Take that FL!

Awesome news out of Florida:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/25/florida-gay-adoption-ban_n_146323.html

I hope this means good things for that new ban in AR, but we'll see...

New Cafe = Fabulous

There's this new cute little French-themed cafe right down the street from our apartment, and I just love it. Free wi-fi, fresh made croissants, and good tea (also nice house).

Now, if I could just get them to carry a sandwich without ham...so...very...French...

to gym or not to gym

I know the answer really needs to be to gym, but my motivation is lagging. I know there are actually honest to god people, like real breathing ones, who seem to go to the gym regularly and have no difficulty doing so...

These are the people I wish to kill...

iPhone aps, how I love thee

I'm trying out this new iPhone app to blog. For those of you without iPhones, how can you live without one? Here's a couple apps that might just convince you to take the plunge:

1) Cowbell - shake the phone, and cowbell sound comes out
2) iSaber - makes a lightsaber sound with associated lights
3) Magic 8 - when you turn the phone upside down and then rightside up it answers life's riddles for you.

I really have no idea how I got along before it...

it felt like the Onion

It wasn't quite, but it felt very Onion-like....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/obamas-use-of-complete-se_b_144642.html

new Flickr

For those of you who may not already know, I'm a Flickr freak. In reality, Flickr is usually the cyber hangout of fantastic photographers (like my friend Dawn), or those who have extremely expensive cameras (like my friend Dawn). Alas, I actually fall into neither group, but I love to snap pics, so I got a Flickr Pro account; (it probably helped that it comes free where I work).

New Flickr Set (YAY!):

http://flickr.com/photos/yodasminion/sets/72157609333172265/

HP 6...how I long to see you

I just watched the new HP6 preview. If you haven't seen it, you must watch:

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkxo1ziNJzmQA9XOl87UF?p=harry+potter+6+movie&ei=UTF-8&iscqry=&fr=sfp

OK, yeah, I know, I live in a cave. Yes, it's been out for what, a few weeks, a few months? I can't be trusted to remember these things...

It pains me to know that it was originally slated to come out next week, and that now, just to torment me, Time Warner has decided to release it mid next year. It like they figured out the best way to torture me...those bastards...

Fresno

I'm still recovering from the Fresno trip over the weekend. I felt so productive, but damn, what a way to spend a weekend...

There will be a flickr upload soon. Patrick and I went to Home Depot and Lowe's right before I left. What is it that makes Home Depot so awesome, can someone please explain it? I really need 8 gallons of mint green high gloss paint, a ceramic toilet, a clearance brushed nickel fridge, and 347 nails. That'll be $612, thank you very much.

Patrick and I looked at nine houses on Friday morning, really liked four of them, and I'm thinking of buying two. When I told Jasmin at work what they were running for, she totally cracked me up:

(scene: Dots Cafe. Camera pans down to Jasmin and Mike at a booth)
Jasmin: That sounds like lots of fun. How's the car running?
Mike: Well, but to be honest, I'm almost more excited about the houses.
(enter Jessica, sits to Mike's right)
Jessica: What about houses now?
Jasmin: Mike's planning on being a great land baron in Fresno.
Jessica: Oh, that sounds like fun.
Mike: It is.
Jasmin: So how much are houses going for right now?
Mike: I'm looking at at least three houses tomorrow that are going for less than $37/sq. ft.
Jasmin (incredulously): How much?!
Mike: $37/sq ft.
Jasmin: Oh my god...I think I've paid more for carpeting.
Jessica: What's with all the house talk?
Mike: I'm going down to Fresno to look at some houses to buy.
Jessica: I thought she was kidding.
Jasmin: Oh no, I was serious.