The Final (Official) Haiku
I would like to thank
All the encouraging friends
and a patient wife
Fanfares and all that.
As we are on the last leg of the trip to Montana (aside from the actual being in Montana and then getting home), we come to the last haiku. I have definitely kept my writing sharpened since college. The daily writings and postings were helpful when it came time to do a technical guidebook for my district and I was basically tech blogging.
I think I will miss the daily challenge. I have a couple of other concepts bouncing around. But first we have today’s adventure:
Yellowstone - I hear there’s bears. Or was that Jellystone?
Another full day in the Scion. I busted the entire 6 hour drive yesterday and was ready to keep going. I am a new convert to cruise control.
A potential foray into…dial-up…where we’ll be staying for a week. You may find me huddling in the parking lot of a local hotel. If the locals have “WHS” (hotel-speak, I guess, for wi-fi. Much shorter/clearer abbreviation than what the rest of the world uses).
There will be an automated post coming up. I will be on the road by then, but I still found the haiku fun. As The Robot promises, there’s a fun treat in post I’m writing (blogging on the road leads to some space-time thingys).
So, Devin, are you saying that there’s a longer version in the works? Because NPH is actually pretty funny in that trailer.
“Muahaha…so, yeah, that’s coming along.”
It’s great to see that Joss Whedon does stuff like “Motion Picture Association of my house“. Reminds us that he’s a nerd like the rest of us. (Okay, so like the rest of me. All of you socially adapted people who follow the blog…thanks for visiting my little domain (domain a double entendre for site or delusional masterpiece)).
Slade, when you mentioned RL DBZ, I thought you meant this or this. (Or, for Devin’s sake, a mention of a con and a link.)
But no. Now I have an image that makes me so nauseous, I won’t be able to sleep. (Great. Although my youngest screamed until 11pm, she did calm down after all the lights were out and was like, “What the…? Well, I’m bored…[snore]“)
Since I don’t know what tonight’s wi-fi situation will look like, here’s a haiku earlier than normal(-ish): The Haiku
Two days remaining
For this year’s haiku project
Will I need robots?
I thought about automating my June 27 post (1 year!) since we will be on the road between Idaho and Montana, but I will try to find a connection…any way I can.
A reminder to people wanting to follow along (like you, Mom). We can do cellphone updates here.
The Haiku
I’m a knight errant
Questing for some good wi-fi
and soft-baked pretzels
I found some decent wi-fi, but thankfully I had a soft-baked pretzel last night. Previous time to that had been a couple of years.
Quick trip updates: We did go through Zion National Park. Pictures later (Mac and Scion say 10:46pm, Hotel says 11:49pm). We were the only ones going our way in the dark on winding roads. I also went through the longest tunnel ever. I felt elvish - not meant to be underground for so long. Actually, switched to nightvision on my camera and had a rabid lobster flashback from Cloverfield.
Hopefully the next stop we can get to earlier and have better wi-fi. Lots of fun so far.
This is from my phone (yes, I actually let my wife drive the xB. That’s how much I love her.). Try and find the really funny name on the political placard.
The Haiku
It’s a good promise
that if he does a bad job
Can’t say we weren’t warned
I like to call this video “My Dad: A Study in Motion Sickness”
My wife decided to help a friend out and host a jewelry party. (Coming from Chicago because the “come to a party to buy stuff” market was saturated…Sorry to break it to you, but with Gold Canyon Candle, BeautiControl, Mary Kay, and Romdimpler’s Haberdashery, we’ve seen enough.)
My oldest daughter and I went out to eat (our usual McDonald’s) and then went to Bookman’s. Man, no Spirit or Watchmen. But I did get $11 on store credit on returned books. I am now starting to really see the perks of the library. If I want to read the book, chances are there’ll be students wanting to read the book. Pretty cool, and my 8 bookshelves can get a much-needed weeding.
The Old Part: I got my orthopedic inserts today. Someday when I’m not so sensitive about being the youngest person (besides my daughter) in the doctor’s office I will show you the monstrosity that is size 18 inserts. I’m not exaggerating about the old part. The woman in the next room told the doctor, “Well, I’ll probably die within the year or two so whatever happens happens and I won’t worry too much about pain.”
The Game Humor Part: Devin, you asked about games with humor. (Still haven’t sat down to download the Precipice demo yet.) There are a lot of inside jokes in Simpsons Hit and Run (one being the Matlock Expressway). My daughter got Fox in Socks (the actual book, not the psycho video).
The Haiku
Killing each other
War doesn’t make sense - unless
Gloves make it funny
Much thanks to Jeremy for getting me excited about Wii Sports again. I forgot how cool golf is and I always love when both people get knocked out in boxing.
Day 2 of new contacts - Took me :38 seconds to put them in this morning. Running fast.
Yep, Devin, you asked for it. Here’s how to figure out a predictability of how many people in the Marvel universe share Stan Lee characteristics.
As x approaches Stan Lee, x is multiplied by the 12 movies so far, rising exponentially by Life, the Universe, and Everything, factored by the amount of gamma radiation present (I find it funny that it looks like a hangman’s gallows) within the boundaries of how many movies make money divided by the 31 attempts so far. Solution: As long as Marvel movies make money, the rate of babies born looking like Stan Lee will increase exponentially. Modus ponens Excelsior! (Not counting ‘Who wants to be a super-hero?’ because, frankly, no one watches that anymore.)
(Do you like my wife’s ultra cool stationery?)
(I being an expert on cool.)
Here’s a cool mash-up of Stan Lee’s cameos:
With the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie slated for May 1, 2009: The Good News
The Haiku
Deliver parcels
on time and consistently
so consumers smile
J got his Wii today. Simple strategy? Find a store manager who actually tracks his shipments and has a reliable UPS driver who shows up at the same time every delivery.
In your face, Wal-Mart! EBGames beat you out of another big sale.
My friend is a chaplain in the military and needs some resources as he counsels soldiers.
Here's what the soldiers are asking for.
You'll need to enter his address:
Chaplain (CPT) Vincent Garcia
Battalion Chaplain
40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion
APO AE 09342
