Not a really real post...

Its really busy at work. I haven't had a lot of time to post, but still determined to put something up tonight.  Here are two sweet things I found today.

-This is the original site up since 1996, baller for a baller movie http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm
-No man cave should be without one http://www.mantables.com/Home.html

Song of the Day: New Eminem banger- Syllables ft. Jay-z, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, & Stat Quo verses are pretty decent, hook doesn't come in til late but its real catchy.  Also check out Wale- 911, which has a SICK beat

Snowy Monday links

It snowed a sackload all over New England and the midatlantic, lifting legs than shovelling yesterday was the worst feeling ever.  The Boston Globe has some solid reader pictures up http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/onassignment/2010/122610_snow/#/item-6915 I hope everyone didn't need to work today like I did.

Frisbee: Since it is the offseason for ultimate right now, there has been a noticable lack of good ultimate media recently, sides the Skyd magazine previews (keep up the good work).  Thus I'm gonna try and find some solid throwback videos and pictures to keep everyone pumped for First Night/when its nice enough out to play.  For today, here are some ridiculous Callahan nominee videos.

-Michael Stout was a monster for Claremont back in the day.  Here is his 2008 highlight video, but also check out his 2007 one.  His brother is the captain of Truckstop for everyone on the East Coast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnW72-7CT5Q&feature=player_embedded#!
-Jolian Dahl, Mamabird stud, currently playing for Johnny Bravo, layout at 1:42 is insane http://www.vimeo.com/1012004
-Will Neff, Michigan 09 callahan winner, this video is really well produced to go along with the nasty highlights http://vimeo.com/4402692
-Mac Taylor, another Mamabird baller, just won Worlds and Nationals with Revolver http://vimeo.com/4626486
-Tim Gehret Florida 06, hes short, so all his skies are that much more impressive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtAoZzffzys

I hope those are good to get people pumped for now... check back tomorrow for more classic ultimate links

Non Frisbee

-10 more reasons why Shaq is the man Shaquille O'Neal: His 10 Craziest Side Jobs | Bleacher Report
-Teamwork embodied YouTube - Rafer Alston helps Simmons give Lopez a high five.
-Say it ain't so... this makes me so sad Natalie Portman Is Engaged and Pregnant! - Babies, Engagements, Natalie Portman : People.com
-Shameless Patriots are awesome plug THE BAWX OFFICE EVENT OF THE YEE-AH! | Kissing Suzy Kolber

Happy Holiday Links

-This is in no way actually supported statistically (the sources are all former Cal players) but it is still hilarious/believable http://ugmoblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/ugmo-article-part-ii1.pdf
-Tried this at the gym, it is not fun, im looking forward to trying some of the other stuff he has http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf5y3QHlbSs
-I can't believe I haven't seen this before, am i just behind the curve? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU 
-New Gorillaz http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2010/12/26/gorillaz-the-fall-free-album/#more-127166
-Again with the strength training, good post especially if you don't know exactly what youre doing in the gym http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2010/12/strength-training-for-ultimate-program-structure-considerations.html
-A topic near and dear to my heart http://bleacherreport.com/articles/551291-dan-connolly-and-the-most-athletic-fat-guys-ever-in-sports#page/1

On a side note, I forgot how much deadlifts suck.  But theyre awesome for you, so do them

Boston Sports Post

Couple of great Boston themed articles today.  Barstool already posted one but I promise found it without barstools help.  nfl.com is not blocked at work for some reason while barstool is.  Anyway enjoy

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81d184b7/article/battering-brady-makes-sense-in-theory-but-its-risky

http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/massarotti/2010/12/holiday_wish_list.html


http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/columns/story?columnist=edes_gordon&id=5951380

Also, Kendrick Perkins started actively participating in practice yesterday.  Non Celtics fans be scared.  While Shaq has been doing a monster job as center, imagine him making his presence known with the 2nd unit while Perk brings his more athletic self to the starters. Obviously have more to say on the subject, but have a family dinner to attend.  Happy Holidays

Before Bed Nerdy Link

Merry Christmas from Star Wars http://www.heavy.com/movies/movies-videos/movie-scenes/2010/12/a-star-wars-christmas/

SotD 12/21/10

Some money real posts in the works.  Maybe friday/this weekend when all I'm doing is watching movies while every goy out there is doing the christmas thing.  Until then:

Frisbee
-Chances this is on Skyd links of the day tomorrow? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeEbybp5rpY
-Really interesting piece on selecting an ultimate team for tryouts.  I'm really excited to see what USAU does to the huddle when its rereleased.  I hope they dont mess it up too bad. http://www.the-huddle.org/weblog/2010/04/20/building-a-better-selection-system/

Not Frisbee
-Christmas banger from Brother Ali and others.  Really catchy beat/hook this tour looks awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6-eRoxBu0o&feature=player_embedded#!
-Shaq is the man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoyiR3ob7yk&feature=player_embedded
-How awkward must the conversation have been? http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/blog/busted_racquet/post/Federer-picks-up-Nadal-from-airport-rivals-hang?urn=ten-298784
-So bro, but pretty true beer of the month is on my list once I have money saved http://www.brobible.com/story/top-10-gifts-you-cant-ask-your-parents-to-get-you-for-christmas

Weekend Links

Some solid stuff over the weekend, enjoy

-Link of the weekend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQlIhraqL7o&feature=player_embedded
-Great moments from a great show http://guyism.com/sports/seinfeld-10-best-sports-moments.html
-Sticking with the classic movie/show trend from last post http://thechive.com/2010/12/17/12-facts-you-didnt-know-about-home-alone-till-now-12-photos/
-Great videos http://tv.gawker.com/5714813/the-15-best-videos-ever-of-the-week
-I want this http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/starter-kits/basic-starter-kit.html
-I dont know if I agree with this, cuz anyone could take 7 great actors, but it does make you think.  Neil Patrick Harris? http://egotvonline.com/2010/12/16/actors-who-would-be-great-talk-show-hosts/
-This is a seriously awesome compilation of movies from 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j3xMwsveZys#!
-So excited for this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnh8pEKLh7g
-I really don't think this was a great trade at all, but i guess businesswise it works, so I dunno.  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Arn3RV.iAKke3P.kdnKBvmA5nYcB?slug=aw-magictrade121910
-Disc Videos is posting holiday videos. Do I already have all of the ones that have been posted so far bookmarked on my computer? YUP... Theyre still awesome videos though http://www.discvideos.com/
-New Mobb  Deep, get some http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2010/12/18/mobb-deep-%E2%80%93-infamous-minded-free-p-mixtape/#more-126415
-Based on the team list this tournament is gonna be ridiculous.  Pre nationals nationals
http://www.rsdnospam.com/index.php?t=msg&th=31729&start=0&
-Pretty insightful post from earlier this week.  The footage of 89 is pretty interesting to watch despite the lack of production value http://87tilinfinity.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/375/

Quick Links

Heres some quick stuff for ya today, on my way out the door for trivia:

-Full Canadian Ultimate Championships footage, good vantage point, gotta love full game footage http://vimeo.com/17871011
-Pretty baller Oregon highlight from Vegas of 09 http://www.youtube.com/user/oregonultimatefris#p/u/5/_Kv4raAuf88
-Pretty absurd list of cool stuff from 2010 from guys that know gadgets best http://gizmodo.com/5411442/the-best-gadgets
-The jury is out on whether this deal was worth it.  Do we need 3 closers? http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=5926886
-Song of the Day, gotta love throw back bangers coming up on Pandora at work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3fkZeWsyvo

Also, what if anyone reads Skyd Magazine consistently, they should notice that I have posted multiple things before them.  Just saying, ahead of the curve...

Game of the year (so far)

Okay so I just got done with watching the ridiculousness that was tonight's Celtics vs. Knicks game.  Just some quick reactions to it, as it was an awesome game to watch.

-The Knicks are good this year.  Amare is ridiculous, Gallinari is a good offensive player, and Felton and Amare are starting to have really good chemistry.  Whatever, everyone already has said that.  On top of that, they gave the Celtics their best shot.  I couldnt believe the shots that were falling, and the Knicks definitely left it out on the floor tonight.

-That being said, I don't think the Knicks are built for a playoff run.  a) Their style of offense is not conducive to winning a series.  They don't have that great of an organized offense, relying more on their studs to make plays (read Amare and Felton to play pick and roll/pop) and for players like Gallinari and Wilson Chandler to knock down jump shots.  In a best of 7 series, they won't shoot nearly as well as they did tonight and the other team will have plenty of time to try different defensive looks.  b) They don't have a real big.  Amare is nasty, but against a center like Bynum, Shaq or Dwight Howard, he doesnt have as much of a shot.  Plus if Amare is guarding another big like that, who'll guard the other teams power forward? c) The Knicks are not good at defense.  Even if they put up over 100 like tonight, they give up easy looks to more organized offenses.

-Not taking away from the Knicks offensive performance, cuz it was really good, but the Celtics did not play great defense tonight.  They let the Knicks smaller guys into the paint far too easily, as well as beaten off the dribble by players not named Stoudemire or Felton far too often.  I think this will be different once Shaq and Jermaine O'Neal come back (if Jermaine comes back) but the inside defense was not amazing.  The celtics still rebounded really well though.

-Gallinari is a giant bitch.  He had two plays tonight that were giant flops.  The charge he tried to take against Pierce? in the 2nd or 3rd quarter where he just propelled himself backwards while still moving sideways was bad and then on the 3 point play after Ray hit the 3 to give the Celtics the lead was just atrocious.  he just moved his head a little and got a call.  Pierce still shouldn't have given up the lane that easily, but he still didnt touch Gallinari. 

-Nate Robinson and Danny Woodhead, two small New York team rejects that have made it in Boston.  Love it.  That being said, I really like the way Nate plays.  Tommy Heinsohn said it best tonight, Nate just loves to play basketball.  Him falling over Pierce was hilarious.

-Tonight's game really compounded just how bad the referees in the NBA have been this year.  Although I believe that the Celtics didn't get as many calls as they shouldve, thats besides the point.  The game was not reffed as it shouldve been.  Calls on both sides were missed, and ones made that shouldnt have been called.  If the NBA is gonna take a stricter stand on games, then just call a lot of stuff.  If they're gonna let players play, then let them play.  No need to randomly mix and match the two philosophies, it makes for less interesting basketball.  Lets not even talk about the delay of game technical on Garnett.  Watch the replays, its silly.

-I really hope Rondo's ankle isn't serious.  I love that he kept on playing, but it was obviously bothering him.  Hopefully Doc will sit him tomorrow or sometime soon to rest it. 

-Have to appreciate the Celtics effort at the line tonight.  A perfect showing.  At one point in the 3rd one of the celtics broadcasters (yes I watched it on the local broadcast) made a comment that the Celtics were getting killed in free throws because they hadnt taken as many.  But them hitting clutch shots from the stripe towards the end of the game swung it in their favor.  My heart legit almost stopped when KG was at the line with a minute left.

-Ray Allen vs. Reggie Miller, whos the better 3 point shooter? Ray looked SO good tonight

Okay, that was far more writing than I planned, but hey, gotta get feelings out.  I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that was the best game in the NBA so far this year.  It is December, the game means little in the long run, but it was awesome to watch.  The atmosphere, especially in the second half, at MSG was great.  Very playoff esque.  The players came to play, not getting too chippy, but definitely playing like it was in the playoffs.  There were great plotlines (aka the two teams winning streaks) going into the game.  2 great matchups in KG vs. Stoudemire and Rondo vs. Felton, even though that second one didnt live up to everything KG vs. Amare was.  I hope there are more games like this played this season, regardless of who is playing.  So yeah, those are my thoughts on tonight.  Barstool knee jerk reactions, eat your hearts out.

One more for good measure

No I dont just use Yahoo to browse, it just has some good stuff today.  Minority Report is one of my favorite movies, so obviously this caught my eye

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/257-fans-find-creative-uses-for-kinect

Thing of the Day 12/14/10

Only one thing right now really worth posting about...

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/295-dwayne-johnson-joins-vin-diesel-for-fast-five

Everyone should be as excited for this as Daniel Wiechec is.  Opening night anyone?

SotD 12/13/10

Hope everyone had a good weekend watching the Pats run train on da bears.  One month til my birthday.

Frisbee

-Layout at :51 is unreal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRzAN43ZXT0&feature=fvst
-sweet European club ultimate photoset http://tom-styles.co.uk/Ultimate-Frisbee-Photos-2009/xEUCF/Open-Final-Chevron-vs-Skogs/9859247_gQ3RM#670742346_JVBNW
-newish spin ultimate site is up http://www.spinultimate.com/spin/
-Thoughts on being a handler http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2009/02/handler-know-thyself.html

Not Frisbee

-Entirely unnecessary, but awesome http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/cell-phones/celsius-x-vi-ii-watch-phone/
-Science! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5RGdjICo&feature=player_embedded
-This will be really interesting to check out in 5-10 more years http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1763/americans-and-their-gadgets-technology-devices

Quick Sotd 12/9/10

Okay so it isn't exactly 12/9, but this is when I'm getting home so this is when I'm posting.  Way too lazy/tired to organize so here are all the links in one bulk package.

-Ultivillage is doing voting for clip of the year, here one of the first ones that people probably havent already seen, Ben Wiggins balling out http://ultivillage.com/index.php/COTD-2008/WUCC-2010-Sockeye-vs-Ironside
-They copied me on their Sockeye highlight video, so I get to copy them on this post, interesting questions/answers by USAU http://www.usaultimate.org/multimedia/the-ultimate-nation--webcast-9-dec-8-2010/
-Song of the day- Consequence, of A Tribe Called Quest fame, blowing up on this chill flow http://www.hypefloats.com/2010/12/consequence-suit-tie-theory.html
-Trump for president? http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/09/trump-really-thinking-about-prez-bid/?iref=allsearch
-boo ya? http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Seventh-grader-throws-down-thunder-dunk-on-a-fas?urn=highschool-293433
-UChicago Highlights from this fall http://www.youtube.com/user/sccrstrkr4#p/a/u/0/wYOn0lpSR80
-If only... http://www.cracked.com/blog/if-characters-from-street-fighter-2-got-hammered/
-Too funny always http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCeTqW-uDBA

Okay, this has taken far too long I need to go to bed.  But I did drink IPAs with my boss tonight...

SotD 12/8/10

Frisbee Stuff

-Wisconsin Hodags highlight from Missouri Loves Company this fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPZg2QQ_DgE
-If youre lost on what to do at practice, try these.  Or just scrimmage http://theshubbard.blogspot.com/2010/01/some-nonstandard-drills.html
-The first 1:30 of this is hilarious.  I also know Cricket, he's really really good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1b1rkroKI4&feature=player_embedded
-hasn't been posted on in a really long time, but some great articles none the less http://testingultimate.wordpress.com/

Other Stuff

-What is the world coming to? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9XNfWNooz4&feature=player_embedded#!
-This'd be an awesome present, check out the full combo http://www.memco.net/opener.htm
-Interesting arguments, but I think no, animated movies don't get enough love http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/should-the-academy-eliminate-the-best-animated-feature-film-category
-Is this MTVs version of a hobbit hole? http://www.thesuperficial.com/mtv-is-just-tempting-god-now-12-2010

Any suggestions from reader(s)?

Late Night Link...

So this was posted on Barstool, but its definitely worth the repost.
http://coedmagazine.com/2010/12/07/shaqs-high-school-highlight-reel-video/
First video, starting at :50 would be one of the scariest things ever to face.

SotD 12/7/10

Frisbee Stuff

-WUCC highlight vid, also, check out UV's store, some solid stuff http://www.ultivillage.com/index.php/COTD-2008/WUCC-2010-Highight-Reel
-Old School Mac for callahan video, hes really good http://vimeo.com/4626486
-Dump cuts http://easycatcheseasythrows.blogspot.com/2009/02/guest-article-open-side-dump-cuts-by.html
-CUFF photos from this year http://www.ultiphotos.com/cuff/2010

Other Stuff

-While judgement is still out on the movie, seeing as it hasnt come out yet, no one is doubting the soundtrack or Olivia Wilde http://gizmodo.com/5708453/watch-lightcycles-joust-yes-joust-in-daft-punks-tron-music-video
-This is the last I'll say of this on the blog, last night was awesome Brady can sponsor whatever dumb companies he wants http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-patriotsjets120610
-if you need a new computer, this looks worth it http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/hp-pavilion-elite-phenom-ii-desktop-pc-coupon/22521.aspx
-Interesting interview with Favreau http://themovieblog.com/2010/12/favreau-talks-about-iron-man-3-and-marvel-films
-This, combined with T.I.'s No Mercy, make for a pretty sick new music Tuesday http://www.hypefloats.com/2010/12/bob-no-genre-mixtape.html#more

SotD and Get Ho 12/6/10

Well, I made it through one day of work and still decided to put up a post, so I take that as a good sign. If work didnt block everything website known to man, this would be a lot easier to update I feel.

Before getting to the links, quick Get Ho Ho Ho recap. Played in a 1 day tournament in 35 degree weather on Cape Cod yesterday. Although not as large as the Saturday division, still had a ton of fun. Made up of a core of Merge players plus friends, the Happy Hanukkah Huckers took to a Christmas themed tournament with a vengeance. 8 dudes, 4 girls for a mixed tournament was almost the perfect number for a 1 day tournament. Coulda used a girl or 2 more I think, but oh well. Definitely got through it. Major props to the ladies for gutting it out.

Going into it, it kinda sucked that we got relegated to Div 2, cuz there was no chance to move up and I thought our team definitely had the potential to play higher. While our results proved that thought right, I realized that I was entirely okay with playing where we were. We played 5 games, 3 pool play, a semi final and the finals. And went... undefeated! It was awesome. Highlight of the day was definitely being down 6-3 in the finals in a game to 11 and going on an 8-1 run to win. Once the defensive intensity picked up, it was over. We got awesome schwag at the end (tshirts, champagne and a trophy) as well as found an excellent local Italian place to warm up in and grub hard.

I highly recommend this tournament to anyone in the New England area looking to get a last day of ultimate in before it gets too cold. I'll hopefully have the time and to try and play both days next year. Maybe even put together a Jive team?

Anyway, on to the links:

Frisbee Stuff

-Sockeye videos? Yes, please http://seattlesockeye.org/videos/
-This was already posted on Skyd ultimate, but its worth a repost. People should get it... http://radicalbit.net/games/cu
-Shippensburg Highlights from CUFF this year. Nice video, even though they did steal the soundtrack from Oregon's Stanford Invite video from this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfFAzaO6y3o
-Solid photoset from College National finals of last year http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbobphotos/sets/72157624192664584/
-Frisbee blog post of the day http://winkysthinkies.blogspot.com/2007/09/10-types-of-ultimate-players.html

Non Frisbee stuff

-Inception wouldnt be nearly as cool as it is in real time, or would it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBlYJ-tKcs&feature=player_embedded
-I found this blog while looking to get more in shape. Some of the excercises suck, but ive done a bunch and theyre helpful http://mobilitywod.blogspot.com/
-its so true... http://www.nervouscircle.com/2010/10/great-equalizer.html
-Oldish news but despite the heartattack yesterday, I'm SO excited. Yo, Adrian! http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=5890951
-Has anyone read this? I feel like I would like it, even though the plot looks confusing as hell. Regardless the show looks awesome http://themovieblog.com/2010/12/game-of-thrones-featurette-online

Sorry for the longish post, enjoy though!

SotD 12/3/10

Well I've now done 3 of these, I guess we'll see if I keep this up once I start working.

Frisbee Stuff

-Stanford vs. Cal @ Stanford Invite 2009, I really like full game coverage of ultimate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tein5PL-3zA
-Oregon has been releasing their "remastered" versions of old highlight reels. This one is from 2003, when I believe they won the UPA championships, and Ben Wiggins won the Callahan http://vimeo.com/17100339
-One of my favorite Ultimate blog posts, about having a non ultimate playing significant other. http://dopacetic.blogspot.com/2006/03/when-we-fall-for-that-special-non.html

Not Frisbee Stuff

-An interesting look at Government consolidations http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displayStory.cfm?story_id=17627068&subjectID=348918&fsrc=nwl
-Should I be excited for this? http://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/nbc-signs-for-steve-carell-mailman-comedy/
-These would be awesome, if I had a reason to make them... http://dancell.cwahi.net/star-wars-paper-snowflakes.html
-Theo don't let me down now! http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=5879045
-Everyone needs to get on the XV train... http://www.hypefloats.com/2010/12/xv-dark-horse.html
-Lebron went off last night, still doesn't mean I have to like him http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/LeBron-James-was-not-the-first-to-toss-chalk-Th;_ylt=ApDmttM7HhIFEfUnhIoKzxE5nYcB?urn=nba-291676

Have a good weekend!

Stuff of the Day 2

Frisbee Stuff

-Beau does more than jump over people http://www.beausbooks.com/index.html
-NE regional open finals http://www.youtube.com/user/UltiStone
-An interesting breakdown of pivoting. Its weird seeing something you learn from experience broken down http://www.ultimaterob.com/2010/11/04/the-basics-of-pivoting/

Not Frisbee Stuff

-This looks like a lot more effort than its worth, but the end result is pretty hilarious http://gizmodo.com/5704041/how-a-betrayed-boyfriend-took-revenge-on-his-cheating-girlfriend-using-netflix
-really big ice cubes? http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/king-cube-silicone-ice-cube-tray/
-This game tonight is getting so gassed up. Probably won't be that close, but the 1st quarter should be interesting. http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/index?id=5875598
-favorite commercial on TV right now, sides all of the etrade baby commercials/ESPN sportscenter commercials http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qyQb192-CPQ

I would add something about Qatar getting the world cup, but everyone I know is already pissed about it and its just not worth it. Its BS in my opinion, yeah theres an argument to put a huge event in a smaller market to make it a larger market. But why not just put one of the most popular sporting events on the largest stage possible?

Is anyone actually reading this?

Stuff of the Day 1

So I'm going to attempt to post on this a little more consistently. In the spirit of that, I'm gonna do a "Post of the (insert time period here)" series in order to force myself to get up here. Basically, just provide links to interesting stuff I find throughout the day. We'll see how this goes, especially since I start work next week and probably won't have as much time to mess around on the computer, but I'll try. Anyway here goes:

Frisbee

http://winthefields.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-cheat-to-win-without-cheating_25.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEsN1KfOA-o Japan's college nationals?
http://sideline-photography.smugmug.com/Ultimate-Frisbee/SeanRyanMemorial2010/14663307_esqUu#1092333841_FCRFE solid pics of a West coast fall tournament

Other Stuff

http://www.uncrate.com/guide/movie-buff/ If anyone wants to get me any/all of this, id appreciate it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__2hzD3gNVw&feature=player_embedded#! This looks really good. Also, Michael Rapaport is awesome
http://themovieblog.com/2010/11/lucas-pays-tribute-to-irving-kershner Gotta love Star Wars
http://www.hypefloats.com/2010/11/ti-feat-drake-poppin-bottles.html I'm very excited for this album, even though a lot of it has leaked so far
http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/01/technology/groupon_buying_spree/index.htm Groupon taking over the world? Regardless, sign up

Anyway, thats what I got for now, maybe I'll actually keep this up

Ultimate Tips/Preparedness

So doing my daily scan of RSD (No Spam), I found a post by ultimate Rob (a Canadian blogger), who regularly makes post about ultimate fitness, throwing skills, strategy, etc. I find this stuff interesting, so I read a lot of it. This post was really cool, and is pretty applicable to all ultimate situations.

http://www.ultimaterob.com/2010/08/28/ultimate-quick-tips-reference-checklist/#respond

On a related, throwback note, also check out zips tips. While not as serious as this checklist, still awesome and from one of the best ultimate players in the world, josh ziperstein. All ultimate players should read Zip's Tips at one point in their lives, its pretty hilarious and takes up plenty of time if you're bored. Captains, send this out to your rookies.

http://www.brown.edu/Athletics/Mens_Ultimate/zipstips/index.html

At some point, I am going to my own ultimate preparedness blog post, but for now these will suffice, as theyre probably better than what I can come up with.

Enjoy the weekend, Jive kick ass at the burg

Shameless plug

Recently I have discovered and listened to A LOT of the Nerdist podcasts. This a podcast created by Chris Hardwick (look him up on IMDB) and a few 0f his friends talking about nerdy sci/tech things and interviewing some pretty funny people. Recently they had Donald Glover on the podcast and it was hilarious.

I have been following Glover for a long time, since I started watching Derrick Comedy (see Bro Rape). Notably, he also was a writer on 30 rock, and is currently starring and writing on Community, as Troy. Also he raps under the name Childish Gambino, which surprisingly isn't that bad. So check out his podcast at http://www.nerdist.com/2010/09/nerdist-podcast-36-donald-glover/ and more importantly Community if you haven't seen it. Both are great and this guy has serious talent.

Vote for Me!

I submitted a design for a Jive sublimated jersey to the VC sublimated jersey competition on facebook. Below is my design, as well as a link to it on facebook. I am Submission #28 (it has my name on it) and if I win I get a free set of my design, which would then be donated to the Jive Turkeys (seeing as its a jersey for them). Thus please vote for me.

The process:
1)Go to the VC Ultimate Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/VC-Ultimate/131225375740
2) Like the VC page! Your vote won't count unless you like the page also
3) Go to Submission #28, LIKE it!
4) tell all your friends, ultimate playing or not, to do the same


The design is based on an old school Orlando Magic warmup jacket, as the colors match pretty well. Should this jersey actually get made, regardless if it is because of the contest or not, some additions could be:
-add the jive circle to the left sleeve of the jersey
-Replace the white vertical lines on the bottom of the jersey with Jive phrases, such as the lyrics to the down south jam.
-Names on the back in the same style as the numbers

Thats what I got for now, thanks for voting!

A Post!

So its been a really long time coming, but here it is, a new post! I know its been a long time, and after much hassling and getting myself to do it, I am actually updating this thing. In the state of unemployment I am in, I figure now is as good a time as any to throw some stuff up here. SO! From now until a time undetermined (probably once I get a job and have real person things to do, but who knows) I am going to try and post to this on a semi regular basis. So stay tuned, and hopefully I'll actually keep my word this time of posting.

Anyway, recent life:
-Graduated college
-Golfing
-Chilling, lots of TV shows (NBC premieres last night were awesome by the way)
-Reading (Superfreakonomics and pillars of the earth are new summer read highlights)
-Applying to jobs, if you hear of anything in Finance or know someone, feel free to refer them to me
-Played summer BUDA with Merge, it was fun
-Playing Fall BUDA with Nocturnal Emissions, it is fun, ultimate under lights is interesting
-Playing club with Ubuntu, people are fun, jerseys are awesome, we made regionals, beeyahh!
-Getting in shape

That's my life in a nutshell. Probably most of my posts won't be too much about my life happenings, more thoughts on certain things. Mostly I will probably talk about ultimate, but I also foresee thoughts on music, movies, books, stuff, and just things I find cool. Anyway thats all the rambling I have for now. Night!