Captain Proton and Queen Arachnia try to save the universe from Doctor
Chaotica during a halodeck malfunction. This is one of my favorite
Janeway moments on Voyager. I've been missing this show for so long and
now I see they're on
Spike in the afternoon so maybe I can catch one on
the DVR every now and then. I think we're going to see
Mamma Mia again
today.
I took Casey to the dog park today. She was having such a good time on
the way home hanging out the window, I drove around for 20 minutes just
for her to do some sniffing.
With continued population erosion, above-average unemployment and slow
economic growth, Buffalo has been included on a list of "America's
Fastest-Dying Cities" on forbes.com.
Buffalo is the only city in New York state to make the publication's
list. The editors take into account a population loss of nearly 42,000
residents since 2000, an unemployment rate of 5.7 percent compared to
4.3 percent nationally and annualized gross domestic product (GDP)
growth of 1.9 percent.
Forbes said: "Buffalo has long been synonymous with city-in-decline. In
the early 1900s, Buffalo was one of America's 10 largest cities, a
burgeoning industrial center. It's been on decline ever since, despite a
location that takes advantage of trade with Canada."
There are four Ohio metropolitan areas on the list -- Dayton, Cleveland,
Canton and Youngstown. Other cities include Detroit and Flint, MI;
Scranton, PA.; Springfield, MA; and Charleston, WV. Some of them are
obvious including Youngstown, OH which I spent a lot of time in during
the 1990's. It makes Schenectady look like Beverly Hills. Springfield,
MA is kind of surprising. Our trips to Springfield made me think it was
one of the northeast's exceptions. I suppose we just didn't hit the
right parts of the city.
I have a friend. Her boyfriend treats her like shit. Controlling and
verbally abusive. She can't even talk to a guy on the phone. She can't
go out with her friends by herself. She can make no financial decisions
herself. She tells us these god awful stories about him trying to
control her... He needs his ass kicked... She loves him...
This one goes out to Duncan. Thanks for everything. I love you... Now
let's go kick his ass tonight.
Being exhausted, it seemed like a night for a fish camp, something
unheard of out of the Carolinas. And nowhere else could you get your own
picture of tea.
So
this is what it looks like in the light. We stopped at
this rest area on I-287 in Jersey. The sign said "Building Closed"
but the rest area was open. It was completely dark in the thick of night
surrounded by trees. It was time for Casey to go so we got out but left
our lights on. There were several guys in cars sitting there in the
dark. Sorry we disturbed your business guys. I had to pee so I whipped
it out beside an unlit light pole and we got out as fast as possible.
How could I let the Olympics pass without mentioning Michael Phelps?
I've alluded too, or screamed rather, my disgust for China, or the
Chinese government rather, many, many times. Yes I still hope something
really bad happens (with no one getting hurt) at the Olympics that
embarrasses and humiliates the shit out of China. It irritates me to the
core that such a large county can treat it's people so inhumanely and
still be rewarded the world stage of the Olympics. I'm sure there were
payoffs involved just like Salt Lake City because this decision was made
years ago, just no one was caught in this instance. Anyway, congrats to
such a classy guy as Michael Phelps for taking the swimming competitions
home with him. The Baltimore Sun described the hometown swimmer as "a
solitary man" with a "rigid focus" at the pool prior to a race, but
afterwards, a man incredibly invested in the success of the people he
cares about. He's unbelievably kind-hearted", recounting Phelps's
interaction with young children after practices.
So to hell with want you’re thinking
And to hell with your narrow mind
You’re so distracted from the real thing
You should leave your life behind
I’m free to decide, I’m free to decide....
Rue McClanahan, Caroline Rhea, Olivia Newton-John, and Leslie Jordan.
How could it not be good? I set the DVR to record
Sordid Lives and forgot about it for a few weeks. I watched the
first episode and it just sucked but I usually give shows a few tries if
I want it to be good. I'm now hooked on this stupid show that puts a
capital C in camp. It's in soap opera form and takes place in 1998 in
Texas except for one kid who lives in West Hollywood. Leslie Jordon
plays an old gay queen who impersonates and worships Tammy Wynette while
his therapist is trying to dehomosexualize him. Rue McClanahan is his
Christian mom having an affair with a young married man and letting
Olivia Newton-John live with her after she got out of prison. Add more
family and white trash and you have an episode.
Casey starts obedience school tomorrow. We have to work some of the
crazy out of that dog.
One of the things I miss about down south are the warm sultry evenings.
It's actually very chilly here this evening, though it does make for
"good sleeping weather".
I used to just sit and listen to this song and be sad. I guess sometimes
you need to feel sad.
This evening was Casey's first obedience school class. I can now see
light at the end of the tunnel. If anything, when we got home, I took
her for a walk and she zonked out on her bed. Full of treats...
Tropic Thunder: Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller sucked but everybody else was
really good. I never understood the whole "Robert Downey Jr. is a
genius" thing but now I do. He was great. Thanks for finally getting off
the drugs dumb ass. this kid named Jay Baruchel was a real stand out but
I'm not sure if it was because he was hot or just really good. I'd give
the whole movie just a B but Robert Downey Jr. was worth the ticket.
I just listened to
Barack Obama's speech from last night at the
Democratic Convention. It was inspirational, though mesmerizing may be a
better word. You know I was a devout Hillary fan but he is slowly
winning me over as time goes by. I found myself nodding my head in
agreement as it went on. It made me remember the speeches given by Bill
Clinton...back in the day.
John McCain revealed his running mate today. I think Sarah Palin was
actually a good bold choice. I think the main reason was to attract
Hilary Clinton voters while still sucking up to the NRA, pro-life lobby,
big oil, and conservative Christians. There is definitely a lack of
experience. Do we want her to be president when (not if) John McCain
kicks the bucket?
I got home from work early today and ended up on AMC and Star Trek
Nemesis was coming on. I thought I was going crazy when I couldn't
remember anything about it. I can recite the plotlines of most any Star
Trek (any show) episode or movie but it was beyond me why I couldn't
remember any of this. I finally talked to Duncan and he said we had
never saw it but we couldn't remember what was going on in 2002 that we
didn't see it. I went ahead and recorded it for him but come to fact, he
recorded it for me last weekend. I had no idea that Data died in 2002,
our time that is.
