So, I realized I am lame and I posted about Angelina Jolie on Christmas.  Oh well...I'm sure God knows she's hot.  He created her.  Hopefully, I get a pass.

 

Anyway, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year.  In case you're interested...here are my resolutions.

 

The quick, easy and obvious one:  I resolve to be a good husband and father.  Now that we've got a little rugrat, it means putting my social life on hold for about 18 years while I take care of my family. 

 

At the same time, I would like to spend more time with friends.  We have many friends with kids.  Now that we're in the same boat, I hope to see them more and absorb some parenting secrets. 

 

Work related:  I need to jump onto this Social Media bandwagon.  As far as recruiting goes, I'm not really a sourcer.  I'm much better at closing the person once they're found as opposed to actually finding them and sparking their interest.  It's time for me to fix that.  I know how to source using our internal tools.  But, many of the peeps I talk to, particularly my peeps at Fistful of Talent, are really into using tools like Facebook and Twitter to source.  Time to catch up a bit, me thinks. 

 

Finally: I expect my Zags to go to the Final Four.  I know that's not really a resolution, but I still do.  They better freakin' pick up their game, NOW, in order to pull that off. 

 

Peace out, all!  Happy New Year and stay out of Illinois.  That state is messed up. 

Before I go into this blog, I would like to say that I hate the Spaces updates.  It's hard to figure stuff out, now.  I had it pretty well down.  Now, it takes me 5 clicks to see new comments.  I keep another blog at Google...and, I was always saying how spaces was better.  Now, they've gone and jacked it up.  Ugh.

 

Now...on to my post.

 

There has been a change in Jason's Top 5 Babes.  I've been fighting this change for a long time because I wanted to avoid appearing trendy.  But, I just watched Wanted.  As a movie...enjoyable.  Lots of people shooting things.  Fun, but certainly not an Oscar winner.

 

But, DA-YAM.  Angelina Jolie is freakin' HAWT.  She's a great Dramatic actress (as seen in movies like Gia, Girl Interupted and that new movie that I haven't seen about Daniel Pearls wife...forgot the name, but then she goes and does kick ass action flicks like Wanted and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.  Put a gun in her hand, ala Lara Croft, and her hotness is quadrupled. 

 

Sure...she's full of tattoos.  I don't really dig tattoos on women (yeah yeah...I have tattoos, so I'm a hypocrite.  I've heard it before.  I'm just saying).  But, on Angie, they're all hot.  And, sure...she's got 30 kids.  But, she's married to Brad Pitt.  If I swung that way, he would be my #1.  But, I don't, so...ummm...what?

 

So...welcome to Jason's list, Angelina Jolie.  I'm sure you're flattered.

So, the other day, my Zags lost to the University of Arizona.  It was our first loss of the season.  Promtly after the loss, I received a text message that stated, all caps, GO CATS!!!

 

There is a difference between cheering or rooting for a team and talking smack.  Smack talking is always at anothers expense.  It is designed to mock and belittle the supporter of another team.  Smack talking includes any kind of insults towards another team, cocky attitudes towards your team and, yes, even rubbing in the loss of the other person's team to your team. 

 

I feel it's a good time to repost the rules of smack talking, as the Go Cats message was in violation of them.  When the rules are followed, I can take the smack talking in my direction.  After all...I sure dish it good.  But, the rules need to be followed.  Because, when my team loses, I am already cranky.  When it is rubbed in my face by someone, I get bitchy.

 

So...here are Jason's Rules of Talking Smack...reprinted for your enjoyment.  Please feel free to pass these on.  If you can think of any I have missed, please leave a comment.   Originally found here:  http://jasonp.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!D83E8CBE0BAF6598!1050.entry 

 

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The Rules of Talking Smack

Last I heard, the election is over.  It ended a while ago, in fact.  Sadly, my guy didn't win.  Still...it is all over.  There won't be another election for 2 years, and there won't be another presidential election for 4 years.

 

So...it's time to take down the freakin' Obama signs. 

 

YAY!  He won!  We're soooo excited!  Great.  I'm happy that you're excited.  But, that's not an excuse to keep the streets and windows littered with political propoganda.

 

A while back, shortly after I put up my McCain sign, I wrote a post about how Pro-Obama my neighborhood is.  Now that the election is over...I think I have only seen one person (Props, Jennifer) take down her Obama sign.  In fact, there is one house (I call it the crazy hippie house because it was totally decked out in signs for every Democrat candidate in late Oct/early Nov) that still has the big USSR looking HOPE sign in a window. 

 

Many neighborhoods are governened by Home Owners' rules...mine included.  The rules clearly state that there is a time limit to how long after an election your signs can be up.  I believe it's 48 hours.  It's certainly not a month and a half.  So...I informally complained.  By informally, I mean I mentioned it to my neighbor who is on the board.  Upon having it brought up to him, the owner says, "It's a poster."  It's still up.  Clearly visible in the 2nd story window. 

 

Seriously, people.  It's time to get over yourselves.  Take the signs down.  We spent the last 2 years being bombarded by policitcal vomit.  Give us a break.  It's going to be short enough as it is.