Things You Don’t See Every Day

So I was walking across campus, and I come to a pedestrian crossing at a busy street.

Opposite me, coming down the sidewalk on the other side of the street, is an acquaintance who also works at the university.

In a truck.

He reaches the end of the sidewalk.  There’s no intersection here, just a crosswalk with a pushbutton “push to cross” light that controls the signal.

He politely signals for a turn.

I start laughing my ass off, and push the button for the crosswalk.  The signal for “walk” comes on, and I give him an exaggerated “No, sir, after YOU!” gesture.  He beeps his horn twice, waves, makes his turn onto the highway, and drives away.  I continue walking back toward my office, with my grin and funny story for the day.

Monday Music

Happy New Year!

New year, new start, new beginning, A New Hope, Use the Force, Luke.

Whoops, I got a little carried away there, huh?  Oh well.  It happens.

My last MM was my send-off to 2010 – it hit me in a lot of different places, but just gave me the determination to face 2011 braver and stronger.  I ended 2010 kinda angrily determined.  I want to start off 2011 a little more cheerily so.  And so it’s with that in mind that I picked out this song, actually a few weeks ago, with which to kick off 2011 on ye olde blog.

Everybody get out your 80s clothes and your dancin’ shoes!

Billy Ocean, “When the Going Gets Tough”

Edit:  Goddamn the disabled embedding!!  I tried several different videos and they were all hijacked.  Oh well.  Click above or click this link HERE to watch the video.  Tap your feet.  You’ll be glad you did.

May 2011 be a fantastic year full of peace, joy, and love for all of us!

Monday Music

Again, have a day off and I almost forget it’s Monday!  I’m too busy hanging around watching movies and playing video games with the ol’ Boy.  It’s a good ol’ time.  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday so far, didn’t eat or drink too much, and you got all that you wanted – both under the Christmas tree and, uh, other locations as well, heheheheheheheh.

2010 was one crazy and occasionally fucked-up year for yours truly, but it’s been a trial that has done a lot to determine new paths in my life.  Some of those paths are much less clear than others, heh, but my feet are moving after standing still for far too long.  For that, I’m grateful.

Still, I’m going to send one last FUCK YOU to 2010 – this is my flipoff New Year song, to be followed by my merry dancey-feet New Year song that I already have picked out for next Monday.

Damageplan, “Breathing New Life”

Breathing new life back into me…

Yep.  You were a pain in the ass, 2010, but thanks for that, at least!

Here’s to 2011!

TOO FUNNY

Oh dear lord I haven’t laughed this hard at something on the internet in AGES.

I MUST SHARE WITH EVERYONE.

The Year Kenny Loggins Ruined Christmas

Happy holidays, peoples!

Gift Tagged

Oh shit, I’m so far behind that I didn’t even notice that Marie had tagged me for a meme.  So I’m cobbling together a quick package of snark to leave under her tree.

That totally sounded filthy, didn’t it?

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Just who the hell do you think you are? No really.

I’m working on figuring that out.  When I do, I’ll let ya know!  In the meantime, if you see me, tell me I’m out looking for me, and ask me to go home and wait for me there, okay?  Thanks.

Who is your favorite person you have met via blogging/internet (besides me, obviously).

Oh hell, lots of ‘em.  Just counting a few of my besties that I’ve also met in person, and BESIDES Marie:  My buddy Michael, who I met in 1994 when he was still in high school; Crisitunity and her BF, who introduced me to the hilarity of Munchkin; Tiffany and Bill, who admirably tolerated my squealing like a Justin Bieber fan at MotoGP.

And let’s not forget that I met my wife online!

Do you remember that one episode of Twilight Zone where that girl is driving and she has a flat tire and that guy stops to help her, but then there’s this weird hitchhiker and he keeps showing up and then it turns out she’s dead? That was awesome. Okay, but seriously. I liked AR’s fictional characters question, so I’ll put that one to you guys as well.

Uhhh…nope.  I’ve read that one on snopes a billion times but I never saw the Twilight Zone ep!

I need an idea for a Christmas dinner side item to go with ham. Thoughts?

Dude.  Baked beans all the way.

What are you proud of?

I think I’m a fundamentally good person.  I’ve got a lot of shit about me to figure out, but at the core, I definitely believe I’m a great guy.

What’s your poison?

Bourbon and sex.  That was easy!

What question do you WISH I had asked you?

How about, “Dude, Lamb of God is playing a small club show in town this weekend and I have an extra ticket, wanna come?”  

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I’ve been such a fucking slacker that I’m not going to re-tag anybody with this; consider that my Christmas gift to you guys!

Twinkle Twinkle

Just because it’s just another thing that’s too damned funny not to share…

I have to put up this YouTube Christmas lights video.  I thoroughly approve of the light show and the music – but I have to say, fuck am I glad I don’t live across the street!!  (As in, warning:  don’t watch the vid if you’re prone to seizures!)

Tis the season for SLAYER MOTHERFUCKER!

I giggle my ass off every time I hit “play” on this sucker!

Monday Music

Well, I finished Christmas shopping on Saturday, amongst the masses of people out on the last Saturday before Christmas (which, according to Snopes, tends to bring in more money than Black Friday – who cares, at least the people aren’t quite as nutty!).  Only to sit up in bed that night just after I laid down and say, “FUCK, I forgot to buy Boy that lava lamp he’s been wanting!”

So then I finished my Christmas shopping about 9am on Sunday morning, in a quiet, largely-empty store.  It worked out pretty well, all things considered.

But being out and about in the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping put me in mind of this song, and it seemed like a fitting one for the week before Christmas this year.  I hope you all enjoy it.

Guy Forsyth, “Things That Matter”

(There’s something about this guy that reminds me of my dad as a young man – I think it’s the eyes.  Or maybe the totally awesome 70s sideburns.  Either way, it’s a nice image to be reminded of at this time of year.)

May we all have a holiday filled with love, joy, and peace – those things that matter most.

Happy holidays to all of you!