It's Bullet Sunday on Monday from chilly Wisconsin!
Yesterday I had intended on posting this as a second entry, my "real" entry for the day. But internet at my hotel is spotty, so I never got the chance because it went down before I could finish. That's the bad news. The good news is that I'm one of only three guests staying at the entire hotel, so it's been very quiet. I like me the quiet hotel.
• Cheese and Crackers. Whenever I travel, I always take along packages of Cheese and Crackers. Not just because they taste great (they've got cheese in 'em!) but because the packaging is useful as an iPhone stand for watching movies more comfortably. Just turn it upside-down after eating the contents, and there you go...
I mention this because the guy across the aisle from me on the plane thought this was the coolest thing since sliced bread.
• Flying The Friendly Skies. As a "Platinum Elite" flyer, I'm pretty much guaranteed a First Class upgrade any time I fly domestic with Northwest Airlines (for now... once they merge with Delta, who knows?). This doesn't make me special, it just means I fly a lot. And, while I do enjoy the extra legroom and being able to sit more comfortably, I'm not devastated if the upgrade doesn't happen. This is contrary to most other frequent fliers I've seen, who freak out if they don't get it. Eventually they called pre-boarding for First Class, so I got up and walked to the gate. As I was standing there behind other passengers, some guy comes out of nowhere with a Burger King bag and a boat-load of other shit he was carrying. He made a ruckus as he worked his way through the crowd informing anybody who would listen that he was "first class." When he finally got up to me, he said "Are you in line?" To which I replied "Yes." He then said "Sorry, you didn't look like you were first class." To which I replied "Fuck you." It wasn't loud enough for anybody else to hear, but I was pissed off and didn't care. He wiped the shock off his face, did a nervous laugh, then fell in line behind me. Fortunately, I didn't have to sit next to the dumbass on the plane, because that might have been awkward. For him. I didn't give a shit. I was wearing jeans and a Simmer Style hoodie. How this disqualifies me from looking like I fly a lot, I have no idea. But people who make judgements from appearances don't make much sense to me anyways.
• Warlords DS. WHERE IS IT?!? WASN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED IN 2007?!? Probably my favorite strategy game of all time, Warlords II, is supposed to be coming to the Nintendo DS. I've been anxiously waiting for years now to get my hands on it, yet I've never found it for sale. From what I can tell, the company originally releasing it went under, now Glyphic Entertainment(the developer) has new distributor. A visit to their web site shows "Coming Soon" but that's what I've been hearing forever. How soon is soon?
Even better than Warlords II for Nintendo DS would be Warlords II for iPhone! I wonder if that project is in the works? Apparently the spin-off Puzzle Quest: Challenge of The Warlords will be available for iPhone next month, so my fingers are crossed.
• Secretary of State. So Hillary Clinton has accepted President Elect Obama's offer to become Secretary of State. This does not make me very happy. Not because she's a woman, but because she's Hillary Clinton. Barrack Obama's lack of experience never much bothered me because he could surround himself with brilliant and heavily experienced people in all fields and use their advice from which to govern. THAT'S what a president does. But now he's put somebody's in charge of foreign affairs whose "foreign experience" comes from the globetrotting she did as First Lady? Seriously? If I didn't hate John Kerry so much, I'd question why his 20 years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wasn't tapped for that position. Or, if Obama was dead-set on having a woman in that position, why not pick Susan Rice? I mean, holy shit... she was Obama's foreign policy advisor during the campaign and has boat-loads of experience! If he wanted to prove that he is bi-partisan, why not pick Republican Senator Dick Lugar? He may be on the opposite party, but he has foreign experience for miles and similar foreign policy ideals to Obama (they worked together on the "Lugar-Obama Proliferation and Threat Reduction Initiative," and Luger endorsed Obama for foreign policy experience over McCain in the election). Hey, having a Republican Secretary of State in a Democratic White House worked on one of my favorite episodes of The West Wing! This is a highly questionable decision, and I hope it doesn't come back to bite us in the ass. If we've learned anything in the past eight years, it's that having shitty foreign relations doesn't help us any.
&bull The West Wing. Speaking of The West Wing, here's a list of my five most memorable episodes of the show...
And now it's time for me to brave the cold so I can get some dinner. It's supposed to snow tomorrow, and I think we all know just how much I'm looking forward to that.
Man, I wish I would have been there to hear you say "fuck you" to that doucheburger. I hate it when people make assumptions (which I know realistically they do all of the time) AND have the nerve to voice their presumptive opinions without tact or class.
PS- I haven't seen one of those cracker and cheese thingies since maybe I was a teenager. I'm walking down memory lane thanks to your innovative stylings.
Those are some of my favorite WW episodes too. William Fichtner is also perfectly cast in The Supremes.
Did you ever see The American President (also written by Sorkin)? It contains the same "virtue of a proportional response" dialogue from that last episode you mention.
Bravo... big time. I loathe people that make assumptions about others. I know I'm guilty of it here and there, but who am I to make a call about someone I don't know. I'm ashamed at myself for the rate times I do this, but I do try to be better and not treat myself as someone that's above others.
Nice response and one that I would hope I could make if put into a similar situation.
Posted by ChillyWilly on November 24, 2008 | Reply
Do you have any actual connection to Simmer Style or is it just because of the name?
There are a couple of sports teams with my last name, and a very up-and-coming politician, but I still haven't got around to getting any cool swag.
I'd love to get a "(last name) for Congress" (or whatever office it is) t-shirt.
That iPhone stand is the work of genius I tell you. Cheese & crackers for the win. Oh, how I do miss me some West Wing. I bloody loved that show. Sigh.
Posted by Kevin Spencer on November 24, 2008 | Reply
You need to submit that iPhone holder to LifeHacker. Brilliant.
Posted by ChicagoDave on November 24, 2008 | Reply
Good on you for sticking it to that snob at the boarding gate.
My fav West Wing episodes are too numerous to list but I think my favourite scene/moment would have to be one where President Bartlett puts a religious nutjob radio host in her place.
Robyn
Posted by borysSNORC ™ on November 24, 2008 | Reply
Hillary is a much better choice than say Sarah Palin. Her foreign policy consisted of living across the straight from Russia and next door to Canada. And she could not tell the difference between a Montreal DJ and the French Prime Minister. All I'm saying is that Obama could have done a whole lot worse than selecting Hillary (who is very intelligent and actually knows her geography).
I love those Kraft cheese snackpacks. Pretty clever using it that way.
So glad you set that dick straight. What a jerk.
I personally don't have a problem with Hillary. Alot of people can't stand her though.
Posted by Michelle on November 24, 2008 | Reply
IMHO, you are way off the mark with your objection to Senator Clinton as Secretary of State. What we need is someone who can appear tough, while still managing to be diplomatic and achieve results. I believe that she will do a great job.
If anything, I worry that Bill Clinton will say or do something (while she is on the job) that will make things more difficult for her.
Posted by SeaSlug on November 24, 2008 | Reply
Admirable traits, yes. I'd agree with that. But the subtleties of foreign relations are vast, far-reaching, and something that requires practical experience to be handled well. If our standing in the world wasn't so horribly damaged by the Bush Administration, I wouldn't worry so much about Clinton's lack of practical experience... but, given the shape we're in, we need somebody who doesn't need to learn on the job and won't make mistakes. I'm not convinced that's Hillary Clinton.
Hillary: bad choice. It's all about symbolism...
But she will give comedians continued fuel...(the laff)
Dave, I saw a license plate yesterday you'd like. It was on a Volkswagen: "DAVDUB"...shoulda had my camera...
Happy TG.
Posted by Randy on November 25, 2008 | Reply
Yesterday I was visiting one of the offices in my region and was having my lunch in the lunch room. Decided to watch an episode of doctor Horrible on my iphone - had nothing to make the phone sit up. All I thought was - gee I wish I had cheese and crackers! Once again you prove you are smarter than the average person (me).
Posted by Jacki on November 25, 2008 | Reply
The Cheese and Crackers iPhone stand is pretty cool!
Posted by Gary LaPointe on November 27, 2008 | Reply
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