I've Been Here...

A friend of mine directed me to this nifty site, called world66. It generates an image, based on which states you've been to. I've been here...


Granted, in regards to Texas, I've only been to the Dallas airport for a layover, and my visit to West Virginia consisted of driving through the neck of it for a total of 10 minutes. But hey...that still counts, right?

My co-worker told me that I should try to make it to all 50 before I turn thirty. Well...we'll see about that...

Oh...and there's also a tool to generate which countries you've visited...but that's pretty pathetic looking for me. If you want to give it a go, you can find that here. Enjoy!

Rent Rent Rent Rent Rent

I was trying to be patient, and wait for the original soundtrack recording of RENT to show up on the Yahoo! Music Engine. But, thanks to Lisa...who not only posted links of the trailer, sound clips, and a reminder of the release date on her blog...but also went through the trouble of calling BestBuy, Barnes & Noble, and Tower Records to find it...I had to get it the day it was released. Did I mention that she called me to tell me about the special collector's covers? (It appears that she has now written a review about the soundtrack as well.) I guess it's only fitting that I buy the CD...it had my name written all over it!

Thanks, Lisa...such a bad influence in regards to my pocketbook...

99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall...

Well...not quite...only 93. And they weren't exactly on a wall.

We have two bushes next to the sidewalk, at the end of our driveway. This morning, while my mom was gardening, she noticed something shiny sticking out of one of the bushes. Upon further investigation, she discovered and empty Miller Lite bottle...and then another one...and another one...and...well...you get the picture.

When all was said and done, she had pulled out 93 empty 32-oz. beer bottles! Now I'm wondering who's been sticking all these bottles in our bush without us noticing...and for how long. That's some pretty serious drinking!

Ah well...at least my mom got about $6.80 from the recycling center for all of it!