Bargain Hunter

My skills in finding a great deal on merchandise is nearly unrivaled. As such, I know that when I need a new coat, the first place I need to stop is Kaufmanns, because they always have a sale going on in the men's clothes department.

So yeah, it was time for a new coat. I've had my old one for about 5 years now, it's got a few irremovable spots on it, never did fit quite right, lost a button, ripped off a belt loop, and for a winter coat, it's not really heavy enough.

So I get to Kaufmanns, and start hunting around. Right off the bat, all men's coats were 40% off. Woo! Next, there were coupons for them as well, which was an additional 15%. Double woo! After all the sales, coupons, etc, I got a $300 coat for $75. Mwa-hahahahaha.

Boo hoo...

Quote from the coach of the Seattle Seahawks:

Holmgren, a former chairman of the NFL's rule-making competition committee, fueled the debate Monday during a rally for the Seahawks at Qwest Field when he said, "We knew it was going to be tough going up against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I didn't know we were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well."

So if we wouldn't have gotten that touchdown that you say we shouldn't have gotten (which we did, get over it), the score would have been 14-10. You still lose. Sorry. The officials tried to fuck us over every game, so now you see what we had to deal with all season.

And we still won. Fancy that.

What game?

Yeah, I didn't quite catch the game. I was too busy staring into a toilet, puking my innards out while sipping soda to avoid the dry heaves (which came later anyway). Good times!

But yeah, today was the big parade downtown. Madness I tell you. There were probably 200,000 people lining the streets of Pittsburgh, watching everyone go by. I've honestly never seen anything like it, the whole city pretty much just shut down.

Merry Candlemas

Candlemas has to be one of the weirdest holy days in my religion (Roman Catholic). I've always been fascinated by it, and the ritual that goes along with it -- the blessing of the throats.

Since Candlemas was Friday, the priest blessed throats today after mass. All he does is place two candles against your throat and says a small prayer. The belief is that this will ward off any illnesses throughout the year, and the ritual is done in honor of St. Blaise, who was beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded for his beliefs. (Do you know how much it would hurt to be beaten with an iron carding comb? Those are the bristled instruments used to brush/wash raw fibers such as llama fur. Ouch.)

There's another part of Candlemas that closely resembles Groundhog's Day. "If Candlemas be sunny and bright, Winter again will show its might. If Candlemas be dark and grey, Winter will soon fade away."

Also, Candlemas is the day that all the candles in the church are blessed. (Said candles must be beeswax.)


There -- you've got your lesson in religion for the day. Enjoy.

Oh the places I've been...

After completing several quests in Guild Wars, I'm beginning to see just how big the world is. Massive comes to mind. And I love the variety of the different areas as well, from the snow capped mountains of Wizard's Folly to the organic countryside of Lakeside County. And the dank, dark, creepy atmosphere of the catacombs. It's all very detailed, and great to look at. As far as RPG games go, the graphics are high end. (Still sub-par to graphics in such games in Half-Life 2 and Doom 3 however. But, I realize that for a game of this scale to have graphics THAT detailed, it would take about 100 Skynets to render them.)

In other news, I was out of cereal today and needed to get another box, so it was off to the grocery store. I was having a craving for Cookie Crisp, and as I entered the cereal aisle I found there was but ONE box left. As I'm standing there about to pick it up, I can hear this little warthog of a child coming down the aisle with his mother, screaming how much he wants Cookie Crisp. The mother was prolly wondering why I had such an evil smile on my face as I walked past her carrying the last box. I'm sure it all made sense after she saw the empty shelf, though.

Uh-oh...

This is bad. REALLY bad. I started playing Guild Wars, and I think I'm going to be an addict. Two hours just VANISHED. Gone! Ever since I got my customized Elemental staff (hehe), I've been hooked. It's just so much fun!

My character's name is Chiitsu Bane (yes I made it up), and he's an Elementalist. My second profession is Ranger. I've got a few magical staffs, and a couple of bows. I forgot how much I hate STARTING an RPG. You're all weak and have nothing, and it sucks. However, it makes it all the more great when you start beinga bad ass. Oh yes. Bad ass!

Well, I'm off to play for another God knows how long. This is bad..........really bad.........

And what's is even WORSE, is that the game is really neat in that you can MINIMIZE it at ANY TIME to go back to windows. Yes, there is a minimize button at the top right corner. Do you know what this means? I'll never close the game! I'll just leave the damn thing open all the time. Got an IM? Sure, I'll answer it as soon as I kill this huge scorpion with my staff of smite-ness....

Level up, anyone?

T.V.

My TV puked, the poor thing. That's not particularly the main purpose of this post, however it is related albeit still useless information. On my way home from work today, Flagpole Sittah by Harvey Danger came on the radio, and I realized I can now relate to that song in a whole new way now that my TV is busted.

Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding. The cretins cloning and feeding. And I don't even own a TV.

See? It was written for me!