My Part of the Conversation

I have several unhealthy addictions.  They don’t rule my life, but I make sure to schedule them in somewhere.

1.  24 and Lost.  Every week I need to catch up on these shows and debate the finer points with my wife and random people at the grocery store.

2.  Ebay.  I hardly use the internet to buy anywhere else.  The strangest thing I’ve sold: the glass plate from a microwave that went bad.  It brought $9, and I bought a new one at…

3. Yard sales.  I love finding great deals on things to sell on ebay, or on things I was going to need to buy anyway.  The trick to these places is not buying things you don’t need or can’t sell.

4. Fantasy sports.  I play baseball and football now.  My fantasy basketball days are over.  I’m in keeper leagues in both sports, usually with a yahoo! seasonal league with each one.  I consistently take either last or first.  Not much of mid range guy.

The past two weeks, despite bigger things in my life (a new baby girl!), I have still found the time to draft 2 baseball teams.  I think I’ll do okay in each league.  If not, my wife will hear me whine about it.

I’m glad I could get all that off my chest.  There are deeper things floating around in that head of mine, I just had to get those out.

Blaine

Last night was the first time my wife has ever watched 24.  She’s new to the show, whereas I’ve seen them all.  Here’s a conversation between my wife and I last night:

Kate:  So why did they let him go?

Blaine:  The US government needs to give him to the terrorists so they will stop killing innocent people.

Kate:  So they’re going to use him as bait?

Blaine:  No.  They’re going to let him die.

Kate:  They’re going to save him though, right?

Blaine: No.  Listen, there’s something you need to know about Jack Bauer.

Kate:  What’s that?

Blaine:  He’s a superhero.

Kate:  He doesn’t look like a superhero…

Blaine:  He’s just a superhero.

Kate:  Does he know he’s about to die?

Blaine:  Yes.  Because he’s superhero.

Kate:  Isn’t he upset that they are giving him up after leaving him in prison?

Blaine:  I don’t know.  He’s a superhero.  Listen, to understand this show, you have to fully accept and understand that Jack Bauer is a superhero.

I think she has a better understanding of the show now.

-Spoiler Note: Apparently Jack Bauer is a superhero that shoots fellow superheroes.