It seems this year’s family vacation would take us to Pennsylvania. My father was born here, and this is where we buried him in 2001. It’s time to go pay pops a visit and see the rest of the family as well. I decided to cronicle this adventure more for the sake of posterity for my family than anything else. But if you care to read about it, feel free!
Wanna read the rest of Trip to Pennsylvania: Days One, Two, and Three?

Ok, I’m sitting here a bit bored. We just got Rhys to bed and we’re trying to unwind after a long day. More on that later. The point is, I’m trying to unwind by drinking vodka and playing some poker online…

I got my vodka just fine, after a bit of a run around last night… More on that later as well… So, I have my vodka, and what do I notice? I have no poker online. Not for real money anyway. Well, I do, but not for long. I got a notice that started with the following paragraph:

On September 30th 2006 the U.S. Congress passed the SAFE Port Act which also contained certain provisions known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 that affects the processing of payments between U.S. customers and online gaming companies. The legislation was signed into law by President George W Bush on October 13th 2006.

Thanks for that, you incompetent fucktard. I’m so embarrased that I voted for him… The really bad thing is I’m not completely certain he was the lesser of the two evils… I so can’t wait for 2008. We’ve got to get something better! I mean, seriously, chances are with us, right?

Well, I don’t want to turn this into a tirade about the mental midget who is leading the free world (you know, that speaks volumes of the populace that voted him in) — but in our defence, I will say again look at what we had to choose from!!

The point of this little rant is the little bastard is killing online gaming. You know, because ‘the people’ couldn’t possibly be smart enough to make choices on their own. Wanna hear what’s more sad than that? It might be an arguable point. What happened to us?

UPDATE: Poker.com will continue to take bets from US Players. :)

Oh, yeah, you read that right, Internet Masses! You can now get Colbert on Demand!

http://colbertondemand.com/

I know! I too said, “No WAY!”

Ok, I’m so damn excited right now. Tomorrow is the Tucson Meet Yourself. It’s our little town’s version of a multi-cultural festival thing. I say that like it’s pathetic, but it really isn’t. The Tucson Meet Yourself, or the Tucson ‘Eat’ Yourself as it has been called, is a huge food and culture get together all weekend long downtown. I remember as a kid going there and hanging out with my buddy Jeff and our other friends. The kids could run around and have a blast playing downtown at Presido Park, and the grown ups could relax and chat over some good food.

Anyway, I’m excited about it, and I just wanted to share with someone. I’m gonna use it as one of my articles to get into SlashFood. I’d love to start writing for them! :)

Well, check out the TMY this weekend if you are in Tucson. I’ll be there with my family on Saturday — probably somewhere near the Filipino and Laotian booths. :)

Well, it’s done. At least version one is! The Thought Dumpster lives!!!

PS: Now with ratings, Charles! ;)

So, yes, as the title suggests, this past weekend was absolutely awesome! Wow, where to begin? I honestly don’t even remember what I did on Friday night. I got home late as usual — thanks for the lovely lovely shift, Spacely. Oh yes! I remember, Heidi had a bit too much vodka, and we crashed early… So, ok, the “great” weekend didn’t start Friday night…

Saturday I went and got an oil change for the bike from the good ol bastards at Tucson Motorsports. This time, they didn’t overfill the case and actually washed and detailed the bike. I’d be totally excited about that, except for they are still making up for being … well… bastards. But, it was a good experience overall since I got my bike rideable again and can sign up for some two-wheeled therapy here soon. :) Oh, and it’s cooling off. I think I might just have to ride to work tomorrow. :) YAY!

Well, after that, one of Heidi’s best friends, Bobbi, came into town to visit. We were celebrating her daughter’s 13th birthday. So, the gang headed out to Sakura once more to enjoy great food, and great tunes. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of Sakura. But, I could do with out the damn choo choo show (though, watching Rhys experience that for the first time was way cool). Also, I wish they’d get a band that could play my damn requests!! Come on!

Sunday, Heidi and I caught up on Lost and Battlestar Galactica. Lost, of course left me again in a huff at the ending. I hate loving that show sometimes. Battlestar on the other hand, was truly epic! So kewl! If you haven’t checked it out, you must! I do have a bit of bad scuttlebutt though. I heard today that NBC, the MegaCorporate fraktards who own Sci-Fi channel are talking about moving our beloved Battlestar to their flagship channel… That can’t be good news at all… I think they are all Cylons!