not dead

Sorry it seems a little dead around NOSE, but that is cause drinking is occupying our every thought(s). So please head to 365beers if you come here and find nothing new. There is always a new post there, and still the occasional one here.

A big deal for us geeks, Grand Theft Auto 4 is supposed to have a trailer released end of March by Rockstar games, and has a countdown on this page, so that's exciting.

and for your viewing pleasure, a movie line. Do you know the movie?

"Ladies, Ladies... I think I might be able to work out a deal where one, mabye both, of you could be pregnant by the holidays. What do you say?"

Things you see while commuting...

Stark Naked Pizza

Shortly after I moved to Portland, my roommate informed me of a nice little pizza shop that's just around the corner from our apartment. And it's not Ken's Artisan Pizza a.k.a. Yuppie Pizza that doesn't even serve a pepperoni pizza. No this place is called Stark Naked Pizza and they serve a somewhat New York style of pizza. The thing about this place that I love (besides being a three minute walk away) is that they also sell pizza by the slice and they have a small but decent beer selection. They'll usually have a cheese pizza, pepperoni, something vegetarian and a special pizza that you can buy single slices of. The specials change daily and have all kinds of crazy stuff on them. My favorite so far is their Leaning Tower of Pizza which has pepperoni, Canadian bacon, all kinds of veggies and some other shit I can't remember right now. Their pepperoni is also very good and that's what I usually go with. Two slices usually will run me about five bones and easily fill me up. On tap they have PBR (which you can find at any bar in PDX), Boont Amber Ale (pretty damn good) and Bridgeport. In their cooler they have a couple beers that I can't remember and the dreaded Hoegaarden (Yuck!). If you check it out I suggest you go with a slice of the Leaning Tower and a Boont and maybe a game of Dr. No on their sit down arcade game. You won't be disappointed.

Commuting (I can't drive 75?)

Since I am living in Portland now, but for some reason still working in Longview I have been commuting. And it is so awesome that I wanted to share a little story with you.
It all starts about a year and a half ago when I decided that it would be a good idea to be a "salary" guy at work. That's when the 50 hour work week started. Monday through Friday, ten hours a day. To get out of there by five, I had to be there at seven in the morning. After I think two days of working straight tens I decided that I needed to take a lunch during my day or I would go crazy. So begins the six in the morning start time. (Or six bells as S.A. says)
Now after I moved down to Portland I realized that I would still be working somewhat the same schedule. That meant getting up at 4:30 in the fookin morning. I would get on the road by 5 and be at work by 6.
This was all good and dandy until I started hitting the snooze button. For the last week and a half or so I have been leaving my house a little after 5 and then just set the cruise control to about 80. Good times.
Today I'm cruising along and I'm passing Woodland (pretty much halfway) when I notice that I just passed a police cruiser on the left hand side. He pulls in behind me, I lower the cruise control and he proceeds to follow me all the way to town. He quit following me about five minutes before I arrived at work (late by the way). About the time I'm rolling into my work's parking lot my heart started beating again. What a shitty way to start the morning.
Fast forward to 5 PM today. I'm cruising home and just about to Woodland again. When outoffuckingnowhere a police cruiser appears, lights ablazin. He goes from the right side of the freeway, across three lanes into my lane, slowing the whole time. I'm not going to lie but I pissed in my pants a little bit. I thought he was pulling me over for speeding. Instead he kept going through a little path in the highway median (how the f did he know that was there?) and turned North bound to follow somebody who was obviously going waaaay faster than me. Thank you that guy. I hope you got away.

OOPS

Biggest OOPS I have seen online in a long time.

Pork Tornado

It looks like Dusty from Pork Tornado has started posting again. If you get a chance to read this you should, I highly recommend it. This guy is fucking hilarious.
Gus, you're gonna have to throw this back on to the links.

wine tasting

Earl who works for an Italian wine importer in Portland serving up the 2nd of the reds on the list.

Cathy, Sandy, Abby, Barb and Ken (abbys parents)

Joni (mom), Mike, Gene (dad), Earl, Ashley (works at PNE who hosted the auction for Habitat for Humanity that our wine tasting purchase benefited)

Amy and Greg too.

I am behind the camera, so all you see is my wine. Lots of it.

and Mike M. (creator of the nickname Gus) sent in an old school link I thought I would share.
http://www.garbagepailkidsworld.com/





And here are a few pics from the wine tasting Abby and I hosted Saturday night. We almost emptied a case. Yipppeee!

Xbox Rewards

For those of us geeks out there, Xbox360 is offering rewards for increasing your achievement scores for the next month and a half or so. Dicko, that means you (and Adam) need to check this out.
http://xboxrewards.msgamestudios.com/about/

Dicko and I can get somer free gamer pic, themes, points, Contra, and a tshirt, and Adam should be able to get all that plus a free copy of Fuzion Frenzy 2, which I want to play after hes done with it.

Now, on to the beer blog. 365 starts today baby.
www.365beers.blogspot.com

Dick

The greatest thing about working with a guy named Richard is that you can yell DICK! in your lobby and no one thinks anything about it. I hope a guy named after a rooster starts working here soon. Then work would be awesome...

Cougs and C.B. Awards

at

Day: Wednesday
Date: Feb. 14, 2007
Location: Seattle
Time: 7:00 p.m. PT

Coverage
TV: FSN/Comcast

And if Cougar Basketball isn't enough to tickle your fancy on Valentine's Day, try this fun site.
cbaward.com

Sick as a Dog

So one of my co-workers apparently isn't smart enough to call in sick when he is ill. Since he decided to bring in his sickness last Friday, no less than four of us are sick at work. I'm so stuffed up right now and have a nasty case of the sore throat.
I am getting all jacked up on Theraflu though and hopefully will be pulling through before the weekend. I'm supposed to be snowboardin Friday during the day followed by a night of heavy drinking and the start of 365 beers.
So hopefully this Theraflu will do the trick. That and maybe a nap.

God of War 2

I might have finally found a reason worth getting the PS3. For anyone that has played God of War on the PS2, and thought "This game fucking rocks," I think they will see my point.

Tagline:

The Only Things That Quell

The Voices In Kratos' Head

Are The Dying Screams Of His Enemies

God of War 2 Review

Dicko's Uncle Bill Arrested!

Great story about Dicko's batshiat crazy uncle right here. Where exactly is Reedsport Ryan?

Revenge of the Nerds

This might be one of the best movies ever.

"Poindexter, are we gonna fuck or what?"

"We've got bush! We've got bush!"

Redneck Sensitivity

Three Rednecks were working on a cell phone tower-Cooter, Pete and K.C.
As they start their descent Cooter slips, falls off the tower and is killed instantly.
As the ambulance takes the body away, Pete says, "Well, damn, someone should go and tell his wife."
KC says, "OK, I'm pretty good at that sensitive stuff, I'll do it."
Two hours later, he comes back carrying a case of Budweiser.

Pete says, "Where did you get that beer, KC?"
"Cooter's wife gave it to me," KC replies.
"That's unbelievable, you told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you beer?"
"Well, not exactly", KC says. "When she answered the door, I said to her, You must be Cooter's widow'."
She said, "You must be mistaken, I'm not a widow.".... then I said

"I'll bet you a case of Budweiser you are."

Rednecks Are Good At Sensitive Stuff

WSU Cougar Basketball

I add the WSU because if you search Cougar Basketball, our school is not even on the top searches page. As a recent article on Coug.com puts it, "That's probably because the last time the Cougars were in the NCAA tournament the public internet hadn't been invented yet. "

The official site Do you even believe in miracles anymore after being a coug fan for so long? I want to watch the Cougs in the NCAA tourney. I need it. I plan to take the day off and watch it in Seattle if that is where I have to go to get nice and toasty and scream at the TV with the FIJI brothers. This could be a fun March. You know how many brackets in this area will be destroyed when we lose in the 2nd round? Tens, if not hundreds...

Sports Fans

Two boys are playing hockey on a pond in a Chicago park when one of them is suddenly attacked by a crazed Rottweiler. Thinking quickly, the other boy takes his hockey stick, shoves it under the dog's collar, twists it, and breaks the dog's neck, saving his friend. A reporter standing nearby sees the incident and rushes over to interview the boy.
"Young Blackhawks Fan Saves Friend From Vicious Animal," he starts writing in his notebook.
"But I'm not a Blackhawks fan," the little boy says.
"Sorry, but since we're in Chicago, I just assumed you were" says the reporter, and he starts writing again.
"Bulls Fan Rescues Friend From Horrific Attack, " he writes in his notebook.
"But, I'm not a Bulls fan, the little boy says.
"Sorry, but since we're in Chicago , I just assumed you were" says the reporter.
"Bears Fan Rescues Friend From Mad Dog Attack," he writes this time in his notebook.
"No, I'm not a Bears fan either" says the boy.
"Oh, I assumed everyone in Chicago would cheer for the Blackhawks, Bulls, or Bears" the reporter replies. "Well what team do you root for?"
"I'm a Colts fan" the boy replies.
The reporter starts a new sheet in his notebook and writes "Little Bastard From Indiana Kills Beloved Family Pet".

Wiffle Ball Fever

So we are in the planning stages for season two of our Wiffleball League. It looks like instead of teams from just Longview & Kelso there will also be teams from Vancouver, Portland and possibly Chehalis.
I am looking forward to defending the title from last season with my team, the Pirates. I should have a completely new roster though, so it'll be interesting as to whether or not we can repeat. I also haven't seen any of the competition from Vancouver or Portland so it could be quite the challenge.
If anybody else is interested in playing, leave me a comment here.

Raffle Tickets

I am selling raffle tickets again this year to support the Cowlitz Volleyball Club . They are $2 each and prizes are listed at the above link, including a XBOX360 again this year, Nautilus weights, a ZUNE MP3 player, and a ton of other prizes. Please let me know if you are interested so I can get you some tickets.

Dick in a Box

Thanks to Williamson, I bring you links to the best SNL video ever that never made it to prime time. If you don't pee a little bit while watching this, leave, and don't come back.

“SNL--DICK IN A BOX” websites in order of clarity/quality, some with, or without bleeps.

http://www.thephoenix.com/OnTheDownload/PermaLink.aspx?guid=b6b3170d-2cbc-46c3-8475-7da82e5c1261

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1570063556

http://www.mypartypost.com/watchvideo/4317/SNL-_Dick_In_A_Box
http://www.extremefunnypictures.com/funnypic1810.htm