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Arbitrary Thoughts

November 17th, 2011 - Arbitrary Thoughts - 19 Comments »

+ I sent out all of the Water Forward invites on Monday, so hopefully you received it. I actually have 7 more invites, so if you want in, just let me know in the comments.

+ I’m embarrassed to admit how behind the curve I am on this, but I’ve recently become addicted to Parks and Rec. Ron Swanson is now my 2nd favorite television character of all time (behind Larry David, of course).

+ I just saw that they’re coming out with a P90X2. Dear goodness. And I may or may not have skipped one of the workouts to watch the entire unveiling presentation.

+ Speaking of things I impulsively bought due to a mesmerizing infomercial, there’s this.

+ Thanks, Nissan. You sure know how to sweeten a deal.

+ If you haven’t read Sam Davidson’s post on The Thanksgiving Shaft or Tripp’s post about his Funeral Mishap, you should do so immediately.

+ iTunes match – Anybody done it? Is it worth it?

Got any arbitrary thoughts of your own? Sky’s the limit.

  • http://guidetowomen.wordpress.com/ Sharideth Smith

    Billy Mays sold me more crap I didn't need than anybody else. God rest his shouting soul.

  • http://twitter.com/aimeeshort Aimee

    I'll take the invite into Water Forward!

  • clintm

    I never got into Parks and Rec. until a friend of mine sent me this video a few months ago: http://www.hulu.com/watch/256927/parks-and-recrea…

    Now I'm completely hooked. Ron Swanson is everything I've ever wanted in a television character on a show about recreational parks.

  • http://www.allopinionsarenotequal.com eolsencreative

    Absolutely in for the "Water Forward" campaign! Would love an invite.

  • http://servantsdiary.com Christina Meyer

    I've recently started wearing a watch again. It's hard to trust it's accuracy sometimes, as I'm used to telling time from a device that's connected to a satellite.

  • nate

    love ron swanson. as a matter of fact- i consider him my professional mentor and try to bring as many of his practices as possible to my role at the church. including the framed picture of breakfast food.

  • http://samdavidson.net Sam Davidson

    You should be embarrassed about being late to the game on Swanson. P&R has a pretty awesome fan base, too, coming up with stuff like this: http://www.funnyordie.com/slideshows/4e2370dc3b/g…

    I came for Tom Haverford, but I stayed for Ron Swanson.

  • http://www.knoxmccoy.com Knox McCoy

    Treat yo' self, Tyler Stanton.

    (Do you get it? Did you see that episode? I can't help myself sometimes.)

    • http://overdivulgent.blogpspot.com Lauren Arieux

      I watch that episode on repeat, especially the Donna/Tom parts, and most especially for the moment when Ben walks out in the Batman suit and we see the "Double Tom Happy Face," as I like to call it.

      But yeah, Tyler… what gives? I figured you'd be on top of the Ron Swanson love from the get-go. I only just tuned in this year (and watched back eps on Netflix), so I can't say much. But I seriously am thinking about ordering a poster of the Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness. Are you caught up, or are we just giving you spoilers all over the place?

      • http://www.knoxmccoy.com Knox McCoy

        "Double Tom Happy Face"

        That sound you just heard was us becoming best friends.

  • http://www.adaupdates.blogspot.com Scott Moore

    I'm a little hurt you didn't take my recommendation about P&R and, more importantly, Ron Swanson, during the March Madness Television Tournament more seriously.

  • http://iamjakz.wordpress.com Jakz

    I recently stated that Ron Swanson is one of my heroes. P&R is incredible, better to discover it late than not at all.

  • http://twitter.com/mattmcpheely @mattmcpheely

    how'd that language learning product work? as advertised?

    • Tyler Stanton

      should be getting it in the mail today. i'll let you know…

      • clintm

        Keep us updated via Arbitrary Thoughts on how it works out

  • http://missionallendale.wordpress.com/ Joey Espinosa

    Arbitrary thought: I'm trying to hold a contest with myself for how long I can suck on a Life Saver mint without biting it. I think I'm up to about 24 seconds.

  • http://www.jmlalonde.com Joe Lalonde

    What is iTunes match? Never heard of it.

  • https://www.facebook.com/marc.buwalda Marc Buwalda

    Commented for a water forward invite but it didn't show up. if you still have one, i'm still interested

  • chrystalmurphy

    Ditto to Marc… would love a water forward invite.