Loathe:
- The stupid car problems that I've been having.
- Unexpected expenses I've had this month.
- Zest Ocean Energy Soap.
- This is the third Christmas without my Dad and I could really use his company right now.
- Christmas lights
- Secondhand Lions (saw it for the first time this weekend)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- My new mattress
- Plant Holiday Shutdown - I'll be off from the 24th through the 3rd.
Likes:
- Classes are over for the semester
- Christmas time
- Spending time with great friends
- Having more free time to play my XBox 360. Played a few rounds of "1 vs 100." Pretty fun.
- Making cinnamon rolls Christmas morning
- A white Christmas. It doesn't have to be nasty out, but some snow on the ground is nice.
- Boondock Saints 2. I liked it, but didn't love it.
- 3 day work week
- More layoffs at work - the week before Christmas they're told they're done by the 31st.
- Christmas decorations don't stay up long enough
How has technology changed the way you watch movies and listen to music?
Sponsored by LifeScoop: Bringing You Tips for a Connected Lifestyle.Not so much with movies, but I have bought some episodes of NCIS, Bones, and House for my iPod. The only movie I've bought from iTunes is Sneakers. I have it on VHS, but never got it on DVD. I'm sure I could of found it at the bargain bin at Wally World, but I hate that place. Right, wrong, or indifferent, the last few CDs I've bought were used (via Amazon Marketplace). It was cheaper that way. I've never played the CDs, just rip them. Not that I listen to all of it all of the time, but it's nice having 90% of your music with you for those moments when you just got to hear that one song. Speaking of which, I don't know how many CDs I bought just to get that one song. I'm glad those days are over! (Well, mostly over.)
I used to love Last.FM, but I'm finding less and less music where I can listen to the whole track. It's still a great way to discover new stuff.
I still can remember my portable record player (similar to this, minus woody woodpecker) and had a Super Friends record case full of kids music. My second stereo was a hand-me-down that was AM/FM/Record Player, plus 8-Track - I know...SCORE! Actually had the soundtrack to Grease on 8-Track. Do I miss it? Purely as nostalgia. I don't think the current generation is missing out.
I rarely listen to radio anymore too. I mostly download various podcasts for music and news. Sans the iPhone, I've yet seen a phone that's a great MP3 player. I'll probably be old school the rest of my life and have a separate phone/GPS/camera?MP3 player.
Loathe:
- Hitting every light red on the way to work...two days in a row.
- Going to the dentist cause one of your "old" fillings needs redone.
- My A.D.D. Can't focus...
Love:
- Star Wars Weather (Thanks JP)
- The new "waterless" urinals at work by Sloan
- Next Monday is "ArvinMeritor Day" at Chipotle..free lunch! WOOT!!
- New ergo mouse that work got me - Evoluent VM3
Likes:
- Colts
- Saints
- Vikings
- All three of those teams are exciting to watch this year. I hope we get a good Super Bowl this year.
- Toledo Rockets getting a strong recruiting class. Things are on the rise at UT.
- Lane Kiffin. The more the media bashes him, the more I like him.
- Same can be said about Lou Holtz.
- Last week of class until January
- Sinus cold
- U2
- osu
- dook
- bg
- paper cuts
Loathe:
- Waiting in line at the drive-thru, and the redneck ahead of me keeps spitting our the window. If you chew, keep a cup or bottle. Better yet, QUIT!
- Being sick. First I had the flu a couple weeks ago. Now just getting over a cold from hell.
- The new Total Care Listerine. You can't eat or drink after using it for 30 minutes and it leaves my mouth funky in the morning.
- CVS - You've screwed me for the last time. I've gotten into the habit of checking for expiration dates on the over the counter medicine. Still, to get anything that has the real Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) in it, you have to go back to the pharmacy. So, a couple weeks ago, I got a box of cold meds with pseudoephedrine from the pharmacy and noticed last week that expired back in May 2009. WTF? And of course I've already threw away the receipt. I should switch, but they are so close to where I live. I might go to Walgreens.
- Staying in for lunch and people come to your office wanting you to do something. Come on peeps...it's my lunch our. Leave me alone!
- That my new mattress is a b@#ch to flip over.
- This season of Bones. Not liking it too much.
- Jameson Irish Whiskey
- That as crappy as it is at work, that my boss has been keeping his sense of humor.
- That work doesn't not clock watch me. It's not that big of a deal when I show up, as long as I get done what needs to be done.
- Love may be too strong of the word, but I've tried a couple of those Healthy Choice Steamer meals. They're pretty good.
- Dark chocolate. I've been on a kick here lately.
- Puff with Vicks - Awesome tissues to have when are sick. I think I might of developed a fetish for Vicks VapoRub.
Likes:
- Adornetto's
- Semester wrapping up
- Political extremists
- Christmas decorations and lights
- Texas football playing for another National Championship, though I think Alabama will win...
- Cold weather is here to stay until spring
- Preparing for the semester to come to an end
- Heels lost to Kentucky - I strongly dislike Calipari
- The constant wonder of who Notre Dame will hire
- 5 MAC teams in bowl games and none of them are Toledo
Loathe:
- That one of my friends is having a really horrible week.
- Itchy, scratchy, sore throat.
- That I sometimes feel like a tool.
- The whole Tiger Woods thing. Just fess up and get it over with.
- Overindulging in Chinese takeout.
- My horrible spelling.
- I'm really missing my Dad...BIG TIME!!
Love:
- Dramatic clouds in the sky. Just wish I had my cell with me last night.
- Using the internet to find my cell phone.
- The current book I'm reading - Back Story.
- Work has been quiet so far this week.
- Realizing my life could be a lot worse.
- Listening to my podcasts during lunch.
- Shopping on-line.
