Gratuitous Jibberish: 2003

Wednesday, December 31

    Well, here we are. The end of another year and the beginning of a new go round. Looking back at this year, I guess it wasn't a complete waste of my time. Let's take a look at some of my "moments" of 2003 shall we?

I finished my undergrad thesis. I graduated from university. I got drunk. I got a grant for a lab job. I've seen friends get married and move away. I've seen friends who have moved away come back. I won my first adult grand-championship. I let 5 other grand-championships slip away. I got another lab job. I've been awarded more martial arts ranks than I know what to do with. I got a mudskipper. I've met new friends. I've seen old friends. I killed my mudskipper. I've seen the world go crazy. I've had great students do some great things. I saw the best concert I have ever seen. I've seen the world take a jump off the deep end. I've seen the world get a little less crazy. I've seen some of the worst examples of human stupidity and arrogance. I am still at university. I've had a lot of good times. I've had my share of craptacular times. I had a lot of fun. Hope you did too.

    There you have it. 2003 as seen through my eyes. I'm not usually one for resolutions, but I believe Sherman here has the right idea. Take it easy, smile more, and have a good one!

Sunday, December 28

    Christmas as well as boxing day have come and gone. Hope everyone had a good one! This year I had a firm grip on my sanity and chose not to venture out on boxing day. I don't think it would have mattered anyways. I don't really need/want anything, and the things I want I A) can't buy, and B) can't afford. Those two facts tend to make life a lot easier.

    I had a pleasant surprise the other day. Janet and Paul (the latter I assumed had dropped off the face of the planet) were in town and we all got together. We had a good time, and got caught up on all the stuff we missed. To top it all off I signed them up to be editors/contributors to my prestigious Journal of Bunk and PseudoScience. In fact, Janet seems to have been sitting on an extremely promising topic... I leave it to her to expound.

"I wanted to be the greatest at everything, but I can't be. And I wanted to be exempt from temptation, but I can't be."

- Josh Joplin Band, "I've Changed"

Wednesday, December 24

    Almost Christmas!!!! YAY!!! Not sure why I've been so excited. I mean I'm not getting any presents, I don't have a big Christmas dinner planned, heck, I don't even have a tree! But I'm still excited nonetheless.

    Anyways, there's a few new pics (or old pics depending on how you look at it) up in the martial arts photo galleries. Look at it here. Also made a few modifications all across the site. Nothing major, just a few cosmetic changes. Added some menus, renamed others, edited the contents a bit, pondering removal of the guestbook... Plus a new whims article is up too. Wow. You sure have a lot of time on your hands when you don't have to go to work or anything...

"Sure Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights please. And there were in the same country shepards abiding in the fields keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the lord came upon them and the glory of the lord fell round about them and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them 'fear not, for behold I bring you tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For unto you is born on this day in the city of David a savior, Jesus Christ the lord. And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising god and saying, 'glory to god in the highest and on earth peace and goodwill towards men.' That's what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown."

- Linus

Tuesday, December 23

    2 more days until Christmas! YAY! I am also happy to announce the launch of a new prestigious and much needed scientific journal, The Journal of Bunk and PseudoScience. Has a nice ring to it don't you think? This journal is dedicated to dispelling popular myth (bunk) and serve as a forum for the discussion of promising new pseudoscientific ideas. Examples of these topics include the soda can tapping paper (see the whims section), and my own "Theory of Med Prof Screwage" and "Diffusion of Knowledge Theory". As of this moment, there are two editors of this publication: myself, and a Mr. Bryan Har. Additional editors are currently being recruited. New submissions and ideas are always welcome.

    Hmmm... I wonder if I can list this on my publications list. I also wonder if I can list "editor of The Journal of Bunk and PseudoScience" on my CV... 

"Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"

- Charlie Brown

Saturday, December 20

    5 more days until Christmas! YAY! New photos are up in the galleries, pictures of my/Eric's Christmas party. I think it's pretty safe to say a good time was had by all. Go here to see them.

    Also, a new whim article is up in the whims section. I must say, I am truly impressed by the high quality preliminary investigation that I scrutinize in said article. Go read it, it's certainly worth a few moments of your time and will provide endless entertainment.

"Rats. Nobody sent me a Christmas card today. I almost wish there weren’t a holiday season. I know nobody likes me why do we have to have a holiday to emphasize it?"

- Charlie Brown

Friday, December 19

    6 more days until Christmas! YAY! New photos are up in the galleries, pictures of my karate students from my Friday night classes. Go look at it here.

    And now, what you really came here to see. More Charlie Brown quotes.

"It's too early. I never eat December snowflakes, I always wait for January."

- Lucy

Wednesday, December 17

    Region 3 DVDs can kiss my a$$. But being the tech whiz that I am (if you believe that, I have some Florida land to sell you too), I can now watch the DVDs my mom brought back from Hong Kong. Woohoo!

    I must say, Hero, is a visually stunning movie. The sets, costumes, and general cinematography are just beautiful. The only thing I really didn't fully enjoy was the extensive similarities between Hero and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The musical score is almost bang on exactly the same between these two movies, which while still good, is diminished because of it's lack of originality. The fight choreography is very similar to Crouching Tiger as well, with the very soft, flowing fighting scenes supplemented by tons of wirework. I think that Hero did a better job on the fight scenes than Crouching Tiger though. There's better flow and rhythm to the fights, and although the wirework is certainly obvious, for the most part, it is presented very well. The fight between Nameless and Sky (sword vs spear) was phenomenal.

    The one major problem I have with Hero is their need to include bad CGI. I was so disappointed with the CGI work in this movie. The fight scene between Nameless and Sky again comes to mind. The CGI water effects look like they came right off my screensaver. It looks like they used graphics that were ten years old!

    Aside from these picky details, I thought Hero was a very well done movie. Any "Old Chinese Period" action movie fans out there should definitely see this one.

"Try to catch snowflakes on your tongue. Hmmmm needs sugar."

- Linus

Sunday, December 14

    Do I have too much time on my hands? I have recently been informed that I have too much time on my hands. Looking at what I've done in the past three months I've "taken off from school" I must admit I'm inclined to agree. I do have too much time on my hands.

    Next question, do I care?

    Looking deep into my soul, no, I don't really seem to care. I've had the time I never had before to pursue other interests besides academia. Speaking of other interests, I'm looking to take up Chinese (or English) Chess again. I used to be fairly good and even started a pseudo Chinese Chess club way back in junior high. Failing that (or in addition to that) I would also like to take up Go. So, anyone interested in joining me? More importantly, anybody going to get me a Go board and stones for Christmas?

"Charlie Brown, you're the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem. Maybe Lucy's right. Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you're the Charlie Browniest."

- Linus

Saturday, December 13

    Only 12 more days till Christmas!!! Have YOU got all your shopping done?

    There's a new article in the Whims of a Madman section for your viewing pleasure.

    For the rest of the time up until Christmas I'll leave you with quotes from my favorite Chistmas show... A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS!!! Good ol' Charlie Brown the little manic depressive bald headed kid. I could never figure out how old Chuck was. Admittedly, it leans a great deal more towards religion than what I believe (considering I don't believe in any religion), but nonetheless, it's still a good show.

"I just don't understand Christmas I guess. I like getting presents and sending Christmas cards and decorating the tree and stuff, but I'm still not happy. I always end up feeling depressed."

- Charlie Brown

Wednesday, December 10

    Only 15 more days till Christmas!!! Here's an upbeat and entertaining little piece that teaches us all a little something about life.

"Where there's an anchor there's a chancre...

and if you've got a chancre on your wanker you've got syphilis,

which is the screw you get for the screw you got."

- BH

Monday, December 1

    Only 24 more days till Christmas!!!

Monday, November 24

    Dammed insomnia.

    Well, if I can't sleep I've decided to do something (relatively) constructive with my time. The martial arts photo galleries have been re-organized in to something a little less chaotic. There actually is something in the whims section now, and since Keith got off his duff and gave me an instructor profile, his stuff is now up in the martial arts instructors section.

    I'm also thinking of getting rid of Calvin (just the one that's residing in the top left corner) and replacing it with something of my own creation. Something more bunkish and pseudosciency. But I have no idea what that might be yet.

"OH NO!!! Somebody peed in my pants!"

- Chris Griffin from The Family Guy

Sunday, November 23

    Wooohooooo!!! I'm a year older and a year wiser... supposedly... on paper anyways... whatever, that's besides the point. I had a blast last night at my B-Day party. Thanks to all who came, and to all who missed it, you missed a good one. Special thanks to Carol who organized the whole thing, and somehow got me home at the end of it all. And of course, kudos must go to my drinking buddy, and future queen of the world, Karen. It just wouldn't have been the same without you (just keep in mind our verbal contract, I'm entitled to half of the world when all's said and done)!

    Pics from the glorious event are up, go look at them here.

Friday, November 21

    This update's really just a pick me up. There are some weeks where you wish you didn't get out of bed. This happens to be one of them.

Wednesday, November 19

    At long last, there is another cartoon worthy to stand next to Calvin and Hobbes. It gets better, this new comic even caters to my zoo degree! Behold with awe the newest addition to the Bunk and PseudoScience comic appreciation hall of fame. Brought to you from the creative mind of Jim Toomey, from Sherman's Lagoon comic strip, he is... SHERMAN THE SHARK!!!!!

    Sherman is described by his creator as "a happy-go-lucky shark who might share a popsicle with you one day and eat you the next. Being a great white shark, Sherman's hardware is daunting, however his software was never properly installed. The other Lagoonies take comfort in the fact that whatever intelligence he does possess is completely negated by his laziness." Sounds like my kind of guy.

Saturday, November 15 (Part 2)

    The time now is: 4:33:24 AM on Saturday November 15, 2003. The official time that my fate left my hands and passed to the all wise black hole that is the med school admissions committee. I feel like a great pressure has been lifted, it's like I'm actually lighter now. Or maybe that would be the 10th cup of coffee I've had in the past 3 hours kicking in. I would really like to sleep, but I just can't. Maybe this too can be attributed to that 10th cup of coffee...

"To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub, for in that sleep... what dreams may come..."

- Hamlet

Saturday, November 15

    At this point in time, I should really be writing my U of C medical application essay, but hey, you're talking to the guy who wrote his senior thesis the night before it was due (A-  baby!!!!). Ahhh procrastination, my old friend, I see that you haven't abandoned me.

    In other news, a picture of the team who competed at the recent Kick's Open Martial Arts Tournament is up. Go look at it here. All in all it was a pretty good showing by my guys. The seven of us managed to take home eleven trophies. Five 1st place, two 2nd place, and four 3rd place winnings! YEEEEHAAAW! "I'm the king of the world!" Well, not yet, but you get the idea. Everything in time...

    I leave you to savor the humor of Calvin and Hobbes and their snow art.

Sunday, November 9

    Pictures (courtesy of Carol) from "Game Night" are up. Reviews describe the evening as a "fun filled night of Cranium, food and friends. You'll laugh, you'll cry. Ebert & Roper give it two thumbs up." Go look at the pics here.

    On another note, yesterday's tournament went fairly well. My students did extremely well, and I placed 1st in both my divisions giving me two tickets into the grand champion division. But alas, it was not to be. This is the part that gets me a little. The guy who beat me out in the grands was the same guy I beat out in both of my divisions! So someone explain this to me. If said guy placed 2nd behind me in both qualifying divisions, how the bloody hell did he get into the grands? I think the "official reason" was that he was the soft style division winner. But if that was the case, why was he competing against the rest of us in hard style?

    Bah whatever... didn't really want that $100 anyways...

"Math my dear fellow, is nothing more than the lesbian cousin of biology."

- Peter Griffin from Family Guy

Sunday, November 2

    It's STILL snowing. Ugh. I cannot accept the fact that winter has once again draped it's cold white funk over the world (or at least MY little corner of the world). I say again, UGH.

    On to brighter news. Teck Guan has moved it's studio and the official grand opening ceremony was Yesterday. Kudos to all the students, parents and other volunteers who put so many hours into that place. It looks fantastic! Good luck to all who train at the new studio! Unfortunately, I couldn't stay for all the festivities, but I did manage to capture a few of the moments on photo (admittedly some of the pics are from Eric and his snazzy new camera). Go look at them here.

    Also, seeing as it's November, October's stuff has been archived. If you're really bored, you too can go relive the memories in the old news section!

    To conclude this update, I leave you once again with the humor of Calvin and Hobbes. Enjoy!

Thursday, October 30

    Woooohooo! One more day till Halloween! If I could, I would dress up like Calvin here, because he's just the epitome of cool. But I can't. I have to work. What kid is going to karate on Halloween night? I mean, COME ON.

    As a tribute to our recent snowfall I leave you with this cartoon instead of my usual quote.

Tuesday, October 28

    Let all rejoice. I've got me yet another Shodan! This shodan is slightly different however. Unlike all my previous ones, this shodan is for weapons (kobudo) and my bling bling goes to Okinawa instead of Japan, big difference eh? Seriously, I'm collecting far too many of these things. This Shodan makes #4 in my collection. Perhaps I should take up collecting something else... diseases perhaps...

    On another note, pictures from the grading are available, go look at them here.

"There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn."

- Albert Camus

Saturday, October 25

    It is with great sadness that I announce the passing on of "Muddy" the mudskipper. He passed peacefully away due to causes unknown. Upon autopsy, no bite marks were found on the body, ruling out uhhh... ichthyocide. "Muddy" is survived by his pal and tank-mate Leonard who did not actually attempt to eat him. Swim for the big fishbowl in the sky little fella.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ... [FLUSH]..."

Tuesday, October 7

    My mudskipper finally decided to crawl out of the water and lounge around on the pathetic temporary styrofoam island I built for him. Best of all I was there to take his picture!

"You can tell that this is an in-depth story because it's got an article next to the chart."

- Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

Monday, October 6

    Pics from the Rotaract BBQ are up. Look at them here.

"Where facts are few, experts are many."

- Donald R. Gannon

Sunday, October 5

    All hail the mighty mudskipper! So I caved and brought home a companion for my lungfish. I'm weak, yes I know, but my new mudskipper is just so cool. Unfortunately, I have yet to name him, suggestions are welcome. Below are a few pics of him, and one of my lungfish wandering over to eat him.

"I wonder what mudskipper tastes like..."

- Leonard the Lungfish

Wednesday, October 1

    It's October. Yay! Almost time for Halloween and candy and parties and flaming bags of stuff and such. You get the idea. Anyways, archived most of last month's stuff. Go read about September in the old news section.

"My whole problem is my lips move when I think."

- Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

Monday, September 29

    I have just seen THE ULTIMATE CONCERT. If I see any other concert for the rest of my life, it will always pale in comparison to the BLUE MAN GROUP. Who would believe that three guys dipped in blue gunk banging away on PVC piping could be so entertaining? Although this was the greatest thing I have ever seen, I have to admit that it was a slow start.

    The opening act, Tracy Bonham was pretty good and has major talent. She does several vocals throughout the show and I was blown away. The next opener, Venus Hum, sucked in my opinion. It was pretty much just loud unintelligible noise. Although it had a decent beat, and might have appealed to the club/dance types in the audience, I thought it was just plain bad. At this point I was getting pretty nervous. Did I just blow all that cash on a crappy show?

    But my fears were put to rest as soon as the main act started. From the moment the group took the stage to the minute they finished I was just totally blown away. The show had everything. It was cool. It was funny. It was visually stunning. It had audience involvement. It was the best percussion/rock that I've ever had the pleasure to hear. I can't describe it. WOW.

    My friend and I both chipped in and got the CDs they were selling, and although these are still very very good, it just doesn't compare to seeing them live. You need to see this group and feel the music shaking the floor and the seats to truly appreciate this. If you have the opportunity, GO SEE THIS SHOW. You will not regret it.

"... ...Wow... ..."

- Me, after seeing the BLUE MAN GROUP

Friday, September 27

    Well, another week gone by. For some reason, I just don't have the same enthusiasm for this Friday as I did for the last one. Perhaps it relates to the fact that Friday nights are now working nights again. Ahh well. That's life. Still working on the reviews stuff, nothing new yet.

"Don't block with your teeth, it hurts my knuckles."

- Annonymous

Sunday, September 21

    Underworld Rocks. It's like Matrix meets Blade. Sure, there are some ridiculous scenes in it, and sure, the story isn't 100% airtight, but all movies have their flaws. Apparently, Ebert says that there's a lot of "opening and closing doors." Whatever. I don't think that this is a bad thing. Hell, I'm seriously considering adopting Kate Beckinsale's method of opening doors. I think it would make life that much more interesting. I think my life needs a theme song, perhaps a musical score or something. Ahhh well... all things in time.

    In short, GO SEE THIS MOVIE.

"You're only a big a man as the gun you carry."

- Peter Griffin from The Family Guy

Saturday, September 20

    This one's for all those out there who are still in school.

"School's Hard. Maybe I should quit and sell pretzels."

- Luanne Platter from King of the Hill

Friday, September 19

    It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!

"Let's go drink until we can't feel feelings anymore!"    

- Peter Griffin from Family Guy

Thursday, September 18

    You too can now have your very own keepsake to remember USRP Summer 2003! For only 4 easy payments of $29.95 I'll send you your very own PROJECT POSTER!!!! Act now, and for only $10 more, I'll autograph it and place my official seal of approval on it for all to see and admire. Orders may be placed at sukkernumber1@sukkermail.com.

    Oh yes, I almost forgot, a quote for the day.

            "Despite the high cost of living, it remains a popular item."

- Anonymous

Sunday, September 14

    Working on some more reviews stuff. Not finished yet. Here's a couple of quotes to tide people over.

"A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow minded and dull, but also just stupid."

- James Watson

"Guns don't kill people, scary racial minorities do."

- NRA Spokesman from Family Guy

Thursday, September 4

    Med school apps suck. They say, "jump through these hoops and we'll give you the illusion of feeling like a special med student wannabe." Bah. They even want me to send their goddamm labels to them. I mean c'mon. That's a little much don't you think? Ahh well. It's either jump through the hoop or don't go. That's not much of a choice.

    Anyways, new material in the martial arts reviews section, go look at it here. Thinking about adding a "quote of the day" thingy. We'll see. I leave you with a quote that exemplifies my new philosophy.

    "I've given up trying to be rigorous. All I'm concerned about is being right."

- Steven Hawking

Monday, September 1

    Wow. I can't believe it's September already. Where did my summer go? Oh yes, that's right, I misplaced it at the lab. Maybe I left it inside one of those ground squirrels...

    I can't help but feel I should be getting ready to go back to school. Y'know, buying books, checking my courses, cleaning up my notes from last year, etc. etc. But then I come to my senses and realize I'm done with that crap (for a little bit anyway). Hooray. But wait, now I'm unemployed and have to find something to "do" with my life. Boo-urns. I've decided I need to get paid for sitting on my duff. Unfortunately, all the applications I've sent out to that effect haven't panned out yet. Again, Boo-urns.

    Anyways, I finally got around to putting some content in the reviews section. Go look at it here. It's just the martial arts stuff for now, but it's a start. If anyone has comments or has something they'd like me to rant about, just drop me a line.   

Saturday, August 31

    We have moved. Hooray. But if you're here I'm sure that you've already guessed that. Many thanks to Bryan for letting me move in and sharing his little piece of the web.

    Added new picture gallery of "Friends 'N' Fun." Right now it just has pics from the Labor Day BBQ we had at Keith's place. Thanks to Bryan for the pics. I would thank Keith too, but he hasn't given me any pictures (HINT HINT).

    Also, seeing as the month is just about over I've decided to archive the older news announcements. If you're really bored (or if you have a life and just don't come here that often) you can go look at them here. So if I have an "old news" page, I must need a "new news" page right? Thus, I've decided to aptly rename this page "new news".

Wednesday, August 27

    Added new picture gallery of "miscellaneous university pics".

    Just finished my "final report" for my summer research grant. Bah. To quote an annonymous source, "it'll be a lot of arm waving, name calling, and misdirection." For all you people who pretend to have interest in what I do, you too can have your very own copy, click here. And for only three easy payments of $29.95 I'll send you an autographed project poster too! 

    Also, this page may be moving to a new home, apparantly Bryan has decided to go all out and purchased some snazzy new piece of internet property and wants me to join him. Hopefully it's not some virtual Florida swampland. Have to ask him a few questions, but the odds are that we're moving. Hooray.

Saturday, August 23

    Research Sucks. Data analysis also Sucks.

    I think that everything should be described qualitatively. The world would be a much better place. Take the following example:

    "Which one is prettier?"

    I think that's all I really need to answer right? Who cares about quantifying the thing, all I wanna know is which one will look better as wallpaper on my computer!   

    Anyways, here's a little something for all you sciency people out there (*cough BRYAN cough*). Pop quizz, Cavey style.

            - Name the tissue

            - Name the zone in the tissue where the both photomicrographs were taken           

            - And for a little bonus, Name the artifact present in the purple stuff but not so much in the blue stuff or vice versa.

    If you're really bored go reply in the raves and rants section.

Thursday, August 21

    Moved the martial arts pics over into the Martial Arts section of the site. Whims section has some more stuff. Added some new pics of the Ging Wu tournament as well as pics from Allison and Cheryl's Black Belt Grading. Congratulations to both on their new ranks!

    On another note, I finally got my computer put back together. Why I took it apart in the first place, I don't really know. I just had a sudden urge to crack the damm thing open and remove all the parts. Maybe I'm suffering dissection withdrawal or something. Or maybe it was when it kicked out on me for the third time this year, who knows. So to satisfy this urge, I pried open the casing with a crowbar and scattered all the little bits and pieces of the thing all over my basement. But it seems that wasn't enough. I then decided to play Frankenstein and went around salvaging all the old parts from my other junked computers. I couldn't find very many of them that still worked, but I managed to save some RAM and, uh... well that's about it. I guess that was enough, so I stuffed all the innards back into the case. My creation only needed one thing to bring it to life.

    LIGHTNING!!

    But I didn't have any bottled lightning handy so I dragged my feet on the carpet for about and hour and then touched some of the shiny things inside the casing. A mighty spark leapt off my finger and infused my computer with life.

    "IT LIIIIIIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"  I cried. Well... I didn't really, but you get the idea.

    Maybe I should get a new hobby...

Tuesday, August 19

    Added message board. Now I can create multiple personalities and start really talking to myself. Schizophrenia here we come!

Monday, August 18

    Added missing pictures of koi and lungfish. Also added new section. Thinking about getting a couple of mudskippers, but I'm not sure whether it would live nicely with my lungfish... it might eat my lungfish... or my lungfish might eat the mudskipper... experiment anyone?

    Anyways, here's a pic of a mudskipper, I'll let you figure out which one is which.

Sunday, August 17 (Again)

    Photo gallery page has been updated and a few more photos have been added. Also a guestbook has been added so that I can talk to myself. Wait, I'm already doing that.

    Bah. Ok. That's enough. No more.

Sunday, August 17

    Damm insomnia. Ahh well, looks like I got a bit more done on this thing than I had originally planned. Maybe I'll actually have people looking at this piece now.

    Anyways, the galleries are tucked away and the page has a bit more "style" to it now. Whoop-de-doo.

    And yes, if you haven't already noticed I am a big Calvin and Hobbes fan.

    Calvin is my hero.

    Credit must be given where credit is due. Bill Watterson is a genius. All the Calvin and Hobbs pics on this site come from him. When you read those comics as a kid, they're funny, but when you go back and read them again when you're older they get better and better. Maybe it's because I understand the jokes now.

    I'll leave with this little dancing Calvin. I wish I could move that well.

Saturday, August 16

    Ok ok, so I've been ignoring this thing for a while. Not like anyone comes here anyways. For your viewing pleasure (well, mostly for Cathy's) I've jazzed up the title a bit and put up a few pics of Dan's wedding along with some other miscellaneous ones. (I know, I know it's the quick and dirty amateur way to do it, but I'm too lazy to do it any other way right now. Take it or leave it.) When I get around to it I'll probably create another page to stuff all these pics on, but don't hold your breath.

    I'll finish with a quote from Calvin and Hobbes. God I miss that comic.       

  "That's the problem with nature. There's always something stinging you or oozing mucous over you. Let's go watch TV."

        - Calvin