Yesterday I received news about my job that could be good or could be bad- that is yet to be determined. Let's just say that it currently is adding to the extreme amount of stress that I've been experiencing lately. Juggling an increasingly stressful work situation with regular life (family and friends), class, playing music (my second, more enjoyable job that is shrinking constantly), and blogging has been a stretch at best.
To be ask nerdy as possible, I'll quote Biblo Baggins from the "Lord Of The Rings" movie-
"I know I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart. I feel... thin. Sort of stretched, like... butter scraped over too much bread. I need a holiday. A very long holiday."
I will agree that my situation pales in comparison to a poverty stricken family or one of the victims from the Penn State scandal- that is true. However, it is unfortunately the case that I can no longer keep up with the daily posting here. I don't necessarily want to quit, but if I can't post every weekday, then I'm not really doing my blogging duty.
It's become obvious that I can't keep up, so it's time to lay down the "penis mightier."
I'll still comment over at G$'s blog, The Money Shot- which I recommend if you are down with twisted jokes and soap fights.
Who knows? Maybe I'm like Kiss and will keep retiring and coming back, but for right now, I have more pressing things to take care of. I have to make those responsibilities a priority, but I really want to thank people for reading (whether you commented or not.) Stay well and I'll see you around!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Penn State Scandal And A Tale
I had Tuesday off and I was able to get caught up on a few things. Laundry, the gym, cleaning, and homework. On my way around town, I listened to quite a bit of sports talk radio which was dominated by talk of the Penn State scandal. I was quite frustrated and angry while listening and I eventually had to turn it off. What a sick fuck this Sandusky guy is! What spineless jerks everyone involved has turned out to be. The whole scenario is despicable.
It got me thinking about my days as a high school basketball player. Before I go on, let's just make clear that I absolutely never saw anything first hand, nor am I accusing anyone of any wrong doing. However, one of my high school basketball coaches had rumors creep up from time to time about him and they were less than positive.
When my class came in to high school, this guy was in his early to mid 20s and he was the freshmen basketball coach. Our practices were insanely difficult and the competition (against other teams and with each other) was on a level that none of us had ever experienced previously. I know of at least one guy who attempted to injure himself because quitting was deemed shameful but he needed a break from how unbearable practice was. Over the course of the season, though, these harrowing circumstances seemed to pull us together as a team, which I believe was our coach's intention (or he fully enjoyed watching teenage boys physically struggling to see who would break first.)
Our coach preached "respect, loyalty, and love" which, in theory, is all good. Those were the stages of trust that were earned as we worked hard to become a better basketball team. This brought most of us to form blind loyalty to trust our coaches and each other as teammates. Obviously, team cohesion is healthy, but looking back, this was on a different level.
After our season ended, I was brought up to the varsity squad, which separated me from the rest of the bunch. Our freshmen coach kept working with certain players and also started up Spring league teams. Over the next year, it became known who his "favorites" were because our coach would give them rides and hang out with them often (which is weird.) This was next level brainwashing, in my opinion.
In the coming years, I was more separated from the original group and didn't interact with our freshmen coach all that much. His favorites continued to hang out with him and odd rumors started coming up here and there. I fluffed them off because I had heard other ridiculous rumors about varsity initiations involving fingers and anuses. Since no one ever fingered my bunghole, I assumed that lots of people would come up with rumors about our successful program. People love to bring down winning programs with scandals and in our high school, it became obvious that some people were jealous of our success.
After our varsity coach left for another high school, the freshmen coach followed him to the other school. Oddly, within a few months, the freshmen coach left/was dismissed and he came back to assist our new varsity coach. It was unclear why he came back, but he said he felt like him leaving was a mistake and he was loyal to us. Whatevs. I'm fairly certain that, from what I've heard years later, he was dismissed for sharing hotel rooms with players and misusing funds that parents had paid into for tournaments. Not good.
Here's a great spot to remind everyone that if I knew anything concrete, I'd have reported it to the authorities- so again, am I telling a story from my point of view rather than accusing anyone of anything.
Here is as close to evidence of improper actions as I have:
During a Fall league basketball game, I was working as a score-keeper for extra cash. After my shift, I sat and watched another game with our coach and another player. While sitting there, our coach put his hand way too high on my leg, over my shorts. He left it there way too long. Obviously, this was in public view, but it was not OK. I don't remember the context of the conversation because I froze up. He did not touch my genitals, but it was not appropriate. Eventually, I made an excuse to leave and got out of the situation. He never tried anything else with me, potentially because he wasn't a predator or potentially because he deduced I would not be an easy target.
He continued to spend lots of time with his favorites. There was one player in particular that our coach hung out with a lot. Rumors intensified that our coach was molesting this player. Both of them maintained that they were just best friends. I personally don't think this is appropriate or healthy for an adult to be best friends with a teenager, but since I can't prove that anything sexual ever happened, I will not accuse anyone of wrong doing.
The odd thing is (and the biggest hole in the story if there was wrongdoing) that the two of them are still friends today (to my knowledge.) I suppose if there was victimization, then they would be less likely to stay friends, but who knows how the psychology of a potential victim plays out. I will likely never know what exactly happened, and as I said before, if I had proof of anything, this post wouldn't exist- I'd just go to the authorities.
With Penn State in the news, it made me think of my own experience in youth sports. I can see how that is an easy hunting ground for sexual predators. I have experienced how it could work under certain circumstances. Any situation where youth are given mentors that have power and responsibility can open up the possibility for inappropriate actions. Thankfully, I'd like to believe that 99.9% of adults take mentoring seriously and would never abuse children or teenagers. Youth sports, church groups, school and camps can leave children vulnerable to bad intentions by adults. PSU's scandal is a great reminder for all parents that trust should not be easily given to adults who interact with your children.
I really hope that nothing happened with the people I talked about today. What I am happy about is that I was able to separate myself enough to have not been confronted with any situation more uncomfortable than the one I described.
The moral of this story is to make sure you really know who your kids are being mentored by and make sure those adults earn your trust as a parent. Even if they earn your trust, it is not a bad idea to check in often to make sure every adult in your child's life is above board. Even more important- if you ever physically SEE something, you had best report it! Do not be passive in situations like this. It's not the end of the world if you don't stop for someone to help them change a tire on a busy freeway (especially with the inventions of cell phones and AAA.) It is the end of the world if you see a boy being raped in the shower and you don't immediately intervene and/or call the authorities.
My wife and I plan to have kids in the next few years, but on days like this, it is hard for me to come to terms with why we'd have kids and subject them to such an awful world. Hopefully there is enough good in the world to bring some positives out of this scandal (better security or reporting to avoid future scandals like this.) I'm not sure that is much consolation to any of the young boys that were abused by that monster Sandusky.
It got me thinking about my days as a high school basketball player. Before I go on, let's just make clear that I absolutely never saw anything first hand, nor am I accusing anyone of any wrong doing. However, one of my high school basketball coaches had rumors creep up from time to time about him and they were less than positive.
When my class came in to high school, this guy was in his early to mid 20s and he was the freshmen basketball coach. Our practices were insanely difficult and the competition (against other teams and with each other) was on a level that none of us had ever experienced previously. I know of at least one guy who attempted to injure himself because quitting was deemed shameful but he needed a break from how unbearable practice was. Over the course of the season, though, these harrowing circumstances seemed to pull us together as a team, which I believe was our coach's intention (or he fully enjoyed watching teenage boys physically struggling to see who would break first.)
Our coach preached "respect, loyalty, and love" which, in theory, is all good. Those were the stages of trust that were earned as we worked hard to become a better basketball team. This brought most of us to form blind loyalty to trust our coaches and each other as teammates. Obviously, team cohesion is healthy, but looking back, this was on a different level.
After our season ended, I was brought up to the varsity squad, which separated me from the rest of the bunch. Our freshmen coach kept working with certain players and also started up Spring league teams. Over the next year, it became known who his "favorites" were because our coach would give them rides and hang out with them often (which is weird.) This was next level brainwashing, in my opinion.
In the coming years, I was more separated from the original group and didn't interact with our freshmen coach all that much. His favorites continued to hang out with him and odd rumors started coming up here and there. I fluffed them off because I had heard other ridiculous rumors about varsity initiations involving fingers and anuses. Since no one ever fingered my bunghole, I assumed that lots of people would come up with rumors about our successful program. People love to bring down winning programs with scandals and in our high school, it became obvious that some people were jealous of our success.
After our varsity coach left for another high school, the freshmen coach followed him to the other school. Oddly, within a few months, the freshmen coach left/was dismissed and he came back to assist our new varsity coach. It was unclear why he came back, but he said he felt like him leaving was a mistake and he was loyal to us. Whatevs. I'm fairly certain that, from what I've heard years later, he was dismissed for sharing hotel rooms with players and misusing funds that parents had paid into for tournaments. Not good.
Here's a great spot to remind everyone that if I knew anything concrete, I'd have reported it to the authorities- so again, am I telling a story from my point of view rather than accusing anyone of anything.
Here is as close to evidence of improper actions as I have:
During a Fall league basketball game, I was working as a score-keeper for extra cash. After my shift, I sat and watched another game with our coach and another player. While sitting there, our coach put his hand way too high on my leg, over my shorts. He left it there way too long. Obviously, this was in public view, but it was not OK. I don't remember the context of the conversation because I froze up. He did not touch my genitals, but it was not appropriate. Eventually, I made an excuse to leave and got out of the situation. He never tried anything else with me, potentially because he wasn't a predator or potentially because he deduced I would not be an easy target.
He continued to spend lots of time with his favorites. There was one player in particular that our coach hung out with a lot. Rumors intensified that our coach was molesting this player. Both of them maintained that they were just best friends. I personally don't think this is appropriate or healthy for an adult to be best friends with a teenager, but since I can't prove that anything sexual ever happened, I will not accuse anyone of wrong doing.
The odd thing is (and the biggest hole in the story if there was wrongdoing) that the two of them are still friends today (to my knowledge.) I suppose if there was victimization, then they would be less likely to stay friends, but who knows how the psychology of a potential victim plays out. I will likely never know what exactly happened, and as I said before, if I had proof of anything, this post wouldn't exist- I'd just go to the authorities.
With Penn State in the news, it made me think of my own experience in youth sports. I can see how that is an easy hunting ground for sexual predators. I have experienced how it could work under certain circumstances. Any situation where youth are given mentors that have power and responsibility can open up the possibility for inappropriate actions. Thankfully, I'd like to believe that 99.9% of adults take mentoring seriously and would never abuse children or teenagers. Youth sports, church groups, school and camps can leave children vulnerable to bad intentions by adults. PSU's scandal is a great reminder for all parents that trust should not be easily given to adults who interact with your children.
I really hope that nothing happened with the people I talked about today. What I am happy about is that I was able to separate myself enough to have not been confronted with any situation more uncomfortable than the one I described.
The moral of this story is to make sure you really know who your kids are being mentored by and make sure those adults earn your trust as a parent. Even if they earn your trust, it is not a bad idea to check in often to make sure every adult in your child's life is above board. Even more important- if you ever physically SEE something, you had best report it! Do not be passive in situations like this. It's not the end of the world if you don't stop for someone to help them change a tire on a busy freeway (especially with the inventions of cell phones and AAA.) It is the end of the world if you see a boy being raped in the shower and you don't immediately intervene and/or call the authorities.
My wife and I plan to have kids in the next few years, but on days like this, it is hard for me to come to terms with why we'd have kids and subject them to such an awful world. Hopefully there is enough good in the world to bring some positives out of this scandal (better security or reporting to avoid future scandals like this.) I'm not sure that is much consolation to any of the young boys that were abused by that monster Sandusky.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Stop Animal Cruelty!
I am all for stopping animal cruelty, but this post is about Michael Vick's inability to bring harm to a certain group large mammals that inhabit the Lake Michigan area... da Bearsss. Vick may have been a dogkiller, but he's had trouble against the Bears during his career. This Monday Nighter was no exception.
Last night's game was, from my perspective, the best game I've watched all year. It was prime time, my team was involved, it was close, there was a lot of back and forth, excellent plays on both sides, horrible mistakes on both sides, and in the end the Bears came out with a win. On the Jay Cutler Smirk-O-Meter, I give it a:
As a Bears fan, I am tickled pink (not in the Penn State way) that they were able to come up with such a huge win under the lights and on the road. They may have a somewhat ugly style, but I believe the public can recognize that they are a good football team (whatever that means.) Am I stating that they are now the class of the NFC? No. Am I saying they will beat the Lions at home next week? I hope so, but we'll have to see on that one. Am I guaranteeing a playoff berth? No necessarily, but I am now leaning toward three NFC North teams getting into the playoffs.
Oh! Also- a big shout out to DeSean Jackson! He put up zero points to get Murder Panties a nice win in the MSFL. What a piece of shit that guy is! His attitude stinks worse my farts after a full night brats and German beer. Even better than the Fantasy Football result, was DeSean's huge fumble on a punt that set the Bears up for a score. Special teams (and average Michael Vick) lost the Eagles that game and I enjoyed every second.
Unfortunately, the Peppermill High Rollers were not able to overcome the deficit. Matt Forte's fumbles were huge during the game, and absolutely affected the result of this Fantasy match up. His first fumble led to an Eagles touchdown which, since I had the Bears D also, was a 5 point swing. Ugly. I'm worried that the contract talk is getting to him... I hope I'm wrong, but you can see it start to creep in.
Last, I'd like to commend the Bears Offensive Line. They have been awful at times this year. Just putrid. However, last night, they allowed ZERO sacks to a stout Philly rush. That deserves some serious props. Keep that up fellas!
What a great game... FUCK YEAH!
Last night's game was, from my perspective, the best game I've watched all year. It was prime time, my team was involved, it was close, there was a lot of back and forth, excellent plays on both sides, horrible mistakes on both sides, and in the end the Bears came out with a win. On the Jay Cutler Smirk-O-Meter, I give it a:
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| This is an excellent rating. |
Oh! Also- a big shout out to DeSean Jackson! He put up zero points to get Murder Panties a nice win in the MSFL. What a piece of shit that guy is! His attitude stinks worse my farts after a full night brats and German beer. Even better than the Fantasy Football result, was DeSean's huge fumble on a punt that set the Bears up for a score. Special teams (and average Michael Vick) lost the Eagles that game and I enjoyed every second.
Unfortunately, the Peppermill High Rollers were not able to overcome the deficit. Matt Forte's fumbles were huge during the game, and absolutely affected the result of this Fantasy match up. His first fumble led to an Eagles touchdown which, since I had the Bears D also, was a 5 point swing. Ugly. I'm worried that the contract talk is getting to him... I hope I'm wrong, but you can see it start to creep in.
Last, I'd like to commend the Bears Offensive Line. They have been awful at times this year. Just putrid. However, last night, they allowed ZERO sacks to a stout Philly rush. That deserves some serious props. Keep that up fellas!
What a great game... FUCK YEAH!
Monday, November 7, 2011
NFL: Week 9
I wish I would've written this before the Sunday Night game. In fact, I wish I would've written this before the LAST DRIVE of the Sunday night game. Holy fucking shit that last drive was terrible. Like Eric Cartman would tell his mom when she tries to deny him anything that he wants- I wish the Ravens would've let me put on make-up because I like to look pretty before I get fucked!
Let's check out other action before talking about Fantasy, though:
- The Niners are 7-1. I never would've guessed that the Niners would be sitting at 7-1. If you remember correctly, they should've beaten the Cowboys at home if not for a crazy comeback by the Dallas Hicks. Shockingly, the Alex Smith-led San Francisco 49ers moved to a magic number of 4 to claim the NFC West crown. Un-freaking-believable. My biggest problem with the Niners at this point is that they settle for field goals far too often. Sure, their defense is sick, but they constantly let bad teams stay in games with them and that could come back to bite them.
On the negative side, G$'s Redskins looked pathetic. I watched most of this game and I began to wonder if the Redskins would be able to score another point all season. Even I wanted to see Rex Grossman get a shot to see if he could improve the anemic offense (though John Beck put together one nice drive near the end.) They are one bad football team.
- Phillip Rivers did put together some ok numbers, but two interceptions returned for touchdowns is completely unacceptable. Rivers wins the award, by far, for best/worst player in the league. I really wish they would've beaten the Packers and given Aaron Rodgers a "discount double check" up his rectum, but alas it was not to be.
P.S. Wasn't the championship belt move done by Clinton Portis before Aaron Rodgers? How is it Rodgers' move when he didn't invent it?
- It's Tebow time! He wins the reverse award as Rivers- worst/best player in the league. Do you see the difference? Tebow is more horrible than the idea for the "Jump To Conclusions Mat." However, he somehow harnesses the power of the Lord to get him occasional victories in order to keep his job, and potentially make more anti-abortion commercials. The Raiders should be embarrassed that they lost to the Broncos coming off a bye and at home.
- Is Eli Manning good? What the hell? Did he steal Peyton's neck and talent all of a sudden? With all of the Giants' injuries, I'm flabbergasted that they beat the Patriots (who obviously have problems equal to the survivors on "The Walking Dead.") Eli's career is like the tortoise from "The Tortoise And The Hare." Slow and steady wins the race...
- The Ravens are my nemeses. They have cost me so many fantasy weeks this year. It goes both ways- when I need them to tank, they dominate. When I need them to be awesome, they are inept. I give up. In the MSFL, I was up 30 points before the final drive. The opposing team had Joe Flacco and Anquan Boldin. I had the Steelers D. In a PPR league, Flacco's multiple passes to Boldin wreaked havoc. The touchdown pass to win the game caused a massive swing in points, and now I'm up 8 points with no one left- while my opponent has DeSean Jackson. Fuck.
Friends and Family:
CORE 111.30 - Kitchen's Heat 65.80
My team is done, but Kitchen's Heat has Johnny Knox, Robbie Gould, and the Eagles D going on Monday night. It should be a close one. If I lose, my team is done. If I win, my team is probably still done.
Cali Not Keepers:
Peppermill High Rollers 81 - Bucky 1322 102
I still have Matt Forte and the Bears D, so I may end up winning this one. I was very disappointed in Pierre Garcon this week. I'm not sure what else he could do though, the Colts' QB play has been douche-tastic.
MSFL:
Murder Panties 129 - Over Rated 119* (this was corrected to account for Flacco's fumble- I'm still going to lose.)
As I mentioned above, DeSean Jackson is probably going to have to break his goddamn ankle on the opening kickoff for me to win this match-up. I want to give Joe Flacco a scabies infested sweater for the holidays. Dammit.
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I enjoyed most of the day, but it ended in frustration. Let's hope Monday Night goes better for my blood pressure's sake.
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| Cartman getting fucked by his mom. |
- The Niners are 7-1. I never would've guessed that the Niners would be sitting at 7-1. If you remember correctly, they should've beaten the Cowboys at home if not for a crazy comeback by the Dallas Hicks. Shockingly, the Alex Smith-led San Francisco 49ers moved to a magic number of 4 to claim the NFC West crown. Un-freaking-believable. My biggest problem with the Niners at this point is that they settle for field goals far too often. Sure, their defense is sick, but they constantly let bad teams stay in games with them and that could come back to bite them.
On the negative side, G$'s Redskins looked pathetic. I watched most of this game and I began to wonder if the Redskins would be able to score another point all season. Even I wanted to see Rex Grossman get a shot to see if he could improve the anemic offense (though John Beck put together one nice drive near the end.) They are one bad football team.
- Phillip Rivers did put together some ok numbers, but two interceptions returned for touchdowns is completely unacceptable. Rivers wins the award, by far, for best/worst player in the league. I really wish they would've beaten the Packers and given Aaron Rodgers a "discount double check" up his rectum, but alas it was not to be.
P.S. Wasn't the championship belt move done by Clinton Portis before Aaron Rodgers? How is it Rodgers' move when he didn't invent it?
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| At least Rodgers didn't steal this look. |
- Is Eli Manning good? What the hell? Did he steal Peyton's neck and talent all of a sudden? With all of the Giants' injuries, I'm flabbergasted that they beat the Patriots (who obviously have problems equal to the survivors on "The Walking Dead.") Eli's career is like the tortoise from "The Tortoise And The Hare." Slow and steady wins the race...
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| Peyton and Eli Manning, left to right. |
Friends and Family:
CORE 111.30 - Kitchen's Heat 65.80
My team is done, but Kitchen's Heat has Johnny Knox, Robbie Gould, and the Eagles D going on Monday night. It should be a close one. If I lose, my team is done. If I win, my team is probably still done.
Cali Not Keepers:
Peppermill High Rollers 81 - Bucky 1322 102
I still have Matt Forte and the Bears D, so I may end up winning this one. I was very disappointed in Pierre Garcon this week. I'm not sure what else he could do though, the Colts' QB play has been douche-tastic.
MSFL:
Murder Panties 129 - Over Rated 119* (this was corrected to account for Flacco's fumble- I'm still going to lose.)
As I mentioned above, DeSean Jackson is probably going to have to break his goddamn ankle on the opening kickoff for me to win this match-up. I want to give Joe Flacco a scabies infested sweater for the holidays. Dammit.
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I enjoyed most of the day, but it ended in frustration. Let's hope Monday Night goes better for my blood pressure's sake.
Friday, November 4, 2011
No Post Friday
Sorry folks! Between class and my car battery dying, I haven't had time to drum up a mail-in post for you on this wonderful Friday. Enjoy the LSU/Alabama game if you're into that sort of thing (I'm not), and I'll see you on Monday.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Dumb And Dumbererererer
I read this story last week and lost my shit. The Farrelly Bros. are going to produce a sequel to "Dumb And Dumber" that WILL involve Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. This makes this 90s teenager extremely pleased. The prequel made that literally none of the people I just mentioned were involved with was worse than being a Pittsburgh Pirates fan for the last 18 years. It's high time they treat Harry and Lloyd the follow up movie that they deserve.
I have zero clue with what direction they will take the story, but since I have nothing better to do today, let's see what potential dumb plots I can come up with:
- We find Harry and Lloyd twenty years later still searching for the Swedish bikini team bus. The movie could start with a lead on where the bus might be, and then BAM- road trip! (Did I mention I'm not a movie script writer?)
- Since the first movie contained an epic road trip, I keep thinking that they would go that direction again. In this scenario, they find out where Freda Feltcher is and rush to find her. They could have no idea what she looks like today, start off cooperating on the trip, then become more and more competitive. This sounds similar to the first movie, doesn't it? Well, that's fine with me!
- Show Harry as a successful business person years after the first movie. Have Lloyd track him down with some excuse that gets him away from the good life. At some point, Harry will realize Lloyd is essentially trying to ruin his life just because Lloyd misses him. There would also be a diarrhea scene involved in this somehow.
- They go on a road trip to Hollywood with the goal of punching Shia LaBeouf in the nuts. Wackiness ensues.
- Harry and Lloyd in Reno would be awesome. Las Vegas is too cliche and classy. Reno would be a perfect backdrop for their stupidity.
Look, I literally have no idea what will go down for this sequel, but I want it to happen. All parties involved need to cleanse themselves of that terrible prequel, whether they were responsible for it or not. A great sequel is the perfect way to wash the stink off.
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| "That's a lovely accent- New Jersey?" |
- We find Harry and Lloyd twenty years later still searching for the Swedish bikini team bus. The movie could start with a lead on where the bus might be, and then BAM- road trip! (Did I mention I'm not a movie script writer?)
- Since the first movie contained an epic road trip, I keep thinking that they would go that direction again. In this scenario, they find out where Freda Feltcher is and rush to find her. They could have no idea what she looks like today, start off cooperating on the trip, then become more and more competitive. This sounds similar to the first movie, doesn't it? Well, that's fine with me!
- Show Harry as a successful business person years after the first movie. Have Lloyd track him down with some excuse that gets him away from the good life. At some point, Harry will realize Lloyd is essentially trying to ruin his life just because Lloyd misses him. There would also be a diarrhea scene involved in this somehow.
- They go on a road trip to Hollywood with the goal of punching Shia LaBeouf in the nuts. Wackiness ensues.
- Harry and Lloyd in Reno would be awesome. Las Vegas is too cliche and classy. Reno would be a perfect backdrop for their stupidity.
Look, I literally have no idea what will go down for this sequel, but I want it to happen. All parties involved need to cleanse themselves of that terrible prequel, whether they were responsible for it or not. A great sequel is the perfect way to wash the stink off.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
American Horror Story
I definitely pulled a muscle in my neck yesterday. It hurts like fuck. If you thought I was a dangerous driver before, well look out now! I can barely look over my shoulder to check the blindspot!
That being said, I'm still trying for you today.
To compliment my heating pad and pain killers, I caught up on "American Horror Story" last night. I'm not all the way up to date, but I'm through the first three episodes. That is some fucked up TV!
So does anyone else watch this show? Did you enjoy naked Dylan McDermott? Did you think the gimp would be in it more since it takes up 90% of the show's commercial time, but was only in one episode thus far?
Here are my favorite moments of the show so far:
- Violet bringing the female bully down to the basement by telling her she had cocaine. Tate (likely a spirit of the house) then flips the script on the bully with a horror show that leaves her scarred, literally.
- Ben's discussions with the burned/scarred man while jogging. This is very interesting material and one cannot be sure if the man with scars is real (as in a real person) or some sort of spirit.
- Ummm.... the maid. Not the old version you sick bastard! The young maid is ridiculous. It's true she is hot, but it is also funny that the women of the house she her as an old lady making awkward situations even awkward-er.
- I liked when Vivien took the Eternal Darkness tour. Good back story on the house, which I'm sure will only get more interesting.
- All the flashbacks of the house are fairly solid and tension filled.
- Killing off Ben's mistress. Wow- what an annoying character! Though, I'm sure she'll be back as a ghost of the house.
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Let's see how many readers/commenters actually watch this show and we'll go from there. If everyone watches it, maybe we can talk about the weekly happenings- who knows?!
That being said, I'm still trying for you today.
To compliment my heating pad and pain killers, I caught up on "American Horror Story" last night. I'm not all the way up to date, but I'm through the first three episodes. That is some fucked up TV!
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| Ready for some wholesome television! |
Here are my favorite moments of the show so far:
- Violet bringing the female bully down to the basement by telling her she had cocaine. Tate (likely a spirit of the house) then flips the script on the bully with a horror show that leaves her scarred, literally.
- Ben's discussions with the burned/scarred man while jogging. This is very interesting material and one cannot be sure if the man with scars is real (as in a real person) or some sort of spirit.
- Ummm.... the maid. Not the old version you sick bastard! The young maid is ridiculous. It's true she is hot, but it is also funny that the women of the house she her as an old lady making awkward situations even awkward-er.
- I liked when Vivien took the Eternal Darkness tour. Good back story on the house, which I'm sure will only get more interesting.
- All the flashbacks of the house are fairly solid and tension filled.
- Killing off Ben's mistress. Wow- what an annoying character! Though, I'm sure she'll be back as a ghost of the house.
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Let's see how many readers/commenters actually watch this show and we'll go from there. If everyone watches it, maybe we can talk about the weekly happenings- who knows?!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Fantasy Busts That Affect Me
If you've been keeping tabs on this blog, you know that 2 out of 3 of my teams this year a pretty good. Not unbeatable, as we found out this week, but definitely solid. The third team does crack with Tyrone Biggums.
Today we'll be talking about that third team quite a bit. This will be appropriate given a certain QB's performance last night.
- Knowshon Moreno - What an awful pick. I have no idea what I was thinking grabbing this guy. Since most fantasy drafts he has lost his job, gotten hurt, gone from having a traditional passer to a bulldozer that looks like a fourth grade passer, and I'm not so sure his numbers will get any better. Knowshon potentially has the dumbest first name in the NFL, and his last name means "brown"- as in fecal matter. His performance makes my eyes rain.
- Vincent Jackson - Not entirely his fault, but this guy has been monkey-virus from the movie "Outbreak" bad. Granted, you have to be thrown the ball, but it seems like opposing teams stick a decent corner on V-Jax and he disappears like Criss Angel's career.
- Miles Austin - He looked poised to have a phenomenal season after the Cowboys' victory over the 49ers. Unfortunately, he got hurt and has not been able to recapture the momentum from the beginning of the season. Maybe he's as concerned about Kim Kardashian's divorce as the rest of the world. Or maybe he's been rehired to play Alex Rodriguez's mirror image again.
- Phillip Rivers - What can I say about this turd that hasn't already been a joke on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour?
This guy is awful. I seriously drafted him before Drew Brees in my aforementioned awful league. MISTAKE! He's so not clutch, that he can't even handle a snap in order to hand off, then to allow his team to kick a field goal and ice the game. Rivers has taken my fantasy team up a river with no paddle. It's time to just come to terms with a shitty season in that league and focus on my good teams.
Which fantasy busts are you mad at this year? Feel free to rant in the comments.
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| "I smoke the rock." |
- Knowshon Moreno - What an awful pick. I have no idea what I was thinking grabbing this guy. Since most fantasy drafts he has lost his job, gotten hurt, gone from having a traditional passer to a bulldozer that looks like a fourth grade passer, and I'm not so sure his numbers will get any better. Knowshon potentially has the dumbest first name in the NFL, and his last name means "brown"- as in fecal matter. His performance makes my eyes rain.
- Vincent Jackson - Not entirely his fault, but this guy has been monkey-virus from the movie "Outbreak" bad. Granted, you have to be thrown the ball, but it seems like opposing teams stick a decent corner on V-Jax and he disappears like Criss Angel's career.
- Miles Austin - He looked poised to have a phenomenal season after the Cowboys' victory over the 49ers. Unfortunately, he got hurt and has not been able to recapture the momentum from the beginning of the season. Maybe he's as concerned about Kim Kardashian's divorce as the rest of the world. Or maybe he's been rehired to play Alex Rodriguez's mirror image again.
- Phillip Rivers - What can I say about this turd that hasn't already been a joke on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour?
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| "You might be a terrible QB if you have a gun rack for your gun rack." |
Which fantasy busts are you mad at this year? Feel free to rant in the comments.
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