Ryan J. Allen

Hulk Hogan certainly did a lot for professional wrestling. He was a 12-time world champion (Hulk Hogan, Wikipedia) and a household name in entertainment. He is, most definitely, a legend.

But to give so much attention to a man who is overshadowed by the accomplishments of a living legend is wrong. To give so much attention to a man who is eclipsed by the accomplishments of professional wrestling’s most elite group is wrong. If we’re going to pay tribute to anyone it should be Ric Flair, Triple H, and Evolution.

Evolution is made up of Ric Flair and Triple H. Together, Evolution has a combined total of 26 world titles held, including the current World Heavyweight Championship Title held by Triple H. Ric Flair alone is a 16-time world title holder, and Triple H is holding the title for his 10th-time. These men–and this group–should not be overlooked. Evolution is alive and looking forward. Hogan is but a memory.

This Sunday, at WrestleMania 21, Triple H and Evolution will demonstrate to the world why they are the most elite group in the history of professional wrestling. And Triple H will, first hand, show you that he deserves as much attention as Hulk Hogan–or any other Hall of Famer–if not more.

In honor of Stephanie’s birthday I present to all of you this link to memorable quotes from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. I got kicked out of this lady’s house in the Sims Online because I was talking too much. She owes me $28.

Seriously, Happy Birthday, Stephanie.

I have a great job.

And I got sick today.

Toronto was great. The train rides were great; the Keg was great; Peter Pan Bistro was great; working on Alex’s essay was great; visiting with Alex and others at the Triple A was great; and, a server at the Keg Mansion had a great tie. I even got a lot done on the train. Wowza!

Work’s been fun the last two days. We solved a major problem together, as a group, which was nice. I started research on the XMLHttpRequest object and found an excellent resource from Apple. Oh, and did I mention that I’d like to get an iMac G5?

Zout, Dash, and I placed an order for some T-Shirts today. I got a Captain Charisma shirt. No link provided because only those who know already need to know.

One of my favourite things about the movie Anchorman is Ron Burgundy’s mustache. Watch out, San Diego.

Alex and I had a great dinner at the Keg Mansion. The line items on the bill pretty much sum it up:

-- BAR: ERIN --
1 GARLIC SHRIMP
1 GINGER ALE
1 DIET PEPSI
1 REFILL DIET PEPSI
1 REFILL GINGER ALE

-- DINING ROOM: GREGG --
1 GARLIC TOAST
1 SIRLOIN CLASSIC, w/baked potato
  3 cheese butter
1 NEW YORK CLASSIC, w/baked potato
  3 cheese butter
2 w/Caesar Salad
1 REFILL DIET PEPSI
2 REFILL GINGER ALE
1 LARGE EVIAN

That shows you how long we waited; how long dinner was; and how much stuff we ate. We ate a lot. We’re both full, but not overly full. It was very satisfying.

I forgot my lunch bag at work today. This means I may have difficulty getting lunch tomorrow. I can maybe bring in some pizza pockets, but I’ll still be pressed for snacks. Good thing I brought in a bunch of beverages today.

Happy Birthday to Zout, aka the Brownman. Zout and I are travelling to the big city on Saturday, which I am looking forward to. Not only for the road trip but also for the visiting Alex.

Work has continued to be fun. We’ve got a data share for we, the software group. It’s been fun to see Eric get excited about organizing the MP3 collection, and to hear my boss admit that he likes the new Shatner album. I can’t blame him–it’s good. I need to get a DivX of Anchorman to throw on the share. That is what it’s all about, right? Sharing.

On a totally unrelated note, this machine (ocip.recurse.org) has been up for 90 days now. Pretty decent, I think. I like it when server uptime just creeps up on you like that. It’s much better than having a problematic server that you’re having to deal with constantly.

I’ve done something tonight that should earn me another checkmark at work tomorrow. I won’t say what right now, but I will in my next update if I remember. That update will probably be composed on the train ride back from Toronto on Sunday. What else am I going to do for 2 hours?

Until then.

UPDATE: Last night Adam J. and I went for a 1 a.m. run to McDonald’s for two cheeseburgers. That may have ruined my appetite for cheeseburgers today.

I went out shopping today with three very special ladies who all helped me select a watch that I am quite happy with. Model number APE9426 from Perry Ellis. Thanks go out to KOS for the gift certificate I received as a part of my going away gift. The gift certificate went a long way in paying for my watch.

Check out these golden rhymes, quoted from Mrs. Jones’s Math Fun. Vote for your favourite rhyme in the comments.

Rhyme To Learn How To Write the Numbers:

0 - Round and round just like an “O”
Now you’ve made the number zero

1 - Start at the top and down you run
That’s the way you make a one

2 - Make a candy cane and give it a shoe
That’s the way you make a two

3 - Around and around just like a “B”
That’s the way you make a three

Around a tree and around a tree
That is how you make a three

4 - Down and over and down some more
That’s the way you make a four

Down and across and slice through the door
That is how you make a four

5 - Short neck, belly fat
Mr. Five wears a hat

6 - Make a “C” then in you go
Now you’ve made a six you know

7 - Across the sky and down from heaven
That’s the way you make a seven

8 - Make an “S” and then don’t wait
Go back up and make an eight

9 - Make a circle then a line
That’s the way you make a nine

11 - 1 and a 1 looks like rain from heaven.
That’s how you make number 11.

12 - Number 12 is easy to do
If you remember it’s a 1 and a 2.

If there was ever a question as to whether my addiction to McDonald’s would be fully realized at my new place of work, that question can be put to rest.

Today the software group at Fuel Cell Technologies bonded over a delicious McDonald’s lunch. And today is Thursday, so you know what that means. What? You don’t know? Oh. Neither did my boss. Hilarity ensues.

We all try to be good and remember our lunches, but sometimes there’s not enough time in the morning to get everything together. Today was such a day for my boss, so he asked if Eric he was going for lunch. I jumped on that, suggesting that I would tag along if they planned on heading over to Division St. They, knowing of my “addiction”, knew what I had in mind and both decided that they could go along with a trip to McDonald’s. I mentioned that I was most interested in going to McDonald’s to take advantage of two cheeseburger day, which got my boss’s thinking. “Maybe I could get four cheeseburgers.”

The discussion on the way to McDonald’s was all about money making ideas for a business on the side. Reselling tea, redistributing a product of some sort, and selling software were all mentioned. Looking back, I wonder why “opening a McD’s” wasn’t brought up. Has any McDonald’s ever failed?

Upon arriving the topic of discussion switched back to two cheeseburger day. Understandably, my boss was weary of ordering the two cheeseburgers because it was not listed on the menu anywhere. I stepped up to the plate and placed my order (two cheeseburgers meal, only mac dress, large sized, Coke to drink). The total was $5.28. This peaked my boss’s interest! Eric ordered a two cheeseburger meal, and my boss followed with a duplication of my order (exchanging iced tea for Coke). As we left we noticed a collection of McDonald’s corporate employees watching customers order from a platform in the dining area.

My boss was amazed that you could request custom dressing for your burgers at McDonald’s. But, even more so, he was absolutely floored with the fact that he got two cheeseburgers, dressed like a Big Mac, a large order of fries, and a large drink for only $5.28. What really got him was that the McDeals were not listed on a menu, so only regular patrons are in the know about them. I was in tears with laughter as all of these points were brought up, and thrown around. I couldn’t contain myself.

So I could barely speak all the way back to work, but gathered myself long enough to eat my lunch. Thankfully no one brought it up again until later in the afternoon and by then I had regained control.

And now I’m reminded of the time the McDonald’s server complimented me on my ordering.

Yesterday was an awful day. I woke up with the worst possible feeling in my stomache. Oh, and that feeling didn’t get any better through the rest of my system. I still went to work, though (who calls in sick on their forth day?), and tried to contribute, and learn. I came home, took a gravol, and went to bed.

Today, I felt great! I got to work, learned some more, wrote some docs, and came home. I came home early in order to try and buy tickets to see Nine Inch Nails in Toronto at the Kool Haus in May. Tickets went on sale at 1700h and must’ve been sold out by 1701h. Stupid people buying tickets.

So I’m sad. I think I called myself a frog prince, or something like that. I’m not sure how that applies. All well. When in Rome…