what the heck?

just got a mysterious package from the Duke Alumni Association. They wanted to thank me for my contributions so they gave me a, err.... gift. Not exactly sure what it is, but i think it clips to something.

I guess the $13MM they paid out for the lacrosse settlement made it so they can't give out gifts that the giftees can identify.

vick-mania

i feel like the ESPN ombudsperson here. but why on earth did
ESPN.com need to offer 5-hour of live coverage for the Michael Vick
arraignment? It should be noted that the arraignment offered no
surprises, occurred exactly as expected and lasted fewer than 15
minutes.

On a related note, I expect Joey Harrington to have a huge year this
year. I will undoubtedly take him late in my fantasy draft.

strange edit

watched office space on comedy central today. obviously swear words
needed to be edited out. one switch doesn't make sense though.

They changed the phrase "we are going to pound me in the ass prison"
to "we are going to pound into ass prison" they still said ass on
both version. Apparently, any anal sex reference is too hot for TV.
On a related note, I watched "The Fuck Buddy" Sex in the City episode
on edited TV last night and the edits weren't that bad.

one week in... I still haven't seen a person with an iPhone.  Maybe i just don't see technosavvey people on a daily basis (no, that's not true) or maybe I just don't see enough really stupid people on a daily basis.

 

 

 

shout out

thought i would give a shout out to one of my new favorite web
stops.

www.chowhound.com.

For a foodie like myself, you can always
pick somethign up.

good news

so before i leave for work this morning, i check out the cover of the tribune. A quick link to people who are passionate about certain restaurants. So I wondered "Did Chick-fil-a make it?" Apparently, the closest Chick-Fil-A is in Racine, WI (70 miles away). But here is the better news, CFA is planning a Chicago-area restaurant by Christmas 2008.

andy

andy roddick is a stud. he was down 3-0 in the third set and then
down 5-0 in the tiebreaker and still managed to win. He just kept
putting the ball back in play and let the frenchman he was playing
completely implode. This is the year he beats federer.

no sightings

 

still no iPhone sightings yet.  maybe I have reached that point in my life where i don't associate with conspicous consumers that much.