Habitualchaos

Yknow, Ive been trying to, at the very least, keep up with a weekly post since it keeps slipping my mind to post stuff when it actually happens. The last two weeks though, Ive slipped even further... letting it go longer than a week. I realize its just saying the same old thing over and over... but I am gonna try and get this thing going a little more. Might be a hopeless cause, as I have no idea if anyone besides my direct friends read this... but I still enjoy doing it, so Im gonna give the old heave-ho.

Anyway, to what I was gonna say today. After long last... prolly close to 1.5 years, as thats how long everyone I know tells me Ive been talking about it; my laptop plan has finally paid off. With a buncha help from my mommy, assisting me with a budget to make big payments to all my debt (dependent on staying at home of course)... I finally got what Ive been talking about since late summer of 2002.

May I introduce you to the latest addition to my family...

My pretty new Powerbook G4 that I just picked up last night. I would have posted about her last night, making it a little closer to a weeks time since my last post... but I was too busy oogling and taking a short OSX tutoring from my best bud John.

I havent given her a name yet, but the fact shes here is the pay off to staying at home for now and paying full attention to what Ive been spending/saving. Granted the money I used to buy her is still money I have to pay off... but I can well afford it now.

Even now, considering how much Ive talked about wanting a laptop... Im still in a state where I look at it and expect someone to come into the room and yell at me for touching their laptop; finding it weird that its actually mine and I can yell at other people instead.

Ah well, another week of not posting anything when it happened... when will I ever learn. I was planning on just making small talk for this weeks post, since Im a lazy fuck lately and all... but that was before I found a little entertainment through an article I read on Netscapes Apple home page.

Its an article about silly warning labels, winners of the 2004 Wacky Warning Label Contest; put on by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. They are "a group whose goal is to show that the fear of frivolous lawsuits has led to a loss of corporate common sense..."

The winners this year are as follows:

1st Place: Warning on a bottle of drain cleaner: "If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product."

2nd Place: On a snow sled: "Beware: sled may develop high speed under certain snow conditions."

3rd Place: On a 12-inch-high storage rack for compact discs: "Do not use as a ladder."

4th Place: A 5-inch fishing lure with three nasty steel hooks advises it is "Harmful if swallowed."

Im also gonna borrow a couple from the list of others they provide, some of my favorites of the rest.

• A warning label found on a baby stroller cautions the user: "Remove child before folding."
• A CD player carries this unusual warning: "Do not use the Ultradisc2000 as a projectile in a catapult."
• A cartridge for a laser printer warns, "Do not eat toner."
• A household iron warns users: "Never iron clothes while they are being worn."
• A 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow warns: "Not intended for highway use."
• On a dishwasher: "Do not allow children to play in the dishwasher."

There are some more, feel free to read the rest... those couple were my favorites though. And boy, since I was only planning on posting some dumbass small talk... Im glad I checked the internet before I logged in.

Till next week (or hopefully sooner) true believers!

Now, how the fuck does the President of the US think hes more important than 24? That shouldnt be possible. There I was two days ago, sat down getting ready to watch and instead of seeing the intro to one of my fav shows, and one of the best on TV (if you think different, youre just wrong... accept it)... all I see is the Seal of the President come up about a State of the Union. Goddamnit.

I remember an observation I made about the State of the Union, one that I noticed again this year. That man can say practically anything, and he gets applause. I noticed the people clapping almost cut him off a couple times, they were so busy thinking whatever he was saying was profound.

I said this last year too. I think whomever the Pres is at the next S.o.t.U... he should try and mess with the crowd since it seems apparent they arent even listening to what hes saying before they clap. He should stand up there and say, "My plans for the future of this great country, are to make (blah blah) for teachers. To make out streets safe (blah blah)... and to shave a drunken monkeys ass with a soup spoon." Then just wait for the standing ovation.

If we had a Pres like that, Id be more interested in the political system. Kinda like crazy ol' Jim Traficant who said hed moon the committee judging him if they voted him out of Congress... which he kinda did, by the way.

Im not saying someone who has a total lack of respect for the system... just someone to not stand so straight (all the goddamn time) like hes got a broom stick up his ass. Just add a little fun... just a smidge. Theres always room for Jell-O.

Well my bags arent quite packed yet, but I am ready to go. The "go" in question would be a place far far away... the place would be Sacramento, California; the destination to which I just bought a plane ticket to last night. Of course I wont be flying to that destination till Saturday Feb 28th... but the excitement is building nonetheless.

You see, Feb 23rd will be my 30th year on this fine planet... and to help me celelbrate that, Im planning on heading out west to hang with my best bud John and his fiance Kelly. This celebration, of course, is after I celebrate this day with my family and friends here in this ice covered landscape we call Youngstown, Ohio.

Its kind of a milestone... not necessarily because of the 30th year, as thats not really cause to celebrate in my eyes; more since this is the first time Ive had the money to even make a trip like this. Thats only punctuated by the fact the only far far away trip Ive ever taken was on my parents buck almost 12 years ago (little family excursion to Disney when I was 18). Not only that, but this is the first trip of this type Ive ever taken on my own... so that and that I can go in the first place are the milestones Im referring to.

I dont know what to expect, but Im very excited at the prospect. One of my coworkers has been joking with me, since I told her, that once I get out there... that I'll just stay there and not come back. As much as I laughed that off when she said it... I honestly cant say theres not a slight chance itd happen.

Im actually hoping to have a new site design up by the time I leave, as my plans are to take pictures throughout my days there and post them every night... like a week long picturejournal. The pictures really have nothing to do with the new site design... but having a deadline, even a self-imposed one, isnt usually a bad thing.

31 days and counting...

2 posts in 2 days... what is the world coming to?

I couldnt resist posting about this, something on the same lines as the stupid warning labels I mentioned a little bit ago. All my browsers, at home and here at work, open to the Apple Netscape home page when thet start up. My source for news and tidbits and such... before I begin surfing my other normal Internet stops. It was there I saw the stupid warning labels mentioned above... theres usually some funny stuff listed, and today is no exception.

Todays humorous material comes in the form of "Laughable Lawsuits." As you can imagine, its about some of the more ridiculous examples of the sue-crazy society we live in today. Im just gonna share my two favorites out of the list, not gonna spoil them all... go here to read the rest for yourself.

Heres my two favorites:

• A Texan woman was awarded $780,000 after she sued a furniture store. She sued because she tripped and fell over a child running amok in the store. Surprisingly, she won the case, even though the child was her own.


• Robert Lee Brock, an inmate in Virginia, has filed a lawsuit against himself, claiming that he violated his own civil rights by getting arrested. He is suing for $5 million and is asking the state to pay, since he can't have an income in prison.

Check out the rest... it amazes me sometimes the obvious negative opinion people will sacrifice, making themselves look dumber than a bag of hammers, just to make a buck. I realize some are walking oh so stupidly right to the bank... but some of these are down right shit-for-brained.

Whatever happened to taking responsibility for your own actions?

(12:40pm) P.S. - I simply have to add this one to my list of of favorites, I have to... Dorothy Johnson sued Kenmore Inc. for the death of her dog. After washing the poodle, she placed it in her Kenmore microwave, "just a few minutes, on low," to dry it off. The case was dismissed.