Merry Christmas

Hello gang, another Christmas has come and pass, and it was good. My nephews got a Wii for their house which made my Mom sad since they now do not have a reason to come over here now (since their Wii has more games than ours, paraphrased from my nephew. My Mom got a Karaoke Machine (the nice professional one from Costco) from us kids, I think my Mom has never been more excited for a gift. My dad (as well as I) got Ipod Nanos, he also got a car adapter (I already have a car adapter.) My brother got a ton of shirts, a tool kit, a decal for his alma mater for his car (Radford University), and a briefcase for his new notebook computer (from me). My sister got the entire collection of Sex and the City, every season, I think she freaked when she saw it since she has been wanting that for a long time. I also got a Nike watch, the afformentioned Ipod, all three seasons of "How I Met Your Mother" (more for my Mom than for me), and the Mel Brooks movie collection (including Blazing Saddles, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and History of the World, part 1.

More update on gifts and such on Saturday when we go to Winnie and Bob's house.

On a side note, I got the best Christmas gift I could possibly get by having my super huge interview with Army Logistics on Dec 31st. I REALLY hope I get this position since this really seems like the type of career path I want to take. Plus the position is cool since it is a way to support the Men and Women of the Armed Forces by making sure their supplies reach point B from point A. Well, more on this after Wednesday.

Link of the Day: Nintendo8 - Website that allows one to play NES games online

Weird Dream

I had one of my weirder dreams last night. So in this dream I was a time traveler. But there was a reason I was able to bend time and space, the reason was this mouse that was my pet. This mouse was not the only one that could do it, he was part of a family of mice that had the power to bend the space/time continuum at its will. The problem was that we were near this shed (yes a normal, run of the mill shed). This shed represented absolute logic and would suspend the powers of the mice and my powers as well and thus we were both fading away. So anyways, we were stuck by the power of this shed until a girl saved us (do not remember what she looked like, just a random woman), and together we destroyed the shed, but the problem was that by destroying the shed, the shed was the center of all logic and order in the world and the world dipped into chaos..unfortunately, at this point I woke up, so I'll never know how my adventure as a bender of the space/time continuum will end...

Maybe someone out there can help to end it for me.

Link of the day: Dream Moods - This site is dedicated to interpreting dreams and what their meaning is.

Some of my favorite things, part I: Pro Wrestling

As many of you know (well all none of you), if Tom has one guilty pleasure that he watches religiously, that would be the wonderful world of Pro Wrestling. Now I know what some people say, it is not real, it is a fake sport, blah blah blah. I know it is not real, as in it is scripted, but the risks these guys and gals take every night to entertain fans like me is VERY REAL. If you do not believe me on that, just look up Owen Hart or Darren Drozdov, okay, I did it for you. Both of these guys were in the prime or just getting into the prime of their careers in wrestling, when one tragically died (I remember that night well, it was a PPV that my brother and I ordered, one of the worst moments I've ever seen on television) and the other had a freak accident with a botched move and is now a quadriplegic.

What these wrestlers can do to contort their bodies, jump from insane heights, and in some cases, both. But the wrestling itself is only half of what they do. They are also have to act. I mean the acting level on these guys is basically the same as a soap opera, but essentially, wrestling is like a soap opera for guys.

I've been watching wrestling since I was a young kid and seeing Hulk Hogan battling Andre the Giant and teaming up the Mr. T. I've seen some great moments in wrestling history and I'd like to give you some of my favorite moments/angles/matches for me in no particular order:

1. The forming of NWO - Maybe the most groundbreaking move in wrestling history. Up until this time, Hogan was a good guy and the most popular wrestler of all time, but to turn him into a bad guy and then align him with some of the best of the business (at that time) like Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and others, well, that was one I'll never forget.

2. Steamboat vs. Macho Man - A match that was basically 15 years ahead of itself. It was an aerial show that really no one outside of Mexico and Japan had seen before and the greatest match in Wrestlemania History.

3. The Four Horsemen - Flair, the Andersons, and Tully Blanchard, those four are a MAJOR reason why I am a wrestling fan today, the first real stable in wrestling and one of the best groups ever formed

4. CM Punk winning the WWE World Title - This was a great moment for me since I did not even see it coming, and it was a nice surprise, plus, CM Punk is awesome!

5. Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon (Ladder Matches) - These matches were two of the best matches I've ever seen, especially at the time, since no one had really ever done this kind of match before

6. TLC I and II - Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, OH MY! Those matches that involved the Dudley Boys (Tables) vs. The Hardys (Ladders) vs. Edge and Christian (Chairs) were some of the most brutal matches I've seen outside of ECW. I really think all six teams that were involved in these matches lost at least months if not years on their lives

7. Samoa Joe vs Kurt Angle - These two fought back and forth for the TNA World title for months and every match between these two were awesome

8. Mankind vs. The Undertaker (Hell in a Cell) - This was one of the most brutal matches I've ever seen, the punishment that Mick Foley took was pretty much something that no normal human should be able to take.

9. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat - Greatest match ever! Nothing else needs to be said, just watch and enjoy two of the greatest wrestlers in their absolute primes

10. Stone Cold vs Vince McMahon - Probably the greatest angle of all time and the biggest reason WWE won the ratings war in the 90s

First day of Subbing

I completed my first day of substitute teaching and I have to say it was a blast. I worked in PE class and the kids played mat ball, which is an indoor version of kickball, only instead of bases there are mats. I am glad for all but the last class I had Mr. Coghill there with me to help direct traffic but the last class I got to deal with the class solo (we split the class and he took half of them to the other gym and they did jump rope and hula hooping and halfway through class we switched). Man, I cannot wait to get my next substitution assignment, it was SO much fun.

Link of the Day: Right Stuf - this is the best place I know to buy anime cheap...

Fredericksburg

I wish I knew where I will be in the next five years. I am hoping out of Fredericksburg and on with my life. But alas, we never know what the future lays out for us. Not that I do not like Fredericksburg, on the contrary, it is a wonderful city that has the comforts of Small Town America with the conveniences of a city bigger than what it really is. I've never really talked much about Fred before but I'm going to talk about her now. I've lived in Fredericksburg now for 24 years, and in the Fredericksburg Area for 28. In this time I've seen her grow up right along side me. When I moved into the city when I was 6 years old, Route 3 was not the big commercial trap that it is now. In fact there was nothing but farms, the "brand new" Spotsy Mall, and Shannon Greene Golf Course. People actually shopped downtown. The hospital was across from the high school, The old high school was there and was just finished with its final expansion. Walker-Grant was still the old school near Hazel Hill and Mayfield.

But this city has grown. We've seen three schools built, New Walker-Grant, Lafeyette Upper Elementary, and the Brand new James Monroe High School. Shannon Greene was bought underneath trustee's noses and in came the thing that city residents complain the most about and yet is the one thing that has kept our city afloat, and that is Central Park. We've seen Mary Washington Hospital go from being this old, worn down, beat up looking medical facility into a world-class medical campus with multiple clinics and offices surrounding the aesticically pleasing, technologically-advanced main facility. We've seen Route 3 go from being just another rural road in Fredericksburg into the commercial and residential nerve center of our city and area.

I love this city and if I can stay in the area, I probably will. But if turns out that I am to move on to other areas of the country or world for that matter, I'm ready, but I will always hold a special place in my mind and in my heart for my adopted home and the place I've lived in for the majority of my life.

Link of the day: Fredericksburg.com is a site created and maintained by the local newspaper here, The Free Lance Star. I figured it is a good site given the theme for this post :)