Saturday, December 11, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010

Monday, October 11, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010

extra lives by tom bissell

this book sucked. 183 small pages short. a few of the chapters simply described his interpretation of the gameplay for fallout3, mass effect and gta4.

the last chapters dealt with his cocaine addiction and gameplay of gta4.

sprinkled between were descriptions of meetings he had with various game developers like bleszinski, molyneux and others along with short bios. really they were magazine pieces.

the inside flap of the book describes the effort as "an impassioned defense of this (video games) assailed and misunderstood art form". what a crock of shit.

the dude is a weeze!

he glossed over completely first person shooters, multiplayer, sports and racing games.

i think he mentioned halo twice, spent perhaps half a page on the call of duty franchise and totally ignored pc gamers.

every few pages i said to myself "this guy is a weeze". the sub-title of the book is "why video games matter". well, he didnt tell us. not even close.

the most myopic view of video games ever contained in 183 small pages. one look at the back flap and you see the guy in his v-neck argyle sweater and i should have known he was not a true gamer.

he plays alone.

dont waste your time

Sunday, July 25, 2010

saratoga springs danny meyer shake shack hatties blue smoke food at the track

its that time of year again.

sweet fancy moses saratoga was awesome with the funbag.

new blue smoke and shake shack at the track, right next to the paddock by the nelson ave/clubhouse entrance. fucking burgers are awesome, so were the ribs. shake shack has special shake: salted caramel with choc on top...out of this galaxy PLUS no lines!!!!! can you believe it? yes i can, by the end of this meet, the carolina bbq will be out of business. here is a link to see what blue smoke looks like. you can go up on top and eat, there is a bar up there with monitors and between the two stores are betting windows.

ok, cant forget hatties. now located between these two retardedly large and obnoxious signs peddling shit by the escalator. the chicken sandwich is legendary, but my fav was the watermelon wedge for $1. i hit it all weekend. mojitos in the back patio at the restaurant are a must.

downtown nothing changed much. 9 maple was the best as always tried two more of the over 100 scotches they have and got into it with a chick who stole my seat at the bar. biggest surprise was how much the hampton inn expanded across from parting glass, new rest in there, had fish tacos, they were ok.

sperrys under new ownership. outfuckingstanding food at reasonable prices. i had softshell, chowder, and 1/2 order of pasta w/bolognese ($9).

ate at prime for a wicked meal as always.

didnt hit the hay before 0300 for three consecutive nights. cant remember much from the nights except we saw the oger for a few minutes at the track and tried to hook up with him but failed. hot dog charlies everynight(morning) put four pounds back on my gut.

looking forward to hitting track with bri and brian or just mr. bri.

oh yeah, siro's is under new mangement!!!! drama and e from entourage are minority owners, but mostly its horse folk. big change, heinekens down three bucks from last year to $5. no cover, bands all the time. it was very nice.

goes without saying the talent was outstanding everywhere.


Wednesday, June 9, 2010

phone earpiece = douchebag


if you utilize anything you stick in your ear to talk on the phone you look like a douchebag.

exhibit one...look at this cock on the left. its no wonder that the x chromosomes next him tits are dangling at her gut and she cant drink out of one of those wineglasses with that beak.


anyone seeing you in public wearing one says to themselves "look at that fucking idiot loser".

exhibit b...this clod.

whether it is blueray or tethered, you most likely are a complete tool. you may feel like you are on some seal-team mission, but really, your voice-mail did not need to be checked because you are a loser with an earfuck.

there are sometimes when it is cool:



so sack it up jackass and jump on board for the big win or you will end up with friends who look like this final exhibit below.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Adriana Lima

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

link to every painting at moma

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

two step intro-dmb

oh darling lay down
and the crowd
not comfortable stand
and look above the clouds
they opened up their hands
to let it down
and while i played there came a hand
from skywards raining
all we could say was let it rain
until it wash us all away

Saturday, February 20, 2010

gloves

isnt always the simple things. for more than a decade i had a pair of gloves that i bought mail order.

i xeroxed my hands and had them custom made to fit. black leather, with some padding on the knuckles and velcro around the wrist...stunning. only $40.

lost one of them. couldnt find the maker and bought similar ones off the internet from a police supply store. the fingers were too long for my stubby fingers, but it would do. then i did not take care of them and lost another one.

so, i did not feel like getting more gloves that did not fit. i took to the area and found nothing. one thing i really hate are those three squiggily lines in the back of the hand of mens gloves. to me it says "im a dandy".

then, as i was getting a 50lb bag of dog food at some tractor place, i saw a wall of gloves. none of them had squiggily lines. some had john deere on them and some other name billboarded on the back of the hand.

there was to the left, a bunch of gloves which seemed to be organized and i found these cool light gray ones which had a rubber coating on the front.

they were $4.99 and fit like a

these things rock. good grip in the snow, just enough coverage for driving and light work. i wouldnt ski in them, or shovel, but you could and if you lose them you really dont care.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

taylor swift

her performance on grammy night was not unlike others i have seen. she does not do well live. whether or not the fact she does not have live capabilities is something i do not know should factor into winning "album" or the year.

recordings are produced. her voice was altered, for christs sake many voices are altered. it is rare for a dave matthews who sounds the same on stage or on recordings.

talent? her songs sound like those of a young teen to me. a person certainly has something if they write, play and perform. worthy of a grammy? my useless opinion is no. she did not deserve the honor.

gaga has talent and hits in buckets over swift. dmb has the chops and the right to it, not some twittering somethings from the country fashion of the day.

lets take a close look at country music. except for the garth brooks era, once you hit big in country, you take a step back, get a garage in that countrymusicplayground and fade away while they let someone new drain the pockets.

think about it. where is that twain chick? even carrie underpants is fading. you get one big shot, then you fade away in country. its scripted that way. there is no rolling stones legacy in country. no U2 equivalent. not even a pearl jam.

Saturday, January 30, 2010