Christmas Concert - thumbs down :o(

So last night was the daughter's Christmas Concert.

I must say, it was not very good, not very good at all. (Thankfully it was only 1 hour).

I know that seems a mean thing to say, but the concert last year was LEAGUES better! EXPONENTIALLY so! Half way through this year's concert I asked the wife if the school had a new music teacher, she said "yeah". I said "it shows".

Last year's concert was so much more energetic, and entertaining, and interesting. I thought every single song sung (and play acted out) was great last year. This year there was no energy. The bulk of the program the poor kids just basically stood around, looked bored, and sang their songs. Occasionally, some groups were doing some 'dance' moves - but that was basically shacking their hands around. There was only one song the entire night that was 'good' and interesting.

It simply amazed how much difference a single teacher can make. I'm saddened that the music teacher from last year is gone... I can only hope the new one gets better by next year's concert!


On an unrelated note, I'm feeling pretty crappy today... this better pass by fast! I don't want to be sick during xmas!

Posted by Jedi_Kez @ 2:58 pm EDT | Permalink | 2 Comments

Pet Peeves

Never thought I really had many pet peeves, and in the past I always used to answer "my sister', or 'yeah, my dog's name was Peeves' (never had a dog named that thought). However, thought about this recently, and I actually have more Pet Peeves than I realized.

1. Rush Hour Traffic
   The slow pace. People tailgating. Assholes cutting you off to gain them that single car length, in the hopes they get home faster. Lack of courtesy by other drivers. People refusing to wait another light cycle so they proceed to wait in the middle of the intersection and now the traffic the other way cannot go
   
   
2. People who hide in elevators and then rush out only after doors fully open
   Some elevators close pretty quick, so when you want on, you tend to be near the door ready to get in. Doors open, looks clear, so you start to get in only to almost be run over by the idiot who was hiding along the side and now decides they want out that the doors are fully opened and about to start to close again. I dunno... seems pretty logical to me to move you ass in front of the doors as they open, so you can signal your intent to leave the frakking elevator so people trying to get in aren't in your way.
   
   
3. Pedestrians who swim against the flow
   Seems a pretty standard rule for 2-way traffic that you stick to your right side, so oncoming foot traffic is always passing along your left side. Some people don't grasp this, and will pretend to be a salmon swimming upstream during mating season.
   
   
4. You are not the only person in the store so move your damned shopping cart out of everybody's way!
   I swear, there should be a license you need to test for in order to operate a shopping cart. If you are stopped in an aisle, please make sure your cart is not blocking traffic. Other people do need to shop too.
   
5. If you stop and gab, please move over
   I hate walking down a hall, aisleway, or other chokepoint only to come across a large group of people who decided to stop right in the middle to gab. Move the frakk over people, be mindful of your surroundings and how much of an annoyance you have no become to all those around you.

Wow... all my Pet Peeves are about dumb people, lol. I guess people piss me off
What are some of your Pet Peeves?

Posted by Jedi_Kez @ 3:33 pm EDT | Permalink | 5 Comments

I'm an idiot - short blog

And no, it's not because I bought Lego Star Wars - the Complete Saga yesterday (instead of CoD4) - suck it Natas

But, I did just hit the 'Delete All' button instead of the 'Delete Marked' button in my Inbox. I don't think I had anything important in there, god I hope not, lol.

I'd be all for the removal of 'Delete All' entirely - too dangerous - I've done it a few times now.

Yes, I'm an idiot.

Posted by Jedi_Kez @ 11:41 am EDT | Permalink | 9 Comments

Happy Birthday to me! :o)

Today I am the big THREE-OH!

Yay on me. Too bad I am stuck here at work instead of out and about and drinking beer.... (yes, I think it's perfectly okay to be drinking beer at 9:30am...).

I have to admit, I do feel older. However, I don't think that has to do with my age, but rather the crazy amount of work on the house I've been doing in the past week.

Posted by Jedi_Kez @ 10:28 am EDT | Permalink | 10 Comments

15 unforgettable cartoon themes from the past

Came across this link:
http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=1970
while doing my daily browsing at digg.com. If you grew up at the same time as me, and watched and loved cartoons like I did, then these youtube videos of the opening credits of these 15 shows will bring back some memories!

Anybody else able to sing along with every single one of the intros? Or am I the only one who possesses that special talent here? ;)

Who could forget things like:
"Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats HO!"
"Gummy Bears, bouncing here and there and everywhere"
"Racecars, lazers aeroplanes, it's a duck blur"
or my all-time fav:
"Heroes in a half-shell, Turtle Power!"

There are some in that list I totally forget about, like "Pro-Stars" and "Mighty Max".

Posted by Jedi_Kez @ 7:26 pm EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments