"Nine Blocks"

The only time I tried to ghost ride my whip I tumbled from it and watched from the asphalt as it slowly headed toward a concrete wall behind Need Supply Co. and Plan 9 in Richmond's famous Carytown District (The car was going way too fast when i stepped out).

Luckily my car didn't careen into a permanent structure, thereby destroying my two-year old baby and injuring my friend Tom (who sat nonplussed in the passenger seat, for seconds that seemed like minutes, before palming the break pedal thus bringing the unleashed beast to halt--always warn the passenger before you do something this idiotic).

Let my cautionary tale be a lesson.

In reminiscence (is that even a word or just a Bushism?) of one of the stupidest things I've ever done I offer "Nine Blocks" by RVA's own:

Brazil demolishes Portugal

Portugal made need a new goalkeeper. Elano's and Maicon's goals are pure class.

Trentemoeller Essential Mix of the Year '06

One of the best mixes I've ever heard:

Fanboys

More Star Wars themes..."Fanboys" trailer:

Star Wars Junkie

Tom Middleton's Essential Mix from 2005:

Obama got game

Space...the final frontier

J.J. Abrams is bringing back a newer, sexier, hi-techier Star Trek the movie.

Peep Sylar from Heroes as Spock and Simon Pegg added comedic relief.

Captain James T. Kirk!

Ole

Apparently Harry Kewell is good for something:

Eye of the Glen

I was reminiscing about this commercial last night when I saw a guy working his punching bag in his back yard last night. I was singing "Eye of the Tiger" to him but I don't think it was best to antagonize a guy working a heavy bag in his backyard at 8:30 on a Tuesday night. He probably has something to prove.

Bron Bron is so sexy

Yes, that's the girl from the Pussycat Dolls

Zlatan Ibrahimovic show

More from Ibra...20 seconds in...pure magic.

Goal of the Year?

Ibra is so good when he wants to be

Walk It Out

Long walk to the nearest grocery store? Do you need a bike to get anywhere in your neighborhood? Are you car dependent? Or do you live in a walker's paradise like me?

www.walkscore.com

My apt. is a 94. Read it and weep.

Props to Julia for the link.

Buzz Word

vet - 3. to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.
–verb (used without object)

I'd never heard this word until two months ago. Now John Stewart says it more often than Paris Hilton says "like...".

Apparently everyone needs to be vetted: Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama. It's enough already. Did the media establish a cabal to use the word "vet" at least once per story?

It reminds me of the superfluous use of "deluge" during Katrina. Vet has been vetted as a $10 word for a country that doesn't have a $1.

The irony is that the media can't be trusted these days, meanwhile they're continually trying to play "gotcha" by unearthing detrimental evidence on everything from Michael Jackson to Alaska's state senator. The verbal papparazzi needs to end now.

Sky High

"Sky High" - Kanye West Remix Project:


http://www.imeem.com/skyhigh/playlist/srrt_Wxw/dj_benzi_kanye_west_plain_pat_present_sky_high_music_pla/

Enjoy!!

Arrested Development...the movie!

Christmas has come early:

http://weblogs.redeyechicago.com/showpatrol/2008/11/arrested-develo.html?200811

Wasted Energy

A friend recently made a genius point:

Why don't gyms and fitness centers run on the energy produced by the people using treadmills/elliptical machines/etc.?

This seems too obvious to be so brilliant, but it is just that...brilliant. Solving the energy crisis should be our number one priority--and if everyone pitches in it won't be as difficult as we imagine it to be.

Please discuss...

Word of the Day

horripilation \haw-rip-uh-LAY-shuhn; ho-\, noun: the act or process of the hair bristling on the skin, as from cold or fear; goose flesh.

Worst Prescription Drug Side Effects

-Sleep crying

-Mudd butt

-Fumbleitis

-Reoccurring sex dream involving a mule, 2 lbs. of butter and gnome.

-Night terrors

-Superfluous drooling

-Unravelling Navel

-Rotgut

-Kitten breath

-Pathalogical lying

-False Big Dick Syndrome

-Chiggles

-Speaking in tongues

-In-law lust

-Agoraphobia

-Mickey Rourke worship

-Fantasia

-CWAS (Constant Wet Ass Syndrome)

Free!

After relocating to Oakland, Julia and I were faced with the inevitable dilemma: HBO Cable Package or Basic Cable?

We chose to go sans HBO (mainly because we're savvy spendthrifts). As a result we've had to look elsewhere for our movie fix. I used to have a 700 channel a day habit at my old digs so this has proven to be a new experience (I've even rediscovered reading books!).

So, we've yet to grab a member card from Reel in Berkeley or re-up on that Netflix account so instead we've reverted to the good 'ol Internet.

These free sites have proven to be golden alternatives to all of the aforementioned (I bestow these treats to you):

www.alluc.org
www.watch-movies.net

Happy free movie-ing!