Some Follow Ups

Recently I told you one of my ideas for cool shirt designs that have foreign phrases that would make the wearer look stupid. Well, I've found a guy on eBay who is selling some cool shirts, including this one and this one. And while we are talking about shirts, this gal also has a very creative idea regarding clothing for the workplace.

Oh, and while we are catching up on some previous posts, Der Iron Chef doesn't look like he is up for the challenge, but would rather continue to mock, in regards to my challenge in the post below this one.

And finally, a few weeks ago, I told you about a gorilla suit that had been donated to a homeless shelter. Well, I got an email the other day, informing me that the gorilla had been mistakenly included in a bunch of stuff to donate, and that they wanted it back. And I never got to really use it. Oh well.

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Battle of the Bloggers

Alright folks, I've been dissed one to many times by the man who calls him self Der Iron Chef. It was one thing when he questioned my ethics and standards in regards to my stance on Starbucks, but then he has berated me because I give him eProps for every word he says. And for those who have seen the front page of my website, might find this post of his slightly interesting.

So what is a boy to do about this? I've decided a simple friendly challenge is in order. I will invite him to my house (or a neutral location if he wants) to have a battle of the bloggers. I'm still trying to figure out the basic contest style, but here is the idea I have for now. We would have five rounds where we would get five to ten minutes to post a blog entry on our respective sites. Each round's topic would be chosen by a third party who would also officiate the match. There could even be a lightening round, where we have to create a post using every word, topic, or suggestion tossed out by the official over a three to five minute period. Then after the posting is complete, we would give a predetermined amount of time for the general public to read and comment on the posts. We would then have some non-partial way of creating a poll of who was the winner of each round. The winner would have to win three of five rounds. The winner would then receive a free fish and chip dinner and one free post on the loser's blog to brag on their victory.

I personally am willing to step in the ring with the boy. I'm going to post a challenge to him on his site. If he is man enough to battle, he will comment below. Then the arrangements of time, location, and final rules will be set. So check back soon.

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Card Night

Occassionaly on Sunday nights a few friends come over for a few games of Euchre. Normally not much happens, with the exception of Herr Bah losing (except when we played against Claudia) and Drew laughing at pretty much everything. Well, tonight was a rare night. There was no full moon out, so we don't know what the explanation/excuse might be, but at one point Herr Bah decided he wanted to wear the lederhosen that was hanging on my wall. Thankfully my camera had juiced up batteries. So without any more words I present to you the photo that I highly recommend setting as your desktop background.



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Happy Freakin' Birthday

Ok, I'm not begging for pity, but this has to be one of the worst of the celebrations of my exit of the womb since some grade school memory that I probably have blocked out. Let me give you a run down of the day....

Slept in until 10, had breakfast, surfed the internet (found out I got more birthday wishes from complete strangers than friends - what a depressing social commentary about people wanting my business), went to a soccer match where I hung out with some of the RAs, including Bah and Beth, after the game I grabbed a donner pizza (which is a turkish style pizza, not one named after a famous party.) and went home. I've since watched a little bit of Tapeheads and have just popped in Karate Kid on the DVD player. Oh yea, my parents called and wished me a happy birthday. I guess that about sums up this glorious day.

Oh, and the following people have birthdays today.... Erich, Chipper Jones, Kelly Clarkson, Spin Doctor Aaron Comess, Barbra Streisand, Cedric the Entertainer and the last incarnation of Shirley MacLaine.

Currently watching: (I just got to where he is learning wax on, wax off.)

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Blogger Idol - Week 14 - My Picks

Well kids, it is that time again when Ryan goes surfing around the web and picks his favorite entries from this weeks blogger idol. So in no particluar order I give you my top four for the week...

1. Harmless Thoughts
2. Cliff Between the Lines
3. I Am What I Am
4. Tim Samoff

Be sure to check out all the other entries for this week by clicking the little button.


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I Can't Even Make This Stuff Up

So last night was an event at the school where various staff members went in disguise in Basel and the students had to find them for clues to solve a mystery. Well, as another staff member and I were hanging out incognito on the street with the main movie theaters, we decided to spend a part of the time having dinner at an asian food place called Mr. Wong. Well, she went and got her food first, so I could stay on the street so kids could see me. When she came back she handed me a coupon that she got for a free beverage. I then went in and got my food, and what I thought would be a free beverage, although the fine German print said only at their new location at the train station. When I handed the nice lady the coupon, not reading the fine print myself, she said "You have the wrong, Wong," which sounded way too funny with her accent.

I still am laughing thinking about that. Sometimes simple humor just kills me.

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Swiss Movie Perks

Ok, one of the joys of going to see a movie in Basel, Switzerland is assigned seating. Yes my friends, you not only get a ticket to the movie, but a specific seat. To me this is great as you don't have to worry about having your group broken up into multiple rows.

Another feature is the pause. Midway through the movie there is a ten minute pause that I'm still deciding if I fully like it or not. Sure it gives you a chance to take care of excess pressure that might have built up during the show, as well as discuss the first part of the film. But at the same time it does break up the film a little, and disrupts the flow to some extent. But then again, when seeing a 3-4 hour film, it does come in handy.

Finally they have a lot of advertisements before the movies, besides the trailers for upcoming films. Usually there is at least one that will just crack me up. Currently the one that kills me is called Murmeli. Although the other ad on this page is just as funny. Enjoy.

Last film I saw in Basel: Big Fish I saw it last week, and highly recommend buying/renting this if you live in the states when it comes out next week. If you are in Europe or elsewhere, catch it in the theaters.

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