Why my blog sucks

So, let me tell you why my blog has sucked so far. I think the first most obvious reason is the lack of a post in over a month. I think it's tough to have a great blog or a horrible blog if you don't...you know...blog. However, I re-dedicate myself to showering the world with my awesomeness. We'll see.

No one cares

The whole Twitter/Facebook thing is out of control. I really don't care. I don't care that you worked late. I don't care that you're happy...or sad...or brushing your teeth. Come talk to me when you're playing Tecmo Bowl or doing Dance Dance Revolution. No, scratch that--please don't tell me. Send me a letter instead.

Mr. Cutler, the city is yours

I seriously am giddy. I don't think I've ever been so excited about something the Bears have done. This is the same team that has had Jonathan "I have clearly never actually played QB" Quinn, Kordell "I need to be able to throw it?" Stewart, Henry "What happens in Canada should stay in Canada" Burress, Chad "Hit my head surfing" Hutchinson, Will "I'm a Lefty, that's pretty much my legacy" Furrer, P.T. "Oh Dear God" Willis, Moses "Yes I got in a game once" Moreno, Rick "At least Wannstedt liked me" Mirer....etc etc etc.

We have Jay Cutler - he seriously might already be the best QB in franchise history. This guy will be the most loved man in Chicago...bring on the season!

Random Thoughts

I was very excited to watch Michigan St beat Kansas last night. My feelings for Bill Self and Kansas are well documented, plus it was nice to have a Big Ten team in the Elite 8.

Watched the Battlestar Galactica series finale last week--it was amazing. Definitely a show that not enough people watched--go out and get the dvds now people.

I really want to get back to my writing--the blog was supposed to help that. I had an idea a while back for a collection of short stories called "The End" - basically the last page of stories for those people who always read the end before the rest of the book. I think that will be my next step - sort of a step up from the old Flaming Pizza Pans, I'm hoping to start posting these to the blog soon.

Let's be honest, I need to do something on here...

Gimme that Filet-O-Fish

So, how great is that commercial with the singing fish from McDonalds? I think my favorite part is the guy with the beard eating the sandwich nodding along. I don't want the sandwich but I want to sit with these guys and hang out with the singing fish.

And after I accept my award for segue of the year, here are my NCAA picks:

Final Four - Wake Forest, UCONN, Pitt and North Carolina
Pitt takes UCONN in the finals

My two wishes for the tournament - Illinois wins at least 1, although I'd gladly take 2

And Kansas....must....lose....I want to see Bill Self's toupee flapping around in frustration. Is that too much to ask?

The People Who Ride the 10:40pm Train

Last night, I stayed in the city late after work - Jordan and I went to see Watchmen, which was a good, but ridiculously long movie. In doing so, my train options were limited to the 10:40pm train, which I don't take that often. As I got on the train last night, it was definitely a case of the normal people being severely outnumbered by the weirdos. So, as I ate my McFlurry, I compiled a mental inventory of exactly who does ride the 10:40 train.

I couldn't start this list without the weirdo 20 year old couple on the level below me. These two decided that a public train was the perfect spot to make out for an hour. These two were pretty much all over each other and in the moments they weren't making out, they were texting each other. The girl was wearing a bizarrely low cut top and was literally pouring out of her shirt. And believe me, not in a good way.

Then you had weird quasi-terrorist guy. Sitting by himself and yet every so often I'd catch his eye and feel the icy chill of death. There was pathetic beard guy wearing leg warmers and I swear to God - tap shoes. Across the top row from me were Morlock guy and his friend Hobbit Boy discussing nerd things.

It was a strange night and I think it was topped off perfectly well when I was waiting to get off the train and heard a guy make a "One time at band camp..." joke reference. How old is that movie again?

Final reviews for the night:
Watchmen ***
10:40 train people watching ****

She's BAAAAACK!

So, I've been a train commuter every day for over 5 years now. I see a lot of funny things, a lot of very weird people. As a whole, train people are not an attractive lot. But, I definitely have special places in my heart for certain All-Star commuters. So, today, you can only imagine my excitement this morning when I looked across the train and who did I see but....

Crazy Chinese Lady!!! I haven't seen her for a couple of years, but I certainly missed watching her on the train. I don't think I've ever seen her without her gray hooded sweatshirt and ankle-length flowered skirt and white gym shoes. Plus a moustache to boot. It was so great to see her again.

She is a loud talker. The first time I ever saw her, she got to the train late just as it was about to leave the station, came up top and made a big show about sitting down. Finally sat down next to a guy reading the paper. She then literally spent the next 40 minutes reading over his shoulder and making conversation about the articles in the paper. Now, I could tell he didn't want to talk to her. Other people on the train could tell he didn't want to talk to her. But did that divert Crazy Chinese Lady? Hell no.

My personal anecdote with CCL goes back a few years. I was watching a movie on my dvd player and could feel eyes over my shoulder watching the movie. I understand that if you're bored and sitting around, you may glance over every so often. But, no, she was literally watching the movie (without sound, mind you) and laughing out loud. I think I was watching "The Mummy" - clearly a high point in film comedy. I paused the movie at this point and turned to look at her. I believe her reply was "That's a really neat machine." She then proceeded to pull her journal out and began writing in it. I paused my dvd player and began reading over her shoulder. She turned to me and said, "Excuse me but this is private" to which I replied, "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought we had a thing here....no?" That ended the dvd watching, but not her indomitable spirit to annoy her fellow passengers on the good ol' Milwaukee West line.

So to Crazy Chinese Lady - welcome back, we missed you.