Why Are People So Annoying, But I Can't Avoid Them Or Are You Really Getting Shoulder Surgery Because Of A Video Game?

I don't really want to use this as a forum to bitch and moan like the crotchety old man that I am (get your bike off my lawn you young whipper snapper) but let me just say something about your co-workers and why it would be nice to just work from home all the time. At work, you're forced to basically interact with people in both a social and business environment. That means that you have to treat people you would never in a thousand years want to know with some measure of respect. But why do these people not see it the same way as you do. Isn't it common human decency to treat people the way you would like to be treated? There are people at my job who are just pathetic excuse for human beings, who ask for everything, take everything and contribute nothing. And when they are denied, they become pathetic petulant children and find any excuse that doesn't involve taking a long look at what they are doing wrong to show why they didn't get what they wanted. I just want to take a hammer to their heads. If I could just do all my work at home, away from these cretins, I could avoid possible manslaughter charges that may occur at any given moment. But you realize that babies will be babies and you can't tell them what is wrong because they never will, in a million years see it that way. Anywhos, didn't want to really get into any specifics, just felt the need to vent a little frustration about work. Thank you for listening.......reading. Now on to more important matters.

I went to my friends house on Saturday night and played with the Nintendo Wii. I wouldn't say I'm an avid gamer, I like gaming, it's fun and releases tension. I own a couple of consoles, but not everything. So, my friends got the Wii, and were telling me about how amazing it was. I have read about it and was waiting to try it out myself. Woo Hoo, it is more fun than sticking a monkey down your pants. And that is just the basic sports package that comes with the machine. The controller reads all of your reactions so you basically have to mimic what you would do, throw, swing, bowl, punch. Let me tell you young reader, you have to start getting into some kinda shape if you want to play this a lot. Especially if you are a psycho like me and my friend Rob. We both played Baseball when we were younger and had less permanent injuries to the pathetic excuses we called bodies, so when we played baseball, we both acted like were actually pitching and swinging for real. We couldn't help ourselves, you just get into it. 3 innings, and the pathetic excuse I call a body was sweating and huffing and puffing and my shoulder was sore. But i have never had so much fun playing a video game. I don't really feel I need to shill for this, they have sold over a freakin' million units since launch, but if you can get you hands on one, Woo Hoo, more fun than licking a fan. Almost makes a man not think of porn ......... almost. Oh best thing, people are so getting into playing with the Wii, the strap that holds the controller to your wrist has been snapping from sweaty over enthusiastic players and they have been damaging everything from the TV to their girlfriends. Check out the pic of the controller going through the TV,

almost peed my pants, in fact, I felt a little trickle. You can find mo' mishaps at this site: http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/

Now just a quick recommendation. Wanted to just get people that happen to happen by this madness to hear some fantastic music. (Not you Stephie, you already know about him) The gentleman's name is Jesse Malin. He's been a round for awhile, started in a punk band D Generation that I remember hearing and then was re-introduced to his solo stuff by my buddy Dave (buy his CD, see below, sorry I can't help myself. Also he's playing Arlene's Grocery in NYC on Dec.20 for anybody that reads this and lives in the city, go see him, he's acoustic, but sounds great. I will be preparing rotted fruits and vegetables if he sucks.). His music is fantastic, beautiful lyrics and great music. Unfortunately, and I will admit this, he does fall in to the category of one of those musician's whose vocals, you either absolutely love or go eh. It's the Tom Waits factor, fantastic lyrics, but if you don't like his voice, it sounds like rocks being drawn across a cheese grater. This distracts from the music he makes for some. Hopefully those that I turn on to him will dig him. He makes real music that needs to be listened to. He's released two solo albums: "The Fine Art Of Self Destruction"and "The Heat", both fantastic albums. Fine Art has been my favorite album to listen to for 4 years and going. His new album is being released in February, hopefully. Go to his Myspace page, his site is under construction but I'll throw that link up too. Do yourself a favor and listen to this guy, would I steer you wrong? You know I wouldn't.

http://www.jessemalin.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jessemalin