PixlBit

Happy freaking Friday Pixlbit! I’ve been waiting for this day since well Sunday but it is finally here and I am ready to enjoy this weekend. I found out that a neighborhood garage sale is happening tomorrow…at 6:30am. Blah, but I am there to look for Lego, CDs/Vinyl some old GI Joes, and some old video games. Hopefully everyone will have non-eBay like prices. I like checking out sites like CAG, and Reddit just to see what folks pick up at garage sales and man they find gold. Last time I went to check out garage sales it was in my neighborhood and I found one CD, and was followed around by the HOA Security.

 

Since it is Friday, I am ready for another edition of Quick Hits!

 

Chris’ Favorite Trashy Reality Show

 

As you know I do like my reality shows. They’re cheap, fun, full of drama, and its “normal” people. This past week marked the return of Vanderpump Rules. For those of you who don’t know Vanderpump Rules revolves around Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump and the goings on in her restaurant Sur (at some point I will eat here). Last season there was some crazy drama that leads to a couple breaking up and one of the more vocal cast members Stassi S, left for New York. Well Stassi is back and she is trying to live life away from Sur. Oh good times. I know you’re thinking, WTF Chris, and I do agree with you, but it is so trashy and I got caught up watching it during a marathon and it was always talked about during the Right Reasons Podcast.

 

Ok see this picture? Good, let’s give you some background. First and foremost I don’t get why people in Southern California wear those beanies. I guarantee you its 70 degrees during taping. Hell it was 90 degrees a couple of weeks ago and I saw a guy in shorts wearing a beanie at Target. Also there is a DJ who is wearing his headphones around his neck…away from the turntables. This pic screams Douchbag just with those two scenes. Now going into the show beanie guy was dating that girl in the picture. He became friends with Beats guy but apparently didn’t know Beats guy started seeing his girl. When Beanie dumped the girl, she started dating Beats guy. Beats guy apparently saved all his money, bought a BMW and does nothing but take selfies (Instagram played a big role in this first episode) and that was brought up and there might have been a fight at the end of the episode.

Bonus: another storyline was Stassi (the girl who left and came back) and her friends decided to ditch this party, go somewhere else and posted pics on Instagram. The people at this party started an “Instagram War” and posted their own fun pics. Yup must see TV right here.

**Sorry to you good people who read that and said WTF out loud. I told you it is trashy fun television.

 

 

Aztec Sports

*coughs….BASKETBALL IS BACK! Oh tonight the Number 16^th ranked Aztecs play an exhibition against Point Loma Nazarene who is based in San Diego. Apparently there are like 10,000,000,000 religious based schools in San Diego, and each one of them has played SDSU over the past couple of years. Fisher likes to give these small schools some TV time and be able to play in front a packed house, and experience the full college atmosphere.

 

I bought some new basketball gear

 

Last night was the semi finals of the MWC Women’s Soccer Tournament where the host Aztecs took on Colorado College

 

The game went to shootout where CC missed two kicks and the Aztecs moved on to the finals to face Wyoming. The soccer teams play on the Sportsdeck, which is one of my favorite venues because it is on top of a parking structure. It used to be a ground level field (during my first couple of years at State) and then they built the parking structure/soccer field.

 

Chris Votes

This past Tuesday was Voting Day, which means on Monday I was doing all my research about the various props and a quick scan of the people I should be voting for. California screwed me over because there was no write in option for Governor. I didn’t care for either candidate so I left it blank. Since my polling place is in a Holiday Inn Express my plan was to vote early, and then hit up the free breakfast (this is what George Washington would have wanted) Well I forgot about my plan and ended up showing up around lunch, with my voter book and proceeded to knock out my ballot within minutes.

 

I got a swanky sticker. I wish we had some of the more fancy stickers that other states have. C’mon California, step your game up!

 

Randoms

I saw this on Reddit and I thought it was funny and interesting

 

Apparently you can have an interactive experience at a Seattle Mariners baseball game with your 3DS. I guess that beats well actually watching the Mariners play.

 

I wonder how many other teams do this. I know there is an app you can use in the 49ers new stadium where you can order food from your seat, for a $5 delivery fee.

 

Since there is a special Futurama/Simpsons crossover, Simpsons Tapped Out has a special character

 

I would have liked Bender Bending Rodriguez, but the creator of the show is cool too.

 

Because for some odd reason I was up at 5:30am I saw that if you ask Siri “Siri can I call you Jarvis” she has some funny responses

 

As someone who played the Alto Saxophone from 5^th Grade all the way up through College, Happy Birthday Adolphe Sax!

 

After reading this article, Dirk Nowitzki is my second favorite basketball player in Texas (behind Kawhi Leonard of course)

 

Pickups!

 

Games

The Swapmeet has been good this week. Since the time change I need to get an earlier jump because more folks are showing up. I like to just roam around until the majority of people start arriving. Anyways from a couple of vendors I found these games for $5 each

 

The cases are dirty and they will most likely be swapped out for new clean cases, but everything looks good, and no scratches on the games. Currently I am at 48 Dreamcast games.

 

Random iPad Air/Nexus freebies

 

I download this earlier this morning (after asking Siri about Jarvis), and I’ll give it a try later on today

These were in some free Amazon Package including a couple that was in Humble Bundle

 

 

Music

Ok so I’d rather have physical than digital because I can control the quality and format of my rips but this deal was just too good to pass up. It appeared on Slickdeals a couple of times, and I was bummed when I missed it the first time, but a couple of days ago when I was waiting for my alarm to go off, I was looking through the Slickdeals app and it appeared

 

AC/DC’s complete discography for $7. The collection isn’t split up into albums but each “disc” in the 27-disc set is an album (unless it is a double CD album). I read that there was a Metallica version awhile back and that one I would have jumped on as well. I think this was a glitch because after an hour it was gone again, but I got it, and I am freaking excited! After I finish with this blog I will go change the album covers because right now my iPod is being synced/charging.

 

Before we call it a blog, I know many of you probably saw or read about Lauren Hill. ESPN did a great piece on her that I guarantee will get your allergies going or have some dust in your eyes. Anyways I saw that Wheaties made her a special box

 

 

Well folks I must be off, AC/DC is calling (crazy story about their drummer), and I might take a little field trip to the local Mexican Food spot for a Chorizo Burrito.

 

That’s all for now, more later!

-Chris