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I just came across a Plinko board in the basement of my sister's church. I couldn't resist playing a couple rounds despite the fact that we're here setting up for my grandmother's funeral. Call me irreverent and disrespectful all you want, but I'd like to see you walk past a Plinko board and not stop to play.

# posted by Josh @ 19:15 /

My holiday weekend was perfect - I spent pretty much the whole time hanging out with Todd. We shopped. We ate. We spent eighteen hours over three days playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance on Patrick's XBox 360 while he was at work. And just about an hour ago, we conquered that sucker (after eight meal-free hours of playing).

The best quote of the weekend came at lunch today while the three of us dined on delicious sandwiches at Pom Pom's. The topic was Christmas music, and Todd told us how much he hates that "So this is Christmas" song where all of the kids sing along at the end. Then five minutes later, that song started playing at the restaurant. Wo which Todd replied: "this song makes me want to bilk UNICEF out of all its money" (to punish the world's children for recording the song). Vengeance and spite - two more reasons I spend so much of my life with The Todd.

# posted by Josh @ 23:38 /

A rather large group of us gays just played paintball in a very questionable area of town. We really owned our gayness by calling ourselves "Team Sparkle," and at the start of every round we'd shout "sparkle up!" At one point right in the middle of a match I heard our team moderator telling her friends "Um, they're gay!" I was all "I heard that!" She didn't know what to say at first, but quickly regrouped and shouted "Your name is Team Sparkle!"

We're Extreme Gays™.

# posted by Josh @ 01:19 /

Patrick and I had a red hat ladies sighting on Wednesday at Chamberlain's Market. I didn't know they actually existed.

# posted by Josh @ 11:30 /

So I need to talk about one more tv show. Have you watched Heroes? It's bad. I mean it's one of the five awesomest shows on television, but it's bad. Does that make any sense? Do you see what I mean when I say that? Let's examine why it's awesome vs. why it's awful.

Awesome Awful
Hiro Able to stop time. Started out annoying, but earned my respect. A glimpse of Future Hiro shows us that he gets a slammin black outfit and a sword. Went from speaking only Japanese to perfect English in two episodes with no visible English-speaking lessons.
Niki/Jessica She can rip people in half like a phone book. Her family is like The Incredibles. She's slightly annoying and I don't know how I feel about her storyline. Is she a villain? I don't see her doing anything particularly hero-like.
Peter Petrelli He's hot. He's the "Rogue" of the bunch. He can be a little annoying, too.
Isaac He draws the future, and if we're to believe Hiro's visit to the future, he's gonna die soon. He validates people who think they are superheroes when they use drugs.
Nathan Petrelli We occasionally get to see him with no shirt. He can fly and plays a pretty good asshole. His huge white teeth are reminiscent of a row of urinals at a football stadium.
Matt the Cop Am I wrong for having a crush on him? He can read minds, but occasionally collapses under the weight of everyone else's thoughts. I can't think of anything awful about him, although he's slightly boring.
Claire Bennett Her body heals itself from everything to being hit with a staplegun to being cut open autopsy-style. She acts her part well. I like her. Save the cheerleader. Don't save this show's writers.

In a nutshell, the show is an amazing concept with predictable and poor scripting. For instance, after Peter hooks up with Isaac's girlfriend and asks to see her again, she actually says something like "I need a chance to catch my breath before you take it again." I mean come on. And I wanted to rip on Niki's son Micah for being far too smart for a 4 year old or however old he is, but as it turns out he's like the little Jack Jack of the bunch.

My other issue with the show is that too many plot concepts are borrowed from other contemporary shows. All of their paths cross in ways reminiscent of Lost. Claire's evil father is straight out of Alias. None of the powers are fresh or innovative - the main characters are basically the X Men.

But despite my harsh criticism, I still love the show. I sit there watching and wondering "why do I love it so much?" We may never know the answer. But the fact remains.... I'm hooked.

# posted by Josh @ 21:35 /

Did you see Lost tonight? It turned my entire life upside-down face. In case you missed it, I'll provide a quick recap:

hallucination
tumor
mediate
smog
monster
severed hands
guy from Love Actually (thank me later for the bonus LL in that pic - we all know how she rules the world)
Atticus Finch
eyepatch
bad cgi sequence
death
very little Charlie & Claire (the writers must have received my letters)
I'm still weirded out by the eyepatch
commercial for next week's Desperate Housewives, featuring Aunt Jackie shooting up the place
white robe branch davidian ceremony complete with a floating funeral pyre
"we're next"
Sayid
no fishbiscuits
africa
promising previews for next week's cliffhanger

So as you can see, it was a rather full-featured episode. And David, if you so much as think about telling me how much you think it sucked tonight, you are out of the will.

# posted by Josh @ 00:20 /

The Pita Pit is the second most delicious thing to ever happen to my mouth. And just when I thought I couldn't enjoy it any more than I already do, I had a 3:15am gyro last night after some dancing and drinking. I feel like I have a new lease on life. I might even step my alcohol consumption up a notch just so I can indulge in more late-night deliciousness. By the way, sorry for the blurriness of the picture. If it makes you feel any better, that's exactly how everything looked to me last night too.

# posted by Josh @ 09:05 /

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	Awesome	Awful
Hiro	Able to stop time. Started out annoying, but earned my respect. A glimpse of Future Hiro shows us that he gets a slammin black outfit and a sword.	Went from speaking only Japanese to perfect English in two episodes with no visible English-speaking lessons.
Niki/Jessica	She can rip people in half like a phone book. Her family is like The Incredibles.	She's slightly annoying and I don't know how I feel about her storyline. Is she a villain? I don't see her doing anything particularly hero-like.
Peter Petrelli	He's hot. He's the "Rogue" of the bunch.	He can be a little annoying, too.
Isaac	He draws the future, and if we're to believe Hiro's visit to the future, he's gonna die soon.	He validates people who think they are superheroes when they use drugs.
Nathan Petrelli	We occasionally get to see him with no shirt. He can fly and plays a pretty good asshole.	His huge white teeth are reminiscent of a row of urinals at a football stadium.
Matt the Cop	Am I wrong for having a crush on him? He can read minds, but occasionally collapses under the weight of everyone else's thoughts.	I can't think of anything awful about him, although he's slightly boring.
Claire Bennett	Her body heals itself from everything to being hit with a staplegun to being cut open autopsy-style. She acts her part well. I like her.	Save the cheerleader. Don't save this show's writers.