Archive for May, 2009
Shut Up About Twitter
Tweeting has become all the rage. USA Today recently reported an entire story from Twitter, an astronaut tweeted from space, and a nurse tweeted from surgery. Oooh, how trendy! I, for one, am getting sick and tired of hearing about Twitter!
NASCAR: A Return To 2004
I’ve owned five versions of NASCAR games spanning four video game consoles. And throughout those countless hours spent playing, I’ve learned one thing: If I ever want to play a NASCAR game that’s fun and realistic, I have to go all the way back to 2004.
White Castle Update
I went to White Castle, and it was GLORIOUS! Also, isn’t this the biggest, non-movie-theater soda cup you’ve ever seen?
Wind 1, Japanese Engineering 0
Have you ever been barreling the highway at 85 miles an hour when you hear a sound like you hit something in the road — the problem is, there wasn’t anything in the road? It can be a pretty scary feeling, as you try to diagnose the problem from behind the wheel and all passersby look at your car like, “Whoa.” It happened to me today on the New Jersey Turnpike.
White Castle, Here I Come
Two hours of sleep, a five-hour drive, a Red Bull, and maybe a No Doz… all worth it considering what I get in exchange for driving to New Jersey: two and a half inch square, steam-grilled patties on a custom-baked bun, topped with tiny, sizzling onions, and pickles. I might just eat 30!
I Should Be A TV Writer
TV dramas these days are becomming so predictable, that I think I could be a TV drama writer. All you need is some sort of backdrop to tie the characters together: Hospital or police station. Have the characters sleep together, and/or live together. Insert an unexpected pregnancy, a revelation that a main character has cancer, or [...]
Movie Theater Etiquette
We’ve all been to movie theaters, and most of us know about the one-seat buffer zone around people we don’t know. But, even if you have the buffer, and you’re asked to move over so a group of people can sit together, you kinda have to. If you don’t, you risk looking like a douche.
Troubleshooting Facebook: No Easy Task
When I noticed that my Facebook wall postings were not showing up, I thought it would be an easy fix. But, I found out just how difficult it is to troubleshoot a Facebook problem.
How Does My Facebook Life Measure Up?
While Facebook is a great way to reconnect with old friends, and kill time, it has also created a barometer on which we compare our lives to the lives of those we grew up with, went to high school and college with, and those who we work with.
Learning To Use Self Checkout At My Expense
It never fails, I always get stuck behind the person who doesn’t know how to use self-checkout. And, they always have produce or some other item with no barcode.
