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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Funniest thing happened...
So I'm walking to get on the tube today and start my journey home and as usual I have my very nice, semi-expensive, and uber noise cancelling headphones on (listening to remember the time by Michael Jackson - which will become very ironic shortly).
I jump onto the train just as the doors close but for some reason it doesn't compute that the train will be leaving soon so I take my sweet a$$ time sitting down. Costly mistake. The train takes off, feeling the momentum of the train (remember I can't hear anything), and starting to fall backwards a bit, I reach out to grab one of the poles to keep myself from falling. Unsuccessful. My hand completely wiffs the pole and I start to fall backwards. First instinct is to step back and steady myself but that was impossible given the piece of luggage directly behind me. Second instinct was to yell 'oh shit' as I tumbled into a back flip, landing on the laps of two young women - face up!
After gathering myself back to my feet I get my book out to start reading. Needless to say I got no reading done between the apparent stares, the sweat pouring from my head, me reliving the incident in my head imagining what it must have looked like to the rest of the people on the train, and of course me fighting the urge to laugh out loud at myself!!!
So yes, I do remember the time. The time I nearly did a back flip on the central line and ended up on my back looking up at two very surprised tube riders. Not as surprised as I was I can guarantee
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
This Guy is amazing
After a suggestion from Ben Gwynne claiming that some guy could beat Super Mario Brothers in 5 minutes, i decided to have a look on Youtube and unsuprisingly (i can always count on BG for time wasting tips) it is true.
This guy is amazing. He (and i say he because i doubt there is a woman on theis planet that would take the time to beat the game, not to mention taking the time it takes to put it up on youtube) flies through each level not wasting his time on coins or mushrooms like the normal player. Using every warp possible, after just over 2 mins, he is on level 8-1. and finishes the game in 5:20 (the boards are longer on the 8th level).
A few notes:
He gets max points (5000) on every flag, except for the last one, where he sacrifices speed for points
On stage 8-3, there are a couple 'skips' in the video which suggests mario dies and the guy has to restart.
The players precision and timing is amazing. He never slows down or miss times a jump and always narrowly misses death. This must have taken HOURS, if not days
This guy is amazing. He (and i say he because i doubt there is a woman on theis planet that would take the time to beat the game, not to mention taking the time it takes to put it up on youtube) flies through each level not wasting his time on coins or mushrooms like the normal player. Using every warp possible, after just over 2 mins, he is on level 8-1. and finishes the game in 5:20 (the boards are longer on the 8th level).
A few notes:
He gets max points (5000) on every flag, except for the last one, where he sacrifices speed for points
On stage 8-3, there are a couple 'skips' in the video which suggests mario dies and the guy has to restart.
The players precision and timing is amazing. He never slows down or miss times a jump and always narrowly misses death. This must have taken HOURS, if not days
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Friday, May 25, 2007
This is my horoscope on Google.com today....
Even with the highest of spiritual intentions, you still may not be able to keep your mind off sex today. You may find yourself thinking about things that are usually outside of your comfort zone. Don't think that you will actually realize all your fantasies, but remember there's no harm in enjoying them within the privacy of your own mind.
Honestly, i think this is should be my horoscope everyday....
Honestly, i think this is should be my horoscope everyday....
Best Sports Cities in the US 2006
1. Chicago 15 includes Evanston
2. Miami 4
3. Dallas-Fort Worth 8 Hangout. Yeah, yeah, the Mavs were thisclose to vaulting the Metroplex to numero uno. But you want a real feel for DFW sports history? You gotta git yerself to the Cotton Bowl for Texas-OU weekend during the state fair. "As has been the case since it opened in 1921," the Dallas Observer notes, "the Cotton Bowl is all substance, no style . . . This old joint refreshingly reeks of old-school."
4. Detroit 3 includes Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti
5. New York 10
6. Denver 13 includes Boulder
7. Boston 1 Don't fret, Beantown -- your reign had to end some time
8. Los Angeles 5 Angels have their way; Anaheim gets its own listing this time.
9. Philadelphia 2
10. Phoenix 12 includes Tempe
Hell-raisers. Golf claps? They don't need no stinkin' golf claps on the par-3 No. 16 at the TPC of Scottsdale's FBR Open. Liquored-up frat boys and be-seen babes are part of the loudest hole on the PGA tour. Quiet? Please.
11. Washington 7 This time, Baltimore stands on its lonesome
12. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. 23
13. Atlanta 9
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul 11
15. Seattle 16
16. Indianapolis 17
17. Tampa-St. Petersburg 388 That's some improvement!
18. Austin, Texas 47 Don't mess with Texas. Big year deep in the heart of. The Horns rode St. Vincent to the football national championship to follow the baseball team's College World Series title. Fans dreamed of a baseball-football-basketball trifecta, but LaMarcus, PJ & Co. came up shy. Still, it was a damn fine year, y'all.
19. Anaheim 5 No L.A., no problem
20. Cleveland 29
21. Pittsburgh 18
22. San Diego 20
23. Nashville 25
24. San Jose 24 used to include Oakland and San Francisco; now includes Palo Alto, Santa Clara
25. Charlotte 28
26. Oakland 24 includes Berkeley
27. Cincinnati 21
28. Houston 6
29. St. Louis 19
30. Salt Lake City 24 includes Provo
31. Milwaukee 31
32. Gainesville, Fla. 58 Hookup. How's this for the ultimate sports coupling: One of the nation's best college football towns goes gaga over . . . hoops? (And you thought we were going to make some cheap, tawdry Joakim's-a-hottie joke.)
33. Buffalo 30
34. Memphis 26
35. San Antonio 22
36. Columbus 33
37. Jacksonville 34
38. Morgantown, W.Va. 55
39. Oklahoma City 142 includes Norman
40. Baltimore 7
41. Toronto 38
42. Ottawa 41
43. San Francisco 14 This time, no Oakland or San Jose to help
44. Baton Rouge, La. 61 Rim shot. Speaking of football towns gone hoops, picture this: LSU and Southern made it into the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments. Money!
45. Orlando 35
46. Edmonton 44
47. Sacramento 32
48. Kansas City 36
49. Calgary 42
50. New Orleans 27
51. Montreal 40
52. Vancouver 43
53. Green Bay 37
54. South Bend, Ind. 70
55. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 69
56. State College, Pa. 106
57. Madison, Wis. 56 Hangout. Summer months spent on the Terrace are bliss, but UW makes this a hot spot year-round. That is, if you like a school that plays in a bowl game and makes the NCAA tourney every year, sells out its huge stadiums for every game in both sports and, to boot, packs in more than 13,000 to watch the nation's No. 1 hockey program.
58. Portland, Ore. 39
59. Blacksburg, Va. 52
60. Athens, Ga. 63
61. Louisville, Ky. 46
62. Knoxville, Tenn. 51
63. Tucson, Ariz. 62
64. Iowa City, Iowa 49
65. Lawrence, Kan. 72
66. East Lansing, Mich. 53
67. College Park, Md. 68
68. Clemson, S.C. 79
69. Eugene, Ore. 83
70. Storrs, Conn. 57
71. College Station, Texas 60
72. Auburn, Ala. 50
73. Lubbock, Texas 48
74. Columbia, S.C. 80 Hookup. Steve Spurrier/Dave Odom gave South Carolina's athletic program a kick in the Cockaboose. The football team went to a bowl game, and though the basketball team didn't make the Big Dance, hey, it won the Little One, aka the NIT. That's progress on two fronts in Columbia.
75. Lincoln, Neb. 88
76. Tallahassee, Fla. 74
77. Charlottesville, Va. 64
78. Ames, Iowa 78
79. Fayetteville, Ark. 77
80. Las Vegas 99
81. Piscataway, N.J. 100
82. Reno, Nev. 93
83. Bloomington, Ind. 96
84. Columbia, Mo. 89
85. Lexington, Ky. 84 Hell-raisers. Here's one for the UK Philosophy Department: Who are the bigger paint-yer-face-blue Wildcats fans, the 22K-plus who jammed Rupp for every basketball game (tops in the NCAA) or the 62K who made it to 67,0606-seat Commonwealth Stadium to watch that football team (3-8)?
86. Tulsa, Okla. 108
87. Toledo, Ohio 82
88. Champaign, Ill. 67
89. Albuquerque, N.M. 59
90. West Lafayette, Ind. 81
91. Colorado Springs, Colo. 92
92. Fresno, Calif. 76
93. Winston-Salem, N.C. 73
94. Manhattan, Kan. 85
95. Pullman, Wash. 87
96. Boise, Idaho 75
97. Syracuse, N.Y. 65
98. Peoria, Ill. 154
99. Spokane, Wash. 131 And finally . . . Just when we think we've got enough zigs in our annual list, we come to this conclusion: We've got to have some Zags, too.
2. Miami 4
3. Dallas-Fort Worth 8 Hangout. Yeah, yeah, the Mavs were thisclose to vaulting the Metroplex to numero uno. But you want a real feel for DFW sports history? You gotta git yerself to the Cotton Bowl for Texas-OU weekend during the state fair. "As has been the case since it opened in 1921," the Dallas Observer notes, "the Cotton Bowl is all substance, no style . . . This old joint refreshingly reeks of old-school."
4. Detroit 3 includes Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti
5. New York 10
6. Denver 13 includes Boulder
7. Boston 1 Don't fret, Beantown -- your reign had to end some time
8. Los Angeles 5 Angels have their way; Anaheim gets its own listing this time.
9. Philadelphia 2
10. Phoenix 12 includes Tempe
Hell-raisers. Golf claps? They don't need no stinkin' golf claps on the par-3 No. 16 at the TPC of Scottsdale's FBR Open. Liquored-up frat boys and be-seen babes are part of the loudest hole on the PGA tour. Quiet? Please.
11. Washington 7 This time, Baltimore stands on its lonesome
12. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. 23
13. Atlanta 9
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul 11
15. Seattle 16
16. Indianapolis 17
17. Tampa-St. Petersburg 388 That's some improvement!
18. Austin, Texas 47 Don't mess with Texas. Big year deep in the heart of. The Horns rode St. Vincent to the football national championship to follow the baseball team's College World Series title. Fans dreamed of a baseball-football-basketball trifecta, but LaMarcus, PJ & Co. came up shy. Still, it was a damn fine year, y'all.
19. Anaheim 5 No L.A., no problem
20. Cleveland 29
21. Pittsburgh 18
22. San Diego 20
23. Nashville 25
24. San Jose 24 used to include Oakland and San Francisco; now includes Palo Alto, Santa Clara
25. Charlotte 28
26. Oakland 24 includes Berkeley
27. Cincinnati 21
28. Houston 6
29. St. Louis 19
30. Salt Lake City 24 includes Provo
31. Milwaukee 31
32. Gainesville, Fla. 58 Hookup. How's this for the ultimate sports coupling: One of the nation's best college football towns goes gaga over . . . hoops? (And you thought we were going to make some cheap, tawdry Joakim's-a-hottie joke.)
33. Buffalo 30
34. Memphis 26
35. San Antonio 22
36. Columbus 33
37. Jacksonville 34
38. Morgantown, W.Va. 55
39. Oklahoma City 142 includes Norman
40. Baltimore 7
41. Toronto 38
42. Ottawa 41
43. San Francisco 14 This time, no Oakland or San Jose to help
44. Baton Rouge, La. 61 Rim shot. Speaking of football towns gone hoops, picture this: LSU and Southern made it into the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments. Money!
45. Orlando 35
46. Edmonton 44
47. Sacramento 32
48. Kansas City 36
49. Calgary 42
50. New Orleans 27
51. Montreal 40
52. Vancouver 43
53. Green Bay 37
54. South Bend, Ind. 70
55. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 69
56. State College, Pa. 106
57. Madison, Wis. 56 Hangout. Summer months spent on the Terrace are bliss, but UW makes this a hot spot year-round. That is, if you like a school that plays in a bowl game and makes the NCAA tourney every year, sells out its huge stadiums for every game in both sports and, to boot, packs in more than 13,000 to watch the nation's No. 1 hockey program.
58. Portland, Ore. 39
59. Blacksburg, Va. 52
60. Athens, Ga. 63
61. Louisville, Ky. 46
62. Knoxville, Tenn. 51
63. Tucson, Ariz. 62
64. Iowa City, Iowa 49
65. Lawrence, Kan. 72
66. East Lansing, Mich. 53
67. College Park, Md. 68
68. Clemson, S.C. 79
69. Eugene, Ore. 83
70. Storrs, Conn. 57
71. College Station, Texas 60
72. Auburn, Ala. 50
73. Lubbock, Texas 48
74. Columbia, S.C. 80 Hookup. Steve Spurrier/Dave Odom gave South Carolina's athletic program a kick in the Cockaboose. The football team went to a bowl game, and though the basketball team didn't make the Big Dance, hey, it won the Little One, aka the NIT. That's progress on two fronts in Columbia.
75. Lincoln, Neb. 88
76. Tallahassee, Fla. 74
77. Charlottesville, Va. 64
78. Ames, Iowa 78
79. Fayetteville, Ark. 77
80. Las Vegas 99
81. Piscataway, N.J. 100
82. Reno, Nev. 93
83. Bloomington, Ind. 96
84. Columbia, Mo. 89
85. Lexington, Ky. 84 Hell-raisers. Here's one for the UK Philosophy Department: Who are the bigger paint-yer-face-blue Wildcats fans, the 22K-plus who jammed Rupp for every basketball game (tops in the NCAA) or the 62K who made it to 67,0606-seat Commonwealth Stadium to watch that football team (3-8)?
86. Tulsa, Okla. 108
87. Toledo, Ohio 82
88. Champaign, Ill. 67
89. Albuquerque, N.M. 59
90. West Lafayette, Ind. 81
91. Colorado Springs, Colo. 92
92. Fresno, Calif. 76
93. Winston-Salem, N.C. 73
94. Manhattan, Kan. 85
95. Pullman, Wash. 87
96. Boise, Idaho 75
97. Syracuse, N.Y. 65
98. Peoria, Ill. 154
99. Spokane, Wash. 131 And finally . . . Just when we think we've got enough zigs in our annual list, we come to this conclusion: We've got to have some Zags, too.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
MLS Goal of the week
Check out the 25 second mark, This is chris' bomb and goal of the week. Dont worry about the music. Not my choice, but do worry about the fact that in high school i was mvp of our team 3 times. 2 out of those 3 i was playing with chris. Where did i go wrong?!?!
Chris Gbandi on FC Dallas' Preseason Camp in Brazil
I cant believe went to high school with this guy....
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Platini planning to bring in penalty box refs
This is overall a dumb idea but read the last 2 paragraphs. Hilarious and shows how little he knows about american football!
New UEFA president Michel Platini is ready to revolutionise the 'outmoded' world of refereeing by using two more officials in each match.
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Platini, who was elected to office in January, wants to put an official behind each goal to help rule on penalty box infringements.
The former France attacking midfielder believes that would be better than using technology, which he claims would 'dehumanise' football.
'My idea is to increase the number of officials,' he told France Football. 'To referee with just three people, it is outmoded. Three officials cannot see everything.
'I am proposing two extra officials, over-45s who don't need to run because they would stay behind the goals. We must show the world that we are against injustice and that we are trying to do more to eliminate errors.
'As for using electronic systems, that risks dehumanising football.'
Platini believes the sport should take a leaf out of American football's book, and use officials who highlight infringements by throwing a flag on to the field of play.
'Why not take the example shown by American football, who uses referees aged 60 or over, who signal fouls with their yellow flag,' he added.
New UEFA president Michel Platini is ready to revolutionise the 'outmoded' world of refereeing by using two more officials in each match.
Click here
Platini, who was elected to office in January, wants to put an official behind each goal to help rule on penalty box infringements.
The former France attacking midfielder believes that would be better than using technology, which he claims would 'dehumanise' football.
'My idea is to increase the number of officials,' he told France Football. 'To referee with just three people, it is outmoded. Three officials cannot see everything.
'I am proposing two extra officials, over-45s who don't need to run because they would stay behind the goals. We must show the world that we are against injustice and that we are trying to do more to eliminate errors.
'As for using electronic systems, that risks dehumanising football.'
Platini believes the sport should take a leaf out of American football's book, and use officials who highlight infringements by throwing a flag on to the field of play.
'Why not take the example shown by American football, who uses referees aged 60 or over, who signal fouls with their yellow flag,' he added.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
I need a favor
I just realized how much i miss the music back in the states. All there is is house is music and rock, which i wouldnt listen to even if i had a radio to listen to. So i ask you a favor. Can you be so kind as keep me updated of any new songs, whether mainstream or not so well known? I would be greatly appreciative of it! Keep in mind i do like mostly hip hop and R&B, but am a fan of slight diversions from that...
Hook me up!
Hook me up!
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Which Superhero am I you ask?
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You are The Flash
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
So how about this for a shitty day...
April 30, 2007
So wake up to a beautiful day as the rays of sun fight through terribly fitted blinds...at 5:30 am! I tried to fall back asleep but that was impossible as i couldnt stop my heart from racing from being pissed off at my terrible landlady who has never seen the flat and had my blinds installed (4 months after moving in) very poorly and full of gaps for light to seep through.
So after getting ready for work, i head down to the bus stop to catch my usual 133 bus to Bank and notice loads of people walking passed me down the hill. Noticing that there is no one at the bus stop (and a sign that says "this bus stop is not in service", i decide to start my trip down the hill for a couple stops so i can get on the bus. It doesnt take long for me to notice that the entire street it blocked off by the cops telling people that there was a fire the night before and now there is a threat of an explosion (but if you work at the prison down the street, you are free to walk down the street and take the chance - SO TYPICAL OF THIS COUNTRY). As I clearly dont work at the prison, i, and the rest of the displaced commuters, have to make the circuitous walk down to the tube station - about a 20 minute walk.
So im finally on the tube. (not too bad of a walk actually. If i wasnt such a lazy bastard i could do it everyday.) Find myself in a packed train and settle in for a quick trip from Brixton to Oxford Circus (about 10-15 mins). Smooth sailing right up until Victoria when stopped at a station i hear a lady complaining that there is someone on the train who is 'unwell' (aka sick) and gets the attention of a staff member to check on her. After a 15 minute delay, we find out that the 'unwell' person in question was just asleep and homeless, and just because this one lady was uncomfortable with the homeless lady sleeping, the ENTIRE train has to wait to get to work. Brilliant.
After a tame work day, i head to my footy match (which turns out to be the only highlight of the day - we win 5-1 including another goal by me! Im on fire these days!!!). After the shower and about to head home, and am asked to take the kit to wash. Complete RUBBISH. So now i have my backpack, laptop, and a massive bag full of dirty, stinky clothes. Awesome. All i want to do is get home, eat and watch the return of Michael Owen to Newcastle after a 10 month absence since the torn ACL in the world cup....
Get home, rock up to the door, unlock the top lock, push...and nothing. Try it again. top lock definitely unlocked, push again. Nada. Come to find out the bottom lock is locked. This lock i NEVER had a key for, neither did the landlord, the previous tenants, nor did the lettings agency (Nelson's Letting Agency - one of the many worthless letting agencies in this country) or so they said back in September. Apparently after showing the apt to my potential replacements (im moving next friday. Surprise huh?) they locked the bottom lock after somehow finding the key!! So now im locked out and need to get a locksmith. After making 2 scathing calls to Nelsons and my landlord, both of which i only have daytime numbers for, i call the locksmith to get me out of this ridiculous situation.
2 hours later, im finally in bed trying to sleep off probably the strangest day in my life.
So wake up to a beautiful day as the rays of sun fight through terribly fitted blinds...at 5:30 am! I tried to fall back asleep but that was impossible as i couldnt stop my heart from racing from being pissed off at my terrible landlady who has never seen the flat and had my blinds installed (4 months after moving in) very poorly and full of gaps for light to seep through.
So after getting ready for work, i head down to the bus stop to catch my usual 133 bus to Bank and notice loads of people walking passed me down the hill. Noticing that there is no one at the bus stop (and a sign that says "this bus stop is not in service", i decide to start my trip down the hill for a couple stops so i can get on the bus. It doesnt take long for me to notice that the entire street it blocked off by the cops telling people that there was a fire the night before and now there is a threat of an explosion (but if you work at the prison down the street, you are free to walk down the street and take the chance - SO TYPICAL OF THIS COUNTRY). As I clearly dont work at the prison, i, and the rest of the displaced commuters, have to make the circuitous walk down to the tube station - about a 20 minute walk.
So im finally on the tube. (not too bad of a walk actually. If i wasnt such a lazy bastard i could do it everyday.) Find myself in a packed train and settle in for a quick trip from Brixton to Oxford Circus (about 10-15 mins). Smooth sailing right up until Victoria when stopped at a station i hear a lady complaining that there is someone on the train who is 'unwell' (aka sick) and gets the attention of a staff member to check on her. After a 15 minute delay, we find out that the 'unwell' person in question was just asleep and homeless, and just because this one lady was uncomfortable with the homeless lady sleeping, the ENTIRE train has to wait to get to work. Brilliant.
After a tame work day, i head to my footy match (which turns out to be the only highlight of the day - we win 5-1 including another goal by me! Im on fire these days!!!). After the shower and about to head home, and am asked to take the kit to wash. Complete RUBBISH. So now i have my backpack, laptop, and a massive bag full of dirty, stinky clothes. Awesome. All i want to do is get home, eat and watch the return of Michael Owen to Newcastle after a 10 month absence since the torn ACL in the world cup....
Get home, rock up to the door, unlock the top lock, push...and nothing. Try it again. top lock definitely unlocked, push again. Nada. Come to find out the bottom lock is locked. This lock i NEVER had a key for, neither did the landlord, the previous tenants, nor did the lettings agency (Nelson's Letting Agency - one of the many worthless letting agencies in this country) or so they said back in September. Apparently after showing the apt to my potential replacements (im moving next friday. Surprise huh?) they locked the bottom lock after somehow finding the key!! So now im locked out and need to get a locksmith. After making 2 scathing calls to Nelsons and my landlord, both of which i only have daytime numbers for, i call the locksmith to get me out of this ridiculous situation.
2 hours later, im finally in bed trying to sleep off probably the strangest day in my life.
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