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- Watched Hero a couple weeks ago. I thought it was a cool movie, except the story was a little hokey. They tried to make it a little too deep and philosophical, and it didn't really work, if you ask me. Still, I would recommend it to anyone who is considering watching it, and I think it is worth paying the $7 to see on the big screen.
- Watched Mean Girls with Olivia. It was a truly profound film, that has changed my outlook on life entirely. Well maybe not, but it has convinced me to start using the word "fetch" more in my everyday conversations. "You see the rims on that Benz? So fetch man." "Wow, good thing I pulled that full house on the river. That card was pretty fetch."
- Watched Roy Jones Jr. get dismantled by some Jamaican guy, getting knocked out in the 9th round or so on Saturday night. He just did not look good at all throughout the fight. It's sad to see how fast things can come apart for a guy in the world of boxing. You dominate your sport for more than a decade, then all of a sudden you lose two big matches in a row and your career is pretty much over just like that.
- Watched Dan play PartyPoker for real money. I never realized how entertaining online poker could be, but it was awesome. It made me want to deposit some money in my own account and start playing myself. Only thing that's stopping me right now is that I don't really trust them with my credit card or bank account numbers.
- Watched a frustrating day of football, both fantasy-wise and Bears-wise. Got to see Onterrio Smith and Culpepper have their way with the Bears defense, while simultaneously lighting me up in the McNown league. Roy Williams was also a killer, I must say. I might've had a chance to win, if Domanick Davis didn't get injured, and more importantly, had I started Reggie Wayne instead of Larry Fitzgerald. What a stupid decision by me. Every pass to Wayne was like a knee to the groin, so by about 6pm yesterday, you can probably imagine how swollen my jewels felt. Seeing Manning and Favre going head-to-head was a real treat though, as a football fan. Especially after watching Josh McCown and Drew Brees repeatedly mess up drives for my boys with their rampant fumbles and sacks. Which often came on the same play, I might add.
Monday, September 27, 2004
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Confessions of a Messy Eater
For someone who eats as slow as I do, you would think that I would be careful enough with my food to not always spill stuff on myself. But I don't. In the past few days alone, I have:
- Spilled tartar sauce from a Filet-O-Fish on my shirt and pants (it was right after church, so they were among my nicer clothes)
- Accidentally smeared grease from a hamburger onto two different pairs of khakis, in the SAME MEAL. After I noticed the first stain on one of my favorite pairs of pants, I wanted to wash it out right away before it set. So after I did that, I changed into another pair, continued eating my burger, and within minutes I did the exact same thing again to the new khakis.
- Dropped half the toppings from a slice of pizza onto my pant leg. Interestingly enough, I had a napkin open on my lap to protect from such incidents, but the cheese, spinach, and chicken magically avoided the napkin and scored a direct hit on my lower leg.
Honestly, I don't know how I manage to do it sometimes. I think I need to wear a bib, disposable/rubber clothes, or at least those Dockers Stain Defender pants. Not sure if those would even work, but hey, the commercials are cool.
Speaking of commercials, I listed a bunch of dumb commercials that I liked in the last entry, but just so people know, I do have some standards when it comes to rating the quality of commercials. Those standards may be low, but they are standards nonetheless. Here are some commercials that I don't like:
- Miller, President of Beers. What a retarded campaign, not funny or clever in any way. Actually made me drink more Coors Lite and Bud Lite instead, since they were so bad. The new Miller commercials with the referees might bring me back though. "We've got a disproportionately hot girlfriend here, further review is required"
- ATA. Sorry if you like the song, and I do know at least one person who does, but I hate it. HATE IT. I couldn't think of a more annoying or flaming tune if I tried.
- McDonald's I'm Loving It commercials. So lame.
- Geico. At first it was kind of entertaining, but now I just feel sorry for the duck. Nobody ever hears the poor little guy.
- 1-800-CALL-ATT with Bobcat or David Arquette. Partly because I'm bitter that 2 no-talent clowns like them get to be with such hot chicks. But really, those commercials do suck.
I think it might be possible that I have been watching too much TV lately.
Note to Domanick Davis: STOP FUMBLING
For someone who eats as slow as I do, you would think that I would be careful enough with my food to not always spill stuff on myself. But I don't. In the past few days alone, I have:
- Spilled tartar sauce from a Filet-O-Fish on my shirt and pants (it was right after church, so they were among my nicer clothes)
- Accidentally smeared grease from a hamburger onto two different pairs of khakis, in the SAME MEAL. After I noticed the first stain on one of my favorite pairs of pants, I wanted to wash it out right away before it set. So after I did that, I changed into another pair, continued eating my burger, and within minutes I did the exact same thing again to the new khakis.
- Dropped half the toppings from a slice of pizza onto my pant leg. Interestingly enough, I had a napkin open on my lap to protect from such incidents, but the cheese, spinach, and chicken magically avoided the napkin and scored a direct hit on my lower leg.
Honestly, I don't know how I manage to do it sometimes. I think I need to wear a bib, disposable/rubber clothes, or at least those Dockers Stain Defender pants. Not sure if those would even work, but hey, the commercials are cool.
Speaking of commercials, I listed a bunch of dumb commercials that I liked in the last entry, but just so people know, I do have some standards when it comes to rating the quality of commercials. Those standards may be low, but they are standards nonetheless. Here are some commercials that I don't like:
- Miller, President of Beers. What a retarded campaign, not funny or clever in any way. Actually made me drink more Coors Lite and Bud Lite instead, since they were so bad. The new Miller commercials with the referees might bring me back though. "We've got a disproportionately hot girlfriend here, further review is required"
- ATA. Sorry if you like the song, and I do know at least one person who does, but I hate it. HATE IT. I couldn't think of a more annoying or flaming tune if I tried.
- McDonald's I'm Loving It commercials. So lame.
- Geico. At first it was kind of entertaining, but now I just feel sorry for the duck. Nobody ever hears the poor little guy.
- 1-800-CALL-ATT with Bobcat or David Arquette. Partly because I'm bitter that 2 no-talent clowns like them get to be with such hot chicks. But really, those commercials do suck.
I think it might be possible that I have been watching too much TV lately.
Note to Domanick Davis: STOP FUMBLING
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
TV Talk and More
Lots to write about lately, but haven't had time. A few things on my mind right now:
1. 2004 WSOP. Like everybody else I know, I'm a sucker for watching these every single time they show it. And between ESPN and ESPN2, they show them a lot. The thing is, the tournament is taped, edited to fit into exact one hour episodes, I already know who wins, one of the announcers is really annoying, yet I can't change the channel whenever I see it on. Too addicting I guess.
Watching some of the people in this tournament who are jackasses can be frustrating sometimes though. This kid Josh Arieh, for example. He's actually a really good player, I have no idea how he laid down his flush against John Murphy's full house, but man, what a jerk. Anytime someone calls his bet, or raises him without a hand that he deems worthy enough, he's scoffing and mocking their play. Worst was when he got pushed all in for all of his chips on the flop with a 10-high flush draw, hit it, and then talked smack to the other guy. I mean, considering the guy had the better hand, and made all the right moves, I don't think you deserve to act like a bigshot when you managed to put your own tournament life at stake with a draw and get lucky.
It's not just the amateurs, either. I don't even want to get started on that Mike Matusow guy. All I will say is, if you are going to call yourself a pro, you should act like one. Everyone has bad luck and good luck and you shouldn't be crying like a baby if you happen to lose, no matter how bad the beat is.
Anyways, for those of you who haven't seen the end yet, I won't ruin it for you. There's also a "Tournament of Champions" thing they are showing next week, that looks pretty cool. Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Lederer, Phil Hellmuth and more at the same table.
2. Pimp My Ride might just be the best show ever. Xzibit is hilarious, I don't think anybody could be a more entertaining host than him. It's also nice that for once, there's an MTV show where they don't just pick the people who are the best looking, or the ones who will stir up the most controversy. I actually feel happy for all the people who have their rides pimped, because they at least deserve it in some way.
3. Olivia says that I like all the most retarded commercials. This is true, I admit it. For example, one of my favorite commercials right now is the Old Navy jeans, where the kid is raving about mowing the lawn:
"Are you kidding me??!! I've only been waiting for it to grow!! It's like a haircut, for the lawn!! I can't believe it's legal! Mowing the lawn... is BLOWING MY MIND!!"
I like the one with the girl in history class too:
"History? I LOVE history!! Something happened... then, something else happened. So sequential! Thank you, First Guy, for writing things down!!"
Haha... too funny. Other commercials worth mentioning are:
- Starbucks, with a band singing "Eye of the Tiger" to some guy going to work.
- Toyota Tacoma, where they have the pickup truck in sports situations with Kenny Mayne doing commentary. I like the one when the truck gets caught stealing.
- Old Spice, with the guys being loud and obnoxious in the background while the girlfriend rolls her eyes. But when they hug, all the fond memories associated with the smell come back and it's all good. I like how their slogan is "Spice things up" too. That's a good phrase.
I'm just a sucker for stupid stuff like that, what can I say?
4. This might be the most exciting time of the year in terms of sports (and of course, fantasy sports). Football and baseball are overlapping for a few weeks, and college basketball is around the corner. For my fantasy teams, I had a good start in football, thanks to good days from Owens, Domanick Davis, and Tiki Barber. In baseball, though, I had my lead chopped down to 2.5 a few days ago, which made me nervous. I remember only a few weeks ago, my team was up by more than 15 points, and looked pretty strong. Right now I'm sitting on a 6 point lead, still uneasy. Those stupid Jobberz just won't go away. If I somehow end up losing this year, it may go down as the worst choke ever in the history of Dudo League Baseball.
5. When it comes to our crushes on celebrities, girls are much more shallow and fickle than guys. One minute it's Justin, next it's Eminem, then Ashton Kutcher for a while, or Brad Pitt when his movie happens to be out, maybe Michael Phelps or Andy Roddick when they win something big, and seems like right now Usher is all the rage. Maybe they'll go back and forth between them at times, but basically it's all about who's getting the exposure at the moment. Who has the hottest CD, TV show, movie, or who won the last big sporting event. Meanwhile, my #1 celebrity chick has been the same for the past 5 or 6 years, until she decided to cancel her concert and get engaged to some schmuck.
6. At this point, I wonder how many times they have "digitally remastered" or "digitally enhanced" the original Star Wars Trilogy, and what else is left for them to do to those movies so George Lucas can make even more money off of them. I'm seeing ads for the new DVD set and they might as well have been the same commercials I saw about 10 years ago when the VHS set came out. That said, I'll probably end up buying these DVDs anyways.
7. With every new season of Real World, I have to insert the obligatory complaints. I get tired of saying the same thing over and over about not ever having any Asian guys represent in the cast, but this time it's especially ridiculous. I mean, look at the 2 white guys, is it just me or are they not the same person? Light curly hair, pretty built, dress the same, act the same, even one of the girls said something like "they both look like they just stepped out of an Abercrombie catalog". One is taller, but carbon copies otherwise, am I wrong? Also, this time they have 2 gay guys, not just the normal token homosexual. Maybe they are trying to make up for not having any in the last season, fine. But let me get this straight, you have room for 2 of the exact same white guy, and 2 different types of gay guys, and 3 of the ugliest, skankiest girls I have ever seen, but not for one little yellow man? It's a tired argument by now but man, that's just poor.
Lots to write about lately, but haven't had time. A few things on my mind right now:
1. 2004 WSOP. Like everybody else I know, I'm a sucker for watching these every single time they show it. And between ESPN and ESPN2, they show them a lot. The thing is, the tournament is taped, edited to fit into exact one hour episodes, I already know who wins, one of the announcers is really annoying, yet I can't change the channel whenever I see it on. Too addicting I guess.
Watching some of the people in this tournament who are jackasses can be frustrating sometimes though. This kid Josh Arieh, for example. He's actually a really good player, I have no idea how he laid down his flush against John Murphy's full house, but man, what a jerk. Anytime someone calls his bet, or raises him without a hand that he deems worthy enough, he's scoffing and mocking their play. Worst was when he got pushed all in for all of his chips on the flop with a 10-high flush draw, hit it, and then talked smack to the other guy. I mean, considering the guy had the better hand, and made all the right moves, I don't think you deserve to act like a bigshot when you managed to put your own tournament life at stake with a draw and get lucky.
It's not just the amateurs, either. I don't even want to get started on that Mike Matusow guy. All I will say is, if you are going to call yourself a pro, you should act like one. Everyone has bad luck and good luck and you shouldn't be crying like a baby if you happen to lose, no matter how bad the beat is.
Anyways, for those of you who haven't seen the end yet, I won't ruin it for you. There's also a "Tournament of Champions" thing they are showing next week, that looks pretty cool. Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Lederer, Phil Hellmuth and more at the same table.
2. Pimp My Ride might just be the best show ever. Xzibit is hilarious, I don't think anybody could be a more entertaining host than him. It's also nice that for once, there's an MTV show where they don't just pick the people who are the best looking, or the ones who will stir up the most controversy. I actually feel happy for all the people who have their rides pimped, because they at least deserve it in some way.
3. Olivia says that I like all the most retarded commercials. This is true, I admit it. For example, one of my favorite commercials right now is the Old Navy jeans, where the kid is raving about mowing the lawn:
"Are you kidding me??!! I've only been waiting for it to grow!! It's like a haircut, for the lawn!! I can't believe it's legal! Mowing the lawn... is BLOWING MY MIND!!"
I like the one with the girl in history class too:
"History? I LOVE history!! Something happened... then, something else happened. So sequential! Thank you, First Guy, for writing things down!!"
Haha... too funny. Other commercials worth mentioning are:
- Starbucks, with a band singing "Eye of the Tiger" to some guy going to work.
- Toyota Tacoma, where they have the pickup truck in sports situations with Kenny Mayne doing commentary. I like the one when the truck gets caught stealing.
- Old Spice, with the guys being loud and obnoxious in the background while the girlfriend rolls her eyes. But when they hug, all the fond memories associated with the smell come back and it's all good. I like how their slogan is "Spice things up" too. That's a good phrase.
I'm just a sucker for stupid stuff like that, what can I say?
4. This might be the most exciting time of the year in terms of sports (and of course, fantasy sports). Football and baseball are overlapping for a few weeks, and college basketball is around the corner. For my fantasy teams, I had a good start in football, thanks to good days from Owens, Domanick Davis, and Tiki Barber. In baseball, though, I had my lead chopped down to 2.5 a few days ago, which made me nervous. I remember only a few weeks ago, my team was up by more than 15 points, and looked pretty strong. Right now I'm sitting on a 6 point lead, still uneasy. Those stupid Jobberz just won't go away. If I somehow end up losing this year, it may go down as the worst choke ever in the history of Dudo League Baseball.
5. When it comes to our crushes on celebrities, girls are much more shallow and fickle than guys. One minute it's Justin, next it's Eminem, then Ashton Kutcher for a while, or Brad Pitt when his movie happens to be out, maybe Michael Phelps or Andy Roddick when they win something big, and seems like right now Usher is all the rage. Maybe they'll go back and forth between them at times, but basically it's all about who's getting the exposure at the moment. Who has the hottest CD, TV show, movie, or who won the last big sporting event. Meanwhile, my #1 celebrity chick has been the same for the past 5 or 6 years, until she decided to cancel her concert and get engaged to some schmuck.
6. At this point, I wonder how many times they have "digitally remastered" or "digitally enhanced" the original Star Wars Trilogy, and what else is left for them to do to those movies so George Lucas can make even more money off of them. I'm seeing ads for the new DVD set and they might as well have been the same commercials I saw about 10 years ago when the VHS set came out. That said, I'll probably end up buying these DVDs anyways.
7. With every new season of Real World, I have to insert the obligatory complaints. I get tired of saying the same thing over and over about not ever having any Asian guys represent in the cast, but this time it's especially ridiculous. I mean, look at the 2 white guys, is it just me or are they not the same person? Light curly hair, pretty built, dress the same, act the same, even one of the girls said something like "they both look like they just stepped out of an Abercrombie catalog". One is taller, but carbon copies otherwise, am I wrong? Also, this time they have 2 gay guys, not just the normal token homosexual. Maybe they are trying to make up for not having any in the last season, fine. But let me get this straight, you have room for 2 of the exact same white guy, and 2 different types of gay guys, and 3 of the ugliest, skankiest girls I have ever seen, but not for one little yellow man? It's a tired argument by now but man, that's just poor.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Labor Day Weekend
Had a good weekend. Always a good weekend when you get an extra day. And it's nice that this work week is starting out one day shorter.
Went to the Sox game on Saturday, saw Ichiro go 5-5, rob Carlos Lee of extra bases with a leaping catch, and make some pretty throws. Man I wish he was on our team, I might just have to buy season tickets if we signed him.
Happy Birthday to Will and his cousin.
"My goodies... my goodies.... my goodies
not my goodies!
I bet you want the goodies
Bet you thought about it
Got you all hot and bothered
Maybe cuz I talk about it
Lookin for the goodies
Keep on lookin cuz they stay in the jar
ohhohhh ohhhohhh ohhhhohhh" - Ciara
I have no idea what she is talking about in this song. Maybe she's got a jar of really good Skittles or something. Such a catchy tune though.
About an hour ago I accidentally stabbed myself in the finger with a meat knife trying to pry open some frozen burger patties. It hurt. Lots of blood. Now my finger is wrapped in lots of gauze and I am finding it difficult to type.
Had a good weekend. Always a good weekend when you get an extra day. And it's nice that this work week is starting out one day shorter.
Went to the Sox game on Saturday, saw Ichiro go 5-5, rob Carlos Lee of extra bases with a leaping catch, and make some pretty throws. Man I wish he was on our team, I might just have to buy season tickets if we signed him.
Happy Birthday to Will and his cousin.
"My goodies... my goodies.... my goodies
not my goodies!
I bet you want the goodies
Bet you thought about it
Got you all hot and bothered
Maybe cuz I talk about it
Lookin for the goodies
Keep on lookin cuz they stay in the jar
ohhohhh ohhhohhh ohhhhohhh" - Ciara
I have no idea what she is talking about in this song. Maybe she's got a jar of really good Skittles or something. Such a catchy tune though.
About an hour ago I accidentally stabbed myself in the finger with a meat knife trying to pry open some frozen burger patties. It hurt. Lots of blood. Now my finger is wrapped in lots of gauze and I am finding it difficult to type.
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