I have fallen off the wagon. It used to be that I was in line to see every movie.. Now I hardly see any.. And I’ve resisted this summer’s hype.
I really have.
But this..
This…
Take a look at the first Six minutes of Batman: The Dark Knight
And tell me that ain’t beautiful.
Geek friends, we will be watching it on Thursday night, getting in line on Tuesday night. That’s how excited I am.
In other news, the house continues to be built. The painter painted the wrong color outside, blinds have been bought, appliances have been bought (some at 20% off) and I found some problems with the house, and pinball machines will be making their way from Utah.
Feeling fancy free… And I forget the rest of the song.
So here I am, making lists.
Because, if there is something I excel at, it’s making lists. Though, at this point I really need to make a list of my lists. To keep track of my lists.
Back to my lists.. I am trying to figure out what I will need for the new Casa.
Well..
INTERNET (Can’t go without that)
Power
Water
TV
Internet
Appliances
Other than that, I’ll just do what other people do. Expand my collection of stuff till I have enough stuff to have an overfull house.
Which, with all those pinball machines. Won’t be hard to do..
So. I’m making a list
Blinds
Step ladder
Kick butt home theater system
And for whatever reason, I end up on ebay. And don’t ask me how, but I found this.
It’s a Bumper CAR! oh.. Ebay, how much I love you.
And, I’m now stuck on finding myself a bumper car, because, you know.. Every new house needs it’s own bumper car….
I’ve been behind in blogging, email, pinball. You name it, I’ve been behind in it.
Well, I was catching up on email when I got this sent to me
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Study says firstborn children get more attention than siblings
From Daily Herald news services
Study says firstborn children get more attention than siblings
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — A new study out of Brigham Young University says parents heavily favor their firstborn children with attention.
The study, based on data from the American Time Use Survey, says eldest children enjoy 20 to 30 minutes of attention more per day from parents than their siblings. Between the ages of 4 and 13, that difference adds up to about 3,000 extra hours. The study’s findings follow recent reports that firstborn children make more money, have more
education and score higher on IQ tests than others.
BYU economics professor Joe Price says the extra time is a product of families having more overall time to share when their kids are young and parents getting lazy as the
years go by.
Price’s younger brother refutes his findings.
I’ve always said I’m smarter than my siblings, and well, now I have proof..
I also learned that apparently, I am more loved.
Disclaimer: I am the eldest of two eldest children (so that makes me like 3x more smarter). And I would like to thank one of them for sending me that article
Most of the time, I’m procrastinating writing on the blog, because, well, it’s hard.
But right now, I’m procrastinating writing a yearly eval..
So.. To catch up… in no particular order
Become an Uncle (hi Braxton)
Become an Uncle again (Hi Miranda)
Became a Supervisor
Acquired another pinball machine
Acquired a Xbox 360 (when I could stick it to Kmart and get 20% off!)
Acquired Guitar Hero 3
Acquired Halo 3
Lost - Ooooodles of productive time
Acquired RockBand
- Started several bands with friends
- Almost had a band break up because of my need for PERFECTION.. Oh, and my Ego. I have to play the part
- Started looking for Rockband mods
Lost - Even more time
Went to Utah for Christmas
Came back from Utah
Had lots and lots of Work, at my place of employment
Acquired - LoveSac
Lost - Tons of money
Lost - My old favorite bean bag, who was flat, and lumpy.
Acquired - Extreme buyers remorse
Made lots of Sushi
Had some Skateboard art made for me.
Planning on making some skateboard art
Looking for a house
Obsessing - This Kilt — Yay, or nay?
