Lemonade

"We're going to be late for writing class!" Ron exclaimed.

"No, we won't," Barb replied, kissing him on the cheek before letting him go. She held open the large, mahogany doors for him and said her goodbyes. Behind Ron, the 12-foot doors creaked shut as he scanned the room briefly. All he saw was a sea of writers seated on brightly colored yoga mats. Weird posters on the wall featured shadowed figures: some smiling and others faced away from the blinding light of the sun through the patio door.
  

Factorio DEMO

Craig Perko got me into Factorio! He talked about cocaine and logistics, so that got me hooked (not literally, I'm CLEAN).

His comments on the game:

 

"A batch can be jumpstarted using an assembler and trash to make a few units of cocaine. From there you can easily split both fruit types into jam, then combine the jam into chicken nuggies, which can be made into vast amounts of cocaine.

 

The problem is, we can't simply combine everything into nuggies, because iron and copper require jam to get started, with a 2% success rate. So if we're doing iron/copper, we need to grind jam until we've seeded it, but we need the nuggies BEFORE it's seeded-"

It's Five O'Clock in New York City (Thanksgiving!)

"I'm Greg Gutfeld along with Kayleigh Mcaneny, Harold Ford Junior, Jesse Watters, and our thanksgiving table is a coaster. Dana Perino. This is the Five."

 

After dinner, do you go for a walk or take a nap?

 

Harold: We used to have a great touch football game as kids. Now my kids are getting old enough they would go in the back and do a run around.

Greg: Your life is like one big Newport commercial. A guy throwing a frisbee, another guy throwing a football.

 

Tetlin Junction's Forty Mile Roadhouse

 

When coming into Tetlin Junction from Tok, travelers would have to cross the Tanana River on the original, 1943 cantilever truss bridge. During the winter, the bridge would blend into the snowy surroundings quite easily due to its white hue. 

 

For better or for worse, Tetlin Bridge was replaced in the mid-2010s by a newer one located 200 feet north.

 

Around 2 miles from the bridge and where State Routes 2 and 5 (Alaska and Taylor Highways) meet, you can see what's left of the quaint Forty Mile Roadhouse. In its heyday, the lodge had 10 heated log cabins, a cafe, a Chevron station, and modern bathrooms. In addition to this, they offered a "complete garage service" consisting of warm storage for up to 25 cars, a 24-hour a day wrecker service, tires, accessories, and most importantly, vehicle repairs. 

Movie Premise

 Little towns and little houses. Interesting premise for a movie. Just the people are normal sized ones. Now with choppy dialogue!

 

"Mom, why house so tiny?"

"Don't know, child."

 

Bacon on grill, trees on fire in background.

 

"Today. Nice day grilling friends."

"Yes. Agree."

 

"Dis hot dog good."

"Glad."

 

Haven't worked out the physics sci-fi aspect yet, but it's getting there. 

Favorites of Family Guy: Volume One

No Meals on Wheels

Season 5, Episode 14 of Family Guy!

I remember the first time I saw this episode—sitting next to my dad while he lied down, a few weeks before Christmas. Around us were all sorts of decorations; red tinsel and pots of poinsettias, my mom's favorite. Originally, my dad was a Family Guy skeptic—someone who thought the show stupid and mindless. Today, he loves the show and quotes it often when joking around with me...now we're both looking forward to season 24!

 

Morris' Nightmare 2013

I finally got around to transcribing the new lyrics from the 2013 revamp of Morris' Nightmare!

Morris' Nightmare is my favorite Jimmy Buffett tune! It was severely underplayed (a few times in the 70s and 2013). By far one of his funniest songs!

(Right after the musical bridge)

You know up in the city

everybody's on their cell
nothing much to do

when it feels like winter fell 

ice scape

but mainly hibernate

 

Simplisafe Ad Thoughts

I remember watching a simplisafe ad and there was a robber breaking in.

Then they showed a dispatcher at their call center talking over the camera saying, "Stop! Don't go anywhere. Police are on the way".

I don't know how this would deter robbers that much.

The Hunt for Frederick Langston's Office

"You know, I was in the Investigations Sector when it was evacuated.

Well, not THERE there.
I was in Executive because they have the best snack machines.
You may think they’re all there because of that plain white packaging,
but there’s a difference.
You know those thick ruffled potato chips?
They're my favorite.
All the machines outside Executive carry those flimsy little thin chips.
They have no texture.
I may as well eat cardboard."

- Frederick Langston, from Control

From his dialogue over the speaker in the Investigations Sector, it is heavily implied that he worked there before Hartman escaped. 

"Anyway, I get back to the elevator and they tell me the sector is being evacuated.

They wouldn't even let me go back in for my stuff!

Can you believe that?

I worked at that desk for years!

I had photos on it, my favorite stapler,

one of those good ones that could staple a 50-page report no problem,

a little cash, and some, uh, personal recordings."

- Frederick Langston, from Control

Among other things left behind, Langston mentions his personal recordings. The two recordings in question are "Langston: Me and You," and "Langston: Freestyle". Both of these mixtapes were found in the Shifted Offices. Featuring Langston himself, he dubbed these as "experimental music slash poetry" pieces.