"Not like those free-loadin' Canadians..."

Ok so apparently I haven't made an entry in about three weeks. I'm sure I'm violating a few those blog search engine's rules but they'll never find out. I have a feeling I never get hits from them anyway.

The real reason I wasn't really making entries is because there really isn't all that much to write about. I'm not one of those bloggers who makes minor little entries consisting of a few sentences. Pah! Long entries is just how it worked out with me. Of course there has been the whole recall thing and various newsworthy items but that's what this entry will be for.

So I was really entertained by the whole recall thing. How funny it was to watch the poor liberals try to deal it and spin it. And judging by the responses given on TV the liberals STILL don't have clue as to why it happened to begin with. You have to understand exactly why something happens in order to understand how and what to change to avoid it in the future. And again assuming the TV people are at all indicative of the general Democrat machine they are just completely clueless.

Now for those of you outside of California or new to California or possibly living in the San Francisco Bay Area you have received virtually no accurate reports as to the motivation or the real reasons behind the recall. The national media just doesn't get it. They just live in their little universe of New York and Washington D.C. and it hurts their heads too much to think there's other people with other feelings outside of that universe. I really don't know what those people's problem is.

Now I think I can see why Arnold was elected. He's got that whole centrist/inclusive thing going on. Whether you're Republican and slightly right-of-center or Democrat slightly left-of-center you could definitely find something in common with Arnold. And of course those every-day-shloobs that don't usually vote but voted for him. Similar to that whole Jesse Ventura thing in Minnesota.

On a semi-related note the liberals on TV are getting further and further shrill. They've got virtually no candidate to run for President, they must know it, and it's driving them crazy. Nothing they do seems to really stick or turn out to be true. So the shrillness will get continually louder and louder over the next 12 1/2 months until the election. Now I don't know what's going to happen in the election, before the election or after the election but I do know the rhetoric will get steadily higher and higher and higher and the liberals will NEVER realize the mistake they're committing even after they lose the Presidential election. They're egos are too big to actually change their ways and stand a chance. Too bad for them. Of course all this is mostly just for the free entertainment value. No TV, movie or novel could ever match the entertainment that will be coming out the liberals for the next 12 1/2 months. See even if you don't have HBO you still have world-class, extremely funny free entertainment on your local news channel.

Now how about some other stuff? Well about two weeks ago I did go by my former work place to visit what few people were left working there. Of the 4 main co-workers I had any contact with only two were still there and one of those was starting a new job the following day. Of the other two I guess one went out of his way to get fired and the second quit but didn't do any work for several days so he was fired early. The fourth guy last I heard was also in process of finding a new job. He said he had an interview and sent them a thank you and everything and he was hoping to hear back. Ironically he was the one that hated the company the most and did the most amount of complaining. But isn't it great to know everyone of the five of us has left that damned company after less than 3 months? And best part is the company will never know why or feel the need to rectify the situation. Also I showed them my new car. Which they seemed much more impressed with than the Camry with the giant crack in the windshield and hole in the muffler and trash-filled back seat blah-blah-blah.

And finally looks a lot like I'll finally be getting a job. I found this good job posting on Hot Jobs through a recruiter. I would be working for the recruiting office for the first 90 days followed by becoming a permanent assuming I made it of course. In the interest of paranoia I won't be mentioning the name of the company or the recruiting firm. The recruiting firm has gone so far as to pay a decent wage and provide benefits and a 401k. So even if I don't keep this company for long looks like I'll have a decent place to find a new place.

Oh and also I think finally, after something like 18 months, I'm finally over Neocron. I was bored as an unemployed guy so I was on this irrational spending spree and I bought this EverQuest package. The "EverQuest Evolutions" package which includes the game and 5 expansion packs for a very reasonable price. I mean may as well see what all the hub-ub is about right? Well the graphics are rather rough but it is actually fairly fun. Took me a lot longer to understand the appeal of Ultima Online I think. I made my character a "Bard" on the "newbie server". I go around singing spells that help me and whatever group I'm with. And some weaken whatever I'm fighting and effect just me. Right now I'm only level 8 but it seems like I went up rather quickly. It will get slower and slower in the level ups but at least I should die little less often when I get up higher. Fortunately there does seem to be a dedicated following with lots of tips for success etc. when it comes to this game.

Ok one more thing. I went to my Windows 2000 Server class today (most likely the last one thanks to my job) and per the usual my class mates were discussing various general computing topics. One of these topics was copying DVDs and various methods. I was ripping DVDs when the cheapest DVD burner was still $500+ as opposed to the sub-$200 range they are now. I mentioned to him I managed to fit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon into under 700 megs, not as a viewable format from a DVD player but as an MPEG and mentioned I finally got the stupid words synced with the sound and lip movements but never did get the stupid subtitles to work. But the guy I was talking to didn't seem to get it. He looked at me like it was a mistake I had the original language coming through instead of the absolutely HORRID English dub you can use. So I try to explain to him how HORRIBLE the dubbing is and how I prefer the good acting skills of the real language. I don't think I got through though. So let me iterate this for the unitiated: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an absolutely WONDERFUL movie...but ONLY in the original language. I have noticed one of the premium movie channels and the basic cable channel FX has started showing the English dub version. THIS IS NOT THE VERSION THAT GOT NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE. Alright? The English dub makes it seem like some kung fu B movie from the friggin '60s or something. BUT IT'S NOT. It is a wonderful, wonderful movie. After you get used to the subtitles you won't even notice it any more. It'll just seem natural. Those actors really are good at acting. Seriously. English dub BAD; subtitles GOOD. Got it?

Well this looks like a good old long entry. Ironically I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff and leaving stuff out. Important stuff. Or whatever. Anyway I have to go to bed early (for me) tonight in case the recruitment place calls early tomorrow and I sound asleep at 11am :). See here the answer to that title from three weeks ago and goodnight to you!

The title to the last entry, "Get on the bus! Get on the bus!!," is actually from a reaction many, many men and a few lesbians have to had to a particular ending of a movie. Ok where did that lesbian bit come from? Hey what do you want from me. Well the movie is Dumb and Dumber. The ending you'll just have to see for yourself. It almost makes up for the rather abrupt ending of the whole story. And you’ll definitely be yelling "get on the bus, get on the bus."

Ok usually the title explanation is the last part of every entry but not this time. I'm going to mention I have deleted one entry on account of it kinda sucked. So below you will find an entry that refers to the title of it but it is not there. So I now have a "lost entry" you won't be unlucky enough to find (insert shrill laugh here). Just for clarificaiton.

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