Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park (can you believe it’s been 12 years now?), created a great looking app for the iPhone, where you could watch free streaming clips, and download other stuff like wallpapers. However, Apple has deemed the content “potentially offensive”, and put a kibosh on the app.
Apple, if people don’t want to watch, they won’t download the application. Don’t be lame.
IPhone: Apple’s Puritanical Review System Kills South Park iPhone App
So…… I ordered my PlayStation 3 Wednesday night. Yes, that’s right. You read that correctly. I ordered the 80 Gb console, component cables, and Half Life 2 (a la The Orange Box) from my favorite retailer in the whole galaxy….. Amazon.com. For the first time in my life, as I am so eager, I paid for one-day shipping (overnight.) Dumb.
Friday comes and goes. Both the component cables and game arrive in separate boxes, but the PS3 hasn’t even shipped yet. We have gifts for Josh (and a surprise gift for me! Thanks, Paul, for the extra Dualshock 3 controller!!!) ordered by friends from Amazon.com on Thurs morning, and arrived on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Yes, all from Amazon. Meanwhile, my PS3 is still missing in action. It finally shipped 6:30pm Friday night. It is somewhere in the UPS network, between Pennsylvania and my house, and will arrive Monday.
Let me reiterate: I’m sitting at home this weekend with a game controller, cables, and even a game, and other things that were ordered from Amazon on Thursday morning, but not the critical piece of this whole plan, which was ordered Wednesday night! I’ve been using Amazon for probably 10 years now, ever since they opened up shop. They are my favorite retailer — best prices, fast shipping. Their Super Saver free shipping (5-9 days) usually gets my stuff here in 3 days. They have never, ever disappointed me. Until now.
Hulk….. angry. WTF, Amazon? WTF?!?!?
My son’s birthday is this weekend. I’m not sure how it happened, we are celebrating it over the course of the entire weekend. On Friday, we had a party with cake, clown, grab bags, balloons and everything else in his classroom Friday afternoon. In the evening, we went out for shopping in Edison, and dinner at Bombay Talk (hmmm, dosa.)
 We hired a clown for his party |
 Nums & Joshua |
 That's a big dosa for a big boy. |
My son’s birthday is this weekend. I’m not sure how it happened, we are celebrating it over the course of the entire weekend. On Friday, we had a party with cake, clown, grab bags, balloons and everything else in his classroom Friday afternoon. In the evening, we went out for shopping in Edison, and dinner at Bombay Talk (hmmm, dosa.)
He's comes for the popcorn, but stays for the circus.
On Saturday, my sister and her husband came over early in the morning to babysit our daughter. Josh, my wife, and I drove to the Prudential Center to see Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus perform. We bought tickets way back in December, and have been waiting all this time to surprise Joshua. He was pretty excited. I still remember back in 1985 (or 1986?) when my parents took my sister and I to see the Ringling Bros. circus perform at Madison Square Garden. I think the souvenir pennant is still somewhere in a box at my parents’ house. We’ve come full circle, as I took my son to see the same circus.
Apart from the pricey concessions ($12 for cotton candy?), it was a great show. We even got there in time to catch the end of the All Access Pre-Show down on the floor. Joshua’s favorite part of the show were the tigers. The Prudential Center is brand new and very nice. I’d love to go back there.
Pictures will be up Monday. We’ve got a fun-filled weekend, so I don’t think I’ll be uploading for another day or two.
My sister and brother-in-law hung out the rest of the day with us, and stayed for dinner too. It was a really nice afternoon evening, chatting, playing at the playground, and enjoying the balmy 70-degree weather.
Local news around here — A fellow died in the midst of his lawsuit against Chrysler, believing his mesothelioma, a fatal asbestos-related illness, was related to the brake linings he used to install. His lawsuit was due to go to trial March 9th, but he suddenly died.
He has been dead a week, but before he could be buried, Chrysler successfully requested that he not be buried, in order for further tests. Can’t a family bury a loved one? Really, Chrysler? Seriously? You couldn’t live with the samples you already had?
Automaker Chrysler Subpoenas Harold St. John’s Body At Funeral – wcco.com
I watched this, and just started laughing. LMAO, actually. Are we going to see Dora join the Bratz dolls? HA! Just seems so toy company corporate boardroom decision. “So Jenkins, Dora will move to the city and be fashionable? And she can have fancy outfits that girls can buy and accessorize?”
Futurama title screen
For those of you who are part of the unenlightened portion of our society, Futurama was/is a smart and funny animated show from Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. One word: Hee-larious, and just as good as the Simpsons (Groening’s other creation.) Futurama is much like Fox’s Family Guy — never given a chance, was cancelled, but the popularity picked up through DVD sales and when it was on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.
Futurama is no longer on the air, but Groening and Cohen have since released 4 straight-to-DVD Futurama films. The latest movie, Into the Wild Green Yonder, was just released February 23rd 2009. Gizmodo’s Jason Chen interviewed David X. Cohen on a variety of topics, including Futurama’s future.
Now for today’s irony, although I hold the show near and dear to my heart, I have never seen any of the Futurama films. What’s wrong with me? I guess I got to busy. I’m adding them to my Netflix queue this afternoon. What a hypocritical oaf I am!
Boy Genius Report (BGR) is reporting a new Facebook 1.5 application is is being worked on. It will feature enhancements to the message, calendar, and contact features. Neat, can’t wait. Facebook is an enjoyable time-waster.
March 8th is D-Day for Circuit City. The last day to find unreasonable prices, bad inventory, and uninformed staff.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Blockbuster Video, whose shares are trading below $1, is seeking advice on how to file for bankruptcy. Blockbuster counters it’s only trying to get help to restructure its debt.
I’m not surprised about Blockbuster, though I find it ironic how this chain drove out all the mom-and-pop video rental stores in my neighborhood and across the country. Twenty years later, they are now the endangered species. Such a cyclical world we live in. Innovate and evolve or become irrelevant. It does not help when you have idiotic, short-sighted upper management. Darwin’s theory of evolution, anyone?
A Florida woman called 911 three times after she paid for a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets at a McDonald’s but the fast-food restaurant ran out of them and refused to give her a refund. I can not understand when this makes sense. I enjoy my food, and I certainly can get irritated if it isn’t exactly how I wanted my meal, but I have not called 911 for a food-related incident in a long time. Hit the link below for all three 911 calls she made.
