Excuse Me

Please don't call Steve Martin a "comic genius." Otherwise, we'll have to start calling Huey Lewis a "music legend." Did you see Housesitter?

Guitar Hero Hero

It's amazing how some college kid playing Guitar Hero III with his loser friends watching can totally change my perception of what is possible for mankind.

http://www.break.com/index/1-guy-beats-hardest-guitar-hero-level.html

Ballet Thoughts

Here's some of what I was thinking on Friday night when I took Nilda to the American Ballet Theater at the City Center (the tickets were for her birthday):

1. How do I know its started if there's no talking?
2. I don't get it.
3. Yeah, she's the hottest.
4. If he's not gay, I'll bet he gets laid a lot.
5. Do you think these guys go out dancing at clubs for fun?
6. Someone actually sat down and thought about this?
7. I wonder how much they get paid for this.
8. Oh, its sort of like the circus.
9. Man, there are a lot of old people here.
10. Hey, that's Mo Rocca!
11. What did I miss?
12. I should have brought more candy.
13. I am so playing Guitar Hero III when I get home.
14. Happy birthday, Nilda.

Best Arm Wrestling Movies of All Time

1. Over the Top
1. Over the Top
1. Over the Top

Whats Happening, Doobie?

Check it out 3:30. Oh, Rerun...

Last Night

So I saw the Shins last night at Terminal 5 (used to be Exit). I had not heard them much before that and no one could tell me who they sound like. You'll be pleased to know that I, yes I, have figured out who they sound like. Their a combination of Modest Mouse, the Strokes and Radiohead (they even played a Floyd cover). The crowd was post-college professionals and everyone was looking to see where the weed smell was coming from, so they could find something to help ease their pain from glaucoma.

To the lady on the subway platform this morning

Thank you for blasting "I Will Always Love You" on your earphones so loud that everyone around you could hear it. It was truly a delight to hear the lovely - and inspiring - shrill voice of Whitney Houston at 7:30 in the morning. I look forward to possibly hearing some Celine Dion on the way home.

More On The Road

The legend is that Jack Keroauc wrote "On the Road" in a three-week, benzedrine-filled marathon writing session in 1951, recounting his travels back and forth across the country. The truth is that Keroauc had decided to write "On the Road" years before he even went on the road, and had worked on multiple variations and settings for years before the three week session that produced the scroll, which later became "On the Road," fueled almost entirely by coffee.

While "On the Road" is in many ways a love letter to the mentality of Keroauc’s friend Neal Cassidy, the writing of the book itself is also a tribute to Cassidy’s writing style. Before writing the scroll, Kerouac was fascinated by a letter that Cassidy wrote over a marathon of three days, and emulated that method in writing the scroll. While "On the Road" recounts Keroauc following Cassidy’s travels across the country, it was Kerouac following Cassidy’s writing style that similarly led to "On the Road."

Goodbye Flower

Tail Ripped Off

Here's an amazing video of a comet being hit by a wave from solar eruption, ripping off the tail of the comet. More details on apotd.

Aliens In America

After reading a great review in the NY Times, I made a point of watching "Aliens In America" on CW last night, about a loser in high school whose parents bring in an exchange student from Pakistan to be his friend. What makes the show so interesting and real is the blatant racism coming from the chacters. The mother, having expected a white European, wants to return him, a teacher asks which of the students don't like the "terrorist," and the kids at school call him "Fudge-Pakistan." Almost as good as the Steve Urkell Show.

High School Singers With Too Much Free Time

The Video from the Ipod Commercial

Tell Me You Love Me

Can we all just agree that the character of the husband in couple trying to have a baby is supposed to be Nate from Six Feet Under? He's got the same attitude and the actor even looks like him. Nice going, HBdOuchebag.

Don't Forget To Vote Today

Yes, I know that your opinion doesn't matter and that your voice can't be heard, thats not the point. The point is that the public at least appear to remain engaged in the process, so that the government can retain at least a shred of accountability. It used to be about getting people "our age" to vote, but I grew out of that.

What I Learned From Painting the Bedroom

• Presidente beer is amazing
• Wallpaper is horrible, horrible stuff to remove.
• If I do something wrong, its ultimately Nilda's fault.
• Constantly sliding your bare feet on the floor to paint the floorboards will give you a blister.
• I haven't purchased an actual cd in years.
• Recovering the Satellites is a pretty good Counting Crows album.
• Nilda hates Mates of State, and I still don't know why.
• I still prefer my old crappy cds to radio commercials.
• Lavender is not blue. Or manly.
• Bounty paper towels are definitely the way to go.
• Reaching for the crown molding is much easier than bending for the floorboards.
• I will never paint a room in this apartment again. Ya.

I Ate Bad This Weekend

Friday lunch - Quiznos beef dip
Friday dinner - pizza
Saturday breakfast - eggs, sausage, hash browns
Saturday dinner - Brazilian churascarria
Sunday lunch - Taco Bell
Sunday dinner - chinese food

Yes, the wedding is over.

Resolutions

I'm not allowed to go to www.nintendo8.com today. Its part of the surge to get more work done. At least it helped me break free of my crippling spider solitare addiction.

Intendo

This website lets you play most of the original Nintendo games online. I highly recommend Dr. Mario, 1943 and Tecmo-Bowl.

Open Letter to the Asshole Who Just Called Me at Work

There's no "Nitten" here, douche bag. What kind of a name is "Nitten," anyway? And did you really think that asking for "my girl" would clarify the situtation? Check your fingers when you dial, dickwad.

Love,
Brian