This might be a little long, but the great thing is that if it isnǃÙt long I can just delete this sentence since the future is now. Speaking of the future, me and Dan (grammar) joined in on this new technology movement called Short Message Service (SMS/Texting). Not too many people know about it so check with your cell phone provider to see if itǃÙs available.
SDA
I could probably attempt a technical review of the thing, but itǃÙd be a bad attempt and there are better places to look for that kind of write-up. My plan is to use the calendar and Listpro to work on time-management. Right now the to-do list is short due to summer school being over and the unemployment thing.
I tried to type an entry up on the phone, hereǃÙs what came out:
Time to blog on my cell phone again. This is mostly to practice my keypad typing. ItǃÙd be nice to get to 30wpm. Right now IǃÙm trying to use my phone as a calendar and a to-do list.
Rachel Ray couldǃÙve made dinner while I typed that.
Obviously IǃÙm enjoying the camera on the phone (welcome to 2002), but itǃÙs because I couldǃÙve drawn pictures that looked better than what came out of my old phoneǃÙs camera. Then again, IǃÙm pretty good at drawing.
Quotes
Through the week I tried to collect some quotes worth sharing, I only came up with two. Forgive me if they arenǃÙt verbatim. The first is from the Step Up trailer.
“Every ten years, a movie comes along that defines a generation. Step Up is that movie.”
Congratulations on the boldest statement ever. Critics agree. ǃ?Step Up is a step down.ǃ? Every millennium, a weblog entry changes the world, youǃÙre reading it.
“I wanna put the scream back in this ice cream truck.”
— My man Xzibit. I donǃÙt really have any commentary, I think the quote stands strong on its own.
The Descent
Watch it in a theater or at least at night. ItǃÙs gory. We planned on eating somewhere after the movie but it was a good idea that we didnǃÙt force anything into our stomachs for a few hours after the movie (or before the movie for that matter). To the Washingtonians, letǃÙs plan the trip to Deadhorse Cave. ItǃÙs not creepy at all.
When it comes to horror movies, The Descent fits the mold that I like: jump scary in the theater without tormenting me during sleep paralysis. We had a sleepoverafter watching The Ring (Put the calendar away, yes we were that old) and the sleep paralysis hit around six in the morning. I remember thinking, ǃ?YouǃÙre kidding me.ǃ? This is known as the most terrifying experience ever.
Presenting the greatest gas station souvenirs of all time:
Jerry and I came across these at the gizzard station. Yes, these are keychains of “You” Ming and Briant Grant, who has no jersey or any other discernable features representative of a basketball player.
Miscellaneous
Sometime this year, take an evening off with friends, set aside five bucks each, and make root beer floats. Use Henry Weinart and Ben & JerryǃÙs. IǃÙm guessing you can achieve similar quality with Thomas Kemper and Haagen Das, but I havenǃÙt tried it so I wouldnǃÙt risk it.
If you have a barbecue, make sure you have ingredients for sǃÙmores. ItǃÙs really a good idea for the dying coals. Fire the VCR up and consult The Sandlot for assembly instructions if you seriously donǃÙt know how to make them.
Spinach is not good. I can live with the raw salad joints, but IǃÙm talking about the frozen boiled stuff. ItǃÙs good for you, but I really doubt the benefits are worth downing the disgustingness. I was planning on saying something about how I even resorted to using the fake word ‘disgustingness’, but Word didnǃÙt underline it so it might actually be a word. IǃÙm honestly shocked right now and I donǃÙt have a back up plan.
I really love ketchup.