Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Leatherneck
"Marched from a burning ship into a rained out parade. With a bottle and a bible the dregs are armed to the teeth. We traded distinction and praise for the tedious claim that we were wed in the trenches while college boys pine for loveless exchange. We carry the fragments from detonated eyes embedded under our bones. We've spilled blood for the sake of fitting skin to the frame but our moneys is no good here and our memorial has veered off the road. The locals will bury my wandering eyes at the docks of the potters field where the rifles of ranking men are equipped with 21 silencers. At 'em boys. Give 'er the gun. At 'em boys. Give 'er the gun. I'm the richest man in town. I'm the richest man in town. Faith, stand down. Give your wings to the boredom that resurrected my soul. Crash the car. If the motor won't turn over, glory be to god. Jumped from the disloyal waves back up to the bridge. Renounced the warmth of the turbulent grave. I found blood on my lips from a covetous kiss and I hope that my home tips its glass to it."
The Big Dirty
One of the newest by them! It mixes everything that they have written about before but with a new mature style. There is even a song about his fiance! Also mixing in Southern Rock in past albums, they finally commit to this style with a new hardcore spin!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Oh Hot Damn!
This is the album that started it all for me...I have always said there is a thin line between being a fan and being obsessed. I am clearly obsessed.
Every single song is one that is fun to sing along to and to let out emotion with! The only downfall to this album is the fact that it is very chaotic and what you would expect a hardcore album to sound like. But this has to be one of my favorites from them!
Edit:
This album deals with again touring and parties, but they are starting to show class and maturity in this new style using old themes!
Every single song is one that is fun to sing along to and to let out emotion with! The only downfall to this album is the fact that it is very chaotic and what you would expect a hardcore album to sound like. But this has to be one of my favorites from them!
Edit:
This album deals with again touring and parties, but they are starting to show class and maturity in this new style using old themes!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Last Night In Town
This album focuses on the idea of touring and how you can make and lose friends so fast. How sustaining a relationship can be one of the hardest things...But at the same time how you get to see the country, meet new people everyday, and experience things only few people can. Also this album has the story about a sailor and his last night in town and all of the negatives and positives that go along with that.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A Gutter Phenomenon
...This was to describe Rock And Roll as a whole and how it was something that would just end. There is not enough variety to continue making music this way.
This album is about the music industry and the idea of touring around the country as part of your job; the found and lost relationships, the parties, and those days where nothing really happens at all. Well put together with a ton of underlying themes!
This album is about the music industry and the idea of touring around the country as part of your job; the found and lost relationships, the parties, and those days where nothing really happens at all. Well put together with a ton of underlying themes!
Sports Rumor
Buffalo Bill's Terrell Owens might be coming to the Chicago Bears! Now this guy is a complete moron, but he knows how to play Wide Receiver better than anyone else. He is unhappy in Buffalo and is might be looking at Chicago because of the big arm in Jay Cutler! The press asked Cutler what he thought about this and he said that we all come to play...Needless to say he had a glimmer in his eye!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
The Tender Box, Kill Hannah, & She Wants Revenge: Concert Review
A crappy, rainy day is the best day for a She Wants Revenge show! Walking into the concert my girlfriend and I were greeted by tons of gross fans for one of the opening bands. (Kill Hannah to be exact) Now usually I don’t judge people too much, but these young fans broke one of my two major concert rules. YOU NEVER EVER WEAR A SHIRT OF THE BAND THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE TO THE SHOW. The other was not listening to that band that day.
The first band was really bad…They called themselves The Tender Box, but they should have been called Doods In Boots, because they all were wearing boots. If bands were able to have siblings then Hot Hot Heat would have a retarded little brother and they would be this first band that we saw. During their first song they used a tambourine (which doesn’t make sense to me to begin with) and at one point said, “Heads up” and threw it into the crowd…Needless to say it ended up flying at me. Now if I were them I would have wanted someone to have caught it, done a front flip onto the stage, and started to play along with me, but I just watched it fly by in slow motion and continued watching till it hit the ground and then I kicked it over to some teeny boppers that were next to me.
All hell broke loose when (“welcome to Chicago mother fuckers”) Kill Hannah took the stage. Now I like some of the music that they have, but there is something about them that I just do not like…And that something is the fact that they are tools. They dress like homeless people that steal things from Kmart then rip and poop on their attire. The amount of guy liner is amazing, and the fact that their hair spray cloud gave me a migraine for the last four days. I know for a fact that these dudes do not dress this way in real life. It is very obnoxious. Their fans happen to be four types of people; 16 year old girls that are way too happy that their parents let them come out on a Thursday night, 16 year old girls that are sneaking out of their house on a Thursday night and are still having too much fun, 16 year old girls that did neither of the last two things and had to bring their 45 year old mothers with them, and finally (and the worst in my opinion) just the 45 year old mothers that are sneaking away from their 16 year old daughters.
Finally She Wants Revenge took the stage! Let me just say, half of the show is what I thought it would be and then the other half no one could have predicted. The part that I did expect was how sexual things were. They are a very sexually charged band. The lead singer danced very similar to Todd Fink from The Faint, meaning neither of their hips lied. Now for the part I did not expect…When asked why their lyrics are the way they are the lead singer replied, “We just want to make young girls cry” that and they must have wanted large Hispanic men to use my back as a humping tool. I had a plethora of Hispanic men getting busy all over my back side. With that and the hairspray migraine I had a hard time sleeping the last few days.
Cool parts besides the usuals:
-Seeing a DJ AM sticker on the dudes bass from SWR!
-During SWR’s last song (Tear You Apart) the lead singer had the crowd sing most of the chorus, and the best part about that was hearing an entire crowd clearly yell, “I want to fucking tear you apart”!
This show had its good parts and bad parts, but SWR is such a fucking cool band. I liked them a lot before the show, but after seeing them I could say they are in my faves! Their new music is so different and so much better than there already sweet old stuff! Please, I implore that everyone check them out as soon as possible!
The first band was really bad…They called themselves The Tender Box, but they should have been called Doods In Boots, because they all were wearing boots. If bands were able to have siblings then Hot Hot Heat would have a retarded little brother and they would be this first band that we saw. During their first song they used a tambourine (which doesn’t make sense to me to begin with) and at one point said, “Heads up” and threw it into the crowd…Needless to say it ended up flying at me. Now if I were them I would have wanted someone to have caught it, done a front flip onto the stage, and started to play along with me, but I just watched it fly by in slow motion and continued watching till it hit the ground and then I kicked it over to some teeny boppers that were next to me.
All hell broke loose when (“welcome to Chicago mother fuckers”) Kill Hannah took the stage. Now I like some of the music that they have, but there is something about them that I just do not like…And that something is the fact that they are tools. They dress like homeless people that steal things from Kmart then rip and poop on their attire. The amount of guy liner is amazing, and the fact that their hair spray cloud gave me a migraine for the last four days. I know for a fact that these dudes do not dress this way in real life. It is very obnoxious. Their fans happen to be four types of people; 16 year old girls that are way too happy that their parents let them come out on a Thursday night, 16 year old girls that are sneaking out of their house on a Thursday night and are still having too much fun, 16 year old girls that did neither of the last two things and had to bring their 45 year old mothers with them, and finally (and the worst in my opinion) just the 45 year old mothers that are sneaking away from their 16 year old daughters.
Finally She Wants Revenge took the stage! Let me just say, half of the show is what I thought it would be and then the other half no one could have predicted. The part that I did expect was how sexual things were. They are a very sexually charged band. The lead singer danced very similar to Todd Fink from The Faint, meaning neither of their hips lied. Now for the part I did not expect…When asked why their lyrics are the way they are the lead singer replied, “We just want to make young girls cry” that and they must have wanted large Hispanic men to use my back as a humping tool. I had a plethora of Hispanic men getting busy all over my back side. With that and the hairspray migraine I had a hard time sleeping the last few days.
Cool parts besides the usuals:
-Seeing a DJ AM sticker on the dudes bass from SWR!
-During SWR’s last song (Tear You Apart) the lead singer had the crowd sing most of the chorus, and the best part about that was hearing an entire crowd clearly yell, “I want to fucking tear you apart”!
This show had its good parts and bad parts, but SWR is such a fucking cool band. I liked them a lot before the show, but after seeing them I could say they are in my faves! Their new music is so different and so much better than there already sweet old stuff! Please, I implore that everyone check them out as soon as possible!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
What JohnO's Dad Said II
I say “Hey mom I was thinking about getting some Glow Fish as pets!” My dad replies “Do you know those things are not real? The Japanese made them all.”
What JohnO's Dad Said
I ask “Hey mom can I have an umbrella?” My dad replies “Are you scared to melt or something. What are you made of sugar?”
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Every Time I Die Party Poopers: A Review
"Party Poopers" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bPzioSHWvY is the second release with an album that the band has done. The first time was back when "Hot Damn!" came out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOijkHpZwI0 This new DVD kind of follows up their first full length DVD called "Shit Happens". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AFoH22TBbs&feature=related They goof around and focus a lot of time talking about the recording of the new album! Keep an eye out for "Shit Happens 2: Deep Shit" coming to stores soon!!!
9.5/10.0
9.5/10.0
Every Time I Die New Junk Aesthetic: A Review
I have been waiting for this album to come out for the last year or so! I have been following all of the guys on Twitter while they have been dropping clues about the album and recording it!
This is there fifth full length album, but they do have a shitty EP out as well. Every album that they have released you have heard and seen a clear growing in the band. They have matured from that screaming band to a band that is not scared to try new things. With that maturity they went back to their old sound with this album. This is a very heavy album, but it shows their maturity as well. Keith (the lead singer) has taken voice lessons and the band takes more time to focus on their own art. When they do sing (and not scream) they play with different looping and voice over effects. The screaming is better as well because you can hear the notes instead of just the wailing scream. The music is very heavy as well, and they have tried to be more artistic with how they finalize everything! The feedback features in the music are a nice treat for the listener!
Look for appearances on this album by The Dillinger Escape Plan and Fall Out Boy! I am trying to read into his lyrics now and figure out where he is trying to go with this album. (Keith majored in English and all of his lyrics are VERY poetic!) (That will be posted in the next few weeks!)
The Track Called "The Marvelous Slut":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er3ksz5a9og
The Official Video Called "Wanderlust":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IewQXMJQjvA
The Official "New Junk Aesthetic" Track list:
Roman Holiday
The Marvelous Slut
Who Invited The Russian Soldier?
Wanderlust
For The Record
White Smoke
Turtles All The Way Down
Organ Grinder
Host Disorder
After One Quarter Of A Revolution
The Sweet Life
Buffalo 666 (Bonus)
Goddam Kids These Days (Bonus)
9.5/10.0
This is there fifth full length album, but they do have a shitty EP out as well. Every album that they have released you have heard and seen a clear growing in the band. They have matured from that screaming band to a band that is not scared to try new things. With that maturity they went back to their old sound with this album. This is a very heavy album, but it shows their maturity as well. Keith (the lead singer) has taken voice lessons and the band takes more time to focus on their own art. When they do sing (and not scream) they play with different looping and voice over effects. The screaming is better as well because you can hear the notes instead of just the wailing scream. The music is very heavy as well, and they have tried to be more artistic with how they finalize everything! The feedback features in the music are a nice treat for the listener!
Look for appearances on this album by The Dillinger Escape Plan and Fall Out Boy! I am trying to read into his lyrics now and figure out where he is trying to go with this album. (Keith majored in English and all of his lyrics are VERY poetic!) (That will be posted in the next few weeks!)
The Track Called "The Marvelous Slut":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er3ksz5a9og
The Official Video Called "Wanderlust":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IewQXMJQjvA
The Official "New Junk Aesthetic" Track list:
Roman Holiday
The Marvelous Slut
Who Invited The Russian Soldier?
Wanderlust
For The Record
White Smoke
Turtles All The Way Down
Organ Grinder
Host Disorder
After One Quarter Of A Revolution
The Sweet Life
Buffalo 666 (Bonus)
Goddam Kids These Days (Bonus)
9.5/10.0
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The Chicago Bears
Finally preseason has ended and now we can get the actual interesting game play underway! The Bears went 3-1 in the preseason and looked very good this year! The offense has completely turned around and we have a quarterback and several young receivers that will impress lots of fans this year!
The only rough spot for the Bears would have to be their secondary. They did look good but it is very unpredictable.
The Bears will win 10 or 11 games and either make or just miss the playoffs because the NFC North is looking good as well.
...And like College, I will not be doing any fantasy until the playoffs start.
The only rough spot for the Bears would have to be their secondary. They did look good but it is very unpredictable.
The Bears will win 10 or 11 games and either make or just miss the playoffs because the NFC North is looking good as well.
...And like College, I will not be doing any fantasy until the playoffs start.
The Illinois Fighting Illini
Every year for a while now Illinois has opened up their season playing against rival Missouri. The last two years Missouri has been a highly ranked team and we have kept up with them. Last years game was amazing with records being broken by both teams. But this year Missouri came in as a team that was rebuilding and Illinois was the team that just missed being ranked in the preseason polls...And we got manhandled.
Maybe Illinois just came out a bit rusty, but this was supposed to be the year that they were going to make a big run in the Big Ten and the BCS! Call me a hopeless fan, but I still think that they can turn this around with a few big wins this season. I think that you will see Illinois in a bowl game this year and will finally win! Keep in mind I am not talking about a BCS bowl game, but anything is better than last years disappointment.
As for the rest of College Football; it is starting to look like a good year with a few big upsets already!
As for fantasy; I will not be playing any fantasy games until the bowl games start, so stay tuned!
Maybe Illinois just came out a bit rusty, but this was supposed to be the year that they were going to make a big run in the Big Ten and the BCS! Call me a hopeless fan, but I still think that they can turn this around with a few big wins this season. I think that you will see Illinois in a bowl game this year and will finally win! Keep in mind I am not talking about a BCS bowl game, but anything is better than last years disappointment.
As for the rest of College Football; it is starting to look like a good year with a few big upsets already!
As for fantasy; I will not be playing any fantasy games until the bowl games start, so stay tuned!
Halloween II Review
This film caught me off guard from the beginning. I went into it thinking that there was going to be several moments when I was going to embarrass myself by jumping out of my seat. Rob Zombie clearly studied the first six original films, minus the third one because that is the one with the masks eating people and has nothing to do with the story.
This film, like his first one, was more about Michael in the sense that he had something wrong with him mentally. It made you feel bad for him and his family. This film is also very poetic in the symbolism and the multiple amazing "tip of the hats" that Rob slices in to pay homage to the originals!
Rob took a thirty second scene from the original Halloween and made it most of the story for this film! Not to mention this film is parts two, four, five, and six of the originals...So amazing and well put together!
7.0/10.0
This film, like his first one, was more about Michael in the sense that he had something wrong with him mentally. It made you feel bad for him and his family. This film is also very poetic in the symbolism and the multiple amazing "tip of the hats" that Rob slices in to pay homage to the originals!
Rob took a thirty second scene from the original Halloween and made it most of the story for this film! Not to mention this film is parts two, four, five, and six of the originals...So amazing and well put together!
7.0/10.0
Thursday, August 6, 2009
What's New
For some quick information on John Hughes check out: http://sonnetsat4am.blogspot.com/2009/08/film-director-john-hughes-is-dead-at.html
www.twitter.com is under attack...I am not sure what I am going to do if I cannot see what everyone is Tweeting about.
FINALLY it is that time of the year when I can start to pick some of the fantasy teams and games that I am going to play for the College and Pro football seasons. Look out soon for some of my stats, plans, and predictions!
www.twitter.com is under attack...I am not sure what I am going to do if I cannot see what everyone is Tweeting about.
FINALLY it is that time of the year when I can start to pick some of the fantasy teams and games that I am going to play for the College and Pro football seasons. Look out soon for some of my stats, plans, and predictions!
Monday, August 3, 2009
A Comedy About Tragedy: A Review Of Funny People
I had very high expectations for this film. Writer/Director Judd Apatow has worked on previous projects such as Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Pineapple Express...As well as producing pretty much every comedy that my generation will remember.
I find it difficult to review films like this one. I go to see films like this based on entertainment alone and kind of expect that the actors will not be winning tons of awards for their roles.
This film is what you would expect. The actual characters are comedians themselves and their stand up in the film is full of dick, ball, vagina, and other body part references. The actual comedy comes from how these characters handle everyday life. There is a scene when most of the characters are eating dinner and one of them starts talking Mandarin to his two children...Everyone sits there in silence and when they stop Seth Rogen said that he felt like he was in a scene from The Deer Hunter. Another god scene is when Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler are at the doctors office and they start making fun of his accent. The funny part is that Adam Sandler will make fun of him and Seth Rogen will laugh...It is not a fake I was told to laugh here laugh but a lot of the group laughter comes very natural in this film, which made me laugh even more.
Like most comedies there is a point in the film where everything almost stalls completely...Also this film was about 2.5 hours, and it felt like it. Like I said though, I almost expect certain comedies to stall a bit because they have to try to further the plot, I would just like someone to figure this out with keeping the jokes going as well.
I feel that they could have done more with the tragedy side of this story. It was something new and it seemed like they were scared to put a lot into that idea, when in reality it was an interesting part of the comedy.
I cannot complain...I laughed!
6.8/10.0
I find it difficult to review films like this one. I go to see films like this based on entertainment alone and kind of expect that the actors will not be winning tons of awards for their roles.
This film is what you would expect. The actual characters are comedians themselves and their stand up in the film is full of dick, ball, vagina, and other body part references. The actual comedy comes from how these characters handle everyday life. There is a scene when most of the characters are eating dinner and one of them starts talking Mandarin to his two children...Everyone sits there in silence and when they stop Seth Rogen said that he felt like he was in a scene from The Deer Hunter. Another god scene is when Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler are at the doctors office and they start making fun of his accent. The funny part is that Adam Sandler will make fun of him and Seth Rogen will laugh...It is not a fake I was told to laugh here laugh but a lot of the group laughter comes very natural in this film, which made me laugh even more.
Like most comedies there is a point in the film where everything almost stalls completely...Also this film was about 2.5 hours, and it felt like it. Like I said though, I almost expect certain comedies to stall a bit because they have to try to further the plot, I would just like someone to figure this out with keeping the jokes going as well.
I feel that they could have done more with the tragedy side of this story. It was something new and it seemed like they were scared to put a lot into that idea, when in reality it was an interesting part of the comedy.
I cannot complain...I laughed!
6.8/10.0
Monday, July 27, 2009
I Have One Destination In Life And The Poets Tell Me That It Is Prison
Jennifer L. (only when she writes) Knox finally has her new book, The Mystery of the Hidden Driveway coming out! I have been reading a lot of her stuff (A Gringo Like Me and Drunk By Noon) lately with working on my own manuscript. I know some of you have checked her out, but if you are reading this and you still have not, please go buy a book, I promise it will be worth every penny!
Also check out Ada Limon http://adalimon.blogspot.com/ and @adalimon for her new book, What Sucks Us In Will Surely Swallow Us Whole. Her past book, This Big Fake World is something that will make you laugh and then stop you and show you how to bind your emotions.
I would also like to thank Jen Knox for the "Good luck in prison" comment and Adam for making me sound like an Italian Mob Boss on his way to the big house.
Also check out Ada Limon http://adalimon.blogspot.com/ and @adalimon for her new book, What Sucks Us In Will Surely Swallow Us Whole. Her past book, This Big Fake World is something that will make you laugh and then stop you and show you how to bind your emotions.
I would also like to thank Jen Knox for the "Good luck in prison" comment and Adam for making me sound like an Italian Mob Boss on his way to the big house.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I Hope He Does Not Look And Sound Like Rorschach
Again you cannot see his face to prove anything, but this is the official poster...
Up In The Sky...
Tonight, or on the next free clear night that you all have look into the sky at about midnight. My girlfriend and I spotted this star looking thing the blinks with a slight red and white tint. Every night we go out there and see it, after midnight we go out every hour and we see that it has clearly moved a lot. Now I know that you are saying so what shit moves all of the time. Well the one night I saw it moving in real time, very slowly. Also I saw it disappear and stop blinking. It will be very low in the western sky. I was thinking satellite, but just to be safe I tried contacting Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum but they did not return my calls...
What JohnO's Dad Said (Fogot What Number I Am On)
JohnO's Dad: "Don't talk like you have a paper asshole..."
Monday, July 20, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
It's Pillow Talk Plagiarized By The Gadgets Of Lust: A Mixed Ode To Urbana, Illinois
In thinking about moving back to Urbana, Illinois I realized that I need to set something up away from what I am used to. I cannot be stuck in a college party mode for the rest of my life. It was a great time for me and I do not regret anything, but I need to move on.
"You got me right where you wanted me. So what do we do if I can't hold this pose for too long? Should we shoot again, or does this whole operation shut down and we go back to the board? I practiced all my lines, oh yea I’d feed every child in the world." But it was a two and a half year one night stand baby. "I gotta keep up. If you got it all then you got it right. I’m gonna do what you say and get way out of line. Nobody’s gonna stop me now. It’s not how it looks unless you say nothing...We all agree this proposal’s been sentenced to death. Am I baiting the right hook to get your attention?" You need another blackout. "I’ve been calling. Flooding hot lines. I’ve applied mascara to you but that’s just a quick fix and I need a little more. Does it matter to you at all? Are you listening or have you tuned out? I’ve gotta get it together. But first I drink and I take it all apart." Every time I go I'm the local boy and I'm back in town. "Well that’s the way it is. It breaks my heart. I’ve applied mascara to you but that’s just a quick fix and I need a little more. Does it matter to you at all? Are you listening or have you tuned out?" Get by. Get gone. Get high. Get drunk. Get wronged.
ETID+ME
"You got me right where you wanted me. So what do we do if I can't hold this pose for too long? Should we shoot again, or does this whole operation shut down and we go back to the board? I practiced all my lines, oh yea I’d feed every child in the world." But it was a two and a half year one night stand baby. "I gotta keep up. If you got it all then you got it right. I’m gonna do what you say and get way out of line. Nobody’s gonna stop me now. It’s not how it looks unless you say nothing...We all agree this proposal’s been sentenced to death. Am I baiting the right hook to get your attention?" You need another blackout. "I’ve been calling. Flooding hot lines. I’ve applied mascara to you but that’s just a quick fix and I need a little more. Does it matter to you at all? Are you listening or have you tuned out? I’ve gotta get it together. But first I drink and I take it all apart." Every time I go I'm the local boy and I'm back in town. "Well that’s the way it is. It breaks my heart. I’ve applied mascara to you but that’s just a quick fix and I need a little more. Does it matter to you at all? Are you listening or have you tuned out?" Get by. Get gone. Get high. Get drunk. Get wronged.
ETID+ME
Monday, July 13, 2009
New Blogs
My teacher from college posted about a new blog he was reading and I was immediately drawn to it!
Russ Evatt http://krakowmigrant.blogspot.com/ writing about the motherland!
Also check out my friend Matthew DeMarco's blog about poetic meanderings. He is a great writer and poet!
http://matthewdemarco.wordpress.com/
Russ Evatt http://krakowmigrant.blogspot.com/ writing about the motherland!
Also check out my friend Matthew DeMarco's blog about poetic meanderings. He is a great writer and poet!
http://matthewdemarco.wordpress.com/
For Sale
"GREAT CATS NEED A GREAT HOME
Sister cats (brown & black/white & black) together since birth
7 years old, de-clawed and neutered
Especially friendly and loving
No litter box problems
Also with carrying case and all accessories
Free (cats need to stay together)
If interested, email John @
obler.john@gmail.com"
A 32 GB IPOD TOUCH
Used
Some scratches on the back
But no damage to the screen at all
Great for about 7,500 songs
And room for fun applications
If interested, email John @
obler.john@gmail.com
Sister cats (brown & black/white & black) together since birth
7 years old, de-clawed and neutered
Especially friendly and loving
No litter box problems
Also with carrying case and all accessories
Free (cats need to stay together)
If interested, email John @
obler.john@gmail.com"
A 32 GB IPOD TOUCH
Used
Some scratches on the back
But no damage to the screen at all
Great for about 7,500 songs
And room for fun applications
If interested, email John @
obler.john@gmail.com
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Shit Going On
At 12:34:56 this afternoon it was 12:34:56 07/08/09! Once every 100 years! The way the news hyped it I thought the world was going to end or something...As that time got closer I felt an odd feeling. I started to get nervous. I gave my family a hug, told them I loved them, and made sure to tweet one last time. Then the time hit...And I sneezed.
In other news. Chad Johnson from the Cincinnati Bengals made a comment about how he was going to tweet during games. Not only at half time but during the damn game. First off, he can get a hug fine for doing that. Second, what if his dumb ass says something about a plan for the game that he should not talk about. This is all just a publicity stunt to get more followers. If I were all of you tweeters out there I would not follow him, I would actually remove him, block him if you can, even better drive to his house, put a glove on, take a shit in your hand, ring his bell, run about 20 feet away, and when he answers throw the football looking poop at him and say, "catch this ass wipe!" From there you will film him doing his new endzone dance called, "I get the shit I deserve!"
Alright, I wanted to write more but for some reason that took a lot out of me.
Peace!
In other news. Chad Johnson from the Cincinnati Bengals made a comment about how he was going to tweet during games. Not only at half time but during the damn game. First off, he can get a hug fine for doing that. Second, what if his dumb ass says something about a plan for the game that he should not talk about. This is all just a publicity stunt to get more followers. If I were all of you tweeters out there I would not follow him, I would actually remove him, block him if you can, even better drive to his house, put a glove on, take a shit in your hand, ring his bell, run about 20 feet away, and when he answers throw the football looking poop at him and say, "catch this ass wipe!" From there you will film him doing his new endzone dance called, "I get the shit I deserve!"
Alright, I wanted to write more but for some reason that took a lot out of me.
Peace!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Baby I'm Going To Buy You A Star And Give It Your Name: A Review Of Public Enemies
Sorry this is so late, but I have been very busy and I ran into some Internet issues. I am at the library, indulging in the romance of being around knowledge and felt compelled to take a shit on this film.
After following this film for about a year or two I had extremely high hopes with what the final cut would bring to me! I think that might have been my problem. I knew a lot about Dillinger already and this film seemed to be a sip of water for those who did not know much about the great American bank robber.
The actual filming of it was interesting, shot on the fancy handhelds, but it made for uncomfortable situations and odd close ups on the actors. I can see why it would fit the film with the fast passed, violent lives of these gangsters, but it was not my cup of tea.
The acting was great! I have no complaints about anyone in the film. But the writing was bad. It seemed like Michael Mann spent more time worrying about the filming than writing a good script. There were a lot of Dillinger one liners for the ladies that made him seem like a comedic bro more so than a suave man.
Overall this film had so much potential to be something that would change how we viewed gangsters. Michael Mann searched "John Dillinger" on wikipedia and made his film from there. The characters refused to grow into anything and have an end goal for themselves. It is a shame that no one will touch this topic for some time, leaving this odd taste in our mouths.
5/6-10
After following this film for about a year or two I had extremely high hopes with what the final cut would bring to me! I think that might have been my problem. I knew a lot about Dillinger already and this film seemed to be a sip of water for those who did not know much about the great American bank robber.
The actual filming of it was interesting, shot on the fancy handhelds, but it made for uncomfortable situations and odd close ups on the actors. I can see why it would fit the film with the fast passed, violent lives of these gangsters, but it was not my cup of tea.
The acting was great! I have no complaints about anyone in the film. But the writing was bad. It seemed like Michael Mann spent more time worrying about the filming than writing a good script. There were a lot of Dillinger one liners for the ladies that made him seem like a comedic bro more so than a suave man.
Overall this film had so much potential to be something that would change how we viewed gangsters. Michael Mann searched "John Dillinger" on wikipedia and made his film from there. The characters refused to grow into anything and have an end goal for themselves. It is a shame that no one will touch this topic for some time, leaving this odd taste in our mouths.
5/6-10
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Werewolf Theme Is Becoming An Everyday Thing For Me
Hello July! I welcome you with the blistering Chicago heat that I have been waiting...What the hell, it is 59 degrees and rainy.
Interesting news:
1. Rob Zombie has purchased the remake rights to the genre classic An American Werewolf In London. This is one of the better Werewolf films out there. Usually I would say that it is a bad idea to remake a good film, but I am guilty of loving the old school nature and Zombie's respect for tradition!
2. Tonight I am going to a showing of Public Enemies! Dillinger has to be one of my favorite Chicago figures. Look for a review and some Dillinger poetry that I have been writing soon!
Interesting news:
1. Rob Zombie has purchased the remake rights to the genre classic An American Werewolf In London. This is one of the better Werewolf films out there. Usually I would say that it is a bad idea to remake a good film, but I am guilty of loving the old school nature and Zombie's respect for tradition!
2. Tonight I am going to a showing of Public Enemies! Dillinger has to be one of my favorite Chicago figures. Look for a review and some Dillinger poetry that I have been writing soon!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
New Junk Aesthetic
Every Time I Die's New Album Two New Songs
"The Marvelous Slut"
"Buffalo 666" (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XsIkBSslDY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XsIkBSslDY
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
What JohnO's Dad Said XI
Answering the question..."JohnO's Dad: 'For all of you bloggers and tweeters; the high elite intelligent ones...Does a horse push or pull a cart? Talk to me.'"
If the cart handles are behind the horse's front shoulders, the horse is pulling. If the cart handles are in front of the horse's front shoulders, the horse is pushing. I thought it was interesting!
In other news, I think that I am going to write a few things about the manuscript that I am working on. There is such a range of emotion with how I feel towards the writing and how I think of it. I have a lot of work to do and want to fill you all in on some of it!
If the cart handles are behind the horse's front shoulders, the horse is pulling. If the cart handles are in front of the horse's front shoulders, the horse is pushing. I thought it was interesting!
In other news, I think that I am going to write a few things about the manuscript that I am working on. There is such a range of emotion with how I feel towards the writing and how I think of it. I have a lot of work to do and want to fill you all in on some of it!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Hank Hill Would Howl If He Saw This
"Looking to add a little homoerotic flair to your computer? How about the characters from Rocky III performing sit ups in a USB port? Available in Apollo Creed, Rocky, and Clubber Lang (who's making the best face) varieties, the $30 port-humpin' fools are sure to get a rise out of coworkers. Or should I say, a sit up. Rise? Okey-dokey."
The above link is supposed to be blue...Formatting is having a rough day...
"Hey Guys...This Is The Coolest Freakin' Thing I Have Ever Done!" ::Supernerd Voice::
This is some poor bastard's attempt at the old New England Patriots' logo as a tattoo...
How it is supposed to look...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
What JohnO's Dad Said X
JohnO's Dad (In response to Mike C's comment: "horses and carts? how old is your dad?"): "It is not about age, it is about being intelligent...The Police still use horses and the city still uses horses and carriages."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
We'rewolf
So most of you have known by now that I have been on the hunt for some shitty animal shirts. I went to all of the shitty stores that I could find in my area. This turned into an obsession. I could not find a good shirt for the life of me. I was left with going to the zoo or looking on the Internet. I found an awesome wolf shirt on Amazon and was surprised with the amount of comments. Turns out I had remembered reading those comments last year. There are about 150 or so and most of them are amazing stories about how this shirt brought magical powers to whomever wore it! I have heard that it was the Internet group 4chan that got together and did this! Take a look and enjoy some good laughs!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mountain-Three-Wolf-T-Shirt/dp/B000NZW3KM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1244675196&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mountain-Three-Wolf-T-Shirt/dp/B000NZW3KM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1244675196&sr=8-1
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
What JohnO's Dad Said IX
JohnO's Dad: "For all of you bloggers and tweeters; the high elite intelligent ones...Does a horse push or pull a cart? Talk to me."
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Staring At A Ghost Across A Table Set For Two...There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
This is one of the most famous photos taken at Bachleor's Grove Cemetery in Midlothian, Illinois (143rd Ridgeland). Taken by the Ghost Research Society (GRS). "This photograph appeared in both the Chicago Sun-Times and the National Examiner. It was taken during an investigation in Batchelor's Grove Cemetery on August 10, 1991 with a group of GRS members. The picture is an enlarged black and white infrared shot taken of an area where many of the group noticed something unusual with some of the equipment they used. It shows a young woman sitting on a tombstone with parts of her lower and upper body being somewhat semi-transparent. The dress she is wearing is also out-of-date. It was taken by member, Jude Huff-Felz."I have been there more than a few times! Each trip brought something different for all of my friends. Myself and a few other guys went when we were in high school. You have to park about a mile or two away because we went at night and there is no parking any closer than that. What people do not know is that the whole mile walk along the Turnpike is haunted as well. The one time we were walking there was a man taking out his garbage, an older man. He kept insisting that we go into his house but he would never tell us why? There are several reports of ghost cars and people on that street.
The walk into and out of the actual cemetery is the hardest part. It is a very thin path that has trees all around. It takes a while to walk that path...You always feel like things are watching you, and some have seen glowing eyes as they are walking in. The one time we were leaving on the path; we were all holding hands and my friend turned around and asked why I was standing at the gate of the cemetery looking around and then he called out to me...I was still holding his hand at this point.
The cemetery itself is not that large and it is all fenced in. I have had friends that have seen orbs, including myself in a large clearing. I had a friend that heard a voice in a dark corner that we all refused to walk near. One time we saw two high school kids walking around in the cemetery...They came up to us and asked us where we were from. They told us they went to a high school near by that we have never heard of. They left about one minute before we did and we never saw them on the long path or on the mile walk back? My friends camera (that was working fine before entering) did not work as we walked into the cemetery...It worked fine after we left. I have seen lights floating in the woods looking out from the cemetery. That goes along with the myth about a ghost house that disappears as you walk near it. They say you can see the front porch light in the woods. We found a house foundation and a few wells in the woods. In the back of the cemetery there is a super creepy swamp that just gives everyone an odd feeling.
There are other myths that include something coming out of the swamp...If you turn around while you walk in or out something is supposed to follow you home...The stories are endless and interesting! The bad thing is that you can never go there near a full moon or Halloween because of all of the freaks aaaaand cops. There are even cops there on normal nights. I was there during the day with my family once, but I would love to go again and shoot some photos if any of you would be interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTcTY5oMyU
Video Walk Through
http://www.bachelorsgrove.com/
Official Website
ETID
Buffalo 666 from Every Time I Die's unreleased new album, New Junk Aesthetic!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XsIkBSslDY
Track list so far:
Buffalo 666
For The Record
Roman Holiday
Turtles All The Way Down
Host Syndrome
One Quarter Of A Revolution
The Marvelous Slut
A lot of this album deals with surveillance and peeping on other people as themes, says Keith Buckley (lead singer).
Also in an interview...The band said thay have started filming Shit Happens II!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XsIkBSslDY
Track list so far:
Buffalo 666
For The Record
Roman Holiday
Turtles All The Way Down
Host Syndrome
One Quarter Of A Revolution
The Marvelous Slut
A lot of this album deals with surveillance and peeping on other people as themes, says Keith Buckley (lead singer).
Also in an interview...The band said thay have started filming Shit Happens II!!!!!
WARNING
So I applied to this amazing job in Urbana, Illinois as an Administrative Associate! The pay was great and everything seemed to be working out...
RexoCorp was the name of the company. They wanted me to fill out a small application on line. The first question asked me what my bank routing number was...FUCK ME...
I searched what the email said in google and found that the name of the fake company was RexoCorp. Well everyone out the looking for a job, do not contact them.
:)
RexoCorp was the name of the company. They wanted me to fill out a small application on line. The first question asked me what my bank routing number was...FUCK ME...
I searched what the email said in google and found that the name of the fake company was RexoCorp. Well everyone out the looking for a job, do not contact them.
:)
What JohnO's Dad Said VIII (The Rebirth)
JohnO's Dad when I told him that I wanted to keep this going after the month of May: "I am back by popular demand...Remember it will come back to bite you in the ass."
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Brown Vs. Faber II
Urijah Faber (The California Kid) is part of the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting). He is 22-2 and is ranked right behind Brown because of his loss to him last year. He held the Featherweight Belt for two and a half years and is looking for it back. Faber is known for his boxing skills, Muay Thai Fighting, and jumping right into a fight.
Mike Thomas Brown (MTB) fought Faber last year and took his Featherweight Belt in a knock out. Brown is 21-4 and ranked #1 Featherweight Fighter by MMA Weekly and Sherdog. Also he is ranked #10 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by Yahoo!Sports. He is an extremely focused fighter usually going on through what ever pain he may be in.
This fight is going to be something else! It is going to be Sunday night on Versus at 8 P.M. Central Time!
Prediction:
If one or the other does not knock out their opponent in the first round than it will go all five! I think Faber is going to take it!!!
Check out the preview!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbyNDhr2mSg
Mike Thomas Brown (MTB) fought Faber last year and took his Featherweight Belt in a knock out. Brown is 21-4 and ranked #1 Featherweight Fighter by MMA Weekly and Sherdog. Also he is ranked #10 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by Yahoo!Sports. He is an extremely focused fighter usually going on through what ever pain he may be in.
This fight is going to be something else! It is going to be Sunday night on Versus at 8 P.M. Central Time!
Prediction:
If one or the other does not knock out their opponent in the first round than it will go all five! I think Faber is going to take it!!!
Check out the preview!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbyNDhr2mSg
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Ghost Adventures
Ghost Adventures premiered last year on the Travel Channel. These three guys do look like bros, but really know what they are doing. They started this show because of an event that happened in one of their pasts. They are funny, they use real equipment, and you can even see the things that they pick up! What they do is get locked into a haunted place all night long with no one else except them and they research paranormal activity. Finally, the second season is going to start this Friday night at 8 P.M. Central Time! Now I know that this kind of thing is based on believing what they are doing. I am sure there are ways to make ghosts look real...Out of all of the shows out there I find truth in what these three are doing. I do believe in this kind of paranormal activity and I feel that there is truth to it. I went to Bachelors Grove (the most haunted place in Illinois '143rd Ridgeland Midlothian Illinois') with my friends and we had things happen to us (I will discuss in another post). If you have nothing going on please check this show out!!!
Check out where they are going this week!!!
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/ci.Preston_Castle.show?vgnextfmt=show
Friday, May 29, 2009
Conan O'Brien Ruins Sports
Check it out...Thanks NBC for all of the rushing.
http://deadspin.com/5271933/how-conan-obrien-ruined-the-stanley-cup-finals
http://deadspin.com/5271933/how-conan-obrien-ruined-the-stanley-cup-finals
Thursday, May 28, 2009
What JohnO's Dad Said VII (Last)
*During a news report about the Euro.*
JohnO's Dad: "I will take the gyro any day as long as it has sauce and onions!"
JohnO's Dad: "I will take the gyro any day as long as it has sauce and onions!"
Monday, May 25, 2009
Make Cellular Love To Me
I have wanted the HTC Touch Pro for some time now, but this changes everything! I just need to make it another year or so, then Android will rule the world, or at least the phone world!
http://gizmodo.com/5268412/att-first-android-phone-htc-lancaster-leaked
http://gizmodo.com/5268412/att-first-android-phone-htc-lancaster-leaked
Friday, May 22, 2009
"I'll Sing The Glory Of The Gospel For Some Whiskey And A Skin Flick."
So this company called me in for an interview today.
The boss walks in and greets me with a hug...Yep, a hug. I knew the shit already hit the fan with that action to start with.
I sat down and this Pastor walks in. At this point I am having a panic attack of confusion. He asks me, "do you know Jesus?" This confirmed that the shit has in fact hit the fan, so I want to have fun with these people now! I reply, "I don't know him personally, but you know...Who really does?"
The boss asks, "what wakes you up in the morning?" I have been waiting years to answer this question! I reply back, "my alarm clock and my willingness to succeed in life!"
They start asking me about what I like and I tell them that I am a fan of music like any other person in the world. They ask, "what kind of music do you like?" I look at them for a second and then say, "Death Metal." They both cough and the interview continues...
They then start talking about their company and how last month Jesus came and shook the entire building...During this I was trying to think of some sort of earthquake that I looked over last month. I said, "oh my god...What happened?" They replied with, "Jesus came and got rid of the people in this company that shouldn't have been here." I reply with, "kind of like a reverse rapture." They were not to happy about that one. Think about though...These people most likely got together and fired all of the non believers.
Oddly enough they liked me and want to offer me a job sometime next week. When they call I will tell them that I do not want to go to church for 40 hours a week.
The boss walks in and greets me with a hug...Yep, a hug. I knew the shit already hit the fan with that action to start with.
I sat down and this Pastor walks in. At this point I am having a panic attack of confusion. He asks me, "do you know Jesus?" This confirmed that the shit has in fact hit the fan, so I want to have fun with these people now! I reply, "I don't know him personally, but you know...Who really does?"
The boss asks, "what wakes you up in the morning?" I have been waiting years to answer this question! I reply back, "my alarm clock and my willingness to succeed in life!"
They start asking me about what I like and I tell them that I am a fan of music like any other person in the world. They ask, "what kind of music do you like?" I look at them for a second and then say, "Death Metal." They both cough and the interview continues...
They then start talking about their company and how last month Jesus came and shook the entire building...During this I was trying to think of some sort of earthquake that I looked over last month. I said, "oh my god...What happened?" They replied with, "Jesus came and got rid of the people in this company that shouldn't have been here." I reply with, "kind of like a reverse rapture." They were not to happy about that one. Think about though...These people most likely got together and fired all of the non believers.
Oddly enough they liked me and want to offer me a job sometime next week. When they call I will tell them that I do not want to go to church for 40 hours a week.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
My Better HDR Photos
I am bored and wanted to post some of the better HDRs that I have done...
Also the photo of the Orchid under my blog title is mine as well!
The Waterfalls Palos, Illinois!
Urbana, Illinois In Autumn! 
CRCE Urbana, Illinois!
Chicago River!
Altgeld Hall University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign! Monday, May 18, 2009
What JohnO's Dad Said VI
JohnO's Dad: "Wipe your ass with your left hand and then see if your shorts are clean."
Let's Talk About The Universe (LOST And Fringe)
***(SPOILERS) if you are not caught up on LOST***
Last week was the season finale for LOST! First off, I just want to state that this was the best season of the show that I have seen yet! There were several intimate story plots for each character and the planning to tie everything together is getting so complicated it is interesting to see how things turn out.
My current thoughts:
-That they are all on a constant loop and someone from home, who got away the first time (Walt) needs to do something to reset everything.
Watch outs:
-I read an article about Walt, Michael's son on the show. It said that he plays an important part in the ending of the show.
-There are also rumors about LOST: The Movie...
-The tag line for next season is "destiny finds them." Interesting how they do not find destiny.
-Pay attention to the number 42...
-"Live together, die alone."
Questions:
-What's with the Polar Bears?
-What's in Hugo's guitar case?
-Why is Richard still alive?
-Jacob?
-What's the deal with Aaron?
Fun:
-Please try to research everything about this show. Most of the character names mean something, are from the past, or are anagrams. Look at the books they read on the show. Also check out some of the other things that J. J. Abrams has done. He hides ideas and reuses characters in other things...And finally, pay attention to the VIRAL MARKETING!!!
Universe:
-This show is strictly about time travel focusing on going back and forth to redirect the past, present, and the future. It will be interesting to see how they incorporate destiny into the ideas that they currently use. I could see this show eliminating the idea of free will...At the same time twisting what we know about free will and destiny to breed some new hybrid idea of free will and destiny.
***(SPOILERS) if you are not caught up on Fringe***
It is hard to say where this show is going to end up...It has just completed its first season. Fringe is actually a more interesting show in the fact that it feels more real. LOST deals with this great island, numerous unanswered questions, and the show drags the viewer along on this ride while we all try and figure more out about this show. Whereas Fringe lets the viewer use these theories to open their minds more about life over the show. I am not going to say too much about Fringe because I know that most of you do not watch it...
Interesting:
-We learn that one of the main characters has been dead for the past 24 years. That means there was some parallel universe travel by one of the other characters so that they could all live together. This theme shows itself early on as some of the characters do not remember things from the past (because they are new to this universe and their new past choices they are not sure about).
-Fringe and LOST both have the same important filtered character.
-This is the first show to play with the idea of time/universe in relation to the World Trade Center.
-One of the surprise characters this show was searching for through the entire season is from the original Star Trek; J. J. and his self promoting...
Universe:
This show plays with time travel along to other parallel universes. LOST uses the time travel to cover large gaps in time, while Fringe covers smaller gaps, or just traveling to a different universe on the same time stamp as us. Think of life as a large branch. One straight line at first but then there is a choice to be made. You go to work, but in another universe on our time you do not go to work and both lives keep living on and more choices are made. That is where Deja Vu comes into play. Deja Vu is a look into the path that we did not take.
I hope this is all not too confusing. Give me a call and we can share a beer and talk about the universe!
Last week was the season finale for LOST! First off, I just want to state that this was the best season of the show that I have seen yet! There were several intimate story plots for each character and the planning to tie everything together is getting so complicated it is interesting to see how things turn out.
My current thoughts:
-That they are all on a constant loop and someone from home, who got away the first time (Walt) needs to do something to reset everything.
Watch outs:
-I read an article about Walt, Michael's son on the show. It said that he plays an important part in the ending of the show.
-There are also rumors about LOST: The Movie...
-The tag line for next season is "destiny finds them." Interesting how they do not find destiny.
-Pay attention to the number 42...
-"Live together, die alone."
Questions:
-What's with the Polar Bears?
-What's in Hugo's guitar case?
-Why is Richard still alive?
-Jacob?
-What's the deal with Aaron?
Fun:
-Please try to research everything about this show. Most of the character names mean something, are from the past, or are anagrams. Look at the books they read on the show. Also check out some of the other things that J. J. Abrams has done. He hides ideas and reuses characters in other things...And finally, pay attention to the VIRAL MARKETING!!!
Universe:
-This show is strictly about time travel focusing on going back and forth to redirect the past, present, and the future. It will be interesting to see how they incorporate destiny into the ideas that they currently use. I could see this show eliminating the idea of free will...At the same time twisting what we know about free will and destiny to breed some new hybrid idea of free will and destiny.
***(SPOILERS) if you are not caught up on Fringe***
It is hard to say where this show is going to end up...It has just completed its first season. Fringe is actually a more interesting show in the fact that it feels more real. LOST deals with this great island, numerous unanswered questions, and the show drags the viewer along on this ride while we all try and figure more out about this show. Whereas Fringe lets the viewer use these theories to open their minds more about life over the show. I am not going to say too much about Fringe because I know that most of you do not watch it...
Interesting:
-We learn that one of the main characters has been dead for the past 24 years. That means there was some parallel universe travel by one of the other characters so that they could all live together. This theme shows itself early on as some of the characters do not remember things from the past (because they are new to this universe and their new past choices they are not sure about).
-Fringe and LOST both have the same important filtered character.
-This is the first show to play with the idea of time/universe in relation to the World Trade Center.
-One of the surprise characters this show was searching for through the entire season is from the original Star Trek; J. J. and his self promoting...
Universe:
This show plays with time travel along to other parallel universes. LOST uses the time travel to cover large gaps in time, while Fringe covers smaller gaps, or just traveling to a different universe on the same time stamp as us. Think of life as a large branch. One straight line at first but then there is a choice to be made. You go to work, but in another universe on our time you do not go to work and both lives keep living on and more choices are made. That is where Deja Vu comes into play. Deja Vu is a look into the path that we did not take.
I hope this is all not too confusing. Give me a call and we can share a beer and talk about the universe!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
A Possible Epic Canada FAIL
This Monday night in Chicago, Illinois the Chicago Blackhawks will play a very important game six against the Vancouver Canucks. The Blackhawks are winning the series 3-2 and have a clear momentum swing in their favor.
*This just in...The entire country of Canada is against the city of Chicago.*
The Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames in the last series, the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens in the last series, and possibly facing elimination on Monday all Canada has left is watching Chicago knock out the last remaining team from Canada; Vancouver.
*This just in...The entire country of Canada is against the city of Chicago.*
The Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames in the last series, the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens in the last series, and possibly facing elimination on Monday all Canada has left is watching Chicago knock out the last remaining team from Canada; Vancouver.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cock Sucker, Mother Fucker, And Tits
McKay Hatch is trying to change the nation one asshole at a time. He is the child that started the No Cussing Club. Fox (slow news day) news reported that he wants to try to pass a cussing law for the entire nation. This kid needs to sit down, have a beer, and listen to some George Carlin! Lolz!!!
http://www.nocussing.com/aboutncc.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFmRypAYz_E
http://www.nocussing.com/aboutncc.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFmRypAYz_E
For The Love Of God Not Again
http://www.espn.com/ reports that Brett Favre is thinking about coming back to the NFL. Even worse, back to the NFC North; the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikes are having Favre visit as they woo/wine and dine him into their team.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4142857
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4142857
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
NaPoWriMo (Last)
One of my favorite poems...
In A Perfect World
I'm married to two women, twins,
one with fleshy breasts & hips.
The other twin's been raped,
a good-sized scar's on her face.
She fits into the smallest
pair of women's pants.
I love her for her turmoil,
that scar, its shame.
But because I'm dazzled by
the control that's buried
in the appearance of perfection
in the women I fuck,
I only get hard
for the other one,
a blue hallway
in a freezing home.
Duane Esposito from Cadillac Battleship
In A Perfect World
I'm married to two women, twins,
one with fleshy breasts & hips.
The other twin's been raped,
a good-sized scar's on her face.
She fits into the smallest
pair of women's pants.
I love her for her turmoil,
that scar, its shame.
But because I'm dazzled by
the control that's buried
in the appearance of perfection
in the women I fuck,
I only get hard
for the other one,
a blue hallway
in a freezing home.
Duane Esposito from Cadillac Battleship
Letters #9 (Last)
-You
Baby you're pretty like a car crash...You let me walk away. I'm the hit of your search party...I'm gone.
-Me
ETID
Baby you're pretty like a car crash...You let me walk away. I'm the hit of your search party...I'm gone.
-Me
ETID
Letters #8
Dear April,
"What we're doing is so wrong, and what you're wearing is so right (it's so tight). But I've never felt better so I'm going out to get her and I don't care what set of wheels I steal to get there. Balance is a minor setback. What she thinks is all right, and the way she looks is just fine. She sure as hell ain't you, but lord knows she'll have to do. She don't know I'm alive but neither do I so there's nothing left to lose. If I could only make it make you want to want me. One more drink, I think, should do. I wish that I could say I love to watch you walk away, but you probably won't be back in time to hear it. So it's just as well. No one out there gets back in alive. So I'll love the way you stand so close to a guy who we both know can't get near it. Strike when ready. Burn the highway down. Let me hear her high heels moan. I'm ready, set, go. There's cocaine in the key that took us from the bar to her car to the bedroom. Only the lonesome love us. Only the careless can handle us. What's wrong with us that we're so unamused?"
Love,
I've Been Gone A Long Time
ETID
"What we're doing is so wrong, and what you're wearing is so right (it's so tight). But I've never felt better so I'm going out to get her and I don't care what set of wheels I steal to get there. Balance is a minor setback. What she thinks is all right, and the way she looks is just fine. She sure as hell ain't you, but lord knows she'll have to do. She don't know I'm alive but neither do I so there's nothing left to lose. If I could only make it make you want to want me. One more drink, I think, should do. I wish that I could say I love to watch you walk away, but you probably won't be back in time to hear it. So it's just as well. No one out there gets back in alive. So I'll love the way you stand so close to a guy who we both know can't get near it. Strike when ready. Burn the highway down. Let me hear her high heels moan. I'm ready, set, go. There's cocaine in the key that took us from the bar to her car to the bedroom. Only the lonesome love us. Only the careless can handle us. What's wrong with us that we're so unamused?"
Love,
I've Been Gone A Long Time
ETID
Letters #7
Dear April,
"This isn't at all unpleasant. I'm enchanted by the lavish ballet, and I'll whistle the tune all the way to the gallows that I heard at the cabaret. At the sheriff's signal, the orchestra moves the floor. Don't it make you feel wonderful? Body twisting strictly ballroom. Criminally elegant, ideal postured Viennese waltzer. I'm dressed to kill. I'm weightless and well rehearsed. In my godless opera my character is canonized. Uphand me. This is a musical and nothing goes wrong. Can't keep the classics out of the head of the masochists. Strike up the band. It's 245 beats for a measure or 5 beats per 6 steps on alternating feet. The show must go on. Never mind the teeth and fingernails, the show must go on. I don't feel at all like I thought I would, but I could probably go on like this forever. Tonight, we dance, for tomorrow they release the dogs. 1,2,3. Keep it up. 1,2,3. Savor it. (Where is my head? Where is my heart?) Everything vanishes."
Love,
My Last Night In Town
ETID
"This isn't at all unpleasant. I'm enchanted by the lavish ballet, and I'll whistle the tune all the way to the gallows that I heard at the cabaret. At the sheriff's signal, the orchestra moves the floor. Don't it make you feel wonderful? Body twisting strictly ballroom. Criminally elegant, ideal postured Viennese waltzer. I'm dressed to kill. I'm weightless and well rehearsed. In my godless opera my character is canonized. Uphand me. This is a musical and nothing goes wrong. Can't keep the classics out of the head of the masochists. Strike up the band. It's 245 beats for a measure or 5 beats per 6 steps on alternating feet. The show must go on. Never mind the teeth and fingernails, the show must go on. I don't feel at all like I thought I would, but I could probably go on like this forever. Tonight, we dance, for tomorrow they release the dogs. 1,2,3. Keep it up. 1,2,3. Savor it. (Where is my head? Where is my heart?) Everything vanishes."
Love,
My Last Night In Town
ETID
What JohnO's Dad Said II
So my dad and I get into these fights all of the time, usually just playing around about how I have this great education but I am still a dumb ass...
So we started firing insults back and forth and then he dropped the bomb!
JohnO's Dad: "You know what? Why don't you go piss up a rope."
So we started firing insults back and forth and then he dropped the bomb!
JohnO's Dad: "You know what? Why don't you go piss up a rope."
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Truth About The Truth
Something that has really been chapping my butt cheeks lately is the whole Truth Campaign. You know those overly happy, dancing, smiling, theater majors. Now don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with teaching the youth of the world that smoking is bad. I have a problem with their approach and the out dated reporting by these happy little fuckers.
Truth Formula:
Happy dancing in the middle of a crowded street, loud yelling, 40 year old researching, *’s everywhere...
In 1977 Big Tobacco...Lied
In 1983 Big Tobacco...Lied
In 1967 Big Tobacco...Lied
We know that they lied badly in the past. Switch it up a bit.
Where I see Truth In 10 Years:
Happy dancing in the middle of a crowded street, loud yelling, 40 year old researching, *’s everywhere...
I just want something new; at least 10 years old and a new, non dancing, dragging you into shock and awe approach.
Truth Formula:
Happy dancing in the middle of a crowded street, loud yelling, 40 year old researching, *’s everywhere...
In 1977 Big Tobacco...Lied
In 1983 Big Tobacco...Lied
In 1967 Big Tobacco...Lied
We know that they lied badly in the past. Switch it up a bit.
Where I see Truth In 10 Years:
Happy dancing in the middle of a crowded street, loud yelling, 40 year old researching, *’s everywhere...
I just want something new; at least 10 years old and a new, non dancing, dragging you into shock and awe approach.
Letters #5
Dear April,
"Oh lord, I am saved. Judge says I'm fit to swing. 'Bout time, I have prayed my woman just might wear my ring. Oh you know I'm no good. You know I'm no good at court ordered goodbyes but when I'm gone you'll see I'll be a better man yet. For the dispossessed get taken back into your arms better keep me close to your heart. You'd better keep me close to your heart. The divine had me cornered in a storm and let me walk out the front door at the scene of the crime. Hang 'em high. Keep your vows brief let him swing. Make his swindle an art. And if you still believe that men guilty of love can survive, then hang 'em high or not at all oh you know it gets hard. It just gets so hard going limp in your arms. I am clutching a smoking gun. There's no chance of me walking out of here alive. This is all very literal. I can't bring myself around to write an excuse this time. We're liberated by the hearts that imprison us. We're take hostage by the ones we break throw the book. You had me strung up by the tail and you put me back. Hang 'em high. Keep your vows brief. Let 'em swing. Make his swindle an art. And if you still believe that men guilty of love can survive, then hang 'em high or not at all. Where did you get the privilege to pardon me?"
Love,
The Pigs
ETID
"Oh lord, I am saved. Judge says I'm fit to swing. 'Bout time, I have prayed my woman just might wear my ring. Oh you know I'm no good. You know I'm no good at court ordered goodbyes but when I'm gone you'll see I'll be a better man yet. For the dispossessed get taken back into your arms better keep me close to your heart. You'd better keep me close to your heart. The divine had me cornered in a storm and let me walk out the front door at the scene of the crime. Hang 'em high. Keep your vows brief let him swing. Make his swindle an art. And if you still believe that men guilty of love can survive, then hang 'em high or not at all oh you know it gets hard. It just gets so hard going limp in your arms. I am clutching a smoking gun. There's no chance of me walking out of here alive. This is all very literal. I can't bring myself around to write an excuse this time. We're liberated by the hearts that imprison us. We're take hostage by the ones we break throw the book. You had me strung up by the tail and you put me back. Hang 'em high. Keep your vows brief. Let 'em swing. Make his swindle an art. And if you still believe that men guilty of love can survive, then hang 'em high or not at all. Where did you get the privilege to pardon me?"
Love,
The Pigs
ETID
Letters #4
Dear April,
"Tonight I'm coming home in a coma if it fucking kills me. Listless but relieved, beaming like a newborn hostage. Orphaned by an ambulance. I got this new black eye just for you. Your hopeless romantic now helplessly rheumatic. Poets grinding teeth to powder. All my vowels are getting lost in the gauze. Misinterpret courting for the cursing of a drooling fool. Here's to cheap sex and codeine in a hospital bed. And maybe I'd object, if I felt at all alive. Everybody's dying to lay down with you. I got the order all wrong. I must have bumped my head. Maybe I should quiet down. Don't bet on another blackout. I'll be all right. There's an army at my window waiting to lose this fight. I'm the king of this all night clinic. The fucking champion. Tonight we'll feast like royalty in traction; happy and meticulous. There's a delicate love song in this; kicked out and dripping in verse. Go get your gun because God won't show. He sent a poet instead. The Don Quixote of the ICU. Quite impressive for a cripple. Munchausen by proxy of a muse. Tempt not a desperate man. This split lip is for you. I traded it for an outdated tooth."
Love,
Romeo A Go-Go
ETID
"Tonight I'm coming home in a coma if it fucking kills me. Listless but relieved, beaming like a newborn hostage. Orphaned by an ambulance. I got this new black eye just for you. Your hopeless romantic now helplessly rheumatic. Poets grinding teeth to powder. All my vowels are getting lost in the gauze. Misinterpret courting for the cursing of a drooling fool. Here's to cheap sex and codeine in a hospital bed. And maybe I'd object, if I felt at all alive. Everybody's dying to lay down with you. I got the order all wrong. I must have bumped my head. Maybe I should quiet down. Don't bet on another blackout. I'll be all right. There's an army at my window waiting to lose this fight. I'm the king of this all night clinic. The fucking champion. Tonight we'll feast like royalty in traction; happy and meticulous. There's a delicate love song in this; kicked out and dripping in verse. Go get your gun because God won't show. He sent a poet instead. The Don Quixote of the ICU. Quite impressive for a cripple. Munchausen by proxy of a muse. Tempt not a desperate man. This split lip is for you. I traded it for an outdated tooth."
Love,
Romeo A Go-Go
ETID
What JohnO's Dad Said
So with April coming to an unfortunate end I have set out to write about something new on a regular basis. The other night my father was acting really goofy and saying some odd things. So we both talked about it and I am going to start a segment of Holding Moments called, What JohnO’s Dad Said!
Let’s begin...
JohnO’s Dad (speaking to JohnO sarcastically): “So are you going to tit tit tonight?”
JohnO: “What the hell does that even mean?”
JohnO’s Dad: “You know, that thing everyone is doing; tit titing.”
JohnO: “Oh! You mean Twitter!”
JohnO’s Dad: “Yeah tit tit!”
JohnO: “No.”
That concludes our first segment of What JohnO’s Dad Said!
Let’s begin...
JohnO’s Dad (speaking to JohnO sarcastically): “So are you going to tit tit tonight?”
JohnO: “What the hell does that even mean?”
JohnO’s Dad: “You know, that thing everyone is doing; tit titing.”
JohnO: “Oh! You mean Twitter!”
JohnO’s Dad: “Yeah tit tit!”
JohnO: “No.”
That concludes our first segment of What JohnO’s Dad Said!
Friday, April 24, 2009
In The “Spirit” Of Hexing A Game
Recently benched from the Atlanta Hawks for terrible play was their mascot...Yeah that’s right! Their mascot Spirit the Hawk was benched for the rest of the series because of the disobeying orders to fly in and take out Dwyane Wade’s eye...I mean not flying off of the basket in some cute gimmick. This delayed the game and distracted the team enough that they lost...So now what’s going to happen when they find out that they are mascotless?
Some Teams Find A Way To Win...And Then There’s The Detroit Lions
Finally after several years of abuse from owners, other teams, and even their own fans the Detroit Lions have done something...No, they have not signed Georgia’s Matthew Stafford yet. No, Barry Sanders did not some out of retirement to carry his former team to victory. No, they still have not won a game in over a season. Are you ready for this one?
They got a new logo . . . (cricket sounds) . . .
Okay so maybe they need to spend a little bit more time locking down the great one from Georgia and a little bit less time on the aesthetics of their organization’s logo. This is one of those things that could help a team with their confidence. This new logo must be something fierce, something that could scare players when looking down on the 50 yard line, something...Wait...Have you seen the logo? It looks like the owner had an intern sit down with one of those white paint pens and make a mouth and a few extra lines.
It’s like I could hear the conversation . . . “Yeah there should be a mouth, and teeth we need teeth and I think there should be an eye and can we make him look 3D?”
Congratulations Detroit Lions, this new “intimidating” logo has bought you two wins this year...and a tie!
They got a new logo . . . (cricket sounds) . . .
Okay so maybe they need to spend a little bit more time locking down the great one from Georgia and a little bit less time on the aesthetics of their organization’s logo. This is one of those things that could help a team with their confidence. This new logo must be something fierce, something that could scare players when looking down on the 50 yard line, something...Wait...Have you seen the logo? It looks like the owner had an intern sit down with one of those white paint pens and make a mouth and a few extra lines.
It’s like I could hear the conversation . . . “Yeah there should be a mouth, and teeth we need teeth and I think there should be an eye and can we make him look 3D?”
Congratulations Detroit Lions, this new “intimidating” logo has bought you two wins this year...and a tie!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Something Else For You
The Hurt Locker
Nothing but hurt left here.
Nothing but bullets and pain
and the bled-out slumping
and all the fucks and goddamns
and Jesus Christs of the wounded.
Nothing left here but the hurt.
Believe it when you see it.
Believe it when a twelve-year-old
rolls a grenade into the room.
Or when a sniper punches a hole
deep into someone's skull.
Believe it when four men
step from a taxicab in Mosul
to shower the street in brass
and fire. Open the hurt locker
and see what there is of knives
and teeth. Open the hurt locker and learn
how rough men come hunting for souls.
Brian Turner from Here, Bullet
Nothing but hurt left here.
Nothing but bullets and pain
and the bled-out slumping
and all the fucks and goddamns
and Jesus Christs of the wounded.
Nothing left here but the hurt.
Believe it when you see it.
Believe it when a twelve-year-old
rolls a grenade into the room.
Or when a sniper punches a hole
deep into someone's skull.
Believe it when four men
step from a taxicab in Mosul
to shower the street in brass
and fire. Open the hurt locker
and see what there is of knives
and teeth. Open the hurt locker and learn
how rough men come hunting for souls.
Brian Turner from Here, Bullet
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Leaving Town For A Few Days So I Will Leave You With This
I am going to Urbana to clear my mind and chill with some of my friends! We plan on going to Murphys and that makes me think of the only poetry reading that I have seen in a bar, so I will give you something from that experience!!!
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Share A Comb
It was a Mexican standoff
without the actual Mexicans
so we trucked in some
disassociated Japanese youths to stand in
and stand around in sombreros,
serapes and rusty old gun belts and
well, they really did a fantastic job
without looking like they gave two shits.
Their dead glares could have sliced cement.
Would you call that genetics or talent
or skill or luck or all in the almond-
shaped eye of the beholder? Who the hell
are you, anyway? Oh, it says right here
on your name tag. HI MY NAME IS:
Herr Gangbang Hammer [blink] I mean:
Theraflu Soup Socks [blink] I mean:
Titanium Caskets Half-off [blink] I mean:
You [blink] I mean:
Me [blink] I mean did we
piss that afternoon we kissed away away?
Or was it only me there - watching the sky
roll by, too quick, in my mind's eye only?
Jennifer L. Knox from Drunk By Noon
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Share A Comb
It was a Mexican standoff
without the actual Mexicans
so we trucked in some
disassociated Japanese youths to stand in
and stand around in sombreros,
serapes and rusty old gun belts and
well, they really did a fantastic job
without looking like they gave two shits.
Their dead glares could have sliced cement.
Would you call that genetics or talent
or skill or luck or all in the almond-
shaped eye of the beholder? Who the hell
are you, anyway? Oh, it says right here
on your name tag. HI MY NAME IS:
Herr Gangbang Hammer [blink] I mean:
Theraflu Soup Socks [blink] I mean:
Titanium Caskets Half-off [blink] I mean:
You [blink] I mean:
Me [blink] I mean did we
piss that afternoon we kissed away away?
Or was it only me there - watching the sky
roll by, too quick, in my mind's eye only?
Jennifer L. Knox from Drunk By Noon
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Letters #2
To My Mistress April,
"...I don't feel well. I'll be leaving and you can't stop me. We've been carrying on too long. I'm sorry, but I'm gone. I've got a bad reputation to think about. I've been dirty, I've been wrong. Maybe someday they'll find that I've washed up. I'm stepping out to clear my head. I'm breathing in to fill my lungs. We're all dead. Farewell scenic highway overpass. It's better this way anyways. My lover, (April,) makes a better soldier than a bride. But I left my heart at the side of her bed and she's got the warmest body that I've ever had. Drag the lake, you'll find it's full of love. Bring the children to the water and let them see what heartache did. This matrimony needs a witness, and you can teach them to swim. Don't let your dreamers grow up to be dead men. Drown us at birth, save her some time. Drifting on romantic holiday, breathless as her cold arms cover me. Drag the lake. You will find it is full of love."
Sincerely,
Me. Finally.
ETID
"...I don't feel well. I'll be leaving and you can't stop me. We've been carrying on too long. I'm sorry, but I'm gone. I've got a bad reputation to think about. I've been dirty, I've been wrong. Maybe someday they'll find that I've washed up. I'm stepping out to clear my head. I'm breathing in to fill my lungs. We're all dead. Farewell scenic highway overpass. It's better this way anyways. My lover, (April,) makes a better soldier than a bride. But I left my heart at the side of her bed and she's got the warmest body that I've ever had. Drag the lake, you'll find it's full of love. Bring the children to the water and let them see what heartache did. This matrimony needs a witness, and you can teach them to swim. Don't let your dreamers grow up to be dead men. Drown us at birth, save her some time. Drifting on romantic holiday, breathless as her cold arms cover me. Drag the lake. You will find it is full of love."
Sincerely,
Me. Finally.
ETID
Letters #1
Dear April My Rushmore,
"Cut your break lines, brake your headlights and waited for you at the stop sign. Disconnected iron lungs, insurance fires, our smothered young. Always the first one on the scene. A pyromantic midsummer nights dream.
Thank you lord:
1) for this oil slick.
2) for her car wreck.
3) for I'm lovesick.
Heaven sent us a hero, but Hell tried to his resolve. And when you thought we were done for. I pulled through. While you rested your eyes in the driver seat, I sat and watched you. Always the first one on the scene. A pyromantic midsummer nights dream. Trust me. We'll wait for it, pray for it, step on the brakes till we're over it, under it, screaming like bombs for it. Oh dear me, I've done it again.
Thank you lord:
4) for the loaded gun.
5) for the bad aim.
6) for I'm lonesome.
God is smiling down on us, he shines his grace on everyone..."
Sincerely,
"I have no lover and she hasn't the prettiest eyes."
ETID
"Cut your break lines, brake your headlights and waited for you at the stop sign. Disconnected iron lungs, insurance fires, our smothered young. Always the first one on the scene. A pyromantic midsummer nights dream.
Thank you lord:
1) for this oil slick.
2) for her car wreck.
3) for I'm lovesick.
Heaven sent us a hero, but Hell tried to his resolve. And when you thought we were done for. I pulled through. While you rested your eyes in the driver seat, I sat and watched you. Always the first one on the scene. A pyromantic midsummer nights dream. Trust me. We'll wait for it, pray for it, step on the brakes till we're over it, under it, screaming like bombs for it. Oh dear me, I've done it again.
Thank you lord:
4) for the loaded gun.
5) for the bad aim.
6) for I'm lonesome.
God is smiling down on us, he shines his grace on everyone..."
Sincerely,
"I have no lover and she hasn't the prettiest eyes."
ETID
Easter Means; God, Death Threats, Jack Daniels, And Poetry
In honor of Easter passing, the passing of my employment, and all of the death threats that I received while working...
"The Hare Club for Men"
Any parent knows that they have to keep this idea going as long as possible.
The twinkle in their child’s eye is something unspeakable. As for myself;
I feel the same way, but I am the idea. My tools are in the way that I act
around the children. I pretend that I eat really healthy. It’s the way
that they have everything to tell me and I cannot tell them anything. A child
needs someone like me. They need to believe and they need to cherish
the lack of knowledge that they have before they get older. The eggs,
the pastel colors, the pictures, and soar arms from lifting...
Nowadays, kids are starting to grow up a lot faster
than they used to. They are getting everything they wanted plus
more and they really don’t see that they are breaking my spirit.
They want to unmask me. The older ones think
it is cool to try to beat me up, but I just have to stay silent,
wave, and continue on with the tools that were given to me.
In response to Luis J. Rodriguez’s Carrying My Tools
This is a Petrarchan Sonnet! It is still a work in progress. Enjoy!
"The Hare Club for Men"
Any parent knows that they have to keep this idea going as long as possible.
The twinkle in their child’s eye is something unspeakable. As for myself;
I feel the same way, but I am the idea. My tools are in the way that I act
around the children. I pretend that I eat really healthy. It’s the way
that they have everything to tell me and I cannot tell them anything. A child
needs someone like me. They need to believe and they need to cherish
the lack of knowledge that they have before they get older. The eggs,
the pastel colors, the pictures, and soar arms from lifting...
Nowadays, kids are starting to grow up a lot faster
than they used to. They are getting everything they wanted plus
more and they really don’t see that they are breaking my spirit.
They want to unmask me. The older ones think
it is cool to try to beat me up, but I just have to stay silent,
wave, and continue on with the tools that were given to me.
In response to Luis J. Rodriguez’s Carrying My Tools
This is a Petrarchan Sonnet! It is still a work in progress. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
For The Fighters; NCAA...The End
Dear April,
So, I guess it is all over then...A year of commitment; love was gained and love was lost. It was a battle.
UNC finally beat Michigan State 89-72 (prediction 77-65) for the National Championship. This was UNC’s second Championship in the last five years, the last one was against another Big Ten team that some of you might like, Illinois Fighting Illini. UNC was a team that had a goal from day one and you could tell nothing was going to stop them.
Final Stats:
49 Wins
12 Losses
99.05% (meaning .95% of www.espn.com brackets were better than mine)
A Ranking In 44,101st place out of millions (4,630,499 from what I know of)
In the end, I did not win. I ended up doing better than last year and I never thought that I could even do that! Maybe next year I can record a win!?!
Right now, I think a break from the Fantasy Sports will be good for a while...I just want to enjoy Baseball (Chicago Cubs) with a beer in my hand!!!
Miss You,
A Fighter
So, I guess it is all over then...A year of commitment; love was gained and love was lost. It was a battle.
UNC finally beat Michigan State 89-72 (prediction 77-65) for the National Championship. This was UNC’s second Championship in the last five years, the last one was against another Big Ten team that some of you might like, Illinois Fighting Illini. UNC was a team that had a goal from day one and you could tell nothing was going to stop them.
Final Stats:
49 Wins
12 Losses
99.05% (meaning .95% of www.espn.com brackets were better than mine)
A Ranking In 44,101st place out of millions (4,630,499 from what I know of)
In the end, I did not win. I ended up doing better than last year and I never thought that I could even do that! Maybe next year I can record a win!?!
Right now, I think a break from the Fantasy Sports will be good for a while...I just want to enjoy Baseball (Chicago Cubs) with a beer in my hand!!!
Miss You,
A Fighter
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Day Nine...NCAA (Final Four)
2Michigan State beat 1UConn and 1UNC beat 3Villanova...
So it will be 1UNC and 2Michigan State in the National Championship! Even though Michigan State has an amazing deffense I do not think that they can keep up with a UNC team that can go so deap. I have UNC winning 77-65.
Stats:
98.62%
1 win this weekend
1 loss this weekend
50 wins total
12 losses total
64,069th place
I actually took a hit from last week...
So it will be 1UNC and 2Michigan State in the National Championship! Even though Michigan State has an amazing deffense I do not think that they can keep up with a UNC team that can go so deap. I have UNC winning 77-65.
Stats:
98.62%
1 win this weekend
1 loss this weekend
50 wins total
12 losses total
64,069th place
I actually took a hit from last week...
Thursday, April 2, 2009
For The Fans; A Gift
Dear April,
Thank you so much for the early Christmas gift! I love it and will expect it to bring many more good things!
Today the cheap ass fucking team known as the Chicago Bears went out and got what they wanted, just like that...The Bears Quarterback problems are officially over! Nine teams were looking at Denver Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler and we got him and a 5th round draft pick. For a ’09 1st round pick, a ’09 3rd round pick, a 2010 1st round pick and our starting Quarterback Kyle Orton (that guy with that beard).
Yes, Orton was a good player but Cutler is a young Favre! This kid is amazing! He threw for over 4,000 yards (franchise record…better than Elway?!) last year and is a Pro Bowl QB! He is now the face of our franchise! With this I think that we win the division already!
Love,
A Fan
PS
Was Orlando Pace a New Years gift?
Thank you so much for the early Christmas gift! I love it and will expect it to bring many more good things!
Today the cheap ass fucking team known as the Chicago Bears went out and got what they wanted, just like that...The Bears Quarterback problems are officially over! Nine teams were looking at Denver Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler and we got him and a 5th round draft pick. For a ’09 1st round pick, a ’09 3rd round pick, a 2010 1st round pick and our starting Quarterback Kyle Orton (that guy with that beard).
Yes, Orton was a good player but Cutler is a young Favre! This kid is amazing! He threw for over 4,000 yards (franchise record…better than Elway?!) last year and is a Pro Bowl QB! He is now the face of our franchise! With this I think that we win the division already!
Love,
A Fan
PS
Was Orlando Pace a New Years gift?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
For The Travelers; NaPoWriMo
Dear April,
You have kept me so busy with a whore of a computer virus all day long and playing the Easter Bunny at a mall for a bunch of spoiled children and their rich Oxygen suckers of parents that I almost forgot about the poetry and beauty in you. Beauty in the form of me being pooped on twice today, therefore giving me a great story to tell my friends when I am drunk off of Whiskey this weekend. Oh, and yes your poetic ways...It is NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month (for those who are too high to figure out)!
This is a month where you should take the time to wake up, start drinking, and write one poem per day! I think it is also a time for male poets to not shave and prepare for Mustache May while the female poets should psychologically prepare for the porn star like invasion of the male poets during Mustache May!
Seriously, I am not planning on writing one poem per day. I am having extreme writers block ever since I graduated in December. I found comfort in photography, but I want to start writing again. I plan on using this month to read as much poetry as I can, and start to research my next poetry writing project. Hopefully April, you can knock me out of this rut.
Sincerely,
A Traveler
You have kept me so busy with a whore of a computer virus all day long and playing the Easter Bunny at a mall for a bunch of spoiled children and their rich Oxygen suckers of parents that I almost forgot about the poetry and beauty in you. Beauty in the form of me being pooped on twice today, therefore giving me a great story to tell my friends when I am drunk off of Whiskey this weekend. Oh, and yes your poetic ways...It is NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month (for those who are too high to figure out)!
This is a month where you should take the time to wake up, start drinking, and write one poem per day! I think it is also a time for male poets to not shave and prepare for Mustache May while the female poets should psychologically prepare for the porn star like invasion of the male poets during Mustache May!
Seriously, I am not planning on writing one poem per day. I am having extreme writers block ever since I graduated in December. I found comfort in photography, but I want to start writing again. I plan on using this month to read as much poetry as I can, and start to research my next poetry writing project. Hopefully April, you can knock me out of this rut.
Sincerely,
A Traveler
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