Day In The Life of Baz

I Love Criminal Shows

One thing everyone should know is that I’m a CSI freak:

• CSI
• CSI Miami
• CSI New York

I love these shows. I’m also a sucker for any shows like CSI:

• NCIS
• Law and Order - SVU
• Law and Order - CI
• Shark
• Cold Case
• Without a Trace
• Close to Home (did they cancel this?)
• Criminal Minds
• Even Bones

Wow, that’s at least 13 hours of television every week. That’s 52 hours or over two (2) straight days a month. That also works out to ten (10) straight days every season/year. That’s a lot investment in television, huh?

It’s my version of a woman’s soap opera; sorry ladies. I know a lot of people hate these shows; calling them fake and unreal. Yes everyone knows that it takes weeks, sometimes even months to process DNA evidence. All the equipment costs tons of money and you don’t just pull out that stuff for any John Doe that turns up dead on the street. There’s even mention of the CSI Effect, where juries in real life cases tend to expect all the fancy stuff they see in these shows.

After years of watching these shows, I’ve picked up a few pointers here and there. I mean, they all work off of a baseline of rules. If you follow these simple rules, you too can escape the clutches even the most ambitious CSI.

1. Wear Gloves

That’s a given, isn’t it? You can get a box of latex gloves for a few bucks in the store. Stay away from leather: learned that from OJ. Latex gloves have that powdery substance on the insides. It’s supposed to absorb the excess moisture from your hands, but they also have the added benefit of preventing your prints from remaining on the insides.

Cotton gloves are also a great investment.

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Now I’m not usually a health nut. Usually the opposite, actually. But one thing I love to death is Muesli. When I was back home and my mom had some extra money, she’d buy me some Muesli and I’d be in heaven. I liked the raisins, oats, and bits of banana. Since I’ve been up here, I’ve actually gone as far as ordering some online. Kellogg’s has an imitation, Mueslix, but it doesn’t quite cut it. After all, it’s crunchy.

I stumbled upon some granola, Kashi Orchard Spice Granola, so I decided to try it out. I paid a whopping three ($3) bucks for a tiny lil’ 13oz box, but I was hoping it would taste good. I got home from the store and dumped some into a bowl. I couldn’t wait. My mouth was practically watering.

But then after I filled up my bowl and put down the box, something felt wrong. The box felt incredibly light and it was only one bowl. Half the box was gone! I was pissed. There was one more bowl left in the dumb box. I picked up the box to check how many were supposed to be in there; it said seven (7) servings were supposed to be in the box. A serving in 1/2 a cup.

I’ve decided to take a different route with respect to the way I publicize my RSS feeds. Before, I had a chicklet on the side, with tons of options for readers. This had its purpose, but I think that it’s time for a change.

Why You Ask?

I’ve been to certain sites and I never use the chicklets. My preference is Google Reader, but I don’t usually click the Google Reader chicklet. This is because I have my browser (Firefox) configured to add any RSS link to Google Reader.

You can also configure Internet Explorer 7 to do the same thing, so one needs to ask, what’s the purpose of the chicklet?

The chicklet also posed the problem of having too many links that many users don’t use. At least that’s my thought.

Tell Me What You Think

As usual, I’d love to know what you guys think:

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Introduction

I know you’ve heard about all the recent taser related events in the news. The woman in Ohio is now suffering vision problems due to the cops putting the taser down on her. Then of course, there’s the student at University of Florida during the John Kerry speech. Now everyone is up in arms. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not exactly advocating what was done in these specific situations; the video with the woman looks kinda harsh, but we have to consider a few things.

Being A Cop Ain’t Easy, But Somebody’s Got To Do It

Cops deal with all sorts of stuff everyday. People carry guns all over the place. You get the blame if a crime is committed and not stopped, you get the blame if yo u use too much force to stop a crime from being committed. The only time you get praise is if you get a nice friendly criminal that says “OK officer, I surrender”; and when does that really happen?

In general, cops get a bad rap. What do most of us knows cops for? Giving tickets, putting folks in jail, etc. Only a small percentage of people that have personal positive experiences with the police have good things to say; people who are saved from getting robbed and pulled from fires, etc.

I’ve been MIA and this is why:

• The Moving Fiasco has finally come to an end:
  Lava has finally been able to cram all her stuff into a relatively livable two (2) bedroom apartment. There have been about six (6) entire weekends dedicated to packing, cleaning, loading trucks, driving trucks, etc.
• Work has been murder:
  There’s just been too much stuff to do and not enough time. I think I need a vacation, seriously. This is getting ridiculous now. The funny things is that for the past month, I’ve only been working on projects and none of the normal day to day tasks that we usually do. Funny thing is, these day to day tasks don’t get any less important. Now they’ve piled up and are all due by October 15th. Can you say overtime? There have been a couple weekends there I put in a few extra hours just to meet deadlines with projects. Let’s just say it’s not going to be a fun week.
• Revamped my Web Development blog. It was about time. I’ve also decided to put a lil’ bit more effort into it, since it’s proceeds are what pay for my hosting. But, because of the above, that has been a slight problem.