Month: February 2001

Let it snow, let it

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Left work at 7:30. Got home at 10:30. If we were truly living in the future, like everyone else seems to think we are, where is my personal transportation thing? Shouldn’t we be able to just “beam” ourselves where ever we want to go? Traveling (when not done for pleasure) is just a waste of time.

Thuthukani Ngoxolo. That is an

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Thuthukani Ngoxolo. That is an album from 1996 by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. You may know them from such recordings as Induku Zethu, Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Graceland (Paul Simon, not Elvis). I’ve been listening to this group almost constantly since I received the CD as a Valentine’s Day gift. Though I don’t understand the lyrics (I’m not quite fluent in Zulu), the music is very cool. If you haven’t checked them out, do so soon. You can download samples of their music from Amazon.

I ate lunch at Blimpies

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I ate lunch at Blimpies today. Usually I take my food back to the office to eat, but I decided to slow down and eat there. Across on of the wall of the restaurant is drawn a picture showing all different kinds of people (for example, The Businessman, The Punk, The Old Woman, The Toddlers, The Bikers and The Tourists) sitting down and enjoying their subs, just like I was at that very moment. The Tourist had stickers all over himself and his belongings naming all the places he has supposedly been to. He was even reading a map of Idaho (or some similar state that may not even exist). What struck me as odd was the sticker with the words Niagra Falls. I mean, there I was in a fine, classy establishment, and they went ahead and drew — and misspelled words — all over the walls. Now I guess I would expect that from a dirty fast food joint, such as Sparks Steak House, but not from an upscale place like Blimpies. It seems I will have to take my business to Burger King from now on.

Mel Gibson is funny, but

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Mel Gibson is funny, but he doesn’t know it yet. He directed and starred in this movie called Braveheart a few years ago. The DVD of the film was released, including a running commentary by this man. Darren and I watched the movie with the commentary running today. Here are my two favorite lines from his commentary (though there are many others):

During a love-making scene: “This scene is great because in the cold, you can see their breath.” Now this is only funny when in you take into account the fact that the woman was nude and neither Darren nor I heard the word breath clearly.

During a scene towards the end of the movie: “That’s not actually an actor, that’s the film accountant.” Hilarious! … but only because I heard him say, “That’s not actually an actor, that’s the Phil McCountant.” After all, it is a movie about Scottish people.

So maybe it’s not so funny, but when it’s Saturday and you’re looking for anything to keep you in a good mood, it’ll do the trick.

Does this ever happen to

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Does this ever happen to you? You’re taking a shower and concentrating intently on a frustrating issue. You shampoo and rinse your hair, and while you are thinking about the things bothering you, you apply more shampoo, forgetting that you already washed your hair. No? It doesn’t happen to you? I guess I’m just weird.

I am back from an

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I am back from an enjoyable trip to Baltimore. I was there on business, but I did have some time to walk around the Inner Harbor. I hadn’t been there in a long time, so there were a few changes. They’ve added some huge restaurants, including the ESPN Zone. Unfortunately, the place where I really wanted to eat, the Chart House, is no longer there. Yes, people claimed they thought it was still there and I probably just missed it, but I checked their website, and they do not have a Baltimore location listed. Reading deeper into an other website I find that the Baltimore location was closed at least by the end of March of 2000. Allegedly, they did not even give notice of their closure to their employees.