Z.Monkey’s Blog

It turns out that Movie Galleries carry Wiis.  One of the guys here found that out and called a whole bunch in the area.  One in Manch-Vegas was kind enough to hold three for us and a short while later, we were holding them in our greasy little hands, smiles stretched around our faces.  I wasn’t expecting to get one until after the holidays so I’m happy.  I didn’t pick up any games but I might grab Zelda on the way home.

Woo.  Woo.  Woo.

It turns out that 95% of everyone has sex before they are married.  Wow is that not shocking, but it does raise a good point about the effectiveness of the abstinence based programs Bushie is forcing on everyone.  If 95% are going to have sex before they are married then it is important for 95% of us to know about contraceptives (preferable before we become sexually active).  Teaching sex ed is not a moral question, it is a necessity.  That aside, in the article the author paraphrases Wade Horn, assistant secretary for children and families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (who supports these abstinence based programs):

Horn said he found the high percentages of premarital sex cited in the study to be plausible, and expressed hope that society would not look askance at the small minority that chooses to remain abstinent before marriage.

Hehe.  He’s asking us to not make fun of the loser who can’t get laid.  Hehe.  (Sorry Grue)  I wonder if this is a sensitive spot for him.  Ah… juvenile humor.

Merry Christmas!

Merrier Christmas (this is the uncensored version).  Stupid censoring.

Two weeks ago I was feeling a bit down… not really sure if I remember why or if I knew why at the time.  The Scientist tried to make me feel better by going and getting a Christmas Tree.  I’m not sure if it worked at the time but it does make the living room smell nice.  According to History.com “… as late as the 1840s Christmas trees were seen as pagan symbols and not accepted by most Americans.”  I also find some amusement pointing out hypocrisies.  Anyway, here is our tree:

On another note, when we moved into our new place we inherited a Flag.  This is nice, I suppose, but it is in poor condition and I don’t want the flag police to write me up (in a newspaper article).  All I can say is it is a good thing those crazy senators didn’t pass that flag burning desecration amendment, because, according to the Flag Keeper’s website, “The U.S. Flag Code states, ‘The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning’.”  Now I’m sure the legislation was intended to stop people from destroying our flags (with malicious intent) but it might have interfered with people trying to destroy our flags (with a patriotic intent).  Can you really have different punishments for the same action, where the only difference is intent?  Our Flag:

It looks like Boby is coming to town!  Yeah!  And just in time to celebrate half way (20 weeks to go)!  The Scientist wants me to throw a party but I don’t really know how to do that.  So instead we’ll get some pizza, like we do most Fridays, and then have some virgin mixed drinks someplace (probably at home).

I’ve finished up my class this semester and now I have a lot more free time in the evenings.  I’m going to layout the potential built-in bookcase this week sometime…

I scored a goal last night.  It was a good one.  Most of the goals I’ve scored since I’ve started playing hockey have been less than pretty.  There have been a few wide open nets, a few hacks, a couple of ricochets, some tricklers and one that I really don’t know how got it… the goal claimed it went through the side of the net.  Anyway, this goal was not like that.  It started with a bad pass that I picked off at the blue line, I then stepped around the pass’s intended recipient, between two D and then put the puck in the net high stick side.  I felt like I actually earned the goal and didn’t just get lucky.  It’s a nice feeling.  Oh, and we won the game 4-3.  Which was also nice.
Still no Wii. Though I think Sunday maybe the day I get up really early and stand (sit) in line.  This thing tells me when stores are expecting shipments of Wiis, which is nice because the people who work at the stores tend to be clueless.

Lastly, I have been drinking too much coffee lately.  Not because I tired and need a pick-me-up, but because it is fucking cold at my work.  Any job I get better heat the place to something higher than 66 degrees.

I stopped by Wal-mart this morning and did not succeed in getting a Wii. I didn’t get up as early as I should have which was apparently 5:30 or so (the first people showed up around 2:30 this morning). Back to the phones to call each store to see when they plan on releasing more!  I am a failure!
Google search ‘failure’ shows whitehouse.gov/president as the #1 result and michaelmoore.com as the #2 result. It makes me laugh what people choose to google bomb. Neither of these individuals are failures:

• assholes? #1 = yes, #2 = maybe,
• arrogant? #1 = yes, #2 = yes,
• stupid? #1 = maybe, #2 = no,
• misleading? #1 = yes, #2 = yes,
• lying? #1 = yes, #2 = maybe.
• failure? #1 = president, #2 = Oscar winning director

Now I couldn’t help but point out this new game: Left Behind: Eternal Forces. The idea is that, after the good people go up to heaven (rapture) the rest of us must fight for… something… ah! salvation. As a player you get 2 points for saving someone and lose one point for killing someone. There is a daily show segment on it if you feel like checking it out. Shockingly, not all Christian’s believe in this sort of apocalyptic vision. This is the part of religion that really sends my mind reeling. It is so different from my view of the world (i.e. a world without and with no need for divine intervention).

Fanaticism at its best!

I read the following in a book from 1722. It is from a dialogue between a deist and a skeptic and it is discussing how Christianity started.

Because the Doctrines of Christianity are not very palatable in themselves, nor were ramm’d down People’s Throats, therefore you can’t imagine how so many Persons should be persuaded to swallow them…

I can’t imagine either.

Dan pointed out that the Wii just came out in Japan, and now I’ll point out that the wii’s second release date was this Sunday. I’m not entirely sure why the stores horde all their shipments and the release them all at once… maybe they think it is fairer. Who knows? So this Sunday I woke up around 7, checked store hours and headed out the door.

No, I was not successful. Target gave out tickets at 7am to the 5 (5!) luck people who were first in line which started forming at 2am or so. Gah! Circuit City and Toys ‘r us both sold out just as early, and Best Buy and GameStop didn’t have any. Any thoughts on why a video game store doesn’t seem to be getting any video game systems?

Anyway, I hear Wal-mart is releasing the consoles they have on Wednesday. Do I want to go in before work and try to get one? If I do I’ll probably have to head over there around 5 or 6. I’m not camping out for longer than a couple of hours… besides it’d give me a chance to edit (write?) the paper I have due on Thursday.