Buying Some Ad Space
$705,000 for a 30 second spot during American Idol, $560,000 for Desperate Housewives, $465,000 for CSI - according to this site.
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September 30, 2005
September 29, 2005
Lost Time
I have an unwritten rule of how many tv shows I allow myself to get addicted to. I don't know what the number is exactly, but right now it's roughly 2. So as I find myself getting into one show, I have to drop another. I don't count The Daily Show since that is just required watching, period.
Sue and I managed to avoid watching 'Lost' last season... I think because somehow we'd let ourselves get hooked on Desperate Housewives. I can offer no reasonable explanation for why we watched it nearly every week except that it was a kind of wierd new show that at first was interesting and different, but by the end of last season had turned into an evening soap opera - hence the reason we're not watching it anymore. We should have been watching Lost instead. (well actually, we should have been talking about life, exercising, praying or any number of truly helpful things) The first show of the second season was really well done and got us hooked completely.
The only frustrating thing is how slowly they draw things out. With all the backtracking to people's story's before they were on the island, it felt like the show last night only moved us forward 5 minutes in the story. But that's why we're hooked I guess.
Once people start having other people's babies and falling into comas only to miraciously come out of it, we're moving on to something better.
September 28, 2005
Easy Access to Guns
This is how easy it is to get a gun in South Africa. I wonder how much money they get from people who don't realize that it's not actually a vending machine.
September 27, 2005
5to9
September 22, 2005
The Extras
Ricky Gervais (creator of The Office) has a new show coming out on HBO called 'The Extras.' He's an actor who can only get work as an extra (hence the title) and is trying to break into a speaking role. Looks like I'll be torrenting this one.
September 21, 2005
Religious Right Champions the Penguin
Oh religious right... why are you so stupid?
Rich Lowry, editor of the right-wing publication the National Review, urged young conservatives to check out the documentary."It is an amazing movie. And I have to say, penguins are the really ideal example of monogamy," he said last month.
Except that penguins choose a new mate every single year! How is that an ideal example of monogamy? Did you even watch the movie Mr. Lowry?
Equally frustrating are people who point to gay penguins as proof that homosexuality is ok:
Gay groups argue that if homosexual behavior occurs in animals, it is natural, and therefore the rights of homosexuals should be protected.
Animals do a lot of freaky things. I don't think we should look to that as proof of anything. It can guide us, but just because my hamster, Snowball, ate her babies doesn't mean I should feel free to throw a kid on the BBQ if the grocery store is closed. That's dangerous ground to start walking on I think.
Subway Club Cards, Why?
It turns out that fraud was the main reason for discontinuing the Subway Club card program. It's not really that surprising. I am surprised that people were selling the stamps on Ebay. That seems a bit extreme for a sub.
September 20, 2005
Listen, don't Watch - Eddie Vedder with U2
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam anyone?) joined U2 onstage for a bit of 'Ol Man River' - check out the video here. Though be warned, you can't see much, but you can hear the distinctive growl of Mr. Vedder.
Hang On to Your Hotel Electronic Keys
Some hotels keep your personal info, including your credit card number/expiry date, on the electronic keys. I'm not sure why exactly they would do this but it's really nothing to get all that worried about, so long as you destroy the card when you're done and don't lose it while you're staying at the hotel - just like you wouldn't want to lose your credit card.
The idea that the employees of the hotel have access to this information because it's on your hotel key is not really something to worry about - if the employee wanted to he/she would steal your credit card info long before it hits the electronic key.
September 19, 2005
Definitions
Risk:
- The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger.
- A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard: “the usual risks of the desert: rattlesnakes, the heat, and lack of water” (Frank Clancy).
- The danger or probability of loss to an insurer.
- The amount that an insurance company stands to lose.
- The variability of returns from an investment.
- The chance of nonpayment of a debt.
- One considered with respect to the possibility of loss: a poor risk.
- Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
- Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See Synonyms at belief. See Synonyms at trust.
- Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters.
often Faith Christianity. The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will. - The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith.
- A set of principles or beliefs.
September 17, 2005
Happy Birthday Slurpee
The slurpee is 40 years old. Wow, I didn't think it looked a day over 25. I didn't realize it, but we celebrated the slurpee's birthday last night with a really good one coke slurpee - thanks to Heather!
September 16, 2005
Shari3 Zayed..........
Shari3 Zayed..........
Originally uploaded by GeUsS WhOoO.
I'm not sure where this is (Far East I would guess), but it makes for a very cool picture.
September 15, 2005
All the Good Ideas Are Taken!
Dang it - I knew I should have put more effort into this idea when I had it and now someone's beaten me to it: a portable bidet that doubles as a digital camera.
I'm not sure which is more funny, a portable bidet that doubles as a digital camera or flipping it around and saying a digital camera that doubles as a portable bidet?
September 14, 2005
Google's Blog Search
Narrow down your searchs to just blogs: http://blogsearch.google.com.
Ocean Front Property
Ocean Palms, Mazatlan. This is where my brother-in-law is working to help try and sell. Starting price is now $330k US - only $10kUS downpayment required! :)
September 12, 2005
My Little Sister Is Married
Andrea and James had their wedding on August 28th (photos on flickr here) and this weekend my other sister, Jamie, and her husband and baby headed back to Mazatlan where they live. It's wierd to realize that both my sisters are married and our family is complete - at least until more grandkids start to arrive, right now Matteo has all the attention from grandpa and grandma. With Jamie in Mazatlan and Andrea in Moose Jaw (now officially, she's actually been living there for awhile) we're the only ones left here in Saskatoon with my parents. Just like in Susan's family. Either we're the stable ones or the ones who are too scared to venture far from home. I'd like to think it's somewhere in the middle.
September 11, 2005
Rediscovered the Pearl
I've recently rediscovered that I enjoy listening to Pearl Jam. They toured through town last week and while I didn't attend, after hearing that it was such a good show I bought the recording of the show off their website. It's actually a really good deal, $10 (US dollars I believe) for an MP3 recording of the whole show along with pictures and a pre-made CD liner that you can print out if you want. 26 songs in all, including a cover of 'Running Back to Saskatoon'
I think 'Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town' is one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs - and Yield is probably my favorite album of theirs. I have lots of nostalgia love for Ten and Vs. because I grew up on them but Yield is the album I chose to like on my own, without influcence from friends.
I think 'Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town' is one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs - and Yield is probably my favorite album of theirs. I have lots of nostalgia love for Ten and Vs. because I grew up on them but Yield is the album I chose to like on my own, without influcence from friends.
I seem to recognize your face
Haunting, familiar, yet I can’t seem to place it
Cannot find the candle of thought to light your name
Lifetimes are catching up with me
All these changes taking place,
I wish I’d seen the place
But no one’s ever taken me
Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away... (2x)
I swear I recognize your breath
Memories like fingerprints are slowly raising
Me you wouldn’t recall, for
I’m not my former
It’s hard when you’re stuck upon the shelf
I changed by not changing at all, small town predicts my fate
Perhaps that’s what no one wants to see
I just want to scream...hello...
My God it’s been so long, never dreamed you’d return
But now here you are, and here I am
Hearts and thoughts they fade...away...
Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away... (2x)
Hearts and thoughts they fade...away...
Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away... (3x)
Hearts and thoughts they fade...
Celebration Sunday is Done
Our church's yearly fall kick off event went down today. Tons of rain this weekend forced the event indoors, but it was still a good time. Probably not as many community folks popping by like usual. You can check out the promotional videos I helped with here (scroll down a bit to get to them) and check out pictures from the day here.
