Lots of Monkeys

Well, I’ve taken tomorrow off just to watch the Matrix. . . And well, just to take a day off. It started off as a small thought in the back of my head. “Hey, I really want to watch the Matrix, and I really need a day off.” Then, suddenly, there were a dozen people taking the day off to watch the Matrix.

It’s not my fault, really.

The day off doesn’t mean much this weekend, though, seeing as how I have to come in and work on Saturday. Damn PEPCO power outages. On the other hand, it’ll be nice to have a day off and just relax. Plus, it’s an early show so, we can catch a decent dinner and a few drinks.

The MATRIX Online.

They’re earbuds. How good could they possibly be?

Might as well pick up a $330 headphone amp to go along with those $500 earbuds. Don’t want substandard signal going through them.

Sure, you could spend less on earbuds–and I think you probably should. I guess I’m not the target audience. Which leads to another question. Who is the target audience.

“You know, I’ve been looking for some earbuds. Something in the $500 range.”

$500 to me means car payments or a portion of rent. On the other hand, if the manufacturer wants to send me, say, a review pair, I wouldn’t mind.

I’m in the gas station in Woodbridge, and I see it behind the other bottles. It’s humid. I’m thirsty. I’m going to buy a drink anyway, so I move a few of the other bottles out of the way so that I can get to it. Too much effort to expend for sugar water, I know. I read the label and chuckle due to the paradox.

NO FRUIT JUICE
NATURAL BLACK CHERRY, LIME, AND ANISE FLAVORS

I bring it to the register and hand them exactly two dollars and eighteen cents. This is amazing because I managed to pull out the exact change by accident.

I twist open the bottle and take the first sip. This stuff is green. As in, “doesn’t occur in nature” green. It looks like antifreeze cut with some water. Kinda tasty, though. Just FYI, black cherry, lime, and anise together taste like fruit punch.

I found it amusing, and it did take the edge off “mein thirsten.”

I’m talking about Matrix Powerade, of course. Those ads are horrible. The least they could have done was get a decent actor to play an Agent.

Looks like my brother’s in prime location for Evolution 2K3, one of the premier world championship events of fighting games. I’ve always wondered how well I’d do at one of these things, but then again, I don’t put in the hours to get any good at them. I mean, I’m okay, but damn–some of these guys are good.