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Here is an eye-opening lecture on why you shouldn’t talk to police. Ever. I’m serious. Or at least the law professor giving this lecture is.
Needless to say, I’ll think twice before talking to the police. And you guys should too. Especially you. No, not you. YOU.
-Dave Q.
It’s Friday. And I’m off of work. 
I actually had to take the dogs to the vet, so it wasn’t completely a day of doing nothing. And now I’m doing laundry. But I came across this classic Bugs Bunny cartoon that always makes me smile. Reminds me of my Dad. Long story.
Coincidentally, I’ve been to Seville. Didn’t see any rabbits. Or bunnies for that matter.
-Dave Q.
First off, Happy MLK day! Now, on with my misery…
I never used to have allergies as a kid. Never. I remember kind of laughing at all the allergy sufferers I would see. Well, I’m not laughing anymore. I am one of them now. And I have no idea how it happened. Is that part of life? Does your immune system start to break down in a way that it allows for allergies to slap you around? I may have missed the memo on this.
What sucks is that I am a “warm weather” person. I live in San Antonio, I was born in Hawaii, and my family is from Costa Rica. Tropical, humid weather is in my blood. So naturally I despise cold weather. But this is where the conflict comes in. If the weather stays cold, my allergies don’t seem so bad. But when it hits about 65 degrees, then I am miserable. Damn, this sucks. My eyes are watering. My throat is raw. I’m congested. But, hey. Who’s complaining?
And then there is the case of allergy medicine. I can’t find one that works consistently. Allegra is as effective as a Tic-Tac. Claritin D? No dice. If you have any suggestions, please send them my way. Or Kleenex. Feel free to send Kleenex my way too.
-Dave Q.
Here is a clip from a local TV station in Hawaii. My sister, Ale, is called in to drop some knowledge on why kids are fat and out of shape these days (video games) and what they can do to lose some weight. I know she went to school for this kind of thing, but I didn’t realize she paid so much attention in class!
Nice job, Ale. I’m proud of you. Not so much because you are on the news, but because of the reason you are on there. You worked hard and earned it. Unfortunately, the only way I’m going to end up on TV is because I witness a tornado or something.
-Dave Q.
One of the coolest videos ever made, period! And definitely the feel good video of 2008. Maybe in some cases, the only good part of 2008? Was a rough year.
Anyway, I’m sure most of you have seen it already, but it’s worth posting in case anyone missed it. And if you did miss it, you can read the story about the video at www.wherethehellismatt.com. How cool is that! I envy Matt’s passport.
Watching this video always makes me smile. And it always makes me want to pack up and do some more traveling! Yeah!! Let’s do this! Who’s with me!!??… (crickets)…. Anybody?….. (more crickets). Screw you guys, then. I guess it’s just me. And the crickets.
-Dave Q.
2009 is 5 days old and I really don’t have any concrete resolutions. That is, until now! So I thought I would share them. This way, maybe someone out there will hold me accountable.
- Go to sleep earlier: I have lousy sleep habits. They are almost as bad as my eating habits. Basically, I am a night owl. And of course I pay for it in the morning. I think it would be an extremely good lifestyle change to do this. I can only gain from it, right? And it’s not like I go out and stay out late or anything, so I don’t feel I will be losing much. We’ll see how it goes.
- Go to Church: I’m far from being a good Catholic, but I do want to address this. And I am realistic in that I know I don’t have the self-discipline to go to church every Sunday right away. So my goal is to go to mass once a month at the least. I think that will be a good start. Also I need to find a church I like.
- Be nicer to co-workers: Now this one is kind of funny, because I think I am a pretty cool guy to work with. But every now and again someone at work gets to know me and later on tells me how little they thought of me before getting to know me. I don’t know what it is that I do to make people think like this. Maybe I will try to smile more.
- Learn to cook: I can barbecue (a little). And I can cook (very little). I just want to be as good in the kitchen like I am in other rooms in the house. LOL! Yeah! Funny!!… (crickets). Yeah, I know. I’m horrible in bed.
- Finish remodeling my house: I started this task in September of last year. It is a sloooow process. But it’s getting there. I can picture the final result, and it will be nice. I just have to knock it out.
- Lower my cholesterol: It has been steadily dropping every time I check it. So as long as this trend continues, I should be good.
So I figure 6 resolutions is a good start. Can I do this? Yes. Will I do this? Hell if I know. But I’m going to give it the old college try. Good luck on your own resolutions. I better get started…
-Dave Q.
A long December and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last-Counting Crows, Long December
I can’t say that I’m too upset about 2008 coming to a close. It’s been a somewhat rough year at different times for me. And after doing a lot of soul searching, I look forward to the opportunity to start 2009 with a clean slate. A fresh start is just what the doctor ordered.
So I wish everyone out there a very happy 2009! Be safe on New Year’s Eve, especially if you’re out there driving amongst all the drunkness. Until next year…
-Dave Q.
First, I just wanted to take a quick moment to tell you all Merry Christmas! Happy Hannukah! Happy Kwanzaa! And Happy All Other Holidays I Missed With No Intention Of Making You Mad At Me Or Dismissing Your Holiday Cultural Celebration! (After all that, I know some group will still be offended by me. But, oh well. Nothing new there.)
Anyway, the movie The Spirit comes out today. I would really like to see it, but I’m going to have to wait a week or so. I am so intrigued by the movie trailer, that if the movie is crap, I will still watch it. I guess the movie trailer people did their job, right? Because that trailer is just so mesmerizing…
The same people who made this movie are the same ones that made Sin City and 300. I dig the cinematography. Their style is unique and so different from the usual. Just the visuals alone will draw people in. And who couldn’t be drawn in by a pole dancing Jessica Alba? 
Two things that are visually stimulating? This trailer and Jessica Alba.
Anyway, I hope this movie is as good as their past work. And if you see it before I do, then don’t tell me anything about it. Even if it sucks, let me find out for myself. My fear is that my roommate tells me he thinks it’s awesome. Then I will know it’s horrible. He is, after all, one of the people that highly recommended that I go see that Transformers garbage.
-Dave Q.
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