I'm a last minute packer. I'm not gonna lie. I usually wait until the night before to collect my clothes thrown them into what-to-take/what-not-to-take-piles. Then throw them into my giant suitcase and set the 40 pound bag in it's upright position and go to bed kowing the next day I'll be for to my destination.
It's a little exciting. Part of my love of any trip is knowing I'lll be going somewhere stress free. No personal life bullshit, no 30 new bar drinks to memorize... just relax and sleep and enjoy time away....
But I didn't do that this time. This time I actually packed a bit early. I don't leave for Vegas till Thursday 10 am and already I have socks, shirts (both day and evening apparell) underwear, toothe brush two pairs of shoes (including sandals) and my Fusion 3 razors. And now at 4:54 am I can't sleep. Why? I'm thinking of Vegas. I feel I should be leaving in the morning. But I'm not. I'm fixing the rest of my car working out and have a bar meeting at 8 in the PM. My days full. Heance the early pack.
But I can't sleep. I'm thinking of Hooters Hotel. I'm thinking of fine Dining. I'm thinking Don Rickles! We're seeing Don RIckles. I already bought the tickets!
I'm thinking of Martinis. I'm thinking of Poker. And of the girls. Oh, the girls of Vegas.
So although what happens there stays there... I'll still have some bits with some pics upon return.
Until then enjoy the tossed salad.
Matt
Horoscopes.
I've hit a lot dead on in the last two weeks. I don't read them everyday but if I'm bored at work and flipping through Life and Times I'll see the little Virgo pic and take a read. And seriously, lately the horoscopes have been dead on.
I think about quitting from time to time if work drives me bonkers. I'm sure everyone does. But I always come back to the amount of cash I rake in and decide I can't quit. So one particularly grueling day I pick up the pap and read: Be sure to make money decisions today based on intellect and not emotion. Vague yet clearly applies to me. THEN, two days later, this: "A decision between you and a group of people is imminent." I'm fighting with some people about my amount of free time.
Yesterday, I've decide to stop into this little hot dog spot, I've been driving past for the last few years. First time in and discover they have Chicago Style Dogs WITH Coke! The place is covered in Cubs and Bears and general Chicago memorbillia. I order my 1/4 pound dog, steal the paper, sit in a booth, read some Hagar the Horrible and I notice the little Virgo on the opposite page and I read: "Get away from the corporate world and eat at a mom and pop resturant today."
If I had ever taken Statistics (or for that matter was ever good at math) I suppose I could take the number of days in a year multiply that by the percentage of drama taken place in my life and figure out how many times a year the horoscope could be right. And I could probably divide it by the number times they are written vague. And come up with 62 times a year. And the chances of it landing so close together is probably 1 in 7.
At anyrate all I know is that today's scope says: Have a game night and allow this day to be about fun. Too bad I'm working till midnight... although Jeff, Pat, Donnie and I are playing some games AFTER work. It's right again?
All I can do is leave you with a snippet from one of Wierd Al's Original Songs called Horoscope for the Day:
Now you may find it inconceivable or at the very least a bit unlikely that the
relative position of the planets and the stars could have a special deep
significance or meaning that exclusively applies to only you, but let me give
you my assurance that these forecasts and predictions are all based on solid,
scientific, documented evidence, so you would have to be some kind of moron not
to realize that every single one of them is absolutely true.
Sure makes it sound Plausible.
Matt
6:45 Popcorn's ready. I hate the preshow intervies there either embarassing or too short or hard to watch or all three.
7:00 Go!
7:05 That opening Host montage is awesome especially the Halle Berry Cameo. Cause who deosn't dream about that?
7:15 These western clips make me laugh.
7:18 Stewert's finished his Monlogue... this is exactly how it would look if I hosted the Oscars. Way Dry and a little uncomfortable.
7:19 Nicole... hot... straight hair... white dress... can I see her ass through that? Sometimes she can look not too good or way too skinny... but wow she looks so good.
7:24 George Clooney wins. "So I'm not a winning director." I like him he's funny ... uh-oh more political stuff. It's always been my opinion that the Oscar's are not actor's soap boxes and they shouldn't speak on such things here. But they always want to.
7:29 TOm hanks is funny.
7:30 Ben Stiller is Funny too.
7:36: Niomi Watts...
7:37 Dolly... TIme to hit the loo as the british say... That Wallace and Gromit business got me thinking British.
7:42 Stewert makes a Scientology joke. TOugh crowd.
7:44 Cartoon ducks. That's funny enough.
7:46. Jennifer Aniston... mmmm.
7:47 This Johnny Cash nod makes reminds me to tell you that you sholdn't get the "Special Edition" of Walk the Line. The extras suck.
7:48 Russell Crowe.
7:50 Wierd Biographical Movie look.
7:55 Will Ferrel and Steve Carell never afraid to look like idiots.
7:59 Rachel MacAdams... always better as a brunette and what's with that Dress? I can't watch!
8:03 Racvhel Weisz someone I've always liked... first thing I ever saw in was The Shape of THings with Paul Rudd.
8:07 Film NOir
8:12 Ads for Best Actress Noms. That's funny. Kiera Knightly too thin to be hot. but she is.
8:16 Crash song. They brough J-Lo out to introduce her because you know, J-LO sings and knows something about music... I guess. Fire. Fire on stage. Cool.
8:21 What's up with all the film montages? Not even form films this year but from the last 100 years.
8:25 Why DOES the President of the MPAA get to say something every year?
8:29 Salma Hayek. Yummy. I like the color of her dress.
8:35 Jessica Alba is ridiculosly hot... I like her sheer dress.
8:45 LIlly Tomlin and Meryl Streep are funny and wierd. A Robert Altman movie is always worth a watch.
9:00 It's Hard out here for a pimp... seems so out of place on the Oscars... even it's staging seems Anti Oscar... but maybe that's what they were going for.
9:07 Queen Latifah had to follow Hard To Be a Pimp. cause you know... she's black BUT she was nominated for an Oscar. Which wins? Hmm. You think they'll where those Oscars around their necks?
9:09 Jennifer Garner and her mom boobs. Luscious.
9:13 The people who died Montage. I'm always amazed about who I didn't know that died. Anne Bancroft Eddie Albert, were on the list this year.
9: 13- 9:35 Stuff Happened... Some more montages and other songs it's not worth mentioning
9:42 Best Actor: Will it be Heath? Maybe Joquin? No it's Phillip Seymour Hoffman. We cheer. I've never hated anything Phil has done (that I've seen.) My first film seeing Phil was Boogie Nights. The Man's a hoot. The music being played over speeches is wierd but even more awkward here.
10:05 Memiors of Geisha wins Best CInematography.
10:10 Reese. I hate Reese. But, and I said this somewher in the past, that I thought she was great in Walk the Line. I forgot I was watching Reese. I was watching June. I'm glad she thanked Joaquin. So congrats, dammit. I was secretly hoping for Felicity cause since Sports Night I've loved her.
10:14 Brokeback wins best adapted.... The writers wearing jeans. I want to wear jeans to the Oscars... are we runnign late? Cause this two person thanks is going forEVER!
10:16 I forgot to put the deteregent in the laundry. Doh!
10:17 Crash wins for Best Original Screenplay. Didnt' see it. It's on my list but you know never saw it.
10:22 Stewert uses my joke. Bastard
10:23 The guy who did the Hulk wins an acedemy award... who would have guessed.
10:27 Jack. Fuckin Jack... his walkoff Goodnight and Good Luck was hilarious.
10:28 Can you say upset? Wow. Even Jack was blown away. I got chills... it looked like a Bokebakc kind of evening. It Crashed and Burn.... you'll be seeing that all day tomorrow.
All in all good show. Jon Stewert's dry wit may have have been too low key for the show compared to Billy Crystal (who sets the standard right?) who's opening act was a big caberet number.
6:45 Popcorn's ready. I hate the preshow intervies there either embarassing or too short or hard to watch or all three.
7:00 Go!
7:05 That opening Host montage is awesome especially the Halle Berry Cameo. Cause who deosn't dream about that?
7:15 These western clips make me laugh.
7:18 Stewert's finished his Monlogue... this is exactly how it would look if I hosted the Oscars. Way Dry and a little uncomfortable.
7:19 Nicole... hot... straight hair... white dress... can I see her ass through that? Sometimes she can look not too good or way too skinny... but wow she looks so good.
7:24 George Clooney wins. "So I'm not a winning director." I like him he's funny ... uh-oh more political stuff. It's always been my opinion that the Oscar's are not actor's soap boxes and they shouldn't speak on such things here. But they always want to.
7:29 TOm hanks is funny.
7:30 Ben Stiller is Funny too.
7:36: Niomi Watts...
7:37 Dolly... TIme to hit the loo as the british say... That Wallace and Gromit business got me thinking British.
7:42 Stewert makes a Scientology joke. TOugh crowd.
7:44 Cartoon ducks. That's funny enough.
7:46. Jennifer Aniston... mmmm.
7:47 This Johnny Cash nod makes reminds me to tell you that you sholdn't get the "Special Edition" of Walk the Line. The extras suck.
7:48 Russell Crowe.
7:50 Wierd Biographical Movie look.
7:55 Will Ferrel and Steve Carell never afraid to look like idiots.
7:59 Rachel MacAdams... always better as a brunette and what's with that Dress? I can't watch!
8:03 Racvhel Weisz someone I've always liked... first thing I ever saw in was The Shape of THings with Paul Rudd.
8:07 Film NOir
8:12 Ads for Best Actress Noms. That's funny. Kiera Knightly too thin to be hot. but she is.
8:16 Crash song. They brough J-Lo out to introduce her because you know, J-LO sings and knows something about music... I guess. Fire. Fire on stage. Cool.
8:21 What's up with all the film montages? Not even form films this year but from the last 100 years.
8:25 Why DOES the President of the MPAA get to say something every year?
8:29 Salma Hayek. Yummy. I like the color of her dress.
8:35 Jessica Alba is ridiculosly hot... I like her sheer dress.
8:45 LIlly Tomlin and Meryl Streep are funny and wierd. A Robert Altman movie is always worth a watch.
9:00 It's Hard out here for a pimp... seems so out of place on the Oscars... even it's staging seems Anti Oscar... but maybe that's what they were going for.
9:07 Queen Latifah had to follow Hard To Be a Pimp. cause you know... she's black BUT she was nominated for an Oscar. Which wins? Hmm. You think they'll where those Oscars around their necks?
9:09 Jennifer Garner and her mom boobs. Luscious.
9:13 The people who died Montage. I'm always amazed about who I didn't know that died. Anne Bancroft Eddie Albert, were on the list this year.
9: 13- 9:35 Stuff Happened... Some more montages and other songs it's not worth mentioning
9:42 Best Actor: Will it be Heath? Maybe Joquin? No it's Phillip Seymour Hoffman. We cheer. I've never hated anything Phil has done (that I've seen.) My first film seeing Phil was Boogie Nights. The Man's a hoot. The music being played over speeches is wierd but even more awkward here.
10:05 Memiors of Geisha wins Best CInematography.
10:10 Reese. I hate Reese. But, and I said this somewher in the past, that I thought she was great in Walk the Line. I forgot I was watching Reese. I was watching June. I'm glad she thanked Joaquin. So congrats, dammit. I was secretly hoping for Felicity cause since Sports Night I've loved her.
10:14 Brokeback wins best adapted.... The writers wearing jeans. I want to wear jeans to the Oscars... are we runnign late? Cause this two person thanks is going forEVER!
10:16 I forgot to put the deteregent in the laundry. Doh!
10:17 Crash wins for Best Original Screenplay. Didnt' see it. It's on my list but you know never saw it.
10:22 Stewert uses my joke. Bastard
10:23 The guy who did the Hulk wins an acedemy award... who would have guessed.
10:27 Jack. Fuckin Jack... his walkoff Goodnight and Good Luck was hilarious.
10:28 Can you say upset? Wow. Even Jack was blown away. I got chills... it looked like a Bokebakc kind of evening. It Crashed and Burn.... you'll be seeing that all day tomorrow.
All in all good show. Jon Stewert's dry wit may have have been too low key for the show compared to Billy Crystal (who sets the standard right?) who's opening act was a big caberet number.