baron cohen maraca tambourine reflux.

Wacky Wild Card Finale

Game 162 and the Red Sox-Devil Rays and Cards-Braves are tied. Pretty epic collapses by both the Red Sox and Braves. I'm hoping Cards get in and beat the Dreamteam Phillies, and the hapless Red Sox get in and come to Arlington, TX for the first two games of a 3-game sweep.

Brewers, D-Backs, Tigers, Rangers, Yanks, Phillies and two WCs.
I think its going to be a pretty gnarly month for baseball.

ESPN FILMS: CATCHING HELL



This premiers tonight on ESPN. This was suppose to be part of the 30 for 30 documentaries but was not ready in time. Should be very intriguing.

I think this was the beginning of the end for my Cubs allegiance. The amount of hate this poor guy received just made me uncomfortable. Shame on Moises Alou and shame on Cubs fans for blaming an innocent fan.

As someone who has fully committed to the NFL schedule in life, I see the college games on Saturday pass by in the periphery. Still, I watched the first half of the Alabama and Arkansas game and thought "Damb, this is such a good product".

There is nothing wrong with the college football being played on the field. The problem is entirely off it. The rise of the super conference is the derivative of the BCS. The fractured-decentralized structure, where the power is in the hands of a few, is now evolving to the creation of the super conferences.

Closer to home, where it leaves our Alma Mater remains to be seen. It could be either a watered-down Big East, which would be disappointing, being that they should be in a conference with other football schools - but still competitively advantageous as we might end up in a weak ass BCS pool and have a walkway to a national championship game. Or the Big 12 could come into play somehow.

Regardless the issues that are coming into play in college football - explempified by the willingness of the school presidents to defend the BCS behind the blanket of tradition but happily destroy the rivalries their schools were built on -now parallel the way that I see boxing as a sport versus MMA. The UFC is a single entity, with an organized, talented and competitive line-up, which enables consistent high value fights. Much the same way as the NFL enables its game to be some good fucking week-to-week. College football however, is now becoming more and more pointlessly divided among itself, just as boxing is to the point that I have no idea which belts are required to make someone an undisputed champion.

But with the quality of the play still at such a high level, and the pageantry such in important part of the experience, the stands will continue to be filled and the T.V.s will continue to be on. It looks to be a long time still before we see the second order derivative of the BCS, that is the fully formed structure that will become the Super Conferences.

Two left to pay

Thank you, Mazur. Just waiting on Weiss and Lubahn.

This dude is crazy, but Quiddich is no more of a reality than ever.

The Room

I desperately want to see this with all of you while on substances. This is a real movie and, though it looks from a USA Up All Night clip from 1987, it was made in 2003.

I had Salisbury Steak yesterday for lunch and was reminded of Chet Steadman. Happy Friday.

Headline Contest

Please submit your headline for the weirdest story ever:

In “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,” Joe McGinniss’ soon-to-be-published book for former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate, one tidbit, passed along by the National Enquirer, concerns former NBA player Glen Rice. Palin, according to the book, had a fling thing with Rice in 1987, while he was in college and she was a sports reporter fresh out of college and working at KTUU in Alaska. Rice was a junior at the University of Michigan at the time and their one-night stand occurred while he and the Wolverines were playing in the Great Alaska Shootout. Less than a year afterward, Palin, hockey mom and former basketball player (she used this memorable hoops analogy in 2009), married her husband Todd.
  
Here are mine: 
"One Steamy Night with Rice,"
" Rice, Rice, Baby." 
"Rice hits from Downtown, Anchorage."

Louis CK is Fucking Awesome

I was this when I was 20.

Tough day at the office

As a job requirement, I have to go the Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert tonight and write a review on it. What a drag.

Since being here, Aerosmith, Green Day, Metallica, Depeche Mode, and in a few weeks Pearl Jam, have come to Costa Rica. (as well as some other bums)

If you had to see one band from the 80s-90s that you listened to growing up, who would it be? Pearl Jam "Ten" was my first CD, so I'm pretty pumped for that one. I think Def Leoppard would also arouse my Girbaud jeans.

Apparently, Nick Butt had the best draft. 

OK, OK, so I missed on the last video.  Is this funnier?

It's Time

Vote for ME!

Was nominated for a journalism award in CR. Apparently I am good at writing about hotels and beaches because I was nominated by a tourism agency.

Go here, scroll down to like number 14, vote Gringo name and hit submit at the bottom.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MTCYM8D

If I win I get some ridiculous travel discounts for a year and will fly everyone down for 11.7 bananas and 19 papayas.

Michael & Kris Full Episode | Part 1
Tags: Tr3s

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

INNER CIRCLE!!!

Even though the first post came July 6 of 2006 (which was basically a rant by Williams about his discomfort with modern society & social networking - weirdo), the 2nd post came August 31, 2006 which is when Williams decided to invite us into his bizarro blogger world. It took a few weeks, but before we knew it, we were blogging machines (except for Butz who was initially kicked out because of his 0% attendance). The blog instigated the Chicago trip (for better or worse) and continued to keep us together over the past five years as we all spread out across the state/country/world. I must say, I truly believe we have all stayed closer together because of this blog. Even though some might not post as much as others, we are still held together by this website. Our thoughts have been circled among these 11 friends for 5 years, and had it not been for this site, this circle would look more like a flat line.

With that being said, let's take a look back on August 31, 2006...

...wtf is a blog?!?!

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Alright, I would like some feedback from my squad on this post, although it may require login registration.

I have an idea, so please, hear me out. Even you Lee.

Some of us have the luxury of maintaining communication through the glory of Fantasy Sports, yet it is not a linked, ubiquitous ring of friendship. Some of us are not interested in the part-time gig that is Fantasy games. Respectably so.

So I propose this: This. Yes, that is right. A blog.

To explain, I've seen and worked with people who maintain communication with their most intricate group of friends through a Blog. Just go to the site and read the latest publication from a dear friend. It bridges distancing friendships and keeps you in touch with your best crew.

My thoughts are to have free range of posts, be it about their job, a funny story, a hook up, masturbation, meerkats or women named Korvette. At the same time, I think it would be a little more interesting to encourage each contributor with a topic to post upon every once in a while. Like their beat.

For example, Lee posts a poltical commentary once a week. Kevin posts about football or the pangs of Houston humidity. Faust posts his movie review of Little Miss Sunshine. Clint posts about an emerging corporation. Chambers posts on sports or a rave. Weiss posts on a recent Italian-Zambian rapper he's discovered. Mazur posts on new styles of white tennis shoes. Lubahn posts on the rigors of diaper changing and three hours of sleep. I post about saying the wrong thing to a female.

I think you understand. Personally, there's no one I like to read about more than my friends.

Lastly, as I've applied for jobs recently, I've provided writing samples to each company I've visited. All have been interested in my writing capabilities to some degree and are impressed with handing them clips, of any type.
My point is that you are going to write until you die. All of you. Almost daily.

All right I'm trying to sell. Whatever. I think it'd be cool to have a communication hub for all my friends. I hope you do too.

Hope to read from you.

Love,

A-Chub

7 comments:

Lee said...

Yes communications are good. Thanks for the invite Williams. The funny thing is that I too have been contemplating a myspace account and was thinking that my out going qoute would be "The war in Iraq has made the world safer and more stable". I would like to post some political stuff where everyone could read it. Or more people than I hear it with now, ie no-one.

Interesting information for anyone who cares (just a disclaimer so read on brown). Guess what I have realized this year? I learned that it is easier to be a socialist when you don't have an income and just sit around getting high one or three times a day. At least I read that somewhere or something.

That does not mean that I have lost respect for my old boheiman ways. It only means that I come home late in the day and feel the life not ripped out of me, just slowly sanded out. Which is where you guys come in. Ah friendship.

1:23 AM

Lee said...

ps. I got a myspace account. My name is Ideotechnical. Props to all who know why.

1:24 AM

Le Faust said...

I concur. Communication is good. Although I will not sign up for myspace. I'm not sure why. I think I fear being found by old allys turned enemies. There are a lot of people out there that I ended communication with for a reason. And the last thing I want is them showing up on my myspace page with a bunch of superficial questions about "What I'm doing?" while they quietly judge me. Wow. Blogs bring out some demons.

Like the bear I started my own blog (you basically have to to sign up.) So I think we can visit each other's blogs and post comments.

Love, Faust of "Faust's House Blog" located at http://adamfaust.blogspot.com/

9:52 AM

Brown said...

Well surprise surprise, Lee has been a socialist since his junior year of high school. Although former roommates could attest to that after asking him to buy the next round. His casual nod and request to stay right here always left me wondering if he would actually come back or if I should go ahead and give him my money for our next round of drinks. Love you dude.

Williams, congrats on the new job and location. I am sure your former roommates in Tennesse are sad to lose the three way split on the bills. I think I'm down for New Years. I'm sure we can embarrass ourselves in any city.

My big fear with the blog arena is the opposite of Faust's fear. I know non of you all will quitely be judging. In fact, I doubt anyone will pass up the opportunity to judge out loud. Looking forward to it fellas.

12:27 PM

Mazuratti said...

Lordy lordy look who's forty. Lee is gonna be that middle aged man driving around in a 5 year old civic with about eleven bumper stickers. All the stickers will be carrying the same theme. The theme being something along the lines of "Out with government in with cool" "Taxes are for pussies" "I didn't vote for him" "Turn them off. TV's own You" "Sharks stole my baby, where's my peyote?" I love you Kid A

Hey brown remember when Lee & Brad fought in our disco kitchen over the war. AMAZING. only time in my life I've witnessed Lee act like faust.

cheers-

6:19 PM

c-bone said...

Well hello there my so called friends...just playin fellas. I am officially popping my blogger cherry. I really wasn't into creating my own b/c well i didn't want to put in the effort. Now I am here and loving it as I spend many lonely days with the most vulgar and dirtiest men on the planet. I had a guy tell me a story that involved the phrase "fuckity fuck fuck...fuck those motha fuckers" only to end with "well fuck me in my ass those fucking bastards". Classy.

I am getting this tingling sensation in my pants and it's not the herpes...i mean...shit

This is a perfect means of communication. Good job A-dub Hub but names gotta change. Anyway I am going to walk around the boat aimlessly and see if I can pick up any other interesting phrases to tell my boss.

Sincerely,

The Bone
(don't know where the nickname came from but it's growing on me like genital warts...my mom would be so proud)

8:02 PM

BDub_210 said...

Myspace is great for networking and making yourself look cool. Plus there is soo much 'vag' out there its ridiculous. To date, I have fucked 56 bitches from my friends list. Nothing tastes sweeter than intergalactic pussy...

4:13 AM

Man I love Central America

Nicaragua would welcome Libya's Gaddafi: Presidential aide

Nicaragua would offer political asylum to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, though no asylum request has been made, an aide to the Central American country's president said on Tuesday.

'If someone were to request asylum we would have to give a positive answer because (Nicaraguan) people were granted asylum when people were being murdered by (Nicaragua's Anasatasio) Somoza dictatorship,' Bayardo Arce, President Daniel Ortega's adviser for economic affairs, told reporters.

Mr Arce did not mention the Libyan leader by name, and said it was not clear how Gaddafi might be moved to Nicaragua in a theoretical asylum request because Managua does not have an embassy in Tripoli.

Local media have speculated Gaddafi might consider exile in Nicaragua because Mr Ortega has been a vocal supporter of the Libyan leader, recently calling him a 'brother' and 'friend.' Mr Ortega once was a leftist rebel who fought against the Somoza dictatorship, which ended in 1979.

 

Football is here.  To make the upcoming season more interesting I would like every one to make one bold prediction for the upcoming season.  Mine: The Houston Texans will be in the AFC Championship.

Texas Monthly is excellent.

Here are some highlights from their Top 20 Reasons Why they Love College Football.


Reason#1: The fans (obligated)

Reason #2: Gary Patterson is still yelling at his players.


Reason#7: Snappy Dressing TCU Fans

It also settles a years long battle I have had with Kevin Dalrymple about how our mighty toad would do in a real fight. Spoiler Alert: Not well.


Williams, get a job here.