[ on the bus mall ]

...and I'm gonna give it to 'em.

My background is on this week's TRS:

Signed up for this at 2AM last night, taking the last free spot for the month of July:

The following people are still alive:


George W. Bush


Bill O'Reilly


Carlos Mencia

The following people have died:

Tim Russert


Stan Winston


George Carlin


WHAT THE FUCK?

Not the greatest films by any stretch of the imagination but these two quotes seem to ring true for me this year:

"You know, the older I get the more things I gotta leave behind, that's life." - Rocky
Rocky Balboa

"We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away. " - Dean Stanforth
Indiana Jones and the Close Encounters of the Third Kind

I realized today that I've gone from an abundance of Apple products to very few this past year. It makes my journey to England feel even closer.

January 2008:

• Mac Pro


• MacBook Pro


• iPod Nano 4GB (Green)


• iPod Classic 160GB


• iPhone 8GB

Today:

• MacBook Pro


• iPod Nano 8GB ( red )

I sold my iPhone in hopes that the new one would be announced / released today. I was half right, in the end I think that's fine. I just got a cheap-o phone on eBay to hold me off until July 11th when the new iPhone is released but I don't think I'm going to get it after all, I'll be in the UK for a year and if the new iPhone requires a contract like its beening advertised as, there's no point in me getting one now.

Don't get me wrong, the iPhone is probably the best device I have ever owned, I just cannot justify the purchase. I don't consider myself losing out by selling my old one either, I sold it for $200 on eBay even with its damages, and the new one is priced at $199 (subsidised of course - but when I get back I won't mind a cell contract.)

• Repairing a Broken Car Window After Attempted Theft: $100 deductible


• Pulsar PXQ539 Men's Watch: $165
  
  


• The above being the watch of the person who broke into your car: Priceless.

...In less than a year I have:

• Had a guy run a red light and total my brand new car (less than 7200mi)


• Consequently racked up $12,000 in medical bills


• Loaned money to a friend, whose return is still uncertain


• Had to drop a class because the teacher was totally worthless, setting my graduation back


• Had a parent die the week of finals


• Had my car broken into

Well, what's next?

You guys have no idea how much this brightened my day:

First the bat signal flies across my screen, then fucking Prince Caspian tries to kill my monitor? AdBlock just needs to filter all of IMDb's ads.

That's gotta hurt!

Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.

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