tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29980038319374755212024-03-16T12:52:45.949-06:00on the johnThe life and times of John Maxim. Including, but not limited to personal experiences, thoughts, theory's, proverbs and maxims. Written and edited by Johnny Metropolis, blogger extraordinaire!
.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-65701458518282338782011-03-24T11:13:00.003-06:002011-03-24T11:27:47.940-06:00Sentanced and In The NewsHere are a couple news articals about my sentancing. I will start posting the full story now that this is over. My attorney advised me not to post anything while we were negotiating. I have a few written and will write a few more in the next couple days.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=14844740">KSL Channel 5 (Video)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51489933-76/lands-maxim-public-silvey.html.csp">Salt Lake Tribune</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705369264/BLM-decries-fiery-fundraiser.html">The Deseret News</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/Man-convicted-for-igniting-car-on-BLM-land/_wFzcG6SuE2-ToX5amOo6w.cspx">Utah ABC 4</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4cfca0f20bfd468991cf75d05f71e2af/UT--Car-Fire-Conviction/">The Republic</a>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-8806618635110948212011-03-04T10:54:00.002-07:002011-03-04T11:06:32.962-07:00Stay TunedMany of you are wondering what ever happened. Where is the supposed video? Did you actually light the car on fire? Anything else interesting going on in your life?<br /><br />All will come to light soon. The car did burn. I have federal court on March 10th and hopefully, that will be the end of it. I have stopped posting because exhibits c-f against me in this case are posts from this blog and my facebook.<br /><br />One thing I can tell you is that of the $18,000 that was lent to me (thats the $15,000 I could use plus $3000 in Paypal fees) in this cause to save my house, I have, so far, paid back $3466. If you've been waiting, I will get to you, I promise.<br /><br />Tell you more as soon as I can.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-60255044752087552332010-08-12T18:49:00.005-06:002010-08-13T11:48:13.086-06:00...and about the fire?Here is the exact question that is asked of me nearly everyday:<br /><br />John, so by promising to light your car on fire you miraculously (and narrowly) raised $15,000 to save your house from the corrupt bank HSBC foreclosing on it, and all of this in less than 4 days? That is amazing. So why haven't you burnt the car yet?<br /><br />I know, I know... this post will fill you in on all the gritty details.<br /><br />I know in my <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2010/07/help-save-maxi-pad.html">original post</a> that I promised in regards to lighting my car on fire that, <span style="font-style: italic;">"I will likely be arrested for the proposed adventure which will also be video taped and streamed live."</span> However, after my crazy scheme actually worked, the reality of that statement set in. Getting arrested seemed like the worst thing I could do after borrowing $15,000, what with the accompanying fine, possible jail time and permanent ding to my record. So instead of just doing it then I set out to try and get permission to do it.<br /><br />EASIER TO GET FORGIVENESS THAN PERMISSION<br />The above statement has been said to me and by me more times in the last two weeks than I can count. I always thought that this just meant that by asking forgiveness you got to do what you wanted which was worth the punishment.<br /><br />What I have learned the past few days is that asking permission and getting told "no" and then doing it anyway, brings a far more severe punishment from the powers that be than just doing it without asking.<br /><br />I tried going through the fire departments. I explained my experience in the beginning in <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2010/07/beat-bank-burn-car-advertise.html">this recent post</a> a few days ago. Basically they said they <span style="font-style: italic;">wanted</span> to help and that they thought they could do a training exercise with the car. However, they would have to check a few things and get back to me.<br /><br />However, after a few days of not hearing from them I received the following email from the fire departments attorney:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"John,<br />This matter has been the subject of a significant amount of effort on the part of multiple officials within the Fire Department. We have been making a serious effort to accommodate what you should fully understand is a rather bizarre and unusual request. The logistics of what you have proposed are significant and we have been spending a fair amount of time dealing with those issues in order to facilitate this occurring. Despite these efforts, you have reacted by making unreasonable demands and have evidenced a complete unwillingness to recognize the Department’s concerns in allowing this to happen. Your blog posts have misrepresented the conversations you have had with the Fire Department and myself and characterized the Department’s attempts at cooperation as the opposite. The latest concept of placing advertising on the vehicle (without checking with me to determine whether this causes any legal problems for the Department, which it does) is yet another example of how you fail to recognize what you are asking for and the gravity of the situation. At this point, the Department is no longer willing to participate as it has become clear that you are not operating in good faith.<br /><br />The Department urges you not to burn your vehicle as doing so is an inherently dangerous activity and you run the significant risk of injury (or death) to yourself and others as well as endangering property. You likely do not fully grasp what you are working with and will be held accountable for any actions you take."</span><br /></blockquote><br />Whoa... I have a who comentary on that response, but kind of ignored it because since it took more than 24 hours to get a response (I know my impatience is a vice) I went ahead and called every Fire Department within 50 miles of me.<br /><br />I was greeted almost across the board with the same response. 1) Astonishment at my request. 2) A light finger shaking. 3) Them coming up with the idea, "We could use it in a training exercise. We burn cars all the time." 4) Them telling me they would have to talk to "legal" and get back to me. Sometimes they would go as far as sending me paperwork I needed to sign. 5) In every case they would get back to me with a "no".<br /><blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Side note: The paperwork was pretty cool with legalese like the following,<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"...I know the risk of serious injury does exist. I, for myself and on behalf of my heirs and next of kin, HEREBY RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS [blah biddy blah department, it's officials, blah, blah, blah] WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL INJURY, DISABILITY, DEATH, or loss..."<br /><br />*Brackets added. CAPS not added.<br /></span></span></span></blockquote>So in every case they said no. That is, every case except for one. One department seemed unfazed and went so far as to schedule a time and place. With my consistent failure everywhere else I asked my contact there a couple of times if he was sure that "legal" had signed off. Then when I received the "Release of Liability" I figured it was legit. So, the day of the proposed event I started advertising the fire. I even got ABC to agree to stream it live on the internet. All of the major networks were planning on coming.<br /><br />I figure, one of two things happened after I posted the fire here on my blog. First, I may not have gotten to the top of the totem pole with this fire department. Which is why it seemed uncharacteristically easy. Once they were made aware of the event with the news cameras and everything the big boss came down and said, "No way." Or, second, another attorneys or chief/marshal of one of the other Fire Departments I was already told "No." by caught wind and decided to tattle. I'm leaning towards the latter of the two because one contact mentioned "I must have pissed of some people in some very high places."<br /><br />Regardless, after I was told I could, and after I was sent the paperwork, and after I signed it and sent it back, I was told quite abruptly that I could not use the facility. That I could not donate my car for a Fire Department training exercise if it was going to be video taped or if I was going to be present or, heaven forbid, light the car on fire myself. The Fire Department went as far to send out the following press release:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"It has come to our attention that a Mr. Maxim may have contacted the media stating that Unified Fire Authority has offered to assist him in burning his vehicle.<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" > (because they did) </span>He told local <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >(This thing was a little bigger than local, I got loanations from as far away as England. This thing was international, thank you)</span> citizens that if they helped him with his house payments (keeping him from foreclosure) that he would burn his car. Unified Fire Authority has denied <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >(Now you tell me)</span> Mr. Maxim our assistance at this time. It is my understanding that his plans were to use our training facility this evening located in Magna at 3950 S. and 8000 W. Please DO NOT keep this appointment if it has been scheduled as UFA will have no involvement with this event."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >*Bold parenthesis added</span><br /></span></blockquote>I've never been called Mr. Maxim before... so, aside from ruining my night it was sort of flattering.<br /><br />My attempt to keep my promise in a controlled permitted seemed impossible. I spent another day trying to get a Fire Departments okay. No luck. So I decided to send one last email to the first Department I dealt with... since I secretly (until now) thought they tried to sabotage me. Mostly because I couldn't and still don't see what I did to piss anybody off, but that email seemed a little strong worded. I wrote:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"I am writing to see if there are terms by which “The Department” would help me out with my predicament. I have been fully aware of the bizarre nature of this request. I’m certain that when I first spoke with The Fire Marshall that I was the one who used the term “bizarre” to preface my tale. You are right in that I was not fully aware of the legalities surrounding what I am asking, neither did I fathom that there would be any legal consequences to advertising which is the only reason I did not ask. My blog posts have not misrepresented my conversations and I struggle to see how they shed a negative light on you or the department. I have done nothing but act in good faith, albeit ignorantly at times, but I am trying to fulfill my bizarre promise without causing trouble. I have been completely upfront with you and the Fire Marshal and everyone else from the beginning. So my question is, is there a scenario that The Department can propose where I will be able to burn my car?"</span></blockquote>To which I received this very succinct and clear response:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"I’ve spoken with the Chief and Fire Marshal and there is no scenario at this point in which the Department will participate."</span></blockquote><br />I keep asking myself why is it so hard to light my car on fire. At first I was really mad at the Fire Departments for turning me down.<br /><br />Ask your friendly neighborhood fireman if they've ever lit a car on fire. They will tell you yes. Ask them if there was gasoline involved. You'll probably get a "sometimes" or a "yes". Go ahead, ask them.<br /><br />What I am asking is actually done all the time. So why the opposition? Liability, publicity, and regulation. Unfortunately Fire Departments are governed by a larger body, the National Fire Protection Agency or NFPA. After doing some reading I found out that no Fire Department in their right mind would light a car on fire with a video camera around. Because they are sure to break some pish-posh code or regulation of the NFPA. I went to their website and they offer the code to the public. However, to see it you have to register and agree not to copy paste or quote the blasted thing. <br /><br />It's obvious that everyone I talked to wanted to help and find a safe way to make this happen, up until their lawyer cited some code or regulation they would be violation on film. So its hard to blame the Fire Departments for being lame once I see what they're up against. It's the NFPA that is forbidding me to light my car on fire.<br /><br />So, what now?<br /><br />It looks as though I will not get permission. I even tried calling the Burning Man event to see if they can help me. They suggested that if I removed the engine, the upholstery, the tires and scraped the paint off of the car that they would let me light it up... but that it would take a year. Ha ha, that was a totally serious conversation too.<br /><br />Now, unless another opportunity presents itself, <span style="font-weight:bold;">I will at an undisclosed place and an undisclosed time go to some remote location and light my car on fire and make every effort not to get caught.</span> I will video tape it and put it on the internet for all to see afterwards. I will make this happen over the next 10 days.<br /><br />I welcome all suggestions on remote/undisclosed locations where I will likely not get caught.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-70489180025354436322010-08-03T16:44:00.002-06:002010-08-03T16:45:59.005-06:00Carbeque tonight - CANCELLEDIt's off my friends... not permanently, but the powers that be have thrown a wrench into my little plan for tonight. You will have to wait just a little longer for me to make good on my promise.<br /><br />Details coming soon.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-87665840153549092232010-08-03T08:06:00.003-06:002010-08-12T20:08:54.273-06:00Carbecue TonightIt's on my friends... and you are invited. I will be lighting my car on fire tonight at 8:00pm.<br /><br />The address is:<br /><br />0000 s 0000 w<br />AAAAA, UT<br />(for driving directions see www.google.com)<br /><br />Advertising spots are still available ON THE CAR, I have sold $1200 in ad space so far ON THE CAR. My car will be available today for you to sticker/paint/or tattoo. Also, if anyone out there wants to cater or sell wieners or what-not lets talk. Tweet me, <a href="http://www.twiter.com/onajohn">@onajohn</a>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-88694427764404339632010-07-29T17:36:00.006-06:002010-08-03T16:30:52.583-06:00Wagon in Flames: DETAILSDETAILS:<br /><br /><ol><li>ABC has agreed to stream the event live over the internet at<a href="http://abc4.com/fire"> http;//abc4.com/fire</a> (this URL will not be active until Monday morning.)</li><li>Okay I have given the Fire and Law Enforcement officials a little ultimatum. If you don't figure out a way for me to light my car on fire legally I will do it anyway. I have told them that this will happen Tuesday of next week. The problem seem to arise with liability issues, they don't want to let ME light the car on fire and they don't want people there excitement. I tell them I am not trying top run a car-is-on-fire after school special here. They are working on it. It is funny when people laugh at my ultimatum and say, "You're just going to get arrested." Top which I respond, "Yeah, I know, but I don't have a choice... So help me out would ya?"<br /></li><li>I am offering advertising space on my car, and on me. All of the funds received in advertising will go to pay back the generous individuals who lent me the money I needed to save my house. If there is any surplus I will donate that money to a charity which we can vote on.</li><li>Here is how I am handling advertising:</li></ol><div style="text-align: center;">Make me an offer to advertise on the car. You are responsible for printing or painting you ad. I will make the car available Monday and Tuesday for such things. If I get a better offer than yours then I am going to take it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Example: Steve Jobs texts/emails/calls me and says, "I'll give you $500 to advertise Apple on the hood of your car." I'll respond, "Okie Dokie." But, then if Some guy calls and says, "I'll give you $550 to advertise Tootsie Roll Industries on your car." I will say, "You got it." and call Steve Jobs back and tell him the terrible news. He can then decide to pay more. Bidding ends on the advertising on Monday at midnight.<br /><br />You can make a stencil and spray paint your logo/advert on the car, you can use spray cans or stickers or sharpies. It doesn't matter much because it is going up in flames... live, on the internet. Tuesday night at 8pm.<br /><br />I have already received a few offers. Spread the word so I can pay you guys back your loanations right away.<br /></div></div>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-31858752623445774602010-07-27T14:16:00.002-06:002010-07-27T18:26:19.828-06:00BEAT THE BANK. BURN THE CAR. ...Advertise?THE PROMISE:<br />If I raise the $15,000 I need to save my house from foreclosure I WILL start my car on fire. I did raise the $15,000.00.<br /><br />Now... maybe it isn't obvious that when I came up with this idea, I didn't really think things through. I was desperate, filled with adrenaline, and I never actually expected it to work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C2cDpdeZk3YYkoyTwAlW_pEO7hJkvvnxMu3GEqu8py00RffZzl0nIzEGG3lROmlqxTshDI3jJPD4qf3iToyGbcCjDC4CHYIHCtEDrRR9GnOAXHxeblBcEBc-VO4elhed1yNRSmVC7a8/s1600/car3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C2cDpdeZk3YYkoyTwAlW_pEO7hJkvvnxMu3GEqu8py00RffZzl0nIzEGG3lROmlqxTshDI3jJPD4qf3iToyGbcCjDC4CHYIHCtEDrRR9GnOAXHxeblBcEBc-VO4elhed1yNRSmVC7a8/s400/car3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498746729697420450" border="0" /></a>It did work. In retrospect, I wish that as soon as I left the courthouse I would have just driven to a K-Mart parking lot (<span style="font-style: italic;">because those are always </span><span style="font-style: italic;">empty</span>) parked the car, grabbed my bow and arrow, (<span style="font-style: italic;">I don't have a bow and arrow but my retrospect is usually mingled with imaginations</span>) walked 40 paces lit an arrow on fire and shot it into the car. Which would then ignite into a magnificent burst of flames and black smoke (<span style="font-style: italic;">due to the gasoline I had splashed all over it</span>).<br /><br />I didn't do that. So now, things have gotten complicated. Here is what has happened:<br /><br />I called a couple of fire departments here in Utah. I wasn't completely upfront with them at first. I just tried to get them to tell me what could and could not be done. I called all my friends who owned businesses and asked them if they wanted to let me burn my car on their property. No one wanted to do it unless there was permission from the local Fire Dept because they could get a ticket as the owner of the property.<br /><br />Then I got a call from a local Fire Marshal. I'm not sure if my earlier attempts at covert intel were what tipped her off or if one of the TV News channels that had been constantly calling me to find out where the fire was going to take place had called her to get some information... whatever the case, there she was, and she knew what I was up to.<br /><br />I explained to her about the miracle that had happened. I told her that I HAVE to burn my car.<br /><br />Ms. Fire Marshal: If you light your car on fire you will get arrested.<br />John: Well, everyone keeps telling me that I'm not going to get permission so I should just go for the forgiveness route.<br />Ms. Fire Marshal: Who's everyone?<br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">I recognized that my answer wasn't going to have any legitimate sources in it and hesitated long enough for her to add</span>)<br />Ms. Fire Marshal: You can't just light a car on fire, you don't want to be arrested for arson. Who's telling you that?<br />John: Just people on the internet and my blog you know the saying, better to ask forgiveness than permission. So you're right, I don't want to get in any trouble, here I am asking for permission or at least guidance. Can I do it on private property or get a permit or something.<br />Ms. Fire Marshal: Tell me how you want to do it.<br /><br />I explained to her that I was obligated to do it for the many people who had loaned me money to save my house. I told her I knew it was crazy, but that the platform for my whole deal was built upon me lighting my car on fire. I told her that if she didn't help me do it I would still have to do it anyway.<br /><br />I further explained that I needed it to be a show. That I was so grateful that I had raised the money that I needed to make a spectacle of it. That the people deserved it. I told her that I had to be the one lighting it on fire. She seemed understanding and said she would call back.<br /><br />She did call back and proposed that we burn the car as part of a "training session". She said she would try to work out the whole me lighting it and that there would be "accelerants" used. That it would give my benefactors what they wanted and be safe. She told me I had to talk to legal, the city attorney, and sign some papers and stuff.<br /><br />I told her I wanted to do it tonight. She told me that wouldn't be possible. She said best bet would be Friday, but that I would need to talk to the attorney.<br /><br />Today I talked to the attorney. He told me that he wanted to help and sent me some waiver papers. When I asked him who I need to bug down at the fire department to get this done on Wednesday. He responded:<br /><br />"I’ve been talking to people at the Department about it several times today. It is still under consideration as to whether it will go forward at all, so I don’t know that bugging them would be productive at this point. They are aware you want to do it tomorrow. I will keep you updated."<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"...go forward at all"</span>??? That just wont do.<br /><br />FULFILLING THE PROMISE NO MATTER WHAT:<br />Well the Fire Marshal said "arson" however I have looked into it a little bit more and I think she miss spoke there. Yes I may get arrested, but the counsel I've gotten is that it is definitely not arson. At worst I am looking at a "reckless burning" charge. I know that my mother will hate this but, the truth is, I am so grateful to the people that lent me this money that I will risk being arrested to make this happen. Call me stupid if you feel it's necessary, but a promise is a promise.<br /><br />I have let the Fire department know, that with their permission or not, I will be lighting my car on fire Monday night.<br /><br />PAY IT FORWARD JOHN<br />I have had a few people upset that I actually intend on lighting my perfectly good car on fire. There has been talk that I should trade it with someone who has a broken down car. Someone in need. A couple of down and out single mommies were even volunteered. So, I thought that doing a trade <span style="font-style: italic;">might</span> work. I called and talked to two of the volunteered women. After telling them about my car they have both decided that they would rather fix their broke-down cars and keep them.<br /><br />After being rejected by those in need, I gave it some more thought.<br /><br />Here is the thing about the car. It does work "perfectly" good for me, but... it is a piece of junk. The new transmission I put in it, just weeks ago was used. It is jumpy and needs to be replaced. Because it's used they have warranted the transmission, but not the labor. So it'll cost a few hundred dollars to fix it. It has 267000 miles on it, and it's a Ford, so there is no telling it's life span.<br /><br />Secondly, I promised I would light MY car on fire. Part of the appeal is that it is a working car, a car I just put $900 into. All of the people saying, "Don't burn it, give it away." Those people are my friends and family. They would have lent me $20 if I wanted to light a Nintendo game on fire. The amazing truth is, the majority of my donations came from strangers, and most of them, responded that they want me to burn the car.<br /><br />So, I am going to burn it. The 1993 Ford Escort is going up in flames... Monday Night, permission or not.<br /><br />ADVERTISE?<br />It occurred to me that there may yet be another angle here to play. The excitement and coverage of this thing keeps getting bigger. My blog is getting huge amounts of hits a day. Why not sell advertising spots on the car to my little show. It will be streamed live when it happens, and likely be replayed many times over. I could use the money paid by advertisers to pay those 387 individuals (<span style="font-style: italic;">who gave the precious loanations I needed to save my house</span>) back almost immediately.<br /><br />What do you guys think? I mean, it was a stunt in the first place is there a problem with exploiting a stunt?<br /><br />After all the real story here isn't that I saved my house, and it isn't that I am lighting my car on fire, no, it's that a large group of strangers got together and gave, to help a guy in trouble out.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-42721649659053930142010-07-26T13:16:00.008-06:002010-07-26T15:47:06.133-06:00THANKS! WE saved the Maxim-Pad from Foreclosure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_sTJgI88030F7yEVAEyxiJ9nhAVHbyhsC2P1cO7HP4c3EiUXbumhHqy8dNVeICO61qAMqB5_T0yt-N5dRdciOXo7RYP2PfBYSpAbfWed2iswAa1p5d2Ws-gLr_vibytWZ_4WuXLZp3Q/s1600/IMG_1836.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_sTJgI88030F7yEVAEyxiJ9nhAVHbyhsC2P1cO7HP4c3EiUXbumhHqy8dNVeICO61qAMqB5_T0yt-N5dRdciOXo7RYP2PfBYSpAbfWed2iswAa1p5d2Ws-gLr_vibytWZ_4WuXLZp3Q/s200/IMG_1836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498331284593174226" border="0" /></a>In four days WE successfully raised $15,000.00 the amount needed to save my home from foreclosure!<br /><br />What people have done for me has returned a reaction I haven't felt since watching Goose die the first time I saw Top Gun... different emotions... same reaction.<br /><br />In the last four days I’ve gone from thinking I’ll be losing my house to pulling off something special. Something I didn't even believe would happen when I started out. Special, because it was mostly through the generosity of complete strangers, and for that I am amazed, astonished, and humbled.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I’d like to give special thanks to the following, because I believe</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">they each deserve a varied portion of the credit for saving my home:</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Drew Curtis and </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.fark.com/">www.fark.com</a><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">The mention about my blog brought incredible amounts of attention (and loanations) to my cause. Rightly listing me in the "dumbass" category I credit Fark with helping save my house.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kerry, Bill, Gina and Richie from </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.x96.com/rfh/">X-96</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">The demographic that loves your show must also love the idea of a man burning a car. Their support helped provide the much needed lift to close the gap in the final minutes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keith Stubbs at </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.1015theeagle.com/pages/7545879.php">101.5 The Eagle</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Kieth's interest in the actual "why's" of my story helped listeners to relate and loanate.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.garyanddino.com/">The Gary and Dino Show</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Thanks for taking the time to let me tell my story amidst your other stories of beer, chicks, beer, beer, chicks and beer.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://nightside.ksl.com/">The Nightside Project</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Despite your audiences overwhelming assertion that I am a bum and loser, publicity is publicity and I got a few loanations thanks solely to you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Baird and </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://foreclosureboys.com/">www.foreclosureboys.com</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">In a time when no one seems to read anything longer than 140 characters, the video you shot gave my story a face (albeit an unshaven one) and allowed me to explain.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">The following Twitter personages or "Tweeps"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://twitter.com/iKasey">@iKasey</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/whodatjames">@whodatjames</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/sojornalista">@sojornalista</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/slcitygirl">@slcitygirl</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://twitter.com/NessieRenee">@NessieRenee</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://twitter.com/missamierose">@missamierose</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://twitter.com/scambone">@scambone</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://twitter.com/averagejoseph">@averagejoseph</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tirelessly irritating your followers in unwavering loyalty to my cause. Astonishingly Twitter made more than half of those loaning me money aware of my plight.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Most Important Thanks<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The hundreds of people that contributed amounts as small as $1 to my cause. Your generosity is amazing. It's simply amazing. I know that there are good and decent people in the world. Long after the loans are paid, I will be deeply indebted.</span><br /></div><br />At the moment I’m trying to find a location to safely burn the car. I’ll update you as time progresses. If anyone has any idea's, would like to sponsor the event or knows a fireman who takes $20-dollar-handshakes... let me know.<br /><br />I have received several requests, that, rather than light the car on fire that I donate it to charity, or auction it off. I would be happy to do so. However, I believe a large portion of those who loanated did so because of the advertisement of lighting the car on fire. However I have emailed each of those who lent me the money to see if the general consensus has changed.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-44526654569019938072010-07-22T10:50:00.030-06:002010-07-26T07:42:22.013-06:00HELP! Save the Maxim Pad from ForeclosureFORECLOSURE SALE IS SET FOR JULY 26th AT 9:15am!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvY11PFXhk">Video on Foreclosure Boys TV<br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLqx15UDcr-8qqlzMHnprFbbFezxKE_sMmF9XL6Kf8ezE0aUOMiSckONVBfB3pxggLeQm4aUTDjs4HSANcVxKQedj3uN3zxxArDu46nYIt-6WFfpURrlRwJWzkqma_MAGrjuaPzU8imk/s1600/bon6.jpg"><span id="latest_status"><span style="" id="latest_text"><span id="latest_meta" class="entry-meta"></span></span></span><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLqx15UDcr-8qqlzMHnprFbbFezxKE_sMmF9XL6Kf8ezE0aUOMiSckONVBfB3pxggLeQm4aUTDjs4HSANcVxKQedj3uN3zxxArDu46nYIt-6WFfpURrlRwJWzkqma_MAGrjuaPzU8imk/s200/bon6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496808312485817922" border="0" /></a>"John Maxim, a Salt Lake City resident, is about to lose his house to foreclosure. In an attempt to raise the money required to save his house he is going to light his car on fire and stream it live over the internet."<br /><br />...That's how I imagine the first paragraph of a news article written about what I am actually trying to do to read. It also sounds very much like the premise to a movie.<br /><br />Those who know me well know I am not too proud to have everyone know what a dufus I am. I screwed up and this post is a pathetic last resort. BUT I am not asking for a hand out, I am asking for a loan.<br /><br />So, here's the deal:<br /><ul><li>I need $21,638.02 to save my home from foreclosure.<a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2010/07/help-save-maxipad-why.html"> (WHY?!)</a></li><li>The foreclosure sale is scheduled for Monday July 26th!<br /></li><li>I already have $6,500.00<br /></li><li>If I am able to raise the remaining $15,000.00 I will light my car on fire.</li><li>I will do so in a public place to be disclosed later.</li><li>I will video tape said mayhem and stream it live over the internet.</li><li>I will likely be arrested for the proposed adventure which will also be video taped and streamed live.<br /></li><li>Here is my car:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcoWpmu2OMrikFPY7UVqrFiODJgspB-PMzqI44t-uO7JLwP4k-eXW4YMC3jpHOKGRg0CRcTFlke02s3sv_68myvrs9frBRbepKyTCk1paD0ChYciURbtDgScY3iQGbEmZyjiEKpkXUZA/s1600/snogginvagon.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcoWpmu2OMrikFPY7UVqrFiODJgspB-PMzqI44t-uO7JLwP4k-eXW4YMC3jpHOKGRg0CRcTFlke02s3sv_68myvrs9frBRbepKyTCk1paD0ChYciURbtDgScY3iQGbEmZyjiEKpkXUZA/s400/snogginvagon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496783994023774962" border="0" /></a></li></ul>I know what you're thinking, "that piece doesn't even work." Wrong. I just paid $900 to have the transmission replaced (<span style="font-style: italic;">which I wouldn't have done if my bank hadn't led me to believe they were going to work with me.</span>)<br /><br />Sadly... I am not above saying the next sentence. <span style="font-style: italic;">Please send me some money.</span> I will pay you back. $1/$5/$10/$20 or more! <span style="font-weight: bold;">If I don't get enough, I will send you your money back.</span> Please forward this post to your friends... if anything just to mock me or to give yourself a reason to lament the sad state of our current economy.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;">TO LEND ME SOME MONEY CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON IN THE SIDEBAR>>></span></span><br /><br />I figure in a country where Oprah can just give people cars, where Lehman Brothers Bank can get bailed out by our government, where Lindsay Lohan can be "breaking News", and all other such silly American debacles... that perhaps there are enough people out there who'd pay a small amount to see some desperate sap light his car on fire.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;">TO LEND ME SOME MONEY CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON IN THE SIDEBAR>>></span></span><br /><br />For those of you who feel like people need to "deserve" your loan... I have prepared the following <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2010/07/help-save-maxipad-why.html">post</a> explaining how exactly I got into this mess.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;">TO LEND ME SOME MONEY CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON IN THE SIDEBAR>>></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://crysandjohn.blogspot.com/2010/07/can-you-help-i-bet-you-can.html">I am a man of my word</a>, I only have a couple of days for this to work. If i get the money, I will light my car on fire to put a smile on your face for 2 or 3 minutes surely that's worth a few dollars. I do also intend on paying back each person who helps out.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;">TO LEND ME SOME MONEY CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON IN THE SIDEBAR>>></span></span><br /><br />Do I deserve your $5-$20 loan?<br /><br />You can make that judgment. Over the last three years while working with my bank and taking them at good faith, sure, I have watched many movies, eaten many over-priced concessions, been on several dates, gone out of town on the odd weekend when I could have been hunkering down and <span style="font-style: italic;">saving</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">pinching</span> every penny to send to HSBC. Instead of watching Season 4 of Dexter, Season 6 of LOST, Season 6 of Entourage, the entire Twilight Saga (<span style="font-style: italic;">that one night with my girlfriend</span>) and the 2010 World Cup I could have been working down at the Home Depot or the corner Maverick or some other part-time gig to get all caught up and paid off. Instead I trusted that my mortgage company would work with me LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD... that was a mistake. <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2010/07/help-save-maxipad-why.html">(Go to the "WHY" section to see how it got to this point.)</a><br /><br />I recognize that I should not have trusted HSBC to help, let alone do what they said they would do... No, I should have spent zero money on any non-necessities while past due... that's what you would have done, right?<br /><br />So if while reading this you're thinking, "I'm not sure if he deserves my $5/$10/$20 to get out of this mess." then I say to you, you are right.<br /><br />I suggest however, you think of it this way, "Even though he doesn't deserve it, it would be pretty cool to see a video of him lighting his car on fire and possibly getting arrested. That's a venture I can get behind."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.paypal.com/">To LEND click here and send money through Paypal to onthejohn@comcast.net</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">or<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;">TO LEND ME SOME MONEY CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON IN THE SIDEBAR>>></span></span></div></div><br />Questions? <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2010/07/save-maxi-pad-faq.html">read the FAQ page - different then the WHY page</a>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-11000006457916064852010-07-22T08:53:00.006-06:002010-07-23T15:54:31.048-06:00HELP! Save the MaxiPad (WHY?)JOHN, HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS MESS?:<br />A few years ago when <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2006/11/d-notice.html">this</a> and <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html">this</a> happened... I got a little depressed. I sort of gave up on life and for several months did nothing but lie around and wallow in self pity. I got behind, on a lot of things, most notably my mortgage. Once I started getting back on track I called my bank and started working with them.<br /><br />To correct the 6 months of past payments and all the fee's that went along with it, they told me they would review me for a "modification or other workout option." Which really meant that they kept telling me they were going to do something and then for months they would call me, and yell at me for being past due. Until I reminded them that <span style="font-style: italic;">they</span> are reviewing me for a workout to which they would respond, "Oh, yes it is being reviewed."<br /><br />In January<span style="font-weight: bold;"> they</span> stopped accepting my payments, and told me that I had to be on an approved modification or reinstatement before they would accept any more payments. I sent them my paystubs and bank statements every three months upon their request. I waited for <span style="font-weight: bold;">them</span> to approve me.<br /><br />When <span style="font-weight: bold;">they</span> told me that they would no longer accept payments. I started putting payments aside for the day when something, anything was approved.<br /><br />I called them every couple weeks to see what was happening. Every call either being told that my modification is being reviewed and to call back, or to send them more documentation, i.e. a bank statement or a pay stub and then to call back.<br /><br />In June I called and was told that the minimum they would accept for a workout was $6500. I had $5000 at the time and the woman on the other end of the phone said that my foreclosure was tentatively set for sometime in late August. I told her I could send the $6500 in in July and she said that would work.<br /><br />In July they posted my home for foreclosure sale (<span style="font-style: italic;">one month earlier than they told me they would</span>) When I called and said, I have the $6500.00 they told me this,<br /><br />"As of June 1st 2010, once a property has a foreclosure sale date scheduled we will only accept full reinstatement, which is your past due payments plus attorneys and late fees."<br /><br />My past due payments are $15,434.88. Once they added all the additional fees and the attorney it came to whopping <span style="font-weight: bold;">$21638.02</span><br /><br />I have called them nearly 40 times in the last 48 hours and they have strictly advised me that there are NO EXCEPTIONS.<br /><br />Actual conversation:<br />JOHN: I can send you $6,500 right now.<br />BANK: We cannot accept that.<br />JOHN: So you'll send me the money back.<br />BANK: Yes.<br />JOHN: I can send you $10,000 tomorrow.<br />BANK: We cannot accept anything less than the full amount.<br />JOHN: Less than a month ago you told me you'd take $6500.<br />BANK: That was before the foreclosure sale was scheduled. Once the sale is scheduled we can accept nothing but the full amount unless there is a death in the family.<br />JOHN: So you can stop it?<br />BANK: No.<br />JOHN: You are capable of stopping it? If someone died you would stop it?<br />BANK: Did someone die?<br />JOHN: No, but I now know that you can stop it, so work with me like you said you would a month ago.<br />BANK: We had a change of policy as of June 1st 2010, we will not accept anything less than full reinstatement.<br />JOHN: So a month ago you would have worked with me.<br />BANK: Yes.<br />JOHN: ...Did you send me a letter or something informing me of this significant policy change?<br />BANK: No. We are not required to inform you of our foreclosure guidelines.<br /><br />I can cite the many issue's I have with this, like, HSBC dragging my modification review out for 27 months, or HSBC refusing to accept partial payments for this entire year, or HSBC telling me I could do something (pay the $6500) without educating me as to<span style="font-style: italic;"> their</span> "policy" changes... I could waste time mentioning those things, but I wont go there.<br /><br />So that's how I got into this point. Do I deserve a loan?<br /><br />You be the judge. I have watched many movies, eaten over-priced condiments, been on several dates, gone out of town for the weekend when I could have been hunkering down and saving and pinching every penny to send to HSBC. Instead of watching Season 4 of Dexter, Season 6 of LOST, Season 6 of Entourage, the entire Twilight Saga (that one night with my girlfriend) and the 2010 World Cup I could have been working down at the Home Depot or Maverick or some other part time gig to get all caught up and paid off.<br /><br />I recognize that I should not have trusted HSBC to help let alone do what they say. No I should have spent zero money on any non-necessities while past due... that's what you would have done, right?<br /><br />So if while reading this you're thinking, "I'm not sure if he deserves my $5/$10/$20 to get out of this mess." then I say to you, you are right.<br /><br />I suggest however, you think of it this way, "Even though he doesn't deserve it, it would be pretty cool to see a video of him light his car on fire and possibly be arrested. That's a venture I can get behind."<br /><br />Questions? <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2010/07/save-maxi-pad-faq.html">read the FAQ page</a><img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" width="1" height="1" />Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-44033302185840864712010-07-22T08:03:00.004-06:002010-07-23T16:11:00.484-06:00Save the Maxi Pad (FAQ)<span style="font-weight: bold;">The name of your house is... The Maxi Pad?</span><br />My name is John Maxim, people enjoy, at my expense no doubt calling me 'Maxi' so they affectionately refer to my house as the "Maxi-pad"... get it?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why not call a foreclosure attorney or file bankruptcy?</span><br />I have exhausted every avenue in getting to this point. I have spoken to many attorneys, know my rights and the rules of law governing foreclosure. I would not be resorting to this if there were any other viable options.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How are you going to pay $15,000 back?</span><br />If credit weren't such a screwed up system I would simply go to a bank and get a $15,000 loan. They would offer me something like 5 years at 10% which would roughly be $300 a month. I will pay $300 a month back until every person is paid in full. I'll pay back the strangers first, the friends second, and the family 3rd.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So I might not get my $5 back for 5 years?</span><br />Yes... you might not. So if you can't live without the money you are paying to see me light my car on fire you might just want to go to McDonald's instead, though we both know that's a meal you could afford to skip.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">That's pretty rude to say to someone you're trying to borrow money from.</span><br />Yeah, well that wasn't even a question. So maybe it was rude... if we were friends you'd just give me the money, instead you're going to nit-pick over every little thing. If we are not friends and you can't take a little shouldn't-eat-McDonald's-because-you're-fat joke then we likely never will be friends. Besides I am obviously a little testy right now seeing as my mortgage company totally lied to me and is now trying to steal my house. I'm sorry, I am usually very nice.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What are you going to drive after burning your car?<br /></span><span>I have another car. I have a loan on it and I am grossly upside down. Buying it is the worst thing I've ever done. I would love to burn it, but the bank I have my car loan through would press charges.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why not sell both your cars?</span><br />The one I am burning is probably worth $1000. I am $6000 upside down on my other car. Though I'm not a math major or anything I'm not certain how -$5000 will help me save my house.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you really think you'll be arrested?</span><br />Depends on where I do it. Law enforcement caught wind of this little endeavor and contacted me to tell me that I could be charged with reckless burning at the very least and any number of other charges. If I can find private property to burn it on that would be my best bet... I'd burn it on my front yard but it's so small it would probably start my house on fire, and that wouldn't solve any of my problems.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is crazy! Do you think it'll actually work?</span><br />That depends on you. Spread the word. Many hands make light work. But, no, I don't think it'll work. I don't have enough time, but I have to try.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How can I lend you some money for this worthy scheme?</span><br />Click on the "donate" button in the sidebar. (Where it says "donate" it means "lend") Or log into www.paypal.com and send it to onthejohn@comcast.net<br /></span>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-284266746395050112009-12-14T02:23:00.005-07:002010-03-31T23:16:43.018-06:00LOST re-watch SCHEDULEI'm watching all 5 seasons of LOST at my house before the final season 6 starts in February. Most LOST re-watches started back in June... I'm a bit more of a procrastinator. This will be fun, here is the meticulously planned entire schedule.
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mso-tstyle-shading-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-shading-themetint:63; mso-tstyle-border-top:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-top-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-left:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-left-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-bottom:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-bottom-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-right:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-right-themecolor:accent1;} table.MsoTableLightGridAccent1OddRow {mso-style-name:"Light Grid - Accent 1"; mso-table-condition:odd-row; mso-style-priority:62; mso-style-unhide:no; mso-tstyle-shading:#D3DFEE; mso-tstyle-shading-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-shading-themetint:63; mso-tstyle-border-top:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-top-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-left:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-left-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-bottom:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-bottom-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-right:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-right-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-insidev:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-insidev-themecolor:accent1;} table.MsoTableLightGridAccent1EvenRow {mso-style-name:"Light Grid - Accent 1"; mso-table-condition:even-row; mso-style-priority:62; mso-style-unhide:no; mso-tstyle-border-top:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-top-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-left:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-left-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-bottom:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-bottom-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-right:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-right-themecolor:accent1; mso-tstyle-border-insidev:1.0pt solid #4F81BD; mso-tstyle-border-insidev-themecolor:accent1;} </style> <![endif]--> <table class="MsoTableLightGridAccent1" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" width="331" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style="height: 16.6pt;"> <td colspan="7" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 2.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.45in; height: 16.6pt;" width="331" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Dec. 17<sup>th</sup> – Jan. 3rd<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sun<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Mon<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Tue<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Wed<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Thu<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Fri<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">17<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">18<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 22.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 22.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 22.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 22.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">11:13p</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">20<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">22<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">23<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">24<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">25<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 24.05pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 24.05pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2:30p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">8:13p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 24.05pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 24.05pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 24.05pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 24.05pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 24.05pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 24.05pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">27<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">28<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">29<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">30<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">31<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2:30p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">8:11p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">12am</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">10am<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">3:47p</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 22.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.7pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2:30p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">8:20p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">11:23p</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">10<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">12<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">14<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">15<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.7pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2:30p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">8:13p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">11:17p</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">11:55p</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.7pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">24hr<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Movie<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Mrth<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">17<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">18<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">19<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">22<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.65pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.65pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.65pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.65pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">11:53p</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.65pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.65pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.65pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 25.65pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">25<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">27<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">28<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">29<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">30<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 27pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2:30p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">8:59p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 38.85pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">7pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">11:14p</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 33.15pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 0.5in; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.8pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 35.9pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">31<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.75pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.25pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 31.5pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 11.8pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 11.8pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 27.9pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 35.9pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27.9pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2:30p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">9:29p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.75pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27.9pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 41.25pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27.9pt;" width="55" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; background: rgb(211, 223, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 31.5pt; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; height: 27.9pt;" width="42" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Ssn 6</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38.85pt; height: 27.9pt;" width="52" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 33.15pt; height: 27.9pt;" width="44" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 0.5in; height: 27.9pt;" width="48" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
<br />FULL EPISODE SCHEDULE
<br />
<br />THURSDAY December 17th, 2009
<br />7:00pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 1, episodes 1-6
<br />• 7:00pm
<br />o The Pilot: Part 1 (42 min)
<br />o The Pilot part 2 (40 min)
<br />• 8:22pm
<br />o Tabula Rasa (43 min)
<br />o Walkabout (43 min)
<br />• 9:48pm
<br />o White Rabbit (42 min)
<br />o House Of The Rising Sun (43 min)
<br />• 11:13pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />SUNDAY December 20th, 2009
<br />2:30pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 1, episodes 7-14
<br />• 2:30pm
<br />o The Moth (43 min)
<br />o Confidence Man (43 min)
<br />• 3:56pm
<br />o Solitary (43 min)
<br />o Raised By Another (43 min)
<br />• 5:22pm
<br />o All the Best Cowboys have Daddy Issues (42 min)
<br />o Whatever the Case May Be (43 min)
<br />• 6:47pm
<br />o Hearts and Minds (43 min)
<br />o Special (43 min)
<br />• 8:13pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />SUNDAY December 27th, 2009
<br />2:30pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 1, episodes 15-22
<br />• 2:30pm
<br />o Homecoming (41 min)
<br />o Outlaws (43 min)
<br />• 3:54pm
<br />o In Translation (43 min)
<br />o Numbers (43 min)
<br />• 5:20pm
<br />o Deus Ex Machina (42 min)
<br />o Do No Harm (43 min)
<br />• 6:45pm
<br />o The Greater Good (43 min)
<br />o Born to Run (43 min)
<br />• 8:11pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />TUESDAY December 29th, 2009
<br />7:00pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 1, episodes 22-24
<br />• 7:00pm
<br />o Exodus: Part 1 (43 min)
<br />o Exodus: Part 2 (86 min)
<br />• 9:09pm
<br />LOST: Season 2, episodes 1-4
<br />o Man of Science, Man of Faith (43 min)
<br />o Adrift (42 min)
<br />• 10:34pm
<br />o Orientation (43 min)
<br />o Everybody Hates Hugo (43 min)
<br />• 12:00am (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />FRIDAY January 1st, 2010 (New Years Day)
<br />10:00am (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 2, episodes 5-12
<br />• 9:30am
<br />o BREAKFAST (provided please RSVP)
<br />• 10:00am
<br />o …and Found (42 min)
<br />o Abandoned (42 min)
<br />• 11:24am
<br />o The Other 48 days (46 min)
<br />o Collision (42 min)
<br />• 12:52pm
<br />o What Kate Did (46 min)
<br />o The 23rd Psalm (43 min)
<br />• 2:21pm
<br />o The Hunting Party (43 min)
<br />o Fire + Water (43 min)
<br />• 3:47pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />SUNDAY January 3rd, 2010
<br />2:30pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 2, episodes 13-20
<br />• 2:30pm
<br />o The Long Con (44 min)
<br />o One of Them (45 min)
<br />• 3:59
<br />o Maternity Leave (43 min)
<br />o The Whole Truth (43 min)
<br />• 5:25pm
<br />o Lockdown (43 min)
<br />o Dave (46 min)
<br />• 6:54pm
<br />o S.O.S. (43 min)
<br />o Two for the Road (43 min)
<br />• 8:20pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />THURSDAY January 7th, 2010
<br />7:00pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 2, episodes 21-24
<br />• 7:00pm
<br />o ? (46 min)
<br />o Three Minutes (45 min)
<br />• 8:31pm
<br />o Live Together, Die Alone: Part 1 (43 min)
<br />o Live Together, Die Alone: Part 2 (43 min)
<br />• 9:57pm
<br />LOST: Season 3, episodes 1-2
<br />o A Tale of Two Cities (43 min)
<br />o The Glass Ballerina (43 min)
<br />• 11:23pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />SUNDAY January 10th, 2010
<br />2:30pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 3, episodes 3-10
<br />• 2:30pm
<br />o Further Instructions (42 min)
<br />o Every Man for Himself (43 min)
<br />• 3:55pm
<br />o The Cost of Living (43 min)
<br />o I do (43 min)
<br />• 5:21pm
<br />o Not in Portland (43 min)
<br />o Flashes Before Your Eyes (43 min)
<br />• 6:47pm
<br />o Stranger in a Strange Land (43 min)
<br />o Trisha Tanaka is Dead (43 min)
<br />• 8:13pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />TUESDAY January 12th, 2010
<br />7:00pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 3, episodes 11-16
<br />• 7:00pm
<br />o Enter 77 (43 min)
<br />o Par Avion (43 min)
<br />• 8:26pm
<br />o The Man From Tallahassee (43 min)
<br />o Expose (42 min)
<br />• 9:51pm
<br />o Left Behind (43 min)
<br />o One of Us (43 min)
<br />• 11:17pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />THURSDAY January 14th, 2010
<br />7:00pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 3, episodes 17-23
<br />• 7:00pm
<br />o Catch-22 (42 min)
<br />o D.O.C. (43 min)
<br />• 8:25pm
<br />o The Brig (43 min)
<br />o The Man Behind The Curtain (41 min)
<br />• 9:49pm
<br />o Greatest Hits (42 min)
<br />o Through the Looking Glass: Part 1 (45 min)
<br />• 11:16pm
<br />o Through the Looking Glass: Part 2 (39 min)
<br />• 11:55pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />TUESDAY January 19th, 2010
<br />7:00pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 3, episodes 22-23
<br />• 7:00pm
<br />LOST: Missing Pieces
<br />o The Watch (3 min)
<br />o The Adventures of Hurley (2 min)
<br />o King of the Castle (2 min)
<br />o The Deal (3 min)
<br />o Operation Sleeper (3 min)
<br />o Room 23 (1 min)
<br />o Arzt and Crafts (3 min)
<br />o Buried Secrets (3 min)
<br />o Tropical Depression (3 min)
<br />o Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan, Jack (3 min)
<br />o Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum On the Golf Course(2 min)
<br />o The Envelope (2 min)
<br />o So It Begins (2 min) 32
<br />• 7:32pm
<br />LOST: Season 4, episodes 1-4
<br />o The Beginning of the End (44 min)
<br />o Confirmed Dead (44 min)
<br />• 9:00pm
<br />o The Economist (43 min)
<br />o Eggtown (43 min)
<br />• 10:26pm
<br />o The Constant (44 min)
<br />o The Other Woman (43 min)
<br />• 11:53pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />SUNDAY January 24th, 2010
<br />2:30pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> Lost Season 4, episodes 7-13
<br />• 2:30pm
<br />o Ji Yeon (43 min)
<br />o Meet Kevin Johnson (44 min)
<br />• 3:57pm
<br />o The Shape of Things to Come (43 min)
<br />o Something Nice Back Home (44 min)
<br />• 5:24pm
<br />o Cabin Fever (44 min)
<br />o There’s No Place Like Home: part 1 (44 min)
<br />• 6:52pm
<br />o There’s No Place Like Home: part 2 (85 min)
<br />LOST: Season 5, episode 1
<br />o Because You Left (42 min)
<br />• 8:59pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />TURSDAY January 28th, 2010
<br />7:00pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 5, episodes 2-7
<br />• 7:00pm
<br />o The Lie (41 min)
<br />o Jughead (42 min)
<br />• 8:23pm
<br />o The Little Prince (42 min)
<br />o This Place is Death (42 min)
<br />• 9:47pm
<br />o 316 (42 min)
<br />o The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham (45 min)
<br />• 11:14pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />SUNDAY January 31st, 2010
<br />2:30pm (226 N 200 W)
<br /> LOST: Season 5, episodes 8-16
<br />• 2:30pm
<br />o LaFleur (42 min)
<br />o Namaste (42 min)
<br />• 3:54pm
<br />o He’s Our You (41 min)
<br />o Whatever Happened, Happened (42 min)
<br />• 5:17pm
<br />o Dead is Dead (42 min)
<br />o Some Like It Hoth (42 min)
<br />• 6:41pm
<br />o The Variable (42 min)
<br />o Follow the Leader (42 min)
<br />• 8:05pm
<br />o The Incident (84 min)
<br />• 9:29pm (DONE)
<br />
<br />
<br />FEBRUARY 3rd, 2010
<br /> LOST SEASON 6 AIRS!
<br />Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-43325524187956718732009-09-12T01:40:00.004-06:002009-10-25T21:19:21.852-06:00Retrospect postsObviously my blog is suffering from writers block or something. Clearly I have been struggling since February. What happened? I have analyzed and discuss with others the many reasons for this. I have come to a conclusion that will hopefully lead to me blogging and actually doing what I intended in the beginning. I think that I was well intentioned when I started. I wanted a place and a reason to write the story of my life. A journal. My problem with journal writing has always been, whats the purpose of writing (anything) if no one is going to read it?<br /><br />I know that a case can be made for one reading their own thoughts for clarity and stuff. However that just doesn't motivate me. I realized the real reason I write a blog is to entertain others and make myself feel cool. Even when my posterity reads it (keeping in line with the whole journal thing) I hope they are entertained. It stopped being about documenting my life and got to a point where I was forcing myself to write. All I cared about was how many followers and subscribers I had. If I got less then 10 comments on a post I wondered what was wrong with that post... maybe I should have been funnier? or it was too long?<br /><br />Eventually, it became apparent that I was not going to become an overnight blogging sensation, loved and revered by all whom read. No, subconsciously I realized I was just another blog, that though I was entertaining some people it wasn't getting me the attention I was craving... without really choosing to do so, I just sorta lost interest because the blog stopped feeding my ego.<br /><br />So... what am I doing on my blog writing again? Is my post only being written to convince you that you should make comments and tell all your friends about me? No, I mean it wouldn't hurt, but really, I like writing. I like telling stories, and deep down if no one ever reads my blog again, I like having a journal.<br /><br />I have wondered how I could overcome my burning need for attention and write in this blog despite my aforementioned feelings. I have decided to start slow and with a purpose. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">It dawned on me that pre</span>-blog, I had a lot of things that I wrote with the intention of putting them into story format for later. I have nearly 3 or 4 dozen possible posts that are all in one respect or another pretty much already written.<br /><br />There is the notebook that I wrote all about my experiences dating, falling in love with, and marrying Lara. I have a few letters that I sent out during our marriage, a couple of thoughts written on napkins, and even a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">paper plate</span> full of information that would make a phenomenal post. I have another notepad which I wrote in nearly every night between the day Lara told me she was leaving me and the day she actually left me. A few blog posts that I started and never finished, and some documents on my computer with story's from the last days and experiences I had with my son Roe.<br /><br />I know what you're thinking... deep stuff, not to mention pretty personal. Well, I feel have often felt like I need to write these things down. I feel like if I post them on my blog it will get me blogging for a different and more important reason then what my original intentions morphed into. Hopefully it will lead to a less narcissistic blogging habit. I am going to start finishing and fine tuning some of these writings and posting them chronologically according to the date they happened or were written.<br /><br />You will have a hard time finding them unless you are already following or subscribed to my blog because I plan on back dating them automatically in the archives (kind of the way I did the "Adoption Chronicles" series I wrote.) If you're following my blog it will show up in your post feed. But the newest post on my blog (this one) will remain the same for a while. I plan on posting two or three times a month so don't expect it to come fast.<br /><br />Anyway, we'll see if this little experiment works. Stay tuned.<br /><br />John<br /><br />I decided to update this post as I post new posts.<br /><br /><a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2002/05/lara-episode-1.html">Lara: Episode 1 </a>(back dated to May 11th, 2002 on 10/5/09)<br /><a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2009/05/lara-episode-2.html">Lara: Episode 2</a> (back dated to May 22nd, 2002 on 10/25/09)Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-34750308121105553102009-06-10T20:03:00.002-06:002009-06-10T20:03:41.692-06:00Anyone?Does anyone still read this? Or wish they could?Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-35788514749811748932009-03-26T14:00:00.000-06:002009-03-26T14:00:00.584-06:00Excellent Adventure or Bogus Journey? PART 2<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previously on, on the john:</span> ( <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCKXqRUJO0">"Watchmen"</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> was good, unfortunately it wasn't awesome...</span>)(<span style="font-style: italic;">...apparently most find it irresponsible to drive to a casino town at 1:30 in the morning.</span>)(<span style="font-style: italic;">...versus being able to respectfully make-out with a whole bunch of different chicks at the same time...</span>)(<span style="font-style: italic;">...chose to slam on his brakes the figure would have splattered all over...</span>)(<span style="font-style: italic;">BLAIR: What if he's a psycho killer?</span>)(<span style="font-style: italic;">...with the help of a little moonlight a body could be seen...</span>)(<span style="font-style: italic;">...followed a trail of glass and gashes in the asphalt...</span>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt8gfzkb-97c_XuoWYKOkEHvMvV-9T7tdagsB_uS7Cnls9ITd6DsbdCE3YXblNGrHk2as-Aelx9cHcbG01v9amZR1-iYuKFlpb3tkvCqAM6mhQjtk8kdq7RYKwCfma7H27dzQopm53Bg/s1600-h/DSCF0790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt8gfzkb-97c_XuoWYKOkEHvMvV-9T7tdagsB_uS7Cnls9ITd6DsbdCE3YXblNGrHk2as-Aelx9cHcbG01v9amZR1-iYuKFlpb3tkvCqAM6mhQjtk8kdq7RYKwCfma7H27dzQopm53Bg/s320/DSCF0790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317425048230922338" border="0" /></a>John and Scott, perused an accident scene, doing their own little CSI, in Utah's freezing west desert at 3:30 in the morning. They figured that they had pieced together what happened to the man lying in a puddle of his own blood and his friend with the rubber hand. While walking around discussing and pointing at the many clues, if they ever got out of ear shot of the loud labored snoring, every 30 seconds or so one of them would glance back at the form on the ground, making sure that it's torso continued to violently fill and depress with air.<br /><br />John and Scotts theory: There were beer cans around and so it was clear the drivers of the green pickup had been drinking, the driver was probably drunk. Maybe he fell asleep, either way the grass off the shoulder showed that the truck was already traveling sideways when it came off of the freeway. The truck was traveling fast enough that when it hit the grass it began to roll. The ground was a gradual downhill for about 50 yards off of the freeway, and then a gradual uphill for another 10 yards before it reached the fence. The truck violently hit the hill on the upslope losing it's back bumper and then hurling it into the air at least 5 feet high so as to very nearly clear the barbed wire fence. The man with the rubber hand was probably thrown from the truck before the fence, because there was no way he could have climbed over it to get in front of speeding freeway traffic in his state. After being in the air almost 20 yards the truck landed with so much force that it knocked the drivers shoe off. Then rolling threw the driver back 50 feet where he slid and skipped to a stop. The trucks rolling was slowed and it almost crushed the driver as it came to a stop on it's side right next to him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1a5UHzEBb2lGfqBMf64ZHZFMiWYyRXDuTcomNoamNDNxHo9kUCi9VEc7LJjUcmVrg1iuciKUR3lg18lp5YmUZEJz_JEJKntOYm6YrNxyVF0OOiwrIRPvlLSwrnp8M-9UhAxSPstrAKY/s1600-h/DSCF0792.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1a5UHzEBb2lGfqBMf64ZHZFMiWYyRXDuTcomNoamNDNxHo9kUCi9VEc7LJjUcmVrg1iuciKUR3lg18lp5YmUZEJz_JEJKntOYm6YrNxyVF0OOiwrIRPvlLSwrnp8M-9UhAxSPstrAKY/s320/DSCF0792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317417532793978914" border="0" /></a>Scott walked back to the truck to talk to one of the other Samaritans from Clinton. John stared down at the shoe. He stood next to it, and visually compared it's size to his. The shoe was his size. The thought that this man, who was still snoring loudly, was probably similar to him in height and weight somehow made John think of the mortality of the situation and feel very insignificant.<br /><br />He wandered back around the windshield, the stray tailgate, and a plastic bag and other rubbish to join the others talking. Scott and the other man were discussing CPR. John was glad to hear that Scott had been trained in CPR and that the other man was formerly in the Army, and was even more qualified. The thought of putting his mouth on the bloody smashed face of the stranger lying on the ground was uncomfortable. His breathing was so labored however it seemed he could just die at any moment. It was decided that if he did stop breathing that CPR would be preformed. They all looked of to either horizion hoping to see the flashing lights of an emergency vehicle.<br /><br />About 25 minutes had passed. Tyler returned from the car where he was keeping warm. His face was already blue from the cold and he clung to his light jacket like it might just fly off of him. The Clinton went back to his car. After a little discussion Tyler says, "Hey guys this might sound cheesy, but do you think we should give him a blessing?" John was shocked, the thought hadn't even entered his mind. Of course they should, John thought, and then said, "That's not cheesy at all, Man. Of course you should!" John was taken back. Had he actually been far enough from the spirit to not even think of giving someone in this situation a blessing? He informed Tyler that he was not worthy to preform the blessing or even to stand in. The thought made him sick to his stomach. The insignifigance he felt earlier was compounded with guilt and remourse. John urged the blessing, and even had to remind Tyler how it was supposed to be done.<br /><br />John bowed his head and stood close as the worthy gently laid hands on the mans head and gave him a blessing. John marveled as very literally almost instantly before he had even said the words "...by the authority of..." The mans breathing got significantly easier. Their was no more snoring. The torso moved less violently and more rhythmically. It was a miracle! Perhaps his pain was eased. Perhaps he was conscious and the comfort of knowing he had been blessed eased his breathing. Perhaps he had just finally fallen asleep. John and those around him didn't know, but they knew that that simple act changed something. Something John knew he should have been a part of.<br /><br />Scott and John waited in the cold for another 20 minutes. They had to pay closer attention to the breathing. Since the blessing, it was a lot harder to tell, especially with the mariachi music soundtrack, but the breathing continued. Tyler and Nick kept visiting the scene, but after a few minutes the cold would drive them back into the car. They looked for flashing lights and finally after nearly an hour they saw the first. A Highway Patrolman, showed up first.<br /><br />He walked up, and before he even asked us any questions reviewed the scene. He reached into the truck and turned off the stereo. John looked at Scott, Scott laughed a little and said, "Well, had we known it was that easy..." <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9yFH5xMOfwdItt8oXCxQhHh0H4WMt8_7XvSPUdtNEn974U4adtX6HGkOV546FkAP4kbHiq1abZBJhkIaBRr9SEj8OWrW3K0lFFkuuo7AfszOtZqAQVUhWL1N_klDmA6u0DfbEu-vw8E/s1600-h/DSCF0798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9yFH5xMOfwdItt8oXCxQhHh0H4WMt8_7XvSPUdtNEn974U4adtX6HGkOV546FkAP4kbHiq1abZBJhkIaBRr9SEj8OWrW3K0lFFkuuo7AfszOtZqAQVUhWL1N_klDmA6u0DfbEu-vw8E/s320/DSCF0798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317419619298629826" border="0" /></a>The Patrolman asked the group all of the normal questions and told them LifeFlight would be there in 10 minutes. He tried talking to the man on the ground, and fished the wallet out of his back pocket. The snoring started again. The Patrolman found his license, "Morales Hernandez" he said.<br /><br />The officer got on his radio and started talking to what sounded like LifeFlight. He mentioned, the man's name the number of victims, and as he picked up an empty beer can and stood it up next to the body, mentioned there was alcohol involved. Another set of lights could be seen in the distance on the highway.<br /><br />Within 10 minutes 4 ambulances and a bunch of paramedics had shown up. They were all from Toole or Wendover. Some of the paramedics were on the "larger than average" scale and couldn't get over the fence. So they cut it down. There was a lot of chatter and Radio communication. "Do you need a second helicopter?" "Negative." "This guy is CHARLIE DELTA." "Victim 2 - not sure if we'll be able to save his hand and he has a head laceration but he's conscious." "We can land it on the frontage road!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FnnSdnQVKbGc1TtjeXQk6c9ok2yC0tqpp_mnk8rD0thZlnPDAlwUxcLYQUk_Pjg24oPVw8r3_TJ9VIBPvZIJ47oDUe3NhLQKvrpQgVTaq4Q-_nbj8GyjVWBRs4XjfyLQCP6nvrJYSlU/s1600-h/DSCF0804.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FnnSdnQVKbGc1TtjeXQk6c9ok2yC0tqpp_mnk8rD0thZlnPDAlwUxcLYQUk_Pjg24oPVw8r3_TJ9VIBPvZIJ47oDUe3NhLQKvrpQgVTaq4Q-_nbj8GyjVWBRs4XjfyLQCP6nvrJYSlU/s320/DSCF0804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317425296575747458" border="0" /></a>John, his crew, and the Clinton boys... the "first responders," stood out of the way, and waited for someone to ask them something, but nobody did. They may as well not been there. John watched as one of the paramedics straitened out Morales's legs which were broken in several places. Tyler mentioned that he hadn't even noticed it before. Scott pointed out the Helicopter lights off in the distance.<br /><br />John was no stranger to being a first responder. This was the sixth time he had been among the first to come across a horrible accident. Three of the times he was the first on an accident where LifeFlight was involved. Still the powerful wind and loud noise that accompanied a helicopter landing left him with his mouth open.<br /><br />Eight people rolled Morales on to his back and kept telling him to try not to move. They carefully moved him to a board, and then on to a gurney. Surprisingly, they wheeled him into the nearest ambulance not to the recently landed helicopter. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_a23jEt9V9QslliXzbSsn6AD8J7Z5VJwwZSSZgQsg1Mgdrikz2hPi-8YQvyo5fIoMx9Kwsk_Jm1FsUgDlfGZmtmskV7-m7uDYO-OX-4ez1Lu2fRdXoVsPaKjsQ2ppFOe9B59EcTd7qm8/s1600-h/DSCF0806.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_a23jEt9V9QslliXzbSsn6AD8J7Z5VJwwZSSZgQsg1Mgdrikz2hPi-8YQvyo5fIoMx9Kwsk_Jm1FsUgDlfGZmtmskV7-m7uDYO-OX-4ez1Lu2fRdXoVsPaKjsQ2ppFOe9B59EcTd7qm8/s320/DSCF0806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317426108120734498" border="0" /></a>Once the authorities arrived it was all very blury, but Nick pointed out that they could watch just as good from the car and they all ran to enjoy the heated seats and blasting vents.<br /><br />They watched as, as many people who can fit into an ambulance, did, and worked vigorously on Morales. Scott mentioned hearing the term "CHARLIE DELTA." The group figured that stood for "Close Death" and decided that maybe the ambulance was better equipped to stabilize him then the helicopter. After a while, the Highway Patrolman came by, he said, "We got everything we need from you... you guys are free to go." They all kind of wanted to see it out, but after a little discussion and the fact that it was nearly 4am the group decided to move on. The sign read Wendover 40 miles as they started back onto the freeway.<br /><br />The gambling in Wendover was good at first. Everyone who was gambling decided to play craps together. The whole group was winning, they had quickly doubled their money... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhiiVEtj4iILtG_MQgZOzkLBvfo9RqxPYgWt-Vo3eiQA929oOomBZtZwcI4920_ancPVXUMMm-h5O0cTp0HlZxmjIg8MXH74UfHDtTYiR2nq7OHFV2BUpn5Vf6FfptUeyX7b0RL5jEzA/s1600-h/Craps_table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhiiVEtj4iILtG_MQgZOzkLBvfo9RqxPYgWt-Vo3eiQA929oOomBZtZwcI4920_ancPVXUMMm-h5O0cTp0HlZxmjIg8MXH74UfHDtTYiR2nq7OHFV2BUpn5Vf6FfptUeyX7b0RL5jEzA/s320/Craps_table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317428089169248242" border="0" /></a>but then they got greedy and they everyone lost. They played for nearly 3 hours though and the money lost was worth the fun that was had.<br /><br />It was decided they would go to another casino and try their luck on a different table before they headed home. The sun was out, and they all realized that they had been up all night long. John felt a little tiredness set in for the first time. They got into the car, John turned the radio down so that they could decide where to go, and they all heard a loud noise that the car was making as it rolled forward. When John rolled the window down it sounded as if someone was dragging the bottom of a chain-link fence rhythmically across the hood of a rusted old car. Nick mentioned that he had pointed that out earlier in the night, and that he had been able to hear it ever since they stopped at the accident. He just figured John knew about it since he told him not to worry about it.<br /><br />They inspected the wheel and tested it, and decided that there was a bad ball bearing making the sound. John became frustrated, which, being tired is worse then normal frustration. Especially since he just got his car out of the shop. There was no such thing as a repair that was less then $1000 on his stupid car. John figured the smart thing to do would be to pay for a tow, but from Wendover on a weekend that would be nearly $500 and how were all 5 of them going to get home? He decided he would think about that over another game of craps and they headed to another casino.<br /><br />After finding a new table, they put their money in and after only three shooters, everyone of them had lost all their money! They literally played for less than 15 minutes. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIuvdUE8cTICIWzVbQG5aps_FwtRs4nNWBirUJX6CNtC4xuYxEJhe-OuUGR4ImVHQ1fLzCxMwuUb9Gj3dJQg3dntm6wIAdNNDOismAUg18XHbiTT53FzXJiJ1UtZw6TrDGL5tUMeKoYg/s1600-h/32482829_7f7a8a5283.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIuvdUE8cTICIWzVbQG5aps_FwtRs4nNWBirUJX6CNtC4xuYxEJhe-OuUGR4ImVHQ1fLzCxMwuUb9Gj3dJQg3dntm6wIAdNNDOismAUg18XHbiTT53FzXJiJ1UtZw6TrDGL5tUMeKoYg/s200/32482829_7f7a8a5283.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317429107775763266" border="0" /></a>Scott lost $60 and didn't even get a chance to roll the dice. The group, tired, broke, and a little discouraged headed to Burger King for some breakfast. Nick texted his dad, who was a "car guy"and told him about the Audi's noisy troubles. His dad confirmed that it probably was the ball bearing. He warned Nick that if we chose to drive on it that the friction could get hot enough to weld the wheel to the axle! The thought of going 75 on a freeway and then having a wheel freeze up was scary. The tow alternative seemed like so much work though. John decided to drown his worries in a double Whopper.<br /><br />After some commiseration and breakfast it was decided they would chance the drive. John decided they should say a prayer. When he mentioned it he saw some glances exchanged between his passengers. He knew what they were thinking, but he figured that there was never a bad time to say a prayer. They paused in the parking lot for a moment and asked for a safe trip home. John pulled out of the parking lot. Scott was saying what a fun trip it was and everyone was agreeing that good times were definitely had. After traveling about 500 yards. John saw a police car oncoming ahead of him. He checked his speed and figured it was okay, then he saw a speed limit sign posted at 35 and realized he was going 10 over. The officer passed him, immediately hit his lights, made a u-turn and pulled John over.<br /><br />The policeman walked up to the window.<br /><br />COP: Do you know why I pulled you over?<br />JOHN: Yes, I was speeding.<br />COP: License, registration, and insurance please.<br /><br />John had them ready and handed them over.<br /><br />SCOTT: I cannot believe that! ugh! We just left Burger King.<br />NICK: Was there even a speed limit sign between there an here?<br />SCOTT: No. I don't think there is. I am sure he is just going to give you a warning.<br /><br />John looked in his rearview, he could see Burger King back in the distance. He could also see the Policeman filling out the ticket book.<br /><br />JOHN: Nope, he is definitely writing a ticket.<br />SCOTT: Oh man, I hate cops. This is why I hate cops. Is he really going to write you a ticket for going 45 on a highway like this??<br />BLAIR: Can't you tell him we were the ones who helped out with that big accident last night.<br />JOHN: He's Western Wendover PD he probably doesn't even know about it. I am going to ask him about the speed limit sign though.<br /><br />The cop comes back to the window, hands John the ticket to sign and gives him the usually "not an admission of guilt" spiel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDm8ruwaZhAYk4NJo9yo_KNEnFy2dCQdmyoo9iuQMb1F2fhxJT4BBLjNnirO40tUNRsWvIVDYnvwNixI3ZusN2VBXMlWxjVett9zcyrlcPG7Y9qr_-Ks9GQdna2l9m7taR_fQ05uegUuE/s1600-h/police+officer+pulled+over+ticket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDm8ruwaZhAYk4NJo9yo_KNEnFy2dCQdmyoo9iuQMb1F2fhxJT4BBLjNnirO40tUNRsWvIVDYnvwNixI3ZusN2VBXMlWxjVett9zcyrlcPG7Y9qr_-Ks9GQdna2l9m7taR_fQ05uegUuE/s320/police+officer+pulled+over+ticket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317428089431828866" border="0" /></a>JOHN: Can I ask you a question?<br />COP: Sure.<br />JOHN: I just left Burger King back there a minute before you pulled me over. Is there even a speed limit sign between there and here?<br />COP: (scoffing) Yeah, it is posted often.<br />SCOTT: (laughing) What is it posted every 10 feet?<br />COP: (raising his voice) Do you have a problem? What does this have to do with you?<br />SCOTT: We just left Burg--<br />COP: This has nothing to do with you! Whats your problem man.<br />SCOTT: I don't have a problem I just don't think--<br />COP: THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.<br />SCOTT: I was just--<br />COP: LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU"RE DONE.<br />SCOTT: I'm Done.<br />COP: This has nothing to do with you. You want to go and make things worse for your buddy here, then keep it up.<br />SCOTT: I'm done<br />JOHN: Do we have -- COP: Doesn't sound like you're done. -- JOHN: (cont.) ...to have this -- SCOTT: I"M DONE. -- JOHN: (cont.) conversation right -- COP: IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU'RE DONE. -- JOHN: (cont.) now? WOULD YOU BOTH PLEASE SHUT UP!<br /><br />John was nervous that he had lost it there but neither one of them even acknowledged him. They just kept getting louder.<br /><br />SCOTT: I'M DONE. I'M DONE<br />COP: IT DOESN"T SOUND LIKE YOU'RE DONE. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM.<br />SCOTT: I'm Done.<br />JOHN: SCOTT! Don't even say YOU'RE DONE. Just don't say anything.<br /><br />Scott was quiet. The Cop stood there looking at him as to tempt him for a few moments, then, he mumbled something about having 2 weeks to respond and told John to have a nice day. John didn't respond. The Cop walked away.<br /><br />The drive home consisted of music loud enough to drown out the constant "REET REET REET" sound the car was making, and Scott saying over and over that the whole trip was great until "...that stupid cop decided to be a prick and ruin everything!" John conceded that the cop was more of a prick then most of policemen in his police experiences. Really though, the only thing that concerned John was that they make it home without further incident. With every gust of wind or bump in the road John thought 'Here is comes.'<br /><br />Lucky for the group it never did. After an hour and a half they got off of the 600 north exit John called out to the car, "We made it!" Some of them woke up and some of them cheered. Regardless, they figured the were home free. As they pulled onto their street John looked for a parking spot. He saw one, and made a u-turn to get to it. Mid u-turn John exclaimed, "Oh crap! oh-ho, give me a break!" Everyone looked at him and thought maybe the car had finally given up. They all watched as John put his hand up to his mouth and spit into it what looked like a tooth. John said, "Oh, come on, gie me a break." Nick asked, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLFyTv75TIg4EiI9QfpeVPBZS2qECQlv-M3whPlmTIg8d1uV6dsI4ztbN0W-0n9VUuzengGm_9Ge5INRH6Cb4rUzmbextWzJb14qgO37eANJwe5ZVKzuuguUdjsbuP3AbH4hd3ldcK9c/s1600-h/DSCF0808.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLFyTv75TIg4EiI9QfpeVPBZS2qECQlv-M3whPlmTIg8d1uV6dsI4ztbN0W-0n9VUuzengGm_9Ge5INRH6Cb4rUzmbextWzJb14qgO37eANJwe5ZVKzuuguUdjsbuP3AbH4hd3ldcK9c/s200/DSCF0808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317429116765016642" border="0" /></a>"What is that?" John replied, "It's a temporary crown, man I have a date tonight, I wont be able to see my dentist... plus I have to sleep."<br /><br />John parked the car and started laughing. You could see the stump of tooth that his crown had fallen off of, it was conviently located on one of his front four teeth. Most of the group joined in the laughter. It was 10am, only 12 hours after the start time of "Watchmen" but it seemed so long ago. One hour, a walk to Maverick, and a tube of Krazy Glue later and John lay down with his tooth back intact and reflected on the evening for a few moments befoe he fell asleep.<br /><br />Johnny Metropolis.<br /><br />PostScript: A week later John called to find out the status of Morales Hernandez. After some run around, he was able to talk to someone. Morales made it to the hospital but never came out of critical condition and passed away two days later. The hospital wouldn't tell him much about the man with the rubber hand, but that he lived. John also learned that "Charlie Delta" is a rating system. The 5 phonetic alphabet letters ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, and ECHO are used to rate a victims seriousness when found - ECHO means Dead. Finally, the date John had glued his tooth in and needed sleep for canceled on him minutes before the scheduled time. The five who went to Wendover that night however have a story that will grow with time and be one of the craziest nights any of them have ever had.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-52738535110065041262009-03-25T15:18:00.001-06:002009-03-26T12:11:02.470-06:00Excellent Adventure or Bogus Journey?It's Friday night and everyone was meeting for dinner at 8:15. Spaghetti Mama's was to precede the opening night viewing of<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEmH6DWb0T9H7y40O45k-OcXvlmTkhOQx_9pYbPJBHFoc3M0oB6mtKlm9C2yPxQlqIOvei15yCqoqYI71GixTiXn6gyY55ZvBkmSeQ9qNqd1Tt0JIE_DPaHHMSLQFfElWQoIgJKFj9o4/s1600-h/watchmen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEmH6DWb0T9H7y40O45k-OcXvlmTkhOQx_9pYbPJBHFoc3M0oB6mtKlm9C2yPxQlqIOvei15yCqoqYI71GixTiXn6gyY55ZvBkmSeQ9qNqd1Tt0JIE_DPaHHMSLQFfElWQoIgJKFj9o4/s320/watchmen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317230921397211650" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCKXqRUJO0">"Watchmen."</a> John was invited to watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCKXqRUJO0">"Watchmen"</a> at Jordan Commons IMAX theater by <a href="http://jonmadsen.blogspot.com/">Jon Madsen</a> two weeks prior. John purchased his tickets, borrowed the comic book the movie was based on and then waited in excited anticipation for the show.<br /><br />A week before the show John received a text:<br /><a href="http://www.rebekahrogers.blogspot.com/">BEKAH</a>: Hey, want to take the Fun Bus to Wendover Friday night with me Alan and Brit and some friends.<br />JOHN: Crums! I would love to... but I am going to see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCKXqRUJO0">Watchmen</a> that night at 9:50. Maybe I'll just drive up after and meet you there.<br />BEKAH: Oh Crap! I forgot that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCKXqRUJO0">Watchmen</a> was this weekend.<br />John, finishing the textersation entertained this thought process "dinner at 8pm (1 1/2 hours) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCKXqRUJO0">Watchmen</a> (3 hours) drive to Wendover (1 1/2 hours) play in Wendover (4 hours) Drive home (1 1/2 hours) Be home at 8am - Sleep till 2pm... Perfect!" He started inviting everyone to his night of fun.<br /><br />All in all 20+ people showed up to Jon's movie night. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCKXqRUJO0">"Watchmen"</a> was good, unfortunately it wasn't awesome like John was expecting. In addition, try as he might, he invited a bunch of people to Wendover, but apparently most find it irresponsible to drive to a casino town at 1:30 in the morning. Turned out too, that Bekah, who invited John to Wendover, and the friends she was going to go with decided not to go anymore.<br /><br />Regardless, at 1:30am John, Scott, Tyler, Nick and Blair jumped in the Audi and headed west. The drive was somewhat uneventful except for an in depth conversation about dating and commitment. After traveling about 75 miles, during one of Scott's tirades about the difference between being a "player" versus being able to respectfully make-out with a whole bunch of different chicks at the same time. John noticed something on the road ahead. The figure was running from the middle dash marks on the freeway towards the right side of the road. John was traveling in the right lane at 80 miles an our. He started to swerve to the left. Blair screamed from the backseat and Scott and Nick yelled some indiscernible expletives. John watched as if in slow motion this form which looked like a hunched over man waving one arm, ran across the freeway in front of him. The front of the car literally missed this guy by 5 to 10 feet. Had John chose to slam on his brakes the figure would have splattered all over his windshield. Those in the car quickly debated what just happened:<br /><br />TYLER: Holy Frick was that a deer?<br />SCOTT: No, it was a guy.<br />JOHN: Yeah that was a man running across the road.<br />NICK: We should go back, and make sure he doesn't run in front of somebody else.<br />BLAIR: Sorry for screaming.<br />TYLER: Are you kidding? that was a guy.<br />JOHN: Yeah, we barely missed him... you think we should go back?<br />NICK: Yes, that idiot is going to run in front of somebody else who wont be as alert. We need to see whats wrong.<br />JOHN: I don't see any cars stopped or anything, we are in the middle of no where.<br />SCOTT: We need to be careful, it looked like he had a hood, and we don't know what he's doing.<br />JOHN: I'm gonna reverse.<br />BLAIR: What if he's a psycho killer?<br />JOHN: Then we are gonna kick his ass, there are 4 huge guys in here.<br />TYLER: Do you think it was an accident?<br />NICK: I don't see any cars but we should definitely go back ya'll.<br />SCOTT: Yeah, that's so crazy. There is nothing out here, no cars on the side of the road - nothing. What could he be doing out here at 3 o'clock in the morning?<br />JOHN: I just saw another car swerve in the rearview.<br />NICK: That guy is going to get killed!<br />SCOTT: Oh, look someone else is pulling over.<br />NICK: I can't see anything through this tint. I'm rolling the window down.<br />JOHN: We'll be there in a second.<br />NICK: Uh, your car is making a pretty bad sound.<br />JOHN: Don't worry about it, but I can't see with you hanging out the window.<br /><br />John pulls the car back to the other pulled over vehicle, a 10 year old Toyota Corolla. By this time the man who was in the middle of the freeway was in their back seat. John and Scott get out of the front seats of their car. A guy yells out the window. "<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9lUQiAGnO40EtHce7vVP2qJ0KD-IXd9iJxrKc1v4R7Ja8oxTCI1qRRmrMOVzPdxMcjVo0379svTc5VUZmuXFEza1CAFJl7XJcC7rZSVG87mzkqFPnJOnZTS-tXSfTd4xgqjcrECxTH0/s1600-h/DSCF0790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9lUQiAGnO40EtHce7vVP2qJ0KD-IXd9iJxrKc1v4R7Ja8oxTCI1qRRmrMOVzPdxMcjVo0379svTc5VUZmuXFEza1CAFJl7XJcC7rZSVG87mzkqFPnJOnZTS-tXSfTd4xgqjcrECxTH0/s320/DSCF0790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317232476338713794" border="0" /></a>This guy keeps pointing out there and saying "friend." John and Scott look towards a field north of them. At first they don't see anything. Then after their eyes scramble around for something, intermittently in the red light of the hazards, they see a large dark box shaped thing. As they stare at it, it dawns on them that it is a car, resting on it's side nearly 200 yards from the freeway! The two passengers of the Toyota and all of the passengers of Johns car run towards the heap. There is a 5 foot barbed wire fence, that they quickly scale.<br /><br />The pile of steel that used to be a pickup was on it's side but it wasn't running. Somehow the CD player survived the accident... mariachi music played out of the stereo during the experience as though a film director had chosen it to juxtapose the horror and gore of the scene. Shattered glass and twisted metal were everywhere. The cab of the truck had been smashed almost flat. At first glance it seemed unbelievable that anyone had survived.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAqBEFibHB15BO1vK_8am5vYrSsF9DaVz8frMAyfODYxNgrZAFt2DtOdjbn7SQqpt4xGOlzEjRNna3mmoYpYdrA7sbivv_bCk9jNmOspLbSeClGzu5_75dztkVQw3A0cg604jPoOZpUM/s1600-h/DSCF0791.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAqBEFibHB15BO1vK_8am5vYrSsF9DaVz8frMAyfODYxNgrZAFt2DtOdjbn7SQqpt4xGOlzEjRNna3mmoYpYdrA7sbivv_bCk9jNmOspLbSeClGzu5_75dztkVQw3A0cg604jPoOZpUM/s400/DSCF0791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317234200230358258" border="0" /></a>As their eyes adjusted, with the help of a little moonlight a body could be seen at the back end of, what at closer inspection is a newer Ford truck. John gets there right after Scott. The body is that of a man, he is lying face down. There is blood coming out of his ear and all over his face. His nose and face are smashed into the asphalt of the frontage road that his truck somehow landed on. He is not responding as Scott try's to talk to him. Nick yells, "Did someone call 911?" One of the other two Samaritans, two guys from Clinton, UT, responded that they hadn't gotten that far yet. Tyler quickly calls 911 to inform the authorities of the accident. John runs back to his car, it is so dark that he maneuvers his car to shine his headlights onto the scene.<br /><br />The genius who was flagging people down in the dead center of a dark freeway was sitting in the back of the other vehicle. He was clearly drunk. He didn't speak a lot of English, but it was pretty apparent that he didn't grasp the gravity of the condition his friend was in. "Do you think my hand is going to be alright" he asked. His hand was bloody and swollen. It looked like a rubber glove filled with water which hung in no particular fashion. As though the bones in his hand had been crushed to a powder. He had a laceration on the side of his head, which bled a little more when he found out that 911 had been called. He cried "no poliz, no poliz!" John wondered if he was an illegal or if he just feared the coming DUI. John told him, "Your friend needs to go to a hospital." and then thought, 'and if you don't want a hook or claw or something, you do too.'<br /><br />Back at the pickup the Clinton duo had laid a few coats over the man, who was breathing. This was evidenced by the loud snoring sound he was making. Of course in juvenile idiot fashion no one in Johns car even brought a coat. John and Scott at least had hoody's on, but the 20 degree temperature bit harder with even the slightest breeze. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_WXNtscACoQGpMqWMjpW2CRM3izCbxIkINY-ffIfOwXbgHKZ3PvWhjx5Po2Jbz_No_ohC1qZF0K4Tnc4RMka3smyG1KrN96rdsMDDA4jKPZFcqooKYijmC0-QTCeL0jYdjhdkGBUG4s/s1600-h/DSCF0793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_WXNtscACoQGpMqWMjpW2CRM3izCbxIkINY-ffIfOwXbgHKZ3PvWhjx5Po2Jbz_No_ohC1qZF0K4Tnc4RMka3smyG1KrN96rdsMDDA4jKPZFcqooKYijmC0-QTCeL0jYdjhdkGBUG4s/s320/DSCF0793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317232477681882866" border="0" /></a>John and Scott walked around trying to piece together what had happened. They followed a trail of glass and gashes in the asphalt, but noted that the fence they climbed seemed unharmed. Initially they thought that perhaps these guys were traveling on the frontage road. Then they noticed the bumper on the other side of the fence. Near the bumper a fence post had been bent slightly about 10 inches. The barbed wire had been pushed down about 6 inches and it became apparent that the truck hit the embankment so fast that it nearly cleared the fence altogether. Scott pointed out where the bumper was, and then you could see where the truck first landed because of a shoe and some debris... 50 feet behind that the truck lay on it's side emitting the happy tune of mariachi music.<br /><br />to be continued...Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-80389137970787482472009-02-27T08:29:00.006-07:002009-02-27T13:47:37.181-07:00Humble PieThere was a time where my friend and I had actually discussed at length writing a book that we would title "How To Get Any Girl You Want Guaranteed." We went so far as to outline chapter headings. I truly believed I was qualified to write that book at the time. I am learning now, quickly and painfully that I am not.<br /><br />The names have been changed and the timing is vague for anonymity, but the following 6 stories are true:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Experience 1 (Gwendolen(24):</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJTT_Nd4Bd1Z1Ven8wiT53Utk7g2GzGeedSo70lsvKOsv0Y9mmr3jMJe3U7VH1FDA5Ul_ETj1GoVFgize16TnrAblxtfVovskdZVTGrOQOwMipSQmn_Be3bSMPszOwfYGHmCq-sYXnck/s1600-h/images.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJTT_Nd4Bd1Z1Ven8wiT53Utk7g2GzGeedSo70lsvKOsv0Y9mmr3jMJe3U7VH1FDA5Ul_ETj1GoVFgize16TnrAblxtfVovskdZVTGrOQOwMipSQmn_Be3bSMPszOwfYGHmCq-sYXnck/s200/images.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307551733600835522" border="0" /></a> I got set up with this Gwendolen. She was a very good looking tennis player who loved movies. We went out on 3 dates. I tried to set up a fourth, and she suddenly became very difficult to get a hold of... I didn't quite know what to do. So I texted her, she responded that she was really busy. We texted back and fourth for a bit, but seemingly whenever I asked her to do something she very inconveniently had other things going on. This had never really happened to me, but I recognized that I had used these same tactics in the past to avoid the confrontation of letting a girl know I wasn't interested. The day I decided to wait and see if she would contact me first I talked to the friend who set us up. She was a very good friend and I told her to be completely honest with me. She was. She told me that Gwendolen had told her that she thought I was funny, but that she just wasn't attracted to me. I've never considered myself overly good looking, but I have always been pretty confident that my personality and charm made up for whatever I lacked in looks. I figured Gwendolen was an anomaly and moved on.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Experience 2 (Rebecca(21):</span> I had known Rebecca for a while. We had flirted vigorously for probably a year. She was quite a bit younger then me, and that always put a bit of a damper on us having any kind of relationship. However she had recently turned 21 and I figured that there was nothing young about her personality so I decided to go for it. We went on a date which involved stopping at my house for a minute. That night a bunch of people happened to be in my house. They were playing Mario Kart and we played a couple of games. She met everyone, including a friend of mine who was there (Bronson) who didn't live in my house but frequented it. He was only a year younger then me. While on our date she asked about him. I didn't think much of it. Then three days later she tells me she is going out with him the coming weekend. I was miffed and it obviously showed on my face because she laughed and then realized what she was doing caught herself and then said, "Oh come on John, your like my brother." So maybe I didn't properly make the transfer from friend to more than a friend clear. I wished them luck and moved on.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Experience 3 (Gabriella(20):</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQUXk3b20xCCyfPV6Ize1HSakAFGmG7T-X4ClTIbzMo8qGawM9DzocFDDud_v89OGYkztvodZGppCsSkSyxw1cTn-OJLMsy8wV6BL9Wp6LQu_Z4jv6Evam1HE1pGTkRGmZ_FKUCl_jEc/s1600-h/cherry-pie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQUXk3b20xCCyfPV6Ize1HSakAFGmG7T-X4ClTIbzMo8qGawM9DzocFDDud_v89OGYkztvodZGppCsSkSyxw1cTn-OJLMsy8wV6BL9Wp6LQu_Z4jv6Evam1HE1pGTkRGmZ_FKUCl_jEc/s200/cherry-pie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307551731757617538" border="0" /></a> Gabriella and I used to hang out a lot. I was kind of dating someone else at the time and so was she, so the timing was never quite right. Then she moved, not far, but far enough that our circles changed and we didn't see each other. I had always sort of regretted not giving it a shot with her. One week I decided that my roommates should all go out on a group date. I planned it and got tickets for everyone to a comedy show downtown. The fun of it was that we planned the date before we even had dates, so we spent the week trying. With the two previous misfires I didn't have a ton of success. Then, luckily, out of no where Gabriella texts me. I call her back and we talk. I find out she isn't dating anybody she is free for the weekend. I ask her out and she says yes. The day of our date arrives and I text her to get her address.<br /><br />5:20pm J: Whats your address again?<br />5:23pm G: (address) but I'm still at work so do you want me to call you when I'm off? and do I have to like wear something special or anything?<br />5:28pm J: I'm not stopping by until 7:30 or 8. So no big deal. You should probably dress as sexy as possible, you know, to impress me.<br />5:30pm G: Oh wow,i have nothing you want to see.But ill see what i can find to keep your mind wandering!<br /><br />My roommate and I decide that we will drive to dinner and the show together. He and his date are in the back of my car and we start driving towards Gabriella's house. That’s when I get another text from her.<br /><br />7:36pm G: Hey im still at work so is it cool if i come when i get off?<br />7:38pm J: Where do you work?<br />7:39pm G: The Realty Group<br />8:03pm J: Wha? Realtors don't work past 7? How much longer?<br />8:10pm G: I'm an assistant to a bunch of realtors. i have to do flyers for the open houses tomorrow and then bring some stuff to some clients!Boo!<br />8:12pm J: That sounds like a lot... Am I getting stood up here?<br /><br />While giving a play by play to my two passengers I decided to turn around and head home.<br /><br />8:21pm G: No,i just told you i would come after!<br />8:24pm J: After? Uh okay Mr. Miagi... let me know. I'll just wait around for you.<br />8:26pm G: Shut up!you are such a dork!<br />8:28pm J: So how much longer?<br /><br />I went home and my roommates went on the date without me. I decided that I wasn't going to contact her again that night. I tried to get another date, but the same night just didn't go over well. I had the whole evening to think about the fact that for the first time in my life I got stood up. It was pretty depressing. I didn't here from Gabriella again. That night after my roommates got home and reported the fun they had had, I decided to send her another text, just to be a smart ass.<br /><br />1:05am J: Whoa, must be a lot of flyers. How much longer now?<br /><br />no response<br /><br />4:24am J: Okay, I'm starting to think you stood me up for sure... so I'm going to bed.<br /><br />no response<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Experience 4 (Sienna(27):</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr1nE7L4svLLB3GEnqlMTUbOxnYmJ6JeY8dykWZz5cF0JIz5W3Gt8Aho_s1U8H0JWuy7XhdZUfT6eDSlKgfer7Y5tSJrIfFXorerEhcS3vJofW08MPRjodQNbxRbAxMRN08x_5RDpRq8/s1600-h/459865991_20297be637.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr1nE7L4svLLB3GEnqlMTUbOxnYmJ6JeY8dykWZz5cF0JIz5W3Gt8Aho_s1U8H0JWuy7XhdZUfT6eDSlKgfer7Y5tSJrIfFXorerEhcS3vJofW08MPRjodQNbxRbAxMRN08x_5RDpRq8/s200/459865991_20297be637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307551730561675986" border="0" /></a> After my 3 previous experiences I figured I'd better take it easy. I was feeling some serious self consciousness, and didn't want to create more good memories. Unfortunately this girl had been hanging around our house and I was crushing pretty hard on her. One night a big group of people were hanging out and I made a point of spending as much of my time at the activity in close proximity to her as possible. Throughout the night we had an ongoing discussion about dating. When we talked about rejecting members of the opposite sex, Sienna mentioned how she preferred non-confrontational methods. I asked her to elaborate, she told me that she would just not respond to texts and calls. I agreed that that was a pretty good indicator. I probably even said "I'd take the hint." Later that night I asked her if she wanted to go see a movie with me the next day. She said that she would love to, and probably could but that I should text her tomorrow. I did... she didn't respond. I thought, "there's no way that she would tell me that’s how she dealt with rejection and then do it to me the next day." <span style=""> </span>I tried hard not to let my previous three rejections get into my head. So I tried to text her twice more that week, and call her once. She didn't respond, and didn't come back to the house again for a while. I felt really stupid.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Experience 5 (Joebi(29):</span> My roommates and I met Joebi with a group of other girls. We had hung out with them as a group several times, but it is one of those situations where no one in either group is sure who likes who and so no one really makes a move one way or the other. Well, out of no where Joebi calls me and asks me if I would go out with her. I was stoked first of all cause she was way better looking then me. Secondly because she was my favorite of the group but I always thought she liked one of my roommates more. We went out and it was a really fun date we doubled with one of her friends who was in a more serious relationship. I thought things were going really well. We went back to my place to watch a movie. Oddly enough our TV room has two love sacs perfect for double date cuddling and movie watching. We were cuddling on the love sac after the movie and talking. I said jokingly "I'm glad you picked me for you pity date." She laughed and said, "No, I asked you out because I knew we could just have fun and not have to worry about you getting attached or expecting more." My mind remembered a conversation we had had a couple months or so ago where we talked about failed relationships and I had mentioned how hard it was for me to want a serious relationship. She went on, "It was a fun no pressure night with a friend, we should do it again sometime in a month or so." So... yeah I count that as a rejection too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Experience 6 (Janice(24):</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfCh7GINIMDUQmuw_i8HBxr668wjEaedEKR7K4FZxeMAQPNinEZlIJx_7sTMOdLV-WnfCRmnbPCR6MdLx5Wm9tZ9ZarX5bjnGDeLb1ZSLaLxvh1DfUUNrw-IMXVV3ZQvq5ZM7n9194vQ/s1600-h/CherryPie_468x359.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfCh7GINIMDUQmuw_i8HBxr668wjEaedEKR7K4FZxeMAQPNinEZlIJx_7sTMOdLV-WnfCRmnbPCR6MdLx5Wm9tZ9ZarX5bjnGDeLb1ZSLaLxvh1DfUUNrw-IMXVV3ZQvq5ZM7n9194vQ/s200/CherryPie_468x359.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307551730809666978" border="0" /></a>I had been on 2 dates with Janice and on a whim one day I invited her out for a 3rd. I thought she was adorable and liked spending time with her. We went to a movie, and the movie really wasn't very good. So there was more bored time for my mind to wander, and I thought I would love to hold Janice’s hand. It was our third date, it hardly felt aggressive to make this move. Nevertheless, I was nervous and it took some doing. I put my hand on hers, and for a while we held hands. There was reciprocation on her part, gentle movement and the such. Then after about 5 minutes or so she pulled her hand away to get some candy. I thought nothing of it and rested my hand between our two legs waiting for her to put her hand back on her leg. She did and so I slowly maneuvered back for the hand hold, but to my dismay her hand was firmly affixed to her leg. I checked the movie and it wasn't a tense moment, the horror dawned on me that she did not want me to hold her hand. Well what was I supposed to do? My hand was right next to hers... I awkwardly moved it away, back between our legs and then on to mine and then coyly took a bit of popcorn as though I hadn't just been blatantly shot down. After the movie, I drove her home. We talked for a minute in the car and she said, "Sorry about the whole hand thingy, it just didn't feel right in the moment." This comment made me feel further like a jackass, and I drove home feeling pretty inadequate.<br /><br />In the span of 2 months I had the aforementioned 6 experiences - which considering the opening paragraphs I probably deserve. Regardless of the lessons learned it has me wondering "what exactly has changed." Sure I'm fatter, balder, and older, but I am funnier... I think. Unfortunately that thought has been lingering over the past months each time I meet a new girl. My confidence has not been cracked, but it definitely has a few dents in it.<br /><br />John MaximJohnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-85106626427067923142009-02-24T17:12:00.005-07:002009-02-24T18:16:00.234-07:00Breaking the SealFor <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm3vMYN9umW30kH5meGUcTU_3FzoyrO8dNj-TufZcPcRBcZWTjd2-UGiUpIPtGRR2RW3rTv_FYJIeT7jhaxBqhDOFHyKfw6F2IVM6-Fn_MBkZ9ZtMWdSRBTahyy0O20ZNTzcSWeWV6WE/s1600-h/fitted_hat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm3vMYN9umW30kH5meGUcTU_3FzoyrO8dNj-TufZcPcRBcZWTjd2-UGiUpIPtGRR2RW3rTv_FYJIeT7jhaxBqhDOFHyKfw6F2IVM6-Fn_MBkZ9ZtMWdSRBTahyy0O20ZNTzcSWeWV6WE/s320/fitted_hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306536925274624898" border="0" /></a>about 3 months in 2008 I worked for CHACHA. What is CHACHA? It is a text service where you can text 262262 any question and they will answer it. Back then it was completely free and used to be really cool, but now it kind of sucks because they charge after a number of texts and stuff. Anyway, I found out that on the other end of my text message was a person, sitting at their computer who would simply google the question I had asked and then would respond based on what they found on google. They got paid 20 cents for every question they answered. Awesome right?<br /><br />I applied and passed a rigorous series of tests that they had (well I sorta cheated on the typing portion of the test, cause I can't type, but it was done online, so I just had my brother do that portion for me) once I passed I became a CHACHA guide and would sit and answer questions that people would text in like: Do dolphins sleep? How long is the National Anthem? or What is a penis?<br /><br />I found it to be a fascinating and fun pastime, and felt I was actually pretty good at it. I could spend an entire entry writing about some of the questions and how I answered them, but I will probably just tell you this one (since there is a point to this post) and that'll be it.<br /><br />I got this question:<br />When drinking, what does the term breaking the seal mean?<br /><br />As a guide one must infer what an asker "means" by a question, 'drinking' could mean a lot of things, but I figured that they were talking about alcohol. Being Mormon, I have had less then the average human experience with drinking alcohol, drunken nights, beer pong, beer before liquor rhymes, hangovers, and other cultural nuances of inebriated life. I could only make an assumption and that wasn't the CHACHA way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMAZdV89OR0dZCqI-40yolF4F6JJw6QBOvnX5kx4cpKWLfwVCQn0YwQzA9MXNFKOruZE_gj-72_Sf-0YaQmOmdzfw-pkxwTVvABnbWzvrHPrXG2WiuGBWbaOIfkTzPZCkXmk_A2GN1ns/s1600-h/2168_3312838808056633155_8428_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMAZdV89OR0dZCqI-40yolF4F6JJw6QBOvnX5kx4cpKWLfwVCQn0YwQzA9MXNFKOruZE_gj-72_Sf-0YaQmOmdzfw-pkxwTVvABnbWzvrHPrXG2WiuGBWbaOIfkTzPZCkXmk_A2GN1ns/s320/2168_3312838808056633155_8428_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306536922128343666" border="0" /></a>I was frustrated that I couldn't find an adequate explanation. CHACHA keeps track of how long it takes you too, and expects a response within 3 minutes. So I did the only thing I could, I phoned a friend. One who had profound expertise in the aforementioned lifestyle. I called him, I told him the question and said something like, "Does it mean that you open the beer, or pop the cork, or twist the cap or something?" He laughed, mocking like, and said, "No, when you are drinking if you go pee, you have broken the seal. He said that you hold it for as long as you can, because if you go pee once, you will have to pee every 5 minutes for the rest of the night" he further explained that "maintaining the seal is easy, but once it's been broken it is almost impossible to hold." I googled the words 'breaking the seal pee' and sure enough a bunch of pages came up which gave me an opportunity to respond to the question properly.<br /><br />So, I'm breaking the seal on my blog. Get ready for my brain to urinate more stuff through the keyboard on to this blog!<br /><br />John MaximJohnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-63997612041723593192008-12-01T05:11:00.009-07:002008-12-01T11:40:43.986-07:00Playlist<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Today is the two year anniversary of <a href="http://http//jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html">losing</a> my son </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Roe</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. I feel compelled to write something regarding the matter. In looking back over the last two or three years and all of the things which have transpired it is easy for me to sometimes get down. Feelings of depression and sadness over regrets and bad luck constantly plague my thoughts. It has been said by many of you, even on this blog, that I have the worst luck in the world... though I don't totally agree with that, it does seem sometimes that were it not for bad luck I would have no luck.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268151259591406722" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ73Meo8zCiHa-JnngWs2f_LCbXU2Jp7VYY8Qii2CPq1FzWjjS7ZhRO0-uN-vevNCVZbrI5NUvCZhRCeS0MGpDaQCN3PScnQIge2aN_XfX9wKFx8pRqOhqtzY98lKaMIGwwIANTpVex10/s320/460-_640335.JPG" border="0" /> I know that everyone has rough patches and hard times. It's part of life. I think what makes us the best possible version of ourselves is making it through the hard times in the right way. I figured I would share one of my strategies with you. I have a little playlist on my Ipod which I have played over and over and over again since my divorce... I know some of you would quickly get tired of the same 4 songs, but I have found them to be very uplifting. I call it "Smile" (Cheesy? I know. Am I embarrassed? No) I have taken the time to explain each song and what I think it is saying. I am not really interested in what the author actually meant by it or intended when he or she wrote this song, these are simply my interpretations. Enjoy:</span></span> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp75aOiyuxE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><strong>"Hopeless Case" by Less Than Jake</strong></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I always listen to this song first. The </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">singer is talking about how he feels like he is not worth anything, he can't seem to get "it" right and is therefore in his own eyes a "hopeless case" (I know it sounds<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> depressing, but ride it out) He says, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"I have this feeling inside that I wouldn't like m</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e if I met me.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">seems like a losing fight, if you could see it through my eyes, then you'd believe me."</span> The song continues and he talks about how he's <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"self-destructive", "insecure", "out of focus",</span> and</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268153101793237442" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 160px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhl9_vTFVLLDh3GjoZQu5xNUh4K7_D77DOwrCaLkglCm3NAIEdZqNkU6rVgr0PuOt3luHdpj8-4jacnAe8-V45x8PQJyTYotEkndnP3Jrale5noWDkSclUhrNCe306gEagY317mHK1eKg/s200/2008_01_16_LessThanJake.jpg" border="0" /> how</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"anything he touches can be broken"</span>. I don't know about you, but I feel like this all the time, I'm filled with doubt about who I am and what I am worth. There are hundreds of songs that preach this same message, and we all can relate. This song has a different twist to it however, which is why I like it so much. The singer is not just lamenting his own low self esteem. He is actually singing to someone else, a loved one or a friend. He cries out, "<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The truth is that I've had enough, but you still help me, You! You hear the words that I say, You just tell me my hearts in the right place, it's the world that's confused, and it's never too late to save a hopeless case."</span> It's the down-on-himself singer that I am relating to. I'm sitting there feeling sorry for myself, and then he goes and thanks someone for caring about and believing in him. I love this because it forces me to remember all of the people in my life who love me. Especially those who love me in spite of "me." Who see me differently than I see myself. The people who never give up on me. My family, my friends, the people that I truly love. It also reminds me that when I have a friend feeling down and like things are hopeless for them that its NEVER too late for me to save a hopeless case.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naXCGpABh9I">"Hold On" by Wilson Phillips</a></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I can seldom hear this song with out belting it out at the top of my lungs. Which usually spawns ridicule from my male comrades and swooning adoration from females lucky enough to view the event. Though I don't mind the attention, my love for this song goes deeper than the entertainment value singing it provides. The very first line gives a lot of perspective. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"I know this pain"</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268151152427147042" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 196px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUY2Cm4aGDoNFjyXesBoAXOEXTM8LLIlt1UFtCVdrRzMpzW-Ib53H2JS-HnFzTHzw9j1iJHwjGx4jeSJ5IPauC2IAMY20yNwLDAPAQLT4JFDYEDcdIU50_91_KQCT2KoklLYeNHyVZdI/s200/Wilson_Phillips_Debut.jpeg" border="0" />which is then repeated with <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"I know that there is pain."</span> Its really </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">easy for me to think nobody knows what I am going through, that no one can relate, that my life is worse than anyone else's... and that is just simply not true, and it never will be. There are so many people on this planet, living now, and that have lived, and that will live that really its ridiculous for me to think my journey is exclusive. My favorite part of "Hold On" is that it also points out that the way I deal with the "pain" is my choice. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Why do you lock yourself up in these chains? Don't ever let anyone step all over you."</span> and <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness. You got yourself into your own mess."</span> and <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Don't you think it's worth your time to change your mind?"</span> I am so quick to look to others to blame my unhappiness on, she did that or he said this... no one can make me feel anything. I can choose to be happy regardless of my circumstances, whether or not I made the decision or someone else made the decision that got me into that circumstance. Then the chorus which speaks for itself. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"I know that there is pain, butcha hold on for one more day and you break free, break from the chains... Don't you know things can change? Things can go your way if you hold on for one more day."</span> Making that choice to be happy is a daily thing. Making it one day at a time, holding on to that choice is what gets me through the toughest of times.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7OtdtUsFtY">"Move Along" by All-American Rejects</a></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">As well as being an incredibly catchy and fun to listen to song, the writing and message in "Move Along" is very poetic and has many small lessons in it. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Go ahead as you waste your days with thinking."</span> Worrying is not the way to get trough trouble. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"When you fall everyone sins."</span> Yep, everyone. I'm not perfect and not expected to </span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268151144394641826" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-tfc6nTslNeSGRJJgEG7mURV8ZbTKz2zQnwtk5X_9HKoDgUU4_psqvR5ayGAoIyF-cGvHkh47k_XSHRrJBADbE8gifeqIvoagJS9TdhjvjhjbHpyFR7n4UFetNqZOIYaLUqp9IbA81o/s200/all-american-rejectsweb.jpg" border="0" /> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">be. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Another day and you've had your fill of sinking."</span> Despair and sadness is very real and reaches us all. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Your hands are shaking, cold. These hands are meant to hold, speak to me."</span> This journey through life is not meant to be traversed alone. I need to share it with others. Then the chorus hits. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"When all you've got to keep is strong, move along, move along like I know you do. And even when your hope is gone, move along, move along just to make it through."</span> What does move along mean? Well, to me it means that I just need to keep doing, to keep living, to press forward. I really like that they say <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Even when your hope is gone."</span> Because that happens! Life deals me some pretty tough cards sometimes, but giving up is never the way to <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"make it through."</span> I find that when my hope is gone that is when I think that my trial is permanent. Funny thing is, when I look back, in retrospect, at other trials in my life, I can see that is never true... but when I'm smack in the middle of a terrible situation it is really hard to see the truth. The truth is, like in "Hold On" that eventually I will make it through, and things will change. Remembering that truth while trouble is abound is the key to surviving it. If, <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"when all [I've] got to keep is strong, move along." "and even when [my] hope is gone, move along." "when everything is wrong, move along."</span> - just to make it through, and I will.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMzGBU5mm7g">"Believe" by Yellowcard</a></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">This song is a little different then the other three, and I always like to finish with it. The message in the first three songs read like a self help book, with common sense messages that we sometimes have a hard time remembering in times of travesty. They are ambiguous and general. Whereas "Believe" tells a very specific story while still relaying a powerful message. It also has a cool electric-violin that I love. This is a post 9/11 story, written one year after the terrorist attacks. The singer talks about the hero who despite the calamity of that day chose to put his life at peril to save others including the singer. The story tells how the hero did not make it, and yet the singer did. The singer starts paying<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268151155678281218" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 197px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd94qbqSMYeJzXG9EzdW9LokVhy0lyTsvKdjF7miWj02UpW0rn5O10fKwAuXNWZQGQ0GH7P4BKFUyDYM91LgTbfimfAT4ma6ek3ZqfMvj6unpktpdELnZpU0Le4pv95pLnE-BY1vuNSM/s200/Yellowcard-Ocean-Avenue-300104.jpg" border="0" /> tribute to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">this hero <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Think about the love inside the strength of heart. Think about the hero saving life in the dark. Climbing higher through the fire, time was running out. Never knowing you weren't going to be coming back alive... but you still came back for me. You were strong and you believed."</span> Explaining this as a metaphor for life is too easy, and on the surface this seems like a simple telling of the heroic acts of that day and its aftermath. The chorus is the hero comforting the singer as he saves him, <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright, be strong believe!" </span>Here is where the song gets really good. (I must warn you, for the most part my blog is free from religious commentary, but I think it's important to share how I really feel here.) The story goes - singer lives, and the hero dies. The singer laments, <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Think about the chance I never had to say thank you for giving up your life that day."</span> Then the singer tells of the effect that the hero's sacrifice made on him. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"I wanna hold my wife when I get home. I wanna tell the kids they'll never know, how much I love to see them smile. I wanna make a change right here, right now. I wanna live a life like you somehow. I wanna make your sacrifice worthwhile!"</span> The chorus repeats, this time the singer is telling himself how he can accomplish the change and follow the hero's example, <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright, be strong believe!"</span> If the fact that these attacks actually happened and what a horrible experience that was isn't enough to bring clarity to my problems. Then I listen to this story, and I am reminded of another hero, one who sacrificed himself for me. I gotta tell you that I believe in Jesus Christ. I know that he lived and I know that he died for me. I know that he took my sins upon himself, and I know that he has felt every pain and sorrow that I will ever encounter. Like the hero in this song, he never feared, he only heard my voice calling out. He showed me how to act, and what the love inside the strength of heart is. He let it all go and sacrificed everything for me. All the while telling me that everything is going to be alright, to be strong and believe. No matter what I am going through, remembering his example helps me remember how much I love my family and others, it makes me want to change who I am, and it makes me want to make his sacrifice worthwhile. I can think of no other message which better teaches me how to treat others, and how to make it through anything life can dish out to me. No matter what I'm going through I can feel him urging me on <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"everything's gonna be alright, be strong, believe."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">This cheesy little playlist has seen me through many a difficult times, especially in the last couple of years. I'm certain many of you could make your own playlists that would probably be better and more profound. This works for me though and makes it very difficult for me to have a bad day. Feel free to borrow it till you can make your own. Or, if you don't like the songs just remember the following things.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">It's never too late to save a hopeless case.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Things'll change if you hold on for one more day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Move along, move along just to make it through.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Everything is gonna be alright, be strong believe.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">John Maxim</span></div>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-12905180353249038722008-11-26T01:10:00.004-07:002008-11-26T19:36:12.377-07:00Fame and Fortune: the pursuit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKqzvsxERiq5BsjgTwH5W0U-uTcVI1vrJ3Og_bmmKctXr3FjpYHF8fMWpknN_C1xBLNEk9j7b1BIQgzlCmcnPyFI2Goe2HtOaMYpMeXPmw_rplAIvJS6Aa1-tnBtqtLwfMgpUyHowROo/s1600-h/FIRSTAD2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273158706068293570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKqzvsxERiq5BsjgTwH5W0U-uTcVI1vrJ3Og_bmmKctXr3FjpYHF8fMWpknN_C1xBLNEk9j7b1BIQgzlCmcnPyFI2Goe2HtOaMYpMeXPmw_rplAIvJS6Aa1-tnBtqtLwfMgpUyHowROo/s400/FIRSTAD2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>So I've had this blog since last January and I haven't done this yet so I hope you'll forgive me. I promise this blog will not turn into a "John is so cool and amazing" type of blog dedicated to all things cool about me (even though it kind of already is).<br /><br /><div><div>I met my friend Cameron Daley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_HyCCRes6p304W9bE1PlhvnXKZBj-OpsEwbuBShouVU1JU16BkTjkbN89ufBghk99K7ubOotRmJRacUkhHMtrfYbDSO_OR4g-caEqmz0A_2egEEH7e2TwXGZdXiMDlOijyVF23mZ_0E/s1600-h/Photo(07).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269802780662992002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_HyCCRes6p304W9bE1PlhvnXKZBj-OpsEwbuBShouVU1JU16BkTjkbN89ufBghk99K7ubOotRmJRacUkhHMtrfYbDSO_OR4g-caEqmz0A_2egEEH7e2TwXGZdXiMDlOijyVF23mZ_0E/s320/Photo(07).JPG" border="0" /></a> while serving in England on a mission for my church. Our first meeting went something like this: I was not serving with Elder Daley, but I had heard of him. For a conference my compainion and I had to sleep over at he and his companions flat (thats british for apartment) When Cameron came home he saw me sitting on his couch reading a movie magazine. He looked at me and said "Were did you get that?" I said, "Uh Tesco's." The look on his face made me think he was really kind of upset with me. Sure, the "Total Film" mag I was reading was what some might term "unapproved" reading, but from what I'd heard Elder Daley wasn't the type to be bothered by that. He took a closer look at my magazine and laughed. He explained that he had an "Empire" magazine upstairs in his room. (Empire and Total Film are competeing magazines and this particular month their covers were almost identical) He thought for a minute that I had gone into his room, gone through his things and then started reading his magazine. The truth was even more unlikely, that even without meeting each other, Cameron and I were pretty much the same person.<br /><br />If you have known Cameron and I for any length of time we've always "joked" about how we want to be famous. In fact, the line I still use is "In seven years you're going to need a VIP pass just to see me." We came up with that line on our missions later, when we eventually served together, which is another funny story that I wont go into here. Unfortunately, as you know, you do not currently, in fact, need any sort of special permission and/or paperwork to see either of us.<br /></div><br /><div>Cameron and I both knew that we wanted to be famous and we felt the best way to achieve our goal was to be extremely entertaining. This started with us using scripted dialogue on group dates. Then shortly after I returned home from my mission we made our first Short film in a week. It was called "Wonka Willow Wankers" and to the limited audience who saw it, it was, I'm sure a life changing experience.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZu5IupmUu7cmSZaHUjil3XqIIwnFeS97VafVdtbLdWYo-R9EWG-rizGi6TXFWbg9g3nquWVYuhrVTJfQuodVGeusPwQJDFed3Rhbd406tzNQ4HtfTNLnG7SNPPmChsIHe2_3XqWqrvc/s1600-h/VHSOOTB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273153127516374946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZu5IupmUu7cmSZaHUjil3XqIIwnFeS97VafVdtbLdWYo-R9EWG-rizGi6TXFWbg9g3nquWVYuhrVTJfQuodVGeusPwQJDFed3Rhbd406tzNQ4HtfTNLnG7SNPPmChsIHe2_3XqWqrvc/s320/VHSOOTB.jpg" border="0" /></a>It was this taste of fame that made us want it even more. We decided to make a full length movie titled <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~staplescinema/ActualEvents.html">Out of the Blue: Based on Actual Events</a>. This film was loosely based on me and Cam's dating exploits. A lot of people thought that we only made this movie to make out with cute girls. Though that was a nice side effect, even the best make-out doesn't compare to sitting in the balcony of a sold out theater watching and listening to a couple hundred people laugh at something you made.<br /><br />In the meantime we paid $4000 to Century 16 movie theatre in Salt Lake so we could put up an advertisement on the big screen (pictured throughout this post) prior to movies. There were three adverts which ran for the entire year 2000.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273158703848657906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRU3hbeX6-FzRbV1JMGM6KZ-MANge6vRGneNeT_lxHZZq6Ap50qGzja5y9gBs2HaNLwu0_YseVwLKYK-1349f_Tj9NipLOykJ19bfux6FgHYNmiTStLnflj4ke1dRE4WjnEF7mtVuR50/s400/SECONDAD2.JPG" border="0" />After a couple more shorts films, some script ideas, and a few casting sessions which never came to fruition we decided to change our focus. We moved on to drawing a <a href="http://www.ootbcomics.blogspot.com/">comic strip</a> called "Out of the Blue". This comic ran in several college newspapers all across the country for free. We didn't want money. (but we wouldn't turn it down) We started hearing people talking about our comic on campus. We received emails about our comic and we even had a few people write letters to campus newspapers trashing on our comics. It was awesome.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269803300108202994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXPccGCLx_Urs0-WUXMJtsrMCKq1uPNlP9gDFiuW7EWqzn3VszEBUhyphenhyphenOVbcdc1bn64IrDzOZrt8qF1UqK5DCdualf0fzgnidYyM5b8UHX9EkcJBbatbZTjNMxAvfC2jSURgIZSHbQwnA/s400/22Jackass-Comic+Strip.jpg" border="0" /> When we didn't get offered millions of dollars to be in syndication next to "Marvin" and the "Family Circus", we again changed directions. A new radio station had just kicked off and they didn't have a morning show... it was just a regular DJ. So one day we went to the station, uninvited, and told the receptionist that we were their new DJ's for a morning show and that we were starting monday. It didn't work, and the radio station finally got a morning show... and they suck.<br /><br />Cameron stumbled across a lame "movie review" show on the cable government access channel 17 in Weber County. It was pitiful. Cameron forced me to watch a few episodes and we just shook our heads in thinking "How are these two imbeciles on TV talking about movies and we aren't?" We knew we could do better. We called the owner of the station. We told him we wanted our own show. He wouldn't let us do a movie review show since he already had one (bummer ) so we pitched him a show called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCd9L788kkU">Odd Jobs</a>, starring us. He was hesitant, but told us to film a few episodes and give them to him... so we did. He loved it. He loved it a lot. We couldn't get episodes to him fast enough. Literally. He wanted a new episode every week, but it took us at least a month to film and edit each episode. For that reason, Odd Jobs eventually died.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273158710871240610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5R1a7tW7rnwlFk-x7OJe-73-0f0ye8ou0blyFIpemfmz72Tuxh8_rcmQ0TVszsB51mN04fsw_E2nTj-_8XXiB2jJfTUQjXVRE2_HFIMKLoEXzlrKM2KJ4u6YxGmsOPMYcCXuVdU4RFw/s400/THIRDAD2.JPG" border="0" />Now on to the point of this post. Recently Cameron and I discovered that the movie review show that we coveted is no longer on the air. We immediately called Channel 17 and secured our spot as the new movie reviewers. One of the conditions of doing our movie review show was... get this... the owner wants us to film at least 4 episodes of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzewODcw51c&feature=related">Odd Jobs</a> a year. That's how much he loves that show.<br /><br />So, Cam and I are in the process of getting our movie review show, The Cinematic Experience, on TV. The process is tedious, but in the meantime, I was hoping that YOU, my blog readers would do me a solid*. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CinematicExperience">The Cinematic Experience</a> is currently on You Tube and we're uploading new reviews every week. Would you be so kind as to log on and watch some of them. The more hits we get and the more subscriptions we get to our channel the higher it will show up on the search engine! If that Cambodian guy who sings for Journey now can be discovered, so can we.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273151851023675314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PGJWwd3a4XTGnvcbNnhWuNdbIb_kp4PyMxDPm4XdSpWAock-LNhZNdLw04lqjhwCparY1lkfjyMB2-xgGR592b6pqH5pLAl2RAk4cPehedKycPbRD1VRMul1TL3HZ7BmP2-5EbG69xg/s400/n627392477_1129532_3236.jpg" border="0" />We try to keep our reviews under 5 minutes. We are also extremely interested in any type of feedback you may have. We've received some good and some bad and I can assure you that ALL OF IT is extremely helpful. We've already started incorporating some suggestions we've received into the show. We have a facebook group you should join if you're not a member already. (search for "cinematic experience" in "groups" to find it and join.) And we are currently in talks with comcast about getting our reviews OnDemand. The only reason we do this stuff is because you guys think we're funny. You laughter is appreciated.<br /><br />John Maxim<br /><br /><br />*solid = Pop Culture lingo meaning "big favor". </div></div></div>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-17378553923333705952008-11-20T19:05:00.003-07:002008-11-21T09:22:56.694-07:00Perilous Party Planning<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiupJqrdBqW37AnUaG19fZVMgFh_wGu7gRKyv4TeiINLPcl4X-mbDXJvx2rmNjXev9u6cQgOkg5bDX2MIf53QMGeRTyYTZwOuS_DhmAWDcX25kS3S1lbSLPazUNJrWhUAqunAPvpENgFM/s1600-h/bonfire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270942177485162594" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 283px; height: 261px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiupJqrdBqW37AnUaG19fZVMgFh_wGu7gRKyv4TeiINLPcl4X-mbDXJvx2rmNjXev9u6cQgOkg5bDX2MIf53QMGeRTyYTZwOuS_DhmAWDcX25kS3S1lbSLPazUNJrWhUAqunAPvpENgFM/s320/bonfire.jpg" border="0" /></a>John Maxim's birthday is this week. To celebrate he & his friend <a href="http://kissmekate77.blogspot.com/">Kate</a> are planning a bonfire for this weekend, the big kind where you burn furniture and stuff. Due to housing development over the years the old location that John used to go for this activity now had a few stucco ramblers sitting on it.<br /><br />John Called his friend the fireman to find out where a good location would be to have his celebratory fire. He said, "Go somewhere in the west desert out past Toole. You got any hick Toole friends? They would probably know of a good spot."<br /><br />John's friend <a href="http://berekson.blogspot.com/">Beau</a> is from Toole, he wasn't a hick, but John decided to try him anyway, so he texted him.<br /><br />JOHN: Hey, you're from Toole right?<br />BEAU: Yeah, Why?<br />JOHN: I'm looking for somewhere to have a huge bonfire. My fireman buddy told me to find someone from Toole, that they would know somewhere in the west desert where I could do it... do you fit this stereotype, and know of somewhere?<br />BEAU: I don't know what it says about me, but I know a few spots. When are you planning on it?<br />JOHN: Awesome! Next weekend. It's my Bday. Got a couple couches to burn, need a secluded spot.<br />BEAU: What's your email I'll send you a google map shot.<br /><br />John checked his email moments later.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReXFN0vuwdacSAXch_8Mz2YodxIQW2FWaq-z5rDDOWMYtDq8TYCTHK4_1R9e4NWrXdZpJXkEC7v-e2RRaFvLBKbO0lABx-DPSiBrbD5wyVI3UP5tfkW7bcL8c3sotwtPnD5T6NjfBLDk/s1600-h/IMG_0684.jpg"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270941165527535154" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBa49aP7QIwz9A2ygnFyTu2uW9X4GahHooIsu-abk62ExGOaJ8vC4ec8K3V2iA_ScDSXLhqE8jvMjOMAIIKW894i4L0OWvq_jKrDb0eNosEsifszwziTh9xo-dujwFJb22LHLGews9w4/s400/IMG_0684.jpg" border="0" />Beau noted in the email: Notice the rock formation next to the spot. It keeps the fire from being visible from I-80.<br /><br />John told Kate of the location and the invitations went out. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDYJt6cMs2wFelmiSv7Y5LV8xwkJjrPA6tRPaNcZH24JZo7CY_WSyP0ZDWHoH39V-a8o20Nqx7lQCamlmTQ1HdErxU6jybhPvtfuSD48sAZsDMV-sgOFEE5AnIRTseMWFNCY9NW9wvoI/s1600-h/IMG_0676.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270899366447053314" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDYJt6cMs2wFelmiSv7Y5LV8xwkJjrPA6tRPaNcZH24JZo7CY_WSyP0ZDWHoH39V-a8o20Nqx7lQCamlmTQ1HdErxU6jybhPvtfuSD48sAZsDMV-sgOFEE5AnIRTseMWFNCY9NW9wvoI/s200/IMG_0676.jpg" border="0" /></a>On tuesday John was looking at the directions, and he noticed that they were pretty vague. He decided to drive out there and make sure people wouldn't get lost.<br /><br />It didn't take long to drive out there, about 35 minutes, but he was glad he did. He saw easily that he could have gotten lost on the drive if he would have made it in the dark for the first time. So John took special notes to make the directions more in depth for those who would follow.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270899002031053570" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmC1DB_wnIEc8aAx6qwc35NisqfZ76mQPKws_NgUFL94WZdHgJ8Or53r4LnYoDUhBTmvH88FnQHOVWLpVTkDzphDCW0vj2mW9uT9KTJy__xX_6Ue_JI1UPoad1xBctDs0yGkOIbIWOH08/s400/IMG_0674.jpg" border="0" />The sun went down really fast, and John ended up lost, he missed a turn and headed south without really being aware of it. He tried to double back, but with the narrow dirt roads he was on it made maneuvering difficult. After nearly an hour in the dark John started to think all he could do was park his car and sleep till morning. Luckily his car's GPS, even though it didn't show any roads, let him know which direction he was going. He was able to follow it east till he found a road, which he eventually did.<br /><br />Scared and alone John called his friend <a href="http://corneralacameron.blogspot.com">Cameron</a> to calm him. As he pulled up to the road, there sat a pickup facing him. The pickup had a spotlight and shined it right in Johns face for about 5 minutes. John thought, "that must be a cop" explained the situation to Cameron, and concurred. Then the spotlight turned off and the truck began reversing on the road. This was weird, but John took this as his queue to turn onto the road. Maybe it was just a pickup with a spotlight, a farmer or a rancher? If it was a cop wouldn't it have hit it's lights by now? As John started down the road the truck continued to reverse, matching Johns speed.<br /><br />John explained over the phone to Cameron how another car was coming up behind him. He couldn't believe it, the truck was driving 35 miles an hour in reverse! Once the car to the rear of him got close John decided enough was enough and sped past the truck. Thats when the car that was coming up behind him flipped on its overhead lights. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n9j9b4tICeahKZOmS6f6s-KEZlCiOY4WW8SgqWIDVzLGyiwWsHWWT2LKz8xIcEdNscMTLuvXLT4anEMSGVzRXzmeM5etvbU8JibuuS7AclH5cVYfWIDTH9v33J-4LlXM3yC0LA_JKUE/s1600-h/Police_Lights_night.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270899366915241506" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 177px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n9j9b4tICeahKZOmS6f6s-KEZlCiOY4WW8SgqWIDVzLGyiwWsHWWT2LKz8xIcEdNscMTLuvXLT4anEMSGVzRXzmeM5etvbU8JibuuS7AclH5cVYfWIDTH9v33J-4LlXM3yC0LA_JKUE/s200/Police_Lights_night.jpg" border="0" /></a>The truck that had been masterfully reversing did the same and turned around. Then they were joined by a 3rd police car.<br /><br />John pulled over and thought to himself "If this is what happens just from driving around at night then there's no way we can do the bonfire here." Cameron asked him to put the phone on the seat so that he could hear the experience. A siren went of loudly for a split second, so John rolled his window down.<br /><br />Over an intercom a female VOICE said: driver put your hands outside of the window.<br /><br />John complied.<br /><br />VOICE: Driver if there is a passenger with you please stick your thumbs up.<br />John didn't know what to do there was no passenger, so he just left his hands there.<br /><br />VOICE: Driver stick your thumbs up if there is a passenger in your car.<br /><br />John thought for a second and then slowly put both of his thumbs down.<br /><br />VOICE: Driver exit the vehicle slowly with your hands up.<br /><br />John complied. and he started to think about what he was going to say when they asked him what he was doing out here at 10 at night in the middle of nowhere. He concocted a good little yarn he hoped would do the trick.<br /><br />VOICE: Driver walk around to the back of your vehicle and face the trunk.<br /><br />VOICE: Now walk backwards towards my vehicle.<br /><br />VOICE: Kneel down. Interlace your fingers behind your head and remain kneeling.<br /><br />John can hear someone exit the car to the side of him. It was a male officer.<br /><br />COP: (yelling) Is there a passenger in your car.<br />JOHN: No.<br />COP: (yelling louder) Is there another person in your car<br />JOHN: No.<br /><br />The man comes up behind John and grabs one of his arms.<br /><br />JOHN: Am I under arrest?<br /><br />The man handcuffs John and then steps firmly on the bottom of his foot making certian he is as immoble as possible, and ignores his question.<br /><br />COP: I am going to ask you one more time, is there a passenger in your car.<br />JOHN: No.<br />COP: What about a gun. Got a gun on you or in your car.<br />JOHN: No.<br /><br />At this point John decided that when they asked him what he was doing out here that he would just tell the truth. The female cop walks up and asks John if she can search his car. John said yes and notices that she is hot! Not hot-for-a-chick-cop hot, but hot no-matter-what-she-is hot. She searched his car while the other officer grabbs his wallet and starts interrogating him.<br /><br />COP: What are you doing out here this time of night?<br />JOHN: This girl sent me an invitation to a campfire and the directions were all crazy and didn't make any sense, so I decided to drive out here and see if I could find the spot she described... I couldn't find anything - got lost and feared I'd have to sleep in my car till morning to find my way home. I was just trying to be prepared you know.<br />CHICK COP: Can I search your trunk.<br />JOHN: Sure, yes.<br /><br />John was glad the hot sherrif was searching his car right infront of him. It was the only silver lining he could think of during the situation. Especially since he knew better than anybody that the fact that <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2002/10/on-john-14-saga-continues.html">he didn't do it</a> had never helped him when he was in handcuffs before. The cop standing on his foot reads his information to dispatch. The female cop finishes searching his car and then walks around in the grass shining her light on the ground as if to look for the supposed gun John had thrown out his window.<br /><br />JOHN: Who was driving in reverse 35 miles an hour?<br />COP: That was me, and it was 40.<br /><br />John wondered how he knew this, because he didn't think speedometers worked in reverse, but didn't bother questioning the guy since he only started this line of questioning to lighten things up.<br /><br />JOHN: That was pretty impressive, but I couldn't tell if you were a murderer or a policeman.<br />COP: I had to wait for back up, and you were playing along...<br /><br />John notices his knees are starting to hurt from kneeling on the asphault.<br /><br />JOHN: Um, can I kneel back and rest on my heels?<br />COP: Hold on.<br /><br />John hears dispatch repeat his license number, name, and address.<br /><br />COP: You can stand up.<br /><br />John stands and the lady cop walks towards him as the other Cop undoes his handcuffs.<br /><br />CHICK COP: We had a domestic assult with a gun. Witnesses reported that the suspect drove off with a passenger in this direction in a white Ford Taurus. Someone could have mistaken your car for a Taurus. We are sorry for the inconvienence.<br />JOHN: No problem, you guys are just doing your jobs.<br />John wished he had said something like "does this mean I don't get to ride back to the station with you." but he was too much of a <a href="http://jmetropolis.blogspot.com/2008/10/manna-from-heaven.html">coward</a> and knew it of course wouldn't result in anything but some laughter.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270945106085736130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 129px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3oyWw7X80wzV3pacdxconnrULXiL851VfP9qAhbIeVOPzNXee_tqRDnNJWzDQPpgv-VsdulqGk3vaWebR1yqTrb6dSWM_O1QTcjFDUxzVK7cm9XGsDI06575Hjk_GuDVrBMat26gwTo/s400/2625.jpg" border="0" />As John walked towards his car they asked him one more question.<br /><br />COP: So what about this party, whats going on?<br />JOHN: Oh, it's in like 3 weeks and its just a campfire with some friends.<br />COP: Oh that sounds fun, just be safe.<br /><br />John grinned as he walked back to his car... that almosted sounded like permission.<br /><br /><br />Johnny Metropolis </div></div>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-73318906300108373612008-11-18T07:56:00.001-07:002008-11-18T09:00:53.684-07:00Self DiagnosisMany of you have seen me limping around or sporting a pair of very stylish crutches. When asked what happened I have thus far responded with two answers depending on the time I feel I have to respond.<br /><br />Answer 1: Oh nothing, I just use these crutches/walk-with <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF3WjbhULht3_yZzcYWKex6lkItVP1t_JoMeBTUGx9AIwogPLlVL-y4LK4fpdH7npVh5C5hkpLWMgJFhCnng79x5xzsOTyVCk9ReWS8FOnHXaUWOQyDPwKLUJAbH4Yajr24c7zyxflyM/s1600-h/healthpit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268306129127650226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 167px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF3WjbhULht3_yZzcYWKex6lkItVP1t_JoMeBTUGx9AIwogPLlVL-y4LK4fpdH7npVh5C5hkpLWMgJFhCnng79x5xzsOTyVCk9ReWS8FOnHXaUWOQyDPwKLUJAbH4Yajr24c7zyxflyM/s200/healthpit.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;">-</span>this limp so that girls will notice me.<br /><br />Answer 2: There was this orphaned baby in the middle of the street and in order to save it from a speeding Volvo driven by a hooligan youth I ran and kicked the baby across the street out of harms way! Thus injuring my foot.<br /><br />The real answer is so lame I am embarrassed to even be injured. I was playing football (not soccer) and as I charged the quarterback he broke left, I attempted to give chase, but when I started to turn a sharp excruciating pain affected the bottom left side of my left foot. So strong was the pain, that I collapsed to the ground with out being touched by anyone and then limped home. I have been limping ever since.<br /><br />I don't have health insurance, however it was clear within the first few hours that this was not the type of injury which I could just "walk off." I was not going to go see the doctor. Two years ago I broke my ankle. I went to the doctor, they took an X-ray, told me it was broken, gave me a walking cast a pair of crutches and told me to stay off of it "till it doesn't hurt anymore." Then they sent me a bill for $1800!<br /><br />As I lay on my couch nearly in tears I decided I would take an ibuprofen and follow the same advice for this injury. Crutches cost $40 at Wal-mart, and it wasn't my ankle so I didn't need an ankle brace. It was my foot, so I wrapped it in an ace bandage and called it good.<br /><br />A week later The pain had not gone down much and I started to think perhaps something drastic was amiss. So I did what any other prudent uninsured American would do, I consulted Google.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3jre5dQHv3QVX1CNw49RtH5wOBH48YzBwXIzUcLqNdSs1Yd4wfc60hDbHSEjSymh61CKpLrjT3W2HLYExonT5FPYX91w7w7bhVuvoWVzjKJ5SLHcttwxm6wAMMsaUu_ROTMwF9U40cQ/s1600-h/tendonlateral.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268306452791824434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3jre5dQHv3QVX1CNw49RtH5wOBH48YzBwXIzUcLqNdSs1Yd4wfc60hDbHSEjSymh61CKpLrjT3W2HLYExonT5FPYX91w7w7bhVuvoWVzjKJ5SLHcttwxm6wAMMsaUu_ROTMwF9U40cQ/s400/tendonlateral.png" border="0" /></a>I soon found out about people all over who had suffered almost identical symptoms as I was experiencing. I learned about the Peronius Brevis Tendon. It is located where that yellow arrow is pointing on this diagram. Whoever created us really <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwLaCYvxRQiogCS6TYmQnIP3IQh3nD7u8Db5deMLHThbbd5qNQHr8wKGMPNse2tb3uQhTgIdhNmwe5x4TmgQGPTuabzx8pQh0qFG-Rx0gNyUiSgw3V_Icd2tXXKjJcryQEHOsL0fCrBY/s1600-h/IMG_0658.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268306575343462850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwLaCYvxRQiogCS6TYmQnIP3IQh3nD7u8Db5deMLHThbbd5qNQHr8wKGMPNse2tb3uQhTgIdhNmwe5x4TmgQGPTuabzx8pQh0qFG-Rx0gNyUiSgw3V_Icd2tXXKjJcryQEHOsL0fCrBY/s200/IMG_0658.jpg" border="0" /></a>wasn't thinking about where they put this tendon on our body. Or at least they really weren't thinking that we humans were ever going to be wearing shoes or running on cement. Here is what can often happen because of it's location in our foot.<br /><br />A lot of athletic cleats have soles which are smaller than the soles of our feet. This is especially true for those of us with extra wide feet... like me. As pictured here you can see what I am talking about.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIm1BuGoAX7CC0MLcWuADRWJOxPifxMlpLucRJiqwaHjmVdquiW0vPK5ajdzZzfNkp3XgDECJyaR0CMNQRXb2eJKjUlUEoJarzCpCYzFr8DmZupuSVBpaTsi4_7g-1mCzW2GggX-XcB_0/s1600-h/IMG_0660.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268306458135385090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIm1BuGoAX7CC0MLcWuADRWJOxPifxMlpLucRJiqwaHjmVdquiW0vPK5ajdzZzfNkp3XgDECJyaR0CMNQRXb2eJKjUlUEoJarzCpCYzFr8DmZupuSVBpaTsi4_7g-1mCzW2GggX-XcB_0/s400/IMG_0660.jpg" border="0" /></a>While running and turning left all of my bodies weight (approx 200 lbs) was resting on this tendon... well it tore, or was severely strained. The treatment for such an injury is to stay off of it for a couple months, and keep it wrapped tightly - get this - "until it doesn't hurt anymore."<br /><br />Another week went by and the pain was still pretty strong. I'll admit that even though I felt pretty confident in my diagnosis, I started to be concerned, thinking that perhaps I had gotten it wrong and that there was something worse going on, or something that I was making worse by not having some doctor suggested treatment I couldn't find via Google. I knew however that I definately didn't want to go to the doctor and pay them a couple of G's to tell me what I probably already knew.<br /><br />A friend of mine had mentioned to me how there are free clinics all over the place... with all the hullabaloo about universal health care I thought this was a fallacy! I was surprised to discover that the rumor is completely true. I discovered the 4th Street Clinic.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyjL_8zg7ZAtvnqvry3b0KyT_9BVIo-9PDurJLwyG1LS2DWvlrZ4tOKxZQQ7wdcPlB46D3yPEdNgEw1e47zhBAe5OXvTKFSLX_lsLk_UbJhcSymBJavYjvQ108ZkTp-LaBbuUC9_cvZ4/s1600-h/home_menu_logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268306136445625666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyjL_8zg7ZAtvnqvry3b0KyT_9BVIo-9PDurJLwyG1LS2DWvlrZ4tOKxZQQ7wdcPlB46D3yPEdNgEw1e47zhBAe5OXvTKFSLX_lsLk_UbJhcSymBJavYjvQ108ZkTp-LaBbuUC9_cvZ4/s200/home_menu_logo.jpg" border="0" /></a> It's website advertises free health care for homeless individuals. I called the clinic and found out that they help everyone for free, homeless or not. They also gave me the number of several other free health clinics around the state. I ended up going to a clinic in Park City which sees people on Tuesdays and Thursdays for free.<br /><br />The Doctor who saw me, Doctor J. Staples, works at a regular health care location, but volunteers one Tuesday a month to come to the free clinic. He looked at my foot, and before long gave me some familiar sounding advice. I was exactly right in my self diagnoses, including my determination of treatment. He told me to stay off it for a couple months and keep it wrapped! I donated $100 to the clinic for the trouble and crutched my way out to my car with a grin!<br /><br />"Lot's of people go to college for 7 years!."<br />"Yeah, their called Doctors."<br /><br /><a href="http://corneralacameron.blogspot.com/2008/11/cya.html">Hmph, Doctors.</a><br /><br /><br />John MaximJohnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-89611675981857342252008-11-14T08:29:00.002-07:002008-11-14T08:29:00.645-07:00up or down?<div><div>So I go to dinner with my friend Scott. He is a male cheerleader, weird I know. Anyway, I am always telling him that he should get his cheer girls to come hang out with us, which I know is a stretch because they are between the ages of 18-22 and why would they want to hang with a geezer right?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYWSJGUgfVzpXGdXysm01yds2WTO-snpA5oTKHZpl__YDcdmF4vq2rior_9D3lG3tNAgvH7d7ymecb6IRLD75x0m0FDq8vJ9A2rqCTRbCBWNdPUxbJtUzFt0tCImjTSbyfUk2ZeFbAQ/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268216438093491186" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 270px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYWSJGUgfVzpXGdXysm01yds2WTO-snpA5oTKHZpl__YDcdmF4vq2rior_9D3lG3tNAgvH7d7ymecb6IRLD75x0m0FDq8vJ9A2rqCTRbCBWNdPUxbJtUzFt0tCImjTSbyfUk2ZeFbAQ/s320/20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Anyway Scott finally delivers and we go get something to eat with these girls. I try not to be "ageist" but the experience I had needs to be shared. Meet Ann, she is a cheerleader at Salt Lake Community College, she is almost 21 years old. She seemed to think I was pretty funny, and I thought, I might have a chance with this chick, sure, when she was getting baptised I was graduating High School, but really whats the difference between 20 and 30? Ann had a friend who was cuter and seemed a little more mature for her age, so I wasn't really eager to go after her initially, she was just paying me more attention. I found out it wasn't cause she was into me.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutMPXsaQhrzR7FzrywYD8gW64OW01YCsLJu53Y-RYs5zXjza5tx9t5DlPy0nNM7VZUQCiwcvJydwiTk_otC5ka1qjxgR0gE1XEDmdgLy16dbsUkw6_xbDk0gVzoRmWkT5Lmxu0z8RFjk/s1600-h/39.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268216499741509010" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 240px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutMPXsaQhrzR7FzrywYD8gW64OW01YCsLJu53Y-RYs5zXjza5tx9t5DlPy0nNM7VZUQCiwcvJydwiTk_otC5ka1qjxgR0gE1XEDmdgLy16dbsUkw6_xbDk0gVzoRmWkT5Lmxu0z8RFjk/s320/39.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ann begins telling me about her Mom, her name is Nicole. Nicole is 39, she had Ann when she was 19, she has since been divorced and is always on the lookout for eligible bachelors. I mention of course to Ann that I am the most eligible bachelor I know. Ann tells me she wants to set me up with her Mom! I could have been offended, but Ann is 20, that's really young, and she has a boyfriend, and we know what relationships are like when you're 20. When I was 21 I dated a 27 year old, and that was awesome, and I have never been out with someone older than 33, so 39 would be new, however I doubt any different. I thought about it and was amazed at the similar rationale... sure, when I was getting baptised she was graduating high school, but really whats the difference between 30 and 40?</div><br /><div>30 dating 20 - not weird. 39 dating 30 - not weird. The fact that 39 and 20 are Mom and Daughter... well that would only be weird if I dated both of them, right? ...and that would have nothing to do with age.</div><div> </div><div>John Maxim</div></div>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-46993006893650329342008-11-11T20:19:00.001-07:002010-03-31T19:15:20.077-06:00Honest AnswerTraversing the world of dating for a second time really sucks. I still have a lot to learn and will undoubtedly be given lessons this harsh in the futrue. I'm starting to think I'm not very good at it. I am going to post an actual text conversation that I had. I will leave the pre-convo and post-convo circumstances to you, the readers, imaginations.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSivd5Cr-0g9L0lNp8_0xD5T3-wWNo0NMOOr5iG4o2Rzz-al0O0UTq0G_Y_aSrSRzSEDGwycoRwQmzHcgCcnosEDVqbYQgH6h1MZfPNVZWqBMqE8WPyZznPiVAHMPYUXpEF2obnAaikk/s1600-h/IMG_0545.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSivd5Cr-0g9L0lNp8_0xD5T3-wWNo0NMOOr5iG4o2Rzz-al0O0UTq0G_Y_aSrSRzSEDGwycoRwQmzHcgCcnosEDVqbYQgH6h1MZfPNVZWqBMqE8WPyZznPiVAHMPYUXpEF2obnAaikk/s400/IMG_0545.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267610521269665346" border="0" /></a><br />GIRL at 11:00 AM:<br />Hey... so... i didn't want to bring this up and make things awkward, but... i can't really tell if you are interested in me or not, which leads me to think you aren't, but i kinda would like to know. I would be interested. But if not, i don't see why you would mind me going out with Roger. Not that he asked, I am just wondering.<br /><br />GIRL at 2:29 PM:<br />No thoughts on that huh?<br /><br />JOHN at 2:57 PM:<br />I should be and infact I want to be interested, but I'm not. I'm still too messed up from my divorce & emotionally unavailable. I still want to be friends though & hope this doesn't make it awkward. I'm sorry on the Roger thing, I didn't mean to communicate not to go out with him, I was just warning you about who he is. You're a big girl though, you can take care of yourself. I want things to be cool with us & hope they are. Thanks.<br /><br />GIRL at 2:58 PM:<br />This is why i told you weeks ago that i didn't want to make out with you, to avoid this situation. Yes it is awkward. No we cannot still be friends.<br /><br />JOHN at 3:00 PM:<br />I'm really sorry to hear that. I think you're being unfair. I hope you will reconsider.Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998003831937475521.post-79745614913599246702008-11-06T08:11:00.000-07:002008-11-06T08:11:01.055-07:00First Date QuestionsI will often ask some of the same questions on a first date to try and determine if the lady I am with is qualified to be in my company. It's amazing how most all of them are. They always ask me the same questions back, so I have jotted down my pat answers to uh, a few of my pat questions:<br /><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3NTgatfzv1YYfmoQeUK_9U69RFxxyQ3OD5ByyDc3tMZuYcOzv_YsTe2QfwNhQvX7ramCcCGPqgGGHAZjdYQLuqVrcm7c4DHuyVHv2e_0y88yFZy8BPSvfTVF5sUZp205f60ypp8aqNA/s1600-h/item.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264741149877815330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3NTgatfzv1YYfmoQeUK_9U69RFxxyQ3OD5ByyDc3tMZuYcOzv_YsTe2QfwNhQvX7ramCcCGPqgGGHAZjdYQLuqVrcm7c4DHuyVHv2e_0y88yFZy8BPSvfTVF5sUZp205f60ypp8aqNA/s320/item.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Do you like soccer?</strong><br />JOHN: I love soccer. A lot. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">didn</span>’t start playing till I was 24, and the only regret I have in life is that I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">didn</span>’t start playing earlier. When I was in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">High school</span>, I played Baseball, and thought soccer was gay. Then when I was 24 I only started playing to try and impress a girl… the girl thing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">didn</span>’t pan out, but I found soccer. We were made for each other. If soccer was a chick, I’d marry her.<br /><br /><div><strong>Do you have any pets?<br /></strong>JOHN: Yep, two dogs. My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Dogo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Argentino</span> (that’s is a breed) is named Vodka and he is 7, and my Border collie/rat terrier mix is is named Movie and he is 7 also, I baby them pretty badly, but instead of talking baby talk, I usually pick them up a cheeseburger anytime I get fast food.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-e8wzi8pv_Wphs6fx12j6H3WCjs3trm0XUnHg_GSyKw2PkXhtd7kvCW0kpKs9UYAMnnEa2RtcX0A5QB6v1AFqd0NnqKaMrm0NVwBT1Tevudh7dHqhpVyl2CRms8qS0hrulpA4mh9VJ8/s1600-h/Real_Indiana_Jones.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264741002968200130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-e8wzi8pv_Wphs6fx12j6H3WCjs3trm0XUnHg_GSyKw2PkXhtd7kvCW0kpKs9UYAMnnEa2RtcX0A5QB6v1AFqd0NnqKaMrm0NVwBT1Tevudh7dHqhpVyl2CRms8qS0hrulpA4mh9VJ8/s200/Real_Indiana_Jones.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><strong>Which character do you think is sexier? Indiana Jones or James Bond.</strong></div>JOHN: I think Indiana is a little sexier. Both are sexy, but when I compare the sweaty, hairy chest, getting dirty, sun baked skin, and whip versus the slick, tuxedo clad, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">PPK</span> wielding, c<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">hampagne</span> connoisseur. I like my men a little more manly and not so emotionally calloused as Mr. Bond.</div><br /><strong>Which do you like better, if at all? The Simpson’s, Family Guy, South Park<br /></strong>JOHN: I love the Simpson’s. I think the Family guy is okay. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">didn</span>’t used to like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Southpark</span> much, but recently I have been watching it and finding it very funny so I am changing my mind.<br /><br /><div><strong>What's your favorite season, and why?</strong><br />JOHN: I love summer. I can have more fun, walks, picnics, skateboarding, yard work, beach, hiking, biking. All kinds of really fun things that I can do in the summer. Give me a beautiful sunny day where I can wear shorts and it’s pretty hard for me to have a bad day.</div></div><br /><strong>What is something embarrassing that has happened to you?</strong><br />JOHN: I was on a date when I was 18. It was a group date, and I crapped my pants. Really crapped them, not like - I thought I was farting and a little turd popped out, I crapped my pants, and they all knew it. Since then I don’t get embarrassed. Bad as it sounds, it is a pretty funny story, but it's better told with hand gestures than typed.<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebgKEJtY1DMM4sXOp_5JMkciPnQi2q_he6SAb6PN19NLQMu_4IyvVkmm2enK50AS2nslbtPDy9yA4q07zmXQ4Okz78xzktSiteiqeAAaDLYWUIAMzYpG7o-tIBqzNIG1im12mJPjSfJ0/s1600-h/IMGP0498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264741008612069042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebgKEJtY1DMM4sXOp_5JMkciPnQi2q_he6SAb6PN19NLQMu_4IyvVkmm2enK50AS2nslbtPDy9yA4q07zmXQ4Okz78xzktSiteiqeAAaDLYWUIAMzYpG7o-tIBqzNIG1im12mJPjSfJ0/s200/IMGP0498.JPG" border="0" /></a>Do you prefer hot dogs or hamburgers?</strong><br />JOHN: I love hot dogs, but only under certain conditions. I have to have either sauerkraut or Dill relish, not <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">hotdog</span> relish or sweet relish. I also love tomato’s on my wiener. If I don’t have those, then I would rather take a burger any day, but usually when presented with the choice I eat both if I can.<br /><br /><strong>What female celebrity (or male, if that's what you're into) do you find most attractive, and why?<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-swwQ8_3SnEFinxFGmmEEmVyntlDRAKhMq8SDL1r4WmhKAu8TYJgTWRSHdZxfogfBxqTqJt6kVLfN9LbCETlRfDOWdqN0vFIQOoLaC8-rDH1MHNnt697y2w2jepVauSnTVNLIiZzsH-M/s1600-h/n612705972_1756047_4578.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264742781314993250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 93px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-swwQ8_3SnEFinxFGmmEEmVyntlDRAKhMq8SDL1r4WmhKAu8TYJgTWRSHdZxfogfBxqTqJt6kVLfN9LbCETlRfDOWdqN0vFIQOoLaC8-rDH1MHNnt697y2w2jepVauSnTVNLIiZzsH-M/s320/n612705972_1756047_4578.jpg" border="0" /></a>JOHN: My top three female actresses are Jessica Alba, Kristen Bell, and Kate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Beckinsale</span>. I don’t know why exactly, but I catch my mouth open more often when they are on screen then others.<br /><br /><strong>In the freezing cold do you start your car & run back in the house till it’s warm, or do you just jump in and go, shivering till it warms up?<br /></strong><div>JOHN: I freeze the arse. I am never prepared enough to warm up the car.</div><br /><div><strong>What is a question I would never ask you? and what is the answer?</strong></div><div>JOHN: You would never ask me: "Describe the sensation one <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">feels</span> when they put toothpaste on their nipples?" However, if you did, I would furrow my brow thinking of the experience and then go on to regale you with a description of pain, awful burning pain. The kind you feel for a couple of days. I do not recommend it.</div>Johnny Metropolishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01614571957191867423noreply@blogger.com10