2.25.2008

Hate The Drake!

This weekend, I finally got reacquainted with a passion of mine... college basketball! And without much time to spare, since March is quickly approaching. The spark that reignited my interest was a great #1 vs. #2 in-state battle, however not in North Carolina this time... but in Tennessee. Tigers vs. Vols - Excellent game! Tennessee pulled off the upset and handed Memphis their first loss. They were much faster and had a great transition game. Memphis looked well disciplined, but a bit tight. From what I saw, I wouldn't bet on the Tigers winning the title.
Looking at the Top 25, I noticed a Missouri Valley Conference team at #20... Drake. I pulled up the team's page and noticed the Bulldogs' logo. ESPN.com's fading effect on the team website really brings out the humping dog. See it?... immature, but whatever.
Also, can't you foresee a Drake sleeper team getting deep into the tourney and prompting thousands of gamblers to reference Seinfeld: "Boy, I'm really starting to dislike the Drake. Hate the Drake!"

2.21.2008

Russian interpretations of sci-fi flicks

I read about this on boingboing. un-freakin'-believable! These are brilliant and will hopefully be hanging on a wall in my house someday. They're Russian folk-art based on classic sci-fi/action movies. Below is Anaconda:


2.20.2008

Quick Thoughts - Flying

- Have you noticed that you often choose to drink the most uncommon beverages when on airplanes? When else do you even consider drinking ginger ale or tomato juice? Seriously?

- Why do all pilots and crew use the same boxy luggage, piggyback system? Do they know something we don't?... you know... like the liquid pizza astronauts use.

- A most curious observation... I saw a gentleman talking at a pay phone in the concourse, but sure enough he was using his cell phone! I mean, I thought the popularity of the cell phone was mainly due to the convenient, flexible usage. But no, instead of relaxing in one of the Charlotte airport's lovely rocking chairs, he's still tied to the phone booth. Baffling. This proves that we still haven't caught on to the mobile phone idea... That, and using the hands-free ear piece by holding up the mic to your mouth, while holding the phone in the other hand. There's definitely still some work to be done here.




2.11.2008

Audio bliss

I'm speechless and consumed with envy. This home theater costs $6 million... I wonder how much extra sound-proofing is?


2.10.2008

YouTube Guilty Pleasures

Over the past week or so, I've seen some of the most amazing and hilarious videos on YouTube... ever! I really have no concept of how "played-out" or old these are... but none the less... enjoy!

- Chris Berman has been doing his thing on ESPN for way too long. This is a bad day. It's amazing how fragile the "talent" is.

- My, oh my... how I do adore TV news reporters and bloopers. I don't know what it is about trying to keep a serious front while chaos is happening around them... but it makes for a good laugh. How about one about an exploding whale. It's exactly what it sounds like.
Favorite quote: "... no where in sight, either scared away by the explosion or kept away by the smell." - TV reporter on the seagulls that were expected to eat the whale remains.

- One more TV news funny. This guest on Tech TV unintentionally annihilates a "one of a kind piece... there's no other one like this particular one in the world." How many f'n tiny piece does it break into? Fantastic!

- Unbeknownst to me, this is (was) the number one single in America. However, Travis Barker's rendition (Blink-182) is far more entertaining than the original, Flo Rida version.

- OK... I think this one is quite famous. Sarah Silverman breaking Jimmy Kimmel's heart via song: "I'm F*cking Matt Damon!"

- All heil das TechnoViking! Intensity to the max! This is exactly what makes Europe... Europe.

2.06.2008

Local Love

It's not everyday that a kid from Jeannette is on the front page of SI.com! They say he's not committing to a school today, because he wants to visit Happy Valley first. Could it be that Terrelle Pryor will become a Nittany Lion?!

Also note the thumping that the Gators took last night in Knoxville.