Monthly Archives: January 2008

Slate’s Josh Levin On Meet The Spartans

Fried­berg and Seltzer do not prac­tice the same craft as P.T. Ander­son, David Cro­nen­berg, Michael Bay, Kevin Cost­ner, the Zucker Broth­ers, the Wayans Broth­ers, Uwe Boll, any dad who takes shaky home movies on a camp­ing trip, or a bear who turns on a video cam­era by acci­dent while try­ing to eat it.” — Slate’s Josh Levin on Meet The Spar­tans.

Consumerist.com On Burger King Accepting Credit Card Payments

Some­where out there is a guy who’s still pay­ing off the Whop­per he ate in June.” = Consumerist.com on Burger King accept­ing credit card payments.

Pedro Feliz Is No Longer A Giant

The Pedro Feliz era in San Fran­cisco is over after he signed a two-year $8.5 mil­lion con­tract with the Philadel­phia Phillies.

ESPN’s Buster Olney On The 2008 Baltimore Orioles

But as they com­pete within a divi­sion that includes the defend­ing cham­pion Red Sox, the Yan­kees, the sleeper Blue Jays and the markedly improved Rays, the Ori­oles are poised to have the kind of sea­son that will make you want to avert your eyes.” — ESPN’s Buster Olney on the 2008 Bal­ti­more Ori­oles.

Miss America 2008 + BF2

Miss Michi­gan Kirsten Haglund is the 2008 Miss Amer­ica. I finally attained the rank of Sergeant Major in Bat­tle­field 2 with the rank of 2nd Lieu­tenant soon to fol­low. I saw local bands All of Seven and Sulky Darky at the Fox and Goose. Novak Djokovic is the new Aus­tralia Open champion.

The Crazy World We Live In

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats the mighty Rafael Nadal to reach the Aus­tralian Open finals. IMa­jor League Base­ball gets even more cra­zier. iTunes 7.6 sucks. I love the Marantz CR201.

Goodbye Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger dies at the age of 28. The 2008 Aus­tralian Open nears its end. Roger Fed­erer is the heavy favorite to win yet another Grand Slam title.