The End

I don't feel like writing about anything, and nobody, save for a scant few, gives a crap about anything I say anyway, so what's the point? At this point in my life all I would be doing is bitching about how everything sucks, and nobody wants to be any more a part of that than I do myself.

Maybe I'll be at a better place in my head in the future, but right now I just have absolutely no urge to continue this blog any further, so that's about it.

Later.

The Ongoing(?) Homemade Video Experiment #2: The Power of YouTube

YouTube has definitely become a wondrous force in the world of self-made, global entertainment. I know this because how else could a goof like me post something so dumb and have it achieve so many hits and comments from so many different people all over the earth? The answer is simple: I took advantage of something from the news, recent and relevant, and made something for people to laugh at. A double whammy, if you will.

It really does boggle my mind. This one, minute-and-a-half video, that took me about five minutes to make, has, within the last 24 hours, received more attention than this entire blog, in the full year it's been here for everyone to see. Incredible. Just goes to show you how people crave to be entertained quickly and conveniently. They don't want to read. They want humor of the visual kind. They want shock value. They want people making asses of themselves and breaking bones. Well, in the category of humor, here's my middle finger made up like Saddam Hussein:

B'ball and Twinkies: The Aftermath

It's amazing how far off you can be when trying to picture how someone looks, especially someone you haven't seen in years.

I was looking up stuff about our hometown basketball team over the last weekend, and decided to see if I could find a picture of one of the guys on the team, Marty Simmons. I figured he couldn't have changed much over the years. My conception of athletes is that they pretty much stay the same. They get older, naturally, but you can still see the former glory of their youth behind the graying hair and maybe couple of extra pounds.

Then I saw Marty. I spliced together the pic I found with a scan of him during his senior year:

Long story short, Marty got big.

When I came across this picture, I found myself laughing out loud for a moment; not at Marty, but at how far off my concept of how he might look now was. It's actually not too surprising, I guess. After all, we're talking about 23 years since the picture on the left was taken. It just goes to show you that not everyone stays exactly the same, athletes definitely included.

According to the write-up that accompanied the picture I found, Marty, for the last couple years, has been the coach of the men's basketball team at SIUE, and doing pretty good, from what I read. Congrats, Marty. It's good to read about someone from home doing good...away from home.

Your daily chuckle

Leaf-burning...Lord of the Rings-style!

Now, Morgan, why didn't we think of this? Launching a flaming tennis ball into a gasoline-soaked mountain of leaves! Of course! It's so simple!

Your daily chuckle: The Creepy King

Message to the spammer who's trying to anonymously post their crap on my blog...

"Fuck off, you filthy sack of weasel spunk. I have my blog set up so your bullshit attempts to post your ads have to go through me first. This is my house, and your shitty scammer website will never appear on the screens of the people who share my time here, if I have anything to say about it...and I do. So crawl pathetically back into the dank, dark void you call your sorry-ass life and EAT SHIT!!!"

I am An Old Young Guy, and I approve of this message.

Three new Burger King games for XBOX...cheap!

I saw not long ago that Burger King was apparently going to have a new game for XBOX called "Sneak King", in which you play the Burger King mascot from the commercials, and go around and give people BK food. See for yourself:

At first I thought it was a joke, but it's for real! Starting this morning, Burger King has Sneak King plus Pocket Bike Racer and Big Bumpin' (a bumper-car game) available for the low price of $3.99 each. I picked up all three and played Sneak King briefly at a friend's place, and it was pretty fun! The others will probably be fairly enjoyable as well.

As you can imagine, all three are BK themed, so they all have the King and that giant chicken from the previous series of commercials, as well as other elements of the restaurant, I'm sure. Also, each game says they will play on both the XBOX 360 and the regular XBOX, so nobody will be left out in the cold on this one.

They're only available while supplies last, so if you have an XBOX, and want some inexpensive entertainment, check them out!

By the way, here's a preview for Pocket Bike Racer. I couldn't find one for Big Bumpin'.

EDIT (11/28/06): Finally found Big Bumpin'. Enjoy.

Time for another video

Gonna be a slow period for blogging for a few days, so here's a video to tie you over. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", performed by various artists at the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction of George Harrison...featuring one heluva kick-ass guitar solo by the incomparable Prince. Bring an extra pair of socks, 'cause they're gonna be rocked right off.

Blogger Beta, a personal dilemma

Ok, so everyone I know on here has pretty much switched to the new Blogger Beta format. I'm hesitant to do this, as I don't want to take a chance on screwing up what I've worked hard on creating here (and yes, I realize I said "hard on"...ha ha).

So, my question is, will switching to Beta mess up my blog and take me back to a plain old start-up-type format, or will I be able to keep what I have? I would imagine just copying my current template into the Beta would be the answer, but I don't know if I want to take the chance, since they made it clear that when you switch you can't go back.

Advice?