Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Hero be me

Haven't nearly blogged as much as I thought I would, since I decided to get over my tradegies, mainly due to the fact that I have started playing City of Heroes again, and it pretty much has been taking up all my free time..

I try not to blog at work, as I am currently doing.. as I work for the state, and technically, its illegal to use state property for personal use... there's a thick line there, but still, I am supposed to be wiser in my old age, and more responsible.... go figure.

I still think Prison Break is currently the best new drama on television these days.. and next monday will be the last show until January.. along with the last show for Heroes as well... what the hell am I going to do on Monday nights now...

As I stated, I started playing an online game again, and this as kept me away from any online poker for the last 10 days or so... so, no news on the poker front, not that I ever had anything worthy of posting about anyway...

Still, the Winter Classic is coming up rather soon, and I am certainly stoked about that... I intend to win this time... or at least make the final table... as long as I stay in til the first break, or longer than F-Train, then I can say I did bettre than last year.

peace

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

TV shows I try to watch all the time

or each time they are on, or whatever...
(in no particular order)

Heroes
Prison Break ( by far my favorite )
Jericho
Amazing Race
Survivor
Las Vegas
NCIS
The Unit
Deal or No Deal ( usually conflicts with one of the above, so only during commericials )
Meerkat Manor ( not really, just wanted to sound trendy )

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Scruffy!! Your Alive!!

I watched Heroes last night and I am pretty sure that my conclusion is tainted by overly high expectations...

I found it contrived, and predictable.... very predictable... this is not to say I did not enjoy it.. I did... I just knew things were bound to happen that I wish had been played out differently.. Prison Break, to me, is still number one...

I don't mind if online poker is rigged, and I am not saying it is... but if it is, which one of the 'riggers' decided to rig it to let morons take my money?

For your amusement: ( I found 9 and 17 to be most funny )

Airline Cabin Announcements

All too rarely, airline attendants make an effort to make the
in flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more
entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been
heard or reported:

1. On a Southwest flight (SW has no assigned seating, you
just sit where you want) passengers were apparently
having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant
announced, "People, people we're not picking out furniture
here, find a seat and get in it!"

2. On a Continental Flight with a very "senior" flight
attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've
reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin
lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the
appearance of your flight attendants."

3. On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take
all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything,
please make sure it's something we'd like to have."

4. "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are
only 4 ways out of this airplane."

5. "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express.: We hope
you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed
taking you for a ride."

6. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald
Reagan, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big
fella, WHOA!"

7. After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms
in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight
announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead
compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as
hell everything has shifted."

8. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard
Southwest Flight 245 to Tampa ...: to operate your seat
belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight.
It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't
know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in
public unsupervised."

9. "In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks
will descend from the ceiling.: Stop screaming, grab the
mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child
traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with
his. If you are traveling with more than one small child,
pick your favorite."

10. "Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some
broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we
arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your
money, more than Southwest Airlines."

11. "Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in
the unlikely event of an emergency water landing, please
paddle to shore and take them with our compliments." *

12. "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your
belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly
among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or
spouses."

13. And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Delta
Airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight
attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are
on this flight!"

14. Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard
landing in Salt Lake City. The flight attendant came on the
intercom and said, "That was quite a bump, and I know what
y'all are thinking : I'm here to tell you it wasn't the
airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the
flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."

15. Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo,
Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day, during the
final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it.
After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant
said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please
remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while
the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the
gate!

16. Another flight attendant's comment on a less than
perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as
Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

17. An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he
had hammered his ship into the runway really hard.: The
airline had a policy which required the first officer to
stand at the door while the Passengers exited, smile, and
give them a "Thanks for flying our airline." He said that,
in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the
passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a
smart comment.: Finally, everyone had gotten off except for
a little old lady walking with a cane.: She said, "Sir, do
you mind if I ask you a question:" "Why, no, Ma'am," said
the pilot.: "What is it:" The little old lady said, "Did we
land, or were we shot down:"

18. After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the
attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain
in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought
the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate.
And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells
are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way
through the wreckage to the terminal." *

19. Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd
like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the
next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the
skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of
US Airways."

20. Heard on a Southwest Airline flight. "Ladies and
gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this
airplane is on the wing and if you can light 'em, you can
smoke 'em."

21. A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it
reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an
announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this
is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293,
nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is
good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and
uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax...: OH, MY GOD!"
Silence followed. After a few minutes, the captain came back
on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so
sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you,
the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot
coffee in my lap! You should see the front of my pants !" A
passenger in Coach yelled, "That's nothing, You should see
the back of mine!"

I don't think Kinky Friedman(sp) will do will in this upcoming election.. hard to imagine a majority wanting a Governor named Kinky. Unfortunately, the other available choices don't excite my voting Genes too terribly much..

peace

Monday, September 25, 2006

oh oh oh

tonite is the premier of Heros on NBC.....

really looking forward to that....

couple highlights from this here blog...

First Post

First Comment
( who woulda thunk )

First time I was quoted approvingly: ( and last heh )
**
At 9:37 AM, BadBlood said…

"I know if the flop is gay, it will end up costing me more than I care to pay"

That's classic stuff right there :)
**

that's it... maybe will look for more later doubt it, but, ya never know...

got my car back finally... finished with therapy and finished with medical...
meaning, the accident from july 31 is entering yet another phase...

Amazing Race was not watched as usual last night, due to Extreme Makeover, Home Edition catching my attention first... I kept flipping back and forth, missing something from each show, making neither one all that great an experience....

( I don't do TIVO and my VCR just isn't recording like it used to )

But, my pick of Peter & Sarah ended up and first place this last leg.. go team go!

peace

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Coming up on two years

Well... getting close to my two year aniversary of this here blog... nov 12.. and I got to thinking about a retrospective I might need to write, then I remembered, I never did one for the one year milestone.. so, prolly won't do one for the 2 year eithre.. but, today at work, I was bored, and I started reading my blog from day one... heh...boy, was I a different poker player back then.... I was actually much better then, than now....

.. so, I took that bit of an epiphany(sp), and when I got home, I decided to go back to the higher limit SNG's... ( don't get excited, higher limit for me is going from .50+.10cent to $6.00+$1.00 ).. I played two of them.. took a third, and a second... $16.00 profit.....more importantly I played alot better than I have been of late... more solid, but, i still need to work on what i call bubble play... its when you get down to 5 or 6 and you should be more agressive... still a tad timid there...

(( there are just as many idiots at the 6 dollar level btw, at least on AB ))

But I digress.. since I'm not gonna write a retrospective, I thought over this coming weekend, I would go thru my archives and select 'highlights'.. to share with my multitude of fans... ( that would be you, and you ). I only got thru Dec 2004 at work today, and saw a bunch of stuff that I thought might be enjoyable to 're-share'..... and now that I have publically posted that I would do this, I just might actually do it.. :)

Prison Break is still the best program on television at the moment.. altho, CSI and CSI:Miami are pretty good....looking forward to watching Heros.. I hear good things about this one coming up on NBC.

I picked Mike Boogie to win BB:All Stars..... I didn't think anyone would be dumb enuff to keep CT in as long as they did, but, what do I know... would love to play some HE with these people....

Survivor:Cook Islands starts tonight... 'a social experiment' of a 'different kind', they are calling it.... I just want to see boobies...

Amazing Race starts up this coming Sunday, I believe... I am picking the physical trainer/triathelon team... I picked the hippies to win during the last race, even before the first episode, and I got that one right...

ok, look forward to my 'Slayre's Two Years Highlight Post' coming soon...

peace

Friday, July 28, 2006

All Star Idiots if you ask me

Big Brother All Stars, so far, has been dominated by the Season 6 Alliance... due mainly to the idiotic strategies of most of the other housemates.

The SO6 alliance of James, Janelle, Kaysar, and Howie are all strutting around like a rooster in a hen house... thinking they have such strength... when they actually don't, but, apparently, I am the only one that realizes this, and I am not playing the game...

Every time they win HOH, they lose a vote in the elimination process.. they only get three...

The other players in the game, need to stop screwing around and start eliminating this group of 4 obnoxious people...

Marcellus(sp) really ticked me off by eliminating Diane from the HOH competition, instead of Kaysar or Janelle... and Janelle ended up winning it....

I am pretty sure the George will be nominated again.. and if so, he will prolly be gone, no matter who goes up with him...

The smart thing for Janelle to do would be to nominate George and Kaysar, as neither of them will be able to compete in the Veto Competition, due to last weeks competition... ( they both chose to give it up in order to win the current one, George ended up winning it, and took himself off the block ) but, she won't nominate Kaysar, because she is an idiot....


I also watched "Who Wants to be a Superhero" last night and found myself entertained.... was not as cheesey as I thought... these people are less intelligent than the Big Brother people tho... the show is about the human qualities of a super hero, ie, character, integrity, honesty, etc...... 2 heroes were eliminated in the first episode...

Planning a trip to vegas Sept 4 thru the 6th..... no fucking off this time and not booking when i should....

peace

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Taylor Ware rocks!!!

ok, last post described a little bit how I've been trying to claim 50 bucks from Absolute Poker by accumulating 10mil in play chips... I was at 9.999 +- a few chips.. and managed to get down to 7.999 +- a few chips... and back up to 9.8

talk about frustrating.... I just keep reminding myself...

1) took awhile to break the 10k milestone
2) took awhile to break the 100k milestone
3) took awhile to break the 1mil milestone..
4) etc.. for 2 mil, 5 mil, 8mil, 9mil..

I was stuck at 6 or 7 mil for a long time... then jumped up to 9 mil rather quickly and now am back in the lose more than I win phase of this free 50 dollar attempt..

I seem to do better playing the 25k or 10k sng's than I do the 100k sng's, which is how I inched my way back up over the 9mil mark... so, i think i will continue with those until i get enuff so that even a 3rd place finish in a 100k sng will put me over... since I'm math challenged tho.. this might not be that easy..

kk.. 3rd pays 180k sng costs 100k plus 10k entry.. what do i need to have before I buy-in, to ensure passing 10mil with a 3rd place finish...

9.30 me thinks...
-1.10
leaves
8.20 plus 1.8, gives 10 woo hoo i'm so good at math!!!!

well, i got 9.8 right now... so, after work today then...

Saw Pirates of the C. yesterday... jack not as quirky, will turner not as swashbuckly, lizabeeth not as innocent.... still, not too bad... I enjoyed it...

peace

Saturday, July 15, 2006

The Hanlans are no more..

well.. I've read several of the trip reports, and how you people managed to have so much fun in Vegas, without me being there, is beyond me... I suppose, it is possible tho.. ;)

Im still playing with play money on Absolute... they give a 50 dollar prize to any and all who manage to build their play money up to 10 million chips.. and I am currently at 9.7 million.. and most likely will get the 10 million before the weekend is out.... almost had it today.. but, you know how that variance works.. no sense me whining about it....

Ok, Ill whine... I was at 9.9 mil.. fired up 2 100k SNG's, and only needed at least a second place finish or 2 thirds... I bubbled on both of them... KK running into AA.. JJ into QQ ad naseum...... over and over and over....

Still trying the Mansionpoker.net thing as well.... that is a crap shoot for sure... altho, the 4:30 cst satellite holds promise as no one stays awake, or bothers to wake up for it... 1000 people sign up, and my guess is 200 are actually there playing... I've made it into the top 40 several times.. and top 20 twice.... need to finish 9 or better to advance... my best finish was 12th..... maybe next time....

peace

( I think the Austin bloggers should plan a trip to eithre Winstar or Coushatta )
(( Winstar is closer by about 2 hours... ))