FlasshePoint

Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

Best Albums of 2003

I just submitted my vote in the LoudFans Best Albums of 2003 poll. In this poll, you vote for your top 15 albums on a point system (top album gets 5 points, bottom five get 1 point each, etc.). (If viewing this on the front page, click on the “more..” link below to [...]

World Gone Wild

Okay, so this morning I take my car into the dealer for some warranty service, right? (Nothing serious, the moonroof has never closed properly, so they replaced the motor.) They say it’s gonna take two days to fix, so they give me a loaner. Seeing as how this is an Acura dealer, [...]

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

I’ve really been getting into the show Bands Reunited on VH1. It’s odd to me that no matter how big of a hit you may’ve had in the 80s, you most likely ended up working a normal job for normal pay. And you got paunchy and lost your oh-so-terrific hair. I guess [...]

Transformations

Saw the movie Monster today. I agree with the critics that Charlize Theron’s performance is amazing. She totally transformed herself. I thought Christina Ricci did a pretty good job too. Since the movie really is about the relationship of their two characters, they both have to be believable. However, I’m [...]

Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turning

On last night’s The Daily Show, they revealed that democratic candidate Wesley Clark’s all-time favorite album is Journey – Greatest Hits. To me, that’s the very definition of unelectable.
Morning temp: A balmy 37 degrees. Almost shorts weather.
iPod: Died again.
Latre.
Update [2/18/07]: If you came to this blog by searching for the title of this [...]

Toys!

Came home today to not one, but two packages from UPS. One contained the 8PSK module that my Dish Network 6000 HD receiver needs to receive the new HDTV channels on Dish. I had resisted getting those channels because of the extra monthly cost, but Dish forced my hand because they are moving [...]

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