Chefs are Fucking Crazy

August 27, 2008 -- Tags: Chefs, Evil, Fucking Crazy, Restaurants, Satan

My two favorite food shows have one thing in common. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations has a disclaimer after every commercial break that warns that the show is for mature audiences only. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares is rated TV-MA. Why? Because the chefs on these shows are fucking crazy.
Ramsay [...]

Kong

August 22, 2008 -- Tags: Competition, Donkey Kong, Friendship, Recommended-Movies

Donkey Kong. Its objective is clear to any human being that sees it: Propel your mustache-faced man up the ladders to save the lady. An ape will throw barrels at you in an attempt to foil you. It is encoded in our DNA that apes are dangerous creatures, especially when [...]

No More Subtlety

August 21, 2008 -- Tags: Best Buy, Generation Kill, Recommended Television, War, Writing

So I noticed that Best Buy has a new slogan: “You, Happier.” Come in here, buy something, and you will be happier. It’s sweet yet ominous.
It takes a lot of balls to make this your corporate slogan. Imagine the irate father of two who screams his head off at a [...]

Notes on the Olympics / Flawless White

August 20, 2008 -- Tags: Diversity, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Om nom nom, White

What I love about America in the Olympics: Whenever a foreign nation fields a team sport, all their players are the same ethnicity. But whenever America fields a team, our players are from all over the color spectrum.
That’s awesome.

One thing I like to say about diversity is that it creates [...]

Unholy

August 19, 2008 -- Tags: Bachelor Party, Fuck Yeah, Recommended Foods, Vegas

In a couple of weeks we’re heading to Vegas for a buddy’s bachelor party.

Aside: I once visited Dartmouth College. This is where Beer Pong was invented. A friend there told me that the reason why the frat scene is so wild is because Animal House was shot there, and there are [...]

It’s a Trap

August 15, 2008 -- Tags: I Have a Bad Feeling About This, Star Wars

Not sure how I feel about the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars. My inner Comic Book Guy has taken a look at the trailer and feels a catch phrase coming on.
I have been burned pretty badly by Star Wars since episode one. The level of storytelling quality, thoughtfulness, and magic seen [...]