Brian
Brian Wins Fantasy Football!
xcnl > en xcnl > en Five points. That’s how close it was. After leading the entire season, sometimes by as much as four games, I dropped five out of the last six games to leave the season tied at Read more…
Ramblings
Mood-altering Cat Parasites
Came across this on Boing Boing and, since I’m tired, I kind of got freaked out for a second thinking about the implications of this. Parasites that alter behavior to encourage hosts to perform actions that are beneficial to the Read more…
Entertainment
Old Boy
Wow. It’s hard to know where to begin. First off, this is a Korean movie, so if you are a prejudiced bigot about foreign films, stop reading. However, if you want to see a really really cool movie… rent OldBoy. Read more…
Entertainment
Jarhead
xcnl > en I really liked this film. All I knew about it was that Sam Mendes (director of one of my favorite movies – American Beauty) directed it, and it was about Marines in the first Gulf War. I Read more…
Ramblings
Europe Shows Some Backbone
Here’s an interesting quote from an AP article about Europe saying no to Iranian request for more talks: “Even if there were consensus on sanctions, the five permanent Security Council members would be faced with a dilemma. Placing an embargo Read more…
Europe
Pub Quiz – S02E03
Another good night. We got off to a rocky start when the pricks from the “Alpha” team took the table that we were moving toward and left us with their tiny round table. Dicks. I gathered up all their dirty Read more…
Entertainment
Brian: 1 Mobile TV: 0
I will take this article from the Guardian as proof that I am a predictive genius when it comes to media and consumer behavior. I told everyone that the difference in the level of involvement on the part of users Read more…
Europe
Joining a Gym
So I get back from Christmas holiday and my friend Ian says, “I’m a fat bastard. We need to join a gym.” Since I stopped playing frisbee, and since the feeding frenzy that was my Christmas vacation, I gained almost Read more…
Brian
Fantasy Football – Week 19
Well, after leading by no less than 2 and mostly 3 games all season, Guze has tied it up with two weeks to go. What can I say. Manning sucked. The Colts sucked. And Delhomme and Steve Smith (Guze’s first Read more…
Brian
Bron Yr Aur
Have I mentioned how much I love Bron Yr Aur…. Much better than studying for my MBA classes tomorrow. Damn what a pretty song.