It's that time of year again. The time we all decide to better ourselves and make a list of things we are going to do in the upcoming year. Normally I don't set resolutions. Just don't see the point to it. I'll just forget what they were and get disappointed around February when I fail everything. This year however I do have one resolution to set. MOAR ZOMBIIIIESSS! My cousin bought me some zombie books last year so I could continue the monthly zombie posts. It's about time to start using them. Starting January I will be posting zombie stuff every month. The best part? It's zombie poetry! It doesn't get much better than that. Let's see if this will be a resolution I keep.
HaxXors!
For those of you that didn't see my Facebook on this already Gawker and all of their sites were hacked.
For those that don't know Gawker runs the following sites; Kotaku, Gawker, Deadspin, Jezebel, i09, Jalopnik, Fleshbot, Gizmodo, and LifeHacker. Almost all of Gawkers login information was compromised and released on bittorrent. If you had a login for any of those sites this means if you use the same login here or anywhere else on the web thousands of people now have your password. Change any account with that password and avoid using a shared password on any Gawker site until everything is settled and they fix their security. Some people are already reporting their email accounts and other accounts being compromised and sending out tons of spam etc.... There is a list of all compromised accounts out on Google Docs if you want to verify.
Otherwise just be safe and make sure you always use strong passwords and don't share password for super important sites like your bank or anywhere with your credit card info. An article with a lot more in depth information can be found here.
No Purchase Necessary
If sure everyone has heard of seen these three words before. Basically any contest, sweepstakes or similar promo says no purchase necessary. From what I understand it is so they can run their contests without it being considered gambling (when in fact it really is). Often to take advantage of the no purchase necessary part you have to jump through hoops and send self addressed stamped envelopes to some sweepstakes center and wait a few weeks to get a single entry in a contest. Sometimes you get lucky and something like this Burger King promo happens. Basically you are only allowed 6 entries per day and you normally get them from buying Whopper meals. Strangely you can also just click a link and get 6 free entries a day sent to your registered email address. So why would you even spend money on Whopper meals if you can use up your allotted 6 entries in a day just from the free ones? It baffles the mind but free is always good in my book (technically now they have your email on file but I always give out my spam mail account anyway).
Even better is I won this contest! My first win of this kind and it felt great. It also only took me 3 codes. It may be hard to see but I circled my name on their website and you can go there bkkinect.com and see it for yourself too. I just got the shipping notification so hopefully it comes in time for me to resell for an inflated amount. It's nice to win something that is sold out and in super high Christmas demand otherwise known as the 'Tickle Me Elmo' effect.
Anyone else that is interested in trying their luck just head over to the site, register and then on the screen where you enter in the codes click the don't have a code link.
My ears, they burn; but somehow my kids will learn.
Ooh look a top 5 list! I love these things. Or at least like most people I love getting my data in top list format. There is just something about them that I can't resist no matter how mundane or useless the list is.
Last night my cousin sent me a youtube video (something else I just can't resist) of some crazy, acid trip kids show of the likes not seen since Teletubbies called Boohbah.
This got me to thinking and reminiscing about other crazy kids shows that come to mind and more importantly the obnoxious, odd, brain melting songs that I can never remove from my memory. Any of my maybe 3 readers, if you have kids make sure they are in the room when you watch these. That way they get addicted and will beg you to keep playing them.
To start things off at my number 5 I have an oldie but goodie. Maybe one of the most iconic songs in young kids shows history. I Love You from Barney and Friends:
Another song from that era of kids programming that comes in at my number 4 is from a lesser watched show that I actually liked more than Barney. Unfortunately it is also one of the most annoying songs ever written, and it never ends. The Song that Never Ends from Lamb Chop's Play-Along.
Next up on my list is a song that really isn't all that obnoxious. It's also from a show that I didn't hate. In fact it is hands down the best kids show ever made. This song just somehow is always in my head and will never leave. My wife even catches me singing it to myself at home. A New Way to Walk from Sesame Street.
Now for some more modern kids shows. At number 2 is a song I drove one of my best friends crazy with. I got her son super addicted to this song and I'm sure she'll be glad I'm giving it a mention here. Maybe her son will hear it again! You Are a Pirate from Lazy Town.
And now for my number 1 kids song that I can't stand and for some reason can't ever forget. I don't understand this show, I don't understand this song and I can't for the life of me figure out why this show is so popular. The writing is horrible and nothing makes any sense. At least stupid Saturday morning cartoons didn't pretend to be educational... or did they? Knowing is half the battle and the power is yours anyway. Party in My Tummy from Yo Gabba Gabba.
And now if you are familiar with my lists I tend to throw in an honorable mention in. Mostly just because I forgot something and I want to include it anyway. This time there is a valid reason or at least I'm making one up. I couldn't really include this last one in since it is a cartoon and is not normally considered in the same category as these other shows. It does have the annoying songs though! The Spongebob Theme from, duh, Spongebob.
Halloween time!
Being short on cash and motivation this year I almost didn't do anything for Halloween. Fortunately (I think) for everyone my wife and I decided last minute to put together costumes and carve a pumpkin. For the costumes we didn't want to spend a whole lot of money. Not like my $100 ensemble to go as Plaxico Burress last year. This means we made costumes out of clothes we had. Or in other words my wife dressed me up in her clothes. Viewer discretion is advised.
In this one my wife was teaching my how to sit and pose properly. I don't think I passed:
A standing shot trying to look like a hot drag queen I guess:
And a hideous flexing shot:
Scary, I know. I now know what women put up with. Mascara is obnoxious and messes with your eyes, bras are tight and uncomfortable, you have to wear so many layers, and whoever knows the secret to keeping long hair out of the eyes, mouth and your food please share that with me.
As for the pumpkin it isn't quite as gender bending. Instead of the traditional two eyes, nose and mouth we went a little crazy. We wanted to do one of those fancy pants scraped? style pumpkins that show shading and different levels of light. We also wanted mass appeal since I am entering in the contest at work so we did one of Mario in a Tanooki suit. I think it turned out great for our first time ever. We designed the pattern, carved, scraped, textured and lit the thing. It took 4-5 hours but it was fun. At least until the end when our hands were sore and stained orange. I would also like to take a moment and thank Martha Stewart for making such wonderful pumpkin carving kits. Way better than the $1 Walmart ones.
In progress:
Lights on:
And the final product:
Happy Halloween everyone. Don't dream of female Joe too much.
Jackpot!
Now all the thrill of losing your life savings whilst only wasting time and never getting a payout. I present to you the Lottery Simulator.
Knowing how much some people play the lottery this is kind of depressing actually.
Dogs get all the bad words
I was driving to work today and I noticed a person trying to get rid of puppies outside the local grocery store. On their handwritten sign they listed the puppies as "Shih tzu poo' puppies." I guess these were a mix between shih tzus and poodles. So is the proper name a Shiht poo or Poo Shiht for these? Would I get weird looks for asking a pet store if they had any?