Bo B is Blowin Up!

Bo Burnham has turned his home made music videos into his own CD and Comedy Central Special. Oh yeah and he is still only 18 years old. He started posting videos for his older brother and they just started blowing up. He has over 37 million hits on Youtube which is freaking insane. This kids voice is pretty weak, but he is very talented on the keyboard, and his rhymes are as witty as I have ever heard. If he was black kid free-styling he would be considered a prodigy. Though music is just his canvas for his sattirical humor, which as you probably know is my favorite. I have posted videos of him a few time before, but I was quite suprised when I saw him on Comedy Central last night. Some of his songs are repetitive but this kid has some serious talent. Check out his website in which it has all of his Videos. Below is one of my favorites, it may have been posted before, but I like this kid and I want to get him as much exposure as I can. I may even go buy his CD and I cant remember the last one I have actually purchased. Check him out.



This brings me to a question. What does everyone think of YouTube and what it has allowed for people to do? I think it is such an amazing medium, yes you will find tons of useless crap of teenage girls, and my roommate giving there Twilight book reviews, but as a whole it is a great way to be seen or heard if you actually have something to show or say. I love the idea of being able to bypass mainstream media and go directly to the source. I am sure it is only a matter of time before you have to pay to view videos on YouTube but it has to be one of the best Websites of all time.

Where The Wild Things Are...

One of the most beloved children's books of all time, written by Maurice Sendak, is coming to the silver screen. I have mixed feelings about it being taken from the realm of the reader's imagination - where it has remained for 45 years - and having Director Spike Jonze's vision of the story laid out in moving color, but the bottom line is that I'm looking forward to this film.

The film has been a long time coming. Apparently, the adapted screenplay was written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, the celebrated and youthful author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. The first trailer for this film ran before The Grinch when it opened in 2000. When Jonze and Universal Studios didn't see eye-to-eye over Jonze's vision for the film, the project died and Jonze took it to Warner Bros. Rumor has it that Warner Bros. didn't like Jonze's product and threatened to re-shoot the entire thing in the past couple of months. Jonze patched things up by shooting a number of short, small scenes that apparently fortified the story line involving Max's relationship with the Wild Things. Now, the film is slated for an October 2009 release, and the trailer is running rampant before Monsters v. Aliens.

The conflict that I feel over the book being made into a movie is not unique. Apparently, Warner Bros. worked very hard to try to get Howard Berger, one of the most respected make-up and effects people in the film business who won an Oscar for his work in Narnia, to join the project. Apparently, they weren't comfortable with Spike Jonze's vision of 9-foot foam mascot suits over which animated faces would be inserted. Anyway, Berger, who loved the book and said it inspired him to work with effects in film bringing imagination to life, turned down the project, stating that he couldn't stand the idea of the book being filmed. Wow.

I just read the book to my seven month old son a couple of weeks ago. I don't think he gets it quite yet, but he did get a good look at Sendak's illustrations. My strategy is to give my son a few years of enjoying the book - my mother must have read it to me 1,000 times, easily - and then let him see the film after he has already developed his own imagination of how the characters sound and move. Then, he can enjoy the film without it ruining the magic of the book, or so I hope.

Allegedly, Sendak's story was going to be that Max, after being sent to bed without dinner, went to a land of wild horses. The legend continues that Sendak realized he couldn't draw horses, and he changed it to monsters, or "Wild Things."

Anyway, here's the trailer.

How Are You Going to Clean this Up?

Over the weekend, Vince Schlomi, better known for the awesomeness that is the Sham Wow, had a violent run in with a prosty. Schlomi claims that he was propositioned for sex, went back to his place where he gave her a thousand dollars for straight sex (Who goes to a prosty for straight sex anyways?) When he went in for a kiss she bit his tongue and wouldn't let got. Vince did what any sane man would do and started punching her in the face. The story can be found in full over at The Smoking Gun. I don't really know what to think about this story. If you cant trust a prosty who the hell can you trust? This guy is an absolute clown. I read that he tried to sue the Farrelly Brothers once for stealing the idea to Something About Mary, however the suit was dropped. He also has tried to sue the church of Scientology, and Anna Nicole Smith. All without any luck. Vince my advice for you first of all don't tongue kiss a prosty. Her mouth was probably wrapped around 14 cocks in the last couple of days do you really want to kiss that? Secondly, you are pimping the hottest product in America, is it really that hard for you to score a babe? Christ just the thought of laying a babe down over bedding made entirely of sham wows is making the hair on my neck stand up. I think the lesson to be taken for this is don't pay for pussy, unless you are in a foreign country like Mexico or Thailand.

Thanks Silver for the heads up on this one.

Excuse me I have to go take a Laettner and whipe my Christian

Have you guys seen that Vitamin Water commercial with Laettner shooting bottles in the trash like the doosh that he is. Of course you have it is only on at every commercial break of every god damn game. Well every time it comes on and that microwave timer goes off it sounds like it is coming from behind me and I think my microwave is going off. My microwave sounds exactly the same. Garsh I hate Leattner...still...even now...fuck him and his million dollar endorsements.

Brewers: Spring Training

So finally the Brewers are on TV. I showed up a bit late to this game against the Rangers it is 7-4 bottom of 8 crew on the MLB network. MLB network is fucking awesome by the way. Way to go file for bankruptcy and adding one of the sweetest networks to your line up charter, don't raise my rates please. A little heads up, there will be a few more spring training games on MLB network: Tues march 31st 8pm (night game you better watch) and I think sat April 4th day game. There are black outs and I heard Milwaukee is blacked out but the games should be on FSN. The season is getting close and the zipper on my pants is about to tear open I am so excited.
I would also like to thank Tasty for the well put together Brewer preview, I was going to do one but after reading his, I am glad I didn't, It would of read like Helen Keller updating her twitter while wearing boxing gloves.

Sorry to do this

But does anyone know anyone who is looking to sell a black topper for a Ford Ranger? I want one, let me know.

Well Now that the Tourney is Over...

My two favorite college basketball teams have lost in the NCAA tournament, my bracket is officially busted, so it is time to switch my focus to the Brewers. Excitement still seems to be high after making the playoffs for the first time in 25 years. Here is a little look ahead to the upcomming season.

The Brewers off-season was rather ho-hum. They signed a couple of veteran relievers and utility men. The biggest of names is hall of fame closer Trevor Hoffman. Hoffman is not a power pitcher so his age shouldnt be that big of a detrimant, however after last years big signing of Eric Gagne, Milwaukee is starting to look like a place where Hall of Fame closers go to die. He is already hurting this spring and will probably open the season on the DL. The biggest off-season news was the loss of argubly the two best pitchers to put on a Brewer uniform in the last 20 years in CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets. The losses will be felt pretty hard. Yovanni Gallardo and Manny Parra will be the new 1-2 starters for the Brewers. Although young and unproven, these guys have the ability to form a formidable duo. The back half of the rotation is filled with 4-5 starter types in Dave Bush, Seth McClung, Braden Looper, and Jeff Suppan. They also have Chris Capuano who is coming back from major surgery in the mix for when somebody goes down. I dont love the staff but I can see a team ERA around 4.7 mark and that will probably finish them in the middle of the pack in the NL. There bullpen should be improved. David Riske should have a bounce back season, Todd Coffey was the best reliever down the stretch last year and he should claim a roster spot. Carlos Villanueva should settle down in the 7th or 8th inning role. He isnt your typical late inning reliever but he is a steady force in the pen. They also have some younger guys waiting for a chance to prove themselves in Mitch Stetter, Tim Dillard, and Mark Defelice. The names dont blow you away but I have trust in Doug Melvin's ability to build a bullpen.

The real power of this team should be just that their power. In Braun, Hardy, Cameron, Fielder, and Hart they have five guys capable of hitting 25 home runs. Braun, Fielder, and Hart are coming off of down seasons, and they are just entering there primes. I expect big things out of these three. Hardy may regress a bit from last season but I still seem him capable of 20 hrs and 100 rbis. The lineup should be near the top in the NL. I also expect a big year out of Rickie Weeks. If you ignore batting average, a stat most GM's already ignore, Rickie Weeks is an above average second basemen. People always seem to fail to realize that this kid is only 25 years old. His best baseball is still ahead of him. If he stays healthy a 20 stolen base/20 home run season is not out of the question.

Last year the defense went from one of the worst in baseball to soemthng just above average. That difference is what I believe can explain a lot of there success last year. The defensive improvement can be traced to moving Braun to the OF and Bill Hall to the infield and the acquisition of Cameron in CF. They arent going to win any gold gloves but they are at least league average defesively at every position except first base. With the loss of there two aces it is imperative that the Brewers keep playing adequate defense.

It is hard to look at this team on paper and say they are a lock for a wild card or to compete against the cubs and cards for the divsion, but they are definatley an up and coming team. There lineup is loaded from top to bottom, and for the most part none of those hitters have reached there prime. They have a couple of the games best prospects waiting in wings in Alcides Escobar and Mat Gamel, so the pipeline to the big leagues appears to remain intact. They also have a rather deep farm system and 5 picks in the top 125 of this years draft so they could make another block buster deal. Roy Halladay or Jake Peavy could be this years CC if they Brewers remain in contention. I dont see them acquiring a big name until the off-season when arbitration raises may force them to deal Fielder or Hardy. Still Doug Melvin and the new ownership have done a great job taking this team to a laughing stock to one of the better run organizations in the league. I dont see them getting back to the playoffs but 88-92 wins doesnt seem to be that far out of the question. Health obviously will play a huge factor, as they Brewers again do not have a tone of depth like the big spenders do.

Below are some great sites to follow the Brewers.

Fan Graphs

Brew Crew Ball

Al's Ramblings

Caption Contest

I havent really been keeping track of winners, just doing this for a laugh. Thanks for everyone that participates I know I enjoy reading everyones comments. Good luck!

Thank God for Youtube Volume #1

A buddy sent me this link. 9 out 10 people will find this really lame, but I think it is absolutely hilarious. Of course I grew up with Hee-man so I have a soft spot in my heart for stuff like this. I can just imagine the guy who sat down to put this clip together, I would love to buy him a beer, and tell him how much of genious I think he is. Enjoy!

Paint me red and call me a dead hooker

What a fucking game tonight! I am not saying I didnt have faith because I had the badgers in the next round (1-4 brackets, hey I am a realists don't hate), but that was an amazing game. I think tonight the Big 10 came out huge. As much as I hate to bring up Ohio St (applaud the loss) the Big 10 put on some spectacular games tonight. On the edge of my seat, granted I had to shart for the better half of both I was pretty stunned by the badgers ability to keep their composure. I would say and I might catch some flack for this but fuck you. Write your own blog than. The badger win was one of the best badger games I have seen in some years. Yes I am crossing football, basketball, cricket and quaters. Yeah I saw The Polar Bear (not sure why I capitalized) knock down a bank to seal the Big 10 championship last year. I also said I would blow Flowers if I saw him in public. I am sure crazier things have been said. But I think tonight was a way bigger statement for this year and the next. Fucking-A I cant wait for sunday.

Hollywood Undead

I don't know why I like this urban white trash hillbilly hip-hop, but it turns out I do. As the man says, "Deal with it."

For our female readers, as Katt Williams once said, "Don't get upset. I'm only callin' ya bitches because I don't know your names individually."

Bitches

Is This Rascist?

So a German frozen food chain just unveiled there new line of frozen fried chicken fingers. Yep and you guessed they are called Obama Fingers. The link can be found here. Personally, I never understood the following stereotype: Black people love fried chicken. Who does not love fried chicken. I think that is one food every single person likes despite race. Thats kind of like saying white people love there vanilla ice cream. I always find stereotypes funny. To me stereotypes exist to group people together. However I am not sure if they are needed for anything more than comic relief. Do I really need to know the one thing that all white, black, or asian have in common? No because there is nothing that they all have in common. Yes there are african americans in this country who dont wear gold chains, there are asians that dont eat rice for every meal, there has to be some jews that arent good with money, and I am sure there a few white people that wont shop at the Gap or Old Navy. I am not sure how anyone can be offended by a stereotype, because to me they are completely absurd and comical. Do you agree/disagree?

Tourney Pickem

It is that time of year again. I will be doing another Blog Bracket contest. This year it will be a $10 entry fee. Good luck!

Tourney Pickem

And we continue are little journey with...

I stumbled across this over at Film Drunk and I had to post this because the writer of that blog is now calling Joaqin Pheonix, Joaquer Texas Rapper. It made me laugh.
God I hope for his sake this is some kind of joke, actually I really dont.

Kanye West on American Idol

This is freaking hilarious. I was half expecting Simon Cowell to stop the music and tell this amazing singer to pack up his bags and get the fuck off the stage. Seriously, I know that in his robo voice he sounds decent on the radio, but cant his fans see what type of fraud he is? I mean when he was rapping, laying down fat beats, I liked this guy. Now, I wouldnt walk across the street to see him perform live. Even for American Idol this is awful.

Caption Contest

Movie Review: Watchmen

There have been few movies in recent memory that I have been more excited for than the Watchmen. My good friend from college told me about the book my Freshman year and he raved about Alan Moore as a writer. I recently finished the book and it was one of the better books I have finished in a long time. However I was unsure how it would translate to film, because the book has so many layers of story, and the character development really takes a long time. The story is about a group of masked super heroes who have lived through the 60's and 70's. However a new law has been passed to outlaw any masked super heroes so they are basically retired. That is until one of them is murdered. That is where the movie starts off, and it follows Rosharch one of the Watchmen in his attempt to figure out who is killing his colleagues. The story is a wonderful look at the US during the late 70's and early 80s right in the midst of the cold war. Which is one of the major conflicts in the story.

The movie really does not stray that far from the book. I really loved this about the movie, however I can tell you that if you have not read the book, the movie may move slow. One of the best parts of the book the in depth character development really is hard to show on film. They did a pretty good job, but like I said this had to be difficult to do, and makes this for a very long film. I believe 2 hours and 50 minutes. The director chose to use relatively unknown actors for this film and I think that was a good idea. As the people themselves are not who the focus should be on more the masks that they represent. However because of this, you do not find any great performances. I enjoyed Jeffrey Morgan in his role as The Comedian, one of the most controversial Watchmen and the man slain to start the story. He really portrays the character in a dark way that is true to the book. Another reason I think it is important that they got relatively unknown actors is the villain is not revealed until nearly the end of the story so it impossible to cast a star in that role.

I thought this picture had an amazing look to it. A lot of the graphics from the novel seemed to be the exact same on film. I was impressed. I would compare it to 300 or Sin City in that aspect. There are too things I am not liking about this new genre of film. A lot of comic books or graphic novels are told through narratives, and sometimes listening to a long narrative gets confusing. When you read them, they tend to mean much more. Often that narrative can be telling us something about the character and not really moving the story forward, so at times I don't feel the scenes really mesh together. This is a minor problem. The other problem I am having is they used the same slow motion/speed up action sequences that were made so famous in 300. I think they were no and innovative then, but the more i see movies copy this style, the more I feel like every action sequence feels similar. I am a much bigger fan of Michael Mann type action sequences, where it feels much more real. Watchmen has some great action sequences and fight scenes but the ones towards the end feel exactly like the ones in the beginning. To go along with the incredible visuals was a great sound track. This obviously is one place where the movie can stand apart. The opening title and credit sequence plays to Bob Dylan's "The Times are A A-Changin" and it is a montage of the events in history that have passed under the Watchmens eye. It is one of the best opening sequences I have seen in a while and really sets the mood and time frame for the film. There are some wonderful other songs and scores throughout this film.

The ending to the film was different than the book and I actually enjoyed the movie ending more. I think people will still be a bit disappointed by the ending but I enjoyed it and people that have read the book will probably agree, that this is a much more believable ending. The book ending is quite over the top, and takes away a bit from the wonderful story up until that point.

If you are a fan of the Watchmen I think you will really like the movie. If you are not a fan of the book I still think you will enjoy the movie, but it may have some pacing issues. It is a long film and that can be hard for some. The story really isn't that deep or hard to follow, but the character development is crucial to maintain any resemblance of the novel. Check it out and let me know what you think.

"Tonight We Roll in Hell"

Last weekend we had the second annual fireman's bowling tournament and I hope it is the last bowling tournament I am ever in. I don't know if my body can handle another one. I wanted to wait until I saw some pictures before doing this post because I remember little of the day and evening. Since I don't have time to sum up the entire days events, I will focus on some of the funnier.

- First of all we decided to go with a 70 porn theme, I decided I was going to go as Big Ern from Kingpin, but my costume morphed into a gay biker outfit. I was completely comfortable in that outfit, probably a little too much so. One thing I did notice was that people in small towns are deathly afraid of gay people. If I had a dollar for every dirty look I got on Saturday I would be a rich man. But fuckem it was all in good fun.

- The costumes didn't go over that well to start but then people started to warm up to us a bit. It was either that of the massive amount of booze we consumed in short period of time. We started partying around 230 we bowled at 6. I bet between that time we all had over 10 cocktails, and that would be a conservative effort. The beer special was Hams, I chose Whisky naturally.

- I was getting so damn anxious to bowl, I went and rented my shoes a bit early. Little did i know bowling shoes are not meant to be paraded around a bar in. I was warned repeatedly about how my actions could have consequences but I didn't care. Must have been the whisky doing the thinking. Well I paid the price, my first two balls I ended right on my ass, in front of the entire cavalry of fans that amassed. Though I wasn't that embarrassed, again must have been the booze talking.

- I want to back up a step. Before the bowling actually kicked off we had this great idea to do a 300 themed intro. My buddy Jake was acting as Leonidas and we were all Spartan warriors. This was one of my highlights of the night, and hence the coined phrase above, "Tonight, we roll in hell!" Jake improved about a minute intro for each of us. We were ready for battle. I moved in slow motion, but that is quite natural for me. Not sure if anyone else found it as funny as I did.

- Not sure if you can tell by the picture but I stuffed a sock in the leathers to give me a confidence boost for the day. Boy did it work. The shit talking was at an absolute high. Don't recall exactly what I was talking about, but I think it was about how much cooler, smarter, better looking I am compared everyone else bowling. Again this may have been caused by the whisky.

- After my boy Jake's speech he vanished into the night. After some investigative work, I found that he had passed out in my car, with the keys in the ignition and a back seat full of open intoxicants. Not a great idea snake, but few choices we made on Saturday were.

- Frame 9 of the first game, I had enough, I call in my replacement, I focus on getting fucked up.

- Saw one of my teachers from middle school, told her I am expecting a child, she told me, "I should have asked her advice before doing something like that" I have never been more floored by a response. Apparently her marriage isn't going that well.

- One of the specials was bucket of beers. These buckets really were tempting me as when the ice melted it made the perfect recipe for disaster. I was really close to throwing water at people on a couple different occasions. Luckily my friend mark is my guardian angel or voice of reason. He talked me out of it.

- 8:15 PM green man makes first appearance. Aaron you enthusiasm is something I admire.

- 10ish start making my way to Sun Prairie. Greenman at the wheel of my car, this night could end in tragedy. Better buckle up.

- Walk into the bar with Greenman, naturally every single person turns and looks at us. I felt like Pee Wee Herman trying to use the phone. Order a drink, green man fills it up with popcorn. Finish the drink but starting to feel like my night is soon going to be over. Watch Jake, who is now bright eyed and bushy tailed, move to the dance floor. He works a babe while we sit and watch. We think it would be a great idea to leave him there.

-1130 Greenman has to decide whether to stay and mow pizza or go pick up Jake. I send text to Jake telling him we are on our way. Same text I sent an hour earlier. Jake cannot be happy.

-1200 Greenman picks up Jake. Jake comes into my room, I am just about dead, he gives me his last chew, I want to cry, never told a man not related to me I love him, this was almost a first. He leaves to head to Marshall I fall asleep with his last chew.

Let me check. Yup. Still fat.

So, you may have noticed that the updates for my weight loss bet with the other fat guys have not been coming frequently. There's good reason for this.

As you may recall, two other fat lawyers and I started off on Monday Nov. 24, 2008, with the bet being to lose 10% of our body weight by March 9, 2009 - today. I had weighed in at an embarrasing 234.5. Thus, I needed to make 211 by today, or pay $50 into a pot to be divided by whatever lardasses actually make their weight.

Cut to the chase, I weighed in this morning at 223. So, I have lost about 11.5 pounds in 15 weeks, but less than half of what I needed to do for the bet. Thus, while I am disappointed that I lost the bet, I am pleased that I am moving in the right direction at a good, steady pace. The main reasons I am encouraged are the same as the reasons I failed. Mainly, I'm encouraged that I was able to lose some weight despite the facts that:

1. We started 3 days before Thanksgiving. I made it through the holidays without gaining weight, but actually losing a few pounds.

2. I didn't work out once. Seriously. This means that my new eating habits were enough to lose weight, and if I ever get off my lazy ass, I can make much more progress.

3. I wasn't a superstar on the diet. I would say I stuck to my healthy plan about 75% of the time, and the other 25% I went apeshit on things like pizza, booze, movie candy, alfredo sauce, brats, or shitty snacks like chips. This means that I can let loose a little bit and still lose weight, but also that a little more discipline would give me even better results.

In some ways, the bet was helpful. I probably would not have lost weight over the holidays without the bet. However, in other ways, the bet was counterproductive. For example, by mid-February, I had a pretty good idea that I wasn't going to make it, so I sort of gave up and had a couple of my shittiest weeks after making that realization. Without a bet in place and with no finish line, I would have had no reason to get discouraged and I could have enjoyed the fact that I had lost 8 pounds, rather than fretting over the fact that I hadn't lost 18.

No word yet on whether the other two fat-asses made it. There have been some rumblings about re-upping with a bigger bet requiring that we each be at or below our goal weight one year from now. This would mean I would need to continue to lose weight to get to 211 and stay there or lighter by March 9, 2010. I think I'm going to do it. That's a more realistic goal and I like the long term nature of it. Plus, we're going with bigger money to keep this on our minds throughout the year.

So, I won't be taking my shirt off in public anytime soon, but I've had a good start.

Artie Lang Does Bob Ueker

I am sure you have seen this already but if not, this is pretty good. Artie Lang was on Letterman telling a tale of how He and Norm McDonald got to meet up up with Bob Ueker during a spring training game, you know back when Lang and McDonald were at the top of their fame. By fame I mean just finished a 1.75 of Jack and finished to 8 balls...a piece.
This is exactly how I have thought Ueker would be like to hang out with.

Caption Contest

Zirbs again solid effort, but last weeks winner is going to C$$$. Athough his caption was just a descpription of the picture it was a damn funny description.

Update

So this weekend was one of the crazier ones in recent memory. Three of my friends share a birthday (well three days within one another) and they decided to get a bus to the Dells to celebrate. I usually do not get too excited for trips to the Dells because I usually spend to much money and do not have enough fun. Well that is not completely true (see "She Ate it" story) But the dells is a place that gets way to hyped up. My favorite memories involved me screaming on a chair with a huge needle being pierced through my nipple. That was not fun. However this trip was amazing. My brother probably had more fun than anyone, but I doubt he would like his exploits explained on here. Lets just say that him and I are bearing a closer resemblence these days. Especially the fact that we both love turning the world into our personal bathroom when we have had too much to drink. What we dont realize is pissing wherever the fuck we feel like is offensive to many. Much unlike me however is the fact that he becomes very destructive when he drinks, and I was forced to keep an eye on him before he pissed off some locals. Although we probably came very close to a complete brawl, we left the dells unscathed. The bus driver was nice enough to drop me off at home but we didnt go to bed. We continued to party until close to 430. Not really that smart when you are planning a major construction project at your house the next day. My buddy Jon woke me up at 8 ready to get started. I didnt fully wake up until about 9 but i knew my day is going to be a nightmare.

The construction project i am talking about is one I have been planning for nearly a year now, but havent been able to muster up the ambition to get started. Quite simply because putting in a sump pump and a drainage system in your basement is not very easy work. To make matters worse my back has been acting up lately. To give you a little "back" story, I have twice broken vertebraes in my back and twice have had neck injuries. These all can be traced back to my high school sports days. I remember going in for an MRI my senior year and the Dr telling me I had the spine of an 80 year old man. No more football for me. For the last 8 years I havent really had any problems, however I do once in a while become very stiff, and it makes projects like the one mentioned above, that more of a chore. Anyways we rented a saw and we needed to get this concrete cut and busted out so thats what we did. Because of our full day or work on saturday I was really unable to move at all on Saturday night. I was in bed by 12 oclock the earliest i recall going to bed on a Saturday in probably over 10 years. The back was feeling much better on Sunday and with the help of one of my roommates, Jake you are a life saver, we were able to finish the cutting we needed to do. We were also able to get most of the concrete busted out. This process is not a very fun one and can be traced back to the early Egyptians. Sledge hammer and chisel is about all you can do. Now the fun really begins as we have to get all that concrete and about 3 feet of dirt out of the house. Still the project is off to a good start and we hope to have the concrete out of the basement by saturday afernoon.

That is good because this Saturday is the bowling tournament in which Matt Browne died, and his good friend Dr Cream Jeans was born. I do not think it is possible to top our showing from last year, but we are damn well going to try. The problem is bowling has always been one of those things that is bad on my back, so I may have to withdraw do to injury, but I gurantee you the spirit of the Dr. will be there. I plan on getting into some whisky as soon as the last bit of crete is hauled out and all I can say is look out. Do I think we can win this tournament? No, not a chance in hell, but I do think I can ensure this will be the last bowling tournament I ever will be attending. Stay tuned...

THIS

is the greatest thing since sliced pickles. I have been having major router problems...psss, Linksys lick my balls. So I decided to lay down the $100 bucks and get Apple's Airport Express. It is awesome, it took me 15 minutes to set up and secure my network. Even sweeter you can hook this router to your stereo and wirelessly play your iTunes. So the only reason I will ever need wires again would be to kill or charge my computer up after watching videos on how to kill with a wire. Once again Apple meets me at the door and felates, no muss no fuss.