The Alien Brain in a Jar Made Me Do It!

Okay, so I enter this contest on a complete lark. It was a timed test titled "The Ultimate Gamer Test" or something along those lines. Anyway, I figured I knew enough about games to give it a go...at least it would be fun to see how I did. As it turns out, I made the semi-final list.

Unfortunately, the next step is having to make a 3-minute video hyping up my favorite game. Egads...not only do I not have a video camera, but I don't know the first thing about video editing. As it turns out, my Macintosh computer has a program already on it that will make the job easier.

Now to find a camera. I'm hoping my in-laws can help out.

I have a few ideas about what to do, but I'm not going to say just yet. I'll be sure to post a link to my (most likely) horrible creation when it is finished. It should be fun and only slightly embarrassing. However, the grand prize is good (if fairly geeky).

I'm up against about 50 other people (I had originally thought it was only 10), and I have to have it submitted by July 8th. Wish me luck!

Rebel Without a Clue

Conversation with the New Guy at work today:

New Guy: "Why do you wear a tie?"

Me: "I'm rebelling against the establishment and all authority figures everywhere."

New Guy: "Oh...(pause)...cool."

A Picture?!? It's About Time!

Enjoy!

What is it About the Duck Tie?

Once upon a time, a man had a maroon tie with an embroidered duck at the bottom. It caught the attention of the man's son and soon the son was wearing it all the time and the man never saw it again.

As the son grew older, he kept the tie. Oh, he had other ties, but the tie he had "borrowed" from his father was one of his favorites. Eventually, the son got married and started having kids of his own.

One Sunday morning, his own oldest son came out from his closet carrying the duck tie and told his dad, "Dad, I want to wear this tie."

Now this little boy had never worn a full tie before. It had only been clip-ons. Somewhat humored, the dad tied it for him and let him wear it. And behold! The kid looked good in it.

This little boy (the grandson of the original owner of the tie) now seems to have laid claim to the tie and wears it every Sunday.

The moral of the story: Dad, if you want your duck tie back, you'll have to bring it up with your grandson. Apparently I no longer own it.

So What You're Telling Me Is...

...it is basically worthless...no matter how positive you try to spin it.

Over/Under Pressure

Pressure is defined as force per unit area.

In my case it is defined by a series of (unfortunate) numbers gathered over the past few days:

130/98
143/86
121/89
128/92

For an average of about 130/91...not good for a guy in his 30s (especially that last number).

If you don't understand, don't worry about it. I'll probably rant about it some more at a later date.