These last few days have been nasty weather wise. Snow, ice, road closures.
So I had a reason to wear the Pea Coat. It kept me warm like I was in a blanket. Which makes sense since it’s like wrapping one’s self in a wool blanket.
That’s not what made it fun though.
It has pockets. I’m not talking one pocket, or two pockets. I’m talking four big pockets.
Just to let ya’ll know, I had several pairs of parachute pants growing up.
I like pockets.
So now I have junk crammed into each one of those pockets.
I also decided to get some much needed tech stuff (usb cable, etc) when I found something that I had to have at Circuit City.
A Belt clip
For my Phone.
So in celebration of it once again working, I bought the belt clip.
It now sits next to my pocket pc. When I’m on call I’ll now have 1 Pocket PC, 2 Cell Phones and 1 Pager. All on my belt.
I’m so cool.
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I’ve been a bit a few days since I posted. Mostly due to the fact that I was in Utah, Nevada and a few other places during the weekend. Oh, and spending time with the Girl.
So, I managed to hitch a ride with my little brother to Utah, had turkey with the fam, and played some mexican train with the Girl’s family. Good times.
Of course, then came the best day of the year.
Black Friday.
Unfortunately even though I got up at 6am, all the good deals were gone.
Here’s my wishlist (I’ve bolded what I got):
ACE HARDWARE
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$4.99 Dremel 145 Piece Tool Accesory Kit (AR)
BEST BUY
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$17.99 Black & Decker 12-Speed Blender with Ice Crush
$19.99 Euro-Pro .5 Cu Ft Toaster Oven
$79.99 PSC 1510 Printer/Scanner/Copier
$3.99 Select DVDs (Shark Tale, The Grinch, Pianist, 8 Mile, Beautiful Mind, Minority Report, Cat in the Hat, Honey, Billy Madison, Catch Me if You Can, Road to Perdition, Happy Gilmore, Along Came Polly)
CIRCUIT CITY
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$499.99 Infocus X1A Projector
$69.99 Sandisk 1GB MP3 Player
$19.99 Targus Notbook Essentials Kit (AR)
$119.99 Western Digital External 250GB Hard Drive
COMPUSA
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$29.99 200GB Internal Hard Drive (AR)
$9.99 Antec Notebook Cooler (AR)
$99.99 Argosy 20GB MP3 Player (AR)
$29.99 Cantenna Wireless Booster Antenna (AR)
$49.99 External 3.5″ Hard Drive Enclosure (AR)
$99.99 Hawking 802.11g Wireless Camera (AR)
$49.99 Hawking 802.11g Wireless Signal Booster (AR)
$69.99 Hawking WiFi Wireless Locator & USB Adapter (AR)
$9.99 Hawking Wireless Network Locator (AR)
$9.99 Logitech Bluetooth Headset (AR)
$99.99 Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Headset
$59.99 Logitech Mobile Traveler Bluetooth Headset
$119.99 Maxtor 300GB 16MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (AR)
$59.99 Motorola Bluetooth Headset
$99.99 Netgear Storage Central Network Storage Enclosure (AR)
$49.99 Netgear Wireless Digital Music Player (AR)
$99.99 Photo Scanner w/ $50 Gift Card
$99.99 Plantronic Bluetooth Headset
$99.99 Vibe 1GB MP3 Digital Audio Player (AR)
HARBOR FREIGHT
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$1.99 13 Piece Hobby Knife Set
$5.99 60″ x 80″ Wool Blanket
$49.99 Central Pneumatic 2 Gal 100psi Oilless Air Compressor
JCPENNEY
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$49.88 Chocolate Fondue Fountain
$8.88 Kisses Fondue Set
JMART
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Buy One, Get One 50% Off All Lego Sets
JMART THANKSGIVING
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Buy 1 Get 1 Free Games - Trivial Pursuit DVD Pop Culture, Sorry Card Revenge
KOHLS
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$14.99 Black & Decker Crushmaster Blender
OFFICE MAX
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30-50% off D-Link Wireless Networking Equipment
$9.99 Brother P-Touch PT-1180 Labeler (AR)
$109.99 Seagate 250GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (AR)
RADIO SHACK
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$9.99 Wireless Keyboard & Mouse (AR)
$24.97 XMods Custom RC Starter Kits
SAMS CLUB
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$23.97 Garth Brooks 6-Disc Box Set
SBEARS
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25% off All Lego Sets
$79.99 Computers HP PSC1510 All-in-one Printer Copier Scanner
$99.99 Cuisinart Die-Cast Stainless Steel Blender
$39.99 Oster 14-Speed Stainless Steel Blender
$119.99 Roomba Automatic Vacuum
STAPLES
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Price Item
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FREE GBC 9″ Laminator (AR)
$37.94 HP Scanjet 4670 Scanner
$499.98 Infocus SP4805 Remanufactured DLP Projector (AR)
$29.94 Maxtor 200GB Internal Hard Drive (AR)
TARGET
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$49.99 LEGO Milliennium Falcon(Maybe)
$19.88 Lego Star Wars Video Game (PS2 or Xbox)
TOYS R US
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$24.97 Lego Star Wars X-Wing Fighter
WAL*MART
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$19.72 Trivial Pursuit DVD Game: Pop Culture 2
Thanks for visiting. Happy shopping!
Yeah, I pretty much sucked it up this year. The stores were picked clean of all the schwag I would have been interested in.
My only consolation is that if Target ever gets any more LEGO Milliennium Falcons in, that I’ll be all over it.
Me. A bunch of Legos. Star Wars Legos.
I
Can’t
Wait.
Knowing my luck though, the sets will never come in.
I’ve already checked Target.
Twice.
In two Days.
So.
Where was I? Oh yes, after getting the shaft during Black Friday, my family, the girl, and I all headed down Mesquite NV.
We didn’t go there to gamble (though I did watch a lot of the Travel channel (Motto: We may not be owned by Las Vegas, but we are owned by the Casinos). We didn’t go to eat lots of food. We didn’t go to play every Dance Dance Revolution game that Nevada had to offer (alas, my little brother did try, but I think there was a game near the Hover dam that he missed).
No. I went to go see Sir Paul McCartney.
In Concert.
At the MGM Grand (Also known as the green Casino)
During the day, we went to the Paris Buffet (also known as the longest buffet line ever). Due to the fact that we had been waiting in line long enough for the meals to transition from breakfast to brunch, we got some good eats.
I had Crepes. Then I had more Crepes. Which I finished off with some Crepes.
Followed by numerous pastries. Pastries that looked so good, but had to be so bad.
While I was waiting in the Paris for food, I discovered something.
My Phone worked.
The Phone I had dunked.
The phone that was making me change all my wild purchasing decisions.
It made a call.
Then it made another.
I think Vegas cured my phone. Bob now makes calls, recieve calls, and even takes photos.
During the rest of the day, we managed to stop at the Star Trek Experience. I also picked upa backbox to replace my homemade Fishtales backbox (pinball stuff).
That night it was time for Sir Paul.
The concert rocked. A majority of the people there were older. It showed. The enthusiasm was very subduded.
I would have to say that my favorites had to be
Helter Skelter
Back in the USSR
Live and let Die
Hey Jude
My pops and I then left, grabbed an In-N-Out cheeseburger and started towards Mesquite.
In total, I slept very little, had a fun time. Lived in terror on the snow filled trip back.
Hope ya’ll had a good Thanksgiving 
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Thank you for ordering tickets from Barenaked Ladies ticketing.
Tickets for Receipt #2111039 are being shipped as follows:
Barenaked Ladies 12-10-2005 Temple Buell Theatre US Priority Mail
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It’s that time of year again.
It’s time for black friday.
The wonderful day after Thanksgiving. The day when you can get cheap computer parts, and get your back shaved for a nickel!
Well, I exagerate. I don’t know how cheap the computer gear is..
So, for those of you interested, here are some black friday links I’ve found. Feel free to add any links to additional info and I’ll print them here..
http://forums.dealnews.com/read.php?9,2477388
http://forums.dealnews.com/read.php?9,2473672
http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/
http://www.bfads.net/
http://bf2005.com/
http://www.bargainshare.com/index.php?showtopic=43186
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I’m a fannatic of the band BNL.
In fact, you could say I go a bit overboard..
Ok. You could say I go way overboard.
What can you say, the guys Rock.
They Rock so much I followed them across three states (worse seat was three rows back, SORRY GORDON!)
So I was excited.
Nay I was overwhelmed
Nay I was psycho-giddy when I got the following e-mail:
Hi Roomers!
We have lots of cool news to share with you. First off is the
announcement of BARENAKED ON A STICK! BNL will be realeasing a 128 MB
USB flash memory drive with songs, photos and exclusive materials!
Read all about it below.
There are two new contests for amazing BNL merch to tell you about!
Stuff your stockings full of $500 in BNL merch if you win the BNL
Stocking contest. Enter at http://barenakedladies.com/bnlstocking/.
Dress yourself up for a swank holiday party! Win a $200 Fluevog gift
certificate, Designer cuff links, a designer table lamp and Barenaked
Ladies for the Holidays by entering the Dwell Magazine contest at
http://barenakedladies.com/dwell. Make sure to check out the LADIES
ROOM at http://fanclub.nettwerk.com/bnl/as we’ve updated link-o-rama,
Ed’s answered a few of your questions, there is a new contest and poll,
and also details about the new BNL song “One Little Slip” from Disney’s
feature animation Chicken Little.
Have a great weekend Roomers!
BARENAKED ON A STICK - AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 22, 2005
Nettwerk Music Group announced today the release of BARENAKED ON A
STICK, a USB flash memory drive containing songs, videos, and exclusive
content from the BARENAKED LADIES, on sale November 22, 2005 through
the holiday season.
Essential for any BNL fan’s collection, the 128mg USB flash memory
drive (about the size of a pinky finger) is a portable storage device
that is a fast and easy way to share music, videos, pictures and other
data. It is PC/Mac compatible, re-usable and incredibly low priced at
$29.98–the cost of BARENAKED ON A STICK is close to the same cost of
the device on its own with no special content. It will be available on
Amazon and Werkshop (Nettwerk’s online merchandise store), and will
also be sold at all BNL shows this winter.
“Looking for new and interesting ways to bring music to the fans is
always a priority,” says Terry McBride, President and CEO of Nettwerk
Music Group. “This device delivers a terrific value to Barenaked
Ladies’ fans; simultaneously providing them with a unique music
experience as well as a re-usable tool - all at nearly the same price
as the flash drive itself.”
BARENAKED ON A STICK contains 29 songs from the BARENAKED LADIES,
including last year’s holiday album, Barenaked For The Holidays
(Desperation Records 2004) and a handful of live versions of fan
favorites from various shows. Users will also be able to download
photos and buddy icons of the band.
In addition, the device comes complete with exclusive material, like a
demo version of the song “Aluminum” from the Everything To Everyone
recording session, adlibs from the Everywhere For Everyone Tour and
video snippets from the Barenaked For The Holidays recording sessions
So.
I need to go save my pennies.
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I am a cooker.
I cook. Back when I was growing up (Well, before I hit this part of growing up) I had planned on being a cook. Or a Director. Or a Writer. Or a Teacher. Or a computer programer. So tonight I cooked some Mormon/Funeral/Whatever Other Event/Religious affiliation you may have Taters. Tommarrow they will be FHE Thanksgiving Taters.
Let’s justs say it’s potatoes with a whole lot of dairy product. I was going to take photos, but forgot.
So, here’s my recipie for Diary Product Taters (using only the cheapest of ingredents):
2 Cans of Cream-o-Chicken soup
1 Cup O-Cheese (Sharp Cheddar)
1 Bag of Hash Brown Taters (not the Mondo bag, but the regular bag)
1 Cube-o-Butter
1 Mid sized tub of Sour Cream
1 Package of French Onion Dip
Couple of handfuls of crushed corn flakes
Directions
Mix everything except the corn flakes together.
Put the corn flakes on top (crush em)
Bake @ 350 for 30 Minutes.
So cheesy. So Dairylicious.
BTW. Anyone see Lost last week? What’s up with that? 
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