Worlds Colliding

It's just an atypical Monday night. We had a big snow storm last night, so I worked from home today. Lena works tonite so was home at the same time as me, on a weekday, something that happens about as often as the NFL moving a football game to a Tuesday. So I'm sitting at my computer, waiting for Lena to do her hair so we can head out to meet my friend Andy, who I haven't seen in it seems like forever and who she has never met.

Earlier in the day we got a package...inside was a plethora of a baked goods from the one and only Newt. Yup, I'm convinced she is trying to fatten me up so that if the situation ever arose, she could eat me. She's just that diabolical. She even sent gluten free goodies for Lena, though I'm fairly certain that was out of good will and not part of a larger plan to to turn her into food.

Then suddenly, worlds collided! Lena friended Newt on facebook, Newt accepted in about 4 seconds because by the look of some of the people she has friended I'm pretty sure she has her fb set to auto-accept any request, and now they can talk to each other and shit.

Um, I'm not sure what else I was going to say. I'm continuing this post 3 hrs later after coming back from a great dinner at a place I normally avoid, TGI Fridays. Train of thought and associated funny comments - completely lost. Oh well.

-The Jew

Typical conversations with Newt

Not Newt (1:27:53 PM) : ugh i need food

Newt (1:28:19 PM) : I’ve got some chicken and mozzarella ravioli

Not Newt (1:28:21 PM) : i won like 300 yesterday so i was gonna treat myself to some KFC..how sad is that?

Not Newt (1:28:26 PM) : pretty sad right?

Newt (1:28:26 PM) : ...

Newt (1:28:28 PM) : yea

Not Newt (1:28:34 PM) : like pathetic

Not Newt (1:28:43 PM) : dude i want some of whatever it was you just said

Newt (1:29:05 PM) : what i just said?

Newt (1:29:09 PM) : lol the ravioli?

Newt (1:29:15 PM) : ill make you some

Not Newt (1:29:24 PM) : technically in only won 150, but i also let a dude borrow 150 from me so i guess i won 300

Not Newt (1:29:34 PM) : yeah man i want t hat

Not Newt (1:29:40 PM) : whatever ravioli is

Not Newt (1:30:00 PM) : weirdo

Not Newt (1:30:06 PM) : chef Boyardee makes that right

Newt (1:30:08 PM) : i like chicken and prosciutto ravioli better

Newt (1:30:10 PM) : lol

Newt (1:30:11 PM) : no

Not Newt (1:30:21 PM) : i am pretty sure he does

Newt (1:30:32 PM) : not my kind of ravioli

Not Newt (1:30:47 PM) : one time when the power was out i ate that shit cold out of the can

Newt (1:30:51 PM) : ....

Not Newt (1:30:52 PM) : not my proudest moment

Newt (1:30:57 PM) : at least hold a lighter under that shit

Newt (1:30:59 PM) : seriously

Not Newt (1:31:11 PM) : u have no idea the shit i eat

Not Newt (1:31:14 PM) : it's bad

Newt (1:31:18 PM) : okay seriously

Newt (1:31:20 PM) : im almost a chef

Not Newt (1:31:22 PM) : i need a chef in my life

Newt (1:31:30 PM) : don't be awful

Newt (1:31:33 PM) : lol

Newt (1:31:40 PM) : i made a salt encrusted roast for Christmas

Newt (1:31:54 PM) : with twice baked potatoes with bacon and cheese and sour cream

Not Newt (1:31:55 PM) : if i had nickel for every time someone told me to stop being awful

Not Newt (1:32:03 PM) : omg omg omg omg omg

Newt (1:32:04 PM) : :D

Not Newt (1:32:13 PM) : i would rape a pig for a twice baked potato right now

Newt (1:32:14 PM) : and garlic and butter corn bbq'd

Newt (1:32:24 PM) : i love cooking

Newt (1:32:41 PM) : though i dont get too fancy im a meat and potatoes girl at heart

Not Newt (1:32:42 PM) : man there was this basketball dinner thing that we go to every year

Newt (1:32:48 PM) : just a variety of tato's

Not Newt (1:32:51 PM) : and every year they give us twice baked potatoes

Not Newt (1:33:06 PM) : so like i cancelled a dinner with my mom so i could go to this thing this year

Newt (1:33:11 PM) : lol

Not Newt (1:33:13 PM) : and there was no twice baked potato

Newt (1:33:16 PM) : HAHAHA

Newt (1:33:17 PM) : thats what you get

Not Newt (1:33:21 PM) : i fucking almost lost my shit

Newt (1:33:25 PM) : you should have taken her

Not Newt (1:33:45 PM) : give me my fucking twice baked potato you fucking taliban terrorist motherfuckers

Newt (1:33:53 PM) : i want you so bad right now

Not Newt (1:34:01 PM) : :P

Not Newt (1:34:17 PM) : because of my love for potatoes?

Newt (1:34:28 PM) : i feel like this conversation should be saved for all eternity

Newt (1:34:38 PM) : i thikn I'll post it on my blog

Not Newt (1:34:48 PM) : sweet

Not Newt (1:34:56 PM) : i'll be famous

I love technology

I just got finished reading some rant against facebook (on imdb of all places, where people love to go and rip fellow internet geeks), and I don't get it.

One person claimed the internet is ruining our generation. He doesn't need facebook or a cell phone to keep in touch with old friends, he can just call them from his home phone. Can you believe this. He doesn't have a cell phone. wtf? Why are people so resistant to change? This is the same guy who refused to use a telephone or watch tv until 1960, refused to ride a train til 1910, refused to use written language until whenever the hell 25 yrs after that was invented was.

I had a whole long rant written out but deleted it. It just wasn't worth it. I just wanna pull a Jay & Silent Bob - how many people want to kick some ass? Why do people get so angry cos I have facebook on my phone and check it often? Why is it wrong that I use facebook to get back in touch with old friends? Does that fact that I probably wouldn't have found them another way make our connection worthless?

Oh and while i'm trying not to rant, people who give the Aliens Anthology box set 1 star on amazon cos they didn't like Aliens 3 or Aliens Resurrection should be punched repeatedly in the face because they are fucking clown shoes.

I acknowledge that this is a horribly written, unorganized, you-shouldn't-even-call-it-a-blog post btw. I just needed to get my thoughts down. And I sure as hell wasn't about to post it on imdb.

-Adam

So Terribly Tempted

I don't think Adam blogs enough. I'm terribly tempted to make this blog Newts Awesome Blogorama or something. But I won't. But I'm tempted. I've got my eye on you, Jew.

Anyway. Today, I am sore. I went river rafting for the first time yesterday. I didn't get burnt, and it was quite awesome, but I went in there with a totally skewed view of what the fuck I was getting myself into. Seriously. When one says you will be floating down a river, MY first thought is, I am going to be laying on my ass in a tube, with a soda and a sandwich. I was wrong. This was 8 miles of 4 people paddling for 6 people, (because the two in the back were making goo goo eyes at each other). It took about 7 hours, with stops for food and drinks and some water wars. It was SUPER fun. I can't wait to do it again. But....At least next time I will know that it is going to be work.

I wonder if that's why no one told me lol.

Mid Year Movie Update

I feel like I spent a good portion of the year at the movies so far. I guess I haven't seen too many, so hey. But here is my mid summer recap.

District 13: Ultimatum - Never got to see this one. I noticed it was already on sale at the store though so I may need to pick it up.

From Paris With Love - I think this movie was out of the theaters about an hour after it was released. By the time I went to the theater to actually see it, it was gone. I haven't seen it on sale however yet though.

The Wolfman - Also unsurprising I didn't catch this one either. I swear I thought I'd been to the movies more. This one was also gone faster than I made it to the theater.

Shutter Island - Ended up not having the interest in it I thought I would. Rumors abound it didn't do well.

Cop Out - Again, out for like a week? WTH I'm annoyed.

The Crazies - Sigh, didn't see it either. Coworker said it was decent though.

Alice in Wonderland - Perhaps I am strange but I LOVED this movie. I think it was awesome. I heard that it wasn't that great, but actually, I really enjoyed it.

Clash of the Titans - It was ok. the 3-D was absolutely terrible, but the 2-D version was passable. More of a renter, I think.

Repo Men - The movie itself was fairly predictable but I liked it. The soundtrack is phenomenal.

The Losers - A surprise hit I think. Adored it, and have continued to quote it since. BlaGuyver

Kick-Ass - Still want to see this one, I need to get to the theater before it's gone.

A Nightmare on Elm Street - So disappointed. Scowl. They ruined Freddy.

Iron Man 2 - Yea, it was awesome and fun and funny. But, it was pretty linear. I didn't get anything I didn't expect.

Movies I saw that I hadn't thought I'd see:

How to Train Your Dragon - SO FAR MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!!!

And that's that. Check back in a few months for the rest.

-Newt

This is America. Speak English.

I work in a very small but diverse group. I am the only "majority", and I may even be considered a minority since I'm Jewish. The other members of our group are Russian, Vietnamese, Indian and Hispanic. And we all communicated perfectly - in English.

So why am I mentioning this? Well, I saw some friends who joined a Facebook page "This is America. Speak whatever language you want" and it set me off. The page description is "Just because you're American doesn't mean you have to be a closed-minded prick," and there are about 50 different versions of the comment "So hypocritical... wish all "Americans" who say they speak English could actually speak English..." Let me just say right off the bat that this last comment has nothing to do with speaking English. This is a way to take a jab at people without supporting your argument. Someone who can't spell and speaks some weird redneck language still speak English and they can still be understood, usually. Hell, there are probably grammatical and spelling mistakes in this blog.

Nothing bothers me as much as extreme right-wing and left-wing views. In my opinion this is so far liberal it frustrates the hell out of me. I don't expect someone coming to America to already know English. And I don't expect them to learn it in a week or a month. But they SHOULD HAVE to learn it. First off it's highly unlikely they can get a job to support their families if they only know their native language. Secondly, how is everyone supposed to communicate if we don't have a common language? If I moved to France I'd make an effort to learn French. Same goes for Spanish if I moved to Spain, and so on. But I constantly run into situations where a person doesn't understand me because they don't speak English. I actually had to put a note in Spanish on my water bottle that read "No Botar" so that the cleaning lady wouldn't throw out my disposable water bottle. If she had been Chinese I would've had to start hiding my bottles.

Look, I know this is a free country and I love that. I love America and I love that it's a 'melting pot'. Hell I love that there are forums where people can be as liberal or conservative as they like. But there is a point where you just can't let anyone do whatever they want. We can't have everything in every language. Amongst your friends and family you can speak whatever language you like. But if you ever need to interact with other people in America, I'm sorry, but you need to speak English.

- Adam

Maverick

Around 6 years ago or so, I went with my mother to meet a woman in a grocery store parking lot. Puppy, advertised relatively cheaply. We were hesitant, it was a little expensive. But as this dog popped his little puppy head over the womans shoulder I knew instantly my mother would get the dog. We think he was abused before we got him. He was always a little weird. He had major separation anxiety. He broke a screen on a window when we were gone and was sitting on our grass when we got home. He went through 2...I think only 2, door frames into the garage. He was mean sometimes, he got bit by the neighbor child and then got a little more aggressive. We'd been working on that. He was a douche sometimes. But he was also my protector. When I had my surgery he curled up with me all the time and made sure no one bumped me. When my brother and I play fought he would jump at my brother and keep me safe. He was my baby. We would sleep next to each other all the time and he snored like a person. When he got hurt two days ago, I never imagined the result would be that we had to put him down this morning. But the surgery, not only super expensive, was not a guaranteed fix. And it would take 3 months of 24 hour care, which we just cannot do right now. I miss him so much right now, and I hope to God that he is happy in Heaven right now, wagging his tail down at us. I love you Maverick.

-Newt