Well we need to play a little catch up here. There is so much I should blog about and so much I let just slide, that I am unsure of where to begin or end, so maybe I should just start in the middle.
Change meter is always a good place to start, because it is of little intrinsic value to the blog as a whole. Come to think of it, with what little money I have collected in almost a year now, it is of little value period. Nonetheless, I will add another .14 to the total, which brings us up to a grand total of $9.23.
Christmas did bring us a little something around the blog page that no one made mention of and I didn't even realize until stopping by the page a few days later, but with the early morning Christmas blog, that made entry 300 onto this fine page, and you better have read each and every one of them. Just kidding, with how bad I type, I would question whether or not some of them are even readable.
A few entries back I posted my Christmas list. You may be asking yourself what became of the list, well it is right here as well as notations on what I did and didn't receive.
Money - yes, but I usually receive money every year, even if it is just from my grandparents, just like all of the grandkids, so this one was pretty much a slam dunk for me, the only question being how much would I get. Hey, it is always good to start a list with something that you will definitely receive, it builds momentum that you could get everything on your list.
Groceries (when don't I eat after all?) - We are two for two here, I have groceries, one of the most practical and appreciated gifts anyone can buy me. In essence, it is two gifts in one. First is the food, which I will eat, but second is the fact you saved me a trip to the store. Anyone who knows me knows that time is a valuable commodity in my life, something I don't like to waste , and saving me a trip to the store is also buying me more free time so muy kudos to that gift.
Pogo membership - The streak ends at 2 here, no new pogo membership. I will have to get one in January as mine just ran out this past week.
TV shows on DVD such as - 3 for 4 here, I have a nice batting average going on as one of the shows on this list I did get, Season 9 of The West Wing, which is the last and one of the best written seasons of the series. I am trying not to overdose on it, but I have already watched the first four episodes.
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 2 and beyond)
- West Wing
- Homicide: Life on the Streets
- Drawn Together (season 2 and beyond)
Rhapsody downloads - no, but I doubt my family is tech savvy enough to know exactly what this is. Besides, if I get everything on the list, what fun is there in making it then.
A female (preferable breathing, but not mandatory) - No woman, no cry as Bob Marley would sing. While I can complain that there wasn't a female under the tree, truth be told, it would have probably cost me way too much money in the long run, so not getting me a female was probably better than a year's worth of clipping coupons in the Sunday paper as far as savings are concerned.
My own radio show - No luck here either, though since I am going on Doug's show on Jan 1st as a guest, maybe I should start to take matters into my own hands on this front and start actually working toward my own show.
A day of nothing but sleep - The opportunity was there, I did sleep until 9am both days I have been home. May not seem like much, but I usually get up at 4am, so this was a big improvement. And actually enjoying morning coffee as opposed to cramming it down my gullet while doing show prep was a nice change of pace.
Gift cards (Target, Wal Mart, Barnes & Noble, Giant Eagle) - Actually got a couple of these, one for Best Buy that Lynn got me that she spent way too much on and one from WalMart that I may be using in the near future, depending on what specials I can find there.
Lottery tickets (winners only please) - Got this one too. Sure I got some losers, but in the 10 dollars worth of scratch off tickets I got, I won $31 so this is a net profit, and that counts in my book.
Shoes (size 9 1/2) - Two pair, which is good, because I am turning into the Imelda Marcos of broken down shows. I have plenty that are comfortable if you don't mind the holes in the side or the fact they have no tread.
Haircut - Nope
Eyeglasses - Nope
Massage - No, We are starting to build a streak of badness here.
Penguin tickets - No again
A maid - Say it with me, no.
Books (too many to list here, so inquire within for more info) Actually got three books, I can't remember the one, did get the new John Grisham book that is non fiction, which will be a nice change of pace. I like some of his stuff, other stuff just drones on, sort of like this blog is doing right now. Also got a History of the X-Men book, complete with animation and plenty of commentary by the books creators, which Lynn got me. This is what we call an "attention to detail gift". Never said I wanted this particular item, but by being thoughtful and paying attention, one can guess that this is the type of gift that I will definitely enjoy.
Socks - Hey, we are back on a winning streak
Underwear - 3 for 3
Dress shirts - 4 for 4
Pants - Yes, 5 for 5
Yes, this is the clothing portion of the list
Neckties - The shirts came packaged with ties, so we will count this as a yes as well.
A new zipper for my leather jacket - No luck on this one. I like my jacket too, I have just been lazy about getting it repaired. Guess I am going to have to start being unlazy.
Washington Post subscription - No again, though I didn't get a subscription to anything, but I still find this to be the best paper in America. I like the hometown paper (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) but for overall content and ease of use on their web page, this is by far the best in my book, bar none.
A raise - I'll get back to you when I see my next check.
Comforter - Got one of these, but it may be too big for my bed. I think it is a queen size, which given the size of my apartment means it could be my new carpeting.
Bed sheets (twin) - Yes, and it is still for my bed unless the landlord built a guest room while I was away. Relax, I am just kidding here. It's my vacation, I am supposed to be enjoying myself after all.
Stamps - We got these too, and they are like groceries in that I appreciate the practicality of this gift.
Combo Lo Mein - No, but no one in my immediate family eats Chinese. Instead the day after Christmas we went to Ci Ci's which is a pizza buffet place. The pizza was okay for all you can eat, but it wasn't Chinese food.
A good Philly Cheesesteak - This is one of those things that will always be on the list and I will never get, I am just convinced of that. And the one time someone does get it for me, I am sure they will pull a John Kerry and get it with Swiss cheese, when anyone who has had a real Philly cheesesteak knows you use Cheez Whiz instead. There we have concluded the list update. Mind you this isn't all of the stuff I got, I got way too much stuff again this year, this is just compared to my list that I started with.
The best or worst part about this blog is the simple fact that there is more to come so read on, we are just getting started.
We have some fantasy updates to get out of the way and it looks like Christmas came for me in that realm as well. By a score of 74-41, I am champion of my yahoo fantasy football league. This after entering the playoffs as the three seed and playing musical quarterback all year long, having started, in order of appearance, Duante Culpepper, Brad Johnson, Jake Plummer and finally settling with Tony Romo. Note to all fantasy football players, it is not about the quarterback, it is about getting runningbacks, in case you hadn't figured that out yet. I did okay in that department, having both Larry Johnson and Frank Gore.
The hockey team went 7-2-1 again this past week, but this time it was against the first place team, which means I am now the first place team and therefore the one wearing the target on my back for a while. For the year, my record stands at 70-37-13.
As some of you may have noticed, one of the PG articles I posted about Lynn and the radio show had a link to our podcast of that show (the one where Matt was killed in Iraq). I haven't taken the podcast down yet, simply because I am on vacation. Usually I leave each show up for about a week before pulling it off of the page and replacing it with new content. A good show segment (each pod is an hour of the show, minus commercials) will get maybe 80 or 90 downloads tops. Well, the podcast of that hour of the show not only showed up in the PG article, but was susequently snagged by the Daily Kos blog page as well, and the downloads of that are up to a hard to believe number of 1736. By comparison, the next most downloaded show hour on the page was downloaded 217 times. At some point I am going to have to pull that podcast off of the page, probably Sunday or Monday, depending on when I get back into the swing of things at work, but no matter what I put on the page, I am never going to put up that popular of a podcast again.
Lastly, and yes there is a lastly, I mentioned who would be receiving Asshat of the Week last week. I almost changed my mind when once again the President told Americans to go shopping, even while we are at war. Had he not already done this once before, and thus fulfilled the stupidity requirement in regards to this, I might have changed the asshat winner. But I am sorry, when Time Magazine, when looking for the Man of the Year has a mirrored cover so that you can see the winner is you, then then that is worthy of an asshat winner. The argument for you being the Man of the Year was they way we have embraced new technologies in communicating through blogs and video downloads like Youtube, we have redefined the information age. The problem with that is most blogs, this one included, are worthless vanity project that add very little to the public debate. Elections aren't decided by blogs, nations aren't moved to action. Blogging is the laziest way of pretending to do something, as all it requires is that someone sit in front of their computer and type. Sure there are people that do serious journalism on their blogs, but the vast majority don't. This is not exactly discovering fire here in the realm of man's important achievements. So Time Magazine, here is what you can do. Stare deeply into the cover of your magazine, and the reflection staring back at you is the Asshat of the Week.
What do you know, we made it through another blog, but I felt it important to make blog #301 just a little bit longer than normal, after all, I am the Man of the Year.
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