Thunderous Hole

Might As Well

2011-09-29T06:31:00.000-07:00

So I accidentally must have set up auto-renew on this domain though I was planning on letting it lapse. So I guess I might as well use it, at least once, right? Maybe I'll think of something else to do with it eventually.Today I'm going to use it to complain. My work computer is being a bitch. Plain and simple. The other day it crashed twice. I left it running last night with some items open that I didn't want to have to re-open this morning. Well this morning the whole darn thing was locked up and I had to force a reboot. Now my big monitor won't work. I've rebooted twice and unplugged and replugged the monitor - no go. So somehow I'm expected to work on a tiny little 15" second monitor while I stare a nice blank 22" monitor next to it.Is it Monday?

Today's Rant

2010-11-08T12:01:00.000-08:00

So I go to Ikea last week, during the day, on a weekday. I can hardly park or get around the aisles inside the store. Why? Because every stay at home mom and each of their 14 children has decided to go to Ikea. Are they shopping? Of course not. They've set up camp in all the various sections of the store, moms sitting around chatting while kids run aimlessly and unsupervised throughout the store. Meanwhile I can't find a damned thing because I'm being run over constantly by children and their careless parents. I casually make a comment on facebook about this issue and clearly offend some mom. She says sometimes they *need* to be in Ikea and at least the Ikea employees aren't kid haters. I'd like to clarify here by saying I don't hate kids. I hate parents. It's a f*cking store. Are you looking to purchase something? Great. Are you looking for a cheap way to not have to entertain your kids for an afternoon? You know, there's these things called parks. They're free! And the day I was in Ikea it was gorgeous out. You don't *need* to be in Ikea. I am not paying for items your kid has already sucked, sat, spat, or peed on. WTF you parents should be ashamed of yourselves.

Mall Sales People

2009-10-06T17:48:00.000-07:00

So apparently the newest method in pushy sales tactics = "smarmy sales person with accent" + "I need to ask you a question?"

Does anyone really want to buy lotion from a smarmy sales guy at a kiosk in the mall?

Irony?

2009-08-25T12:51:00.000-07:00

Someone needs to explain to me the difference between smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol. Both have regulations as far as age, both are mood altering substances, both are legal. Then why can a place of work prohibit the use of alcohol on it's premises but not the use of tobacco? Why is my place of work eliminating healthy options like free fruit and milk but spending money on rebuilding smoking shelters so the poor smokers don't freeze in the middle of winter while they're out killing themselves?

Completely Random

2009-03-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

I would like a daily/weekly email or blog that gives me algebra or calculus problems. It would then provide the solution and perhaps a nice practical application of that problem. I want to remember my 6 quarters of calculus.

I might start reading my Quantum Chemistry book again. Maybe it'll make more sense now that I haven't though about chemistry in many many years.

Television Shows That Could Go Away

2009-02-11T05:55:00.001-08:00

My list of Television shows that I wouldn't feel bad about their cancellation is growing. Of course I won't stop watching them while they're on but I'd really like it if someone would make the decision to get these off the air, they're getting so bad:

Nip/Tuck
Lost
Smallville

More Annoyances

2009-01-15T05:54:00.001-08:00

It's still O.K. to flush the toilet, I promise.
Closing drawers and cupboards when you are done in the break room is EASY. Do it.
Stop blaming everyone else and fix my damned car.
If it was really that dangerous outside don't you think they'd cancel work? Why do you get to stay home while everyone else is here?

Signs

2009-01-09T09:44:00.001-08:00

If I were to make some signs to post around my place of work they would read:

"It's O.K. to flush the toilet by hand if it doesn't flush automatically. You can do it. Give it a try."
"The video game room is not a conference room."
"Not everyone likes your perfume."

My Wii Fit

2009-01-06T06:02:00.000-08:00

I love my Wii Fit. I do not love that I have to select each exercise, do the 30 second activity, and then go through more menus to pick the next exercise. There doesn't appear to be a way that I can set up a "routine" and just do, say, all the yoga poses in succession. Why is this? And when I do a search on the web for this issue, I'm not finding anyone else complaining about this. I can't be the only one that thinks this is annoying? Isn't there anyone out there that has a hack for the Wii Fit? Isn't Nintendo coming up with an update/upgrade for the Wii Fit to make this possible? Common' people! Get with the program!

Even More

2008-12-12T06:06:00.000-08:00

Today's list of Pet Peeves:

-Buzzed haircuts with bangs/fringe
-Not being able to figure out how to integrate this blog into my Life Stream

Opposite of Pet Peeve:

-When my fake budget and my check book and my account statement reconcile

Adding to the List

2008-12-10T13:35:00.000-08:00

Adding to the list of Pet Peeves today:

-People who can't walk without wheezing who also smoke
-Wasting company money on frivolous things like large scale posters when people are getting laid off right and left
-People who expect their dishes to get bussed even after seeing the dishes sit in the lounge day after day

For Reals?

2008-10-07T06:18:00.000-07:00

I guess one way to get a person to update their blog is for blogger to send them a nice little email that says "oh by the way we think your blog is spam." I equate that to "what you have to say is of no importance, be gone you heathen." So to you Blogger - I am not spam. We just haven't gotten around to telling the riveting tales of our trip to Maine and our encounters with crustaceans. Nor have we had time to regale you with anecdotes on Betty Crocker. To be perfectly honest I can't even recall why we thought this blog was going to be the blog of blogs. We may have had some nice Maine alcohol by that point. Never fear, I shall rally the troops and we shall begin our quest. Just as soon as blogger unblocks this blog so I can actually post.

(The irony of it all was that I found a blog yesterday that was pulling in posts from other people's blogs - one of mine included - and just smattering them with ads. So as a good citizen I reported the blog as spam. So what happens, this blog gets locked instead. How is that fair‽)

Welcome!

2008-09-27T17:20:00.000-07:00

Welcome oh curious ones, to the "blog" of a "lifetime." Soon you will find wonders to your heart's content. We will explore such topics as the thunder hole, interbang (‽), crustaceans, wikipedia as a legitimate source, erroneous quotations, and many other fascinating "life" topics that will amuse and amaze you. Come one come all and read the elegant prose of the famous writers that brought you "it's a warm delicious, single-serve dessert that's ready in minutes straight from your microwave!" and "bang'er!"