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Saturday, May 29, 2004
In the most unscientific of ways, I know exactly how long my commute home at 2:30 a.m. takes. It's the length of these three R.E.M. songs, played as part of a weekend three-play block on the de facto classic rock station here in town.
posted at 2:56 AM
Friday, May 28, 2004
JD already mentioned this great Onion article waxing nostalgic about my youth. However, I'm surprised it hasn't appeared on the main page of this site, although it'll likely be discussed to death at this event.
Quick update: I suppose not everyone realizes what The Onion is all about, given this brief exchange or this one on the YCDTOTV message board. Sigh.
posted at 4:46 PM
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Pyramid scheme
Just caught an old episode of the $100,000 Pyramid (before GSN puts it out to pasture). During the bonus round, a clue of "The Bulge" for "Famous Battles" was disallowed because it's "not a place you can find on a map" (unlike Bull Run). Apparently to the judges, Battle of the Bulge was not a "real" battle.
posted at 6:28 PM
How revolting
See, there is a practical use for DDR. Now to get back on that kick without bothering the neighbors.
And speaking of revolutions, here is the song list for Karaoke Revolution 2, although I'm disappointed Konami decided not to create add-on disks and instead went for a completely new game. Hopefully the new microphone will be better than my headset that barely fit me.
posted at 12:42 AM
Monday, May 24, 2004
Geez, I wish I had known about this promotion before making my minor-league trip today.
posted at 11:58 PM
When in Rome
If Chipper Jones could do it, so could I, so I took in the Rome Braves tonight, who, as I discovered, are a pretty good team, especially on offense. Rome's pitching was OK but nothing spectacular, while Greensboro's starter seemed to be taking aim at the mascot.
The whole park experience was pretty good (pictures may come later), although I learned quickly that Rome isn't all that close to the interstate. Otherwise, the stadium reminded me of a smaller version of Myrtle Beach's stadium, which may not be that surprising given both are very new and are both Braves affiliates.
However, Rome toned down much of the sideshow that I saw in Myrtle Beach last year -- there were a couple of silly races, but otherwise the between-innings entertainment was much like Turner Field. Actually, so was the music, especially the batters' intros. On a related note, it was rather unfortunate that the instrumental part of this song as background music for a between-innings game to win some jewelry.
posted at 11:12 PM
Time's up?
You have to wonder if 24 will soon be hitting the "Fraught" watch. The move to Monday nights isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the start of the season in January will be interesting since I'm wondering how they'll fit 24 one-hour episodes between then and the end of May, not to mention the shooting/production/writing schedules as it seems as if the occasional gaps help perk up the show when it hits down points. On the other hand, it may force the writers to approach the show like a 24-hour movie (which is how I view it) and actually have a plan for the entire season written up ahead of time instead of making things up as they go along and messing around with continuity (which often seems the case).
But now comes word that many of the regulars have gotten their walking papers. Of course, we'll find out shortly if this is actually "news," or if it's something that will portend the events of tomorrow's final episode.
posted at 2:26 PM
Walk this way
There's an interesting battle going on right now over Peachtree Street, specifically the running of new suburban commuter buses on that famed street to drop people off at their places of work. Given the current and future of design of Peachtree, it doesn't seem like a good idea. But when you consider the motivation behind the proposed plan, there's no wondering why there's such an outcry over the current state of commuting and the problem of out-of-shape Americans.
Steve Stancil, GRTA's executive director, says that the people who likely will be riding on the Xpress buses are not used to having to walk an extra block or so to get to work.
"For every block that people have to walk, you lose approximately 20 percent of your ridership," Stancil says.
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