In the Boston Globe Calendar section ...
They sometimes have a little piece about 10 random songs on the IPod ....
So I will do it plus star rating .. I also can't skip songs I really don't like
#1 "Come On, Let's Go" by Los Lobos (La Bamba Soundtrack) ... (3 stars out of 5 - par) (not rated before)
#2 "Do It Sweet" by Various Reggae Artists(none specified) .. .Reggae Roots album ... *** (not rated before)
#3 "How Bizarre" by OMC .. How Bizarre ... ****
#4 "Do It Twice" by Bob Marley and the Wailers ... Reggae Fever, Vol. II ***
#5 "A Monologue by Fozzie Bear" by The Muppets ... The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem and More 25th Anniversary ****
#6 "Havana Moon" by Chuck Berry ... The Great Twenty-Eight *** (new choice)
#7 "The Simpsons Halloween Special End Credits Theme" by The Simpsons .. Songs in the Key of Springfield ... ***
#8 "Medley: In a Sentimental Mood/Mood Indigo/I'm Beginning to See the Light ..." by Duke Eliington .. Such Sweet Thunder ... **** (unrated choice)
#9 "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Rob Orbison .. The All-Time Greatest Hits of Ray Orbison .... ****
#10 "I Can't Stand the Rain" by The Commitments .... The Commitments ... ***
1,2, 6 and 8 had not been rated in my IPod before .... Although I know Havana Moon and Come On Lets Go pretty well ...
What would your 10 random IPod choices be??
Merry Christmas!
ecq
Bonus 11th track ... "All-Star" by Smash Mouth ... **** (from one of my wife's compliations)
12th ... "The Boxer" by Carbon Leaf ... Another Shot of Redeye (Compliation) .. ***
Enjoy your gifts and spending time with your loved ones!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Rah Rah Rutgers Rah 7-0!!
Saw "The Departed" on Wednesday ... very good **** ... It might be Matt Damon's best work .. and you can tell Jack Nicholson is having all sorts of fun ...
I really enjoyed it ... Makes me want to see "Internal Affairs" the Hong Kong movie its based on.
Feels odd to not have the wife at home this weekend (she is in Rochester, NY at a balloon haunted house called Balloon Manor ....
http://www.balloonmanor.com
In other news Rutgers is now 7-0 and #16 in the polls after winning at Pittsburgh 20-10 ....
Its unbelievable to me to see how much better this Rutgers team is .. they have just made the top running team in the Nation (Navy who they shut out) and the best passing efficency quarterback (Tyler Palko -- Pittsburgh) ...
The big game comes in 3 Thursdays when #7 Louisville visits Rutgers ... one week after #4 West Virginia visits #7 Louisville on Thursday night.
Rutgers could still win the national title.
Amazing.
ecq
I really enjoyed it ... Makes me want to see "Internal Affairs" the Hong Kong movie its based on.
Feels odd to not have the wife at home this weekend (she is in Rochester, NY at a balloon haunted house called Balloon Manor ....
http://www.balloonmanor.com
In other news Rutgers is now 7-0 and #16 in the polls after winning at Pittsburgh 20-10 ....
Its unbelievable to me to see how much better this Rutgers team is .. they have just made the top running team in the Nation (Navy who they shut out) and the best passing efficency quarterback (Tyler Palko -- Pittsburgh) ...
The big game comes in 3 Thursdays when #7 Louisville visits Rutgers ... one week after #4 West Virginia visits #7 Louisville on Thursday night.
Rutgers could still win the national title.
Amazing.
ecq
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Lovely San Diego
The temp job is in week 4 and just got back from a totally wicked awesome weekend in San Diego.
Saw my lovely cousin Julia get married on Saturday night at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park ... It was a very lovely and fancy wedding ...
I also got to go snorkeling in La Jolla Cove (totally awesome) unbelievable numbers of fish... and go body surfing in Mission Beach, and then have a great breakfast at a bar/rest. right near the roller coaster ...
Even went to Tijuana at my wife's urging and got to gamble and have some street food .. it was fun but it took 45 minutes!!!! plus to walk back across the border (when I went 6 years ago practically walked through) ...
I would love to go back and swim some more in the Pacific Ocean .. it was warmer in the valleys and TJ though ...
I would also have loved to have the tram working when went to the Wild Animal Park ..as it was we were just completely tired and kept sitting on benches.
Flying out of Portland, ME was great too.
What have you done fun lately .. or tell me about a great trip ..
ecq
Saw my lovely cousin Julia get married on Saturday night at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park ... It was a very lovely and fancy wedding ...
I also got to go snorkeling in La Jolla Cove (totally awesome) unbelievable numbers of fish... and go body surfing in Mission Beach, and then have a great breakfast at a bar/rest. right near the roller coaster ...
Even went to Tijuana at my wife's urging and got to gamble and have some street food .. it was fun but it took 45 minutes!!!! plus to walk back across the border (when I went 6 years ago practically walked through) ...
I would love to go back and swim some more in the Pacific Ocean .. it was warmer in the valleys and TJ though ...
I would also have loved to have the tram working when went to the Wild Animal Park ..as it was we were just completely tired and kept sitting on benches.
Flying out of Portland, ME was great too.
What have you done fun lately .. or tell me about a great trip ..
ecq
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Best Concerts Ever ...
So while I was driving back from Camp and the family reunion every July 4th in Central Maine, I listened to my wife's IPod and heard Man or AstroMan?
The wife has been getting into Tenacious D and there is only so much I can listen to of it ...
But it made me think how great Man or Astroman were at Pomona College in 2001 and think of my favorite live shows ever.
There are two artists I saw twice both were awesome live.
One is the immortal legend of Rock and Soul, Ray Charles .. once in New Brunswick, NJ at the State Theatre (around a 2,000 seater) in an amazing about 75 minute set ***** .. One of the great shows I ever saw .. I think it w as in the mid-90s? ...
Another was later in Ray Charles's life in a free show outside in Pasadena, CA in 2001 ... It was a fun show but not as amazing **** ... I think its awesome I saw one of my favorite performers of all time live twice.
Another group who was ASTOUNDING live is Living Colour (Cult of Personality is their big single) .. I saw them once at the University of Chicago in Fall 1993? at Mandel Hall, in a 1,000 seat theater usually reserved for classical shows ... Just awesome and insanely great ... Had a "seat" in the pit and had an absolute blast .. One of the best shows ever ***** ...
I also saw them before my really bizarre trip to London in the Summer, 2001 in North London .. They were brilliant there too but the crowd acted posh, and distant ... I loved it though, and thought it was awesome I saw they were in a show in the free paper ****
Other great shows were Lollapolloza 2 at the JFK Stadium Grounds, Philadelphia, Summer 1993 ****1/2 .. A wonderful, hot exhausting show, with Tool, Dinosaur Jr, Fishbone ... Was in the pit a good 5 hours before I just had to get water...
Another was U2 in the Summer of 1992, in the ZOO TV tour, at the floor of Veterans Stadium, Philly ... I had seats about 8 rows away in the acoustic set at the end of a long runway .. Great stadium show *****
Also the Little Steven Underground Rock Festival at Randalls Island, NYC in August? 2004 ... Great show, the Misfits and MANY others were great .. Do wish there was more then one stage ... Lots of fun ... Would have saw Iggy Pop if I wasn't there for 12 hours already, the Strokes didn't play WAY too loud (posers) and there wasn't a hurricane warning out ... And of course the wife wanted to go home .... ****
Awadagin Pratt (classical pianist) given ticket at Mandel Hall, Chicago, 1993 ... ****1/2
BB King blues festival, Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ .. mid-1990s? ... .Buddy Guy was unbelievable so was Koko Taylor (also saw her at the U of Chicago) .... Fun show ****
Also saw Paul Simon live twice (once at the concert in Central Park ****) and once with Bob Dylan in Holmdel ****
What are some of your favorite shows ever?
ecq
The wife has been getting into Tenacious D and there is only so much I can listen to of it ...
But it made me think how great Man or Astroman were at Pomona College in 2001 and think of my favorite live shows ever.
There are two artists I saw twice both were awesome live.
One is the immortal legend of Rock and Soul, Ray Charles .. once in New Brunswick, NJ at the State Theatre (around a 2,000 seater) in an amazing about 75 minute set ***** .. One of the great shows I ever saw .. I think it w as in the mid-90s? ...
Another was later in Ray Charles's life in a free show outside in Pasadena, CA in 2001 ... It was a fun show but not as amazing **** ... I think its awesome I saw one of my favorite performers of all time live twice.
Another group who was ASTOUNDING live is Living Colour (Cult of Personality is their big single) .. I saw them once at the University of Chicago in Fall 1993? at Mandel Hall, in a 1,000 seat theater usually reserved for classical shows ... Just awesome and insanely great ... Had a "seat" in the pit and had an absolute blast .. One of the best shows ever ***** ...
I also saw them before my really bizarre trip to London in the Summer, 2001 in North London .. They were brilliant there too but the crowd acted posh, and distant ... I loved it though, and thought it was awesome I saw they were in a show in the free paper ****
Other great shows were Lollapolloza 2 at the JFK Stadium Grounds, Philadelphia, Summer 1993 ****1/2 .. A wonderful, hot exhausting show, with Tool, Dinosaur Jr, Fishbone ... Was in the pit a good 5 hours before I just had to get water...
Another was U2 in the Summer of 1992, in the ZOO TV tour, at the floor of Veterans Stadium, Philly ... I had seats about 8 rows away in the acoustic set at the end of a long runway .. Great stadium show *****
Also the Little Steven Underground Rock Festival at Randalls Island, NYC in August? 2004 ... Great show, the Misfits and MANY others were great .. Do wish there was more then one stage ... Lots of fun ... Would have saw Iggy Pop if I wasn't there for 12 hours already, the Strokes didn't play WAY too loud (posers) and there wasn't a hurricane warning out ... And of course the wife wanted to go home .... ****
Awadagin Pratt (classical pianist) given ticket at Mandel Hall, Chicago, 1993 ... ****1/2
BB King blues festival, Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ .. mid-1990s? ... .Buddy Guy was unbelievable so was Koko Taylor (also saw her at the U of Chicago) .... Fun show ****
Also saw Paul Simon live twice (once at the concert in Central Park ****) and once with Bob Dylan in Holmdel ****
What are some of your favorite shows ever?
ecq
Sunday, June 11, 2006
BMI rant
I think Panera might mind if I got Pizza Hut personal pan pizza and ate it here .. Prob should just do it there .. The idea sounds MUCH better then having “healthy” food here at Panera ... I think there should be more appreciation for the junk food we eat as good Americans. We are the world champions, and the absolute world leader in being a fast food Nation ... Lets not feel bad for this ... We do need to excel at something .. Why not gluttony?
I will admit it, I am a glutton. There it is I have one of the 7 deadly sins. If you listen to the media, it may be the deadliest sin of all. Is obesity as bad as the media seems to paint it ... The number looks artificially high with the Body Mass Index (BMI) .. a completely artificial equation from very old insurance tables ... there is NO way .. the normal range of BMI is a very short range of 20-25 .. or is it 26-30 ....
I do now that the current overweight BMI rating is completely in the normal range ... and say 30-37 should be overweight ..38-45 obese and 45+ dangerously obese .. I really hate the term “obesity,” especially the idea of being morbidly obese .. After all its just so “morbid” :)
Word count -- 792 after that rant ....
Ok so under 20 BMI (very low by the way) KG/M^2 is considered underweight .. and then you get these very odd and really quite small groups of 5 ... “normal” for instance is only a 20-25 range .. .there is no way that this can be accurate .. If it is many rowers, footballers, rugby players, etc. might qualify as being “obese” in the 30-35 range ... a 100 kg man who is 2 meters tall would be on the border of “normal” and overweight ... 100/4 =25 ... I don’t think 220 pounds qualifies as borderline overweight if you are over 6 feet tall which I think is 6’6” .. may even be able to consider that pretty thin ....
A 120 kg man (264 lbs) at 6.6 ft (2m) would be a BMI of 120/4 or 30 BMI .. borderline obese/overweight ....
I think that should probably be the upper end of the “normal range” and then you just move things over and the BMI makes more sense.
Its amazes me how easily people believe anything with a formula that involves a semblance of math, to be factual. Equations can lie as much as poiticians can.
That’s that for now ....
Quite a rant I think .. just trying to get my writing mojo back after my amazingly prodigious output in November.
ecq
I will admit it, I am a glutton. There it is I have one of the 7 deadly sins. If you listen to the media, it may be the deadliest sin of all. Is obesity as bad as the media seems to paint it ... The number looks artificially high with the Body Mass Index (BMI) .. a completely artificial equation from very old insurance tables ... there is NO way .. the normal range of BMI is a very short range of 20-25 .. or is it 26-30 ....
I do now that the current overweight BMI rating is completely in the normal range ... and say 30-37 should be overweight ..38-45 obese and 45+ dangerously obese .. I really hate the term “obesity,” especially the idea of being morbidly obese .. After all its just so “morbid” :)
Word count -- 792 after that rant ....
Ok so under 20 BMI (very low by the way) KG/M^2 is considered underweight .. and then you get these very odd and really quite small groups of 5 ... “normal” for instance is only a 20-25 range .. .there is no way that this can be accurate .. If it is many rowers, footballers, rugby players, etc. might qualify as being “obese” in the 30-35 range ... a 100 kg man who is 2 meters tall would be on the border of “normal” and overweight ... 100/4 =25 ... I don’t think 220 pounds qualifies as borderline overweight if you are over 6 feet tall which I think is 6’6” .. may even be able to consider that pretty thin ....
A 120 kg man (264 lbs) at 6.6 ft (2m) would be a BMI of 120/4 or 30 BMI .. borderline obese/overweight ....
I think that should probably be the upper end of the “normal range” and then you just move things over and the BMI makes more sense.
Its amazes me how easily people believe anything with a formula that involves a semblance of math, to be factual. Equations can lie as much as poiticians can.
That’s that for now ....
Quite a rant I think .. just trying to get my writing mojo back after my amazingly prodigious output in November.
ecq
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Progressive Series on DVD .. and two excellent film reviews ...
Progressive Series on DVD .. and two excellent film reviews ...
I have gotten very in to Lost by watching Season 1 on DVD .... And since Alias had its series Finale tonight, against 24's season finale .. I was curious what people thought of watching these complicated shows that make more sense when you see the entire program, not just bits and pieces ...
Its funny, I watched Lost briefly with my wife during the premiere and didn't get into it ... It has been an absolute joy however to watch on DVD ....
I also saw two very good movies this week ...
One was Match Point **** .... Woody Allen's best movie in many years .. possibly since Crimes and Misdeamors or Even Zelig and The Purple Rose of Cairo .. The acting was great, the script very interesting .. Johnathan Rhys-Meyers was much better then I thought he could be, Emily Mortimer was very cute and quite adorable .. and Scarlett Johnansen is absolutely gorgeous ... Very good film .. Highly recommended ...
What I also liked about "Match Point" is that it didn't star Woody Allen, or even really have a pseudo-Woody (like Branagh in Celebrity .. or the DREADFUL performance by Jason Biggs in the Horrendous Anything Else 1/2*) .. .Very interesting surprising movie .. Catch it when you can ...
I also saw the spellbinding and powerful movie "City of God" **** ... This movie is beautiful, brilliant and heartbreaking ... Really awesome cinematography and very good acting ... Although I thin this would be a hard film to see multiple times ... I would love to see more by this Brazilian director ....
Also looking forward to Rites of Spring this Wednesday-Monday in the Berkshires .. Can't believe I will be there in 36 hours )) .... Vacuumland is over, and the next challenge awaits ...
blessed be ...
ecq
p.s. Read my poem and co-read a children's story "Toot and Puddle" at Church on Sunday as part of a service I helped create ... I had people actually clapping at the end of the children's story .. That was an absolute blast!
I have gotten very in to Lost by watching Season 1 on DVD .... And since Alias had its series Finale tonight, against 24's season finale .. I was curious what people thought of watching these complicated shows that make more sense when you see the entire program, not just bits and pieces ...
Its funny, I watched Lost briefly with my wife during the premiere and didn't get into it ... It has been an absolute joy however to watch on DVD ....
I also saw two very good movies this week ...
One was Match Point **** .... Woody Allen's best movie in many years .. possibly since Crimes and Misdeamors or Even Zelig and The Purple Rose of Cairo .. The acting was great, the script very interesting .. Johnathan Rhys-Meyers was much better then I thought he could be, Emily Mortimer was very cute and quite adorable .. and Scarlett Johnansen is absolutely gorgeous ... Very good film .. Highly recommended ...
What I also liked about "Match Point" is that it didn't star Woody Allen, or even really have a pseudo-Woody (like Branagh in Celebrity .. or the DREADFUL performance by Jason Biggs in the Horrendous Anything Else 1/2*) .. .Very interesting surprising movie .. Catch it when you can ...
I also saw the spellbinding and powerful movie "City of God" **** ... This movie is beautiful, brilliant and heartbreaking ... Really awesome cinematography and very good acting ... Although I thin this would be a hard film to see multiple times ... I would love to see more by this Brazilian director ....
Also looking forward to Rites of Spring this Wednesday-Monday in the Berkshires .. Can't believe I will be there in 36 hours )) .... Vacuumland is over, and the next challenge awaits ...
blessed be ...
ecq
p.s. Read my poem and co-read a children's story "Toot and Puddle" at Church on Sunday as part of a service I helped create ... I had people actually clapping at the end of the children's story .. That was an absolute blast!
Monday, May 08, 2006
Marley and Me .. Read It Now!
Saw some more movies this week, and also watching the first disc and a half of Lost Season 1 ...
The first thing I will review is "Lost" .. Its quite good, very interesting, very rich ... Excellent show which I want to keep wanting to know about .. I really like the hunter w/ the wheelchair, the hot female criminal, and the big guy ... good show ***1/2 ...
Then there is Waters famous .... "Pink Flamingos" .. John Waters (1972) movie of disgusting things ... It was OK .. ** ... I liked the Waters commentary on the DVD better then the movie itself... I am glad to say I have seen it though, I definitely can't recommend it though ... It was bizarre though.
I have also seen "Good Night and Good Luck" .. It was most deserving of an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, and Best Actor for David Straitharn .... **** .. An excellent movie well worth seeing, I could easily see it as a companion to Miller's "The Crucible" and of discussing 1950s politics, would be an excellent movie to see for students ... It is also quite enjoyable ...
I also resigned from the vacuum gig, the job literally makes me sick, and its time for the next thing .. Unfortunately I think it will be another McJob ...
Wish me luck, its time for me to get fulfilling work .. A much more difficult challenge then we were led to believe in school, or by the "knowledge worker" revolution talked about in Robert Reich's "The Work of Nations" or the late Peter Drucker's "Post-Capitalist Society" ...
I think I just might make the plunge and become an academic .. .also check out my poetry from the last post ..
ecq
There is also one more thing I want to review .. the absolutely brilliant book of living with the "Worst Dog in the World" .. Marley and Me ... ***** .. It is absolutely great, if you have ever loved a dog especially ...
Just a warning though, its going to pull at your heartstrings and might make you want a dog again .. If you love dogs, despite how crazy they can be you should most definitely read this at the Library, Bookstore, or borrow it from a friend ...
Its just great ...
edmund charles davis-quinn
The first thing I will review is "Lost" .. Its quite good, very interesting, very rich ... Excellent show which I want to keep wanting to know about .. I really like the hunter w/ the wheelchair, the hot female criminal, and the big guy ... good show ***1/2 ...
Then there is Waters famous .... "Pink Flamingos" .. John Waters (1972) movie of disgusting things ... It was OK .. ** ... I liked the Waters commentary on the DVD better then the movie itself... I am glad to say I have seen it though, I definitely can't recommend it though ... It was bizarre though.
I have also seen "Good Night and Good Luck" .. It was most deserving of an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, and Best Actor for David Straitharn .... **** .. An excellent movie well worth seeing, I could easily see it as a companion to Miller's "The Crucible" and of discussing 1950s politics, would be an excellent movie to see for students ... It is also quite enjoyable ...
I also resigned from the vacuum gig, the job literally makes me sick, and its time for the next thing .. Unfortunately I think it will be another McJob ...
Wish me luck, its time for me to get fulfilling work .. A much more difficult challenge then we were led to believe in school, or by the "knowledge worker" revolution talked about in Robert Reich's "The Work of Nations" or the late Peter Drucker's "Post-Capitalist Society" ...
I think I just might make the plunge and become an academic .. .also check out my poetry from the last post ..
ecq
There is also one more thing I want to review .. the absolutely brilliant book of living with the "Worst Dog in the World" .. Marley and Me ... ***** .. It is absolutely great, if you have ever loved a dog especially ...
Just a warning though, its going to pull at your heartstrings and might make you want a dog again .. If you love dogs, despite how crazy they can be you should most definitely read this at the Library, Bookstore, or borrow it from a friend ...
Its just great ...
edmund charles davis-quinn
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Wrote some poems .. tell me what you think ...
Saw the absolutely brillina Hiryo Mirayaki film (sp.) ... Howl's Moving Castle ****1/2 .. It was lyrical, beautiful and awesome ...
I would also HIGHLY recommend that you watch his movies in Japanese (with subtitles) with the original actors .. Disney has gotten big name actors for the roles, but I much before Miyake directing them...
I liked it more then Princess Mononoke ****, but probably not quite as much as the amazing Spirited Away ***** ....
Haven't seed My Friend Totaro yet and some others .. love his films thoug ...
Also wrote some poems ....
SPOILERS! (Click to view)
May 1st poems
Time
Time goes slowly
Tick, dribble
Just waiting
Shift 5 hours to go
Nothing to sell
No one to talk to
Not allowed to read …
Beach
Beach
Glorious Beach
Filled W/ Dogs
Sun, Surf, Walking
Cairning, Stacking Rocks
Lovely Sunday,
Contemplative, Restful
Rocks
Rocks
Surf Crashing
Tell the story of ages
Worn by the sea
Low tide, high tide
Spring and Fall
For millennia they linger
What stories could they tell
As we wander towards the vast ocean
and this one is my favorite so far ...
Wasted Day
Standing around
Hoping to chat with ..someone
Job says I sell commission vacs …
All I really do is stand
Sometimes I sell, usually I waste time
Vacs and stuff
I sell things that suck
Sometimes they work,
Sometimes they don’t suck and come back
Got the vac salesman blues
And my feets are aching
The time doth go so slow
Waiting til 9, then home I go …
Edmund 5/1/2006 …
I also wrote these two last night and today ...
Treats
I'm a SUCKER for my cat
When he meows
.... I move
What does .. he .. want ..
Some food ...
No treats
.. Kitty Treats ...
Meowing at the man ...
.. Meowing at the drawer ..
Time for treats
...... GIMME MORE!!! ... (typed with Hunter on my lap)
and one at the vac store
Slowlllly
Time
... goes
SLOWWLLLLYY
2 hours to go
waiting
standing
Why am I here ...
.... Where oh where do I go ...
................
In other news sold 2 mattresses with a $400 commission right after I wrote the last one ...
Blessed be ..
Happy May day and Mid-Spring...
ecq
I would also HIGHLY recommend that you watch his movies in Japanese (with subtitles) with the original actors .. Disney has gotten big name actors for the roles, but I much before Miyake directing them...
I liked it more then Princess Mononoke ****, but probably not quite as much as the amazing Spirited Away ***** ....
Haven't seed My Friend Totaro yet and some others .. love his films thoug ...
Also wrote some poems ....
SPOILERS! (Click to view)
May 1st poems
Time
Time goes slowly
Tick, dribble
Just waiting
Shift 5 hours to go
Nothing to sell
No one to talk to
Not allowed to read …
Beach
Beach
Glorious Beach
Filled W/ Dogs
Sun, Surf, Walking
Cairning, Stacking Rocks
Lovely Sunday,
Contemplative, Restful
Rocks
Rocks
Surf Crashing
Tell the story of ages
Worn by the sea
Low tide, high tide
Spring and Fall
For millennia they linger
What stories could they tell
As we wander towards the vast ocean
and this one is my favorite so far ...
Wasted Day
Standing around
Hoping to chat with ..someone
Job says I sell commission vacs …
All I really do is stand
Sometimes I sell, usually I waste time
Vacs and stuff
I sell things that suck
Sometimes they work,
Sometimes they don’t suck and come back
Got the vac salesman blues
And my feets are aching
The time doth go so slow
Waiting til 9, then home I go …
Edmund 5/1/2006 …
I also wrote these two last night and today ...
Treats
I'm a SUCKER for my cat
When he meows
.... I move
What does .. he .. want ..
Some food ...
No treats
.. Kitty Treats ...
Meowing at the man ...
.. Meowing at the drawer ..
Time for treats
...... GIMME MORE!!! ... (typed with Hunter on my lap)
and one at the vac store
Slowlllly
Time
... goes
SLOWWLLLLYY
2 hours to go
waiting
standing
Why am I here ...
.... Where oh where do I go ...
................
In other news sold 2 mattresses with a $400 commission right after I wrote the last one ...
Blessed be ..
Happy May day and Mid-Spring...
ecq
Friday, April 07, 2006
just something fun
Just found a silly quiz online ...
Discover Your Sins - Click Here
Had a surreal week ...
This weekend it was in the 70s ...
Wednesday night it was snowing ...
On tuesday worked a full day and made a buck (seriously) .. on thursday almost nothing and then a 2200 mattress with 10% commission (surreal)
but now of course there is the movie review ....
I saw Chicken Little last week and it was OK ** .. .The beginning was simply terrible and the end was kinda cute ... It wasn't horrible but would give it the thumbs down ..
I also saw a much more interesting movie the last few days ... 7 up ***1/2 and 7 plus 7 *** ... both are very interesting and the beginning of the up series ...
I enjoyed the first documentary more because the kids were new ... I enjoyed seeing these kids of different classes in England ... there has been 7 up, 7+7, 21 up, 28 up, 35 up and 42 up ...
Its one of the movies that Roger Ebert considers one of the ten best of all time and very interesting sociologically ...
my only concern with 7+7 is the kids haven't grown up that much yet .. I will be very interested in 21 up .. and have heard 28 up is the best of the series..
so whats up with you
oh and it sucked to see Mandisa go away on American Idol, I think she had the best voice so far...
Country Chris was the best last week (although my least fav. on the show) and Taylor Hicks was simply awful (although hes one of my favs ... was #2 to Mandisa)
Cheers!
edmund
| Greed: | Low | |
| Gluttony: | High | |
| Wrath: | Low | |
| Sloth: | Medium | |
| Envy: | Very Low | |
| Lust: | Medium | |
| Pride: | Medium |
Discover Your Sins - Click Here
Had a surreal week ...
This weekend it was in the 70s ...
Wednesday night it was snowing ...
On tuesday worked a full day and made a buck (seriously) .. on thursday almost nothing and then a 2200 mattress with 10% commission (surreal)
but now of course there is the movie review ....
I saw Chicken Little last week and it was OK ** .. .The beginning was simply terrible and the end was kinda cute ... It wasn't horrible but would give it the thumbs down ..
I also saw a much more interesting movie the last few days ... 7 up ***1/2 and 7 plus 7 *** ... both are very interesting and the beginning of the up series ...
I enjoyed the first documentary more because the kids were new ... I enjoyed seeing these kids of different classes in England ... there has been 7 up, 7+7, 21 up, 28 up, 35 up and 42 up ...
Its one of the movies that Roger Ebert considers one of the ten best of all time and very interesting sociologically ...
my only concern with 7+7 is the kids haven't grown up that much yet .. I will be very interested in 21 up .. and have heard 28 up is the best of the series..
so whats up with you
oh and it sucked to see Mandisa go away on American Idol, I think she had the best voice so far...
Country Chris was the best last week (although my least fav. on the show) and Taylor Hicks was simply awful (although hes one of my favs ... was #2 to Mandisa)
Cheers!
edmund
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Mid-Majors almost won first 3 games
Seton Hall was blown out by a very good, shockingly good in fact Wichita State team by 20.
UW-Milwalkee beat Oklahoma like I expected.
Pacific played very gamely against BC but didn't quite win it in a 2OT instant classic.
Not surprised at all that the March Madness on Demand isn't working .. there must be hundreds of thousands if not millions of people trying to get on that ...
Also got Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix for my PS2 today which totally rocks ...
The thursday of the tournament is always one of my favorite days on the sports calendar ...
Go mid-majors and go Rutgers tonight at St. Joseph's in the NIT and on Sunday for the women vs. Dartmouth (7 pm -- ESPN2)
edmund davis-quinn
UW-Milwalkee beat Oklahoma like I expected.
Pacific played very gamely against BC but didn't quite win it in a 2OT instant classic.
Not surprised at all that the March Madness on Demand isn't working .. there must be hundreds of thousands if not millions of people trying to get on that ...
Also got Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix for my PS2 today which totally rocks ...
The thursday of the tournament is always one of my favorite days on the sports calendar ...
Go mid-majors and go Rutgers tonight at St. Joseph's in the NIT and on Sunday for the women vs. Dartmouth (7 pm -- ESPN2)
edmund davis-quinn
March Madness
Today is the first day of the tournament ...
Although the BC-Pacific game is close and looks interesting ... more interesting in seeing Wichita State beat Seton Hall (40-26 Shockers at halftime) or see Bruce Pearl's old team UW-Milwalkee beat an overrated Oklahoma team.
I feel more disconnected from the tournament then I have in a while .. am enjoying getting some cleaning done today ... have a HUGE amount to do.
Also miss SG and will be back tomorrow ... it is an excellent site.
ecq
Although the BC-Pacific game is close and looks interesting ... more interesting in seeing Wichita State beat Seton Hall (40-26 Shockers at halftime) or see Bruce Pearl's old team UW-Milwalkee beat an overrated Oklahoma team.
I feel more disconnected from the tournament then I have in a while .. am enjoying getting some cleaning done today ... have a HUGE amount to do.
Also miss SG and will be back tomorrow ... it is an excellent site.
ecq
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Oscars -- A Rant ....
Oscars ... A Rant
I think John Stewart did a very good job, much better then I thought he would ...
It was also very very odd to see Ben Stiller's package in a green jumpsuit.
Why oh why for the love of god, are they playing music DURING the beginning of the speeches ...
It is so mean, and annoying ...
There were so many bloated tributes on this show, why cant they give the winners 2 minutes to speak ...
Good speeches especially by Clooney and the foreign film winner ...
Was also lovely to see how nervous Philip Seymour Hoffman was ...
Next year director and Conti .. let people talk ...
Ang Lee just won for Brokeback Mountain, I bet he will win for Best Picture now too ...
Even the music over Ang Lee ... Never started the speeches with music before... I cannot say how annoying this is.
I do need to see Brokeback Mountain too, have only seen Crash among the best picture nominees ...
Walk the Line still my favorite movie of the year *****
WOW Crash won for Best Picture.. Its the only one of the nominees I have seen ...
I will be interested to see what Haggis writes or directs next after Crash **** and Million Dollar Baby **** ... Two straight Best Pictures written ...
Congratulations Paul Haggis and Crash...
edmund davis-quinn
p.s. How for the love of god did the cut off the Best Picture speech .. I really hope they fire the director Horovitz and Bill Conti for that ... That was simply atrocious ...
I loved John Stewart but there was 8 montages, and very short speeches ... Why did they play music on every speech and cut off the Best Picture speech ....
I liked Crash and need to see the other best picture noms to give an opinion ... I guess a lot of people didn't like Crash ...
I think John Stewart did a very good job, much better then I thought he would ...
It was also very very odd to see Ben Stiller's package in a green jumpsuit.
Why oh why for the love of god, are they playing music DURING the beginning of the speeches ...
It is so mean, and annoying ...
There were so many bloated tributes on this show, why cant they give the winners 2 minutes to speak ...
Good speeches especially by Clooney and the foreign film winner ...
Was also lovely to see how nervous Philip Seymour Hoffman was ...
Next year director and Conti .. let people talk ...
Ang Lee just won for Brokeback Mountain, I bet he will win for Best Picture now too ...
Even the music over Ang Lee ... Never started the speeches with music before... I cannot say how annoying this is.
I do need to see Brokeback Mountain too, have only seen Crash among the best picture nominees ...
Walk the Line still my favorite movie of the year *****
WOW Crash won for Best Picture.. Its the only one of the nominees I have seen ...
I will be interested to see what Haggis writes or directs next after Crash **** and Million Dollar Baby **** ... Two straight Best Pictures written ...
Congratulations Paul Haggis and Crash...
edmund davis-quinn
p.s. How for the love of god did the cut off the Best Picture speech .. I really hope they fire the director Horovitz and Bill Conti for that ... That was simply atrocious ...
I loved John Stewart but there was 8 montages, and very short speeches ... Why did they play music on every speech and cut off the Best Picture speech ....
I liked Crash and need to see the other best picture noms to give an opinion ... I guess a lot of people didn't like Crash ...
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Cool things about Edmund :))
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Edmund!
- Over half of Americans are officially Edmund.
- Edmundocracy is government by Edmund!
- Half a cup of Edmund contains only seventeen calories.
- Edmund is the world's smallest mammal.
- Devoid of his cells and proteins, Edmund has the same chemical makeup as sea water.
- Antarctica is the only continent without Edmund.
- If you drop Edmund from the top of the Empire State Building, he will be falling fast enough to kill before reaching the ground.
- A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are individually known as Edmund.
- On stone temples in southern India, there are more than 30 million carved images of Edmund!
- If you lick Edmund ten times, you will consume one calorie.
Rutgers had an absolutely heartbreaking loss at Syracuse tonight 84-82(OT) .. RU shot a 3 with 3 seconds left to make overtime ... had a 3 pointer to get ahead by 1 point .. and then lost with 0.3 seconds left to a Syracuse shooter who had hit 1 three all year ... Rutgers is now 0-9 at the Carrier Dome...
Also frustated with Blockbuster Online ....
i rented "Inside Deep Throat" from blockbuster online .. unfortunately its only the "r" version.... i hoped they wouldn't cut too much out but it said 60 minutes checked on yahoo! movies and it said it was 90 minutes ... YIKES!!!
I hope there is not a half-hour cut out ... I will give review soon but blockbuster online will not do as well as Netflix by keeping there no NC-17 policy ... Will have to rent this again probably ((
I have no idea why the producers of "Inside Deep Throat" would issue an edition missing 1/3rd of the movie .... its just bizarre ...
ecq
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
I guess I'm a Cowboy!
a Cowboy
You scored 6 Honor, 3 Justice, 9 Adventure, and 5 Individuality!
Well pardner, the thing that drives you is a sense of adventure. You're willing to play by the rules, but only so long as you've got open territory to cover and new frontiers to explore. You don't need much and you don't ask much.
Strap on your six gun and wear your Stetson proud. I think you'll do just fine
The Cowboy-Ninja-Pirate-Knight Test
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=14911521259611283941
I love silly tests like this ...
My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 21% on Ninjinuity
You scored higher than 16% on Knightlyness
You scored higher than 87% on Cowboiosity
You scored higher than 41% on Piratical Bent
You scored 6 Honor, 3 Justice, 9 Adventure, and 5 Individuality!
Well pardner, the thing that drives you is a sense of adventure. You're willing to play by the rules, but only so long as you've got open territory to cover and new frontiers to explore. You don't need much and you don't ask much.
Strap on your six gun and wear your Stetson proud. I think you'll do just fine
The Cowboy-Ninja-Pirate-Knight Test
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=14911521259611283941
I love silly tests like this ...
My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 21% on Ninjinuity
You scored higher than 16% on Knightlyness
You scored higher than 87% on Cowboiosity
You scored higher than 41% on Piratical Bent
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
100 Things about me ... 1-25
I got this idea from the fantastic blog Mainely Midge ....
http://mainelymadge.typepad.com/mainely_madge/
1. I am a night owl.
2. I am a media junkie.
3. I went to Rutgers University
4. I am listening to ITunes right now .. Doors in Concert .. I used ITunes once more when I wrote my novel.
5. I wrote 56,000 words in November for No Filter but have wrote much less in the last 2 months.
6. I am a HUGE Rutgers sports fan.
7. I will listen to Rutgers football, and womens and mens basketball on the Web Radio ... http://scarletknights.com, http://nj.com/wor (mens basketball and football) and http://nj.com/wrsu ...
8. I look at http://nj.com/rutgers nearly every day to see if there are any stories about my alma mater ....
9. I really like the website Suicide Girls .. I started it to enjoy the women .. I have kept at it with the discussion groups.
10. I run the Non-Fiction, Documentaries, and Basketball groups on that site ...
11. I compulsive rate things and love to make lists.
12. I loved hearing about Nick Hornby's character make lots of lists in the book "High Fidelity"
13. I am a Philadelphis sports fan
14. I love the phillies
15. I majored in Political Science and am one credit short (a world history (the class is China's Foreign Relations) from a second major in history...
16. I have an MBA ... I have gotten much from it except debt ....
17. I loved Claremont .. Went for an MBA there and became more of an academic and less interested in money.
18. I love my wife Lanna dearly ...
19. I love seeing my cat Hunter "Socks" Thompson post in his kitty blog .. http://huntersocksthompson.com
20. My favorite movie this year by far was "Walk the Line" *****
21. My original review for "Walk the Line" was ****1/2 .. I need to think about a movie before I can give it ***** ....
22. I hated that Peter Travers of Rolling Stone went away from the 5 star reviewing system which they still use on LPs ...
23. I prefer saying LP to CD
24. I love vinyl
25. I collect things
26. I find it hard to pay full price for a book .. but if its a quarter I will grab lots of them.
27. I have difficulty throwing away newspapers ....
28. I seriously want to read every article and will even if the paper is years old ...
29. I sometimes feel more comfortable in academia then the real world...
30. I wish I traveled more ...
31. I have been to Oxford, London, Geneva, Moscow and St. Petersburg .. As well as Monterrey, Mexico ...
32. I have also been to Tijuana, Ensanada and Mexicali but hardly consider that leaving the US...
33. I honeymooned in Quebec and Montreal ...
34. The best meal I had on that trip was in a small resteraunt in a strip mall about 8 miles east of Trois Riverois ....
35. I wish you could drink in public
36. I love beer.
37. I have a beer blog .. http://mainebeerguy.blogspot.com
38. I love Maine beer but wish there was a store that had lots of non-regional beers ...
(a break)
39. The Great Lost Bear in Portland is one of the great beer bars in the world ...
40. My other favorite beer bars are Lucky Baldwins -- Pasadena, CA ...
41. The Old Bay Resteraunt -- New Brunswick, NJ .. home of Rutgers University (BA Political Science '98)
42. The Blind Tiger Ale House -- Greenwich Village, NYC
43. I stay awake much too late ...
44. The Great British Beer Festival was going on a ten minute walk from me when I was in London but I didn't go ... I immediately regretted this ...
45. I love the song "Happy Happy, Joy, Joy" from Ren and Stimpy
46. I have bought DVDs of seasons of the Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, and Ren and Stimpy but rarely watch them....
47. I love all of these shows.
48. I have been to a few big concerts in my life .... Genesis -- 1991 (after junior year of HS) .. U2- During the Zoo Station tour (I believe 1992) on the floor of Veterans Stadium
49... I am listening to "One" off the "Achtung Baby" album right now which I heard Bono and Edge do acoustically about 5 rows from me in the Miss America type catwalk in the middle of Veterans Stadium.
50. I liked old Veterans Stadium ... I saw a few Phillies games there and always loved the 70s multi-purpose stadium ...
51. I saw David Cone get 20 strikeouts against the Phillies while he played for the Mets and rooted him on the whole way ...
52. My favorite baseball park I have been to is Wrigley field
53. I loved the big urinal trough at Wrigley ...
54. I go to minor league games now since I went to a Trenton Thunder game about 5 years ago ...
55. I have never been to a hockey game
56. I plan to go to a Portland Pirates game soon..
57. I live in Westbrook, ME just West of Portland, ME
58. I misss NYC sometimes .... There was so much to do there...
59. NYC frequently exhausted me
60.. My parents recently moved to Allentown, PA but still consider them living in NJ ...
61. I grew up in Skillman, NJ just north of Princeton
62. I cheer on the Princeton Tigers, although not as much as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
63. I watched the Tigers beat UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on the Princeton Campus at the old student center
64. I think Princeton University's Chapel is one of the most beautiful churches in the world ...
65. My kitty thinks the Christmas tree is the best toy ever and loves to roll the ornaments around
66. Luckily we have very few breakable ornaments...
67. Its January 23rd and the tree is still up
68. The most beautiful church I saw was a small one adjacent to the Tetrikiaov Gallery in Moscow, Russia ...
69. Another stunning church inside was St. Paul's Cathedral, London
70. I started University at the University of Chicago ... Gray Gothic looks lovely in the summer ...
71. There is not a worse place to be depressed then wintertime at the University of Chicago .. Gray Gothic is really depressing on a cool winter's day ...
72. I love the blues
73. I was under 21 when in Chicago and didn't go to nearly enough blues clubs ...
74. The Blues and Beer celebration at Chicago at Ida Noyes Hall was the best festival of its type I ever went to .. I love just having 4 bands play on 3 floors...
75. I was a virgin until 23.
76. I met my wife over the internet .... I was on nerve.com/ and she was on bust.com (Spring Street Personals)
77. I went to Lollapalooza 2 and was in the mosh pit for 3 hours ... That was fun ...
78. Living Colour is one of my all time favorite live bands .. I have seen them twice .. Once at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago in 1993 .. once in London in July, 2001 ...
79.. I love the web comic Questionable Content ... http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1
80. Me and Lanna (my wife) moved from NYC in January, 2005 .. We haven't been back since ...
81. Boston is only 2 hours away but for some reason Monson, ME (31/2 hours away) seems closer ...
82. I was married in Monson, Maine on July 3, 2004 ... the town where my wife grew up ...
83. I was married outdoors with a Pig Roast and DJ equipment lent by a friend ... I would recommend this to anyone
84. The minister who performed at our wedding was excellent .. and it was her first time performing at a wedding ...
85. I thought I would only do 25 of these at a time but up to number 85 ... cool ..
86. I have a feeling I will do more then 100 of these
87. My favorite film all time is Brazil...
88. My kitty loves playing fetch with furry mice ....
89. My cat is an indoor cat but travels very well ...
90. I interned at the NYC Fringe Festival 2003 .. .and saw about 30 pieces of theatre .. . I wished I did it in 2004 ...
91. I was interning at the NYC Fringe Festival during the 2003 blackout while the show Pinafore! (a gay take of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "HMS Pinafore) was going on .. the troupe finished the first act at the Christopher Street pier it was awesome...
92. I played Pedro (one of the muletters) in "Man of La Mancha" at Bar Mills Playhouse this summer ... It was one of my first times doing theatre and I loved it ...
93. I have done stand up a few times and killed and bombed .. When I have done well it was off the cuff and went a long time ...
94. One of these times was in HS (Junior year) at the Man of the Year contest, one was after Rutgers cancelled a game vs. #1 UMass because a student (one) sat in the center of the court..
95. This student was called "the Rosa Parks of Rutgers" by Newsweek .. but she probably shouldn't have been allowed on court with 8,500 students watching Rutgers leading the #1 team in the country at halftime .. especially considering she probably didn't pay for her seat...
96. I have difficulty letting certain things go ...
97. I think I want to go back to school but I am not sure for what.
98. I declared bankruptcy before the law changed.
99. I can't believe they are eliminating the Estate Tax (the main reason for such foundations as the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, creation of universities, Carnagie Foundation ...) at the same time they are eliminating the ability of people to simply forgive debt without credit card counseling
100. I couldn't believe how easy it was to go before bankruptcy court .. the whole thing took 2 minutes...
101. I wonder if I would make a decent lawyer.
102. I wonder if I should have went to Sloan for my MBA instead of Drucker (had a 700 GMAT)
103. I wonder about a lot of things.
104. I am having trouble editing my book .. I actually think its pretty good ...
105. I was a College Republican .. but now despise George W Bush ...
106. I was pretty sure the Iraq "war" would be easy but the peace extremely difficult before the US invasion
107. I think the documentaries "Control Room" and "The Corporation" are absolutely brilliant ...
108. I wanted to be a writer when I was in 3rd and 4th grade ...
109. I have some non-fiction in me and need to figure out how to write it.
110. I love the number 111 .. three consecutive numbers and stuff..
111. See I went 11 over ... I subscribe to the Financial Times but don't really like it (free from airline miles)
112. Can't stop typing .. I will add pennies to tips to come up with cool numbers .. ie 11.11 or 17.76 ...
113. I love making lists .. and would heavily recommend the Von Iglefeld series by Alexander McCall Smith
That was a lot of fun .....
Blogging rocks!
Too bad you have to worry about being dooced...
http://mainelymadge.typepad.com/mainely_madge/
1. I am a night owl.
2. I am a media junkie.
3. I went to Rutgers University
4. I am listening to ITunes right now .. Doors in Concert .. I used ITunes once more when I wrote my novel.
5. I wrote 56,000 words in November for No Filter but have wrote much less in the last 2 months.
6. I am a HUGE Rutgers sports fan.
7. I will listen to Rutgers football, and womens and mens basketball on the Web Radio ... http://scarletknights.com, http://nj.com/wor (mens basketball and football) and http://nj.com/wrsu ...
8. I look at http://nj.com/rutgers nearly every day to see if there are any stories about my alma mater ....
9. I really like the website Suicide Girls .. I started it to enjoy the women .. I have kept at it with the discussion groups.
10. I run the Non-Fiction, Documentaries, and Basketball groups on that site ...
11. I compulsive rate things and love to make lists.
12. I loved hearing about Nick Hornby's character make lots of lists in the book "High Fidelity"
13. I am a Philadelphis sports fan
14. I love the phillies
15. I majored in Political Science and am one credit short (a world history (the class is China's Foreign Relations) from a second major in history...
16. I have an MBA ... I have gotten much from it except debt ....
17. I loved Claremont .. Went for an MBA there and became more of an academic and less interested in money.
18. I love my wife Lanna dearly ...
19. I love seeing my cat Hunter "Socks" Thompson post in his kitty blog .. http://huntersocksthompson.com
20. My favorite movie this year by far was "Walk the Line" *****
21. My original review for "Walk the Line" was ****1/2 .. I need to think about a movie before I can give it ***** ....
22. I hated that Peter Travers of Rolling Stone went away from the 5 star reviewing system which they still use on LPs ...
23. I prefer saying LP to CD
24. I love vinyl
25. I collect things
26. I find it hard to pay full price for a book .. but if its a quarter I will grab lots of them.
27. I have difficulty throwing away newspapers ....
28. I seriously want to read every article and will even if the paper is years old ...
29. I sometimes feel more comfortable in academia then the real world...
30. I wish I traveled more ...
31. I have been to Oxford, London, Geneva, Moscow and St. Petersburg .. As well as Monterrey, Mexico ...
32. I have also been to Tijuana, Ensanada and Mexicali but hardly consider that leaving the US...
33. I honeymooned in Quebec and Montreal ...
34. The best meal I had on that trip was in a small resteraunt in a strip mall about 8 miles east of Trois Riverois ....
35. I wish you could drink in public
36. I love beer.
37. I have a beer blog .. http://mainebeerguy.blogspot.com
38. I love Maine beer but wish there was a store that had lots of non-regional beers ...
(a break)
39. The Great Lost Bear in Portland is one of the great beer bars in the world ...
40. My other favorite beer bars are Lucky Baldwins -- Pasadena, CA ...
41. The Old Bay Resteraunt -- New Brunswick, NJ .. home of Rutgers University (BA Political Science '98)
42. The Blind Tiger Ale House -- Greenwich Village, NYC
43. I stay awake much too late ...
44. The Great British Beer Festival was going on a ten minute walk from me when I was in London but I didn't go ... I immediately regretted this ...
45. I love the song "Happy Happy, Joy, Joy" from Ren and Stimpy
46. I have bought DVDs of seasons of the Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, and Ren and Stimpy but rarely watch them....
47. I love all of these shows.
48. I have been to a few big concerts in my life .... Genesis -- 1991 (after junior year of HS) .. U2- During the Zoo Station tour (I believe 1992) on the floor of Veterans Stadium
49... I am listening to "One" off the "Achtung Baby" album right now which I heard Bono and Edge do acoustically about 5 rows from me in the Miss America type catwalk in the middle of Veterans Stadium.
50. I liked old Veterans Stadium ... I saw a few Phillies games there and always loved the 70s multi-purpose stadium ...
51. I saw David Cone get 20 strikeouts against the Phillies while he played for the Mets and rooted him on the whole way ...
52. My favorite baseball park I have been to is Wrigley field
53. I loved the big urinal trough at Wrigley ...
54. I go to minor league games now since I went to a Trenton Thunder game about 5 years ago ...
55. I have never been to a hockey game
56. I plan to go to a Portland Pirates game soon..
57. I live in Westbrook, ME just West of Portland, ME
58. I misss NYC sometimes .... There was so much to do there...
59. NYC frequently exhausted me
60.. My parents recently moved to Allentown, PA but still consider them living in NJ ...
61. I grew up in Skillman, NJ just north of Princeton
62. I cheer on the Princeton Tigers, although not as much as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
63. I watched the Tigers beat UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on the Princeton Campus at the old student center
64. I think Princeton University's Chapel is one of the most beautiful churches in the world ...
65. My kitty thinks the Christmas tree is the best toy ever and loves to roll the ornaments around
66. Luckily we have very few breakable ornaments...
67. Its January 23rd and the tree is still up
68. The most beautiful church I saw was a small one adjacent to the Tetrikiaov Gallery in Moscow, Russia ...
69. Another stunning church inside was St. Paul's Cathedral, London
70. I started University at the University of Chicago ... Gray Gothic looks lovely in the summer ...
71. There is not a worse place to be depressed then wintertime at the University of Chicago .. Gray Gothic is really depressing on a cool winter's day ...
72. I love the blues
73. I was under 21 when in Chicago and didn't go to nearly enough blues clubs ...
74. The Blues and Beer celebration at Chicago at Ida Noyes Hall was the best festival of its type I ever went to .. I love just having 4 bands play on 3 floors...
75. I was a virgin until 23.
76. I met my wife over the internet .... I was on nerve.com/ and she was on bust.com (Spring Street Personals)
77. I went to Lollapalooza 2 and was in the mosh pit for 3 hours ... That was fun ...
78. Living Colour is one of my all time favorite live bands .. I have seen them twice .. Once at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago in 1993 .. once in London in July, 2001 ...
79.. I love the web comic Questionable Content ... http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1
80. Me and Lanna (my wife) moved from NYC in January, 2005 .. We haven't been back since ...
81. Boston is only 2 hours away but for some reason Monson, ME (31/2 hours away) seems closer ...
82. I was married in Monson, Maine on July 3, 2004 ... the town where my wife grew up ...
83. I was married outdoors with a Pig Roast and DJ equipment lent by a friend ... I would recommend this to anyone
84. The minister who performed at our wedding was excellent .. and it was her first time performing at a wedding ...
85. I thought I would only do 25 of these at a time but up to number 85 ... cool ..
86. I have a feeling I will do more then 100 of these
87. My favorite film all time is Brazil...
88. My kitty loves playing fetch with furry mice ....
89. My cat is an indoor cat but travels very well ...
90. I interned at the NYC Fringe Festival 2003 .. .and saw about 30 pieces of theatre .. . I wished I did it in 2004 ...
91. I was interning at the NYC Fringe Festival during the 2003 blackout while the show Pinafore! (a gay take of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "HMS Pinafore) was going on .. the troupe finished the first act at the Christopher Street pier it was awesome...
92. I played Pedro (one of the muletters) in "Man of La Mancha" at Bar Mills Playhouse this summer ... It was one of my first times doing theatre and I loved it ...
93. I have done stand up a few times and killed and bombed .. When I have done well it was off the cuff and went a long time ...
94. One of these times was in HS (Junior year) at the Man of the Year contest, one was after Rutgers cancelled a game vs. #1 UMass because a student (one) sat in the center of the court..
95. This student was called "the Rosa Parks of Rutgers" by Newsweek .. but she probably shouldn't have been allowed on court with 8,500 students watching Rutgers leading the #1 team in the country at halftime .. especially considering she probably didn't pay for her seat...
96. I have difficulty letting certain things go ...
97. I think I want to go back to school but I am not sure for what.
98. I declared bankruptcy before the law changed.
99. I can't believe they are eliminating the Estate Tax (the main reason for such foundations as the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, creation of universities, Carnagie Foundation ...) at the same time they are eliminating the ability of people to simply forgive debt without credit card counseling
100. I couldn't believe how easy it was to go before bankruptcy court .. the whole thing took 2 minutes...
101. I wonder if I would make a decent lawyer.
102. I wonder if I should have went to Sloan for my MBA instead of Drucker (had a 700 GMAT)
103. I wonder about a lot of things.
104. I am having trouble editing my book .. I actually think its pretty good ...
105. I was a College Republican .. but now despise George W Bush ...
106. I was pretty sure the Iraq "war" would be easy but the peace extremely difficult before the US invasion
107. I think the documentaries "Control Room" and "The Corporation" are absolutely brilliant ...
108. I wanted to be a writer when I was in 3rd and 4th grade ...
109. I have some non-fiction in me and need to figure out how to write it.
110. I love the number 111 .. three consecutive numbers and stuff..
111. See I went 11 over ... I subscribe to the Financial Times but don't really like it (free from airline miles)
112. Can't stop typing .. I will add pennies to tips to come up with cool numbers .. ie 11.11 or 17.76 ...
113. I love making lists .. and would heavily recommend the Von Iglefeld series by Alexander McCall Smith
That was a lot of fun .....
Blogging rocks!
Too bad you have to worry about being dooced...
Friday, January 20, 2006
Kitten pics .. and me with a beard ...
I saw Wedding Crashers finally *** .. It was an enjoyable little film .... Pretty Cute ....
I also had some interviews today one to work with ED/BD kids (kids with behavior issues) and to sell vacuums and microwaves for commission (part-time retail) .. so I will be selling vacuums and sewing machines and quite possibly working with children with serious issues ...
I was growing a beard this week before the interviews ..
Here are two pictures ....
and another ... .
And also a picture of Hunter and some kittens that Lanna had visit work ...
First two kitten shots ...
and
and one more
and one of my kitty .... Hunter "Socks" Thompson ...
http://www.huntersocksthompson.com
and with the wife....
Sorry if this update is long .. I may add spoilers ...
ecq
I also had some interviews today one to work with ED/BD kids (kids with behavior issues) and to sell vacuums and microwaves for commission (part-time retail) .. so I will be selling vacuums and sewing machines and quite possibly working with children with serious issues ...
I was growing a beard this week before the interviews ..
Here are two pictures ....
and another ... .
And also a picture of Hunter and some kittens that Lanna had visit work ...
First two kitten shots ...
and
and one more
and one of my kitty .... Hunter "Socks" Thompson ...
http://www.huntersocksthompson.com
and with the wife....
Sorry if this update is long .. I may add spoilers ...
ecq
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Me and the kitty doing some kitty dancing ...
Welcome back to blogging Hunter ...
http://huntersocksthompson.com
Welcome back to blogging Hunter ...
http://huntersocksthompson.com
Monday, January 09, 2006
3 Great Documentaries ...
I had a documentary kick from Blockbuster online.
I saw three great films ...
One is Control Room **** ...
I think Al-Jazerra is in an interesting position.
They are attempting to become the CNN of the Arab world but that is extremely difficult ...
Especially considering many of the Arab nations are governed by dictators, or Islamists. Considering they balance this well, I would be interested to see it on the Dish ..
Although I don't speak Arabic.
I do not think it deserves the condemnation is got from the Bush Adminstration ...
It is totally ridiculous that the Palestine Hotel was bombed where Al-Jazerra and many other journalists were staying ... It is also very odd this happened the day before the Americans entered the central square in Baghdad and took down the Sadaam statue. Which gave Bush the chance for the absurd "Mission Accomplished" speech.
I would also love to hear more from some of the Al-Jazerra people in this film ... Including Deema Khatib and esp. Hassan Ibrahim...
There was also a telling comment by the BBC in the movie .. that "everyone who works for the BBC, eventually works for Al Jazeera..." Its not a bunch of idologues at all .. .although it is certainly more Arabist then Fox News
This is a film that you must see if you are interested in the Iraq War or what Al-Jazerra is ... I would love to hear some of these commentators on Air America or NPR....
I knew the peace would be harder in Iraq then the war would ever be ... and it is so say that 170,000 priceless pieces were taken from Baghdad .. the capital of Sumer and the Persian empire ... One of the great losses ever in history and archeology .. Why these museums weren't guarded, I still have no idea.
Then there was the Fog of War .. ****1/4
Robert McNamara is one of the more interesting figures in 20th Century history.
He was Secretary of Defense under LBJ and JFK, and some have called Vietnam, "McNamara's War." I am not sure I agree with this.
This doc by Errol Morris is completely fascinating.
Its amazing how much of the cold war is covered in this.
McNamara was also president of the World Bank from 1968 to 1983 ... A much maligned institution even if the goals were good...
In happy news you learn that McNamara's wife started Reading is Fundamental ... A organization that gives books to millions....
Anyone who is interested in Cold War History (like I very much am) needs to see this.
And then there is the simply adorable "March of the Penguins" .... ****
This is a superb nature documentary.
I really enjoyed it greatly.
I also had no idea how tough it is for Emperor Penguins to Spawn and then keep the eggs warm, and the baby's fed in the Winter and then early Spring.
This is an outstanding film, and a great rental (I am sure just spellbinding in the theatre) ...
It is on my 2005 best films list which will be revised in a few weeks.
I am also reading the novel Being There .. and it is as wonderful as the movie .... I had no idea it was a novel first.
If you haven't seen the movie "Being There" rent it now ***** .. It is one of my favorite movies all time.
ecq
I saw three great films ...
One is Control Room **** ...
I think Al-Jazerra is in an interesting position.
They are attempting to become the CNN of the Arab world but that is extremely difficult ...
Especially considering many of the Arab nations are governed by dictators, or Islamists. Considering they balance this well, I would be interested to see it on the Dish ..
Although I don't speak Arabic.
I do not think it deserves the condemnation is got from the Bush Adminstration ...
It is totally ridiculous that the Palestine Hotel was bombed where Al-Jazerra and many other journalists were staying ... It is also very odd this happened the day before the Americans entered the central square in Baghdad and took down the Sadaam statue. Which gave Bush the chance for the absurd "Mission Accomplished" speech.
I would also love to hear more from some of the Al-Jazerra people in this film ... Including Deema Khatib and esp. Hassan Ibrahim...
There was also a telling comment by the BBC in the movie .. that "everyone who works for the BBC, eventually works for Al Jazeera..." Its not a bunch of idologues at all .. .although it is certainly more Arabist then Fox News
This is a film that you must see if you are interested in the Iraq War or what Al-Jazerra is ... I would love to hear some of these commentators on Air America or NPR....
I knew the peace would be harder in Iraq then the war would ever be ... and it is so say that 170,000 priceless pieces were taken from Baghdad .. the capital of Sumer and the Persian empire ... One of the great losses ever in history and archeology .. Why these museums weren't guarded, I still have no idea.
Then there was the Fog of War .. ****1/4
Robert McNamara is one of the more interesting figures in 20th Century history.
He was Secretary of Defense under LBJ and JFK, and some have called Vietnam, "McNamara's War." I am not sure I agree with this.
This doc by Errol Morris is completely fascinating.
Its amazing how much of the cold war is covered in this.
McNamara was also president of the World Bank from 1968 to 1983 ... A much maligned institution even if the goals were good...
In happy news you learn that McNamara's wife started Reading is Fundamental ... A organization that gives books to millions....
Anyone who is interested in Cold War History (like I very much am) needs to see this.
And then there is the simply adorable "March of the Penguins" .... ****
This is a superb nature documentary.
I really enjoyed it greatly.
I also had no idea how tough it is for Emperor Penguins to Spawn and then keep the eggs warm, and the baby's fed in the Winter and then early Spring.
This is an outstanding film, and a great rental (I am sure just spellbinding in the theatre) ...
It is on my 2005 best films list which will be revised in a few weeks.
I am also reading the novel Being There .. and it is as wonderful as the movie .... I had no idea it was a novel first.
If you haven't seen the movie "Being There" rent it now ***** .. It is one of my favorite movies all time.
ecq
Thursday, January 05, 2006
1/5/6
the book is a very silly one involving someone who came up with the classic "Portugeuse Irregular Verbs" and thinks this is an unbelivably important book .. he is a german and very much thinks he is smarter then everyone else ...
Right now looking at "The Fog of War" from Blockbuster online ... Wasn't able to watch it on my main TV .. luckily I have another DVD player .. unforuntely with Blockbuster Online I have to send the DVD back anyway and wait for a new one before I get another movie ... I believe NetFlix (which is much superior) sends you a another movie immediately ...
Also rented Control Room yesterday **** .. This is an absolutely fascinating movie about Al Jazerra's coverage of Iraq II ... I couldn't believe they closed the CentCom media center after the "mission accomplished" in early 2003 ...
Its been almost 2 years later and the Iraq war still isn't over ....
Hard to tell from the movie how one sided the coverage was, they definitely showed more Iraqi wounded and killed, but it seemed relatively even. Also fascinating to see parrells made with the Isreali-Palestian Conflict
A most interesting movie .. and I quite liked the young Lt. at CentCom ... I liked that he was learning through the experience ... Highly Recommended...
Watched "The Fog of War" and still watching the deleted scenes (already almost 30 minutes of them) .. Absolutely fascinating look at McNamara and the politics on the LBJ-Kennedy era .. If you are interested in Cold War Politics at all you must see this ... ****1/4 ....
Just fascinating stuff ...
I also saw the very cute "The March of the Penguins." ... Antartica looked stunningly beautiful and I am very happy I am not an Emperor Penguin **** .. This will make my top 10 list I think ....
Ok so rented "Primer" next which, I have seen but my wife hasn't **** ...
the book is a very silly one involving someone who came up with the classic "Portugeuse Irregular Verbs" and thinks this is an unbelivably important book .. he is a german and very much thinks he is smarter then everyone else ...
Right now looking at "The Fog of War" from Blockbuster online ... Wasn't able to watch it on my main TV .. luckily I have another DVD player .. unforuntely with Blockbuster Online I have to send the DVD back anyway and wait for a new one before I get another movie ... I believe NetFlix (which is much superior) sends you a another movie immediately ...
Also rented Control Room yesterday **** .. This is an absolutely fascinating movie about Al Jazerra's coverage of Iraq II ... I couldn't believe they closed the CentCom media center after the "mission accomplished" in early 2003 ...
Its been almost 2 years later and the Iraq war still isn't over ....
Hard to tell from the movie how one sided the coverage was, they definitely showed more Iraqi wounded and killed, but it seemed relatively even. Also fascinating to see parrells made with the Isreali-Palestian Conflict
A most interesting movie .. and I quite liked the young Lt. at CentCom ... I liked that he was learning through the experience ... Highly Recommended...
Watched "The Fog of War" and still watching the deleted scenes (already almost 30 minutes of them) .. Absolutely fascinating look at McNamara and the politics on the LBJ-Kennedy era .. If you are interested in Cold War Politics at all you must see this ... ****1/4 ....
Just fascinating stuff ...
I also saw the very cute "The March of the Penguins." ... Antartica looked stunningly beautiful and I am very happy I am not an Emperor Penguin **** .. This will make my top 10 list I think ....
Ok so rented "Primer" next which, I have seen but my wife hasn't **** ...
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Most enjoyable Book
I just read a most enjoyable book "The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs" by Alexander McCall Smith ... ****1/2 ... I don't always finish the books I finish but this one was most entertaining.
It also has the nice aspect of only being 128 pages long ) ... I really enjoyed the eccentricity of the main character and the author winking at himself.
I also loved how I got the book .. at the UU Church of the Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA they have a give a book/ take a book bookcase .. Being UUs, they often give more books (as most unitarians have 100s- if not thousands of book) then they take .. I found some good ones like this and Being There.
Got my first shipment of Blockbuster DVDs (i like the 2 free rentals in the store (games or videos) but don't like no NC-17 movies or the recommender as much as NetFlix) .. .anyway it was $1 for 6 weeks so hey .. Got March of the Penguins, The Fog of War and Control Room...
I hope 2006 is treating you all well....
ecq
It also has the nice aspect of only being 128 pages long ) ... I really enjoyed the eccentricity of the main character and the author winking at himself.
I also loved how I got the book .. at the UU Church of the Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA they have a give a book/ take a book bookcase .. Being UUs, they often give more books (as most unitarians have 100s- if not thousands of book) then they take .. I found some good ones like this and Being There.
Got my first shipment of Blockbuster DVDs (i like the 2 free rentals in the store (games or videos) but don't like no NC-17 movies or the recommender as much as NetFlix) .. .anyway it was $1 for 6 weeks so hey .. Got March of the Penguins, The Fog of War and Control Room...
I hope 2006 is treating you all well....
ecq
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