Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Mailbag

While we try to comment on most everything going on in the world, like throwing rocks at cats, we realize that we don't cover everything. That is where you come in.

Please e-mail Tim, Mike, or myself and ask us what we think about anything. We will try to publish our answers in weekly mailbags.

Random Thoughts

Why are channels different numbers in different cities? Shouldn’t they be universal? There's nothing more frustrating than being in a hotel where you dont know the channel numbers.

With all the commercials nowadays, radio needs another breakthrough and I think I have it. You should be able to program your favorite bands/songs into your radio and have it alert you when one of those bands/songs is currently playing. Instead of constantly flipping channels without any idea what is on, this device makes the driving experience much more enjoyable.

Transporter 2 got 2 stars according to Comcast. They are just screwing with me now. That is a terrible movie and should be in the Unintentional Comedy top 10.

Has there ever been an internet installation that hasn’t gone bad at some point?

When did The Office officially go from a great show to average? I’m trying to pinpoint an episode and it has to be around the time in Season 3 after the branches merge. Survivor Man I think is the one I’m going with for now. The show comes back in September and it needs to get back to its roots and keep the show in the office, not in New York City clubs, at the beach or in the woods.

Is it bad that I celebrated paying less than $4 a gallon for gas today?

Where does puking in a bar rank on the Embarassment Scale? Is there anything worse?

Monday, July 28, 2008

Random Musings

Why the hell is it so hard for women to find a pair of jeans? I hear and read how it is impossible to get a pair that "fits" them. Of course by "fit" they mean what makes me look thinner without actually cutting off the flow of blood to their lower body. Yes, I understand that gravity has horrible consequences and repercussions on the female anatomy however I feel as though Levi's, Gap, and whoever have taken this into account and made different sized jeans.

Shouldn't speeding tickets be based on a system or ratio of miles driven vs. speeding tickets allowed? Should the person who drives 20,000 miles a year really be held to the same standard as some who drives 10,000 or 5,000?

On the same note, shouldn't speed limits be variable. I'm not saying they should be constantly changing but having one limit for daytime and for nightime driving doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

Tori Spelling has to be the ugliest person to ever be famous.

For a country that is lazy, has little economic power, and is spineless (see 7/11 bombings) Spain sure is dominating international sports. Soccer? check. Tennis? check. Cycling? check. If Sergio can finally put it together at the PGA and Spain's Olympic basketball team wins gold...will they finally be known for something other than creating a terrible navy fleet?

PSA: If you are in line at a fountain machine, please no more than two extra hits to fill up the cup. When you are done with that please move to the side rather than blocking the machine while you put on your top.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Random Thoughts

If you’re embarrassed enough of the song you’re listening to that you have to roll you car windows up, you shouldn’t be listening to that song. This happened to me last week.

How did Rays 3B Evan Longoria make it into the All-Star game by a fan vote? I could go with the standard “they thought they were voting for Eva” joke, but that’s been overdone. I guess this is the one advantage of having no fans show up to your games, they’re all at home voting on the internet.

The ESPYs was hilarious. Justin Timberlake was surprisingly funny and prepared although he took the “I’m pissed because Memphis choked away the national championship game” shtick a little far, especially because I’m sure he didn’t follow the team before Calipari got there. Will Ferrell continues to support his “I’m best in small doses but can’t be a lead actor anymore” routine. Sophia Bush’s voice sounds like she wants in on the Jenna Jameson movie.

This week in absurd Comcast movie ratings:
Spy Kids 3 **
Malibu’s Most Wanted **
Van Wilder *
Grandma’s Boy *

How are Spy Kids 3 and Malibu’s Most Wanted in any way better than Van Wilder and Grandma’s Boy?

PSA to bikers in the city: You have bike lanes. Don’t cut off cars. You will die.

Music Review: O.A.R. - All Sides

"All Sides" is the first studio album for O.A.R. since their 2005 release of "Stories of a Stranger and since that album they have done a pretty good job building a following. That is until they released this steaming pile of feces.

"All Sides" is just an awful, awful album. In their first few albums O.A.R. did a great job of blending rock with reggae. As their popularity slowly grew the amount of reggae in their music started to decline as well. "All Sides" marks the death of any reggae influence on their music and instead announces with authority that they are ready to fill the void in your depressed emo life that "The Fray" once occupied.

"All Sides" receives a 1.5/10

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Welcome

This is a new blog created by Mike Theodore, Tim Schuessler, and myself. This blog will mainly revolve around sports, tv and movies, and other things we find interesting.

There will be a weekly poll "person of the weak" and we will happily accept any nominations.
Besides normal blog entries we will try and throw some live gameblogging at you as well as diaries of events like the nba draft, academy awards, and various other tv shows.

We might even throw in some movie and tv show reviews but in general we will try and update this site at least once a day.