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Joe Flacco is maddening. Ain't he though?

On occasion he looks lost in the pocket not aware of what is happening around him. Then the playoffs start and he becomes laser focused. He still doesn't play all too well, but he wins.

In the playoffs, he beats other teams with QBs such as Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Big Ben Roethlisburger. He beats teams with lesser QBs. He just wins.

Why then does he stink during the regular season?

Who is this guy?

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-tale-of-two-flaccos/

Labels: football, lotd, who's this guy?

Strange dream this morning. No, not about that girl. Nor the other one. But about a girl. More likely, girls in general.

I was in a golf cart at some golf course with my mom driving. She was driving haphazardly giving no courtesy to the players out on the course. A group on the tee was trying to hit us as we drove. I watched ball after ball come lazily drifting down at us. They were all nice drives.

At one hole, my mom knew one of the players. He asked the usual stuff of me: age, work, married or single. When he found out I was single, he said he I was just right for his daughter.

So, I ended up on a blind date. Which starts off with me waiting at some family restaurant. The waitresses know I was waiting for a girl on a date, so were harassing me in the way women tease men. I ordered a drink.

Next thing I knew, my date was there. We exchange pleasantries and begin to order. I try to order something that doesn't require me to use my hands. No shrimp! Maybe a plate of chicken. We place our order and have another drink. I would need to go use the toilet. I excuse myself, the waitresses giggle, and I head for the bar which was where the toilets were located.

I would run into people making sure that my date went alright. Cousin Bob and Cousin Gigi in her silly floppy hat smoking cigars at the bar. CapitolSwell hanging out. I finish and head back.

She had people there making sure her date went alright. Her dad, her sister, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend who was annoying. She was hysterical that they were going to break up and quickly dashed from the table with the brother giving chase. There was a plant on the table that made it difficult to talk to anyone at the table. I tried to move it with no success.

I'm there at a table waiting for the food to arrive on a blind date with a girl whose family is occupying most of the table. We haven't even begun a discussion.

Then I woke up and wondered why I had such a dream.

Labels: dreams, that girl, who's this guy?

I think I can get behind using surf breaks as a naming convention. Waimea. Rincon. Trés Palmas. Hossegor. There's plenty to pick from. It's endless. And there are still some breaks being found and ridden.

http://www.apple.com/osx/preview/

Labels: Apple, lotd, surfing, who's this guy?

"He is Conan, Cimmerian. He won't cry, so I cry for him."

Subotai (Gerry Lopez), Conan the Barbarian

Labels: dude, qotd, who's this guy?

One thing about being a nerd is that you become obsessive on things. Imagine if you were a nerd who loved, loved, loved the anime K-ON!!, then you would absolutely try to learn everything about the show. You'll find out about the main characters. How tall is Mio? What's Ritsu's blood type? Where is Tsumugi from? Is Yui an orphan? Afterwards, you'll begin to delve into the more esoteric things of the show like the background characters (NSFW). Yup. You'll research who they are and what makes them tick. Just imagine how nerdy you have to be to do that.



That's pretty obsessive. And so kawaii!

Labels: K-ON, ocd, so kawaii, who's this guy?

New You
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.

Did I ever tell you I like girls in glasses?

Labels: I'm a fool, iPhone, picture, who's this guy?, why am i telling you this?

If he had lived this long, today would be famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's 100th birthday. As you know, if you've been following me on twitter, TCM has been showing his films every Tuesday of the month. Tonight's Seven Samurai, a film I regard as one of the best ever made and one of my 5 favorites of all time. Earlier this month, I also caught Ikiru, also pretty awesome, and caught up with Akahige (Red Beard), a feudal drama.

There is something about Kurosawa that I can't really express. His films I love. The most famous actors he collaborated with, Toshiro Mifune and Takeshi Shimura, I too love. His stories, re-telling Shakespeare. His samurai epics. His crime thrillers. His humanism. Great, great stuff from a master of cinema. In the pantheon of great directors, he has got to be amongst the best of the best. He's influenced me and I don't even direct movies.

Happy Birthday to the Emperor, Akira Kurosawa! Celebrate by watching something he directed.

Labels: Akira Kurosawa, movies, who's this guy?, woohoo

"What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I fucking changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'."

President Obama talking about the inanities of our national press specifically that fucktard Brian Williams.

Labels: qotd, wankers, who's this guy?

The most lucky of French cyclists (or unlucky if you see him go on a breakaway), Thomas Voeckler wins his first stage of Le Tour. Not of this years version, but of the several he's participated in. Of course, he's a former yellow jersey winner holding off Lance Armstrong for 10 days in 2004.

Way to go Tommy! Chapeau!



As you can see, he won the heart of all of France in 2004 in fighting to keep the yellow on the climb up the Plat de baile. He's also one of my favorites, because of this charge and you can always count on him to go out a try and win a stage. Finally, he's won one.

Labels: Le Tour de France, who's this guy?, winners

Seattle v Baltimore: June 10, 2009
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.

Went to the Yard to catch future Hall of Famers, Ichiro and Ken Griffey Jr play with hometown Birds. It was one of the better times we've had at a game.

First, we walked up to the box office looking for the best tickets, and we got 'em: section 86, lower box, left-center, row bb, seats up against the bull pen wall.

Second, we get three beers and hot dogs and nachos. Just little dinner.

Next, we chat up our fellow neighbors. A couple from NC who got engaged in at the Yard. They're watching the next couple of games. The gentleman and his kids in front of us. He was a Phillies fan. I had to get Marge in trouble with him as the Mets were leading the Phils. He didn't care. Then we had the youngsters behind us. "Get ready." With the glove, Matty Weit Weit's gonna hit a homer. Instead it was all Seattle. They were hilarious.

The game was too. No hitting for the Birds. Matty Weit Weit upped his average. B Rob is hitting. AJ isn't. Not much runs. Loss 4-1.

Still fun. See you next Wednesday.

Labels: Baltimore Orioles, baseball, picture, sports, who's this guy?

"The world is divided into two kinds of people, those who have friends and those who are lonely like poor Tuco."

Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez aka The Rat (Eli Wallach), "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"

Labels: movies, qotd, who's this guy?

Christmas 1990
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.

Labels: nostalgia, picture, who's this guy?

They concluded the presidential debates last Wednesday, but not all candidates were invited. In fact, only the Democratic and Republican nominees were allowed. (Or at least that was my impression as I didn't watch any of the debates.) There are others running for the Presidency, like these guys.

Come on now. "Who the hell are you? One bastard goes in, another one comes out."

We're scraping the bottom, when I start linking to Alan Keyes's candidacy. But here at BrowserMetrics, I post and let you decide. Whether to laugh or cry for these sad saps. Hopefully, your mom will vote for you.

http://www.alankeyes.com/
http://www.pslweb.org/site/PageServer?pagename=votepsl_home
http://www.votesocialist2008.org/
http://www.themilitant.com/2008/ElectionCampaign/platform.html

Labels: lotd, who's this guy?

They concluded the presidential debates last night, but not all candidates were invited. In fact, only the Democratic and Republican nominees were allowed. (Or at least that was my impression as I didn't watch any of the debates.) There are others running for the Presidency, former congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney, for one.

Cynthia McKinney is running on the Green ticket. She beat out Ralph Nader. Nader must be such a loser that even the Greens don't want him to lead. McKinney might be more of the same. While I admire some of what the Greens stand for (environmental policies?,) why vote for these losers who will never get a chance to enact any of those policies you cherish?

The Green Party has an all woman ticket. Sarah Palin take note.

http://votetruth08.com/

Labels: lotd, who's this guy?, WTF

They concluded the presidential debates last night, but not all candidates were invited. In fact, only the Democratic and Republican nominees were allowed. (Or at least that was my impression as I didn't watch any of the debates.) There are others running for the Presidency, Dr. Chuck Baldwin, for one.

Dr. Chuck Baldwin is the Constitution Party's nominee. I have no idea who he is or what they stand for, but it can't be good when you leave the Republican party because George W Bush wasn't right-wing enough. Sounds to me like they're way Right on issues, a very scary place to be. It's thin air out there, so thin, as to make you incoherent. I wonder if his policies are? Or are they very coherent, but scary, frightening?

Someone click this link and tell me.

http://www.baldwin08.com/

Disclaimer: I'm just going through the other candidates' websites to provide you, the reader, information. I don't endorse any of them (except Obama). It's to help you, the reader, decide on whom you will choose. I'm just wondering, "How the fuck are you still undecided after eight years?"

Labels: fright, lotd, who's this guy?

BoingBoing links to a NYT article about stuffed animals tied to the front of trucks. The article quotes an old friend, Rob Marbury. Fellow '89 Gilman graduate. Looks as if he's doing things on his own terms. Good for him.

Labels: who's this guy?

The new season of Jeopardy started today. Let's see how much farther Ken Jennings can continue his winning streak. As of today, he stands at 38 straight wins and $1.38 million in winnings.

Update: Another season and again he rules. When will he be kicked out?

Labels: NewsRadio quote, who's this guy?, winners