Vacation

–noun
1. a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
2. a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
3. freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.

I remember when the 3rd definition was reality. Now, it seems that there is no such thing as "freedom from work." When I went to Wildwood last month, 4 of the 7 people there brought laptops. This wasn't so we could watch DVDs or anything like that. It was to do some sort of work. Luckily, I did not have to deal with that. Ahh, the beauty of only being a temporary employee.

The reason I'm writing about this now is because one of my co-workers went on vacation this week and told me if I had any questions, I could just email him because he'd be checking emails.

Oh, I remember the days before wireless Internet and cell phones (or at least before nationwide coverage), when people could really escape from their everyday lives for a short period of time.

Speaking of the days before technology...I just saw a K-Mart commercial for "notebooks." My first thought was "Oh, K-Mart has laptops?" Apparently, people (I'm guessing school kids) still use paper bond together by a twisted wire.

[We] Had three TV channels you got up to change

No video games and no satellite

All we had were friends and they were outside, playin’ outside

It was a different life

When we were boys and girls

Not just a different time

It was a different world

~Bucky Covington

I Miss Back When. ~Tim McGraw

Don't get me wrong, I'm addicted to technology too. I can't live my "normal" life without my computer, cell phone, etc, but a little vacation every now and then is nice.

Don't See 1408

1408 is supposed to be a horror movie. If you ask me, it was just a piece of crap. I didn't find it all that horrifying, and the plot was stupid. I just kept waiting for it to be over so I could find out what happened. Well, the ending left me with even more questions.

Basically, you couldn't tell what was a hallucination and what actually happened.

I hadn't seen the previews for the movie, but a friend told me it was horror film that took place in room 1408 of a hotel. I thought it was going to be like Vacancy, which I didn't see, but it looked good. That was about a couple who turned on the TV in their hotel room and realized that the horror film had taken place in that room and they were about to be the next victims.

For Drew

Apparently, someone (other than me) has noticed that it's been awhile since I've had a post. Ordinarily, if someone threatened to "de-link" me, I would be pissed. So why is Drew different? Because he's the only person that has room to make that threat. Meaning: He actually posts in his blog. He keeps me entertained, so I figure I should return the favor.

Since I know he's a Phillies phan...

10,000 Loses/10,000 Marbles:
Last week, to commemorate the Phil's upcoming 10,000th loss, Preston and Steve of WMMR dropped 10,000 marbles down the Art Museum Steps.

Curse of Billy Penn:
For those of you that don't know, the theory goes like this: There was a gentleman's agreement that no building would stand taller than the tip of William Penn's hat (on top of City Hall). This agreement was honored until 1984 (the year after the last championship), when One Liberty Place was built. None of the four major Philly sports teams has won a championship since. They have however, lost 7 championship games, which happens to be the same number of buildings that are taller than the statue.

Comcast is trying to break this curse. Their new building will be the tallest in the city (975 feet) and on top of it, they are affixing a 25 foot statue of Billy Penn.