Rockets in Hawaii, the battle for Harry, and some Genki Sushi goodness! July 11, 2009

Well today was a nice day out. Selina and I headed over to Genki Sushi for lunch and of course had fun selecting our meals off the Sushi Merry-Go-Round…aka the Sushi conveyor belt. I think every restaurant should do that! Its kinda fun to sit and watch the one item no one wants circle around the restaurant, feeling all rejected…in this case it was the tofu…suchi tofu just doesnt sound appealing to me! And after being stuffed to the brim with sushi, we ventured Ala Moana and I was introduced to the likes of Betsey Johnson, et al…For someone who is as worldly as me, I am apparently a fashion idiot, because 1/2 the stores were new to me! And of course this is probably partly blamed on the fact that I grew up in BFE Ohio…literally its BFE or aka Miseryburg.  The best moment though had to be the Japanese Cowboy Hula dance that I oh so cleverly happened to catch on video…so if you want to see it head on over to my Facebook because for some reason the video doesnt like my blog! And after a nice day of window shopping, and falling in love with a Coach purse that is like $900, we satiated out sadness of not being able to afford anything with a stopover at Liliha Bakery for some Coco Puffs…which are da’bomb brah!  Sadly this is the extent of my social life at the moment. My days are spent reading…and not for fun either…

Hmmm…who said a a girl cant split up two gay guys…well at least two gay penguins that is…at the San Fransisco Zoo, two male penguins,(Harry and Pepper) who have been together since 2003 were home wrecked by a female penguin(Linda)…and now the couple is no more…Apparently the controversy even turned ugly at one point.  My only concern about this news is that of all the zoos in the world, the gay penguins are from San Fran…stereotype much?

Hmm…maybe the Hawaii economy will become even more stable in the future…cause right now the only stable sectors are the DoD contracts! But there are a few out there who envision Hawaii as being the next gen tourist destination, the place where people come high-end getaways, including someday being launched from the sand to the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights. The issues at hand are whether or not the state governor will agree to the funds for a spaceport…but for me the greater concern is that this whole idea was dreamt up by some one in Oklahoma! Has ever been to HI? Infrastrucutre isnt the best here, and Im gonna guess that since they are planning on using existing runwys on Oahu and the Big Island that Infrastructure will be key! Oh well, let the dreamers dream, cause Im definately a dreamer too….

Ahhh…finally a google search that actually hints at me! “naked body art metallic bodypaint”….although Im not sure where or when I blogged about anyof that but somehow I can see myself doing it!

Later!

Stolen Prisoner shirt, a chocolate car, and more Favre drama May 5, 2009

The last couple of days have been spent working on some end of the semester papers…so Ive been slacking on my blog…Its kinda hard to get motivated to write even more, even if it is for fun.  As of tonight I am done! I think…

Ahh the ingenuity! When you hear someone of going green..i bet you dont think of chocolate!  Scientists have created a new racecar that will go 145mph that is made of plant fiber, soybean foam, and runs on oil and chocolate…yes thats right chocolate.  The car is almost edible!

Ahh the yearly Favre speculation begins yet again. And here I thought I would actually get to avoid the talks this year, but nope…cause Favre got his release from the Jets and is going to talk to Minnesota about a possible comeback. Give me a break!  Yes Minnesota would be likely to take him, but any team that even considers it has to be insane at this point, cause at the end of next season, he will retire, change his mind, change teams, and decide to play again. Im actually glad the Packers stuck to their decision last year and shipped him off to the Jets. Thats not to say Im not a fan, but I happen to like my team more then 1 player…and if that 1 player isnt going to help, then do what you gotta do. The only thing that is even more frustrating to me right now is that the stock on my autographed Favre ball is not exactly rising here!  Make up your mind Favre! Oh and to the NFL source who thinks Favre is coming back to get revenge for not being released by the Packers….grow up! Are we in Junior High again? When someone in their 30s is deciding his/her future based on revenge scenarios then you know something is extremely wrong!

A 20 year olf California man was locked up after being charged with stealing a Prisoner t-shirt form the county jail. He was previously charged with felony possession and child abuse, and after being released from jail he was seen riding his bike wearing his Prisoner t-shirt and re-arrested and charged with recieving stolen property.  How is it recieving stolen property. He was issued it and simply stole it…he didnt recieve it after it was stolen!  I guess I need to brush up on my criminal law again! Its been awhile since Ive read the statutes…Oh well…In my eyes if he wanted to announce to the world that he was a Prisoner, then let him, cause I guarentee people would have avoided him!

Random google search of the day that led to my blog…”to find a theif by vodoo[sic]” …yes my voodoo ways are becoming mainstream apparently!

Later!

Shark cruelty, poison curry, and a night of oddities April 22, 2009

Well tonight seems to have been a night of oddities. First…Martinis and Oyster shooters do not mix (lesson learned!), Secondly…according to the bus it is 1/1/97 and it is 1130am. Hmm hopefully they fix that soon cause that could get really annoying! And lastly…i have a new pact…at the age of 85 I will be moving to South Florida with Selina and my fellow HPUers and we shall all play shuffleboard with out walkers…yes…we actually discussed this. Selina suggested we get state department tattoos too since according to Erik we will all live in DC and most of us will work for the state department. Oh well…i never said my friends were sane…just fun!

The President of Liberia was on the Daily Show last night, and if you get a chance, you should check it out! Heres the Link!

Hmm…scientists in Germany actually studied the spit of people from around the world…their belief…”(W)e can get more insights into human populations (from saliva) than we would get from just studying human DNA.” However…the study ended up concluding that people spit regardless of region or diet didnt vary significantly…guess you cant learn more from saliva then DNA…oops!

Wow…and we thought that our justice system was harsh…a Japanese woman was sentenced to death for the deaths of 4 people and making over 60 ill at a county fair from her serving a curry dish.  Dang…the death penalty for mass food poisoning?!  Oh..what?!?!?  It wasnt food poisoning? Oh she actually poisoned the crowd with arsenic for being shunned by her neighbors? Ok…I guess thats actually a just reason for the sentence then! 

A case of animal cruelty in Australia has me stumped…a live shark was left on the doorstep of a local newspaper….First…how do you catch a shark, keep it alive, and transport it across town without anyone noticing?  Secondly…Why???? Is this some new mafia gangster message to someone at the newspaper? Were they seeking publicity? Cause if thats the case they did it all wrong. Or is this some late April fools prank…either way…if caught the local police plan to charge them with animal cruelty charges…

Later!

Duct Tape Judge, too much Sci-fi, and living the clean life April 21, 2009

Hmm..have scientists finally discovered the planet for us to all move to when our planet dies?! A recent discovery of another planet with vast oceans and similarities to Earth has been found in a completely different solar system than ours… but I think in order to reach it we may need a Stargate or some BSG ships that are capable of carrying us all there….so I guess I wont get my hopes up until Richard Dean Anderson comes and saves our planet from those evil Gu’ould (sp?).  Yes Im beginning to think that I have watched way to much Sci-fi…when i start thinking in terms of planetary space travel you all know we are in trouble!

Hmm…Mexican cartels have told their smugglers to dont drink, do drugs, and to live a goof clean family life….are they taking cues from Weeds now? Cause I seem to remember a scene where she was told exactly that! But you know they never listen!

Oh you gotta love the judicial system in this country.  A judge in Idaho lost his patience with a defendant and ordered that his mouth be taped shut with duct tape.  The best part is that the man is incompetent to stand trial due to impaired mental faculties. I wonder when the ACLU will jump on this one?!  Duct taping an insane mans mouth shut instead of removing him form the room is kinda a weird measure…I just know when I worked with the MR/DD population this would have been ground for firing, so I wonder how the judge will fair!

Um…now Im really concerned about the google searches that are leading to my blog…yesterday “gaible porn” led to my blog…whos googling for gaible porn?!?!  How many gaibles are there in the world anyways?!

Later!

Cloning Fred, Valium KY, and the Octomom game April 15, 2009

A recent study evaluated people for the level of stress they experience and divided it up by state.  Guess which state has the most stressed out people in it?  Guess! If you live in the Bluegrass state you better be taking some anti-anxiety pills!  Sorry Kentucky, but you lead the most stressed out state list! Although Im not really sure why?!?! I wonder how many people are on Valium there?!

Octomom trademarked?  Hmm…well to capitalize on the nickname she was given, Octomom is trying to trademark the name…but shes not the only one…some Texas game creator also has petitioned to trademark the name…please dont tell me we will see a new version of  Life where one of the spins gives you 8 kids!  Oh wait…its an iPhone game…its just got worse.  Want a description of the game? Here it is…The company’s description of the game reads: “Press down on Octomom’s swollen belly and another adorable bundle of joy will be brought into the world.  The babies must be caught by Octomom’s mother. Hold down on Octomom’s belly to charge, which shoots babies out faster and increases your chances of delivering twins! Tilt for better aim. Each baby earns welfare money. Having babies while the Paparazzi is in the room earns a cash bonus! Money is used to buy more fertility shots. Fertility shots let Octomom have more babies! It may ‘take a village to raise a child’ but it only takes Octomom to birth a village of children!” Yes…thats right…human birth as an iPhone game…I think hell has frozen over.

Whats with all the cloning going on in the Middle East? First Iranian scientists say they cloned a goat and now Dubai states they have cloned a camel. Whats with the cloning of livestock? I mean everyone loved Dolly the sheep, but its not exactly mans best friend…oh wait there was that Florida couple who cloned their lab…ok..nevermind. Mans best friend has been doubled too.  I wonder when scientist will attempt to remake The Island.  I for one would love to see a cloned Scarlett Johansen and Ewan McGregor!  Hmm…all this clone talk has me wondering…what did scientist start out cloning?  I want a single celled organism named Fred…can someone make me a clone of Fred? Thank You!

Well Im off for the night!

Later!

Steeling a seat, a little Tofu, and the evolution of Darwin… April 8, 2009

Who knew that id go from discussing in class about stupidity of people to coming home and reading an article about how modern life is making humans evolve faster…and here earlier we all thought Darwinism was dead.  In class tonight we did a Tabletop exercise on a Hurricane hitting the Big Island…and one of the scenerios involved surfers going out in Cat2 and tourists deciding to hike Volcano Park during a Cat2…Seriously?! While this was all a scenario it was based on actual problems that Hawai’i has faced…I want to know who would really hike a volcano during a hurricane…it just seems like you are tempting fate a little too much there…what do you prefer…death by flying debri or death by lava? Hmmm….how about both!  We even joked about leaving the stranded toruists in Volcano Park because if they were stupid enough to venture out, then maybe the gene pool needed some help…man made Darwinism. Well Darwin evolution seems to be following me tonight cause I get home and see and article about how we are evolving faster now…and that our genes eventually will change enough to create an entirely new human species, one no longer able to breed with our own species…well I guess the evolution monkey chart had to have something beyond us…i wonder if they will still have opposable thumbs?!

I am seriusly distrubed by the route reality tv is taking now…more so then I was before!  A new reality show from the Dutch-based creator of the hit TV series ‘Big Brother’ will allow staff at companies struggling in the global recession to choose which colleague should be fired. Gee…the economy is bad…we need to fire someone…lets make it a televised event! Yes, because only the Dutch would think of something so horrible into entertainment…wait…its coming to the US?! Go figure  (ok its not really coming to the US but with the US leading reality TV, would it really be any shock to see Fox air it!?!)

When you hear the word ‘tofu’ do you think of somethin obscene?  Well a Denver lady who requested a personalized license plate to read “Ilvtofu” was deemed obscene because they said it could be interpreted as I lv to FU…well okay I get that but seriously? When I read it i saw tofu not FU…give society some credit…yes someone may see it and complain, but most people dont read license plates that closely..unless you are in a traffic jam or entertaining kids…but whatever…

Well Burris-isms are taking off everywhere!  A man in South Dakota was going through the drive through and accidently shot himself in the leg…i wonder if he will try and sue the fast food joint for something stupid like allowing weapons on the property…

In an unusual theft move…someone stole from a New Jersey womans Honda…the fact that her car was broken into isnt the strange part…its what was taken…the steering wheel, shift knob and front seats.  Now I know these are all vital parts of a car…but um you might as well have taken the entire car…I wonder if the theif needed new seats?

Jessie…maybe you should give Arkansas churchgoers a chance… A church in Little Rock will be holding Easter Sunday services at a local bar…and in case you cant make it that Sunday…check them out on Mothers Day and Fathers Day at the bar too…come for the choir…stay for the drunken karaoke!

Later!

 

Win a private Island, Sci-fi becomes reality, and crazy football days March 5, 2009

I blogged a few nights ago about locing one of my buddies, and tonight was a bitter sweet night, in that Xavier beat UD…he would have been so happy!

I just found out that Flogging Molly is coming to Pipeline Cafe in April!! I so want to go…and have some Drunken Lullabies…

Ive been following the offseason of football, and its craziness!  The Pats let Cassle go for a 2nd round pick?  TJ left Cincy?  The Brownies sent Kellen to Parcells?  Wow…but the oddest off season moves so far has to be with Dallas.  I can understand releasing TO…I mean he is drama filled, whiner, who wants it his way and not the teams way, but releasing Williams?!  Seriously!?  I know he wanted out but you just lost a good safety!  Im so confused by this offseasons tradings and team decisions..we’ll have to see how it all pans out after draft day.

I just found out today that there was a military coup in Bangladesh i which soldiers turned on the officers and dismembered them, stuffint the remains in sewers and manholes.  One of my classmates works at PAYCOM and is dealing with the situation, but it took some digging to find any published news on the crisis…thats just sad…over 70 are dead.

Looks like my concern over the Sudanese President ordering all aid agencies to leave Sudan and the potential fall out was right on target.  Im not the only one who is seeing the crisis worsen before it gets better.  The ICC better come up with some might behind all the talk…so to speak.

Is the age of Battlestar Gallactica coming faster then we thought?  Are we looking for another place to live?  NASA has a telescope that will be looking for more Earth-like Planets in the universe. This is kinda cool, but its ringing total sci-fi right now too!  A little BSG, Firefly, and even Stargate…wow…I knew I loved sci-fi, but the reality is kinda cool too!

LOL..you gotta love Taipei. In a move to increase economic spending and travel, they held a raffle for the right to use an uninhabited tropical island. Sounds sweet right!  I wouldnt mind having my on island to relax on…for awhile anyways (id prob get more island fever). The funny thing is that the winner is a 4 year old boy! How is a 4 year old suppose to boost the economy, let alone understand that he won an island!? Oh well…

Well im off to twitter…im addicted to that too…

Later!

Crazy people of the world today, climbing a new mountain, and stupid speech phrases February 24, 2009

What is up with people in the world today?  Firts an Indian woman sells her newborn babyboy to a rickshaw driver for the equivalent to $130, and the a 9 year old get married in Texas! Im not sure, but I think that the world is slowly losing its mind, and Im blaming Rush Limbaugh…dont know why I blame him, but I have decided I do….

“Day of Reckoning”?  Seroiusly?  Come on Obama…what are we, in some hollywood script of a sequel to Independence Day?  Is Will Smith standing next to you with an alien in his parachute?  Somehow I think you could have picked a better phrase then something so cliche…or maybe you need better script writers.  Either way, I think the phrase is overkill!

I have decided that I need to stop drinking…well after the bottle of Jager is gone from the freezer and the ones back in Jessies freezer are gone too… I cant waste the jager!  But apparently a recent study has linked cancer to drinking in women.  Ok maybe I wont be that drastic in my pronouncement, but apparently the more you drink the more likely you are to develop breast, rectal, or liver cancer, and none of those sound like fun!

Hmmm… a new set of mountains have been discovered the size of the alps…of course they are entombed in antarctic ice.  i wonder if I set foot on the ice shelve, would it mean that i have climbed the summit of the new mountains?  That would be sweet!  Then I could state that Ive actually climbed a mountain, which would be the only way Id do it, cause the other more rigorous way doesnt sound appealing at all!

What is up with the Illinois politicians?  First Blagojevich refuses to resign and step down after the scandal, and now Burris is being as stubborn and pig headed as he was!  At least he doesnt have crazy hair, but he does have that crazy tombstone listing all of his accomplishments…I think his ego is getting in the way.

Best job in the world number 2…apparently it is painting the nude Carnival models in Brazil….um…maybe for a guy this would be the best job, I some how cant find the appeal in painting nude women.

Has the culture of fear ended in the US?  Probably not, but its nice to see that the new Homeland Security head, Napolitano, is avoiding using terrorism, 9/11, etc in her remarks for her testimony to Congress…it would be nice to not hear politicians constantly playing on peoples fears, and just focus on the job!  Go Janet!

Later!

The loss of a Colt, a city I wouldnt live in, and women rule! February 23, 2009

My roomie Erik and his jumping obsession

Josh and Erik practicing their DUI skills

Josh and Erik practicing their DUI skills

Well the monotony of grad school has sunk in, but I am slowly dragging myself out of the lack of desire to do anything and am actually catching up on reading…which is a good thing!  Class went smooth today, and I am officially Mao’d out…any more reading on COIN (cointerinsurgency) theory this week and my head may explode, but some how I have to find a way to read about the Algerian War by monday.  My weekend was a little relaxing, but it was also full of reading and paper writing.  It could have been worse.  I spent some time hanging with the roomies, and I have included pics of them being goofballs…enjoy.

I have to love Obama for his naive simplistic views on things sometimes.  Apparently McCain approached Obama about the rising cost of some military expenditures, mainly the creation of a new wave of  Marine One helicopters from Lockhead Martin that will cost more than Air Force 1.  In response to the apparent need for a new helicopter Obama stated, ‘”the helicopter he has now seems adequate, adding that he never had a helicopter before and ‘maybe I’ve been deprived and I didn’t know it.’”   I would be the same way.  If I had one helicopter and never had one before I would be ecstatic…forget building me a new one!

Well women are once again superior to the males of this species!  When processing beauty, men use the right side of their brain, while us women use our entire brain! Apparently we  link beauty to all kinds of other aspects like sensory, linguistics, etc…while men see it as an object.  I have decided that women are just further along on the evolutionary process then men…it explains alot!

In football news…all you fantasy players out there…Marvin Harrison is no longer and Indy Colt…he has been listed as free agent after he refused to take a pay cut and no contract deals were struck.  Poor Jessie…her team is losing a great player!

After reading about some places in the world, I have  list, albeit small, of places I wouldnt like to live.  I have added the city of  Zhengzhou, China to the list.  Apparently public servants have been forbidden to wear bright colored clothes, and must match.  However, the real problem for me is that hairstyle must be simple and natural color.  I dont know if I could live somewhere I couldnt let my freak flag fly even a little!  I mean, I may decide I want my hair hot pink, purple, or black again….and I want that option to do it!

I know sometimes restaurants can give diners headaches, especially when there is lousy service or your bill is wrong, but taking it to the extent that a patron of a diner in Cyprus did may be extreme.  He apparently was angry at the bill and doused the place in Petrol, fired a shotgun, and threatened to t burn the place down (maybe not in that exact order). I think anger management may be in order for him otherwise his anger might kill him…literally.  A new study was done stating that anger can kill…cause  it leads to heart defects from stress.  So maybe burning a diner down over a bill isnt the best idea if it could potentially lead to a coronary heart attack!

Well Im off to watch some tv, and slowly fry my brain from watching Family Guy…

Later!

Contact Tvs, digital tattoos, and my irrational fear of tsunamis February 11, 2009

Did you miss your favorite tv show last night?  Dont have a DVR?  No where near a TV?  How about tv thats a contact!  Researchers have been working on a contact lens that is a tv.  Apparently it is powered off of your own body heat and will beam shows right before your eye…literally. As if this wasn’t futuristic enough, how about digital tattoos?! I know what you are thinking.  Why would anyone get a digitial tattoo instad of a real one with ink?  Or at least that was my thought.  But apparently digital tattoo is just a phrase, it really would allow wearers to literally feel the emotions that the move, music, etc wants you to feel. It is like a sensory manipulation chip….that may or  may not have a cool desgin! Alhough not in the manufacturing phase, some believe that in less then 10 years both option will be available.  I for one want a contact lens tv so that while in class I can watch Life and zone out on my professor.  J/K…kinda.

You know, I never really paid close attention to the earthquakes in Asia until I moved to Hawaii.  I mean I did read about them but there was no immediate concern flashing through my head as there is now.  Maybe its the Disaster class im currently taking, or maybe its knowing im on a tiny Island smaller than 1/2 the state of Ohio, but whenever I see or hear about an earthquake like the one in Indonesia my immediate thoughts flash to tsunami….Im not sure I would appreciate geting hit by a tsunami.  I may be higher up in the mountains and not on the beach, but it would still suck cause Honolulu airport is on the harbor and that would mean I would have no way off the island.  Im already getting island fever, and a tsunami wouldnt help.  Ok…i need to get off the tsunami thought train.

Gotta love Hawai’is addiction to the internet.  Not only can you have a doctors visit online now, but apparently the Honolulu City Council recently proposed the possibility of voting online.  Curently there is an investigation into reliability, and practicality of the voting options….i for one wouldn’t be surprised to see the option become a reality.   After all it would save money, trees, and be super cool!

As if the stuck Navy ship in the harbor isnt drama enough. In case you missed it, a naval cruise, Port Royal,  ran onto the reef in the Pearl Harbor area and got stuck.  No amount of unloading of materials helped re-float the ship and it is still stuck after multiple attempts to free it. The ships captain has been relieved of duties, and now the drama continues. Apparently the same cruiser failed to notify state officials that over 5000 gallons of raw sewage was released into the water. All I can say is that surfers may want to shower extra long and hard.

Sweet!  Cotton Candy is being used by scientists to regrow replacement tissue for people.  Missing skin, nerves, etc?  No problem!  Would you like bubble gum or fruit punch flavored replacements?

In case you missed the news.  Brett Favre has decided to retire..again.  Sorry Jets.  When you bought out the contract, you also bought the offseason drama.  We’ll see if in June he regrets his decision again.

Later!