Obligatory Discord

The music continues

2010-02-10T21:59:00.002+09:00

I figure it's time to move my blogging activities to my hosted server. If you'd like to keep playing, move on over to infiniteDeferral.See you there!

Please stand by

2009-12-19T18:36:00.002+09:00

So I got this email from Haloscan, telling me I have to upgrade to their newer commenting system for an annual fee, or I lose the entire system, as well as the entire history of comments for this blog.Fair enough. Goodbye.With that, I'm going to officially step away from blogging, at least until I figure out what I actually want to do with a blog (I never got into it, to be honest). When I do

For anyone who is wondering

2009-11-25T10:05:00.003+09:00

One HUGE drawback about laptops is that many of the essential components are proprietary (if, say, you break the keyboard on that expensive model of yours - which I did once - that's pretty much it for you unless you feel like paying for expensive repairs and shipping to and from the in-house service center quite likely back in America), much unlike desktops where you can go to the hardware store

Clarence from Jumpstart

2009-10-17T22:18:00.001+09:00

I know it's just a comic strip, but his persistent materialism is really getting on my f***ing nerves.

No. 9

2009-10-14T20:40:00.002+09:00

Behind Landon Donovan's resurgence and the best FIFA tournament finish in US history, this was your breakout year. Rest easy and heal, for with a World Cup berth in hand, your work is done for now. We'll be thinking about you tonight and every other night.

Every heart beats true for the red, white and blue

2009-10-11T13:00:00.001+09:00

See you in South Africa!

Five days from now

2009-10-08T13:54:00.003+09:00

On Thursday morning, we will all wake up knowing one of two things:The United States has qualified for its sixth consecutive World Cup, orThe United States has fallen to fourth place in the CONCACAF Hexagonal, meaning a home-and-home with a South American side for the 32nd and final spot in the 2010 tournament.Take a look at the recent press and the chatter in the blogosphere. There is an air of

All I know is this

2009-09-22T07:01:00.001+09:00

In America, when you walk down the street, you're much more likely to meet a racist than a socialist. Perhaps the Redneck Scare is what Joe McCarthy should've been looking into.

Eight years on

2009-09-11T22:04:00.000+09:00

Never forgive, nor forget.

No choice

2009-09-09T18:49:00.002+09:00

The national team travels to a place familiar to American prospects of getting to the World Cup. 1989 sounded the Shot Heart Round the World. 2005 kicked off the United States' most successful final round of qualifying, first place the Hexagonal for the first time.A win on Matchday Eight at Hasely Crawford Stadium doesn't secure a berth. And on the current run of form, the US doesn't appear to

Matchday 7

2009-09-05T18:03:00.002+09:00

The United States faces many parallels today as it did at this point in the Hexagonal eight years ago. The national team was riding high early on, Mexico was in shambles, then the quadrennial three-pointer in Azteca was dropped in a thorough loss away. The next game at home against Honduras would prove crucial towards cementing US hopes of World Cup qualification. This is right about where we

ABMOD for permanent head coach

2009-08-31T12:59:00.002+09:00

Go ahead and call for a foreign coach, they haven't had much success in MLS this decade. If you want someone who knows the system inside and out (and Lord knows New York needs one), you don't hire a guy with no MLS experience (Westerhof for Chivas, Gullit for LA) or someone with a big ego (pre-deflated Arena). You go with the guy who just works hard and expects his men to put in ninety minutes

A little rant about poetry and writing

2009-08-23T16:34:00.002+09:00

Back when I was putting all my writings on Elfwood, I used to comment about the "poetry" on that website and the lack of any sort of quality put into it. That was ten years ago and I'm older now, but I don't think my opinion has changed one bit.I'm reminded about this from listening to last week's Prairie Home Companion, a clip show dedicated to poetry. There is a rhythm and a pattern to poetry

The New York Red Bulls suck

2009-08-16T16:57:00.002+09:00

That's my analysis.

Azteca will fall today

2009-08-12T19:07:00.002+09:00

Arena couldn't do it. Sampson got the closest. Bora didn't need to. And today, neither does Bradley.But after two consecutive cup finals in a summer made for American soccer, three points at the last impregnable fortress in the region in a World Cup qualifier will cement the United States' reputation as the undisputed force in CONCACAF.It needn't happen today. But it can. And it will.

Death Panels

2009-08-10T15:57:00.000+09:00

Rated R. Opens this Friday.

**. . *-**** it.

2009-08-06T13:03:00.002+09:00

No matter what the score was, no matter who the opponent was, no matter how important the game was, I had always thought that the players on the field cared more than the people they were playing in front of.I don't believe that tonight.

Alone on a big comfy sofa

2009-08-04T14:47:00.002+09:00

I have to wake up in three hours so I can catch a flight back to Japan in nine. It is dark and quiet, and all I can think about is what happens next.I'm not a rich man; choosing teaching as a profession and research interest makes the odds on those prospects seem daunting. And the rumor is that teaching in Japan will become a bit more expensive for me if I want to renew my visa. As I've said

Joe Queenan on Real Time this week

2009-08-01T17:28:00.003+09:00

You know those otaku who go to anime cons and think sarcasm every five seconds is a clever tool to win girls over? That was Joe Queenan tonight.Is there a bigger, more bitter, more clueless scumbag that sounds completely respectable in the American zeitgeist today?

Working weekend

2009-07-30T13:58:00.002+09:00

If you so happen to be in Shizuoka, say, in November, and want to plop down 10-20,000 yen for a conference registration, stop by one of my two presentations at this year's JALT Conference at Shizuoka Granship:Sunday, 11/22 @ 9:20AM - Cultural Perspectives and Influences of TeachersMonday, 11/23 @ 9:20AM - Random Elements in the Language ClassroomThe latter one was presented upon at the NEAR

Eurosnobs: MLS fans should accept place in food chain

2009-07-22T23:03:00.003+09:00

The war of words continues to escalate in the soccer blogosphere over Fangate. Did Beckham instigate? Does he deserve the verbal abuse? Should Garber suspend the fairweather Designated Player?Here's my angle: are fans entitled to their opinions once they buy their tickets?Ask the Eurosnobs, and apparently the answer is no, especially if you're an LA supporter or an MLS fan.With the L.A. Riot

Worst. Banner ad. Ever.

2009-07-21T14:34:00.004+09:00

The mangling of the English language (and I take a descriptive approach whenever possible) is bad enough with banner ads - "Search anything your want" read one poorly designed ad a few years ago, and very few these days top the ads from IGG.com ("Take gun! Save your girl from bomb shelter!"), which are two steps away from "All your bases..." And when it comes to online gaming, what could be

Don't believe Beckham for a minute

2009-07-16T22:34:00.002+09:00

At the same time MLSNet headlined that Beckham "reaffirms commitment" to the league, a separate article has indicated that the Galaxy player will ask for another loan to AC Milan at the end of the season.This is not about where is the best venue to allow players to best prepare for their national team's run through the World Cup. If it was and the Eurosnobs have their way, there is no point in

Don't get sick

2009-07-06T05:26:00.001+09:00

It throws your entire schedule off and you may not like the consequences when you get better.One more week of this.

We can do this

2009-06-28T22:46:00.002+09:00

Whipped 3-0 in the first round. Lost Michael Bradley in the semifinal to a red. Playing a still recovering Carlos Bocanegra. Using a roster that contains talented players everyone knows will never get playing time in the final. Playing the same team that whipped us 3-0 in the first round.If you don't believe, then don't watch. But this team has a chance today. We could win. We can do this.

Sorry, Giuseppe Rossi is not a traitor

2009-06-22T08:06:00.001+09:00

Now he's just a loser.End of message.

Giuseppe Rossi is an American traitor

2009-06-16T06:02:00.001+09:00

End of message.

This is your national team coach, dammit

2009-06-10T21:09:00.001+09:00

Now STFU and get behind the idea of supporting this team already.

USA 2-1 HON

2009-06-07T22:23:00.002+09:00

I say thank God. Otherwise, after CRC 3-1 USA and DC 2-0 NY, I was ready to throw myself into oncoming traffic. Then, after Mexico's loss, I feel it's Christmas morning! Textbook bipolar disorder?

Call our guys extremists all you want

2009-06-02T12:40:00.001+09:00

At least ours don't throw hissy fits like yours.

So after six weeks...

2009-05-10T21:59:00.003+09:00

I really have only this to say. Without Internet at home, I've turned to reading books (my former co-worker Clif can attest to the same trend). I've torn through three books, going on four thanks to the long commute to work. And I've become quite the dilettante of Paul Krugman's writings. Not that I wasn't leaning left to begin with...

A life in infinite deferral, in a temporary blackout

2009-04-01T15:15:00.002+09:00

Who'd have thought that in Tokyo/Yokohama, it would be really, really hard to find a wireless Internet connection.I will be in an Internet fog for the next few weeks until I have a stable connection in my new apartment. If you need to reach me, I believe my cell phone number and email are somewhere in my Facebook profile for those who are friends with me there.Stand by.

Year 28, Day 1

2009-03-18T15:40:00.003+09:00

"We've gone too far to turn back, we're just too close to quit" - Gin BlossomsAnd how did Year 27 go?saw some amazing stufffound one potential place where I'd like to build a big house somedaydiscovered eating cabbage isn't that badgot tired of being a showmanreaffirmed desire to become, well, an actual teacherrisked everything on one move to TokyoNext twelve months should be fun.

Just finished watching "the interview"

2009-03-14T00:39:00.002+09:00

You know, the much-hyped interview everyone's been spending a whole week to ramp up for. And it was worth every second watching.I'm not much of a player in the markets, but I know enough to remember that Cramer was sorta Kudlow's foil and vice versa when they co-hosted the same show, and "the enemy of my enemy" rule is always in effect. So I like the guy. I know he voted for Obama and insisted

Just to brag

2009-03-10T13:05:00.003+09:00

I am scheduled to present "Random Elements in the Language Classroom" at the N.E.A.R. Language Education Conference in Niigata on Saturday, May 30th. This will be an abbreviated talk of the long-form presentation I gave last September to the JALT Fukui Chapter. Information from that presentation can be found on inDef. I will be making additions and revisions to that presentation in the coming

H* L* **

2009-03-09T00:48:00.003+09:00

I have defended MLS time and time again, but today...**** ****.Are the Galaxy and the league serious? Europe got what they wanted. The rest of us, well, we got played like a cheap kazoo.

Tonight is forever

2009-02-11T21:16:00.004+09:00

There are friendlies against the Argentinas and Englands of the world. Then there are Gold Cup matches. Then the Gold Cup final. Then maybe tune-up matches right before a World Cup.After that, the only real matches more important than US-Mexico at home would be World Cup matches hosted by the US.Columbus Crew Stadium, capacity 22,555, will likely never have that honor, making this

I felt like a real live human being today

2009-02-08T21:22:00.003+09:00

So, I was bicycling to the train station to catch the first express train to Osaka this morning, long before first light. A rather disheveled old man crosses my path, and we exchange a few words as I speed by:"Ohayo gozaimasu!" (Good morning!) he says."Ohayo gozaimasu," I reply."Samui desu ne." (It's cold [today], isn't it?)"So desu ne." (Yes, it is.)And the five seconds we were exchanging words

Nearly two years: Yes, We Have

2009-01-20T21:44:00.004+09:00

I supported Barack Obama from the beginning.I was there for the highs and the lows. And then the really lows. And then the really, really lows.I doubted him. I understood why the left could have found reason to abandon him. In fact, I had thought the Republicans had cornered us again, of all elections.But I always stood by Barack Obama. I defended him against other Democrats. I defended him

Someone I knew passed on this week

2009-01-18T19:30:00.004+09:00

I didn't know him very well and I didn't meet him much, he was just the guy at the bar that foreigners frequent and the guy that I talked to when I had the chance. But he seemed like a great guy who was loved by almost everybody with whom he came in contact. My biggest regret is that I wish I knew him better.As someone raised in a Christian elementary and junior high school (they put fear into

Reset

2009-01-16T00:38:00.004+09:00

Once upon a time (let's say when I was in junior high, and I had a passing interest in anime before I put it aside in high school), there was this small-time anime magazine that resembled 2600 in size and hokey-ness. It was basically composed of middle-aged American editors who were trying to explain anime in American terms.What I'm going to do now makes me feel like one of them. Except the

Some things are just wrong

2008-12-24T23:39:00.004+09:00

Me, as a purely political observer, I don't care about gay marriage. Politics is the art of the possible, and on a national level it's not possible (preventing it from being banned, on the other hand, is possible, and I make a distinction). To get there, it's the responsibility of progressive activism, not politics (I make another distinction), to get their **** together and prevent things like

You've got to go through hell before you get to heaven

2008-12-22T07:33:00.002+09:00

Said Steve Miller.Overnight bus, early morning in Shinjuku, mediocre McDonald's coffee, a recliner at the Internet cafe, and twenty-four hours before my next shower. God, I'm so tired.At least I brought my emergency travel case (now seven years old, which Northwest gave to me after stranding us in Minnesota for the night). I don't know what I'd do without a toothbrush and toothpaste.

Advice from Shawn Estes

2008-12-16T22:54:00.002+09:00

If you're going to throw your shoe, you HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE TO make contact. Don't be the guy who missed.(yes, I know I'm late on the story - I JUST saw the video from TYT)

Maybe I'm getting old

2008-12-15T22:28:00.002+09:00

Is it alright to like Akon's new album? It's SOOOOOOOOOooooo Europop-py (which was cool in the 90s, but is now so cliche since Ace of Base) and much more commercial than Konvicted. The video for Right Now, if you were to mute the sound, looks like typical pre-Freedom material. It doesn't match the music.At first, it was, "Oh no, he sold out."BUT...it didn't stop me from playing it all day long

CONCACAF 2010: the 2009 Hexagonal

2008-12-15T02:41:00.002+09:00

I spent the last few hours working on the new blog I'm setting up, CONCACAF 2010. In it, I hope to update visitors with all the information relevant to the six nations left in CONCACAF looking to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. After the 2009 Hex, it will be there to cover the three (hopefully four) nations representing the region in 2010.(on a computer science note,

I rediscovered Chivalry

2008-12-13T01:04:00.002+09:00

...and Gumball, and Road Rally USA, and Snoopy to the Rescue. Next, I have to find Cave of Time and Lemonade Stand. If you don't know, it was likely before your time because it was almost before mine.I'm not going to get enough sleep for the next two weeks, I imagine.

Greatness courts failure

2008-11-30T20:21:00.001+09:00

Best line out of Tin Cup.Just thought about that as I head to Tokyo tonight.

87.88% on the Civic Literacy Test

2008-11-25T23:52:00.002+09:00

Granted, I have a B.A. in Politics with a concentration in American Politics, and have been involved in the Democratic Party since voting age, so I should have had a higher score. But c'mon, how do you people score less than half?Go here.Quickly: New York did its best on Sunday, and in this postseason. No regrets.

We want the Cup...gotta have the Cup

2008-11-16T13:36:00.002+09:00

New York 1-0 Real Salt LakeDave van den Bergh with the only goal of the Western Conference Championship.The 13th MLS Cup will be an all-Eastern affair, as the Red Bulls play the Columbus Crew next Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.Awesome.

It wasn't supposed to be like this

2008-11-10T23:09:00.002+09:00

Richards. Angel. Wolyniec. New York 3-0 Houston. 4-1 on aggregate. A date with destiny against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto, for one spot in MLS Cup XIII.Game of the franchise.

2008-11-05T19:42:00.002+09:00

Crossposted to Daily KosBecause of the time difference, it has been the day after, much longer here in Japan than it is back in the States. When most Americans went to bed after Obama's acceptance speech (or, perhaps, continued checking the blogosphere all night long), those of us living in Japan, well, went straight back to work, or retreated onto limited express trains back to our homes across

What are you doing here?

2008-11-04T21:56:00.003+09:00

You're not supposed to be reading this. Get yourself to a poll site, and stat.

Columbus 1-0 DC United

2008-10-27T21:38:00.002+09:00

One Christmas, probably 1991, we stayed at a relative's house, and one of the presents I got was a Super Nintendo game. Which was strange, because I didn't have an SNES.We drove home later that day, and we opened some more presents, supposedly left at home because we needed room in the car to fit the gifts for our cousins. One big box was, actually, a Super Nintendo. Another was a 286, the

I'm not sure how much longer I can do this

2008-10-26T00:55:00.002+09:00

And odds are pretty good you don't know what "this" is. Which is fine. I'm not going to elaborate. But I just wanted to say it. I honestly just don't know if I can keep chasing like this.

USA and CRC in the Hex; MEX will have to wait

2008-10-13T23:19:00.003+09:00

Only two teams are undefeated, and one team is 100% in World Cup qualifying. Neither team is Mexico, who have no more home games in the CONCACAF semis, playing in Canada and Honduras hoping that they don't lose both games and that Jamaica doesn't win out.Awesome.

The GOP: the world's largest collection of cornered tigers

2008-10-13T23:10:00.002+09:00

Three weeks to go, and with the election set to potentially hand Obama anything between a close win and a convincing landslide, the Republicans find themselves out of options and out of time.That doesn't mean they'll definitely lose.Battered person syndrome is kinda sad for both sides. Republicans keep begging the country to take them back, and a large part of the electorate is ready to

That One/Biden '08

2008-10-08T11:49:00.001+09:00

My new bumper sticker.

Had enough with Firefox

2008-09-29T18:55:00.002+09:00

When I switched over to Firefox, I never thought I would say what I just said in the title. But Firefox had a persistent Flash video problem (after a while, it locks up after two seconds; I know, just uninstall and re-install to a previous version of Flash, but that's not what anyone should tell users to do), and now there's a mouse problem. I've had it since Saturday night: sometimes the

Let me tell you something

2008-09-25T22:07:00.003+09:00

Some things, I regret, and constantly apologize for. Other things, I really regret, and never can apologize enough.But please mark today's date and time. Today had neither of those kinds of regrets. I came home, I ate an ice cream bar, and I turned on WNYC. Because that's how content and fine I feel.

Seven years later

2008-09-11T22:14:00.001+09:00

Never forgive, nor forget.

The new liberal compact

2008-09-01T18:32:00.001+09:00

Crossposted to Daily KosSince Thursday, one line from the Democratic National Convention has echoed in my head since Barack Obama's introductory video:"It is a promise we make to our children, that each of us can make what we want of our lives..."David Strathairn delivers the quote much like an ordinary American would, echoed later in Obama's own speech:"It's a promise that says each of us has

I'm making a new rule

2008-08-31T16:52:00.003+09:00

If you're too busy to talk, don't answer the phone. But if you were stupid enough to answer the phone, don't get all stressed out and go into a long speech about how busy you are that you can't talk on the phone.Can we do that? Would that be alright with you people?

Exit threats don't work anymore

2008-08-24T19:26:00.002+09:00

Crossposted to Daily KosAlec Baldwin made one in 2000. House Democrats walked out on the certification of election results in 2001. Joe Lieberman abandoned the party in 2006. PUMAs with "you better be nice to me and send me fruit smoothies every day for the rest of my life or I'll support the Iraq war for four more years" in 2008.All of them have threatened a walkout/exit/

Always thought it would be there when I got back

2008-08-19T23:24:00.002+09:00

If you're back home, you're going to read this and think this writer's the goofiest homer. But when you live out here, and everything about America and New York is a commodity, things seem a bit more valuable.And man, I didn't even know until I went searching for a YouTube clip. Then I stumbled upon these:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3huJ2LKE9AQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUMb7GnC6xwhttp:/

2-2. 93rd minute. ****.

2008-08-10T22:54:00.000+09:00

I don't ******* believe it.

Just breezin' on by

2008-08-02T00:21:00.003+09:00

No one ever wants to be accused of being a Donny Osmond fan. But there IS one song that I keep running over and over lately, that being his remake of George Benson's Breezin', which is one of those instrumentals you're not supposed to ever, EVER cover, let alone add lyrics (I still can't get over learning that Take Five has lyrics).Anyways, that's just how I've been rolling lately. One day (

Met a woman today

2008-07-27T22:39:00.001+09:00

No, I will not blog about her. It's not going to work anyways.G-d, I said I wouldn't blog about her.

Goodbye, Claudio

2008-07-16T23:12:00.003+09:00

I said from the start I didn't like you. I thought you were a money-grubbing hack brought in by Bruce because he really didn't know whom else to sign. I didn't think for one second that you were going to meet any sort of reasonable expectation that came with your long history in Europe and with the national team. Your effort was disgraceful and your stubbornness to stay on for one more

What am I doing?

2008-07-14T23:11:00.003+09:00

Guess what? We can't "just be friends." Life is just way too short for that sort of nonsense.Anyways, now that that's off my chest...So long since I wrote in here. Here I am, thinking about what story to write next (and to be honest, I haven't thought about fiction for a good long time between the last fanfic try and the short story I wrote a month or so ago). Something about unrequited love.

Geraldine Ferraro

2008-03-12T23:09:00.001+09:00

Someone please tell her it's not about her. For the love of God.

And after 18 Democratic debates...

2008-02-01T13:06:00.001+09:00

...it is now jumpball between Obama and Clinton.It is the best Obama can hope for. With the momentum and the wind at his back, Obama and his supporters will go into the next round of nominating contests hoping to deadlock the delegate count. And if Super Tuesday comes and goes without a clear decision for the nomination, the longer it remains one-on-one between the two left standing, the more

The new USMNT jersey

2008-02-01T10:53:00.000+09:00

That has to be the ugliest jersey I've seen since 2001. I didn't know we had a whole slew of Nats who played professional golf too.

Always another potential Clinton scandal just waiting to surface

2008-01-31T13:09:00.000+09:00

A read of this NYT article will suggest to you that the former President may have helped broker a deal that funnels uranium to a central Asian dictatorship in exchange for charitable contributions.We expect this sort of thing from Republicans, from third-world politicians and from mobsters. When it comes from inside the Democratic Party, if the alarm bells about the status quo haven't yet gone

9:36 PM EST

2008-01-29T11:36:00.000+09:00

Bush just couldn't resist another 9/11 plug in his last SOTU.

The longest nine days this winter

2008-01-28T12:55:00.000+09:00

First off, yes, I know I've been lazy. Next.I don't know what will happen on February 5th, but I will make a prediction of sorts, in that one of two things will happen by the end of this nomination fight:Barack Obama moves the needle for young voters in the Super Tuesday states and grabs enough delegates to either remain viable or push the rest of the Democratic field out of contention, and wins

Fred Thompson: WTF!?

2007-10-30T14:03:00.000+09:00

Fred Thompson, quoted by Political Wire:"Every time you're somewhere, that means you're not somewhere else."Good gravy. This is the guy the GOP drafted to get into the presidential race? Some Yogi Berra-knockoff that isn't half as funny as the original?

As much as Will Smith is my favorite actor...

2007-10-29T10:11:00.001+09:00

...could we please not have another movie about a plague turning everyone into zombies/mutants/flesh-eating-whatever as the last remnants of civilization fight back in a desperate struggle to preserve what's left of the human race? I got bored after the last two or three.Yes, I'm the one that laughs during previews of horror flicks.

The Supporters of Red Bull New York

2007-10-21T09:16:00.001+09:00

Over two hours of video I've taken throughout the season (plus a few clips thrown in from last season) condensed into four minutes. Music by 3 Doors Down. All videos by me.

Infinite Earths: Zone Zero

2007-10-08T11:17:00.000+09:00

I just signed up for NaNoWriMo.I first heard about it five years ago, but this is the first time I'm actually going to try to write a novel(la)-length story. So, by the end of November, I hope to have something 50,000 words long.This means I'm going back to my childhood. In junior high school, when Power Rangers was on TV and when I thought watching it was cool, I imagined a science fiction

The team. The time. The collapse.

2007-10-01T12:03:00.000+09:00

Said Jorge Arangure Jr. of ESPN The Magazine:No team in major league history had held a seven-game lead with 17 games to play and not made the playoffs. On Sept. 12, the day the Mets led the National League East by seven games, Baseball Prospectus, the noted statistical Web site, rated New York's chances of missing the playoffs at 500-1. On Sunday, the Mets hit the infamous jackpot. Comedic.P.S.

Six years later

2007-09-11T12:48:00.001+09:00

Never forgive, nor forget.

New York Red Bulls-Los Angeles Galaxy

2007-08-20T12:48:00.001+09:00

66,237 people. 5-4. Game of the season.

Andrew Keen

2007-08-17T12:53:00.000+09:00

I saw this creep on C-SPAN2, giving a lecture-type rant at Strand saying that the Internet was destroying culture.I never remembered his name, and I would've been content to forget him altogether. Stephen Colbert, unfortunately, is interviewing him right now.Keen's now more of a turd than when I saw him first.

John Oliver has to go

2007-08-14T12:05:00.000+09:00

What a tool.

If you find my body, here's what happened

2007-08-09T08:42:00.000+09:00

You'd be amazed at what people take seriously in this life. There's an unjust war in Iraq, global warming around the world, and a Republican administration rolling back decades of American progress.Instead of all that, someone has sworn blood oath against me for removing two bytes of data.So, onto the story:Last night, I was watching Giants-Nationals (what else is there to watch? Yankees are

Erin Esurance...

2007-08-08T12:37:00.000+09:00

...quite possibly the most prominent corporate prostitute in the entire realm of contemporary pop culture. My love of comics and cartoons is fading fast with each commercial I have to mute. Who exactly is the animator that sold their soul to big business? I want to meet him, see exactly how one can turn off a conscience.

Admit it

2007-08-07T11:26:00.000+09:00

You're watching the San Francisco Giants on ESPN. You either think it's an historic moment or a train wreck waiting to happen, but either way, you're watching it.The Giants' infield sucks. Their pitching sucks (as I write this, Lincecum clocks Zimmerman in the head). And their best outfielder is, in fact, Barry Bonds, whose defensive game passed him by years ago.But you know you're watching

Bud Selig watches home run 755

2007-08-05T14:01:00.000+09:00

Watched the replay a couple of times...I honestly think he was trying to hold back a yawn.

Senator Biden on Hardball

2007-08-02T06:13:00.000+09:00

Here's a Presidential candidate who makes no effort at all to try to connect with the electorate. At least VP Cheney goes on TV and tells you all the bad things that will happen to you if you don't vote for him. This guy is acting like the mother trying to reverse psychology her kid. "Go ahead and get into trouble, see if I come running to bail you out."Something about the name "Joe" in

Yeah, yeah, yeah

2007-07-30T09:51:00.000+09:00

I know, it's been awhile.

Only Jack Bauer can save Antonin Scalia

2007-06-20T06:28:00.000+09:00

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. What a lunatic:Jack Bauer saved Los Angeles...he saved hundreds of thousands of lives...are yougoing to convict Jack Bauer? Say that criminal law is against him? 'Youhave the right to a jury trial?' Is any jury going to convict Jack Bauer? Idon't think so.To be clear, Jack Bauer and all his torture tactics could not stop the nuclear explosion in Valencia,

Defiant

2007-06-17T14:39:00.000+09:00

A 3-3 draw at home doesn't faze the New York faithful.

That's it

2007-06-16T11:41:00.000+09:00

No more favors ever again. Ever.F***.

Three blank pages left on my passport

2007-06-15T11:07:00.000+09:00

Leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be...wait, no. July 15th, that's when.I'll be in Shanghai, China for three weeks. I'll be taking lots and lots of pictures. Especially of this.By senior year of college, I had already been accepted to my first teaching stint in Japan. Before I moved away, I visited my old high school to see my teachers, among them my orchestra teacher. Simone, the

Don't encourage him

2007-06-04T13:21:00.000+09:00

On Friday, Billy Donovan announced he would leave his high-profile job at the University of Florida to coach the Orlando Magic. Interest in a left-for-dead NBA franchise shot up. The media in Orlando gave him a standing ovation. Over 200 season tickets were sold over the weekend, according to Andy Katz.On Sunday, there are reports going around that Donovan wants the Magic to rip up his

I expected Lou Dobbs to rush the stage

2007-06-04T09:16:00.000+09:00

At tonight's presidential debate, Wolf Blitzer asked for a show of hands among those who thought English should be the official language. Surprising to me, only one raised their hand. Even more surprising, it was Senator Mike Gravel from Alaska, who is, besides this issue, either the most liberal candidate on the stage, or the least sane candidate in the lower tier.His rationale is sound, that

Don't applaud

2007-05-31T12:15:00.001+09:00

I'm just now watching a repeat of The Daily Show and Jon Stewart's interview with Al Gore. Sounds good.One piece of advice from one liberal author of a non-notable blog to the rest of the blogosphere: if you hear your favorite politician/famous figure/all-around good guy/girl say something, no matter how truthful or accurate or right or just, like "Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11,"

Conservative "discourse"

2007-05-28T23:30:00.000+09:00

Newt Gingrich is one of those people who, if you don't hate him already, would be very difficult to hate because of his personal demeanor and conversational style. Since leaving Congress, he has become tame - in a good way - his voice very disarming and his tone very relaxing. George Jr. has very little of the intellect of the former House Speaker, and not exactly imitating of his discourse

Crossroads at Giants Stadium

2007-05-24T11:17:00.000+09:00

The New York Red Bulls this week find themselves at a crossroads with an important game against the Chicago Fire in primetime on Thursday evening. Just around the corner in June, tougher competition than those in their first few games this season awaits New York. For all the woes DC has had in 2007, RFK Stadium continues to haunt the Red Bulls with an intimidating home field advantage. Speaking

Obligatory Discord

The music continues

Please stand by

For anyone who is wondering

Clarence from Jumpstart

No. 9

Every heart beats true for the red, white and blue

Five days from now

All I know is this

Eight years on

No choice

Matchday 7

ABMOD for permanent head coach

A little rant about poetry and writing

The New York Red Bulls suck

Azteca will fall today

Death Panels

****. ****. ***-**** it.

Alone on a big comfy sofa

Joe Queenan on Real Time this week

Working weekend

Eurosnobs: MLS fans should accept place in food chain

Worst. Banner ad. Ever.

Don't believe Beckham for a minute

Don't get sick

We can do this

Sorry, Giuseppe Rossi is not a traitor

Giuseppe Rossi is an American traitor

This is your national team coach, dammit

USA 2-1 HON

Call our guys extremists all you want

So after six weeks...

A life in infinite deferral, in a temporary blackout

Year 28, Day 1

Just finished watching "the interview"

Just to brag

H*** L***** ****

Tonight is forever

I felt like a real live human being today

Nearly two years: Yes, We Have

Someone I knew passed on this week

Reset

Some things are just wrong

You've got to go through hell before you get to heaven

Advice from Shawn Estes

Maybe I'm getting old

CONCACAF 2010: the 2009 Hexagonal

I rediscovered Chivalry

Greatness courts failure

87.88% on the Civic Literacy Test

We want the Cup...gotta have the Cup

It wasn't supposed to be like this

What are you doing here?

Columbus 1-0 DC United

I'm not sure how much longer I can do this

USA and CRC in the Hex; MEX will have to wait

The GOP: the world's largest collection of cornered tigers

That One/Biden '08

Had enough with Firefox

Let me tell you something

Seven years later

The new liberal compact

I'm making a new rule

Exit threats don't work anymore

Always thought it would be there when I got back

2-2. 93rd minute. ****.

Just breezin' on by

Met a woman today

Goodbye, Claudio

What am I doing?

Geraldine Ferraro

And after 18 Democratic debates...

The new USMNT jersey

Always another potential Clinton scandal just waiting to surface

9:36 PM EST

The longest nine days this winter

Fred Thompson: WTF!?

As much as Will Smith is my favorite actor...

The Supporters of Red Bull New York

Infinite Earths: Zone Zero

**. . *-**** it.

H* L* **