Things that make you go WHAAAAA?

So, in that last post, I had to run Blogger's spell checker because I tend to spell Calendar with 2 e's instead of 1. While checking, I was asked to correct "blog" with "bloc" among others. You would think, being a blog spell checker and all, blog would be considered a valid word. I mean, why else would anyone use the word blog. It's a BLOG.....Post terminated due to fatal error from Spell Check. Please try again.

Bootleg Hooter's calendar

Saw this on Boing Boing and totally had to rip it off for my blog as well. Someone has scanned in a 2006 Hooters calendar. Don't worry folks, the link is Safe for Work. I suggest all ladies go check this out too. Don't let the apparent misogyny of this post fool you.

Love is in the Air among the noodles

Today, I stumbled across a hot bed of young lovers. Apparently, the hip thing to do when you are a young couple in love in high school is to go to Noodles & Company. Who knew this was such a romantic hot spot?

What makes a 4 hour delay worse?

Would you like to know what could possibly make a 4 hour flight delay worse? How about when said flight is scheduled to depart from Minneapolis at 10:25 pm! That's right folks ... I was on a flight that left at 2:30 in the morning and arrived at 3:45 am (good thing it was a quick flight). So, after 3 days of sitting in a hotel room waiting for a problem to happen that never did, my trip ended with me walking in the door at 5:00 am. Good thing I called my boss earlier and said there was no way on God's green earth that I was going to be at work today.

I'm not as stinky as I could be

I love Country Inn & Suites. Let me explain:
I thought I had been careful when getting ready for this trip. I felt I prepared enough and I had everything I needed while staying here in Minneapolis. I continued to feel that way until I began to unpack. It was then I realized I had packed exactly 0 toiletry items. Nothing from our bathroom made its way into my bag. I'm 30 and already I'm senile. This is not good. Anyway, back to Country Inn & Suites. I noticed a little sign that said if you forgot any personal hygiene items, the front desk had some in stock. With that in mind, I sauntered up to the front desk and coyly explained that I needed one of everything. The woman at the front desk just smiled, went in the back, and came out with a comb, toothpaste, toothbrush, deoderant, and mouthwash. YEAH!! I don't have to be so stinky this trip.
I did decide to forego the razor because, I'm in Minnesota after all. It's cold and I need the extra hair for insulation.

It's so big, it has its own zipcode

Since I am in a holding pattern right now, I thought I might do a little sight seeing here in Minneapolis. What's the one place you must visit while in the Twin Cities? Why, the Mall of America of course! This place is huge. It has 4 tiers in a square configuration. The center of the mall is a amusement park filled with 2 roller coasters, a log flume, a giant swing, a haunted house, and other type rides. I enjoyed just walking around and seeing all that was there. During my travels, I found a Cold Stone Creamery. It was like finding an oasis in the dessert .. HA! I also managed to pick up a few presents for some relatives of mine for whom Debbie and I were having a hard time figuring out what to get. So, score!
One other thing ... it struck me walking through the amusement park how much my life has changed. The revelation came to me while I passed by the Carousel and a little girl was waving hello to her parents standing at the railing. I could do nothing but smile and think of that little girl as Lauren waving to Debbie and I as she goes round and round. Just a warm fuzzy for you on this cold, snowy, very Minnesota like day.

Gallery Matrix Theme modifications

I finally figured it out. It took a while, but I was able to modify our Gallery so that the summary line is displayed on the single photo view page. So, enjoy this new functionality that is actually old functionality that was lost.
One slight change though. The summary line now appears above the picture instead of below.

Twins are hot, unless they'reTwin Cities

So, I take my first trip to Minnesota and what do I get? 3-6 inches of snow. Seems appropriate.
This trip is, unfortunately, a real crap shoot. The problem I have been sent to investigate happens once or twice a week. Our only hope is that this problem appears before I leave on Thursday night. Other than that, I just get to sit in my hotel room and wait. Yeah for business trips!

Mah Na Mah Na

In our Lankenau days (that was our freshman dorm), I have fond memories of torapines dancing around to the song Mah Na Mah Na. Well, after never having heard this song, I have now heard it twice today alone. Once in a Diet Dr. Pepper commercial and another during an interlude of an NPR program I like called Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me. Just thought I would pass that tidbit along.

That dreaded of all days has arrived

Its Password Changing Day! I hate password changing day. I spend half the day trying to figure out what I picked and type it correctly. I spend the other half trying to make sure I don't get locked out. So .. Happy Password Changing Day folks!

I hate pretend radio shows

I don't drive a whole lot, but I do spent a good amount of time in the car. That means I listen to a lot of radio and, thus, a lot of radio commercials. I have noticed a new advertising style that ... well ... pisses me off whenever I hear it. The gist of the commercial is that you are listening to a morning radio show or some such and the DJs are just "conversing". NBC was the first to do this (or at least the first one I noticed doing it) when they would have these faux DJs plug that nights lineup. I'm sorry, but this is just crap. It's bad enough that the real morning DJs have to do commercials during their show to pay the bills, now we have to listen to commercials that pretend to be DJs doing commercials. What's next? A commercial break in the commercial? *sigh* I need some candy or something.

Cliff Notes for Serenity

Did you enjoy watching Serenity? Would you like a recap to keep the movie fresh in your mind? Then, have I got a site for you. The title is Emergency Naptime Procedures Implemented. If you've seen the movie, you'll know what scene this describes.

WARNING: SPOILERS CONTAINED WITHIN.

Do you like board games?

My wife LOVES board games. She has already made it well known that as our kid(s) get older, we WILL have a Family Game Night. I've been thinking about this and realized if that is to be the case, we really would want more than just your standard staple of Hasbro and Parker Bros games. Why not expand our repitoire a bit and play some games that are reall good, but no one has ever heard of. While in Denver, our friend katie introduced us to one of these games called Settlers of Catan. I thoroughly enjoyed playing this and would love to own it. But, where to find more games like this? Well, I just found a nice mash-up of some quality, fun-to-play board games here in the Morning News. I think Niagara is the one that intriques me the most, though Ra, Ingenious, and Around the World in 80 days seem very interesting too.

A plea for help

Alright blogosphere, I need some advice. I am maintaining a online photo gallery and have run into a quandry as to how to handle the folders. Till now, I have used a folder for each month of Lauren's life. However, I don't think that method will continue to work very well. I have 2 choices here. I could make a new folder at each upload of a block of pictures or I could make a folder for each calendar month (I don't feel like trying to worry about pictures taken on the 7th versus the 8th). So, my question to you all is:

Which method of grouping pictures of Lauren would you prefer?
1. Create a new folder at each upload
2. Create a new folder for each calendar month

Comments are welcome as well.

An ass impression has now formed in my car seat

I have done an absolute ton of driving over the past few days. Monday, I drove from Detroit to Chicago logging about 330 miles. Tuesday, I had to drive to visit a cell stie experiencing a problem. Said cell site was in Merrillville, IN. So, it was back in the car for a 70 mile 1 way trip. I also was fortunate enough to return right in the middle of rush hour. Wednesday, it was off to Belvidere, IL (about 45 minutes west of us) to see Lauren's photographer to pick out pictures from her 1 year session. Here is the best part. I'm driving a rental car. I dropped off the minivan at a body shop due to an incident with a deer. I received the rental car on Tuesday morning with a mere 5290 miles. The odometer currently reads 5590. Boy are they going to love me!