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September 30, 2004
He Hates, I Love
Four years ago today (October 1, 2000), Wendy and I brought home a tiny little white kitten and named him Simon. He's a great cat who really doesn't enjoy playing host to company, but would much rather chill at home, sunbathe, or attack someone unsuspecting-like. Whatever the case, Simon is always in the right, and whoever opposes him is always in the wrong. Sorry, but that's just the way it is.
Happy Anniversary Simon, I (and Wendy) love you.
Posted by Seth at 10:27 PM | Comments (2)
September 29, 2004
Unsolved Mysteries
Okay, I need some assistance in solving some mysteries that I (the Google guy) haven't been able to pinpoint over the past few years...
"Scariest Haunted House in Missouri"
Something that friends and I have "heard from someone else," is that somewhere in Missouri there's a Haunted House that's so scary, if you make it to the top (or bottom, depending on what you've heard) you get your money back. If this is true, where in the hell is it and do they have a web site? Searching only got me these answers: rumor-buster #1, rumor-buster #2.
Gooseneck Secret
Growing up, I think the worst thing that could happen to me would be staying home sick. This is because we didn't have cable television and if I wanted to lull myself to sleep, I'd be stuck watching PBS until Transformers and/or GI Joe came on in the afternoon. One show that I couldn't stand, that of course stuck in my head, was some freaky yoga-like lady wearing tights that sat in a dark room, and at some point would share secrets with the viewers. Like most kids, there was a 'secret handshake' of sorts, except, there was no handshake. No, instead, you jutted your chin out three times (once to the left, then the middle, ending on the right)... that's called a Gooseneck Secret. Please, someone, tell me that you remember this!
Posted by Seth at 09:26 AM | Comments (39)
September 17, 2004
Two! In one day??? - UPDATE
Yes, yes, I know. It's been a while since I've posted twice in one day... but this latest find deserves it. Right out of the same mentality that Todd, Aaron, Trip, and I share, someone has come up with this genius of a site, I Found Some Of Your Life.
The premise is simple: some guy found a digital camera disk in a taxi and is posting one picture every day with commentary as if they are his photos. Go check it out and laugh.
Update...
This site is now gone. I don't know why, but I assume someone came forward and claimed the photos. A shame really, this was so good.
Posted by Seth at 02:39 PM | Comments (1)
Car Stories
Window Woes
With as many horrible stories we all share about car troubles, sometimes you do get to see the silver-lining. About two weeks ago, while driving out to lunch, the driver's side window on my 2000 Volkswagon Jetta fell off its track and into the door. I couldn't believe it. Since my manufacturer's warranty went out over a year ago, things have been going in a negative direction. It's a known fact that VW has started to manufacture some of its vehicles in Mexico (paragraph five), and that there have been many complaints about cars that were made there. I don't know where my car was made, nor do I really care, I just don't want things to break on it.
So, my window was now unable to roll-up, great. I called Rick up at Northtowne Volkswagon to see how much it would cost and how soon he could get it fixed. He said that he'd squeeze my car in as soon as he could and asked how many miles I had (54k). I took the car in to drop it off and Rick informed me that a lot of Jettas are having this problem on the driver's and passenger's side doors and that VW has extended the warranty up to 70,000 miles for those windows. Long story short, he fixed both windows for free. Rick also fixed the brake light that has a recall issued (check for recalls on your vehicle) on it and I also had my thermostat light bulb fixed which cost half of the estimate Rick quoted me. I was so pleased about my entire experience that I just contacted VW corporate to tell them how happy I was.
Stupid Cutters
You know all "those people" who choose not to get into the merge lane until the very last second? How about "those people" that just merge onto the highway right in front of you without matching your speed? Or, or, or, what about "those people" who think they can skirt their way around traffic jams by exiting and then getting back on the highway? Ooooooh, yeah, "those people" really get on my nerves.
When I lived up North, driving to work took me about 15 minutes of steady driving. It was a rare case that I had to stop on the highway, that's because VML is located on Richards Road, a road that circles the entire downtown airport. This road runs parallel to Broadway/Hwy 169, so once I got to the Northern-most tip of the airport, I could exit and get to work. In many cases, I would be driving at 40mph while passing around 300 cars (yes, I counted the lane nearest to me one day, and multiplied by two). The crappy part is that while I only passed 300 cars, there are many more since VML is about a quarter-mile from the Broadway Bridge. This traffic that I was passing, is backed up all the way into downtown.
This is where "those people" come into the story. When I made my exit onto Richards Road, I usually wasn't the only one exiting. The drivers exiting with me weren't employees of VML, and I'd wager to say a majority weren't stopping on Richards Road for any business. No, these people are exiting and driving an extra two miles without traffic jam, and then getting back on the highway after passing around 500 people. That's not fair and it drives me insane. I wish cops would just sit on the access road and pull people over for doing that.
Luckily I don't have to deal with that anymore since I live downtown, but as I drive in to work, I see the faces of all these people and think how crappy that must be to be stuck in traffic. The other morning, while exiting onto Richards Road (going to work), there was an accident on the on-ramp heading South onto the Broadway Bridge. And waaaaaay down at the bottom of the road to get onto the on-ramp, there was a police car not allowing people to get on the road since they wouldn't be able to get up the ramp. I waited at the stop sign for about 10 cars doing u-turns since their plan was foiled, and all I could do was sit in delight thinking that even though they tried to get around all the people in the jam, that they were going to end up even further behind them... all because cheaters never win!!!
Posted by Seth at 01:13 PM | Comments (0)
September 13, 2004
I JAM Hills
Without much drive to update several times over the past couple of weeks, I figured I'd do one large update. Below you'll find several topics of discussion that I've been wanting to elaborate on:
Seth's New Position at VML
Two over two weeks ago, I accepted a new position at VML. My title is now Interactive Supervisor – yes, I am in charge of around eight people now. Scary thought. The creative department just created a fourth team, a team dedicated to assisting the other three teams when work spikes hit. This new team also establishes a "training ground" for young/new recruits. The team has two divisions, print and interactive, I'm in charge of the interactive side. So... woo-hoo for me!
NY is Just Milk & Honey
Almost two years ago, Wendy and I went to New York on a mini-vacation. While there we spent an evening with Jeremy Kaiman and Hae-Sahn (I know I spelled it incorrectly, sorry). The highlight of the evening was visiting an underground bar called Milk & Honey. We were very impressed that this was a bar where you actually called in reservations and had to know it's location. Equally impressive was that Kaiman had an "in" there. Upon returning to KC, I did research and found no such known bars here. These bars must not be publicized, because I'm sure they exist.
Fast-forward to Friday night. VML had a going-away get together at John's Upper Deck for Stuart Ludlow. After several rounds for Stu, we decided to walk over to the Peanut for Andrea and Stef's birthday parties. On the way over, Stu said he wanted to buy us guys a round of drinks upstairs at the Majestic. Now, this isn't quite the secret bar, but it's rumored to cost $1,500 a year to be a member and go anytime you want. If you're Stuart, you try to convince the ladies downstairs to let you up, and when that doesn't work, you talk to the manager – who you're great friends with. It was a very relaxed atmosphere and was definitely the coolest bar I've been to in Kansas City.
Hogs, Chiefs, Both Lose Close Games
If you weren't following the football sports world, the two football teams I follow lost this weekend. First off, the Razorbacks lost to Texas in an extremely well-contested game. The Longhorns were supposed to blow us out, but they found that to be a hard task as they only won 22-20. We surrendered a safety in the first minute of the game and then missed three late rally attempts in the fourth quarter. Matt Jones led the way, but also lost the ball on the Texas 8 yard line in the final minutes of the game. I hate that we lost, but this proves that an very young team can hand with National Title contenders. Also, to give Jones the ball in the end of a game and expect him to do something great is just how it should be. He's our version of Jordan, and yes, Jordan didn't come through some times. Keep the ball in Jones' hands and great things will happen more than not.
The Chiefs, well, they're another story. When Dick Vermiel came here over four seasons ago, the Chiefs were in the dog house, a sad version of the team that they once were. Dick was determined to change that. After posting records of 6-10, 8-8, and 13-3, this year is supposed to be THE year. Our offense usually isn't a problem, it's the defense that sucks. So, this year we brought in an ex-KC head coach (Gunther Cunningham) to fix that problem. Last night, playing in Denver, we didn't show any signs of improvement. In fact, the offense was looking pretty lame and one-dimensional. Opposing teams beware, stop Holmes and you're set.
Like I said, I JAM Hills
Over a month ago, I got myself a new bike with my birthday money. It's a Trek 7100, and it's bad ass. It's a hybrid bike, which means that it's a mixture of a road bike and a mountain bike. So, the comfort of a mountain bike with the riding ease of a road bike. I don't ride it as much as I want to, or should, but when I ride it, it's so much fun.
Okay, bye.
Posted by Seth at 07:18 PM | Comments (3)
September 08, 2004
Lookie there! A NEW feature!
Starting... oh, uh, now, there's a new feature on my site: Featured Links. The idea is to put links there that I deem important (funny, silly, informative, dumb, etc.) for you to check out when/if you have time. Maybe, if I get real ambitious, I'll set the list up in it's own blogger and then I wouldn't have to update the index page every time I want to add a link... but, that would take a LOT of work and thinking, and I don't want to do that right now. So... there you have it.
FYI, the Post-it® Note should be centered under the photos... if it's not, or if you see something funky with the text, please let me know.
Posted by Seth at 05:46 PM | Comments (0)
September 07, 2004
An importantly funny link
If you ever watched "G.I. Joe," even if it was just one episode, then you will probably enjoy this link: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2002/01/02cobra.html
Posted by Seth at 09:32 PM | Comments (2)
September 06, 2004
I Love Fayetteville
Labor Day weekend, that means three-day weekend for most people, so to take advantage of the extended time off I went home to Fayetteville to hang out with my friends and to see my dad.
I left early Saturday morning and made it there in (personal) record time – three hours, twenty minutes. Getting into town, I headed over to Trip's house and visited with him and Stephanie. Shortly after that, Trip and I went to Todd and Sarah's new house and helped them move the remaining things into their basement and house. After disposing of Todd's newly broken dryer, we three went to eat at Hugo's – one of Fayetteville's best local restaurants. From there, Jones went home, so Todd and I just hung out for a while before heading over to Stephanie's parent's house for "Brews and Shoes" (beer, burgers and horseshoes). We threw some shoes, drank some beers and listened to the Razorbacks crushing New Mexico in their football contest. With the game being over, we all headed to JR's to see The American Princes play (they were much better than when I saw them perform in KC several months ago).
Sunday morning I woke up earlier than Jones and Steph, imagine that, so I went to Daylight Donuts to get us some breakfast (which included a Volcano for me and several chocolate donuts for them). At 1:30, Bryan, Jonathon, Todd, Sarah, Trip, Paul and I went and watched "Garden State," which, if you haven't seen yet, you need to – it's an amazing film by first-time Writer/Director Zach Braff (star of "Scrubs"). After the movie, we went and ate at another Fayetteville staple, La Huerta. Later, Todd and I went to Wal-Mart to get some house items and then ran to my dad's house to get some beer, since you can't buy beer in Arkansas on Sundays. That night, we cooked out some burgers (and a Boca Burger for Sarah) and just chilled. This morning, I went to see my dad's new law office in Tontitown and then we ate some breakfast at the good ol' Waffle House.
It was a fun, fun, fun trip and I can't wait to see everyone in Fayetteville again in two weeks, when I head down for Aaron and Bev's engagement party. Should be more fun!
Posted by Seth at 05:59 PM | Comments (3)