yay Obama is president*

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I am a minority myself, and don't think the major turnout by the african-american community was because they agreed w/Obama on the issues [like what issues does he stand for?]. I think they were attracted with the idea he was the first true black [well 50%] in this recent history.
Not to mention he always got a free pass from the media [I mean the media was ready to fling dirt on Palin's pregnant daughter and Joe the Plummer's financial issues, and of course quickly denouncing that New Yorker magazine cartoon showing Michele Obama dressed as a militant]. That plus McCain clearly threw the election w/one poor choice [Palin and always praising Obama even though he's the opponent] after another, not to mention an uninspiring campaign [of course McCain gives a grand concession speech at the end after he lost].
I was disappointed when Powell threw his support behind Obama, any respect I had for him went out the window after that. And finally about other prominent blacks: Clarence Thomas or Condy Rice - has the media ever given them praise? - Oh that's right, they are conservative, so they don't count. Obama's a different story because he is of their ideology...Well that's all for now. Clearly the media got what it wanted - a president based on no issues other than race and unknown policies.

Good job America.

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I personally don't like Obama's policies or aleged ones. But I'll give him a year to see if he lives up to all the many, many promises he's made. But I don't see how he won because of the economy, as the economy was way beyond repair-ability by either him or McCain.
Also IF [the rumors about] the youth and the 'race' vote that voted for Obama basically for his carisma and because he's half black, I'm sorry but they have no right to vote at all. One should vote for a candidate based on issues, not because of race or the guy's a great speaker.
So I'm sorry if I sound blunt here, but these are just my opinion and take note I don't hate Obama and I'm hoping he fixes Bush's mess, but I don't think he'd have been any different than McCain. Perhaps Biden as VP is better than Palin as VP, I'll give you that, but Obama and McCain were both terrible choices.

Aug 14-22 Florida trip reports [very long]

8-14 tues
universal studios - did most of the attractions MIB etc. and the new roller coaster Revenge of the Mummy - nice short coaster lots of turns and an unexpected backwards drop and launch
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8-15 wed
islands of adventure - rode the dueling dragons 1 each and later walked back to the Hulk coaster rode that 2 times - the best part was the launch and the loops
rode the spiderman ride
rode the dueling dragons again ice 2nd row and fire waited 30min but rode the very front of the train and in the dark = extra exciting
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8-16 thurs
animal kingdom - rode the safari thing and took a few pics; then got fast pass for the everest coaster; rode the Dinosaur ride twice and the crazy mouse type ride later; finally came back to the everest thing and got to ride it twice since my mom and dad won't ride it. And of course got the video of it from the FRONT SEAT!MGM - saw the lights camera stunts show = fantastic; later as i was almost going to wait on the normal line, some guy gave me his fast pass for the rock n roller coaster [no idea, but eh worked out as i didn't have to wait on the line] later on rather than to go on the tower of terror - i decided to just go back to the roller coaster and waited on the single rider line. then caught that fantasmic show that nearly 10,000+ ppl seemingly showed up for [insanely packed place w/room left only for standies = not fun]
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8-17 fri
went to Universal Studios 1st - and rode the Revenge of the Mummy - single rider and other than the long walk i had no major waiting time and walked right on in basically - just as fun as the 1st time
then went to the MIB ride - single riders and i got in w/out much waiting 1st time got like 69,000, sat on the left ride and the avg was like 142,000. 2nd time i went on it = 75,000 sat on the right ride and the avg was like 65,000 = so either only the left side is always the winner [rigged ride] or the shooters on the right just sucked anus [well the one on the right that i rode on had a bunch of moms and kids so i lose there]
islands of adventure - rode the Hulk coaster once despite the 20min wait plus the mechanical problems so my wait was like 30min
rode the spiderman ride
rode the Hulk coaster waited 30min but rode the very front of the train and in the dark = extra exciting
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8-18 sat
Busch Gardens TB - rode something called the phoenix which was like a swinging boat that also loops upside down, a crazy mouse like coaster and a mini coaster [compared to the ones i ride now] that had a loop and a few spirals
rode the Kumba which remarkable is similar to the Hulk coaster except it has a traditional chain-car catcher [rather than the launching as on the hulk]
rode the Montu [egypt area] roller coaster 3 strait times - it had lots of loops and turns and i would say more like the Dueling Dragons if those two coasters were combined as one continuous track
later rode the Gwazi [wooden roller coaster] a choice of either white tiger or lion [i chose the tiger - and for some reason it had a shorter waiting time than lion] though both are like the same, this is sorta like the wooden coaster version of the dueling dragons and the ride was really choppy, but no real steep drops like that on the cyclone
by this time i rode most of the major coasters 3/4 [i would never ride the Sheikra - the steep 200 ft 90 degree strait plunge to the bottom, well not yet anyway]
finally late at night near closing time went back on the Kumba 2 more times and still pretty neat [even kept my arms up for the picture]
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8-19 sun
sea world: rode the kraken 3 strait times - despite the size, it wasn't that bad and 2nd time sat in the 2nd row and kept my arms up in the air rather than to touch the handle bars on my shoulder restraints. it is sorta like the floorless coaster version of the montu coaster i rode yesterday being about that long
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8-21 Tues
Sea World: watched a whale and dolphin show; rode the Kraken 2 strait times; rather than ride it a 3rd time, i went to ride the Atlantis ride [sorta like splash mountain] - got wet, but not too bad and the drop was okhighlight of the day [aside from riding some kiddie rides] was the Shamu shows - gave my alpha a good work out
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8-22 Wed
WDW: Epcot - single rider rode Test Track 3 times and video recorded it; to the Land to see soarin [over CA]; living seas w/nemo
Magic Kingdom: thunder mt, waited like 40-50min for Splash mt [1st time i rode it in like 5 years or such] and got the front seat and braving the Atlantis ride the day b4, i figure how scary can it be and 5 yrs was a long time to get over a fear - so i rode it and the plunge wasn't all that bad and the ride overall was pretty long and nice especially the water so i got wet and it was worth the wait

BBQ shens 7-28

Well one day b4 my birthday i pretty much celebrated in style by playing softball despite me being out of shape being not enough exercise.
We play this 1 batter = plays 3 outs [any hits, go and bat again w/the ghost runner in place and advancing only one bag in front of the pace hit by the next turn] and the other team is 4 outfeilders and one pitcher. So i did well getting 2 runs and a double and singles.
For the real games, i also got a hit, but in that inning only 1 scored and i ended up striking out the last out becuase i was just exhasted beyond my limits. Also played 1st base [Andy Phillips - harharhar] so i made a few good defensive plays, but i came w/in inches of getting a key out by tagging the bag w/my glove [landing on the f'in sand] but for nothing. the other team ended up scoring like 10 runs and blew the game open there. I eventually slip up and let a ball get past me for a single. It seemed i was making all the plays while the ball didn't go to the other side being lf and 3rd base or cf and 2nd base.
So we called the game at 2nd inning at 11-3 final.

We then packed up everything and headed over for the party. It was great, so many memorable moments. i'll leave it at that.

Stargate SG-1 Series Finale June 22

Yeah I know way late by like 2 weeks now, but the feeling hasn't really set in yet as shit, I love that show to death and was far better than any other shit airing on TV right now. Fuck Sci-fi for ending it. Atlantis won't be the same w/out the SG-1 as its lead in show.

So I've been making various comments on the youtube pages, after loading my Vegas videos, and such as the following in no logical sense, order, or other manner:
[[I thought the Asgard sent 2 o'neill class cruisers so wouldn't those be their 'best warships'. But yeah I would assume the new beam was likely an upgrade over the one used in the supergate battle. A shame they didn't have a fleet ready to fight off a few of those ori ships. even though blowing up their own planet likely took out the other 2 ships nearby.
I'll miss the asgard, they were the only ones that helped sg-1. The Nox are pacifists, ancients punish their own for helping, and where the hell are the furlings? i kinda agree they maybe those cloud like ppl as seen on that episode Crystal Skull
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For season 2 the newest ship Daedalus brought Atlantis the ZPM Sg-1 stole from Ra in ancient egypt to give atlantis the power for the sheild. then after the replicators took over atlantis and were destroied, Atlantis gave earth back 2 zpms one for Odyssey and the ancient outpost in Antartica.
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Yes the asgard crystal is what is needed to power the upgrades. The ZPM mainly provides the cloak and power for the time dialation thing. And Odyssey has Atlantis’s ZPM. Atlantis used up earth’s ZPM when McKay sent back the alternate dimension version of himself back to his reality.
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Two ZPM’s were from the replicators, the 3rd one was actually from the ancient’s ship the Tria.
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So pretty much other than that I'll look forward to the 2 SG-1 movies and of course season 4 of Atlantis and Amanda Tapping aka: Sam Carter as the new leader of Atlantis.
I've been reading Stargate forums saying how they hate this idea of Col. Carter replacing Dr. Weir = SG-1 continuing on in Atlantis and taking away their spotlight to give SG-1 more favoritism. Well all that is a bunch of shit: SG-1 started Atlantis and besides the real leaders of atlantis are Dr. Mckay and Col Sheppard - basically Dr. Weir is just a figurehead and nothing more. Col. Carter at least gives a ground for both sides as a scientist and for the military, so I think she'll fit in nicely. Obviously as long as the rest of the cast gets normal air time and Carter is mostly in the background and not in the spotlight, I can deal w/that.

So that's all on Stargate for now.

Las Vegas trip from June 9-17

Anyways a great trip again, although I've said I'd give the blackjack tables a try, i ended up only playing the slot machines/video poker ones. Did get lucky at the MGM Grand by putting in a $1 for a nickel video 'slot machine' and getting a special 'free spins' bonus and in the end won $41.75. I cashed it out and also won at most $5 at a few other places after that and lost maybe $25-30 overall [net win maybe $20 overall] So I used my winnings to pay for my all day passes for the Adventure dome at Circus Circus [rode that coaster there 13 times overall] and the other coaster at NYNY $25 for an all day pass on the Manhattan express- that also 13 times including 2 rides in the front and back of the train and the front of the train was fucking awesome, the back well it was like double the force compared to sitting in the middle. 12 times i rode during the day when it wasn't crowded and at night it was mad crowded but i showed my receipt and got the front and the night was pretty awesome. Also went up the Paris hotel's effiel tower and the views were fantastic especially the 2nd time going to the top for teh night shots. Also saw several of the Bellagio fountain shows - especially the all important vids of tehm which will go up on youtube also by the end of the week. finally early in the trip went on a bus tour of the Grand Canyon [southern portion] and got to see the magnificence of the park and also saw the Grand canyon train [didn't get to ride it]. Also went over the Hover Dam and it was also pretty nice. So pretty much I did everything I wanted to do and still manage to earn a few extra $

:sigh: the happless Yankees

Another pitcher goes down and no retaliation.
Anyways my thoughts b4 and after Rasner goes down:
So long as there is no kneejerk reaction to trade DeSalvo, Rasner, Karstens and if those 3 prove themselves then I can see the future rotation in them along w/Hughes. So far it's the hitting that needs to be fixed right now.

ESPN usually spins anti-Yankees bias anyway and only uses them for ratings.
Shit, first Karstens goes down cuz of Boston and now Rasner - this is fucked up. Why can't this ever be a shitty reliever. 2 starters down ala jared wright fashion. If this was Roger the ball would've disintergrated or something. Shit I hate to say it but at least he's the insurance policy now.
Also if Roger was pitching, Endy Chavez would be getting a bean ball ala Mike Piaza.

the thing about torre, he maybe great to 'soothe egos' but what about the "I'm not going to take shit from anyone" type? That's a manager the Yanks need right now especially the hitting.
maybe getting Lou Pinnella back wasn't such a bad idea, i kinda like a manager that was the fighting type. There seems to be no pulse right now and someone has to keep the blood pumping.

it is getting very depressing now. The only finger left to point at might be Cashman for spending too much on a 44-45yr old pitcher for 1 year + an ineffective Kei [Irabu] Igawa when maybe just maybe that $100 mil for Dice K doesn't sound so absurd afterall.
There seems to be no fight left, I was glad there was that brawl against the Mariners when Roger made his 'return'. But that was it and they've been limping on since.

Subcrap meltdown

Oh geez, my 'friend' managed to fuck things up a whole lot now by posing as me:
"You offer no reason on why you hate the R46 other than you just hate it. At least if you gave a valid reason for hating it [like for the R44 their car bodies are rusting and many feels the R44's are horrible for that] and not because they don't have those 'precious' rfw's then maybe we can understand. But a factless bias is just that pointless and laughable. Again also those silly names like F = failure or E = excellent express are very childish - why do you think no one takes you seriously.Finally the 1st line you made was your opinion not mine. I don't have any preference for any train over the other.Get yourself a metrocard and get a transfer.[Get a clue.] "

"I'm afraid he's a lost cause, no matter what we say he'll still believe what he thinks.
I don't think the kid wants to learn and just remain stubborn: hating R46's, loving his 'excellent express', live in fear of cops chasing after him for no reason, t/o's slamming the door on him at the rfw, running for the rfw, wondering how there is a free bus transfer .....
It's just sad at this point as reason is non-existant here. I'm not being vicious in pointing out all of his statments. I'm trying to make him see some sense, but it is hard to give reason to one who refuses to listen. If he were a student, he'd fail for not paying attention." [changed to be less harsh on the actual post i found]

I let him post today on my laptop ever since he fowled up the "Q35 limited" thing. now error thinks I'm being 'mean' to him. So the only thing i can hope for is for the owner to reef that thread. It'd be more humorous if I had done it, but sadly nothing i can do about it.
Following this I'm putting in locks so he can no longer get free access whenever he visits me. I used to be able to trust him for the menial shit, but now he's become a real pain in the ass.
hahaha like i really cared, it was still some funny shit he did and secretly I'm proud of what he did.