Cool Time Waster

So this is kind of a weak post to get me within my goal, but at least it will keep me from getting discouraged and giving up on the blog altogether. Buck found this sweet flash game online. Personally, I find it ironic that we need a digital version of waste paper basketball to fight office boredom. What was wrong with the real version? And how long must this have taken to make? Evidently, the guy that made this game has a really boring job.

Since Buck's the one that found this in the first place, I'll give him kudos for having the highest score thus far, but that also probably means that he wastes more time. :)

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Nacho Libre Extravaganza

I know I’m coming in a little late this month, but I still intend to meet my goal of at least three posts per month. If I can meet a pathetic goal like that, I might as well shut this blog down and do something else.

June has been an eventful month. There was the craziness of getting ready for eBay Live, then the eBay Live Show, Doba Movie night for Nacho Libre, and a company BBQ where we launched the Doba Fitness Challenge.

Though eBay Live was a great event, I think I was even more excited about the Nacho Libre extravaganza. I think I was probably the first person in the office to run across the preview online and it quickly circulated around the office.

Then Jer decided to have the company rent out an entire theater so we could go to it as a company. From then on, we knew it would be craziness. I had my brother pick up a bunch of luchador masks in Juarez, Mexico, we played and quoted the trailers extensively around the office, and Jer and I even staged a small stunt where he winged a cantaloupe at my bare chest during an all hands meeting.

The night of the show was sweet. A lot of people showed up in luchador costumes and we all gave ourselves Spanish wrestler names. Then we did impressions of Nacho and tried out our wrestling moves before the show started. The company even made sure that everyone had a coupon for some Nachos and cheese.

To be honest, I was a little disappointed in the show itself. It was funny, but not as funny as it could have been. Perhaps I just had my expectations a little too high. Oh well, I guess now I’ll just have to wait for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby to see if it turns out to be as hilarious as its trailer.

We took a bunch of pics, but unfortunately most of them didn’t turn out to well ‘cause it was so dark. Here’s a couple that turned out okay:

This is Linda and I in our masks.

This is me pushing out my stomach as far as I can to try and look like Jack Black. I hope I don't really look that fat. Or if I do, I hope I won't by the end of the fitness challenge.

JerPool

I love where I work. For more info see www.ilovedoba.com. Actually, on second thought, don’t go there. I haven’t updated it in almost a year. Plus, I was trying to get it done really fast and the content there is hugely inadequate at expressing how much I really like the company I work for and the people I work with.

But I digress, I started this post with “I love where I work” because I wanted to talk about a game I often play with our CEO, Jeremy Hanks. It’s called JerPool because he invented it, but I’d like to think that I had a hand in helping to define it as a game. It’s played on a pool table with pool balls, but you don’t use pool cues.

It is loosely based on normal 8-ball; however, there are enough differences that you’ll want to read the full JerPool rules before you attempt to play. You also might want to put some padding on any walls near your table, make sure you can afford to replace your balls, and think about how important it is to you that your table looks nice—if it is important, consider if you want to re-felt your table.

We strongly believe that someday soon, you’ll be seeing JerPool on ESPN2. After all, you can only watch so much Texas Hold ‘Em before it gets really old. Plus, once you’ve watched a game of JerPool, you’ll be hooked. The sheer luck factor makes for some pretty amazing shots and exciting jumped balls zinging at opponents and spectators.

Here are some pictures I took of JerPool in our office. Unfortunately, Jer was at the dentist the day I took these:

Eric demonstrating an on-table shot.

The "backwards" rack of a JerPool break.

A great JerPool shot moves a lot of balls.

These are dents in the wall from misfired shots.

The balls suffer too. Notice the chip in the cue ball. We've even chipped the brick.



Stu demonstrating a normal JerPool Shot.