fav 5: 2004 albums

1. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine


2. The Faint - Wet From Birth


3. Rise Against - Siren Song Of The Counter Culture


4. All That Remains - This Darkened Heart


5. Unearth - The Oncoming Storm

fav 5: 2003 albums

1. The Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed


2. Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3


3. The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium


4. The Postal Service - Give Up


5. Muse - Absolution

fav 5: 2002 albums

1. Thrice - Illusion Of Safety


2. Underoath - The Changing Of Times


3. mewithoutYou - A to B: Life


4. Brandtson - Dial In Sounds


5. Blindside - Silence

fav 5: 2001 albums

1. Unearth - The Stings Of Conscience


2. Thursday - Full Collapse


3. Saves The Day - Stay What You Are


4. Liars Academy - No News Is Good News


5. Sevendust - Animosity

fav 5: 2000 albums

1. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command


2. Darkest Hour - The Mark Of Judas


3. Catch 22 - Alone In The Crowd


4. AFI - The Art Of Drowning


5. Papa Roach - Infest

albums of the aughts (+1)

oooooooh yeah! Has it really been 1 year since my last attempt to bring the blog back?! Oh well... here we are. It happened. I blame twitter. This could be my last hurrah, but I want to have another go at it. Who knows? At the very least, I want make sure my "albums of the decade" posts see the light of day. We'll see what happens.


To kickoff the return, over the next 11 days I'll be listing my top 5 albums for each year of the 2000's, followed by my picks for 2010. This post is so old, it's not even lame anymore. It's Starter jackets. I've thought about this list for nearly 2 years (unfortunately), so at least I feel very comfortable with my picks. I tried to stay true to what my level of appreciation was in each of the corresponding years, while also adjusting for lasting the test of time. This is a list of "my favs", not a "best of". Please share your thoughts.

beek is back! Part II: The Evil Magician

beek is back!

ironic ad

From what I hear these days, Toyota has no problem "moving forward". Turns out this marketing campaign debuted in September, but I think someone needs to rethink this slogan.

anal beads?

I clicked on "why?" Tim Tebow was a trending topic on brizzly. Results are below.

That's funny, but don't be an asshole bashing this kid. I'm sick of people talking shit on college kids, especially Tim Tebow. Save your bitching for the pros. God forbid someone has faith in this shitty world. Tim Tebow is a fine human being and I wish we were all more like him.

Office Depot nonbargains

I absolutely hate shopping at Office Depot, but sometimes I crave the variety they offer. Anyway... I thought I would swing by the pens aisle and see if they had my Pilot G-2 07 black pens on sale. Well... it had a yellow tag, but after further investigation... it was the exact opposite of a sale. Way to take advantage of parents shopping for their kids' back to school crap. Ass clowns.

parkway time

I forgot I had this pic. I took it with my phone while I was on the Parkway going to the airport in Pittsburgh. If you can see it in the red circle, this friendly motorist has a digital clock facing out his back window. Purpose? Your guess is as good as mine. It definitely didn't help relieve my anxiety about getting to the airport on time.