OK...So...I Like Netflix...

I have to admit that after a very long time of holding out on getting Netflix, I really enjoy it.  I've caught up on a ton of movies and TV shows that I previously shunned and I get access to shows that aren't easy to find on bootleg websites.

So, I like Netflix.

This Is Some Inception Shite Going On...

I don't know what the fawk I ate last night but I had some weird but cool dreams.  I want to jot them down before I forget them to see if there's any theme amongst them:

• A friend decided to send me artistic black and white nudes of her and her husband.  Most of the pictures didn't really have nudity in them except one.  When I ran across the one that did I thought, "Why would she send these to me now? Why not when we were younger?" Then I woke up.
  
• I was in the middle of an improv class being held on a Fear Factor type obstacle course.  There was this couple there getting ready to take the course.  At the starting point, the boyfriend was stretching but hyperventilating at the same time; it was quite obvious that he was freaking out.  The girl the entire time was badmouthing him telling him he was no good and that he was lucky to even be there.  He was doing his best to ignore her but obviously this behavior had been going on for some time.
  
  I went over to him and gave him the best pep talk I could.  He seemed to receive it well and started the course.  The course was sort of a relay where he had to reach her starting point in order for her to continue the rest of the course.  I don't know what I said to him but he took off!  He made it across the course in 30 seconds even with a few fumbles in logic he had trying to get gates to open along the way!  Once he got to the girl, she started her part of the course and made it to a section featuring monkey bars over dirty water.  She made it there, stopped, looked down, and noticed there was a 30 foot drop to the water.  At that point she started freaking out!  I'm yelling at her from the sideline to encourage her to go but she ends up timing out. 
  
  I leave the obstacle course on a bus with a bunch of people from Salsation.  They can see I'm troubled so I start telling them how jacked up that obstacle course was and about this couple I was counseling.  They all agreed those people were idiots.  Then I woke up.

 Yep.  I agree.  Weird.

Tryin' To Find A House Sounds Easy, Right?!

Today the family and I loaded up to MoMo and headed on souf to Indianer (yes, there are a bunch of intentionally mistyped words in that sentence) to go look at a house.  The Wifey felt I would go (Lady) ga-ga over it.  So, of course, I had to rain on her parade.

Most of the house was actually pretty livable.  It was technically "move-in ready"; it had a new roof, new windows, updated kitchen and bathroom, plenty of office space and storage.  Even the garage was pretty killer.  The current owners converted the attached garage to a live-in area to allow someone to effectively live there adjacent to the house but have a sense of privacy.  I didn't hate the house...but then again, I didn't like it either.

Here's the thing with me.  I have the wherewithal to alllow my purchasing decisions to be based on vibe/gut feeling alone.  If the item I'm purchasing speaks to me, i.e., in my head it screams "BUY ME!", then I go with that.  This house didn't do it for me much to the dismay of my Wifey.  I could settle in it and like enough to live there but it by no means is a house where I'm like "MAN THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!"

Given the logistics of our situation (baby on the way, sick of living in this small 2 bedroom condo with 3 people and a dog, and would like to live closer to our in-laws), I'm allowing the chance for me to settle.  Maybe I could make it a cooler place.  Or maybe I'll grow to like it.  Or maybe I'll have buyer's remorse the whole time.

One thing's for sure, I know what I like...

Things We Just Can't Teach

• How to be professional.  You can teach someone the formalities of professionalism but the innate drive to be on point consistently comes from the heart.
  
• How to take pride in their craft.  It's amazing how much we all half-ass things to get to the next best thing (looking at you Velazquez!)
  

Let's Show 'Em We Can Overcome!

It's taken 10 years for something to be erected at Ground Zero in New York City.  The Freedom Tower implementation so far has pretty much a mismanaged affair.  It's been redesigned a number of times, had very little to no input from the public, and has plenty of cost overruns.  It's not slated to be finished until 2014 barring any other problems coming up.  Watch this Penn & Teller BS episode (language and some images NSFW) for some background:






I feel that the best way to show true American grit and stamina is to build the following buildings at Ground Zero:

Yes.  The same, exact buildings (with modern upgrades internally for security, strength, and economy). It would say "Yes.  You knocked down our buildings and killed and injured many of our people.  Guess what. Fuck you.  They're back.  We overcame and we're believe in our strength! Now what?!!! ".