This is Apparently What They Show on TV These Days...

The other day in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania I saw a commercial for moonshine. It reminds me of how redneck this place is...

 

(Not the actual commercial...)

These guys make all sorts of fancy fixings, ranging from their standard moonshine and apple pie moonshine to moonshine salsas and BBQ sauces. Fancy, huh. I'd try to get my hands on some of that apple pie moonshine, but maybe once I get back to California I'll see if I can find it.

Also, they don't have a distributor in PA. Imagine that...

A New Penn State Football

I've been watching Penn State football for a long time-since around the 1999 season, and rarely miss a game today. I went to my first two home games (Navy and Temple) these past couple of weekends for the first time since 2009 (once again Temple I believe). It's a new era under Coach O'Brien, and some things I saw at the game definitely an adjustment from what we've all been used to. Notes and observations:

• There are now names on the back of the jerseys. I've seen them on TV but seeing the in person at Beaver Stadium was definitely new.
• Since when was it normal to play Eminem in a football game? 
• The student section no longer seems to follow up "We Are...Penn State" with "Thank You...You're Welcome"
• Speaking of the student section, it's been moved from the sideline to the south end zone. I have no idea when this happened...
• Also, liven up a bit, crowd-it made me sad :(

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Gun Game Server!

I'm in a gaming clan (Military Clan), and we recently opened up a new Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare server with the gun game mod. Basically how it works is that you have to get kills using a series of weapons in a specific order. We've modified it to make the weapons progression slightly more difficult (especially by moving the pistols towards the end) and removing level-stealing through humiliations. It's a nice change of pace from the regular TDM and SnD modes.

I Think US Airways Sucks

Of course most US-based airlines suck, but my recent trip seemed to take the cake.

In my opinion, Philadelphia is one of, if not the, worst airports in the country. A transfer at the airport was a 25-minute walk and a shuttle. On the shuttle, we drove past a bag lying outside on the ground. This bag, which had previously fallen off a luggage cart, had its checked tag on and was being soaked in the rain. After our shuttle passed the luggage, another luggage cart passed the bag and didn't pick it up.

Nice.