Awesome blog

Check it.

http://www.loonyboi.com/blog/, especially the "Air Conditioner Incident" post. It's one of my greatest fears. Realized. Hahahaha. Between DMG falling through buildings, and JB dropping A/C units, I may have to walk around NYC always looking up.

2 Statements and One Question

1. I spilled coffee ALL over my laptop yesterday. Like, it was out of a movie. I had a huge cup of coffee, and was perusing the times online, and all of a sudden, for no good reason, dropped the coffee. It was one of those slow-mo things too...I was like, 'noooooooooo' and then CRASH, an entire cup of coffee spilled on ye olde dell. But man, let me tell you...i can't even BELIEVE this thing is still working! My keys are sticking, and the d key isn't working so well, but overall, i feel that this POS has made up for years of shaky behavior recently...

2. Finally all set for the ski season. Season pass purchased? check. Car winterize with snow tires, chains, etc.? Check. New fattie fat fat pow-pow skis? Check! whoo! Bring on the snow.




















1 Question. So, even though my dell mostly rocks, i will be buying a new computer. Here is where I would like you, my loyal readers, to weigh in. I will be buying mac. It is between the new 15" macbook pro, or the new iMac. Basically, I'm asking for thoughts regarding the laptop vs. desktop argument. I'm leaning laptop, as I do travel a bit, and I like the idea of having a badass multimedia machine. It's not a question of performance either...the laptop is plenty fast, and with all the other bells and whistles. But for the exact same price, at least according to the apple store online, one can get an iMac desktop with...a FREAKING 24 INCH SCREEN. It is GIGANTIC and AWESOME, and i'm imagining watching HD movies of that thing. I mean, it's its own entertainment center. So i'm throwing myself on your mercy. What shall it be, an why?

PS: You will not sway me away from the mac. I'm a lifetime pc user, but have just decided that mac just does what i need it to do far more efficiently than a PC!! Sorry, dude, i'm not getting a dell.

:)

Costume Destiny

So. Technically the Swiss celebrate Halloween here, but in reality, they do not. So no fun costume parties. But i wish to share my brilliant costume idea with all you out there in the blogosphere. It occured to me while hanging a clock in my bathroom the other day. I slipped off the toilet, and banged my head on the floor. When I came to, I had the following idea.

Someone must dress up as The Flux Capacitor. If you don't know what i'm talking about, you are lame and should not be reading this blog.

The only thing i ask is that when you receive assloads of accolades, female/male attention, prize money, etc. for having a brilliant costume, that you post something in the comments section.

For those of you who have lived under a rock for some time, check it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_capacitor

$40 Entree?

Dude. The New York Times is talking about what shock it is about $40 entrees. Sorry, dudes. it's called SWITZERLAND. I'd LOVE paying 40 bucks for an entree, man...This country can be ridiculous...The last time I spent less than 50 bucks on just a normal meal was in McDonalds. And THAT shit cost me 12 bucks! :)

Just back from g0-karting in France. Let me tell you something...If you think go-karting is some kiddie activity, you are sorely mistaken. First of all, these things go extremely fast. Like, 40-50 MPH fast. Secondly, you wear a fire suit. And large crash helmet. And neck brace...And it is a SERIOUS workout, man. These guys over here take this pretty seriously. Guys from work showed up with their own race suits and gear and needless to say, my partner and I didn't do so well. But insanely fun. I am a race car driver. Respect me.

:)

Catch Up!!

Hey gang,

Sorry it's been a while. Mom and Pop Russell were visiting for a week, which was great. However, it reminds me that no matter how clean my apartment is, it's never 'mom clean'. I think you need, like, 14 gallons of lysol, three weeks, and a mission statement to meet those standards :) I'm sure it's the same for everyone out there as well...

Went to Paris with the folks for a few days; it was a lot of fun. My mom hadn't been there since, like, the Eisenhower administration, so it was good to show them around. Some great meals, a fun day trip to Chartres, and just good wandering around. Paris rocks. I could easily live there. Oh. Minus the obnoxious french people, that is...Actually, it's not so bad. The secret is to ALSO be rude and then they respect you. It's like the whole 'be mean to a girl you like' theory. It really works. My Dad was waiting patiently (and being ignored directly) to give the guy money for our bill. Finally, i just grabbed the money, and stuck my arm INTO the waiter's face, utilising the appropriate 'French Glare'. Seemed to work!! All of a sudden, he was the nicest guy in the world. Now we're friends...Silly French people...

Pray for the mets. Oh, and for me, as I embark in a few months on my avalanche training course. whoo!! :)

GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS

Ahhh. Today is a great day to be a Giants and Mets fan. Mets sweep Dodgers, Jints finally look like they actually know how to play football, AND the Yankees get their asses kicked...It really doesn't get much sweeter than that.

I also always talk shit about my crappy laptop i've had since 2001. But right now it's the most important piece of equipment I own, as it somehow, in its decrepit state, still can muster up enough juice to streatm NFL GamePass. So, yes, I was watching the Giants game on a pop up window not much bigger than a video iPod. But i was watching it, and that's what counts! Up now? Eagles Cowboys...I think i have to root for the cowboys, standings-wise, but i really hate both of those teams. The question is, will T.O. commit suicide by stabbing himself with a sharpie in the middle of the Dallas star? Oh wait... They're playing in Philly... Strike that.

Over and out.

More good causes

Marathoners raising money for cancer. Give them some money!!

METS METS METS

The Mets fucking rule. Willie Randolph should win manager of the year. If there is a subway series, someone had better get me an extra ticket, cause I'll come back for it.

Photographic Evidence of the Great Fall of Indestructable Dave in 2002

http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2006/09/sixth_avenue_ho.html

We all know the story. See the pictures. It really WAS unsafe. DMG, you SHOULD have sued. I'm just glad you didn't get me up there with you!

Oh man...

Two things...

1. If you f**ers don't start posting some commentary, there will be no swiss chocolate for you on my triumphant return to NYC in December...Or i'll just start posting pictures of bad swiss haircuts.

2. Dude. Mark Foley isn't going to rehab. He's going to JAIL. As I'm sure all of you have seen already, Slate (and I'm sure other sources as well) have some of the IMs this freaky-deaky bastard exchanged with some underage male page... Here are some...

Classy, right? I'm actually going to AVOID all the obvious commentary (hypocrite, etc.) and focus more on the fact that most major newspapers didn't publish any of this...Or even reference it. Now, I trust the boys and girls at Slate did their fact checking, though I acknowledge it is possible that this is fake. But if it isn't, why hasn't it been referenced anywhere else? I mean, the way the news was describing it was that he had asked a kid for his picture. Creepy? Yes. But there wasn't any inclination that he was talking about THIS crap. JEBUS...

Ok, ok. One obvious commentary...I love the fact that the republican leadership promotes abstinence-as-sex ed, tries to ban condoms in school, insinuate that pre-marital sex is bad, and countless other crimes against logic, but has, as a lawmaker, a certifiable sexual head-case...I mean, look. I believe in all the 'evil' shit. Sex before marriage? Bring it on. Condoms? Should be distributed in church. Sex? It happens. Live with it...But somehow people with those views are 'bad', though most of those bad people would probably, you know, not talk dirty with an underage boy. My god...The inmates are running the asylum...Ok, obvious commentary over...

Apartment Swap

Hey everyone...A thought just occurred to me. I will be in the NYC area from Dec. 30 until January 5th. Many of you have offered to let me couch surf, so i'm fine on places to stay (thanks). But it struck me that some of my loyal readers may be interested in the following. Any NYC people looking for something different for the holidays want to swap apartments? I'm actually gone from Dec. 22-Jan 6, so someone could have it the whole time. Lausanne is great, and also very close to some of the best skiing in the world. If you are nice and i like you, i may even let you use my car...So. Any takers? You get a place in europe and i get a place in nyc. Perfect, eh?

Item number two...Dude. That new J. Timberlake song is awesome. And not in an ironic way either. It's just plain awesome. yow.

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