So we had time yesterday to pop Juno in and give it a go-around. You know, it’s that movie that has a young high school girl getting pregnant, and shenanigans ensue. No, not Saved!, that movie was funnier. This is the less-funny version.

It’s not bad, and I think it could have actually been better than Saved!, if only it had lost a little bit of the “edgy” dialogue in lieu of some more refined dialogue. See, I get that they’re young and all, and they maybe talk a little different, but it felt like the characters were forcing crap to escape their gums; it had no flow. It was not believable. I do not expect my 7-11 clerk to tell me my “Eggo is Preggo.”

And see the whole premise is that this young girl acts more mature than her age would imply. Except that damn language! She manages to sound like a 9 year-old that watches too much Nickelodeon in the most inappropriate of spots. Like meeting the family she’s going to let adopt her kid. That whole scene needed to be reshot, minus the schtick, in my opinion.

But hey, I say it wasn’t bad still. Those are just where they could have improved it some. It’s OK. I don’t see it as the dark horse of the year or anything though. It was an ‘alright’ flick that got maybe even more coverage than it deserved, I thought. I give it a B-. Hey I’m a generous soul.



Jujutsu
Ah yes, before the movie began, there was that; jujutsu. I had mentioned signing up for this before, right? Well last night was ‘the night,’ as it were. I got to go go my first class, and look like a royal ass and make “HEE-YAA!” sounds all over the place, and generally accomplish nothing, whilst still being sore to show for it.

Ought to be fun!

I’m not actually that sore, except for a spot on my hip joint that I could feel popping over and over again on a specific move we were learning. The Move? “The Samurai Walk.” The use? Looking silly. No really, that’s it. I hurt myself on a maneuver designed to make you look silly.

Could maybe be why I didn’t like Juno as much; perhaps I was too busy looking at all the characters, thinking “I could totally juju his ass to hell.”

Hey I can’t help it anymore; I’m now a highly-trained death machine.

Peace.

Tags: Entertainment, Animals

OK so last time we talked about how using brown paper bags seems to work better than newspaper, right? OK so here’s another tip I discovered.

It was one of those “hey, I think I am on to something” moments. I tore off the top half of a brown paper bag to light the barbie, and this part when open looks like a big brown donut, right? Well I crumpled it up like it was, and put it in there like a small brown donut. The figuring was that this would keep the paper from snuffing out the flames below completely, allowing all the heat to hit the coals directly. See because now it’s a chimney all the way through, not a ceiling of paper and then a chimney.

Trust me, it works so very well; your coal will light so much faster & easier. Trust the ‘bob, OK? Give it a shot.



Dammit! I’m made a LIAR!
The Girl made me do it, OK? Not long after I posted the blog about waiting to see Iron Man on disc, she went and told me that we had two free tickets to the movies. Free. And, Tickets.

Of course now we have to go see Iron Man. Tonight. :-D.

Dinner will be ready in 10 minutes. I will be ready a little afterwards. Iron Man and I will meet in person about an hour later. Oh Yeah, baby.



Zoey went OUT today!
Well I wanted to take Miles out today, and Zoey wasn’t limping around nearly as much, and I wracked my brain figuring out what we could do about it. Well I figured a trip to the beach would be OK. The sand would be forgiving on her foot, MIles could still do everything he does, and we’d get out of the house.

It worked wonderfully. So wonderful in fact, that Zoey was running around full-tilt. Yeah, limp at home, go full-bore on the sand apparently. She had fun! She even went so far as to go swimming. Yeah, swimming. Zoey. Swimming.

So she’ll probably be a little sore later, but hey now she’s run off some energy and we know that she’s OK. Might have set her healing time back a day or two, but I would bet she thinks it was worth it.

Tags: Animals, earth conditions

Has gone. I gathered that it was not the creatine, but rather some serious sinus-cavity backup. I figured this because a few days prior to the headache I was having issues with my tooth aching, which I had hoped was a sinus/drainage issue and not a dentistry issue (because I loathe dentist trips even more than doctor visits). I noticed that as the toothache subsided, the headache began. Then they both started disappearing as my midnight breathing improved. So…


The Creatine
I’m went back on it. Going to give it a shot, see if my muscles just absolutely explode out from where they are. If I’m not ‘ahnold’ by July, then truly this stuff was a gimmick :-D



Zoey’s Foot Update
Well the foot wrap lasted just 24 hours from put on to stayed off. She lasted longer than we thought she would honestly, but eventually it was off. We figured that since she’s home-ridden until it’s better anyway, we’d see how she did with it off and not struggle about it. Well shortly after the wrap came off, so too did the little flap that was hanging on by a thread.

It seems to be healing well, though. She’s not really limping on it anymore, she’s still being cautious about it, but not overly so. In fact, we’re contemplating taking the dogs – that’s both of them – to the beach later this afternoon. See I figure the beach is a great place to test her out; it’s soft & forgiving, and there’s really just not much there for her to hurt herself on. The only worry is sand in the wound, but it’s mostly sealed off now, and that’s just a wash away from being a never-ran thought, so whatever.

I wish I would have taken a picture of it when it happened or when we got home and cleaned it up, so that you could see the progress it’s made. Sorry though, wasn’t thinking of it at the time.



Iron Man
This movie has been on my must see list since I saw the trailer. It looked fun, and I knew it was going to be a Summer blockbuster, so I wasn’t overly-concerned with the plot premises being weak, which I totally expected. Well it turns out I needn’t have feared at all.

The overall reviews for the film are far better than I had predicted. Now the trouble is trying to keep myself from having the “high expectations” mentality when I finally get around to seeing it. Which, of course, won’t be until it comes out on Blu-Ray. So, end of Summer?



Also looking forward to…
The Dark Knight. I hear that the teaser trailer in Iron Man is like 6 minutes long and has caused people to consider other religions, it’s so good. Which for me is actually enough reason to avoid Iron Man in the theatre. See I really really want to see The Dark Knight, and I have since I saw Batman Begins even. But I fear they’re hyping it too much (see “high Expectations”). Not only that, but they’ve gone so far with the whole Exclusive Trailer bit that I’m afraid I will have seen the whole movie by the time it comes out this Summer, and ends up on Blu-Ray this Winter when I will actually watch it.

Anyone else feel me on that?



Don’t f*ck with Cyclones/Hurricanes
Myanmar was recently hit hard, some are expecting the toll of dead to reach well over 10,000. WOW. That royally sucks.

But yeah, I’ll gladly take the occasional earthquake over the yearly thousands of dead and billions in rebuilding, thanks.

By the way, did you know that Cyclones & Hurricanes and whatnot are really the same thing? Just a different name depending on what ocean they stem from. Kinda weird. I know a lot of people that think that cyclones are something much worse than hurricanes. Nope!

Peace.

Tags: Animals, earth conditions

F*cking f*ck this f*cking headache is killing me
I am now on day four of this damn throbbing headache. No creatine yesterday! May not be the culprit. Whatever it is though, is pissing me the hell off. Four days. FOUR DAYS! No workout today though. Just in case it’s a “sick” thing instead of truly a “headache” thing. You never know.



Zoey cut her foot real bad
We took the dogs out to the local delta yesterday. All was well until we got ready to leave. We took a few steps from where we were sitting, and I turned around and noticed she was now limping, and her paw was covered in red. Let me tell you:

A 40lb dog is not really all that heavy. A 40lb dog you have to carry ½-mile is a freaking lead ton. She had sliced her foot on something – I am not sure what – and was bleeding bad enough. It obviously hurt, so I opted to be the goody daddy and carry her back, so that it would alleviate her pain and also keep the wound clean. Well, cleaner.

I had to stop a few times, though. Take a breather.

It was a clean cut. She got herself on something sharp, I would suspect glass except I saw none from where we were to where she was cut. But she cut her main pad, took off a piece about ½-inch long and ¼-inch deep. Hanging on by a thread. I figure that it’s going to fall off, because there’s so little holding it on at the moment, but we left it there just in case it ‘fuses’ back. Right now it lies cleaned, neosporined, and wrapped.

I actually expected her to throw a fit about having her foot wrapped. She’s been OK with it. Surprising. Hopefully she recovers quickly, because I have no plans to take her out until she’s 100% in that regard. Will probably be a while though.



Gone Baby Gone
Watched this last night. It’s not too bad! I rather liked the movie itself, though the whole premise about it is really a question of whether the means justify an end. In the case of the plot line of this movie, I think I would have left well-enough alone, where the main character could not. I’m not going to say too much about it. It’s not going to bring a tear to people’s eyes as they contemplate the new direction of cinema that this film did not bring to Hollywood. It’s not going to make the AFI’s top 100. But it’s good. I’d say it’s easily B+ material, almost maybe an A, but not quite.

The lead actor is a man named Casey Affleck. As you may have guessed, this is a relative to Ben Affleck. His younger brother, to be precise. And let me tell you, you can tell. They look quite similar. To me, Casey looks like Ben probably looked when he was 20 or something. He’s got that kid-face going on, you know what I mean?

Anyway, worth checking out. Despite its morbid premise, I found that I burst out in laughter at a few spots. I was the only one to do this, which made me quite glad we rented it instead of going to a theatre. Apparently my humor is a bit off. I knew this already, but the audience might have been a little disgusted. F- ‘em.

Peace.

Tags: Animals

I had a dull throbbing in my head all day yesterday. We cancelled our workout for the day, because the throbbing headache was afflicting us both. Well we were turning into bumps on a log – or a couch, as it were – and I wanted to get us out of that little slump we found ourselves in. So…



Dogs HO!
… we got ourselves up and ready and took the dogs out to the dunes. It’s fun there, because I can go off-roading a little, and the dogs can play in the sand and the water. It’s on the peninsula of the bay, which is rather narrow, so you’re not more than ¼-mile from the bayside to the beachside, so there’s plenty of options for fun times.

It took some convincing. Mostly me convincing The Girl, but we made it up and out, around 2:15 or so. Spent the better part of two hours there.



Nice weather we’re having
Been nice the last few days. Not hot, not cold, just in between. Yesterday it was overcast most of the day, but it wasn’t cold, even at the peninsula. Of course after we got home and took a nap, it cleared right up and was nice & sunny too. Go figure.

Of course it’s supposed to rain today & tomorrow. I am neither pleased nor displeased by this, just mentioning it. Two days of it. Then back to the same ol’ overcast & sunny days for a while.



A week from Today: Ass-kicking training
I start my jujutsu classes next Tuesday. :-) (that’s me smiling). I am happy about this. I am excited and a lil’ nervous, too. I haven’t really done anything like this before, save for a two-week trial when I was like 4 years old or something. I don’t think that counts. No one fears me when I tell them I took karate for two weeks when I was four and achieved white-belt status.

So I need to stop in and pay. And I guess pick out a suit. Oh sh!t there’s another downside to this, too.

You see, I “go commando.” It’s very liberating, as it were. Been doing it for years, so don’t act shocked, and uh, don’t get that weird look on your face that I can tell you have right now. It’s not like they’re going to jump out and grab you just because they’re not in tightie-whities or anything, OK? They’re still safely under wraps, so get over it.

However with all the tussling and stuff I’m going to be doing? I might have to go to the other extreme. That’s right, spandex. Ew. The boys are squirming just thinking about. It’s gross. Ew.



Watched “An Inconvenient Truth” last night
Not going to bother reviewing the thing. It’s a documentary, and if you have been anywhere but under a rock the past 2 years, you know what it’s about. Al Gore? Global Warming? ‘Nuff said.

Anyway, he makes a compelling case. Not that he’s really making it so much as he’s explaining it in ‘real terms’ for people. It’s one thing to hear scientists use big words, it’s quite another to see graphs about the damage we’ve done and be hit with the realities of what our future will hold for us at the current rates. None of this came as a shock to me, I have known for quite some time. But I could see others who aren’t as ‘in the know’ about this stuff as me being quite surprised by some of the factoids presented.

One of the things I was happy to see was the mention of it really more than anything being a function of our exploding population. It’s not mentioned enough I feel, and I think that a lot of the issues we face could be dealt with if we just started to control the population better. I mean, in an extreme sort of example… if there were 1,000 people on earth, would it really matter if we drove 1mpg cars around? The earth’s systems would be more than able to accommodate that sort of usage. But 7 billion people? Things get a little tighter then. I mean, it’s still the same earth with the same capacity for resources, but now you’ve got a lot more mouths to worry about, and a lot more butts putting waste out into the same limited space. It’s a big issue is what I’m saying.

So if you have not seen it, I would recommend watching it. It’s long and feels longer than it really is due to the nature of the material, but it’s not really boring. Just educational.

Peace.

Tags: Technology, Animals

He can put some surfers to shame ;-)

Anyway, check it out. It’s the one that shows him running across the beach. Titled “Miles swimming @ the Beach.” So yeah, check it out.

Peace.

Tags: Animals

So I popped in a fully-charged battery into the camera today. It opened. Not without struggling and at least an attempt or two. And the first time it opened it got ‘stuck’ closing. But now it seems to work fine. Go figure.



Uh, Maybe Not
Well actually maybe this is something we should watch. We took the dogs out to the Delta today, and whilst there, The Girl’s camera acted up. She pulled it out and turned it on and it… you guessed it: had a lens error. Hers though, rectified itself on the spot a moment later.

But still.

Tags: Technology, Animals

As a good american, I’m sure you have one of them charcoal fire-starting devices. You know, “the chimney” as I call it and probably many others. Well I always manage to still have a hard time getting it to light. Not sure if it’s the location or what, but for whatever reason the newspaper snuffs itself out. The instructions say to insert two newspaper pages crumpled up, but if I do that many it just goes out, and if I do less then I am really just going to stand there lighting newspaper forever.

Well one day I was out of newspaper but didn’t want to go get some just to start this one BBQ adventure. So I reached around the corner and grabbed a brown grocery bag that I had saved. Well it turns out that – at least for me – the brown paper bag works quite a bit better. It seems to light better and stay lit, which is important to the cause.

So anyway here’s the exact routine: I rip a a full-sized bag in half. I then crumple and insert into the bottom, and light. I walk away, put away the charcoal bag and otherwise occupy myself for a minute. Then I go and crumple the leftover half of the bag, and insert it into where the first half used to be, before it burned itself out of existence. I usually don’t need to use the lighter or matches again, as there’s enough ember from the first half that I can just blow and get it to flame and catch the new half-bag on fire as well. At this point I go away, and check back in a few just to make sure that the bottom-level coals are indeed white, signaling that they have indeed caught flame and are going to do the rest for me.

I have no idea why it works better. Maybe it burns hotter I’m not sure, but it does the job faster and better than newspaper. Newspaper just snuffs itself out every time I try it.

So next time you need to light the barbie, and you don’t want to babysit the chimney and the newspaper, try the good ol’ brown paper bag. Works wonders for me.



Grab life by the tail
I have been trying for the last few weeks to force upon myself a “no mouse” policy. However, I think that as of today that policy is over. I prefer the mouse.

But nevertheless the experience has been good. I have made myself more productive on the trackpad than I was previously, and I am more likely to reach for it now. But still, I’m more effective with mouse-in-hand than hand-on-pad.

Yet getting back on the mouse today and doing some unofficial tests, I found that for the most part, I spent less time fumbling when I had the mouse; I can just get right to the place I want to be, faster and more precisely than a trackpad can afford. I like this level of exactness. So when the place I’ll be will have room for a mouse? I’ll mouse it. But I will no longer sweat not having it, nor will I bother to try and take it with me when it might prove an inconvenience. Basically, if I’m at my lair and in “my spot,” it’s there. If I’m not there, it’s no big deal.



Zoey: Irritatingly dumb
I call Zoey “The Dumb One” because it’s a funny-yet-accurate assessment of her critical thinking abilities. Don’t get me wrong, she’s very cute and very lovable and has quite the personality on her. But she’s dumb. This is how dumb she is:

OK so I’ve had the 4Runner for the better part of 3 years now. In that time, we’ve gone everywhere from the mountains & Deserts of So Cal to the Mountains & Beaches of Nor Cal. This whole time, not a problem we’ve had, we get ready, they get excited, we open the back and they jump right up. Crap, since we got up here, keeping them out of the back whilst I get it ready for them has been a real challenge (not an issue any longer with the addition of my $200 floor mats). All of that ended recently, however. At least for Zoey.

A couple of weeks ago, I was getting everything prepped to go, got them around back, and was trying to get them to calm down before allowing them to jump in. Well as I was getting Miles to sit down (he’s really excitable, as you probably know). Out of the corner of my eye, I see Zoey break from her sit and try to jump in. Well the problem is that she missed. She missed, and fell. And then started yelping like… well, like someone kicked her I guess, which was amusing to a degree at the time, but has created issues that really just bug the living sh!t out of me now.

She won’t jump into the 4Runner anymore. She won’t do it. Which means that on occasion, if we’re parked in a less-than-stellar spot, it becomes dangerous because she wiggles and cowers and hides…. Anywhere. And it’s annoying as hell because I have to pick her dumbass up and throw her in myself, which if she’s wet and smelly means I too am now wet & smelly.

What the hell? I mean, this isn’t rocket science, you know? It’s jumping into a car. And, uh, let’s not forget that we’ve done it successfully for…. 3 YEARS! 3 years! So what, we throw away 3 years-worth of success because we failed once? And didn’t even have a bump or bruise to show for it? OK fine. But yes, that makes you unequivocally dumb. Zoey, the Dumb & Irritating One. Oh my. How Frustrated I have become.

Peace.

Tags: Animals, Technology

As of right now, I am nearing completion of the old blog updates. It was actually made easier with the realization that not all would need so much work. I knew I wanted to add an introductory pic for each entry, and a lot were missing, but that’s relatively easy, it’s the text that is the labor.

I have been using this basic “format” since about August of last year, and even before that, I used only a slightly modified version of what I’m currently using. So theoretically, once I get to about June 2007, I’m all but through. I say theoretically because had I gone straight through chronologically, that would be true. However once I skipped ahead to see where I’d have to go to, I started just fixing those small issues to break the monotony of the full-fix entries…

So right now, I have about 2 months of full-fixers, and say one month of slight-fixers.



Seen 2 movies, no reviews
I have seen both Atonement & We Own the Night, and not blogged about either. Those are forthcoming, don’t worry. But I think they will wait until I’m done with the archival updates.



On a sadder note
Miles had been looking a little injured a few days ago. Wasn’t sure, couldn’t figure it out, but he seemed to get suddenly better, I figured maybe he was constipated, who knows. Anyway, off to the beach yesterday, and now he really is injured. Threw the ball along the sand, and I guess he twisted his front right ankle in a funky motion to grab the ball off the ground as re ran passed it.

He’s doing better this morning already, but still….

I was talking with The Girl about how I react differently when Zoey & Miles get injured. I do tend to act more “concerned” when Miles is involved. And it’s not that I don’t care about Zoey, it’s that I know Zoey is young and it’s “just” and injury. Miles is 11-½ years old; is this “just” and injury, or the beginning of the end, you know? So yeah, I am always very concerned with his health, because the older he gets, the less likely he is to bounce back. I know this. I don’t want to admit it, but I know it.

I mean, a week sidelined? No problem for a young dog. For him? He’s really active, but if he has to go a week just sitting around, then it takes a bigger toll on him. The next time out he may injure something else.

I may need to get him on a stretching regimen. Maybe enroll him in Yoga classes or something.

Peace.

Tags: Technology, Animals

OK so I have been a supporter of the Clinton campaign since I knew she was going to run. This is because her husband did a bang-up job (hehe) while he was in office, and it’s not like the two are polar examples of politicians, so I was hoping to get the duo back in office, sort of right this ship we like to call Home.

But their recent campaigning has sort of soured me, and I feel a great many others. Perhaps even why they are struggling now, behind their competition in populous & delegate votes. It’s not that I feel they won’t do a good job anymore, but I did also say that I think both candidates would be a fine fit, so… It’s more that she’s gone to stooping instead of stumping.

Keep this up, and I may just decide that I’d rather the candidate that stuck to the issues. Maybe that’s an important part of being President, eh? Sticking to the issues at hand?



New York Governer linked to high-class Whores
Aww, that sucks. Hee hee, that made me laugh a little.

I’ve read some comments essentially saying that it’s only a problem because prostitution is illegal, which perhaps it shouldn’t be. Well, yes and no…

I think that maybe prostitution should be legalized. It’s a service, I mean we hire dancers, why not f*ckers? However, I don’t think prostitution being legal would have been enough to right this particular ship. As he said, he let his family down, which legalized prostitution or no, was going to be the case. I mean, I don’t think his wife is as upset that he was involved in illegal charades as much as she was upset by the fact that he went dipping in another honey pot.

So really, the only solution to those types of issues is to legalize prostitution, and also make it socially acceptable to “go outside the house” occasionally to get a fill-up, if you are pickin’ up what I’m throwin’ down.

Generic checklist in this alternate reality: Get groceries, rotate tires, knock a prostitute, pick up kids from soccer, balance checkbook.



What a Great Day!
Today was so nice almost all around. It wasn’t that cool when we got up, we hung out and ate breakfast (yay cereal!), then eventually went out for a short hike (hour & a half) down a trail we hadn’t been down before.

It was cool because it led into back-country more or less, branching off into all kinds of different trails & paths, with a few major arteries that got crossed here & there. Fun trails, though. Up steep inclines, through narrow, winding passages, and over the river & through the snow or some sh!t like that. Might be the trails I decide to go training for adventure racing on, me & Miles anyway.



Except –
Except that the entrance is marked “PRIVATE PROPERTY; KEEP OUT; NO TRESPASSING.” The main road leading down from the main thoroughfare ended at a residence about the better part of a mile down. On our way back, we saw someone in a SUV drive by. They glared unapprovingly.

I wasn’t wearing any pants at the time, so I’m not really sure if it was our presence, or the lack of presence of said pants. Hard to tell.



What the hell were you doing without pants?
Rocking out, of course. And what better way to rock out, than with….

You know, just never mind.

Tags: Politics, Animals

They’s a-crumblin’, folks, don’t know if you’ve read the news on the matter or not. But if you’re being swayed by folks saying that now is the time to buy, you better just shut those ears of yours down.

Oh no, this is a major correction we’re in the midst of, people. This ain’t no 1-2 month slide before it rises again, this is going to take the better part of years to get back to normal. In under 10 years, the housing market rose some 400%, while median wage rates remained almost flat. It was unsustainable, and if you put your money in now, you’re really just throwing it away.

Why do these people say that it’s going to bounce back? They’re trying to think positive thoughts, that’s what’s up. They’re losing their shirts in the market, they bought in hook-line-and-sinker, and of course, misery loves company. You don’t want to be that company.



Smart money move?
Rent for now. Find a decent place that you can afford and live out of for the next 3-4 years, maybe even 5-6 (yes, years). Yes, it will take that long. You don’t lose 75% of the current cost overnight; people want to believe their homes are still worth close to what they paid, so houses on the market will go gradually down the price slope, trust me on this.

Hey, I was right about Iraq, right? Right? Trust me on this.



Gross but I’ll tell you anyway
The dogs have worms. Eww. Yes, it’s eww. Sorry you had to experience it vicariously through me like that, but don’t worry, I’m going to try and get them taken care of today. And if not today, then definitely tomorrow.

But probably today. Because that’s just ewww.

Tags: Animals

You know, those beasts I paid nearly $200 for? Yeah, those, they showed up yesterday.



So of course, I just had to wash the 4Runner
The mighty 4Runner did get a bath today. It needed it. The last time it had been bathed was in August of last year. Was it dirty? Yeah. It wasn’t like it was mud-covered though, just all-around grimy.

And I decided that at least once a year from now on, after the rainy season, it will get a professional wash/wax/buff/detail job. Not that I can’t do it, I most definitely can.

I just don’t want to. I’d rather take a nap while my 4Runner gets prettied up for me. Then I can just sort of wash/maintain throughout the rest of the year – or at least the Summer – until the rains come back and I give up washing again.



Wasn’t that bad, though
No, it was most definitely nasty, don’t get me wrong. But it had been since August of 2007 since it was last cleaned. And in that time, I have been off-roading in it multiple times, gotten it stuck axle-deep in muddy waters, blazed trails through bug country, seen nightly frosts & freezes, and not once so much as hosed off.

Thank goodness for that clean rain we get, otherwise I don’t think I’d be able to see through the windshield.



Yeah but how do you like the mats?
I was getting there! Geez… They’re not bad. At first I was thinking I paid $200 for these? But they will do just fine. I had anticipated a softer, more rubber-like material that was thicker and heavier, but these are a little more rigid and light that I had expected. But, hopefully that will aid in their longevity (The Girl has the sort of rubber in the way of floor mats that I was expecting these to be made of; her floor mats are deteriorating). They’re a really good fix, and the raised lip all the way around will keep everything on top where it is, including water (looking at you, dogs).

When I first put them in, they looked sort of out of place. But I continued to clean, and within an hour they looked right as rain. I even tried to place the old carpet mats over them, thinking maybe…. Best of both worlds? Nah. Didn’t seem right, I had already grown to like the “rubber” mats more.

And hopefully it will mean I only have to clean the inside of the 4Runner for like 5 minutes at a time, once a year from now on. Instead of the 15 minute cleanings twice a year, which is my current schedule :-|

Peace.

Tags: Technology, Vehicles, Animals

The prevailing school of thought – or rather, the old wive’s tale – seems to be that dogs eat grass because their stomachs are upset, to aid in throwing up whatever is upsetting their tummies. Dog eat grass, Dog throw up, end of story.

I submit to you exhibit A and exhibit B as counterpoints to this theory. These two dogs of mine, they don’t just eat grass, they are connoisseurs of fine green blades. They do not eat grass to throw up, they selectively munch on only the finest grass available, and they eat tons of the sh!t. When we go out to some of our favorite haunting spots, they hop out, and go in search of the local grass, sort of a taste of the cuisine.

They have a taste for it. Here, this first video of mine as further evidence. You can see for yourself: these dogs, they aren’t sick, they aren’t ill, they’re well-fed, yet – they just can’t pass on the opportunity to dine on some fine green.



That is the video you chose to be the First on your site?
Yeah, uh, yeah that’s the one….



Wow, you’re more of an idiot than I thought!
Hey! C’mon, I was just…



Is that your voice?! You sound like a Hillbilly!
HEY! I was SICK! My throat is hoarse! Give me a break, dammit!



Ha ha. Tell me why I come here again?
Hey! You’re just being mean now!

But, uh, yeah I haven’t a clue. Sorry, this is what you get. Frown :-(

Peace.

Tags: Animals

Yesterday I spent the better part of $200 on floor mats for my 4Runner. Yeah, floor mats.

But these ain’t no sissy floor mats, y’all. No, I bought an entire set (front, back, cargo area) of rubber, form-fitted, lipped mats from Husky. Why? Because we take the dogs out frequently (as you may have read about a few times before) and they get wet. When this happens, they get the carpet wet. When that happens, it creates a nice, musty, mildewy smell that takes forever to go away. Oh yeah, and the mildew itself sort of sucks a bit.

The only way to avoid this is to either a) take the carpet up after each trip and let it air dry or manually dry it (2+ hours labor each time), or spend the money to essentially waterproof the damn 4Runner.

Waterproofing ftw!



Cleaning imminent
I haven’t cleaned the 4Runner in quite a while. It’s been at least 6 months now probably. So when the new mats arrive, I’ll take it as an opportunity to clean the hell out of the ‘runner. Thing is, though.

You see, it’s been so long since I cleaned it in the first place, that before I do that I have to weed it. No I’m being serious, I have to weed it. It’s got plants growing on it. Well, out of it, I guess. From the undercarriage. Yeah. No I’m totally not joking. You may recall that awhile back I ran aground and needed a tow? I took some of that fine roughage home with me as a souvenir, and it’s still “hanging out,” so to speak. I’d have figured it to fall off by now, but it’s still hanging on. And thriving I might add. Kind of a mobile garden I guess.

So maybe I did turn into white trash like I had feared.

Eh, probably not. Real white trash wouldn’t spend $200 on custom flooring solutions; they’d just take all the carpet out.



Media bias
If you are paying attention to the Obama-Clinton Race, then this may be a little bit of insight for you into the recent upswing in Obama’s campaign: SNL Debate.

Yeah I was talking about this online with another gent even before this skit came up. Don’t know why they’ve taken to him, but apparently as far as the media’s concerned, he can do no wrong.

Hilary Clinton ftw!

UPDATE:
I was informed by “Joey N.” (see below) that the SNL link is no longer active… Sadly, this is true. Sorry guys, SNL didn’t want to play.

Tags: Vehicles, Animals