Psychic Dustbunnies

Work Life Improvement

While providing the Amish Robot with highly useful suggestions for improving his work ergonomics like the following:

• ergonomic keyboard
• raise the monitor to prevent shoulder, neck and eye strain
• wear lederhosen to prevent varicose veins
• get issued a cup to guard against office hijinx

I also felt I should explain to him my plan to make the whole work experience more interesting and engaging. I'd have folks dressed from all part of the world, leiderhosen, kilts, saris, ancient inca garb, people dressed like gnomes - imagine the pagentry of it all, and the improved work force satisfaction as well. It would be like a dream world really.

Amish in the City

Of course by now you all know that Amish in the City is actually airing. I've been a little late in following up on my previous posts and once again the Amish Robot has shed no light on the subject.

Take a look at a couple links here:
USA Today's Review: it's not quite as bad as it could have been... while the six city kids do treat their new roommates like freaks, the show's sympathy is clearly on the side of the Amish.
UPN's Amish in the City site
Christian Science Monitor City girl Ariel is a vegan who tells Mose he can't eat eggs, to which he responds, "I bet Abraham Lincoln ate eggs." Ariel says, "I bet he died at like, 35." Mose answers, "not from eggs, though."
Washing Post The city kids are dull, rude, intellectually closed-minded and hypocritical. Next to them, the Amish are delightful. They have a strange, hard-to-place but winning quality: It's called maturity.

Ninja Gaiden & 50" TV

Two new purchases over the last week:

Ninja Gaiden for XBOX
Panasonic 50" LCD TV that arrived today.

Combine the two and you have some great entertainment going on! Josh came over to help break it in and we both give the game and tv two thumbs up. Check out my XBOX Reviews site for more on Ninja Gaiden.

Strasky & Hutch

The little known duo of Strasky and Hutch are finally getting their story told. Check out the typo on the official movie poster -- you've gotta wonder how many people are gonna get grief for getting this all the way through production!

Chingay vs. Chingy

As a public service, I am posting to clarify the difference:

Chingay
Chingay which originated in the early 19 th century, is held annually and traditionally during the Lunar New Year. It is a multi-cultural and cosmopolitan parade, preserving the tradition of our Chinese New Year festivities while showcasing the rich diversity of our society.

Chingy
Influenced by LL Cool J, Run DMC, DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Ludacris and others, Chingy quickly built a solid reputation in St. Louis and earned himself a slot opening for Nelly in 2002.

I have to admit, I know more about Chingay than Chingy.

Amish TV - "rumspringa"

As usual, Amishrobot has remained close-lipped, shedding no light at all, on the UPN reality show based on the Amish tradition of rumspringa. UPN is planning something they're tentatively calling "Amish in the City."

For more info check nbc4.tv or salt lake trib, or just about any other newspaper site - they've all picked it up in the last few days.

In case your wondering:
Rumspringa refers to the Amish rite of passage which begins when an Amish child reaches 16 years of age, and continues until they decide whether or not they want to join or leave the Amish church.