Top 10 Christmas gifts I ever got

So even though I am not a fan of Christmas I did get some good gifts through out the years. Here is my list of the 10 best gifts I ever got for Christmas.

10. Loud Ass Computer SpeakersNow this is really one isn't really about gift, its how I used the gift. My roommate who lives below me has the same hours as a vampire. He went through a stretch of time when ever single weekday night he would come home and blast music from his room. So just about every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night my bed would vibrate from the bass of his music. I had two roommates moved out because of this. And I have permanent nerve damage in my neck from constantly trying to sleep while holding pillows down on my head.
So for a recent x-mas I asked for speakers that could kick out as much bass as humanly possible. It was time for me to return the favor. However, one night I did get in trouble with my neighbors. I passed out at my desk with the speakers really loud. My neighbors couldn't comprehend how anyone could sleep through that. Try about 20 beers.

9. Transformers

There wasn't one specific Transformer that stands out. I just thought they were all really cool. And they still are. Its really two toys in one. You have a car or something, and then you have a robot. A toy that will stand the test of time.

8. IpodThe Ipod is just one of those things now that I can't imagine living without. I'm not sure what year I first got my Ipod, but it has changed my life. Remember those clunky tape cassette and CD players, how did we carry those things around? Especially while exercising. The Ipod is up there with the wheel.

7. Season Skiing Pass to Nashoba Valley

Ah, I remember the days of being a youth. For one whole skiing season I think I skied everyday. Nashoba Valley can't be called a mountain. More like a Ski bump. Or most places bunny hill. But as a young teenager this was awesome. I was never that good at skiing but for one year of my life I was a little ski brat. I also learned the embarrassment of riding down the hill in one of those medic ski patrol sleds, after I got the wind knocked out of me trying to do some trick off a jump. Years later I found out that midnight sledding at Nashoba was a lot more fun.

6.George Foreman Grill
Even to this day I still use a Foreman Grill. But in college this gift was king. I think at one point in everybody's life they owned a Foreman Grill.

5. Tecmo Bowl
Tecmo Bowl changed sports game forever. It was the first time I could remember that real life players were actually being used in video sports game. This game was more addictive than crystal meth. I would having sleep overs at my friends house and just playing this game all night. Bo Jackson was just retarded. Tacklers would just bounce off him. The only way to slow him down was to pick the exact play. Which wasn't hard, you had a 25% chance of getting it right.
4. BikeNow my first real bike was some BMX bike. I can't really remember too much about the specifics. But its more about what I accomplished on the bike than the actually gift. Getting a bike allowed me to go places where I could never walk to. Which got me into a lot of trouble as a kid. I think growing up I was banned at one point or another in hanging out with all my friends. I guess their parents thought I was a bad influence or something. But I really wasn't that bad or anything. Its not like I burned my house down or anything.

3. Commador 64

My first computer. I still remember the thing like it was yesterday. Mostly because I think it was faster then my current computer. The ability to play games and to write something without a typewriter, fucking genius.

2. Intellivision
I am really showing my age now with this gift. Most people at the time went with the Atari gaming system. Not me I went with Intellivision, and its paddle style control. In hindsight probably a bad move, since Atari took off. But I loved intellivision. Spend so many long hours playing it, because it didn't save so how else were you going to get the high score. This is just like the Lexus commerical. But I am still waiting for someone to buy me a car.


1. GI Joe Aircraft Carrier

This gift rocked. More like it was a rock. It was 7 feet long and once it was together you couldn't move it. But seriously, not too many kids had the aircraft carrier so it was a cool as gift. I loved GI Joe's so this was the apex of my collection. You know that a GI Joe vehicle kicks ass when its not in the top 20 of stupidest GI Joe vehicles. My only complaint (besides that it couldn't be moved) is that it only came with one guy. Whats the deal with that? One guy to operate the whole boat? Only in GI Joe world. Good thing Cobra Commandos aren't a good shot.

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone

Manbags are magnets for muggers, warn insurance companies

Mirror News--Trendy manbags, adored by celebrities such as shamed TV presenter Jonathan Ross and soccer stars David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo, are a new target for muggers, insurance experts have warned.

For “metrosexuals” fed up with unsightly, bulging pockets stuffed with change are using them to carry wallets, keys and expensive gadgets such as iPods, BlackBerrys and mobile phones.

And Post Office Home Insurance believes fashionable men are just as likely to be robbed for their designer clutch and shoulder bags as women.

A spokesman said: “It’s important that men consider this a serious risk and that they take steps to protect their possessions.”

Wow! Guys that have purses are targets for violent crimes. Never would have expected that. Now in the article they call the purses manbags. Now to me I think manbags = balls, so I will never ever, ever, refer to man purse as a manbags. I like to refer man purses as a fanny pack. Nobody will never ever see me wearing a fanny pack. If I ever had a fanny pack then I should deserve to get rob, and punched in the nose.

I hate Christmas

Call me a Grinch, but I can't stand Christmas. You know it was fun as a kid, but now its just a little old. If I could celebrate with my 2 year old nephew then maybe it would be a little bit more fun.

There is just way too much pressure associated around Christmas. Every family member I talked to about what they want for Christmas goes like this; "you don't have to get me anything for X-mas", well I have to at least get you something, "no don't worry you don't have to get me anything".

So this makes me constantly wandering around malls trying to find something. And just by the sheer numbers of the people in the mall you all bound to run into somebody that you know. And its never that cute girl you met at the bar, who left before you grabbed her number. Its always that ex co-worker that you never talked to at work, so then you have to make stupid conservation.

So this weekend I tried to do some x-mas shopping, and failed miserably. The only thing that I bought was a suit for myself. Then I decided to hop in a 12 bars of Christmas bar crawl. I figured that this made up for not buying anything.

But what really drives my nuts about Christmas is how people think that it is some giant holy day. Well most of Christmas tradition are Pagan rituals. The tree, the stockings, the bearded man that flies in the sky. Yep these are Pagan beliefs. I'm not hating on Pagan's, but most Catholics believe that Pagan's are evil. Which there not.

Because Pagan traditions are rooted in Christmas there was a time Christmas was banned in Boston. And anyone caught celebrating was fined.

"For preventing disorders arising in several places within this jurisdiction, by
reason of some still observing such festivals, as were superstitiously kept in
other countries, to the great dishonor of God and offense to others:
It is
therefore ordered by this Court and the authority thereof, that whosoever shall
be found observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing
labour, feasting, or any other way upon any such account as aforesaid, every
such person so offending, shall pay five shillings as a fine to the country."

But what I the NASA/Santa Claus relationship a interested one. Because during Apollo 8 mission the crew reported seeing Santa Claus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBRnSZ0b6Rg

What do you think NASA meant by Santa Claus?
Well I have today off, and instead of staying warm on this cold day I have to go out and try and get some x-mas done. I hate it.

Is this real?

My journey through the internet I occasionally stumble across something that stumps me. Whether a story, video, maybe a picture. Well this is one such thing. Meet Toby Jones from Jones Big Ass Truck and Rental.


Here is his website.

MBTA continues to fuck with commuters

I am a "T" rider. This is how I get around. Mostly on the Redline. I have giving my thoughts about the MBTA before. But one thing I would like to add about the MBTA is that its a fucking scam.

So for a typical fare it is suppose to be $2 for one way. Fine. However, you can not just put $2 into the machine for a one way ticket. You must deposit at least $5 in, even if you just need a one way ticket. So now you have $5 worth of credit to ride the MBTA. So now you do 2 rides at $2 each way. There is still that $1 that is unaccounted for, and can not be used. So for every round trip ticket someone buys the MBTA is stealing a $1 from you. You can not get this dollar back. This is a fucking scam. The MBTA headquarters are actually in Nigeria. Here is them at work.
But now this.

T removing Red Line seats

Boston Herald--Red Line riders will be packed like cattle starting Monday as part of an MBTA plan to herd more passengers into already crowded cars by ripping out seats in the region’s overloaded subway system, the Herald has learned.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will run Red Line trains with two retrofitted cars that will leave only four seats on each for elderly and disabled users, according to a state official briefed on the plan.

We pay enough money to ride the stupid T, we should have leather seats on those trains. But no, they are taking away our FREAKING SEATS! Now this won't really affect me too much, I like to stand, but I am worried about the fat people. What are they going to do. They can't stand for a 90 second T ride. Fat people are going to be dropping dead on the trains now. And you know who going to be doing CPR on these fat people? Not me. Because there was only 3 people in my class that failed CPR training and I was one of them. So don't look for me for support.

This is another stupid idea by the MBTA, still not as stupid as removing the turnstiles and adding those ridiculous electronic gates. Yes, the Redline does get crowded at times during rush hour, but its not like riding the subway in some communist country.

Or even worse Japan.

Skylab 1973

Continuing on without any email I can at least post these picture that were taking by Skylab back in 1973. Props to my man easynow for digging these gems up.

This is a huge object photographed by the astronauts on Skylab back in 1973, this is defiantly not ice crystals, a satellite, or a missing tool bag.

The glory days

So once again I find myself to busy to blog. Its a shame really. I was hoping to put in some good blogging time today, but I just had someone call out sick because of a headache. A headache!

And my last few posts were all about serious stuff like earthquakes or failing car companies. I remember the good ol days when I use to make fun of my gay roommate and how silly communism is.

Maybe those days will return soon, but I can't predict the future. Or can I?

But currently my email is not working, so if this keeps up maybe it will be a good day.