A Double Serving of Little Grumblings 4/17 - 4/30

I neglected to post last weeks Little Grumblings do to the inability to cut and paste on an IPod touch and Bolt-Bus's 56k modem. To make it up to you I have prepared a double serving for this week on the heals of two book posts. Tomorrow should involve some solar panels and a tank while Sunday is still a mystery of sorts. Until then enjoy some regurgitated Tweets!

And as always the ones that are not witty I did not write.

• The pirate bay founders will be 4 of 5000 prisoners in the Swedish penal system, a system thats sees 69 escapes a year. I like their chances. (Most of these escapes involve inmates walking right out the unlocked gate)
  
• Swedish Prison Accommodations: Bed, Table, Chair, Bathroom and Bookcase per inmate. That sounds better than my freshman dorm room.
  
• The policy of hating tests is reported to still be in effect in the life of one Kevin Doyle.
• Today is not a total loss, Free Toothpaste! (To be specific it was Tom's of Maine toothpaste, the same toothpaste that I made my mother buy until I was 12 because I refused to use any other kind. Not as good as my lunch day in and day out in Elementary School: American Cheese between wheat bread)
  
• I am currently downloading the film Slapshot. Why? Because not doing so is a crime against humanity. NEXT QUESTION! (Paul Newman, the guy who makes Newman's Own products is the star of this movie, it is also the best hockey movie ever made for that I had to show it to Katy. That being said she fell asleep 30 minutes in.)
  
• In other news Kevin enjoys beer. Yes he does indeed. (In this sense it was High Life, sorry it's reasonably priced)
  
• My stomach sees pasta and promptly triples in size in anticipation.
• I have come to the conclusion that my anti-establishment music of choice is Punk-Rock and it's many disobedient children. Sorry hippies. (In particular The Clash and The Ramones)
  
• There are 100 runners in the alley way behind my apartment eating and drinking and singing about free beer. WTF? (To be specific it is called Hashing and this hash was centered around everyone dressing in dominatrix apparel. They literally run for beer once to twice a week, ages vary from 21 to 80 and I don't even know if their drinking in the alley behind my apartment is considered legal.)
• I will take whatever new Jens I can get at this point. twurl.nl/r2d5tp (Still awaiting Jens' tour dates in Boston. I would ask him but if you email him he requires you to follow the months email topic. This month it is Breaking away, the feeling, not the movie, last month it was World War II and the month before that it was Sports.)
  
• NHL.com + TV feed = Amazing
• You know whats nice. Sitting on your well lit patio with a beer at night. Yes you should be jealous.
• Free NHL radio feeds are also nice.
• Hockey fights narrated via radio lead to very entertaining word choices "Has his helmet removed from his cranium!" (We need to save the sport of boxing so we can hear radio fights on a regular basis)
  
• Apparently the voice of WBCN in Boston does work in NJ as well. Weird.
• A very well written account of what thousands of young American men go through each day in Afghanistan. twurl.nl/iqd7a2 (C. J. Chivers is my new favorite journalist, every single report he has filed from Afghanistan I have enjoyed immensly. He has a way of properly narrating each episode he is involved in while at the same time making it seem like he is writing on the behalf of those he is imbedded with. Amazing work.)
  
• Some people make running 26.2 miles look easy.
• Kevin Barnes is not straight, there, I said it. (I would like to submit this photo as evidence to the jury)
  

Photo by Katy Kobzeff

• I mean why did he have to change from a purple top to the exact same top in turquoise? The purple was so slimming.......
• The Franks Red Hot reserves have reached an all time low. A purchase of epic proportions is required.
• has come to the conclusion that the human race has an obsession with bass infused music. (Why is it that every show I go to the bass seems to be exponentially higher than it is on the actual album? I enjoyed Of Montreal live without question but I would have liked it that much more if I could understand what he was singing)
  
• Mass Ave traffic lights are out to get me. (Five lights in a row were red after I bolted off the previous line like a drag racer)
  
• OK Portz man, all your final are belong to us. That is of course if you don't mind.
• Is it me or are all killers considered to be "nice, well mannered people" up until they get caught?
• Crisping tortillas in the oven = bad idea (The result was two charred Tortillas, an apartment full of smoke, a really annoying smoke detector and one frightened kitten)
  
• 1. Cheez-its 2. Coke 3. Frank's Red Hot 4. Now and Laters
• Now and Laters make the list primarily because I have eaten half a box in the last 5 minutes.
• Fashionista stays.
  
• RT @darthvader: Just be glad I don't celebrate Earth Day the way I celebrated Alderaan Day.
• In addition to "fashionista" "have their cake and eat it too" has been added to my paper. Portz better enjoy it.
• Fact: Kevin enjoys editing papers by hand. Therefore assigning a paper while his printer is out of black ink is the best way to torture him. (and no printing it in purple would not suffice)
  
• Hey IMF how about instead of calling it a severe recession why not just call it a depression? Oh yeah I forgot that would mean something.
• Also included in said paper is a direct quote from the illustrious dubya Bush: "Heckuva job"
  
• I am taking many liberties with the English language for this paper. "Kennedyesque"
• Really it had to be a 9 Volt battery? I'll just head down to my bombshelter and borrow one from my Cold War era flash light. (The result of not having an extra 9 Volt lying around was a glass shelve held up by loose screws. I am now waiting for the day when I am washing the dishes and the shelve slicing my veins open.)
  
• Only masochists enjoy watching the trap defense. Ironically those same people live in New Jersey. (My best tweet ever and no one understands it)
  
• I fail to see the benefits of a standard screw over a phillips head other than the formers ability to send a drill into the palm of my hand.
• I whole heartedly agree. yfrog.com/76603j
• And all my drivers do is stare at me blankly bit.ly/ujZD5
• I am currently boiling water to shave my face because I used all of the buildings hot water during my 45 min shower. 41 minutes next time.
• Me: I'm an idiot Katy: yeah an idiot with his pants on backwards
• Born Ruffians are not Saves The Day. They are a HAPPY band. UNDERSTAND? (Case closed)
  
• Aparently you are not allowed to use Hotplates on Boltbus. How am I supposed to cook my Ramon? (No joke my driver insisted that no one plug in their hot plate for fear that we may repeat an episode from the week prior where a woman was burned)
  
• This whole Internet on a bus thing would be alot cooler if some asshole didn't forget to exit Kazaa before boarding. (The whole internet on a bus thing is really cool until you are sharing a bus wuth 25 other laptops = 56k)
  
• Yes honking makes traffic magically disapear. Silly New Yorkers, the correct answer is landmines. (Or a $350 fine which I am told has truely helped)
  
• NYC, society's traffic equivalent of the last 5 minutes of a Basketball game.
• Most people pity the anorexic, not the woman in front of me, she has lunch with them just so she can torture them by eating a pizza. (The woman in front of me on the bus was brutal, she spent 25 minutes gossiping about one of her friends who suffers from anorexia and thinking of ways to torture her)
  
• Her idea of an intervention: How's work going? And your anorexia?
• New York stock brokers may have ruined the economy but they make up for it by paying for my drinks. (Katy and I had an hour to kill around Time Square so we decided to get a drink or two at this Saloon, next thing I know this stock trader is buying me drinks, I'm lecturing the bartender on how Blue Moon is from Colorado and not Belgium, and I half a full out conversation with an Englishman about soccer and hockey.)
  
• Katy and I just decided we could move to NYC for Saturday morning people watching at Central Park alone. Probably not a good reason.
• Crossed paths with Menna again today. He is so not a New Yorker. (Seeing Mr. Menna at the MET was very cool and then realizing that Katy's work could replace the old drawings on the wall was more than I could handle.)
  
• Apparently the florescent light I hung last week can be considered modern art.
• A spicy hotdog does not qualify as a sausage. Nice try though.
• I am bringing Diners back to Boston. I don't know how yet, but I'm going to try and shove one or two in my duffle bag. (Boston has one diner that I know of, I want more)
  
• I would wear a shirt w/a bike on it the day 50 armed salesmen are peddling their bikes for rent. Best part? Took 10 guys to realize my shirt. (Funny thing is this happened to me once before except I was wearing a Facebook Tshirt and I was asked by a random kid in JP "Hey do you have Facebook?" I replied that I did not and kept walking, slightly confused. It took me an hour to realize I was wearing a Facebook T-shirt.
  
• An unshaven, sleepy and dufflebag armed Kevin lying on a 5th av bench probably resembles a young homeless man, or so the stares would imply.
• Rather than buy an IPhone I just need to move to NYC the home of unsecured wifi. No job required. Just a pringles can and voilà cc numbers! (No shit every where I went in NYC I found an unsecured wireless connection)
  
• We the jury find the defendant Mumkin guilty of attempted nightstand clearing and sentence her to a one night ban from the bedroom.
• Tweetie + Birdhouse = Amazing. Rectify your current status to include both.
• Sorry I'm confused, but isn't losing Specter a bad thing for Republicans? bit.ly/xCkO8 Read the comments section.
• Jens is testing my patience with shows in South America and California. Mr. Lekman as your biggest Boston fan, I want a show here. (I have thrown down the gauntlet and I dare any of you to challenge your love for Jens with mine. You shall fail.)
  
• Having sat in the backyard for an hour now I have come to realize that the alleyway is a major druggy/homeless person thoroughfare.
• Dumb Away Message of the Day "Its a great day to be alive!" Only someone who has been both alive & dead is qualified to make that statement.
• How long shall we suffer before Windings is recognized as an adequate font for official documents and correspondence?
• Since I am no good at applying for jobs I have decided to try my hand at something else I am not good at: running.
• Thank you "Kids", I now never want to have a daughter. (This movie ruined my evening, just ask Katy. I don't want children anymore for fear that they will become mixed up with the children of delinquent parents. I can raise my children as well as anyone but if they make one mistake they could end up with AIDS. I hate people who have children who do not have the time or the mental capacity to raise them, it is incredibly self-centered and dangerous to the people around you. When in doubt, do not procreate.)
  
• The big dilemma for the day in the life of Katy: to make Chocolate Chip cookies or Chocolate Chocolate Chip cookies. Decisions, decisions...
• Mumkin has just hissed at me for the first time. The love affair is ending. A cat is a cat is a cat.
• One resume sent off, many, many, many more to go.
• For once there's a mouse directly in front of the sliding door & my cat shows no interest. What has she been staring @ for the last 2 months?
  
• The name Charles does not appear to be spelled correctly. I have no idea which way I think it should be spelled, just not that way.
• Katy epiphany of the day: Everything Peach is good.
• Nothing like coming out of the shower to a girlfriend listening intently to a Scottish smut book.
  

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This Week's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings: 4/10 - 4/16

I realize that my previous post was also an aggregation of the last week's Tweets, for the fact that they now share each others cooties I am deeply sorry. But in my defense I have been busy with work, papers, finals, the return of a girlfriend from a foreign land and this thing called springtime. I hope to bring you something next week, but I can promise nothing, I hope you understand. Until then here is this weeks little grumblings. Enjoy.

And as always the ones that are not witty I did not write.

• Ummmm I am beyond infuriated right now. twurl.nl/egkxn5 (this tweet and the next few tweets were in reference to the drastic cuts proposed by the MBTA in order for them to meet their budget deficit. Yes I understand that this is a scare tactic, I am a polisci major after all, but the fact that they are threatening cuts at all and not focusing on paring back benefits and firing those who got us into this mess is appalling.)
  
• Some of these comments on the T service cuts are great: "So are we planning on legalizing drunk driving so Sox fans can get home?"
• "I travelled all over the world and consider the public transit systems in some 3rd world countries to be superior than the T" I vote Cairo.
• "I can't tell you how much money I dumped into cabs because I missed the 12:30 AM train."
• "What are all those lazy BU students going to do when those stops on the B line 100 feet from each other are closed?" Oh and Fuck BU. (On the topic of BU I would like to say to all of you people who root for simply the "Boston" schools in college sports do not use that argument with a BC, BU or Northeastern student. This is like Yankees/Red Sox, UNC/Duke to us, we hate each other and the fact that you can root for one or the other just because of the location is a ghastly and indefensible thought to us all.)
  
• "The T's like my deadbeat best friend. You can't stand him, he asks WAY too much of you, but you just can't do without the comedic relief."
• "Massachusetts = Connecticut" That is without the standard of living they enjoy.
• Cut public transport + We all buy cars + Install $10 tolls every mile on every road in MA = Mass Master Plan
• If I can't sleep at night then my cat will not sleep during the day. That will teach her not to play with bottle caps on tile for 2 hours...
  
• I just used the word "fashionista" in a paper for the first time. The feeling I got from typing it was far less exhilarating than I thought. (This paper ended up not being due for another week, fashionista will probably be edit ted out upon further review)
  
• Judging by the amount of people here today about 1/3 of my Global Climate Change class has not been attending regularly this semester.
• Climate Change Prof: "US not joining Kyoto was reasonable because of the non-participation by China and India." I like this guy. (Stemming from this I had a debate with Daniel who is of the opinion that the US not signing Kyoto was a missed opportunity on our part to show the world that we mean business. Though I agree that such a signing would have shown the world that we meant business and I am saddened that we did not seriously propose a different plan, I believe that had we signed Kyoto all that would have resulted would have been a greater loss of jobs and industry on the part of the US to China and India, a hit to the economy as well as no actual effect on the Climate what so ever [not to mention the ratification by the sentence would not have happened with the lobbying of Unions on democrats and the lobbying of big business on Republicans]. What needs to happen is a gradual easing into restriction on CO2 and other green house gases in order to not cause a backlash by the American public.)
  
• Spanish Prof: "I'm glad to see someone doesn't like me and wants me fired."
• Spanish Prof: "If I don't correct this final you will all fail"
• Jack Sparrow is not going away anytime soon. twurl.nl/0gutar (Pirates are fun news stories because no one can keep the article serious thanks to the romanticism of pirates by Hollywood)
  
• Dear FB Friend-finder: If I didn't friend them the first time or even the second time, I'm not going to friend them the next 5 times either.
• PS I don't like Taylor Swift or Usher if I did they would be in my "Favorite Music" section you had me fill out all ready.
• Fairly certain that when a group of protesters throw Molotov cocktails at troops with rifles that they are pretty pissed off about something. (This was in reference to the protests happening in Thailand right now for which I read the line "Protesters throwing Molotov cocktails were met with heavy resistance by troops armed with automatic rifles" in a NYT article. Got me thinking, what on earth would motivate me to throw a bottle of flaming gasoline at a man with a very large gun? Now you have to take into effect that I can not throw very far and that a trained police officer can hit a target from a good distance. With that being said I do not think anything short of my life or the life of the people I love being threatened would cause me to put myself at such a risk. Which leads me to believe that anyone who throws a Molotov Cocktail clearly has some valid concerns and you should probably sit down and discuss them.)
  
• In professor Portz's defense it's hard to issue a grade for a presentation that he was not awake for.
• "Sent at 4:26 AM: Your time sheet is delinquent. Please complete it and submit it immediately." Gene you workaholic you. (One of my bosses for Intramural Sports and Northeastern, he likes collecting rare coins and apparently doing payroll at the wee hours of the morning)
  
• Yes he hit you, I saw that, but what made you think it was OK to punch him in the face? (There was an incident in the Roller Hockey Championship which involved a player taking matters into his own hands and laying a kid out, the kid who was placed on the floor in such a physical manner decided to retaliate by throwing his hands at the back of the other players head. Now I get that it was a chump move to hit the kid and yes I may have beat the shit out of the kid if it had been me but what I don't get is how the players think I should not call it a penalty. If I let the game go on someone will kill that boy!)
  
• Minor freak-out when I saw "Subway" charges on my CC. Thought I was sleep-eating shitty food. No it was just overpriced public transport.
• Why does one need an assault rifle? It's called "hunting" not "assaulting".
• is not bored enough to rate his five favorite cheeses, but thanks for asking Facebook.
• I don't care if he is real or not. RT @Steve_Buscemi: is definitely an assman...you're either an assman or a dumbass man.
• Butterscotch, Cafe Latte or Vanilla? Oh and I like saying Vanilla with a Spanish accent.
• When I was a robber, in Boston Place! (Anthology version of Hey Jude, just listen to it)
  
• Me: United is going to charge fat people twice to fly. Katy: Good I hate flying next to fat people. twurl.nl/ferz5n
• We need to develop a way to transfer information to one's brain. I want to learn Spanish in a matter of minutes like Neo learns Kung Fu. (I did not do well on my Spanish test btw)
  
• I have been saying Texas should secede for years! Why when someone who likes Texas says it is it a valid argument?
• John Madden is gone, now if only we could get rid of Joe Morgan....
• One question, what IS the redneck solution? RT @trent_reznor: Making sure you cant feel TOO good about being American bit.ly/4liRrV
• Go ahead and try Texas, but in the end I think you might prefer to pay the taxes. twurl.nl/ba4oxt
• Having jeans with holes in them does not make you look cool, it makes you look poor. Though it does make you sound saint like.
• I hate tests
• "FOXNEWS RATINGS SURGE ON PROTEST COVERAGE" Drudge headline, and we wonder why Fox news is not a credible news source. (It was a political ruse on the part of Republicans to make it look like people are angry about taxes on the rich that are in fact lower than when Ronald Reagan was President, non-story)
  

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This Weeks Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings: 4/3 - 4/9

This week we here at Grumbling of an Underling are changing things up a bit. What's going to happen is that the little grumblings will be fed steroids once a week, meaning that most of the little grumblings will come with extra thoughts (marked in read) and a link or two. The reasons for this are: 1. I started using Twitter to publish quick thoughts that I might expand on later, this is my actually implementing the second part of that, 2. Katy came home Monday night and because of that I have not been writing which leads in to 3. Classes are ending, Easter is here and I won't have time to write and I feel bad giving you just Tweets that I have already posted on Twitter.

That being said I plan on continuing this each week and if there is a better format than posting my extra thoughts in read leave it in the comment section. Enjoy.

And as always the ones that are not witty I did not write.

• I was stupid in thinking that there would be no line at Umberto's at noon. Shame on me, I should know better. (Galleria Umberto's is the best place for lunch, and no I will not take your questions or comments)
  
• I would have had my own personal backstage "tour" of the moe. set if I had only not looked confused as to where the box office was. Damn. (Confession, I don't listen to moe.)
  
• 1 Shift remaining
• I am no longer employed by Borders Inc. (More on this here)
  
• Opens Door:"Wow it smells nice in here........aww shit I left the candle burning all day again!" Luckily I had an apartment to come home to. (I did this again two days later)
  
• Kevin thinks he is getting sick, his solution? Mac and Cheese.
• How does one seek sanctions against a country that's biggest business is making homemade rockets? (At what point do we say enough is enough in regards to North Korea, and no I do not mean bomb the shit out of them because we all know you can't draw blood from a stone. What I mean is why don't we just ignore them, they shoot off a rocket that fails miserably we act like nothing happened. Until they pull something off that works North Korea is dead to me, you hear me? DEAD!)
  
• Seth Rogan can't act. He can giggle, Mumble thoughts to himself and shout about his feelings to others. It must be the hair. (Thanks to Bill Simmons and his explanation that all Romantic Comedies follow the same basic plot line [funny parts - the romantic problem - the dramatic reunion - less funny parts] Zach and Miri Make a Porno was the first of many romantic comedies that I will not be able to enjoy.)
  
• New personal record 48.6 MPG. (I deliberately stayed below 15 MPH for the last part of my ride back to the lot just so the gas motor would not engage. Why? I have not idea)
  
• "Family Size" Cheez-It box? More like "Kevin Size" Cheez-It Box.
• Who when Coke is on sale for 10 for $10 actually buys 10? This guy.
• God do I love All Girl Swedish Rock bands. Jens has been replaced in the "will travel anywhere to see perform" category by Sahara Hotnights
• If Panda's are too stupid to procreate why are we trying to save them? Charles Darwin is rolling over in his grave right now. ("Cute & Cuddly" is not a valid argument)
  
• If action movies have taught me anything it is not to press the red button. Then why did I just press the red button on my security system?
• Where is my neighbor going at 5 AM? Better question: Why am I awake? (Our neighbor is an enigma, it is known that she owns both a red jacket and a lighter green jackeyt, she comes and goes at all hours of the day and night, occasionally has small children over, and cooks heavily spice laden food. All this is known from looking through the peep hole.)
  
• You can't record a hip-hop song, put guitar and drums to it and then call it Rock. I'm looking at you Lil Wayne.
• I shave because I have to, not because I want to.
  
• After this Sunday I see no reason why I should shave. This could be bad. (Katy has since informed me that such a policy shift towards shaving would be detrimental to my administration on other fronts.)
  
• Climate Change Prof: People who buy Hybrids hardly ever recoup the premium they paid for them in the first place.
• Climate Change Prof: The benefits of installing solar panels in your home is negligible if not a negative.
• My climate change professor = Debbie Downer
• Green Peace guy, I get it u want my $ to stop baby seal clubbing. What u don't know is that that $ went towards the purchase of a seal club.
• Dear NBA Executives, I have since declared myself eligible for the NBA draft. (Why can't I opt out of the rest of my college career and get paid millions of dollars to play basketball. Yes I am a terrible basketball player but the point is I have paid, or will pay, for my education and I will not be awarded a multi-million dollar contract. Not fair, and don't give me that life is not fair bullshit because I know it isn't but I still can grippe about it on the internet.)
  
• Tostitos "Now with 20% more!" Yeah, 5% more chips and 15% more air.
• Kevin will learn the piano this summer. Crisis averted. (You can thank Ben Folds)
  
• Apparently as a blogger I don't have to backup my claims factual evidence. So all those justifications for the invasion of Canada were 4 not.
• "with" is the key word missing from that last tweet. You figure out where it goes
• Screen-Dropping: (v) The act of observing the computer activity of an individual in front of you. "I was screen-dropping her buying shoes"
• Using a big word in a sentence & then explaining that word in the same breath makes you a condescending asshole. "the nadir, the bottom...."
• 24 hour news networks make for gutless, boring, fake political candidates and makes their mistakes 6 years down the road even more shocking.
• Tweet Deck, if you don't have it I suggest you get it. tweetdeck.com
• I wish I loved life as much as the keyboardist from The Faint does. (Let's just say his chief concern for the night was not playing the keyboard)
  
• Climate change Prof: "Your fridge will be connected to the Internet and will be controlled by the power company server" Oh the possibilities
• Climate Change Prof: "Driving on your cell phone, even with a hands free device. = Driving drunk"
• North Korea has a Parliament? Why?
• New Rule: You can't complain about me not reffing a game seriously when you don't take it serious enough to show up to your games.

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This Weeks Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

Here is this weeks hefty helping of Little Grumblings, enjoy. And as always the ones that are not witty I did not write.

• Why I don't follow NCAA Basketball; because I end up getting hit in the head with a ball while checking scores. I knew there was a reason.
• 4 shifts left.
• Borders Gift to our troops: Have people buy bags of coffee for $10 then donate it to the troops for a free drink in the cafe. So glad I quit
• I just bought a coke and upon taking a sip I realized it was coke zero. Balls.
• 3 shifts left
• I look ridiculous: Hoody, windbreaker, sweatpants, and sandals. However it seems appropriate in Boston.
• Jens Lekman will be touring the US this year. Looks like I won't have to be traveling to Iceland after all...
• 2 shifts left
• OK NYT I get it you have a global edition now get rid of that stupid yellow banner at the top.
• There are 5 classes left in Contemporary Black Politics and we just started talking about contemporary black politics. Beyond frustrated.
• I have heard Ents referenced in class twice today.
• Hitting shuffle on a 112 GB music library can create some interesting back to back combinations. Example: DMX & Bright Eyes. Tour? No?
• I just got a an online security question that prompted me to enter "Army" and "Tillman" into the same box. Speechless. bit.ly/PMU9
• I would like to replace "Speechless" in my last tweet with "Flabbergasted". Thank you.
• I like how my letting the hairdresser put product in my hair made her visibly giddy. All I could think about was washing it out 15 min later
• NU Moron: "I thought it was time" Barber: "Time to razor half your hair and leave the top untouched? How could it ever be time for that?"
• Dear Mr. Chavez: Defending a homicidal maniac by calling your nemesis a homicidal maniac does not count as an argument.
• I thought it was a well known fact that dirty hippies use a specific body wash to get that scent of BO and Weed. @LucyFitzgerald
• Is it dirty or would they just consider it the natural state of man; drunk, high, a potent smell and endless jamming? @LucyFitzgerald
• I think I should stop before I go and delete my whole blog by accident. No you can't convince me to to stay, I see your real motives.
• My Professor's take on my Spanish test and my Spanish speaking abilities: "This is Spitalian!"
• Dear White American Male Forefathers: I no longer want to be blamed for your transgressions. I will now be considered an Off-White Am Male
• I feel there is something fundamentally wrong when I buy my milk at Whole Foods only for the purpose of making Kraft Mac and Cheese.
• New air-freshener: Franks Red Hot + Stove Top Burner

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This Weeks Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

The Little Grumblings resume today but now on a weekly basis, instead of a daily one. As always the ones that are not witty I did not write.

• Trent Reznor is giving away free music in FLAC format via torrents. God I love independent artists. @trent_reznor
• And with that I have given my 2 weeks notice to Borders. Adiós discount.
• I love how managers' "suggestions" are so much easier to deal with after you have given your two weeks notice. Such a clear conscience.
• I need to buy Cocoa Puffs. It is imperative that I do so.
• Something about "Reality TV Star" in the title of a front page NYTimes obituary irks me. Can't put my finger on it though.
• I went out to get Coke I came back with beer. Funny how those things happen.
• I have come to the conclusion that I don't drink enough water, @ 5 AM. I will reevaluate this when my thoughts are coherent.
• Now if Tukka was the Bruins back up like he should be then this never would have happened tinyurl.com/csjbvy
• Don't get me wrong I like Michael Bloomberg but I don't think I particular care for the Facebook version of him, too talkative.
• Know whats a bad idea? Calling the ref a "fucking moron". Know whats even more of a bad idea, packing a lip after your ejection in Marino.
• You are such a silly woman, put the lime in the coconut and drink them both together. Then you feel better.
• NIN tickets are mine!
• Mumkin just spent 45 min in the closet, I blame her curiosity which if it wasn't for me could end up killing her.
• Internet is out again at the apartment, that means I will have to kill again. I know I don't like it either, but it has to happen.
• Internet issues have been resolved. It may have involved the killing of a nameless Verizon employee, I don't remember, all I saw was red.
• I wonder how Updike got such a detailed and personal view of a high school slut. And I mean DETAILED.
• My first and last Polisci classes were taught by the same man. Ironically they were both vague and non-informative.

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This Weeks Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

The Little Grumblings resume today but now on a weekly basis, instead of a daily one. As always the ones that are not witty I did not write.

• A night of firsts, first dodgeball game, first roller hockey game, and first time I have ever bled while working IM sports.
• Senator Grassley I am fairly sure that AIG workers killing themselves would not help the economy. Though it would help the funeral industry.
• Thanks to Katy & Daniel I think my cat may be one of the most photographed cats on the Internet. I'm waiting for a LOLKatz of her to pop up.
• Some Jens, a book, and the bathtub. But to salvage some manliness I will not be lighting any candles.
• The "Who Stole My Skittles Face" has been unleashed upon the world!
• Restoring my image by going to drink beer from a can at a bar named after a sex-crazed alcoholic author, alone. Manly enough for you?
• Note to self: Do not go drinking before work ever again.
• At this point I think I am ready to cut my losses and just act like the last few days never happened.
• Why is plug and play hardware never fun to play with?
• I'm working 40 hours next week on top of classes. I do not have a day off for at least 2 weeks, possibly indefinitely.
• This computer now has 2.75 TB of space + a 2 TB Time Machine drive. Sure have come a long way from 250 mb.
• I just spilled soda on myself, luckily no one saw me miss my mouth.
• Hey AIG workers I know we sent you those bonus checks but ummmm..... can wehave them back?
• Experiencing one of my favorite parts of Egypt, Egyptian tea with 4 scoops of sugar.
• Nine Inch Nails tix go on sale Wed @ 4 PM! That means dont try robbing my apartment @ 4 PM on Wed, I will be here hitting cmd-r repeatedly!

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• It is taking all my strength not to gorge myself on Cheez-Its at 7:23 in the morning.
• Proven Fact: Cereal has no effect on hunger, left over pasta on the other hand...
• Nothing and I mean NOTHING gets a day started like Band of Brothers OST in the morning.
• Glad to see that even though I was gone for two weeks walks to class are still as cold as ever.
• Reffing some dodgeball this evening. One problem, I don't know how to ref dodgeball.
• Boston traffic has nothing on Cairo traffic.
• I have decided that I am going to walk like an Egyptian from now on. By that I mean bolt across highways, and jaywalk (or rather jayrun).
• Magic Carpet Ride? Big Love wins the Emmy for most eclectic soundtrack.
• Mezze Penne is not conducive to multitasking.
• I wonder how the "Yellow Man" feels about Springsteen's Born in the USA.

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Update:

From now on Little Grumblings will become a Weekly post and not a daily one. Thank you.

Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• You know what felt nice? Not being accosted by a mob of Egyptians the second I set foot on the curb.
• To whoever left a Heineken light in my fridge, it has since been drank.
• Completely oblivious that today was St. Patricks day, that is until I got off at Park Street.
• And yes Kevin Patrick Doyle wore no green whatsoever today.
• I have now been awake for 24 hours.
• That's funny there is a frozen $100 bill in my freezer, I wonder who did that......coughdanielcough.
• Donkey ride!
• And with that our donkeys are waiting outside a good 20 minutes early. I should not have shaved last night.
• Aparently I have been using leave in conditioner as hand soap for the past 2 weeks. Expensive leave in conditioner according to Katy.
• Final Verdict: Donkeys are more like Eeyore than they are like Eddie Murphy from Shrek.
• Though Eddie Murphy in real life is more of an ass than both of them combined. Zing!

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• I love how my boss assumes I can be in two places at once come next Friday and Saturday. I need to change that assumption.
• Egyptians have the oldest crapiest phones one can imagine yet they somehow think that it doubles as a boombox and ringtones as actual songs.
• Just witnessed an Egyptian taxi driver staredown. It was a scarring experience.
• 4 Egyptians, 1 motorcycle. Such is Egypt.
• The duffle bag I bought at the souk today is made by a company called "Timberlaod" not to be confused with the actual company "Timberland".
• What I will miss most about Egypt will be the ability to nap, which is illegal in the US.
• A novella has the strange effect of making you feel like u have accomplished something real in a short time. I need 2 read them more often.
• When Hoopoes attack!! Wikipedia for some context.
• High winds tomorrow, good thing I work in the desert. :-/
• I love how here in Egypt a nap is an integral part to everyones day. This being said after a 2 hour nap.
• Aparently I need to turn my backyard into a minefield to keep intruders out. And here I thought an attack kitten would have been sufficient.

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• In the Muslim world you have TGIT instead of TGIF.
• I want some Cheeze-Itz.
• The donkey outside my window appears to be dieing by the sound of him. But by the looks of him he looks like every other donkey; pathetic.
• Islamic fact for the day: Every first born Muslim male is named Mohamed.
• It is not just my donkey that makes noises as if he is near death, apparently all donkeys do, does not help their image as a species.
• Why is it that flat coke tastes like rum and coke, better yet why am I not just adding rum to my flat coke?
• I think the Imams are compensating for some thing with those minarets.
• Why do tourists in Egypt feel the need to wear Indiana Jones hats? I know a Indiana impersonator, and he wears full Indy gear to Borders.
• When I go gray, it better be a national news story.
• Egypt is white from the desert and I spent the day in a tomb underground. Quite the opposite of you @LucyFitzgerald.
• Room service menu reads: Everything is fresh, items like Pigeon need a few hours notice (in order to be caught and de-feathered).
• Unfortunately our entryway rug is not a flying carpet and therefore I will return my Aladin hat and complimentary pet monkey.

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• How long until Facebook's friend finder takes the hint that I just don't want any more friends?
• This is the first time in my life I have ever actively wanted to buy something from a creepy, dirty, Ice Cream Man, but alas I am in Egypt.
• There is a rug downstairs with art work on it that looks like it is straight out of a Johnny Chimpo Cartoon.
• I need to invest in a pet frog for the mosquitoes that pester me. Preferably not a poison frog, would be slightly counterintuitive.
• Am I justified in my anger if the version of Photoshop that just crashed is a cracked version? Regardless I swore profusely.
• I was just asked seriously on the street if I have one or two wives.
• Now my refusal of all offerings of food makes sense, in Egypt food from a stranger can kill you.
• I wish I had the skills of Arnold when it came to catching flies.
• 96 degrees, in a tomb, wearing all black, with photo lights on......for 7 hours.

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• Nothing like inhaling Mummy dust all day.
• The call to prayer may is starting to get old fairly quickly. I mean one can only take wannabe Egyptian Idols for so long.
• Mummy Dust definitely takes the creative ability out of you. It's looking like no blog entry today.
• How many donkeys have you seen today? I'm at 4.
• Realized the problem with my shaving, I have not been using scalding hot water. Just sears the hair off your face. Seriously, close shave.
• Just spent a hour ride alone from Luxor 2 flat with a guy who knew no English and I know 5 words in Arabic. "Alatool" only gets you so far.
• Egyptian coke is equal in deliciousness (spelled correctly on first try) to European coke.
• Not having a PC for 6 months has really changed my opinion of them.
• I need to install a Twitter program in my brain.

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• Somehow a Miller Lite Cap made it's way all the way to Egypt with us. I'm looking at you Mumkin.
• I meant High Life, I don't drink crap like Miller Lite.
• Packs of dogs howling outside the window. Melinda referred to them as having Dog Wars. I need a camera, a flashlight and a gun (protection).
• Blog posts shall begin tomorrow. Be there or be square!

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• My faith in Northeastern may be restored now that I have been placed into AWD.
• Why is Vampire Weekend playing in my Skål mix? Dont get me wrong I enjoy them greatly but they aren't Scandanavian, I want Jens god damn it!
• My Facebook status message is to be read as if being said by Major Winters from Band of Brothers. Consider yourself educated.
• Torrent accounts have been parked! Zero hour looms ever closer.

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• #blogupdate :: What I Am Reading: The Hollow Hope tinyurl.com/b9cyk7
• I am at Esspresso Royale for internet right now because Verizon decided it would be cool to stop providing me with DSL yesterday.
• Because Verizon can not fix my internet until after I am out of the country, they have decided to send me a personal slave. Thanks.

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Today's Hefty Helping of Little Grumblings

As always, the ones that weren't witty, are the ones I didn't write.

• #blogupdate :: What I Just Read: A More Perfect Constitution tinyurl.com/bx28mh
• ESPN Streak for the Cash has Curling. Curling. I can bet on Curling? Yes!
• #blogupdate :: A Good Addiction to Have tinyurl.com/d4d8bb

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