I am still in SYD. Have not posted in a while.. figured I would..
This stupid story says that Lindsay Lohan was NEARLY hit by a motorcycle and was then taken to a hospital. REALLY?! NEARLY!?! I guess the new standard for getting urgent medical care in New York is that you have to nearly be injured. Do you nearly get medication? I do not know why I even bother reading this stuff.
This story talks about one of my all time favorite government agencies, the TSA. I spend an above average amount of time in airport security checkpoints and while I have to admit I have never been 'abused' by TSA they do tend to be very hit and miss when it comes to treatment of people. These government employees need to try and remember that they are providing a service to the public and should not treat people like they are morons because they forget to take a belt off or forget keys. They do not need to yell at people. Most Ma and Pa Kettles are at a minimum timid about the whole security process at the airport and at worst openly worried/scared about the process as a whole. When you put some TSA minion in front of them yelling about liquids, shoes, belts, boarding passes and then telling them to keep moving forward you can expect them to come a little unhinged and forget things. At this point the TSA agent should respectfully remind the person of the forgotten item. At NO point should the TSA agent condescendingly inform the Kettle what a moron they are all the time looking threw them. TSA security screening people are not police officers, and honestly I feel that the entire process violates the Fourth Amendment but while our rights are being violated at least you can be nice about it.
This cell phone footage shows another angle of this security cam video of a guy going crazy. This has to be the best office freak out video I have seen. At the end the guy gets tasered TWICE. it rules.
My hosting provider seems to have exploded. Being in the business of building data centers I find this all very, very, very funny. I am sure that the cats working endless hours to try and bring the thing back up are currently do not find this very funny and my heart really does go out to them but I promise someday soon they to will find it all very funny.
This story talks about a United States General having to stand up and say he is sorry because some lack wit Soldier shot up a copy of the Quran. Now I am sure this is bad, but come on. Its a book. and odds are it was a cheap copy of a book. I think it is funny how it is ok for Muslims to get all worked up over some jackass making an ass out of himself AND it gets to be ok for them to get all worked up burn the US flag and urinate and burn the christian bible. That stuff is all cool because it is not the Islamic faith that they are insulting it is the 'other guys'. However when the un-educated 'other guys' do the same thing; lock the doors because its going to be a riot. Do not get me wrong, I personally do not support any religion because of things like this. When you put absolute faith into a belief structure suddenly all kinds of evil horrid things become ok simply because they are done in the name of your faith. To sum it all up.. End Terrorism Outlaw Religion.
So I have been in Sydney for a while now and I want some good food. I am not talking about the pathetic excuse that passes for food here I want a nice big American Burger. I do not want beats on my burger. I do not want some rabbit food that I cannot easily identify as lettuce or tomato. I want a fat 1/2 pound USDA choice beef burger. And directly after that I want some Mexican food. I am talking a big burrito stuffed full of beef, beans, cheese, and what ever else I can cram in it. I am sick and tired of the lame little 'meals' that you get served over here. I do not have a kitchen in my hotel room so I am forced to suffer then endless quest for food in walking distance. I know I could order room service but who really wants to pay $40 bucks for a few noodles that they call 'spaghetti'. As I sit typing out this post, no plea I am starving. I want food and it is next to impossible to find something. Someone please overnight me a box of sliders from white castle or a Big Ol Burrito from Taco Bueno. Bring on the food!
This story rules. He says he plans to fly across the English Channel soon, about a 22 mile trip. I wonder what the total range is of the wings. It would be interesting to see specs about it.
I have started to notice something recently, and that something disturbs me a great deal. I do not know if I have just started noticing this because my deep disdain for most people on this planet has just been asserting itself more recently or if because this has suddenly become cool. What is it that could have caused this outburst of pure loathing you ask? Bathing in body spray.
I am not talking about the little club kids and pullers I know those cats are just trying to pick up girls the only way they know how; egregious violation of laws regarding hair care and body spray. I am talking about these 'important men' that get all dressed up in the crappy suit spill a truck load of whatever the days popular body spray is on and then have the nerve to get into a elevator with me (or any other member of the human race). This happens almost every time I get into a elevator here at the wonderful Marriott. What exactly are these people thinking? It has gotten so bad in the last week that I can smell them before the doors of the elevator even open. If one of you 'important people' are reading this please feel free to email me and justify your use of body spray. From now on I will just assume that you have some festering pus filled wound where your dignity used to live and you need to cover the gangrenes stench.
I am not talking about the little club kids and pullers I know those cats are just trying to pick up girls the only way they know how; egregious violation of laws regarding hair care and body spray. I am talking about these 'important men' that get all dressed up in the crappy suit spill a truck load of whatever the days popular body spray is on and then have the nerve to get into a elevator with me (or any other member of the human race). This happens almost every time I get into a elevator here at the wonderful Marriott. What exactly are these people thinking? It has gotten so bad in the last week that I can smell them before the doors of the elevator even open. If one of you 'important people' are reading this please feel free to email me and justify your use of body spray. From now on I will just assume that you have some festering pus filled wound where your dignity used to live and you need to cover the gangrenes stench.
This story should come as no surprise to those that have lived in shall we say some of the more colorful areas of the southern united states, however I guess this is news over here in Australia. I Have been in this fine country for a little over a month now and have noticed a number of fun things about the people here. This place really is like a little America. In the last week in just the 1km area around the office I am working at we have had a shooting AND a high speed police chase, not involving the same people! Now I see this story. Honestly I was feeling a little homesick for good old Texas but with the actions of people here as of late I am beginning to feel right at home. Before two long the Aussies will start claiming that New Zealand has weapons of mass distraction and invade. On the other hand a case of beer WOULD cause more damage to the other passengers of the car if they crashed so maybe the person was just putting the safety of the group over the the safety of one person... (That was a joke. really. I would never advocate a child or anyone else not wearing a safety belt, unless it was that one kid.....)
