Archives Redux :: debbie-downer

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Jeff

nigh on four years ago, stonebraker and I chatted and it was revealed to me that I’m a fanboy of -everything-

also fitting in this archives redux is that I mention how much Canada loves me…and tonight is the closing ceremonies of the Olympic games in CANADA! Spooooky!

~woooooooo~

ok whatever, it’s a good archive post:

Originally Published, February 28th, 2006

Stonebraker: i’m watching bill maher

Me: cool he’s awesome

Stonebraker: eh…he’s hit or miss for me

Me: you just like be unenthusiastic about anything i like

Stonebraker: no I’m just not a zealot

Me: of anything?

Stonebraker: of things you like

Me: haha

Stonebraker: cuz your a huge fanboy

Me: yeah here’s how our conversations go:
Me: dude xxxx is so rad! i love it!
Me: stone: yeah it’s good….well its not really that good…in fact it’s dumb

Stonebraker: ok here’s how it really goes…
Stonebraker: let’s say that product xxxx is all over the tech sites
Stonebraker: YOU: dude did you see xxxx its the best thing that has ever been or ever will be
Stonebraker: then, a day or so later xxxxx is discredited and i’m like: I told you so…heh

Me: i don’t care what you say, i’m not going to apologize for having passion…its part of my charm
Me: its why i’m adored by literally dozens of canadians

it’s officially fail

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Jeff

earlier today, stonebraker twittered the following from the beautiful-autumn-wonderland that is Seattle, WA:

“it’s officially fall”

because I’m stuck in a pessimistic rut, i read this as “it’s officially FAIL“

i like his original version much better.

one world

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Jeff

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@st0ney passed this along to me…this photo speaks volumes about the divide in the olympic host country of china.

this is what happens when adults drink wine

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Jeff

so it was pretty awesome and fulfilling for you when i posted all sorts of pictures from my (now infamous) seattle 2008 dinner party.

also, you’re probably feeling shitty about missing the party b/c you had a final exam or an appointment with your gynecologist.

here’s more 10megapixel fun:

while stonebraker was chopping our lettuce he was also chopping off his fucking-thumb which is increasingly funny when you find out that he’s a surgeon. HA! workman’s comp FTW!

after dinner brooke and julie sat around and told each other stories and we all listened b/c they are girls and girls can do whatever they want at parties.

at some point the night turned to guitar hero b/c that’s what happens when adults get together and drink wine.

dude…we played guitar hero on a 120″ screen. let me tell you now…you havent played GH until you’ve rawked it on a 120″ of goodness. it will blow your fucking mind.

ok so here are some more pictures of people at the party including me and my sexy-yet-stylish blue-striped-shirt. that’s right ladies…blue AND striped.

oh and this dude was brooke’s bfriend and even though i cant remember his name he was all about posing for pictures while he played GH so that earns him a spot on the blog…also bonus party points for intensity.

up high—on the side—down low—too slow

i heard you let somebody get their fingers into you

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Jeff

ya know how you know if you’re cool or not? just ask yourself if you like panic at the disco. if you answer in the affirmative, then you’re gold.

also, if you use internet explorer it doesnt matter if you like panic b/c anything rad that i try to post on my blog seems to break IE. so apparently the coolness test consists of 2 things…

so lately, i’ve become addicted to micro-blogging the events of my life on twitter. i’ve realized that in doing so, i’ve literally constructed an outline for numerous daily blog posts. this is good news for you.

tomorrow stonebraker is flying into SoCal and i’m going to pick him up b/c that’s what good friends fucking do. he’s going to be busy with all of his top-secret-business so we might only have time for 1-15 drinks on friday afternoon. i told him that the best way to conduct his top-secret-business is to be drooling-drunk.

i’ve been listening to “pretty.odd.” on a non-stop basis and i even learned the chords to “we’re so starving” so that i could entertain buster with my guitar/vocal stylings. the louder i sing and the more i make the song about him the more he goes crazy. i’m not quite sure if he LOVES it or if it’s the equivalent to puppy water-boarding.

so today i was reading some random blog whose name escapes me and they mentioned “muskrat love” by captain & tenille. consequently, i’ve had that fuck song stuck in my head all day. also, when i was in 4th grade i had a huge crush on a girl named tenille but she was in love with the cool kid from school whose dad was a big shot doctor. last i heard that kid was all strung out on meth. so in addition to having a shitty song in my head, i’ve been feeling bad about turning out “better” than the cool kid in 4th grade.

twitter in plain english

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Jeff

so i’m jazzed b/c more and more of my “real-life” friends are using twitter (nic!). for those of you still on the fence, then you should watch this video and then signup for an acct already (stonebraker).

via commoncraft

seattle will change your life

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Jeff

so last winter i visted stonebraker and crew in seattle.

somehow i never posted any of the photos…so consider this a flickr spring cleaning.

Lovejoy, FTW!

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Jeff

so i’ve been reading/listening to one report after another talking about obama’s relationship w/ his “pastor” jeremy wright and mccain’s relationships w/ falwell and robertson and i wish that:

1.) politicians didnt feel obligated to seek out support from “men of faith”

2.) americans didnt care if their presidential nominees “go to church” or “pray to jesus”

i was talking to stonebraker about this over IM while listening to “countdown w/ keith olberman” and it went like this:

Me: i hate pastors

Stonebraker: why?

Me: b/c they have way too much influence on american society/culture

Stonebraker: whatever! Rev Lovejoy FTW!

stonebraker hates “show off” holidays

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Jeff

so i was going to get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit by playing some Irish folk-songs…but iTunes only has JustinTimberlake and teeny-bopper tunes to offer. somehow, my music library doesnt include any dropkick murphy’s OR flogging molly. this blows.

i do, however, have 3 search results for “danny boy”…one’s an instrumental version by clapton, one’s by johnny cash (not as cool as it sounds) and some track by rufus wainwright. again, this blows.

i had this conversation w/ stonebraker earlier today:

onelonelysuccess: are u wearing green?

stonebraker: no, I’m a brit

onelonelysuccess: oh…ok

stonebraker: I decided today that I don’t give a fuck about St. Patricks day

onelonelysuccess: really? but it’s a drinking holiday! if you like to drink then it’s your holiday too

stonebraker: yeah I know but I can drink everyday

onelonelysuccess: yeah but EVERYONE is drinking TODAY and that makes it special

stonebraker:I guess I’m a SPD scrooge

onelonelysuccess: yeah this reminds me of you on vday
onelonelysuccess: and halloween
onelonelysuccess: and new years
onelonelysuccess: and cinco de mayo
onelonelysuccess: and fourth of july
onelonelysuccess: so what holidays DO you like?

stonebraker: christmas

onelonelysuccess: yeah, baby jesus rawks

stonebraker: I don’t like show off holidays
stonebraker: like halloween

onelonelysuccess: that’s b/c you’re off-putting

stonebraker: people are all “but we can get together are party”
stonebraker: if you need a reason to party your life sucks IMO

onelonelysuccess: damn
onelonelysuccess: then my life sucks

ten minutes later, stonebraker was headed to the irish pub to celebrate…or so he says.

what’s your favorite curse word?

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Jeff

ok so stonebraker just pointed me to this youtube video titled “what’s your favorite curse word?” and it has all these celebrities giving their…well…favorite curse word.

it lasts 1min and 14secs and is the greatest video i have ever seen. (it’s even better than that obama ‘yes we can’ video).

so what’s your favorite “bad word”?

archives redux: muppets are scary

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Jeff

one year ago today, stonebraker and i talked about how scary it would be to live in a muppet-world:

Me: so alice in wonderland is a fucked up headtrip of a movie

Stonebraker: yes it is

Me: i cant believe that it’s a kids movie

Stonebraker: yeah it used to scare me as a child

Me: whatever, i watched it last night and it scared me

Stonebraker: muppets used to scare me…I’m NOT kidding

Me: lol. really?

Stonebraker: yeah, I get creeped out watching them now

Me: you know who scared me as a kid? those fuck puppets on mr.rogers in the neighborhood of make believe

Stonebraker: there’s just somthing not right about those muppets!

Me: yeah, how come every kids show we watched was like one big acid trip?

Stonebraker: could you image being stuck in a a muppet world?

Me: are you even hearing me any more?

the other stuff is sending me to hell

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Jeff

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so today i said goodbye to my beloved macbook pro.

i organized it’s software, documentation and power cords neatly into its box.

i wrapped it up in its protective paper cover and gently placed it in its styrofoam housing; lowering the lid and sealing the box for shipment was harder than i had expected.

nonetheless, it’s going off to a happy auction winner somewhere in illinois and i’m sure it will live out the rest of its life in happiness.

so now that my portable mac is safely in the hands of FedEX, I’m hearing through the rumor-web that tomorrow might bring updates that will make my once top-of-the-line mac a second-class citizen.

i started feeling bad about this and SMS’d my good friend stonebraker for support.

ME: i shipped my MBP off today. if there are updates tomorrow am i going to go to hell?

Stonebraker: well yes, but its not because of the updates, it’s because of all the other stuff.

the moral of this story is that (1) good friends are always supportive and (2) that you should always try to sell your mac the day before new models arrive.

would you like a hard creamer?

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Jeff

stonebraker just sent me this photo from somewhere in seattle.

tell me that’s not the funniest thing you’ve seen all saturday?

also, i’m pretty sure this is exclusive to the pacific northwest b/c i’ve never seen a ‘hard creamer’ in any grocery store ANYWHERE.

SNOW-screen

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Jeff

on wednesday i’m flying up to seattle to spend the week w/ stonebraker and crew. we were IMing about the trip and HILARITY ensued.

if you’re not in Seattle you can be jealous now.

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Stonebraker: whats the temp there?

onelonelysuccess: 72F…everyone’s wearing shorts

Stonebraker: you’re in for a rude awakening up here in Seattle

onelonelysuccess: should i pack my own sunscreen or can i borrow yours?

Stonebraker: bring your “SNOW-screen”

onelonelysuccess: lol

tell me have you seen my cornbread?

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Jeff

during the long thanksgiving weekend the pretty girl and i spent the evenings cooking up all sorts of goodness. when i say “we” i mean that she did the cooking and that i followed instructions. i am very good with simple. clear. concise. instructions.

she understands this about me and proceeds accordingly.

first “we” made these pumpkin bars with homemade icing and they were amazing.

the pretty girl’s house has this incredible-pro-rachel-ray-oven and the pecan snowball cookies she baked in it were AWESOME.

this is baby-smiegel and after a few hours of cooking/baking he was insistent upon being fed.

this is baby-smiegel with his big brother mork eating while we cooked. we think that the kitten was trying his best to impersonate his big brother’s eating technique.

after they finished eating, each of the cats did there own thing. smiegel sprawled out on the floor and mork headed for quieter comforts in his tent.

in the meantime, the humans sampled their creations. oh and the girl even made a care package of treats for me to take to stonebraker when i fly up to seattle on wednesday.

you’re welcome, stone.

stonebraker = cheap blog fodder

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Jeff

so last weekend i drove up to the psudeo-northern-parts of california w/ the pretty girl.we played with all the dials in the jetta—especially the ipod/radio.so i was driving on the 99 Freeway and told her, “hey, there’s a song i want you to hear on the ipod.”she scrolled through my iPhone’s playlist while i kept my eyes attentive to the road and the amazing rain that had overtaken my windshield.as she strummed through the music, i stole a glance and saw my song come into view.“yeah that one! that one right there! it’s amazing!”she didnt say anything.i explained,”dude, this song just gets me deep down, play it!”the pretty girl looked at me w/ a puzzled glance and said, “…the theme from brokeback mountain? the theme from brokeback mountain gets you deep down?”i spent the next couple of minutes explaining that i meant to reference the song just above the brokeback song and that i ONLY had the theme from brokeback mountain on my phone b/c it was Stonebraker’s personalized ringtone.this made her laugh and if there’s one thing i dig it’s the way she laughs.the moral of this post is that stonebraker’s ringtone is the gay-man’s-anthem.

one lonely success

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