Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
the first post i've ever written about bonds & 755
I have mentioned Bonds before but not about the home run record.
So, now that he's sitting on 754, it looks like we need some sort of miracle to prevent him from breaking this record. Can Selig plant some evidence and get him suspended/arrested immediately?
But here's what I was really thinking. What if something happened to him (it wouldn't have to be a fatal sniper or anything, it could be a Nancy Kerrigan type hit on his legs). Then it would be like a real life Mr. 3000, where he has to rehab from broken legs to try and hit 2 more home runs.
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The elephant in the room, is that if a sniper did take matters in to his own hands and make sure that Bonds didn't break the record, how would people react? Happy? Secretly happy?
(Note to the FBI: I never, ever would condone any violence and have no plans to do anything of the sort.)
So, now that he's sitting on 754, it looks like we need some sort of miracle to prevent him from breaking this record. Can Selig plant some evidence and get him suspended/arrested immediately?
But here's what I was really thinking. What if something happened to him (it wouldn't have to be a fatal sniper or anything, it could be a Nancy Kerrigan type hit on his legs). Then it would be like a real life Mr. 3000, where he has to rehab from broken legs to try and hit 2 more home runs.
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The elephant in the room, is that if a sniper did take matters in to his own hands and make sure that Bonds didn't break the record, how would people react? Happy? Secretly happy?
(Note to the FBI: I never, ever would condone any violence and have no plans to do anything of the sort.)
Thursday, July 26, 2007
fincher/palahniuk/zodiac
So I watched Zodiac last night, and after 2 hours and 40 minutes...I wasn't sure what to think. It was well done, but it wasn't that interesting. (possible spoiler alert) The plot simply didn't have that much there, I kept waiting for some sort of revelation, and it never really came. It was based on real life events, and that's part of the problem with real life sometimes, it's not that captivating. The movie covers a police investigation over 10 years, and I bet the policemen felt like not much was happening then too.
The reason I rented it was because of David Fincher. Ignoring his first feature film (Alien 3) his filmography looks like:
- The Game
- se7en
- Fight Club
- Panic Room
- Zodiac
Also, by watching more of his films and reading more of Palahniuk's books, I can definitively say that the magic behind Fight Club was more due to Palahniuk than Fincher. Which makes me excited for the future adaptations of more of his novels into films.
And I will say that it irks me that in the Zodiac poster it claims "from the director of se7en and Panic Room."
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
blockbuster online rocks my socks off
As of Monday I only had 2 out, on my 3 out at a time plan. Purposefully, so that they would ship the only movie in my queue, David Fincher's Zodiac, on Tuesday when it was released.
And Tuesday morning I received an email saying that they had in fact, shipped Zodiac. Haazah. Everything worked out fine.
But that's not the neat part. The neat part is that Zodiac was there, in my mailbox, Tuesday afternoon, the same day it came out on DVD. Now that's fast shipping.
And Tuesday morning I received an email saying that they had in fact, shipped Zodiac. Haazah. Everything worked out fine.
But that's not the neat part. The neat part is that Zodiac was there, in my mailbox, Tuesday afternoon, the same day it came out on DVD. Now that's fast shipping.
premiere of foodasfuel: season two / season one out on dvd
The critically acclaimed first season of foodasfuel™ enjoyed a good run from it's premiere at the beginning of 2007 to it's season finale on May 25, 2007.
I'm happy to report that it's been picked up for a second season. In the last two months, I've been doing some pushups and occasional running but allowed my eating habits to go off the deep end a little.
But now I'm back from vacation, back and better than ever. I feel motivated to get my body to a point that it's never been, and I'm optimistic based on my previous success.
The good news is that I'm starting season two at a lot better place that I started season one. I'm already in arguably the best shape of my life, and recently accomplished things that I never thought I would do.
I'm not that concerned about the numbers changing on the scale, my goals are:
I'm happy to report that it's been picked up for a second season. In the last two months, I've been doing some pushups and occasional running but allowed my eating habits to go off the deep end a little.
But now I'm back from vacation, back and better than ever. I feel motivated to get my body to a point that it's never been, and I'm optimistic based on my previous success.
The good news is that I'm starting season two at a lot better place that I started season one. I'm already in arguably the best shape of my life, and recently accomplished things that I never thought I would do.
I'm not that concerned about the numbers changing on the scale, my goals are:
- to carve a leaner, stronger body
- continue eating healthy to feel good
- set new records in pushups and 5k times
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
how time flies
has it been one year already? that's pretty crazy.
in case you can't tell, that's the top layer of our wedding cake, that we froze, thawed, and ate on our anniversary, per the tradition.
in case you can't tell, that's the top layer of our wedding cake, that we froze, thawed, and ate on our anniversary, per the tradition.
the worst airport in america
is far and away...Miami International. We thought this on our first time through, when nothing bad actually happened. It was just terribly inconvenient, and takes 30 minutes to walk between gates.
So by the time that we ended up missing our return flight, partly due to bad weather and partly due to the hour we spent in the the Customs line, we were not happy with MIA. At least their code is accurate, because their customer service was Missing In Action. There were no signs or anyone who knew their ass from their elbows and no one could help us out.
We eventually flew out of MIA on Sunday, our anniversary, despite purposefully planning to arrive on Saturday so we wouldn't have to travel on our anniversary.
When we arrived at Chicago, O'hare rocked our socks off by having our bags that had arrived the night before. Sweet home Chicago.
Oh and I'm not the only person to feel this way:
http://www.43places.com/visit/Miami-International-Airport-Miami-Florida/479395
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/23/features/tyler24.php
So by the time that we ended up missing our return flight, partly due to bad weather and partly due to the hour we spent in the the Customs line, we were not happy with MIA. At least their code is accurate, because their customer service was Missing In Action. There were no signs or anyone who knew their ass from their elbows and no one could help us out.
We eventually flew out of MIA on Sunday, our anniversary, despite purposefully planning to arrive on Saturday so we wouldn't have to travel on our anniversary.
When we arrived at Chicago, O'hare rocked our socks off by having our bags that had arrived the night before. Sweet home Chicago.
Oh and I'm not the only person to feel this way:
http://www.43places.com/visit/Miami-International-Airport-Miami-Florida/479395
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/23/features/tyler24.php
a week of caymania
Click here to see the pictures...it was a good trip overall, with a wild ending. It's good to be back though.
review of hoagie middle east
So to recap, we had an intro post, a youtube clip, a baseball post with a follow-up, and a picture of a lan party. That's a solid C+.
But then I actually watched the youtube clip and realized that Hoagie Middle East made the youtube clip himself. Blew me away. Final grade: A-.
But then I actually watched the youtube clip and realized that Hoagie Middle East made the youtube clip himself. Blew me away. Final grade: A-.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
IBL Update
I just read the rules for the Home Run Derby in the Israel Baseball League. To repeat, if the game is tied after 7 innings (a full game), they go to a HRD to determine the winner. Here's how it goes:
3 batters per team
alternating teams (i.e. first visiting hitter, then first home hitter)
each batter gets 6 SWINGS (maximum 6 home runs)
anybody can hit unless suspended or ejected (not including coaches)
anybody can pitch unless suspended or ejected (this includes coaches)
If still tied after all three hitters from each team, they go for another round of three. The teams can trade out hitters at this point, if desired. However, if one team is winning after a pair of hitters, then they call it a game.
Any questions?
3 batters per team
alternating teams (i.e. first visiting hitter, then first home hitter)
each batter gets 6 SWINGS (maximum 6 home runs)
anybody can hit unless suspended or ejected (not including coaches)
anybody can pitch unless suspended or ejected (this includes coaches)
If still tied after all three hitters from each team, they go for another round of three. The teams can trade out hitters at this point, if desired. However, if one team is winning after a pair of hitters, then they call it a game.
Any questions?
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