It's ok to cry. (fyi - this is a stolen post title)

Gilmore Girls is no more.

I can't say the final episode was the best ever. Because it wasn't. But ending it the way they did, sort of open ended, was about the best they could do. Given the circumstances.

They being some phoney baloney replacement writers.

Curse You WB/CW!

I need a hug.

Solana Beach, CA. is boss. I going to have to come here with the wife for vacation and just chill out. The weather is awesome and from what I've heard, for the most part, it's the same all year round.

I'm staying about a block from the water. And all around this place is real estate/homes that cost more than all the houses on my cul de sac.

Calypso Cafe is a nice little dig we came across while driving around checking out the sights. I've only been in this traveling game a couple of months, but this is definitely the best food I've had on the road.

Speaking of driving, we spent (we being another sales guy and an engineer) quite a bit of time rolling around contemplating how much the real estate was and what exactly it is all these rich mofo's around here do for a living.

That and enjoying the great looking joggers that must have multiple sugar daddies to pay for the Benz's and Lexus' they have parked in front of the beach.

I guess you have to take the good with the bad with this traveling though. Luckily I wasn't sitting in my hotel room when my 5 year old called me all choked up because Lassie fell into a waterfall.

It did make the Stella I was drinking go down a little quicker though.

Off to bed.

6am = my departure time tomorrow = me surfing the internets for another hour and a half.

Dude, it's 70 degrees and mild here in Big D. Sweet.

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Being John Malkovich:

I just saw this mindfuck for the first time this past weekend.

Little late, I know.

Loved it and I'm not even sure what the fuck it was I saw.

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Heading off to San Diego tomorrow. Solona Beach to be exact. Our distributor's office is right across the street from the ocean. Slam some beers and then try not to fall in will be my mission.

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Watch The Simpsons at work.

http://www.allsimps.com/


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Sitting on the toilet and being able to reorder your Netflix queue online with your Blackberry is what technology is all about.

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I've said it many times before, but the money I spend on Sirius Sat Radio every month is money well spent.

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My girls return tomorrow night.

What girls you ask?

The. Gilmore. Girls.

9/23/06 - 12:03 AM EST

I just spent 10 minutes trying to find the precise time Autumn starts. That it took me that long in this day and age of the internets/Google abilities was quite alarming and quite frankly, I began to panic.

Ahhhhh, but now that I know the exact, precise moment in time that Autumn begins, I can go ahead and begin my annual embrace of the season.

I'm not really sure what it is. The combination of football, the anticipation of the holidays, Halloween included, the weather at least acting like it's going to change and of course, the colors of nature changing, just get me all mellow and peaceful this time of year. So much so, that I literally count down the days.

And it probably has to do with all the great memories of my life somehow having taken place during the final part of the year.

I won't go into a long drawn out thing about my personal beliefs here, (I lean towards the Buddhist persuasion of thinking) but I believe that Autumn is when I can see my ancestors and the echoes of my past in everything around me more than at any other time of year.

Yes, I know, that last statement was pretty out there, but, preside out there I do. <~~~~wins most commas in a sentence award.

But I digress...........

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Lost
Battlestar Galactica
The Office
Rescue Me
Gilmore Girls
The Shield
The Wire

Do yourselves a favor and get some DVD action going with this list. I promise, you won't be dissapointed. Especially with The Wire. It's not just a tv show, it's a work of brilliant art.


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I love Survivor. It's something I can watch with the whole family. My kids love it. Between this and Survivor Man on The Science Channel, I'm betting that one of my sons ends up ebing some sort of outdoor type dude who can build log cabins and find food in the asses of flowers and trees.

The whole seperated by race thing, totally blown way out of proportion. It hasn't even really been that much of an issue. Yet. And actually, it's interesting seeing the dynamic within each race's tribe. People of the same race may be more prejudice and have jacked up perceptions of each other than of that of a person of a different race. Whatever you define race as being, but that's another debate on someone else's blog.

And of course, which group looks like the biggest set of dipshits so far, The Spics. Purposely throwing a challenge so they can vote someone out??? Fools I say. That have no clue what is waiting for them down the line in show and they go ahead and purposely lose a player and become a man down? Again, fools I say.

See how much fun that sounds?

Survivor, still the best mindless adventure you can have on a Thursday night.

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No travel this week, but next week, I'm off to San Diego for a few days.

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It's Friday. I'm sure I could back over this post and edit some shit, but fux it.

As soon as I have something of any significance to post. I'll let you guys know.

Hi. I'm back. And stuff.

Much has gone on since my last post. A promotion at work. My youngest had his first day of school ever. My oldest is a freshman in high school. And my middlest wants to "retire" from soccer after this fall season and go back to playing football next fall. (American style)

Promotion you ask? I've been upgraded to the Regional (Sales) Manager type. This entails me traveling quite a bit. Like for example, right now, I am sitting in a hotel room in King of Prussia, PA. Question, does it always rain this frakkin' much in PA.? Christ on a Harley it's wet here.

This traveling, not only I, but the family will have to get used to, yes. But, it's something I just feel like I have to do. For me to progress to a new level of scratch (scratch meaning here taking my financial situtation to a new level = being able to do more for my family), this is the path that needs to be rocked. And rock it I will. Like a motherfucker. Watch.

So here I sit in King of Prussia, at a desk that is located way too close to the a/c unit, finding myself suddenly inspired to begin posting here again.


Music you say? Funny you shouldn't ask.

The Silversun Pickups. They are completely running the show in my music department right now. And yeah, they sort of having a Smashing Pumpkins vibe, but while I am fan of the Pumpkins (what have they done for me lately?) I was never on their sack of bollocks like some of you, so I am gonna go ahead and like these guys more right now.

Silversun Pickups


Go ahead rock yourself out to "Well Though Out Twinkles" and "Lazy Eye".









P.S. If someone post on a blog and no one reads it, is it still a blog? <--(Carrie Bradshaw style motherfuckers!)

Absolutely not. There is no "too much" good music.

Serena-Maneesh - Drain Cosmetics

Pass it this way motherfucker.

Beirut - Postcards from Italy

Don't be close minded and like this song.

This is the part of the show where we tell you about good music. Good music you won't find on shitty FM radio. I was disgusted with FM before I got Sirius. Now, the maybe 10 minutes of FM I've heard since last Xmas, when I received the most wonderful of gifts, Sirius SatRad, well, they sucked almost as much as this sentence's structure.

Music Snobbery commencing in 5,4,3,2.......

Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rise With Fist

Right now, I am more in love with this girl than Alanis. (Alanis, if you're reading this, baby, we'll always have SFIJ)

Neko Case - Star Witness

Sorry my dear Alanis, but Neko is stealing some love too. I say Star Witness, but all the songs on her page rule.

Phoenix - Long distance call

If I had to pick my number two song right now, it would probably be this. I have this thing where songs remind me of people. This song reminds of my friend Joel. ( See Joelito on my sidebar link thingee)

of Montreal - Requiem for OMM2

of Montreal's new album, "the sunlandic twins" has gotten more spins in my Saturn than anything else the past two months. You should purchase it.

Aloha - Your Eyes

No they're not from Hawaii. Yes they're cool.

Band of Horses - The Funeral

Everytime I hear this song, I stop and listen real hard to the lyrics. Go for it.

Rilo Kiley - I Never

My new girlfriend, Jenny Lewis, is the lead singer of this band. I'm pretty sure I first saw this group on an episode of the 2nd greatest TV show ever, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You know, at that "All Ages" they hung out at? You don't know? Sucks to be you.

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

The general public aka the robotic masses, are finally starting to discover the genius, original sound of Gnarls. Crazy is still a cool ass song, and it wouldn't suprise if it tops the Pop charts someday soon. Check out GoGo Gadget Gospel while you're at it.


Mates of State - Fraud In The 80's

If you listen to this, or any song on their myspace for that matter, and come away not thinking this husband and wife duo are cool, then there is no longer any hope for you.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Phenomena

Y Control is still my favorite song by the YYY's. But you ask, does Karen-O still rock freaky? Oh Hell Yeah Yeah Yeah! (sorry, just couldn't pass up that cheesy ass pun)

The Flaming Lips - Free Radicals

The Flaming Lips are my favorite rock band of all time. Their style matches the insides of my brain. This past week, I finally started doing some serious listening to their latest album. I've had it since the day it dropped and I'm not even really sure what took me so long to start loving it. The more I listen to it, the more I want to listen to it. Don't think I'll love it as much as Yoshimi, I'm still way gay for that album, but it's definitely a keeper.

Katie Melua - Just Like Heaven

Like I said, chick singers, I can't help it. Say hello to the person everyone has or will call the Euro version of Norah Jones. Not sure if she is as good as Norah, maybe a little cuter, and that may be clouding my judgement right now, but yeah, she sounds good.

Elf Power - An Old Familiar Scene

This song has been out awhile, and I'm dying to get the album and everything else this group has done. The mixture of instruments, song structure, the singing and lyrics, brilliant. I promise you, you won't here this on "The Edge".


Art Brut - Formed A Band

Listen to this song a few times, and then tell me if it doesn't get stuck in your head for days. Love it.


Honestly, it's no secret how and where I am finding all this good music. Left of Center - 26 on Sirius, there just isn't anything better for me. For years you could only read about bands and music like this in magazines or hear it on college radio. Not anymore.


And seriously, this is just the edge of a bunch of good shit. There is just so much cool music out there that FM doesn't even acknowledge, that even listening to MySpace music is better than FM. At least with Sirius you have a gateway drug to cool music. With FM, it's nothing but the Clear Channel's of the world dealing you junk.

For more of what I am listening to nowadays, hit The Armando Show MySpace and check out "My Friends".

I dig chick singers. What can I say?

This first video is from a "chick" who hasn't even put out her album yet. That MySpace thingee can really get you some heat. Her blog is most intersting. For me at least. I'm dorky like that.

Lily Allen




Now this "chick", well, it's a close race between her and Neko Case as to who will finally unseat Queen Alanis from her throne. (never thought I'd say that)

And the twins who accompany her, good stuff. (See The Watson Twins)

Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Proof that humans can and will make anything into a sport.

What next, people driving cars in a circle for money?

So I ask, "Has the human race "Jumped The Shark"?

(I'm pretty sure the term "Jump The Shark" has indeed itself jumped, yes)

So I took one of those completely ridiculous "MySpace" surveys you see all over people's, well, umm, MySpace's, and I found out what "type of humor" I have.

It's almost 100% correct. I'm pretty sure the vulgarity could go up to about 40% and I can still roll with some of the frat type/gross out humor.

Although that type of humor has been run into the ground, if done right aka Old School and Wedding Crashers, it can still be funny. But yeah, after American Pie, it has been done to death and even I have become somewhat numb to it.

Shit like The Office (UK [funniest show ever] & USA) are what comedy is all about.

See below for the results. And if you want to take it, you're going to have to go ahead and surf my MySpace and dig around. Or something.



The Wit
(71% dark, 38% spontaneous, 31% vulgar)
your humor style:
CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARK


You like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you're probably an intellectual, but don't take that to mean pretentious. You realize 'dumb' can be witty--after all isn't that the Simpsons' philosophy?--but rudeness for its own sake, 'gross-out' humor and most other things found in a fraternity leave you totally flat.

I guess you just have a more cerebral approach than most. You have the perfect mindset for a joke writer or staff writer.

Your sense of humor takes the most thought to appreciate, but it's also the best, in my opinion.

You probably loved the Office. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Jon Stewart - Woody Allen - Ricky Gervais