Author Archives: SJ

Give me a BREAK

Posted on September 24, 2007 by SJ

So I finally get my car back from the dealer last Friday. I didn’t do anything over the weekend, so it just sat there in the driveway minding its own business. Today I get in, start the car, and as … Continue reading →

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Mediocreman Doomsday

Posted on September 22, 2007 by SJ

Quite possibly my favorite superhero of all time is Superman. My kinship with the Man of Steel did not start with the comics – it began with the Christopher Reeve films, then the comics, then Smallville. As far as plot … Continue reading →

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Lame Fuel

Posted on September 21, 2007 by SJ

With Halo 3 nearly at our doorsteps, various companies are cashing in on links to the 3rd in a line of best-selling games (fuck you Ebert).  One of the majors?  Pepsi.  Mountain Dew has followed up their special ‘summer flavor’ … Continue reading →

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The VW – Epilogue

Posted on September 21, 2007 by SJ

Well I finally have my car back. In the end, the only repairs I paid for were what was caused by the mouse. As for the rental, 12 days cost me quite a bit – but VW is paying for … Continue reading →

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VW – The Saga Continues…

Posted on September 21, 2007 by SJ

It’s officially been 2 weeks now since I last drove my VW. I feel like I’ve been stuck in a room with a bottomless bowl of soylent green. Long story short, 3 weeks ago, I started the car, smelled smoke … Continue reading →

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Holy Smokin’ Eggs Batman!

Posted on September 19, 2007 by SJ

Just finished writing a letter to QuickChek’s headquarters. My last one had been praising their new Florida, NY store. This one? Not so much. The parking lot at the deli across the street was packed, so instead I went to … Continue reading →

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Ninja Revenge

Posted on September 17, 2007 by SJ

So I’m back into playing World of Warcraft after a spring/summer hiatus. I’ve moved my main character, currently a level 63 Human Rogue over to the Role Playing server called Argent Dawn. Besides knowing a few of the people who … Continue reading →

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Well that’s a stupid feature…

Posted on September 16, 2007 by SJ

I’ve been driving an ’07 Dodge Magnum SXT for the past few days, and have already run into a very odd and wholly annoying feature… Now, any car I’ve driven, you push the turn signal stalk up and it lights … Continue reading →

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Here’s one for Timmy.

Posted on September 15, 2007 by SJ

Last night I’m reading through the program descriptions on my various HBO channels and catch one along the lines of… “Relatives struggle to explain to Timmy that his parents were killed in the World Trade Center collapse.” Yes Timmy, your … Continue reading →

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Ok, so maybe Dodge isn’t so bad.

Posted on September 14, 2007 by SJ

So my rental of a few days turned into a week, the week is turning into a weekend, and the drama with the VW is turning into 2 weeks.  The wiring is fixed, on my dime.  The gauge cluster is … Continue reading →

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