varieties and flavors and strengths of pot? I mean, it sounds worse than going to a florist trying to find "the right" flowers. You go orchid or roses and you are suddenly *bad word for having sex*ed with a million types of the same damn flower. But I digress.
What I am here to talk about is the movie Pineapple Express, mostly so I can have a review up before Meryl, although I could freeze myself, take a long nap with Walt Disney, and be revived before Meryl got around to her review.
So if you are familiar with this group of guys (40 year old virgin, knocked up, superbad, forgetting sarah marshall) you will recognize a good portion of the supporting cast. It is like watching a Kevin Smith or Adam Sandler or Frat Pack or Wes Anderson (sp?) flick. You will know faces after a few goes. Oh, Coen Brothers too!
The movie follows a bumbling Seth Rogan and a pot dealing James Franco as the ellude the guy and gals out to off them. Friendships, conflicts, and resolution follows as such. The guy that I liked a lot in this movie was Danny McBride a.k.a Red. His character was a little bit weasel, a dash of pathetic, and just a whiff of aerodynamics. He had the largest percentage of funny lines compared to his part as a whole.
The movie did drag in a few spots and took itself either too seriously or not seriously enough at times. These are not seperate times mind you, I am just unsure of the which it is.
my Pineapple Express top 5 is as follows (no particular order):
1. Trunk Clothes
2. BFFF
3. Animal Birthdays
4. Windshields
5. Anal Beads
I hope you have no clue what that means. Unless of course you have seen the film. I would recommend matinee viewing or DVD rental. I may buy this, but not ahead of knocked up (yet to get).
Oh, trailers rocked as well. The run down...
College - High Schoolers go on a weekend college visit, pretend to be freshmen to get chicks, and stay in a frathouse. Hilarity ensues
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - Michael Cera and the daughter in 40 Year Old Virgin (Kat Dennings (minus a her super pale look and goth red lipstick) meet up after Cera gets dumped buy Dennings apparent friend. It looks like one wild night between bandmates losing drunk girls, being mistaken for a cabbie, and finding who really is the girl of your dreams. Also recognized a few people from the PaE, K'dUp, 40YOV, and SB crowd in this trailer.
**** NOTE: LISTED AS ANNOUNCED UNDER CERA'S FILMOGRAPHY - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: THE MOVIE ****
UPDATE: *NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR A TIME AND MERYL DID NOT TELL ME BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT CARE*
The Rocker - A movie with the Office's (a.k.a. Dwight) playing washed up 80s hair band drummer who gets a second chance playing with his nephews band. The laughs really start when he gets posted on the internet naked ( he thought the camera was a microphone HO HO HOoooo) and the band gets signed! Wow a dream come true.
*This is a waiter unless a better trailer comes out. Least appealing of all the trailers shown. Although a few flashes from the superbad crowd.
And finally, I saw a trailer before I went to the theater for "burn after reading". It has a great cast, including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, JK Simmons, Frances McDormand, and John Malkovich. Looks great. Sort of in the Big Lebowski / Raising Arizona vein. What I can gather Pitt is a dim witted gym instructor who finds a cd with some sort of classified document and gets caught up with gov't spooks while trying to blackmail someone (Malkovich) for its return. Clooney is a player sleeping with all kinds of ladies. How these two stories intertwine, I have yet to be informed. But it is the Coen bros and they always deliver.
See y'all later
Even for a casual blogger, I recommend scribefire. That is if you haven't been under a rock and not converted to firefox. I am not sure of its compatibility with seamonkey (still around?) and I should check if there is an equivalent for Opera. The thing is, this bugger lets you click an icon at the bottom of your browser, and WHAAAMMY! You now have a blog posting app right at the bottom of your window. Rather than going to whatever you blog on. logging in. saying you want to post. then typing and posting. You can post right there and to multiple blogs if you are so encline. or save a draft.
What I like best is that, although tabbed browsing is great, its nice having a split screen with blog entry on the bottom and what you may be bloggin about up top. Say a news article, scientific paper, ornudey national geographic pictures.
Look it up. I think it may put a link at the bottom of this post, seein as I am using it to post this. And I am at the livejournal page now!
I just like it.
-EDIT- link for scribefire download - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/a
What I like best is that, although tabbed browsing is great, its nice having a split screen with blog entry on the bottom and what you may be bloggin about up top. Say a news article, scientific paper, or
Look it up. I think it may put a link at the bottom of this post, seein as I am using it to post this. And I am at the livejournal page now!
I just like it.
-EDIT- link for scribefire download - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/a
