I had a loopy post...

all set to go, dealing with the astrological reasons for why this week has been soooo fjucked up. I didn't really think it was great, but I was going to do another after it, and most of the times, the ones I think are sub-par, turn out to be exactly what you people want to read. So as I posted it. Of cjourse Blogger ate it. It's been that kind of week.

So, I decided to clean up a bit, since my joint's been suffering the adverse effects of "birthday row." As I was doing so, I came across the two DVD's I bought last night on a horrible impulse...but they were two I wanted, so WTF right? So I cracked them open, and what do I find? ONE OF THEM IS MISSING!! (The 1st disk of the Golden Edition of "Monty Python's Holy Grail - ya, I'm a geek - big Whoop-de-do.)

So I'm pretty steamed. Blogger ate my post about what a lame-assed week it's been, The Video Store screwed me, and I have to go back (and who knows what kind of Hotwheel's Racetrack that's going to be...and judging from this week - it'll be something.) So THEN, I decide, I'll install Microsoft Word on the Casa Aloha's main compooter, (having had that horrible virus back in February - you'll recall, about the time my teevee EXPLODED! Then my Girl - in a lovely display of love thru objects, bought me my current machine...which didn't come equipped with WORD...just, yaknow, "microsoft works word processor." Which apart from being pretty lame - at least is better than A PENCIL!

However, last weekend, the lovely Kitten on D. Tsunami's arm, gave him a CD with THE WORD! (I found it buried under the refuse of my coffee table - which, as you will recall, I was busy cleaning.)
"Hey!" I said to myself, "Let's install this while we have a second." So I plugged the CD in, and whaddayaknow...my compooter seems to not want to believe there's a CD loaded with helpful software in it's drive. "AND THAT." I thought to myself, "IS FAR MORE FITTING OF A POST ABOUT HOW THIS WEEK SUCKS." Then the one blogger ate.

So...instead, I'm going to review the series of "new version state quarters" that I found on aforementioned coffee table. (in only the order I found them, and then stacked them up.)

1) Oregon. A View of Crater lake. It's Amazing. One of the best new quarters out there. Well done OR!
2)Connecticut. A big giant tree with the words "The Charter Oak" This has been one of my favorite quarters since they started making new quarters. So far only a couple have surpassed my liking for this coin. But it's got staying power. CT Rocks!
3) Tennessee. A guitar, a trumpet, a violin and some sheet music, with the words in a banner that read "Musical Heritage." Lame as fuck. TN your coin rots.
4)Delaware. A guy on a horse with the words "Caesar Rodney" (? WTF?) and "The First State." Simple, attractive, totally works for me. DE - B+.
5)Iowa. An old-timey prairie skool house, a Little House on the prairie-dressed skool teacher and some kids planting a tree. The words "Foundation In Education." Hey, the words are great...100% behind, but god the coin's ugly as fuck. Fugly! IA - see TN. BOOO!
6)Minnesota. Well, I'm a little prejudiced, beings I spent a long time there. A loon and some fisher-folk on a lake, with the words, "Land of 10,000 Lakes" onit. Perfectly acceptable as a coin. Reasonably nice, but it also looks like the graphic-motto for the state lotto. A blown opportunity for something better. All-in-all C+. MN, I hoped for better.
7)New York. A rendition of the State, and the Statue of Liberty, with the motto, "Gateway To Freedom." Totally standard. Not horrible, nowhere's near great. Since it came out a long time ago I've also watched it wear poorly. NY, yer a great state, your coin, total "C."
8)Wisconsin. A cow's head, an ear of corn, and a huge government-sized round of cheese. Underneath on a banner written "Forward." When I first saw this one, I thought, "What the hell were they thinking!" Then, it became clear what they were thinking, they were thinking they were going to make the best damn coin Wisconsin could make. (like a lot of things Wisconsin does.) After a while I realized they couldn't have made it any better. WI, well done. A+
9) Last but not least, Virginia. Three old-timey tall-ships just sailing along. Above the words "Jamestown 1607-2007" and underneath "quadricentennial." It's always been one of my favorites since the new series came out. (what was that - 2000? anyways) it's got an enduring quality that's totally likeable, and up to this point has only had a few that can match it. So once again, VA! Kickass job. A+

Well, I've left out a lot, but then again, that was the stack I had on my coffee table, after I cleaned the damn thing up. I'll do more when I have another bad week. Now I gotta go see if I can get my money back from this goddamn DVD ripoff. Jeesh.