Non Sequitur 7: The 300 Milestones

Oh, geez, I slapped the "non sequitur" tag on here. I think we all know what that means...

Yes, I get to sort through multiples of these boxes all the time at work.
Why else would I be so cool? </narcissism>

...and if your guess involved the term "More Win," then you're absolutely wrong right.





CURRENT MUSIC:
Bear McCreary - "Reuniting the Fleet"
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 Original Soundtrack

Battlestar Galactica originally was set out to avoid associating themes to certain characters or ideals. This is part of the reasoning behind the not-so-traditional music the military sci-fi space opera incorporates throughout the series. Ironically, the opposite happened, and to great and popular effect. Bear McCreary himself stated: "For a show that set out to avoid 'themes,' Battlestar Galactica has certainly ended up with quite a few."

"Reuniting the Fleet" incorporates the Adama family leitmotif, played whenever either Adama (or both) have a heartfelt moment. It's one of the series' most recognizable themes primarily due to its heavy Celtic sound - more often than not, a uilleann pipe and Irish flute will be heard, and if there are any choral segments, they'll be sung in Irish Gaelic. While it definitely serves its purpose in musically showing the bond between father and son (Commander William Adama and Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama, respectively), it also has that "triumphant victory/return" sound to it as well - which is sort of why I'm playing this track.

I've played this occasionally after we close at work, and once or twice as I walk in to clock in. My co-workers who get within earshot of my portable speaker hear this track, like the sound of it, and wonder what it is (with some thinking it's the soundtrack to James Cameron's Titanic or an off-shoot of it). I just explain the music of Battlestar Galactica and this piece. They're notably impressed afterwards.



"The secret of success is never believing you are successful."
- Jeffrey Archer
(Reflections on Success)

This is an interesting method of looking at success. One would normally think that a positive outlook on things would help reinforce a better likelihood in succeeding on whatever task is at hand, but on the other hand, sometimes a bit of reverse psychology does the job just as well.

Could this be why I've been able to post as much as I've posted thus far and why I'll be succeeding with this task at the end of the year? Maybe.





Good day, people! Today's a bright and sunny day out there (at least where I live), so if you're those kinds of people who have their moods augmented by the weather, look up and see the sunshine (assuming it's sunny and/or daytime wherever you live right now)!

In the event that you don't have a sunny day out there today, then let me share with you what it looks like for me outside:

That mountain's gotta be huge if the tree's that big in perspective range.

You're welcome.

For those of you wondering why I'm in a (decently) good mood, it's because this entry marks the three hundredth consecutive daily post I've made in a row. For those of you just joining us for the first time ever (as in "you've never bothered to look at this here (boring) blog that Josh keeps spamming links to on Facebook and finally decided to click this entry's link in the faint hopes that Josh'll shut up for once and now I'm here" first time ever), I'm Josh Blanco, and since January 1, 2011, it has been my mission to type something on this blog at least once every day.

If you're reading this, then obviously I've made it one for one so far this year. Yeehaw!

Now I'm willing to bet that my friends out there who wish to see me fail (jokingly or otherwise) are now worried that I'm actually going to succeed in something, so to those of you who fit the bill: you might want to hurry up with your battle plans.





Insert Title Here
(Because I procrastinate a lot. Remind me to talk about that later.)

So... uh...

I don't need a picture subtitle yet. I'll just think of something witty to put here later.

...wow. I... don't think I have much else in my system that I wanted to get out there. I think that this entry was riding purely on the euphoric sensation that is getting 300 consecutive entries successfully slapped on the Internet. I don't really have much else I can celebrate with in ecstasy, so I guess I'll have to make do somehow.

Oh, I know! I'll just say what I feel like saying today!





My Car is a Calendar
(Or: "A sign that it's been FOREVER since...")

Date Picture was Taken: 22 OCT 2011

You know it's a bad sign when the last time you ever saw your car at "full tank" or something similar...

Date Picture was Taken: 20 DEC 2008

...was over 30,000 miles ago. O.o





Quelling a Drunken Rumor
(Because people were asking.)

Some of you heard how I got raging drunk and apparently passed out a few nights ago. As of this day, only one person has asked me on the blog here, but I've had several people ask me on Facebook. I am here to put these rumors to rest.

I did drink. Back on Tuesday night when I said I was going off to "friends to hang out with, food to eat, and fun times to live through," I was with a few friends and we had fun chilling... relaxing... drinking.

Someone remind me to practice one of these days.
Apparently I'm bad at games involving  pyramid formations...

I don't exactly remember how much, but when an amateur (me) plays Beer Pong for the first time, you know it's probably going to be a decent amount.

According to two first-hand sources, this is what people had to say about the incident. I don't remember what happened (or don't I...?) - it was all a giant blur of good times, so as such, my already-faulty memory's a bit faultier than usual. So, I had to rely on outside support and got snippets of information. Let's see what they had to say...

*opens report*

"[Josh] drank?"
- J. H.

"Not sloppy, not obnoxious... in good spirits."
- M. O.

"Josh is drinking heavily!?"
- M. D.

"Josh is passed out over the grill!"
- F. Z.

*blinks and closes report*

...uhm. Okay. I guess it was a fun night, but I don't think that helped me any. Ah, well. The truth's out at least, so I guess you'll have to make do with that.

Truthfully, though, I did remember what happened that night. I honestly don't recall how much I had (I did lose a lot in the games I played, but I made it close on some occasions) aside from the two beers I had beforehand. But eh. I'll let people say what they want to say.

I mean, "pics or it didn't happen," right?





An "Important" Message from the (Fictional) CDC
(Because the last thing we want is yet another epidemic causing the American sheep to panic.)

"What a zit! ...I mean, what is it?"

The Center for Disease Control has just announced that it is 100% safe to consume the air bubbles - known colloquially as "pizza tumors" - found on baked pizzas. After numerous test results scientists found absolutely zero traces of toxic and/or hazardous chemicals embedded in the circular delectable. When asked about how these rumors started, one CDC scientist said, "Someone was too picky and didn't want to eat an imperfect pizza. For shame. Pizza's pizza - no matter how well-baked it is."

Scholars and pizza-lovers alike are celebrating over this stunning announcement. Hospitals are no longer admitting patients who apparently came down with a sudden case of food poisoning from pizzas across the nation. Pizza chains' stock prices tripled after the CDC announcement. Bakers everywhere are now reprimanding everyone responsible for creating the "tumor-laden" pizzas.

It is now safe to eat at pizza parties again, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy.





Ahahahahahahahahahaha... I think I'm going to go ahead and call it a day for now. I got things to do and I must prepare for all that. As well as get some lunch.

So, until the 'morrow, everyone! Thanks for supporting me thus far, and thanks for continuing to do so!