Who needs the KWIK-E-MART?

I read in the Chicago Sun-Times they're changing a good number of the 7-11's to KWIK-E-MART's as a promotion for the Simpson's movie coming out.

They'd sell Krusty-O's, Buzz Cola, and Squishees. That'll fit perfectly for the 12 dollars they charge for a half gallon of millk. ^_^

Well, I found it amusing. Too bad they won't sell Duff Beer. I'm pretty sure that'd be a hit.

Ciao Corpsters

Finally! Another Blog!

Ok Ok, I know you don't want to really hear about my novel. Sure its sci fi, but not overly so. That's my whole concept actually, to redo the scifi novel and get it respected in the fiction community. Or at least own a hardbound copy of something I wrote. :D

I will throw you guys a bone here. I will talk about one of my favorite TV series... Are you smarter than a 5th Grader.

Jeff Foxworthy is an excellent host. He knows funny, and can dish it out to these morons who can't get a first grade question right. Too bad I never luck out and appear on these game shows. I could easily clean up and make myself a few thousand. Heck, I could be able to win the million and be a slacker for the rest of my life. Course, I'd never be that lucky.

So anyways, there's a bunch of cute little kids that always end up on the show and laugh and laugh at how easy the questions are for them. Sure I don't blame that. Being in fifth grade and on tv while some know-it-all adult was trying to solve questions I knew that answers for would be the experience of a lifetime.

{{WARNING: If you're like me you probably have lost attention by now. If you haven't yet, please take a long look in the mirror and ponder why you would waste your time on such a stupid blog. If you still think this is interesting stuff, please send a blank check or whatever random number between a thousand and million that pops into your head to me. I'd seriously appreciate it.}}

So then we continue on our little TV viewing experience and I wonder, seriously even on the questions these supposed college grads are still taking their sweet time to answer the questions that they actually do know. I know a game show can either offer many questions at low amounts each or big amounts and then stall for time like they do on another FOX show that people still are watching. Don't they realize Ryan Seacrest looks like he's forty years old? Pay attention next closeup on him.

{{WARNING: If you are a male and watch American Idol (except for those hilarious outtakes), please realize your life is pathetic and you should leave your computer right now and seek attention of a female. If you're a girl that watches American Idol and are reading this blog, please leave a comment since I'm pretty sure such females don't exist. A study on you would be most interesting. Or any female for that matter. Ah, who am I kidding?}}

Well, I lost my train of thought. I'd really much rather be sleeping.

Cacoa Corpsters

Novel Update

Well, it has been awhile since I told y'all what has happened with the novel so I'll fill ya in. Basically I rewrote my old first chapter. Even though people were really critical about the fact I didn't spend enough time successfully transferring it from first person to third, which wasn't overly necessary, I got high praise and a few suggestions to polish it and get it published.

Not too bad. I have about another month to finish the actual chapter I was planning to turn in. I know better than to buy 25 copies though. So if you want a highly unproofread draft let me know. It's pretty good if you get past or accept the fact that I is the main character.

Well, I will edit that one, but won't distribute it or anything. Just wait til its out for sale ;) Buy copies for all your friends.

Encourage me to get off my lazy ass this spring break and get it finished!

Ciao Corpsters

Thoughts

Whoever said Pitching Pennies can't be a contract sport?
What is it about noisy keyboards that seem so much cooler than quiet ones?
Why are people so engrossed by those thing phones that I could easily drive a pencil through?
How come they skipped the letter E in grading scales?
Why do "all you can eat buffets" cost less than fast food joints?


None of these question will be answered on my next blog! Stay tuned!
Ciao Corpsters

Advice from a Monkey

ThinkGeek :: Dear Timmy Archive

Its pretty funny stuff. Also part of a great site full of neat computer gadgetry. Check it out.

Ciao 'Corpsters

Triumphs

Hooray! Futurama is coming back! Finally a network that cares about comedy is featuring this great show. Comedy Central bless you.

Read about it here: http://new.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1962

In other news I've been accepted to Northeastern Illinois University for the Fall. Life is going swell. That is if I finish my Fiction homework that's due tomorrrow.

Happy All Nighter!
Ciao Corpsters

Between

Alright news update:

Sure I said I'd update my site by March and yes it is March 15th now. Too bad. Anyways my first chapter will be seemingly done by the 19th as its due the following day and I have to make 25 copies.

Beyond that, its all good. Only work a tad tomorrow and I can spend most the weekend on it. I might post it. But then again I'm too afraid somebody will take credit for it. :D

Caio 'Corpsters

Between

Alright news update:

Sure I said I'd update my site by March and yes it is March 15th now. Too bad. Anyways my first chapter will be seemingly done by the 19th as its due the following day and I have to make 25 copies.

Beyond that, its all good. Only work a tad tomorrow and I can spend most the weekend on it. I might post it. But then again I'm too afraid somebody will take credit for it. :D

Caio 'Corpsters

Excercise

Many people in the academic world believe that Where's Waldo? is a book of low intellectual benefit. To that outrageous claim I spit at their so-called credentials. The very notion of excluding any work as beneficial is closed minded and a prophesy of worse things to come. I am one to say that the aformention book is indeed of value and shouldn't be excluded from traditional ciriculums. People claim that graphical interpretations are simply lacking in plot, character development, and overall academic value which is simply not the case.

The first thing we notice is that the title, Where's Waldo?, is simply giving away of the plot. Sure, it does but then again many other acclaimed stories do just that. The fact that the title is an interrogative sentence will put many people off of the treasures that lie within. The beauty of this work is much like Animal Farm, it can be seen on multiple levels. To the illeterate, its a pleasing little book where you see a giant cartoon picture where a whole lot of everything is happening. Hidden deep inside we find greater treasure than a simple search.

The deeper meaning is, just like our protagonist, we ourselves often find ourselves hidden behind the hustle and bustle of everyday life. There's sometimes no room for the red and white stripped person. Sometimes we just can't understand our very purpose, and there are many people that seems to be exactly like you but only better. Sometimes you find yourself where everyone is exactly the same but with only slight differences.

However again, we notice our hero never lets this get to him. No way! He is always in the thick of things with a grin. Sure the going is tough. He may not know his purpose in life, but he knows somewhere nearby is his loyal friend Wizard Whitebeard, is there.

So, the next time you have an assignment on fiction or pick a book for a book club, why don't you pick Where's Waldo? I'm sure your professor or reading group will laugh with delight with your interesting choice. Or drag you to a looney bin.

Ciao 'Corpsters

Hyperreality

Jean Baudrillard, French theorist of hyperreality, died yesterday in Paris. If you're a fan of The Matrix movies, you owe a portion of your blown mind to this man. In the first Matrix film Neo has a copy of Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation close at hand, and much of the Wachowski brothers' trilogy is informed by Baudrillard's theories about the nature of reality in an age of exploding electronic communication and representation. "Welcome to the desert of the real" is pure Baudrillard, though the theorist discounted The Matrix, claiming the Wachowskis misunderstood his ideas. He would probably have winced reading this post on a Web site that sells stuff, as he was staunch critic of a consumer culture that manufactures the desire for products people don't really need. (Might be apropos to mention he wrote 50 books, many of them available here.) His blazing insights will be missed. For real. --Ryan, Amazon Screening Room

Quote from: Amazon Screening Room's Amazon Blog

Tribal Wars

Tribal Wars

Well I decided to share the cool links I find from now on. Some you'll like some you won't. But hey the internet is infinite and to find the best stuff is a crapshoot.

Anyways today's link is a browser based game called Tribal Wars. Basically you're in charge of a medieval town and you build it up and eventually join tribes or take over other villages and pillage them. It's fun but a game that takes place in real time so you don't actively play it, which is good and bad.

I play it. :D