I am now http://twitter.com/inanimate

I'm actually trying to redo this whole blog deallie on a new blogging platform.

It's just that everyone involved is busy and/or lazy.

But don't expect it to be as funny as it was before. I'm fucking old now.

I'm breaking my streak of silence with a need to rant about the new home theater experience.

Why the fuck are people dropping $1000-$3000 on huge beautiful hdtvs but doing nothing about the sound? It's not home theater just because the screen is huge, it's just home big picture.

Sound is so vastly underrated and ignored as an essential piece of the immersive experience. Hearing the hum of the florescent lights in a scene or the wind blowing through grass all around you completely changes the experience putting you right into the scene.

It's not even expensive to get started at a basic level. A $40 set of computer speakers connected to the tv makes a drastic difference. You can hear what people are saying more clearly, you can feel the thump in your chest when chuck norris roundhouse kicks someone in the head and you'll feel yourself spinning around when an F-14 flies right past you. For a few more bucks you can even get a powered surround package.

Please, buy a slightly smaller tv and get some decent speakers to go with it. It's a completely different and thrilling experience and you'll feel like an asshole for not having done it earlier.

I'm actually thinking of something to post.

Dear $10 cute white ipod-esque pitcher from superstore,

You're really cute and I dig you. But the way you dumped strawberry lemonade all over my shit was way uncool.

I'd like you to leave now.

How not to save money.

While convalescing at home and watching some oprah today, it hit me that there's a slight chance crackheads are right. Maybe shooting crack into your neck is indeed the best feeling evar and something sober people would never know.

You know the saying, don't judge a man til you've looked his gift horse in the mouth. Or something like that. I mean, people don't suck dick for ice cream, so it's gotta be better than that.

A fresh take on the song that finally reflects the poignant lyrics more effectively.

I found the ending note of "Hurry!, these won't last!" in a craigslist post selling a pair of speakers somewhat odd.

It's not like the anonymous poster and myself have a relationship where I generally get first dibbs, so the fact that he doesn't want me to miss out is a bit weird.

And if he's saying it just to try sell the speakers, it seems pointless as he seems aware already they these aren't going to last.

I think he's just full of shit.

A few random notes off the top of my head

I came home to an upset cat last night which earned him some treats and a scratch. This did nothing to stop him from shitting on my carpet minutes later. Last laugh is on him because I'm going to make him wear a diaper now.

I went cable hunting with my brother today for his new hdtv. It seems most big electronics stores think it's reasonable to sell $60-150 cables that do nothing more than look better on the outside than the $15 version of the same cable. A stop at Superstore solved our problems though, but I'm a bit miffed that cable makers and stores alike are gouging uninformed users with absurdly priced cables that make no difference in image or sound quality.

The Georgia Straight Golden Plates are out again, and I'm again reminded how much I hate public opinion when it comes to food. Hon's is the best chinese food in vancouver? How about you fuck right off and die? It's fast, it's cheap, and it's great when you're drunk and need some greasy salty neon coloured grub, but it's not even close to the best anything in vancouver. When Olive Garden is the best possible thing to eat in the four cities of Surrey, Delta, White Rock and Langley, some people need to reconsider whether their opinion means fuck all for anything at all. Popular does not equal good. Good is not always convenient or easy. Good involves love and passion and care. Don't celebrate food because it requires you not to think or try or explore. Celebrate food because somebody gave a shit and the end result of that care is something that tastes amazing.

Ok, so I've taken forever to post anything. I'm lazy, preoccupied by just life in general and not spending the time to form anything witty to say.

Things recently noticed as being awesome to me though:

• Peanut Butter and Honey French Toast Sandwiches
• A Vox AD30VT amp
• The internet (this is teh old but worth mentioning)
• the VSO, specifically Baroque Cello concertos
• the Black Donnellys
• Bellingham's food culture