You haven't lived until you've played "Livin' On A Prayer" on the new Guitar Hero: World Tour video game. I'm not even much of a Bon Jovi fan, but I tell you what, I really got a charge out of it.
OU is going to win tomorrow night. Florida will be overconfident, and OU will be angry with a lot to prove and a gigantic chip on their shoulder.
I really enjoy corned beef hash. I typically eat it from a can. It looks like dog food when it comes out. It is one of the most unhealthy things I could pick to eat, with each serving accounting for 390 calories, 37% of the RDA of total fat, 55% of saturated fat, 1g of trans fat, 27% of the RDA for cholesterol, and 42% of my RDA of sodium (VERY unhealthy for someone with high blood pressure). But it is SO good! So I only eat it once every couple of weeks at most.
Oh, and I also still enjoy Spaghettio's (with meatballs or sliced franks), Dinty Moore beef stew, Pop Tarts, and Hunt's chocolate pudding cups. Sure, I'll die young, but I'll die happy.
Hey, while we're on the subject of some of my favorite things, let's try a few more:
1. Google Apps -- if you're a family or a small business or just a group of people who need to work together and want to share information, e-mail, chat, calendars, documents, etc., Google Apps is for you. (FYI, mail/chat, calendars, and backend webpages for the Daily Okie all run on Google Apps.)
2. BancFirst -- Well, duh. This is, though, the best bank I've ever dealt with as a customer, too. (Apologies to non-Oklahoma people, though we do provide services to anyone who wants them.)
3. Weatherbonk -- Need to know current conditions near you? How about on a nice Google map complete with as-recent-as-20-minutes-ago updates? Oh, and a nice window with your choice of forecasts from three different providers?
4. Kubuntu -- Are you tired of Windows but don't want all the ridiculous sanctimony and incessant kow-towing to Steve Jobs provided by being an Apple head? Then Linux is for you! And the best version of Linux for a new user, IMHO, is Kubuntu. Relatively simple to install, pretty easy to use, and you will be able to do nearly everything you can do on a Windows computer (except play hardcore games...it's still a bit limited there without some extra tech time) or a Mac. The best part? The Kubuntu user community is very friendly and helpful and won't mock you if you ask "stupid" questions.
5. Ford Mustang -- Again, duh. True, it's not a Ferrari or Porsche or Bugatti or some sort of ultra-high-performance vehicle (though it can be, with the right mods). But if you want a cool vehicle that is very customizable, good-looking, fun to drive, and with a long, rich pedigree, the Mustang is for you. The only American performance car to be around continuously as long or longer? The Corvette...expensive and boring. (Remember, Challenger, Camaro, Firebird/Trans Am, Cougar, and Charger were all discontinued at some point during their lifetimes, even if they were revived later.) "Forty-five years in the fast lane." That says it all.
6. OpenOffice -- With everyone complaining about how expensive it is to get Microsoft Office, very few non-IT people know about this fully-functional alternative. And....get ready...it's COMPLETELY FREE!! There are a few high-end document-production features that it can't provide, but it provides 90-95% of the functionality and capabilities of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. So it's useful to about 99% of the home users of the world who just want something to type up a resume, write a novel, or do up a budget sheet. Oh, and it also will read and edit MS Office files with no problem, so you don't have to worry if someone sends you one. How can you beat that?
7. College Football News -- ESPN may be "The Worldwide Leader" but it is so laden with agendas now that I can't even stand to watch SportsCenter any more. But the guys over at CFN are top-notch college football analysts and actually put out great stuff. During football season, I am over there quite a bit. If you love college football as much as I do, you should check it out.
8. xkcd -- You all know I already enjoy Rockwood very much, and it's definitely a fave, but xkcd is right up there at the top of my list. With quirky humor, deeply profound insights, inside jokes from the science, math, and computer worlds, and just some all-around funny stuff, it's a geek's dream. Sometimes the humor is even over my head, but it is almost always enjoyable. Published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, just like Rockwood.
9. Southwest Airlines -- These guys have been doing air travel the right way for over two decades. They are inexpensive, about as cheap a fare as you will find anywhere. They are friendly; after many flights I have never had an unpleasant moment while flying with them. Finally, they are hitch-free; I have never experienced a maintenance, ticketing, or luggage problem with them, even though I have flown with them about 2-3 times more often than any of the other airlines.
10. Chris Isaak -- This guy just does great music. He's gotta be my all-time favorite. And he is just as great live and in person as he is on his albums. My wonderful wife got me tickets to go see him for my birthday a couple of years back and it was the best concert I have ever attended. I would go again in a heartbeat.
Ten is enough of a list for now. I'll throw more in as time goes along.
In case you couldn't tell from my opening, we got the new Guitar Hero: World Tour game for our kids' Xbox 360. It's a ton of fun. But it also got Heidi and I talking about possible band names. A few that I think would be awesome, with the genre appropriate to the title:
Alterna-rock: Parts of the Penis
Rock/hard rock: Courtesy Flush
Bluegrass: Redclay Bluegrass OR Jack Fork String Band
Country: Truck-Fixin' Daddies
Electronica: Slave of Steel OR Trip The Light Fantastic
Generic, but for MY band: Government+Binding (remember, I'm a linguistics major, so look at this link for an explanation)
I think that's enough for today. Thanks for reading along today.
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