this link is inspired only by something much more difficult to swallow, click through the next link to see vat I mean.
Everyone should check out Brad's Blog at trentontakes.blogspot.com
2008/12/08
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Can I just say that there was a time when Mike Myers was on top of the world?
A couple quick thoughts:
-Lyndon B. Johnson was a great man (non-seq)
-Let's blow up the Chinese Basketball Association
-Chinese Democracy is real, hahahahahahahahaha, me so hungy.
A couple quick thoughts:
-Lyndon B. Johnson was a great man (non-seq)
-Let's blow up the Chinese Basketball Association
-Chinese Democracy is real, hahahahahahahahaha, me so hungy.
Update
Getting away from the dirty provincial capital over the long weekend was a real pleasure; Córdoba is kind of a piece of shit town itself, nobody picks up after their dogs, but what are you gonna do?
Banagher is an "Irish Pub" located a short walk outside of the center, where Theo, Pablo and myself enjoyed several delicious drinks consisting of blackberry liquer, red wine and coca-cola; I'm pretty sure there is a white, powdered equivalent of this drink that I nay cannot afford on a teacher's assistant salary.
There is a delicious dish known as a "plao" that consists of basmati rice, salad, falafel and sauce; best 3.50 euro I spent all weekend.
WHY HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN PHIL HARTMAN WORLD?!?!!? WHY?!?!?!
Banagher is an "Irish Pub" located a short walk outside of the center, where Theo, Pablo and myself enjoyed several delicious drinks consisting of blackberry liquer, red wine and coca-cola; I'm pretty sure there is a white, powdered equivalent of this drink that I nay cannot afford on a teacher's assistant salary.
There is a delicious dish known as a "plao" that consists of basmati rice, salad, falafel and sauce; best 3.50 euro I spent all weekend.
WHY HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN PHIL HARTMAN WORLD?!?!!? WHY?!?!?!
2008/12/06
Synagogue, New York
I think Jews are just about the funniest minority that ever was; except for every other minority group ever.
2008/12/04
2008/12/03
Fukhit
I put together a bunch of tracks in honor of Día de la constitución which falls on December 6th. That's right motherfuckers 30 years of spanish democracy; which means we can see more movies like this getting full blown releases:
Some Rhythm
Ok, I lied earlier. I didn't put together tracks in honor of the holiday. But perhaps you assholes who may read this from time to time would like to hear my quasi-demo tape. Why quasi you ask? One reason and one reason alone: there's no use in taking anything too seriously if you don't have to. With that in mind, it is my new found plan to adopt the word's of Allen Alda in Little Miss Sunshine. Anyhoo, here it is, my first real try at making music that doesn't elicit terrifying visions of Pablo Neruda shaking his taco booty.
Secret's out, J.A. Adande is the best basketball writer on the planet.Noone else has had the ingenuity to describe the Starbury saga as tragicomedy. Keep up the good work my man.
Some Rhythm
Ok, I lied earlier. I didn't put together tracks in honor of the holiday. But perhaps you assholes who may read this from time to time would like to hear my quasi-demo tape. Why quasi you ask? One reason and one reason alone: there's no use in taking anything too seriously if you don't have to. With that in mind, it is my new found plan to adopt the word's of Allen Alda in Little Miss Sunshine. Anyhoo, here it is, my first real try at making music that doesn't elicit terrifying visions of Pablo Neruda shaking his taco booty.
Secret's out, J.A. Adande is the best basketball writer on the planet.Noone else has had the ingenuity to describe the Starbury saga as tragicomedy. Keep up the good work my man.
2008/12/01
It's Hard to be a Saint in the City
I am terrible at this job, but perhaps you will all get a look at what an Oberlin education can do for a mediocre alum.
If the labrynth that is acquiring internet access can ever be exited, I promise to give away all my worldly possessions via the blog.
Love,
Al
If the labrynth that is acquiring internet access can ever be exited, I promise to give away all my worldly possessions via the blog.
Love,
Al
2008/11/23
2008/11/20
2008/11/19
2008/11/18
heroes and villains
The NBA is hard to come by in butt fuck Spain, so my thoughts are drifting ten years ago when a great hero came to the Meadowlands to spread joy and wealth:
Read about it here.
Read about it here.
2008/11/17
Best NYT Obama article I've seen in weeks
I think we should have wars be fought by leaders, but instead of killing each other with guns and knives and the like, they can just embarrass each other through brilliant pranks that are caught on film and the masses can vote on for the sake of popularity.
Ashton Kutcher and Pepe Jeans are harbingers for the death of many things.
I think we should have wars be fought by leaders, but instead of killing each other with guns and knives and the like, they can just embarrass each other through brilliant pranks that are caught on film and the masses can vote on for the sake of popularity.
Ashton Kutcher and Pepe Jeans are harbingers for the death of many things.
2008/11/15
Nina Simone
A sobering interview from 11 years ago between Nina Simone and some douchebag interviewer.
The only appropriate response I could find to the words of one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century was created in the early 2000's by the hip hop collective known as Dipset.
The only appropriate response I could find to the words of one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century was created in the early 2000's by the hip hop collective known as Dipset.
2008/11/14
Welsh Family Pigout!
That is too personal a statement for a blog title, but who reads this besides my mom anyway?
So moving on, here's that album that a special someone asked for by a certain band who is most certainly not from Barcelona.
IFB-WKHH?
So moving on, here's that album that a special someone asked for by a certain band who is most certainly not from Barcelona.
IFB-WKHH?
Rogue Wave
RW-DLV
Ryan Welsh,
I will do what you asked of me concerning that band who claims to be from Catalunya later today.
Obrigado
Ryan Welsh,
I will do what you asked of me concerning that band who claims to be from Catalunya later today.
Obrigado
2008/11/13
It was Mooney! (Paul)
Hi Mom!
So anyways, I'm headed to Portugal for the weekend, but I didn't want to dissapoint Kaitlin Barrer, so I'm leaving you all with something to listen to in the mean time.
As soon as it uploads, which might be a couple of months from now.
SG-BMF
Baron Davis is a GENIUS, Chris Bosh is my favorite player in the NBA.
2008/11/12
Ten Years After
The Blues is a funny genre in that no matter how much it changes, it can always be reduced to an incredibly simple formula. Electric Blues also abides by this rule; don't let those fuckers in the Black Keys fool you, ever since B.B. King and Howlin Wolf stepped onstage in Chicago shit has changed.
Alvin Lee, Lead Guitarist and Vocalist, of Ten Years After seems dutifully aware of this situation. Most critics regard the album Watt as mediocre at best, citing another album Cricklewood Green, as a more inventive and complete work of Electric Blues. Since we are all entitled to our own opinions on these matters, I thought I'd let you all decide for yourselves. So without futher hullabaloo, I present it to you.
W-TYA
p.s.-Love Handles are coming to a waist near you!
Alvin Lee, Lead Guitarist and Vocalist, of Ten Years After seems dutifully aware of this situation. Most critics regard the album Watt as mediocre at best, citing another album Cricklewood Green, as a more inventive and complete work of Electric Blues. Since we are all entitled to our own opinions on these matters, I thought I'd let you all decide for yourselves. So without futher hullabaloo, I present it to you.
W-TYA
p.s.-Love Handles are coming to a waist near you!
2008/11/11
Arthur
Maybe you really enjoyed watching PBS as a child; Mom and Dad were not willing to wash away your mind in the wild seas of basic cable packages, or for the lucky few with premium access, an eddy that would make Whoopi Goldberg blush.
Perhaps you have an utter fascination with television programs that never aired in the year 1969. You went to a 4 year university where, for a little while after the fact, you're wondering when you're ever gonna leave the womb. Is all vague writing just projections of the self? Don't worry yourself with these questions too much, who has the time to fool around when there are real CRISES out there to be solved!?!!? Wait, we can't solve them immediately, and there is crazy shit going down worldwide. Damn.
Might as well relax and take this for a spin;
TK-AOTFADOTBE
Perhaps you have an utter fascination with television programs that never aired in the year 1969. You went to a 4 year university where, for a little while after the fact, you're wondering when you're ever gonna leave the womb. Is all vague writing just projections of the self? Don't worry yourself with these questions too much, who has the time to fool around when there are real CRISES out there to be solved!?!!? Wait, we can't solve them immediately, and there is crazy shit going down worldwide. Damn.
Might as well relax and take this for a spin;
TK-AOTFADOTBE
2008/11/10
2008/11/09
Growth
Huelva has its fair share of problems; I'll "highlight" the seemingly worst aspect of living here, which is pollution.
There is a growing group of concerned citizens about the amount of runoff the factories are aloud to stream in to the local rivers; affecting the water supply, as well as damaging wildlife habitats.
With a team like Recreativo in town, it does seem like something is wrong with this place.
There is a growing group of concerned citizens about the amount of runoff the factories are aloud to stream in to the local rivers; affecting the water supply, as well as damaging wildlife habitats.
With a team like Recreativo in town, it does seem like something is wrong with this place.
An important moment in the history of bacon
Spain is a sea of Jamón y Queso
and I am bound to drizzown
There is no denying these
inevitabilities these days
Jamón York y Queso
Media Tostada
Reynault told me
that Vicky Christina Barcelona
Was a Stupid Movie
Maybe he´s on to something
My brain is no longer
malfunctioning
clarity, sweet clarity
Bo!
2008/11/07
The bigger they come
Ten Talking points:
-The Atlanta Hawks are looking good because of defense. Perhaps the influence of Randolph Morris cannot be ignored for too long; even if he has 3 DNP-CDs on the year.
-Aaron Brooks has real talent, and everyday I wish he could just be inserted in to the starting lineup and replace Rafer Alston.
-Puerto Rico has produced many fine NBA players over the years, but none of them have won NBA championships.
-Japan has produced one NBA player, and he was a pretty mediocre third string point guard.
-There was a ridiculous amount of jewery in the NBA back in the day.
-Spain is producing NBA players at an alarming rate; Casual masturbation to Ricky Rubio vids all day it seems.
-Has Eastern Europe hit its peak of NBA ready big men? Mile Ilic, who plays ok for the ACB squad Unicaja, just might miss his time in East Rutherford.
-Stanford produced less douchebag white-stars on the court than Duke has in the last 20 years, but that's not really saying all that much.
-This might just be the year that Amaré Stoudemire drops 60+ in a game.
-Greg Oden is gonna be ooook.
-The Atlanta Hawks are looking good because of defense. Perhaps the influence of Randolph Morris cannot be ignored for too long; even if he has 3 DNP-CDs on the year.
-Aaron Brooks has real talent, and everyday I wish he could just be inserted in to the starting lineup and replace Rafer Alston.
-Puerto Rico has produced many fine NBA players over the years, but none of them have won NBA championships.
-Japan has produced one NBA player, and he was a pretty mediocre third string point guard.
-There was a ridiculous amount of jewery in the NBA back in the day.
-Spain is producing NBA players at an alarming rate; Casual masturbation to Ricky Rubio vids all day it seems.
-Has Eastern Europe hit its peak of NBA ready big men? Mile Ilic, who plays ok for the ACB squad Unicaja, just might miss his time in East Rutherford.
-Stanford produced less douchebag white-stars on the court than Duke has in the last 20 years, but that's not really saying all that much.
-This might just be the year that Amaré Stoudemire drops 60+ in a game.
-Greg Oden is gonna be ooook.
2008/11/04
WHAT IS THAT YOU SAY!'!??!?
Iverson to Detroit; I feel like this is a trade that was speculated on two years ago when the Nuggets pulled the trigger as well. Imagine, if you will, Billups and Mcdyess in Philly with Brand, Iguadola, Thaddeus Young, and Lou Williams. Damn, Ed Stefanski, you're still doing a good job.
In other news, it turns out there is an election today. So if you haven't voted, then we have a problem. In other news, civil society is due to replace government any day now. If you are all having problems coping with the economy and other crises of self, I suggest you rent the movie King of the Hill; while unrelated to the Mike Judd serial cartoon, it offers an intriguing glimpse at life during the great depression for a middle class family.
I watched the EuroLeague top 10 on ESPN.com and I think that the highlight package was designed to make it seem like the NBA is light years ahead. The number 1 highlight was a guy from Maccabi Tel Aviv dunking uncontested off a decent dime from Carlos Arroyo; I think Matt Bonner has made more exciting plays than this, this worries me greatly.
Are MAcs becoming more vulnerable to online viruses? Let's do some reading!
Thanks about.com!
The teachers here at my school are all excited for the possiblity of an Obama White House. They seem him as being able to facilitate a dialogue between the US and abroad. Can he succeed in the same way with the American people? I think so!
Two takeaway lessons from the election:
-Sound Bytes are a thorn in any aspiring politicians side, but finally great speeches are making a comeback!
-Pick your issue, just make sure to define it.
In other news, it turns out there is an election today. So if you haven't voted, then we have a problem. In other news, civil society is due to replace government any day now. If you are all having problems coping with the economy and other crises of self, I suggest you rent the movie King of the Hill; while unrelated to the Mike Judd serial cartoon, it offers an intriguing glimpse at life during the great depression for a middle class family.
I watched the EuroLeague top 10 on ESPN.com and I think that the highlight package was designed to make it seem like the NBA is light years ahead. The number 1 highlight was a guy from Maccabi Tel Aviv dunking uncontested off a decent dime from Carlos Arroyo; I think Matt Bonner has made more exciting plays than this, this worries me greatly.
Are MAcs becoming more vulnerable to online viruses? Let's do some reading!
Thanks about.com!
The teachers here at my school are all excited for the possiblity of an Obama White House. They seem him as being able to facilitate a dialogue between the US and abroad. Can he succeed in the same way with the American people? I think so!
Two takeaway lessons from the election:
-Sound Bytes are a thorn in any aspiring politicians side, but finally great speeches are making a comeback!
-Pick your issue, just make sure to define it.
2008/11/03
I need one of these.
Here are some things that everyone should know about Huelva:
-Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney came here back in the day and erected dozens of sculptures around the city.
-The East Side is where the action is.
-There is an old man who lives in a shack under a highway overpass named, el portugés, who sells bikes, but it is unclear when he will have a bike for you. He will happily demonstrate with a magnet that he only sells frames made out of quality alloys.
-There is a nightclub called FAma, where I have yet to go, because I cannot bring myself to stay up late listening to music that is popular here.
-We had a party on Halloween, it was a great success.
Here are some things that everyone should know about Huelva:
-Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney came here back in the day and erected dozens of sculptures around the city.
-The East Side is where the action is.
-There is an old man who lives in a shack under a highway overpass named, el portugés, who sells bikes, but it is unclear when he will have a bike for you. He will happily demonstrate with a magnet that he only sells frames made out of quality alloys.
-There is a nightclub called FAma, where I have yet to go, because I cannot bring myself to stay up late listening to music that is popular here.
-We had a party on Halloween, it was a great success.
lo cobro
If you've got time, learn to play tell me why by Neil Young.
Huelva has shitty nightlife, but pending a small excursion tonight, I may have found my bar of choice. STay tuned!
Huelva has shitty nightlife, but pending a small excursion tonight, I may have found my bar of choice. STay tuned!
2008/11/01
Dead Eye
JJ Reddick 0-8 from the field on the season.
Adam Morrison can rest a little easier at night.
Gerald Wallace, like Kevin Garnett before him, seems like an old man inside of an incredibly athletic young man's body.
Walter Hermman: Doesn't eat empanadas stateside, but prefers the NBA to the ACB one-hundo percent.
Hilton Armstrong dunked the ball several times today; the hill people of New Orleans embraced their back-up center's gall. I envision the Hornets trying to get Chandler as much rest as possible so that they can make and sustain a big push at the end of the season.
Greg Oden should smoke some weed like Bill Walton still probably does.
Rodney Harrison's career RIP; journalists can't take away the championships, try as they may with their creepy elfish hands.
Adam Morrison can rest a little easier at night.
Gerald Wallace, like Kevin Garnett before him, seems like an old man inside of an incredibly athletic young man's body.
Walter Hermman: Doesn't eat empanadas stateside, but prefers the NBA to the ACB one-hundo percent.
Hilton Armstrong dunked the ball several times today; the hill people of New Orleans embraced their back-up center's gall. I envision the Hornets trying to get Chandler as much rest as possible so that they can make and sustain a big push at the end of the season.
Greg Oden should smoke some weed like Bill Walton still probably does.
Rodney Harrison's career RIP; journalists can't take away the championships, try as they may with their creepy elfish hands.
2008/10/31
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Halloween
Halloween was conceived in the womb of The Mexican Día de los muertes with the seed of American consumerism. As the zygote took shape in the latter part of the 20th century, it became imperative that all children, and their parent's money, created some type of costume for parades, and the much hallybalooed trick-or-treat.
The night before Halloween is often referred to in circles of 13 year old boys as "mischief night"; an opportunity to TP your least favorite Spanish teacher's house, or perhaps to smoke crack in the back alleway of the old bowling alley.
Gay people love Halloween. So do old people. Coincidence? I think not.
Twenty-Somethings and their elder/younger ilk often get intoxicated to the point of public costume removal at various parties with various themes by which costumes are composed.
Spain loves halloween for all the same reasons America does, except that instead of Candy, people hand out anti-communist pamphlets, since that's all the old folks got left in this place!
Someone chug a jaeger bomb for me and my brethren...
The night before Halloween is often referred to in circles of 13 year old boys as "mischief night"; an opportunity to TP your least favorite Spanish teacher's house, or perhaps to smoke crack in the back alleway of the old bowling alley.
Gay people love Halloween. So do old people. Coincidence? I think not.
Twenty-Somethings and their elder/younger ilk often get intoxicated to the point of public costume removal at various parties with various themes by which costumes are composed.
Spain loves halloween for all the same reasons America does, except that instead of Candy, people hand out anti-communist pamphlets, since that's all the old folks got left in this place!
Someone chug a jaeger bomb for me and my brethren...
2008/10/30
NBA SEASON HAS BEGUN!
I will probably not catch a single game the entire season, since I don't have a TV and live in a booty ass part of Spain, but let me say these 5 things and then go teach kids English or something to that effect;
-J. O'neal says he 'feels good', and it shows. That drive where he threw down left handed was thought to be a thing of the past. Also, Bosh is my darkhorse all-nba first team pick.
-The Nets have a better record than the Sixers, for now.
-Damn...D'antoni is a genius. I expect Crawford to return to form before we know it.
-N.O. will win a butt-ton of games.
-Baby Bulls survived the terrible twos; this is going to be a great NBA year.
-J. O'neal says he 'feels good', and it shows. That drive where he threw down left handed was thought to be a thing of the past. Also, Bosh is my darkhorse all-nba first team pick.
-The Nets have a better record than the Sixers, for now.
-Damn...D'antoni is a genius. I expect Crawford to return to form before we know it.
-N.O. will win a butt-ton of games.
-Baby Bulls survived the terrible twos; this is going to be a great NBA year.
2008/10/29
Banking on a Myth
The word crisis is getting tossed around like an old Wilson Football in the parking lot of a Eagles game these days; it's not pretty. So, where the hell do we go from here? I can't help but think that we've all got to get up off our asses and do something, but what about the fearful 'pussies' that populate such a decidedly large portion of the population (myself included by writing these very words)? Is the army really such a bad thing? Yes. I heard from a friend recently that his older sister, armed with a Master's from Harvard's Divinity school, is looking for work as a secretary, and even then she's struggling to get hired. Qualifications don't really seem to mean shit, and all I see on the horizon is red, red, red. So are we in a crisis, or is it just that, for the youth of today, that we haven't been mobilized for a cause?
As the speed of information increases, over saturation will naturally follow. I'm not sure if this is a viable source of apathy among young people; our parent's generation may beg to differ, but if they can't figure out how to turn the fucking TV on, then they can't talk shit. There will always be insecure, egocentric fucks running around talking about as many things as they can fit inside their petty minds. To make things worse, there is no universal way of labeling someone as any of these things; one man's apathy is another man's herculean struggle. This is why we gotta drop the bullshit, and start making some real shit, all of us.
What this entails, as far as my hypocritical, narcissistic self is concerned, is not feeling so sorry for ourselves; historically we've got it really good, oh and don't we know it. Op-Eds have been flying hot off the presses for a good while now about America's chance to save the world through innovation. I think that is on point, and I recommend anyone to brush up on some Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Bob Herbert, and a certain Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman if they have the chance; that shit's free anyways.
So innovation can come in any shape or form imaginable (or perhaps not previously conceived). How about the sex toy industry? How about the need for a cigarette that has vitamins and minerals? How about films about the sex lives of insects? What's that, Isabella Rosselini has already innovated?
And now for something completely different:
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Do it because I'm a Phillies fan.
As the speed of information increases, over saturation will naturally follow. I'm not sure if this is a viable source of apathy among young people; our parent's generation may beg to differ, but if they can't figure out how to turn the fucking TV on, then they can't talk shit. There will always be insecure, egocentric fucks running around talking about as many things as they can fit inside their petty minds. To make things worse, there is no universal way of labeling someone as any of these things; one man's apathy is another man's herculean struggle. This is why we gotta drop the bullshit, and start making some real shit, all of us.
What this entails, as far as my hypocritical, narcissistic self is concerned, is not feeling so sorry for ourselves; historically we've got it really good, oh and don't we know it. Op-Eds have been flying hot off the presses for a good while now about America's chance to save the world through innovation. I think that is on point, and I recommend anyone to brush up on some Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Bob Herbert, and a certain Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman if they have the chance; that shit's free anyways.
So innovation can come in any shape or form imaginable (or perhaps not previously conceived). How about the sex toy industry? How about the need for a cigarette that has vitamins and minerals? How about films about the sex lives of insects? What's that, Isabella Rosselini has already innovated?
And now for something completely different:
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Do it because I'm a Phillies fan.
2008/10/28
2008/10/27
Churros Con Chocolate
Fried Dough: a Photo Essay
Caveat: Breakfast doesn't exist in Spain; at least as I have known it my whole life. Instead of a hearty meal from which one can find the energy to function, at least until lunch time has been usurped by fried dough, a coffee, or a piece of toast, sometimes with jam. You will be hard pressed to find anyone selling a dish like bacon and eggs, let alone a breakfast sandwich. Even icons of American fast-food dining like McDonald's and Burger King cater their menus to that of the native customs. Maybe I miss the burrito bar more and more every day, maybe the food here is also really good. But if the great war heroes of the golden age have taught me anything, it's that complaining about everything is the best way to stay alive, keeps the mind active.
Real World Update!: US has missiles aplenty.
Aside: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a great read, but don't sleep on the screen adaptation that stars Tim Roth (under appreciated), Gary Oldman (Masterful) and Richard Dreyfuss (closet genius)
I miss everybody.
Caveat: Breakfast doesn't exist in Spain; at least as I have known it my whole life. Instead of a hearty meal from which one can find the energy to function, at least until lunch time has been usurped by fried dough, a coffee, or a piece of toast, sometimes with jam. You will be hard pressed to find anyone selling a dish like bacon and eggs, let alone a breakfast sandwich. Even icons of American fast-food dining like McDonald's and Burger King cater their menus to that of the native customs. Maybe I miss the burrito bar more and more every day, maybe the food here is also really good. But if the great war heroes of the golden age have taught me anything, it's that complaining about everything is the best way to stay alive, keeps the mind active.
Real World Update!: US has missiles aplenty.
Aside: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a great read, but don't sleep on the screen adaptation that stars Tim Roth (under appreciated), Gary Oldman (Masterful) and Richard Dreyfuss (closet genius)
I miss everybody.
2008/10/22
2008/10/20
Better Dead than Never
In the search for happiness and understanding, many a man has lent an ear to hard science to find answers; prescription pills, deep-sea diving, everclear enemas, etc. Others opt look to mother nature for answers:
2008/10/17
B is for Barry Bonds
Kanye West's Graduation does not get better with repeated listens, save yourself the struggle of trying to crack his da vinci code of crass self-contentedness.
A for Alpharetta
Georgia is both a country and a State.
Southern Georgia has Russians to worry about
Western Georgia´'s got the KKK.
Southern Georgia has Russians to worry about
Western Georgia´'s got the KKK.
shingles
Tex Winter; I wanna write a book on this motherfucker. So, to get the ball rolling let's learn more about the man himself.
The Nitty-Gritty Basics
Something That You Reference All The Time Never Knowing Exactly What It Means (GOD)
There you have it, phase one in the Tex Winter project.
And while we're on the topic, Bill Simmons is the best sports writer on the internet, if not the world right now, especially when it comes to basketball.
Great Piece On Elgin Baylor
Every Clevelander feels ten times the pain of a Boston fan, but footnotes reign supreme (yes I posted this shit already)
The Nitty-Gritty Basics
Something That You Reference All The Time Never Knowing Exactly What It Means (GOD)
There you have it, phase one in the Tex Winter project.
And while we're on the topic, Bill Simmons is the best sports writer on the internet, if not the world right now, especially when it comes to basketball.
Great Piece On Elgin Baylor
Every Clevelander feels ten times the pain of a Boston fan, but footnotes reign supreme (yes I posted this shit already)
2008/10/14
Sickness
A recent bout with a somewhat serious illness has impeded my ability to post. Slack will be picked up in the coming days. Stay tuned, I love you all.
2008/10/06
Bill Simmons
Blatantly ripping off David Foster Wallace, too soon? Also, if you care to comment, who is your favorite author who uses footnotes? For my money it is jorge Luis borges, hands down the most clever in this regard, maybe I'm wrong.
Still an excellent read, even if Sox Nation Douchebaggery reaches appaling heights known only by cheeseheads, Cubs Fans and Phillies phans (yes I said it...)
But credit must be given where credit is due: Simmons is one of the titans of web-based sports writing, does that mean he swallows his children in fear of being usurped? You betcha.
Still an excellent read, even if Sox Nation Douchebaggery reaches appaling heights known only by cheeseheads, Cubs Fans and Phillies phans (yes I said it...)
But credit must be given where credit is due: Simmons is one of the titans of web-based sports writing, does that mean he swallows his children in fear of being usurped? You betcha.
SEvilla
Is a beautiful city. you must go if you have even a fleeting interest in the stereotypical spanish experience: Amazing Tapas, impromptu singing and dancing, strange art, stranger people, and tinto de verano.
my life is a beautiful pile of poop
my life is a beautiful pile of poop
school daze
the coconut banger's ball has officially commenced!¡
As if you needed another reason to vote for Obama...
REcreativo Huelva got their asses handed to them by Málaga. Damn.
As if you needed another reason to vote for Obama...
REcreativo Huelva got their asses handed to them by Málaga. Damn.
2008/09/29
Who is the sexiest team in the NBA? Is He Weird?
Sexiest NBA Free Agent: Matt Bonner: La Pelirroja
Sexiest team (Preseason)? I vote New Orleans Hornets:
Mo Peterson: Grainy Sexy
Chris Paul: I can imagine when he was at Wake Forest, many a college fan thought of CP3 too have an ego to this effect.
Cockknocking aside, Paul has that dedicated Christian fire that all fairweather fans can rally behind.
Tyson Chandler: Dominicano for life methinks
David West: Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That's a fact, Jack!)
Raphael is cool but crude (Gimme a break!)
Michaelangelo is a party dude (Party!)
Watch Here
Hilton Armstrong: Land Before Time Sexy
Devin Brown: Pharaoh Sexy
Rasual Butler: La Salle Explorer Sexy
Melvin Ely: B-Movie Star Sexy
Mike James: Just Happy to be here Sexy
Sean Marks: Sexiest man alive Sexy
Peja Stojakovic: Vlade's sexy dance partner
Julian Wright: Blessed by the Good Lord Sexy
There you have it
A rational explanation for how to correctly cheer for your hometown team if you're from the greater Gulf Area; unless you like the Rockets, Spurs, Magic, Heat, and/or the Memphis Grizzlies. Unfortunately only one can team can hold down the honor of sexiest team in the NBA.
Poooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww
Sexiest team (Preseason)? I vote New Orleans Hornets:
Mo Peterson: Grainy Sexy
Chris Paul: I can imagine when he was at Wake Forest, many a college fan thought of CP3 too have an ego to this effect.
Cockknocking aside, Paul has that dedicated Christian fire that all fairweather fans can rally behind.
Tyson Chandler: Dominicano for life methinks
David West: Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That's a fact, Jack!)
Raphael is cool but crude (Gimme a break!)
Michaelangelo is a party dude (Party!)
Watch Here
Hilton Armstrong: Land Before Time Sexy
Devin Brown: Pharaoh Sexy
Rasual Butler: La Salle Explorer Sexy
Melvin Ely: B-Movie Star Sexy
Mike James: Just Happy to be here Sexy
Sean Marks: Sexiest man alive Sexy
Peja Stojakovic: Vlade's sexy dance partner
Julian Wright: Blessed by the Good Lord Sexy
There you have it
A rational explanation for how to correctly cheer for your hometown team if you're from the greater Gulf Area; unless you like the Rockets, Spurs, Magic, Heat, and/or the Memphis Grizzlies. Unfortunately only one can team can hold down the honor of sexiest team in the NBA.
Poooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww
2008/09/28
I'm not Saying
With the first weekend drawing to a close here in Huelva, I have learned a smattering of life facts:
1) Huelva, both the city and the province, have a cancer rate per-capita that is 4 times higher than almost any other part of Europe.
2) Gypsies won't steal your things, necessarily, if you can prove to him that you are an even more random mixture of disparate cultural influences.
3)Euros are not dollars, they are like megabucks; as in they make you feel megabroke when you ain't got too many.
4)Spaniards get really familiar after they've been drinking; I'm talking men, not women.
5)Big Ups to Martin Raboteau
Outspaced-Super Furry Animals
1) Huelva, both the city and the province, have a cancer rate per-capita that is 4 times higher than almost any other part of Europe.
2) Gypsies won't steal your things, necessarily, if you can prove to him that you are an even more random mixture of disparate cultural influences.
3)Euros are not dollars, they are like megabucks; as in they make you feel megabroke when you ain't got too many.
4)Spaniards get really familiar after they've been drinking; I'm talking men, not women.
5)Big Ups to Martin Raboteau
Outspaced-Super Furry Animals
2008/09/27
RIP Paul Newman
Piso is huge, Venetians are chill.
Some Food for thought:
I'd let this motherfucker sell me random ass organic products any old day of the week.
Some Food for thought:
I'd let this motherfucker sell me random ass organic products any old day of the week.
2008/09/26
Hey Aqualón!
I'm pretty sure anyone, who's ever watched Anchorman, heard of Jethro (Jasha) Tull, or put two and two together has uttered that above phrase upon entering Huelva. The poshest ir de compras in Huelva is located right on the port; buttressing the Dior kiosk is the biggest Zara store mein eyes have ever seen. The Phone House employees looked sad and lonely, and gave me the eye, the brown eye, so I bukowskid her.
Huelva is hot, hot, hot! Everyday it gets up to 27 degrees Celcius, for all you that don't 'habla español', use the following math formula to get the equivalent in Fahrenheit; 9/5C+32=F or 5/9F-32=C.
Wowwie Wow Wow!
In other news, the Italianos speak the English better than the Spanish; which runs wholly counterintuitive to what us Americanos might imagine.
Drinking gazpacho out of a glass is ill.
Pressed Cheese Sandwiches are a delight.
It will be even nicer when I'm chilling in a piso (apt.)
not one
not two
but three album posts today coming up!
Huelva is hot, hot, hot! Everyday it gets up to 27 degrees Celcius, for all you that don't 'habla español', use the following math formula to get the equivalent in Fahrenheit; 9/5C+32=F or 5/9F-32=C.
Wowwie Wow Wow!
In other news, the Italianos speak the English better than the Spanish; which runs wholly counterintuitive to what us Americanos might imagine.
Drinking gazpacho out of a glass is ill.
Pressed Cheese Sandwiches are a delight.
It will be even nicer when I'm chilling in a piso (apt.)
not one
not two
but three album posts today coming up!
2008/09/25
bloWWW
jamón y queso
Dirty old Spanish men are the best people to sit in a corner, shithole bar with and talk about politics.
Q: What should we do about Bush?
A: Hang that motherfucker by his ankles in the town square.
Q: Mccain in office is a scary thought, don't you think?
A: Obama will win, then they'll assassinate him like his name was Bobby Kennedy.
Drinking Spanish beer with a Belgian is good for many reasons, here are 7:
1) I learned, at least according to my friend, that there are over 300 types of Bier in Belgium; there are local festivals where a pint can be sampled for 1 Euro.
2) We can wonder aloud why Turkish people love Vodka so.
3) Leffe used to be a micro brew, but in this modern age of mass prouction has seriously fallen off in terms of quality; Fake American beer snobs, myself included, you are officially on notice!
4) Belgian girls can be very pretty. The ones in Huelva...not so much. (his words)
5) We got free commemorative Cruzcampo glasses by asking nicely to some waitresses at a local bar.
6) We estimated that one bar had roughly 3,000 euros worth of ham hanging above their bar.
7) We felt each other from the inside, long and hard.
Nobody really reads this shit anyway; but if my folks are reading this, then ignore item 7, we all know that all the really gay shit goes down behind closed doors anyway.
Dirty old Spanish men are the best people to sit in a corner, shithole bar with and talk about politics.
Q: What should we do about Bush?
A: Hang that motherfucker by his ankles in the town square.
Q: Mccain in office is a scary thought, don't you think?
A: Obama will win, then they'll assassinate him like his name was Bobby Kennedy.
Drinking Spanish beer with a Belgian is good for many reasons, here are 7:
1) I learned, at least according to my friend, that there are over 300 types of Bier in Belgium; there are local festivals where a pint can be sampled for 1 Euro.
2) We can wonder aloud why Turkish people love Vodka so.
3) Leffe used to be a micro brew, but in this modern age of mass prouction has seriously fallen off in terms of quality; Fake American beer snobs, myself included, you are officially on notice!
4) Belgian girls can be very pretty. The ones in Huelva...not so much. (his words)
5) We got free commemorative Cruzcampo glasses by asking nicely to some waitresses at a local bar.
6) We estimated that one bar had roughly 3,000 euros worth of ham hanging above their bar.
7) We felt each other from the inside, long and hard.
Nobody really reads this shit anyway; but if my folks are reading this, then ignore item 7, we all know that all the really gay shit goes down behind closed doors anyway.
Louder Than Bombs
walking
Britons are OK with me.
Another full morning of walking around rather aimlessly. Toothpaste and a towel have very much been acquired. A mobile phone? No Dice. An apartment? I got phone numbers to call, but I can't do that until I get a phone. Funny place, this Spain.
Many new friends have been made already; Slovenian roomate is chill, Italians hold down the partying front, Turkish guy is humorous, another American named Alex who also enjoys the arts and hails from the tri-state area, even the perpetually fucked up German André knows a thing or two about having a good time.
Another full morning of walking around rather aimlessly. Toothpaste and a towel have very much been acquired. A mobile phone? No Dice. An apartment? I got phone numbers to call, but I can't do that until I get a phone. Funny place, this Spain.
Many new friends have been made already; Slovenian roomate is chill, Italians hold down the partying front, Turkish guy is humorous, another American named Alex who also enjoys the arts and hails from the tri-state area, even the perpetually fucked up German André knows a thing or two about having a good time.
2008/09/24
Idiot Wind
Wowwie Wow Wow.
Somedays, like it or not, you end up being completely inept. Today involved three specific goals: 1) Get to the hostel and orientated, perhaps meet people who I could find an apartment with, and rest up for partying most likely. 2) Buy a towel and some toothpaste. 3)Get a Spanish celly.
Item 1 was a great success; people are chill, it's an incredibly young city (many students), and chilling will be a frequent occurrence. After that my itinerary gets a bit dicey.
As I ambled about the city center, I must have came upon the same 5 cell phone stores a million times. None of them were PHONE HOUSE; the only provider that carries Happy Móvil (†), the only brand I will ever purchase from in Spain, because it has the best brand name appeal. (Why else directly link to it?)
Amid the moronic shuffle of not finding the damn place, I neglected to collect a razor, more toothpaste or a towel; I don't NEED any of these things yet, but I can still be disappointed.
Somedays, like it or not, you end up being completely inept. Today involved three specific goals: 1) Get to the hostel and orientated, perhaps meet people who I could find an apartment with, and rest up for partying most likely. 2) Buy a towel and some toothpaste. 3)Get a Spanish celly.
Item 1 was a great success; people are chill, it's an incredibly young city (many students), and chilling will be a frequent occurrence. After that my itinerary gets a bit dicey.
As I ambled about the city center, I must have came upon the same 5 cell phone stores a million times. None of them were PHONE HOUSE; the only provider that carries Happy Móvil (†), the only brand I will ever purchase from in Spain, because it has the best brand name appeal. (Why else directly link to it?)
Amid the moronic shuffle of not finding the damn place, I neglected to collect a razor, more toothpaste or a towel; I don't NEED any of these things yet, but I can still be disappointed.
2008/09/23
Real Spain for my Sham Friends
Oh shit, I am jetlagged and raggedy and slightly confused as to why Im taking a train, but worry not. Madrid is really beautiful and majestic. The Parque del Buen Retiro was such a treat, mosquito bites aside, I dont think Ive ever seen a park like it before. Palm trees happily seated next to aging connifers, more fountains than minnesota has got lakes, and some random glass structures that brought me to tears (That might be from the fact that everyone seems to smoke the most acrid tobacco they can get their hands on).
Another thing about this park is that there are workers EVERYWHERE. Maintenance is taken very seriously. Fashion is rather the opposite it seems.
I peed in public. Why you ask? Because I drank a 1.5 L bottle of water in about 10 mintues, then had a calamari sandwich and a coke, and after 2 hours of walking, had no choice.
once the interweb can be used in conjunction with my computer the posts will get much more nutrageous, until then, I love you all.
Another thing about this park is that there are workers EVERYWHERE. Maintenance is taken very seriously. Fashion is rather the opposite it seems.
I peed in public. Why you ask? Because I drank a 1.5 L bottle of water in about 10 mintues, then had a calamari sandwich and a coke, and after 2 hours of walking, had no choice.
once the interweb can be used in conjunction with my computer the posts will get much more nutrageous, until then, I love you all.
2008/09/20
2008/09/18
Ice Cream Castles
Morris Day and The Time
Just Dl this shit and get outta my face! Three more days stateside, so expect an explosion of uploads relating to kickass music.
ICC-MD&TT
Just Dl this shit and get outta my face! Three more days stateside, so expect an explosion of uploads relating to kickass music.
ICC-MD&TT
oh Tony Blair
T.B. was fantastic on the Daily Show, jarring and painful, just like it needed to be. Wow.
Super Furry Animals
Radiator; Better than I had ever remembered it being, but then again I used to listen to it before I smoked weed, or begin to ponder the possibility of making truly half decent recordings. Wow, this is a truly must listen to album.
SFA-RAYD8TR
SFA-RAYD8TR
2008/09/17
Endives
That band Animal Collective is becoming wildly popular among the young folks of the greater United States metropolitan collectives. They are really good, and their spin-off projects are also very listen worthy.
Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam
I was wondering earlier why nobody ever seems to talk about Super Furry Animals. You can read about them here (officially!), here (Wiki-style) and here.
Also,
Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam
I was wondering earlier why nobody ever seems to talk about Super Furry Animals. You can read about them here (officially!), here (Wiki-style) and here.
Also,
2008/09/16
2008/09/12
2008/09/10
2008/09/09
Boston Celtics
West Virginian Men's High School Basketball State Championships are a funny thing when your best friend gets ejected for excessive celebration after a dunk. Getting in a knife fight at a bar that ultimately results in being picked as the last pick in the first-round of what is pegged as one of the most intriguing draft classes of the new millennium might seem unfortunate at first, but looking back at the overall journey shows how it could not have happened any other way. Guys with high character tend to transmit their tendencies on to the troubled minds who fill up 12th, 13th and sometimes even starting roster spots. This is the Boston Celtics in 2009: Can a winning formula be improved upon? Is there such thing as a winning formula in sports? Will Bill Simmons find a new and amusing way to crush my soul?
With that in mind, I will pontificate the near future of your 2007-2008 NBA champs:
There is no reason Boston shouldn't win the Atlantic Division, handily, thereby giving them a good shot at pole position again for a serious playoff run.
Will their old core stay healthy enough all season?
-Many a sportswriter has taken issue with the erratic substitution "patterns" that Coach Rivers employs. I must agree; consistency cannot come from inconsistency. I think there is a good chance that the regular seasons comes up all roses for the C's this year, but the playoffs will be a different matter. Also, there will be less mercenaries showing up this time around, with guaranteed roster spots for Bill Walker and J.R. Giddens. The ghost of Scot Pollard just pawned his championship ring for a Rita's Water Ice.
Will the young players continue developing at such a high level?
-Everyone has been sleeping on the progress of Glen Davis; I, for one, think he is due for a great statistical season. What about our fine friend Tony Allen, another athletic, hard-working wing who will most likely work his way back in to the rotation. Rondo, while never entering the Paul/Williams PG debate, can continue to flash hardware and laugh all the way to the bank. Kendrick Perkins is entering his 5th season, yowza. The rookies, if healthy, should get a nice insulted, loving, ubuntu-infused environment by which to show their stuff. Gayness abounds.
Why is Boston so easily vilified?
-The oppressive waves of national advertising campaigns aimed at deifying KG and his cohorts that any regular NBA viewer was subject to had the opposite effect on most people I knew, not from New England. The only epic aspect to that title run was the way in which they gave games away to lesser teams. No matter what anyone says ATL had no business even trying to compete in that first series. It's easy to rally behind so many other NBA squads, for chrissakes I was cheering for the Lakers in June, anything is possible for non-Boston fans looking to reconcile the anger in their petty, jealous hearts.
Album of the Week:
B.B. King and Bobby "Blue" Bland
Together for the First Time
read about it here: and if anyone would like a copy let me know, I have to rip it off of vinyl.
With that in mind, I will pontificate the near future of your 2007-2008 NBA champs:
There is no reason Boston shouldn't win the Atlantic Division, handily, thereby giving them a good shot at pole position again for a serious playoff run.
Will their old core stay healthy enough all season?
-Many a sportswriter has taken issue with the erratic substitution "patterns" that Coach Rivers employs. I must agree; consistency cannot come from inconsistency. I think there is a good chance that the regular seasons comes up all roses for the C's this year, but the playoffs will be a different matter. Also, there will be less mercenaries showing up this time around, with guaranteed roster spots for Bill Walker and J.R. Giddens. The ghost of Scot Pollard just pawned his championship ring for a Rita's Water Ice.
Will the young players continue developing at such a high level?
-Everyone has been sleeping on the progress of Glen Davis; I, for one, think he is due for a great statistical season. What about our fine friend Tony Allen, another athletic, hard-working wing who will most likely work his way back in to the rotation. Rondo, while never entering the Paul/Williams PG debate, can continue to flash hardware and laugh all the way to the bank. Kendrick Perkins is entering his 5th season, yowza. The rookies, if healthy, should get a nice insulted, loving, ubuntu-infused environment by which to show their stuff. Gayness abounds.
Why is Boston so easily vilified?
-The oppressive waves of national advertising campaigns aimed at deifying KG and his cohorts that any regular NBA viewer was subject to had the opposite effect on most people I knew, not from New England. The only epic aspect to that title run was the way in which they gave games away to lesser teams. No matter what anyone says ATL had no business even trying to compete in that first series. It's easy to rally behind so many other NBA squads, for chrissakes I was cheering for the Lakers in June, anything is possible for non-Boston fans looking to reconcile the anger in their petty, jealous hearts.
Album of the Week:
B.B. King and Bobby "Blue" Bland
Together for the First Time
read about it here: and if anyone would like a copy let me know, I have to rip it off of vinyl.
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