On the subject of Soup

"No Soup for You!"

This entry is a compendium of thoughts on a rainy day in Seattle. Call it Blog Soup.

Why is it that my super fast eight core Mac working more like a Commodore 64?

Was it as much fun to play Intellivision back then as it is to play Wii now?

Does everyone start their day optimistic they will get everything done only to discover it was a lot tougher than they thought it was going to be?

When is too much too much?

Go see Little Miss Notetaker's kitchen! It's awesome... and then go rate it on HGTV.com. 

The word is on your lips. Say the word! FASCINATION!

Do people just not call to tell you they are not coming anymore, or do they just assume you will work your schedule around theirs?

Does everyone have to be paid for everything, or do you ever do something because it is the right thing to do?

Improv Karaoke tonight. I have to get ready for it. I don't know why it's tougher than usual. Maybe the combination of the bad karaoke experience from last week, and the upper back injury from yesterday.

Just how awesome is Michael Phelps? Just how cute is Shawn Johnson? Just how amazing is Jonathan Horton (still no relation)?

Was the opening ceremony of the Olympics still the most incredible show ever put on now that it has been discovered that the director of the show basically abused the cast, and said the only place it could have been done better is North Korea?

What would I look like as a bobble head?

The render of the video is still not done.

When it is correct to be politically incorrect?

Who won the primary for Governor here in Washington and do I care? I care that the ads are over for at least a couple of weeks (phew!)

Is the world ready for Arnold-oke (singing an entire Karaoke song as Arnold). Believe me now!

The batteries on my desk are recharged now. Hopefully I will be soon.

Hey Dave, can I plug my show? It's Sunday night in Seattle at 7 PM at the Historic University Theater. No, I don't have a clip.

Is it Theater or Theatre. This coming from a guy who spells color colour.

Render is still not done. However, I am.

Good night, Grace Kelly... all your looks were too sad. So I'll try a little Freddie. I've gone identity MAD!

Yours truly,

Johnny Blogger

On the subject of Taking Time

Sometimes to make the most of your time, you have to take time to make the most of you.

Nothing profound there, but tomorrow morning, I am turning off the alarm, and my son is in on the deal.

My wife and daughter are in the midst of a seven day cruise to Alaska. This morning, my wife's usual 7:30 alarm shook me out of bed. I actually needed to get up today for a long day at work, so it was okay for today.

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Tomorrow is another day, and I am going to recharge. So don't call me early, the phone won't ring. E-mails will wait until 10 or so. Life will get back to full speed, after I slow down for just a night.

I am sure you have a similar story, so I hope you have some recharge time as well.

Good night, shutting off the alarm with a bang!

Yours truly,

Johnny Blogger

Morning update:

Big time nightmare... doing windsprints in gym class... So much for the plan. 6 AM... wake up. Can't turn off. Turn on Olympics. Turn on music that my parents used to listen to (elevator music.) Dose off. Dog needs to be let out. Up again at 7:30. Give up plan. Go to see if Son wants to get up for camp at 8. He decides he wants to sleep more and rolls over. He wakes up at 9:30. Looks like he learned my lesson. And by the way, my wife's alarm clock went off at 7:30, and I don't know how to shut it off, so I just plugged in some headphones on it to silence it. Guess it's just going to be a running joke while she relaxes on her cruise.