Entries from October 2003

October 30, 2003

Riiight

I find it hilarious that Brad+Jen are off to the Middle East to help the peace process. While I am a fan of pop culture, I am not a particular fan of celebrity and so I laugh at the idea. Of course they’re not the only ones involved in this quest, you know, thing. Jason [...]

October 28, 2003

Colorado: on a constant delay

Today’s noteworthiness:
So I go to get my CO license at long last. The woman who assists me is 43, dyed blonde, wearing 14 rings on her hands and a hairpiece that consists of tiny braids cascading or a bun of real hair she has fastened underneath it. I know she’s 43 b/c she tells me. [...]

October 26, 2003

Football and geography

Here’s something that both interests me and pisses me off. Why is it you can never see the football games that interest you and others in your area? B/c people are stupid.
This guy in Harrisburg, which as I blogged before is not geographically “central” Pa. but that’s another story, wants to run Steelers games, to [...]

October 25, 2003

Trick or treat: noon on Oct 25

I just called the city and asked when trick-or-treat is. Answer? “Noon today.”
Noon!
October 25!
Trick-or-treat!
See, I thought trick-or-treat was supposed to be fun, maybe a little fun-scary. You know, meeting up w/ your friends, being allowed out after dark, etc. Where is the fun in being dressed like a vampire if you have to go out [...]

October 24, 2003

Colorado weather: straight out of The Sims

Again with the local forecasts. Today’s predicted high at 8 a.m. was 70. Actual high today? 84 degrees. That’s right. Fifteen degrees off. And as I type this, they’re blabbering on about solar flares, geomagnetic storms and (*gasp*) the fact that it might interfere with your cell phone calls. Muy muy importante! I thought Erie’s [...]