More Lost Thoughts “What Kate Did”
Okay, this isn’t a spoiler: I wouldn’t last a week on the island. Too many damn freakin mangoes!!
Now my thoughts: Continue reading “Lullabye for Wayne”
Juiced Up King
Well, I won’t be playing Major League Baseball next year.
Thanks to an allergic reaction caused by what I believe to be a fresh mango (it’s a member of the poison ivy family, after all), I’m now on steroids for a few days. I’m better now, though. But I have to finish up the pills or who-knows-what will happen to me.
Except for the mightily swollen lip caused by the reaction, it was a fun Thanksgiving. I hope everyone else out there had a great Thanksgiving too.
Back to work.
Doing this because I have to.
From Tony:
1. Go into your archives.
2. Find your 23rd post.
3. Post the fifth sentence (or closest to it).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
5. Tag five other people to do the same thing.
Here’s one real quality sentence from post 23:
I had heard of Lewis from his performance in Abbot and Costello’s Hold That Ghost, but thought he was just some lounge singer.
And you know what? All the other bloggers I know have already done this. So I’m amending the “five” to “none.”
Unless I go around telling random people to do this, regardless of whether or not they have a blog. Then it would just be rediculous.
The drummer in the glass cage of emotion
So Weezer’s performance on AOL sessions is finally online.
I think it’s a really good performance- they did Buddy Holly, Beverly Hills, Perfect Situation, Island in the Sun and Don’t Let Go. And the attached interviews are interesting too.
The best track of the sessions is easily Don’t Let Go. I was a fan of the Green version, but they’ve been playing it differently- changing the key of the song and adding a synth line. It was already an energy-packed song, but they’re just great on the Sessions version. It’s also nice to have an “officially recorded” new version of the song.
Something else: Last week, I saw Pride and Prejudice. Wrote about it for the Morning Toast.
Now that was interesting
More Lost thoughts. “Another 48 Days”
Cheers and Tears
Okay, cheezy title aside….
-Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez for winning the 2005 American League MVP award. Postseason aside (and he wasn’t the worst offender in that five-game stretch), A-Rod carried this team throughout the season. People are saying that he was the reason they lost the ALDS, but I say if it wasn’t for A-Rods performance from April-September, the Yankees wouldn’t have even been in the post season.
I shell out about $130 every year for the Extra Innings package from my cable company. Usually, it’s barely worth the price. But days like today make me glad to get it as I get to watch Rodriguez play on a day-to-day basis. I have a feeling he’s one of those players that I’ll be talking about like my father talks about Mickey Mantle.
Well, along with Jeter and Mo Rivera.
-My condolences to the family and friends of wrestler Eddy Guerrero. Guerrero was one of those special talents, great to watch in the ring, and while never the top guy in the industry, beginning with his entrance into the WWF, he was always one of my favorite guys to watch. One of the best moments in wrestling ever was this:
from WrestleMania XX, where both Guerrero and Benoit walked off champions. While both reigns were cut short, it was a well-deserved moment for two guys who have always been under-appreciated.
Rest in Peace, Eddy.
-And this happened last month, but I just found out that Nipsey Russell died. I never really saw anything outside of his appearances on Conan and re-runs on the Game Show Network, but he made me laugh. And he always seemed to be having a good time on the Match Game. RIP Nipsey.
One night in Bangkok….
From http://www.local6.com/news/5322040/detail.html:
Members of a Thai transvestite gang have confessed to hiding strong sedatives in their mouths and spitting them down the throats of victims during deep kissing. Then they rob the drugged tourists.
Guess that takes care of those who get their kicks above the waistline!
Watch out Murray!!
Another one down
Lost is back!
when you are sealed in the voting cubicle, vote for me, Senator Ka… Bob Dole
So today is Election Day.
Go out and vote.
I’m kind of supposed to say that.
I’m just glad it’s almost over. With what I have to do, I’ll be really glad when it’s over.
A few things bug me about this time of year:
-What’s with the yahoos who stand around on-ramps and intersections waving signs for candidates? Do they really think I’m going to vote for candidate Lipschitz just because I saw a bunch of people waving a sign of his as I was fighting traffic on my way home? Politicans definitely need to give voters more credit.
-Another thing I don’t like it the calls. In the past four days, I’ve gotten about 12 recorded phone calls, some from the same candidate. This just annoys me. And some times they’re not from a local candiate, but from a “famous” person, whose opinion should “matter to me.” I’ve gotten messages from John Glenn, Sherrod Brown and John Edwards (not the psychic guy, but the failed vice presidential candidate who didn’t know when to give up). Of these three, Edwards particularly annoys me- and it’s not much better when you have to hear his voice over the phone.
But I was also disappointed by the calls from Glenn and Brown, both of whom (in seperate calls) urged me to “end the culture of corruption in Columbus.” Both of them should know better- especially because:
a) they fought against similar proposals when their party was in power
b) these issues don’t have anything to do with “corruption,” but trying to make up for the fact that they’re not happy with the way the last few elections have turned out
It really frustrates me how stupid they think we are.
Anyway, that’s enough political talk for me. This political moment was brought to you for the King Tom for King Kingatorial Committee.
By the way, I never thought Rivers would do an interview with Elle Girl magazine, but:
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I did it for the cookie
I’m a regular at my local Red Cross. Maybe I should have started off by saying that I give blood regularly. Saying “I’m a regular at my local Red Cross” makes me sound like some junkie vampire.
Anyway, they like me there. I have good veins and I bleed quickly. And as tough as the whole needle-in-the-arm thing is, I go as often as I can. For the most part, the people there are nice. But there’s this one guy, who staffs the cookie and juice area who’s kind of pushy.
I’m sure he means well, but he tries forcing you into setting an appointment that day for some future date. And after that, he has to tell you about his Corvette. The usual conversation goes something like this:
Him: “Let me show you my car….See? There it is! That grey car”
Me: “Yeah…”
Him: “That’s a Corvette, you know”
Me: “Oh..the lights on the back”
Him: “It’s five years old- only has 40,000 miles”
Me: “Really?”
Him: “Well, I only drive it when the weather’s nice….Leather interior….not a scratch”
And he goes on and on. And it’s the same conversation every single time. So today, I figured I’d see if I could make it interesting:
Him: “Let me show you my car…See? There it is! That grey car”
Me: “That corvette over there?”
Him: “Oh yes! You like corvettes?”
Me: “Um…my ex-stepfather had one” (true statement)
Him: “Really? Lucky man!”
Me: “He tried running me over with it once “(not-so-true statement)
Him: “Well, mine’s five years old- only has 40,000 miles…I only drive it when the weather’s nice….Leather interior….not a scratch”
Nice to know he sticks to the script. At that point, I left with my cookies.