Quote of the Day [4.07.09]

broderic on April 7, 2009

“The Yankees are used to friendly crowds at Camden Yards, where the Orioles have been also-rans for more than a decade. But this time the park was stuffed with 48,607 boisterous fans, most of them wearing orange and black. They delighted in Sabathia’s struggles.”

“New Stars Fizzle as the Yankees Absorb a Beating” NYTimes 4-7-09

Link of the Day [4.07.09]

broderic on April 7, 2009

Duck season! Rabbit Season! Duck season! Rabbit Season! Duck season! Rabbit Season! Duck season! Baseball Season!

Yesterday was Opening Day for baseball and the FishTank and I went to enjoy the festivities. I got good tickets in left field. Really good tickets because we were at the end of the row, so for all those beers consumed during the game, it was an easy escape to the bathroom. And those lines were long, like lady’s room long. But I digress.

It’s always good to skip out of work in the middle of the day. I would love to do it more. I left around 1 o’clock, so that we could get downtown and grab some lunch at Lexington Market. It seems lots of fans had that same idea as Faidley’s was packed with O’s boosters. Then we walked in the sun to the Yard, bought $4 beer outside the park, and ducked for cover as a shower came through right before opening ceremonies.

We watched our ace, Jeremy Guthrie, outduel CC Sabathea to a 6-1 lead. We watched as the damn Yankees cut that to a 1 run game. I think I drank too many beers, the FishTank also. Then we got an imperfect view of Izzy’s home run to put us in the lead. The ball was coming right at us, Johnny Damon looked to have a bead on it, but somehow, it made it over the fence. The crowd erupted! Everyone in orange and black was high-fivin’ each other. Great thing about the home opener: it was a see of orange and black. The Orioles fans showed up.

Rack up a win for the O’s. We’re in first place, baby! We’re number 1! We’re number 1! We’re number 1!

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-sp.orioles07apr07,0,4138237.story

sweet == oh

broderic on April 6, 2009

Oops. “Let the Right One In” has newish translation for the DVD/BluRay release. They’re not the same as the English theatrical release. They are almost comical in their translation, “All your bases belong to us,” style. They’re gonna need fansubs, but done right.

On a side note, the English dub was terrible. We switched to the subtitles almost immediately. You couldn’t take the kid seriously. Who are these guys doing the US release? Couldn’t they have gotten some decent US anime voice dubbers to work through the emotions in the English dub?

Reading about this, I think it’s best to get a import DVD and watch it on a region free player.

Quote of the Day [4.06.09]

broderic on April 6, 2009

“It’s like, you wake up every day and it hurts a little bit less, and then you wake up one day and it doesn’t hurt at all. And the funny thing is, is that, this is kinda weird, but it’s like, it’s like you almost miss that pain.”

Rob (Ron Livingston), “Swingers”

I Love You, Man

broderic on April 5, 2009

“I need some fucking friends!”

Ain’t that the truth? It’s difficult to acknowledge, but yes, I need some fucking friends. Like who’s gonna be my best man at my wedding. I don’t know Lou Ferrigno, so he’s out of the question.

I Love You, Man. Good flick. It had me laughing. And that’s all I needed for the last couple of days. A few good laughs. And some buddies to share it with.

4 of 5 stars.