American Idol Bingo
Let's face it, American Idol can get pretty boring with all the "right after the break!" drama. Now some people have created American Idol drinking games, which is fun, but laying off the sauce on Tuesday and Wednesday nights is probably wise.
So instead we've created our own American Idol Bingo game.
Here are the squares:
- Pitchy
- Thanks a Parent
- Mention of Jesus
- Inspired by Baby
- Our Soldiers in Iraq
- Dream
- Talent
- Inappropriate Crying
- Childhood Illness
- Dream Montage
- Comparison to Past Contestant
- "DAWG"
- Wildcard!
- Glassy Eyes (Kara)
- Simon Wearing Non V-neck Tee
- Random Performance by Previous Contestants
- Laryngitis
- Told to be More "Age Appropriate"
- More than 5 Seconds of an Uncomfortable Silence
- Syrupy Interview Sequence
- Someone Describing this Ridiculous Show as "The most important stage in the world"
- Best Performance of the Entire Competition
- Weird Tension - Ryan vs Simon
- Ellen - Weird Shocking Lesbian Reference
Note: Instead of Bingo Stamps, you can use Spree, change and beer bottle caps.
The Club
This car is parked in the basement garage at work, which is only for higher-ups -- it's assigned parking. There is a huge oil spill under it that rivals that of the Exxon Valdez. It looks like it may have been through a war (or two), given the various holes and dislodged bumper. The paint is oxidized to hell, and I doubt it's been washed in at least 10 years.
However, the ever cautious owner takes the time to put The Club on the steering wheel everyday. After all, this is a classic.
Letters to the Editor of Oklahoma Today
While in San Diego I picked up a copy of Oklahoma Today and was humored by the letters to the editor regarding the previous issue’s coverage of Oklahoma’s contributions to rock and roll.
Between whipper-snappers and rock and roll, Oklahoma is setting itself up for an epic FAIL.
Runnin’ With the Devil
I received the “State of Rock” edition of the magazine Friday, and it’s already in the bottom of my trash can.
I know money and green and power is what rules the lives of some people now. But couldn’t you just think of the damage it’s doing to our young people? It’s people and shows with the filth and degrading dress and tattoos and atmosphere that seem to have more of Satan’s influence than God’s righteousness and decency. Satan already has this bunch in your mag – if they don’t change. But please encourage things that are good, for all of us!
Mary Jane Ross
Dewey, OK
Please Recycle
I can’t believe you wasted a whole issue of Oklahoma Today on rock and roll (May/June 2009). For the first time, I would not want to pass it on to my grandchildren to see. I threw it away. Not all of us think rock music is an asset to our society or our state.
Joan Naylor
Edmond, OK
Schmap: Use with Caution
Sometime ago I received an email asking for my permission to include one of my Portland, OR Flickr photos in a Schmap Guide of Portland.
This photo's Flickr title is "Portland Building." Considering it was a picture of a building, and in Portland, this seemed like a logical choice. The problem is there is an actual building named the Portland Building, which includes a 38-foot tall statue perched atop the front of the building -- a far cry architecturally from the mundane building in my photo. So now my picture of some-random-building is associated with the true Portland Building.
This gaffe of Schmap's part due to my trickery makes me question the accuracy of their service.
VT News Daily E-mail FAIL
At Virginia Tech all faculty and staff are forced to receive a daily news e-mail. I must admit I rarely read the e-mail, and instead prefer to seek out what's happening. This is mainly due to the machine-like composition of the e-mail. Today, I was happy to see the e-mail got flagged as spam by VT's mail system.
Take that you machine-like e-mail!
Update: Whew, I’m glad I released this message from quarantine because I almost missed the “Six-week support group for women whose partners have Asperger Syndrome.”
Price’s Fork Road
My commute to work is a relatively easy one, with only one real obstacle to overcome: Price's Fork Road. This road acts as a shortcut between two communities, and it's easily 20 minutes shorter than the alternative. However, its curvy and hilly nature can punish you if you are unlucky enough to get stuck behind a slow moving vehicle. Today was one such day:
Turns out, I'm not alone in being punished by this road.
Watches and Parking
OK, I'm fairly adept when it comes to working with technology. Therefore, it pains me to admit I've been defeated by a cheap watch. This cheap watch proudly sounds an alarm at midnight, and despite my best efforts I've been unable to disable it. So the only solution is to place it outside on the door knob.
While I've failed at watch operations, I have succeeded at being a great parker. However, as you can see the neighbor can't claim the same. She repeatadly parks her little yellow car in two parking spaces. What can you do?
Happy Birthday!
I never answer calls from unknown numbers. Normally most people don't leave a voicemail, but today was different! It was really nice having someone sing me happy birthday, even if I wasn't their intended audience. The sad part is she forgot someone's birthday, and even when she remembered she called and wished the wrong person a happy birthday. She's in the doghouse for sure.
Flickr photostream
Twitter Feed
- Lovely: "Too many table names in the query. The maximum allowable is 50."
- Great run through @balboapark with @runwithgreg. Now time for some steak!
- Just ordered an Apple TV. It's the cheapest thing I've ever purchased from Apple. #fb
- Having a personality like a potted cactus is not a good thing.