The Missing Link

February 22nd, 2006

There's no question about it anymore...I have an obssessive personality. About certain things, anyway. I seem to go through phases. My current obssessive phase is learning the Irish Whistle (also known as the pennywhistle). Every second of free time that I have, I pick up the whistle and goof around with it. It's so fun, I just can't put it down!!!

And what unusual circumstances brought me to this instrument? The correct answer here would be Ebay, my recently dropped obssession. I went through a 2-week long shopping binge, where I bid on random items such as a Civil War World Almanac, a 1905 upright piano, a Dr. Beat DB88 metronome, a children's book, Cowboy Bebop DVD's, a bagpipe chanter, a Paul Grimm oil painting, and a bass guitar. I didn't win all of the items, and I'm glad because the Grimm painting would have substantially set me back financially. I think I was the only person who bid on the painting that was actually hoping to be outbid.

And how did I get into the whole Ebay thing? Through my juggling obssession phase, of course. Over the Christmas break I took up juggling for hours on end...every day for a month. When I returned to Phoenix I was left with no juggling balls (because the ones I was using belonged to the family), and so I started using oranges and lemons. I realized pretty quickly that fruits don't take well to getting dropped on the floor 10,000 times. After several days of cleaning up juice from my floor, I decided to go on Ebay and search for juggling balls.

So, in case you missed it: JUGGLING ==> EBAY ==> IRISH WHISTLE ==> ??????

Remember the Jenkins

February 8th, 2006

My brother has been working very hard on his own blog. It has everything you could want in a blog: sinking ships, dramatic escapes, humorous anecdotes, safety tips, and much more. There's just one little snag to overcome...get other people to read it! So take pity on him and visit his blog:

Gerablog: The Only Place To Be

The magic number today is 4.

1. Embarassing Moment #6,488.

Today I went into _________ for the sole purpore of buying a nice shirt and tie. My old light blue one had been washed too many times and I was finally forced to admit that it was no longer light blue, but more of a sickening green. But as I was about to complete my purchase, I remembered that I also needed new shoes. So I asked the guy to bring out a specific model from the back. He did, and I started the process of trying them on. There was only one problem...and I didn't realize it until it was too late: I wasn't wearing socks (sandals), and I hadn't cut my toenails in...what I deduced to be 4,000 years. Yes, they were long...very long. I'm surprised I hadn't cut open the front of my shoes with these deadly knives I had at the end of my feet!

So anyway...word to the wise: If you're going to ignore cutting your toenails for a while, make sure you visit the Great Master Fungus so that he can teach you the lost martial art known as Flying Toes.

2. Memorable Quote.

Every once in a while one of my friends says something that I wish I could write down, because it characterizes their personality completely without adding more to it.

Ian's Memorable Quote of 2006: "When I'm rich and famous, I'm going to pay my wife to stay in shape."

3. The 20 deadly Sins.

Why is Gluttony one of the 7 deadly sins? Everybody is guilty of gluttony at some point or other in their lives, and it's definitely not good to eat constantly. But is it really so bad that it belongs in the top 7? I think Gluttony must have done a lot of butt-kissing in order to get into that top 7. Maybe it's the nephew of Wrath, or the cousin of Envy. At best, I put Gluttony at Top 20.

4. The Leeroy Jenkins Video.

There are heroes, and then there are HEROES. Leeroy Jenkins is without a doubt, a HERO. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then click on the link and watch in awe and amazement as Leeroy Jenkins defies those who will not be defied! Make sure you have your volume up.

The Leeroy Jenkins Video

It would be funnier if it was real, but whatever.