We went 5-2 again last night in bowling for the 2nd week in a row. We're right about in the middle of the standings. If we can just keep plugging away, going 5-2 each week I think there's enough time for us to move up, assuming no one starts running away with it.
I did ok, finally got back over 600 again with a 621 (212, 207, 202). Last game should have been much better but somehow I missed a spare in the 9th that I make 99% of the time and then had a big split in the 10th frame.
I also got away with 2 near "Bonehead blunders". First one, I was about to bowl on the wrong lane when the other team yelled out "WAIT!" Phew... then in the 9th frame I left the 2-8 (sleeper). Well, the 8 pin had slid a bit to the right so it wasn't right behind the 2 pin. But, I pick this up all the time. It's not a hard spare. I threw it right where I wanted and saw it hooking right in and turned my back and walked back to the table. I discarded a card and was just about to pick up a new card when Bubba yelled out "Blunder!" I stopped and looked up at the score and saw that I had not gotten the spare (not sure how I could have missed it). But, he jumped the gun and I didn't draw a card, so once again, saved by the yell.
Well, I guess my plea for super bowl jokes fell on deaf ears. Maybe it's because you don't understand how Comic Wonder works. Here's a short explanation.
Comic Wonder uses technology like your voice mail does. After you sign up you just go to the Tell a Joke page. At that page, you enter your phone number (using a land line works best for audio quality) and we call you. It's really fast, as soon as you hit the Call me button your phone will ring. You record your joke into the phone just like you were leaving a voice mail for someone. You have the ability to listen to it, record it again, etc. When you're finished you hang up and the page will show you a Next button to upload your joke.
Once you do that we get a wave file sent back to us from the server and we convert it to an mp3 and store it on our servers. Simple as that.
To get you started, here's a super bowl joke I told yesterday.
Have a good Thursday.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
We need your Super Bowl jokes!
Hey, do you know some Super Bowl jokes and are just itching for a place to tell them where you won't be told to shut up? Have we got the place for you!
Just head over to Comic Wonder and tell them there. Then tell everyone you know to listen to them and tell their own!
And who knows, if your joke is judged to be the best of the week you could even win amazing prizes!
So, what are you waiting for?
Just head over to Comic Wonder and tell them there. Then tell everyone you know to listen to them and tell their own!
And who knows, if your joke is judged to be the best of the week you could even win amazing prizes!
So, what are you waiting for?
Smelly Dog
I took the girls to a new dog groomer yesterday. The new Mounds in Sun Prairie includes a groomer (Shaggy Dogs). Thought I would give them a try, so I made an appointment for 3:00 yesterday.
First thing, 2:45 rolls around and we're in the middle of a sleet storm with 20+mph winds. Drive there isn't too horrible but much worse on the way home 30 minutes later as there's glare ice everywhere. I make it home in about a half hour.
At 6:00 we have to go pick them up. It's a total mess out, with the new snow we received now blowing across the roads. In places unprotected, like country roads next to corn fields, it's a virtual white out. Can't see anything in places and have to crawl forward slowly. Luckily there's hardly anyone on the road so we make it there and back without dying.
And the end result was great. Dogs smell good for once, they're nicely groomed and even got little pink bandanna's, though Delaney is too much of a tom-boy to enjoy it so her's is quickly taken off.
I took a couple pictures of them with my iPhone.
First thing, 2:45 rolls around and we're in the middle of a sleet storm with 20+mph winds. Drive there isn't too horrible but much worse on the way home 30 minutes later as there's glare ice everywhere. I make it home in about a half hour.
At 6:00 we have to go pick them up. It's a total mess out, with the new snow we received now blowing across the roads. In places unprotected, like country roads next to corn fields, it's a virtual white out. Can't see anything in places and have to crawl forward slowly. Luckily there's hardly anyone on the road so we make it there and back without dying.
And the end result was great. Dogs smell good for once, they're nicely groomed and even got little pink bandanna's, though Delaney is too much of a tom-boy to enjoy it so her's is quickly taken off.
I took a couple pictures of them with my iPhone.
Delaney
Guinness
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Enough already
Will someone please tell Roger Clemens to just shut the fuck up already?
First, it was his youtube video proclaiming his innocence, then the 60 minutes interview, now his lawyers have drafted a long document explaining just how he achieved his level of greatness in his mid-40's without the use of performance enhancing drugs.
Yeah, ok, NOW I believe you. Why would a lawyer fudge the truth? That would never happen.
Give it up already Roger. Brian McNamee had no reason to add you to his list if it wasn't true. He risked completely losing his entire plea deal if he was caught lying. What incentive is there for him to lie? And your best buddy, Andy Pettite, has already admitted to using them. Are we to believe you? Not hardly. Dude, you can deny till the cows come home but that's not going to change what anyone believes and it just makes you look like a total fucking asshole. Give it up already.
First, it was his youtube video proclaiming his innocence, then the 60 minutes interview, now his lawyers have drafted a long document explaining just how he achieved his level of greatness in his mid-40's without the use of performance enhancing drugs.
Yeah, ok, NOW I believe you. Why would a lawyer fudge the truth? That would never happen.
Give it up already Roger. Brian McNamee had no reason to add you to his list if it wasn't true. He risked completely losing his entire plea deal if he was caught lying. What incentive is there for him to lie? And your best buddy, Andy Pettite, has already admitted to using them. Are we to believe you? Not hardly. Dude, you can deny till the cows come home but that's not going to change what anyone believes and it just makes you look like a total fucking asshole. Give it up already.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Electro-static discharge
All last week I would walk around the house and just get the living shit zapped out of me every time I touched something. The kicker came Friday night as I was walking into the kitchen. I went to flip on the lights and as my finger came in contact with the light switch a blue arc of fire flew from it into my finger sending me into an expletive laced rant about freakin' winters in Wisconsin.
That did it. Saturday morning we went out to Home Depot and bought an 11 gallon humidifier. Cranked that thing on high for an hour then set it back so it would maintain a constant 40% humidity level in the house. I haven't been shocked since.
Friday night hockey was great again. We won once more, running our record to 8-3-2, and we haven't lost in 5 straight (4-0-1). I scored twice but had at least 9 really good looks including one where I took a feed in front and shot for the far corner only for the goalie to kick it back to me so I tried for the near corner and he flashed an amazing toe save to deny me again. I now have a team leading 13 goals in 12 games with 8 assists (2nd in assists). During our 5 game unbeaten string I have 10 goals, only getting kept off the scoreboard in our 2-2 tie.
Unfortunately this week's game is on Saturday because of a kid's tourney bumping us and I can't make the game because of couples bowling league. After that we have 2 weeks off because of more tournaments. That means my next game is on Feb 22nd.
I'll try to get in some basketball those weekends instead.
Work is going well. We managed to improve the speed of ComicWonder.com dramatically in the last few days. Not sure how it's going to hold up under a heavy load yet. I guess we'll find out soon. The winner of the Comic Wonder of the Year contest, Chris Cashman and Mark Metcalf (Neidermeyer from Animal House and Maestro from Seinfeld) are making the radio talk show circuit now and will be on Bob & Tom a week from Wednesday (Feb 6th).
I guess we'll know if we can handle an increased load that day. That's what she said. There's no time for that!
And here's another joke from Christopher Walken.
Later
That did it. Saturday morning we went out to Home Depot and bought an 11 gallon humidifier. Cranked that thing on high for an hour then set it back so it would maintain a constant 40% humidity level in the house. I haven't been shocked since.
Friday night hockey was great again. We won once more, running our record to 8-3-2, and we haven't lost in 5 straight (4-0-1). I scored twice but had at least 9 really good looks including one where I took a feed in front and shot for the far corner only for the goalie to kick it back to me so I tried for the near corner and he flashed an amazing toe save to deny me again. I now have a team leading 13 goals in 12 games with 8 assists (2nd in assists). During our 5 game unbeaten string I have 10 goals, only getting kept off the scoreboard in our 2-2 tie.
Unfortunately this week's game is on Saturday because of a kid's tourney bumping us and I can't make the game because of couples bowling league. After that we have 2 weeks off because of more tournaments. That means my next game is on Feb 22nd.
I'll try to get in some basketball those weekends instead.
Work is going well. We managed to improve the speed of ComicWonder.com dramatically in the last few days. Not sure how it's going to hold up under a heavy load yet. I guess we'll find out soon. The winner of the Comic Wonder of the Year contest, Chris Cashman and Mark Metcalf (Neidermeyer from Animal House and Maestro from Seinfeld) are making the radio talk show circuit now and will be on Bob & Tom a week from Wednesday (Feb 6th).
I guess we'll know if we can handle an increased load that day. That's what she said. There's no time for that!
And here's another joke from Christopher Walken.
Later
Friday, January 25, 2008
Yay, Friday!
Have you seen the awesome goal that Rick Nash of Columbus scored against Phoenix a little while ago? It's all over youtube. Check this out. Just freakin' amazing.
And here's your Christopher Walken joke of the day.
And here's your Christopher Walken joke of the day.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Everyone should have dogs at work
There's nothing quite like having a dog next to you to pet when you're stuck on a problem. They just look at you like they wish they could help. Everyone should be so lucky to have a buddy like that.
Guinness spends most of the day sprawled out on the couch sleeping but Delaney spends all day upstairs with me, mostly lying under the desk return sleeping but she can tell when I'm stuck and will sit up next to me, just looking at me, hoping for a little head scratch. She's so cool...
Anyway, last night was bowling night again and I continued to struggle. Actually the first and second games I bowled pretty well but couldn't carry anything. The 2nd game everything was right there but I left a 4 pin, 3 10 pins, a 9 pin and then the coupe de grace, a crushed 8 pin in the 10th when I needed to strike out for us to have a chance. All that for a whopping 206 after a 215 first game. 3rd game I really struggled as the oil started breaking down quickly and after a huge split in the 10th I ended up with a 158. Fortunately we still won thanks to Jim's 242. We went 5-2 on the night, just losing that 2nd game. That's 3 straight sub 570 series for me. Not good.
And now, a vampire joke (credit goes to Chad for telling this one at bowling). Yes, the comedian is me...
And if that's not enough, how eerie is this clip from Coming to America? (credit Paul's Poop for finding this nugget).
Guinness spends most of the day sprawled out on the couch sleeping but Delaney spends all day upstairs with me, mostly lying under the desk return sleeping but she can tell when I'm stuck and will sit up next to me, just looking at me, hoping for a little head scratch. She's so cool...
Anyway, last night was bowling night again and I continued to struggle. Actually the first and second games I bowled pretty well but couldn't carry anything. The 2nd game everything was right there but I left a 4 pin, 3 10 pins, a 9 pin and then the coupe de grace, a crushed 8 pin in the 10th when I needed to strike out for us to have a chance. All that for a whopping 206 after a 215 first game. 3rd game I really struggled as the oil started breaking down quickly and after a huge split in the 10th I ended up with a 158. Fortunately we still won thanks to Jim's 242. We went 5-2 on the night, just losing that 2nd game. That's 3 straight sub 570 series for me. Not good.
And now, a vampire joke (credit goes to Chad for telling this one at bowling). Yes, the comedian is me...
And if that's not enough, how eerie is this clip from Coming to America? (credit Paul's Poop for finding this nugget).
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Bowling drop off
After nearly shooting a 300 2 weeks ago (298) and a 727 series I have completely lost it. Last Wednesday I shot 553 never breaking 200 and then Saturday night I couldn't do anything right, starting with a 149 game and shooting 524. I did manage a 213 the last game. I know something I did wrong though. I started messing around switching balls and used 3 different ones Wednesday and 2 on Saturday. I think I need to figure out which ball to use in warm ups and not switch.
To make myself more comfortable working from home I bought a new chair from Staples which was delivered yesterday. Amazingly, I ordered it Friday and it was delivered Monday with free shipping. Go figure. Here's a picture of it... oh so comfy.
And here is today's joke.
To make myself more comfortable working from home I bought a new chair from Staples which was delivered yesterday. Amazingly, I ordered it Friday and it was delivered Monday with free shipping. Go figure. Here's a picture of it... oh so comfy.
And here is today's joke.
Monday, January 21, 2008
On the job
Day 2 with Comic Wonder. I'm learning a lot about how all this works but still feel like I'll never grasp it all.
Here's a funny joke I listened to today.
Here's a funny joke I listened to today.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Last Day!
Today is my last day at my current client!
I start with ComicWonder tomorrow (though I have been working nights getting ready).
I'm so jacked to be able to do something cool and exciting without a big bureaucracy getting in my way.
We'll be heading out to bar at Bowl-a-vard lanes after work for a little going away party. Hopefully we won't get too much snow...
My next post will be from the comfort of my home office. :)
Later all!
I start with ComicWonder tomorrow (though I have been working nights getting ready).
I'm so jacked to be able to do something cool and exciting without a big bureaucracy getting in my way.
We'll be heading out to bar at Bowl-a-vard lanes after work for a little going away party. Hopefully we won't get too much snow...
My next post will be from the comfort of my home office. :)
Later all!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Comic Wonder in the news
The Seattle PI did an article on Comic Wonder of the Year winner, Chris Cashman.
Pretty cool. We got a big increase in traffic this morning because of it.
In hockey news we tied 2-2 last night. My 2 game hat trick streak is over. I didn't score. We had so many opportunities it was ridiculous but their goalie came up with huge save after huge save.
Pretty cool. We got a big increase in traffic this morning because of it.
In hockey news we tied 2-2 last night. My 2 game hat trick streak is over. I didn't score. We had so many opportunities it was ridiculous but their goalie came up with huge save after huge save.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Choker!
First 11 strikes tonight in game one only to throw an 8 count on the last ball for 298.
Funny thing is I actually thought I threw the ball better in the last 2 games and couldn't carry to save my ass. Shot 223 and 206 for 727. Pretty much sucked. Tons of 10 pins and 8 pins in the last 2 games, not sure what happened there.
Funny thing is I actually thought I threw the ball better in the last 2 games and couldn't carry to save my ass. Shot 223 and 206 for 727. Pretty much sucked. Tons of 10 pins and 8 pins in the last 2 games, not sure what happened there.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Fire on the Ice
After only scoring 3 goals combined in our first 8 games, I've had hat tricks in the last 2, including scoring 3 times in the first period Saturday night en route to a 7-2 drubbing. I'm not sure what's happened other than we haven't had to go up against the best goalie in these last 2. I could have had more goals Saturday but the league has a rule where a single person can't score more than 3 in a game so I ended up moving to defense after getting my 3rd about 12 minutes into the first. We're now tied for first place.
But before hockey I had to bowl in couples league. I managed to just have 2 Guinness but then we went to Red Robin afterwards where I had one of those giant burgers. Half hour after I finished eating I was getting dressed and I was so full I could barely bend over to tie my skates. After a few healthy burps I hit the ice and scored on my first shot. It all steamrolled from there. Oh, and I bowled a 616 series which should have been much better. I left 13 single pins, it was ridiculous. In the first game I crushed all 11 shots and managed 5 strikes, 5 10 pins and a 7 pin for a 207 game. Easily could have been a 300... The whole night went that way. I was actually shocked every time I actually got a strike.
Tonight I have to drive to Milwaukee to meet the team at 7pm. I sure hope the fog has lifted enough so there's not a repeat of the 100 car pile up on the freeway that happened yesterday.
Oh, I got new tires on the Acura Saturday too. Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season's. They have great grip! I took some corners really fast and they held tight. Unfortunately all the snow is melting off the roads so I couldn't test the traction fully yet. I'm sure I'll get my chance fairly soon.
Well, back to merging code. Enjoy your Monday.
But before hockey I had to bowl in couples league. I managed to just have 2 Guinness but then we went to Red Robin afterwards where I had one of those giant burgers. Half hour after I finished eating I was getting dressed and I was so full I could barely bend over to tie my skates. After a few healthy burps I hit the ice and scored on my first shot. It all steamrolled from there. Oh, and I bowled a 616 series which should have been much better. I left 13 single pins, it was ridiculous. In the first game I crushed all 11 shots and managed 5 strikes, 5 10 pins and a 7 pin for a 207 game. Easily could have been a 300... The whole night went that way. I was actually shocked every time I actually got a strike.
Tonight I have to drive to Milwaukee to meet the team at 7pm. I sure hope the fog has lifted enough so there's not a repeat of the 100 car pile up on the freeway that happened yesterday.
Oh, I got new tires on the Acura Saturday too. Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season's. They have great grip! I took some corners really fast and they held tight. Unfortunately all the snow is melting off the roads so I couldn't test the traction fully yet. I'm sure I'll get my chance fairly soon.
Well, back to merging code. Enjoy your Monday.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Catch up
I feel like I haven't said much lately so while I'm sitting at Goodyear getting new tires I would try to catch up some.
Cdubya's Acura TL has summer high perf tires and I've been struggling to keep it on the road in the snow. I'm now replacing them with F1 All Season tires. They're rated very high for snow and wet traction and a great high perf tire.
On the work front I'll be going to Milwaukee Monday night to meet the whole team (all 6 of us) I'm looking forward to getting away from the corporate bullshit and making a difference while actually having fun doing it.
I took wednesday off from bowling, I needed a break. I think it helped as I shot 674 Thursday. Back bowling couples league tonight followed by a late hockey game.
Well, I'm tired off typing with my thumbs on my iPhone.
see ya
Cdubya's Acura TL has summer high perf tires and I've been struggling to keep it on the road in the snow. I'm now replacing them with F1 All Season tires. They're rated very high for snow and wet traction and a great high perf tire.
On the work front I'll be going to Milwaukee Monday night to meet the whole team (all 6 of us) I'm looking forward to getting away from the corporate bullshit and making a difference while actually having fun doing it.
I took wednesday off from bowling, I needed a break. I think it helped as I shot 674 Thursday. Back bowling couples league tonight followed by a late hockey game.
Well, I'm tired off typing with my thumbs on my iPhone.
see ya
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Still no word
Apparently the owners are still closing on the funding they received and it's keeping them too busy to finalize an offer to me. Latest word is that it will be Friday at the latest... unfortunately that extends my nightmare here a little longer.
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