new blog here too

It will also continue here! (for you blogger lovers)

http://obstructionofconsciousness.blogspot.com/

some space is in between, go to work blogs for those.

I'm off to blog!

Enjoy!

-Lopez

official new blog

Well...it's official...the new 947wmas.com is up and running and that means I have ANOTHER new blog!

Yep. Our new website allows us to do a blog right on the site.

If you are interested in checking it out, you can go to 947wmas.com and click on my bio page. You'll see a link at the bottom to get to my blog. Yeah...they hid it on you...I think they're a little ashamed of me...

That's the long way to get to the blog. If you want the SUPER DUPER EASY WAY!!!!!! Save this link:

http://www.947wmas.com/blog.asp?id=22966

Add that to your favorites and label it "Lopez's Blog" and click on it ALL THE TIME!!!

...or whenever you want to...all three of you who read this.

What will happen to this blog? I don't know. Maybe it'll go rogue. (Maverick!!!!!!) It'll probably just sit here and fade away. Or, maybe if you check back every now and then, you'll see a brand new entry. Who knows!!!!! OOOOH!!!!

That's about it for today. I'm off to make sure the new blog is working

Enjoy!

-Lopez

lather, rinse, repeat

Hi folks!
Well, here we are. Back in business. Back on the saddle. Back to the wall. Back to the future. Back...ok...that's done.

I bought some man shampoo yesterday. Yeah. I usually buy some shampoo AND conditioner. It's hard to find those in "manly" scents. I usually end up smelling like cotton candy or raspberry sherbet. I can't complain because I actually love the smell of cotton candy and raspberry sherbet.

I know they make a lot of stuff for men these days and give them "manly" names like the "murse" or the "mirdle" for purse and girdle. Just say what they are!

I wondered if "man shampoo" would be called "Mampoo". Now you see the real reason I wrote this blog! I thought that up in the shower this morning and thought it was HILARIOUS!!!!!

I had to write that down. I think I'll make EVERYTHING I use manly now. I am writing this on my "manputer".

Instead of saying I use a hair dryer...I'll use my MANDRYER!

Yeah...that still doesn't make me any tougher...oh well...

I'm off to play with my dolls...errr...I mean my "mandolls"...oh forget it...they're dolls..

Enjoy!

-Lopez

april fool

Hmmmm...April Fool's Day...

I don't get it. I read some stuff as to why we do this and I STILL don't get why we do it.

I know. I'm just a party pooper. I'm about as much fun as kicking a boulder...then the boulder comes to life and eats you.

Anybody out there doing anything fun for April Fool's day? I have to do some shopping...and get a haircut...then do some laundry...wooooo...isn't that exciting...

I might do something to our afternoon guy Rob Anthony. He's fun to prank. I haven't thought of anything yet...but I'll look around for something.

One of my favorite things to do is put some clear tape on the bottom of a computer mouse. Tape it over the ball and the mouse won't work. If you have a laser mouse, then it will screw up the light and make the mouse work all funky.

I think I did that to Rob last year...maybe I'll do it again. He'll never suspect that!

Ok, I'm off to try to fool April into thinking it's July...maybe it will get warmer.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

comfy cows

This morning we talked about cows producing more milk because the farmer bought them all waterbeds. It's true. Cows with a nice waterbed love to make milk. I have NO idea why. Maybe some sort of liquid kinship? Does that even make sense?! I have no idea what I'm talking about...

I do know that I never understood waterbeds. Does anybody even have these anymore?

Did some folks sit around at Sealy and say, "Hmmm...we're getting killed in the bed market. What can we do that will put us back on top?"

"Well...I always loved beds...AND I love water...if only I could combine my two loves in life..."

"I've got it! Why not sleep in a kiddie pool!"

"OR! We could put all that water into a giant balloon and you could sleep on that!"

"That's totally groovy, man! Chicks will dig it." (I add that part because it just HAS to be a man who thought these were sexy enough to attract women.)

"We'll call it a Swishy Wave Sleeper."

Then, a few years later, somebody else called it a waterbed and history was made.

A few years after that we found out that the only women who thought waterbeds were groovy were, in fact, cows.

It all comes full circle. I don't know where that circle started...or where it even ends, but it sounds very zen and I'm feeling zennie today.

I'm off to sleep on water.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

open the door, get on the floor

I was walking with dinosaurs!

It's true! Amanda even took a picture.



AHHHHHHH!!!! It's going to eat my head!

ItWasSoCool!!!!!

ThereWasThisBigLongNeckDinosaurAndHeWasLikeTHUMPTHUMP"ROAR!"

ThenThereWasThisDinosaurWithTonsOfBoneArmorAndHeWasLike"ROWR!"

ThenThereWasThisBabyTRexWhoAlmostGotEatedByTheArmorDinosaurAndThenHisMom TRexCameInAndSheWasHUGEAndSheWasAllLike "STAY AWAY FROM MY BABY!"ButItCameOutAll"ROOOOOOOAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phew...It...Was...Awesome!

I'm off to enjoy the last remaining relative of the dinosaurs...Thesaurus Rex.

Enjoy, Relish, Love, Adore, Revel, Indulge, Savor, Cherish!

-Lopez

your name

We were talking about what your name "means" to other people. Basically, if you have the name Elizabeth or James, you are SEEN as successful. It doesn't mean you ARE, but your name gives off that vibe. Here is the top ten for what the research was.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_04/namesDM2403_600x353.jpg

I don't get it. I don't see MY name on there. I see my middle name, James, on all three charts, BUT I don't see that helping me much!

It's a very silly chart and I think if you are successful and your name is Abraham, then you should let the world know! You tell James to step aside and say, "It's time for Abraham to take over!"

And what is success anyway? How can to you tell if somebody is lucky by their name? What is REAL beauty?

Right? RIGHT?! That's what I thought. I start pulling out those "deep thoughts" and this study goes out the window!

Booo Yah! That chart just got a lesson in humanity by Professor Lopez!

I can call myself that now. I have a PhD. in Awesome and I just folded my diploma into the shape of a boot and kicked butt! Bam!

I'm off to change my name...is James Jack Ryan available?

Enjoy!

-Lopez

back from the NC

Hi again folks. I'm back from North Carolina. It was a good time, but it's good to be back.

Have you ever been to North Carolina? I haven't. It's pretty much the same...except different. Got it? Cool.

I got a biscuit from Bojangles. I was told I had to. I swear, it was NOT a decision I came to on my own. I WANTED to go to Biscuitville but I heard the "ville" was NOT the place to get biscuits. Bojangles is THE place for biscuit.

I hate to say this...but it tasted like a biscuit. It was good...but I am not sure as to why it is THE biscuit to get.

Quizno's was great! I liked them. That's not a southern place though....

OH!!!! If a place tells you they have gourmet sandwiches and can't tell you what gourmet means, BE CAUTIOUS! If you've been there...you'll understand. I don't want to badmouth the place, but I was not impressed.

Hmmmm....what else....ahhhh...If you want REALLY good food, then get some of my mom's manicotti. I think she has a bunch left over.

That's about all I can say about my trip. Oh...One more thing. You can get frozen custard. I don't know what that means. It's like a soft ice cream. It is also good. I think it's Goodberry's.

Ok. I'm done talking about food from NC.

I'm off to look up the word gourmet...I have a letter to write.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

sweater day

In honor of Mr. Rogers' Birthday it is National Sweater Day!


I got my outfit ready last night. Would you like to see my "Won't you be my neighbor?" photo?


What a dork! Can you identify all the things in this picture? Under the couch you can see Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit and Kerplunk! On the right is a Spider-Man blanket and behind me is a teddy bear named Thor and a meerkat named Yossarian. In the middle is a goofy looking guy with a shoe and a sweater.

I got all ready by putting on a short-sleeve button up shirt and a black tie. I felt like my high school physics teacher. I won't say his name, but that's what he used to wear. He was a great teacher. He let me do comic book physics. That's probably why I don't actually understand it.

So...get your sweater on!!!!!

I'll be gone for a few days but I'll see you all again on Tuesday.

I'm off to the land of make-believe.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

green day

I gotta say...I never quite understood St. Patrick's Day. Now, that MIGHT be because I don't drink. I'm not sure. I will tell you, the people I know who enjoy drinking DON'T need a reason to go to the bar. They'll just go.

So...what good has come from St. Paddy's Day? Leprechauns and Fairies!!!!!

It seems they come out to play on St. Patrick's Day. And they don't throw rocks at you like freaky gnomes in South America.

Nope. Leprechauns just like to goof off and dance. They also like going on hikes. They all have this shela...shalele...shileli...stick to help them with their hiking. They'll hike to the top of a mountain and then start to dance when, magically, a group of women start playing fiddles around him. It's really a rare and amazing sight.

If you try to take a picture, it comes out looking like a rainbow. Seriously! That's how the fairy magic-stuff works! The fairies hang out to make sure there is no actual footage. They throw their fairy dust (not Prairie Dust like at Longhorn's) all around to keep the secret.

So, if you bump into a leprechaun today, tell him to have a wonderful hike. If you see some fairies, ask them to toss a little fairy dust on you. They love doing that. It actually doesn't do much to humans. Fairy dust just screws up electronic equipment. So, whenever the TV or radio or computer breaks, it's probably because a fairy came by and dropped some dust on it.

Don't get mad! It's not like they knew this thousands of years ago when they invented fairy dust! They most high-tech equipment they had was the rock! Sheesh. Give them a break.

It's not known by many, but they DID try to change the fairy dust formula in the early 80's. People's 8-tracks and ataris were getting screwed up, so the fairies tried to switch things up. It was about as successful as New Coke. So...they went back to the original formula. Thank goodness they did! Do you remember the styles and hair???? That was because of screwed up fairy dust! Good thing that's over!

And good thing this post is over!

I'm off to dance with the fairies!

Enjoy!

-Lopez

weird day

I knew from the beginning that this would be a weird day. You may have heard this morning that my coffee cup was making a strange sound. It was odd.

Then I find this!!!!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article902014.ece

Tell me that isn't freaky!!!!

It's been one of those days. I'm just going to ignore the rest of the day and dream of wookie cookies with hopes that I can make it to tomorrow.

Short post today, but I NEEDED to get the word out on that gnome.

I'm off to alert Travelocity...I think their employee is disgruntled.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

wookie cookie

I'm sure you'd be surprised to find out that I like Star Wars.

"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!" you say.

It's true. I love the Star Wizzle. That's what we call it on the street. Or...on the parsec.

Anyways, I was looking for some Star Wars comic books on amazon.com and found something cool. If you do a search for Star Wars, there will be a bunch of sub-categories on the left. Right below comic books is cook books. YES! STAR WARS COOK BOOKS!!!!!!!

Let me tell you about some of the great things you can make for that special Star Wars fan in your life. Boba Fett-uccini, Hoth Chocolate, Wookie Cookies, Yoda Soda, Sandtrooper Sandies, Tuskan Raider Taters, Han-Burgers, Qui Gon Jinn-ger Snaps and so many more!!!!!

How awesome is this idea! I was so excited when I found this. I want to make fun Star Wars names for all my food now. I don't know what to use, but it would make food so much more fun.

They made 2 of these books! I know! You thought one was enough, but clearly it wasn't! They even have a party book. Yes...so you can have your very own Star Wars party...hint, hint...remember, my birthday is only 8 months away!

OR! Maybe WMAS should have a Star Wars party. I mean, we have one for the summer, halloween, and valentine's day so why not star wars? Let's start the petition.

Well, I'm done being a geek for today. If you don't like star wars...well...I'm sure they make other cook books...but they probably stink...and have doofy names of food like profiterole....BOOOOOOOORING!!!!!!

I'm off to get some Greedo Burritos.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

my moves will be so hot, you'll have to stand under the fan

HA! That's a line from a "Hello, Goodbye" song. It always makes me laugh.

This morning we were talking about some of the cockiest things that people in music said and I HAD to repeat something that David Lee Roth said.

"If you put a Van Halen album in your record collection, it will melt all the rest of your records."

How sweet is that line!!!! It's totally something I would say, though I wouldn't actually mean it.

It made me laugh because in my last post I talked about Guitar Hero. After I was done playing, I gave the guitar (or my "axe") back to one of the kids. I said, "Be careful, I don't want you to burn your hands." Implying that my playing was so hot, I almost melted the guitar. It was not actually that hot.

I love phrases like that. I have to say that the David Lee Roth quote is probably one of the best, but if you can think of any or just make some up, I'd love to hear them.

Like, "It's a tough life when you look so good. Sometimes when I walk down the street, people just burst into flames because I'm so hot."

I like how most of them have to do with things being "so hot" that they will melt stuff, burn stuff or require a fan. Ahhh...to be a rock star.

I'm off to burn up the stage.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

you rock!

That has a dual meaning today. Thank you for helping us out again this year for the CMN Radiothon. We had a great year.

ALSO! "You Rock" is the message I got playing Guitar Hero on PlayStation. I'm not too hip with the video games. I don't have time with all the comic books I read. Yeah. I'm old-fashioned. BUT I did hang out on the play deck at the hospital and played Guitar Hero for the first time. It was AWESOME!

It's really fun. It's not like playing real guitar at all, but it's still great. You have to tap buttons to match up with the buttons when they pass by on the screen. I got the new high score!

So, if anybody was to ever question whether I rock or not. It is now official. I do, in fact, ROCK! Ain't no thang...it's just what I do.

Seriously, though, I looked like a complete dork playing it. I was jumping around pretending I was really playing a rock show. Trust me...on stage, it's cool, in a hospital, you look like a geek jumping around getting too involved in a video game. Ah well...at least the game thinks I rock.

I'm off to get back to my job. What do I do, you ask???? Why, I rock!!!! I just do the radio thing to make money...ok...well it's not much, but it buys me food. If only rockin' paid at all....

Enjoy!

-Lopez

cmn

Well, folks, it's time for our radiothon again to raise money for Baystate Children's Hospital.

It's going to be a VERY busy couple of days. We do radiothon from 6am to 7pm on Thursday and Friday. Then on Saturday, we do it from 8am-4pm. It's all for the kids.

OH! Don't forget to put your clock forward on Saturday night! Just give it a firm push and the time should change. If it doesn't, well...I can't help you there.

I probably won't talk to you again until next week. I'm sure you'll miss me...no, wait...you'll probably be thankful you won't have to read this blog. That's what I meant to say.

I'm off to rest up before the radiothon.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

translation please

History in the making, folks! The New York Philharmonic Orchestra was in Korea for a big concert last week. It was a big deal because NEVER in history has an entire Philharmonic been able to be transported over-seas. Yeah. According to Merriam-Webster, a Philharmonic is "a very large instrument that makes beautiful harmonic noises and was invented by Phil."

With amazing nanotechnology, we were able to get the whole Philharmonic to Korea for this concert. I got to hear a little bit of it. It was pretty exciting, but it reminded me of a part of my life that I'm ashamed of. I can't translate.

I'm sure a lot of people only know one language, but my problem is that I can't pay attention AND I only speak one language.

I know two Korean words because the place I do my laundry is run by a wonderful Korean couple. I'm not sure of the spelling, but here they are.

Anyo: Hello

Komo-Wa: Thank you

Those are short. A translator has to listen to a WHOLE paragraph of stuff and then translate. How can they remember what was said?! Can they just give the basic idea? Do they have to translate every word? I hope not.

That reminds me of another story. Sorry...I'll try to make it short. I have this CD of The Ventures Live in Japan. The Ventures were this surf rock band from the 60's. They have a translator introduce them in English and Japanese. He would say something like, "Thank you for coming to see The Ventures. We're very happy to have them here in Japan. Enjoy the show!"

Then, he would say it in Japanese, BUT it would be three times longer and the audience would laugh a few times! What's up with that?! What did he say!!!! I want in on the joke!!!!

Oh well...I guess I'll never know until I learn Japanese...and pay attention. I can barely pay attention to these blogs. They're so long! I don't know how you get through them! I just keep babbling to keep myself entertained. I don't know what you're still doing here.

I'm off to translate a word. Komo-Wa.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

leap for a day

Happy Leap Day! Yay! We get to leap all day today! Act like a froggy. Go ahead...I'll wait...................Done?

Now on with the Leap Day. It's an extra day. How sweet is that! Ok, well, yeah...it IS an extra day of work and school...BUT it's a day that doesn't really exist...yet it does!

There is so much you could do if you had an extra day. You could fly to Paris. You could get a law degree. You could ride a kangaroo because they leap in a hoppy sort of way.

Today we can finally catch up with the earth going around the sun. We've been late. It's good to be on time again.

It's also a good excuse to use the word "leap" in exclamations. Here are some examples:

"Hey! I need this report done in five minutes!"

"Leapin' Lizards!!!!!!!"

or...

"There's a hippo in the bathroom!"

"Leapin' Lemurs!!!!!!"

or

"Look out! Twinkie the Kid is trying to lasso you!"

"Leapin' Llamas!!!!!"

or

"Hot Diggity! There's a special on all the Presidents on TV tonight!"

"Leapin' Lincoln!!!!!!!"

or (sorry...but this is too much fun to stop)

"My zip code is 01056!"

"Leapin' Ludlow!!!!!!!"

or...ok...I'm done...but you get the point.

Do it all day today. Heck, just go to "L" in the dictionary and find all the fun words you can "leap" with.

I'm off to leap with the lions.

Enjoy!

-Leapin' Lopez

garfield

I used to LOVE Garfield. I had all those collections of the comic strip. I had a lot of them, too. Like 30 of'em. They always used to offer them with those book clubs I could order from way back when I was in the School of the Elements! aka: Elementary School

What was it...Scholastic Book Club or something? I can't remember. I used to get them when RIF came to school too. I think they were trying to convince me that Reading Is FUN-d-mental. Instead, I read Garfield comics.

I remember that they would call you to the cafeteria and there would be these little primary-color bookcases with books. Obviously. Then, you pick a book and they wrote RIF in it. I guess to prove that I didn't steal it or something. I don't remember kids achin' to steal books, though.

Anyways, I really wanted to talk to you about this website I found. It's freaky!

http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/

This person removed Garfield from the comic strip. It's weird how the strip comes out. It's almost sad. It becomes this dark look at modern life. John becomes this crazy, pathetic guy who is losing the fight against life. It's almost like he's talking to you in some of the strips. It's creepy! Some of the strips almost make me want to cry!

I have to keep checking this site to see what happens to John. I feel for him. It's like the car crash that you have to look at. Those empty panels are eerie. I can't stop thinking about it!

I should go. I think it's time to take control of the Elements! Just like we learned in school!

Earth! Wind! Water! Fire! Heart!

Enjoy!

-Lopez

holes

I know Dina already talked about this in her blog, but I feel that it is worth mentioning again.

Potholes!!!!!!!! They're crazy! This is the worst year for potholes. I don't know why. I've hit soooooo many! I'm afraid my car is going to get stuck in one of them.

It seems that even if we fill up the holes with tar it just becomes a hole again. SO, I have an idea. When you hit the hole, water usually splashes up to your window, right? Well...what if we fill the holes with candy! Then you hit the pothole and candy flies into your car!

Not only will that be tastier than tar-water, but it will also soften the blow. If you drive over a huge pile of gummy bears, they're like a soft pillow of gumminess.

Huh?!?!?! See?!?!?!? Good idea, right! Wouldn't you like to drive over a soft pillow of gumminess? I know I would! Heck! They should make EVERYTHING out of gummy candy! I want everything to be a soft pillow of gumminess! I just love the phrase "soft pillow of gumminess!!!!"

I think I should start a band and call it Soft Pillow of Gumminess. You would listen to that band, wouldn't you? I know I would. They sound tasty. I wouldn't release songs online, though. I would make people buy CDs and LPs and make the packaging out of...can you guess?????

That's right! GUMMY CANDY!!!!!!

Wow...I am a marketing genius.

I'm off to live the gummy lifestyle.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

don't quote me on that

Hi again!

I had a crazy weekend. Did you? I had my play this weekend. It was a ton of fun and I'm going to miss all the folks I acted with. They were awesome!

We did get a little press. A newspaper came by and asked us questions. If you get the Enfield version of the Reminder News, then you saw the article. You can check it out here:

http://www.remindernews.com/node/7/&town=enfield&url=ENF-2008-02-19-2-Ar00200

The funny thing is my quote. It says "I am pretty much up there the whole time."

I DID in fact say that but it almost sounds like I'm cocky about it. "Look at me up there the whole time." That's not what I meant it to sound like. It's funny because she asked me about the show and I said it was pretty hard for me. I am pretty much up there the whole time.

Every other show I've been in, I've had whole scenes to just sit and get ready. Not so much in this show.

See!!!! It's all about the context! I don't think she meant for me to sound full of myself, but when I read the article, it made me laugh.

If you did go to the show, I hope you enjoyed it! I know I enjoyed doing it.

I'm sure there's a life lesson somewhere in this post, but I'm far too lazy to figure it out.

I'm off to look at myself in the mirror.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

back from the flu-ture

heh...that was ALMOST creative. I know, I know...it's back TO the future...I tried.

I am back! I started with some form of sickness last Tuesday and I didn't really feel better until Monday.

THEN! I had to catch up on a LOT of stuff. Now that I have caught up, I can get back to blogging!

I think I have figured out where this alien/mutant disease came from. The world is slowly being taken over by alien-mutant celery! Oh, they gave it some innocent name, llareta (or yareta), and telling me it's just a relative of celery that grows in the desert, but I know better. It's here to take over the world!

Check this out!
http://www.chilebosque.cl/shrb/acomp.html

This stuff is a plant! It's weird and freaky! I first saw it on some show called "The Desert Speaks" on PBS. It's on at 3:30AM and is hosted by this wacky guy who LOVES the desert. I don't know what he does for a real job but according to the show he lives in an adobe in the desert and goes on trips around to world.

He found this alien-mutant celery and now I'm afraid that's what got me sick.

Thankfully, I found that a combination of Necco wafers, ginger cookies and Campbell's Mexican Style Chicken Tortilla soup will cure it.

Now you can cure yourself from this horrible invasion!

Ok...that's enough weirdness...I'm off to fight the alien celery.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

hidden treasure

This morning, we talked about finding strange things in your home. Well, I found a dragon in my home once! Really!

It was in my old apartment. One day, he just showed up in my bathroom. His name was Artemis. I guess he liked living in my bathroom because he stayed there for a long time.

He was a cool roommate. I didn't charge him rent or anything. Not because he could toast me with his fire breath, which he could, but because he was a cool dragon.

It was no big deal. I mean, he didn't take up a lot of room. Well, a dragon is a magical being, so he can be huge when he wants, but when he wants to be invisible and live in my bathroom, then you don't really notice the size.

I haven't seen Artemis in about a year, but I'm sure he's off on some adventure. Maybe he's living in my old apartment again. I don't know.

If you see Artemis, tell him I said hi! What, you don't know if the dragon you see is Artemis? Then it's probably not him. Trust me, you'll KNOW if you're talking to Artemis. Maybe I'll see him again. Who knows, he might like my new apartment!

I'm off to check the bathroom.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

care bears

We do a contest at 5:30 every morning aptly called "The 5:30 Club". This week we are giving away tickets to check out Care Bears at Showcase Cinemas. Showcase does this cool thing where they show "kid movies" on Saturday and Sunday mornings. This month just happens to be Care Bears. I'm excited.

I just started watching their cartoon on Saturday mornings on CBS. It's not as cool as the old Care Bear movies, but they are pretty sweet.

It's so much fun to stick out your tummy and say "Care Bear Stare" with hopes that a beam of light will come out. If a beam of light doesn't come out, well, you're just not "staring" enough!

I like Care-a-lot. It seems like a cool place where you can grow candy and everything smells like rainbows. What? You don't know what rainbows smell like?

Hmmm....let me see....

Ok, here's how you make your own rainbow smell at home (you probably shouldn't try this at home)

Take 20o ml. of smiles
add handful of sugar
sprinkle in some sunshine
and cook for 40 minutes in love

now your home should smell like rainbows!

Ok...that's enough of that...where did that even come from?

I'm off to cook up some rainbows.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

silver coins

Ok, I love Big Y. I mean, they're a great store and I do a lot of shopping there. BUT! They've been giving me silver coins like crazy! I don't know what to do with them!

Silly, right? Who complains about getting silver coins? Well, I've been getting two everytime I shop there for the last month. I don't even play the game, they just give them to me. I have a HUGE pile of them.

So, why don't I just use them? I have nothing to buy with them. The little booklet with all their "coin items" doesn't have anything that I would buy. They used to give you a discount on those ice cream cakes, but not anymore. THAT is what I would buy with them. Now, maybe orange juice. BUT AGAIN! It's on sale and it's cheaper than their "coin price"!!!!!

So, I'll just keep a stack of silver coins until I can use them on OJ or something. If you need a silver coin, let me know. I'm more than happy to share. I'll trade you two silvers for a blue. Can I do that? I have to go check.

I don't know if you've ever had this problem, but I'm probably the only person who complains about getting something that can save him money. That's like saying, "People keep handing me $100 bills. Why won't they stop!"

I'm off to work on my coin stacking.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

mardi gras

It's time for Mardi Gras! I think that's French for "Marty likes to eat grass". How that became a party in New Orleans I'll never know.

My rock star parents went to a Mardi Gras party and stayed up until 10:30pm! I know! They went out on a Saturday night and partied till way before the crack of dawn.

Why are they rock stars? Want to hear about my Saturday night? I got home from work around 8pm and watched tv until I fell asleep. I fell asleep around 10:30pm. See! My parents were just finishing their party when I was already konked out.

I don't know if you're doing anything to celebrate mardi gras, but if you're doing it before 6pm, then I'd like to come. I get drowsy after six. I'm not much of a rock star. I'm more like a rock. A lumpy, moldy rock. Why can't I be old? Er...I mean...my parents aren't old...I meant to say why can't I be retired. Yeah...that's what I meant.

I'm off to shuffle to bed.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

another new blog

Hi folks! We are changing yet again. If you are a comic book reader, I could say it's the "All New, All Different" blog. Why would I say that? Well...they do that to make it seem like the comics are all new and all different...I think.

Anyways, this new blog will be on our brand new webpage! That's right! I actually haven't done it yet, but I will soon. I know there have been some troubles with our site, but as soon as the new one is up, you'll be able to see my new blog there. I'll start posting on it as soon as I can.

If you want to keep reading the blog, it's just going to be at www.947wmas.com

This is the 3rd blog I'll be doing in less than a year! Who knew it would be so confusing?

Keep checking for the new blog to start happening. I'll see you all there!

-Lopez

microwave bowl

Well, we had a "microwave bowl" this morning. It consisted of two "Peeps" with toothpicks in them. Then, they expanded, and the first one to stab the other one wins!

One peep had a "P" on it for Patriots and one had a "NY" for the Giants.

The Patriot Peep knocked the other one over. It was very exciting.

Don't try this at home. Sticking random things in the microwave is NOT a safe way to predict sports games.

I wonder what peeps think when they're in the microwave because they blow up like a balloon. Do they feel bloated? Do they think they are the hulk? "The more microwaved Peep gets, the bigger peep gets! Peep Smash!!!!!"

Anyways, I hope you enjoy your weekend! If you're watching football, enjoy the game, if you're not, Nature is going to show a great episode about Elephants on PBS! Yeah! Pachyderm Power!

I'm off to peep out.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

throwing and kicking

Something is going on this weekend. Some big game where people throw and kick stuff. I'm not sure exactly what is going on, but it's supposed to be a big deal.

We were talking about snacks guys could make that are easy and don't take long. I don't know if it's a guy thing, but I don't like complicated or long recipes. If my food can't be ready in five minutes, I don't want it.

That's probably why I eat a lot of cereal. Prep time is quick and the ingredients are short. VERY easy.

I love it when people say, "Oh, this recipe is EASY! It only takes about 20 minutes."

WHAT!!!!!!! 20 minutes! What am I supposed to do for that time?! Play with my nose goblins?! (Old Ren and Stimpy reference)

Anyways, go watch that sport with feet and a ball or something. I thing some guy will do something on a field. So...go team!

I'm off to cheer for a touchdown goal homerun.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

paradiddle

A lot of folks might not know this, but I used to be a drummer. That's right, waaaaaaaay back in the day, I had a drum set and would rock on with my clock on. (get it? because the drummer keeps time in the band? time...clock? funny? eh...)

A paradiddle is a type of pattern you hit the drum with. It's one of the many rock and roll drum beats I learned. How did I learn to rock so hard? Carmine Appice. Yep. The famous drummer from the late 60's rock band Vanilla Fudge. What a great name, right? He wrote books on drum technique. You should check out his web page.
http://www.carmineappice.net/home.html

See how cool he was? I learned from the best.

Anyways, back when I was in a band called "$240 Worth of Pudding" (almost as clever as "Vanilla Fudge"), I had an appreciation for all things drum. Maybe someday I'll tell you all about "Two-Forty", as we liked to call ourselves.

This guy I found online rocks. What makes him so cool? He plays along with Super Mario Bros. Yeah. Awesome. Check it out. I love double bass drum. That's the big drum on the floor, if you're not a drummer. It's that buddabuddabuddabudda sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF9e2ZVAapE&feature=user

I like it. I wish I could still play. Oh well.

I'm off to flam. (another drum thing)

Enjoy!

-Lopez

car crash

Well, my car got a good smack on the butt on Friday night. It was exciting. I was on my way to visit some friends when my car got hit.

I was at the stop light in front of IHOP on rt. 20. Then, there was a loud SCREEEEEEEEEEEECH!!!!!!! Followed by a WOBOLSELEJOWWWODKLSLJFWOWOW!!!! (That's me getting hit by a car)

I was in the car with my girlfriend and we are both fine.

If you are driving on 20, check out the tire marks in front of IHOP. It's in the middle lane. You might even find pieces of my car. You can keep those as souvenirs.

Now, my car looks like it was in Cloverfield. She's missing a big ol' chunk from the back. It's weird looking. BUT!!!!! She still goes! Yeah! I have to go through all the insurance fun, but hopefully we'll get some cosmetic surgery and she'll be as good as new...or sort of new.

Have you been in any fun car crashes? Most probably aren't fun, but this one wasn't bad.

I'm off to get some touch-up paint.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

soda

Hi again! I'm feeling fizzy today!

That's not supposed to sound weird. It actually means I'm talking about soda. These days, I don't drink a lot of soda. I don't know why, but I drink mostly water. I guess it's healthier or something.

BUT! Back in the day...way back before I cared about my health, I would drink a lot of soda...and it was good!

Top choice? Probably Cherry Coke...or IBC Root Beer...or Mug Root Beer...or Shasta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shasta is a heavy duty orange-flavored soda. Check it out, you will find it has more calories per serving than any other orange-flavored soda. That's what gives it the Shas-tastic flavor. It's also a fun word to say as an expletive.

Example:

I'm walking down the street and WHAM!!! I get hit with a baseball bat. What do I say? Thas right! "Oh Shasta! That hurt!!!!!!" (yeah...the "t" is missing on purpose in "Thas"...it's fun to say it that way)

I found this site that remembers the old sodas that you can't find anymore.
http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/top-10-discontinued-sodas/

It's pretty cool. I also miss some of them. Crystal Pepsi and Slice. Oh...those were good!

And a Hubba Bubba soda?! How sweet is that! I can drink my bubble gum! Genius!

They are missing one soda that was super-rad. "OK" soda. It was an orange/cola-flavored soda. What made "OK" so fun was that you could call 1-800-I-FEEL-OK and hear weird messages about the magical properties of "OK" soda. You could also leave your own experiences.

I remember calling it once and the guy on the phone said, "I drank a can of OK soda. Then I took a bath and pushed in my belly-button and became invisible".

Why didn't I forget that? Because I tried it, like, a million times! Never worked.

I would call with my friends, Max and Tim, and we would leave a bunch of weird messages hoping the folks at "OK" would use them. I don't know if they ever did.

What soda do you miss? And does reading my blog give you any magical powers? I'd love to hear about both!

I'm off to fizz-out! Seriously, I like flat soda. Weird, right?

Enjoy!

-Lopez

word play

I just saw this movie yesterday called "Word Play". It's crazy! It is about people who do crossword puzzles.

You might do a crossword puzzle and it will take you a few hours to get it all done, but these people do it in, like, 2 minutes! How mad is that!

I remember my dad doing the crossword from the weekend paper and sometimes I would fill in an answer. Yeah...just one. If there was a question about Star Trek or comic books or something like that.

It's a cool movie to see. These people are so smart. If I were that smart...well...I probably wouldn't be keeping a blog that praised unicorns every few days.

Oh well...I guess unicorns are cooler than crossword puzzles. I mean, have you ever seen a crossword puzzle fly! Heck no!

Yeah...take that crossword! Or should I call you lame-word puzzle?!

I'm off to go across...or down...I don't know...

Enjoy!

-Lopez

oh yeah...happy birthday sis!

pets

We took some phone calls from people who have a lot of pets this morning. It was interesting to hear about them.

I'm not much of a pet person myself. I had a few fish in my past, but nothing right now.

What do you have for pets? Does anybody have a lot of them?

I would like a pot-bellied pig, a desert tortoise and a small terrier. If I ever make enough money to get a home, I would like to get those things. Oh well...

Why those three things? They're cool!

That's all. I'm off to go back into my shell.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

fasting

Hi again. I read an article that people who fast have less heart disease.

Who am I to argue with scientific research! I decided to try it, so yesterday I ate everything faster. It was tough, but I want a healthy heart!

I CAN tell you that my tummy is still feeling icky from my fasting yesterday, but I'm pretty sure my heart is happy. It's thumping like crazy! It must be excited that I'm fasting!

I can't wait to fast again. I don't think I'm supposed to do it everyday because the article said it worked for people who "fast regularly". Though, maybe if I do it EVERY day, I'll have the healthiest heart on the planet! My heart would beat faster than everybody else's!

bdrbdrbdrbdrbdrbdrbdrbdr!!!!!!

(That's the sound of my speedy heart.)

Ok, I'm off to eat fast.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

hair cute

I got my hair cut yesterday (yes, I know it says "cute" up there). I was in a bit of a panic because my hair stylist was out on maternity leave, so I didn't know when she would get back.

I know! The horror!

She is back and just in time too! I have an appointment with the eye doctor next week. "Why does that matter?" you ask. You'll see...

Now, last year, I went to get my eyes checked and he said that I don't NEED glasses, but I can get some if I want.

I'm going to see how the eyes are this year, if they are getting worse, I'll probably get glasses. I'll let you know. BUT! I didn't want to get glasses without getting my haircut first!

How bad would that be? I wouldn't know if the glasses looked good because of my bad hair. That would just be chaos. Chaos!

I'm off to read the chart.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

mind over manner

Hey everybody. I just want to thank you for all your wonderful comments and attention.

That's just me showing some good manners. We talked about kids having good manners this morning. There is a school in England that is starting a "manner class" for their students. They will learn proper manners and the like.

I think this is a fabulous idea. It may make me sound old if I say "kids these days"...BUT, I was saying that when I was a kid. So...kids those days too.

What do you think? Do kids have good manners these days? Should it be taught in school? At home?

Speaking of manners, what does it mean to mind your P's and Q's? I mean, I always heard it, but never really thought about it until now. "P" could be please, but what could "q" mean? Please and Quank You? Is that how they said "thanks" in old English? Did they spell it with a q?

Person 1: Hear Ye! I seeketh an ale!

Person 2: Mind your P's and Q's!

Person 1: Forgiveth Me! Please, giveth me an ale!

Person 2: Me pleasure! An ale for thine belly!

Person 1: Quank Thee!

Golly...I wish I lived in ye olde times. They had some fun conversations.

That's enough of that, I'm offeth to practice my manners.

Enjoyeth!

-Lopez...eth

spider-man

Ok, I wasn't sure if I wanted to do this as a post or not, but I think I will. If you don't like geeks yelling, then this is not for you, but if you find it fun to laugh at geeks getting all huffy puffy, then this is your lucky day! I will warn you...this is kind of long..

Now, in case you didn't know, Spider-Man has been married to Mary Jane for about 20 years. Also, not too long ago, Spidey showed the world that he was Peter Parker in a HUGE press conference.

Ok, here's the quick background: Aunt May was shot. Peter's been trying to find somebody to save her life. The demon Mephisto comes by to make a deal. He'll take the love from Peter and MJ's marriage and give Aunt May her life. Then MJ works out a secret little deal to make sure Peter's identity isn't known to the world.

POOF! It is done. Aunt May is alive and well. MJ and Peter never got married and nobody knows that Peter is Spider-Man.


Ready for the complaints? (Imagine me saying all this loud and fast with lots of hand waving) What kind of superhero makes a deal with the devil?!?! They know he can't be trusted! What's up with that?!

Now, I don't care if MJ and Peter are together. I like her, but it wouldn't bother me if they separated...some other way. But, since it "never happened", the last 20 years of comic books haven't happened. Oh, that's nice. That's like Voldemort saying a spell in the middle of the Harry Potter books that made it so Harry didn't go to Hogwarts, but instead went into Real Estate. All of a sudden, none of that aweomse stuff ever happened! Annoying, right?!

Also, everybody "forgot" that Peter is Spidey. They do know that Spidey took his mask off in a HUGE (as stated earlier) press conference, but nobody remembers who was under the mask. Somebody can just YouTube it and see it again, right? I guess not! Mephisto deleted it all!


Now, I know these are comic books and people come back to life and fly and travel through time, but they usually try to come up with something better than "we all forgot".

Seriously? We all forget? The whole world can't remember? How does that happen!

LAME!!!!!!

Phew...that is all. I'm sure I could go on forever, but you've suffered enough. I've warned you in the past that sometimes I have to post "geek stuff". I can't hide it all the time.

I'm off to go cuddle with my comic books.


Enjoy!

-Lopez

busy gym

We talked about the gym being busy this morning, but Dina and I were complaining a lot more that what got on the air.

It is SO busy there! Dina and I actually go to the same gym. Sometimes we'll ride bikes next to each other and pretend we're enjoying a friendly bike ride through the country and we'll sip tea and talk about ancient philosophy.

Ok, that's a complete lie. We'll say hi and then try to avoid each other as best we can. Hey, I just hung out with her all morning! Isn't that enough!

Anyways, we've noticed the "resolutioners" are all there trying to get some gym time in. I shouldn't complain that people want to be healthy, but I am. I tend to go early afternoon when a lot of people are at work. Well, apparently they are not at work because they are now at the gym!

I don't want them using my machines. I am very particular about which bike I use. Don't ask me why. I have no good reason. It's just the way I am.

I just wanted to vent.

Did you start going to the gym? Do you care if other people are there? Do you have to use a particular machine?

I'm off to stretch it out.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

pickles and ketchup (or catsup)

It's time to talk about food. Food is good. Food is there for you to enjoy...except vegetables...they're just icky.

I have a few food combinations that some people think are gross, BUT when you actually try it, you will find out they are awesome!

Would you like an example? Try a tuna fish sandwich, but put hot sauce on it. It's REALLY good. They compliment each other well. I didn't believe it at first either, but once I tried it, I was hooked.

Also, peanut butter and spinach sandwiches. It adds a tasty crunch to peanut butter. You can use lettuce if you don't like spinach.

NOW! I have a brand new awesome amalgamation. Pickles and ketchup. I watch this great kids show on the weekend called "Dragon". It's a cute show about a dragon who does silly things. Strangely, Dragon and I have a lot in common. I can relate to his mishaps.

Well, he likes to snack on different combinations of foods, and one time he was dipping his pickles in ketchup (on the show they spell it catsup). I tried it and it is great! Trust me. They go together really well.

What do you like? Is there anything that seems odd, but you love it? Let me know!

I'm off to eat some yummy snacks.

Enjoy!

-Lopez

rob thomas

We were talking about Rob Thomas today. He did the song for a commercial for the History Channel today. It's a cool tune.

Chris said that the History Channel is now cool. He was close. The History Channel was ALWAYS cool.

They did a show about how the earth was made. It had a professor from Mount Holyoke talking about plate tectonics. I don't remember his name, but if you have him as a teacher, tell him I said hi. And ask him how I can get on the History Channel.

As some of you know, I do a little acting. Whenever I watch a show on the History Channel, I always want to be a part of it. They get a ton of actors playing a genius in history or doing battles in ancient Rome and Greece. How cool would it be to get to wear a toga and carry a sword and a shield? I could be a Roman commander of some sort. Awesome.

Well, I hope everybody has a great weekend. I have to work on my Latin if I'm going to get a part.

Semper ubi sub ubi!

Enjoy!

-Lopez

resolution

It is the second day of the new year and I'm having a fantastic time! Why? I don't know, I just am. Shouldn't I just have a fantastic time all the time?

Did you make a resolution? I did not. I never do, but that's just me. I would love to hear your resolutions. I'd be interested in seeing what other people decide to do for their resolutions.

I'm not a resolution kind of guy. If I want to make a change in my life, I will attempt to do it as soon as I can to the best of my ability. I think I started doing that because I always knew a lot of people who would start saying that they would quit smoking for their resolution, but they would start saying it in September.

I always wondered why they didn't just try right away.

If I did make a resolution, it would be to learn how to fly. Not a plane or anything, just actually fly. Like Superman. Yeah...that will be my resolution this year. Let's see if I can do it!

I promise to try all year. I'll let you know as soon as it happens.

I'm off to go jump into the air...and stay there!

Enjoy!

-Lopez