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07/17/2007: Summer Megaparty: Doritos Collisions!

I'm sick as a dog. Maybe I should bark. I'm not really sure how to define my latest disease; I'm achy and alternating between massive chills and sweating like a mofo, but I don't have a temperature and I'm not sneezing or anything. Perhaps I'm being punished by a higher power for dodging work all day to catch up on Entourage reruns. Drama, you card.

Fortunately, the woman called on her way home to inform me that I wouldn't need to stress too hard about today's blog post, as she picked up two perfect little somethings that are just right to gush about when your soul is only at half-mast. Shake hands with Doritos Collisions!

I'm a little surprised that Doritos would try something this unusual so soon after those X-13D mystery chips, but at least these are palatable for more than their novelty factor.

Summing up the idea, you get two distinct Doritos flavors in each bag. I love how the packaging design is split down the middle, but don't take that to mean that you're getting compartmentalized chip flavors — once you rip the bag open, the chips are all mixed together. I was hoping for the chip equivalent of Nintendo Cereal System, but no such luck.

To make sure the two flavors remain distinct even when swimming together, Doritos has picked two pairs of totally non-dilutive flavors. One of the Collisions "sets" includes "Hot Wings" and "Blue Cheese" Doritos, while the other blends "Zesty Taco" with "Chipotle Ranch." Note that the pairings weren't arbitrary — the flavors were designed to compliment each other.

The pairings work really well and keep your tastebuds alert. I've gotten into the habit of closing my eyes before pulling out each chip, trying to guess the flavors before putting 'em to my tongue. This is how people stay amused when they're shut-in losers.

It's strange to think about all of the random, strange junk food spinoffs to arrive in recent years, especially if you grew up during a time when every arriving flavor was treated like the second coming of Christ. I think that's mostly due to the fact that watchdogs have "forced" society to cut the balls off of junk food advertising. You'll rarely see Doritos advertised during children's programming, and when you finally do catch a commercial, you're often left wondering why in the fuck Frito Lay would buy time for a Doritos ad during that particular show. So, instead of relying solely on that, they've gone viral — the weirder and less coherent a brand is, the more people like me will tell people like you about it.

Doritos Collisions are a neat idea overall. They're also the only bags of chips that remind me of the Face/Off movie logo.

I want to take…his face…off.

Hi guys…I'm still on dial-up and will remain that way until Thursday. Fuck Time Warner, that's all I'm gonna say. Switching to Fios, for better or for worse. Until I'm all set back up, I'll be of limited use to the virtual planet.

I wish Doritos would throw everyone a curve ball and come out with the flavor "Plain."

Blue cheese? Yuck. On another note Synder's made a hot wing flavored chip that was awesome! I never found it anywhere except in the vending machine at my old office. I would eat them for breakfast, and the only downfall was having eat Tums to combat the heartburn.

Sorry for the double post. I noticed a typo and I HATE typo's…Snyder's made a hot wing flavored chip.

This sounds OK. Worth a try I suppose. Bill, I think they have plain Doritos. Don't they?

Sorry to hear you're still on dialup, Matt. Good luck with getting a better ISP.

I don't want to think about chicken, blue cheese, tacos or chipolte when I'm eating Doritos….

So, how many different flavors has Doritos had over the years? 364? Now I have to research to satisfy my curiosity…

I just discovered that the Snyder's Hot Buffalo Wings chip has blue cheese in the seasoning. Why did I have to read that!? They will never be the same to me again.

Bill: Nah, honestly, I think most of it stems from sitting in a germ-infested office that really needs to be revamped.

Even if you did have mono, there's nothing to really be done about it anyway. They don't have a cure for it, you just have to ride it out. I had it when I was 15 and I was pretty sure I was going to die in my sleep.

In other news my month long nightmare came to an end today and we are celebrating. This is embarrassing but I was arrested after being pulled over for a burned out tail light and was told my license was suspended. They took me to jail and had to get bonded out. Long story short, I paid a speeding ticket 6 months ago and the state of Florida was never notified. This was because when I moved here the DMV did not cancel my Georgia license. When I paid the ticket they only notified GA and not FL. So a night in jail, $2300 to be bailed out, $900 dollars in fees and three hours in court I got a hand shake and a "no hard feelings."

Wow. Glad our law enforcement officers are going after what counts. Tail lights.

Didn't NERDS make a cereal at one point that was divided into two compartments like the NES cereal. I remember sending in for a bowl that also had a divider in the middle of it.

Of course, a quick Google search tells me that not only was it so, but that Matt has already written an article about it. Link is in my name.

"I thought I had mono for an entire month once, turned out I was just really bored."

Wow I haven't seen these Doritos, I can't wait to try them out. I love X-E food reviews.

You guys [i]are[/i] aware it's Full House nightly mini-marathon this week, right?

So, apparently, I'm not very good at research. Bill, sorry to hear that. Something very similar happened to a friend of mine once. She sent a check to pay a speeding ticket, they never received it, so they suspended her license and didn't tell her. I think she was also pulled over for a tail light, and that's when she found all this out. She was luckier than you, though. She got a nice cop who didn't arrest her.
Matt, I hope you feel better soon.

Oops, I forgot! Guess what movie was just on? Destination Infestation! Matt, I commend you. I couldn't handle it for more than five minutes.

Once when i was in NYC i went to see a musical and WHO was in line for the ladies' just like eveyrone else RIGHT in front of me?! REBES herself…AND Barbara Jean (I don't kno her real name) I even peed in the stall next to Barbara Jean it was pretty exciting. I was really hoping she'd ask me for some TP or something but…well at least i got to wash my hands between her and Reba after hahaha

Isn't it a well known fact that all doritos taste exactly the same after the initial chip? The first one always tickles the tastebuds, preparing you for the rest of the bag that tastes like every other dorito… nacho bullshit.

That's just my bitter take, I try and stick with corn chips (which ironically have the same effect.)

Hmm…Hot Wing flavored Doritos. This seems to bring the whole "I don't want to think about chicken" thing full circle. I'll have to try them.

But you know what I think would taste just as good as Hot Wing Flavored Doritos? Actual Hot Wings.

There's a really good wing place by me that I love going to. I've also been thinking about creating my own BBQ or Hot Sauce.

Does anyone remember "Jumpin' Jack Cheese" Doritos? They came out in the early '90s, I believe. (Maybe '89, dunno.) They were so great. Came in a black bag, and tasted kind of like a spicier-but-somehow-less-intense version of Cool Ranch. I have this vague memory of eating them while swimming, which is pretty gross now that I think about it.

Does anyone here have any idea what I should call a blog I'm starting that's somewhat retro-themed? If you give me some advice, I'll be your friend

Jumpin Jack Cheese Doritos sound familiar, but I feel like it was mid-90's. Maybe I'm thinking of something different.

invader norbert-
basically it's different incarnations of vinegar, chilis, water, and other crap, there is boiling involved. basically there is a process to get capsaicin out of chili peppers, this is what makes them hot. then you can add varying degrees of flavor and levels of heat. it's such a cool idea, definitely go through with it.

don't mean to double post, but there is guaranteed a wiki page about it, and there is a HUGE chili freak population out there. there is basic recipes all over the place and then you can just change it.

On a side note related to the Nintendo Cereal System, has anybody tried Fruity Cheerios? I think they taste EXACTLY like the Mario cereal. Every bite takes me back to when I was five.

Speaking of flavor combinations, I saw something called "Pop-Tart Splitz" at Family Dollar the other day. It's a pop-tart that's half strawberry, half blueberry. Didn't buy it though.

Nork: I'm rockin' some Full House right now. What ever happened to "The Gibler"?

Rainbowfeet: It's cool. I got to wear handcuffs, got a mugshot and met really interesting people while sitting on a stainless steal bench for a few hours. Something to write about.

One was where she borrows her brothers car "Wild Thing" and it's 91ish Chevy Caprice painted bright green and orange or something like that. Her, DJ, Steph, and Michelle get locked out of the car at an intersection making fun of "nerds on foot". Then along comes Danny on a bicycle… Classic.

Matt, you're always getting sick. I suggest hand sanitizer and vitamin c pills. I use both religiously and I can barely remember the last time I was sick. I also smoke like a chimney and drink my ass off…so something I'm doing is working.

Bill eesh sorry buddy my Best friend got a speeding ticket a couple of years ago, he was just going with traffic and the police officer pulled us over and gave him a ticket. Later like 6 months later (we were having money problems and couldn't come up with like 160 bucks outta nowhere) he was changing his address on his driver's license and they told him because of lack of payment his license was in the process of being suspended. We came up with the money and I swear less then a month later he got another ticket (the last time he got a ticket was in the 70's before this) because he didn't stop at a yield sign. I was with him both times in the car, the police officer said he had room but my best friend said that he didn't.

I have trouble coming up with an opinion I am upset but I also want to become a police officer someday so I feel I can't say the guy wasn't doing his job even though the whole thing was stupid. The WHOLE thing from the very beginning. Even with you Bill. But I just tell myself I am going to be one of the good cops that does their job right and not one of the ones that give the force a bad name. And I'll keep on telling myself that.

I also promise if someone on here says something stupid like I did a bong hit last night I won't say a effin' word.

Are they kind of like Jell-O pudding packs with the three layers, or less organized? You know, they probably did have some sort of system before they got shipped. The traveling around in the trucks and grocery store stockers probably made them blend into holy hell. It's thoughts like these that keep the world in check. =D

Goob: I don't blame the cop. He was pretty cool and he didn't even want to arrest me. What can you do?
How's the job coming? Any news yet?

Shuanfu: I wish there was, pal. I always told myself that if I went to jail it would be for something cool like civil disobedience or a rowdy bar brawl. This was really a lousy way to get thrown in the pokey.
By the way, there was a huge cooler full of grape kool-aid for the inmates in the cell. So that was nice.

Sorry to hear the health and internet woes. I had a similar office bug, except there was a cough that went along with it. It's still hanging around, actually.
Isn't it great when Drama comes out a winner? Those are always my favorites.

Bill that's good you don't blame it on him, I think. I called yesterday and they said that the criminal background check is still going through and not to worry they still have me on file (she looked for my file while she was talking to me on the phone, and didn't find my criminal background check in there) I said well I am freaking out that you guys forgot me and she said they just won't call me until they want to tell me to get my butt in there. It's about an hour walking distance from here, I am trying to get my bike fixed so I can go there on my bike to save time and not to sweat as much. I want to get in shape (like you know Bill I want to get into the army next year) so it's a win win in a way. Thank you for caring Bill your one of my favorite online friends, seriously

I think we should all have a skype video chat someday. That would be so sweet. Not Matt exactly but all of the regulars chit chatting.

Matt: i'm taking Microbiology this summer….ughhh dumbest Idea I've ever had. And am interested as to what germ you have:) I wish I could take a sample and innoculate it and grow it in a culture to find out what you have!!! Come on this class is so BS and so hard (i need a B for my grad school) and I'll I will get from it to use in life is to wash my hands alot. So might as well help you out too… before all my micro-bio knowledge leaves me.

Holy shit. The last Harry Potter book isn't even OUT yet, and the assholes are already coming out of the woodwork to post huge blinking-font posts on internet groups spoiling everything that happens. It's that kind of shit that makes me hate most group interaction online. Thank God we don't have cockthirsty bastards like that here.

Hey Matt… fell better soon bro. If it makes you feel any better, I actually did have mono once for an entire year. Well, not quite a year. Sorry Wayne Campbell. I only had it for about nine months (December of my Sr. year in high school through my first month or two of college). Doctor said it had turned into chronic fatigue syndrome. At my lowest point I was going to the doctor to have tests done on my stomach because I always felt sick. It was a fun time. Ultrasounds on your stomach are a blast at seventeen.

On to better news… I FINALLY saw Transformers and Live Free or Die Hard tonight at the Drive-in.

I can't help it… I absolutely LOVE going to the drive-in. Nothing beats fighting off mosquitos while downing smuggled alcohol and eating junk food. The junk food selections of the night were Coca-Cola, a concession stand hot dog, and some cheddar cheese pretzel Combos. Mmmm.

In case anyone cares, here is the website to the drive-in that I frequent. It is straight out of 1996. I guess that seems appropriate for a retro-themed drive-in.

Sick and on dial-up is worse than just plain sick. Matt's a real trouper to still update through this.

So, I come home after a day of class to sleep off an allnighter. That goes splendedly. I just got up at 3. Weeell, apparently my body forgot how to handle gas, so I was on the crapper, spitting shit up on the rug. Like, imagine those little vials they have in Gas-X demonstrations. Now imagine one the size of my chest, and its contents on the floor in front of me. BLECH.

Time Warner does suck my internet blanks out all the time and I just unplug the router and every thing's honky dory. Being sick sucks…and so does waking up after a week's long insomnia catches up with you. Just slept for 20 hours straight…47 missed calls from my girlfriend and 10 frantic voicemails…I'd call her but its 6 am and I think she's still sleeping…she is going to be so pissed when I tell her I've just been sleeping this whole time.

Oh, I forgot to thank you for your wellwishes in the last thread, Danny. It was far from perfect, but it was acceptable and I got it done, that's the important part.

20 hours?!? Wowza. I didn't even sleep that long after I was up for 4 days straight. I think I got 14 that night.

Mystie: Seriously. I mean, what's the point of even picking up the book once you know that Harry j+++CARRIER LOST+++

Either it was 20 hours or I can't add…probably the second one and hooray for done ness….oh totally Jedoc once you know that Harry l *IS SHOT*

It is for that reason that I have been cautiously avoiding anything Potter-related on the web. And I when I pick the book up at Midnight Friday, I will go in with my hearing aids off and get in and out of the store as fast as possible…

i can even begin to tell you guys how excited i am to go home and buy a couple bags of these new doritos… when new junk food hits stores, i get giddy like a little school girl.

Potter fans, avoid Something Awful. You know they'll be spoilering all over the place, and my husband was on their boards yesterday and accidentally saw a spoiler icon. The internet is not safe!

I really pray that we don't, Mystie. Something Awful spoiled me last time and I've never quite gotten over it. As much as I hate to miss any of the Megaparty, I'd really like to do an internet sabbatical until around midday Saturday to just avoid the danger, but I'm waiting on the good news from Manimal first.

It's an ad for Chuck Norris Action Jeans. They used to ship out of the same zip code I live in now, I wonder if I could still score a pair?

My gf loves the Harry Potter books and movies, before I met her all I knew of him was watching those crazy late night infomercials on the christian tv stations about how the books promote satanism. But, now I'm a big fan of the movies….still too lazy to read the books though. Still, if they do promote satanism, then devil me up!

Dont know anything specific about your case Bill, but I worked traffic courts in Florida and 99% of the time peoples license get suspended for things like that because they think the State or the courts need to notify each other of things, when indeed they dont. Its usually up to the person who got the ticket to notify the different agencies, and usually only as a result of not paying the original fine on time. As for the cop that arrested you for the suspended license, if you didnt know your license was suspended, he should have written you a ticket with the statute for driving with a license unknowingly, which is an infraction and doesnt require any arrest. In that aspect, either he was ignorant of traffic law (which most of them are), was being a dick, or you knew your license was suspended and said so, though it doesnt sound like thats what you said or even knew.

still have yet to see the new HP. really excited for the simpsons movie too.. whoo- i cant wait to try the new doritos, too!!

Magic Toy: Getting ultra sounds at 17 do sound like a blast…try getting regular colonscopies since you're 19. 11 years old that shit…literally.

Meepy: That's the thing. You can not have two active class E license. The state of FL never canceled my GA license so when the ticket was paid the court never notified FL. I didn't know I still had an active drivers license in the state of GA. It's fucked up and I got an apology from the court in GA. Didn't think that would happen.
I work for the airlines and we have to keep our driving record to a low roar and when I got my speeding ticket I had to notify the company's lawyers so they could handle my payment and reduce traffic points. Thank goodness I kept all my paperwork to prove my innocence.
Long story short, Meepy you are awesome. As for the DMV and traffic courts, they're useless. Your whole life is dependant on some underpaid dick that my or may not be doing their job. I'm not bitter.

used to have to get ultrasounds on my bladder and kidneys every year from like 4 until I was around 16 or so…so I know how all of you feel. Wow X-E support group for those who had to deal with bodily exams.

I really pray that we don't, Mystie. Something Awful spoiled me last time and I've never quite gotten over it.

Yeah, thankfully I'd only scrolled down as far as to catch the names of a few people they claim will die. Grr.

This is how sad I am. A guy asked me out to dinner and a movie this Friday, and I told him it'd have to be one or the other because I had to be at B&N for the midnight release. Of course since he's a D&D freak, he probably understands.

I pre-ordered HP to pick up at Borders at midnight. I've never done such a thing before and don't really know how it works. I was sent an e-mail that said starting at 9 am Friday morning, they'd start handing out tickets to show the order you can stand in line. WTF? What about those of us who have to work? If I can't stop by until like 5:30, will I end up being the last person in line and not get my book until like 5 am?? Has anyone done this before?? Am I better off waiting until Saturday morning?

I have Crohn's Disease…I have lost count of how many X-rays, ultrasounds and COLONOSCOPYs I have had since I was 16…

When 'Half Blood Prince' came out, I was teaching in Korea, and XE kept me connected to the world I left behind. The book was a week late arriving in Korean stores since the translation takes longer, blah blah blah…I was reading an innocent XE thread and SOMEONE- NOT EVEN A REGULAR- RUINED THE ENDING OF THE BOOK OUT OF NOWHERE! We weren't even talking about Harry Potter!

I am working at my bookstore the night of the midnight party…we expect about 400 HP fans. Should be a good time. I am going to get my book at the end of my shift, then go home and be a hermit. THIS time, I will be surprised!

How much longer until Doritos comes out with a new incarnation of their staple "Nacho Cheeseier" brand. In the progression of the brand it's gone from Nacho Cheese to Nacho Cheesier, then back to Nacho Cheese, but with more cheese than Nacho Cheesier….eventually they'll do away with the chip entirely and have a bag full of cheese.

Yeah, there's no reason for spoilers of any kind to be here. Definitely let me know if you catch any so I can speedily delete. Also, try to avoid discussing the contents of the book in a spoilerish way here — it can only do more harm than good. Same goes for new movies. Down with spoilers, yo.

Hope you feel better Matt…I had something similar to what you've got a few years ago…Not fun.

You know, I've seen all of the Harry Potter flicks except the new one, yet I have yet to read or want to read the books. Same thing goes with the LOTR.

But I can definately understand your frustration with spoilers. We comic books fans went through something similar this year when they killed Captain America and it was on the news, websites, etc. before the stores opened.

Plus, if you're a wrestling fan, spoilers are all over the place before the shows air.

y'know, the whole "Sick as a dog" thing makes me ponder… just what symptoms does one have to exhibit to be considered such? I personally think that in order to officially be Sick as a Dog, one has to be barely mobile and producing odors that could stain fabric and peel paint. At least that's what happens when the dog is sick at my house…

Sorry to go OT but I cant be bothered rereading old posts. Can someone please recommend me a good protective case for the Nintendo Ds Lite as mine is being scratched to death.Thanks alot!

OMG Muppet Baby, that's the worst. My buddy has Crohn's disease and it is no joke. He had to leave his profession because he was so sick. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

If by "sad" you mean "awesome", then yeah, you're totally sad Mystie

purplegirl, that's how my store handled it last time. I would imagine that you would end up waiting at least a few hours if you had a high number, so if you want to avoid the aggravation you'd probably want to wait for the morning. I was somewhere in the 300s last time, but someone ahead of me traded their ticket so I got bumped up. Still had to wait a long time though. This time my store is handing out colored wristbands starting at 5 pm and then taking groups by color at midnight. Sounds like it will be a better solution, but I'll have to leave work early to get a wristband in time since I didn't preorder early enough.
Matt, would it be okay if I posted a link to my blog where people could have spoilery discussion if they wanted?

Like others have said: No HP spoilers should ever pop up here; we have enough respect for each other not to do that. The last book was ruined for me by a bitch of a co-worker who thought it would be funny to shout out things and then say "you don't know which will actually happen" because 1) she thought it was funny and 2) did I mention she was a bitch? We should have a 2-3 week moratorium and then talk it up with a mchugelarge spoiler warning tacked on the top. It will be fun to talk about here, but only after we've all had an honest chance to read the book!

Thanks for the heads up, squee. I was sort of on the fence about going to the midnight thing anyway, as I'm not a fan of children, much less dressed-up, past-their-bedtime, hopped-up-on-HP children! Saturday morning it is. I hope the line isn't too long then either; I'm sposed to take a friend to the airport that day and would hate to have to get out of line to take her.

I'm known for screwing people over when it comes to HP. I've completely stood a friend up for lunch because I was so engrossed that I had no clue what time it was. I've cut dinner with a friend short so I could go home and read (I may have even faked an illness that time). Finally, when one of my friends made me leave the book at home so I wouldn't read through dinner and I was DESPERATE to finish, I ended up at a B&N, curled up in one of the kids' corners to finish it. That last one wasn't screwing anyone over, just me being a whack-job!

I've never gotten into Harry Potter, so you don't have to worry about spoilers from me.

I have friends who refuse to watch live TV anymore since they got a DVR and they can watch it later, skipping the commercials (I'm always tempted to be a smart aleck and ask them if they realize that VCRs have had that capability for 30 years.) The problem is, since they don't watch them when they come on, they get this backlog of programs, so whenever a group of us are together and I say, "Did you see last week's episode of _____?" I get the, "It's on our DVR but we haven't watched it yet!" So then I have to stop since I don't want to spoil anything. I find that really annoying, probably more so than I should. Still, I think it sucks that the rest of us are penalized because it takes them two weeks to watch stuff. Just had to get that out…

So, my local B&N royally screwed up last time. Here was there deal: you came and got a ticket starting at 10am. When book 5 was released they did the logical thing and, starting at midnight, called ticket numbers in groups starting at '1'. So numbers 1-50 would go to the front, 51-100 would go to the back, etc. It was awesome. I was like 288 and only waited 1/2 hour at most. But for the last book, as I was getting to, they changed it. You still picked up the numbers but this time they were doing a lottery system. So stupid. I actually had a number in the 50's so I spent the whole day thinking I would be in the first group. Nope. They started, due to the lottery system, in random places and I had to wait almost 2 hours before I got my copy. I know, I should have just left. I was the last in the people I knew to get my book. And the main reasons it was so annoying? First of all, they said they switched to the lottery system because they made a mistake and gave out too many numbers, so they wanted to be fair to everyone. And there were people that walked in the door at 5 til midnight, got a ticket in the 900s and then walked out the door at 12:05 with their book. Now, tell me how that is fair to everyone, especially those that had the forsight to get there earlier in the day?

So I'm debating about the B&N deal this time. I'm gonna call today and see if they can tell me their plan, and go from there.

**SPOILER ALERT! VVRRREEET-VVRRREEET! SPOILER ALERT!**
Mayo left out in the sun.
That little wing on the back of cars.
That one chick that used to bother Robin in the comics.
**SPOILER ALERT! VVRRREEET-VVRRREEET! SPOILER ALERT!**

Muppet Baby: I have Ulcerative Colitis and have been dealing with that "shit" since 19…been in the hospital countless times, had so many procedures, etc etc., in the past 11 years, I dont even remember life before that.

Bill: I guess working with Traffic for so long, I take for granted that I know things about it that the lay person doesnt. As for your GA license, when you got a FL license they should have sent the GA one back to GA to cancel it. As for your ticket troubles being linked to your GA license, Im not sure how that would happen…did you show the cop your GA license when you got the original ticket?

Ill tell you one thing, I moved from FL to NV and then to PA, and neither FL nor NV have cancelled their respective licenses when they should have by now. Luckly, I havent had any problems. and you are awesome too.

Can someone tell me, if the book is preordered at Borders, do they still need to wait in that line/lottery/whatever the hell?

Thanks to an MSNBC news link this morning, I read the spoilers. Curiosity always gets the best of me, I'm afraid to say

However, I'm still looking forward to reading my copy of Deathly Hallows. I love how JK Rowling weaves a story, and I can't wait to see how it all pulls together in the end.

Anybody have that new Harry Potter video game for the Wii? I've wanted to buy a Wii for awhile now, but that game may provoke me into hunting one down!!

Lori - My husband DVRs everything. He just does it for the sake of DVRing, like he just can't be bothered to watch it when it's on. And even on the rare occasions that he watches something as it airs, he still DVRs it…mostly wrestling stuff. It drives me nuts.

And yes, I was underpaid. I wasnt a dick though. I loved helping people cause I knew how frustrating it was. However, people were quite nasty to me a lot of the time.

I really hate DVRs. When I was staying with my fiance's parents, they'd DVR stuff and just leave it on there forever, and then maybe watch it a week later or something. Why bother to fucking record something if you're home doing nothing while it's airing?! Also, while it was recording, I couldn't watch anything else, so that pissed me off.

Oh, also - I must find these magical Doritos! I heart fake cheesy goodness that turns your fingers orange

meepy, I pre-ordered at Borders and was sent a follow-up e-mail with the direction to show up Friday morning to get my ticket. So yeah, I think it applies. *sighs* Maybe people who didn't pre-order wouldn't be allowed to get the tickets to begin with? Dunno.

As I mentioned earlier Amazon is shipping mine so all I have to worry about is staying in a bubble for 3 days after the release date since I was too cheap to pay for the shipping. Kingklash that was classic.

Well I am getting mine from Amazon on Saturday, since I wasnt too cheap to pay for shipping. The only reason I asked about the border thing is that my fiancee's kid sister preordered it and we are taking her to get it that night…exciting no? But she called since my last comment and you are right…wristband early in the morning….seems pointless to have preodered it if you get it along with everyone else.

I didn't Pre-order, but I fully expect to be able to walk into a bookstore at 11:45 and buy the damn book at Midnight. There will be plenty of copies to go around. There always have been–I have NEVER had any problems getting a copy the day of release.

Matt- I know of your sorrows when dealing with Time Warner Cable. Back when it was Adelphia it took 4 different people to just hook our fucking internet up. (One of the guys said it wouldn't be possible for us to use a cable modem!!!!!!!!! Where the fuck do they get these people???) And our first month we didn't have any service…. and it kept going out like every other day. The damn cable modem was just sitting there, mocking me as i listened to the sounds of dial-up blasting through my speakers. Eventually things worked out but I have friends who have been having problems with Time Warner's internet recently and I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.

Cameron…maybe you live in a small town? I think I do too, maybe it wont be so bad….definitely better I would think than when I lived in Vegas or Miami.

Hey Greg, If you are looking for a 'play-through' DS case, I heartily recommend the Nerf one. It turns the DS into a tank, and it's totally nerd hip.

And I feel your pain, Matt. I'm stuck with dial-up, I have zero options otherwise. I don't even think I could do the satellite deal, my house is on a wooded lot, and I don't have a clear view of the sky. Fortunately I have enough of a hole in the canopy to point at most of the DirecTV satellites, although I can't get the local channels (that satellite is hiding behind a tree, apparently).

I'm happy for the Potter fans getting their last book. I'm in the Not-Fan area and have absolutely no qualms about revealing spoilers.

But I am a good X-Er and will not post spoilers here. Save that for Spoiler Thread 2.0.

I had some speculation of what happens in the last book, but I just posted it on the myspace blog instead.

I have to say something…
Greg What you said I found very rude and self centered. If your on a pc you can click on edit and then find on this page or ctrl F and type in a keyword to skim the page, I use it daily to skim other sites for one particular subject. But this is a give and take blog community, you answer people's questions and your reward is occasionally getting help with something. I know being a regular in a blog isn't for everyone, but I suggest you googling "nintendo DS case reviews" and read some reviews or go to amazon.com and read customer reviews on the cases. It would take no more then 10 minutes to read reviews there and solve your problem.

Oh yeah! A comment about spoilers one thanksgiving or christmas I believe my cousin was walking in the door and right when he walked in my Grandad commented about the final score on a Raiders game and my cousin was like be quiet! I recorded it for later! But it was too late. I think he watched it anyway. Mind you my cousin is a HUGE raiders fan almost everytime I see him he has a raiders shirt on.

Also (I hope this isn't getting too long it always gets too long and I feel horribly guilty later) when I was 8 I believe, I went to the doctor's a lot because I was still wetting the bed about 2 times a week or so. My grandparents finally were bothered by it and I had to take a pee test every time I went I just expected it eventually. One time I went for an ultrasound on my bladder and the doctor asked me if I went to the bathroom because he saw my bladder was full and I told him I was expecting to take a pee test and he laughed and told me to go ahead and go to the bathroom I didn't need to take the pee test. I did and came back he looked again and said whoa you did go to the bathroom you got it all out of there and continued. He said that my bladder was just slightly underdeveloped but other then that he didn't say anything. I remember he also was pulling down my pants lol and I immediately put my hands on my pants because my gut reaction was he was pulling my pants all the way down but he reassured me he only wanted to have it down so far and he didn't want to see THAT.

My Grandad also felt bad because of the doctors and everything so everytime I went to the doctor during that time he stopped by the store and got me some drumstick ice cream cones. Everytime I have one I remember how nice my Grandad was when I had to go to the doctors all the time.

I also wet the bed every 6 months or so from when I was a teenager until I was 22-23 I haven't done it for 2 and a half years. Isn't that weird? I am over it now but I cried everytime I did it because I thought "I am 17 years old and I still wet the bed, you get over this when your like 3-4 years old!" It was embarrassing. But eh, I can walk some people are in a wheelchair so I feel alright.

I wish I was in the HP club. I have never gotten into the books or movies. I should start.

I think we had a Manimal imposter. Would he be so mean as to pop in and not give us an update? Not sure, but I don't think so.

Alright, work is done.
Beer: check
Hummus and crackers: check
Laptop for XE chatter: Check
3 hours of Ghost Hunters on Scifi: check

So far they are saying its def. not terrorism and that there is a huge crater caused by a massive explosion starting at a 20 inch steam pipe. crazy shit man. The video if it is jaw dropping

Yard work done
Tea kettle brewing for southern sweetness later Fish thawing, soon to be grilled
Living Room AC on and getting the room cozy chilled
Case of Newcastle in the fridge

I live in Waco, TX, which I wouldn't consider "small," but it's not Dallas, either. But for the last book I was in Oxford, England, and walked into the bookstore the day after release to find piles and piles of the books available. Same was found in London…This isn't the PS3…I'm pretty sure they will have plenty available for all.

The crater looks like a bomb was dropped complete with a truck rolling halfway into it. this thing is nuts

Greg, the search engine on the main page (actually a link to a google search form aimed at X-E) searches blog posts as well as articles. If you had used it, you'd have found Shuanfu's recommendations.

ArmorLite cases are great as well. I have one and it has served me perfectly. I got it when my DS was new and seeing the scratches on it makes me glad I invested in it.

Speaking of which, the unit is done, I can play Trace Memory!!!!! Also: I got an Optimus Prime 3 ring binder today. It is SWEET. I already used it in class

Meepy (or anyone really)- I was misdiagnosed as having Ulcerative Colitis in high school. When I was 19 I was VERY ill, and they recommended I remove my entire large intestine. Only then would I be 'cured' since the diseased organ would no longer be in my body. So, I did. It was a HORRIBLE procedure, and I was in the hospital a month recovering. I didn't eat for 16 days- not even juice. I lived for a year with an ileostomy bag, then had ANOTHER operation to reconnect my insides….2 years later, I was ill again- turns out I had Crohn's Disease all along, and they only realized it when the disease returned after removing the intestine, since Crohn's always comes back, while Colitis actually CAN be removed from the body…IF it is diagnosed correctly!! Terrible times. I am on a new drug right now, but it looks like more surgery is in my future…yup.

I envy all you people who can eat chips and drink beer! I used to LOVE chips and beer! Stupid Crohn's Disease….

kb: It's never to late to start; buy the first book and you cna probably have it done in a few days. I HATE to read -as do many people- but I can read the HP books pretty much start to finish without too many breaks. They move so fast it keeps you going. But do that, buy the first book, and give it a try…

Muppet Baby don't despair. Every stupid decision and dumb situation I have been in is because of beer.

Anyone starting the HP series: Get the first three books. Admittedly, the first two books are rather tiresome for me to read now, partly because I've read them so many times, and partly because they're rather childishly written. But starting with the third book and continuing on, JK advances her writing style considerably. By the end of the 4th book, it will become pretty clear to you that these books are not for children anymore (heck, I just finished reading the 6th book and noticed that the word "slut" is in it…I would hardly call that a child-friendly word.

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Oh, I'm pretty damn good now, Bill. It was a very slow process, it wasn't explosive, more like drooling. Just annoying as we didn't have any TUMS. I tried to drink some water and I swear to you, I felt it criss-crossing in my esophagus. Took like a minute before I felt it reach my stomach. Just ew.
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Cricket, if Manimal hasn't told you yet, a Unit plan is set of lesson plans that are tied together thematically. I did mine on the American Revolution. I was told today by a teacher in the district I plan on teaching in, that we don't have to write full lesson plans or unit plans once we start teaching. We have to have a Unit plan like every 3 years for our evaluations. But, hey, 1 plan in 3 years, that I can write AFTER I teach it? No problem.

Well it is pouring rain here in the Chicagoland area. My lady is gone for the next few days. She and her sister went to a country music festival. Thankfully I dodged that bullet. Now to enjoy watching Lifeforce on Comcast On-Demand. Maybe finish off the last of a bottle of Crown Royal.

I just heard the world "harbinger" in the movie I am watching. I just realized I really like the world "harbinger".

Geez it is raining hard. I hope I don't lose power. Being alone with no power would be extremely boring.

I like "harbinger" too. One of my parent's proffessors in college used to say "An ominous foreboding harbinger of future things yet to come." Yeah, it's fun because they all mean the same thing.

Muppet Baby, seems you were drinking at a young age if all this happened with you were 19 or earlier.

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