Kicking 2010 out the door

As my New Year's Eve plans implode, I find myself sipping a cool Newcastle Brown Ale in my Stein of Science and look back on the previous year's insanity.

Pros:
* I got a new car.

* I got a new PC.

* I'm still employed.

* I gathered unto me a variety of shiny things (including the aforementioned Stein of Science).

* I saw Prague and much of Bavaria.

Oh, who am I kidding? Listing all the good things in 2010 would take a long time. I did okay overall.

Cons:

* I needed to buy a new car.

* I needed to buy a new PC.

* I find myself plagued with a variety of health issues deriving from overly-bright fluorescent lighting and far too many impacts from my impact sport.

* I didn't get a name or phone phone number of that cute gal on the train tonight. Damnit.

I can't list the crap of 2010 in their entirety in this blog. Most of it is too personal and meaningless to others.


So as the last couple of hours wind away and I drink my irritation down to a dull roar, I guess I should ponder resolutions.

Or I could just resolve to enjoy my beer.

Hey... I think I have a plan!

Happy New Year. May 2011 bring whomever reads this good fortune and happiness as we leave behind the first decade of the 21st century.

Cheers.

Xmas saw a Who

Xmas was pretty awesome. It had a few bumps, but overall it was pretty damn cool. I walked off with much loot.

Thanks to the gracious generosity of a great enabler, I was also able to see the latest "Dr. Who" Christmas Special.

Oh wow, was that awesome.

I actually had to watch it twice to get the full effect (I just finished watching it again). Yeah. It was surreal and really weird, but Moffatt's writing was pretty solid.

I think it was the best of the "Dr. Who" Xmas specials. Good times.

I'm now completely stuffed on Xmas leftovers. Urgh...

Tic-tock

This is pretty much it for time in the office this year.

I'm looking forward to getting caught up on my sleep a bit. Looks like I overdid it for Xmas, so I'll probably be spending a lot of time watching TV instead of doing anything that will require me to spend money.

I suspect I'll spend a bit of money to play with my gift to myself.

Hey now! Get your mind out of the gutter. I'm talking about the Stein of Science I obtained.

My friend Evil Steve loaned me Tucker Max's book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. I'll probably try to finish that.

I've gotten through the first two chapters. Wow. This guy is quite the jackass. At least he's accepted it and I must admit that he's a funny writer.

Daaamn but this is cool

Neat knife idea

The Size and Shape of a Strange World

In the words of Elijah Snow:

"It's a strange world. Let's keep it that way."

Steins! Of Science!

Pardon the disgusting ruin that is a toaster oven in the background.

So this is one of the Steins of Science I acquired this rainy Monday night from the honorable company of Herr Direktor himself.

I'm impressed with it. Keeps my beer cool and it looks awesome. That I acquired it after an hour(ish) of time hearing of the adventures of Herr Direktor's life was just icing on the cake. I know I'd read of some of it on his website, but for some reason the info didn't stick in my head properly. Likely my grey-matter hard drive is maxed out. *sigh*

I obtained a second one for a sibling who must have one. I can only imagine the sibling's reaction.

It's so shiny... and it holds an imperial pint of beer. I feel I must HIGHLY recommend this to EVERYONE I know!

But first, I need to deal with the fact I've had four pints of strong beer on a work night... ye gods...

Brilliant and a little depressing