A 68-year-old cleaning woman named Geraldin Williams won the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. History, $294 million. That’s $11 million a year for 26 years, or a lump sum of $168 million before taxes. Williams said she intended on keeping the appointments she scheduled prior to winning the lottery and then plans to travel extensively. That’s right, no more cleaning toilets, kickass! Big ups! |
This will get me kicked off this blog, but the Lakers are sucking the big one. Note well, I have been a Lakers fan all my life, but the quickness with which this once mighty team has fallen from grace is astonishing. I blame it on Shaq’s greed, Kobe’s arrogance, and Buss’s denial. With no true leader and the possibility of seeing Kobe in a Clipper’s uniform and Shaq in Miami, it doesn’t leave Fabian and me with much to watch this winter. Is it too late to be a Timberwolves fan? I’d love to see KG win a ring and I’ve always fancied myself in blue… |
Well, after months of eager anticipation, The Amazing Race 5 started today with 11 teams racing around the world. One thing that I failed to mention earlier is what’s up with 11 teams? The race normally starts off with twelve. This could be due to the fact that one team mysteriously dropped off right before air time or perhaps there is another twist in the game. My guess is that one of the eliminated teams will be able to rejoin the race at a later time–a second chance survivor style challenge to get back in the race? We’ll see. This race started on the Santa Monica Pier with teams racing to Uruguay. Just as I predicted, it was a sprint off the pier. And just as I predicted, the team with the midget was fucked! Short legs don’t win sprints people. In the ensuing mayhem of the sprint several people fell, with one player, Jim, cutting his knee up pretty badly. He’d have to get stitches and a bandage at Centinela Hospital in Inglewood before being allowed on the flight. At the airport, drama ocurred when Dennis & Erika held up the ticket purchasing line for the slower American Airlines flight. Teams were pissed that Dennis & Erika stalled for nearly 20 minutes trying to buy tickets for other team members that probably wouldn’t do the same for them, it would be an omen for things to come later in the race. After traveling almost 7,000 to Uruguay, the teams went to a beach and then onto an island. One team, Brandon & Nicole, decided to walk to the ferry to the island. Actually, Brandon decided to walk to “save money.” Now, every Amazing Race fan knows that you ALWAYS take a taxi whenever possible and you NEVER try and save money for a later time during the race. Rookie mistake, it cost them valuable time. |
Who knew that filming a Winnebago Commercial was so fucking hard? This made me laugh so hard I almost fell out of my chair! Big ups to Memepool. |
The Boston Herald just wrote a preview story about the first episode of The Amazing Race 5, which is set to air this Tuesday. Kick ass. |
Fourth of July went off without a hitch here in San Francisco. Fog once again provided cover and obscured some of the fireworks at Fisherman’s Wharf. All in all, the community came together to celebrate the 228th birthday of our nation. Across the country, a commemorative ceremony was held at the World Trade Center site and the cornerstone for the new Freedom Tower was put in place. Pretty cool. |
A 17-year-old girl named Maria Sharapova beat Serena Williams to win the Wimbledon title in straight sets earlier today. Ranked at almost 300th last year, Maria was ranked 15th this year and came out of virtually nowhere to win the championship and capture the hearts of tennis enthusiasts around the world. |
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” Marlon Brando, arguably one of the best actors of all time, died earlier today at the age of 80. He will always be remembered for his portral of Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather, for which he won and refused his second Oscar. He inspired, and will probably continue to inspire, generations of actors and actresses. He will be missed by legions of fans, but will live on in his films forever. May he rest in peace. |
Spiderman 2 is the best super hero film of all time. I know it is hard to believe that it beats out Superman: The Movie and X-Men series, but it does. Spiderman 2 builds on everything we thought was great about the first one. The special effects are much better as are the acting performances by all involved. In short, a much better film with a great storyline. Spiderman is much more vulnerable than other superheroes, and Tobey Maguire plays him perfectly. Also, Tobey adds just the right amount of humor to the character at key times. It would be hard to imagine another actor stepping in for Spiderman after this one. In this film, Spiderman is stressed out at having a dual life. Pizza delivery guy, student, freelance photographer, and Spiderman. The stress of this fragmented existence is so great that his superpowers start to fade at key moments in the film. He’s unable to produce webbing, has trouble sticking to walls, and his eyesight even starts to fail him. Unable to keep up with everything, he gives up being Spiderman. I don’t want to spoil the film for those that want to “go in fresh.” So let me say this, by the end of the film many people know of Spiderman’s secret identity. And thankfully, it is a plot ingredient that does not reset after the movie ends, setting up the anticipated next film in this series. Until then, this one does not disappoint. |
I was on a flight from Denver to San Francisco on Wednesday night and realized that most people start off their lives craving a Window seat, but later tend to prefer the aisle. I was reminded of this when I saw a 4-year-old kid become extremely disappointed at not getting a window seat on the plane. As the kid sat sobbing in tears, I recalled that I loved being in the window seat as a kid, even at night. It was always fun to look out the window and contemplate being 6 miles off the ground. But now as an adult, I prefer the aisle seat. The aisle seat has the most leg room, since you can put your feet in the aisle if necessary. Also, you don’t have to disturb anyone to go to the restroom. And lastly, and this is a small advantage, you are the first person in your row to get off the plane when the flight is over. It’s one of life’s simple pleasures: love, sitting on the sand at the beach, and the aisle seat. One thing is for certain though, nobody likes the humbling middle seat. Especially sitting in between two big guys that smell like yaks–that’s never fun. |