Celebrity Fragrances.

Why does Tim McGraw have a cologne? Seriously? And what does it smell like? Cowpie? He's Tim Fucking McGraw. WHAT DOES HE NEED A COLOGNE FOR?

I know why and I'm going to tell you. It's because he REALLY needs something to pose with.

What kills me is knowing that MANY people will buy that shit and douse themselves with it. Look, if chicks are buying pond water that makes them smell like Paris Hilton (read: rich kid who got famous making low rent porn) then why NOT Tim McGraw?

I'll tell you why. Because this shit's officially gone too far. Why? Why does this exist? Why do people need to smell like Tim McGraw? Why does Britney Spears need a billion different 'scents' when none of them are labeled "Crazy." I mean, that's PERFECT. How does that not happen?

It's Britney, Bitch!

She's not in control of anything. That advertisement is a lie.

But no, that's not even far enough. Leave it to Stan Lee to just ruin the earth. Stan Lee? Who is Stan Lee?

Excelsior!

Stan Lee is the head honcho over at Marvel Comics. You may recognize him from small parts in seemingly EVERY Marvel movie on earth. And that's fine. He's funny to watch, he's very charismatic, and truth be told he's responsible for many of the best comic book characters that exist. But he's also responsible for this:

Seriously. The Incredible Hulk has his own fragrance. Spider-Man has his own Fragrance. Captain America, who DIED, has his own Fragrance. Dear God, it's the end of the world.

Merry Christmas.

Also, I wish there was Ninja Turtles toothpaste.

Christmas Shopping. Wowza.

Christmas shopping is weird. I wandered into Target looking for gifts for my nearest and dearest Monday night and was surprised. NOTHING was where it should be. People just move shit around. Why is that? Is it REALLY that hard to put things in their place? It can't be! They are in the same aisle, just not where they belong and mixed in with other things and it really makes them hard to find. The chief example of which is the toy aisle. I was looking for some Monster Trucks. That was not a simple task. :\

In the end I found some things for some people and am going BACK out tonight. One thing I'm pretty excited about is for my cousin Anthony I grabbed a radio controlled...HELICOPTER! What the HELL, man? Those things cost, like, hundreds when I was a kid!

Don't those look SO awesome? I'm almost as excited for me to play with it as I am for HIM to play with it. That was procured at Toys R Us which was, surprisingly, in a lot better shape. They were also doing all they could to move the lines along swiftly. It was great.

Christmas Time!

I'm not going to complain in this post. Though I do have something to complain about that will no doubt appear shortly. This is all about the majesty of Christmas!

I love Christmas, I really do! It's my favorite time of year. It gets colder outside, everyone seems to be in a better mood (or maybe just me?)...My favorite movies come on TV, the music is great, I get to go out and buy presents for a bunch of people. I just love it, truly. I also have a birthday, but meh...I'm not even really celebrating that this year outside of a little get together with some coworkers.

I want to focus on one part of Christmas in this posting and that's the movies. I love them. ALL of them. The great ones, the terrible ones, everything!

My very favorite is a made for TV movie from the early 80s called "The Night They Saved Christmas." Art Carney stars as Santa. It's just perfect. It takes place in the arctic circle, a company is dynamiting for oil but soon learn their dynamiting is KILLING THE NORTH POLL! OH NO! So Santa and his elves befriend a family whose father works for the company to convince them to STOP IT!

Did I mention Santa hates Jingle Bells?


Oh it's so great. There's also the Santa Clause pictures, of which I've seen all three in theaters. You should at least watch the first two. :)

Then there's the bad movies...This weekend I watched Santa With Muscles. Starring Hulk Hogan. WOW.

Look at those muscles!

I mean, really, is there anything I can say? Rick and evil Hulk Hogan hits his head, gets amnesia, and wakes up thinking he's Santa Claus. In an effort to save the orphanage Santa With Muscles gets into a sword fight using weird electrical space crystals in the cavern UNDERNEATH THE ORPHANAGE and accidentally blows it up. AUDIENCE APPLAUSE! SANTA DESTROYED THE ORPHANAGE! Naturally he gets his memory back and decides not to be a bad guy and instead let the orphans, their caretaker, and Garret Morris move into his house. Why Garrett Morris? Who knows.


That's right, Hulk Hogan made the guy become his groundskeeper. Because that's what Santa does!

I love you, Christmas.

Kiss My Ass, Auto Industry.

I am sick and tired of private industry going to the US government trying to get bailed out when there business goes south. Here's an idea: Try and meet the needs of your consumers. The auto industry's plan for the bail out is to produce more hybrid vehicles. Look, hybrids are a good idea...But not the idea to go with at this point. People are flat broke. Hybrids cost more than standard cars. Stop pushing automobiles on people that they cannot afford!

Try bringing in more economic models of cars. American car companies have many lower cost models, but the US never has a chance to buy them as they are models aimed at Europeans. What the auto industry needs to do is create value-based cars. Hybrids are not a value. They are in the 25000 dollar region. What the US consumer needs in this economic climate is a car that is sturdy and will cost them under 15000 dollars. A car that gets decent to good mileage and won't fall apart.

Will it be easy? No. The industry is going to take a profit hit. But they can make more compact cars that are easier to sell, cars that don't need all of the perks that come with high end cars. What industry seems to be failing to notice is that they aren't the only ones hurt by the economic downturn. EVERYONE is, including the consumers you are marketing to. We're flat broke. We can't afford your 25000 dollar cars. So naturally you want us to finance, default on our payments, and lose our cars. Why should my tax dollar bail you out to follow through on that? If my tax dollars are bailing you out, guess what, I'm your fucking boss now. *I* am paying your salary. Meet the needs of me, the person who truly bailed you out.

And let's not kid ourselves: The government is going to bail them out just like they did the Financial Market.

Bolt in Disney Digital 3-D: Reviewish

So last night I ventured out with Randall (Godson), Kevin (neighbor), and Rachel (neighbor's girlfriend) for dinner and a moving picture show. We went and saw Bolt (In 3D) at the newish theater in Stockton.

I didn't know much of anything about Bolt other than it's about a dog and I think there are other animals in it. Regardless, I wanted to see it. You see, I'm a sucker for anything Disney does ever. I love to watch it. As soon as it opens with that castle I'm a kid again.

This was another of the few Disney CGI features not made under the Pixar umbrella. I believe the last one was Meet The Robinsons, a movie I thoroughly enjoyed.

Anyways, onto the movie. So Bolt is a dog who is also the star of a television show where he has super powers he is constantly using to keep his person, Penny, out of Danger. The problem is Bolt doesn't KNOW it's a television show. And thus the first twenty minutes of this movie is very reminiscent of The Truman Show. Right down to "The Director." But it's interesting, because even when Bolt is whisked away to his trailer by Penny and she wants to play, he's still on the prowl.

Eventually Bolt escapes his trailer in an attempt to save Penny and end sup in the real world, as a real dog. He is far from home and befriends a couple of animals (Mittens the Cat and Rhino the Hamster in a plastic ball) and together they adventure back across the country, trying to get to Penny in Hollywood. It's an awesome story, as these movies always seem to be.

The voice acting is super cool. John Travolta is Bolt. I'm glad he's doing something, I miss John Travolta. Penny is voice by Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray's kid. At the end credits the two duet in a song. It's not Grease, but it's not bad. Susie Essman, who if you watched the Bob Saget Roast may be the ugliest woman on earth in the eyes of the roasters, voices Mittens the cat. All three are great. The shining star, though, is Mark Walton in the voice of Rhino. It doesn't look like this guy's done much, but he is awesome. His one lioner drop ins are hillarious throughout. See, Rhino's gimmick is he thinks Bolt is REALLY a super dog and yearns to be his sidekick.

So I definitely reccommend this one. As far as what else is in theaters at current, it's a true contender. And this one's in 3D! While it'll likely cost you a couple extra dollars, take advantage of it! Disney Digital 3D is an incredible technology and gives the movies so much more depth!

8/10

Role Models: Reviewish

So evidently Role Models was written by Paul Rudd. And I'm glad. This dude is a bag of funny in everything he's in. Even Clueless! He was the step-brother, Josh. Why do I remember that?

So the gist of this one is Paul Rudd and Stiffler from American Pie (Sean William Scott) are arrested, given community service, and forced to volunteer what is essentially a "Big Brothers" type of organization. Pairing adults with youths to mentor them. Paul gets saddled with a kid who is way into this real life role playing D&D kinda' thing, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin from Superbad). Stiffler (His name in this flick is Wheeler) gets saddled with a ridiculously foul mouthed little kid named Ronnie. And hijinx ensue!

I have to say I expected this to be a throwaway comedy and at first I thought it was going to get too big for its own britches. However every branch they take is wrapped up by the end in one of the most awesome ending sequences I've seen in a comedy in a long, long time. All I'm going to say is BATTLE ROYALE. It's pretty great.

So if you're looking for the funny, go see this one. You won't be let down.

8/10

Looky what I'm working on...

http://zoimfgrt.com/haynerfide/

It's nothing special just yet. It's seriously nothing special at all. But it's the first time I've dinked around with any web design since the start of 07, practically. So I'm going to keep toying around with it. Any thoughts, good or bad, are welcome and appreciated.

Twilight: Reviewish

So I know I blogged about now knowing what Twilight is. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. See, I was in Los Angeles the latter half of last week and after hanging out with old coworkers on Wednesday, ended up going to see Twilight with them on Friday night.

Now, as I think I noted last time around, this all started out as a book or a series of books. Having now seen the movie I can understand why it may make for an interesting read. So much so that I am likely going to pick up a paperback copy of the book and give it a good read through.

However, that doesn't mean is translated well to a movie. And it really didn't. For the fan of the book series, yeah...They'll definitely be happy with the movie. With the uninitiated like myself...It was riddled with bad special effects and worse dialogue. I'm not going to nitpick the acting because, in truth, it's fine. They should have let that Cullen boy smile a bit more. And man is high school ever so high stakes. I feel like I got off so easy.

The stars of the movie, for me, were the characters of Jessica and Doctor Cullen (played by Peter Facinelli by the way!). Jessica is kind of a valley girl secondary character...But everytime she talks I just laugh. Her character is great and the actress protraying her makes it even better. She reminded me a lot of a young version of Kristin Wiig's character in Knocked Up. And that's a great thing in my book. And I mean, Peter Facinelli! I was shocked when I saw him pop on screen as the good Doctor. And his character was excellent.

So in the end, there are plusses and minuses. And something that's evidently covered in ther book but is SKIPPED in the movie is you have to throw away any and all vampire conventions you know of. Garlic, stakes, etc. Toss it. It doesn't apply to this world's vampires. They feed on blood. Don't throw that one away. Other than that...It seems they're kinda' like Superman.

So the movie has a few ups and some downs as well, but in the end...

5/10

Though I may revise this after I read the book and get a better picture of how this will shake out. And naturally, they set it up for a sequel.

What the fuck is Twilight? Seriously.

Damn kids.

So evidently there is this new craze that I've completely missed out on because I'm old and lame. What the hell is Twilight? Evidently it's about vampires and some vampire dude falls for some normal and she gets all close with the vamp world.

I find myself wondering is the normal kills vampires in her spare time...

Great Show!

Evidently this whole thing started out as a book. I've never heard of that either. In fact it was all a mystery to me until I stepped into a mall. I made my way into Hot Topic, a store I usually avoid like the fucking PLAGUE, but I was shopping for a birthday gift. From the moment I walked into this island of lost souls and angry teenagers I was bombarded with Twilight this and Twilight that. In the FYE store, more Twilight. Everywhere is this fucking Twilight. What's the big idea?

I really hope it doesn't outgross Bolt this weekend. Bolt looks Fantastic. Twilight looks like a movie I saw a few years ago. I forgot what it's called but it's about this too. And takes place in some manner of boarding school. Now THAT'S cool. And the kids have a flying car...I think.

It was anarchy. If I remember it I'll say something.

You know what's a cool vampire tale, though?

The Pick-Up Artist.....2.

Sunday tidings to all. I'm out of town on vacations starting Wednesday. I'm pretty stoked.

But that's for another post. You ever seen this fucking nut?

Douchebag!

Mystery is an insane character in a book called The Game by a man named Neil Strauss. It's an incredibly good story where Mystery plays a main big role and is...Well...Mentally unfit. He also dreams of being a magician.

What if I told you this guy is a real to life person. You see, The Game is the story of a man who finds himself immersed on what he refers to as the 'seduction community.' The author found himself in Los Angeles, amongst other places, surrounded by guys who couldn't get chicks. Mystery had this weird method of picking up chicks, yadda yadda yadda, wanted to be a magician, bam. Best-selling book.

Now, in the aftermath of being a big part of a great book, Mystery (real name Erik Markovik) has his own show on VH1 where he teaches Beauty and the Geek rejects how to pick up on women in clubs through such tasks as having their hearts monitored while a women strips down to her skivies, or being auctioned off at a charity event to housewives or some such nonsense.

This show is incredibly off and makes me laugh and cry.

What's even funnier? Joel McHale's take on it.





Unfortunately Bryan has been eliminated. What the hell am I going to do now?

Stop The Drilling, Stop The Oil! I love Saved By The Bell.

Surely most everyone has seen this show at least nine times. I know of only one friend of mine who has never laid eyes on Zack Morris and crew and it breaks my heart. Alas, when I look back on shows like this (and the other TNBC hits like California Dreams, Hang Time, and even the short-lived Boogie's Diner [Yeah, it's a real show. Wiki it.]) I can't help but wonder how many people, like me, went into high school expecting it to be totally different than it truly was.

Why wasn't there a burger joint right next to my school we could all go to willy nilly? Why wasn't I in a love/hate relationship with my principal as he constantly caught me in the midst of shenanigans. Truth be told I only spoke to the principal a handful of times. During the summer I never got to work at a Beach Club. EVER. My campus never struck oil. Hell, even the semi-realitic option, my school having a radio station, wasn't the case.

And for some reason I actually believed some of it to be true. See, when I was young I was followed all of those teen shows. I watched theme very Saturday morning. And as I wasn't in high school yet, who was I to say it wasn't the case? You see, I'm gullible. I believe everything at first. It's sad, but true.

The sad truth is I WISH it was like it was on Saved By The Bell. My high school experience was FAR less entertaining than the hijinx we got from Zack, Kelly, Screech, Slater, Lisa, and the chick from Showgirls. And Belding. And Max The Waiter.

Their version of college was even badass. Man.

Alright, I should get ready for work.

The Problem With Prop 8.

I'm still torn up over this. I can't believe this is the world we live in. At this point it's not even denying rights. We are taking AWAY rights that were already given. Who do we thing we are, really? To those who voted in favor of prop 8, how would YOU feel if you had been stripped of some of your rights. That's what is so CRAZY about all of this. I honestly just don't get it. We should be celebrating the arrival of our new president. Instead there is a cloud hanging over the entire day. A cloud of discrimination and hatred that's being labeled as "good morals."

You are denying people of civil rights, where is the good in that? There is none. It's VOID of anything good. And one day you are going to have to explain to your grandchildren how you voted to take those rights away. Good luck with that one. And we'll see you in a couple years when the time come to reverse this heinous act.

Thanks to Tim for emailing me the following from an excellent singer/songwriter/pianist/Britney Spears song singer Sacha Sacket. Sacha is an LA mainstay anymore, and thanks to Tim I've had the chance to see him perform a few times. Tim is he performing when I'm in town?

Anyways, check it:

Ode To The Knight Rider

So the new Knight Rider on NBC is a terrible show, but I love it anyway. See, it's terrible in the same vein of the original Knight Rider. Let's be honest here, it's a show about a guy driving a talking car. That's the only draw in this show besides the eye candy. The girls, not the car. Though the Mustang is a hell of a beast. And they don't seem to understand the concept of time. You see, this week's episode was...The Halloween episode. I suppose you see the problem...Halloween is over.

Many of the things that happen on this show are so outlandish you can't take them seriously and that's how I like it. For instance did you know KITT can do blood testing? His glove box opens. You drop a syringe (provided by KITT) full of blood into the glove box and it closes. Moments later KITT knows anything and everything he possibly can about it. But HOW DID HE GET IT OUT OF THE SYRINGE?! I DON'T UNDERSTAND!

But to be honest, I don't want to understand. It's the perfect turn off your brain show. Also, KITT is a smart ass in this one. The car, voiced by Val Kilmer, is forever giving Mike Tracer (The Hoff's illigitimate son) lip. It's kind of awesome.

And, of course, staring at this one for an hour doesn't hurt.

Deanna Russo

I really don't understand.

Today is a great day in the United States. As President Elect Barack Obama made his victory speech last night I listened to his words, while the camera swept the crowd of thousands and thousands standing out in the cold to hear him speak. I was in awe, and I was far more emotional than I expected to me. I've talked to people about this and they say Obama's win gives them hope. It gives me hope too. This was the most important election of my lifetime and look what happened.

We have our first black president and he is going to change the world, I hope.

Unfortunately the good news ends there. In something I never expected to happen, it looks like Proposition 8 will pass and we are banning gay marriage...Even though we've already legalized it. I am disgusted by this. I'm also quite ashamed of my home state. And 50 years from now everyone will be ashamed of how this happened. It's discrimination and it's hate. And while today is a great day for the United States of America...It's a horribly dark day for the Sunshine State.

Zack And Miri Make A Porno: Reviewish.

So here's the deal. I really like Kevin Smith's movies. All of them in one way or another. Even Jersey Girl. Surely it's a mental imbalance, but oh well. So surely I was going to dig his newest effort. Hell, they even tossed Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks into the mix. Big win, right?

Right. This movie was rather entertaining. I took in a late show last night with my neighbor. He went into it not actually knowing what he was going to see. He thought it was a different movie entirely. We were both satisfied by the time the credits stopped rolling.

Okay, so this is the gist: Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are best friends going back to elementary school and they're both coming to terms that they've amounted to nothing and are out of money going into their 10th High School Reunion. They're broke and near homeless when they get the idea to shoot a porn movie and sell it. This leads to them patching together a rag tag group of friends and new acquaintances to make it happen.

The hitch comes when Zack and Miri's scene together comes up and they have to figure out how that works into their friendship. It's a sweet little love story in the midst of a ridiculously raunchy sex movie. In short, it's awesome. The supporting cast really power this thing, too. Jason Mewes steps out of his "Jay" shoes and takes on a new and very funny role as Lester. Craig Robinson (Daryll from The Office) takes on one of his biggest roles to date as Zack's other friend, Delaney. Jeff Anderson (Clerks' Randall) is hillarious as Deacon, the cameraman. Throw in a couple porn stars (Traci Lords and Katie Morgan...Whose voice is quite adorable), some guy I've never heard of (Ricky Mabe?), and a slew of cameos from both Rogen's and Smith's usual crew of misfits and you've got the makings of a movie that is just downright funny as hell, but with heart to spare.

The one and only complaint I do have the movie is it felt short. Which is weird, movies tend to feel way too long. And this one told the full story (at least is you stick around for the credits), but stilll...felt a little short. Maybe it's just me.

So yeah, Zack and Miri. See it.

7.5/10

YouTube Gems: Dancing Lessons.

This one came to me in a dream. God, I loved this show.

Is it sad that I know this entire scene by heart?

I'm Gunna GET URKEL!

Tell 'em, Willy.

Adventuring in Alaska?

This is going to sound crazy. And it is.

About six months ago I thought to myself "Hayner, you need more adventure." But not like...Normal run of the mill adventure. I wanted to partake in something that few on this earth do, see something with my own eyes that not a lot of people have the opportunity to see. So I thought "What if I go see the Iditarod?"

You know the Iditarod, don't you?

They call it "The Last Great Race." Sleds, pulled by dogs, race over 1000 miles over the course of 10 days. I want to be there in Nome, Alaska when it all ends in 2010. There are many travel packages that include learning how to run a dog sled, lodging, food, transportation to eskimo villages, etc. I want to disappear to Alaska for a few weeks and experience the Last Great Race. And I think I'm going to.

I'll keep you updated.

Shiny Toy Guns - Season of Poison

The new Shiny Toy Guns album drops NEXT WEEK! Check it out below.

Youtube Gems: HALLOWEEN EDITION!

So my coworker Jenna complimented me in a very odd way today. She said I'm really good at finding the worst music on the internet. The problem is, she's right. But I love it all. In listening the the latest episode of Party Truck USA, I heard a song I hadn't heard in years. It's The Fat Boys, featuring Freddy Kreuger, rapping "Are You Ready for Freddy?" it's one of the most wonderful things ever. Don't believe me?

Isn't it picture perfect? This next one is just because it's been making us laugh quite a bit at work. This is part 1 of a three part series of my very favorite YouTube videos. It's about David Blaine. Watch and love it please.

Money For Nothing: Radio Prize Goodness

This one is going to sound like a no-brainer but I’m going to share it with you anyways. You know what’s awesome? Concerts! You know what’s expensive? CONCERTS. Christ, are they ever costly.

Here’s what I’ve learned however, radio contests are practically gimmes. Many people won’t take part in radio contests because they assume EVERYONE else is calling in. It’s just not the case. Especially now when, at least in Calfironia, you can’t talk and drive without a bluetooth. I’ve been able to take in MANY awesome concerts without dropping a single dime. Okay, maybe a little for parking. I’ve gotten to see people like Peter Frampton, BB King, Bob Dylan, and Roger Waters, Steve Miller Band, and Def Leppard. I’m a classic rock buff. Hell, I even got to see MEtallica in front of a teeny tiny crowd of 600 people! I haven’t paid a penny to see any of those people.

For the love of God, CALL IN! You’re only cheating yourself by not doing so. Additionally you can get fun things like CDs and DVDs or invites to movie screenings, etc. So next time you’re listening to your favorite station and the jock says “Hey, be caller number 9 and get this, this, and that!” Just do it. What’s the worst that can happen, you’ll be just as you were before you call.

Money For Nothing: Take Advantage of your rentals!

So check this, I'm of a few small pieces about ways to stretch the dollar to secure awesomeness. See, I don't make a ton of money but I like to do a ton of things. SO, all that said try this one out:

If you’re like I am then you have a 360 or PS3. I have a 360 myself and I love games! They’re fun! And I have friends who end up with all of the most awesome games on the day of release and more often than not I don’t. I can’t afford a few new games a month. Especially these days when a brand new video game costs in the neighborhood of SIXTY DOLLARS. That’s a lot of money.

However $9.25 isn’t nearly as much money and with the advent of Blockbuster’s ‘Life After Late Fees” it makes it possible to rent a game and hold onto it for a month. A whole month to buy and thoroughly play through a game. You’ll pay 8 bucks for the game and $1.25 for a ‘restocking’ fee for keeping the game past your due date. Make sure not to keep it beyond 30 days, though. Or you'll find yourself paying for the full price of the game!

I mark this one as a win for many reasons. I get to play the n ewest games I want to play at times when I may not be able to afford them outright, I also save myself if the game turns out to be a dud. Cause Lord knows sometimes games just turn out that way…Isn’t that right Spiderman 3?

Eagle Eye: Reviewish.

So last weekend I checked out Eagle Eye. All I knew about this movie is I dig just about anything Shia Lebouf is in and I dug the last thing I saw with Rosario Dawson. And Spielberg was involved in come capacity, though after the horrible Crystal Skulls picture this summer I'm not so sure that's a good thing anymore.

Eagle Eye is about a guy, Lebouf, who is framed as some sort of mega-terrorist. He's just a regular dude who is led, via telephone calls, to each step he takes to avoid being captured in an effort to prove himself innocent. Sounds kinda' wacky, right? Wacky doesn't even begin to cover it. It started out as a really good idea, but soon thereafter falls into the realm of completely impossible and rather foolish.

Spoilers? Highlight the following:
A massive super computer capable of hacking everything, and created by the government, has set up Lebouf using online shopping, computer controlled cranes, and the subway system. I wish I were kidding.

OK, end of spoilers. In all you aren't missing a whole hell of a lot. These kids got to be in a movie with Spielberg's name attached...But was it worth it? I don't think so.

4/10

Blog Meets World.

So, I decided I wanted a fancy new blog, the likes of which I might actually update. But I wanted it outside of the domain of MySpace. And I'm not really sure why. I've toyed with other blog ideas, but this one is largely going to be based around life updates. We'll see how it goes.

I'm gearing up for my mini-vacation to Los Angeles coming up in a few weeks. I'm pretty excited about it. I gave my car a bit of a test drive for it this weekend by driving to San Jose and the old beast did very well. I'm planning to visit the Queen Mary when I'm in town. It's the biggest destination I'm planning to check out.

What else is going on? Well, elections are coming up next week and I'll say it here. I'm voting Obama and no on Prop 8. Banning gay marriage is a terrible idea. I am rather anxious for this whole thing to be over with, however. I'm a big comedy fan and political comedy is great, however in an election year everything becomes about the election. I'm ready for some comedy not based about how terrible the president is (and he is) or how the elections will go.

I also really need to move. I think Modesto has run its course with me. I was applying for jobs like crazy a couple months ago. I need to get back into that mode. I don't really like where I've landed and there is not going to be an improvement from it where I am currently. So the time has come for something new and awesome.

And to close up, here's a pic of some coworkers and I at the Metallica show in San Francisco a couple weeks ago.