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| Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 | | 12:00 am |
Readings
Just finished reading Monster and Pluto. Need other mangas to read. Any suggestions? My other recent readings were Ruroni Kenshin, Trigun, Ichi the Killer and current on Gantz and of course Berserk. | | Sunday, January 10th, 2010 | | 11:43 pm |
Yes
Glory be! The Packers @ Cardinals game was so good it make up for the fact that the first three games sucked a duck [and one was obviously rigged]. It's a shame too, since I took Aaron Rodgers in a playoff fantasy league and he would have put up numbers like this all the way to the NFC championship...but damn what a game. Not sure if this tops the Eagles @ Giants game for the best game of the year, but no matter what it's at least #2. Great Zeus' Beard, it was awesome. | | Saturday, January 9th, 2010 | | 9:49 pm |
| | Monday, January 4th, 2010 | | 11:39 pm |
I Gots Checks [aka Collecting Rent is Awesome]
So, I've lived through an entire 4 days during 20XX and not a single apocalypse, limb explosion, cyborgs vs vampire fight [it's a Kurozuka reference, don't expect anyone to get that] or ancient dark god awakening foiled. In fact, it's been pretty much exactly like the previous years, and here's a few highlights as to what is exactly the same: 1) It's been an eternity since the last Berserk chapter 2) Each new television show is more retarded than the last [I thought they'd run out of gas after Trading Spouses, oh, was I wrong] 3) The Lions lost their first game of 20XX. It's good to see some things never change. | | Friday, January 1st, 2010 | | 12:04 am |
The Future
Finally, we have arrived in 20XX. A time when twin brothers drop kick people out of helicopters and you can blow up a guy's head just by punching him. Yes, 20XX, finally! | | Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 | | 12:08 am |
MONDAY NIGHT
Bears, baby! Bears! Christ, nothing is allowed to be easy, is it? Eagles: You are welcome. Now finish the deed against the Cowboys. | | Saturday, December 12th, 2009 | | 4:42 am |
Another World, Another Time, In the Age of Wonder
After watching "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" I'm actually strangely torn between loyalty to my current [and future] family and the rest of the world [specifically the 4 Diamonds Foundation]. Also, Jenny, you were right. As soon as you buy a house, you basically have to pay for oxygen. Everyone wants a piece of you. [By the way, you should shoot me a phone call, we haven't talked in like over a year and half]. Oh, and yeah I bought my friend's house like last month. Never posted about it because it was more like change of management than a real home purchase [thus no party] but I guess it was still a significant step forward in my life. | | Thursday, December 10th, 2009 | | 11:28 pm |
And One For the Thumb...
Wow...so I just watched the Steelers drop the game against the terribad Cleveland Browns. And I probably would've been surprised by this loss if I hadn't also watched them lose to the very bad Raiders last week and the awful Kansas City Chefs. This makes 5 losses in a row for the Steelers, and I'm almost to the point of feeling bad for them. Except that they are now the Yankees of the NFL [with the Red Sox of the NFL being the Patriots] so I'm not actually that sad. I mean, I'm sad because my friend's team is doing poorly...but then my team sucks pretty hard right now too. Also, Brady Quinn sucks. And I cannot rest until I see a kick returned for a touchdown. I know they happen all the time, but I haven't actually witnessed one in many weeks. Need to see it. | | Monday, December 7th, 2009 | | 12:07 am |
| | Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 | | 12:07 am |
Square
As I sit here, listening to Small Two of Pieces, I'm reminded that Xenogears is still probably my favorite RPG out there. Sure, it's got the same pretentious revolution/save the world, way-too-big-for-life, random farmer saves the day story line that has defined Squaresoft since the dawn of time. But this one time it was actually about two characters stuck in this crazy, gigantic, reincarnation story which didn't start here and doesn't end here. It was a game where I could look past all the ridiculous video game story crap that has to be put in because it's an RPG, and see that they really really worked hard to make it a fucking weird story about two lovers. It was a very personal RPG, and I think that's why it resonated so well with me. Also the combat system was hot. I'm thinking I may have to play Xenogears again. Especially if my guild continues to want to fail at Ulduar Hard Modes [which is what happens when you bring 21 people and try to do them]. | | Monday, November 16th, 2009 | | 11:59 pm |
Pure Awesome
You know, no matter how stressful things can be between work and purchasing a house, I can always just turn to Santasm.net and just laugh my ass off. Seriously, I say it every year, but it may be the funniest thing on the net. The attention to detail alone. | | Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 | | 11:53 pm |
Yeah, I'm Hyped For It
Monday Night. King Leonidas [Drew Brees] leads his might New Orleans Spartans [Saints] against pretty boy MATT RYAN and the Vick-less Falcons in a division rivalry which will feature two pass friendly offenses and absolutely no pass rush whatsoever in front of the entire nation. A game which should feature nothing but big plays by big players and a man who is completely unstoppable: King Leonidas. Saints. Falcons. In a battle which can have now winner! WHO WILL WIN? Monday Night! | | Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 | | 12:31 am |
How Can Teams Suck This Badly?
My god, the Redskins are terrible. Before I go to bed, here's my Anti-Power Top 5 as of right now: 5. Kansas City, terribad. 4. Redskins...have you seen their schedule...have you seen their record? 3. Browns. Only reason they aren't 2nd is they found a way to win with 2 completions. 2. Bucs. Seriously fucking bad. 1. Rams...if you haven't seen them play, you've missed out on an entire new dimension of awful that you probably never knew existed. They are making a run at the old Suckineers record of 0-24, a record which I thought was unbreakable, because surely with free agency a team couldn't suck that bad for that long...right? Right? | | Monday, October 12th, 2009 | | 11:03 pm |
Straight Up
So, went to see Zombieland last weekend, it was pretty good. Don't know that it deserves the 88% Freshness rating it got, but pretty funny. But that's not what this post is about. This post is about how the movie companies seem to think that all I want to see are special effects and fucking explosions. Like, if they put nothing but that in a preview I'd be like "Fuck, I gotta go see this fucking thing! They've got 'splosions and everything, heeyuck!" So when I saw the preview for 2012 I realized that I had never been so insulted by a movie in my entire life. This trailer is the biggest pile of pretentious crap I've ever seen. Okay, so the world is exploding and you show me 2 minutes of the characters trying to OUTRUN THE WORLD EXPLODING. Seriously, that's what they are doing. Just watch this piece of shit and you'll see what I mean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Re2j4VBRsSee, don't you feel insulted. I mean, don't you feel like somebody out there thinks that somehow, in some way, you'll be dumb enough to be captivated by this. Is the entire fucking movie just them running away from the world exploding? Christ, did they shoot this in real time? Is Jack Fucking Bauer trying to save the president while the world is exploding all around them? People ask my I get so angry at Hollywood, and its because this guy and fucking Michael Bay get to keep on making movies. Fucking Transformers 3...just kill me now. Maybe he'll add an offensive Mexican robot this time who sleeps through all the fights and only pours Corona into his gas tank. | | Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 | | 10:25 pm |
Drafting, But Not Like Engineers or Magic: the Gathering Cards
So, after reading an article today, I need some input from my SPORTS friends, many of which occasionally stop watching sports long enough to read this. INPUT: "Who was a bigger draft bust: JaMarcus Russell or Ryan Leaf?" I know the natural inclination is to go with Ryan Leaf, I mean, he was the worst draft bust of all time, right? But let me hit you with some numbers: 1) JaMarcus Russell was the First overall pick in 2007, whereas Ryan Leaf was the consensus #2 overall pick in 1998 behind a guy, you might have heard of, called Peyton Manning. POINTS: Russell. 2) Ryan Leaf signed a 4 year deal for $31 million with $11 million signing bonus. JaMarcu Russell held out until after week 4 of his rookie year before he signed a 6 year $68 million contract with $31.5 million in guarantees. Clearly Russell fleeced the Raiders on this one. POINTS: Russell. 3) Ryan Leaf was known for his many off-field antics including yelling at a reporter where his team mate and fucking dickhead turncoat mother fucker Junior Seau [that fuck] had to restrain him and an incident where he taunted fans. Russell has been called by many, the laziest player in the NFL whose work ethic is sub-par to several of the sports commentator's routines before a show. POINTS: Push. 4) Leaf's career passing stats: 315-655 (48%) for 3,666 yards 14 TDs and 36 fucking INTs. Russell career passing stats [to date]: 277-542 (51%) for 3,302 yards 16 TDS and 16 INTs. POINTS: Leaf. 5) Ryan Leaf completed one full season with the Chragers before being hurt in preseason, missing his entire second year, being cut repeatedly through his "third season" and then eventually washed out of the league. Russell is in his third year with the Raiders, and if he makes it to a fourth I'll be pretty fucking surprised. Only the Lich King [Al Davis] would give this kid a fourth shot to further sodomize his franchise. POINTS: Leaf. So there it stands. You all must decide: Leaf or Russell, who is the mightiest blower of them all? | | Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 | | 11:41 pm |
Hollywood
Upon further review, I believe the cancellation of The Critic after only 2 seasons may have been one of the greatest injustices ever perpetrated in television land. Though, I guess if all you do is point out the failings and shady dealings of the people who put you on the air, the people who make those people money [writers] and the people who give those people money [companies via commercials] then it probably isn't a shocker. This series lifted the veil from eyes and taught me several valuable lessons on Hollywood the most important being [and I know this sounds very basic, but many do not take it to heart]: "If the movie stinks....just don't go." In the spirit of the series, I'd also like to attempt to recall something I read on a review of the colossal media rimjob that was Transformers 2: Look, you as the audience have to demand more from your summer blockbusters. I'm not saying it needs to be an incredibly well written movie [which is certainly wasn't] but that's not what I'm contending. What I mean is: you know they can do better than this. The story aside, the graphics were not up to the normal quality of Michael Bay, you could tell in many of the scenes they were slapped together with whatever was left over from the budget. If you saw Transformers 1 you know it was just a better movie. You KNOW they can do better. What I ask you is: don't give them money when you know they can give you more. Even if all you want is explosions, barely clothed women and incredibly offensive stereotyping robots then just ask them to do a better job. You know they can. Thank you RottenTomatoes.com. | | Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | | 12:04 am |
Berserk 307
Well, the newest chapter did not blow my mind like the previous 6 or so....but it was really really good. And as incredible as the artwork is, and has hot as the set up was, the preview page was the best: "Next Chapter: Fantasia Arc/Chapter of Elf Island" I just ruined my pants. This is going to be awesome. Chapter 308 due out October 9th. (Oh, and in case you don't know what all the hub-bub is about or are just curious about this series called Berserk and why I think its the best manga of all time, take some time to preview it before purchasing at your local book depository: http://www.thespectrum.net/manga_scans/berserk/) | | Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 | | 12:17 am |
That Fucking Guy....
Alright, I know there was a lot of anger contained within my last sports post, but that's really nothing compared to what I felt at around 4:07 pm EST on Sunday. Something happened that made me basically blow a gasket and begin a swearing streak which was the stuff of legends. So yes, I had to devote and entire post to the play. If you haven't seen the play, watch it here. http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2009092704/2009/REG3/49ers@vikings#tab:watchSeriously, what the fuck was that? What the fuck was that? That shit doesn't actually happen. Like, it doesn't actually happen. Maybe in magical fairy-time land that shit happens, but not in the NFL. Favre's just made of magic. And he's a robot. He's a magical robot who cannot die, like the Highlander. I honestly flipped the fuck out at Mongo's when we were watching the end of that game live on Red Zone Network. At first I disbelieved, then I was really really angry, then I was completely stunned when I put the pieces together and realized what just occurred. That shit was unbelievable. I have to keep checking NFL.com to make sure it actually happened and I didn't just have another Brett Favre nightmare [I'm a Bears fan, you have no idea]. I could post the entire swearing streak, but I don't have the space for it, and honestly, just listen to the Minus 50 DKP Onyxia Raid Wipe video and it was pretty much the same thing. Only with a magical robot throwing a touchdown instead of some retard getting kicked into the whelp caves. | | Monday, September 28th, 2009 | | 11:52 pm |
Upset Weekend
Well, The Quest for 32 has ended. The Lions finally managed to defeat the hapless Redskins in an effort that was not too much of a shock for me. They have changed things up quite a bit with their young new QB who can do two things that they were terrible at last year: 1) get first downs, 2) not turn the ball over. The Lions had 0 turnovers yesterday and that's usually the key to winning. So grats to the Lions for proving what I knew already: the Rams are far and away the worst team in the NFL. So now all I have to watch for is to see the Rams with a repeat performance of what the Lions managed to accomplish this year. Can the Rams pull of a Glorious 0-16 year [giving us back-to-back ultra-shitty teams] or will they manage and upset and instead finish a pathetic 1-15. Oh, the Chiefs are insanely bad too, but I doubt they will pull off 0-16 simply because they get to play the Raiders, Broncos and Chragers twice. Even their blinding incompetence isn't enough to keep one of those three boner-fide organizations from bone-ing one up in Kansas City. The Bears underperformed, as is their usual when playing a shitty team. They allowed a joke of a QB pass for over 250 yards on them and require a come-from-behind TD to defeat the Seattle Sea-Sucks. Well, at least we stole the one last week from the Stillers. Oh, and the following college football teams got their shit fucked up Saturday and made me happy: Penn State, Florida State, Mississippi, California, Washington, and the insanely over-rated THUG U [Miami (FL)]. Seriously, it was like everyone in the country who didn't have an AP Poll or Coaches Poll vote knew that THUG U was a trash team, and they got their shit fucked up. Also, Florida, the #1 team in the land for some reason, played another Scrub Division 6 Girl's School for the Blind this week, obviously slaughtered them, and for some reason is still #1 even with teams like VT who have played QUALITY OPPONENTS and crushed everything in sight. Oh, and Tiger Woods lost, guess that's an upset too....except it's golf and you really can't have a "favorite to win" simply because the field is so big. And finally, a shout out to the Bungles for shutting down the defending champion Pittsburgh Stillers. Excellent job establishing yourselves as a force to be reckoned with in the AFC North. Now all you have to do is beat down the over-rated Ravens and expose their not-good-at-all QB for what he is, so that way all the sports commentators might take Joe Flacco's dick out of their mouths long enough to say something intelligible. | | Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 | | 11:53 pm |
The Noob
Well, finally got Anub'arak down. We split off the common consensus and blew Heroism [or as the filthy horde who look like their from Animal Crossing would call it, Bloodlust] right off the bat in order to even get him to phase 3. Beat the enrage timer by like 10 seconds. Not looking forward to heroic 25s tomorrow. Wipetacular. Thank Pujols my guild pays my repair bills. Oh, and I guess I went to Dragon*Con. I might post about that later. Best part was all the new friends I made...in the Irish pub who were there for the game. Lots of cool guys from all over, many Bears fans, and even a guy who grew up in Carlisle. Oh, and Illinois got fucking slaughtered. And on a final note, the Tom Brady Show 2009 Season starring: Tom Brady, Tom Brady's Patriots and 31 scrub NFL teams has its Season Premiere this Thursday at 8 pm. You should all tune in and watch the defending NFL champion Stillers [called Steelers by you "outsiders"] led by Motorcycle Ben and his Interception-Action-Arm take on the awesome during the regular season Tennessee Titans [and Drinky-Time Kerry Collins]. Its sure to be a blast, haven't been this excited for anything in awhile [except the release of the new Berserk chapter; a series that everyone should check out]. |
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