a-rod

I am so sick of hearing about this whole A-Rod/Madonna thing. First of all there is absolutely no proof that he is doing anything with her. If he wants to leave a hot wife for a 50 year old hag with biceps bigger than he his, than more power to him. I just don't understand the appeal of Madonna at all. She hasn't produced a good record in over a decade. She admits to pretty much banging half of the celebrity population. I mean do you really want Dennis Rodman's sloppy seconds?

This is a complete non-story and I dont understand why the media machine is soo consumed by it. CNN has headlines about this even though there is ZERO proof anything went on other than eye witness accounts who THINK they saw A-Rod exiting her apartment. Maybe he'll think twice about not signing a pre-nup. You'd think you know rising gas prices, a crashing stock market, the housing situation, and oh I dont know.. a WAR going on, might take a little more precendence. Thats not even to mention the tragedies going on in other countries that the US media doesn't deem worthy to report on. But if Lindsay Lohan is out having a lesbian romp with Samantha Ronson then it's over every magazine cover.

bus

So coming back to nyc yesterday I took what is known as the Chinatown Bus. It was a privately owned bus company that is supposedly not as nice as Greyhound but considerably cheaper. I've never seen such disorganization for public transportation ever. Instead of picking you up at a bus station this bus comes across the street from the greyhound station and picks you up from a dirt mound. There was about 50 people waiting for buses which is understandable seeing that it was 4th of July weekend.

Then when the bus came the driver thought it would be a smart idea to park across the street at a gas station instead of where they should pick us up, so that there was a mad dash of about 30 people running towards this bus. There was mass confusion as people who did not have a ticket for this bus were attempting to get on and some who even had tickets printed out and ready to go weren't able to get on due to overbooking. After sorting all of this out I was able to get on to the bus and had to find a seat in the very back as it was mostly full from DC. Ofcourse when you sit in the back of the bus Rosa Parks style you are greeted with the fresh warm smell of urine from the nearby bathroom.

I got a window seat hoping that luck would be on my side and I could get a nice skinny attractive female to sit next to me leaving me with plenty of space and leg room. Well of course this was not to be the case as I was soon joined by a big black man who had to lower the arm rest just to fit into the seat. He then proceeded to consecutivley peel and eat oranges which replaced the urine odor with an overwhelming stench of orange juice left out for a while on a hot summer day.

We were supposed to depart for NYC at 3:50 after all of this we ended up pulling out at 4:20. After 2 hours of traffic just to get to delaware I figured I could take a chance to get some shut eye. Well right as I am drifting off to dream world I hear a loud noise of static. Waking up startled thinking we're about to reenact a scene from Cloverfield I was surprised to see they had turned on the tv's on the bus and were about to start a movie. "Great!" I thought, a movie to help ease the pain of this long arudous ride, just what I needed. Well the movie was the cinematic masterpiece we know as "Rush Hour 3." If anyone has seen this movie I feel your pain, if you have not consider yourself blessed. Quite possibly one of the worst movies produced in the last 5 years, right there with Ghost Ship. Well of course when youre in the back of a bus with a heavy african american population and chris tucker is on the screen you know youre in for some hooting and hollering. You would have thought George Carlin had came back from the dead to do an hour of stand up. They was more clapping and slapping their knee at jokes that you could see a mile away not to mention the occassional "oh no he didn't" and "kick that 'n-word's' ass Jackie!"

2 hours later Rush Hour was over and it was time to stop at the local rest stop on the NJ Turnpike where there was a line around the corner just to use the bathroom. There are few grosser places than a reststop urinal on a holiday weekend. So long story short, after 6 hellacious hours I was finally able to get home where it was time to look forward to a long week of work. If you ever are considering a bus trip to NYC, I'd rather advise that grab a rope, make a noose and look for the nearest tree branch instead.

4th of JULY

Happy 4th of July to all of you. I am celebrating by draping myself in the american flag, stuffing hamburgers down my throat, and partying it up in 95% WHITE Harford County, Maryland. Remember friends...white is right. I am off to go bleed more red, white, and blue.

peter griffin?

If you really look this much like peter griffin, it might be time for an intervention:

Deep Fried Balls

Butter balls that is... Had a conversation with some coworkers today about deep fried foods and apparently they sell butter deep fried:



one more reason to work at google....Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburgers...or as I like to call it a heart attack on a plate:



Apparently Google sells these in their cafeteria at their NYC office, is it bad that I think they kind of look delicious?

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

Two weeks ago Lil Wayne aka Weezey released "Tha Carter III" which went on to sell over 1 million copies nationwide in its first week. This is an extraordinary feat in the modern day music world as even the biggest releases seem to have trouble breaking the 500k mark these days. Lil Wayne is a heavily hyped rapper and its not uncommon to hear the comparison to Tupac and Biggie when talking about him. The singles "Lollipop", "A Milli", and "Got Money" were all great tunes and really showed off Wayne's lyrical prowess and ability. The beats were heavyily synthesized along with some of his vocals which seems to be the trend in modern day hip hop (i.e. T-Pain, Akon) and the music was perfect for the summer club atmosphere.

Getting deeper into "Tha Carter III", I must say that I was not extremely impressed. Is it a good rap album? Yes. Is Lil Wayne the second coming of Tupac/Biggie and deserving of being called the "Greatest Rapper Alive?" Probably not. There are some stand out tracks on here including a song with Jay Z, but I would say I only was feeling about 50% of the album while the other half just couldn't keep up with the pace of the hot singles I mentioned above. When listening to a Kanye or Jay Z album you are listening to a musical experience from beginning to end. Almost like the telling of a story. On this album there wasn't that same feel and a little too many filler tracks. I really dont think this record warrants the type of reviews it was getting like 4 1/2 stars in Rolling Stone. Weezy is very consistent and his "A Milli" remix was even very good (see below) but if this was supposed to be his "Illmatic" or "Ready to Die" then he has still has a little ways to go. I know this may come across a little negative because of the massive hype around him, but I do urge you to check out this album if you are a rap fan you will NOT be disapointed. Just please dont throw around the legends of hip hop with Wayne just yet.

7/10

This is a remix of "A Milli" he did after his first weeks sales were announced:



This is a freestyle Jay Z did on the radio, reaffirming my review that maybe Lil Wayne shouldn't get the big head just yet...its fitting that this is called "A Billie"

Quantum of Solace, Movie News

The trailer for the new James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace" was released earlier this week. Looks very good and the action is supposed to be like nothing we've seen before. It's so realistic that there has already been a few deaths on the set of stuntment and Daniel Craig sliced off the tip of his finger while shooting as well. Check out the trailer:




-- It was also announced today that Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) and Will Ferrell (Anchorman, Semi-Pro) will be teaming up for a new Sherlock Holmes comedy. Cohen will play the role of Sherlock Holmes and Ferrell will be playing Dr. Watson. This is not to be confused with Guy Ritchie's action-drama "Sherlock" which will be coming out in 2009. Lots of Sherlock Holmes goodness to look forward to next year! Between that and Ben Stiller/Tom Cruise doing "Hardy Men", all of my fav books as a kid are finally coming to the big screen and being done right.