Random thoughts that are pointless and too dumb to say anywhere else thread: 2008 (Jan. – June)

[And That]

I'm listening to The Current's top 89 albums for 2007, and at #61 is The Good, The Bad & The Queen. That's lot, IMO, but it makes me blissfully happy that they're playing the title track from that album as the song representing it. It's one of my favorite songs from the past few years.

 

It also helps that for the first time in 10 years, I did not celebrate the new year under the influence of anything. I even went to the gym at 7 this morning. Yay!

 

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[1992casey]

Center Street, which runs in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Brookfield, is not named because of its relatively central location. It's named after Alexander Center, who surveyed the first two roads in Wisconsin in the 1830s.

[jordanmuehl]

I'm still hungover from New Year's. Started drinking at 4:30 and didn't stop until 6:00 in the morning. Ahhh, making poor decisions... I'm so good at it.

[And That]

I'm presently somewhere after the middle of Steve Reich's "Drumming" and it is one of the most intense musical experiences of my life.

[sgtcluels]

I hate all the kids that go to Coffee Houses and order that blended coffee drinks and think they are mature because they "like coffee". Granted I do love me some Espresso Shakes from Alterra, but please drinking something where you can't taste the espresso or coffee really isn't liking coffee.

 

And what's with the Majestic movie theater? It must be the "hip place" for all the teenagers. Man I feel old....

[brewerjamie15]

Cally me crazy, but I've often felt it would be hilarious to go into the bathroom in a crowded bar and stand in front of the urinal and then dance.

[GAME05]

Cally me crazy, but I've often felt it would be hilarious to go into the bathroom in a crowded bar and stand in front of the urinal and then dance.

all right, so I'm guessing you've already tried this...

 

[GAME05]

After some research into the matter, I've been finding that Internet dating websites still do not compare to actually going outside and meeting people on your own.

[GAME05]

also, smoking is apparently hard to quit. almost ironic that it's hard to stop something that has absolutely zero benefits, physically or socially. I have yet to meet the smoker who actually enjoys smoking.

[jazzytrav]

I thoroughly enjoy smoking. It's not even about the nicotine anymore. I don't promote it, and in the big picture I don't like the fact that I'm a smoker, but I really like cigarettes.

 

I probably shouldn't start gambling.

[jazzytrav]

And I do not hate jazz!

 

You probably should. If DJ Jazzy Jeff is any indication of what Jazz has to offer.

 

 

I've been unable to use this site for so long so I had to read back over some of these...and this one shocked me. Please tell me you're joking FTJ. He's as much an indication of what jazz has to offer as Kenny G. And Pat Metheny set him straight.

 

For the record, my username has nothing to do with DJ Jazzy Jeff.

[Fatter than Joey]

Please tell me you're joking FTJ

 

99.9% of the time I am entirely serious and truthful. This was the one time in 2007 I was being a little loose.

 

It was a Johnny Hates Jazz/Shattered Dreams joke.

[And That]

My roommate has the tendency to not wake up to his alarm clock right away even though it is turned up loud enough that it puts the fear of God into anyone in the house (besides him of course). Anyway, this morning his alarm happened to go off while the radio station it was tuned to was in the middle of a Nickleback song. The Nickleback song played for at least 2 minutes. This is the worst possible way to be woken up.

[jazzytrav]

My roommate has the tendency to not wake up to his alarm clock right away even though it is turned up loud enough that it puts the fear of God into anyone in the house (besides him of course).

Are you my roommate?

[Crazyk1294]

My roommate has the tendency to not wake up to his alarm clock right away even though it is turned up loud enough that it puts the fear of God into anyone in the house (besides him of course). Anyway, this morning his alarm happened to go off while the radio station it was tuned to was in the middle of a Nickleback song. The Nickleback song played for at least 2 minutes. This is the worst possible way to be woken up.

 

I'm that guy. I usually set my alarm to an ambisious time to wake up, and usually get up just in time to beat my roomate into the shower...

[GAME05]

last night was my first experience of uncomfortably passing by an ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in a bar (by myself or with a dude friend in the past, which is a sucky feeling). But this time my arm was around a girl who honestly could have been a magazine model.

 

i never knew how freeing a feeling that could be. the model isn't my girlfriend, either, but she let me borrow her for five minutes.

[Glennron]

When people buy loaves of bread, does anyone eat the end pieces? I don't think I've ever seen anyone do it, they might as well take them out before they're sold.

[homer]

"Center Street, which runs in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Brookfield, is not named because of its relatively central location. It's named after Alexander Center, who surveyed the first two roads in Wisconsin in the 1830s. "

 

I grew up near Center St and never knew that. Guess I didn't think to question the street name's origins. So does this mean that 81st street is named after Bob 81st?

[jason21nl]

When people buy loaves of bread, does anyone eat the end pieces? I don't think I've ever seen anyone do it, they might as well take them out before they're sold.

i eat both the ends, together they make another sandwich

 

[jazzytrav]

When people buy loaves of bread, does anyone eat the end pieces? I don't think I've ever seen anyone do it, they might as well take them out before they're sold.

If you use one of them in the middle of the sandwich, it's kinda like a Big Mac.

[wallus]

I never understand why people will drive out of their way to save 3 cents or less a gallon on gas and then think they are smart for doing so.

[jazzytrav]

Did you know Nermal is a guy?

[pitchleague]

Nermal from the Garfield series? or some other Nermal that I've never heard of?

[mothershipconnection]

When people buy loaves of bread, does anyone eat the end pieces? I don't think I've ever seen anyone do it, they might as well take them out before they're sold.

 

I don't actually eat those pieces, but if I have cookies I'll throw those ends in the cookie jar - keeps 'em soft.

[hawing]

In tonight's episode of The Simpsons, they used the word "Wiggum-a-role" in place of "rigmarole." What a great word. I bet they were trying for years to find a reason to use it.

 

(Here's a definition of rigmarole.)