Texting While Driving? Stop it now!

... and not just because I say so. Because, I definitely say so. Have you ever been behind a car in which the driver is sending a text message on their phone? I have a few times, and it's easy to spot (without actually seeing the driver). You look for a few things:

1. The car seems to be accelerating and decelerating for no apparent reason (they slow down as you approach a green light).
2. The car is swerving (by the way, that's not how I thought you spelled that word) within their lane, and sometimes into other lanes... can't keep a straight line? Texter alert!
3. They just don't seem to be paying attention to the world around them (they slam on the breaks when they realize what they're about to do)

Anyway, me yelling at them from within my own vehicle doesn't seem to have much affect, so I'm glad the governator decided to put some legislation into effect that will make it illegal to text and drive (in addition to already being able to hold the phone to your ear and drive -- hooray for hands free).

For more info, check out this article.

Although, I do think it's funny that the article states that this law is completely unnecessary since it's "common sense." While I would agree that it should be unnecessary since we should be able to assume no one would do such a thing -- I think we all know how many people use common sense!

The Fashion

My brother recently moved back to our home town, which is awesome because I get to see him more often now. We usually have plenty to talk about since our interests are fairly aligned: Music, Video Games and Football... among other things. Well, one of his new roommates introduced him to a band called "The Fashion" which he in turn introduced to me. I had never heard of them, but I thought I'd give it a listen -- it turns out that they're from Denmark (but the lyrics are all in English). I'm not sure what their official classification is, but I'd call it some kind of Alternative Pop Rock, but with a beat. Anyway, the first time I listened to it, I liked a few songs and thought it was okay... but the more I listen to it, the more it grows on me and the more I can't get it out of my head. In the process of finding one of their music videos I also learned that they're on the Madden '09 soundtrack... so they must be somewhat known -- I'd just never heard of them. Either way, it's definitely worth checking out if you haven't heard them before!

Chargers Are Disappointing...

So, Week 2 of the NFL season has completed (minus a Monday Night Football game) and the Chargers are 0-2. I'm not completely surprised; however, I don't think any Charger fan was ready for losing by 1 point in the final seconds of the game two weeks in a row. Sure, there were some questionable calls in the Denver game yesterday, but we can't just blame losses on the referees. If that were the case, there wouldn't ever be a legitimate win! Anyway, I must say that I am disappointed in the Chargers' performance... especially our defense. What is going on!? If we don't beat Favre and the Packer--um, I mean Jets--next weekend, I see our Superbowl dreams slowly fading away. But, with that said, if anyone can pull off a come back season, the Chargers can!

Go Chargers!

Hooray for the return of Football (and Fantasy Football) season!

It's been awhile

Well, I've definitely been out of commission (in terms of writing) for a couple months now it looks like. July and August definitely came and went ridiculously quickly for a couple of reasons. The first being that we were finally able to get into a house. We've been seriously looking at properties since May and just a couple weeks ago we were able to move into our new home (with the help of some great people)! However, as anyone who has bought a home can attest to this, buying a home is one of the most stressful and time consuming things you can ever do! First, you have to find the house. Once you find the house, you put an offer in on the house. Once you put an offer in, that offer has to get accepted (which ours definitely didn't on the first few houses we liked). Once you have an accepted offer you have to work with the seller, which in the majority of cases now is a bank due to the situation in the real estate market, and an escrow company. For the record, banks are slow. They are very, very slow. Once you work out all the details, and escrow has everything they need from every party, including third parties, like Homeowner's Associations and Lenders -- then, and only then, escrow closes. If you got tired reading about the process, just wait until you live it :)

Anyway, we are completely blessed to be in a new home and are really excited about the room for growth...

That's Just Gross...

My wife and I went to go see the new Indiana Jones movie this past weekend (which could in itself warrant its own post -- but I won't go there. All I have to say is, aliens? Really?). While we were there, there was a couple behind us loaded up with all the concession snacks: popcorn, nachos, sodas, the whole deal. Throughout the movie, kind of off and on, I noticed crunching noises, etc. but nothing too bad (my wife on the other hand cannot stand mouth noises). But that wasn't the worst part. About 3/4 of the way into the movie, the guy behind me sneezes and then I feel my hair move. Now, if that's not gross, I'm not sure what is -- especially considering the fact of how much food he had already put in his mouth... I told you. Gross.

Firefox 3

I just wanted to let everyone know that as of 10am today, Firefox 3 is available for download. They're trying to set a record for the number of downloads in a 24 hour period... so if you get a chance, head over to the site and download it (assuming it's not being overwhelmed with other visitors). Now, if you have no idea what Firefox is, it's just a web browser (like Internet Explorer, but good) and the latest version, Firefox 3, is only adding to the goodness. So, if you've lived in the dark with the Microsoft wool pulled over your eyes until now -- time to switch!

Edit: Here's a link directly to the download page: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/?p=downloadday