Octogenarian Pizza "Coot" Busted - May 25, 2005

Papa John's refusing to deliver you a single slice of pizza? Just call 911 20 times and then bite and kick the cop who shows up. Maybe they'll give her a slice in her cell.

Smoke, mirrors and the next generation of video games - May. 26, 2005

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) There was a lot of hype last week about the next generation of game machines. Microsoft said the Xbox 360 will ultimately reach 1 billion consumers worldwide, while Sony gave a laundry list of features for the PlayStation 3, showing some jaw dropping footage along the way.

(Nintendo promised a Revolution, but didn't go much further than that.)

I hate to be a wet blanket, but it's time to come back to reality.

Good article about the broken promises of the last generation of consoles. Don't expect the Xbox 360 and the PS3 to live up to the hype.

(via Slashdot)

Hapland. If you can figure this out on your own, you're far better than I am. I had to cheat, and search for the solution on Google.

Also, Hapland 2 is available. I was at least able to make a little progress on this one by myself, but it's still pretty darn hard.

Golden by Elkland

Mike and I put together my new PC yesterday. Fry's always has killer deals and we took full advantage of them. We got an AMD 64 2800 processor with motherboard for $139, and 80 GB HD for $30, a G-Force 4 128 MB AGP card for $40, and a case for $35. Mike hooked me up with 512 MB of DDR RAM he had and a monitor and I had a new compy. It's nice having a totally fresh PC. Since we were able to save my hard drive from my laptop and put it in an enclosure I didn't lose my music or files. So now I'm able to hunt for jobs full time. Fun.

I sent out an email to let everyone know about my mom.

I have now heard quite a few people's family medical histories and tales of removed gallbladders, and what their scars look like.

My goal yesterday: Take mom and grandma to airport at 11:30 for a trip to Kansas, then spend the rest of the day reading and napping. Half-day vacation!

Yesterday's actual timeline:

8am: work
11:15am: leave work to pick up mom and grandma at parents' house, switch cars
11:30am: drive to LAX in mom's car
11:45am: mom mentions stomach ache
12:15pm: drop off mom and grandma and drive back to La Mirada
1:00pm: pick up aromatic shrimp from China cottage and plan uneventful afternoon
1:30pm: drop off mom's car, switch around mom and dad's cars in driveway, drive home
1:45pm: an appointment with aromatic shrimp and TiVo. ohhhhhyeah!
2:30pm: start getting sleepy from good Chinese food. ric comes home, must stay awake for a bit to keep company
3:30pm: start falling asleep
4:00pm: phone call from mom: "I'm not on the plane, I'm in the ER! I started shaking and sweating from my stomach ache and the LAX paramedics took me to a hospital in Marina del Rey. I may need you to pick me up if the tests come back bad."
4:45pm: start falling asleep again - back ache
5:00pm: woke up with call from Ric about funny liberal talk radio station
5:15pm: start falling asleep
5:30pm: call from grandma: "She has gallstones. Can you come pick us up?"
5:45pm: go get mom's car, break news to dad in hopes that he won't have an old man worrying fit, and drive to Marina del Rey ER
6:30pm: pick up mom and grandma at ER and drive to LAX
7:00pm: wait and wait for a Midwest airlines rep to help find mom's luggage.
7:30pm: still waiting. the desk is closed and someone's supervisor is taking a long time!
8:00pm: someone finally helps. retrieve luggage
8:15pm: drive back home. mom throws up in a ziplock sandwich bag in the car while 1812 overture plays.
8:30pm: (I sing 1812 theme with vomit noises replacing the percussion, which surprisingly my grandma laughs at)
8:45pm: drop off mom and her luggage at her house
9:00pm: take grandma to dairy for milk since she dumped it all down the drain in the morning
9:15pm: drop off grandma and her luggage at her house
9:30pm: arrive at parents' house and switch cars
9:45pm: several hours later, arrive at home (which is why i didn't come over, wendy)

Today my mom gets to cancel all trip plans and see her doctor to figure out when she'll have surgery. I'm hoping to be able to get that nap sometime on Saturday, since today and tomorrow are packed. Mom's handling it like a pro. Some vacation day we had yesterday!

Nuclear Weapon Effects Calculator

This interactive tool illustrates the devastating effects of a nuclear weapon detonation in selected U.S. cities. The size of the weapon and the height at which it is detonated are the two main factors which affect the range of destruction.

If you're planning to detonate a nuclear weapon in a major US city, then this tool will help you get it right. Just select the city and delivery method, click on the spot you want to detonate at, choose the power of the nuke and the satellite map will show you how big the blast will be. I suppose this site could also be used to prepare for an attack and/or help frighten people.

(via Wonkette)