So last night I was got to work at around 6:30pm. I was working all night for our biannual inventory, where we have to count everything we got. It is a huge job and it takes a good 10 - 12 hours with 4 or 5 people, and it sucks. Anyway, I see Heidi, who is my inventory clerk, and she asks me if I heard what happened to Don (the store manager at Seaside, and my old boss) the day before. I said, no and she tells me that the Monday he was home on his day off working in his shop as he often does, and that somehow he cut off his fingers. He apparently cut off his index, middle and ring finger of his left hand on a saw. Now keep in mind that he is home alone, and that he lives about 15 or so minutes out of seaside, pretty much in the middle of nowhere. So somehow he is able to bandage himself up, collect his fingers and put them on ice, and drive himself to the hospital in Seaside. He gets to the hospital and they call his wife at work and tell her that her husband is there and that there has been an accident, why do they always make everything so horrible when they call? So she rushes down to the hospital where they tell them that he needs to go to Emanuel Hospital in Portland, where the on call surgeon is one of the best hand surgeons on the west coast. So they bandage him up and his wife drives him in her car up to portland. By this time it is evening, and it is getting cold. They are traveling on highway 26 going about 60 mph and they hit a patch of black ice. The car spins then flips, and they end up in a ditch on the side of the highway, completely totalling the car. A good sumaritan sees the accident and stops to help them out of the wreckage. They were bruised and battered from the accident but not badly hurt. When the person sees his hand, says we gotta get you to a hospital, and drives them up to the hospital in portland. Not only does the person drive them all the way to portland, they stay with his wife until after the surgery is done at like 2 or 3 in the morning, and then take her down to find a rental car. This just blows me away that a complete stranger would go out of their way to help someone like that. It really restores my faith in people. I guess not all peple are human waste anyway.

So he is home now, but will have to go back up on Friday to meet with the surgeon, and will have another surgery in 2 weeks. They were not able to save his index finger or his ring finger, but they were able to reattatch his middle finger, (cause how could you go thru life without the bird?) but had to put it in the ring fingers place.

So I am in total shock. One because I really respect this guy and think a lot of him, and two I have never known anywone to cut off an appendage before. I feel so bad for them, I called his wife and told her if they need anything day or night to call me, but I just wish there was something more I could do for him, he has done so much for me in the last couple of years, I can't even tell you. That and he is one of the nicest people I think I have ever known. Life is very unfair at times.

Ok so I worked all day thanksgiving, but I got home at 6:30 and we had a nice dinner. Ate myself silly, wouldn't be thanksgiving without gorging myself now would it? I have been working a ton of hours lately, to get ready for out twice yearly inventory at work, so that blows. Chased after a shoplifter, he got away, but I followed him on foot while I talked to the cops on my cell phone, thinking to myself that they would intercept him since the cop shop is 2 blocks away and he was headed towards them on foot. Fortunately, I recognized him from high school, I think he was a year ahead of me Jeremy Carol, and he had previously been busted for shoplifting from us before, which makes it a much more sever crime. Criminal trespassing and burglary now. Stupid bastard!

I've watched a couple movies, Elf was hilarious, Chronicles of Riddick kicks ass, and Stepford wives was just ok. I've been playing Halo 2, which have I mention kicks ass, Ghost Recon 2, which is a vast improvement over the first, even though I really enjoyed it, and I've been playing Dead or Alive Ultimate, which is a lot of fun, but repetitive, but god it is gorgeous. Saw the latest Red vs. Blue thanksgiving special (Halo animation series). And they talked about something called a Turduken which I thought was just something made up. But it turns out it is real. It is a Cajun thing, damn Cajun food is weird, and why the hell would I want to put a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey? Oh and my Pioneer MP3 deck stopped working in my truck last week. I can't tell you how much it sucks to drive in absolute silence (I drive 30 minutes to and from work every day). It makes me want to kill people even more so than I already do. A friend of mine is looking at it and gonna try to fix it, and he put my stock CD player in so that I don't become a homicidal manic.

Oh gotta mention this, cause it makes me laugh just thinking about it.
My main man Dan went to Colorado, on the way home he called me on his cell. He was out in the middle of fucking nowhere Iowa, and got pulled over for speeding, (82 in a 65 mph zone). The cop gives him the regular do you know how fast you were going routine, and asks why, tells Dan he is gonna give him a ticket. Then the cop says, "Can you step out of the car sir?" Dan thinking he heard wrong says, "Excuse me?" Cop says, "Step out of the car sir." So Dan gets out of the car and by this time is starting to freak out a little inside. The cop then tells him to follow him to the police car and to get into the passenger seat. Now Dan is really freaking out, thinking this is some horrible backwoods nightmare cop story you see on TV. He reluctantly gets in to the police car and the cop gets in the driver's seat. So now all Dan can think is, "Oh my god, he's gonna make me suck his cock!" So he says, "Am I in trouble?" The cop tells him he can hear better in the car, and that it is safer than standing on the highway, and no big deal after all. But can you even imagine. I think he was gonna tell Dan to suck it, until he saw Dan in the light....Ha ha.. Sorry Dan, but that is classic! Watch for those speed traps.

I watched Shrek 2 the other night, and I have to say I enjoyed it more than the first. This is pretty rare, in fact, I can't remember any other sequel having the same effect. I can't believe how good computer animated movies are getting. And with so many great CGI movies that came out in the last few years (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 1 & 2, Shrek 1 & 2, Monsters Inc, A Bugs Life, Ice Age), it is really getting me excited to see the new crop (The Incredibles, Robots, Cars, Shark Tale, The Polar Express, & Madagascar. I am hoping we will do away with stupid actors soon.

God AOL Blows! Saw this article about Winamp being shut down by AOL. It in my opinion is the only decent music player out there. AOL makes everything bad!

Halo 2, I love you.
Well it has finally arrived, and I couldn't be more pleased. I played for a good several hours of single player campaign, and it is damn good. I bought the collectors' edition which comes in a really cool metal dvd box, and comes with a very well done dvd disc. You get to play as the covenant, which is pretty damn cool. Now I need to get a couple other halo 2 owners to join me in a lan party.

A couple of memorable quotes taken by the BBC News for a survey of US citizens living in Europe who voted in the election. It really amazes me how some people can be so blind folded. It is very scary. These first three people actually made some sense though. Really. But the rest were just baffling. The questions asked were:

What convinced you to re-elect Bush? What are your hopes for his second term?


"I voted for Bush, so that he can clean up all his mess during his second term. No-one else should be made responsible for all his folly and self-disillusioned war on terror."
-Jaime Stuart

Good point, but I seriously doubt he will fix anything.

"I am saddened that I live in a country of intolerance toward other cultures and beliefs. I am saddened that our country believes it can arrogantly push its ideals of democracy on everybody else. With the erosion of our own civil rights, how can we hope to bring any to those in other countries? As for those who say this president supports Christian values, whatever happened to 'love thy neighbor'? Our country is more concerned with interfering with other people's privacy than actually helping anyone. I hope all you Bush-supporters lose your jobs in the next four years of economic crisis."
-Sara Smith, Atlanta, GA

Oh They Will...

"I wish Bush would resign. As a young American I registered to vote simply to vote against him. Something truly scares me about a man that cannot properly pronounce nuclear having control of the world's largest nuclear armament."
-John Doe, Charlotte, USA

Don't worry, the next President probably won't be able to say Nuclear either. If you listen to many conservative pundits they say it will be THE GOVERNATOR Schwartzenegger. He will have to get the constitution amended, but then he can blow up what's left that Bush didn't. I hope its like his movie The Running Man in the future.

"I voted for Bush to usher in the complete and utter destruction of the United States. Sometimes, you just have to tear it all down and start over again. No one will destroy America faster than Bush. Go Bush!"
-Tim, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Well, that is one way to use your vote effectively.

"Bush is against abortion and that is all that matters to me. That is the only issue I consider and there are a lot of Americans who feel the same way. Some people say it is ignorant to disregard the other issues, and maybe it is, but that is how I feel."
-Bertha, Upstate NY

That is a very Scary Statement!

"I voted for Bush because I am Pro-Life and against gay marriage. Bush stands more for these issues than does the Democratic Party."
-David Schultz, Fenton, Iowa, USA

Good thing that is the only important issue out there cause we will all be unemployed soon enough.

"He is a good man with clarity in his beliefs, and he sets a good example for my children. God Bless President Bush."
-Carrie, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

OK, I don't care who you voted for, that's just scary!

"It does not matter how intelligent you are if you're wise in your own eyes and it doesn't matter how well you are able to speak if your words are clanging cymbals but it does matter who you worship and serve. You are unable to lead and serve others if you do not serve God first."
-Penny, USA

"GOD", bible thumpers really frighten me.

"Gay marriage and abortion are a threat to our culture and security. I voted to preserve the morale values of this country."
-Howard, Chicago, USA

This is true, I was almost killed by a gay abortion doctor... Thank goodness for Bush.

"I disagree with many of his policies and would not have voted for him except for the fact that I am sick and tired of these people telling me that I am not smart enough to figure out for myself what is right and what is wrong. The Republicans should thank Moore and give him a prominent table at the inauguration!"
-Michael C, NY, USA

You showed them how smart you are, way to go Michael! You voted for someone simply because someone who you don't know, doesn't agree with the President's foreign policy. Way to make an informed decision.

Just saw this trailer and I am pretty stoked, hopefully it will not let all of us fans down.

Episode 3 Trailer

I can't even tell you how disappointed in this country I am, this qoute pretty much sums it up....
"One step closer to the end of the world. The one-two combo of corporate greed and organized religion apparently proved to be too much for reason, sanity and compassion.

It's a sad and shameful dat to be an american."

-trent reznor