Why people shouldn’t drive ginormous trucks

the list also includes SUV’s as well as trucks. Yesterday, I went to the store to get some food, because the stock is getting low in the Yoshi household. I then came up with some things. Bulleted lists are fun!

  • They use way too much gas. People Really need to conserve gas, even if it’s a bit lower than it was earlier this year.
  • People don’t know how to drive large trucks/SUV’s. eg. When parking, you’ll always see the big ass truck that is sticking out halfway out the parking spot. It’s because the person who parked there has no concept of distance in their big ass truck, and doesn’t realize that the front of the truck is about 6 feet away from the end of the spot.
  • When going through drive thru’s, all giant trucks should be banned, even if the top clearance is ok. Since people have no concept of distance in their big ass truck, they take up the entire distance of the drive thru, causing more mayhem.
  • This also goes for small trailers. Any dumbass that brings a small trailer through a drive through should be SHOT.

Ok, the list isn’t as big as I thought it would be, but honestly, do we need this big ass trucks out there still? If you use it to haul around stuff, then that’s cool. Ok! But honestly. don’t drive your truck/SUV through the McD’s drive thru. Seriously.

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Tuesday Tunes

Ok, the idea was stolen from Colin and the name was stolen from Luka. I actually had this post already done, but because EE doesn’t have a auto save feature (which I wish they would make already), I’ve lost it all. Hopefully that will be implemented in a future version.

This week’s song is ELO’s Twilight, which was the intro song for the Japanese Dorama, Densha Otoko (Train Man). The opening scene to every show was an anime that was custom made for the show, and not part of any other anime that I know of. It had a feel like Galaxy Express 999, which is still one of my all time favourite anime.

Anyway, for those of you who don’t want to click on the wikipedia link I gave for the show, it’s basically about an Otaku who happens to win the love of a beautiful girl with the help of his friends on 2ch (Japanese), a very popular BBS in Japan. It’s supposedly based on a true story, but who Really knows nowadays how much was real and how much was made up.

Because of this, it seems like every time I hear this song, I get warm fuzzies, and I feel better. I’m a sucker for any cheesy movie, I blame the romantic inside of me that doesn’t seem to get out as much as it would like. Not to mention, this is a good song.

[UPDATED] Ok, so I found the intro for the Densha Otoko show and thought I’d place it in here. Click on the “show me more” to view it!

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Help! What’s the name of this song?

Ok, I’ve posted about this before I think. but since then the song got shuffled around. So here it is again. I know a few things about this song:

1. I’m pretty sure it’s a song by David Foster. Yes, he’s the guy that came up with all those themes and songs in the 80’s like, St. Elmos Fire.

2. I’m pretty sure it’s from a movie. And most likely a movie from the 80’s.

Ok, that’s all I got. Please help me out and let me gain back my sanity! What is the name of this song!?

[UPDATE] Ok, I’ve listened to a lot of David Foster stuff, and I’m beginning to think it’s not his stuff. Almost makes me wish I knew him so I could call him and ask him “Is this your song? If it is, please tell me what it’s called.” but no. Anyways, I know it’s gotta be from a movie, because I’m a super big fan of Soundtracks. But it might not be David Foster.

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Weekend Update

Saturday was pretty eventful. While Meesh was at a baby shower, I drove out to Mt. Rainier and took some pictures. I also posted a shot of the waterfalls on my photolog as well. I’ll probably keep with the Rainier shots on the photolog, because it was just fun. :) I <3 my Nikon D200.

We also went to go see Bourne Ultimatum this weekend. I liked it. It was pretty action packed from beginning to end. I mean just about literally, there weren’t too many scenes where you were just waiting for something to happen. Instead, you were gripping the seat the entire movie. I loved it because they touched a bit on the novels. And of course, they hinted at another movie I suppose, but they could just as easily end it where it was. Honestly, my opinion is that it could easily be a bond-ish type thing, where they make a lot of movies. I’d look forward to it, as long as it’s like this movie. If you liked the first movie, you should see this I think. Forget about the second movie.

Sunday was relaxation day, the day to recuperate before the storm of the week. Actually this week, Meesh might go out for another 2 weeks on fire duty again. That means there’ll probably be more of me being bored and doing stupid stuff on the net. Might be a good thing, might not be. LOL

Brooklyn Style or Philly Cheese Steak?

Ok, you may or may not have seen the recent commercials by Dominos Pizza where they argue whether or not to choose for the Brooklyn Style Pizza, or the Philly Cheese Steak Pizza. As much as I love having cheesesteaks, and believe me, I’ve eaten enough of those in my life time (being from Jersey and all), I don’t think I would go anywhere near a Cheese Steak pizza. I Totally prefer the Brooklyn Style Pizza.

So, I’d thought I’d go ahead and present a poll! What do YOU prefer?

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New theme

As you might have noticed, I’ve finally gotten done with the new theme. You might even notice that I’ve gotten rid of the sidebar. Yeah that’s right, it’s not there. But don’t worry, I have plans for that for later. I just wanted to get this up and running.

So what do you think of the new look? It’s pretty boring I know, but I’m minimalistic like that, and I like simple.

Also, please everyone don’t forget about fembat, and please if everyone donated even $1, that could be quite a bit of money! Feel free to Save Fembat today!

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Video Haiku

During the Big Brothathon, I had started my “shift” off with some Video Haiku. I’m only reposting it here so that I can submit it in the Haiku Buckaroo Contest. If you’re a haiku master UNlike me, then you should definitely join. Thanks Dana for making me submit mine. LOL

The deadline is this Friday, so if you want to enter, then be quick! Say, didn’t Luka write a haiku?

To watch the video, just click on the “show me more” link. :)

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Twitter, the universe, and everything

This post is not to imply that Twitter is life. It seemed to work out that way. Just saying.

So what’s up with Twitter, you ask? I’m seeing the end of using twitter for myself. I think it’s great, and actually, it’s a good thing with software developers, because I get updates via twitter that tell me when something is updated. But honestly, if the software you create just checked for updates itself, twitter would be essentially unessential. So, I think I’ll be dropping it sometime soon. I do have friends there that use it all the time, it will be sad to not read their updates. I’m sure I’ll survive.

In other news, the World has lost a few more cool points this morning, as I read some things I’ll highlight here.

First, “Flight attendant was drunk, told pilot ‘You’re dead”…” is on the top of my list. What is up with this? Honestly. What is the problem here? I don’t understand. if the flight attendant (is that the right terminology nowadays Kailani? Japanese call them Cabin Attendants now for some reason.) is drunk, what’s the problem? Fire her. or reprimand her. Why are they thinking about what they should do? Or did I just read that wrong? “We’re investigating to determine what the circumstances were and whether any of the federal aviation regulations were violated,” Bergen said. Who cares, she was drunk on the job. In my book that means severe punishment, or fired. Maybe it’s just me.

Second, Carrots or fries: Does McDonald’s wrap improve taste? You know, I have to admit that if McD’s put their label on something, most kids would definitely think it tastes better. I mean, they dont’ know that McD’s is not Really the best thing to be eating. And just putting the carrots in a wrap… Honestly, you could probably spend so much less and do it yourself, but these kids would say they’re different, only because it’s not McDonalds. I agree the parents should be educating children. But I also think doing a case study of kids at that age group (3 to 5) is Totally unfair and skewed. I might rattle on more about this on my food site.

Finally, I just joined an online community (yes another one) called gleamd. From the FAQ: Gleamd is a place to highlight interesting people doing interesting things on the internet. It’s not bad. I haven’t submitted anyone just yet, because I want to be sure to get all the details before I do so, and make sure they’re not in the list. One such person is Toshiro Mifune. Anyone who is a fan of Japanese jidaigeki (read: samurai) movies will know the Toshiro Mifune may be one of the most famous actors in this genre. Akin to John Wayne and westerns. Anyways, I’ve got 5 invites if you’d like to receive one. You can submit people and such. Makes for interesting reading too. I like the fact that today Eddie izzard is #2 in the “Daily Top 15”.

Remember that podcast idea? Part 2

Ok, so I’ve gotten some great responses. If you’re interested, I’m still taking anyone who would like to contribute. We don’t have to be on every show, although I guess since it’s my idea to do this, I would have to be on the show every time. But that’s besides the point, for now, I’m taking in suggestions on what to call the show.

Pandora has suggested “WebCynic” which I like, it sounds about right, since “we’ll be talking about everything on the web and we are all cynics after all” to quote Pandora. Good idea! If you have any suggestions or ideas, I could put it to the poll and see what happens!

Remember, the podcast is pretty much just a fun time discussing “stuff”, what’s hot, what’s not, and so on. I want to do a “guest host” spot too, where listeners get the chance to come on and join us with whatever discussions we might be having.

So whaddya think?