Facebook Apps

Man, there are so many ridiculous apps in facebook now. There was a time when this was not so, and everything was so much more clean, elegant and respectable. Now that they've opened up their API to allow any joe schmoe to develop an App, it has become not only a popularity contest to see how many "friends" you have, but also to see how many apps you have and what your "rank" is on them. See the Skiier vs Snowboarder app, the vampire app, the super poke app, the gift app, the Oregon trail app, what is the point of these other than to waste more time on the internet getting nothing accomplished.

Now this may seem a little hypocritcal as playing an MMO or a flash game would essentially produce the same end result: nothing. However, I disagree, these apps only cultivate a culture of "get more apps or fail at facebook", whereas an MMO or flash game can give the user the feeling of success upon conquering a new objective or receiving a beneficial reward to make future objective easier. So, I have decided to not install any of these apps and keep my page boring looking. Simple. Boring. Right.

What was before suction cups?

So lizards, insects, spiders, and many other critters have the ability to climb walls without manmade handholds. Some people attribute this as having little suction cups attached to the end of their toes. What did people attribute it to before suction cups were invented? Did they actually have the right theory about how the hairs/skin interact on a molecular level with the molecules in the wall and then threw that idea out the window when suction cups were invented? Maybe they said that these creepy crawly creatures had tar or glue or syrup on their feet. Could you imagine syrup on your feet? nice and slimy.

Google Calendar

So I put on my calendar that I was supposed to create a blog. My fingers are cold and I'm eating ice cream. Also on my google calendar is a number of Padres games. I bought a pack of season tickets (like a 25 game pack). I can't wait!

Also on my calendar are national holidays; did you know that May 29th is John F. Kennedy's Birthday?

Oh also, I got a fun piece of mail the other day with big red block text reading "SUMMONS FOR JURY SERVICE". The date? April 1st, 2008. What kind of sick joke is that? What do I tell my boss that day when I go in to the courthouse... April fools! I have jury duty! No work for me!