- I smell really good today.
- The Oscars were on last night, I watched bits and pieces of the show even though I only saw two of the movies that were nominated, "The Blind Side," and "UP!"... both won something or another... but who cares..
- Been watching this reality show called Solitary... crazy stuff... it's like Big Brother meets SAW... minus the murders. It's definitely got me interested, as I find social experiments fascinating.
- White-Out really smells good today.
- I had a great idea for an iPhone app (wish I knew how to develop them.) Anyway... it's basically like a gift registry, but for grocery shopping. I could open up the app and see my 'grocery list' or whatever, and see if my wife already bought certain things... eh... now that I think about it, it's a stupid idea... why not just call the wife and ask if she bought the damn milk. Forget I said anything.
- 10 a.m. on Monday morning = Still not quite ready for work yet...
- Mmm... the coffee is really smelling good today.
- Trying to figure out ways to earn some extra cash... hmmm, I could sell stuff, steal stuff, extort politicians, invent the cures for numerous diseases, work at McDonalds, work at Bed Bath and Beyond, breed racehorses, sell drugs, steal drugs and then sell them, become a hitman, undergo an experimental surgery, or ask my parents... hmmm...
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Another Comcast Rant
This is all my fault, it really is... Fool me once, shame on you... Fool me twice, shame on me... Fool me a bunch of times... I'm just an idiot. Comcast has been a thorn in my side since I got it, and it doesn't appear that things are getting any better... the real question is why I don't get rid of it, and I don't have a great answer for that, other than laziness.
The focus of my rant today is this 'New Comcast Experience... Xfinity... new Channels, etc, etc...' Comcast is offering major 'upgrades' to it's service and channels, but once again, I'm getting screwed by them because of it.
First, Comcast announced that it is making changes to the channels... basically, if you don't have a digital box hooked up, you will be losing more than a half of the channels you currently receive.
In the past, if you have a TV with no digital box... you can hook it up directly to the cable and instantly have channels 2-77 (approximately.) With the new changes, you will only have channels 2-20. They are taking away more than 50 channels. Thanks a lot Comcast.
Their solution is to provide free digital boxes for the TV's that don't already have a box. Sounds OK... but No, it's not. They will only provide 2 free boxes (any more than that and they charge you more per/month.) I currently have 3 TV's that aren't hooked up to a box, so 1 of those will have to go without any good channels (I sure as fuck am not going to pay more money per month.)
The second problem with these boxes, they are another bulky device that I have to hook up and they have tons of new wires and a new controller. One of our most watched TVs in the house is the kitchen TV, but I don't have any room for a box in there, nor do I want wires hanging all over the place in the kitchen. Thanks again Comcast.
Overall, it's a bunch of crap. I understand they wish to look to the future and upgrade everything (which they need to do just to compete with other services/devices that have leapfrogged them,) but I'm getting screwed once again.
I say it time and time again, but this really may be the final straw and when next Football Season comes around, I hope that I wise up and jump back on the DirecTV bandwagon, where I have never had as many issues as Comcast has given me.
The focus of my rant today is this 'New Comcast Experience... Xfinity... new Channels, etc, etc...' Comcast is offering major 'upgrades' to it's service and channels, but once again, I'm getting screwed by them because of it.
First, Comcast announced that it is making changes to the channels... basically, if you don't have a digital box hooked up, you will be losing more than a half of the channels you currently receive.
In the past, if you have a TV with no digital box... you can hook it up directly to the cable and instantly have channels 2-77 (approximately.) With the new changes, you will only have channels 2-20. They are taking away more than 50 channels. Thanks a lot Comcast.
Their solution is to provide free digital boxes for the TV's that don't already have a box. Sounds OK... but No, it's not. They will only provide 2 free boxes (any more than that and they charge you more per/month.) I currently have 3 TV's that aren't hooked up to a box, so 1 of those will have to go without any good channels (I sure as fuck am not going to pay more money per month.)
The second problem with these boxes, they are another bulky device that I have to hook up and they have tons of new wires and a new controller. One of our most watched TVs in the house is the kitchen TV, but I don't have any room for a box in there, nor do I want wires hanging all over the place in the kitchen. Thanks again Comcast.
Overall, it's a bunch of crap. I understand they wish to look to the future and upgrade everything (which they need to do just to compete with other services/devices that have leapfrogged them,) but I'm getting screwed once again.
I say it time and time again, but this really may be the final straw and when next Football Season comes around, I hope that I wise up and jump back on the DirecTV bandwagon, where I have never had as many issues as Comcast has given me.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Domino's 'New' Pizza
This is a bunch of bullshit.
Domino's recently started an ad campaign that goes into the fact that customers hate their pizza, hate their crust and hate their sauce and so now they are starting from scratch and reinventing the way their pizza is made with a garlic crust and better cheese and bunch of other better shit.
First off, I must admit that I have not tried Domino's new recipe yet... I actually haven't eaten Domino's pizza at all since I was just a little kid, so I don't remember how it used to taste anyway. What I've heard, however, is that the new pizza isn't really that good either. I've actually heard that their new recipe tastes strikingly similar to Pappa John's pizza.
Which leads me to believe that they may have changed a few things in the recipe, but the biggest thing they are doing is creating a new ad campaign which gets people talking and gets business back in for at least a 'taste' of the new pizza, which will in turn cause a nice little surge in business before they start losing business again and eventually have to shut down.
My question is this... Why are you eating Domino's anyway?! This is America and there is a local pizza shop in every town in every city, and if not just one shop then dozens... one on every corner just about.
Please support your local pizza shops because they are a hell of a lot better than anything that Pizza Hut, Dominos or Pappa John's can dish out. The only pizza chain that I will even recognize is Grotto's Pizza, which is a small chain in the Delaware area... all else can get the Bozack!
Keep it Real!!
Domino's recently started an ad campaign that goes into the fact that customers hate their pizza, hate their crust and hate their sauce and so now they are starting from scratch and reinventing the way their pizza is made with a garlic crust and better cheese and bunch of other better shit.
First off, I must admit that I have not tried Domino's new recipe yet... I actually haven't eaten Domino's pizza at all since I was just a little kid, so I don't remember how it used to taste anyway. What I've heard, however, is that the new pizza isn't really that good either. I've actually heard that their new recipe tastes strikingly similar to Pappa John's pizza.
Which leads me to believe that they may have changed a few things in the recipe, but the biggest thing they are doing is creating a new ad campaign which gets people talking and gets business back in for at least a 'taste' of the new pizza, which will in turn cause a nice little surge in business before they start losing business again and eventually have to shut down.
My question is this... Why are you eating Domino's anyway?! This is America and there is a local pizza shop in every town in every city, and if not just one shop then dozens... one on every corner just about.
Please support your local pizza shops because they are a hell of a lot better than anything that Pizza Hut, Dominos or Pappa John's can dish out. The only pizza chain that I will even recognize is Grotto's Pizza, which is a small chain in the Delaware area... all else can get the Bozack!
Keep it Real!!
Comcast Sucks... but then, Doesn't Suck...
Comcast has been a thorn in my side since I got it installed. At first it was the whole ordeal with the NFL network being on a pay per view sports tier, then there was a long delay before our area got the NFL Redzone Channel in HD. This isn't even mentioning the fact that the guide is full of ads and offers a less-than-impressive experience.
The latest problem was with my HD DVR box, which started acting funny last weekend and displayed all local channels as 'To Be Announced,' on the guide. This usually happens if there is a power outage and the DVR box needs to re-download all of the program names. Unfortunately, it was only happening to the local channels and rebooting the system only caused ALL channels to display 'To Be Announced.'
Shortly after the guide problems, the DVR just shut off without warning. I unplugged it and plugged it back in... it started back up... for about 3 minutes and then it shut off again. After that I could not get the box to react at all. No matter what I did, this box was bricked and there was nothing I could do.
I seriously contemplated canceling my service, but figured I'd give them one last chance... I contacted Comcast Customer Service and (eventually) they set up a new box for me and so I went out to the Comcast store to pick it up.
I was expecting them to replace the same DVR Box that I was using, but when I brought in my DVR they handed back a brand new model, which I thought was pretty cool. I got home, hooked it up, called up the activation number and BOOM, it was working...yay! It even downloaded all of the programs within an hour, much quicker than my previous box ever did.
I have to say, I am really liking the new DVR and it's made having Comcast cable a little bit better. It seems more responsive, it has more storage capacity and overall it seems to eliminate some of the minor problems I've been dealing with using the previous box. There are still annoying ads in the guide but other than that, I am really liking it. Turned out to be one of my first 'Good' Comcast experiences.
The latest problem was with my HD DVR box, which started acting funny last weekend and displayed all local channels as 'To Be Announced,' on the guide. This usually happens if there is a power outage and the DVR box needs to re-download all of the program names. Unfortunately, it was only happening to the local channels and rebooting the system only caused ALL channels to display 'To Be Announced.'
Shortly after the guide problems, the DVR just shut off without warning. I unplugged it and plugged it back in... it started back up... for about 3 minutes and then it shut off again. After that I could not get the box to react at all. No matter what I did, this box was bricked and there was nothing I could do.
I seriously contemplated canceling my service, but figured I'd give them one last chance... I contacted Comcast Customer Service and (eventually) they set up a new box for me and so I went out to the Comcast store to pick it up.
I was expecting them to replace the same DVR Box that I was using, but when I brought in my DVR they handed back a brand new model, which I thought was pretty cool. I got home, hooked it up, called up the activation number and BOOM, it was working...yay! It even downloaded all of the programs within an hour, much quicker than my previous box ever did.
I have to say, I am really liking the new DVR and it's made having Comcast cable a little bit better. It seems more responsive, it has more storage capacity and overall it seems to eliminate some of the minor problems I've been dealing with using the previous box. There are still annoying ads in the guide but other than that, I am really liking it. Turned out to be one of my first 'Good' Comcast experiences.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
One of Those Days...
A flood of incredibly good things happen and inevitably, the other shoe will fall.
I had a great holiday, tons of fun, everything seemed to be going great.
Yesterday after work, for some reason I felt extremely tired and fell asleep at 6:00 p.m. I didn't wake back up until 6:30 a.m. this morning. Hmm... weird.
This morning I got to work, everything was fine, but then someone brought it to my attention that my car was running, so I ran outside to see that, in fact, my car was still running... it was locked, thankfully, but I forgot to take the keys out. I've never done that.
Fast forward to 4:00, when we get tomorrow's pot of coffee ready. My co-worker Taira always fills the grounds in the coffee maker and I always fill up the pot with water... well I barely tapped the pot against the sink when I went to fill it and the bottom breaks off...
WTF!!!
This is definitely one of those 'Bad' days I've heard so much about.
I had a great holiday, tons of fun, everything seemed to be going great.
Yesterday after work, for some reason I felt extremely tired and fell asleep at 6:00 p.m. I didn't wake back up until 6:30 a.m. this morning. Hmm... weird.
This morning I got to work, everything was fine, but then someone brought it to my attention that my car was running, so I ran outside to see that, in fact, my car was still running... it was locked, thankfully, but I forgot to take the keys out. I've never done that.
Fast forward to 4:00, when we get tomorrow's pot of coffee ready. My co-worker Taira always fills the grounds in the coffee maker and I always fill up the pot with water... well I barely tapped the pot against the sink when I went to fill it and the bottom breaks off...
WTF!!!
This is definitely one of those 'Bad' days I've heard so much about.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Battle Royale
It's that time of year again when New Year and Old Year duke it out in a 24 round, hard-hitting battle royale. There will be non-stop action and the winner will claim ultimate supremacy for an entire year, so there's a lot on the line.
New Year has remained the reigning Champion for about 2,009 straight matches in a row, but will this finally be the year that Old Year pulls the upset and wins the bout outright?! I have my doubts, but anything can happen.
New Year has remained the reigning Champion for about 2,009 straight matches in a row, but will this finally be the year that Old Year pulls the upset and wins the bout outright?! I have my doubts, but anything can happen.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Alternative Christmas Movies
Ho Ho freakin' Ho!... If you're tired of the average Miracle on 34th Streets, Home Alones, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacations, etc... here are my top 5 Alternative Christmas Movies...
# 5 - Trading Places - You might not think of this as a Christmas movie, and most of it isn't, but the disturbing, drunk and homeless Dan Akroyd donning the Santa Suit during the films finale, brings you right into the Christmas Spirit... oh and you get to see a young, beautiful Jamie Lee Curtis topless.
# 4 - The Ref - Dennis Leary kidnapping a bickering couple during Christmas... nothing says Holiday fun like that. This is a dark comedy and the actors were great playing off of each other.
# 3 - Gremlins - There is no better memory than watching evil gremlins run around the snow-covered, christmas lit town...
# 2 - Lethal Weapon - I love action movies that take place during the Holidays, this is a classic flick which has enough Christmas in it to make it on my list...
# 1 - Die Hard - Absolutely the best Christmas Action Movie ever! It has been an on-going Christmas Eve tradition that I snuggle up in a nice warm blanket and watch the bullets fly. Yippe Kye Aye Muthafucka!!
# 5 - Trading Places - You might not think of this as a Christmas movie, and most of it isn't, but the disturbing, drunk and homeless Dan Akroyd donning the Santa Suit during the films finale, brings you right into the Christmas Spirit... oh and you get to see a young, beautiful Jamie Lee Curtis topless.
# 4 - The Ref - Dennis Leary kidnapping a bickering couple during Christmas... nothing says Holiday fun like that. This is a dark comedy and the actors were great playing off of each other.
# 3 - Gremlins - There is no better memory than watching evil gremlins run around the snow-covered, christmas lit town...
# 2 - Lethal Weapon - I love action movies that take place during the Holidays, this is a classic flick which has enough Christmas in it to make it on my list...
# 1 - Die Hard - Absolutely the best Christmas Action Movie ever! It has been an on-going Christmas Eve tradition that I snuggle up in a nice warm blanket and watch the bullets fly. Yippe Kye Aye Muthafucka!!
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