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Quickie

Evil

Was at the Starbucks to pick up an afternoon coffee. Watched two guys in business suits tickle fighting while the barista was making my latte.

Please Fess Up

Who was the other person that voted that the slumping economy will put The Hose out of business? I am really interested in knowing. I was the other two votes. How can the rest of you be so in denial? C'mon People!

Found In Patagonia - Car Crash Circa 1932?

After Hours by We are Scientists

Planning Ahead

A Hosers Xmas celebration in New York? Anyone? Anyone?

Schooled!

Evil
Do you ever have one of those days where everything just seems to go wrong? I just did, in terms of my Scrabble games. I've been getting schooled left and right. Killer B came back from his honeymoon and apparently has a lot of pent up energy. He's dropping 70+ point words on me regularly. Sirk (who does not read this blog) snuck up on me with no letter left in the bag with a Bingo and stole the game at the very end. Argh! I hate that!!! And Evil Twin #1 completely demoralized me by hitting me with a 158-point word. Yes, you read that correctly. 158 points on a single word! I am through. I'm giving up for the day. I will be back for more tomorrow!

Commercial Review: CEOs As Pitchmen

Evil

I've noticed that a bunch of CEOs are featuring themselves in their company's commercials. How arrogant are these douche bags? Do they honestly think that they're so good looking and telegenic that the public would rather see their ugly mug vs. that of a professional actor?

Let's review some that I've seen lately.

Charles Schwab Commercial



This is Charles Schwab. It's a commercial for the company Charles Schwab. Okay, that right there in an immediate indication of this man's douchebaggery. So how did he do in this commercial? Horribly! Does this man inspire confidence? No. He comes off as a grouchy, old, out-of-touch dude who is so loaded, he could not care less about your money. What is that strange hand motion he does in the middle of the commercial? And what is his final message as the commercial end? Essentially that you should shut up, stop complaining, and leave your money with his company. Great. Grade: D.

Sprint Commercial



Now, for contrast, here's what I think is a good CEO commercial. Doesn't the guy come off as friendly? Accessible? Confident? Seems like a guy you could have a beer with and give product feedback too. Grade: A.

Obama National Anthem

Here is another contender for the Obama Victory Theme Song.

Good Signs

Evil

I made reservations at a nice restaurant downtown for R's birthday dinner. Neither of us had been there before, but it's a newish place and reputed to be quite good so I was looking forward to it.

It had been raining lightly but steadily all day, so I decided to dress casually: button-down shirt, jeans, and dress sneakers. The last thing I need is to drag my Ferragamos through the puddles. I meet R at the train station and a mental "uh-oh" immediately pops into my head. She's much more dressed up than me. She's in a simple but elegant black dress. I know it's a new dress because it had just arrived in the mail a few days before and she had showed it to me. She takes a look at my outfit. I see her eyes do the quick scan from head to toe. Then she smiles and even lets out a little chuckle. "I should have dressed more casually too. It's been raining all day," she says.

We take the subway downtown and by the time we get out of the subway station, the sky had completely opened up. The rain was falling in sheets and the wind had whipped up so even with umbrellas, we were drenched within seconds. The restaurant was only 3 blocks away. I ask R if she wants to hide out in a Duane Reade til the rain lets up a bit. She is, after all, wearing a skirt and open toed heels. She says that we're already here, so we might as well make a run for it. We're trudging through the rain. I'm jumping over the deep puddles that have gathered at the curb. R jumps over them too.

We arrive at the restaurant about 20 minutes after our reservation time, so they ask us to wait at the bar til a table opens up. R is wiping her lower legs with paper towels. She shakes the water off her raincoat. Her hair is all wet. I'm all wet too. This seems disastrous: two really soggy people at a nice restaurant, late for our reservations. I ask R if she's upset because this is the type of things that I expect girls to get upset about. She says she isn't. "You know, it's like, whatever." Those were her exact words.

We wait at the bar. It's a great bar area. Really cozy and dim. A good looking crowd hanging out. I ask R what she's drinking. She peruses the drink menu. Great wine selection. Some really good-looking specialty cocktails as well. She closes the menu, looks up. "I'll have a Knob Creek, on the rocks." Awesome! I did the same, and the bourbon felt just right at the moment. It made us a little warm, more at ease. Feeling good.

Obama Victory Theme Song?

Evil

Was just downloading some song to play on Rock Band 2 and re-discovered an old gem of a song. Seems like it would be perfect for the Obama campaign... perhaps to use a the victory theme song???

Time For Change

I heard some kids telling me
How theyve lost all the faith in the way
Theyve been talking world peace
And the wars in the streets

(pre-chorus)
The lines on their faces so deep
A revolution, or reach out
And touch the day
Were overdue, child

(chorus)
Change
Now its time for change
Nothing stays the same
Now its time for change

I feel the the future in the hands
Of our youth will be safe
No more lies
Old, tired fools tell our future
With tarot cards, and lie of crime

(pre-chorus)(chorus)

Ill change
Ill change
Not tomorrow but today

(chorus)

Recognize that song?

How Embarassing

YIKES! I don't even want to know how much it cost to get A-Rod, Kobe, Michael Phelps, and Tony Hawk to do 1 commercial. One very GAY commercial.

Holiday Inn Express - Rapper

DVRs are killing commercial viewership. Good riddance. Most commercials are idiotic, but a few are brilliant and not to be missed. Check this one out!

Me saying what we are all thinking

me: are you back?
Killer B #1: no. Sunday.
me: rats
Killer B #1: i'm okay with it
me: (to my self and no one else) Maybe I'm not

Sanrio Store, Take 2

Evil

The first Sanrio store I went to was small and didn't have a great selection of products. So today, I went to the flagship Sanrio store near Times Square. This place had it all. I wanted to pick up some Hello Kitty women's underwear for R's bday gift. I saw several pretty cool options, but something about buying Hello Kitty underwear just felt too pervy. Hah! I ran outta there. So I guess R is not getting an actual gift for her bday.

SAD State of Affiars

I'm suffering from a little seasonal effectiveness. It's so cold outside, Xtian ditched me yesterday for another event, and then posted on Facebook about how much fun he was having, and, Evil keeps playing Rock Band and doesn't invite me over, even though I sang at 100% for us last time.

The financial maelstrom is making me anxious so I can't buy anything on eBay, KenTak3 is working like a madman to save the economy, and Bruno is still with my parents so I am alone all the time in Brooklyn just with a couple of random mice.

I think I want to get another dog. Bruno's sister gave birth to some new puppies and I really want to get another one. I think it will be comforting.

Does anyone else want to get one and time-share with me? I think this is going to be her last batch. Please?

Wedding Bells

There have be a lot of weddings lately around the Hose Offices. The Mamacita married her favorite robot, and the Killer Bs tied the knot. Congratulations to all involved.

In preparation for one last wedding, Catjjy and I cooked up a list for the pending nuptuals of Sparks sister. It was her task but she asked me for some input. This is not quite what she used but I thought it was fun enough to throw up on the blog...

Does This Apartment Make Me Look Gay?

Evil


Evil Twin #2 and several other people are starting to give me a complex. In the last several days, there have been multiple independent mentions about how gay-looking my apartment is. Is that really true? Hosers, you can tell me the truth!

Some pics here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/(mygmailname)/ApartmentPics?authkey=3ZUU37heoq4#

Note: replace (mygmailname) with my actual gmail name.

Please weigh in in the comments section. Thanks, y'all!

The Greatest Post Never Posted

Evil

Over IM, Xtian and I just constructed the greatest post that we cannot post to The Hose. Our readership is too big and it would hurt some feelings.

As such, Xtian and I are starting a new, secret blog and will only be inviting the "inner core" to read. You will be getting your invites in your email inbox. (Or maybe you won't.)

On The Road To A Drinking Problem

Evil

This isn't so bad, is it?