Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
Maggie, a long time member of my family, has passed away. She was my mother’s dog the better part of 13 years. And as crazy as that little dog would drive me for barking at me for no reason, she did bring smiles to our faces and was a constant companion for my mom. She will be missed.
Goodbye, Maggie. I hope they have soccer balls for you to chase around up there…
-Dave Q.
On Valentine’s day, Lucas Films released the teaser trailer for the new Indiana Jones flick. It’s a quick one and you don’t get too much out of it, but it’s cool to see Harrison Ford back in this role. Out of all the sequels that have come out in recent years, I have been looking forward to this one for some time now. George Lucas, this is your chance to make things right. Your one and only chance to make up for the absolute garbage that was those three films you made and tied in to your original Star Wars trilogy. I really hope you don’t screw up one of the greatest characters in movie history.
Anyway, I’m really pumped for this one. Indiana Jones back in all his glory. I have some friends that give me a hell for dressing up as Indiana Jones for Halloween several years running. But come on, it was one of the easiest costumes to put together! I just happened to have all the stuff. Brown Fedora. Bullwhip. Khakis. Brown leather jacket. Far better than anything you would find in a costume shop.
This makes me think of my ex-girlfriend. She used to insist that Indy’s jacket was a dirty old denim jacket. So dirty that it turned brown. That was one of my favorite arguments with her. One of many. 
I hope by now she’s figured this one out. Then again, she was always a little on the nutty side.
The jacket is leather, Steph. It’s a brown leather jacket.
-Dave Q.
I’ve always thought of myself as fairly conservative. But lately with all that is happening in the world of politics right now, I feel the need to rethink my positions. I do have a couple of liberal views and my reasons for them, so I know I’m not 100% conservative. So what the hell am I really?
So today I made it a point to use this beautiful Al Gore invention and search the web for answers. Maybe a test or quiz.? Some kind of questionaire to help me determine if I’m a “right wing nut job” or a “tree hugging hippie”. Well, I think I found one. Check it out here. It comes from the website people-press.org, and it looks as if these folks specialize in this kind of research. The questions, and the page are dated 2005, but I figure it’s close enough.
So I took the test. And the results were slightly shocking. I’m not as conservative as I thought. But I’m no “bleeding heart”, either. Did it do anything to make it clearer who I’m going to vote for this November? Not really. Unless you include the fact that I will never vote for Hillary Clinton. But I knew that before I took the quiz.
-Dave Q.
Last night I watched the election results on CNN while enjoying a glass of sweet tea. Why is that significant, you may ask? Depends on which part of the first statement you are curious about. If you are referring to the election results, then they weren’t significant, really. No candidate really demolished another. So that means the campaigns will go on. I have to tell you that I kind of like this. If the race stays tight, then maybe my home state of Texas will become significant come March 4th when it will have it’s Primary election. That would in turn mean that the candidates would have to come down here to do some heavy campaigning. And I have no problem watching prominent politicians come to the Lone Star state to smooch a bunch of voter butt cheeks. Pucker up!
Now if you were more interested in why I was drinking sweet tea last night, well, I always drink sweet tea. In fact, I love sweet tea. Which brings me to Fat Tuesday. Which in turn brings me to that famed time of year where dedicated Catholics appear grumpier than usual. Yup. Lent. I am giving up sweet tea again this year. Along with red meat. And go to church every Sunday. I think that will be all I can handle this year.
I’m thinking of a self-imposed penalty should I falter in any of these. Maybe punish myself by shaving my head or depriving myself of sleep. I don’t know. Something that will keep going strong with this. I’m open to suggestions if you have any.
-Dave Q.
I have observed for a while the decline of MySpace. You see, when I first got into it back in 2002, it was a cool networking platform. An innovative new way to find old friends and possibly make new ones. Back then it was a good thing. Today, not so much. It is more of a punchline now. Where girls post slutty pics of themselves, where cyber-bullying and gossip reign supreme, and where perverts can go to see who they can stalk next. To me, it has become utterly repulsive, and ultimately useless.
My only reason for having an account was to keep up with the happenings of my two sisters, who are big fans of MySpace. One lives in California, while the other resides in Hawaii. They put up pics of family and blogged about things they have seen or done. For the most part, all in good taste, which I understood was the original concept of the site. So after logging in today to see what is happening with them, I came to the conclusion that it was time to cut ties with this joke of a website. When canceling, there was a place to comment. Here is what I told the MySpace folks:
MySpace was a great idea when I first got into it back in 2002. Now, it has gotten so “ghetto”, that an ad at the front page that appeared after I logged in was an advertisement stating something along the lines of “Want to know how to get the girl? You need the right rims! Pimp your ride! Click here!”. WTF? Well, that did it for me. I’m obviously not the audience you are wanting to attract. If I wanted to be subjected to ads like that, I’d record an episode of Jerry Springer. Way to go, MySpace.
So that’s that. I don’t want to be associated with the trash that the majority of MySpace users now consist of. And I feel like I owe an apology to all the friends and family that I turned on to MySpace a few years ago. It really was a great concept at the time. Had I known it was going in the direction that it did, I never would have suggested it. I can only imagine that the other big social networking sites are heading the same direction. Facebook. Friendster. It’s just a matter of time.
Bottom line is, I’m too good for MySpace. And I know quite a few people on there who are too.
-Dave Q.
Over the past week, I have been suffering big time. I know. Heartbreaking, isn’t it? My allergies having been wrecking havoc on me. I’m congested. My eyes are red. I can’t stop sneezing. I must have sneezed 17 times in a row the other day. No joke. Ask my co-workers who had to hear it all.
I never had allergy issues as a kid. Is this typical? Do your allergies get progressively worse as you get older? And if so, is this the beginning of more things to come? Am I officially starting to fall apart at the age of 32? Damn. So now am I not only feeling like crap, I’m now depressed, too.
For the record, I have been taking Claritin D in an attempt to feel better. And it worked great… NOT. It didn’t do jack to make me feel better. Either my allergies are super-human, or Claritin D sucks. I’m leaning towards the latter. Then again, if my allergies are indeed “super-human”, I can’t say I would be completely surprised.
-Dave Q.
So I’ve been thinking. What will be my New Year’s resolution? Well, I usually pick a few. That way when one falls through, I have another to fall back on. Always thinking ahead…
Naturally, I want to get in better shape. I wouldn’t say I’m hideous, but I think I could drop a pound or two. But that wouldn’t be the ultimate goal. That would simply be a bonus. In getting in shape, I mean I want to be able to do more athletically and physically. I want to run farther. Go biking longer. Play ball better. So my first resolution of the new year is to be more active. Eating better could go along with that. My diet sucks balls.
Next, I want to buy a gun. I’m a red-blooded American, and have been thinking of buying a gun for years. It just has never been a priority. But I’m picking this as the year to do it. And of course, if I’m going to buy a gun, I will have to learn how to use it. So going to the gun range will also be on the agenda. I’m still not too sure which gun to buy, however. A 9mm wouldn’t be bad. But a shotgun would definitely get the point across. In case you’re wondering, it would be for the sole purpose of protection. As in if I hear someone trying to break in my front door, a verbal warning and the sound of a shotgun being loaded should be enough to discourage any would be burglars.
What else? Ahhh yes. I want to learn how to cook. And BBQ. I have done both in the past, but not to a point that I can be proud of. So maybe I will look into some cooking classes. And a new BBQ grill. An ex roommate of mine really jacked up my last one. So that needs to be replaced.
This is starting to look more like a Christmas wish list instead of New Year’s Resolutions. So to sum up, I want a gun, a BBQ grill, and an HD camcorder. See how I snuck that last one in there?
Last but not least, spend more time with family loved ones. And take the dogs to the park more. And not complain about Brian complaining when I kill him at Call of Duty 4.
This resolutions crap is hard work.
-Dave Q.
Wow. 2007 just flew by. Was it as good for you as it was for me? I need a cigarette.
Happy New Year everyone!
-Dave Q.
