tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4103003916793778222024-02-20T20:23:31.647-08:00Thoughts From The BasementI live in a basement. These are my thoughts.Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-79816962892629603542015-03-15T21:20:00.000-07:002015-03-15T21:22:27.843-07:00Most Anticipated Movies - 2015
Honorable Mention: Dragonball Z: Resurrection of Frieza
This is being released in Japan on April 18, but I have no idea when it will be available in the U.S. Frieza is the most influential villain in the DBZ universe, and he has been dead for nearly 20 years. 20 freakin' years! Keeping a villain dead for that long is nearly unheard of in America. He was the main antagonist when I started Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-39948559539466331412015-03-12T23:59:00.001-07:002015-03-13T00:05:42.011-07:00Favorite Movies - 2014
Wow, I have really been slacking on this blog. Here is a list of my ten seven favorite movies that were released in 2014. (Top 10 lists are so two years ago. Also, don't expect to see The Grand Budapest Hotel anywhere on this list.) I'm listing the Rotten Tomatoes audience rating so you can see how far off the mark my taste in movies is from everyone else.
7. The Skeleton Twins
Released: Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-41741895745996602162014-02-21T10:16:00.002-08:002014-02-21T10:16:55.112-08:00Favorite Movies - 2013
I was inspired by myself from last year to compose a list of my ten favorite movies that I saw released in
2013. (Don't expect 12 Years A Slave anywhere on this list.) Honestly, numbers 5-10 are interchangeable and ranked based on the probability that I will watch them on cable tv in the future.
10. Iron Man 3
Released : May 3
Rotten Tomatoes : 79%
Expectations : Below
Saw With : AllenDerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-13093719503244542482013-01-12T20:55:00.000-08:002013-01-12T20:57:30.803-08:00Most Anticipated Movies - 2013
10. Fast & Furious 6
Release Date: May 24
Starring: Testosterone, Fast Cars
Synopsis: Vin Diesel and The Rock return to chase each other around a city (England?) and punch each other in the face. Some generic villain will probably unite them together in the third act. Gina Carano tags along, and Michelle Rodriguez or her twin sister is magically back from the dead.
Thoughts: Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-15895133331223726922013-01-10T09:35:00.000-08:002013-01-10T09:35:55.617-08:00Tableau - Box Office Stats
...my continuing adventures to learn stuff...
Box office reports contain a plethora of interesting1 data: weekend gross, lifetime gross, theater count, percentage drops, and so much more. During lunch I downloaded some quick box office figures and connected it to Tableau2 to see what I could visualize. The first exercise was to compare the level of difficulty of creating a simple overlayDerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-65538823361290680652013-01-06T20:22:00.000-08:002013-01-11T22:31:05.214-08:00Favorite Movies - 2012
I was inspired by my good friend Allen to compose a list of my ten favorite movies that I saw released in 2012. (Don't expect Moonrise Kingdom anywhere on this list.)
10. Prometheus
Released : June 8
Rotten Tomatoes : 72%
Expectations : Met
Saw With : Tess
Even with all the facepalm worthy moments (scientists taking their helmets off, opening the external door for the zombie guy, Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-65159503326018282892013-01-01T20:28:00.000-08:002013-01-08T15:46:24.399-08:00Favorite Music - 2012 It's that time of the year again when I
analyze my iTunes listening habits of the past year.
You probably won't find it nearly as interesting as I do. Unfortunately my iTunes doesn't seem to be syncing properly with my iPhone anymore, so the play counts seem to have stopped updating a few months ago. However, I think the numbers are still an accurate reflection of the past year. Here areDerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-81723155103166973582012-05-31T22:21:00.002-07:002012-05-31T22:21:45.135-07:00Rugby
Earlier today I tried watching my first game of rugby. I'm not too familiar with the rules, but here is what I learned:
1. Run around with the ball until you run into someone.
2. When forward momentum ceases, throw or kick the ball in some random direction.
3. Every once in a while they stop the game and everyone surrounds the ball, like a hockey penalty.
Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-51160665236111465492012-04-09T00:44:00.000-07:002012-04-09T00:44:49.058-07:00Easter
It seems that everyone I know, which is a very small number, was having some kind of Easter dinner today. I decided to make my own Easter dinner: French Fries.
As you can see, this is very boring meal, fit for my personality. I thought that since it was a holiday, I would add a little something. I added a can of chili.
If I'm going to make chili Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-91204590266624763512012-03-05T23:13:00.000-08:002012-03-05T23:13:05.301-08:00Upstairs
I moved upstairs and have been contemplating what is to become of this blog. Do I keep blogging, acting as if I'm a morlock dwelling in the dank underbelly of the house? Should I rename this blog? "Thoughts From the Upstairs" doesn't have the same ring to it.
I haven't really been lighting the blogosphere on fire lately so I really shouldn't care. But I do. These are the Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-38333509814306923432012-01-02T17:01:00.000-08:002013-01-08T19:43:16.159-08:00Favorite Music - 2011
It's that time of the year again when I
analyze my iTunes listening habits of the past year.
You probably won't find it nearly as interesting as I do. Here are the
results.
Top Play Counts of 2011
Rank
Song/Artist
Play Count
10
Hell Of A Life - Kanye West
70
9
Price Tag - Jessie J
70
8
Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-49760391291739646892011-11-02T13:52:00.000-07:002011-11-02T13:52:43.931-07:00Salad The other week I was in the mood for a salad. I don't usually make salads, mostly because they aren't microwaveable. I didn't have any of the ingredients so I went to the store and bought the following:
Macaroni & Cheese
Bacon
It was great. I should make salads more often.
It was a large salad, so I had some leftovers the next day. I added some green, Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-58319870331266449022011-10-05T22:15:00.000-07:002011-10-05T22:15:52.979-07:00Sandwich
I made this sandwich a while back and was too lazy to upload the picture to my computer. I also don't really care about this blog. The sandwich has wheat bread, barbecue sauce, cheese, bacon (of course), six pieces of five-cheese ravioli, and a big chocolate chip cookie. I can't believe I ate the whole thing.
Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-53462406793495463902011-04-24T21:30:00.000-07:002011-04-24T21:31:14.798-07:00Tots In keeping with my theme to blog about things I eat, I present to you some tater tots I cooked the other night. Tater tots by themselves are somewhat boring, which is why I cooked them in a spiral. You might be thinking that I arranged them in the shape of an Ulam Spiral or a Fibonacci Spiral. If so, you are wrong. It's just a spiral of tater tots to make my otherwise boring existence thatDerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-52470319693880355992011-04-07T23:00:00.000-07:002011-04-07T23:11:05.539-07:00Dieting I think I am going to just start blogging about food I eat.
This first entry is a fine cuisine of fried cheese, also known as cheese sticks. It was consumed at the Roadhouse Grill in Ellensburg, WA. The cheese sticks were delicious, as is all fried cheese, but the presentation was amazing. What is that, a sushi plate? Very awesome. The next delicious item I would like to Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-18954741433582460642011-02-12T00:15:00.000-08:002011-02-12T00:17:40.854-08:00ScarfI found this picture at an apparel store earlier tonight.
Except for the scarf, it has nothing to do with clothing.
("real good" is where bacon comes from.)Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-89842419104114662622011-02-06T21:30:00.000-08:002011-02-06T21:40:00.727-08:00NachosFor the Superbowl I opened up my wallet and prepared some super nacho dip.
The first ingredient, as in most of my experimental cooking, was a pack of bacon. I weaved it, placed it in a metal bowl, and baked it for a while. Being a man, I didn't time it. I just stuck it in the oven and eyed it every five minutes.
While the bacon was baking, I diced up another pack of bacon and cooked it up.
Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-83893645454308726532011-01-06T14:00:00.000-08:002011-01-06T14:31:38.231-08:00BaconThe other day I was inspired to cook a bacon wrapped steak. Mostly because I occasionally enjoy a serving of bacon. I started by making a bacon weave to wrap the steak in.
I then seasoned the steak with a long held secret blend of herbs and spices (it was some store bought steak seasoning) and placed the steak on the bacon.
Next, I swaddled the steak with the bacon and placed it in a Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-10847635658878352282011-01-05T00:00:00.000-08:002011-01-05T01:35:23.999-08:00WorkRecently I've been reading a lot of year end blogs describing the amazing adventures and events that shaped your lives in 2010. I wanted to do something similar, but:
a.) I'm too lazy to write a year in review
b.) Nobody cares
c.) I can't remember
d.) It wasn't that eventful
e.) All of the above
The correct answer is "e."
So instead, I leave you with these pictures of interesting things I did Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-3639953697893504952011-01-01T13:00:00.000-08:002013-01-08T15:56:32.622-08:00Favorite Music - 2010Personally, this is my most interesting blog entry of the year. I analyzed my iTunes and iPod listening habits of the past year in Excel. You probably won't find it nearly as interesting as I did. Here are the results.
Top Play Counts of 2010
Rank
Song/Artist
Play Count
10
Won't Back Down - Eminem
47
9
If I Can't Have Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-6455592815462634932010-12-25T01:15:00.000-08:002010-12-25T01:19:58.610-08:00ColossusA long time ago, in a twitterverse far away, I tweeted that, "Chuck Norris once had a staring contest with a statue and won." A friend then asked me, "Which statue?" I needed something smart and/or witty to say, so I replied with, "The Colossus of Rhodes." Chuck Norris staring down a statue is funny, but Chuck Norris staring one of the seven wonders of the world into crumbling from fear is just aDerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-6674217739407691752010-12-19T23:42:00.000-08:002010-12-19T23:42:10.403-08:00Lines"I hate the supermarket. I always wind up in the 2000 items or less aisle, behind some ugly lady in a mumu and curlers. And when everything is totalled up, then they go for the checkbook like it never occured to them that they have to pay. And then they always turn around and ask me, "What's the date?" like it matters to me. All they gotta do is look at the date on their milk and add one." -Al Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-44460176994710412112010-12-16T23:51:00.000-08:002010-12-17T09:40:06.062-08:00CrocsYou may know this about me, and maybe you don't. I really hate crocs.
No, not these crocs:
I mean these crocs:
One of my roommates wears them and I cringe whenever I see them. My boss used to wear a purple pair and it would take every ounce of my will power to not poke fun at him, both for the crocs and the hideous color he chose. And he wore them with socks, which I think is worse than Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-16770137409387624572010-12-14T23:00:00.000-08:002010-12-14T23:29:13.031-08:00GodzillaGodzilla is badass.
How do you improve on a monster that is like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, except 50 meters tall and breathes fire?
Mechagodzilla!
I just wanted to get that out there.Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410300391679377822.post-89654634421044228082010-11-29T10:45:00.000-08:002010-11-29T10:55:29.667-08:00PunHave you ever heard someone say, "No pun intended."Have you ever heard someone say, "Pun intended."I hate that.Ten times out of ten, the pun isn't funny.Derichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799145301205844419noreply@blogger.com3