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| Hard TimesSo one of the bigger financial stories in the news recently is the downfall of the IndyMac Bank. Frankly I've never heard of this chain (maybe because I just read the sports and comics sections of the paper; I use the financial section as wastepaper basket lining...or to wrap fish) and we don't have one in my area, but it's still kind of discomforting. I wonder if I should start stuffing wads of cash into my mattress, or perhaps I need to find a local savings & loan run by a Jimmy Stewart-type of person. In any case, these are hard times within which we live, my friends, hard times, I say. | | |
| Local Breakfast MenuYou can get a taste of what the local culture in Hawaii is like if you visit a McDonald's restaurant here. Their breakfast menu includes rice and eggs, along with either Spam or Portugese sausage. Your order also comes along with packages of shoyu sauce. 
For some reason, Spam is really popular here. Portugese sausage is also a common breakfast item in Hawaii, and it is a little spicy and rather oily, but good. Having grown up on rice, it's funny to see that you can get "McRice" here, but it's not a bad marketing idea. Do they sell anything unique at your local fast food restaurants? | | |
| Comic Book MoviesI hear the Dark Knight (starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger) is getting some great reviews. I also hear that Wall-E and Iron Man were also great movies (I haven't seen them yet). Can a comic book movie or animated film every win the Oscar for Best Picture? Sounds like this year is as good as any for that to happen. | | |
| Five QuestionsWhich of the following would you be willing to do for money? - Walk up to a random stranger and hug them for $5.00
- Sing a song (loudly) in the middle of a crowded shopping mall for $50.00
- Sleep on a stained mattress you found in an alley for one night in exchange for $500.00
- Amputate your little toe for $5,000
- Permanently move to another city for $50,000 (can't be your original hometown, and has to be at least 500 miles away from where you already are).
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| A Post a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayThe title of this post doesn't really make sense, but it's pretty indicative of my state of mind lately. I think I'm going to force myself to write here everyday, even if it's just one sentence. Lately when I get home from work all I want to do is watch random videos on YouTube, fart, and sleep...sometimes all at the same time. Seriously though, I need to get the creative juices flowing again. My novel writing is progressing at a glacial pace, I still only have about two pages done (one problem is that I have trouble resisting the urge to edit as I write -- I have to just write for now, then edit later!). By the way, I can't believe this year is half over already. | | |
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