Last Post from 2611 West Olive Ave.

- Haven't posted in a while. What can I say, it's been crazy. My move into the new apartment is coming along, though there have been some bumps. I ended up making a semi-painful return trip to Ikea and came away with a desk and coffee table that have yet to be assembled. I got a TV at Best Buy, TV stand at Circuit City, a desk chair at Staples, a fridge at Lowes, a microwave and assorted other random stuff at Target, and sheets, pillows, etc. at Linens N' Things. So, I'm on my way to having a fully operational apartment. The main things I need to do are get a couch of some kind, fix my fridge problem (the fridge needs to have its height adjusted as its currently like a millimeter too tall to fit in the alcove space in my kitchen), move all the rest of my clothes and other stuff into the new apt, and yes, assemble those darn Ikea products. Cable and internet should be on the way Wednesday, though I may temporarily have to like assemble my computer on the floor or something since my desk may not be ready by then ... Oh, I already hate my parking space in the new place ... it is very narrow and has these big poles dividing each space, which are just begging to scrape against the side of your car, especially since the street itself is very narrow as well and doesn't allow for much in the way of maneuverability. Damn those narrow poles. Otherwise, things are shaping up pretty well. But I've just been running around nonstop trying to get all this stuff done, and breaking my back carrying stuff back and forth and up and down stairs. So that's why I've been more MIA than usual lately. This weekend the transition will be complete and it will be the end of my time here at the 'ol Butbank Extended Stay Inn (a stay which turned out to be quite extended indeed ...). Coming Soon: the first post from the new apartment. Exciting, I know.

- Work has been good, a little more laid back the last few days. Man, I am really starting to see Jay Leno as a somewhat weak comedian, his monologues are just sooo repetitive and obvious, and his interviews are either just plain boring or awkwardly perverted or totally irrelevent and weird. All hail Conan O'Brien, the savior of the Tonight Show circa 2009. I will say though that the other day I had a tour of high school kids where the teacher had a connection to Leno, so he came out and talked to the group for a good half hour or so. It was pretty interesting to hear him answer the questions, though he did have that same awkwardness and blankness that I've seen on the show. Still, I was making mental notes of his answers (except the prerequisite porn industry jokes directed at the poor females in the group) and it was pretty cool to see him up close and personal like that.

- Was CB for the Tonight Show the other day and admitted Darrell Hammond (SNL), Marishka Hartigay (Law and Order: SVU), and Bradd Garett (Everybody Loves Raymond). Didn't really get to talk to any of them. Bradd Garett seemed really nice though and his wife and daughter who were there seemed great as well and seemed to be a very down to earth family.

- This week we have to learn how to work the ticket box and sell tix and merchandise and stuff. Aaaaaah, this sucks. I don't want to do it, never worked a cash register before in my life, am bad with math, and if you're assigned ticket box you must arrive at work at 7:30 am! Muy malo.

Quick TV Roundup:

Smallville: Eh, okay ep last week. Actually pretty bad in retrospect and shows why it was probably a good idea to keep Tom Welling and Smallville away from the big screen Superman movie.

Lost: Excellent episode featuring the long awaited secret origin of Hurley. Very X-Files-lite-ish in tone and an interesting new twist on the plane crash scenario, what with the cursed numbers and all. Gotta love Hurley, probably one of the best and most original characters on TV right now. Dude ...

- Pretty mediocre Simpsons following a string of surprisingly good eps. Malcolm and King of the Hill were in rare form on Sunday though, and Arrested Development ruled it with a double dose of hilarity featuring guest star Julia Louis Dreyfuss, and showed why it MUST NOT BE CANCELLED.

- 24: Tonight's ep was ... interesting. Last week it's threat of nuclear meltdown, this week it's ... evil corporations using EMP bombs! Yeah ... Nice ending with the LONG-AWAITED return of Michelle to the show, but, um, aside from that what exactly is going on now? Are they really going to spend a whole new storyarc on Jack Bauer vs. the Corrupt Corporation? Let's hope big things are about to happen. Not the best episode of the year, but, still, when it comes down to it ... Best. Show. On TV.

Alrighty then ...

Must go to sleep. Tommorow it's the day I've been dreading ... because I gotta lug my computer to the new place. So the digital domain will be digitally disconnected for a short while, but things should be back up and running soon. Now it's off to dream of EMP bombs and hacking into corporate mainframes. Damn you, 24.