And Today Arrives, McNabb News & Podcasts

So this is it. The whole purpose of restarting the blog was to chronicle the time between when I bought the plane tickets for the trip to San Francisco to this moment (and the of course the trip itself).

I swear when I first bought the tickets, everything seemed so far away. I was thinking that maybe I should’ve gone in March just so I wouldn’t have to wait so long. April 9th seemed like WAY too long to wait.

Did the time go fast? It certainly didn’t feel like it when I was going through each day. In a way, it was like the days were going slow but the months went by fast.

I woke up early this morning and packed my suitcase. I was able to get all my stuff, plus an additional side-bag in one suitcase. That way, I only carry one bag on the plane going out there but I can carry two bags on the way back. Also, if I can’t check in early and have to carry the bag around with me to Yerba Buena Park, it’s much easier to carry one bag instead of two bags. And if I buy stuff while I’m out there, I won’t have to stuff it into one bag.

Podcast Frustration

I had paid for and downloaded several Ricky Gervais audio books and podcasts. I mean hours and hours of these things. Only, apparently they won’t play on my mp3 player. I searched the Internet to find a converter for these m4b files but I couldn’t find a free one that would convert files this long. I downloaded a free one to test it and ended up having to spend $20 to buy the full version.

I hated doing it but if I didn’t, all the money I spent on the podcasts would be wasted because it’s not like I’m going to really spend hours in front of my computer listening to Karl Pilkington ponder the mysteries of the world and Ricky Gervais howl with laughter.

So as I’m writing this, I’m converting one of the files and if it works out okay, I’ll convert the other files over night and move them to my player in the morning before I leave.

Hotel Thoughts

I’m interested to see what my hotel, The Mosser, is going to be like. It appears that I have a shared bathroom, which is hard to picture. In their list of amenities, they don’t mention having TVs in the room. This isn’t a big deal. My DVR will tape the double feature of ‘The Office’ on Thursday but it’ll be weird not having a TV.

Of course, with the hours and hours of video and audio podcasts and multiple movies and TV shows I have on my mp3 player, it’s not likely I’ll be bored. I’m also bringing a book, ‘Game of Shadows’ (about BALCO and steroid use in baseball), a magazine (Reader’s Digest) and a journal that my girlfriend gave me so I can keep track of stuff I do out there.

Scary Letter

I got a letter today in the mail and when I opened it, it showed that I owed almost $5,000. I was pretty sure that I didn’t owe anyone that much. I looked further and it turned out that was a collection agency on behalf of my apartment complex and the letter was actually for Mr. McNabb. Apparently there’s trouble in Purple Moon Tattoo Land.

I can’t imagine running up a bill that high. That’s around seven months of not paying rent. No wonder he got evicted.

Final Thoughts

‘Scrubs’ is really bad. Sending the gang down to the beach for a vacation/wedding? It doesn’t get much worse than that. Maybe the producers should watch the first season and try to remember back when it was good.

I’ve learned some things about ‘Lost.’ First, everyone looks really serious. Second, the music lets you know what’s going on and how you should feel about it. And I think people can die but aren’t really dead…or something.