America’s Team Makes the playoffs
Posted in Sports, tagged NFL, Washington Redskins on December 30, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’m pretty sure that the Redskins are America’s team.
It is the capitol of America.
Way to go, America! Redskins!
Archive for December, 2007
FunFranFacts!
Posted in Raleigh, tagged my mom's better than your mom., true stories on December 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
What do you want to know about Fran?
She’s a dead shot. Or at least can kill you dead with a shot (even if you’re a harmless mommy bird protecting her young). She shows no mercy.
She can really light up a party. Literally. Set other people’s houses ablaze. She will show no remorse, just giggle and [...]
What does your world look like?
Posted in Austin, tagged messy desk on December 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
‘Cause mine needs a thorough scrubbin’!
Daily Show and Colbert Report to return.
Posted in Knews? on December 21, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m sure Comedy Central is forcing their hands and I’m not sure how good these shows will be without their writers but, selfishly, I’m glad they’re coming back.
They summed it up in a joint statement, Stewart and Colbert said: “We would like to return to work with our writers. If we cannot, we would like [...]
I’m not one for the gossip rags, but…
Posted in Internets, tagged headlines, presidential election on December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Sheesh!
Reading the entirety of the National Enquirer article does make it seem a little suspect. John Edwards’ staffer is claiming to have fathered this baby. Okay. But if that married man with a family had fathered the child, would his wife let him move that adulter-ator into the neighborhood and have dinner with him? Uh-Uh. No, [...]
We just called ‘em keggers.
Posted in Holidays, tagged Holidays, Japanamania, traditions on December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
I cannot believe that someone so close to me worked for a Japanese company and failed to mention this holiday tradition. It’s Brillz, people!
Bonenkai is a “forget the year” gathering. The aim is quite simple and straightforward - to help you forget the unpleasantness of the the year.
What does this entail? Do you write your troubles down on strips [...]
Ahhh. Good Old Fashioned Sibling Rivalry.
Posted in Knews?, tagged craptastic, in the news on December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
In the “I want to be famous too!” category: Britney Spear’s 16 year old sister is pregnant.
The competition is heating up, y’all. I seem to remember a gum-smacking Britney telling Matt Lauer she was poor white trash. Don’t worry, honey, we believe you. You can stop trying so hard now. You can put the gunrack [...]
Texas-sized Garbage Island- Your Subtelty Isn’t Lost On Me.
Posted in Internets, Knews?, tagged floating garbage island, graphics garbage, in the news, pictures on December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
We’ve all heard the rumors of the Texas sized (or twice the size of Texas, depending on who’s reportage you’re listening to) pile of trash floating in the Pacific. The scuttlebutt is that it is hanging out somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii; How come there are no pictures of it? I would think it [...]
Advertising is absurd. Part 1.
Posted in Advertising, tagged taglines, the ad game is for suckers! on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Take a look at this image (taglines, below). This is all of the taglines we came up with for the Audi pitch when I worked at McKinney. Well, we didn’t win. Maybe we needed a few more tagline ideas?
Taglines
Good Lord! That is a lot of guitars.
Posted in Rock Gear, tagged fender, Gear, gibson, gretsch, guitars revies on December 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Welcome to the pinnacle of guitar nerd-dom. The following is a list of every guitar I have ever owned (off the top of my head, I may be missing a few). Trust me, I could go in to a lot more detail, but I’m afraid I’d be creating a black hole in the web with [...]
Embrace Your Inner Geek - Or the One Closest to You
Posted in Happiness Is, tagged compare/contrast, words on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My sister and my dad have an opportunity to use words like kludge (pronounced: ‘klooge’ 
in thier workaday world. They say things like, “I don’t have enough disc space for that,” when referring to their personal free time. Ahem. Geek-y!
I find occasion to use the words ‘tontine’ and ‘antepentultimate’ - because I sit around talking about television (an episode of [...]
Uh, Dad? This One’s for You.
Posted in Knews?, tagged Moderation, Who knews on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A pint of beer is better for you after a workout than water, say scientists
Yes. If you wait long enough scientists will support any cockamamie theory you want them to.
Ch..Ch..Check Check ‘Em Out!
Posted in Internets, tagged cats, pets, Wastes of time on December 18, 2007 | No Comments »
We’re not really breaking new ground here but in case you haven’t seen the internet sensation that is LolCats, there are pleny of sites devoted to it. Hey, deep down people dothink cats are cute. And, we do have a base need to anthropomorphize the animals around us. So these sites do satisfy a deep craving.
Seriously, [...]
Worst Band Names of 2007
Posted in Bands, Best Of, Lists of Fury, tagged Best of 2007, lists, Worst of 2007 on December 17, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Throughout the year, the AV Club keeps track of some of the dumbest band names they come across and at the end of the year they let us in on what made the rather puerile list.
Some of my favorites include:
Garrison Killer. - It’s a play on a name that mostly your grandparents will recognize. Not the way [...]
Tin Man
Posted in Reviews, Television on December 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A few thoughts on SciFi’s mini series Tin Man that I just got around to watching last night (4 hours of tv takes less than 3 hours thanks to DVR! Thanks, DVR); it bears mentioning that the dialogue was really clunky at times and you may have to have an understanding of Zooey Deschanel’s acting [...]
Really, Clive? Really? Again?
Posted in Reviews on December 16, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I like to read crap. Books that are the equivalent of watching a spectacular summer-time action/adventure blockbuster, but hopefully done really well. And Clive Cussler fits the bill. Although he has a few different series, I’ve basically stuck to the Dirk Pitt stories for a few reasons:
1. I like Dirk as a character. Besides his [...]
My Sister, the Genius
Posted in Holidays, tagged good ideas, holiday parties on December 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My ingenious sister had her Christmas party last week. “Having a Christmas party, that is smart but, I wouldn’t call it ingenious,” you say. Well, having the party wasn’t the genius part of it. The genius lies within the fact that she set up little craft stations throughout her house for people to make their [...]
You People Don’t listen!
Posted in Reviews, Television, tagged Best Of, BritComs, Richard Ayoade on December 15, 2007 | No Comments »
I told you people to watch Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace when it was airing on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim but you didn’t and sadly, now it has run its course.
The show is about horror writer Garth Marenghi who (along with his publisher) stars in the tv series based on his own works. They also produce and direct. [...]
I have a PatrolKitty, and yoooouuu Don’t!
Posted in Austin, tagged cats, pets on December 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Here in Austin we have a friendly little kitten that patrols our yard. It is true that she is quite skittish and does not protect us from intruders through our back gate at 4am (a story for another day), but she probably would let us know if there were a wayward chipmink nearby.
I have since [...]
Don’t like the Name?
Posted in Internets, tagged Blogging on December 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here are some other blog names we would have considered:
Talk turkey to me
NutCrackers
V for Eat It!
Flabberghosted
Friends with words
There is no I in blog
CheesySaltines
Tomatoes are rad!
Hoard of the Manor or Hoard Games (or some other hoarding type pun).
StopBossin’
Don’t Yell at the Help. (my personal favorite, might promote it to tagline, thoughts?)
Smorgasblog (taken)
OurQuagmire
Feel free to use any [...]
