More Disney Photos

The spacecraft from "Flight of the Navigator" (How cool is that!)

The motorcycles from Indiana Jones

Jeff posing for picture at "Sci-Fi Cafe"

Me in front of "Thunder River"

Allie inside the "Pirates of the Carribean" ride.

Disney World

We decided to go at 10:00 in the morning, Monday; by 5:45 P:M, we were on a plane.
Mickey Mizouse

"Thunder Mountain Railroad"

"Sci-Fi Cafe" (Lunch at MGM Studios)

Allie next to barrell

First Part Of "The Haunted Mansion" ride.

Rocky

Do you guys have any idea how excited I am about this movie!!!? I will be at the theater opening day, December 22nd.

Miscellaneous

I have a few things to talk about today.

First off, "Gun" is one of the best games I've played in a long time. I don't remember the last time that I sat for five hours straight playing a game. If you haven't played this, get it...it rocks!

Second, doesn't this Middle East war stuff suck!? It is really getting scary. It seems that every day I turn on the tv, something else has happened; katrina, forest fires, Iraq, Israel and Lebanon, etc. I don't even want to turn on the tv anymore.

Speaking of not wanting to turn the tv on, here are my new favorite shows:

1. "Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List" (BRAVO) ...this woman is hilarious
2."Project Runway"; call me gay because this focuses on clothing designers, but the show is strangely addictive. It's refreshing to watch a reality show based on talent. Really good show.
3." Family Guy"; I've known about this show for a while. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it. Funniest cartoon ever, it is.
4. "Something Chef": I can't think of the full name.....but this show is really good too.

Anyone see the new 2007 Toyota Yaris? These things are nice...and cheap! Invoice is just over $11,000. I might be checking these out more.

"Fun with Dick and Jane" sucked! I couldn't believe Kel when he said it, but come on!!! Sucks!

Kel, Matt, you wanna go see "You, Me, and Dupree" Wednesday afternoon? Looks pretty funny.

Just Our Luck

The above photo is probably the last pleasant moment of our short lived camping trip. This trip (Today is Thursday) has taken so many strange turns. It originally started as a camping trip filled with hiking, reading, and fire building. That lasted for about two hours until the rain came. I guess I made the tent wrong because we were soaked while trying to sleep for the entire night. Like this wasn't enough, later into the night, Allie and I woke up to a huge light going back and forth in our area, as if someone was searching our site. This is not something you want to wake up to at 1 in the morning. It turns out that someone just had an extremely powerful flashlight and it kept sweeping our campground. The next morning, instead of hiking on soaked soil, we decided to go into Helen, a local town, to spend the day. Being utterly exhausted from lack of sleep the previous night, we decided that we should just check into a quaint hotel for the night and come back to the tent the next day. Maybe this was a waste of money, but you have to remember that we had no sleep and spent the entire night wet. You would think that this would have been a good idea. Unfortunately, this was not the case. See picture of said hotel.....




...disgusting.....disgusting. I personally enjoyed the red carpet, the terrible entertainment center, and the outdoor white table disguised as a dinner table. You should have seen the bathroom. The next morning as we headed back to the campground- by the way, it poured that night too- we got to our tent...and felt really depressed. Although neither would admit it, we both wanted to leave.

Two hours from home, as I became more and more completely lost on backroads, I made one last try for "happiness"....looks like I'll be doing this twice in the next month or so with brother, Kel.




...I'll let you know tomorrow, when we go, if it rains or not. That would seal the day if it did.

Best "Just Kidding" Ever!

The other day, while buying a few more supplies from Walmart for the camping trip, something strange happened. I went to the cashier to pay; she bagged our items (slowly) and I reached into my wallet to pay. Afterwards, she handed the two bags to me and, what I realized a few minutes later, one additional bag. I can only assume that somebody returned a few small miscellaneous items and the cashier accidentally gave me that bag of items. As we walked to my car, I realized I had an extra bag. As I looked into the bag, discretely, I found two pairs of 3 year old sized shoes, some dishwashing detergent, and some colored thread for needle work. The fact that all these items were so random gave me and idea....a wonderful idea! I thought to myself, "Hey man, Allie doesn't know about this. How often have any of us been given an extra bag of stuff we didn't purchase? Probably, never." Ding Ding Ding...a light bulb's silhouette comes over my head.
Casually, as we get into the car, I say, "Now don't get mad at what I'm about to tell you."
"What?", she says curiously.
"I don't think I've ever done this with you around, but I honestly believe that you need to do things like this to keep your body and your "rush" alive and well."
"What did you do?", she once again asks.
"You promise not to get mad?" (I've learned that stretching things like this out make for a much more dramatic climax.)
"Sometimes, when I go to places like this, I take things."
"....You're joking.", she hesitantly says.
"No I'm not. It's not like I'm trying to profit from it. I take random cheap things that don't matter to me. It's not a greed thing."
"....Yeah right, Jeff."
"Fine, look in the bag.", I say as I desperately try to hold back a smile.
She looks into the third bag and gasps. Instead of saying anything, she just stares at me with a "I can't believe you just did that" sort of expression.
"Allie, you have to do things like this!! It keeps you young! Do you really thing I want little kid's shoes and thread? I just grab random things for a rush. Don't get mad!"
As we pull out of the parking lot, Allie, with a very angry expression, jolts open the passenger door and begins to throw out the Walmart bag.

"...Wait...Wait...Wait!! I'm just kidding!"

I enjoyed this prank just about more than anything I've ever done. What a perfect setup.

Rest In Peace

This photo, taken in the 1940s (color later add), is the last remaining photo of Jeffrey Way and Allison Peterson. In a freak car accident one Sunday evening on their way home from "Family Bingo Night" at the local Baptist church, Jeffrey found himself minus a thigh. Allison, on the other hand, managed to use Jeff as her shield, thus avoiding all harm in the wreck. There has been speculation that her ear wax problem flared up shortly afterwards. To add further dismay to an already terrible story, Jeffrey, in what seemed to be a "fluke" accident, stabbed Allison with that which remained of his lower thigh: a protruding bone. Although Allie fought for her life, it seemed that her fate was sealed. Jeffrey, unable to live his current life any further...... .....moved to Mexico where he lived the rest of his days writing songs of a more morbid nature and eventually widdling prosthetic thighs for a living. At the end of each evening, as all the townspeople returned to their homes, Jeffrey would quietly, yet efficiently, enjoy the "fruit off the tree."



Allison's Note, later added: "I would like to add that, these are not the actual events that took place. There was indeed a wreck. A plane wreck. Allison and Jeffrey were flying to an undisclosed location when a bird flew into the plane's propellor causing the plane to crash. Jeffrey was knocked unconscious for days. Allie, on the other hand, handled the wreck like a real lady. You see, she takes her vitamin supplements daily allowing her to have landed unscathed. The earwax also encased her as a protective barrier. While awaiting for Jeff to come to over those many hours, she grew hungry. There was no food anywhere to be seen and rescuers would not arrive for a long time she knew. Sooooo. Yes...cannibalism. Yet, something was terribly disturbing about munching on one's own toes. Allison knew that Jeffrey would sacrifice anything for his beloved. All that was left of his upper left thigh after her brunch was a protruding bone. It was tough. Not the events...but the meat. She was able to keep warm. Jeffrey doesn't wipe, so she used all the extra toilet paper, found in the cargo space, to wrap herself up for warmth. When her love awoke and saw a full, satisfied girlfriend, he went mad. Allison tried to plead for her life and offer some leftovers of his own toe she managed to save in some tupperware. Jeffrey stabbed Allie with his bone. Shortly after, they were rescued and fully recovered. The relationship did not recover. Jeff found a nice prosthetic thigh that always seemed to be a problem during summer, around small dogs, and with the ladies. He is living in an undisclosed small town widdling fancy legs and songwriting. Allie moved to Mexico where she continues to enjoy the "fruit off the tree." ...and an occasional leg-o-man.

Everyone Once in a While, Someone Needs a Whopper

www.myspace.com/thegiants ...Listen to "Mama's Room". If you don't love this song, you deserve to be shot by my BB Gun.

I'm currently reading "Rich Dad's Prophecy" about how the biggest stock market and economy crash will happen in the next ten years; ...not sure what I think about this yet. I'm not a big fan of the books that instill fear in people while simultaneously profiting off of them. For now, it is just curious reading for me.

Guitar Center is no longer selling Elixir guitar strings...RASH!! They are trying to upsell these D'Adario (sp?) to compensate, but those just suck! Do not buy them.

I Will Kill You

Yesterday, Allie and I decided to go to Walmart in order to prep for the camping trip -a week away still- but it's fun to prepare for this stuff. I find I enjoy prepping more than I do the actual event...similar to attending a screening of "Beloved" for the simple purposes of being there, having coke and popcorn (courtesy of brother, Kel), and viewing the previews. As we were shopping, I imagined a bad guy coming after the girlfriend and me. Now Chuck and Richard (biceps left and right, respectively) are pretty strong and can do some serious damage, but just in case, I bought a BB Gun for protection. When previously mentioned robbing bastard comes after us, I will be able to raise my BB Gun at him and slowly turn it sideways, ala American History X guy, and say, "I don't think so, man. I have a gun."

On a different note, I'm thinking of taking a break from music. I get so sick of listening to wannabe musicians talk about how music should be. How talented or untalented they are is completely beside the point. I'm sure some of these people are far beyond me, but why do they have to let every single person in the world know that they are "musicians". It is really irritating to me. "Music is an art that should be expressed fluidly via throat and finger cooperation." !!! I actually hear and read this garbage. It is so nice to come across somebody's Myspace page that says, "Listen, I hope you like it. Thanks." That is so much more appealing than some loser band describing the "vehicle" that allowed them to become so deep into the music. And they always want to describe themselves in third person for some strange reason. When we look at the bottom of the page and it say, "Unsigned", I am going to assume that you yourself are writing your bio. ...I'm beginning to realize that I sound like Michael Savage (not Fred's brother), but that stuff really gets to me. In all honesty, it makes me want to persue something entirely different, like finance. The lifestyle just isn't for me...staying up till morning drinking and "getting into the music" building bonfires, sitting in unbelievable debt, trashing "this administration" as they live off undocumented tips (I do this too, but I at least appreciate that I don't receive much say as a result, and referring to jam sessions as "gigs"....and the sun shining on my face...

Milk Allergies For You and Me

An allergy is caused when an allergen (for a list of other common allergens click here) enters our body system. The symptoms of a milk protein allergy fall into 3 types of reactions:

Skin Reactions:
Itchy red rash
Hives
Eczema
Swelling of lips, mouth, tongue, face or throat
Allergic "Shiners" (black eyes)

Plus, I notice that after I have a milk shake or something similar to that, I feel really sick for about fifteen minutes. Do you notice that too, Kel?


Check out My Myspace for my new song: "Just Another Game". It's fun for the whole family.

On a side not, "Cars" is worth seeing for the simple fact that it is the most beautiful digital movie I've ever seen.

I Don't Have Much to Say

Cars was a really good movie; maybe a bit long for the younger kids and it is a bit on the adult themed side, but still very good. Quite funny too.

The Omen is the funniest and scariest movie I've seen in the last few months. If you go see it, pay close attention to everything Damien does. That kid is hilarious.

Zachary has thought up some hilarious jokes. Here are two redneck jokes:

"You might be a redneck if you find poop on your floor...and you spank yourself."

...pretty funny for a 6 year old.

This might be my favorite because I have no idea what it means:

"You might be a redneck if you think a popsicle is a hidden message."

-k bye

Theatre Boy Making $5.25 Hits On My Woman

What is it about lowly losers at movie theatres that feel the need to hit on my woman. Last night will make the fourth time I have had to deal with it; let me explain. Allie decided to take me out for a movie last night as a way of saying thank you for still staying with her despite the ear wax problem that we are all aware of. As we get to the concessions counter, I order a large coke and my woman, for some strange reason, decided to order nachos. - For the time being, I will avoid discussing her reasoning behind this choice.- As she pulled out her wallet, a 15 year old foreign kid raises his hands, making the "I didn't do it" gesture, and says, "I can't do that for you. He should do it." Now part of me wanted to snap at him and say, "Hey, how does it feel to net less than five dollars an hour." But alas, I decided to play the loser boyfriend role: "I'm still trying to find a job.", I say to the young lad. Later, after the foreign boy-we'll call him Juan- returned with the nachos, he asked Allie, "Would you like any jalapenos with your nachos?" She denies...and what does this bastard say!!?? "Yeah, you're hot enough already." I didn't actually hear this because I was still talking about applying for a job at Kroger if they'll have me. Allie told me later on the way to the theatre. Can you believe that! And as far as he is concerned, I took it up the butt. He didn't know that I didn't hear him. This almost ruined the entire movie for me. Something very similar has occurred on our last three outings to movies. Strangely, they all somehow revolve around me being a loser and Allie getting hit on. I could get mad at this stuff and start a fight, or I could just play the complete loser that makes these boys think, "What is she doing with him."

Click on my "My Music" tab; this song is about as truthful as I can be. This is the best thing I've ever done. I don't do many lyrical songs, so listen up.


Pen and Paper
I'm alone once again
Another failed attempt
Oh what's the use
Is it all just a game
Some foolish game
We're meant to lose
Always end up right back here
Oh talk about de ja vu
Holding my guitar
The same way I held a girl

With a pen and paper
Ending you and me
A pen and paper
Ending you and me

Imagine for a sec
That with a pen
I'd rewrite my past
And all those painful memories
Swept away into the sea
And you would still be right next to me
Whispering I love you in my ear
And all would be forgiven
And I won't be forgotton

With a pen and paper
Changing history
For you and me
A pen and paper
Changing you and me

I can lie for a while
Live in a world
That is one step off
'Cause when I read my poetry
Life ain't so hard for me
The hurt is gone
It isn't such a healthy thing to do
But don't tell me what to do
'Cause I've been waiting on a phone
A ring that'll never come

Chorus


...On a lighter note. Online Mario Kart DS rocks. Bye

Sunday, June 04, 2006

"UMBRELLAS IN THE RAIN"

My new favorite song of the week is "Umbrellas in the Rain" by Teitur. It is off of his new album that hasn't officially been released in the United States. It's got a cool Radiohead-Josh Rouse feel to it. Check it out....you'll probably have to get it off of a P2P site.

New Blog

I've updated my blog to look current with the times (nature). Thanks for your time.

MSN MONEY TIPS

Since we’re not Mr. Spock, savings tricks can prove mighty helpful. Here are some of the things MSN Money readers say they do to get themselves to put aside a little extra (www.msn.com).





"Pad your accounts. If you use personal finance software, you can just enter a check to yourself for $300 -- or $500, or $1,000, or whatever you want your pad to be. The check needn’t actually exist or ever be cashed, but the software will treat it as an outstanding obligation and deduct it from your balance."

Jeff's Thoughts

This is lame. Is this not simply another way for people to misbehave when it comes to their checkbooks? "I'll write a fake check that makes me think I have less money. That way, when I overspend and bounce a check....I only think I did. Thanks, "fake check". Just lame. You're fixing the sympton, not the illness. (Thanks for the call)

“What I have done is to add $300 to my checking account, but not include it into the balance,” wrote Gregory Hannon, a utilities administrator for the city of Longview, Wash. “Basically, the money is hidden. . . . This is my way of making sure that should it happen that I write a check without the funds (according to the checking account balance), then I know I am covered."

Jeff's Thoughts

Call me stupid, but isn't this the exact same suggestion..just reversed? Either way, this is lame.

"Cull your bills. Here’s a twist on the classic savings tip of dumping your change in a jar: set aside certain denominations, such as fives or tens, whenever they make their way into your wallet."

Jeff's Thoughts

This is actually a good idea. I do this a lot. It is a nice way to go out to dinner or change your oil without having to feel fire on the backside of your britches.

"Realize your rebates. Several posters recommended saving the money you get from rebates, shopping sales or using coupons and club cards at grocery stores."

Jeff's Thoughts

Oh, come on! If you want to save money, just save it. Why do people have to plot out these elaborate saving plans. When you get a paycheck direct-deposited into your account, setup a separate savings account or money market fund that automatically transfers X percent on the day of your deposit.

"Grocery stores tend to make this easy; they often print on the receipt exactly how much you saved. You can transfer that exact amount to a savings account or, if you still write checks, you can make one out for the amount of the savings and deposit that -- or simply round up."

Jeff's Thoughts

Good lord; these people are creative. I guess whatever gets you saving is the key. In the last few years, I've read A LOT of finance books. Lately though, I've realized that I'm basically reading the same book over and over. This stuff just isn't that hard to do. It reminds me of all the different diet books. In the end, what is the real way to lose weight? Don't each so much and exercise. How do you save? Save your money.

Christianity and Harry Potter

"…It is neither absurd, nor laughable, to suppose that the Harry Potter books might lead some children into the world of occultism since the series contains actual beliefs and practices associated with witchcraft and paganism, including: divination, astrology, numerology, familiars, pagan gods/goddesses, spellcasting, potions, necromancy (i.e., communicating with the dead/ghosts), mediumship/channeling, crystal gazing, palmistry, charms, arithmancy and magick…" (p. 173; Harry Potter and the Bible).


...This stuff makes my blood boil. What is it about well received books or other media that attract so much criticism? Jealousy maybe? Who knows. The quote above is from a book called "Harry Potter and the Bible"; the author, Richard Abanes, references all the ways in which Harry Potter has created a cult for future witches and wizards. Even as I write this, I take a brief second to giggle. Somebody should tell this guy that jealousy, or envy, is a sin. The crazy thing is that more and more people are jumping on board this "Harry Potter bashing wagon". The irony is in the fact that the majority of these losers have never even read the book. One woman, a member of the DOC (Daughters of the Church), slashed the novels and is currently on a crusade to have the books taken out of all school libraries. Instead, she recommended that novels such as "Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" be emphasized instead. Geeze! No witchcraft or weirdness there! After being interviewed, she admitted that she had, in fact, never read the books. So, it would be safe to assume that she plagiarizes the words and ideas of her pastor and deems them as her own. Does she have any thoughts of her own on this matter or does she just enjoy being a sheep following the big black dog?

Lets totally disregard the fact that J.K. Rowling has single handedly jump started active reading for millions upon millions of children...and adults for that matter. Lets totally disregard the fact that the books are about good triumphing over evil. Lets totally disregard the fact that the story is unbelievably engaging. No; we should only focus on brief instances in the books where Harry might talk back to a teacher or tell a lie. Oh lord....he is taking an astronomy class. Devil's work! The fact that Harry and his friends are wizards are merely a vehicle to get people curious and reading the books. The real theme of the novels are about goodness and sacrifice...kinda like the stuff Jesus did.

Did we not all grow up with "The Wizard of Oz"? Why are the fanatics not working to get that thrown out? Witchcraft? Yes. Disobeying and lies?? Yes. Careful Dorothy, the DOC may be after you honey.

I think the head of the cultural arts division for the Vatican said it best when he stated:

"I think the people that try to find the devil in Harry Potter are the very people who find the devil in everything, and that is not a good way to live your life."

-Jeffrey

This is so Cute

Nintendo Stock

Time to buy some juice....

Famitsu.com polled its readers from 5/15 to 5/18 on four key questions related to all the big E3 announcements. The site used 294 responses to come to the following figures.

Responding to the question of which hardware has their greatest interest, 68.8% said Wii. PS3 grabbed 21.0%, ahead of Xbox 360's 7.2% and the DS's 3.0%. All hardware, current generation and next, was included in the survey.

A bit more directly, Famitsu asked survey takers which hardware they expect to win the next generation race. The Wii won this vote at 73.0%, with PS3 coming in second at 22.6% and Xbox 360 getting 4.4%

Slap Guitar and Politics

Here is an update on some of the guitar stuff I'm working on right now. This guy is so good. I almost have it down too....couple of more weeks maybe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIb2mXKKzi8

To document this date: Today will be Zachary's first "last day of school". Let us all be thinking of how good that must feel and drop him a line at zacharymedic6@yahoo.com.

I found myself yesterday getting into an online argument with an old friend over politics. That stuff is just evil! Anyways, he was being the typical raging college liberal attacking the republican president because he was raised to do that very thing. We can't attack him for this; most people are, to some extent, exactly the same way whether it be in reference to religion, politics, or fruit. I found it hilarious that this college kid, who pays no taxes at all, was eviscerating the president for proposing tax cuts again. Now obviously, whether or not these tax cuts actually stunted the economy's recovery is debatable. I noted that it is quite possible that the reason our economy didn't crash as badly in 2001 as it did in the 30s could very well be a product of those said tax cuts. Never-the-less, this could be discussed further. It was his view that since we are slashing funding for so many programs, such as education, we are in no place to receive tax breaks. Although this is very true and I tent to agree with it, I can't help but hold the viewpoint that, because I am a driver livings off tips and am, consequently, paying virtually no taxes at all, I have absolutely no say in anything when it relates to taxes. Thirty years from now when I have made my first million, I would love to have back some of the money that me and my millionaire peers (97% of taxes paid by us) paid in. I would also like to step on the lowly college boys who want to take my preciously hard earned money away from me while they continue to pay nothing and plagiarize their professor's words. You see, in this country, we reward the lazy and penalize the hard-working. At least for my lifetime, it has always been this way.

"Hey Marissa, you worked your tail off through high school and got into college. Here is your $40,000 bill." - - "Hey Sandrika, you did nothing in high school. Welcome to college...all expenses paid....and by the way, here is a little spending money for you and your baby."

Now if most millionaires were simply those who inherited large sums of money, the idea that they should have to give a bit more could be more understandable. But considering the fact that 70% of all millionaires are first generation.......that simply means that they WORKED while the rest of you were playing the lottery. Who better to penalize than the best of our country.