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  • What To Do With A Tax Refund

    So we got our big wad of cash from the Feds on Friday. The plan is to pay off a lot of those overdue bills and whatnot that have been hanging over our collective head. We hate getting phone calls from collection agencies, man.

    We did, however, do a bit of shopping. I needed shoes, Wendi needed shoes, Wendi’s dad needed shoes. So we trekked out to the Troutdale outlet mall for some shoes.

    I’m sure you all really wanted to know about the fact that we went shoe shopping. Yep.

    Ah yes, before we made that trek we stopped off at the local NoHo’s for some teriyaki chicken. Mmmmm, the best teriyaki chicken dish known to mankind can be found at NoHo’s Hawaiian restaurants. What, you don’t have one in your area? Your loss, neighbor.

    On the way home we stopped off to pick up Heroes of Might and Magic IV. I’ll post a full review in a couple of days, but suffice to say that it’s just like the previous Heroes games, only prettier and more complex. This is a good thing.

    We also picked up a Carmen Sandiego game for the kids, Final Fantasy VII (which won’t @#$%ing play on our computers since all of our machines have modern video cards installed, dammit), and 4×4 Evolution. I talked Wendi into that one based on the idea that Alex would want to play it with me. Turns out he’s beyond indifferent to the idea. Oh well.

    Maybe I should have dropped the 4×4 and FF7 in favor of Might And Magic IX. 3DO hasn’t let us down yet, anyway.

  • Every Other Friday Five

    Okay, so last Friday was a little bit too hectic for me to spend time doing the Friday Five. Bite me. (Gently, though, I’m averse to pain.)

    • What is your favorite restaurant and why? – The Original Hot Cake and Steak House, right next to the Ross Island bridge. Sure it’s a greasy spoon, but it’s the best damned greasy spoon known to mankind. I dare you to prove me wrong.
    • What fast food restaurant are you partial to? – Arby’s. Roast beef sandwiches. Chicken, bacon and swiss sandwiches. Rawr.
    • What are your standards and rules for tipping? – If the service failed to suck, there’s a tip. Otherwise there isn’t. *shrug*
    • Do you usually order an appetizer and/or dessert? – If we’re out at a place that has appetizers, usually I’ll get some cheese sticks or chicken strips or something. I’m usually too stuffed by the end of the meal for dessert, though. All things considered, that’s probably a good thing.
    • What do you usually order to drink at a restaurant? – Citrus juices, mostly. Orange juice, lemonade, that sort of thing. Sometimes I’ll have root beer, but only if it’s Henry’s or Thomas Kemper. I will have iced tea on occasion. I’m trying to stay away from carbonated sodas as much as I can.

  • Warning, warning! Don’t be stupid!

    Once again thanks to the great Captain Rooba we find a list of stupid product warnings and instructions. I think my personal favorite is the container of salt that’s labelled as being high in sodium…

  • The Ten Or Twelve Commandments

    Once again thanks to snarkywench comes this cute bit of linkage, the The Web Log Writers Ten Twelve Commandments.

    It’s sort of like a companion piece to that article on A List Apart that I referenced earlier.

  • Clever billboards you won’t see along I-84

    Thanks to the weblog wannabe for linking to a collection of funny billboards. This is the kind of thing I would do, if I had time, tools and talent. Heavy on the talent.

  • Oh drat, back to the drawing board

    Make your own evil plan! (Thanks to the 3 Bruces for the link.)

    Congratulations on being the creator of a new Evil Plan ™!

    Your objective is simple: World Domination

    Your motive is a little bit more complex: Power

    Stage One:

    To begin your plan, you must first Expose a Rich and Powerful CEO. This will cause the world to sit up and take notice, stunned by your arrival. Who is this Evil Genius? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good in Classic Black?

    Stage Two:

    Next, you will Seize control of Fort Knox. This will cause countless hordes of Stormtroopers to flock to you, begging to do your every bidding. Your name will become synonymous with Rage, as lesser men whisper your name in terror.

    Stage Three:

    Finally, you will Unleash your Great Supernatural Forces, bringing about the End of All Things. This will all be done from a Fake Mountain, an excellent choice if we might say. These three deeds will herald the end, and the citizens of this planet will have no choice but to elect you their new god.

    Trust us, it’ll all come together in the end.

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