Most people who know me know my views on politics. But I'll share my views here, or at least a reserved, toned down version:

I hope that the people who voted for Obama based on what he says he will do in the future, instead of based on what he has done in the past, will not be eating crow in the next year or two. As an American, I truly hope that he succeeds, and that we prosper as a country under his watch. I hope everything I fear will happen does not come to pass. I hope I'm 100% wrong about Obama and that he's 100 times the President I'm scared he will be.

Is it just me or are movies getting worse and worse these days? It seems like Hollywood has sold out, and you rarely see a movie with a plot that can hold water, or even with very good acting.

I think Hollywood is more worried about how much they can make with product placement and how many tickets they can sell in the first weekend before anyone realizes that the movie sucks.

When it starts being about how much money you can make, and less about how many people you can entertain, the industry is moving in the wrong direction.

Well, picked up my copy of Fallout 3 at the midnight launch on Monday. I've played for about three hours and I'm impressed.

Bethesda has stayed true to the style and humor of the series so far. Fallout has a very unique way of telling a story, and this third installment is no exception.

As I progress through the game, I'll share my thoughts on if this is a worthy successor or not to the series.

Stay tuned...

I've already written about my local SPHL team, the Fireantz, but the NHL season has already started and my NY Rangers are the best team in the league right now. It's nice to finally open up a season on a hot streak.

Our biggest rivals, the NY Islanders, are the worst team in the league, so it's just that much sweeter right now. My second team, The Hurricanes, are also doing well and lead their division early on.

Looks like this is shaping up to be a great hockey season, both here in the minors and in the NHL!

I saw a blonde joke today and feel like sharing:

I Want to Buy That

A blonde goes into a nearby store and asks a clerk if she can buy the TV in the corner.

The clerk looks at her and says that he doesn't serve blondes, so she goes back home and dyes her hair black.

The next day she returns to the store and asks the same thing, and again, the clerk said he doesn't serve blondes.

Frustrated, the blonde goes home and dyes her hair yet again, to a shade of red.

Sure that a clerk would sell her the TV this time, she returns and asks a different clerk this time.

To her astonishment, this clerk also says that she doesn't serve blondes.

The blonde asks the clerk, "How in the world do you know I am a blonde?"

The clerk looks at her disgustedly and says,"That's not a TV -- it's a microwave!"

14 days and counting!

It's 14 days too many.

Hockey season is almost here. I can't wait. I've missed the chill of the arena, the sounds of the crowd, the Miami Subs burgers dripping with mustard.

We have what looks like a great team this year. Hopefully we can go all the way and bring the Cup back to Fayetteville...

I hate stupid people.

Two days ago, one of these stupid people decided to 'tag' my car with spray-paint. They left a nice black streak down the driver's side of the car. Lucky for me, it was done in the early morning and the car was covered in dew. The latex (ie, water-based) paint mostly wiped right off of the car.

So, not only was this individual stupid enough to vandalize my car for no reason (well, no GOOD reason), but they didn't even do a good job...

Why do some people sit back and let the honest workers pull their weight for them?

I hate people like that. They might as well be stealing from you and the company you work for. I hate thieves, too. There is always someone like this in every office. Some hide it well, while others almost beg to be fired for it.

I'm the kind of person that wants my hard work to be appreciated, but instead it goes unnoticed since half of my hard work is really the other guy's hard work I'm doing for him so I can go home at the end of the day. Sad, isn't it...

Tip for the day: Do your fair share!!! If you don't, we will find you, and you will not like it!

Ugh... house hunting.

Why, in such a buyer's market, is it so hard to find the right house in my price-range? It seems like every house I can afford is either in a great neighborhood and falling apart, or in great condition and in the ghetto...

My Realtor is great, I just think I haven't gotten lucky yet. Hopefully there is a house out there in good condition and in a decent neighborhood.

Hopefully...

I can't believe I forgot about the Renaissance Festival when I wrote about October yesterday...

Ren Faire is probably the second-best thing about October, and I wait all year for it come around. Every weekend in October a quiet clearing in the woods just south of Concord, NC is transformed into a scene from the 1500's, complete with artisans, vendors peddling their wares, and a full joust to the death.

I've gone just about every year since I was 16, and I love it more each year.

You can check it out for yourself at http://www.royalfaires.com/carolina/