The Pitch

Quick sketch. 

Can someone please explain parenthesis to me? Sometimes its " ( )" and other times it s"[ ]" but I never understand why its being done. When I was in school, they taught me that whenever you put something in parenthesis its always to explain something that isn't said in that particular sentence but was referenced to prior, but not in the quote. But every time I read it in the real world its vital to the sentence and if removed would be incomplete. Here is an example I came across on ESPN this morning.


"They want me to come in and talk to 'em but I'm not doing it right now; I'm going to lay low," said Cutler. "The [Broncos] deny everything. That's a problem. We know for a fact they tried to trade me."


Again what they taught me in high school was that sometimes the sentence would like like "They [Broncos] deny everything." See now you could take out the ( ) but keeping it would just inform the reader what aas already being said.

SO WHATS THE DEAL!?

SO apparently you can write logger posts in Microsoft Word?

The Law

Let me explain how the legal systems and laws in this country work.

- step 1, you break the law.
- step 2, you get called to court.
- step 3, you conveniently forget to go to court, you default and lose your case.
- step 4, instead of paying the judgment, you just neglect to show up to the second court date as well.
- step 5, you have the right to appeal now. But instead of actually getting involved in this silly little matter, just continue to stay home and ignore it.
- step 6, even though the victor of the case, and person you screwed won, theres nothing they can do about it. Congratulations! You just broke the law!


I hate this state.

What a A$$h*&@!!!n

You may have seen this commercial before, its a commercial for "Listen Up," a hearing aid product. I see this commercial quite often since they play it on NBA TV nearly every other commercial and I would like to just point out a few things about it...

First off, the commercial boots up and this wife is a complete beotch to her husband. Thats OK. We dont know the background, maybe the guy is a jerk. Then the commercial progresses, and its clear that this poor man has a hearing problem, and his wife just continues to be a complete jerk-off! THEN!... to enhance this wonderful womans personality and dimeaner, the commercial then ask's "havent you ever wanted to spy on your neighbors!!??" and it shows the woman spying on these 2 bystandards as they walk past her! They are new neighbors no less!

I dont know if they were trying to be funny or what, but man this is some commercial.

Superman Returns

The other night Dwight Howard had one of the sickest "dink attempts" in the history of the game. I had the same reaction watching it live as I did when I saw his superman dunk in the dunk contest.

He wrote about it in his blog, I found it to be humerus:

"But I think the highlight of my whole birthday game was when I tried to go up and dunk on Zach Randolph. I got the picture off the internet of that dunk attempt and it was tight! It was, like, one of the best dunk attempts ever and I wish I would've made it. I tried to go up and dunk on him and it had to be the world's greatest dunk attempt - ever. But I missed it! I missed the dunk but the dunk attempt was nasty. It kind of looked like the Superman dunk but better because it would have been over someone!"

Bush does it again

Our President yet again showed his superior athletic skills. He may not have been the best president, he may be hated my millions, but again, he is my president, and he is awesome.

Watch his face as he swiftly dodges, and best of all, his facial expressions. They basically say "ha, nice try, but I'm better then that."

Laker Girls

I love the Nets, and the Nets love the Laker Girls!

Mormon

Its really a shame that America is so negative towards Mormon's... because I think old Willard needs to be given a role in the turnaround of the economy.

Im a PC

I would first like to prep you with the fact that I LOVE the "I'm a Mac" commercials. I think they are absolutely fantastic, and comedic gold. That being said, the new "I'm a PC" commercials are wonderful. Its about time Microsoft hit back. I have never had a problem with PC's and I will continue to use them until they become cool.

Heidi's New Blog

I changed the link to the right for Heidi's blog. She has a new and improved... and must sleeker blog now.

Tripple Dub

Coming straight off a 30, 19 and 10 night(that's 10 blocks... yes, you heard right), Howard had this to say...

"Dwight Howard said Wednesday he has every intention to defend his slam-dunk title in February during all-star weekend in Phoenix. 'I thought about that [Wednesday], actually,' Howard said. 'Trying to think about what dunks I can do.' Howard put on a show last all-star weekend in New Orleans, winning the dunk title with some spectacular moves. He also won the crowd over wearing a Superman cape. Howard said he'll have a new Web site up and running within the next few days, and on it he will ask fans to suggest dunks he can perform. 'I think that will be really cool,' he said."


I'm ready.

Up!

Pixar has a new movie coming out and the trailer looks stupendous! I laughed out loud. It looks like its going to have some amazing character acting in it!




Also, Will Smith is in a new drama called Seven Pounds. I think it looks good, and I have never seen a Will Smith movie I didn't like, at least I cant think of any off the top of my head. Its also got Barry Pepper in it, and he is one of my favorite actors. I love his movies.

The State of the Union

So the election is over, we know who the next president will be.... and that's alright by me!



OK. So let me explain myself. I am not normal, I am super patriotic. I consider myself fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Its not that I "like" George W. Bush, its more like, he is my president, and y'all better back off. I feel now, and will continue to feel the exact same way with Barack Obama. Some of you may be wondering how on Gods green earth can I like both Barack and W. at the same time!? Well you just have to deal with it, because that's the way I am. There are a ton of things I dont see eye to eye with for both men, and they are both the men this great country saw fit to hold the reigns.

We will never ever as a country be united in the sense that, yes, this man is the guy for the job. There is just to much deversity in this world. Someone is always going to be upset. Think about it, how can you unite a pro lifer and choicer? How can you unite someone who thinks we should ban guns with a person who has a gun rack on every vehicle? You cant. Some people will always be stuck in there ways, and we will all go around and around electing Democrat, then Republican, the Democrat, then Republican and so on and so forth until this country comes to an end. Its simply because no one will get it right, because we are so diverse. I wish that werent so, but thats not reality.

Where I stand is, Bush is now my president, and I will support him as best I can. In a few months Barack will get that same support.

For anyone who doesnt feel the same as me, just be greatful you live in the best country on earth.

I dont know how anyone can deny the happiness he has brung to the African American race. It makes me very happy to hear all these people I idolize(Magic Johnson, Vince Carter, Charles Barkley...etc) get so emmotional that they break into tears. Its the left's turn, and y'all have my support!


USA!

Seinfeld on Demand

So let me get this straight... now they(TBS.com) offer full episodes of syndicated shows online..... for free? What is this? I don't get it, but I like it. The problem with this is now I have had a taste of the goods, and I want more. If I can watch full episodes of basically anything(they have the entire series of Lost online too) online for free, when are they going to make it so I can watch my NBA out of market games online for free? Now I have to pay 150$ for NBA league pass because the NBA is behind the times. Get with it.

YEaaaAAAAHHHH

You know how I hate New Orleans... oh well here are some funny sound clips I have stumbled across.. I am sad though that I couldnt find the one where Nagin was screaming "run for yaaa liveesss!" These should be good enough for a laugh though.

God is angry.

Mexicans are bad.

Chocolate is good.



and a random clip.. possibly the best political clip in history.

The president has gas.

So I noticed today that gas is $2.99. I am very happy about this, for obvious reasons, because that's a $1.00 drop off is a very short time. I hear it "should" be down to $2.30 a gallon based on dollar per barrel trends.

Given all of this wonderful news, I have come to a declaration. I telling you that based on my own judgment, That if whoever wins Washington and gets the nod, be it Obama or McCain, and they get into office... and the gas price rise more then 10 cents.... I will immediately declare their presidency a complete failure. I dont care if its the first day of their presidency, or what, 10 cents is a failure. FAILURE!

Now THAT is how you propose!

Gilbert Arenas has one of the best blogs in the blogosphere, and its stories like this one that make it so. One of the best engagement proposals ever.

Idiot

Another reason why I hate the Mav's.... and another fine example of the dividing left wing of this country.

This coming Wed. ...The world may end.

JohnDawg91 (4:16:01 PM): brah that hadron collider is scaring me

TiM823 (4:16:21 PM): YES.

JohnDawg91 (4:16:49 PM): i mean, have you seen the thing?

JohnDawg91 (4:16:59 PM): http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/extreme_machines/4216588.html

JohnDawg91 (4:17:28 PM): it looks like something Dr. evil would use to hold the world to ransom

TiM823 (4:17:32 PM): its very scary

TiM823 (4:17:33 PM): VERY

TiM823 (4:19:56 PM): one of the headlines was saying how it could bring forth time travelers

JohnDawg91 (4:21:03 PM): in the atomic bomb, an atom is split, which releases massive amounts of energy

JohnDawg91 (4:21:10 PM): now a proton could split

JohnDawg91 (4:21:23 PM): and nobody knows what could happen if it does

TiM823 (4:21:35 PM): how can this be allowed?

JohnDawg91 (4:21:44 PM): i don't know

TiM823 (4:21:49 PM): but brah don't they already have proton bombs?

JohnDawg91 (4:21:56 PM): not that i know of

JohnDawg91 (4:22:00 PM): ions maybe

TiM823 (4:22:04 PM): nooo no

TiM823 (4:22:07 PM): i cant remember

TiM823 (4:22:13 PM): it was atom bomb, and then there is a bigger

TiM823 (4:22:17 PM): i ant remember the name

JohnDawg91 (4:22:21 PM): o that's a hydrogen bomb

TiM823 (4:22:25 PM): ahhhh

TiM823 (4:22:26 PM): yes

JohnDawg91 (4:22:42 PM): hydrogen fusion is where the sun gets its energy from

JohnDawg91 (4:23:21 PM): but the proton splitting may have caused the big bang

TiM823 (4:25:01 PM): oh god

TiM823 (4:25:05 PM): are they crazy?

TiM823 (4:25:09 PM): i dont get it

JohnDawg91 (4:26:20 PM): its like how theres no restrictions on scientists experimenting with deadly, contageous diseases

JohnDawg91 (4:26:30 PM): UNCURABLE diseases

RNC idtios

So this is exactly why I never can associate myself with the Democratic party.

Democrats in general are way more hyped about anything in politics. When your in a room full of Republicans and you say something Liberal you almost NEVER hear any opinions on the matter. When your in a room full of Democrats, you don't even need to say anything! They try to slip something in every sentence about their hatred for the Republican Party! You could be talking about cake, and they will be like..."cake, yeah I hate cake, almost as much as I hate Bush!" You are free to like and dislike whoever you choose, but you don't need to constantly make me aware of it! Obsession is the best word. Now this protest business. Not only do the protest their own convention, but of course, they have to violently protest the RNC! Get a life people! Behavior like this is childish and barbaric, and I feel that it is sentiment felt by all of those kind.

I dont want to see these huge protest, I have never felt they accomplish anything at all. Go back to work!

I dont want you to inject your political feelings at every opportunity possible.

I dont want to turn on a late night talk show and hear an actors opinion on politics.

Just live your lives people!

Serenity now!

DNC

So I was watching a little bit of the DNC here and there. I dont really like conventions, but while I was watching I thought I had seen Obama kiss Jill Biden on the lips... but then I thought nah I'm just seeing things since I am zoning out a little bit... But then thanks to Jimmy Kimmel, I found out it was true!

Other notables... Dennis Cucinich went crazy, he must have been looking at Howard Dean footage.


I cant wait to not watch the RNC and get all my video news from Kimmel yet again!

Chris Farley!

Chris Farley has a brother, Kevin. He has been in a few things... like an old MTV show mocking boybands, N2gether or something like that, also most recently, the Hertz commercials. The Hertz commercials really show his relation to his brother, and he is fantastic. Now he has his own movie!

Niceeee

History

So a long time ago, I thought the Discovery Channel was numero uno, and then the History Channel over took it. Then some time during the point where I was in college, Discovery took it back and had the number 1 spot in my heart for at least 5 years. I am officially declaring that current cycle over, and the History channel is back on top! I'm glad to, because everytime they make a switch they just keep getting better and better. I just watched a program on all sorts of tires, and they showed how they make the biggest tires, the ones that are like 20 feet high! Yesterday I saw a show that told me one of the coolest things I have ever heard... that most every lawn mower that everyone has in their sheds, has an engine that will take it to about 30-35 mph... All you have to do is remove the governor and you have your self a monster go-cart of your very own! I need to figure out how to do that.

Do your self a favor and turn to the History Channel.

Punks

Sometimes people are just evil.

FrogWork

Sneak peak

Did you hear they have officially found ice/water on Mars? Creepy. But not as creepy as this.

Product Review.

So I bring you the first installment of my product reviews. I have a feeling I am either going to love things, or hate them though.


Item #1 : Stupid hand censored paper towel dispensers.

Review - This is a great invention, lets not kid ourselves. However, it is the bane of my existence. Gone are the days where I wash, wipe, and leave. Now I am stuck with washing, waiting, wiping, waiting, wiping, waiting... AH! Occasionally you will come across a machine with a slight glitch and it will shoot out a very long strip, but upon your second swipe, you realize that it was a mistake, and your again left with a 5 inch strip to dry you hands and face.

Overall - This product will stop punks from pulling out thousands of towels and strooning them about, but it makes my day that much more frustrating. I say we go back to the good old days, and focus our inventions on ways to stop punks from making messes of bathrooms instead of bend to their tirades. 2 thumbs down.

Mini golf course proposal / financial backer

In the absolute of all chances, I am writing this in hopes that someone reading this has a lot of money, and has a love for mini golf. My brother and I have a more then obsessed passion for the game, and play it so much, that some might call it unhealthy. We frequent Ocean City NJ every year, sometimes more then once, and we try to play golf twice a day at the least. We know what is best, and the most fun for all. We have been thinking up course/hole designs for a while now, and I feel like it needs to be done. It has to be made.

Any takers?!


Ah who am I kiddin....

Vanella Sky

The future NBA Slam Dunk Champion Joe Alexander can not only jam better then most, he is actually a pretty good kid too. I cant wait to see this guy in the NBA.

Heidi

SO.. I have never drawn the misses, and have always had trouble doing a successful caricature of her. I tend to work better when I don't think things out, and I just do it. So the other day I just sat down and bam, went to work. Quick sketch, and turned out what I think is a very good likeness, in caricature form of coarse, of the future Mrs. Robertson. I didn't do anything with the background, so if y'all have any suggestions let me know. For now though, I am going to take a break from this until I can come up with a good idea for the backdrop.

Its not dont btw.... but suggestions all around are welcome.

Double the fun

I just saw the new online exclusive trailer... and my excitement level has officially DOUBLED!

The best

Kimmel does it again. Still the best in late night.

2012

SO you know how I always talk about 2012, the year the world is suppose to end? Well, we dont know if there will be an X-file about that just yet, but we may have a good one to hold us over... Ronald Emerich is making a huge movie called "2012" about just that. I didn't like any of his movies after ID4, but ID4 was so good that it has me greatly anticipating this one... WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE ABOUT ALIENS!


Also, The new Punisher movie looks stupid. I liked the one they did a few years back.

Wanted

This new movie Wanted, looks like the DUMBEST movie in years. Curve a bullet, please. You know people are going to be trying that!?

I told you, the sun goes away at night!

I have been saying for a long while now that the notion that people caused "global warming" is a complete load of crap if you actually look at the evidence. Here is a nice article that supports my theory, yes my theory! Think about it, when its hot, its because the sun is out! Solar activity has boomed since this whole global warming business got off the ground, and the sun directly effects conditions on earth. According to a few things I have heard, the sun has actually been going crazy and being very temperamental. Sun storms, flairs, ect.

gross

Let me first say, that I have only watched about 1 minute of Hannah Montana. I dont get the hype. Heidi and others for example watch, and cant get enough of it. I think its very strange, and even more strange, is the relationship with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus. What prompted me to write this is the fact that I saw, yet again, another example of Miley and her dad acting a wee bit too boyfriend/girlfriend. It was some random video of the 2 on the red carpet, and they were all getting close and it was just wrong. I saw a clip of the 2 on a photo shoot(shown below) where they were SOOOO close, and intimate, and just, gross. They acted the way I act with my lovely fiance. Just look at the picture, it speaks for itself. There are other pics as well, way worse, way closer. Everyone brings up the popularity of Miley but no one ever comments on this strange inbred esque strangeness, so I thought I would.

The Happening

First off, let me set things straight... I love the movie SIGNS... and M Night Shyamalan films tend to be very scary in a suspenseful sort of way. He def knows how to do alien movies so that is making me very giddy about this new movie, The Happening. I saw the trailer a few months ago, and it was amazingly awesome looking, the kind of movie we haven't seen in a while, not since Signs I would say. Today however, I just watched the new trailer, and I was terrified. I don't think I am man enough to go see it in theaters! It was probably the scariest preview I have ever seen! You can go to IGN.com in the movies section, and then watch the trailer that requires you to put you age verification in(because its so darn scary!)

WoW..

What should I do!

Obama Can't Bowl

So I am sure your all aware of the fact that Obama is disgracefully bad at being an American... well I was just going through some old pictures and I found the worlds worst bowler.




To Johnny's defense, it was the first game. But brah, I hope your bowling skills have improved since then. Below is game number 2, the comeback.

Turkey Breast

Dear deli slicer guy,

Why, OH why, when I ask for thin sliced, do I not get thin sliced? Its to the point where I have to literally say "really really really" thin sliced. And the part that annoys me most, that you feel the need to hold up the first slice and show it to me from 20 ft away, as if I need to pull out my binoculars from my pants and detect the thickness from afar. I demand it stop, and if I say thin, I mean THIN!

Love,

Tim

2D

Anyone have any good 2D animation ideas for me?

Who ya goanna call?

Ghostbusters was life to anyone who grew up with me. Regardless of where you lived, it was huge. I saw both movies, saw all the cartoons, and nothing brings back childhood like Ghostbusters. There were talks of a 3rd movie, and that was rejected by the actors... under the reasoning of ruining the first 2 amazing movies. That wasn't a bad idea though since half of them gained like 100 lbs. SO a few years ago they said there was a new video game to come out about Ghostbusters... Alright, a game. It would probably be pretty nostalgic, but its just a game. Then there was a story about how this was not just another game, it was a stand in for what would be a third movie! Yeah, so details are emerging, and the first pictures are out, and I am very excited for this game. It takes place after the second movie in 1991, and it even has the actors doing the voice work! AH!

Check it out.

Aliens

You should all know my fascination with aliens by now... I was reading information about the Crystal Skulls, you know the Indiana Jones stuff... Apparently its all a hoax, but I am more interested about the year of the legend. 2012. Apparently 13 Crystal Skulls have to be aligned or the earth will not survive, in 2012. Even given that "fake" story... it has been around for a long long time, and the 2012 significance pops up a lot. If you watch X-files you know that the year 2012 is when a whole lot of stuff will be going down.

Makes me kinda not want 2012 to come around all that soon!

Letterman...

Remember my post about late night talk show hosts... Well me and the Heidster were watching Letterman after the NCAA game because they were making a big tadoo about how Sly Stallone was on, and how Bruce Willis was in the band... so we watched. I swear, I laughed so hard! But heres the thing, I was only laughing because everytime I see that stupiidddd band leader guy, I cant control myself. I have to burst out in uncontrollable laughter... Other then that I found all the jokes stupid, corny, and almost like a rip off of Conan, but poorly done. Given that he was on late, we had enough and fliipped on Conan, and no sooner then 1 second in... we were both laughing at a funny face he was making. Then it was awesome because he had an Olympic Badmitten star on, and they played Badmitten! It was actually really cool.

I still don't get why he has a better rep then everyone else.

Diaper Dandies

So I was watching NBA on TNT last night, one of the best shows on television... and this hilarious clip ended the night off right...

Not to be outdone, immediately after that stopped, the Xfiles came on... no commercial break. I of coarse couldn't watch it since I am only on season 2 but still.

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Trailer

Remember the good old days? This was the best game trailer ever.

I used to get Nintendo Power magazine when I was young, and every so often they would send you a video tape of things that you couldn't access due to the internet not being what it is today... It was really cool back then... and they had a lot of trailers and inside looks. Nothing beats this game though. The music!

Nobama

Ok, so I don't know what has happened recently with Obama, all I know that his preacher is scary racist, and Obama is claiming to have no idea what we are all talking about. I am officially rebutting my claim that Barack is going to "easily take the White House." Lets get things out of the way first, I am a Rudy supporter through and through, and will probably be still voting for him via write in now that things have gone down. I don't like Mccain, and I think he is a grumpy old moron. I must say, a few months ago I thought Barack was a really stand up guy, a guy with a good chance with changing the country, but I was caught up with the wave of Barack blind love. Now this rookie politician is out in the open and what he is presenting himself now, whether he like it or not, is a pretty sorry individual.

In the same breath, the same sentence!... Barack said something alone the lines of "America is the best place to live on the face of the earth!!!...... and I'm going to channgeee that!" Come on now Barry, its either good or its not. Just a silly fumble there, but then he will go around sounding like Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, when he said the words "hoodwinked" and bamboosled" in the same sentence! I made a comment on that type of stuff a few months ago, how he just uses those powerful words and could basically say anything, or nothing at all, and the audience would eat it up, and its true, because I still don't even remember what he said in that sentence, but I like to use those 2 power words all the time now. Try it, you'll win every argument you insert them into.

Now speaking of reverends, you've all heard about his "mentor" reverend. Reverend Jeremia Wright. Search on Youtube, and you'll just be SHOCKED at the racism you hear. They interviewed Mccain on this matter, and he says the usual, how he doesn't think Barack is innocent because of similar reasons as to why Ron Paul was innocent regarding the whole Nazi publication thing... as long as he disagrees with it he is fine. WELL. why would he keep going to this guy, and list him at the top of his list on all sorts of congratulatory speeches and things like that? Why have the guy marry you, why have him christen your children? When a guy at the head of the church is screaming such crazy things like that, thats when you slowly back out the door and never return! Barack is flat out lying to the American people saying things like "I never knew," then coming out shortly after saying, "I knew, but he only did it once, and if he had repeated then I probably would have left."!!! Why should Mitt get booted out of the race for his religion if Barack gets a free ride? Someones friends can tell a lot about that person.

In actuality though, that was just the icing on the cake. The real reason I turned away from Barack forever was the whole pin/salute deal. If you don't know about it, he refuses to wear the American flag pin, period. He claims that he does love this country, that he is proud of it, but he wants to show it via his actions instead of a pin. Well its a pretty big action to refuse something like that. I don't want my leader not wearing the symbol of his country on his jacket, its like being Michael Jordan and saying you don't want to wear the bulls logo on the uniform! Just wear it, or don't go after this job! Now in addition to that, in the same little controversy, he also refuses to salute and place his hand over his heart for the national anthem. There are multiple images of everyone else doing it but him, and he is just standing there looking like a little 3 year old moron who is just being fussy. Does he even know how ridiculous this all is? I know these last 2 issues are pretty much old news now, and not many people cared in the first place, but it just says something to me when a guy refuses to do these very patriotic gestures. So if a flag draped coffin passes him will just stand there and wave to it?

So even though I am a Rudy guy, I was highly considering voting for Obama. When I say highly, I mean most likely. He was different, and a "good guy." Things have changed and he has showed that he has the ability to somehow make Hilary sound better then him!

Sham... WOW!

Ok, so I am confused. I am watching NBA TV and this "info-mercial," or at least what appears to be an infomercial, comes on. The entire time I am watching it I am waiting for the punch line, or the actual message of the commercial because it was so horribly made, coupled with a product that is a bit shady. You know, like maybe it was like "getting scammed, or should i say SHAMmed? switch to Gieco." It was very fake, as if something like that was about to happen, but it didn't! In addition the product they are selling seems entirely to amazing to actually exist in this world. And even in addition to that!... the word Sham is in the product: ShamWOW! So I don't know.

You need to see for your self, because I still don't know if this is real... but if it is, I need to buy many of them. Your thoughts?

WHATS THE WORLD COMING TO!

THISSSS is even BETTER then the last Lego post!

WOW. RC Pro Am is def one to try out... and Ghostbusters... OMG, and Turtles!!! WOW

Life is OVER

Alright so I am busier now then I have ever been in my life. I have a new fiance, 2 jobs, aplying for grad school, ironing details out on getting braces, and now this.

I don't think I can be more addicted to anything else. Its a free... yes free Lego building designer. You just click drag place like real Legos. I LOVEd Legos and I still do. This might be the end of me as we know it.