Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?
Okay, now THIS is funny: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? I only got 60%… scary. 😀
Okay, now THIS is funny: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? I only got 60%… scary. 😀
I dunno about everyone else, but Jen and I have our Top Five list. If you watched Friends, you know what I’m talking about. It’s a list of five celebrities, that if the opportunity ever arose, you could sleep with them without penalty. Basically, if I met up with one of the five women on my list at a hotel bar, and they welcomed me back to their room, I could go with Jen’s blessing.
Currently, my list looks like this (in no particular order)
Unfortunately, I may have to remove Katie Holmes from my list, as she seems to be turning into a whack-job. Don’t get me wrong, she’s still as gorgeous as ever, but there is something creepy about her Scientology-induced ways now. She used to be kind of quiet and reserved. You barely ever saw her macking on her previous boyfriend of five years (Chris Klien) in public. Now, you can’t turn on the TV without seeing her sucking Tom Cruise’s face off.
I get it, she was private and reserved for so long, and now she’s with her childhood crush, she’s bound to go a little wild. But c’mon, this is a little ridiculous. I also don’t blame Tom, hell no. I would be jumping into that with both feet too, but he’s seemed to go off the deep end a little as well. They’ve only known each other for six weeks, and they are SO in love… eeek.
Anyway, the creepiness of it all means I’m pulling dear Katie from the top five. Not quite sure who I should replace her with yet. Maybe Jessica Alba, maybe Anna Nalick (GORGEOUS girl who wrote a phenominal album) Hmmm, who else? Kelly Rowan from the O.C.? She is by far the sexiest woman on that show, despite the younger generation of hotties… I dunno. Anyway, give me your suggestions, and even though this topic has been covered in our corner of the blogosphere before, add your Five Freebies to the discussion.
Bye Katie. I’m gonna miss ya 🙁
Okay, this story makes me sick. The gist of it is this. Two kids, aged 16 and 14 took out a .22 caliber gun and shot it into traffic repeatedly. They ended up killing two people. Why did they do it? Well they said that they saw it in the game Grand Theft Auto 3. Now Grand Theft Auto 3 is a violent game where you play a Mafia guy that jacks cars, kills people and beats prostitutes. So no, the subject matter ain’t pretty, but it did not CAUSE THE KIDS TO KILL.
Anyway, the families of the victims are suing the game company and Wal-Mart for selling the game. They couldn’t possibly blame the kids or their PARENTS for this… First of all, how did a 16 and 14 year old get access to a gun? Secondly, how did they get the game as it’s rated as M by the ratings board? And then, how did they not know the consequences of their actions? Did their parents not teach them what is fantasy and what is reality? I mean for god’s sakes, at that age they should know better. And anyone that thinks that a videogame caused this is an idiot. I know the families of the victims are hurting and want someone to blame, but for god sakes, blame the people that deserve it. We’re too litigious as a country. It has to stop, and the blame has to go to the right people.
McDonalds didn’t make you fat, Cigarette companies didn’t give you cancer, and videogames/movies/music do not kill people. Take some personal fucking responsibility.Personally I hope the kids rot in prison for the rest of their lives. They are too stupid to be allowed to breed.
Well since Rocky put this out there, and John responded, I thought what the hell. So here’s my Geek Quiz answers, and for cool stuff geek related hit thinkgeek.com
WHAT CLUBS WERE YOU INVOLVED WITH IN HIGH SCHOOL? President of both the Speech and Drama Clubs, was dual all-state in dramatic and improv acting my junior year. I was also a cheerleader. Gotta love hanging with the hottest girls in school.
DID YOU PLAY ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS? IF SO, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE RACE/CLASS COMBINATION?
I still play D&D albeit through Neverwinter Nights by Bioware. I play every Friday night against all the same friends who played together as kids. We now do it from all over the US. I’m partial to half-elves as well, and I currently have both a wizard and ranger. I love the dual-wielding of the ranger, but the spells of the wizard rock.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVEL, BESIDES LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY?Was never a huge fan of sci-fi fantasy fiction. LotR was about it.
WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER GO TO – A SCI-FI CONVENTION LIKE DRAGONCON, OR A RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL?
Dragoncon. I’ve also been known to attend ICon in Iowa City, and the World Horror Con
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST COMPUTER?
Commodore 64
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST ONLINE EXPERIENCE? (added question)
I used my 300 baud modem to dial into text bulletin boards in high school. Did green screen telnets in college across the “internet” to access more text boards and MUD’s.
WHAT 80’S MUSIC DID YOU LIKE BETTER – “NEW WAVE” OR “HAIR BAND”?
Both!
OF THE TYPE YOU CHOSE IN THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE BANDS?
Def Lep, Crue, Great White, Whitesnake, Skid Row, Depeche Mode
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE STAR TREK SERIES, AND WHY?
The original. Shatner is the man!
NAME THE LATEST “GEEK TOY” YOU BOUGHT YOURSELF
Canon EOS 300D Digital Camera.
WHO WOULD WIN IN A CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH – STEVE JOBS OR BILL GATES, AND WHY?
Gates, but Jobs would look good losing.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, AND WHY?
Well I do love Formula language because it’s so easy and quick. I also love HTML and Flash, although technically, those aren’t languages…
HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU SPEND ON THE COMPUTER DURING A WEEKDAY? WEEKEND DAY?
Weekday probably about 10, Weekend 4.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF CAFFEINE?
Diet Coke! Because I like to DO what feels good!
Okay two weeks again. Just when I was getting good too. Oh well, life gets in the way I guess. Well, that weekend went rather nicely. The XM was great for the drive and Kali was wonderful in the car. A four hour car ride each way and she was pretty much an angel. Hope that trend keeps up. Seeing the parents was nice too. All in all, a good weekend.
Since then I’ve been really deep in the development world at work. It’s been a lot of fun and has made the last two weeks go by pretty swiftly. It’s amazing, only two more weeks of season two of American Idol. It’s been going on for months, and now it’s almost over. Go Clay!
More good news the other day. Salem Pax, the blogger from Baghdad is back. He had been silent since early in the war and many feared he was dead. His blog is a very interesting read. Check it out. It’s the war from the perspective of an Iraqi who wants democracy, but isn’t exactly fond of how everything we’ve done has gone. It’s probably the most honest account of the war you are going to see. Now that he has access to the internet again, you can see his accounts of the war.
Saw X-Men 2, X-Men United this past week, and it was great. Really looking forward to the Matrix Reloaded too… This is turning out to be a great year for movies. The final Lord of the Rings, American Pie 3, Terminator 3! The list goes on. Good to milk those sequels I guess 🙂
Mother’s Day this weekend too, glad Jen tells me exactly what she wants. And as for my Mom, anything with pictures of Kali work out well for her.. Clubphoto is a godsend in that department!
That’s all for now, gotta run and grab some Chinese food on the way home from work.
Fuck. That’s pretty much what I have to say. The Miami Dolphins snatched defeat from the jaws of victory once again today. And with the Jets win, neither us, nor the Patriots got into the playoffs. Winning by 11 with 5 minutes remaining and we still blew it. Unreal. Part of it was a TOTALLY screwed up penalty that allowed the Pats to get to the one yard line. A pass interference call that SHOULD have clearly gone against the offense but went against us instead. Then a blown punt and a blown kickoff totally sealed it. I still cannot believe it happened. I think Zach Thomas summed it up nicely “You can say all you want about how we should have won, but I’m sick and tired of hearing how good we are. We can’t win a big game.” As it goes. This is the first time in 7 years the Dolphins haven’t been in the playoffs. SEVEN years. But, looking back to those seven years, we never got to the Super Bowl. So I guess Zach is right. The only thing that really sucks about all this is that the freakin’ Jets had to make it. [sigh]
Well, I go back to work tomorrow for a day, then I have the rest of the week off. It’ll be nice. Still have a lot of work to do around the house, so it will be more labor intensive than just hanging out. But it should be worth it. It’s just going to take awhile and involve moving lots of crap. I HATE moving crap… Man, I need to get to bed… Take Care