Question of the Day #463

If you had the opportunity to go swimming in a substance that is not water, what would it be?

My answer: Champagne. For three reasons - 1) The alcohol would make it somewhat sanitary. 2) The bubbles would feel cool. 3) It seems like something people who are hilariously rich would do before throwing away the $3,000 gem-encrusted swimsuits they purchased for the occasion.

Saints or Colts?

Points for consideration:

• I lived in Indiana for two years.
• Drew Brees was a crucial part of my winning team in the office fantasy football tournament (oh, how they hate when the girl who doesn't care at all wins).
• My least favorite of the men I've dated was from the New Orleans area.
• Blue and white are BYU colors, so I like.
• Black and gold are Purdue colors, so I like (particularly because they use "old gold" rather than "that color that people call gold but is actually yellow").
• I've always kind of wanted to live in New Orleans.
• I don't want to be perceived as one of the masses who think the Saints somehow deserve the win because of Hurricane Katrina. (Onion story I loved from last season: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bears_inspire_a_city_still_reeling).
• Even when I lived in Indiana, "the city" was Chicago more than Indianapolis. I actually pretty much only think of that one time I went ice skating in Indianapolis when I think about the place and I'm not really that fond of ice skating.
  

Ehh...the fleur-de-lis prettier than the horseshoe so...Saints it is.

Phone Home

I lost my phone a couple weeks ago, but luckily I was close to having to renew my Sprint contract anyway and just barely got a new phone for free. It's fancy with a little keyboard and everything...welcome to the future.

However, losing my phone means that I don't have many of your numbers anymore. Please give me a call sometime or send me a text if you would like to be considered for inclusion in The Address Book. It'd be good to catch up with a lot of you anyway.

Netflix

Last week I canceled my WoW account and reallocated that part of our entertainment budget to a Netflix subscription. Thus far: Good decision, Andrea.

Here's my one complaint about Netflix, though. It kind of makes me feel like all the movies I've purchased in the past was a waste of money. I now could have virtually any film I'd like to see in my house in a short shipping time whenever I want. Also it makes it useless to purchase films for Trevor which has been one of my staples when I want get him a gift. This probably means saving money, but still...

This Time: More Kitty Pictures!

Fidel does not like taking a bath. But he is brave.

Tiberius likes Yoga with his fluffy tummy.

Julius is a cat.
We tried to take a picture with all three cats in a box. Julius was good, but Tiberius and Fidel would not stay put.

Six More for that Unemployment Number

Some of my favorite coworkers got laid off yesterday. I don't know if the company I work for is going to survive or not...nobody does. A year ago yesterday I started this job and I've enjoyed it for much of that year. Trying to stay optimistic.

The plan: Find a second job that I can work part-time in the evenings or weekends that could turn into a full-time job if the company goes under. We need the extra money anyway.

Oh my kitties

My wonderful mother and father got Trevor and me a camera for Christmas. Which means....Kitty Pictures!

Fidel is the king of the mattress propped up against the wall. Tiberius doesn't mind, he just likes lying on soft things.

Economic Recovery

Scene - New Year's Party

Me: What are everyone's New Year's Resolutions?
Travis: Get a job.
Tylor: Get a job.
Trevor: Get a job.
Becca: Yeah, I need a job, too.
Kain: Buy a boat.
Me: Don't you need a job before you can get a boat?
Kain: Yeah...I'll find something...

Must have!

Watching TV online the other day, I saw this commercial about fifty times. During this period, I came to three conclusions: 1) I want a car with a bench seat in front bad. There is something so vintage about them. 2) I want bangs again. 3) Maybe having a big dog would be kind of awesome. I cut bangs that very night. And I'm working on the bench seat car, but that's not free.

However, I did not come to the conclusion "I want to buy a Canon Powershot camera". But isn't that the nature of commercials? Trevor reports a similar experience with this commercial. It did not invoke the response "I want to drink Ketel One vodka", but it sure did fill him with a strong desire to have a "gentlemen in suits playing cards" night. Also the beard.

Top 10 Albums of The Noughties (a name I hate, but what else have we got?)

I'm not a music journalist and I'm sure I missed plenty of good music during the decade, but these are the albums that personally meant the most to me/impressed me the most during the decade that we just left (in no particular order):

Is This It - The Strokes
The Animal Years - Josh Ritter
Hot Fuss - The Killers
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
Demon Days - Gorillaz
Mesmerize - System of a Down
On a Wire - The Get Up Kids
Absolution - Muse
Dog Problems - The Format
Excuses for Travelers - Mojave 3

Noticeably Missing: Kid A - Radiohead. It's at/near the top of practically every list I've seen and I love Radiohead, but it seemed like such a freebie...I'm burnt out on reading how great this album is...I couldn't do it.

I thought about doing a list of my top films as well, but I really don't watch enough films to be any good whatsoever.