Casa De Em, Purveyor of Wisdom, Spirits, and Polls.

Casa De Em, Purveyor of Wisdom, Spirits, and Polls. http://ememalb.multiply.com/ Hi, I'm Em. You might know me as the formerly caustic jackass on slashdot. I've mellowed with age, you might say. Of course, this could all just be a ruse to get you to come in here and get caught, a fly in a spider's web, you might say. Enjoy Thu, 4 Sep 2008 02:09:59 -0000 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 23:40:23 -0000 Casa De Em, Purveyor of Wisdom, Spirits, and Polls. http://images.ememalb.multiply.com/logo http://ememalb.multiply.com 100 100 PSA I'll be back in November/December time frame, once the election is over with. I saw, on my drive home today a bumper sticker that said: Bush = Hitler and then below that: 01-20-09, Bush's last day in office The funny thing?  The first "thing" I thought of was Multiply.  How fucked is that?  So I'm out.  Don't want to deal with it anymore.  Don't care.  Call me whatever you want, I don't give a shit.  See ya in a few months.  One last parting shot: It doesn't make a shit who you vote for.  If you really think "Candidate whomever" is going to make a difference for this country you're just plain stupid.  They're the same goddamned choices. http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/535/PSA Wed, 3 Sep 2008 23:40:23 -0000 profane "sup for the weekend" entry Sup bitches? Any plans for the fucking weekend?  Me?  Thanks for asking, asshole.  I ain't got a motherfucking thing planned, other than a shitty-assed FFL draft on Sunday.   I'm gonna get my motherfucking drink on and my snack on, bitch, then I'm gonna grill me a big fucking slab of meat, have some friends over and get straight smashed all to hell. What about you? http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/534/profane_sup_for_the_weekend_entry Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:03:28 -0000 [NFL] Em's 19th annual Predict the playoff teams and SB winner So...next Thursday the season starts.  Woot.  Can't wait.  Got my NFL Sunday Ticket (and Superfan, Natch*) all ready to go.  Are you ready for some football? Anyway, on to the picks: AFC North:  I see the Browns and the Steelers really as the only competition in this division.  The Ravens are old on D, and don't really have much in the way of an offense.  The Bungles are over-rated on offense (TJ Whosyermama is the #1 receiver on that team and has been since the beginning of last year).  I think the Steelers and Browns both make the playoffs this year.  I think the Browns win the division with the Steelers right behind them.  In order:  Browns, Steelers, Bengals, Ravens AFC East:  The obvious pick here is the Patriots, right?  Yeah.  I agree.  I see them winning the division easily.  There's no competition from the sorry Dolphins and the Bills are another year or two away.  So that leaves a Favre-led Je... http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/533/NFL_Ems_19th_annual_Predict_the_playoff_teams_and_SB_winner Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:59:04 -0000 my mood today... So it's raining today, here in the land of crushed political dreams. And that means that people were driving like a cat trying to walk across a fire. Poorly. Anyway, the drive in made me a bit edgy and irritable today...but rather than try to let it go, I'm embracing that shit. My sarcasm meter is straight pegged. I have no time for stupid things or stupid people, so I'm avoiding most everyone. It's nice. http://ememalb.multiply.com/reviews/item/46 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:28:49 -0000 politics Politics turns my friends/acquaintances here on multiply into mud-slinging tards. I hate it.  I can't wait for this shit to be over with. Dead serious.  I'd rather have a team of unskilled monkeys fling turds at me than read any of it. http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/532/politics Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:17:07 -0000 PSA: USAA announcement For those of you who were honorably discharged after 01/01/1996 from the US Armed Forces, you're now eligible to open an account with USAA. If you are like me, and didn't do this while you were active duty, you should look into it. I don't know if they can match the rates I'm getting with S.F., but they offer other really awesome services besides car insurance. http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/531/PSA_USAA_announcement Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:05 -0000 your political views I give your political views 1 star. Mainly because you're educated enough to have a view, but no more than that because you won't keep your views to yourself. http://ememalb.multiply.com/reviews/item/45 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:30:56 -0000 my draft in league 1 So...I had the 8th pick of the draft in a 12 man league.  Picking 8th kinda sucked, to be honest, but whatever.  It was what it was.  Here goes: QBs: Derek Anderson, Jay Cutler RBs: Marshawn Lynch, Matt Forte, Justin Fargas, Fred Jackson* WRs: Braylon Edwards, Wes Welker, Nate Burleson, Bobby Ingram, Chris Henry, Devin Hester** TEs:  Dallas Clark, Own Daniels K: Josh Brown D/ST: Giants D Thoughts?  Opinions?  I thought it was very interesting that Brady went #4 in the draft and P Manning went 6th.  I had my choice of either Marshawn or Portis. (as far as "top" backs go)  Thoughts on that? *handcuff for Marshawn Lynch **round 16 pick...if he works out, great, if he doesn't, no harm, no foul. http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/530/my_draft_in_league_1 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:44:39 -0000 weekend part 4 Friday night=a few drinks at the bar, my boy Dan the bartender was off, getting ready to go on vacation*, so we spent a significant amount of time talking strategy for FFL while he got tanked and I sipped on water.  *sigh* stupid being responsible crap.  Anyway, we went home around 10:30 (woo, we're partying like a rock star!) and crashed out.  I slept like crap.  Really badly.  Woke up about 5 times throughout the night.  Woke up at 5am, pretty much stayed up from then on.  Went and played basketball.  Did better than I was before, but I still get winded too easily.  It's rather funny, my mind is willing, my body is like "Dude, hold up a second, will ya?" on some of the moves and whatnot that I used to take for granted.  So it's frustrating.  I'm using that frustration though.  Motivation, baby. After that, I went home and had the draft for one of the FFL leagues I'm in.  It was interesting.  I'll post my draft in ... http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/529/weekend_part_4 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:34:17 -0000 Funny for the day. Just http://ememalb.multiply.com/video/item/38/Funny_for_the_day. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:04:58 -0000 Gone Baby Gone poll (will contain spoilers to the point that it will ruin the movie if you haven't seen it.) I am putting this here because multiply likes to give you the first few lines of the body of text in the linky, and that would suck for those of you that want to see this movie and haven't yet.  Of course, you could just click the little delete button, but that's up to you. So...the movie Gone, Baby Gone asked a question.  A child is kidnapped from a drug using selfish woman who basically doesn't really give a damn about anyone but herself.  Various things happen, but in the end, it turns out that the person(s) responsible kidnapped the child out of love and a desire to remove the child from said bad situation. The movie poses the question, if you found out about the above situation, what would you do? http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/528/Gone_Baby_Gone_poll_will_contain_spoilers_to_the_point_that_it_will_ruin_the_movie_if_you_havent_seen_it. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:58:31 -0000 The weekend! woot! The weekend is coming up. Sup with you? Me? Aww, not much, I don't think. Gonna play some bball tomorrow morning, then do some stuff around the house, etc, etc. No real fancypants plans. Oh, I watched Gone, Baby Gone last night. Any of you seen it? If http://ememalb.multiply.com/video/item/37/The_weekend_woot Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:30:41 -0000 That reminds me... I watched The Fountain last night. It was an interesting movie.  Parts of it I still don't get, and that's pretty unusual for me.  (Not tooting my own horn, simply stating a fact)  I thought Huge Ax Man did a good jorb.  I thought whatsherface that looks like Portman and Knightley did a good jorb. I thought the effects were pretty awesome.  (It was a BR disk, so YMMV). Anyone else see this? Thoughts? http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/527/That_reminds_me... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:43:57 -0000 things that suck 1) road construction on busy roads during rush hour.  Seriously, DOT, can't you figure this one out? 2) people who are mean to animals 3) line cutters, people that drive like they're the most important person on the road. 4) people who wait until the very last possible second to merge into traffic.  Especially irritating when there are signs up saying lane ends for 2 miles. 5) people that speed up after going slow in the left hand lane.  Normally they time this right as you're in the right lane trying to get around them.  Bonus points if they speed up long enough to not allow you to get around them then slow back down. 6) telemarketers.  Yeah, really.  I have a common first name, and am doubly cursed with a common last name.  What that means is...sleazeball telemarketers call in, hit the corporate directory, type in my last name (of which I'm luckily the only one in the company) and start asking me all kinds of questions about the company.  It's rat... http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/526/things_that_suck Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:29:53 -0000 Holy crap, you guys n gals see this yet? <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/w/trailer_large.html">Apparently Oliver Stone is making a movie about the life of George W. Bush.</a> This is the first I'd heard of it, so if this is old news, sorry.  But WOW. http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/525/Holy_crap_you_guys_n_gals_see_this_yet Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:04:15 -0000 My yearbook pic Here's a pic from my http://ememalb.multiply.com/photos/album/40/My_yearbook_pic Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:45:58 -0000 today's just one of those days... Did you know that in order to have your VPN connect successfully you must have a working internet connection? Did you know that I've had the same report issued to me twice now in the past 3 days that the helpdesk guys have had to deal with the same user about the above issue? Did you know that a 20 minute "training" class on how to use the VPN is apparently not sufficient for some people? Did you know that I am not in a position where I can fire this person, but I would in a heartbeat if I could? Did you know that my company is essentially an "Online" company, meaning our customer service people often assist customers in troubleshooting their connections to/from our site? Did you know that I find it amazing that we have a customer support person who is providing said support for customers when she herself doesn't have the first fucking clue about how a computer and the internet works? Did you know that? http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/524/todays_just_one_of_those_days... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:23:48 -0000 Since we haven't done this in a while...Lunch. So, lately I've been making sandwiches at lunch, putting that fridge in my office to use. Lunch today: bourbon-glazed peppercorn smoked turkey thinly slice deli salami horse-radish mustard "lite" mayo "sandwich style" dill pickle slices red onion slices pepperjack cheese and, because I am allowed some bad things, I also ate some "Fiery Habanero" Doritos. Oh, and a bottle of water. You? http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/523/Since_we_havent_done_this_in_a_while...Lunch. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:02:59 -0000 em emalb deleted at the request of the thread owner How do you feel about comments being able to be deleted by the "owner" of the thread? http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/522/em_emalb_deleted_at_the_request_of_the_thread_owner Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:13:03 -0000 back to work, proles... The weekend has come and gone once again. Friday night...nada.  Went home, ate dinner, hung out on the deck, had a snoot of Bushies, called it a night. Saturday morning, got up at 6:45, drove over to the park and played basketball.  Full court for 2 hours.  I was pretty wore out after that. Went home, grabbed a shower, some lunch and sent out a few bills, etc.  Then we kicked it on the back deck, trying to get a little sun.  It was a gorgeous day Saturday, so it was nice.  After that, we went to a country club for dinner with a co-worker of my wifes.  It was a good time.  Sadly, this was the first time her co-worker had gotten out, really, since the death of her husband.  (Pancreatic cancer, Richard)  She is a pretty strong woman, that's for sure.  We had a very nice evening.  Back home, to sleep.  Work up around 10 on Sunday, ran to Costco, ate lunch, paid bills, reconciled the check book, etc.  For supposed "rich" peo... http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/521/back_to_work_proles... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:34:16 -0000 If you ever get the chance to see these guys live, DO IT. USMC Silent Drill team, doing their thing. I've been fortunate enough to see them in person twice. Both times it was absolutely fantastic. Perfectly coordinated, perfectly in sync. http://ememalb.multiply.com/video/item/36/If_you_ever_get_the_chance_to_see_these_guys_live_DO_IT. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:39:07 -0000 dang, the weekend rears its mighty head So.  the weekend. Tonight? Happy hour (maybe) at a co-workers house.  I always want to type that as cow-orker.  It amuses me. Then after that I think I'll go home and watch Phelps win another gold medal.  Then sleep. Saturday I'm waking up early and heading to the park to play some basketball.  Then after that we're having dinner with one of my wife's co-workers at a Country Club.  (but I haven't a thing to wear!) Then SLEEP.  I would like to sleep for about 16 hours straight, but that'll just fuck up my monday morning and sleep schedule.  So I guess I'll only sleep about 8 hours.  Which is sad, cause man, I'd love to sleep longer. Anyway, that's it.  Oh, well, I am going to be doing some of this I think: <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://blog.esaba.com/projects/catphotos/catimagessimple3/272797_1.jpg" border="0"> yes, that's right, I'm gonna make sweet sweet love to my remote control.  <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/wink.png"> Sup whichchoo? http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/520/dang_the_weekend_rears_its_mighty_head Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:47 -0000 another question... Just a thought....maybe you have, maybe you haven't: "Have you ever tried German-Chinese food? It tastes great, but an hour later you're hungry for power again." ripped off from Dick Cavett http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/519/another_question... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:25:55 -0000 Me I give myself 3 stars for getting out of bed http://ememalb.multiply.com/reviews/item/44 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:40:57 -0000 hey, what's the weather like there? It's weird here.  Just a couple weeks ago, it was up near 100F, with a heat index well over 100. Now?  Currently 76F...the overnight low tonight supposed to be down to 54.  That seems pretty odd to me for August.  I'm not complaining though, it's been pretty damned nice lately in the afternoons/evenings. Perfect grilling out and eating on the deck weather. http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/518/hey_whats_the_weather_like_there Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:46:04 -0000 Public service announcement for those who have a commute longer than 10 miles. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/imagercc1/archive/page12/next11miles_700.jpg" border="0"> http://ememalb.multiply.com/journal/item/517/Public_service_announcement_for_those_who_have_a_commute_longer_than_10_miles. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:48:47 -0000