Interests

I've been a fan of Conan for a while now.  I got to thinking the other day about how much I don't have in common with him, except that we're both barbarians.  CROM...

Album Review

The new Eyehategod came out on Tuesday.  The album is called "Eyehategod".  1st new album in 14 years.  Their drummer died not too long ago.  They have a different dude playing with them now, I guess... Anyway, I think the album is pretty good.  I felt tough listening to it while I stood in the rain this morning waiting for a bus that didn't show up.  A lot of buses drove past, just not mine. (LC)

Beauty

Alexander Skarsgard is a very attractive and charismatic man.  I can't seem to take my eyes off him whether it's True Blood, Generation Kill, or a Lady Gaga video.  Google him if you don't know who he is.  The man has a presence... that doesn't mean I want him to kiss me or pinch my butt.  I'm just sayin'. (LC)

New Band Name

New band name: "The Big Stink".  I'm willing to part with it for 10 bucks. (LC)

Radio sells music

I was listening to my old friend/co-worker/roomie B-RUSH during his radio show for Radio Boise online (google it).  His vocal delivery is really cool.  Anyway, he played some great tunes.  I ended up buying some music that he played right afterward.  I picked up Agalloch-The Serpent & the Sphere (see review), Floor-Oblation, Swans-To Be Kind.  All 3 are great!  Maybe I'll write more reviews later.  These are bands I already like, but hadn't heard their new albums.  B-RUSH reminded me to pick them up.  Props. (LC)

Junior High

I can't remember if I've posted this yet.  When I was in 8th grade, I had this poster on my wall:

I thought it was badass, but my mom didn't.  I wish I still had it.  (LC)

Album review

Agalloch-The Serpent & the Sphere just came out and sounds a lot like the rest of their stuff.  You should hear it because it sounds pretty darn good.  It would be a good idea to pay for it if you decide to pick it up.  (LC)

Fashion.

KY's mom bought me a couple of plaid shirts a few days ago.  I don't know.  Maybe she doesn't like how I dress.  Anyway, they're nice, they fit well, and I'm very grateful for them.  I put one on for work the other day and I said to KY that I looked like an Emo throwback.  Then I put on my zip-up hoodie and said that "Now I really look Emo."  You know whay KY said?  She said: "You look like a f#@&ing dork."  Hrmm.  I guess I should appreciate her honesty.  On a similar note, oh boy did Emo take a turn in fashion.  Plaid shirts and dorky glasses to eyeliner and goth crap?  Kinda strange. (LC)

Education

I can't almost stand it when someone says: "Educate yourself."  Who is this person telling me to educate myself?  Technically, I'm educated.  I have a college degree, kinda.   Am I supposed to educate myself on what they think I should educate myself about?  Why do I have to do it? Why can he or she just do it?  Tell me about it, give me some literature. Know what I mean?  And frankly, what if I just don't care?  I could go all day on this so I'll make this short. I think telling someone to "educate yourself" is rude, disrespectful, lazy, condescending, and ignorant.

The Grinch

You know, I've grown to be annoyed by little kids (or anyone for that matter),  drawing on the sidewalk.  I mean, it doesn't belong to them. (LC)

Today

Today is a winner.  I didn't lose my piece of paper with my notes for this blog. (LC)

Holidays

I think it's silly when dudes dress up as "sexy" women for Halloween.  I have hard time taking them seriously.  (LC)

A little self-reflection

I am a locust.  Metaphorically speaking.  Not like the band.  And not like Kafka. That would be metamorphically speaking.  And rather, a beetle.  Not a beatle. (LC)

Just the facts

So, I was told today that Uranus is a "gas giant".  Ok, tell me something I don't already know. (Oh snap!). (LC)

Applications

I hate that that part of interviews where the interviewer says: "Tell about yourself."  I have decided that from now on I will respond with:  "I'm an accident that already happened."  They can take that however they want.  I plan to take it to the bank. (LC)

Science Fact.

Light.  It travels very, very fast. (LC)

Destiny

I came up with a whole list of new insights while at work today.  I intended on posting them on this blog here.  I wrote them down and stuck the paper in my back pocket.  The paper is gone. I lost it somewhere.  It probably fell out during my bus ride home.  Now, some joker picking up litter probably read it and did one of 2 things: #1. the joker could have said to himself (assuming that it's a dude picking up litter): "This is dumb." Then threw it away.  #2. the joker said:  "Wow!  This stuff is great!" Then went and posted it on his blog.  I don't really believe in fate, but you lose this time.  Sorry.  (LC)

Fight Review

So Floyd "Money" Mayweather fought Marcos Maidana last night.  Not knowing too much about Maidana (other than ko'ing Adrien Broner, which was a big deal.  seriously),  I was pretty sure Money was going to walk away with this one.  C'mon, he went into this one with a record of 45-0.  That's right.  No losses.  What was Maidana gonna bring that the pound-for-pound king wouldn't be able to handle?...Well, Floyd is now 46-0.  But DAYUM, did Maidana bring it last night.  He made sure Floyd had to fight rather than dodging punches and connecting a jab that he's been doing a lot as of late.  It was a great fight and I hope it happens again.  Now, Mayweather's walkouts are generally an entertaining spectacle.  He had the usual walkout people with him.  He had his cornermen, Lil Wayne, and (I think, but not 100%) Bieber.  This time though, he had a bunch of circus performers, as well.  You know, there were jugglers and dancers and all that b.s.  It was entertaining.  Here's a quick pick of Money and crew:

Here's the thing:  That is definitely Lil Wayne, but I can't tell if that's the real Bieber or one of those girl impersonators.  I guess that's a popular thing now.  (For the record, I have no problem with that whatsoever.)  Bieber has walked out with Money in the past, I know that.  I just couldn't tell if that was really him last night.  That is all.
Anyway, the rest of the main card was good.  All went the distance.  The guys that were supposed to win, won.  I like that kid Amir Khan, even though he's kind of a dirty fighter.  Broner got back on the winning track. During the in-ring post-fight interview, Broner declared that he is a CAN fighter.  He's an "AfriCAN who just beat the f@*! out of a MexiCAN" (yeah, real classy).  Well, you gotta do something to draw attention these days, even if it comes across seeming explicitly racist.  Oh well, Progress: 1 step forward, 2 steps back...Love won his fight against someone I can't remember his name (google it).  Love almost got knocked the F out, but came back and took control.  Well, there's my review.  Oh, I guess there was a riot at MGM after that.  Many claim they heard gun shots... I hate to admit it, but I can't wait for the next Floyd Money Mayweather fight.

Marketing

I just saw an advertisement for Hershey Spreads.  Is that like having the Hershey Squirts except you've been sitting in it?...Ew, GROSS! (LC)

About Me

I get irritated easily. (LC)

Weather post

I used to like it when the weather's nice.  I think I'm over it now.  Everyone goes outside when it's nice.  People get in the way of each other, doin' their own thang, steppin' out in front of moving vehicles.  Someone goes a little overboard on the pot brownies.  The firetrucks show up.  Then the ambulances show up.  Then the cops show up.  Now nobody is having a good time.  Here's some advice for when the weather's nice:  Stay home.  You'll just get in the way.  I wish I could say that I like it when it's rainy because there's less people standing in the middle of the sidewalk.  yes, there are less people.  But then the umbrellas come out.  I hate umbrellas.  Umbrellas are a huge waste of space.  Very intrusive on the non-umbrella users.  They cover 3 times the space the umbrella-user actually needs.  Then umbrella users decide to walk side by side, which takes up a large amount sidewalk real estate and become very hard to maneuver around.  Every time it rains, I almost lose an eye because umbrella-users are oblivious.  I get so mad, I could swear.  Here's some more advice:  Buy a raincoat with a hood.  What?  It'll mess up your hair?  Simple.  Buy a comb. I'm out. (LC)

Fashion

You wanna know why I don't wear tight pants?  'Cause the last thing this world needs is another fat man in tight pants. (LC)

I never...

I have not seen that one show called "The O.C."  Any good? (LC)

Dorkin'!

This one time, I was talking to a dude and I mentioned that I had never played Dungeons and Dragons, but I would like to try it. He told me that Dungeons and Dragons was for dorks. Not too much later, I found out he was a big fan of Insane Clown Posse. I know for a fact that he has donned clown paint more than once. 15 years later, I still have yet to play a single game of Dungeons and Dragons. BOOYAH.(LC)

Candy Review

After years of looking, I finally found some more:

It has been a while. You still taste terrible, but for some reason, I can finally appreciate your nuances. Maybe I've grown into it. It's old-timer candy. (LC)

Imagine...

What if Yoda is Kermit the Frog's great-uncle. I mean, they're both green...they both have a hand up their ass... Sorry, just riffin'. (LC)

Since we're on the subject...

Me and a buddy of mine got thinking about the AMC shows and how some of them have a debriefing talk show after each episode. You know how there was a "Talking Bad" that aired after each episode of "Breaking Bad". And there's "Talking Dead" for "The Walking Dead". My buddy and I were wondering why there isn't one of those shows for "Game Of Arms". It could be "Talking Arms". I don't know. Maybe that show isn't popular enough. But what about "Mad Men"? That is one of the most popular shows for the network. Why don't they have a talk show called "Talking Men"? just wondering. (LC)

T.V. show review

"Game Of Arms" is a new show on AMC. It's about arm wrestling. I can't put my finger on what I really like about it because sometimes the show can be a little over the top. I guess you have to hand it to the production team for telling a gripping story. It gets a thumbs-up from me. (LC)

A great weekend for fights

It's no secret that I enjoy watching combat sports, and I was a pig in shit last weekend.   Here are some of the highlights:

Big Country KO'd Big Nog out stiff at the UFC in Abu Dhabi on Friday morning.

It was a good win for Roy Nelson. I'm a fan of both guys, so it was sad to see a legend like Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira get knocked out like that. I think it may be time he hangs the gloves up...

Like another legend Vladimir Matyushenko did Friday night after getting submitted by an unlikely Joey Beltran on the Bellator card. Matyushenko left his gloves in the cage. "The Janitor" is 43 years old and looked every bit of it Friday night. For as slow as he looked, I scored rounds 1 & 2 for him, though. Round 3 was when he appeared to run out of gas and Beltran choked him for the tap. That wouldn't have happened even 2 years ago, so it was time.

Glory Kickboxing was on Saturday night. Tyrone Spong, the man who many consider the pound-for-pound best kickboxer...well, until Saturday night, wrapped his shin around Gokhan Saki's knee. That was a bummer. I guess he won't be kicking again for a while...

It's almost exactly what happened Anderson Silva back in December when his kick was checked by Chris Weidman's knee. Shins are not supposed to bend like that. On a side note: that kick check with the knee technique has been dubbed "The Destruction" by Weidman's trainer Ray Longo. Well, "The Destruction" is very effective.

Probably the best fight of the weekend was the Manny Pacquiao/Timothy Bradley rematch. It was a great 12-round bout that had Pacquiao get the unanimous decision.
PacMan may owe a lot to his mother, though. People have said she may have cast a hex on Bradley during the match. I won't speculate, so check it out for yourself. This was my favorite part of the weekend: (LC)

Squatch Hunting

I've been thinking about Squatchin' a lot lately. I'm thinking that going Squatchin could land you behind bars in a big way. Hunting endangered species is a felony offense, and you're not going to tell theses pups ain't endangered. Clearly they are cause nobody can find one. Therefore these TV shows that glorify the hunting should be outlawed. You don't see an A&E show about Rhino hunting do ya?

(Bug)