Nyowmmm.... On a Stick.

Just when I am most in need of stress relief, Comedy Central is showing one of my favorite comedians.

Who am I? Why am I here? Narf! Poit! Zip!

Ever taken a course and then about two weeks into classes wondered what you were thinking during registration and just why the hell you ever chose it?

I had one of those moments in 4 of my 5 classes this semester. I'm not saying they were all bad. A couple were still kind of fun despite the "Why?" moment. There was one, though, that was just awful. Honestly, without the internet, I don't know how I would have ever stayed awake in class. And I don't tend to spend that much class time on surfing. I actually compared the professor to an air conditioner because of the droning and the ease of tuning it out. I know, I just made a complete waste of my time and the professor's. But that's what the whole class felt like, one giant waste of time.

Anyone else have a "Why?" horror story?

Daylight Savings Time

The General Assembly passed the bill to observe Daylight Savings Time.

So far I have refrained from joining the public debates about DST. But that's what this blog is for, right? So here goes.

I think Daylight Savings Time is one of the most idiotic policies of our time. The desire to join most of the rest of the country in observing DST is understandable as it creates confusion both inside and out of the state. However, I disagree with the entire concept and object on such grounds. The basic idea behind DST, unless I have a major fundamental misunderstanding, is to take an hour of daylight from the early morning and place it instead in the late evening. Okay, and...? This should save energy as many Americans would not be awake during the early morning daylight hour but would during the evening hour, removing an hour of electric light usage per day. Okay, sounds good, I guess, but why only during the summer? Why not just completely rework the time zones so that the sun just rises later all year? Beyond creating confusion and tardiness, I don't know.

But, as usual, it doesn't matter what I think, does it?

Allstate 400

The Brickyard 400 has a new sponsor.

I could rant about how this is annoying and a shame, etc., but it's only the 12th annual race. Besides, it doesn't seem so bad, especially since even the Southern 500 has become the Mountain Dew 500.

Also I, still have 4 more finals for which I need to study, 5 days till the next one, and no days in between exams. Yep, I don't care much about anything right now.

Distraction

Suffering from Star Wars withdrawal after the end of Celebration III? Regretting that you didn't attend? Looking for a way to train your Jedi reflexes? Desperately in need of a study break? Try Yoda's Jedi Training games here. It's under "Special Features" in the top right.

It's the End of the World as I Know It

It's my last day of classes. Ever. After 21 years, counting from kindergarten. I'm excited to have this done. I thought I would be a little sad, but so far my first class is just making me angry, sleepy, and even more anxious for the end of the day. 5 more hours. Just 5 more....

Looks Like Honesty Sells

I still don't think I'd recommend this as a good way to find your first job out of law school.

Why Can't I Just Have a Normal Dog?

Yes, I feel like Charlie Brown. My dog is weird. First, he started doing this
as a young puppy. And still does. Some times in his sleep. Then, after we hung a bell from our doorknob so that he could signal when he needs to go out, he learned how to use the bell and then started ringing the bell because he liked the sound. Now he pretty much just rings it whenever he wants, such as 15 minutes after going outside. Also, he tends to like to roll over on his food. Okay, so this one seems to have some sort of doggy logic to it, like he's trying to mark the food with his scent or something, but it still looks weird. Especially when he does it over and over again. ThatWunWife once gave him some roast beef. Rather than eat it, he rolled over on it repeatedly and tossed it around the kitchen for about 45 minutes.
And then tonight he just started going crazy barking and howling at the window for no apparent reason. He even stood on his hind legs, a trick ThatWunWife has been trying hard to teach him, and stared out the window. The best I could figure out was that he didn't like the reflection of the computer screensaver. The barking was kind of annoying at first, but I actually had to laugh at him once he started trying to stand up to get a better look. Once he actually walked backwards trying to stand.
Of course, I don't really want a normal dog; then he wouldn't fit in with the family. And it would be boring. But he's still weird.

How Odd

The exact episode of The Simpsons that I thought of while creating my blog was on tonight. Homer buys a computer and creates a website. At first his page is nothing but noisemakers: a dancing Jesus, toasters, and screaming mouths. Eventually he becomes an anonymous, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, then reveals his identity to prevent his prize from going to charity.

I Never Always Liked the Rain*

I like when it rains. I absolutely love when it thunderstorms. So last night I got a treat just before heading off to bed as a nice little storm hit. The dog didn't seem to like it too much, but he did fine for his first storm since he was, as my wife called him, a "little guy" puppy. We're supposed to be getting more storms today or tonight, but right now it's not looking that way. I can still hope.

*Apologies to Clint Black

Hi Ev'rybody!

Thanks for dropping in. This will be my spot for... well, anything that pops into my head and I decide to turn loose on the world.