I'm not buying it a fucking beer. He's not taking your fucking turn, Dude.
Ugh, both Conference Finals games were god-awful... I mean, geez... If you don't know what I'm talking about, you don't need to, and you don't want to...
I just needed to share a favorite line of dialogue from The Big Lebowski... I'll lj-cut it, in case you don't like funny stuff...
The Dude: What's in the fuckin' carrier?
Walter Sobchak: Huh? Oh, that's Cynthia's dog. I think it's a Pomeranian. I can't leave him home alone or he eats the furniture. I'm watching him while Cynthia and Marty Ackerman are in Hawaii.
The Dude: You brought the fuckin' Pomeranian bowling?
Walter Sobchak: What do you mean brought it bowling, Dude? I didn't rent it shoes. I'm not buying it a fucking beer. He's not taking your fucking turn, Dude.
The Dude: Man, if my fuckin' ex-wife asked me to take care of her fuckin' dog while she and her boyfriend went to Honolulu I'd tell her to go fuck herself.
Brief Celtics Bulletin
My friend Rich dropped a Celtics trade rumor by me: “Blount, Pollard, Banks, Tony Allen to Minnesota. Ricky, Kandi, McCants, Reed to Indiana. Artest, Harrison, Hudson to Boston.” (I am sure it is just a rumor, but i would definetely do it if i were Danny Ainge. Of course, if I were Ainge, I wouldnt be a mormon...) I think any chance the c's have to snatch a top 15, albeit slightly crazy player, and shed Blount's contract, they need to do it... Plus, Allen, Banks and Reed are not nearly as integral young pieces as Jefferson, West or Perkins are... David Harrison intrigues me, a solid, raw center who will bring a toughness the jump shooting Blount lacked... And Ricky Davis, it will be sad to see him go, but he deserves better in his prime. Plus, the Celtics reformed Davis, who was once thought to be a locker room cancer, why shouldn't I believe in the ability to do the same with Artest (Yes, I know that this statement could seriously come back and bite me in the ass)?
Red Sox Rant
It appears as if the Sox are all set to trade Andy Marte (3b prospect acquired in Renteria trade) and Guillermo Mota (Setup man acquired with Beckett) to the Indians for CF Coco Crisp. According to Buster Olney at espn.com, and most common logic, this looks to be the Sox lineup for 2006...
CF Crisp
2B Mark Loretta
DH David Ortiz
LF Manny Ramirez
C Jason Varitek
RF Trot Nixon
3B Mike Lowell
1B J.T. Snow/Kevin Youkilis
SS Alex Gonzalez
So, yeah, it's ok, it's still better than a lot of teams in Major League Baseball. But, its probably not as strong as the Yankees or the Blue Jays. The offense should take a reasonable step back. Alex Gonzalez is a nice glove, as is MIke Lowell, but offensively they are a lot more frustrating than Renteria and Mueller were. They have a tendency to swing for the fence, and Gonzalez often negates his speed by failing to get on base. I have a lot of concerns about this team. Jason Varitek need to slow down this year, as it was very evident last year, he can't catch everyone but Wake anymore, he needs more of a break. And while the Red Sox fleeced the Padres for Loretta (giving up Wake's catcher Doug Mirabelli), it leaves a small hole. John Flaherty is old and offensively and defensively inept. Kelly Shoppach will be given every chance in spring training to steal the 2nd catcher job. I'm ranting, but, Crisp had 69 RBI, 16 HR, 86 Runs, so if he can handle the Fenway pressure, there is no reason to believe he can't be almost as good as Damon was, and much cheaper. Mark Loretta is an undeniable improvement over Tony Graffianino and Mark Bellhorn. That's really all I have to say there. The pitching, from top to bottom is looking very solid provided Papelbon, Hansen, Delcarmen and the other young 'uns come along, and if Foulke and Schilling can return to form. IF Beckett can do a 200-inning season... There's some big if's there, but I'm optimistic. I'm sure I'll come back to regret these words.
I filled out another silly survey...
1. Your name spelled backwards? Mas… isn’t that German for something?
2. Where were your parents born? Long Island, NY and Hartford, CT
3. What's the last thing you downloaded to your computer? Sufjan Stevens- Illinois
4. What's your favorite restaurant? Wing It!
5. Last time you swam in a pool? Do hot tubs count? No? Then Mark Lurie’s in August…
6. Have you ever been in a school play? I was in a bunch in middle school and early high school… Some notable roles were Augustus Gloop in Wonka and an old guy in a camp play…
7. How many kids do you want? One. Because sibling fighting is annoying
8. Type of music you dislike most? Country… I dislike a lot of R and B as well… I do not dislike any genre across the board, but these are the two I’m most likely not to like…
9. What is your favorite, random thing to do? Tread water and walk around
10. Do you have cable? Yes. It is the lifeblood of the lazy industry
11. If you had all the time in the world what would you do? Be with friends, read the paper every day, walk more
12. Ever prank-called anybody? In a younger life… I never said much, just listened to the person say “hello” a bunch of times…
13. Best friends? Chris, Trevor, ADay, Pearson, etc…
14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? I would like to think I would, but maybe not…
15. Furthest place you ever traveled? Spain… With the family… Very lame
16. Are you more outgoing or Shy? I think I’m both... I can say anything in class from my chair, but put me in front of the class and I freeze up… I am a total, utter social anomaly…
17. What's your favorite comic strip? I enjoy several... Foxtrot, Doonsebury and The Boondocks
18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Maybe… Would I even know if I didn’t? It would still sound right to me though it is in fact blasphemous from a patriotic standpoint.
19. Bath or Shower, morning or night? Shower, every morning… Smelly people. Please. You’ll like it. I promise.
20. Best movie you've seen in the past month? Crash.
21. Favorite pizza toppings? I really do like that cheese-less pizza offered at bertuccis…
22. Chips or popcorn? Andy Capp’s Hot Fries… Do those count?
23. What color shirt do you usually wear? Black Birdman Lugz Boots…
24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? No, I must now explore this phenomena… Is it cool? Oh right, survey’s don’t talk…
25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? Do ugly ones count?
26. Orange Juice or apple? Apple
27. Who was the last person you went out to dinner with and where? Subway with the Bragg. It was exquisite…
28. Favorite type chocolate bar? Crunch.
29. When was the last time you voted at the polls? 04
30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? I don’t like them. Empty calories I always say…
31. Have you ever won a trophy? Probably…
32. Are you a good cook? I’m not awful…
33. Do you know how to pump your own gas? Yup, I never have to. You know, since I can’t drive…
34. Ever ordered from an infomercial? No… But Tony Robbins rules… He hypnotizes me with his teeth!
35. Sprite or 7-up? Neither… They both taste like hooker spit.
36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work? Kind of… It was just a blue polo shirt, pretty harmless…
37. Last thing you bought at a Walgreens? I’m a CVS booster… Walgreens are dirtier and filled with dangerous minorities…
38. Ever thrown up in public? I don’t believe so… And I have thrown up in a wide array of places… Wait, when I was a baby I puked everywhere, that would have to include “in public.”
39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? Millionaire, because I could bang gold diggers, hoping to inadvertently find my true love… Wait, I need more than a million dollars for this… I guess I could explore the stock market, inflate this money and re-answer this question…
40. Do you believe in love at first sight? Not yet.
41. Can ex's be just friends? Probably. I’ve never seen it though…
42. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital? My sister… It was funny
43. Did you have a lot of hair as a baby? Fuck if I know…
44. What message is on your answering machine? Probably just my name and shit. I should make a funny one…
45. Where would you like to be right now? I’m pretty content lying in bed…
46. What was the name of your first pet? Willy… It was a dog…
47. What kinda backpack do u have, and what's in it? The greatest fucking backpack ever by REI. I have had since soph year of high school… It has books in it, plus a lot of pens and random shit… It has glue around the outside from when I used to have patches on my bag.
48. Where is your second home? Weston, MA…
49. What is one thing you are grateful for today? Not having mono… Hopefullly…
50. What do you think about most? Bills, girls, grillz…
THE WEEKEND
I had a good time this weekend. Tyler, Pablo, Ryan and Meagher threw a fun party Friday night. And despite what Mouse may say, I was not trying to get her drunk so that I could take advantage of her. I mean, that's just preposterous, especially since I was out of roofies. There were more shirtless guys then I care to recall, but water under the bridge I say. We also got wings after wards... Honey BBQ... Saturday night was interesting. Trevor, Emily and I went to Other Trevor's apartment. The party was inhabited mostly by freshmen. I have never felt older in my life. Trevor and I were sitting in Other Trevor's room listening to music and smoking tweed. As the smoking progressed, there were two random girls on the other side of the room. We offered up the bowl, but they did not want it. Trevor sat staring into space grinning like an idiot. I was not stoned enough to do that. I tried to make conversation with the one girl who was taking care of her drunk, but calm and in control friend. I felt like I was her father. The stories and experiences of my freshman year that I was sharing with her, it didn't feel like I was only two years removed from them. I felt light years away from her. It was depressing and interesting at the same time. Later in the evening, I was talking to Emily in the living room, and we stop talking for a moment to find that there were no less than three pairs making out on random parts of the floor (there was plenty of space on the two couches in the room). It felt like a middle school make out party, Emily and I fled the scene soon after. I never went to a make out party, I'm sure they were fun in middle school, but I've accepted that I missed that aspect of life, and I'm not going to socially and emotionally back track to swap spit with some freshman film major whose favorite movie is either Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Garden State and whose idea of fun is doing backflips on the Red Line (Yeah, I don't like freshman much).
I though I might have contracted mono, but I think I'm okay, I might get a blood test tomorrow morning just in case... Chris has/had mono and he could've Outbreaked on me... You can never be too safe...
I started a Bill Brasky fan club on the Facebook (Visit the SNL Archives if you need to re-familiarize yourself with this gem). I encourage everyone to do this at their school... Here's a Bill Brasky Quote Archive just to refresh your memory... A classic Bill Brasky quote: "He did 3 tours in 'Nam...... I was in Corpus Christi on business a month ago. I had this eight foot tall Asian waiter, which made me curious. I asked him his name. Sure enough it's Ho Tran Brasky!"
Thats all for now... I picked up my sox pocket schedule... So pumped...
I just needed to share a favorite line of dialogue from The Big Lebowski... I'll lj-cut it, in case you don't like funny stuff...
The Dude: What's in the fuckin' carrier?
Walter Sobchak: Huh? Oh, that's Cynthia's dog. I think it's a Pomeranian. I can't leave him home alone or he eats the furniture. I'm watching him while Cynthia and Marty Ackerman are in Hawaii.
The Dude: You brought the fuckin' Pomeranian bowling?
Walter Sobchak: What do you mean brought it bowling, Dude? I didn't rent it shoes. I'm not buying it a fucking beer. He's not taking your fucking turn, Dude.
The Dude: Man, if my fuckin' ex-wife asked me to take care of her fuckin' dog while she and her boyfriend went to Honolulu I'd tell her to go fuck herself.
Brief Celtics Bulletin
My friend Rich dropped a Celtics trade rumor by me: “Blount, Pollard, Banks, Tony Allen to Minnesota. Ricky, Kandi, McCants, Reed to Indiana. Artest, Harrison, Hudson to Boston.” (I am sure it is just a rumor, but i would definetely do it if i were Danny Ainge. Of course, if I were Ainge, I wouldnt be a mormon...) I think any chance the c's have to snatch a top 15, albeit slightly crazy player, and shed Blount's contract, they need to do it... Plus, Allen, Banks and Reed are not nearly as integral young pieces as Jefferson, West or Perkins are... David Harrison intrigues me, a solid, raw center who will bring a toughness the jump shooting Blount lacked... And Ricky Davis, it will be sad to see him go, but he deserves better in his prime. Plus, the Celtics reformed Davis, who was once thought to be a locker room cancer, why shouldn't I believe in the ability to do the same with Artest (Yes, I know that this statement could seriously come back and bite me in the ass)?
Red Sox Rant
It appears as if the Sox are all set to trade Andy Marte (3b prospect acquired in Renteria trade) and Guillermo Mota (Setup man acquired with Beckett) to the Indians for CF Coco Crisp. According to Buster Olney at espn.com, and most common logic, this looks to be the Sox lineup for 2006...
CF Crisp
2B Mark Loretta
DH David Ortiz
LF Manny Ramirez
C Jason Varitek
RF Trot Nixon
3B Mike Lowell
1B J.T. Snow/Kevin Youkilis
SS Alex Gonzalez
So, yeah, it's ok, it's still better than a lot of teams in Major League Baseball. But, its probably not as strong as the Yankees or the Blue Jays. The offense should take a reasonable step back. Alex Gonzalez is a nice glove, as is MIke Lowell, but offensively they are a lot more frustrating than Renteria and Mueller were. They have a tendency to swing for the fence, and Gonzalez often negates his speed by failing to get on base. I have a lot of concerns about this team. Jason Varitek need to slow down this year, as it was very evident last year, he can't catch everyone but Wake anymore, he needs more of a break. And while the Red Sox fleeced the Padres for Loretta (giving up Wake's catcher Doug Mirabelli), it leaves a small hole. John Flaherty is old and offensively and defensively inept. Kelly Shoppach will be given every chance in spring training to steal the 2nd catcher job. I'm ranting, but, Crisp had 69 RBI, 16 HR, 86 Runs, so if he can handle the Fenway pressure, there is no reason to believe he can't be almost as good as Damon was, and much cheaper. Mark Loretta is an undeniable improvement over Tony Graffianino and Mark Bellhorn. That's really all I have to say there. The pitching, from top to bottom is looking very solid provided Papelbon, Hansen, Delcarmen and the other young 'uns come along, and if Foulke and Schilling can return to form. IF Beckett can do a 200-inning season... There's some big if's there, but I'm optimistic. I'm sure I'll come back to regret these words.
I filled out another silly survey...
1. Your name spelled backwards? Mas… isn’t that German for something?
2. Where were your parents born? Long Island, NY and Hartford, CT
3. What's the last thing you downloaded to your computer? Sufjan Stevens- Illinois
4. What's your favorite restaurant? Wing It!
5. Last time you swam in a pool? Do hot tubs count? No? Then Mark Lurie’s in August…
6. Have you ever been in a school play? I was in a bunch in middle school and early high school… Some notable roles were Augustus Gloop in Wonka and an old guy in a camp play…
7. How many kids do you want? One. Because sibling fighting is annoying
8. Type of music you dislike most? Country… I dislike a lot of R and B as well… I do not dislike any genre across the board, but these are the two I’m most likely not to like…
9. What is your favorite, random thing to do? Tread water and walk around
10. Do you have cable? Yes. It is the lifeblood of the lazy industry
11. If you had all the time in the world what would you do? Be with friends, read the paper every day, walk more
12. Ever prank-called anybody? In a younger life… I never said much, just listened to the person say “hello” a bunch of times…
13. Best friends? Chris, Trevor, ADay, Pearson, etc…
14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? I would like to think I would, but maybe not…
15. Furthest place you ever traveled? Spain… With the family… Very lame
16. Are you more outgoing or Shy? I think I’m both... I can say anything in class from my chair, but put me in front of the class and I freeze up… I am a total, utter social anomaly…
17. What's your favorite comic strip? I enjoy several... Foxtrot, Doonsebury and The Boondocks
18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Maybe… Would I even know if I didn’t? It would still sound right to me though it is in fact blasphemous from a patriotic standpoint.
19. Bath or Shower, morning or night? Shower, every morning… Smelly people. Please. You’ll like it. I promise.
20. Best movie you've seen in the past month? Crash.
21. Favorite pizza toppings? I really do like that cheese-less pizza offered at bertuccis…
22. Chips or popcorn? Andy Capp’s Hot Fries… Do those count?
23. What color shirt do you usually wear? Black Birdman Lugz Boots…
24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? No, I must now explore this phenomena… Is it cool? Oh right, survey’s don’t talk…
25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? Do ugly ones count?
26. Orange Juice or apple? Apple
27. Who was the last person you went out to dinner with and where? Subway with the Bragg. It was exquisite…
28. Favorite type chocolate bar? Crunch.
29. When was the last time you voted at the polls? 04
30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? I don’t like them. Empty calories I always say…
31. Have you ever won a trophy? Probably…
32. Are you a good cook? I’m not awful…
33. Do you know how to pump your own gas? Yup, I never have to. You know, since I can’t drive…
34. Ever ordered from an infomercial? No… But Tony Robbins rules… He hypnotizes me with his teeth!
35. Sprite or 7-up? Neither… They both taste like hooker spit.
36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work? Kind of… It was just a blue polo shirt, pretty harmless…
37. Last thing you bought at a Walgreens? I’m a CVS booster… Walgreens are dirtier and filled with dangerous minorities…
38. Ever thrown up in public? I don’t believe so… And I have thrown up in a wide array of places… Wait, when I was a baby I puked everywhere, that would have to include “in public.”
39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? Millionaire, because I could bang gold diggers, hoping to inadvertently find my true love… Wait, I need more than a million dollars for this… I guess I could explore the stock market, inflate this money and re-answer this question…
40. Do you believe in love at first sight? Not yet.
41. Can ex's be just friends? Probably. I’ve never seen it though…
42. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital? My sister… It was funny
43. Did you have a lot of hair as a baby? Fuck if I know…
44. What message is on your answering machine? Probably just my name and shit. I should make a funny one…
45. Where would you like to be right now? I’m pretty content lying in bed…
46. What was the name of your first pet? Willy… It was a dog…
47. What kinda backpack do u have, and what's in it? The greatest fucking backpack ever by REI. I have had since soph year of high school… It has books in it, plus a lot of pens and random shit… It has glue around the outside from when I used to have patches on my bag.
48. Where is your second home? Weston, MA…
49. What is one thing you are grateful for today? Not having mono… Hopefullly…
50. What do you think about most? Bills, girls, grillz…
THE WEEKEND
I had a good time this weekend. Tyler, Pablo, Ryan and Meagher threw a fun party Friday night. And despite what Mouse may say, I was not trying to get her drunk so that I could take advantage of her. I mean, that's just preposterous, especially since I was out of roofies. There were more shirtless guys then I care to recall, but water under the bridge I say. We also got wings after wards... Honey BBQ... Saturday night was interesting. Trevor, Emily and I went to Other Trevor's apartment. The party was inhabited mostly by freshmen. I have never felt older in my life. Trevor and I were sitting in Other Trevor's room listening to music and smoking tweed. As the smoking progressed, there were two random girls on the other side of the room. We offered up the bowl, but they did not want it. Trevor sat staring into space grinning like an idiot. I was not stoned enough to do that. I tried to make conversation with the one girl who was taking care of her drunk, but calm and in control friend. I felt like I was her father. The stories and experiences of my freshman year that I was sharing with her, it didn't feel like I was only two years removed from them. I felt light years away from her. It was depressing and interesting at the same time. Later in the evening, I was talking to Emily in the living room, and we stop talking for a moment to find that there were no less than three pairs making out on random parts of the floor (there was plenty of space on the two couches in the room). It felt like a middle school make out party, Emily and I fled the scene soon after. I never went to a make out party, I'm sure they were fun in middle school, but I've accepted that I missed that aspect of life, and I'm not going to socially and emotionally back track to swap spit with some freshman film major whose favorite movie is either Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Garden State and whose idea of fun is doing backflips on the Red Line (Yeah, I don't like freshman much).
I though I might have contracted mono, but I think I'm okay, I might get a blood test tomorrow morning just in case... Chris has/had mono and he could've Outbreaked on me... You can never be too safe...
I started a Bill Brasky fan club on the Facebook (Visit the SNL Archives if you need to re-familiarize yourself with this gem). I encourage everyone to do this at their school... Here's a Bill Brasky Quote Archive just to refresh your memory... A classic Bill Brasky quote: "He did 3 tours in 'Nam...... I was in Corpus Christi on business a month ago. I had this eight foot tall Asian waiter, which made me curious. I asked him his name. Sure enough it's Ho Tran Brasky!"
Thats all for now... I picked up my sox pocket schedule... So pumped...