Luker told me about this -- kind of funny.

I am SO going to this next year!!!

Debauchery? In Philly ???

Regardless of what the NEBR or Sweet Dee say...

the recession is NOW official.

IF I dont have a date to the UNC or BC games...

any of you goony bastards want to go?

Pretty sure Sweet Dee gets first dibs since it was his idea.

Well, at least we still had Waylon Jennings until '02.

MUST READ

So, normally when I link a finance article, it's inferring you need to build a bunker and ready yourself for the zombies. This time is different.

Read this blog called Dating a Banker Anonymus which gets inside the head of flakey hot girls used to dating I-Bankers.

More complete badassery from the Spartans.

Philip II sent a message to Sparta saying "If I enter Laconia, I will level Sparta to the ground."

The Spartans responded with the single, terse reply: "If."

OMG -- its been a LONG time since I heard this.

2 Live Crew - S&M.mp3 -

Maybe the funniest thing I've ever said.

The 'Uar is telling me to come to the gym and work out with him.

My response:

Desire & capability are separated by a vast gulf of Fail.

Good Housing News!

Well, gang, for the first time I'm here to give you good news about housing. Case-Shiller Index said housing priced dropped 18% year-over-year. That's not the good news. The good news is that the 2nd derivitive of housing change hit 0 today.

For those of you without calculus knowledge, imagine declining housing prices are a car driving down the street. The driver is still pushing down the accelator but, for the first time, the driver isn't pressing it as hard.

Oh Yes, Paulson is a Tool

Just for the record, the market value of all companies that received TARP funds dropped to $334 billion yesterday. That includes the $350 billion in cash we sent them. So let me ask you this...when they mail out the next $350 billion would you like them to 1) donate it to the companies or 2) just buy them, reorganize, and sell the healthy parts?

Hockey Stick

I was so impressed with Greguar's comment about pulling out too late I thought I'd put out another chart.

This is essentially the amount of money the banks have borrowed from the Fed. Six months ago you could see a very visible blip at 9/11...now that's gone.

Wrong blog but if this was temprature would it convince Rear that Global Warming was real?

Krispy Kreme Challenge 2009

LINKY GOODNESS

The Krispy Kreme Challenge is an annual, student-operated race in Raleigh, North Carolina
benefiting the NC Children's Hospital. Beginning in 2004 with a mere 10 participants,the race has grown exponentially to a whopping 3,000 runners in the 2008 race and has rapidly become one of NC State University's newest traditions.

Beginning at the NC State Belltower, each runner runs 2 miles to the Krispy Kreme store located on Peace St. in Raleigh. After downing a full dozen of the famous Krispy Kreme doughnuts, the runner must run the two miles back. All in one hour.

The challenge attracts a wide range of runners fom beginners to serious competitors hailing from all corners of the country. With an expected participation of 5,000 runners, we are expecting the 2009 race to be our greatest (and most beneficial) race yet.

Location: NCSU Belltower
Time: TBA (but expect around 9am)


Dates & Times:

02/07/2009

Rinse & repeat

QUITE drunk after a post-work nap.

Somewhere around 30 dips, pull ups and dead lifts.
I dont think its safe to put anything about my noggin tonight, so no presses.
At some point, I'll start swinging the gada.


***SAN***
60 5&5s, 60 gada swings.
MIGHT be done for the evening.

You are now the proud owner of one of Diamond Dave's Ninja Trainin' flicks.

I think this might just be me...

but if you go to prison, wouldn't you WANT to be in solitary???
Watching something about Miami/Dade prisons, and I'm like -- I have "FISH" written all over me.

Fuck!!! Adjusted Monetary Base

If you notice the 'little' blip around 2000, that was the Fed injecting what at the time was an unprecedented amount of capital into the markets.
Then... 2008.
We are fucked. Buy everything on credit, cause inflation is going to make cash worthless.

Kids....they are so naive

This is what you miss when you dont watch local news

Sweet Dee says we're fooked. I agree.

A new CBO report has pulled the rug out from under the Obama stimulus package. Of $355 billion in infrastructure and other cash outlays, only $136 billion would be spent by October 2010. And out of the roughly $100 billion in infrastructure spending, only $26 billion would be spent in fiscal 2009.

Maybe we should add economics to P,R&GW ???
Thoughts?

You have been warned!! THUNDER!!!!

Rinse & repeat

5 deadlifts of 160#
10 ghetto ring push ups
10 box jumps
5 bent rows of 160#
5 swings of da bitch
left handed anyhow
5 swings of da bitch
right handed anyhow

Second set completed.
Must...
drink...
beer.

Finished up push ups, 30 total
Moving on to Clean & Press, or as I like to call it "The Beatles of exercises", cause they make you a believer.

Well, apparently not done w. push ups -- 40
20 gada swings
4 C&P so far.
Beer #3

Looks as if 5 C&P, 80 gadas, 6 anyhows is all I've got in me.
Beer #5 on the way.

Good night, and good luck.


***SAN***
Big news -- first time I did 100 gada swings.
BTW -- I'm almost positive I've found the correct form. Its less of a loop and more of -- push it to that opposite shoulder, swing down behind back and POP it straight up over the top hand shoulder. WOW. I am blown the fuck up, crazy shaky tired.

Soooo bored.

Stupid exams. Someone post something.

YOU KNOW YOU NEED A COVER SHEET !!!

Old school rules, baby

Matrix cat!!!

Matrix Cat was just minding his own business when Agent Smith came along and tried to smell his asshole. Matrix Cat used his powers of slow motion kung fu to escape, but then Agent Smith cloned himself and Matrix Cat had to battle an army of identical Agent Smiths. Will he escape? Will they smell his asshole? Watch and find out!

Probably My Favorite from 'The Grey Album'

Optional Teacher Workday

means that I will check my email but that is about as much that you will get out of me unless it is walking to the fridge for another beer. So I check my email and at 6:45 an email was sent to me from the Gansta Rapper detailing the changes that should be made to the syllabus for our PLC. I bolded the ones that I feel are important expectations for they youngins.

Classroom Expectations
1. Seating will be assigned.
2. You are expected to be quiet and in your seat with your paper, pen/pencil, and homework on your desk when the tardy bell sounds. Pencils should be sharpened before the bell rings or during warm-up.
3. As soon as the bell rings, you must begin working on your warm-up assignment.
4. Cell phones will be confiscated if you check for text messages. Failure to surrender your phone immediately will result in detention. Bags and purses must be placed on the floor.
5. Be attentive and alert during class.
6. You may never put your head down on your desk.
7. Taking notes is mandatory.
8. All work must be shown on math problems. NO WORK, NO CREDIT!!
9. Your participation in class discussions, labs, taking notes, group work, etc. will be a component of your course grade. Please be respectful so that everyone has the opportunity to participate.
a. Raise your hand when you want to speak and wait to be acknowledged.
b. Only one person may speak at a time.
c. Do not talk while your classmates or I am talking.
d. If I raise my hand, everyone must stop talking immediately.
10. Show respect for yourself and others. Talking back is not tolerated.
11. Please do not get up to throw trash away during a lecture. Please do not throw trash on the floor. Just place it on your desk to throw away at the end of class.
12. Please do not eat, drink, or chew gum in class.
13. Restroom Privileges: Please take care of personal business during class changes. You will have two emergency bathroom passes per 9-weeks period. You must sign out when you leave the classroom. I reserve the right to revoke restroom privileges if they are abused. If you have a medical condition that will allow you special consideration, please make me aware of it. Otherwise, you will not be permitted to leave the classroom unless it is an emergency. You may not leave class in order to get water.
14. Do not pack up early. Even if you are done with your work, please leave it on your desk until just before the bell rings. Often, your work will be checked at the end of class.

scrolling across the bottom of the screen

Meth Childrens Ctr
Meth Childrens Ctr Preschool

tee hee hee, are there scholarships and weekend classes for them too. . .

Something I'm learning about myself as I get older.

I dont like suspense at all anymore. I wiki-spoil nearly any book, tv show or movie rather than actually putting the time in watching or reading.

Latest example : My Bloody Valentine 3D.
Another movie was Quarentine.
But its not just "scary" movies.
House is by far my worst.

It's like I can't summon enough interest to actually put any effort into suspension of disbelief, and I've outsourced my movie, tv & reading to someone else. That may be why I'm not actually reading anything currently except technical books.

I promised the 'Uar I would try to keep track of my workouts.

Its almost as if I needed a spot to collate all this information

Anyway:

30 ish pull ups -- 10 each wide grip, "regular" grip, and neutral.
15 bent rows of 160#
30 roman chair sit ups

Currently @ 60 ish gada swings.
80 -- I THINK I found out the 'proper' way to do them -- come to a very low equilibrium, push up real hard and get a BIG swing. Man. I'm quaking tired.

Sorry ... THIS is irony

Shooting erupts at 'Notorious' movie

News & Record [Greensboro, NC], by Ryan Seals Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/17/2009 5:16:47 PM Post Reply
GREENSBORO - A 32-year-old man was shot twice in the abdomen during an argument and an estimated 700 people were evacuated when gunfire broke out at a Greensboro movie theater Friday night. The sound of a gunshot echoed throughout the lobby of the Grand 18 at Four Seasons Station just after 9 p.m. as moviegoers waited to get into opening night showings of "Notorious" - the life and death story of the rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Cisco commercial showing on CNN during their coverage of the NYC plane landing in Hudson River

My favorite version:

Kind of shocked, surprised I had NEVER heard this

Jay-Z - 99 Problems

Very few things rock more than the following.

Every now I then I get to sing my own praises.

Occasionally I do something that is difficult and I'm kind of proud of myself.
I dont like push-ups at all.
If I do them on a regular basis, my left shoulder starts to get sore all the time.

However -- apparently the ghetto rings set up is not as bad on me.

FINALLY did a set of 10 ghetto ring push ups.
Dont get excited -- definitely cannot do more than 2 or 3 or those crazy cross things, but still, 10 push ups for me is a milestone.

Beeches.

BTW -- very drunk.

ALSO -- closing in on 10 Any-hows with each arm.
THAT is busting my ass.

GH as a text adventure

Pick up guitar

Circuit City in Full Liquidation

Oh I can't wait until LCD TV get cheaper than everyone else. Cheap Cheap Cheap. This is one of the biggest companies to fully liquidate in a long time. However the loss of 35K jobs is horrific. I hope the liquidation takes a long time.

Free Flights All Around

Someone's getting a wicked good flight voucher. Mine was $3,000 and I didn't even have to jump in the Hudson.

Charlotte Observer

National Transportation Safety Board

Funny Funny Funny Funny Funny Funny shit.

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Very tired, but trying to make Steve Maxwell proud.

Up to 40 gada swings.
WOW.
My posterior delts are T.I.R.E.D.

60.

80. O.M.G. I'm like shaking tired. Oh, and I clubbed myself in the back of the leg.

Update -- 80 of the 'Uar's 5&5s, plus a few Clean & Press of 160.

Done. Fini.

Thoughts anyone????

Kinda been thinking about trying this out. For years I've just used my cell phone but if I could have a home phone at this price it'd be hard to pass on.

Going well. Very tired. Need a nap.

Curses.
They asked ME if I wanted to come back. I said yes -- very bummed.
If they had said "No thanks" I could have stayed on the dole.

More hip hop graphs

IF coworker came after me about my gangsta stylz

I'd prolly toss some limerick like this at 'em. .

">got rice

Ok so after over a year...

of my videos of taking it back et al being on youtube I finally have a video with a 5 star rating. Oddly enough it is the one that is entitled "When Worlds Collide" and there really isn't anything special going on.

The Abu Ghraib Kitties one has 103 views however. This is my highest viewed video.

In a Kenny vs. Spenny twist you guys want to try to make a viral video? We could even compete and see who could get the most views.

My latest OCD behavior

I REALLY hope you guys like plants. I'm growing like 200+ from seeds, and thats just NOW. Wait until I have a job and can actually afford things.

Yeah baby I like it raw!

So as if Friday wasn't absurd enough

The lady comes down to my room and tells me that she has 10 minutes to kill at about 4:00. We had already talked for about 20 minutes in her class about finals, EOC prep, test admin, etc. but she had students in her room so she couldn't bring up absurdities.


When she comes down to my room I had no students. We continue talking about end of semester bs and then she brings back up the gangsta rapper thing. Apparently I added the gansta to the rapper thing. My arguement was that I obviously didn't call her a hip hop artist and no one is a rapper anymore so if I said anything about this than it must be that she is a gangsta rapper.

Anyways....10 minutes of back and forth and it ultimately ends up the same with her raising her voice and storming out. Only difference this time is that I may have offended her by pointing out that she was in fact not a gangsta rapper and that there really aren't any 30 yo white, female, Jewish gangsta rappers out there. Her response, "What does being Jewish have to do with this." Thank god she didn't realize that I called her white and a female.

So there you have it. Now I am crazy and antisemitic...or is it antisemitist. What ever it is...That's what I am.

what if this was her at 14?

So I'm being given a "trial run" by Novonordisk

They're bringing out people to temporarily replace a guy who is transferring internally for 6 months. They've already had 3 guys out there and I'm apparently Suitor #4.
Hopefully they go out of business by Friday so I can get back on the dole.

I dont even know if I remember how to turn on my alarm and set the time.
This is gonna suck ballz.

Strike that. My BROTHER was the world's biggest douchebag.

So for YEARS my brother had me convinced that a certain car company was using robots to do their commercials, since the star, one "Ricardo Montalban", had died YEARS ago.
In fact, he died filming 'Fantasy Island', in a horrible helicopter accident.
Oh, and by the way, you were adopted and your parents were octupi.

Ricardo Montalban dies at 88
Associated Press, by Bob Thomas Original Article
Posted By: Hazymac- 1/14/2009 4:48:11 PM Post Reply
LOS ANGELES – Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88.
Montalban's death was announced at a meeting of the city council by president Eric Garcetti, who represents the district where the actor lived. Garcetti did not give a cause of death.

Burn in hell, douchebag.

***SAN***
So I called my niece and was like "Do you know what a douchebag is? Not the device, the person. Like Dane Cook." And she's like "I LOVE DANE COOK!"
That took a while to clear up, but then I was like "Your biological father -- douchebag."
TOOO FUNNY!!!

So I took something last night that knocked me OUT

Doxylamine -- Eckerd brand sleeping pills.

WOW.

I took it about 8-ish and barely made it from the kitchen to the couch.
Woke up to the cackles of Dane fucking Cook about 10.

WOW.
Slept like a fucking baby last night.

Strep it is.

And the fucking PA didn't hook me up with my Tylenol 3 scrip, even after I pointed out "I am here for two reasons", and those reasons were not to chew gum and kick ass, especially since I ran my last pack of gum through the washing machine.

Anyway, have a good evening. I'm going to sleep.

Not that I'm the model of healthy living...

by why in the world is Dane Cook still fat?
The dude gets paid to talk.
Does he "work" so much during the day that he cant get to the gym ?

***SAN***
A concerned member of the StRA community demanded that I point out that Dane Cook is a douche, in addition to being fat.

***SAN #2***
We do have a vote from a member of the StRA community to nominate Derek Jeter as Biggest Douche in the Universe. My money is on Dane.

Not sure if H.E.P. shared this with everyone

Funniest shit you will ever read in your life.

Couple of days off due to illness...

managed to get in a fairly good workout tonight:

30 dips
30 pulls ups
30 dead lifts 160#
10 anyhows, bent press the 1.5 pooder & curling the 1 pood.
30 gada swings -- that wore me OUT.

Threw in a few bottoms up curls, but not many.

*** Post work curls -- 50, each arm of gregs 5&5 curls.

Yuck.

Hospitals are fucking disgusting.

The goggles!!! They do nothing!!!

House is just moving too fast for me to keep up.

Drugs & whores I can do.
But hiring a P.I. to keep up with the goings ons of my friends?
Thats a little much.

Funniest thing I've heard in quite a while

"If one day you're watching the news and the anchor says some dude in NYC was discovered with a whale dick that shoots out vodka and Red Bull, you can can go ahead and assume that a genie is telling Lindsay Lohan that she has two wishes left."

Holy shit.

Bacon Explosion!

Only one way to follow the last post.

Let's try this now...

I have been accused of many things but...

I have never been accused of calling someone a gangsta rapper or telling students that their teacher had/has a promising gangsta rapper career. Especially not a 109 lb jewish lady in her 30's. The worst part she wasn't joking when she accused me and it ended up with raised voices on both our parts and one or both of us walking out of the room and not talking for the rest of the day.

Bottom line...I need to respect my peers and not call them gangsta rappers because this interferes with their students learning. Even if I did NOT in fact call them a gangsta rapper.

What a week.

A Reminder

Ten months ago I made several DOW calls and the last is for mid January 2009 (I think January 14, but not sure). The forecast was for just below 9,000. Not bad considering the DOW was over 13,000 when I said that. The actual results will likely be about 8,700 so I claim victory. However, I missed the mark because I also felt we'd be at absolute bottom and that the DOW would spend the next 3-5 years bouncing between 9,000 and 10,000. I'll say I'm batting .333 with the call, a number good enough to be in the All Star game.

In the mean time, I've created my '7 Things to Happen Before you Buy' list (of which 6 have occurred) and seen the DOW drop more than my pessimistic self thought possible. So what are my next few calls?

1) The DOW will bottom out around 6,900
2) This will occur in Fall 2009 after
3) A second banking crisis that is about half as bad as this year's
4) That the US Government prints its way out of yet
5) The US Dollar gets stronger and gold decreases in value as priced in dollars until January 2010 when
6) Gold takes off and 2.0 ounces of gold=DOW in US Dollars and
7) It's time to buy the hell out of DOW stocks/indexes

I can't assign a timeline for the details but see two months in 2009 with rapid declines; the other 10 may be boring. My advice is to hoard US Dollars in the cash form. Keep some in the bank and some in your house. Ironically, when 2 ounces of Gold=DOW, it's time to put all the cash you have into the DOW stocks. If you own gold, that's okay, too. Just be aware that the US Government has a history of confiscating gold during financial panics because they want the US Dollar to be the only currency.

I really Need a Job!

I'm starting to enjoy watching CSPAN!

Oregon Trail

I am not sure if this makes sense to anyone on here with the exception of the Captain and I but I thought that this was amusing.


more music charts

Did they even have computers in your elemtary schools?

Washington Mutual is the New Devil

Good God, Jebus. Look at this:

Washington Mutual 'helps' homeowners with modifications

The summary is this: Washington Mutual will let you make $840 monthy payments for two years (on a $1,000,000 mortgage) if you promise to 1) pay 100% of the balance in 5 years and 2) waive all rights regarding ethical lending or loan forgiveness in foreclosure.

Basically you give WM five years of mortgage payments in exchange for a $1,000,000 debt that follows you for life.

Nice

Lin Breimer, Chicago Dee Jay and philospher had this to say:

"If Jesus was crucified in the 20th century, we'd all be wearing electric chairs around our necks."

Hit Play Again, Larry

Leave it to Larry Flint to do right as Hustler and Girls Gone Wild (aka 'The Big Two') ask for a porn industry bailout of $5 billion. When does he get a medal of freedom from Arbusto since he's one of the few that puts himself on the line to defend the constitution and sensability?

And Another

Courtesy of Failblog.org

Just Plain Fun

MMA Saves The Day!

Pitbull taps out from a 9yo rear naked choke!

So I went all "Sweet Dee" on a steak this morning...

Mendoza was looking at me as if to say "If I had a uterus and I was pregnant, your behavior would make me vomit".

Regardless... the workout with the 'Uar has me a wee bit sore.

Irish Car Bomb Milkshake.

I wonder what the health code rating is for a restaurant that lets ladies gyrate on the serving counter?

Our boy knocked me the fuck out.

Went to the gym w. the 'Uar... very very very tired.
And yet... full of righteous fury.

I Hate Computers!

So Coach Amato is functionally retarded when it comes to computers. He goes to Google to look up answers to crossword puzzles, but doesn't understand that Putting in a string of "7 letter word for moron" into Google's algorithm will bring up all kind of crazy websites that of course when you click on them will drop viruses and trojans onto a person's computer. So Amato's wife (who is fairly savvy about computers) calls me to help fix it and tell her what's wrong, but is hysterical, and thinks the apocalypse is occurring. I tell her to run her malware and anti virus software processes and kill everything that comes up, but of course it will take some time. I'm a little irritated that its not catching it as it's coming in, as I have the same antivirus program and never have problems. But it's quite possible Amato is ignoring warning messages until it becomes very obvious that something is wrong and by that time it is too late.

This is becoming a weekly occurrence now for them. Why are people out there such degenerate assholes who have nothing better to do than steal from and cause issues for others?

Sorry about the bitch session.

Drum Hell 2!

Right Here

Two of the best Rock Band drummers out there are playing straight through every single song in RB 2 (on disc songs, old RB1 songs, and all the DLC) over the course of around 50 hours.

One of the drummers completed Drum Hell 1 a few months back, where he completed every RB 1 song that had been released at the time (around 215 songs), so this is the natural evolution of that.

They're quickly approaching the last tier of songs (which holds 50ish songs), with the mammoth 'Panic Attack' by Dream Theater being the last song on the docket.

I can only imagine how much that room has to reek of ass at this point. I also don't know how their forearms or calves can possibly be functional now.

I'm guessing this will be a man date w. El Tino

Megan Fox's next movie that by the way has giant robots, explosions, etc...

Is it just something about guys my age...

that makes us all afraid of the Zombie menace?

All my bouncing money is going in the ground

So Home Depot has these bags of bulbs on 1/2 price sale, usually like 25 tulips & 75 "something" else, such as anemones, muscari, chionodoxa, or dutch irises.
I've also put in a fuck ton of Daffodils, hyacinths, and just recently found some ranaculus which are quite pretty.


All in all -- my yard is set to fucking blow up in a few short weeks.

HFS. Birder's delight!!

There is a fucking hawk out in my backyard eating a squirrel !!!

Not to use meatspace names....

but for those of you who haven't met my neighbor Art, he is truly hell on wheels.
I specifically said "I dont want anything with carbonation or fruit juice because my tummy is upset (too much Miller Lite today!)".

Art pulls out a bottle of Patrone.

There was an evening or two up in Creedmoor when the Sidekick & Commissioner and I believe the Euphemism & I drank a bunch of Patrone. Tzom might remember what its like to get really drunk with me, when the "Freedom" dance starts up. That was one of those nights.

I managed to get out of his house after only 5 shots. That shit is SMOOTH.