Shagging Batting Practice

broderic on October 5, 2009


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Here’s your humble host waiting to get some baseball lovin’ from the Toronto Blue Jays before the penultimat game. This is center-right in the bleachers. The Jays didn’t have left-handed sluggers to crush it out here often, although I did get a ball via ricochet. Sweet!

We moved to left field to get some baseball lovin’, but it was rowdy with old, white guys throwing ‘bows as they scrambled for the loose ball. Catch it on the fly.

Link of the Day [10.05.09]

broderic on October 5, 2009

Everyone loves Pixar. The CGI animation studio can do no wrong. Young, old, babies, kids, teenagers, adults, from the fat to the skinny, Constance to Wendy, all find something to admire about Pixar animation. Granted there are few neysayers. I, myself, find the last few Pixar films to be awkward in striking the balance of the storyline for all to enjoy. Today's link takes you to Todd VanDerWerff's introduction to The House Next Door's Pixar week. It will be a good read, and good to watch for the rest of the essay's on that great animation studio, Pixar.http://www.thehousenextdooronline.com/2009/10/studio-as-author-introduction-to-pixar.html

64-98 2009 Finished

broderic on October 4, 2009

Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles, Oct 4, 2009

With the sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays the Orioles end the 2009 season on a high note. We can forget the 13 losses before then, because all is forgiven when you win. So, so long to the Birds of Baltimore. It was a fun season, frustrating at times, but fun none the less. We’ll see you in 2010.

Penultimate Game of the Season

broderic on October 4, 2009

Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles, Oct 3, 2009

Just got back from the Orioles game. It’s a WIN! They won’t lose 100 games this season. Close, but no cigar.

We went to the game early. Ate at Faidley’s again. Oysters, fried clams, and crab cakes. Plus a beer. Then we stroll down Howard to Camden Yards and get our tickets. I love that we suck, because you can get any seat in the house. I choose center left against the fence.

We get a beer at Pickles Pub waiting for the gates to open. When they do we collect our Orioles tankard, and wish we could’ve joined the Octoberfest festivities in the picnic area in center field. We go shag some fly balls in the bleachers during the Blue Jays batting practice. I get a ball!! It ricocheted off the back wall and into my glove. Sweet! We then switch up and shag balls near our seat. Nothing comes close as they tail off towards the foul poll.

The O’s win! Can’t wait for the last game of the season. See you there!

The Informant!

broderic on October 3, 2009

The Informant! is Homer Simpson. Most everytime that Matt Damon opened his mouth and talked about ADM I was thinking that he was Homer Simpson brought to life on the big screen. The cluelessness and the profound stupidity was all there. Matt Damon can do no wrong in channelling the buffoon, Homer Simpson.

The only problem Matt Damon is Matt Damon. I could not get past fat Matt Damon to imagine the actual protagonist which distracted me all movie long because he was supposed to be portraying a real man. Fat Matt Damon is still Matt Damon rather than the guy who brought ADM ignominy.

The film though was awkward. It was rated R, but I don’t think there was any profanity, nudity, violence, or adult themes to warrant that rating. It was supposed to be a comedy, but wasn’t of the Something about Mary type. It was very Coen-ish. It looked like the seventies, with clothes from the eighties, taking place in the nineties, and funky sixties fonts. The story was rambling. I couldn’t tell the time frame when the actual events took place. Did he meet with the FBI months later? Or was it next week? No idea, because it all seemed to take place in a compressed time frame. One scene wasn’t directly related to another scene in time. Awkward.

In the end, the film sorta rambled then it ends. It’s an ending at least.

2 of 5 stars.

Quote of the Day [10.02.09]

broderic on October 2, 2009

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone."Opening monologue to "Twilight Zone" season 1

Extract

broderic on October 1, 2009

Because I’ve seen another movie since I saw this one, I have to write up my thoughts and/or review on the latest Mike Judge film, Extract. But, for real, I completely forgot I saw this film until TheSeed, as we were leaving the theatre reminded me.

Extract follows the same Mike Judge movie release M.O: A misleading ad campaign, a less than stellar opening weekend, an early, ignominious exit. Maybe it would follow the rest of his other movies and become a hit on video and constant rotation on Comedy Central. Maybe. It’s got a chance. It fits right in after Waiting and before Employee of the Month.

The bad ad campaign starts with the misleading idea that Mila Kunis is the love mistress there to steal Jason Bateman’s heart. She’s there, but her story is completely different.

The movie is terrible. Not very funny. Completely forgettable. Don’t watch until it comes on Comedy Central. Although, it did make Kristen Wiig look kind of cute. But that’s not enough.

2 of 5 stars.

“If you want to build a thermostat that won’t be affected by humidity, try this you dumb bastard.”

broderic on October 1, 2009

The summer anime season has come to an end. Here’s a quick hits on the ones I watched.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Started out awesome, then we got into the Endless Eight loop for fucking six episodes. SIX EPISODES of the same damn thing. NOTHING changing but their clothes. I can’t wait for this on DVD. The final couple of episodes encapsulating The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya was slower than I would’ve liked. But we did get Nagato. C+

Tokyo Magnitude 8. Alright, but I didn’t want to get death, and got it anyway. B-

Taishou Yakyu Musume. Baseball girls of the Taishou period. Awesome. B+

Sora no Manimani. Great astronomy club school comedy. A

So what to watch in the upcoming season?