Ways to alleviate boredom #237:

Obtain one hair-dryer and a tan, wide-brimmed hat. Then rent either a white Crown Vic or Grand Marquis from Hertz (they have an ample selection of Fords). Proceed to the nearest highway overpass, then park in the median, roll down the window, and point the hair-dryer at oncoming traffic. Enjoy.

Where on the Shore and when?

This weekend. Sea Bright area.

Alllllll the way on the other end.

I do want to come down to AC and visit you at some point.

I think The Box should descend en masse on a certain Casino in ACY at some point. Any good fight nights in the near future, CM? They do have Boxing in ACY, yes?

Good stuff on both counts. I'd happily welcome a fellow master of dark humor. :D

Nice idea. Fight nights, I'm not sure. There's many to be had, but I'm just not up on the current schedule. And yes, ACY is the only legal NJ spot for boxing.

ETA: Just checked the entertainment rundown for July to late Sept. - no fights. However: Nov. 21-22 at Taj Mahal: Terry Fator. America's Got Talent winner. No joke at all, the guy is phenomenal. Saw him once before and he is just amazing in person.

http://www.acweekly.com/view.php?id=9102&issue_id=242 - headliner entertainment listing

Joe Walsh's guitar tech stopped by my desk and needed a favor. I paid the proper respects and told him how much I loved the show, at which point he dug in his pocket and handed over two guitar picks with "JW" and "Eagles 2K8" on their sides. ^^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm not a master of anything. Including my own domain. :o

OAR and/or The Killers? :p

(maybe the killers can start a revolution).

oh, oh, one more.

(we could start a crazy game over poker)

Near the top of my list is the bus trip over the Andes from Santiago de Chile to Mendoza where stopping at a few of the vineyards is can take a day or two. Vina del Mar in Chile is worth a visit as are Colonia and Montevideo (where there are also some very interesting vineyards) in Uruguay. I have not mentioned Buenos Aires yet but I would think that goes without saying.

Actually, a ride on the rivers such as the Ucuyali and Amazon in Peru or Brazil would be #1, but that would be a whole 'nother trip which might be combined with Macchu Picchu, which I have not yet seen.

A few phone calls could get nine or 10 of us a private Texas Hold Em table. That's not terribly difficult with enough notice. Nine is ideal, ten is tight.

Here's a situation and see what you guys think:

I'll be in Hong Kong for 6 nights and 5 days in early August. Well, the equestrian events of the Beijing Olympics will be held in Hong Kong, and there are tickets left for two events. And tickets are cheap! Only about US$10-15! No brainer, right?

Well, problem is that due to the heat and humidity, all events will take place early or late. These two events with tickets left start are 6:30a to 10:30a. In the suburbs. And, due to security, they want everybody arrive at 4:30a. Which means leaving the city at around 3:30a (trains don't run that early either!)

What a hassle... plus because the person I want to go to just cannot take off those days, I really won't have much fun anyways. And I know nothing about dressage.

So, if I go, basically it's just so I can say "I've been to the Olympics" and nothing else.

Will you do it? Right now, I'm just going to wait-and-see. Not going to order tickets for now.

Pass. Get your sleep and watch the replays on TV.

I went to Nagano in '98 just to go to Hockey games.
In my case, I'm hockey fan and it was the first NHL participating Olympic games, thus I made all efforts to get tickets, then schduled the flights.

In your case, you are in Hong Kong coincidentally at the time of Olympics, and happened to be able to get tickets easily, but no interest to the competition itself.

It depends how you consider the value, rareness of Olympics in China.
And after all, how you value Sorry, I guess I'm not helping at all. :p

... not to interrupt any on-going conversation in here but...

I HATE DELTA AIRLINES!!! I HATE THEIR STUPID INDIA RESERVATIONS CENTER!!! I HATE THAT I BOUGHT A FIRST CLASS TICKET ON THEM (A CLASS) THAT SOMEHOW ISN'T REFUNDABLE!!! I HATE THAT THE CO FLIGHT I WOULD NORMALLY TAKE HAS 3/16 PEOPLE IN F AND IS A DINNER FLIGHT!!! AND I HATE THAT I CANT REFUND MY STUPID DL TICKET AND HAVE AN INSTANT UPGRADE ON AN AIRLINE THAT ACTUALLY HAS SERVICE IN F AND WOULD BE AN AWESOME FLIGHT!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Rant over. Thank God for this thread....

Ooooooh, i have yet to acquire Rock Band though Guitar Hero has kept me pretty busy over the last year. One of these days when i have any serious time with my toys i'll acquire it.

Damn, if only I managed to get out of LAX without UA bungling my trip. :mad::mad::mad: Have fun and report back. Should this become a formal DO? :)