Stop Telling Me About Something I Cant Watch...

Over the last three weeks I have been hammered over the f'ing head with news about Britain's Got Talent. First it was the really old ugly lady who has never been kissed but is an amazing singer. Then it was about someone else who may even be better than her. Now its awkward 10 year old girl with a great voice. Hey guess what? I dont fucking live in England so I cant watch the show. Stop giving me updates about a show I cannot find on my television. This is by far one of the stupidest things ever!!! I dont even know what to equate it or compare it to.

Two more things. One can we please stop stuffing food into other food. It isnt an improvement - its pretentious at best and insulting at worst. I first realized how awful the stuffing of food into other food was during Thanksgiving. I dont need stuffing in the Turkey. Its just weird. Its like watching a dead foul crap out a plastic bag and then eating the contents. My brain and my mouth just end up having a very long debate over how they feel about eating the stuffing and it ruins the meal. The idea of food stuffing being bad was solidified for me at Ortega during my time at UCSB. I sat down with something called Chicken Cordon Bleu. All i thought was that I was going to eat some delicious chicken. thats until I dug in with my fork and saw the awful truth. Inside my chicken was some godawful cheese and a piece of ham. All I remember thinking was "who the hell thought this was a good idea." I was disgusted. It was gross. And the same thing is true of cheese stuffed crust for pizza. Its insulting. No I dont want to eat my pizza backwards. No I dont want cheese in my crust. I just want my crust.

Number two, is there a bad drink that comes in a bag? Carpisun - awesome. Boxed Wine - very good. I am just saying why dont more drinks come in bags?

TYSON and more...

I saw a screening of the documentary TYSON last night and, like the man, it was complex, interesting and compelling. Since I was a teenager I have drawn to Mike Tyson. I have a book were I would write down some of his quotes. I found him to be the epitome of humanity, a series of contradictions and paradoxes that even he has a difficult time understanding or resolving. Here you have a man who was dubbed "The Baddest Man on the Planet" but inside he was emotionally and physically fragile. Someone who looked like just a wild animal outside of the ring, but outside could be introspective and thoughtful about his life. Mike is someone who wants to love other people, but at the same time finds it hard to trust them. It is all these things that come through in the film. Its awesome and I recommend it to anyone. It s released in LA and NY on Friday (tomorrow).

I am winding down the end of my masters program. Just 22 days to go. I cant decide if the last two years have zipped by or dragged along. I am sure that the further away I get from it the quicker it will have seemed to have passed.

No update on the jobs other than to say I am still waiting.

I am off to see the Dali Lama tomorrow in Santa Barbara tomorrow so expect a blog about that soon.

later gators.

42

Today Major League Baseball will honor the most important player in its history. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson. All players will waer the number 42 - which was retired in 1997 in perpetuity for every team in the majors. Above is a picture of the retired numbers at Boston's Fenway Park - including Jackie's 42

My Thanks to Amber...

Its Going to be a Long Week...

Monday - just finished up some work for judicial affairs and my final project for my program's seminar
Tuesday - travel to Cal Poly SLO for an interview
Wednesday - all day interview with SLO and drive back home
Thursday - work at SJACS and meet with other RC to deal with student staffing isues
Friday - SJACS and final prep for Saturday
Saturday - cousins birthday party, semi-formal dance that I am in charge of
Sunday - CATCH UP on everything I missed this week...

On a solid note the Dodgers are 1-0. at this rate they will go 162-0!!! Monday is also Opening Day at Dodger Stadium and I will be there to root on the boys in blue.

Hell Yea Circumcision!!!

A new study has found that circumcision helps to prevent men from contracting two STDs (the Herpes simplex type 2 virus and HPV). Circumcised men were 25 percent less likely to contract HSV 2 and 35 percent less likely to contract HPV which causes genital cancer. As a side not how great would the name genital cancer be for a punk rock band. So in conclusion: circumcision rocks!!!

Also I saw this video on MTVU today and I loved it. very weird but fun. enjoy.

Food, Food and How To Stay Thin...

So just when you thought that this country was struggling economically people come along to show us that we are still a thriving nation. And how do they do that you may ask? By turning food consumption into a competition.

In a time when people can barely keep there home or put food on the table a minor league baseball club in Michigan has introduced a 4,800 calorie hamburger. The burger has five meat patties, five slices of cheese, a cup of chili, salsa and chips served on an bun that is 8 inches in diameter. This four pound beast will run you about 20 dollars. Its so big that you can ask it to be cut with a pizza slicer so that you and your friends can share it. If you eat the burger in one sitting you win a "special t-shirt." Does the t-shirt read: "I ate a four pound burger and all i got was this crappy t-shirt and a blocked artery?"

Or if you happen to be around the Renaissance Hotel this Sunday from 1 - 4 p.m. you can drop 40 bucks to see the 2009 Los Angeles Cupcake Challenge. People who pay the 40 dollars can eat mini cupcakes (how freaking small must a mini-cupcake be?) representing the 34 competition entries.

Now what if you want to eat this but not gain weight. Well, you can head to UC Berkley where scientist think they have found the gene that turns carbs into fat. Mice who had the gene removed and ate a low-fat/high carb diets are 40% thinner than mice who had the same diet but still had the gene.

Twenty dollar four pound burger, cupcake contests and mice who can eat all they want and stay thin. What a world we live in.