Posts Tagged Observations
People Are Funny Sometimes…
So our flight outta Boston was delayed this morning and there were a ton of people on it who were getting connecting flights to places like St. Thomas, Montego Bay, Antigua, etc etc…
As soon as we landed, the cell phones were flipped out and they were on the phone with US Air to find out about re-booking or what they were going to do to fix the problem etc etc etc…
Geez people, why not wait til we at least park at the gate and you find out if your flights have actually left already? Are you not aware that there is always a ripple effect and they will delay flights leaving if there are a large number of people on another flight which is delayed in getting there. We are not the only flight, there are lots of other flights.
Relax, you are on a vacation! Stop stressing out!
but yeah… it is 12:30, I arrived in Philly at 10:30 and I am leaving on an 8:30 flight.
I would go rent a car and drive to Westfield, PA(Middle of F’in nowhere by the way) but that will take me 6 hours, and not like i would be able to actually do any work once I get there, so screw it…. I will sit here, eat my free dinner later on and surf the web….
Good Ole Bentley…
Posted by nedster in Entertainment, Fun, Movies, Stuff on 2007/02/17
Kinda funny video by a kid at Bentley…
Humor… Radio in MN…
Posted by nedster in Entertainment, Opinion, Stuff, Travel on 2007/02/15
That accent you heard in Fargo, yeah, totally represents things out here.
Not to say that people do not make fun of the Boston accent, but to listen to 3 or 4 people talking about things on the radio and hearing that inflection and phrase….
“ohhh yaaaa” repeatedly over and over again while discussing pop stars and Hollywood is rather humorous to listen to, and then you throw in some uber christian sub content to it and you have a grand old time.
The Mystery and Addiction of Certain Movies…
Posted by nedster in Entertainment, Movies, Personal, Review on 2007/02/12
While it may have been midnight when I rolled into the Holiday Inn here in the lube state, I turned on the television for background noise while I set the room up and was going to head to be since I needed to be up in 7 hours to get ready for work….
but the channel was not on that generic auto-reset station shilling the pay movies for the hotel… it was on something else… I actually have no idea what the actual station is, but it has one of those movies… you know the ones… you stumble across them all the time while skimming through the stations and they take hold of you and they have some mystical ability to draw you in and make you watch it no matter what the situation… you may own the movie on DVD and it is sitting on a shelf 15 feet away, but you sit and watch it on TV anyway… you sit through the commercials and the edited out words and any other inappropriate things… and you watch… religiously every time… not sure why since you know the movie inside and out… every line… every scene… the ending… and everything…
Tonight it was “The Natural”, but another movie that does it to me is the Shawshank Redemption, as well as Scent of a Woman, Happy Gilmore, Evolution and a couple others that I cannot remember off the top of my head… What is it about these movies? I have no idea.. but I wish I knew….
I Saw The Best License Plate!
“I KNOW”
that was it!
I think it would be perfect for me!!
I Have No Problem…
If you want to smoke… that is your choice… I won’t stop you…
If you want to read a map… that is your choice… I won’t stop you….
If you want to drink a cup of coffee… that if your choice… I won’t stop you….
BUT DON’T DO ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE A CAR!!!!!!
Especially if I am in the lane next to you, between you and an 18 Wheeler. I don’t really like slamming on my brakes because you decide you want to change lanes in CT in your Purple Saturn SL2 from Maryland while smoking a cigarette, drinking a cup of coffee, and reading a map cuz you have no clue where you are!!
I will never understand that about some people, don’t you look at a map before you leave the house or where ever it is you start from? When you get onto a major highway don’t you look to see what number exit you need to get off at? Do you really need to keep the map on your steering wheel while driving because you are so unsure about where you are going? Exits don’t just sneak up on you!!! They have signs warning you that they are coming up, some even a mile or 2 before you actually get there! They are numbered and they are even in NUMERICAL ORDER!!! HOLY SHIT!! HOW SHOCKING IS THAT?!?!
Severe Pet Peeve
Posted by nedster in Annoucements, Opinion, Personal, Stuff on 2007/01/27
Ok, now I know there are all kinds of conspiracy etc etc about 9/11 and what people think really happened, this is not a blog about that or their beliefs.
This is about all those Americans out there who are trying to prove how great of an American they are by showing off the flag of our country.
There are few things in this world that bother me, and the treatment of our nations flag is one of them, whether you want to uphold your right to free speech and protest by doing things like burning it or other forms of desecration, well I suppose that is your right, but honestly, you are one fucked up individual if you chose to do things like that. That flag is not just some random material that was thrown together, it is a symbol of our country, our fight for freedom, the blood spilled by our forefathers who made it possible for us to exist in this country the way we do today.
You may think that desecrating this symbol is a protest about our government in this day and age, but it really is not anything of the sort, that flag is not a symbol of what our leaders are doing in the present day, that flag is a symbol of what our forefathers were able to accomplish for us, and what those soldiers a long time ago volunteered for and paid for with their own blood.
it is not a symbol of WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Iraq I, Iraq II or any other confrontation that our country has been in within the last century, it is a symbol of our forefathers from the revolutionary war, and a symbol of the way our country sticks together when it has to.
There are specific rules on when and how a flag should be displayed and honored at all times, as well as how it should be folded, stored, as well as the proper upkeep of our flag.
If you have any questions about anything that involves our flag, feel free to ask me and I will be happy to explain the proper way that it can and should be displayed, how it needs to be folded, stored, and if one becomes torn, tattered, or dirty, the proper way to retire a flag, or the proper people to give it to in order to allow it to be properly retired with the respect it deserves.
for reference:
These people are NOT being patriotic with their use of the flag, no matter how good their intentions are, their actions undermine their intent and their pseudo-patriotism.
These are clear examples of improper methods of display of a flag, and a disgusting desecration of our flag to suit their political agenda.
A link for the US code which describes proper care and display requirements for our flag.
Proper Flag Treatment
What the Hell Am I Exactly?
With the recent events going on I have had a lot of free time to think about things, past relationships and how I have changed.
So in looking at my past relationships I have tried to figure out exactly what I am….
Pre-game warmups?
Exhibition game?
Pre-Season?
Practice Squad?
What is it? Why does it seem like anyone who I have actually dated for any extended period and had more than a 1 or 2 date relationship with, has gone and gotten married or engaged and some have even popped out a kid or 2 with the person they started to date right after me, excluding the quick hook up rebound that a couple have had right after me.
Are they all freaky coincidences? or am I some sort of pre-requisite to help people figure out what they want out of life and then go figure it out?
What I want to know is…. When the hell can I get to the regular season?!?! The playoffs can wait, I just want to make it through a season with a chance at the playoffs and then maybe make it to the championship game.
Ya know? I am sick of being the Pittsburgh Pirates or Kansas City Royals of relationships!
and yeah, some of you who know me, I am serious!!
Cool Crowd VS. Weird Crowd?
From what I can tell here in California, the cool kids hang out at the In and Out Burger on Friday nights, take up space, make a mess, and eat fries and burgers while drinking as much free refill soda as they can..
and the weirdo crowd… well from what I can tell…. they work at In and Out Burger, cooking the cool kids food, taking their money, and cleaning up their mess.
Interesting dynamic I think, don’t you?
UTTER INCOMPETENCE!
So yeah…. my bag got into the San Francisco Airport last night, so says the online checking thingie, so I waited patiently for it, gave up and went to bed about 10pm.
I woke up this morning, called the front desk and SHOCKING no bag.
ok, this is annoying, so I called Delta.
The individual on the other end in broken English of unknown ethnicity tells me that my bag left on a flight this morning at 6am for Salt Lake City where it will get a connecting flight to Montreal Canada to be delivered to my final destination.
&#^$*&@#%$@*#&^$
Sorry, he couldn’t read correctly, it is going to be getting a connecting flight from SLC to Monterrey, California since that is the closest airport to where I am staying.
SO, instead of getting my bag delivered to me last night at arond 10pm, I can expect my bag within 12 hours from when it arrives at the Carmel/Monterrey airport at NOON today.
Honestly, if I had known they were going to do this I would have had them hold the bag in San Fran and driven the hour+ back up there to get the bag last night.
I can understand no real cost to ship from one airport to another, but really… come on now, THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS MAKE SENSE!!!
ok… now to go find somewhere that is open at 7:30 in the morning to buy a pair of underwear and a shirt….