the one where he yells release the kraken!

If you have the chance to see Alice in Wonderland in Imax 3D, do it. Let me just say I wasn’t too interested in seeing it, but Crystal and her mother wanted to see it. I was surprised in how much I enjoyed it. The colours really popped and the 3D was awesome. The story line is not the straight Alice in Wonderland, but kind of a sequel to it. But not really. I don’t know how to explain it better than that. Just go and see it. The previews before it were in 3D too; Tron: Legacy (awesome), Clash of the Titans (awesome) and How to train your Dragon (on the fence about it).

I stayed home from work yesterday, and totally slept the day away. I could have, should have stayed home today, considering Anvil didn’t verify. He’s as sick as a dog too. I have a headache and my attention span is like

Saturday, we also sat down and watched 2012. Good movie. In some spots it felt like it was dragging on. And there could have been more special effects, but all in all, a good disaster movie. Is it worth buying it on Blu Ray? I don’t think so. Rent it on Blu Ray? Yeah there you go. Maybe I’m just a movie snob.

Sunday was just a beautiful as Saturday, so I pushed away from the coffee and got my running gear on. By running gear, I mean my basketball hightops, and some Walmart shorts. 45 minutes and 3.1 miles later We arrived back home. I swear it was over four miles, but Crystal’s GPS watch doesn’t lie. I could have kept going, but Crystal forgot her inhaler, and we needed some water. I really wanted to be there when she cracked the four mile mark. Maybe this weekend, we’ll try again.

So yeah, I’m just going to post this and maybe go and nap on the couch. My headache is coming back a bit.

the one where he’s at work*

*On break, of course.

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday. It truly feels like a Monday. Claims has been really slow. It’s also lonely. My partner and I only work two day together. It just makes the day go by so much slower, if there’s no one to talk to. The store manager is inm Florida for the annual meeting, so verification was over the weekend. Unfortunately, our main printer is down, so I can’t print out the bill of lading, so all my partners hard work can’t go out this week. Been getting the run around from Vonage. I’ve been trying for three days to find someone to help me get a return authorization for some product that we don’t carry any more. It’s slow going. Out of the four numbers I have either found or have been given, 3 were disconnected. I hate talking on the phone, I’ve logged about 3.5 hours. I’ve done some pretty good doodles of the Enterprise while I waiting, huh? Today I finally gave up. When I finally got through to the same department I was talking to yesterday. They made the mistake of asking for my account number. Now I don’t have an account number, and I told 3 tiers of customer service agents this. I finally said,

“You guys have no clue what you are doing. I’m just going to file my claim, and you guys will pay, its as easy as that.” and I hung up before they could reply. I filed the claim, and that’s that.

Random thoughts of the day:

- Why do I have the soundtrack of RHPS running through my head?
- Other than blood, what makes the grass grow?
- Why are hot dogs so yummy?

Ok, time to go and watch some Top Gear. And grunt, like a man should grunt.

the one where he has a witty title

Wow what a great game! A real nail biter till the end. I thought we had it in the bag untill 26 seconds where left on the clock, and Team USA scored the tying goal. You could almost see 35 million Canadians throw their Molsons at the tv at the same time.

SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME

My biggest fear. Crystal is laughing on the couch to my left, and I am sinking into the couch. I tell her, all I want is a good game, well I’m getting it. Another 20 minutes that will feel like an entire work day. My heart can’t take much more of this. It jumps in my throat every time Team USA has the puck.

Ok, Some back story for a second. In the second period, I was eating some of Crystal Baked Doritos. I gave Mal a corner of one. Well he loved it. He licked all the cheese off of both side, and came back looking for more. I bet* Crystal that if the Canadians won, she has to eat the chip, if they lost, I would eat it. Sidney Crosby is a Hero! Something like 9 minutes in to the overtime period, he scored the game winning goal. I jumped up and screamed WOOHOO, and EAT THE CHIP! She didn’t. In fact, I gave her numerous chances to do so. I think the last time was just before we went to bed. SO when I got up this morning I put it in a baggie and hid it somewhere so I can bring it out again at the 2014 Winter Olympics. We’ll see who is laughing then!!

The question is now, What the hell do I do with myself now that the Olympics is over with? I know, The summer games are in 2 years, but it’s not the same if its not on home soil. Well I have some plans:

- DVR DVR DVR.
We have two hours worth of Caprica, Survivor, Survivors (BBC) and Sparticus.

- 5k St. Patrick’s day run
Its on the first day of Spring!

- My Birthday is coming up in 3 months!

- Vegas Baby! in 9 months 2 days

I think we’ll keep busy.

* Sadly though, she didn’t take the bet.

the one where he’s proud

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l’épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Congrats to Team Canada, who beat Team USA in over time to win the gold!

Final medal count for Team Canada:

14 Gold, 7 Silver, and 5 Bronze