It makes me mad when I see someone use about ten paper towels just to dry their hands after washing them. I only use two. Granted I have small hands, but dude who uses ten isn’t exactly frickin’ Paul Bunyan either.

When I hear people lamenting the fact that they just turned 20, or even 30, and they feel “so old” now, I always feel amused, like a wizened old sage thinking, “you have much to learn…” or something… Anyways, I think it’s pretty rude to be saying stuff like that around people who are older than you are. I’m never the one to bring up the subject of age when I am around my sempai’s, and if the subject does come up, I don’t say things like “you guys are so old”. On the other hand, it is perfectly fine for the older person to say “your still a kid” to someone younger.

Oh, my birthday is coming up and I thought I was going to be 39, but Mariko corrected me and said I was going to be 38. Bay said “whoa”.

I occasionally get a Texas Double Whopper from BK (they are yummy) and then I got to thinking about homemade burgers. Specifically, making a double burger… but then that would be just obscene, since the burgers I usually make for our own grill are probably three times the size of a BK/McD patty anyway. Still, someday I know I will put two patties together.

One of the great things about when I lived in Japan was that all the stores had clothes that would actually fit me. Here in the states, it’s a lot harder to find the proper fit. I’d describe my body type as short n stocky, and I have found that if I want a pair of jeans that don’t drag on the floor, I need to get kids’ sizes. Mervyn’s actually has “husky” Levi’s that fit me, plus they are only $19 or so. But the Mervyn’s near me has closed, and so yesterday I find myself at the more well-known sister store, Target. I went looking for some long-sleeved t-shirts for my morning runs (it’s getting cooler here in TX) and I see they have them, at only $6.95. Alright, I think! But of course, the S size is frickin’ huge! What a waste, I think… and there is no way that shirt is going to shrink very much.

On the brighter side, the casual collared shirts fit me nicely (medium, even) so I have a place for those. I did end up buying a pair of Levi’s regular fit there, sized 31×30, and while they do drag on the floor when I am bare-footed, they look ok when I am wearing my boots. They have a decent “fall”, to use a term that my friend Billy mentions in his blog, and I like the dark-blue “new jeans” look. And surprisingly, they were only $19!

But what is up with the Levi’s sizing? I mean, when I was growing up in the 80’s, I wore 501’s all the time, and my size was 30×30 and the length was perfect after washing. That was kind of confusing but cool at the same time, because you had to get an inch bigger in the waist and two inches in length, and after you washed and dried them, they would become their true size. Sorta unique. Then there was the pre-shrunk era, when you could just try them on and know they would fit. I think that was when I couldn’t find any lengths that were short enough to fit me well. I heard that they stopped selling shorter jean sizes here in the states because people would buy a shitload of them and sell them abroad for a shitload of money. (hey, two uses of the S word in one sentence!) My belief is that they did the old switcheroo with their sizing standards right then. But now, a 30×30 is way too long, whereas it used to be perfect. Oh well… on a side note, I have never worn jeans that weren’t Levi’s. I love them.

I really like iTunes 7. The album art flippy thing is really cool. The only lame part is that after I upgraded, all my song ratings have gone nuts. They have all rearranged themselves, seemingly randomly. My 5-star smart playlist is filled with random songs now… And there are songs that are rated with 1/2 increments, for instance 4.5 stars. How the heck did that happen? Oh well, I guess I will just clear all the ratings and start again… Oh, also, movie playback sucks now. It’s super choppy unless I playback in that little window in the corner of iTunes.

So here I am, checking out the college cheerleaders on SI.com (hey, I’m a guy, ok?) and I have come to the conclusion that UCLA has the best looking cheerleaders and uniforms. In contrast, the Texas Longhorn cheerleaders have the worst uniforms. Looks like they should be waitressing in a 70’s Luby’s or something… burnt orange is just not very nice looking.

I always think it’s funny when people I am acquainted with but do not really know me see me and can’t remember my name. Then they always say “Hey buddy” or “Hey man”. But my favorite is when they say “Hi guy”. I will then mention that Guy is my father’s name, just to see what they say. They usually will laugh or say “really?” and then excuse themselves awkwardly.

If I can’t remember someone’s name that I should know, I will just say “Hi” and leave it at that.

I like the taste of loogie.

The game of Battlefield 2, that is. A couple weeks ago, a couple friends and I were talking about computer games and the subject of Battlefield 2 came up.