199 - I don't want to brag but I recently set the 8617 Wii bowling record. Now don't get me wrong, having a high game of 185 (Kary) is nothing to ashamed of...it's just no 199. Oh well. Better luck next time kas.
Nats Watch 2008 - Ok so here's my thinking: If you are going to be bad at something, you might as well be the best of the bad. I'm looking for two things out of this years version of the Nats.
1.) Lose 100 games. They are sitting at 98 losses with just 6 remaining. Edit: For some reason with their chance at infamy on the line, the Nats decided to beat the Marlins last night. They now need 2 losses in their last 5 games to complete their journey (un)successfully.
2.) Have the worst record in the league. They are a game better than Seattle right now. I think with a little luck they can claim their rightful place as worst team in 2008.
Tiebreaker - I have never met a tiebreaker that I like. I tied for the lead in pick'em this past week with 11/16 and guess what? I lost the tiebreaker. I was so close to the weekly $25 winnings that I had already spent it on Rocky's Science Diet Chicken and Rice.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
i beat kary at wii darts
Yeah that's right.
Wii darts.
It may have taken a little longer than I would have liked, but I found my game. And by found my game I, of course, mean a game where I'm the champ and shes the runner-up. Maybe one day I can say the same thing about Wii bowling. My advice? Don't hold your breath.
Rocky hates the Wii: Years and years of playing fetch have conditioned Rocky to run when he observes my arm in the throwing motion. Well this presents a real problem when he's in the room during Wii time. At first he was just running and not being able to "find" what it is that he thought I was throwing. After that comes frustration. I suppose he can blame me for that one. He takes after his owner who tends to get frustrated rather easily. So next up came the barking. Yeah the barking isn't as great as you might think.
Well I guess I can't complain that much. At least he doesn't bother me while I'm playing. The same can't be said for Kary. He loves to get up in her grill and really play some killer defense. Sorry 'bout your luck!
Random Sports thoughts from the weekend:
Arsenal - They put on a clinic for about 20 minutes in the first half where they looked like the best team ever. Of course that's nothing new. They do that all the time. The problem is that it often results in zero goals. Luckily their offensive onslaught netted 2 goals. So here we are five games into the season and they find themselves top of the table. My advice? Keep it up b/c Liverpool, Chelsea, and Man U will eventually come calling. Thanks.
Florida State - I love how they just let Wake Forest own them. It's unbelievable that we live in a world where FSU can't even score a touchdown at home against the Demon Deacons. Wake is a legit football school and I think it's pretty cool. I love the misdirection.
Redskins - They are showing a lot better after that first game stinker. It's crazy to think that after 5 games they will have wrapped up their divisional road games. They have already lost 1 of those games so, unless they plan on winning all of their home games in the division, they better try and get a split out of @Dallas and @Philly.
Penn State - When do they play somebody with a pulse? It's cool to see Royster doing well with 7 touchdowns and nearly 100 yards a game, but it's nearly impossible to figure out if they are worthy of a top 12 ranking.
The Irish - Well the boys found out what happens when you on the road against a rival and turn the ball over. You simply can't beat a team with similar talent and expect to win on the road. I expect them to bounce back and take care of Purdue but it would be cool if their young guns would grow up fast this fall.
USC - The best game of the weekend that not too many people had the privilege of seeing was probably the practice sessions out in Southern California. Imagine what their perimeter drills were like. I'm guessing that they are somewhere between sick and very sick.
United - I've been worried for awhile now and it's looking like I had my reasons. Hey there's a reason Kary and I didn't stay at Kilroys to eat our dinner. Why stick around for the 11pm start when you know what's coming? Watching the game the next morning was more than enough. Tom Soehn is an idiot and playing in these international tournaments is a waste of time with a $1.2M salary cap. Oh and Gallardo is made out of glass. Perfect.
Wii darts.
It may have taken a little longer than I would have liked, but I found my game. And by found my game I, of course, mean a game where I'm the champ and shes the runner-up. Maybe one day I can say the same thing about Wii bowling. My advice? Don't hold your breath.
Rocky hates the Wii: Years and years of playing fetch have conditioned Rocky to run when he observes my arm in the throwing motion. Well this presents a real problem when he's in the room during Wii time. At first he was just running and not being able to "find" what it is that he thought I was throwing. After that comes frustration. I suppose he can blame me for that one. He takes after his owner who tends to get frustrated rather easily. So next up came the barking. Yeah the barking isn't as great as you might think.
Well I guess I can't complain that much. At least he doesn't bother me while I'm playing. The same can't be said for Kary. He loves to get up in her grill and really play some killer defense. Sorry 'bout your luck!
Random Sports thoughts from the weekend:
Arsenal - They put on a clinic for about 20 minutes in the first half where they looked like the best team ever. Of course that's nothing new. They do that all the time. The problem is that it often results in zero goals. Luckily their offensive onslaught netted 2 goals. So here we are five games into the season and they find themselves top of the table. My advice? Keep it up b/c Liverpool, Chelsea, and Man U will eventually come calling. Thanks.
Florida State - I love how they just let Wake Forest own them. It's unbelievable that we live in a world where FSU can't even score a touchdown at home against the Demon Deacons. Wake is a legit football school and I think it's pretty cool. I love the misdirection.
Redskins - They are showing a lot better after that first game stinker. It's crazy to think that after 5 games they will have wrapped up their divisional road games. They have already lost 1 of those games so, unless they plan on winning all of their home games in the division, they better try and get a split out of @Dallas and @Philly.
Penn State - When do they play somebody with a pulse? It's cool to see Royster doing well with 7 touchdowns and nearly 100 yards a game, but it's nearly impossible to figure out if they are worthy of a top 12 ranking.
The Irish - Well the boys found out what happens when you on the road against a rival and turn the ball over. You simply can't beat a team with similar talent and expect to win on the road. I expect them to bounce back and take care of Purdue but it would be cool if their young guns would grow up fast this fall.
USC - The best game of the weekend that not too many people had the privilege of seeing was probably the practice sessions out in Southern California. Imagine what their perimeter drills were like. I'm guessing that they are somewhere between sick and very sick.
United - I've been worried for awhile now and it's looking like I had my reasons. Hey there's a reason Kary and I didn't stay at Kilroys to eat our dinner. Why stick around for the 11pm start when you know what's coming? Watching the game the next morning was more than enough. Tom Soehn is an idiot and playing in these international tournaments is a waste of time with a $1.2M salary cap. Oh and Gallardo is made out of glass. Perfect.
Friday, September 19, 2008
it's nice to have such power...
Applebee's: Well it's now official.
The KG Vets boycott of Applebee's was a complete success. Everything is, once again, all good in the neighborhood. The national restaurant chain raised their white flag to me last night on national tv as I tuned in to the WVU - Colorado game. I was so taken back that I had to rewind my DVR to make sure that ears hadn't deceived me.
They literally meet our demands. It wasn't even a compromise. We basically took them behind the woodshed.
Here is a quick refresher just in case some of you don't actually know why were boycotting the franchise: We went to UNC for an intramural basketball tournament in the Spring of 2001. We had just gotten into town and needed to eat something, anything ASAP. Well Applebee's had a sign outside for all-you-can-eat riblets. We proceeded to go there just for that feature.
Well we all ordered the same thing only to watch them run out. The manager came out and said we could get another order of chicken fingers, but not all-you-can-eat chicken fingers. Well that was just unacceptable. We all vowed to never eat there again. I have since held up my part of the bargain.
Well my how time's have changed. Their all-you-can-eat menu now includes riblets, shrimp, OR chicken fingers.
Wow. I wonder where they got that idea???? Hmmm..........
Game. Set. Match. Point.....to the KG VETS my man!
Johnny No Cash: So just the other day my sister forgot her wallet on her way to work. No problem. She had enough cash in the car to get on the metro. The issue came up when she couldn't get out of the parking lot w/o a smart trip. Seeing as how my brotherly duties include making sure she doesn't get stuck w/o a ride, I came to her aid. No biggie. But I thought to myself, "How did she forget her wallet?".
Well guess who forgot their wallet a mere 48 hours later? Yeah that's right. This guy. Nice job brah. To make matters worse I really wanted to go to the bank to deposit some checks for basketball and for the kegs. Brilliant move on my part. Maybe I won't be so quick to wonder how others make mistakes. Turns out I'm not as silly as I first thought.
Weekend Football: Well last weekend was pretty good as far as no losses are concerned.
I played in a 3-3 draw, United tied Dallas 2-2, Arsenal blew the doors off of Blackburn 4- 0, Notre Dame crushed Michigan to the tune of 35 - 17 and the Redskins had a nice 29 - 24 comeback win against the Saints. So, yeah, none of my guys lost.
I'll take it.
This weekend predictions (for games that matter):
Donkeys 3 - White Lightning 1
Arsenal 2 - Bolton 0
Notre Dame 24 - Mighigan State 13
DC United 1 - LA Galaxy 1
Redskins - 19 - Cardinals 17
I hope everybody has a glorious weekend.
The KG Vets boycott of Applebee's was a complete success. Everything is, once again, all good in the neighborhood. The national restaurant chain raised their white flag to me last night on national tv as I tuned in to the WVU - Colorado game. I was so taken back that I had to rewind my DVR to make sure that ears hadn't deceived me.
They literally meet our demands. It wasn't even a compromise. We basically took them behind the woodshed.
Here is a quick refresher just in case some of you don't actually know why were boycotting the franchise: We went to UNC for an intramural basketball tournament in the Spring of 2001. We had just gotten into town and needed to eat something, anything ASAP. Well Applebee's had a sign outside for all-you-can-eat riblets. We proceeded to go there just for that feature.
Well we all ordered the same thing only to watch them run out. The manager came out and said we could get another order of chicken fingers, but not all-you-can-eat chicken fingers. Well that was just unacceptable. We all vowed to never eat there again. I have since held up my part of the bargain.
Well my how time's have changed. Their all-you-can-eat menu now includes riblets, shrimp, OR chicken fingers.
Wow. I wonder where they got that idea???? Hmmm..........
Game. Set. Match. Point.....to the KG VETS my man!
Johnny No Cash: So just the other day my sister forgot her wallet on her way to work. No problem. She had enough cash in the car to get on the metro. The issue came up when she couldn't get out of the parking lot w/o a smart trip. Seeing as how my brotherly duties include making sure she doesn't get stuck w/o a ride, I came to her aid. No biggie. But I thought to myself, "How did she forget her wallet?".
Well guess who forgot their wallet a mere 48 hours later? Yeah that's right. This guy. Nice job brah. To make matters worse I really wanted to go to the bank to deposit some checks for basketball and for the kegs. Brilliant move on my part. Maybe I won't be so quick to wonder how others make mistakes. Turns out I'm not as silly as I first thought.
Weekend Football: Well last weekend was pretty good as far as no losses are concerned.
I played in a 3-3 draw, United tied Dallas 2-2, Arsenal blew the doors off of Blackburn 4- 0, Notre Dame crushed Michigan to the tune of 35 - 17 and the Redskins had a nice 29 - 24 comeback win against the Saints. So, yeah, none of my guys lost.
I'll take it.
This weekend predictions (for games that matter):
Donkeys 3 - White Lightning 1
Arsenal 2 - Bolton 0
Notre Dame 24 - Mighigan State 13
DC United 1 - LA Galaxy 1
Redskins - 19 - Cardinals 17
I hope everybody has a glorious weekend.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
time time for some time for some action
Dynamite: I haven't played soccer in almost 7 weeks. That is way too long. Well unless Mother Nature has other plans for later on - well talk about a jinx brah - I will be lacing up the boots and hitting the pitch at Rolling Valley tonight at 7:30pm. Not exactly my most favorite venue, RV didn't become an ankle graveyard for nothing, but who cares. We will be back on the glorious turf at South Run or Mason District in no time. Actually I'm just glad I have a roster spot after missing our first match, and lopsided win, of the season.
Arsenal: I'd like to blame their unexpected loss on Sam Papkin. This guy was already counting 3 points from Fulham on the road. Thanks Sam. I didn't get to see the loss. Pretty miserable though. Already a league loss for a team that only lost 3 last year.
Oh well today is another day and it's time to take care of FC Twente and get into the Group Stage of the Champions League. We miss you Cesc, we do.
Bronze medal bitches: Not to brag or anything but I caught some unexpected glory yesterday as I was leaving the gym. I just happened to check out the medal board for the Gold's Gym Olympics and what did I see? Oh nothing big or anything. Just the name of Bobby Bancroft sitting in 3rd place for the Men's 40 and under Jump Rope event. I'd like to thank all of the little people that made this possible. I'd also like to assure everybody that my birth certificate and passport are legit.
Arsenal: I'd like to blame their unexpected loss on Sam Papkin. This guy was already counting 3 points from Fulham on the road. Thanks Sam. I didn't get to see the loss. Pretty miserable though. Already a league loss for a team that only lost 3 last year.
Oh well today is another day and it's time to take care of FC Twente and get into the Group Stage of the Champions League. We miss you Cesc, we do.
Bronze medal bitches: Not to brag or anything but I caught some unexpected glory yesterday as I was leaving the gym. I just happened to check out the medal board for the Gold's Gym Olympics and what did I see? Oh nothing big or anything. Just the name of Bobby Bancroft sitting in 3rd place for the Men's 40 and under Jump Rope event. I'd like to thank all of the little people that made this possible. I'd also like to assure everybody that my birth certificate and passport are legit.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
unlucky 7
I'm going to be honest here, I love to tailgate.
Seriously.
I love it.
That being said, I'm not sure everybody can handle a solid 7 hours in the parking lot throwing back adult beverages and eating hot dogs wrapped in bacon then dipped in cheese.
The WashingtonPost ran a wire story about the Meadowlands complex cutting back on tailgate time. They are going from 7 to 5 hours. (Let's be honest now...you can really accomplish a lot in 5 hours. I have a hard time believing that the number of tailgaters showing up 7 hours early for a 1pm kickoff was anywhere near what we might describe as "a lot".)
The best part of the story is a mention of how during halftime at Jets games there is a certain spot in the stadium where dudes gather and "demand that women expose their breasts". Even funnier than picturing that scene in your head is the fact that it only happens at Jets games. I guess this just goes to show you that the NFC attracts a higher class of fan. Like we didn't already know that right?
Internet radio: Wow. Talk about hit or miss. I tried to give a new station a chance today but I literally felt like the songs were interrupting the commercials. We are talking about the worst song to ad ratio in the History of Earth. So if you are looking for a good listen on this series of tubes we call the Internet, make sure you move your cursor well past "Classic Hits Radio" on iTunes. You will thank me later.
Gunners baby: Today is the first match that means something. Arsenal v FC Twente in the 3rd round of UEFA Champions League Qualifiers. We have really come along way in this country when 3rd round games are being carried on ESPN2. You see this is what ESPN is good at: showing games. I'd be less inclined to talk shit about the station if they just stuck to their strengths. Instead they are trying to conquer the world with other junk. It, of course, isn't working.
I'm not sure what to expect from the Gunners this year. Finishing in the top 4 seems like the best scenario. But just think about that goal for a second. That is so lame. Look I am selfish. I want to win everything every time out.
Happy Birthday Kary! I hope you have a great day until tonight when I dominate you, Baker, and Yvonne in mini-golf. But, yeah, have a great day until then kas ;)
Seriously.
I love it.
That being said, I'm not sure everybody can handle a solid 7 hours in the parking lot throwing back adult beverages and eating hot dogs wrapped in bacon then dipped in cheese.
The WashingtonPost ran a wire story about the Meadowlands complex cutting back on tailgate time. They are going from 7 to 5 hours. (Let's be honest now...you can really accomplish a lot in 5 hours. I have a hard time believing that the number of tailgaters showing up 7 hours early for a 1pm kickoff was anywhere near what we might describe as "a lot".)
The best part of the story is a mention of how during halftime at Jets games there is a certain spot in the stadium where dudes gather and "demand that women expose their breasts". Even funnier than picturing that scene in your head is the fact that it only happens at Jets games. I guess this just goes to show you that the NFC attracts a higher class of fan. Like we didn't already know that right?
Internet radio: Wow. Talk about hit or miss. I tried to give a new station a chance today but I literally felt like the songs were interrupting the commercials. We are talking about the worst song to ad ratio in the History of Earth. So if you are looking for a good listen on this series of tubes we call the Internet, make sure you move your cursor well past "Classic Hits Radio" on iTunes. You will thank me later.
Gunners baby: Today is the first match that means something. Arsenal v FC Twente in the 3rd round of UEFA Champions League Qualifiers. We have really come along way in this country when 3rd round games are being carried on ESPN2. You see this is what ESPN is good at: showing games. I'd be less inclined to talk shit about the station if they just stuck to their strengths. Instead they are trying to conquer the world with other junk. It, of course, isn't working.
I'm not sure what to expect from the Gunners this year. Finishing in the top 4 seems like the best scenario. But just think about that goal for a second. That is so lame. Look I am selfish. I want to win everything every time out.
Happy Birthday Kary! I hope you have a great day until tonight when I dominate you, Baker, and Yvonne in mini-golf. But, yeah, have a great day until then kas ;)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
i heart my job
You know what's annoying? I will be more than happy to provide you with the answer. Little flies floating around your office. So we have plants in our offices here at New Year Tech. In fact some people have more than one (I only have one).
Well anyway when we put more soil in the pots we used some killer stuff that, luckily enough, contained annoying-ass-fly eggs. At various moments throughout the day I feel like I'm in the movie The Karate Kid trying to catch these things with my hands. They are surprisingly elusive for such a slow moving bug. I guess its like trying to hit one of those slow knuckleballs from Tim Wakefield. I mean we have this spray that is supposed to work but it works about as well me trying to get early for work when I have company.
I totally forgot about this until today: Log...by Blammo.
Dear Facebook,
Stop suggesting that I add people as "friends" that you think I "know".
Sincerely,
Everybody that isn't on pace to end up with a feature role on Dateline's To Catch a Predator
Importance: I feel like you can measure your importance at work by your office location. We currently have 19 people working at Headquarters and 17 people have window offices.
Surprise, surprise, I am one of the 2 people w/o a window. Making matters worse is the fact that there is an OPEN window office just sitting there for the taking.
Candy Detail: Its true that I consider myself a bit of a candy connoisseur. Well we have the generic bowl of candy up front. It was down to some really old jolly ranchers and some of the worst Dum Dum lollipop flavors around - Root Beer, Chocolate, etc. In an effort to inject some some fresh candy around these here parts I felt it my duty to dump the remaining candy into the trash. I did so when nobody was looking last Friday, well after COB.
Results? We are now w/o any candy at all. But eventually it will pay off. I can feel it. I can see it now. Nerds, Skittles, and flavored tootsie rolls for everybody.
OMG I'm out of here.
Well anyway when we put more soil in the pots we used some killer stuff that, luckily enough, contained annoying-ass-fly eggs. At various moments throughout the day I feel like I'm in the movie The Karate Kid trying to catch these things with my hands. They are surprisingly elusive for such a slow moving bug. I guess its like trying to hit one of those slow knuckleballs from Tim Wakefield. I mean we have this spray that is supposed to work but it works about as well me trying to get early for work when I have company.
I totally forgot about this until today: Log...by Blammo.
Dear Facebook,
Stop suggesting that I add people as "friends" that you think I "know".
Sincerely,
Everybody that isn't on pace to end up with a feature role on Dateline's To Catch a Predator
Importance: I feel like you can measure your importance at work by your office location. We currently have 19 people working at Headquarters and 17 people have window offices.
Surprise, surprise, I am one of the 2 people w/o a window. Making matters worse is the fact that there is an OPEN window office just sitting there for the taking.
Candy Detail: Its true that I consider myself a bit of a candy connoisseur. Well we have the generic bowl of candy up front. It was down to some really old jolly ranchers and some of the worst Dum Dum lollipop flavors around - Root Beer, Chocolate, etc. In an effort to inject some some fresh candy around these here parts I felt it my duty to dump the remaining candy into the trash. I did so when nobody was looking last Friday, well after COB.
Results? We are now w/o any candy at all. But eventually it will pay off. I can feel it. I can see it now. Nerds, Skittles, and flavored tootsie rolls for everybody.
OMG I'm out of here.
Monday, August 4, 2008
hello old friends...its been way too long
Here we go again: Over the course of the last 7 days I have seen the reemergence of my teams. It started out last weekend when I finally got my fat ass down to McDonough Gym to see some Kenner League action. It's mostly to check out the Tombs. That is the team that has all of the incoming freshman along with two returning players. I liked what I saw out of the young pups. I will have a more detailed edition of this later.
Fast forward to this past weekend and it was Gunners time. Got my first look at some of the new/young Gunners - Nasri, Vela, Wilshere - among others. Of course the best sight of all was seeing Adebayor back in his #25 shirt.
Then last night we all had our first taste of Redskins v. 2008 - 2009. The skins game was cool for about 4 minutes and then I lost interest. It was great to see hear Michaels and Madden and see some of the guys that you know during the lineups. After that it was a complete crapfest that was fighting Van Wilder for my attention.
I honestly think Jason Campbell sucks the big fat one and best case scenario is 7-9. I had such high hopes for Campbell coming into the NFL but I just don't think he has "it". He seems to think too much out there for my liking. He had a really up and down college career at Auburn but seemed to have figured it out by his senior year. Like I said I was high on him because he can do so many of the difficult things well.
Guess we will find out this year. The Skins went out and got a west coast guy just for him.
Deadhead what? Yeah I have like 3 or 4 Grateful Dead songs on my iPod. The basic ones that everybody knows. Nothing fancy. Nothing out of the ordinary for an average Joe such as myself.
But something funny happened on Friday when I was looking to switch from my 80's Internet radio station on iTunes. I decided to click on classic rock. From there I, for some reason, gave this Grateful Dead station a chance.
Turns out...I love it. They only play the Dead and it's all stuff from concerts. I find it very relaxing while I'm at work. I'm guessing that it would be even cooler if I were under the influence of some drugs, but whatever my man. It works so far.
We blew it: I'm sad to say that summer league at Thoreau is over - and it didn't end well. We dug ourselves a huge hole only to see our valiant comeback attempt pushed away by the Ancient Warriors. They really carved us up offensively. I'd hate to see how many shots they had from close range. It would probably make me want to vomit and/or punch a hole in my wall . We help too much - which results in easy looks for them. We need some changes for next summer.
ok i'll be back later brah
Fast forward to this past weekend and it was Gunners time. Got my first look at some of the new/young Gunners - Nasri, Vela, Wilshere - among others. Of course the best sight of all was seeing Adebayor back in his #25 shirt.
Then last night we all had our first taste of Redskins v. 2008 - 2009. The skins game was cool for about 4 minutes and then I lost interest. It was great to see hear Michaels and Madden and see some of the guys that you know during the lineups. After that it was a complete crapfest that was fighting Van Wilder for my attention.
I honestly think Jason Campbell sucks the big fat one and best case scenario is 7-9. I had such high hopes for Campbell coming into the NFL but I just don't think he has "it". He seems to think too much out there for my liking. He had a really up and down college career at Auburn but seemed to have figured it out by his senior year. Like I said I was high on him because he can do so many of the difficult things well.
Guess we will find out this year. The Skins went out and got a west coast guy just for him.
Deadhead what? Yeah I have like 3 or 4 Grateful Dead songs on my iPod. The basic ones that everybody knows. Nothing fancy. Nothing out of the ordinary for an average Joe such as myself.
But something funny happened on Friday when I was looking to switch from my 80's Internet radio station on iTunes. I decided to click on classic rock. From there I, for some reason, gave this Grateful Dead station a chance.
Turns out...I love it. They only play the Dead and it's all stuff from concerts. I find it very relaxing while I'm at work. I'm guessing that it would be even cooler if I were under the influence of some drugs, but whatever my man. It works so far.
We blew it: I'm sad to say that summer league at Thoreau is over - and it didn't end well. We dug ourselves a huge hole only to see our valiant comeback attempt pushed away by the Ancient Warriors. They really carved us up offensively. I'd hate to see how many shots they had from close range. It would probably make me want to vomit and/or punch a hole in my wall . We help too much - which results in easy looks for them. We need some changes for next summer.
ok i'll be back later brah
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