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Cell Phones, Movies, Oh My!

Let’s start with the easy stuff first. AT&T sucks for users that want to actually have an Android phone. I am one of those people, and luckily my contract is up. On the downside, I don’t like CDMA phones (that gets rid of Sprint), Verizon doesn’t offer a discount for my place of employment (and they are expensive really for no reason, not to mention poor coverage in my area); however, there is T-mobile. They do have cheap plans; however, I am not sure if they have a discount which I can take advantage of with my place of employment. I mean, you can’t really pass up 24% discounts off of service. I’m just sayin’.

I suppose I could just buy myself an unlocked Android phone that works on the 3G frequency that AT&T uses (the Google Nexus would work just fine, but 500+ USD???). I suppose I should just continue to wait, but I just can’t stand the idea of not having a device that I can root and do whatever I want with. Totally unfair, but really super shallow =-P

So then we move on to The Last Airbender, I’m sure some of you have seen the previews for it. It looks pretty cool, as I was/am a fan of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series; however, it has some serious failings. I may have written about this before, but I’m too lazy to search. Anyhow, my biggest issues with the movie is the blatant white washing. I was thinking of boycotting the movie and simply getting it from the Pirate Bay once it hit the torrents; however, I’m some what undecided. It’s also kind of concerning because Mr. M. Night Shyamalan is really a kind of hit and miss sort of director. Some of the movies he has directed are really pretty awesome. For instance, I’m a fan of The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Lady in the Water; however, I’d go so far as to say his other work (in my opinion) was really rather horrible. So what is going to happen with The Last Airbender? It’s pretty much a coin toss I guess.

And the “Oh My” part. Inter-personal relationships. It seems to me things are becoming increasingly complicated, and increasingly unpleasant. I generally try not to be a pessimist when it comes to working out perceived or actual problems between myself and others; however, I’m having a difficult time remaining optimistic. I’m becoming displeased with certain actions and behaviors that generally I would just attribute to how a person works. I try to be understanding of how a person works, how they behave and how their personality and experiences shape their wants, needs, and actions to obtain those things. I’m finding my understanding and patience lacking. On the other hand, I tend to not take the easy way out, so I wonder what will happen? Hrmm…hrmm. Good question! :mrgreen:

Later gators.

So serious!

I wonder if she looks so serious all the time - not that I'd see her face, but it's a thought.

With 2009 Comes…

The flu. The first week of this month I had the joy of puking (no thanks to Grant this time /sadface) for an entire day. Between the painful spasms that wracked my abdomen and the blowing of my nose due to the unpleasant nature of vomit escaping into my sinus cavity I realized this truth: Nasal Wash is an entertaining experience.

I didn’t use a neti pot, but I had the joy (should I enjoy this feeling?) of forcing saline through my nose and into my sinus cavity. It was a slow warm prod, like a liquid finger just behind my eye which then exited my skull via the opposite nostril. I did this twice per nostril, and it’s definitely a unique experience. It was almost like drowning, except I could breathe through my mouth. There’s nothing quite like it I tell you.

I got to spend a lot of time watching television, and I realized just how much I hate day time TV. No wonder half the population of our country is borderline zombified. There is _nothing_ good about day time television. I have Direct TV, so I at least can get away from the talk shows and what not; however, I’ve seen every episode of CSI that has ever been created. I’ve never been so pleased to actually go to work.

The New Year

The New Year for me started out awesome. Olive, a street which a huge Chinese business population, was littered with fireworks and all kinds of people strolling about. It was just great. I went to a temple and found a corner to meditate in while listening to the chants and prayers of other Buddhists. It was a pleasant time to be had by all.

I meant to post right after that incident, but I became ill (karma probably) and have spent the last four days not quite right. Yesterday I had the joy (and that is just dripping with sarcasm, like a bloody rag after severing someone’s femoral artery) of puking all day long. Go me!

Now that I’m somewhat better. We will return to my boring drivel. What I have lined up should be at least semi-interesting and argumentative as I tend to be. ^_^