weird night at the pool

Demetri Martin said swimming is a weird sport because you could be doing it to get laid, or you could be doing it in order to survive. And that the difference is just in what you are wearing. Trunks..cool, jeans..uh-oh, naked..we'll I see.
Though tonight wasn't quite that odd it did seem a little off. I decided to go an hour early which put me in the open swim slot rather than the adult swim time. Kids and soccer moms react very differently to speedo jammers than the adult swim crowd. I can't say I blame them. This is after all a function only outfit. But all told I must say I prefer them over the 81 year old gay Lithuanian man that the adult swim has to offer.
He seemed surprised to see me leaving at 8.

3G 3G 3G

Branding annoys me to no end. I know that it is so pervasive that it is impossible to avoid but at least don't be so obvious. Currently my ire is focused on every cell phone company that mentions the "3G" network. Oy gewaltz.
G is overused, it is exhausted, retire it already. Perhaps the thing that annoys me it s that it seems as though the name is trying to latch onto the space age. As though the network were hurtling through the sky, banking and rolling, experiencing 3 Gs at every turn.
We all know it will be replaced in under a year by the 3.5 or 4.0. It wasn't enough to say "we have the fastest network" it needed a name. I looked it up. I know that this came after the 2.5 G. I know it has better spectral efficiency, and that it really does have some great benefits. But I don't care; honestly call it monkey's anus network for all I care as long as it works.

Gum in the hair

Spring is the air, I can feel it all around! MMM that is good air out there.
Every year the melt takes place and the town comes to life. It beautiful but beautiful like a child with a pack of chewed gum mashed into its hair. This may be kvetching but the melt has brought out some wierdo artifacts that 7 feet of snow has hidden for 4 months. Beer cans, bottles, a highball glass, a newspaper, doll head, and this is within one block of my home. I can only imagine what else is out there. Unfortunately I will have to keep imagining as it we are foretasted for 5 fresh inches tomorrow.

Simpsons

Like most shows the simpsons have been on a slide for a while. A long while if you ask me. I couldn't place why until a month or so ago. They have abandoned zany for topical. I don't want an episode chronicling mortgage abuse and highlighting foreclosure as a theme. I want, neigh need, a return to episodes featuring house pets used for high fashion, a song and dance number and much more monty.

Smells great! Why are your hands bandaged?

Because I made doughnuts. This post is way way late but everything I do is way way late so no surprise there. As a tradition I make fasnachts every year for shrove tuesday. I won't go into what their story is or why I do it but I do want to share a piece of hard gained wisdom. Let go of the doughnut earlier than you think and with draw your hand quickly. It really isn't as bad as I make it sound, just some discomfort. But the burn is completely worth it to have sweet fried treats.
The extra bonus is being able to hand a friend a two bags, one a ziplock of sugar the other a fat stack of golden fried pseudo-beignets and have him totally appreciate it.