Archives for: May 2008
May 27th, 2008
The Biggest Loser
Posted in General
I lost 4 lbs since last weigh-in two weeks (and one day) ago.
That’s a 22 lb loss since starting the contest.
I've also overcome another hurdle in my eating habits. It used to be that I would always eat a lot of pizza if it was available. We had… more »
May 26th, 2008
Memorial Day Weekend
Posted in General
Saturday morning, I went out to buy Cloud Cult's brilliant "Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus" and some groceries. First, I stopped at Best Buy where they didn't have any Cloud Cult cds. Then, I went to Borders, and they only had "The Meaning of 8" and… more »
May 22nd, 2008
Craig Horner and Bridget Regan have been tapped to star in Sam Raimi's syndicated series "Wizard's First Rule," which launches in the fall.
The scripted series, an hourlong weekly from Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios, is based on Terry… more »
May 20th, 2008
Molly and I finished watching through the first three Indiana Jones movies this weekend.
I: Raiders of the Lost Ark
4/10
In the beginning, why did he bring along two morons that would turn on him when he was located so cl… more »
May 13th, 2008
Something That Bothers Me
Posted in Rant
I have student loans from Sallie Mae.
Sallie Mae cares very much about my privacy.
Therefore, Sallie Mae sends every communication to me as a password protected PDF attachment.
This includes the monthly message that my bill is available to vi… more »
May 12th, 2008
The Biggest Loser
Posted in General
I gained .5 lbs since last weigh-in two weeks ago.
That’s an 18 lb loss since starting the contest.
A fellow Loser thinks that something happened to the official scale here at work. He's been tracking his progress at home and, according to his lo… more »
May 4th, 2008
8.5/10
Tony Stark runs the largest arms manufacturing company in the world. On a trip to the Middle East to sell their newest weapon, he is kidnapped by terrorists and forced to build a copy. Instead, he builds a high-tech suit of armor and es… more »
May 1st, 2008
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
Posted in Books
This book was an amusing quick read. It does a good job of presenting the thoughts and attitude of a middle schooler through text and drawings in a (mostly) accurate and entertaining way.
Unfortunately, the main character doesn't seem to learn any le… more »