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When Raste and I went to see the "Grindhouse" double feature last year we had an absolute blast.  "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof" are both fantastic movies separately, but when watched back-to-back in a real movie theater with all the fake movie trailers in between it was an entertainment experience that I don't think will ever be surpassed.  If you didn't get a chance to go see these films in the theater, (and odds are that you didn't since they were about as popular as a fat chick at a frat party) then I urge you to at least rent them, especially "Planet Terror".

When Raste and I went to see the "Grindhouse" double feature last year we had an absolute blast.  "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof" are both fantastic movies separately, but when watched back-to-back in a real movie theater with all the fake movie trailers in between it was an entertainment experience that I don't think will ever be surpassed.  If you didn't get a chance to go see these films in the theater, (and odds are that you didn't since they were about as popular as a fat chick at a frat party) then I urge you to at least rent them, especially "Planet Terror".

So, I've been having a kinda shitty week as I detailed in my last blog.  But then Wednesday passed without incident, and today my wife got a rental car and made arrangements to get hers fixed so things were starting to look up.  I damn near had a smile on my face by the end of my workday.  Not so fast asshole.  I just got home from work and checked my e-mail, only to find this message from Xbox Live:

So, I've been having a kinda shitty week as I detailed in my last blog.  But then Wednesday passed without incident, and today my wife got a rental car and made arrangements to get hers fixed so things were starting to look up.  I damn near had a smile on my face by the end of my workday.  Not so fast asshole.  I just got home from work and checked my e-mail, only to find this message from Xbox Live:

I am off to a GREAT start this week. My wife was in a minor car accident on Monday morning. She is completely fine but her vehicle is going to need some work and is not currently driveable. It was the other douche's fault, so our insurance won't be picking up the tab, but the downside is we have to wait for his insurance company to get their act together before we can get the car fixed.

I am off to a GREAT start this week. My wife was in a minor car accident on Monday morning. She is completely fine but her vehicle is going to need some work and is not currently driveable. It was the other douche's fault, so our insurance won't be picking up the tab, but the downside is we have to wait for his insurance company to get their act together before we can get the car fixed.

I am 30 years old today.

Thirty.
Years.
Old.

I usually don't give a frag about my birthday, and most years I don't even give this day a second thought.  Certain numbers though, do seem to stand out.  At 16 I could drive, at 18 I could vote, and 21 meant I could stop getting other people to buy my alcohol.  But since then, none of the numbers have really meant anything to me, I mean seriously, who could get all worked up about celebrating their 27th birthday?  Get over yourself already.

I am 30 years old today.

Thirty.
Years.
Old.

I usually don't give a frag about my birthday, and most years I don't even give this day a second thought.  Certain numbers though, do seem to stand out.  At 16 I could drive, at 18 I could vote, and 21 meant I could stop getting other people to buy my alcohol.  But since then, none of the numbers have really meant anything to me, I mean seriously, who could get all worked up about celebrating their 27th birthday?  Get over yourself already.