Consumption Online

I think it is one of the funniest videos I have seen  in a long time. It has a bunch of great dialog. Hope you enjoy it.

So yeah the New York Giants won the Super Bowl. Who would have guessed. The best part about this whole situation is Dave Bernard, a former Warcraft Champion, was so excited after the Giants victory he was seen running through the streets of University Heights, naked, screaming “You want a turtle, I’ll buy you a turtle, I’ll buy everyone turtles”. This is great news for everyone involved. Todd and myself get turtles and Islam got to see Dave naked. A little back story on Dave. Dave used to spend his days playing Tekken Tag at Oxford Valley mall until he discovered the internet and the arcade shut down turned into a forever 21. Once Dave discovered the internet he was immediately drawn to Warcarft. Dave became so obsessed with warcarft he dropped out of high school and played all day and night without much sleep, eating only pre-packaged snacks like Pork Rinds and Funyuns. Dave quickly became a force to be reckoned with on the pro gaming circuit, with his first major victory at the Stewart Gray Warcarft LAN Party. The national attention Dave was getting from his victory went to his head and Dave got lazy and let his game go to shit. He was stripped of his championship status a year later at the Islam ElNaggar English as a Second Language Benefit Tournament when an index finger injury left him unable to control his mouse and unable to left click in the final bout. This was a major blow to the champion when Islam ElNaggar himself won the tournament defeating Dave very easily. It was one hell of a ride for our friend Dave. Today you can find Dave trolling Warcraft forums discussing strategy and playing the occasional game of Warcraft, although he doesn’t compete professionaly anymore. Until next time.
-Bob

Hey what should I name my turtle?

So keeping up with my new years resolution I decided to write up a post about the films I enjoyed the most this past year. Like always the only thing good about a list is that it stirs discussions which in turn create debates which could lead to learning and sharing of knowledge. So with out further ado:

Top 10 Movies: 2007 Edition

1. Gone Baby Gone
2. Superbad
3. 3:10 to Yuma
4. Zodiac
5. 300
6. The Lookout
7. Ratatouille
8, Knocked Up
9. Reign Over Me
10. Sweeney Todd

Honorable Mention: Breach

I would still like to see: There Will Be Blood, The Kite Runner, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Crawford.

I was recently reading an article that suggested a few tips on how to keep true to your New Year’s Resolutions. The only suggestion that really stuck out in my mind was to stick to one resolution. The article explained, if you try to change too many things about yourself at one time you probably will give up due to resolution overload and have another uneventful year. So this year for my resolution I have decided I am going to read and write more frequently. I know I have posted blog posts before saying, “Welcome to my new blog, I am going to keep it up to date this time” and have continually failed to update my blog, but this year will be different. I promise. I also have started reading more again. When I worked at Halo Pub (my MCCC days) I used to read at least one book every week while working at the pub when it was slow. As I got older and went off to NJIT, I let that slip away from me because video games, poker, weightlifting, and frat parties got the best of me. Since the begining of the year I have tried my best to read a little bit before bed everynight and alway keep a book near incase I get some downtime so I can sneak in a few pages in while at work. Now before you start saying I am not following my own suggestion of sticking to one goal, let me explain. I think reading and writting go together, if I plan on writing more frequently I will need things to write about, so by reading more this will give me content to write about. So my resolution is kind of a combo or a twofer ( Two for One). Until next time.

-Bob

Memorial day kicks off the start of summer and what is summer without a few barbecues?
This weekend I attend my fair share of bbqs and I also threw one of my own. So here is a recap of the holiday weekend, complete with an award section so read the whole post.

Friday Night: Rob’s Birthday Celebration.

This was not a barbecue, but more of a gathering which started around 9 on Friday evening. The guest list was jam packed with Lawrence High alumni who I have not seen is a long time. Rob had a half keg and some hard alcohol, some chips and dip, and pizza. The pizza was pretty good especially after a few beers. Rob’s TV looks great with his new wall mount, which allowed everyone at the party go get a great view of Planet Earth in High Definition on the Discovery Channel.

Saturday: Mohamed’s Farewell BBQ at Dave Bernard’s

Islam wanted to say good-bye to his brother in style with a BBQ blow out. The event was held at Dave Bernard’s house in Hamilton. Islam went all out with the spread which included: hot dogs, hamburgers, a wide selection of beer and other assorted alcoholic beverages, chips, pretzels, and a vegetable platter. The attendees were a hungry bunch eating over 90 hot dogs and hamburgers. It was a gorgeous afternoon and it was ashame that Dave’s pool was not ready yet. The barbecue ended in the late afternoon with a bunch of people smoking cigars and reliving old stories from college. Over all it was a good time for everyone who attended.

Sunday: Dave Root’s BBQ

Rooter decided to keep the weekend going strong by having another BBQ. Dave had homemade hamburgers, tequila lime chicken, bbq chicken, hot dogs, corn, pasta salad, chips, and strawberries with honey and mint. Dave also had a quoits pit set up and a new game similar to quoits called ladder ball. Stuart and Sabrina made a brief appearance taking some time out of their hectic schedule and stopped by to say “Hello”. Jenn and I destroyed Islam and Kristen in ladder ball, and then let the crown slip through our hands in quoits pit (Final score: Bob/Jenn 1 – Islam/Kristen 1). After the BBQ, Jenn and I went to Atlantic City where I played some poker (2-5 NL). It was a successful session even though I was card dead for 3 hours. From Atlantic City we drove to Point Pleasant to prepare for our BBQ.

Monday: The Chojnacki/Maruca Annual Memorial Day Barbecue Blast

The annual Barbecue almost didn’t happen this year because my mother was in France this past week, returning home Sunday, but to keep tradition alive i made all the arrangements without her. The guest list was the usual, the family, Islam and Kristen, and surprise guest John Bennett. The fare offered was: bbq chicken, caesar dressing marinaded chicken, hamburgers, sausage, hot dogs, shrimp, chips and dip, corn, watermelon, cookie trays from Mastoris (thanks Islam), home made cookies, and strawberries with mint and honey(idea stolen from Dave Root). We also went out and got a ladder ball set (idea also stolen from Dave Root) because we loved the game so much and Jenn and I were good at it. Everyone had a good time and after we stuffed our faces we made our annual “take the kids to the boardwalk” trip. Stephen went 3 for 3 in one of the cranes scoring (2) Friday the 13th dolls and (1) Nightmare on Elm Street doll. I won Jenn a Minnie Mouse plush and Joey won his girlfriend Megan some stuffed toys as well. After the board walk we went back to the house and had some ice cream before returning to Hamilton.

Over all I had an amazing weekend and got to see my family, friends and some friends I have not scene in a long time. Thanks to Islam, Dave Bernard, Dave Root, and Rob for having parties.

Awards:

Best Burger: Dave Root

Best Healthy Dessert: Dave Root – Strawberries with honey and mint.

Best Unhealthy Dessert: Aunt Marry Joan- Seven layer bars.

Biggest Eater: Islam ElNaggar – Weekend Totals (Hamburgers: 10, Hot dogs: 20, Chicken: A shit load)

Best New Game: Ladder Ball

-Bob

The weather is breaking and I felt like I needed a new toy to play with. The PS3 just isn’t cutting it anymore. Xbox live is getting boring and how many movies can I really watch? Since I plan on spending more time at the beach this summer than last year, I figured I might as well travel in style. So check out my new toy.