Taking Advantage of the System
by Ok, so I discovered, (or rather re-discovered) something awesome. The library. I remember, I used to go to the library back in the day because it was free, and I was poor. Also, I read books really fast. Then, they built the huge barnes and noble on 17, it was closer than the library and had WAAAAAY more books. You had to pay, but that was a minor detail.
Then, the other day, I happened to be in the library when I noticed some new DVDs. "How silly", I thought. "Blockbuster has WAAAY more DVDs."
So I enquired of the librarian- "how much to rent DVDs?" She informed me..."Free for 3 days, then 1.00/day overdue". I had to admit, I was impressed. I pass the library every day on the way to and from work. They have free DVDs. AND they are online! You can renew, check out, request or pay fines for ANY library in Bergen County from their website!! Things are good. Very good. But then I wondered...maybe my taxes from work go to buy more DVDs for the library? So I asked the librarian. "Nope," she said. "Property taxes pay for the library." So my parents pay, and I don't, because I don't have a house! I love this!
On a sad note...I heard the Atari's "Boys of Summer" on Z100 this morning. I mourn the passing of an amazing song to pop radio. Starting today, I call for a ban on pop radio. A protest! Never again we will "flip to that station". Instead, we will use Second Spin to find used cds really cheaply in perfect condition! (That's one of my favorite sites...but I think they need support. Share it with your friends!)
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as to the Boys of Summer, NO ONE can do it better then the original, Don Henley.
well thats because you've never heard me do it. and i'm AMAZING. so i hear.
haha hey btw mr bird man, i dont know u but ive seen pics of u and do u know who u look like? the little chinese guy on Oceans 11!!!!
no way...definitely the kid from goonies
real original. we established this. but to get it all out of the way ... i'll fill you in....I look like data from the goonies, the asian kid from indiana jones, jackie chan, jet li, bruce lee, all the asians in fast and furious, about 1 billion people from china, the entire far east, tom cruise, brad pitt, and the little mexican rat.. that says "anda-lay anda-lay" that wears a sombrero.
"the little rat"...bwhahhaha...
lets not forget Kato, my little yellow friend, from the old Pink Panther movies....
say hello to my little friend
as i would tend to agree... i have to back my boys the Ataris... they ROCK that cover!!! and... well they are incredible musicans as well...
i like the ataris' cover MUCH better than the original. plus they change the "deadhead sticker" to "blackflag sticker" much better. haha
BLASTPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats like changeing the bible.......(J/K!!!!!)
but it is blastphemy nonetheless...=D
Blastphemy? is that when you perform a profane act against God, whilst farting?
ROTFLMAO!
sorry can't spell it but u kno what i mean.!!!!!!!!
yeah, i totally agree...its an amazing cover
ew.. i don't like z100.. the elvis guy annoys the crap out of me
i want to blow up z100-causing pretty pretty fireballs to jump into the sky-oooooo.
so when he comes on do you just start to crap all over yourself?
lol you take things too literal sometimes. my head just explodes
dan, make sure your links include "http://" or it doesn't link right.
if i said this, everybody woulda jumped down my throat and accused me of being grumpy.
thats because you are.
haha. yea. ian is grumpy.
yeah, well, I wrote in a happy cheerfull helpful mode. so I think that made all the difference.
i was definitely getting a happy vibe from your suggestion. yo i wanted to ask you about when we could do a video scavenger hunt, because you have done that before (and i can't find any interesting people who want to play). but you're getting married. so you're busy for a while.
we didn't do video, but scavenger hunts are fun. except for the person who runs it. and if you're not from the area, it kinda sucks. basically we had 4 teams, and each car should have the same number of locals.
ooooh. good idea. i can be a local. and also, debassed bassist. and also forreste.
what a local needs?
haha...no...we need locals...to direct people who get easily lost.
oh okay i could handle that...i'd send them to FEATHERS!
i want to be in on the scavenger hunt, even if i'm not a local
man, you guys really must be misinterpreting me today.
i will participate in a hunt with a list that contains at least one of the following : - obtain panties/bra from female patron at bar - obtain hair clip - obtain free drink - ... etc.
man i use the libraury so much. its one of my favorite places ever!! so many books and i wander around. you can do that for all of the librauries up here too. right now i have about 20 books out and i don't wanna bring them back cuz i wanna pretend that they're mine and i can continually read them.
You should borrow from the library and not from me. Ruiner of good Two Towers.
i didn't ruin your book!!!!!!!!!! it was falling apart already and then i kept it as good as i could.
that reminds me...i think i have a $20.00 fine at the library.
our library charges for dvd's and videos...thats not fair...i think i may have to start traveling to mahwah just to borrow dvds from the library...good thing i figured out how to get over the bridges, right dan?
"me and liz once went over the GWB 3 times in a row! actually, it was on the way home from your house! we got confused!"
haha, actually that was ME and courtney...i dont really konw why i'm admitting to that...unless, did it happen to them too? but yea...that was the time me and court got lost in harlem at like 2am or somethin...and we had a heck of a good time..haha..remember court? "go gettem girls!!" hahaha
hahaha, yeah! that was great...i still feel an amazing connection with that guy. He is like a father to me.
what were u doing listening to z100?
obviously, i was being cooler than you. because here you are, making a lame joke. or asking a silly question. who really knows. not me.
alright, smack-daddy! if it's ok to listen to z100, what's the big crisis for the atari's song being played there?
because corporate america is trying to capitalize on punk music! never mind the fact that the band themselves is trying to capitalize on a song they...didn't...write....wait...what side am i trying to defend....hmmm. my mom made pepper steak and rice for dinner, with some onions...smells good. and i got a USB light for my laptop. wow.
well, i'm off to dan's for dinner and to dance by the light of his laptop
nothing today is true punk and if it is, nobody would really know about it. so it don't matter anyhow. let them make their money. the band doesn't have to starve just to uphold your standards.
woah....i see how you feel. my son, is in a band called zebrahead, and i want to know, when are they going to start making some damn money!
watch your mouth, cron-job!
how come jahanna didn't put her punk-y two cents in here yet? JAHANNA, you punk....where are you?
haha, because no one wants to witness my wrath...i've expressed my views on this subject up-teen times! the sunday meeting was funny though, you guys said i was a confused punk, cuz i had the emo glasses and the punky hair w/ a nice dress.
(not to be picky, but isn't it ump-teen?)
yes, it is...according to The American Heritage Dictionary (fourth edition, published in 2000) umpteen (one word) is an adjective meaning: "Relatively large but unspecified in number" (plural: umpteenth)
what? you don't love your dictionary with your whole heart?
hahaha....okay, okay...call me a freak just because i've read the entire unabridged dictionary completely through. You are just jealous that you don't have 658 definitions and etymolagy's memorized.
yeah, darn right we don't want to hear you whine and complain about your punk...i just wondered where it was...i wasn't asking for it. thanks for sparing us :)
you get one vote for best non-answer