Internet Odds and Ends

I'm mad at blogExtra... they're the company that put up my comment box. Yeah, well, as of now, my comment box has completely disappeared, and so has their website. When I found out that my comment box was gone, I went to see if they'd have an explanation on their website... well, I got that white browser screen that says something like "Where are you going? There's no website here! Try pushing the refresh button, and if that doesn't work... oh well."

I got a webcam! So now I can communicate "in person" via the internet. I tried it out with my brother today, he says it looks good... but for some reason, there's a weird clicking sound coming through my microphone. And apparently the clicking sound continued after my Ethernopian imitation. But maybe it's just him. Anyway, I'd love to try it out with others... right now I'm using software from ivisit. I'll see if I can get that fixed.

Two days left in the NBA regular season... which means two days left of fantasy basketball. For most of the year, my team was down in the dumps, but they pulled through and I'm in the upper bracket of the playoffs. Missed the championship game by a small margin, but it looks like I have a good chance to win 3rd in the league.

On the same fantasy sports topic... I'm in two yahoo baseball leagues right now. Polar opposites. In one league, it looks like I have a great chance to win it. Have a great lineup, deep bench, decent pitching. In the other league, I'm way down... 11th place out of 12 right now. That's about as bad as Cal football was while I was a student there... roll on you Bears.

Oh, and I checked into that online news article that Danny pointed out on the comment box before it mysterously disappeared. In the comment box Danny said something to the effect of "Explain this to me." Well, two words my friend, "Jesse Ventura." Although, I do have to admit The Great Sasuke definitely is an Emiril "Bam, kick it up a notch" above the Governor of Minnesota. Politically, it just shows the great dissatisfaction the Japanese public has with its government... as Jesse Ventura's election proved in state of many lakes. But entertainment-wise... OHHHH YEEEAH (that's supposed to sound like the Macho Man Randy Savage). The Great Sasuke's induction definitely adds entertainment value to an otherwise incredibly boring/uneventful parliament broadcast on TV. Why? Well, aside from the whole mask thing which is great for a chuckle, you have to understand what happens during parliamentary meetings. I'd liken it to junior high school and the discovery of "yo-mama" jokes. There's just a lot of personal attacks and name calling. One guy comes up to the mic, says some stuff attacking another member of the diet, or the cabinet... and then the person who was attacked comes up to the mic... and defends himself, and then starts attacking the original attacker. And back and forth, back and forth. But nothing really happens. No decisions are made. No fights break out (this isn't Taiwan). Just words are exchanged. I think The Great Sasuke would change all that.

Prime Minister Koizumi: Mr. Sasuke, that mask you're wearing is ridiculous.
The Great Sasuke: You wanna see my superabundant power at work on you?