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October 31, 2008 · 1 comment

Friday the 13th XIII: Jason takes Manhattan. I recommend starting around 4:50. Or I guess 6:50 if you want to jump close to the money shot. Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2008 · 0 comments

October 28, 2008 · 0 comments

MTVmusic.com opened this week. It’s music videos and clips from MTV interviews and such. You could argue that this is all basically on YouTube anyway, and I don’t have much of a response, because the quality is only marginally better. … Continue reading →

October 28, 2008 · 0 comments

The FreeDarko Book website is live. A few excerpts from the book are available on the site. About Kobe Bryant: While it’s hard to argue with the outcomes in his life, the process behind Bryant’s perfection–the “how” of his imposing … Continue reading →

October 27, 2008 · 3 comments

Probably not in a dream dictionary

In my dream I’m watching a movie. Not like on a screen, but sort of like how you fullscreen a YouTube video except it fills up my range of vision instead of a monitor. So it’s sort of like I’m … Continue reading →

October 26, 2008 · 0 comments

A few shots from Vancouver (the Canadian one)

I don’t know the name of this bridge. I don’t think it’s particularly famous for anything, but it looked cool and that’s enough for me. Vancouver has a bunch of those buildings scattered about, which I’m assuming are apartments or condos. Either way, from far away they help make Vancouver look like a good futuristic RPG city.

Me and Dan ate at some sushi joint. And I say “some sushi joint” because that block alone had four. They’re like teriyaki spots on the Ave. We lucked out and the parking meter took American coins. But the luck ran dry because we only had a dollar so we had to eat pretty fast. The sushi was good and relatively cheap. And that was basically all we got to see of Vancouver because the family event we went to was a lot farther from the city than anticipated. We hope to make a return trip sometime.

October 26, 2008 · 0 comments

NFL week 8 picks

Oakland +8, New Orleans +3, Kansas City +14, Buffalo PK, Tampa Bay +2, Philadelphia -9, New England -8.5, Carolina -5, Washington -7.5, Cleveland +7, NY Giants +3, San Francisco -5.5, Cincinnati +9, Indianapolis +4 Last week (4-10): Tennessee -8.5, Buffalo … Continue reading →

October 19, 2008 · 0 comments

How good is LeBron James? I meant to post this earlier, I think I found it a few weeks back when Google was celebrating their anniversary with a retro version of their search engine. This article is from 2000: Garfinkel … Continue reading →

October 19, 2008 · 0 comments

Cutting down my computer time

I realized that I’ve been spending way too much time on the computer.¨Ü It’s Google Reader.¨Ü The thing is that the whole idea behind using an RSS reader again was so that I’d be able to post more links.¨Ü But … Continue reading →

October 19, 2008 · 0 comments

NFL week 7 picks

Tennessee -8.5, Buffalo -1, Cincinnati +8, Miami -3, Dallas -8,¨Ü Minnesota +3, New Orleans +3, NY Giants -10.5, Detroit +10.5, NY Jets -3, Washington -7, Indianapolis -2.5, Tampa Bay -10.5, Denver +3 Last week (6-8): New Orleans -7, Indianapolis -3.5, … Continue reading →

October 19, 2008 · 4 comments

Live draft

A good feeling is when you announce your pick and you hear a combination of groaning from people who were waiting for the same guy and “oooh”‘s from people who had no idea that the guy was available. The opposite feeling is when you announce your pick and someone yells “He said it! Write it down!” And that’s when you remember that Manu Ginobili is out with an ankle.

October 18, 2008 · 2 comments

YouTube – Adidas: The Run ft. KG, TMac, Duncan, Dwight.

October 14, 2008 · 2 comments

I cooked pot roast last night

Last weekend me and Dan met circumstances that forced us to stay in Wal-Mart for a couple hours. We did what most people would do and bought things we probably don’t need and then read magazines. I got myself a cast iron dutch oven. I was tired of having to look up recipes where you could substitute aluminum foil for actual pots. Last night I got the chance to break the thing in.

I bought some short ribs, chuck pot roast beef, pearl onions, and garlic and went to work. Work meaning peeling garlic and tiny onions. Stuck in Limbo forever, my arbitrary tasks would involve peeling garlic while waiting for luggage at an endless baggage claim. After that, it’s easy. Sear the meat, pour in some broth, then wait for a few hours.

October 14, 2008 · 1 comment

Actual, reliable information regarding new MacBooks, in case you can’t wait a few more hours for the official announcements.¨Ü I was in the market for a new computer and it came down to a high-end laptop or a relatively cheap … Continue reading →

October 12, 2008 · 0 comments

NFL week 6 picks

New Orleans -7, Indianapolis -3.5, Cincinnati +9.5, Carolina +1.5, Detroit +113, Atlanta +3, Miami +3, Washington -13.5, Denver -3.5, Philadelphia -4.5, Dallas -4.5, Seattle -1.5, New England +5, NY Giants -8 Last week (8-6): Indianapolis -4, Tennessee -1, Miami +6, … Continue reading →

October 12, 2008 · 4 comments

Murs concert

The first time we saw Murs will probably just always be my favorite concert. That and when we saw Nas at Bumbershoot and I got hit in the head with a toilet paper roll. I’ve been pretty excited to see Murs again, especially since I missed him at Rock the Bells. Tonight’s concert was good. Kidz in the Hall opened and did their thing. A dude named Isaiah opened and did his thing. And his thing includes grabbing people, caressing their hair, and even shaking them. Murs did a lot of his songs about girls, and he shared the stage with a guy named Verbs. I enjoyed hearing him do “L.A.”, but I didn’t enjoy the two girls behind me apparently screaming directly in my ear the entire time. I’m glad he’s gotten bigger, and I can’t imagine that kind of grueling tour schedule. Tomorrow he performs in Montana. And within the next week he’s also in Sioux Falls, Omaha, Des Moines, and Minneapolis. Thirty-three shows from tomorrow through December 11. I probably won’t even post 33 times in that time.

October 8, 2008 · 0 comments

Bill Simmons wrote a piece about Elgin Baylor.¨Ü Right now it’s the featured story on ESPN’s front page, so I don’t know how useful linking it is.¨Ü A few paragraphs in, he writes about Baylor’s 38-19-5 part-time season: A U.S. … Continue reading →

October 8, 2008 · 2 comments

Thanks Wally!

This is a couple months late.¨Ü Wally got this poster at Comic-Con in 2005.¨Ü As far as I remember, he posted a picture of it on our old Unknown Elements forum.¨Ü Which apparetly was still online at the time.¨Ü I … Continue reading →

October 7, 2008 · 0 comments

Mind dump

Trying to get back in the swing of things. I think I’m almost there. Fantasy football In both my leagues, I was up big heading into Monday. Except the other guy in both leagues had Adrian Peterson. Luckily, it was … Continue reading →

October 5, 2008 · 0 comments

NFL week 5 picks

Indianapolis -4, Tennessee -1, Miami +6, Carolina -9.5, Philadelphia -6.5, Chicago -3.5, Atlanta +5.5, Seattle +6.5, Denver -3.5, San Francisco +3, Buffalo +2.5, Cincinnati +16, Pittsburgh +5.5, Minnesota +3 Last week (7-6): Buffalo -8, Atlanta +7, Cincinnati -3.5, Dallas -11, … Continue reading →

September 28, 2008 · 1 comment

NFL week 4 picks

Buffalo -8, Atlanta +7, Cincinnati -3.5, Dallas -11, Kansas City +9.5, Houston +7, San Francisco +5, NY Jets -1.5, Philadelphia -3, San Diego -7.5, Green Bay +1, Tennessee -3, Baltimore +5.5 Last week (6-10): Atlanta -5.5, Cleveland +2.5, Oakland +9.5, … Continue reading →

September 26, 2008 · 0 comments

Footbawful. From the minds responsible for Basketbawful. Entertaining perspective focused mostly on the professional leagues. While IÇƒÙm linking to sports blogs, SLAM started a pretty good Truth or Myth series: Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Amare Stoudemire, and Chris Bosh. And, … Continue reading →

September 25, 2008 · 0 comments

Starcraft units in Spore. Looks awesome, and I’m sure it’d be more interesting if I actually played Spore and had some idea of what it took to make these things.

September 25, 2008 · 0 comments

I live in Seattle again

We drove on Monday. The drive was long. And didnÇƒÙt have the same feel as driving to, say, Vegas, but it was still good knowing that I was hours away form sleeping on a mattress that wasnÇƒÙt on the floor. … Continue reading →

September 21, 2008 · 1 comment

NFL week 3 picks

Atlanta -5.5, Cleveland +2.5, Oakland +9.5, Chicago -3, Green Bay +3, Denver -5.5, Indianapolis -5, Carolina +3.5, New England -12.5, Cincinnati +13, Philadelphia -3.5, San Francisco -4, St. Louis +9.5, Tennessee -4.5, Arizona +3, NY Jets +8.5 Last week (7-8): … Continue reading →

September 17, 2008 · 0 comments

Going to a 49ers game

Dan’s coming down this weekend to join me as I say goodbye to the bay area and drive back up to Seattle. He also picked up some tickets for the 49ers game on Sunday against Detroit. Bill Simmons’ weekly lines … Continue reading →

September 17, 2008 · 1 comment

Royce Da 5’9″ – The Bar Exam 2

It finally came out this week. The problem is that probably about five of the tracks were released before the rest of the mixtape, so I’ve more than played those out. And another five tracks involve a vocoder. It appears … Continue reading →

September 14, 2008 · 0 comments

NFL week 2 picks

Arizona -6.5, Chicago +3, Tennessee +1.5, Green Bay -3, Minnesota +1.5, Buffalo +5.5, Kansas City -3.5, New England +1.5, St. Louis +8.5, Pittsburgh -6, San Diego -1, San Francisco +7, Atlanta +7, New Orleans PK, Philadelphia +7 Last week (9-7): … Continue reading →

September 9, 2008 · 0 comments

Five videos

For easier viewing, all of the videos are embedded after the jump. Eminem and Proof freestyle. It has 3,000,000+ views, but it’s new to me. Looks like this was on MTV some time ago. Bittersweet. Obviously, for one, because Proof’s … Continue reading →

September 9, 2008 · 1 comment

Bill Simmons had an all-Brady mailbag today. This question reflects the sentiments of a lot of friends, some more vested in the home teams than others, but all of us feeling the pain. Q: Brady’s out. That really sucks. But … Continue reading →

September 8, 2008 · 2 comments

I read an article on Sum Ish (“Disappearing Acts”) that reminded me of how much me, Dan, and our friends used to love Canibus. Here’s a small tribute. “Desperados” (opening verse). Off The Firm album. One of the few verses … Continue reading →

September 7, 2008 · 0 comments

NFL week 1 picks

NY Giants -4.5, Seattle +1.5, New Orleans -3, NY Jets -3, Pittsburgh -6.5, Jacksonville -3, Atlanta +3, New England -16, Baltimore +2, Philadelphia -9, San Francisco +2.5, San Diego -9, Dallas -6, Indianapolis -10.5, Minnesota +2.5, Denver -3

September 6, 2008 · 2 comments

Stray shots

Random pictures from this summer.

PBL
Rock the Bells
Bowling
Some good ass cheese
DDR

September 5, 2008 · 0 comments

Labor Day Weekend in San Diego

I was putting this off until I had time to write something long, but it seemed like I’d probably never get around to it, so I’m going to write something short. I texted myself an e-mail to remember all the … Continue reading →

September 4, 2008 · 0 comments

Red band trailer for Zack and Miri make a Porno. Seth Rogen’s playing himself. Appearances by actors from Kevin Smith’s universe. And Craig Robinson looks like he has a big part. (His scene as the doorman in Knocked Up never … Continue reading →

September 4, 2008 · 0 comments

Born to use Mics: Reading Nas’s Illmatic. Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai have brought together the brightest minds to reflect upon and engage one of the most incisive sets of songs ever laid down on wax. I’m trying to … Continue reading →

September 3, 2008 · 0 comments

Me, the bad luck charm. I live in Seattle, and the basketball team gets stolen. I move to the bay area for a while, and their mascot gets stolen. On a related note, the OKC logo looks awful. And I … Continue reading →

September 3, 2008 · 2 comments

Killer Crossover Basketball Drill. Gets good at 1:15. Gets really good at 2:00.

September 3, 2008 · 0 comments

Google Chrome. Google’s browser. First impressions: It loads pages really fast. Facebook is a good site to check out to see the speed for yourself. Wired has a really interesting article about the development of Chrome. The speed difference will … Continue reading →

August 26, 2008 · 3 comments

August 21, 2008 · 1 comment

And then I didn’t post for a week

I’m going to summarize what’s been going on with me, like I used to do before I started to just post links 90% of the time. Google Reader What’s been happening is I’ve been using Google Reader to try and … Continue reading →

August 21, 2008 · 0 comments

California: North, Middle, South

First one was shot near Golden Bear territory. Second one was shot from my window seat flying down to San Diego. The third one was shot in downtown San Diego, near Dan’s place. Cortez Hill. That last one is heavily cropped and I tried to use Photoshop’s cooling filter. It’ll do! I really want to do more night shooting. It’s probably what I enjoy most as far as photography goes.

August 13, 2008 · 1 comment

I’ve scoured the New York Times archive again, because I kept seeing mentions of Barkley elbowing an Angolan player while reading about today’s game. Here’s an article showcasing some of the Dream Team’s motivations, including Australia’s fear of AIDS and … Continue reading →

August 4, 2008 · 1 comment

Great two-sport athletes. I didn’t know about Charlie Ward being a Heisman Trophy winner. It seems like one of those facts that would get thrown around all the time. Anyway, it’s an interesting list, but I like to mention the … Continue reading →

August 4, 2008 · 0 comments

“Ken Wu, San Francisco, California!” [at 4:34] and… Kenny Wu from San Francisco, California.

August 4, 2008 · 0 comments

RJD2’s “A Beautiful Mine”. Better known as the theme song to Mad Men. When I was out buying oysters on Saturday, I also dropped by Frys and picked up the Mad Men season one DVDs. I kept hearing and reading … Continue reading →

August 3, 2008 · 1 comment

Bought a dozen oysters yesterday at Race Street Fish Market. Something like $12. Tried to shuck them myself. And I did alright with half of them. It’d probably be a good idea for me to put them back on ice … Continue reading →

August 3, 2008 · 0 comments

Philippines five

Well, it’s been over a year since I took these. I said I’d post 100, so I’m giving it the old college try. These were taken in Baguio. The native Igorots have costumes for tourists to try on and take pictures. Also, those wooden barriers keep you from falling down a steep hill (almost a cliff). And when I say “you” I do mean “me”, because I lost my footing trying to take one of these and went for a tumble but caught myself on the posts.

August 2, 2008 · 2 comments

San Francisco in and around Fisherman’s Wharf

From what I’ve gathered reading Yelp posts from San Francisco residents, Fisherman’s Wharf is the worst place on earth. But I don’t live in San Francisco, so I’m blend right in with the other tourists. It sure is interesting and there’s always something for photos. And the crab stands are awesome. But every time I go, something comes up so I don’t end up eating at the crab stand. Next time for sure.

August 1, 2008 · 0 comments

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