Ah, good ol' hurricanes. I've been through countless numbers in my lifetime, the worst of which was Andrew in '92. Frances didn't really bother us much here in Miami, though. We only got the southernmost edge of the storm as it passed over central Florida. Plus, she was a Category 2 storm, compared to Andrew which was a Category 5. I actually quite enjoy the low-strength hurricanes when they hit us; not only do I get a day or two off work, but the rain and winds are great to mess around in. My buddy and I used to go skateboarding when the winds were high as your body would act almost like a sail and propel you around. It's hurricane season now too, so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for one more Cat 1 or 2 storm to pass by before I leave South Florida forever in the late fall.

*promote because i love sia furler (and australian women in general)

*promote because i freakin love these "how its made" bits.

*quality, there's yer prize

oh, and *quality

I'm Chris, I'm 26, and I'm from Miami (a.k.a. Little Cuba), but I was born in Louisiana.

I'm a certified IT nerd, but despite that I never sought gainful employment and managed a GameStop far longer than I should have. I'm a history buff and I love reading/watching/learning about ancient and modern history. I'm also very much into politics as I was raised in a very politically active family and still retain some connections in Washington (but unfortunately, they're all Republicans and I "grew up" and saw the light of liberalism so to speak).

I also play way too many video games; I used to be addicted to World of Warcraft, hardcore raiding with one of the top Alliance guilds in the country and ruining my social life for over 3 years, but I kicked it to the curb and now I just play a ton of Xbox360. Right now, mostly Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, and Guitar Hero 3, but I'm anxiously awaiting Fallout 3.

I'm joining the Air Force very soon, I have a date with MEPS coming up in about a month or so, and then I'll probably be heading out to Basic Training in September or October depending on the waiting list.

If anyone else is on Xbox Live, my gamertag is "UhOhZombies"!

ROFL oh that was too good! you win

In reply to this comment by gorgonheap:
"Sweet! I can ebay from my iphone! 5 seconds left, 3,2,Aannnnnnddddd BUY!"

wtf? what i want to know is how that guy screwing around on a mac at the apple store ended up on the internet like this. either apple has a serious privacy problem or it's just staged (and therefore not funny )

Oh man, I am having too much fun with that game lately. Still trying to finish Mass Effect, but GTA4 is cutting in hard on that game time.

that's exactly what the blog post was about! the guy behind her. hehe

In reply to this comment by Zeph:
I'm more interested in what that guy behind her left shoulder is doing.

Oh crap, it looks like I'm one of the worst offenders. I plead, umm, not guilty by reason of temporary insanity! The opportunity was just too gouda to pass up!

I would've stopped watching the show if Desmond had been in the coffin. Especially after that awesome moment reuniting him with Penny.

Aw... who am I kidding. I can't not watch that show. It's brilliant.

*beg

Ugh, gouging out my eardrums with a spoon would sound better than these guys. Someone buy them a half decent lyricist, please; if I have to listen to "ah ah ah eeh eeh eeh drums drums drums drums drums drums drums drums" ever again, I will snap and start killing people.

Seriously, they're FUCKING AWFUL. I guess all that matters to their label is they fit in with the retro electro-youth club style and she's attractive enough to sell albums to horny boys, not that they can actually write songs for a damn or have much musical creativity or ability. Nah, of course not.