j. keith van wrap-up

everyday i learn three things. everyday i write them down.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. another reason why i'd oddly like to hang out with nick lachey

2. the new type a and type b parameters for free agents

3. i already knew it's summer below the equator. i learned, just now, that i should go there. it's sooooo cold here!

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. after thinking long and hard, the best invention of the past couple centuries is the telephone. or electricity. or maybe the railroads. the cotton gin. maybe airplanes. perhaps advancements is medicine. damn you history channel. i'm still thinking...

2. missing paperwork. vanished dvds. stores close early. oops that bill is almost overdue. bummed out. don't know why

3. new meanest man contest music is available. buy! buy! buy!

Sunday, November 26, 2006

this holiday weekend i learned three things:
1. three days of turkey leftovers is difficult when you're trying to go veggie

2. reality hit that dj ray liotta will soon be leaving town forever as the lastest white collar workout wrapped up

3. this sunday night is so mash. december work vacation cannot arrive fast enough

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. my head hurts. like all the time. enjoy the four days off

2. gary matthews jr has one good season, makes one great play and the angels happily overpay a 32-year-old fringe major leaguer

3. only 363 days until the quarter-century anniversary of "the play"

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. i am older than 17-years-old so, yes, i can see borat

2. eating 11 slices of pizza in one day is possible. especially if they're thin crust with no cheese

3. hump tuesday rox the sox of hump wednesday

Monday, November 20, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. confirmation that michael richards is not funny

2. confirmation that wet hot american summer is funny

3. the mtv show about pretty girls and awkward nerds, that's not even listed on their shitty website, might be brilliant

Sunday, November 19, 2006

this weekend i learned three things:
1. although watching maybe 5 minutes of live game because suites are luxurious, the san jose sharks rock and philly flyers' goalie robert esche is awful despite born on a great day

2. fun, ok, but i can think of thousands of better ways to blow through money than dave & busters

3. i am thankful for "friendsgiving" (early thanksgiving among friends). how appropriate to help a friend finish a project and then make it a bit late to "friendsgiving." no matter, perfecting the double ping pong ball battle took almost no time at all

Friday, November 17, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. the ps3 costs $600, a month of rent. it comes with no game, one controller and, for the price, surprisingly does not come with a brick of solid gold

2. i can fit a large piece of veggie sushi into my mouth

3. larry king has never logged onto the internet. you thought he wasn't ridiculous in every way?

today i learned three things:
1. helping your friend is rewarding and it's a bonus when an unwarranted $150 bill is in it for you

2. even in grid-lock traffic some asshole can still manage to hit you from behind

3. the bay bride is still shuts down for midnight repairs. this means that easy 20 minute drive home will turn into an hour-and-a-half sit-fest... and that's with the secret short-cut

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. there will be a new ballpark in fremont. rejoice!

2. "fewest dropped calls" my ass. cingular sucks. not a phone call goes by that doesn't want to make me throw my phone against concrete

3. bay area based band the parish are pretty good.
click their name to check them out via sneakmove.com

Monday, November 13, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. ratatat remixed the knife's "we share our mother's health" into a song i can't stop enjoying. look it up

2. big things a foot in fremont....

3. a day late, but big congrats to a special cousin's engagement. hooray!

Sunday, November 12, 2006

this weekend i learned three things::
1. rob brown of finding forester attended amherst college while making movies, gaining education and even played on the football team. neat

2. during one game of scrabble i can spell three endangered species: pandas, tiger, queen

3. ed bradley was even more interesting than i thought he was. he'll be missed

Friday, November 10, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. i can easily make up a whole dance sequence to justin timberlake's "my love." rock it

2. according to my yearly review i am a stellar employee. rock it

3. substance abuse plays the mezzanine tomorrow. rock it

today i learned three things:
1. deja vu is said to be experienced by 70% of the population. only 70%?

2. but i don't wanna write my yearly work review!

3. i proclaim that grapes come in a bussell. but they may actually come in clusters

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

in the last few days i learned three things:
1. i sometimes fall asleep early and fail to keep a log of what i learn

2. los angeles ain't so bad... for a visit

3. new york friends in disguise will fool me. bless 'em!

Saturday, November 04, 2006

today i learned three things:
1. it totally makes sense that the notwist and ms. john soda share a musican, Micha Acher. no wonder i love both music groups so much

2. my day off turned into six hours of work. so be it

3. "the science of sleep" is an excellent film

Friday, November 03, 2006

today i learned three things:
1) missing a day of posting here due to exhaustion is a silly reason to skip

2) i have a good chance at big changes

3) this band looks awesome! puppets!